Douglas Adams on Parrots the Universe and Everything, a talk he gave on his trek all over the globe looking for interesting species . . . given at UCSB recorded shortly before his death. If you are reading this via a stream without the video, go to https://briandavidphillips.net/2010/03/adams.html to enjoy the full talk. From the…
Monthly Archives: March 2010
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Philip Pullman on Censorship
by Brian David Phillips •
As his Dark Materials series of novels pretty much offended a whole bunch of conservative stalwarts of the Catholic Church, it's no surprise that Philip Pulluman's newest novel The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ is causing some controversy as well. The new novel, which explores the scifi dark doppleganger motif by telling a…
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Creating Your Army of Evil Minions the Easy Way
by Brian David Phillips •
So, as anyone who has read this blog for any amount of time is aware, hypnosis can't be used to instantly and easily change a mild mannered milquetoast into a hardened criminal . . . governments spent a lot of money on finding out that as a Manchurian Candidate Maker, hypnosis really doesn't stack up…
*** Workshop Announcements, automatisms and ideomotor effect, Experiential Trance, eXperiential Trance Dance, Hypnosis Videos, Intuitionist: Psychic Intuitionism, Magic, Metaphysical Hypnosis
Of the Nature of eXperiential Trance Dance 靈動之舞體驗工作坊 and of Whirling, Just Spining Around and Around and Around . . .
by Brian David Phillips •
What is it? eXperiential Trance Dance 靈動之舞體驗工作坊 May 22-23, Taipei http://www.lovetranceformation.org 中文: http://www.lovetranceformation.org/love.html What with my seminar in eXperiential Trance Dance 靈動之舞體驗工作坊 coming up in May (http://www.lovetranceformation.org), for obvious reasons of research and skulking and the like, I've been trolling the interweb waves noticing the amazing variety of material on various types of trance dance,…
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“George R.R. Martin Is Not Your Bitch” . . . the song
by Brian David Phillips •
Neil Gaiman once told an impatient Song of Ice and Fire fan that fantasy author George R.R. Martin "is not your bitch." Musician John Anealio has mined Gaiman's zinger for comedy gold and turned his quote into a piano ditty. via io9.com This is great, I remember when Gaiman wrote that in his blog so…
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Love, sex and the male brain
by Brian David Phillips •
STORY HIGHLIGHTSLouann Brizendine: Male and female brains mostly alike, but some profound differences existMen's sexual pursuit area 2.5 times larger than the one in the female brain, she writesShe says testosterone drives the "Man Trance"– or a glazed-eye stare at breastsBrizendine: A wife's pheromones cause "Daddy Brain." Later, "Lovable Grandpa" or "Grumpy Old Man"? via…
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Committed to Polyamory Means Several Sex Partners and a Lot of Talking
by Brian David Phillips •
LIKE many considerate boyfriends, Ed Vessel, a cognitive neuroscientist who lives in Brooklyn, bought a toothbrush for his steady girlfriend Diana Adams to keep at his apartment when she sleeps over. While Ms. Adams, a Cornell-educated lawyer, considered this touching, she was less pleased when she noticed the toothbrush that Mr. Vessel had bought for…
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靈動之舞體驗工作坊 eXperiential Trance Dance eXperience
by Brian David Phillips •
eXperiential Trance Dance 靈動之舞體驗工作坊 May 22-23, Taipei http://www.lovetranceformation.org 中文: http://www.lovetranceformation.org/love.html As many of you know, we will be offering an eXperiential Trance Dance eXperience in Taipei coming up on May 22-23. This is the first time this material has been taught in Taiwan by me or anyone else so it's going to be a special…
Music
Vocaloid in Concert
by Brian David Phillips •
My daughter Kaye is a fan of Vocaloid . . . an odd phenomenon in its own right. Vocaloid is a program developed by Yamaha that is a voice synthesizer with music editor in which folks create song files that typically are music – original or otherwise – with voice. The voice is based upon…
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For some odd reason James Cameron seems to dislike Glenn Beck, who woulda thunk it?
