‘Quicknotist’ to blend illusion, hypnosis in new show

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September 3, 2008

Quicknotist to blend illusion, hypnosis in new showImagine you’ve just done a trick that pushes the edge of reality, and a spectator is stunned. Gobsmacked. Astounded. Staring at your hands in disbelief. A New Zealand hypnotist said this is the perfect time to induct them into a hypnotic state.

Reg Blackwood, the “Quicknotist,” published his thoughts about a new stage show he’s developing, where no one will be able to see where the illusion starts or the hypnosis ends. The show will be a true “mash-up” of magic and mentalism, he said on the hypnosis-related blog WhatsOnMyBrain.com, and not a show with distinct phases for hypnotism and ledgermain. From the blog:

“Where an unhypnotized volunteer is sufficiently mystified/astounded/confused at the climax of a magic trick, I have them in the ideal state to lead right into a fast induction, so needless to say, I rarely waste that opportunity! That’s just one example of using a magic trick as the lead-in to an induction but I also have built a collection of effects which can be used as a reinduction cue.”

Blackwood said that such a state works well with psychokinetic-type effects. He said he was inspired by a video of another hypnotist using a Banachek pen, and is now scratching the surface of some amazing effects.

Which begs the question: Why the heck would he spill the beans this early? Don’t know, especially since he admits he might be plagiarized the world over. So we’ll fight that plagiarism, give him his due credit and encourage him to bring this stage show to the States.

Here’s a video of his street hypnosis from his YouTube channel:


Posted by Joe Hadsall | Filed Under General 


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4 Responses to “‘Quicknotist’ to blend illusion, hypnosis in new show”

  1. Anonymous on September 6th, 2008 1:37 am

    Hahaha The second kid still manages to wipe his nose while under hypnosis =P

  2. Jonathan Chase on September 15th, 2008 10:14 am

    Isn’t great how the drongoes who know nothing about the art of hypnosis, and probably have difficulty tieing shoe laces, are the first to comment about it.

    The kid is hypnotised not dead.

    Brill video Reg.

    thehypnotist.co.uk

  3. Tim S on February 7th, 2009 9:55 pm

    Quality presentation and great work Mr. Blackwood!

  4. Ty C.H on May 18th, 2009 7:11 pm

    Reg You Rock!!

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