What is Hypnosis?
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WHAT IS HYPNOSIS?
Or
Eyes Closed Process
But what about stage hypnosis I hear?
Firstly, have a look at the section written about Expectations. (Click to view) Stage hypnosis is all about expectations, and not control by the hypnotist. Remember, the hypnotist cannot make anyone do something they do not wish to do, or anything against their beliefs, their culture their religion, they have to be willing to do, you are in control.
Can I ask you, what are people expecting to see when they go to see a Stage Hypnotist perform his show?
They are expecting to see people do funny things on the stage when asked to do so by the hypnotist. They are expecting the “stars of the show”, to be milking a cow, to be speaking like a Martian, to act like someone they are not in funny situations. That, they will be “under the control” of the hypnotist.
Expectation is a very important role of hypnosis.
This is not the place to analyse the set-up of a stage hypnosis show, this for example will not be shown of a TV production, under the misconception that people watching at home could be hypnotised, details can be learnt from a course run by Phillip Holt on becoming a stage hypnotist (click here), but suffice it to say, the “stars of the show” are willing to go onto the stage, to be part of the show.
If you have been to a stage hypnosis show, you will have seen that we could have many volunteers going onto the stage, to become the “stars”. Then the stage hypnotist, will begin to pick out certain people, inviting those he does not want, to go back into the audience and enjoy the show, he will typically want ten “stars”, but I have been able to perform a show with just one “star” on stage.
Each of these “stars”, are there on stage willingly.
"But they do outrageous things”.
They are there willingly, and they will not do things asked of them should they so wish not to do so.
I remember one successful show, where I picked some of the “stars” to perform certain actions when a particular piece of music was played. On the sound of the Rolling Stones music, one “star” would become Mike Jaggar and dance around the stage like him, another “star” on the sound of a song of Elvis, would become Elvis Presley, and mime to the music as if he was Elvis.
When the music played, Elvis, just sat there. I tried again, still he sat there, and so I carried on with the show. Afterwards, I asked the person, the “star”, was he OK, why would he not dance and sing like Elvis? He said that in his religion, men do not do such things.
So, you cannot make someone do something they do not want to do.
“But people just do the things, they are unaware of what they are doing”.
I remember my first experience of a stage hypnotist, Paul Goldin, performing at a small theatre in Peterborough in the UK. He stated he was not a hypnotist, so I went on the first night of a five night run at the theatre, I did not know what to expect. In fact, I was disgusted by the things Paul was asking his "victims" to do. Milk a cow? How could he? But how was he doing this? What was he doing? Surely, the victims were known to him, they were stooges.
I went the next night, and noticed that he was performing the same routines, but with different "victims". He could not have so many stooges. I was not now so disgusted at what he was asking people to do. But what was happening? How was he getting people to do what he wanted them to do?
I decided to watch and learn. I went for the next three nights, watching and learning.
I took with me a guest with me each night but on the fifth night I took two girls, Pauline and Joyce, who worked for me in the computer department of Peter Pan Playthings, a toy manufacturer. Pauline, a lovely lady, did have a rather loud voice, and chatted away most of the time, involving all around her. On this night I decided that I needed to experience being a “star” on stage, to be hypnotised myself. So, when asked, I joined the other potential “stars”, and as luck would have it, I became one of the selected ten “stars”.
The first thing I noticed, was that I was totally relaxed, by listening to Paul Goldin’s voice and following his suggestions, I did not care about five hundred people looking at me, in fact, when I closed my eyes, all the audience disappeared from my vision.
I noticed that his voice was soothing and relaxing, and the things he started to ask us to do were easy, and not too outrageous, I was willing to go along with him. I was gaining trust in him, I was willing to follow his instructions. As the show went on, we were asked to do more and more complicated, and funny things, as “stars” we were willing to follow his suggestions, he was trustworthy, we were willing to comply.
As Paul was setting-up certain routines, I realised that he was providing us with more information off microphone, unheard by the audience. “Make the sounds of a chicken.” “Speak like a Martian”. I heard everything Paul said and more, as he spoke to other “stars” on stage I heard him.
During the interval, some twenty minutes, Paul had the “stars” stay on-stage, sitting in a relaxed state, with arms and legs all over the place, and I sat there, not moving a muscle. How could I sit for so long without aching? I must be comfortable, relaxed. I was totally aware of what I was being asked to do.
Then, after about ten minutes into the interval, I heard familiar voices, those of Pauline and Joyce. How could I, they were halfway up in the auditorium, and there were other people out there speaking.
I found that I could hear more in this relaxed hypnotic state, and than I normally could, I “tune-in” to specific sounds and sources of sounds at will, especially Pauline’s. Not only that, I then realised that you can see more during this relaxed hypnotic state, and certainly I was more aware of my own internal feelings.
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