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Finally, the cue is linked to the evolved self-image by changing two analog susbmodalities that:
In the visual system, size and brightness amplify the response to any image for most people, and the "standard" swish that is often taught utilizes them. The cue image starts out big and bright, and the self-image starts out small and dark. Then the cue image swiftly shrinks and darkens at the same time that the self-image gets larger and brighter.
This creates a particularly strong chaining effect, because the two images are linked over the entire range that the submodalities are varied. If the cue image blinked out and then the self-image blinked on, this digital shift would create a much weaker link between the two than an analog shift. For some people, using other analog submodalities such as color, transparency, distance etc. may work much better than size and brightness.
After the linking, the client is asked to blank the screen, and then to repeat the linking. The blanking is to insure that the linking goes in only one direction. Without the blanking, there could be a "yo-yo" effect.
In the auditory system, closeness and volume are similar to size and brightness in the visual system, and will work for most people. The cue sound or voice starts out loud and close and the self voice starts out distant and very soft. Then the cue sound decreases in volume and moves away at the same time that the self voice becomes louder as it comes closer. One can use other submodalities such as stereo/point source, location of sound, tonality, echo, etc., when those are more impactful for a particular person.
In the kinesthetic system, one choice is to use extent and intensity (again analogous to visual size and brightness). The cue feeling starts out very intense over the entire body, and the self kinesthetic is faint and part body. Then the cue feeling diminishes in intensity and extent at the same time that the self representation increases in intensity and become whole body. A short period of absence of feeling or random sensation is analogous to a visual blanking before repeating the swish. Again, other kinesthetic tactile submodalities could be used, such as location, temperature, pressure, etc. as long as they amplify the response to both the cue and the self representation.
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