Three intense days, those just spent with Anthony Jacquin and his Team.
Games and impromptu hypnosis started the very first evening, as we were having dinner in Corso Como. Halfway between English and Italian, with some makeshift interpreters, who would then unfailingly become the subjects of the hypnotic demonstration.

It was an enjoyable evening, the prelude to the next two days filled with fun, innovative hypnotic techniques, performances, magic and mentalism that we have shared with 100 other people.

At the rate of one person every five minutes, somewhere in the hall somebody would plummet to the floor, hand over all their belongings or change their identity. Others remained stuck somewhere, others forgot their own names or home address for hours. All this was done by Anthony and his colleagues with lightness and a profound respect for everyone: a shared game between the hypnotist and the subjects who agreed to be part of this parallel reality.

Stage hypnosis, when done cleverly, teaches you just how much the perception of reality is “plastic” and easily modifiable. It shows you how quickly a person’s convictions can be changed and how the things we consider impossible are just a well-structured belief we constantly repeat to ourselves.

The next step will see hundreds of old and new hypnotists wandering the streets of Milan with Anthony, hypnotizing whoever will have the “misfortune” to get tangled in the Street Hypnosis’ net.

June seems so far away, but there are more than 70 people enrolled for the incredible next course: Street Hypnosis! After bringing chaos to London and Las Vegas, now it’s time for Milan!