Most regular readers here know that I have a fondness for drinking . . . well, okay, not so much for drinking but for drunkenness . . . hypnotic drunkenness that is. The drinking finger approach I use for shows, recreation, and even in the clinic for therapy sessions is pretty straightforward and can be…
Daily Archives: November 23, 2010
Hypnosis in the News
Chronic Stomach Pains in Young People under 18 Helped with Hypnosis
by Brian David Phillips •
Dr. Perri Klass has an excellent piece in today’s New York Times on 18 and Under: A Prescription for Abdominal Pain: Due Diligence which details the frustration of working with young people who have functional abdominal pain which is a way of saying recurrent stomachaches with no obvious cause. These sort of stomach pains are…
Influence
The McGurk Effect . . . Seeing May Be Believing but It May Not Be Reality
by Brian David Phillips •
The McGurk Effect is yet another wonderful demonstration that our mind’s create our realities . . . what you see may affect what you hear. If we use different images and punch them over the same sound the sound actually sounds differently because the visual simuli takes precedence over the genuine audio stimuli. The brain…
Uncategorized
Dire Warning on Environment from Out of Office Republicans
by Brian David Phillips •
I like and respect how Rep. Bob Inglis (R-SC) asks that folks speak publically and on the record regarding their views . . . regardless of what their views are it is important that the debate have a public record. He was ousted this year by a Tea Party-backed candidate. In the video above, Inglis…
Family, Kaye Phillips Music, Music
Kaye Phillips performing “Maiden Flight of the Blue White Dragon”
by Brian David Phillips •
Here we go . . . this one’s SPECIAL! Here is a video and some images of my daughter, Kaye Elizabeth Phillips, as she performs MAIDEN FLIGHT OF THE BLUE WHITE DRAGON, her original piano composition on 14 November 2010 at Wang LaoShr’s Annual Student Recital in Taipei, Taiwan. Kaye was invited to come as…
