Category: Hypnosis on Television and radio

1. Uri Geller and Hypnosis to quit smoking by james randhi

   Posted on 4:44pm Wednesday 5th Nov 2014

   Uri Geller has seemingly always been famous as a spoon bender and mind reader. The reality is that much of what he does has been shown to be magic tricks and his showmanship and charisma carry him through. What some people think is that he uses hypnosis and hypnotism in his act too. Having watched quite a few of the videos that are available online on youtube I can't see any evidence of this although his use of language is excellent. He manages to take anything that doesn't work and turn it round to his advantage!

   The magician and author James Randi wrote a very interesting book on Uri Geller and his methods called "The Truth about Uri Geller" by James Randi and here is an except all about what he thinks about hypnosis.

   "An additional talent which Geller was able to acquire is hypnotism. There is no doubt that he is able to hypnotize, but he does it in a very amateurish way, and his methods are even dangerous. The truth is that practically anyone is able to hypnotize another after some training, but not everyone should be authorized to do this, because it is possible to put the subject in some danger. At one of his performances, Geller asked for a subject to come up on the stage with the purpose of hypnotizing him and causing him to stop smoking. The subject came to the stage and Uri asked him, Is it true that you want to stop smoking? Is it true that you get nauseous from smoke? Is it true that you will not smoke anymore?

   To these questions the man answered yes, and when Uri gave him a cigarette he began to cough and to express distaste with it. He threw it away with revulsion.

   However, a quarter of an hour later, one of the people in the audience called out to Uri that the man was smoking. And sure enough, there was the man sitting in the audience smoking with great enjoyment. This brought the audience to the point where they were booing Geller."

   Here is a link to the book on amazon if you are interested in reading more about the magic trick of Uri Geller.... http://www.amazon.co.uk/s/?_encoding=UTF8&camp=3194&creative=21334&linkCode=shr&tag=wwwmarkpowlet-21&linkId=H52BPY76XLEO4UIG&rl=search-alias%3Daps&field-keywords=the%20truth%20about%20uri%20geller

   It is interesting to read because it really looks as if he has some understanding of how hypnotherapy works but clearly doesn't really know how to put it into practice.

   If you really do want to quit smoking with hypnosis then you can read all about how well it works here... Stop smoking with hypnotherapy

2. Tightrope walker Nik Wallenda has hilarious dad!

   Posted on 6:36pm Monday 3rd Nov 2014

    

   Imagine being on a tightrope hundreds of feet in the air and having the support of your father as you cross.

   Then he says something that many people wouldn't expect...

    

   Wallenda successfully crossed the 454ft-long wire from Marina Tower West, located along the north side of the Chicago river, up a 19-degree incline to the Leo Burnett building on the South side.

   He had already conducted high-profile walks across the Grand Canyon and Niagara Falls within the last two years, added another first to his record: it was the tallest skyscraper walk for anyone in his family, known as the Flying Wallendas.

   The first walk took just over six minutes. The more than 60,000 people who were crowded inside downtown streets roared when Wallenda, dressed in orange, first stepped out on the wire; waves of vocal support crested while Wallenda made his way slowly across the river.

   In the breathtaking moment, there were bursts of other noise: not-too-distant police sirens and the heavy rumble of the nearby Chicago L train.

   Once the first walk was complete, Wallenda then walked across the Dearborn Bridge back to the Marina building. There, he walked a wire another 94ft to the top of a second tower, 588ft (179 metres) above street level, while blindfolded. That walk lasted two minutes.

   Talking with reporters after the walk, Wallenda revealed that with about 25ft left to travel during the first walk he was already thinking about the second. He also said he found himself struck by the unique vantage point.

   “What an amazing, beautiful city. The skyline is so unreal to take in,” he said. “I was ready to take a selfie. I was so bummed that I didn’t.”

   He said that noise from the crowd also helped build his confidence. “I was born to perform before an audience ... when I first heard that roar and heard 65,000 screaming for you, it was just unbelievable.”

   As for a next walk, Wallenda said he wanted to celebrate the 45th anniversary of his great-grandfather’s 1973 walk over Tallulah Gorge, a 1,000ft-deep gorge in the mountains of north-east Georgia. “I get goosebumps thinking about it. I really really want to do that walk,” he said. He also said he aimed to have a similar walk in New York City.

   I love the relationship that these two have and also how it shows that we can focus and use those thoughts in a postive way. How many parents would have been terrified and passed that horror on to their children and made them worry? Nik Wallenda just says he isn't going to do it and in that moment it is clear that they have a great relationship.

   Well done to them both...but mostly Nik!