Monthly Archives: July 2006

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Linking Hypnotic Responsiveness to Pleasure Responses

by Brian David Phillips • July 31, 2006

One thing about the video I used in this post on hypnosis and extreme pleasure sensations is that it is a nice demonstration on how one can link suggestibility and hypnotic responsiveness to erotic response and is demonstrating how standard stage hypnosis and suggestibility testing can be converted into a consensual couples erotic sensitivity and…

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. . . Early Bird Deadline expiring very very soon . . .
. . . STAGE HYPNOSIS, Sept. 4-8, 2006

by Brian David Phillips • July 31, 2006

Just a quick reminder . . . the Early Bird Deadline to sign up for the reduced rate for the INTRODUCTION TO STAGE HYPNOSIS course (Performance and Entertainment Hypnosis) is approaching fast. The course is September 4-8, 2006, and those who sign up on or before Aug. 4 will receive the reduced Early Bird rate.…

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. . . Early Bird Deadline expiring soon . . .
. . . COUPLES HYPNOSIS, Sept. 23-24, 2006

by Brian David Phillips • July 31, 2006

Just a quick reminder . . . the Early Bird Deadline to sign up for the reduced rate for the COUPLES HYPNOSIS course (Trance Techniques for Enhancing Romance and Intensifying Intimacy) is approaching fast. The course is September 23-24, 2006, and those who sign up on or before Aug. 23 will receive the reduced Early…

Magic Arrows . . .
. . . that’s gonna sting!

by Brian David Phillips • July 31, 2006

Snarfed from David at A Hypno Groovy Guy whose son, like my daughter, has been bitten by the bug that is dee-und-dee.

Waking Dreams Hypnosis Show . . .
. . . hypnotic hijinx at The Farmhouse in Taipei

by Brian David Phillips • July 30, 2006

I performed my Brian David Phillips Waking Dreams Hypnosis Show . . . at The Farmhouse in Taipei . . . 8:30pm, Saturday Night, July 29, 2006. It was a hoot! The photo above is from the digital photo set taken at the performance. The volunteers are preparing to ride in a very exciting horserace…

3D and 2D . . . 3D wins for Monster House

by Brian David Phillips • July 30, 2006

Monster House is taking in on average two and a half times per screen for the 3D version than for the 2D version. See an analysis here. This is very good news for the folks backing the 3D turnover of Hollywood and the rest of the film theatre business. Of course, the number of screens…

So Big and Healthy Grandpa Wouldn’t Even Know You

by Brian David Phillips • July 30, 2006

Gina Kolata writes a thought-provoking and very interesting piece on how humans have radically evolved physically over the past one hundred years in ways that puzzle, astound, and delight scientists and that benefit the species . . . radical changes in human form that have dramatically changed health and lifespan as well as much much…

The Show was a Hoot . . .
. . . hypnosis show hijinx

by Brian David Phillips • July 30, 2006

My Hypnosis Show was a hoot tonight. I was really concerned when I saw the audience was a fraction of the last show (promotion was way off this time which will be corrected in future) but we had eight volunteers and all of them were good but I actually only have room on stage for…

Digital Effects . . . awesomeness now and on the horizon

by Brian David Phillips • July 29, 2006

Anne Thompson has a kickin’ essay on digital cinema from the precursors of Monster House to that film’s massive breakthroughs in motion capture (yes, those are REAL people who were filmed via motion capture for the animation, taking the Gollum stuff light years further) to what’s coming very soon with Beowulf and Avatar. Wow! See…

Monster House does better in 3D . . .

by Brian David Phillips • July 29, 2006

Good news for us stereoscopic cinemaphiles . . . Monster House is doing better on 3D screens than on screens that don’t have the new digital 3D system installed. See here. Ant Bully is also pulling in 3D monies. What does that mean for those of us in Taiwan? Not a lot . . .…

Tonight! Be there!
. . . Comedy Hypnosis Show!

by Brian David Phillips • July 29, 2006

Tonight! Tonight! Tonight! Comedy Hypnosis Show in Taipei! Tonight’s the night! Make sure you don’t miss it! This is it! Be there! We’ve been talking about it for some time and you’ve heard about it on ICRT and even been wondering a bit more . . . yes, it’s real . . . yes, it’s…

Couple’s Hypno-Therapy . . .
. . . Soup of the day, Serving 08

by Brian David Phillips • July 28, 2006

Hypnosis Stops Senior Stress

by Brian David Phillips • July 27, 2006

Robert Sieveking has a helpful article on how hypnosis can alleviate stress issues for seniors . . . Hypnosis Today: hypnotherapy can be key to leaving stress behind. Stress can be a leading contributor to many of the issues and problems facing seniors, including health problems associated with aging. The helpfulness of hypnosis as a…

