Monthly Archives: November 2006

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please bear with me . . .

by Brian David Phillips • November 30, 2006

Please bear with me for a few days . . . Life of Brian posts and emails and internet life will be slowed down megatyme for the next few days as I wait for my computer to come back from the elf computer workshop where a recent nasty behavior is hopefully getting tracked down and…

Variation of the Handshake Induction . . .

by Brian David Phillips • November 29, 2006

Joseph Clough of www.primedirectives.co.uk demonstrates one of the variations of the classic Handshake Induction, a rapid hypnosis technique. While I certainly have used this variation, I prefer to use a different approach that uses a handtrap movement at the end of a handshake as part of a pattern interrupt. The guys who attended my latest…

Taipei Hypnosis Workshop Meeting . . .
. . . METAUBERPATTERNS . . .
. . . . . . (Creative Trance Process Making:
. . . . . . Hypnotic Operators and How to Build Processes)

by Brian David Phillips • November 28, 2006

On 17 December 2006, the Taipei Experimental Hypnosis Workshop will have a meeting. This month’s topic is METAUBERPATTERNS (Creative Trance Process Making: Hypnotic Operators and How to Build Processes). If you live in these parts and would like to join us, contact me. The Taipei Experimental Hypnosis and Trancework Workshop is the largest English-language hypnosis…

You WILL Read This Story . . .
. . . I’m in today’s paper

by Brian David Phillips • November 28, 2006

I am one of the hypnotists featured in an article on hypnosis in Today’s Taipei Times. The writer interviewed me serveral times and asked for reccommendations of other hypnotists he should approach on the subject of hypnotherapy in Taiwan. Ron was endeavoring to be as objective and as factual as he could be. Most of…

Hypnosis Showcase . . .
. . . New Year Hypnosis Edition . . .
. . . at The Living Room

by Brian David Phillips • November 27, 2006

We will be returning to The Living Room in Taipei on Dec. 30, 2006, for a Special New Year’s Edition of the Brian David Phillips Hypnosis Showcase with Special Guest Hypnotist Martin Chen. The schedule and venue info for all of my upcoming hypnosis events is in English and Chinese on my webpages at http://www.BrianDavidPhillips.com…

New Year Hypnosis Show . . .
. . . Comedy HYPNOSIS at The Farmhouse . . .
. . . . . . be there!

by Brian David Phillips • November 27, 2006

Get ready for a SPECIAL NEW YEAR performance of the Brian David Phillips Waking Dreams Hypnosis show . . . Get ready and fasten your hypnotic seatbelts . . . our regular engagement just gets better and better . . . the Brian David Phillips Waking Dreams Hypnosis Show will be performing a New Year…

Aids pandemic gains renewed strength

by Brian David Phillips • November 26, 2006

This sucks . . . Aids pandemic gains renewed strength . . . places that had been gaining ground against HIV infection have begun sliding into rising infection rates. One of the reasons? Previously, condom education programs had been gaining ground against the disease but as countries begin pulling back on condoms and switching to…

Human Trafficking in Taiwan

by Brian David Phillips • November 26, 2006

Why does this not surprise me? Human Trafficking in Taiwan. The HIV+ patient forced to have sex with over ten thousand customers is scary as all get out.

Akon Gagged By Label After Polygamy Comments

by Brian David Phillips • November 26, 2006

Akon has been gagged by his record company from discussing his polygamous lifestyle . . . Akon Gagged By Label After Polygamy Comments . . . his reaction has been one of discussing how “the land of the free” isn’t really so free at all. Of course, there is a difference between his relationship with…

the art of illusion . . . Derren Brown

by Brian David Phillips • November 26, 2006

A nice profile of Derren Brown worth a read . . . the art of illusion . . . turning down an offer from the BBC as he doesn’t want to expand his fame too much.

