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Hi Guys,

My name is Rory Z Fulcher and I'm a Stage Hypnotist & Hypnosis Trainer and work as part of a stage hypnosis duo (odd right?) under the guise of "HypnoBros".

If anyone wants to chat about learning hypnosis, etc, I love talking about the stuff!

Hoping to expand my knowledge of magic whilst I'm here (though I fear I may not be dextrous enough for it!)

Great to be here!

Rory Z
HypnoBros

Hi and welcome!

Hi Rory, welcome along to TM

Welcome, Rory.

I studied hypnosis a little, a decade or so ago, but while I was perfectly comfortable with inducing a trance in a private setting, I can't imagine ever having the confidence to perform stage hypnosis. I've read a couple of books on it and I just can't see how I'd make the leap from here to there! Ah well. I do make use of some of the hypnotic techniques I learned in other contexts, though, including as a magician, as a trainer, etc. I've never heard of a stage hyponosis duo before; I'd love to hear more about how you make it work for you.

The dexterity required for magic varies a lot depending on what you're trying to achieve: there are sleights that anybody can learn to do "adequately" in a weekend's practice, and there are sleights that are a lot more difficult. But as you'll doubtless understand already, it's not always so much what you do as when you do it: if you can make a switch or a set-up while your spectators are looking somewhere else, your job is infinitely easier. I've got a multiple-participant card-finding routine that I've been trying to extend to include a card-to-wallet effect, but it's a very in-your-face routine with lots of visibility and I couldn't work out when I could possibly achieve the necessary moves to make it happen - then last week, I finally think I've sussed it, and the secret is simply that I'll do the "secret" bit while the audience are distracted by the revelation of an earlier effect; while they think that the trick is over. In short: you don't need as good dexterity nor stealth as you might think you need, so long as you've got a good handle on the psychology of misdirection. Good luck!