This reminds me of the History of Magic Chapter in Tarbells course of Magic volumne 1
Where Tarbell states the difference between the Magi and Pagan Priest.
If we put this into modern terms and subsititue "Magic" for shut-eye and "Pagan Priest" for sceptic and/or Rowland Type we will see this term tarbell so wonderfully presentss in this statement
The Magic tauaght the miracle of natural law, love within the heart-the pagan priests taught the power of phenomena
The Magi sought to expand every man into a superman-the false priests sought to enslave man
This all applys very good and well this conversation. Shut-eye readers are legitmitaely sympathetic with their readings, instead of flaunting their ego around like many so-called mentalist/readers do.
Many Mentalists will try and disprove psychics/mediums in his show, when in fact he has a need for his audience to believe that in fact he has occult powers. Sceptics (who are usually just cynics) Tend to hold illogical beliefs, on magic occult phenomena. Although in their mind they "know" this kind of activity cannot exist, they are still subject to it all. Such as if the moment they think of their Dead grandmother the lights go out, although they know these two events are unrelated in any way there is still a strong notion of something supernatural.
I truly believe that psychics and such live in fact a much simpler life, which is the main goal of many people.
They do not live with a constant need to show prove themselves, or to explain seemingly unexplainable things. They are happy with the unseen and live quite in peace with it. I think alot can be learned from shut-eyes. They know something that we can't seem to grasp.
But opinions aside. And onto another idea, The moment we turn off our logical mind is the moment we tend to let out a stream of un-concious bable that usually turns out to hold more truth than in logical "cold"-readings....
WELL...Isnt this the point of theories put forth in WonderWords by Kenton Knepper? The more sensational ideas you can get away with the stronger the reading. I am very fond of his book "Mind Reading"
But this is also a main point in acting, the moment we stop thinkning through every action and reaction we stop thinking and grasping for the right words to say...is this moment we shed our logical, thinking, acting, body and instead put on the robes of our character in a mystical baptism. This is the goal of every actor, complete union with character. The moment we stop thinkning of ourself, is the moment we begin thinking of other...thus "reacting" so to say. (which is what real acting is)
If we really get down to it, thats what shut-eye readers accomplish. REACTION to their sitter, complete and other empathy with them, they are no longer thinking of their every word and reading, worrying about what they are going to say next. Instead they let their sitter lead them slowly guiding them unjumbling the steady stream of symbols, and coded messages their subconscious sends them. This should be the Readers/mentalists main goal.
We tend to throw the baby out with the bathwater, we often deem things too simple or irrational, but these things down the line are the things that usually make the most sense.
