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lawrencetreagus New user 61 Posts |
Has anyone heard of this?
It's the hypnotic phenomenon of tracing a blunt instrument over someone's skin whilst under hypnosis and instructing them that they will bleed along those lines a certain time after waking. I've only ever seen it mentioned once in a book called "hidden depths" by Robin Waterfield. |
PaulEverson Regular user 137 Posts |
Sounds possible, though unpleasant. Causing blisters is fairly well documented in hypnosis texts and I've read a few things about bleeding - usually in conjunction with discussions on stigmata.
Not sure, though, how long your professional career would if people at home suddenly start to spontaneously bleed after seeing your show. |
lawrencetreagus New user 61 Posts |
I thought it would be nice if I could spontaneously bleed rather than my audience. Although a mass bleeding session would certainly get the headlines, you're right that it probably would not get a second booking.
Regards. |
Maaaagic! New user Maidenhead, UK 43 Posts |
Luke Jermay has a nice effect called "Stigmata to Go" in his book Building Blocks. I'd much rather use a method like Luke's.
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Lee Darrow V.I.P. Chicago, IL USA 3588 Posts |
Several things come to mind on this:
Lawsuits. Making a volunteer bleed on stage is cause for litigation in most of the civilized world. Plain and simple. If you are not a medical doctor, drawing blood from someone in such a manner could also be cause for criminal prosecution. Another thing that comes to mind - phobic responses. LOTS of people faint when they see blood, even if it's not theirs. That would loop us back to the lawsuit thing again. Also - sanitation and violations of biohazard laws with regards to hematological substances (blood and blood products). Even if you are faking it - doing it to someone else is just asking to get cited for a violation. On the hypnotic blister thing - urban myth. Hypnotic suggestion alone cannot produce blisters. Milton Erickson and others disproved that back in the 40's by putting thick bandages on the supposedly burned areas. No blisters showed up. Reason? On an uncovered area that was supposedly burned, the volunteer, after waking from trance would unconsciously rub the area and cause a friction blister to form. See the Collected Works of Milton H. Erickson for added details and other references. Just a couple of notes and thoughts. No flames intended or implied. Lee Darrow, C.H.
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