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" Hypnosis is about shutting down the conscious mind and re-igniting the unconscious and the imagination, so while I give instructions to them under hypnosis, the contestants might interpret those instructions in all kinds of ways. "

Keith Barry

Mind

Imagination

Instructions

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Keith Barry

Potential

Life

" I believe everyone has the ability to be hypnotised, and I think, on different days, different people will have varying levels of susceptibility. "

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" The cosmetics world and mentalism are both arenas of deception, but I suppose the difference is that mentalists and magicians are more honest about it. People tell me I have good skin, and I tell them the magic secret is E45 cream: cheap, cheerful, and very effective. "

Keith Barry

People

Good

" I am constantly asked can anyone be hypnotized, and does it really work? Yes, and it does. "

Keith Barry

Does

I Am

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