One of the reasons people prefer attractive people is that attractiveness is easier on the brain to process . . . Easy on the eye? Maybe also on the brain . . . When someone is “easy on the eye,” it could also be because they are easy on the brain, according to a new…
Monthly Archives: September 2006
Easy on the eye . . .
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Is it art? Chinese teacher strips in class
by Brian David Phillips •
The focus on the controversy is pretty much all we see about this story . . . Is it art? Teacher strips in class . . . and a teacher bringing in folks to strip as models, then stripping himself during the lecture, and then telling his students they should strip too seems pretty controversial .…
Celebrity Hypnosis
Danny Glover, Epilepsy, and Thinking Seizures at Bay
by Brian David Phillips •
Not directly about hypnosis but related as Danny Glover Talks about Epilepsy on the Rosie O’Donnell Show and discusses how when he was a teenager he developed epilepsy. As a young actor, he was always at risk of having a seizure on stage but "he developed a way of concentrating so that seizures wouldn’t happen.…
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this is not a bad thing . . .
by Brian David Phillips •
A LOT of girls starve themselves to look like underweight fashion models who are in themselves presented as an ideal when they are far from it . . . anoerexia should never be presented as beautiful . . . the recent controversy in the fashion industry of trying to artificially bring itself back into what…
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lesbians have more orgasms
by Brian David Phillips •
There you have it Lesbians have more orgasms . . . WOMEN are more likely to orgasm during lesbian sex than straight sex, a survey reveals. Just under 69 per cent of women climaxed during their last heterosexual encounter compared to 76 per cent who romped with another female. Researchers who quizzed 19,000 people across…
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Taiwanese Nudist faces Five Years
by Brian David Phillips •
A Taiwan nudist who posted nude photos of himself on the internet faces five years of prision . . . see the story here. Fleshbot has a link to the story and links to the photo/movie archive. He’s being decried as assaulting public morals. The question that gets begged here is whether he’s been arrested…
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No Free Passes – Keith’s Special Comment
by Brian David Phillips •
Wow . . . Keith Olbermann is incredibly articulate . . . No Free Passes – Keith’s Special Comment . . . check out the rest of the archives at onegoodmove for the Clinton interview in its entirety and tons of other worthwhile clips. Brian
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Evil has a face . . .
by Brian David Phillips •
Wow . . . the mind boggles . . . Satan Loves Fred Phelps.com.
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Speed Hypnosis . . . gentle approach
by Brian David Phillips •
Brian David Phillips demonstrates a soft and gentle rapid hypnosis induction . . . from full waking state to hypnosis in less than one minute. See http://www.BrianDavidPhillips.com for details as well as course information. Many folks, including a number "fully trained" hypnotists think of rapid and instant hypnosis techniques as requiring shakes, jerks, and loud…
Hypnosis: Entertainment, Stage, and Performance
Hypnosis Show . . . at . . .
THE FARMHOUSE, Taipei . . . this Friday
by Brian David Phillips •
Return engagement . . . the Brian David Phillips Waking Dreams Hypnosis Show will be performing at The Farmhouse in Taipei on 29 Sept. 2006, 9:00-10:30pm. The show is in English with Chinese interpretation. The Farmhouse (web) is located at No. 5, Lane 32, Shuang Cheng Street, Taipei . . . you can call (02)…
Hypnosis in the News
Hypnosis for Phobias
by Brian David Phillips •
Pradeep Aggarwal writes in the American Chronicle on the use of hypnosis to remove fears and phobias. The techniques are fairly straightforward and this area is considered one of the core uses of hypnosis and is a defining part of the hypnotist’s scope of practice. Most people struggle with their fears and phobias. Hypnosis offers…
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Kentucky has more polygamy cases than other states . . .
by Brian David Phillips •
Aaron Brewer has been charged with bigamy in Kentucky. He’s in the process of divorcing his wife of fifteen years but the divorce had not yet been finalized in Kentucky when he married a new wife in Arkansas. He was charged with bigamy on Sept. 8 in Kentucky. The original article here also has an…
Hypnosis in the News
Water Diviner . . .
by Brian David Phillips •
The Maidenhead Advertiser has an archive piece from a bygone era on the local water diviner and his dowsing rod . . . WHEN water levels were running low, our predecessors simply called on the services of Joseph Mullins. He was a famous water diviner of his day who discovered hidden springs some 65ft to…
Hypnosis in the News
of mountains and molehills . . .
