Ceremco Van Leeuwen is a magician and international hypnotist who brings his magic and healing for children and adults with special events and in streets Bali.
When magic-you enter your life?
magic came from a desire to understand. This is what inspired my interest in magic. I care about as much about the scene, but I wanted to know how it works!
Much changed after I found out. In fact, I'm quite disillusioned to find the room was "in the other hand. I knew he was not really magic to start, but anyway, I'm disappointed when I found out how "simple" answers are sometimes.
But I think the magic was like Spongebob. On first view, it has some bad jokes and of course it is entertaining ... But then you get older, more and look again, and suddenly you see all this hidden layer of elegance and beauty (or in the case of Spongebob, dirty jokes and absurdity).
What led you to Bali?
I planned ahead by about six months. It was there more than two years. I fell in love with the culture, food and time.
What events that are great to bring the magic?
Weddings are definitely my favorite. Otherwise, children's parties, events and company restaurants. The good thing about magic is that everyone loves. It is a great form of entertainment and it does not really an age limit. 4 to 80 years can enjoy.
What kind of reaction do you get to perform in the streets of Bali?
I want street magicians. I rarely play street magic in the sense that I walk the streets doing magic for people at random. It is so difficult. When people come to a show, they come to be entertained. When people walk in the street, they go somewhere. Of course, when you do get there, people love it. Especially in the streets expectations are low. So, when you deliver a good "trick" people are extra surprise!
Yes and no, but probably not so. Children are incredibly honest. If they like it, they will (sometimes literally) to shake you and ask for more. But if I make a mistake, they also have no problem shouting in the audience what you did wrong and where the rabbit went.
Tell me about your event 'Unlock Magic' at the Hotel Meridien.
Unlock magic was an event organized by Le Meridien for UNICEF. Le Meridien is one of those annual events and this year, they wanted a little magic! Josh Novendra (my local magic partner) and I created a show for them. The show was so much fun and was a mixture of everything from linking rings to walk on broken glass, which was real broken glass!
How did you learn hypnosis and mind reading? Can anyone learn these unique skills?
Yes! I think that hypnosis is the closest thing you can come to the real magic. Even when you know exactly what is happening. This time someone forgets his name is simply magical. Nothing I do is real magic, I'm not sure it exists. Anyone can learn these skills (in fact, I teach them to people).
I think it would be good if everyone knew the magic and mind reading. He teaches us so much about how it is easy to be fooled.
somebody Do you have a memorable experience with mind reading or hypnosis?
The first time I had hypnotized to make myself invisible was amazing. "When you wake up, everything will be completely normal, except that you will not see me. I will be completely invisible." * * Pressure
The guy opens his eyes, looks around like nothing's wrong. I wave my hand in front of his face, no response. I start talking to him and he freaks out. Imagine hearing someone talking to you that you know is inside the room with you, but you can not see. This is not a movie, this is real life!
is desperately looking around, walking backwards into a corner. He was barely able to say anything other than "What? Huh? "
I myself had come back with a puff of magic smoke shortly after and it has never been so glad to see someone.
Offer -you stop smoking hypnotherapy? What percentage of the time he really?
If you want to quit smoking then hypnosis is one of the most effective ways to do it . smoking is much more a habit than addiction. hypnosis helps change attitudes and conditioned responses. When you get a glass of wine you reach automatically for a cigarette. you do not need, but you you -even conditioned to do so.
Hypnosis takes care of such things while giving the state of mind to make healthy choices for yourself. this combination, when repeated several times is usually enough to put people forever.
You have a magic school for children. Tell me about it.
The Little Magician is a project I was working on to help bring the magic for kids! My original idea was to teach children the magic for a couple of weeks, then finish making a whole show with them. Unfortunately I have not found a school ready for that yet! So far, I have been teaching after school for magic.
How magical is an important aspect of the expansion of our minds?
Magic is about the study of the human mind. I have you look at that hand while the other is doing magic.
Understanding how magic is to understand how it is easy to be fooled.
The human brain is very easily fooled. Look at all the magicians, optical illusions, all the things we thought we knew now proven wrong (the Earth is round!).
We are to believe that we are right and horrible to see that we are wrong. Understand the magic means to understand how it is human to err. Accept that most of the things we think we know are probably not true, opens the possibility for learning.
What are your future plans here in Bali and abroad?
I am always on the lookout for new opportunities and projects. Like me on and find out!
Thank you, Ceremco! Visit www.MagicianInBali.com for more information.