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Show The Tfumdainrd Monday, October 17, 1983 Page 8 Mens Week 83 ) ' va " r t J w- - : , . I 4 rC. S-- " V i . . i . 'i V ' ' n .n. i', ' ?i , r, , A-i kf , t , f- - I 4V I rr : f V c .JlC A T X V V f V' f V aj J Hypnotist puts power of suggestion to test m I k Ct Xfcrf- 1 S-- l, - id D rrCg ' f IL, W V - W vV . V 4 & '-- y, 4. i fe I f d5 I? gpw -- -n V--t 'S fc ..... - I3 'ii. - NSil I 2? Was it magic, a session of voodoo, or a witch doctor summoning evil spirits7 Actually, the events that took place in the Thorley Recital Hall on Tuesday, Oct 11, could hardly be called a display of witchcraft It was merely the renowned hypnotist, Cliff Webb, conjuring up a few laughs from an eager SUSC audience The hypnotic state of mind allows the brain to think more vividly and imaginatively than it would under normal conditions Many people believe that under hypnosis they could be made to jump from a cliff or admit to committing a crime This is false People cannot be persuaded against their will Webbs main purpose for the session on Tuesday was to allow a few students to experience a different level of mind depth Webb first involved the group in a relaxation exercise He then suggested the audience imagine being carried by helium balloons to an island in Hawaii After drifting over the ocean and lying in soft, white sand, the participants knew this was not to be an ordinary evening Audience members most subjected to the hypnotic suggestions were asked to partcipate m more depth on stage They were taken, under hypnosis, through a series of outlandish situations Webb had them imagine everything from sitting by a smelly companion to competing in a bauty pageant Nervousness and stage fright were put aside momentarily as students were enticed to sing, dance, laugh, cry, do one armc push-upand acquire foreign accents m front of an audience, uninhibited Students on stage, as well as the viewing audience members, learned that mind control is an important par, of success Webbs philosophy is that anything can be accomplished if all are deleted He demonstrated this repeatedly as students and attitudes were put to test 1 r "i s. , i v by Lanai Greenhalgh $ $reS tr A canyon party at Woods Ranch and an appearance by hypnotist Cliff Webb highlighted last week's Mens Week activities Webb entranced the audience as he led his volunteers in dancing, resting and stiffening like boards More than 50 students enjoyed a hayride and roasted hot dogs at the canyon party V 3 s vrw$m!Ami ipywiwfi ': liii'w.. i -- v js, ,. X -- ; - t jS , 4 ; v- ! f. t f Webb became interested in hypnosis through psychology courses while attending school at UCLA, where he received, his masters degree in that field Si rce then, he has hypnotized aVotal of 10,000 people, up to 3,000 at one time Billy Casper, a professional golfer, had not won money since 1975 Webb began treating him with hypnotic therapy, focusing on the improvement of Caspers and bringing' out his good golfing qualities Webb spliced out all of the bad hits from films of Caspers golf games Casper viewed these under hypnosis and was told that he could win at golf The therapy paid off Within 18 months, Casper had won over a quarter of a million dollars and had been named All Time Greatest Putter Golfers Digest said he was the golfer that made the best comeback of the year In addition to being a traveling hypnotist, Webb works with the Weber State College football team With his help, the team has risen from last years record of 3 wins, 7 losses, to this years 4 Webb attributes the success to the players development of greater self control, self confidence, and memory using self hypnosis techniques which he taught them Over the years, Webb has worked with such prominent organizations as the Dallas Cowboys, Los Angeles Rams and Utah Jazz, H, has also gained national acclaim for his work with such athletes as Bobby Riggs, Danny Ainge and Jim McMahon Webb has been featured in several magazines, as well as seen on Dimension 5, Real People, P M Magazine, and CBS News Webb said the hypnotic experience is different for each individual, depending on ones level of concentration To interested people, Webb recommends the book Psychocybemetics, written by Dr Maxwell Maltz, dealing with the mind and its abilities Many hypnotists believe that locked in the depths of the mind a e certain elements of reason and thought that require a relaxing atmosphere in which to surface The hypnotic state creates that condit.on and allows a moment of free, undisturbed thinking self-ima- 1 |
