The title is exactly what I am after. So, what is or are the difference or differences between a Mentalist and a Hypnotist?
Difference between a Mentalist and a Hypnostist?
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- Hypnosis: an act where participants are voluntarily put into a sleep state.
- Mentalism: (with many that attempt to perform it) an act where the audience is put to sleep against their will.
In Hypnosis, 'subjects' are placed into a hypnotic state of consciousness. Like a trance or deep sleep state and while in it, their actions/behavior are controlled with (usually) humorous outcomes. But unlike Mentalism there is nothing "supernatural" about it.
|| Steven
Ha! It's entirely subjective of course, but some just aren't cut out to be Mentalist! 
I'm one of those people, I would be dreadful as a Mentalist, it's why I don't do it. Haha
|| Steven
I'm one of those people, I would be dreadful as a Mentalist, it's why I don't do it. Haha
|| Steven
A mentalist is a general term for a type of performer who uses real or pretended skills to demonstrate some kind of mental ability beyond the realm of what's usually considered possible. So, a mentalist might demonstrate an extraordinary memory, the ability to move objects with their mind, a heightened sense of empathy or intution, the ability to see the future, and so on.
A hypnotist has a more specific definition in that it is someone who uses hypnosis. That could be in a performance context or in therapy. Of course, these terms aren't mutually exclusive, a mentalist might also be a hypnotist.
A hypnotist has a more specific definition in that it is someone who uses hypnosis. That could be in a performance context or in therapy. Of course, these terms aren't mutually exclusive, a mentalist might also be a hypnotist.
Mentalist - Someone who is obsessed with the power of their own mind.
Hypnotist - Someone who is obsessed with the power of a spectator's mind.
Hypnotist - Someone who is obsessed with the power of a spectator's mind.