The Hypnotist Jonathan Chase

Asked an interesting thing the other night. How do you keep a hypnotised subject up on stage for 20 minutes without loosing them or the audience getting bored? My solution was to bang them under then, during the rest of the set which was basically a gentlest routine, tell them to open their eyes, look at them as if checking a roast in the cooker, say, “Nope, not ready yet!” and do this a couple of times. That way you get to re-induce and intensify their hypnosis and at the same time build audience expectancy for when you use them properly at the climax!

I think – client selection … on stage you have to persuade  people to take part. In therapy they have already decided. On stage it’s about 1 in 5 brilliant hypnotee and they are the Only ones you can use – no others are acceptable as you are working an exact time with set routines. This is totally a one-shot situation where you have limited control over the situation and environment. And, unless you are into mesmeric masturbation, you have witnesses. In every show you have the antagonistic disbeliever and they will and do volunteer. You have no time to chat and formulate an approach. Anyone who thinks Stage hypnosis hypnotee selection is easy and simple are right – but only if they know what they are doing. 

In consultation much better much easier.   You have time to try many methods, to mix and match. You have time and have to please only 1 person. The hypnotee. You can make another appointment. You don’t have to persuade them to be there. in consultation an Okay hypnotee is fine. In my experience it’s about 1 in 5 who really can’t do ‘hypnosis’ and they are the least likely to seek a hypnotist for treatment. You will see them but rarely. you don’t Have to rely on the new Buzz word, ‘Phenomenon’ to get a resultt. It’s useful and important but not vital. On stage ’Phenomenon’ is the ONLY point.