by Brian David Phillips •
Robert G. Sieveking has an intriguing and delightful essay on dealing with mountains and molehills which describes rather well the way many folks take the wrong glance or greeting and build it up into some nefarious thing when it may not have been meant for them at all or how sometimes when something goes a…
3D/VR/AR/360°
3D TV ‘could be three years away’
by Brian David Phillips •
This looks good . . . 3D TV ‘could be three years away’. Read the original article for the full story but the gist from this research group, a European consortium, is that stereoscopic 3D television and film should become common within three years. Holographic television is a bit trickier and would not be available…
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Is Brad Pitt promoting polygamy?
by Brian David Phillips •
Bruce Wilson is using extremely spurious thinking to condemn Brad Pitt’s stand on gay marriage, link it to pro-polygamy religious groups, and by extention argue that polygamy should be illegal and therefore those who rightly support gay marriage are wrong . . . is Brad Pitt promoting polygamy?. I am going to suggest that the…
Hypnosis: Entertainment, Stage, and Performance
Blissful Trance . . .
by Brian David Phillips •
Whew. Our first all English show at a nightlife venue in Taiwan . . . Tonight! Be in BLISS: Comedy HYPNOSIS Show! . . . the venue is very different from others we’ve done. Thank you to Patsy Wu who stepped in at the last minute to help with managing guests and handling tickets .…
Hypnosis: Entertainment, Stage, and Performance
Tonight!
Be in BLISS . . .
. . . Comedy HYPNOSIS Show!
by Brian David Phillips •
TONIGHT! . . . be sure to be there . . . at BLISS. . . Taipei . . . the only Comedy Hypnosis Show in Taiwan! You can now see BRIAN DAVID PHILLIPS WAKING DREAMS HYPNOSIS SHOW at several fine venues in Taipei. This is the only regular professional comedy hypnosis show in Taiwan!…
Hypnosis: Entertainment, Stage, and Performance
Waking Dreams Hypnosis . . .
. . . busy, busy, busy
by Brian David Phillips •
We have been super busy of late with the hypnosis show . . . we have three solid weekends with showdates . . . at three different venues . . . notice we’ve added some new dates in the header on the blog . . . this Friday . . . be sure to be…
Hypnosis in the News
Freud on the Couch . . .
by Brian David Phillips •
William Cook has written an interesting background exploration of Freud cut to the chaise with details on the wherefores and whereofs and just plain why of Freud’s use of a reclinging position for his patients in an era when such a position was considered highly inappropriate and very much risque to the point of being…
Influence
The Hitchhiker . . .
. . . setup and payoff influence set
by Brian David Phillips •
When picking up a girl on the side of the rode, note the environment so you have an idea of the context of your situation.
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!Hero . . .
. . . contemporary Christian rock opera
by Brian David Phillips •
!Hero has been revived for another concert run. One of the courses I am teaching at the university this semester is Bible and Literature which explores the Bible’s influence on western literature and culture as well as the Bible as a literary work and cultural artifact . . . so, the reviews of !Hero are…
Celebrity Hypnosis
Fergie turns to Hypnotherapy . . .
by Brian David Phillips •
Fergie’s use of hypnosis to kick drugs, smoking, and get a handle on stress is in the news again . . . FERGIE TURNS TO HYPNOTHERAPY . . . THE BLACK EYED PEAS star FERGIE undergoes regular hypnotherapy sessions in a bid to help her find balance in her life. The LONDON BRIDGE singer admits…
Hypnosis in the News
Freud’s Wizard: The Enigma of Ernest Jones
by Brian David Phillips •
Michael Pye reviews Freud’s Wizard: The Enigma of Ernest Jones by Brenda Maddox with special attention to the avoidance Maddox and Jones played to court case against him as to inappropriate behavior, Freudian or not . . . Fanny Harrigan was 12, at a school for “retarded” children, when she left her laundry work for…
Influence
Bathing Suit Walk . . .
. . . fashion pattern interrupt
by Brian David Phillips •
Notice how unusual attire creates a stir in passersby. This is an example of pattern interrupt which is commonly used to shock and dismay before being leveraged for influence. Although, here it’s merely a dare activity. Notice how the crowd of guys with phonecams grows.