Imageworks 3D . . .
. . . Sony goes stereoscopic

by Brian David Phillips • July 27, 2006

Sony has established Imageworks 3D to go ahead with their stereoscopic 3D conversions of feature films . . . see here . . . Sony Pictures Imageworks president Tim Sarnoff recently announced the appointment of Buzz Hays to the position of senior producer for the company’s recently formalized Imageworks 3D stereoscopic pipeline. This pipeline is…

I C R T . . . much fun . . .

by Brian David Phillips • July 27, 2006

The guest appearance on ICRT today on Rick Monday’s morning show was a hoot. Definately will be asked back to do more . . . most likely some genuine hypnosis live on the air. We talked about my BRIAN DAVID PHILLIPS WAKING DREAMS HYPNOSIS SHOW this coming Saturday, July 29, 2006 . . . at…

Eddie Van Halen collaborates with Michael Ninn . . .

by Brian David Phillips • July 27, 2006

Pretend this isn’t koolness. Eddie Van Halen has written and performed two songs for Michael Ninn’s latest erotic epic, Sacred Sin . . . some rappers have done some adult videos but Van Halen is the first major rock star to do it and he’s perfectly happy about the whole experience. Of course, Van Halen…

A Perfect Fake . . .

by Brian David Phillips • July 27, 2006

Perhaps a bit on the creepy side of things . . . A Perfect Fake . . . a Canadian television documentary exploring the artificial loveform phenomenon in Japan, including the chronicle of one man’s search for the perfect artificial lover. Dude, if your at the point where you need to have a separate house…

ICRT . . . listen for me!
. . . I will be on the air Thursday morning

by Brian David Phillips • July 26, 2006

For those of you in Taiwan, I will be on ICRT this Thursday morning, on the air with Rick Monday for the morning show. Not sure what part of the morning show I will be on yet, but the program runs from seven to ten in the morning. I will be talking about the BRIAN…

Couples Hypnosis Workshop, Sept. 23-24, 2006 . . .
. . . signup now . . .
. . . hypnosis and extreme pleasure sensations

by Brian David Phillips • July 25, 2006

First, watch the video . . . the whole thing . . . note what is going on and why and how . . . pay attention, there will be a quiz later . . . First, the answers to the questions I have been getting about this . . . Yes, it IS real…

Stage Hypnosis Show . . . 29 July 2006 . . .
. . . yes, we will be there . . .
. . . so should you!

by Brian David Phillips • July 25, 2006

BRIAN DAVID PHILLIPS WAKING DREAMS HYPNOSIS SHOW, Saturday, July 29, 2006 . . . at The Farmhouse in Taipei . . . 8:30-10:00pm. Grrrr and double grrrr. If you called The Farmhouse in the past week or so and asked about the show only to be told by someone on the other end that there…

Technical Virgin? Technically stupid network move . . .
. . . PBS Kids’ Show Host Fired for Video

by Brian David Phillips • July 25, 2006

Can you say "more idiocy and ultraconservative kneejerk bullshit?" The New York Times reports that PBS Kids Sprout has fired Melanie Martinez . . . the reasoning is as sound as a monkey’s diagrams for cold fusion . . . PBS Kids’ Show Host Fired for Video. Martinez was fired from the preschool program because…

Skills . . .
. . . useful skillsets

by Brian David Phillips • July 24, 2006

Smoke No More . . .
. . . hypnosis to stop smoking

by Brian David Phillips • July 24, 2006

A LOT of hypnotists – including myself – work with a LOT of folks to STOP SMOKING. While it may not be perfect or one hundred percent effective with everyone, hypnosis has been shown in most comparative studies to be the single most effective method for helping folks stop smoking and it’s effectiveness goes up…

No Pain . . .
. . . hypnotic pain control

by Brian David Phillips • July 24, 2006

Sarah Gillet writes a longish piece on hypnosis for controlling chronic pain . . . Mind Power Can Beat The Pain . . . which profiles a few hypnotists through the eyes of their clients who have been helped greatly through the use of hypnosis in a way that allows them to deal with their…

Rome . . . kicks

by Brian David Phillips • July 24, 2006

Lorraine and I just finished watching all twelve episodes of the first season of Rome. Wow. That show just kicks and a half. There were plenty of liberties taken with history but the storytelling is just plain wonderful. Wow. Good to know the second season already has six episodes filmed. Lorraine figures that HBO Singapore…