Perhaps, but it's not like one or two people were claiming this to me. It was bunch of folks hyping this dude up, because they had been put under, and they had the same description of being lost in time and blacking out.
When you have 20-25 people telling you the same thing, it's hard for me to believe they were all full of the same shit.
Having a few people all agree doesn't mean much to me when there are churches full of people who actively believe in talking in tongues. They would all make the same claim that speaking in tongues is real when it's clearly bullshit. There's plenty of things that people believe in that are clearly bullshit.
Well, that's the most extreme example of hypnotism, and more of a Hollywood representation of the craft. No, I don't believe in total mind control. Putting you in a dreamlike state, to make you open to suggestion, yeah, I think it can be done.
There are also other forms too, like putting you under to jog your memory, and more subtle forms like that, that are totally believable.
It's all a load of crap, most especially stage hypnosis. Medical hypnosis has a few promoters, but it's got not scientific backing. There's nothing to suggest that it's anymore effective than a placebo or suggestions.
In fact, there are two major rewards available for anyone who could prove an actual trance state from hypnosis.
The Amazing Kreskin, who was a famous magician and Mentalist, offered a $100,000 reward to anyone who can show a real trance state.
And of course there was the Amazing James Randi $1,000,000 Challenge for any paranormal proof, which hypnosis was included.
So if it's so and easy to perform then I would have to wonder why nobody wanted to become a millionaire. Hypnosis is nothing more than parlor tricks that require instant stooges.
Nah. It's not like it was being filmed, or anything. He didn't give a shit about stage presence, and the group wasn't carefully selected or anything. He was more concerned with people like me fucking up his show if I chose to clown him, because I wasn't under.
That's because he's good at his job. Mentalists are really good at picking out people that will work with them and people who won't. Clearly there was enough people where he didn't want to be made a fool by someone who wouldn't instant stooge. I'm guessing there was an audience if he was picking people. So of course he cares about his stage presence. If you made him look stupid then you have a room full of people who will spread that around and ruin his reputation.
Hypnosis is trash mentalism and requires an instant stooge, which is an audience member who willingly goes along with the trick out of nowhere. They aren't preselected, they just are willing to play along. He probably kicked you off because he's experienced and knows what to look for.
Again, I'll bet every single person who has ever been "hypnotized" wouldn't have gone along with something dangerous or illegal. And if they wouldn't do that, then I don't see how they are really hypnotized.