Reality Is Plastic - one of the best purchases I've made
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by JamesJoystick » Feb 10th, '09, 21:09
Got the book, studied it, and now I have done my first real fast inductions.
Stiff arm, levitating arm, magnetic arm to face, uncontrollable laughter, sticky hands, sticky feet. Tried with four people, worked with all of 'em. Yet working on invisibility and making people forget stuff.
Good, good stuff, after this I felt more comfortable to get back to more Ericksonian stuff, There's No Such Thing As Hypnosis?, and Training Trances, as I now understand things a bit better and have confidence to really do it to anyone.
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by seraphseven » Feb 13th, '09, 16:44
The thing i love about RIP is that it gives you the basic groundwork and then your only limitation in using the techniques is your own flexibility and imagination.
An example is my mate who was sure everyone was "just playing along" and that he wouldn't fall for "all that rubbish" i hypnotised his girlfriend who was a bit more believing using magnetic hands as an induction and paced her a bit.
At this point i became aware of my mate seeming to mimic her breathing as it slowed (One of the suggestions i gave her) i thought i should give it a go so in the middle of a sentence to his girlfriend i just turned to my mate looked him in the eye and said sleep.
He went out like a light and was open to every suggestion i then gave him.....Brilliant
One post hypnotic suggestion that i have had a lot of fun with is what i like to call the "jedi mind trick" in which whenever i wave my hand in a certain way the previously hypnotised subject repeats what i say and then acts like ive influenced their mind.
"these are not the droids you are looking for"
Once again anyone who hasn't bought this book please do if only for the self-entertainment factor.
Luke
An example is my mate who was sure everyone was "just playing along" and that he wouldn't fall for "all that rubbish" i hypnotised his girlfriend who was a bit more believing using magnetic hands as an induction and paced her a bit.
At this point i became aware of my mate seeming to mimic her breathing as it slowed (One of the suggestions i gave her) i thought i should give it a go so in the middle of a sentence to his girlfriend i just turned to my mate looked him in the eye and said sleep.
He went out like a light and was open to every suggestion i then gave him.....Brilliant
One post hypnotic suggestion that i have had a lot of fun with is what i like to call the "jedi mind trick" in which whenever i wave my hand in a certain way the previously hypnotised subject repeats what i say and then acts like ive influenced their mind.
"these are not the droids you are looking for"
Once again anyone who hasn't bought this book please do if only for the self-entertainment factor.
Luke
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by Rufio » Feb 14th, '09, 00:03
I said to myself that I would only give my thoughts on Reality Is Plastic once I had fully hypnotised someone, and by " fully hypnotised" I mean something more substantial than magnetic palms or stiff arm, as fun as they are.
Well, that moment has come, albeit late in the day, as I bought this when the pages of praise was a modest 9 or so pages. Like the original post that started this snowball of interest, I too had very little experience in hypnosis. In fact, I would go further and say that I did not even know the most preliminary of background information, only vaguely knowing the concept of an induction as a layman.
The Effect
Picture the scene of that personal moment: on the final night at a resort in Jamaica on a lads holiday, having donned a guitar and sang a few of my own songs on stage with the live reggae band, absolutely blitzing the residents and locals with a seemingly supernatural and flourish heavy display of magic and having developed a reputation thoughout the duration, I mention that I'm a hypnotist. The quintessence of Reality Is Plastic - whilst its substance itself is very good - is to adopt the mantra that you ARE The Hypnotist, and to stride forward, armed with some knowhow, but mainly to expect something to happen. Accordingly, brimming with confidence after a bunch of Canadians gathered round for a short mindreading and mentalism routine, a respectable crowd were gathering momentum, and there was a humid energy in the air that comes when a magician is on a roll and finds that it is time to up the ante for the final showpiece.
I just knew that interest was picqued after a cathartic display of mindreading (correctly guessing a Canadian's thought of number, then subliminally embedding a playing card into his mind and producing said card out of my wallet). And so began the process of leading the subject up the hypnotic garden path. The hypnotic phenomena were all there, and in contrast to previous failed attempts, I was actually slightly concerned when the subject was physically malleable and required physical support to stop him from falling off his chair, but suffice it to say was generous with reassurance. By the time of delivering the overraching suggestion, I was already feeling pretty masterful and beneath the cool exterior I genuinely found it unfathomable that this really was taking place. I opted for a simple association of hand to face with laughter and timed it slowly so that the spectator was visibly shaking with laughter, almost in fits. By this point I think the crowd, including his friends, were generally incredulous and very animated. After some moments of sheer comical ecstasy I admittedly became anxious that some adverse effect could occur so brought the spectator out of the trance slowly.
