There are two common aspects of hypnosis, the therapeutic approach and stage hypnosis, which is the entertainment side of hypnosis. Although science may frown upon stage hypnosis for trying to make fun of the process for entertainment or profit, it has, in some way helped, in easing public perception of what hypnosis is all about. As long as the stage hypnotist does not abuse the ability to explore the minds of his subjects, a practitioner who is responsible enough to respect and give justice to hypnosis can do more good than harm.
Many hypnotherapists believe that reputable stage hypnotists were responsible for conditioning the minds of people, of course not through actual hypnosis itself, to embrace hypnosis as a form of therapy or treatment for common behavioral problems of a man like alcohol and substance addiction, especially smoking.
Stage hypnosis acts commonly involve drunkards going through the stage act to emerge sober towards the end of the process, with some even undergoing altered states that will change their attitudes towards drinking. Although the process of stage hypnosis itself is a bit disturbing in hindsight, the fact remains that the power of the mind can truly be harnessed.
The fact that some stage hypnosis entertainers continue to promote their trade is because stage hypnosis allows them to earn big bucks. Still, people cannot judge them based on what they do. As mentioned before, there are stage hypnosis entertainers who continue to give justice to the practice of hypnosis. Whether it be for entertainment or therapy, stage hypnosis is equally effective as it is used for therapy.
Many experts and stage hypnotists agree that training for entertainment needs no formal education required, as well as learning all of the applied techniques and approaches to stage hypnosis.
The same fact holds for stage hypnosis, that 10% of the population are likely to submit to hypnosis since not everyone is susceptible to such.
Stage hypnosis allows an entertainer to be more creative and imaginative, the reason why it has continued to captivate audiences time and again.
A stage hypnotist must remain true to some commitments that need to be strictly adhered to, which are responsibility, accountability, integrity, honesty, and respect confidentiality since a stage hypnotist will be responsible for exploring the mind of a subject. A stage hypnotist must also never try to make fun of subjects during the stage act.
Although entertainment is key, it must never take advantage of a subject that is in a hypnotic state, since it is expected that the stage hypnotist should focus on the fact that the basic aim of stage hypnosis for entertainment is to exhibit the capabilities of hypnosis and what it can do to benefit humankind.
If one is interested to try out stage hypnosis, he or she must carefully consider the amount of responsibility that comes along with it and the initial approach is to study the basics of hypnotism, especially with all recommended techniques and processes. This should then be followed with a great deal of practice, concentration, and experimentation, until such time the candidate is confident enough to perform in front of a group of people.
So try and make the most of the entertainment side of stage hypnosis, and you can be on your way to having a great time with hypnosis.
