I want to create a hypnosis routine in which I have a sealed envelope shown before the performance - and in full view throughout.

I will take the spectator through an imaginary house, explaining the house in very good detail while they imagine it. I want them to imagine one object in particular which sticks in their mind. Inside the sealed envelope is a) that object or b) the object written or drawn on a piece of paper.

Anyone got any ideas or suggestions in creating this effect?

Thanks.

Kevin

Are you looking for methodology here? There are so many possibilities! If you want nothing written down, then how about a "Yellow Ball of Yarn" idea in which the descriptions of the house lead them to one object, or maybe pre-show work where the visual story for them is a re-cap of the preshow, but the audience believes that it is in real time. This could be a closing effect with the right presentation...I would love to see how you develop this!

Psychological subtleties by Banachek has a psychological force for some furniture in a house, so you "could" pull off this effect for real if you play it right,

Fon

Thanks for the replies so far, very useful!

Fon, I will check that out as I don't have a copy of Psychological Subtleties yet.

Thanks again.

Kevin