My friends were as amazed as the crowd, and everyone was asking how he felt, to which the spectator genuinely had no recollection and certainly did seem somewhat alarmed as to the apparent blackout. In any case, the point is, it was milestone for me and further cemented my status as a magician, and it was my highlight of the holiday.
The Content
Even whilst reading the concise and fascinating synopsis of hypnosis, its origins and its development, I was still sceptical. Even reading through the first few chapters, I still had a paranoid sense that I had been conned, that it was too far fetched and that really it was a reckless bout of CUPS spurred on by Talk Magic that planted the idea that hypnosis was in fact a force to be reckoned with in the first place. My little knowledge of hypnosis stemmed from vague memories of Paul McKenna on stage on TV clicking his fingers and urging what I thought were stooges to "sleep". Perhaps I would be one of those spectators with their arms folded thinking that no one could ever hypnostise me, but it was that window of possibility pointed out by this thread that whispered my Paypal details to www.anthonyjacquin.com/products.html.
In fact, it was only on reading about the Set Pieces that I began to suspect that there was some truth to the bold claims. Until the crowning moment, however, i must admit that I very rarely tried hypnotising guinea pigs, having grown somewhat disillusioned with the limited success with Set Pieces (in my eyes, as great as Set Pieces are, I had a preconceived notion of getting spectators to go truly "under", and the success with the Set Pieces were frankly mere foreplay in my insatiable quest to truly hypnotise, and I would rather stop than continue). However, I now am highly motivated and cannot wait until the next time I'm out on the tiles to try some inductions, and this is truly the first time since doing magic that I have felt that buzz comparable to first starting out. By way of analogy, you are essentially purchasing several routines, but with a grounding so that once the framework has been acquired, to use the familiar cliche, the sky really is the limit. People talk of the Magic Bug, but right now it's all about the Hypnosis Bug for me and I risk becoming evangelical in this regard.
Firstly, the format and structure. In my view, Jacquin does a great job of contextualising hypnosis and bigging it up, and essentially the book is structured to lead up to several scripts necessary for hypnosis. Almost begrudgingly at times, much dedicated discipline forced me to spend a lot of time to virtually parroting the scripts word for word, and this is now etched into my mind. However, more significantly, I do feel that I have ownership of these scripts so that - ironically, given the parrot approach - I now feel free to improvise, incorporate and exploit the nuances of whatever situation may arise, now that the framework has been put in place.
Format wise, the book is greatly assisted by the scripts being in bold, and it was these bold passages that I swotted up on like a memory comprehsension test.
Throughout RIP there is the distinct sense of the author clearing out the theoretical cobwebs that only serve to muddy clarity. By being so to the point, it is understandable that RIP has seemingly developed a reputation of being novice friendly. Cetainly, the matter of factness is translated into a compact but reassuringly concise (i.e. not daunting) guide.
I recall being initially pre-occupied with the gurantee that the DVD was to be included, although I understand that this may or may not be sold separately. In any case, as helpful as it is for tone of voice, and seeing subjects being hypnotised, really its main use was as encouragement. The book itself is self contained, and as with all magic and routining, I'm a firm believer that personalising or taking ownership of an effect is what makes magicians creative and not merely a monkey being taught how to juggle. In short, now that i've been taught how to juggle, I have the ability to learn new tricks or get some new balls to play with.
The Author
Another post remarked how he felt an inexplicable need to publicise and praise RIP, almost on a subconcscious level. I can certainly relate to this, as I can only imagine that the author deals with numerous queries daily, but I too was amazed and grateful at the level of how tailored and specific the response to my initial questions actually were. Of course, like the ID, part of me wants the secret to remain a secret; if only because if the concept of performing magic to a spectator who has seen it all before is already undesirable, then equally attempting to hypnotise asecond time guinea pig is equally unappealing. Failing this, I'd like to hope that Saturday Night is not awash with Hypnotists urging barstaff to drown them in free alcohol.
In summary, even if you don't get to the stage you want, it's certainly thought-provoking, and I foresee tangible knock on effects for my own magic. I can't praise this enough.
