As many of you know, I have a particular interest in ecstatic trance, of many types, and have done quite a bit of work in comparative trancework and my work with the Centre for Universal Loving Tranceformation reflects an open sense of spiritual tranceworking as I firmly believe too many of us in contemporary society…
You owe it to yourself to watch this entire video, the whole thing, in which John Green discusses the complicated reasons why the United States spends so much more on health care than any other country in the world, and along the way reveals some surprising information, including that Americans spend more of their tax…
SORRY, WE ARE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND HYPNOTHOUGHTS LIVE 2014 SORRY, WE ARE NOT ABLE TO ATTEND HYPNOTHOUGHTS LIVE 2014 Join us this Summer in Las Vegas at HYPNOTHOUGHTS LIVE 2014 (18-20 July 2014) for an awesome conference that’s bigger and better than ever and stick around a couple more days for an absolutely amazing…
Brad Gosse presents a fairly accurate take on how internet marketers are perceived and why this may be a deserved reputation for many. Most people think internet marketers are douche bags. Many are. The industry is graduating, which side are you on? Obviously, my students will remember the Quintillian Paradigm that I teach in every…
You don’t have to give up control, no, not at all. You control your surrender into these feelings, these wonderful delicious sensuous feelings flowing through you and within you and throughout your body, your mind, your very essence with each deep breath in, you allow the feelings to grow and with each deep breath out…
Scott Sandland (http://www.gohypnotherapy.com) shares a whole slew of very useful comments and ideas during his keynote address at the Dallas Hypnosis Convention hosted by Richard Nongard. Scott and I have been friends it seems since hypnotists were carving scripts in stone tablets as we’ve known each other a whole lot of years, much longer than…
It doesn’t matter . . . just allow yourself to relax into the feelings, that’s right, those special feelings deep deeper deeply inside yourself where wonderful things happen and where those oh so special sensual thoughts reside . . . you know which thoughts . . . those thoughts, the ones that make you tingle…
Want someone to love you deeply with all their heart and soul forever and beyond? Here you are . . . the PHEROMONE PHERMENTATION method, the complete protocol for pheromone-based attraction conditioning. So . . . watch this video and learn exactly how to perform the AMAZING and totally fictitious but based partially upon actual…
That’s right. Just take a moment to breathe in, breathe out, and relax into the sensations . . . every breath in, feel the sensations as if you feel me deep, deeper, deeply within you, within those very special places . . . you know the ones . . . feel the warmth, let go,…
Students present their Stereographic Ethnographies. This is the STEREOGRAPHIC ETHNOGRAPHY series with assigned evaluators. Students must evaluate two classmates and themselves. Your detailed analysis pieces are due in hard copy on January 8. In addition to typical critique of strengths and weaknesses as well as communication, language use, pronunciation, grammar, organization, eye contact, volume, and…
LARP isn’t just an ordinary game. It’s immersion in another world. It’s a strange and magical place where fantasy meets reality. The folks at 16×9 on global sent Mike Drolet to join in the live action role play and to see just how it feels to play a particular form of interactive drama. Here’s the…
This video is for the folks who – like me – have become frustrated recently about the 3D player from Youtube. We love 3D but there have been issues of late. This video goes over some of the issues and provides some workaround solutions for a few of them so you can enjoy 3D –…
While it is awesome to see Nordic LARP – intense form of interactive drama – featured on the Discovery Channel, it’s unfortunate that it was featured on a show that seems to imply the taboo or the freakish or weird. Nordic LARP is anything but weird . . . okay, maybe a bit but no…
The Hypnotic Video Challenge for the month of December at the Society of Experiential Trance is the HAPPY FINGER PROCESS. The process is very simple and very very straightforward. Participants can use deep trance or hypnosis or simply waking suggestion to accomplish their goals. All you have to do is create a positive state change…
Here we go . . . VAMPIRES AND SEX AND INTERACTIVE DRAMA! Okay, this video thingie is the sequel to an earlier video I shared (here) and like the earlier version, this one is also cute and a half while addressing some rather important issues such as SEX in Interactive Drama or LARP (Live Action…
Okay, this is rather nifty neat . . . Playground Magazine is now available for digital download in addition to print issue purchase and to really throw icing on that cake, the digital downloads are free! Playground was a short lived but very well done magazine focusing on the New Wave of Roleplaying with many…
Johanna MacDonald (Walkabout) is a transnational Finnish-Canadian artist in theatre, performance art, stand-up comedy, drag performance, punk music, writing, video, and larp. She started out in Toronto with a fairly traditional education in drama-based theatre as an actor and director, but then moved to Finland, where she couldn’t make heads or tails of the language.…
The Book of Mad About the Boy is available online . . . both in print and in free digital edition at http://www.magcloud.com/browse/issue/546743. This is a fascinating extensive account of an experimental interactive drama (LARP) that explored gender, motherhood, and values. Seriously, this is a ground breaking publication and I hope more such projects documenting…
That’s right, you read that right . . . a woman who experiences one hundred orgasms a day. Yes, we’ve discussed persistent sexual arousal syndrome on this blog before. Here’s a video documentary that shows just how it can feel. Interested in learning more about the authentic powers of the Mind? Discover the power of…
Rev. Dr. Brian David Phillips discusses Interactive Drama – Freeform Theate Style Scenario-based Live Action Roleplaying Games – with beginning notes on what they are, how to play them, and how to create them. Interactive Drama is a formal term used to refer to theatre style LARPs. Just for fun, this video was shot in…
Rev. Dr. Brian David Phillips discusses critical and theoretical approaches to Interactive Drama – Freeform Theate Style Scenario-based Live Action Roleplaying Games – with an emphasis on formal analysis rather than recreational play. Interactive Drama is a formal term used to refer to theatre style LARPs. Just for fun, this video was shot in 3D…
Here’s a short slide show of images from various Interactive Dramas – Freeform Theate Style Scenario-based Live Action Roleplaying Games – performed/played by the Taiwan Interactive Theatre Society, Taiwan’s longest-running theatre style LARP troupe. Just for fun, this video was shot in 3D and can be viewed in 2D or 3D, just choose the appropriate…
Rev. Dr. Brian David Phillips presents a very short discussion on MOTIVE, MEANS and OPPORTUNITY in interactive drama, LARP, murder mystery games, drama and more. He presents a general introduction to key concepts. This video was shot in 3D and can be viewed in 2D or 3D, just choose the appropriate format. If you don’t…
