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Hometown:
Chicago, IL
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Full Time Practice
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Networking, idea exchanges, experience exchanges, technique exchanges...
About Me:
I'm a professional stage hypnotist, magician & mentalist and the author of the ONLY ebook on safety for stage hypnotists. I started performing at age 15 and haven't stopped yet - and am now the Official Hypnotist to Sandals & Beaches Resorts as well as having taught the first course on safety for stage hypnotists at the NGH convention in 2005. I have been certified with the NGH for about 20 years now and also co-teach the IMDHA classes, with Marcia Proctor, when we can coordinate our schedules. My training includes coursework with Steve Lankton and Dr J. Adrian Williams, as well as my being an entertainment presenter at the First World Congress on Neurolinguistic Programming, which allowed me to attend all of the workshops there. I also am the winner of the MidAmerica Hypnosis Convention's Originality Award for an original hypnotic induction and was a Research Associate at the Illinois Center for Parapsychological Research at Northeastern Illinois University in the capacity of staff hypnotist 1972-74, as an unpaid volunteer staff member.
Hobbies:
Sleight of hand magic, history, science fiction & fantasy, bad movies, film noir, asian martial arts, scuba diving, comedy and trivia. I am also an incorrigible punster and have a liking for cartoons and comic strips, primarily because my father was a cartoonist!
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Robert Lynn Asprin, Friend, Mentor, "Brother," Author has passed away.

What the hell do you say when you get a call from across the Atlantic, from an old friend, telling you that one of your best friends, someone that, although you'd had a falling out years ago, you still owed much of what's happened to you in your life, much of who you are today and much of what you've learned in life - died this morning? How do you process that information that he was on his way to MarCon, decided to lie down to take a nap and will never get up again? How do you handle the fact… Continue

Posted on May 23rd, 2008 at 12:14am — 2 Comments (Add)

Lee Darrow on Ghost Divas Web Radio Show April 9th at 10PM Central Time!

Here's part of what they wrote on their MySpace page about my upcoming appearance on their show this coming Wednesday evening: Welcome Lee Darrow to GhostDivas-LIVE on Wednesday Night at 10pm Central time ! From what I can gather, we're going to be discussing my work as a parapsychological researcher, some of the University-backed ghost hunts I've gone on in the past and why it's important to do such things right, as in with proper scientific equipment, training and a professional magician on… Continue

Posted on April 6th, 2008 at 1:54pm — No Comments (Add)

Last Night's Show - FUN!!!

While not strictly about hypnosis, it does address the idea of being flexible when dealing with clients for entertainment bookings... Last night, March 1, I performed for a family's celebration of their patriarch's 80th birthday. When I was initially contacted, it was to do either my hypnosis show or, possibly, my close-up show on a "formal" basis, where the guests would sit around a central table and I would perform, using a couple of people from the group to interact with. Well, the next da… Continue

Posted on March 2nd, 2008 at 3:41pm — 1 Comment (Add)

NIU Tragedy

In the wake of the tragic events at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, IL, earlier this month, I wish to offer my heartfelt condolences and to let all of those whose lives and families who have been effected by these terrible events that my prayers and thoughts are with you all. If there is ANYTHING that my meager talents can be of assistance with, whether in fund-raising, or in any other way, please feel free to call on me. I am here for you all. In deepest sympathy, Lee Darrow, C.H.

Posted on February 21st, 2008 at 5:08am — 1 Comment (Add)

Three Show Day

Yesterday, December 14, was a busy day for me. THREE shows in less than 18 hours...

It started out with my leaving the house at about 8:30AM and driving 90 minutes to South Bend, Indiana to perform my Holiday Hypnosis Show for a real estate management and sales company for their holiday party. The drive was fine, the audience was wonderful, the venue was quite nice, but the sound system almost blew up!

All during the part where I hypnotize the volunteers, t… Continue

Posted on December 15th, 2007 at 8:00am — No Comments (Add)

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At 10:54am on June 9th, 2008, Tamara Westwood CHt. said…
Shoot you're in Chicago, I was there in April, but came back to Seattle...When will you be in this neck of the woods?
At 9:53am on June 9th, 2008, Tamara Westwood CHt. said…
Hi Lee, thank you for the feed back, I'll use your suggestion in the future. Wow! looks like you're a very powerful Hypnotist, and from Chicago too...that's my home town. Love learn your stuff, I'll be watching and reading...so glad I joined.
At 7:55am on May 29th, 2008, Tommy Vee said…
Lee-

I replied to your post on May 21 via email & left you my cell so you could call me. Perhaps you didn't see it?

You mentioned that you couldn't add me as a friend, but you wanted to discuss something with me?

Again, feel free to call my cell anytime.