Well, that moment has come, albeit late in the day, as I bought this when the pages of praise was a modest 9 or so pages. Like the original post that started this snowball of interest, I too had very little experience in hypnosis. In fact, I would go further and say that I did not even know the most preliminary of background information, only vaguely knowing the concept of an induction as a layman.
The Effect
Picture the scene of that personal moment: on the final night at a resort in Jamaica on a lads holiday, having donned a guitar and sang a few of my own songs on stage with the live reggae band, absolutely blitzing the residents and locals with a seemingly supernatural and flourish heavy display of magic and having developed a reputation thoughout the duration, I mention that I'm a hypnotist. The quintessence of Reality Is Plastic - whilst its substance itself is very good - is to adopt the mantra that you ARE The Hypnotist, and to stride forward, armed with some knowhow, but mainly to expect something to happen. Accordingly, brimming with confidence after a bunch of Canadians gathered round for a short mindreading and mentalism routine, a respectable crowd were gathering momentum, and there was a humid energy in the air that comes when a magician is on a roll and finds that it is time to up the ante for the final showpiece.
I just knew that interest was picqued after a cathartic display of mindreading (correctly guessing a Canadian's thought of number, then subliminally embedding a playing card into his mind and producing said card out of my wallet). And so began the process of leading the subject up the hypnotic garden path. The hypnotic phenomena were all there, and in contrast to previous failed attempts, I was actually slightly concerned when the subject was physically malleable and required physical support to stop him from falling off his chair, but suffice it to say was generous with reassurance. By the time of delivering the overraching suggestion, I was already feeling pretty masterful and beneath the cool exterior I genuinely found it unfathomable that this really was taking place. I opted for a simple association of hand to face with laughter and timed it slowly so that the spectator was visibly shaking with laughter, almost in fits. By this point I think the crowd, including his friends, were generally incredulous and very animated. After some moments of sheer comical ecstasy I admittedly became anxious that some adverse effect could occur so brought the spectator out of the trance slowly.
My friends were as amazed as the crowd, and everyone was asking how he felt, to which the spectator genuinely had no recollection and certainly did seem somewhat alarmed as to the apparent blackout. In any case, the point is, it was milestone for me and further cemented my status as a magician, and it was my highlight of the holiday.
The Content
Even whilst reading the concise and fascinating synopsis of hypnosis, its origins and its development, I was still sceptical. Even reading through the first few chapters, I still had a paranoid sense that I had been conned, that it was too far fetched and that really it was a reckless bout of CUPS spurred on by Talk Magic that planted the idea that hypnosis was in fact a force to be reckoned with in the first place. My little knowledge of hypnosis stemmed from vague memories of Paul McKenna on stage on TV clicking his fingers and urging what I thought were stooges to "sleep". Perhaps I would be one of those spectators with their arms folded thinking that no one could ever hypnostise me, but it was that window of possibility pointed out by this thread that whispered my Paypal details to www.anthonyjacquin.com/products.html.
In fact, it was only on reading about the Set Pieces that I began to suspect that there was some truth to the bold claims. Until the crowning moment, however, i must admit that I very rarely tried hypnotising guinea pigs, having grown somewhat disillusioned with the limited success with Set Pieces (in my eyes, as great as Set Pieces are, I had a preconceived notion of getting spectators to go truly "under", and the success with the Set Pieces were frankly mere foreplay in my insatiable quest to truly hypnotise, and I would rather stop than continue). However, I now am highly motivated and cannot wait until the next time I'm out on the tiles to try some inductions, and this is truly the first time since doing magic that I have felt that buzz comparable to first starting out. By way of analogy, you are essentially purchasing several routines, but with a grounding so that once the framework has been acquired, to use the familiar cliche, the sky really is the limit. People talk of the Magic Bug, but right now it's all about the Hypnosis Bug for me and I risk becoming evangelical in this regard.
Firstly, the format and structure. In my view, Jacquin does a great job of contextualising hypnosis and bigging it up, and essentially the book is structured to lead up to several scripts necessary for hypnosis. Almost begrudgingly at times, much dedicated discipline forced me to spend a lot of time to virtually parroting the scripts word for word, and this is now etched into my mind. However, more significantly, I do feel that I have ownership of these scripts so that - ironically, given the parrot approach - I now feel free to improvise, incorporate and exploit the nuances of whatever situation may arise, now that the framework has been put in place.
Format wise, the book is greatly assisted by the scripts being in bold, and it was these bold passages that I swotted up on like a memory comprehsension test.
