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Poteri Cold Reading / Studio Frasson Consulenza di Direzione e Supporto Certificazione Sistemi di Gestione per la Qualità COMPANY CERTIFIED UNI EN ISO 9001:2000 / Poteri "psichici" Tratto da "Bizarre Beliefs", pagg. 63-71. Di Simon Hoggart e Mike Hutchinson, Burtler & Tanner Ltd., Frome & London, ISBN 1-57392-456-4 (acquistabile su Prometeo, la libreria online del Cicap). Traduzione di © Alessia Guidi. A chiunque sia capitato esprimere qualche dubbio su indovini, spiritualisti, chiaroveggenti, lettura della mano, sfere di cristallo o tarocchi, sicuramente si è sentito dire molte volte: «Beh, sono andata da un'indovina e mi ha detto che l'anno dopo avrei sposato un uomo biondo. Dopo un mese ho conosciuto Jeremy. Come te lo spieghi?»; oppure «Oh, sono d'accordo che in queste cose non c'è nulla di vero, ma lui sapeva che mia madre era malata, e addirittura che avevamo un'auto blu!» Sono cose di poco conto se si sta scherzando dopo una buona cena tra amici, e non vengono a costare più di un giro di drink. Tuttavia alcuni "lettori" chiedono somme ingenti - a volte anche centinaia o migliaia di sterline - sostenendo di essere in grado di fornire conoscenza utile sul futuro, o messaggi di conforto dai defunti. Informazioni che paiono miracolose e inspiegabili - come il nome di una persona cara, o più banali - come il colore di un'auto, ovviamente lasciano stupefatti i più creduli. Mescolate ingenuità umana, dolore per una perdita, ignoranza sulle tecniche usate e il fatto che tutti vorremmo sapere che cosa ci riserva il futuro, ed otterrete un terreno fertile per imbroglioni e ciarlatani. E anche per alcuni che, senza dubbio, sono sinceramente convinti di possedere poteri psichici - poteri che a volte devono essere coadiuvati da stratagemmi e apparecchiature molto più banali. Così sedete sotto il vostro tendone - o più probabilmente, al giorno d'oggi, in un ufficio ben ammobiliato - ed ecco comparire il primo cliente. Non l'avete mai visto prima, non sapete assolutamente nulla di lui (naturalmente dopo aver fissato l'appuntamento potreste avere prudentemente preso quante più informazioni su di lui, ma non è necessario), e dovrete convincere questo perfetto estraneo che sapete un sacco di cose che lo riguardano, comprese quelle di cui nemmeno lui è a conoscenza. A questo punto utilizzate l'arte della cold reading. Probabilmente il cold reader più famoso fu Sherlock Holmes: poteva indovinare il mestiere di un uomo guardandogli le mani, o sapere se era o meno sposato osservando lo stato dei suoi vestiti. Un buon paio di stivali, risuolati in più occasioni, gli diceva se il tizio era un ricco decaduto. I suoi visitatori rimanevano fortemente impressionati, stupore che non diminuiva di molto dopo aver ascoltato le spiegazioni su come ci fosse riuscito (il Tel 347 5456287 Fax 02 700 528 296, via Palestro 50 44100 Ferrara Http://www.studiofrasson.It E-Mail: [email protected] Pag 1/8 / Studio Frasson Consulenza di Direzione e Supporto Certificazione Sistemi di Gestione per la Qualità COMPANY CERTIFIED UNI EN ISO 9001:2000 / Dott. Watson si disse molto "stupito" dopo che Holmes gli mostrò in che modo avesse seguito i suoi pensieri per diversi minuti). Ma Holmes, a differenza del suo creatore Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, credeva rigorosamente nel potere del pensiero razionale. Tutti noi, ogni giorno, utilizziamo un po' di cold reading. Un bimbo arriva a casa in lacrime con i calzoncini sporchi di fango: non sono necessari poteri sovrannaturali per immaginare che è caduto giocando a pallone. Una vostra collega smette di fumare e rifiuta gli alcolici, ma ha sempre un'aria molto felice: resterà sorpresa nel sentirvi chiedere quando nascerà il suo bambino. Noi tutti potremmo fare un po' di cold reading professionale senza essere particolarmente addestrati, per iniziare bastano buon senso e acuto senso d'osservazione. Una donna arriva in stato di visibile ansia, rigirandosi la fede al dito. Un suggerimento di prova come: «il suo matrimonio non è sempre come lo aveva immaginato…» non comporta grossi rischi, e nella sua mente potrebbe tradursi in «lui sapeva che avevo problemi matrimoniali». Abiti dozzinali, borsa di plastica e scarpe bagnate, che suggeriscono spostarsi a piedi piuttosto che in automobile - puntano a preoccupazioni finanziarie. La gente consulta gli indovini per una varietà di problemi piuttosto limitata - solitamente si tratta di amore e sesso, salute, morte e denaro - e non è necessaria una particolare esperienza per immaginare quale sia il più probabile. Nel 1977 Ray Hyman, professore di psicologia alla University of Oregon, scrisse un famoso articolo in cui spiegava come funziona la cold reading, offrendo tredici diversi consigli. La maggioranza dei profeti usa praticamente tutti questi stratagemmi, o in un qualche momento li ha usati in una certa misura. Il primo punto toccato da Hyman è che lo psichico deve comportarsi sempre con estrema sicurezza. Se la persona con cui si sta parlando sembra