What Makes Curse Files Work?
Posted: December 2nd, 2014, 1:52 pm
Hi,
Since I came to the site recently I've been drawn to several curse files, both for a given effect, but also because of the implied permanence of the effect. The idea really does it for me. But I got to thinking, how do they work such that the effects are irremovable without a curse removal file?
I've read people's accounts of listening to some curse files, sometimes multiple times and having the effects wear off or not take hold, even if trance was achieved every time(Which isn't surprising of course, it's not magic, just psychology), so what is the trick to getting one to stick where you can't get it removed, even if you want to? Can they even work if you're not 100% on board?(I mean, we're all a bit apprehensive about some files at times)
I guess I just figured that the 'curse' part of a file was yet another suggestion that itself has to take hold, just like the file's main intended effect(s) before it would act as an anchor for the file itself, though I don't know.
Anyone have thoughts on this?
Thanks!
Since I came to the site recently I've been drawn to several curse files, both for a given effect, but also because of the implied permanence of the effect. The idea really does it for me. But I got to thinking, how do they work such that the effects are irremovable without a curse removal file?
I've read people's accounts of listening to some curse files, sometimes multiple times and having the effects wear off or not take hold, even if trance was achieved every time(Which isn't surprising of course, it's not magic, just psychology), so what is the trick to getting one to stick where you can't get it removed, even if you want to? Can they even work if you're not 100% on board?(I mean, we're all a bit apprehensive about some files at times)
I guess I just figured that the 'curse' part of a file was yet another suggestion that itself has to take hold, just like the file's main intended effect(s) before it would act as an anchor for the file itself, though I don't know.
Anyone have thoughts on this?
Thanks!