Hypnotist Chris Hughes plans to put record 6,000 people in a trance using Facebook and Twitter tonight
By Daily Mail Reporter
Last updated at 9:47 AM on 04th January 2010
A hypnotist is planning to use the internet to put a world record number of people into a trance tonight.
Chris Hughes has signed up more than 6,000 people through social networking sites Facebook and Twitter.
He said those who succumb to his hypnosis will not be able to get up from their chairs and their eyes will be stuck together before being snapped out of the trance.
'It started when someone suggested we do a mass hypnosis,' Mr Hughes, 34, explained.
Trance master: Chris Hughes plans to hypnotise web users so they can't get up
'Nobody has ever tried this before on such a mass scale. There is no world record so we are attempting to set a world record for the largest online group hypnosis session.
'Since we launched it, I've had people register from 85 countries, from Peru to Israel, with Italians, Britons and Americans the most interested.
'Social media is all about bringing people together, so it is a perfect way to help educate the world about hypnosis.'
The event, called SocialTrance, which coincides with World Hypnotism Day, will begin at 8.30pm and is expected to make it into the Guinness World Records book.
A computer with an internet connection, speakers or headphones, and a comfortable chair are all that's needed to take part.
For optimum results, Mr Hughes has asked that people put themselves in a quiet place where they will not be disturbed during the session.
Mr Hughes, who is from Banbury, Oxford and has been a hypnotist for five years, is keen to extol its virtues.
'This session will be designed to help people achieve what they want to in 2010 and give people a really good start to the year,' he told The Independent.
'When someone is hypnotised they can, at a subconscious level, accept ideas that they could otherwise think are too hard or too much effort to achieve.'
Mr Hughes said hypnosis can also help people make big differences in their lives.
The session will feature an audio webcast, with Mr Hughes conducting the half-hour social trance live.
'Within a minute of starting the session, those listening will be gradually taken into a relaxing level of hypnosis and it should be very enjoyable.'
Mr Hughes stressed that the session is designed to be safe at all times. Anyone over 18, except pregnant women, those with mental illnesses, and people under the influence of alcohol or drugs can take part.
Epileptics are advised to seek advice from their doctors.
Anyone interested in taking part should visit http://bit.ly/socialtran to sign up.
At 8.30pm, visitors will be directed to another website to begin the session.
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