Throughout RIP there is the distinct sense of the author clearing out the theoretical cobwebs that only serve to muddy clarity. By being so to the point, it is understandable that RIP has seemingly developed a reputation of being novice friendly. Cetainly, the matter of factness is translated into a compact but reassuringly concise (i.e. not daunting) guide.
I recall being initially pre-occupied with the gurantee that the DVD was to be included, although I understand that this may or may not be sold separately. In any case, as helpful as it is for tone of voice, and seeing subjects being hypnotised, really its main use was as encouragement. The book itself is self contained, and as with all magic and routining, I'm a firm believer that personalising or taking ownership of an effect is what makes magicians creative and not merely a monkey being taught how to juggle. In short, now that i've been taught how to juggle, I have the ability to learn new tricks or get some new balls to play with.
The Author
Another post remarked how he felt an inexplicable need to publicise and praise RIP, almost on a subconcscious level. I can certainly relate to this, as I can only imagine that the author deals with numerous queries daily, but I too was amazed and grateful at the level of how tailored and specific the response to my initial questions actually were. Of course, like the ID, part of me wants the secret to remain a secret; if only because if the concept of performing magic to a spectator who has seen it all before is already undesirable, then equally attempting to hypnotise asecond time guinea pig is equally unappealing. Failing this, I'd like to hope that Saturday Night is not awash with Hypnotists urging barstaff to drown them in free alcohol.
In summary, even if you don't get to the stage you want, it's certainly thought-provoking, and I foresee tangible knock on effects for my own magic. I can't praise this enough.
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by Johnny-M » Feb 16th, '09, 10:19
after a good recomendation and reading all the great reviews I couldn't resist and ordered it today!! goodbye paycheck!
anyway, I was thinking of something and couldn't find anyone talking on that particular subject:
ok, what the hell, I'm just gonna throw it out:
Has anyone tried to induce an instant orgasm on a woman?????
I mean, like with a slight fingertip touch on her hand, or a regular handshake make her go wild and want to have a smoke afterwards..
first, is it possible? and second... what are the moral implications on that???
I mean she would be feeling pretty good afterwards, and theres nothing wrong with a handshake! but I'm not sure if its in the "game rules"
"Johnny-M: Putting the sensual back in non-consensual..
(haha just kidding!)"
anyway, I was thinking of something and couldn't find anyone talking on that particular subject:
ok, what the hell, I'm just gonna throw it out:
Has anyone tried to induce an instant orgasm on a woman?????
I mean, like with a slight fingertip touch on her hand, or a regular handshake make her go wild and want to have a smoke afterwards..
first, is it possible? and second... what are the moral implications on that???
I mean she would be feeling pretty good afterwards, and theres nothing wrong with a handshake! but I'm not sure if its in the "game rules"
"Johnny-M: Putting the sensual back in non-consensual..
(haha just kidding!)"
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by Beardy » Feb 16th, '09, 11:23
Johnny-M wrote:after a good recomendation and reading all the great reviews I couldn't resist and ordered it today!! goodbye paycheck!
anyway, I was thinking of something and couldn't find anyone talking on that particular subject:
ok, what the hell, I'm just gonna throw it out:
Has anyone tried to induce an instant orgasm on a woman?????
I mean, like with a slight fingertip touch on her hand, or a regular handshake make her go wild and want to have a smoke afterwards..
first, is it possible? and second... what are the moral implications on that???
I mean she would be feeling pretty good afterwards, and theres nothing wrong with a handshake! but I'm not sure if its in the "game rules"
"Johnny-M: Putting the sensual back in non-consensual..
(haha just kidding!)"
I'm at university...of course I have
I did back in september/october time anyways. I don't any more...
who needs hypnosis?
But also, you need to be careful with that...play to your audience well. You have to watch whther or not they would find it offensive but, more importantly, the person who you have hypnotised as well - always think "would I like it if this was done to be, in front of all these people, where I had no choice?"
So would you like to orgasm in front of a crowd of people with everyone laughing?
That's why I don't get them to orgasm (on stage
) any more Love
Chris
xxx
"An amazing mind manipulator" - Uri Geller
"I hope to shake your hand before I die" - Derren Brown
"That was mightily impressive - I have absolutely no clue how you did that" - Tim Minchin
Chris
xxx
"An amazing mind manipulator" - Uri Geller
"I hope to shake your hand before I die" - Derren Brown
"That was mightily impressive - I have absolutely no clue how you did that" - Tim Minchin
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by Beardy » Feb 16th, '09, 12:01
well if you need the extra help.........
