1.Hypnosis is a state of a person. It is an artificially induced state of relaxation and concentration in which deeper parts of the mind become more accessible: used clinically to reduce reaction to pain, to encourage free association, etc.

2.Hypnosis will never heal you from some physical disease, so you can easily forget about statements that hypnosis is a panacea.

3.As for the street-quacks who hypnotize people in order to get their money there is a simple scheme they act according to which. At first they do something in order to attract one’s attention and than something in order to distract one’s attention.

Street-quacks' hypnosis

The street-quacks hypnosis is a matter of argument. Most people believe that there is no hypnosis of street-quacks and there is only the total belief in it. Though, there is no smoke if there is no fire and there are some occasions that confirm the existence of such phenomenon as hypnosis of street-quacks. They have their own method and they use it for their purposes.

Though, it is not the hypnosis as it is, it is mostly the distraction of one's attention in order to make person inattentive to deeds they perform during talking. There are cases known when people give away all the money they have to street-quacks. Though, that fact may be explained by naivety of people. They believe in some supernatural powers like evil-eye and they are grateful for the opportunity to be saved from that bad eye.

As for the street-quacks who hypnotize people in order to get their money there is a simple scheme they act according to which. At first they do something in order to attract one's attention. It may be some question they make like "Excuse me, which way should I go to get to a library/hospital/etc." Once you start answering to this question the second stage begins.

The attention of the victim is fixed on some event or thing. They make one think about something and while you are thinking about a thing of no importance they do just they wanted to do. In some time they cut the story short and you feel pleased with the fact that the conversation is over. So, you leave without knowing that your pockets are already emptied.