Psychic from 'America's Got Talent' brings mysterious show to Canton

“I think anyone can learn what I do and how to do it,” he said. “But there are some people who learn it quickly and well. And other people who learn guitar for 20 years and still can barely do 'Smoke on the Water.' Some people just have a feel for it.”

“I have some friends who do clinical psychology who are angry about what I'm doing because they're people in science and they say, 'There has to be some science behind this, so explain to me what you're doing,'” Antoniou said. “And I just say, 'I don't know, I think it's a vibe at this point.' I've been doing this for so long that you just get a sense of what's right or what's wrong and you just go with it, and the lack of scientific method drives them crazy.”

“I want to offer people the most intense experience.”

The size of the venue can influence the mood and mindset of the audience.

“It's always different,” Antoniou said. “I think I prefer the 200-seat venues. Everyone dreams of huge, sold-out shows, but there's a certain intimacy in what I do. I think in a 2,000-seat theater, it's very easy to imagine that the 12 people he used in the show may have traveled with him (and that it was a staged performance).”

But “when you're at a venue like Canton … and there are 200 people, and even if you're not being used, you probably came with someone or know someone who was on the show. That gives you a more intense experience.”