Certainly an NLP trick, done with a highly suggestible entity, though I wouldn't be surprised that she was a shill either, and still gullible to be a suggestible to be that shill.
On 1/17/08, curtisdeltablues <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I wish it were possible for a person to use a shill in demos like > these. You know, someone you pay to do what you want for a show. > Like someone who you can pay and then tell them what to say and do > when the cameras are running. I guess that is completely impossible. > > It makes more sense that his NLP skills are instantly effective and > magical on strangers. Yeah that makes much more sense. How could > anyone actually give money to another person for the purposes of > making it look like they had done something magical? No way! That > could never happen. Other than every working magician I know of, no > one would use a paid actor to pretend they were innocent... > > > Ok now my snarkiness is too much even for me. I studied NLP and there > are people who believe that it is all so simple and effective. But it > doesn't work this well or that instantly. I've trained with some of > the best, even one of the founders, John Grinder. This guy is not > demonstrating NLP or hypnosis, it just doesn't work that way. > > > > > --- In FairfieldLife@yahoogroups.com, "guyfawkes91" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote: > > > > If you have an interest in spiritual practices, group dynamics and the > > wilder shores of suggestibility here're some YouTube clips which ought > > to make you laugh, gawp, feel smug and generally leave you scratching > > your head thinking "What the F...!, Um, er, eh how did he do that". It's > > a few clips of a British magician/mentalist/entertainer called Derren > > Brown who is famous in the UK for mucking about with people's minds > > while they're not looking and leaving the cameras on to display the > > effects. > > Very wild and way cool. He's doing a US series sometime. > > > > For a laugh > > > > So you think you know the color red when you see it > > <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yr-QtNE9k84> > > > > Has something like this ever happened to you? > > <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-TURhK90_8> Now come on be honest! > > > > The trick is explained > > www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybmOlQRuaYM > > <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybmOlQRuaYM> > > > > A bit more serious > > > > You do Voodoo? Are you really sure? > > <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lW2yKlNFFuU> Always question things. > > > > Astrology, mmmmm <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=haP7Ys9ocTk> We've > > heard that one. > > > > Catch my dreams! <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1N_UHhMpzk> Have > > your's been caught? > > > > More tricks with Crystals <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dgmOJGMsrFQ> > > (without money changing hands!) > > > > Playing with collective consciousness > > > > Group coherence can be joyful > > <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i9G0Lg3cUJA> But beware of Crowd > > control <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IOEKdaXIEHc> You will be > > assimilated into the group mind! > > > > Wisdom of Crowds <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZroxXmFovc> > > > > Persuasion > > > > Cast your mind back, have you ever done something like this > > <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Sq-YUdq1OI> ? and this > > <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-DylNVUN_3I> > > > > Group dynamics are not always fun. Be afraid > > <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p958woXcYcI> and then Be very afraid > > <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y6GxIuljT3w> > > > > If that leaves you feeling in need of upliftment then have a laugh with > > something very nearly plain > > vanilla magic <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AewhMHhCmNQ> or > > heartwarming, my fave <http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4oY0tL2cMsM> > > > > I like these clips and other Derren Brown stuff because it forces > > people to ask questions about their beliefs. Way cool. Check out other > > DB clips on YouTube and wind up your friends. > > > > Enjoy > > > > Guy Fawkes
