by Jack » February 5th, 2007, 7:44 am
Different perspective.
I've seen several stage shows in person, and a few more on vhs. I don't know what you've seen. I can say that the shows I've seen have all had repetition used to a great extent.
One thing about stage hypnosis is that there are pretty severe time constraints. So, you have to filter through people to find those who are the most suggestible with you at that particular time.
Another thing, that VG mentioned, is that you do a lot of setup in stage hypnosis. Just about everything one does on the stage is meant to guide the audience, and the participants into greater belief in your ability.
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