by Brian David Phillips •
Gee, why don't you say how you really feel, James Cameron? Or maybe you have. James Cameron shoots back a bit of a rant at Glenn Beck during his Avatar junket. Read his comments at http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/03/24/AR2010032400047.html BTW, The Lost Tomb of Jesus was in no way antichristal and really didn't have much in it that was…
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Sandstorms in Taiwan
by Brian David Phillips •
Lorraine tells me that the forecast is for the dust from the Chinese sandstorms to mess up air quality today. We've been having a bit more bad air days than usual but then again the weather hasn't been particularly reliable of late either. All the best,Brian (If you are reading this blog post via a…
Interactive Drama
I Hit it with my AXE as Porn Stars Play D&D
by Brian David Phillips •
Let's see . . . like porn? Check, big time. Like Dungeons and Dragons? Check, big time. Like hypnosis? Check, uberbigtime. Hmmm, porn stars playing Dungeons and Dragons with a hypnotic twist? Now, THAT'S entertainment! "I Hit It With My Axe" via Escapist Magazine . . . Oh, "we're just cute little girls and we're sorry?" Yeah, right. "Featuring adult film performers Kimberly…
Hypnosis in the News
IBS? Hypnosis . . . unless you’re on the NHS
by Brian David Phillips •
A piece just came out on the BBC News regarding yet another study that shows hypnosis is very very very effective in helping those suffering from Irritable Bowell Syndrome (IBS). The new study – performed with over one hundred patients – found that hypnosis is effective with over ninety percent significantly improving and forty percent recovering completely…
Influence
Keith Olbermann on Health Care
by Brian David Phillips •
Inspired by a tweet from Roger Ebert, I rewatched Keith Olbermann's special comment on health care reform from October . . . he has excellent analysis on the perception caused by political use of language for persuasion. Visit msnbc.com for breaking news, world news, and news about the economy Seeing how things evolved after that…
Metaphysical Hypnosis
Past Lives, Past Loves
by Brian David Phillips •
The most recent episode of the eXperiential Hypnocast is now online and it's an audio session with explanation of the Past Lives Past Loves process as well as a guided imagery demonstration for you the listener to experience. Go to http://podcast.briandavidphillips.net for this and other eXperiential Hypnocast episodes (audio and video). All the best,Brian (If you are…
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Eye and the Triangle Mental Force Trick
by Brian David Phillips •
I've just posted a video episode of the eXperiential Hypnocast and this one demonstrates the "Eye and the Triangle Mental Force" trick, a bit of psychological forcing within a mentalism effect. Go to http://podcast.briandavidphillips.net for this and other videos and mp3s. All the best,Brian (If you are reading this blog post via a stream, go to https://briandavidphillips.net/ to access…
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Two Souls Sold on Ebay
by Brian David Phillips •
A woman from New Zealand has sold two souls on Ebay for $1,983. The souls are trapped within vials of blue holy water and are purported to be the souls of former occupants of her home, an old man and a troublesome girl. The proceeds were donated to charity (after the exorcist's fee for…
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Tarot Trance Video on the eXperiential Hypnocast
by Brian David Phillips •
Today's episode of the eXperiential Hypnocast is a video explanation of the TAROT TRANCE process that I love so well. See it at http://podcast.briandavidphillips.net and keep coming back for more as more is on the way! All the best,Brian (If you are reading this blog post via a stream, go to https://briandavidphillips.net/ to access the full post with any…
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Lorraine’s 3D Birthday Photos
by Brian David Phillips •
As most of the regular readers know, last Monday was Lorraine's birthday – see https://briandavidphillips.net/2010/03/happy-birthday-lorraine.html. Since it was a school day, we decided we'd have the "official" birthday dinner in the evening when Kaye was home. However, Lorraine and I had lunch at the Taipei Zoo and then spent some time walking around. We wanted…
Hypnosis, Trance, Meditation, and The Rest, Intuitionist: Psychic Intuitionism, Metaphysical Hypnosis
Sigil on the eXperiential Hypnocast
by Brian David Phillips •
In this episode of the eXperiential Hypnocast, I demonstrate a playful yet powerful technique based upon ancient wisdom with a contemporary twist for externalizing internal feelings through the use of sigils, signs, symbols, or glyphs that creates a magickal connection within the changework process. The process uses visualization, focused feeling, kinesthetic and ideomotor effect, and…
Family
Kaye throws a Race
by Brian David Phillips •
Yesterday at school, my daughter Kaye took part in a relay swim meet. She was on the team representing her year and program (the music specialty program, first year students). The girls in her team were strong swimmers and knew they had a very good shot at winning, especially with Kaye on their team. If…
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Hypnosummit Program is Now Online!
by Brian David Phillips •
HYPNOSUMMIT PROGRAM Brian David Phillips Suggestibility Sequencing, March 27, 7am HypnoDrunk, March 28, 6am Pacific Daylight Time Check for your local Time Zone! The program for the upcoming HYPNOSUMMIT of March 27-28 is now online! Just go to http://hypnosummit.com and check it out! This is the premiere online hypnosis conference and you get the opportunity to…
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Happy Birthday, Lorraine!
by Brian David Phillips •
Happy BirthdayLorraine! I LOVE YOU! With each passing birthday and every passing year . . . I love you more and more. All the best,Brian (If you are reading this blog post via a stream, go to https://briandavidphillips.net/ to access the full post with any videos or photos included.) HYPNOSIS VIDEO COURSEShttp://www.briandavidphillips.net/store Hypnosis Shows, Sessions, Training . .…