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Phillips Family at the Taj Mahal

by Brian David Phillips • August 29, 2008

The Phillips Family at the Taj Mahal. Kaye Phillips at the Taj Mahal. Obviously, we’re having a wonderful time in India! All the best,Brian COMPREHENSIVE CORE SKILLS HYPNOSIS DVD COURSEhttp://www.briandavidphillips.net/store Upcoming Shows: HYPNOHOT: Risque Hypnosis Comedy Club, Taipei, Taiwan (25 Oct. 2008, 10pm)HYPNOKOOL: Comedy Hypnosis Comedy Club, Taipei, Taiwan (25 Oct. 2008, 8pm) :Course…

Off to India for a ton of Hypnotic Fun

by Brian David Phillips • August 25, 2008

My family and I are off to India as I will be doing a bit of a whirlwind speed hypnosis teaching tour in New Delhi, Mumbai, and Bangalore as well as taking some time to see some sites and visit (for those wishing to join us, see http://www.briandavidphillips.com for details and the link to Pradeep’s…

The Waterplate Mimicry Hypnosis Induction

by Brian David Phillips • August 25, 2008

I know a lot of hypnosis inductions but had never heard of this one before . . . so when I saw this video and how it begin, I found it very intriguing . . . WATERPLATE MIMICRY HYPNOSIS INDUCTION ONE Trance Partner: Ashley, Hypnotist: Fred From http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AU59G7ox7CE. I must admit that I was a…

Homage to Aleister Crowley by Paul Brook

by Brian David Phillips • August 24, 2008

Paul Brook (web) presents an homage to Aleister Crowley from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKdqJkMNS1I . . . very nicely done. All the best,Brian COMPREHENSIVE CORE SKILLS HYPNOSIS DVD COURSEhttp://www.briandavidphillips.net/store Upcoming Shows: HYPNOHOT: Risque Hypnosis Comedy Club, Taipei, Taiwan (25 Oct. 2008, 10pm)HYPNOKOOL: Comedy Hypnosis Comedy Club, Taipei, Taiwan (25 Oct. 2008, 8pm) :Course Sign Up NOW! : …

Dr. Edmunds . . . Unethical Practices

by Brian David Phillips • August 21, 2008

So . . . what do you get when you have an unethical psychologist using hypnosis to test his theories of morality and unethical behavior? UNETHICAL PRACTICES, Part One See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x7eHv2f0OnE for the youtube. UNETHICAL PRACTICES, Part Two See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eIpdOba6Uto for the youtube. A little beyond creepy. All the best,Brian COMPREHENSIVE CORE SKILLS HYPNOSIS DVD…

The REAL Secrets of Magic . . .

by Brian David Phillips • August 20, 2008

This is rather cute but also accurate. The teaser don’t copy thingie from David Stone’s The Real Secrets of Magic . . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YTh9rTmMcHQ . . . and a lot of fun. Of course, for those of us who perform hypnosis shows, the principles also apply, albeit with different examples. All the best,Brian COMPREHENSIVE CORE…

Waking Hypnosis effects without the “hypnosis”

by Brian David Phillips • August 19, 2008

On the hypnosis board of one of the magic forums I belong to, a question was asked of the members of whether or not one can do waking hypnosis with someone who doesn’t know you’re a hypnotist. My first response to that sort of question is to determine what sort of effect one was after…

935 Lies

by Brian David Phillips • August 19, 2008

935 Lies written and performed by Harry Shearer from his album Songs of the Bushmen . . . see here. All the best,Brian COMPREHENSIVE CORE SKILLS HYPNOSIS DVD COURSEhttp://www.briandavidphillips.net/store Sign Up NOW! : TAROT SIMPLIFIED Taipei, Taiwan (24 Aug. 2008) SPEED HYPNOSIS TECHNIQUES India (August 30-31, Sept. 3-4, 6-7 2008) LEARNING ENHANCEMENT HYPNOSIS Taipei,…

