Shock Hypnosis 101 (snapping fingers)

[acerious]

I've seen many videos on youtube, different hypnotists with all different styles and techniques over the past 3 weeks.
However, the one that intrigues and amazes me the most is the technique where you bump your hand slightly on the person's head and say sleep and snap fingers at the same time. British hypnotist Peter Powers uses it on his the power of one show.

How is it done? Where is it done?
What are the body signs I should look out for (the cue)?
How do you practice (without another person)?
What should I say when I get them to fall into the trance? How do i 'reinduce' them?

thanks.

[Poodle]

I took a peek at Mr. Powers. I think we have been there before.

You want to do this. KEWL!! Take one great hypnotherapy course. Learn NLP all the way through Trainer. Study Conversational hypnosis and take a course in stage hypnosis. Then, you would want to be an Instructor of Hypnotherapy.

The clips are waaayyy tooooo short to know exactly what he is doing. It is one of three things and I really doubt if he knows the third so that leaves us with two.

I do have a problem with his language tho. Hypnosis is not sleep nor does one wake up because one has not been asleep. Other than that it is entertaining.

I have one little tidbit of advice to offer if you do decide on this for a career. PLEASE NEVER SNAP YOUR FINGERS AT SOMEONE WHEN THEY ARE IN TRANCE. It's horribly and utterly rude.

Sean Michael Andrews has some videos on YouTube that are incredibly easy to learn IF YOU ALREADY HAVE STUDIED HYPNOSIS and are great with ordinary inductions.

Be well~Pood

PS: You may wish to take a look at the post on Need Help or Advice on Instant Inductions and please read Merlin's FAQ.

[Merlin]

it's not the snap, but what happens afterwords that matters .

[Jacquin]

acerious,

what you are seeing is a reinduction. The person is already hypnotized and given a suggestion that when 'x' occurs they will become hypnotized again.

That said if you have already established yourself as a hypnotist you can induce people in this way without any other techniques.

There is nothing to look for particularly. Just get their focus of attention and intend to hypnotize them with a snap.

Know what to do and say after that moment.

Regards

Anthony