Tommy
www.stagehypnosisseminar.com
At 9:11pm on May 27th, 2008, James Hazlerig said…
Well met, though under sad circumstances. I haven't played SCA in a while, as I've been two busy getting paid to play at Renfaires. In both places, I'm known as Cedric the Fiddler; my band's URL is www.BedlamBards.com
At 9:41am on April 4th, 2008, Bob Brown, CHt, CNLP said…
Thanks for the call invite Lee... Can you detail your thoughts in a private note and if it makes sense we can schedule an appt but honestly I am likely not as passionate as you on some of these things. I just like to doodle my thoughts every so often.

Sorry but my time is at a premium these days (much like you I am sure)
At 8:10am on March 31st, 2008, Justin James said…
Mapquest.... Is that related to rand McNally? I use paper and a pioneer DC3 Nav system to find my way. I do not do many back country shows any more and the few I do I treasure.
At 1:41pm on March 27th, 2008, V. Surae said…
Hopefully all is well and has been fully addressed. Although I've never met you directly I've seen you in passing. I'm glad you made a positive observation concerning the graduates of the the Guild and IMDHA. I'd like to know what Hypnosis Certification organizations you belong to and what it is you like about what they personify.
At 9:09am on March 27th, 2008, Anne H. Spener, PhD said…
Thanks Lee for the response. As an FYI the International Medical and Dental Hypnotherpay Association (R) became the property of Robert Otto on January 1, 2007. He is now the person who can look into your concerns for school educators under his banner [both IACT and IMDHA].

I agree with your concerns and attempted to set standards with those educators that bought my Infinity Institute curriculum. Enforcement as you know is a myth. Hypnotherapists are independent contractors and do what they decide to do. This is one reason that while I was a member of the Council of Professionl Hypnotists Organization [as executive director of IMDHA] we attempted to untie hypnosis organizations and set standards. To my sorrow that did not happen. Ego's are huge!

The Guild dropped out of COPHO because of this lack of cooperation from member organizations. It was a dissapointing time in my professional career.

I am and will always be committed to providing excellence in hypnosis education to students as well as to clients.

Thanks for making me your firend. Please be mine and however we get photos up do that as well. That is not something I seem to be able to do.

Anna H. Spencer, PhD
At 12:54pm on March 26th, 2008, Lee Darrow said…
Anne, I appreciate the IMDHA's great work as well as the NGH's. However, there are some instructors out there who move away from the required curriculum in their own classes and that's where I have had my issues. Overall, the IMDHA, as well as the Guild, have done superb jobs of boosting hypnosis as a viable and useful therapeutic modality as well as supporting ethical and safe stage shows.

However, there are some instructors out there who have, in the past, moved away from the core curriculum required materials and focused, instead, on things like "partial soul retrieval" and "Channeling the Ascended Masters" in their courses. In my personal and professional opinion, this does not reflect well on our community in the eyes of our licensed colleagues, at all. Nor, frankly, does it do much for our reputation amongst the mainstream of the American public, either.

So, my concern is the seeming - and note I use the word seeming very precisely here - lack of either oversight and disciplinary actions when such things take place. My advocacy in this matter is merely to improve Association-to-instructor relations, oversight and regulation with an eye to improving the overall educational environment for all students as they pass through these programs.

I applaud Infinity Institute's efforts in requiring students to design and perform a "mini-stage hypnosis show" as being a great first step on the way to improving stage shows, overall.

Let's see if this idea can be expanded and spread throughout the field.

After some of the performers I have seen in the last two years - it's sorely needed!

Lee Darrow, C.H.
At 7:39am on March 26th, 2008, Anne H. Spener, PhD said…
Stage hypnosis...
"I really get my knickers in a bunch when I hear about people coming out of a program like the NGH's or the IMDHA's and not even knowing some of the basics when it comes to stage safety”
An FYI Lee - When person's graduate from Infnity Institute International, Inc 120-hour foundational program they will have had the expereince of putting on a mini-stage show. This is done as a way of preparing graduates to go out and give demonstrations of "Action Follows Thought".

In preperation they have seen an excellent "Stage Show" by Thomas J. Fitzgerald that was done at one of the IMDHA conferences when I was the executive director.

All of the persons who purchased the Infinity curriculum are expected to do the same with their students as part of final exam for the Advanced Course as well as administer the written exam.
Hopefully more schools will take heed and prepare their students in similar fashion.

The goal is to teach, enertain, and motivate those who watch the demonstration and that they will realize that they too can take charge of their mental programs through the power of Hypnosis.

Having to design and put on the mini stage show creates confidence and an expectation of I can do this business of hypnosis with individaul cleints and give free talks to civic clubs and show how Hypnosis really works. Some even go on and design a full hour show as a way of attracting clients. Iknow I did and it worked wonders for me.
Best Wishes,
Dr. Anna
 
 

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