John Grinder Interviews

by Brian David Phillips • August 18, 2008

John Grinder (http://www.johngrinder.com) discusses the development of NLP and New Code NLP. On NLP From http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hJzO5x6ko6w. On NEW CODE NLP From http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EGQu25nW4zI. All the best,Brian COMPREHENSIVE CORE SKILLS HYPNOSIS DVD COURSEhttp://www.briandavidphillips.net/store Sign Up NOW! : TAROT SIMPLIFIED Taipei, Taiwan (24 Aug. 2008) SPEED HYPNOSIS TECHNIQUES India (August 30-31, Sept. 3-4, 6-7 2008) LEARNING ENHANCEMENT…

Tarot Simplified . . . registration closing soon!

by Brian David Phillips • August 18, 2008

If you have not yet emailed Lorraine to register for the TAROT SIMPLIFIED course, you need to do so NOW as registration is closing! See http://www.briandavidphillips.com/training/tarotizing.html for details. Registration closes Aug. 20. All the best,Brian COMPREHENSIVE CORE SKILLS HYPNOSIS DVD COURSEhttp://www.briandavidphillips.net/store Sign Up NOW! : TAROT SIMPLIFIED Taipei, Taiwan (24 Aug. 2008) SPEED HYPNOSIS…

Hypnosis at the Olympics

by Brian David Phillips • August 18, 2008

Peter Fimrite of the San Francisco Chronicle writes an interesting piece on the use of hypnosis at the Olympic Games . . . Coach Targets Mental Game in High-Pressure Sport (web, page C-12 of the SFC, 17 Aug. 2008). Regular readers of Life of Brian are already well aware of how effective hypnosis can be…

Tarot Reading, Enrique Enriquez Style

by Brian David Phillips • August 16, 2008

I love Tarot, as any regular reader of Life of Brian knows . . . I collect them, I read for introspective purposes, I read professionally, I own and moderate a very well-respected email list, I design cards, layouts, and reading systems, and I teach Tarot. There are a few folks in the world of…

The EYES Have It . . . hypnotic responses

by Brian David Phillips • August 15, 2008

Here we have some of the work of Red, one of my favorite Japanese hypnotists. These are all examples of the wonderful eye-roll effect. Most of Red’s work is adult-oriented, but these short clips are non-nsfw . . . MIND CONTROL 183 From http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jgt2DaO-DRk. MIND CONTROL 196 From http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gN8lU_NoqmE. MIND CONTROL 198 From http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BToKXrn2QoI. MIND…

New Adult-Oriented Trance Sessions by Brian David Phillips at HypnoFantasyDownloads

by Brian David Phillips • August 15, 2008

As most regular readers of Life of Brian know, I stopped putting my adult-oriented audio hypnosis products on my main webpage at http://www.briandavidphillips.com and have instead published them through the good folks at HypnoFantasyDownloads (http://hypnofantasydownloads.com) as they are set up specifically for adult-oriented and erotic trance material. I have sent over a number of new…

Hypnosis Core Skills DVD Course

by Brian David Phillips • August 15, 2008

Another query regarding the Hypnosis Core Skills DVD Course set http://www.briandavidphillips.net/store . . . Hi Brian ….I am interested in purchasing your core skills DVDs ,,..would they be suitable for a raw beginner ??… Yes, the "Hypnosis Core Skills DVD Course" http://www.briandavidphillips.net/store program series would be more than fine for a raw beginner. The core…

Voodoo Effect by Derren Brown

by Brian David Phillips • August 15, 2008

A query regarding Derren Brown’s voodoo effect at http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=lW2yKlNFFuU . . . Do you think this would work. Yes I do think it would work . . . actually, I absolutely KNOW this would work as I have performed this very effect both as a standalone effect and as part of a performance. I can’t…

Renaissance Faire Street Hypnosis

by Brian David Phillips • August 14, 2008

On Hypnothoughts, I was involved in a conversation regarding street hypnosis – first congratulating someone for a first go at it and then discussing possibilities in doing Walkabout Trance or Street Hypnosis at Renaissance Faire type locales. Here’s the conversation thus far. Congrats on what is so obviously a positive experience! Next time you perform…

