Alain Nu’s lifelong passion
for mysterious and unknown realms was formed in his early childhood. Growing up
in San Francisco in the 1970’s, Alain was exposed at an early age to the world
of fortunetellers, street performers and other practitioners of the “mystery
arts.”
Like many children his mind
was agile and creative. He was fascinated by paleontology and became an avid
and knowledgeable young rock collector. Largely shunned by his peers for
somehow being “different,” he turned his natural desire to connect with others
inwards. With two hard-working parents and little outside community, he
befriended neighborhood animals and regularly “walked” with a pack of free-running
dogs that seemed to flock to his magnetic energy. This experience of friendship
beyond species had a definite impact on his belief that a “force” of sorts connects
all living things in the universe.
His parent’s decision to
move to Washington, DC, cemented his destiny through a process of personal
struggle and triumph. At the time, being the only Asian student in his new
school, the other students now ostracized him to an even greater degree than
before. Operating completely
outside social cliques and other mainstays of childhood to adolescent life, he
spent his time honing his skills in magic and esoteric studies.
As a youth, his interest in
the unknown manifested in anything he could research, and/or get away with —
basement séances, UFO clubs, and playfully testing he and his friends’ psychic
ability with playing cards. He asked his father who worked at the Library of
Congress to bring home hard-to-find books on magic, strange phenomena and
parapsychology so he could learn as much as possible about these topics. He
became close friends with and worked for Mark Chorvinsky, publisher/editor of
Strange Magazine, which covered many topics of the weird and unexplained.
Connecting with this new world of people consumed with a passion for pursuing
the unknown on so many different levels brought Alain’s personal sense of the
importance of these topics to a new level. Eventually, Alain’s interest turned
towards the field of “mentalism”—parlor demonstrations of ESP, mind reading and
telekinesis.
The path on which he found
himself seemed to be his only true calling, and Alain came to the moment of
decision on which his entire future depended. To Alain, there was no question
that he was already doing exactly what he needed to do. Against tremendous
odds, he built a career that eventually brought him to headline at Caesar’s
Palace in Las Vegas and star in four of his own hour-long television specials: “The Mysterious World of Alain Nu” which
aired on the TLC Network and international television. His endless creativity and high
standard of excellence over many years earned him several awards, along with
the deep respect and admiration of his peers.
Always trying to keep up
with the latest studies on the brain and consciousness, Alain’s interest was
piqued by recent findings linking quantum physics and serious parapsychological
research. Invigorated by the implications of these parallel fields of study,
Alain’s role became clearer than ever: To develop programs that introduce
ordinary people to their own extraordinary abilities.
Determined
to seek his own path as “The Man Who Knows,” Alain has intrigued Washington
society with his incredible programs of wonder along with the message of
furthering one’s openness to the marvels of human interconnectivity. Presenting
at universities, corporations and association events, Alain gained a wide
reputation for entertaining very sophisticated audiences
with his uncanny demonstrations that blur the line between science and the
mysteries of unexplained phenomena.
"To watch him is to throw out
all the rules of physics. Time and space are malleable in Nu′s deft hands," said Eric Brace
of The Washington Post.
Mike Weatherford, entertainment columnist for the Las Vegas Review Journal, noted, "He did things that I
had never seen before." And Showbiz
Magazine added: "Alain Nu is seriously mental."
Always contemplating the fine line
between fact and fiction, Alain Nu
continues to challenge the mind to explore how we are all strangely connected
through a mysterious energy. His audiences all share a common sense of awe,
exclaiming: "I don’t know how to explain that;" "No way,
no way;" and "I don’t believe in magic. But, I saw it happen. And, I
believe what I saw."
Alain Nu
is "the modest explorer, the gracious and kind tour guide leading the
audience into investigations and ultimately mysterious realms," says Donn
Murphy, Ph.D., Executive Director of The National Theatre. "It works beautifully... with electric
energy, enormous imagination and warm appeal."
In his one-man, touring stage show Invisible Connections, Alain Nu utilizes these untold powers
to foretell our actions, reveal our unspoken thoughts and create seemingly
impossible phenomena. "Nothing is impossible as long as you know how to
adjust your perception," says Alain
Nu. "Think about it. With just our thoughts and words as tools of
visualization, we have the beginnings of untold power."
How does he do it? Alain Nu is reluctant to reveal his
Especially Sensitive Powers. He acknowledges that his uncanny abilities may
incorporate elements of probability, psychology, suggestion, professional
techniques or just plain “good timing.” Most importantly, however, he sees
himself as a public speaker and entertainer. But taking this all one step
further, Alain is quite certain that there is something more. And now having developed The Nu ESP Test, he feels that this just may open the doors to your
own uncanny experiences!
Currently working on a new television
series, writing several books and performing this fall in Las Vegas, Alain resides in the Washington, DC
metro-area with his wife and daughter.
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