Wildest Dreams . . .
. . . coming soon

by Brian David Phillips • November 26, 2006

Check out one of the "trailers" for the upcoming performance of Wildest Dreams, the senior graduation play for my students in the English Department at National Chengchi University to be performed Dec. 14 and Dec. 15 at the university (be there!) . . . the play is about a group of friends who play role…

The Nightmare Before Christmas 3D

by Brian David Phillips • November 25, 2006

Some comments that bode well for other upcoming 3D conversion films . . . The Nightmare Before Christmas 3D . . . But now there’s a greater sense of involvement thanks to the 3D element. It’s not overused – aside from a demonstration jack-in-the-box moment at the start, this isn’t a film of pointing fingers…

Valerie . . . working to legalize/decriminalize polygamy

by Brian David Phillips • November 25, 2006

Valerie reveals everything about herself but her family name . . . movement is trying to legalize polygamy . . . of course, despite recent court rulings, that battle is far from won and is likely to not be for a very very long time. Polygamy laws are not just about the bedroom or even…

hypnosis show beguiles fans

by Brian David Phillips • November 25, 2006

Christine Fraizer writes a piece about the experience of a group of high school kids participating in a hypnosis show by Adrian Espinoza in Utah . . . hypnosis show beguiles fans . . . eight volunteers and Espinoza only kept three . . . however, while hypnotists might consider that a low keep rate,…

Ewan McGregor turns to hypnosis to stop smoking

by Brian David Phillips • November 25, 2006

Ewan McGregor is turning to hypnosis to help him stop smoking . . . Ewan McGregor turns to hypnosis to kick the butt! . . . the article does not give further details but look in the archives on this blog for success stories.

Meta-morphosis . . .

by Brian David Phillips • November 25, 2006

The online gallery for Meta-morphosis is amazing, disturbing, beautiful, eerie, and more . . . some images nsfw but all of them thought-provoking.

life of a ‘sisterwife’

by Brian David Phillips • November 24, 2006

The Guardian has a piece describing the romantic life within a polygamous relationship The life of a ‘sisterwife’ . . . not quite as hot and heavy as many of the fantasies out there, albeit a bit more risque than Big Love portrays. Of course, life within monogamous relationships can get rather risque or not,…

Buddhist monk cuts off penis

by Brian David Phillips • November 24, 2006

Can you say bad idea? This is one of them . . . Buddhist monk cuts off penis and renounces refix . . . A Thai Buddhist monk cut off his penis with a machete because he had an erection during meditation and declined to have it reattached, saying he had renounced all earthly cares,…

This Friday!
. . . Comedy HYPNOSIS at The Farmhouse . . .
. . . be there!

by Brian David Phillips • November 23, 2006

This FRIDAY . . . here we go again! Get ready and fasten your hypnotic seatbelts . . . our regular engagement just gets better and better . . . the Brian David Phillips Waking Dreams Hypnosis Show will be performing at The Farmhouse in Taipei on Friday, 24 Nov. 2006, 9:00-10:30pm. The show is…

Secret Santa reveals his identity

by Brian David Phillips • November 23, 2006

Larry Stewart may be pretty kool . . . Secret Santa reveals his identity . . . very nice of him . . . the random act of kindness meme has been growing of late.

Spontaneous Healing of Cancer . . .
. . . mind-body connections

by Brian David Phillips • November 22, 2006

While much of the claims in Spontaneous Healing of Cancer may seem spurious or outlandish at first glance, there is a growing body of research that shows that the mind-body connection is very real. Hypnosis and guided imagery have been shown in numerous studies to be effective at prolonging life, decreasing pain and fears, and…

Jerome Murat

by Brian David Phillips • November 21, 2006

New Methods Let Scientists Analyze Neanderthal DNA

by Brian David Phillips • November 17, 2006

This is rather kool . . . New Methods Let Scientists Analyze Neanderthal DNA . . . comparing the three, human, neanderthal, and chimp may lead to medical and other breakthroughs we can’t even imagine, or not. Note that part of the technology is being developed as part of a project to create affordable individual…

Busy . . . havin’ a wonderful visit

by Brian David Phillips • November 16, 2006

Haven’t been posting much of anything lately in part because we’ve been entertaining house guests and having much too much of a good time doing so . . . my hypnobuddy David Fontenot aka A HypnoGroovy Guy aka FONTENEAU The HYPNOTIST is here with his family (minus one) and we’re having a wonderful time with…

Hypnotic Faceoff . . . BE THERE!

by Brian David Phillips • November 10, 2006

Here’s a recap on the HYPNOTIC FACEOFF coming up next week. Would you please pass on to anyone and everyone . . . well, anyone and everyone you care to pass this on to, mostly I am letting YOU know . . . but also pass it on to ANYONE and EVERYONE you know .…