Love
Chris
xxx
"An amazing mind manipulator" - Uri Geller
"I hope to shake your hand before I die" - Derren Brown
"That was mightily impressive - I have absolutely no clue how you did that" - Tim Minchin
Chris
xxx
"An amazing mind manipulator" - Uri Geller
"I hope to shake your hand before I die" - Derren Brown
"That was mightily impressive - I have absolutely no clue how you did that" - Tim Minchin
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by Zach-Magic » Feb 18th, '09, 03:13
Wow - what can I say? It's finally started to work well - REALLY well. This evening was so amazing! I hypnotised 4 people, convincing them all that everything in their pockets belonged to me - they all ended up handing me their possessions (which of course were later returned to them).
I found one of my friends particularly suitable to hypnosis - I must have put him to sleep about ten times this evening - now I only need to touch his shoulder and say the word 'Sleep' and he goes into a deep trance. I did several things: convincing him that everything in his pockets belonged to me - causing him to hand me all of his stuff, convincing him that I was Paris Hilton - he was very confused because he knew I wasn't Paris Hilton, but couldn't help believe that I was, convincing him that I was Jim Carrey - that was a barrel of laughs.
I also made him forget several numbers. I started off by telling him he would not remember the number four - when he woke up, we asked him to count to ten and he kept stopping after three - he just couldn't remember what comes next. I then commanded him to 'sleep' (instant induction) and told him he would remember the number four, but forget the number six - as soon as I told him to 'awake', he shouted out 'four!' - but when we asked him to count to ten again, he got to five then got stuck - very amusing. I then finished up by making sure he remembered the experiences and felt really positive about it all.
My friends were SO impressed - apparently it's one of the most amazing and entertaining things they've ever seen! I have impressed people like never before - this book is BRILLIANT!
I found one of my friends particularly suitable to hypnosis - I must have put him to sleep about ten times this evening - now I only need to touch his shoulder and say the word 'Sleep' and he goes into a deep trance. I did several things: convincing him that everything in his pockets belonged to me - causing him to hand me all of his stuff, convincing him that I was Paris Hilton - he was very confused because he knew I wasn't Paris Hilton, but couldn't help believe that I was, convincing him that I was Jim Carrey - that was a barrel of laughs.
I also made him forget several numbers. I started off by telling him he would not remember the number four - when he woke up, we asked him to count to ten and he kept stopping after three - he just couldn't remember what comes next. I then commanded him to 'sleep' (instant induction) and told him he would remember the number four, but forget the number six - as soon as I told him to 'awake', he shouted out 'four!' - but when we asked him to count to ten again, he got to five then got stuck - very amusing. I then finished up by making sure he remembered the experiences and felt really positive about it all.
My friends were SO impressed - apparently it's one of the most amazing and entertaining things they've ever seen! I have impressed people like never before - this book is BRILLIANT!
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by Jjtee » Feb 19th, '09, 15:25
Just received the book today, 2 days from ordering to arrival is just fantastic. I have to echo everyone elses thoughts here and say what a nice and helpful guy Anthony really is! Can't wait to get down to business and learning this stuff. Hugely excited!
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by Jacquin » Feb 19th, '09, 15:37
Such good neas Zach. Thanks for posting your progress report.
Look forward to hearing more from you Jjtee.
Also to everyone here who has RIP, I am looking for contributions to 'Reality is Plastic - Proper Mental III'.
This will be given out free only to magicians/mentalists who have RIP and the first two supplements. I would love to include your anecdotes or own interpretation and expression of:
Set Up
Set Piece
Induction
Deepening and
Routine.
I have had a number of contributions already of little twists on the ideas in the book and would love to make this supplement as worthwhile as possible.
So in the spirit of sharing....please send me something to enquiries@anthonyjacquin.com. You will of course be credited.
Anthony
Look forward to hearing more from you Jjtee.
Also to everyone here who has RIP, I am looking for contributions to 'Reality is Plastic - Proper Mental III'.
This will be given out free only to magicians/mentalists who have RIP and the first two supplements. I would love to include your anecdotes or own interpretation and expression of:
Set Up
Set Piece
Induction
Deepening and
Routine.
I have had a number of contributions already of little twists on the ideas in the book and would love to make this supplement as worthwhile as possible.
So in the spirit of sharing....please send me something to enquiries@anthonyjacquin.com. You will of course be credited.
Anthony
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