Mentalism and Covert Hypnosis

What is Mentalism?

Mentalism is a traditional performing arts of the ancient times. And like NLP, Mentalism is not a form of hypnosis, although hypnosis can be used as a stage tool. Mentalists are also known today as the psychic performers.

Mentalism is completely different from magic performances and entertainment. Its main focus is the mind, and plays upon misdirection, deception, and confusion.

Aspects of Mentalism

The mentalists, who are practitioners of mentalism use the following stage performances:

1. cold/warm/hot reading
2. mental acuity/sharp-mindedness
3. stage magic principles
4. psychokinesis
5. extra-sensory perception
6. precognition
7. mind control

Psychic performances also include telepathy, divination and mediumism.

The Role of Mentalism in Covert Hypnosis

In Covert Hypnosis, the principle of Mentalism known as 'Reading' will be put into focus. Reading is a skill to give someone the mindset that you have a paranormal access into their past, present and future life. This can be accomplished by the use of subtleties within language that can be translated in numerous ways. This will make the person think that you know something about him you could not possibly know.

Most mentalists use hypnosis in their in their mentalism performances. Effects of hypnosis in mentalism depends upon the performer may it be a mentalist or a hypnotist. Some use hypnosis as a cover for mentalism effects, others use it as part of the effect itself.

With NLP, Mentalism and Hypnosis itself  put together, you will understand how Covert Hypnosis really works.

Steven Peliari's "The Art of Covert Hypnosis" is a good course for beginners to take. It covers NLP, MENTALISM and HYPNOSIS and how these three work together.