Hypnosis Core Skills DVD Course

by Brian David Phillips • August 14, 2008

I received the following query regarding the new "Hypnosis Core Skills DVD Course" http://www.briandavidphillips.net/store product . . . Thanks Brian …What format are the DVDs in …will they play on Australian dvd players eg pal zone 4 or will I need to get an american dvd player eg Ntsc …..Would you be happy to answer…

The Art of Relaxating with Dr. Ronald Chevalier

by Brian David Phillips • August 14, 2008

Here we have the Art of Relaxating (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_NtdCq0-Qn8) with Dr. Ronald Chevalier, author of Cyborg Harpies, Brain Cream, Brutus and Balzaak, and more. See http://ronaldchevalier.com for more of the good doctor’s thoughts and his award winning science fiction. All the best,Brian COMPREHENSIVE CORE SKILLS HYPNOSIS DVD COURSEhttp://www.briandavidphillips.net/store Sign Up NOW! : TAROT SIMPLIFIED Taipei,…

Psychology of Mind Control

by Brian David Phillips • August 13, 2008

Here’s an interesting series of short videos related to mind control. MK-ULTRA, CIA MIND CONTROL, and BRAIN WASHING TO MAKE ASSASSINS From http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOARWX3OjFc. MIND CONTROL, PSYCHOLOGY of BRAINWASHING, SEX and HYPNOSIS From http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSTDtzqoMuU. MIND CONTROL HATE PROPAGANDA, HATE SPEECH and CRIME . . . BLACK PR From http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ghNfiKNxz0. MIND CONTROL IN A CAN: SOFT DRINKS…

Presidential Hopefuls

by Brian David Phillips • August 11, 2008

Well, he certainly has my vote. All the best,Brian COMPREHENSIVE CORE SKILLS HYPNOSIS DVD COURSEhttp://www.briandavidphillips.net/store Sign Up NOW! : TAROT SIMPLIFIED Taipei, Taiwan (24 Aug. 2008) SPEED HYPNOSIS TECHNIQUES India (August 30-31, Sept. 3-4, 6-7 2008) HYPNOTIC SCRIPTWRITING FOR RECORDING Taipei, Taiwan (22 Sept. 2008) LEARNING ENHANCEMENT HYPNOSIS Taipei, Taiwan (19-20 October 2008):Hypnosis Shows,…

Street Magic . . . the life of a street performer

by Brian David Phillips • August 11, 2008

Nice little documentary . . . the life of a street magician . . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=noGJhM0AxWA . . . worth watching. All the best,Brian COMPREHENSIVE CORE SKILLS HYPNOSIS DVD COURSEhttp://www.briandavidphillips.net/store Sign Up NOW! : TAROT SIMPLIFIED Taipei, Taiwan (24 Aug. 2008) SPEED HYPNOSIS TECHNIQUES India (August 30-31, Sept. 3-4, 6-7 2008) LEARNING ENHANCEMENT HYPNOSIS…

Schools Kill Creativity

by Brian David Phillips • August 11, 2008

Sir Ken Robinson talks about creativity and education . . . http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/ken_robinson_says_schools_kill_creativity.html . . . a TED talk. All the best,Brian COMPREHENSIVE CORE SKILLS HYPNOSIS DVD COURSEhttp://www.briandavidphillips.net/store Sign Up NOW! : TAROT SIMPLIFIED Taipei, Taiwan (24 Aug. 2008) SPEED HYPNOSIS TECHNIQUES India (August 30-31, Sept. 3-4, 6-7 2008) HYPNOTIC SCRIPTWRITING FOR RECORDING Taipei, Taiwan…

Thomas Barnett’s Map for Peace

by Brian David Phillips • August 10, 2008

Thomas Barnett discusses the map for war and the map for peace . . . http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/thomas_barnett_draws_a_new_map_for_peace.html . . . a TED talk. All the best,Brian COMPREHENSIVE CORE SKILLS HYPNOSIS DVD COURSEhttp://www.briandavidphillips.net/store Sign Up NOW! : TAROT SIMPLIFIED Taipei, Taiwan (24 Aug. 2008) SPEED HYPNOSIS TECHNIQUES India (August 30-31, Sept. 3-4, 6-7 2008) HYPNOTIC SCRIPTWRITING…