Is magic all about tricks or hypnoos ? How can hypnotic tricks be captured on camera if it is purely to do with our mids ? Eg if levitation is a mind-trick how is it visible on TV ?
2006-08-08 02:26:46 · 1 answers · asked by kiran GR 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Other - Visual Arts
Psychologists will tell you that hypnosis is simply a state of relaxation. That the illustrations of people on TV being placed in a trance and given tasks to do that they don't realize that they are doing, is a farce.
I know someone who went through such a thing, who claims that she really did not realize what she was doing was odd.
As a kid, I also participated in games of "light as a feather, stiff as a board", where a subject is instructed on a variety of visuals, and 2-3 other kids are able to lift them in the air, each with just one finger. The fact that that seemed to defy the laws of gravity and physics, can not be explained as simply affect of "relaxation".
I don't believe in mass hypnosis, however, as I do believe a subject needs to be a willing participant. But then, maybe I'm wrong.
2006-08-09 03:56:15 · answer #1 · answered by Gonzo 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