sapere il fatto suo si accetteranno congetture insufficienti, ed anche marchiani errori. Quasi tutti sappiamo poco o nulla di chiaroveggenza, ed è facile acquisire una parvenza di professionalità. In secondo luogo dovreste tenervi aggiornati sulle più recenti tendenze sociali: sondaggi, statistiche, ricerche e osservazioni personali. Molto probabilmente una signora di mezz'età in tweed non apparterrà ad un gruppo estremista di sinistra, così come un giovanotto pieno di tatuaggi e piercing non lavorerà come ragioniere. L'informazione permette di fare una congettura azzeccata, e gli errori saranno presto dimenticati. Terzo : siate modesti. Non sostenete di essere infallibili e non trasformate mai una seduta in una guerra di arguzia. Fate in modo di apparire contenti di offrire ciò che sapete: se il cliente non risponde è un problema suo, non vostro. I clienti vi saranno grati per il tempo e gli sforzi che dedicate loro, anche se per essi vi hanno pagato profumatamente. La defunta Doris Stokes (si veda il capitolo sullo Spiritualismo a pag. 87 di questo volume) era solita iniziare le sue performance spiegando che le voci le arrivavano tutte assieme e le si mescolavano nella testa, perciò le era molto Tel 347 5456287 Fax 02 700 528 296, via Palestro 50 44100 Ferrara Http://www.studiofrasson.It E-Mail: [email protected] Pag 2/8 / Studio Frasson Consulenza di Direzione e Supporto Certificazione Sistemi di Gestione per la Qualità COMPANY CERTIFIED UNI EN ISO 9001:2000 / difficile separarle. Con un'unica mossa riusciva a conquistarsi la comprensione per il difficile compito a cui era chiamata, e a trovare un'ottima scusa per i molti errori. Quarto , un abile chiaroveggente conquista rapidamente la collaborazione dei clienti: la lettura viene presentata come uno sforzo congiunto. Li informa che ciò che dirà potrebbe non essere perfettamente corretto, oppure che andrebbe interpretato in base alla vita del cliente. Vale a dire che se il chiaroveggente sbaglia si dovrebbe pensare che la colpa è tanto del cliente quanto sua. In un gioco di manipolazione mentale, il cliente viene caricato del compito di giustificare errori e confusioni dello psichico. Quinto , Hyman raccomanda di usare qualche tipo di espediente, ad esempio la sfera di cristallo, i tarocchi o la lettura della mano. Ciò aggiunge un'aura di competenza professionale e dà anche un po' di tempo per pensare. Un altro modo per prendere tempo per elaborare quanto si sta per dire è il sesto consiglio di Hyman: l'uso di ripetizioni e frasi fatte che nessuno contesterà: «era una bambina adorabile. Adorava farsi qualche risata». Oppure ripetere ciò che il cliente ha appena detto, quasi ad avallarlo, qualsiasi sia il metodo che state usando: «era sempre molto generoso con gli amici» può essere commentato con: «certo, lo vedo. Odiava dire "no" a chiunque gli stesse chiedendo qualcosa, vero?» Sesto : Dovreste poi osservare il linguaggio corporeo di chi avete di fronte, da cui potrete ottenere indizi importanti. Ad esempio, potete citare un elenco di nomi in attesa del segnale di eccitazione che segnalerà quello che il vostro cliente ha riconosciuto: un piccolo gesto della mano, occhi sgranati - pochi di noi riescono a restare impassibili. Settimo : Usate abilità da "pescatore". Un metodo è presentare ogni dichiarazione in forma di domanda. Se otterrete risposta positiva ripetetela come affermazione, dando l'idea di averla saputa fin dall'inizio. Il che ha un altro vantaggio: obbligherete il cliente a fare gran parte del lavoro al posto vostro. «Hai avuto un'infanzia infelice?» potrebbe portarvi a qualsiasi cosa, da un genitore violento ad un ginocchio sbucciato. Entrambi funzioneranno. Man mano che raccogliete e riassumete le informazioni che il cliente vi dà, cominciate a focalizzare le vostre domande sul denaro. Ottavo: Siate un buon ascoltatore. L'ideale è che il cliente faccia tutto il lavoro. È stupefacente il modo in cui spesso parlerà per tre quarti della seduta, mentre voi annuirete con fare saggio e getterete lì qualche occasionale interiezione. In seguito il cliente dirà che siete stati voi a parlare per tutto il tempo. Siate drammatici, consiglia Hayman, recitate con affettazione. Descrivete immagini: «Vedo tua sorella che entra nella stanza. Sembra molto infelice…»; il cliente di solito riempirà i vuoti fornendo un episodio - da una bambola rotta fino a «l'indovino sapeva che il fidanzato di mia sorella era morto!». Tel 347 5456287 Fax 02 700 528 296, via Palestro 50 44100 Ferrara Http://www.studiofrasson.It E-Mail: [email protected] Pag 3/8 / Studio Frasson Consulenza di Direzione e Supporto Certificazione Sistemi di Gestione per la Qualità COMPANY CERTIFIED UNI EN ISO 9001:2000 / Nono : Fate sempre in modo che si pensi che sapete più di quanto dite - che state trattenendo qualcosa. Ciò creerà un'aura di mistero e di sicurezza. Usate un'informazione che siete riusciti ad ottenere dal cliente, ma che egli pensa che non potevate scoprire se non con poteri occulti.
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