A thoughtful article at New York Blade Online on Spike Lee’s new “lsebian” film. Real lesbians, particularly wealthy ones like those in the film, are not going to have sex with some guy to get pregnant. If lesbians want a baby, they don’t have to have sex with some guy. They can go with artificial…
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Eel Soup
by Brian David Phillips •
Do NOT watch this . . . really, I’m serious . . . don’t look at it. Eel Soup. It’s more than a whole lot of disgusting and the only reason I am sharing it is for the same reason a thousand others have posted it . . . I want to share my pain.…
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Les Boom . . . in Taipei?
by Brian David Phillips •
Having had this article pointed out to me . . . Babes Breed Les Boom . . . and then asked the question, "What about Taipei?" While Tatu and the rest might be one aspect of lesbianism used to sell product, I really don’t think it’s part of a boom in lesbianism in and of…
Eroticatrance, Experiential Trance, Psychecstatic Engineering Psychological Psychedelic eXperiential Ecstasy
Covert Tests and Convincers for Somnambulism within Hypnotic Guided Imagery
by Brian David Phillips •
I received a rather interesting email request for some advice on testing for hypnotic responsiveness and thought I’d share my response here. I have removed the name and email of the person who asked the questions. My wife and I have been playing with erotic hypnosis for the past few years and have had some…
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10 Dumb Moments in Sci-Fi Cinema
by Brian David Phillips •
This article is right on the money . . .
Hypnosis, Trance, Meditation, and The Rest
Handclasp Conversion Hypnotic Induction
by Brian David Phillips •
The handclasp/locking induction is a classic. It is basically a suggestibility test that has been converted into an induction. It can be done straight or with another set as a rider. Recently, someone on one of the many lists I belong to, someone wrote of having trouble finding the induction described online or of finding…
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Bird Woman
by Brian David Phillips •
If you want to . . . you can pretend that Joel Williamsen’s Bird Woman isn’t incredibly kool . . . but, then you’d still just be pretending. These motion tests for the character are just plain awesome. See here, here, and here. Wow, wow, and wow!
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Shes Lost Control
by Brian David Phillips •
I’m a sucker for Dita Von Teese so seeing her in an Agent Provocateur video is rather on the nice side . . . although I could do without the Bush references . . . well, then, maybe that’s what makes it funny as well as sexy . . . Shes Lost Control . .…
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How the Mighty Have Fallen
by Brian David Phillips •
Linda Ronstadt . . . I used to listen to her albums all the time (yes, back in the dinosaur age when we had LPs, right before the Jurrassic period) . . . I still have a copy of a videotape of her Pirates of Penzance performance (wrote a paper on it back in grad…
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Poetry Reading: Lover
by Brian David Phillips •
The poem is called Lover and has some very interesting play with words . . . a la Ginsburg . . . the reaction of the audience members is also interesting to see. Not a poem for everyone, me either. He could have made it so much more interesting and visceral if he’d taken the…
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This Land
by Brian David Phillips •
Karl said this was funny. So . . . I gave it a looksee . . . This Land . . . yep, it’s funny. Good music, clever commentary, just enough reality to be scary.
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Writing an Adult Film Script
by Brian David Phillips •
Pornblography has a take on writing a script for an adult film replete with a sample script which makes one really wonder as to where the craft of it all is. This isn’t nearly as good as the two I wrote way back in college . . . albeit, mine were never actually produced so…
Eroticatrance, Experiential Trance, Hyperempiria, Hyperacuity, and Suggested Amplified Sensory Association, Hypnosis, Trance, Meditation, and The Rest, Interactive Drama, Psychecstatic Engineering Psychological Psychedelic eXperiential Ecstasy
Vicarious Experiential Memory Machine
by Brian David Phillips •
Vicarious Experiential Memory Machine . . . real experiences through Hypnotic Games and Films and Literature and Entertainment . . . and a whole lot more! You want to play a game? How about if you could play a video game or watch a movie or look at a photo album or read a good…
Eroticatrance, Hypnosis in the News, Psychecstatic Engineering Psychological Psychedelic eXperiential Ecstasy
Japanese S&M Hypnosis Therapy Update
by Brian David Phillips •
For those of you who remember Ai Aoyama and her Japanese S&M Hypnosis Therapy (see here), she’s gone on to bigger and better things and has worked with the Japanese government as a diplomat to North Korea (see here). Evidently, she specializes in "grip diplomacy" in which she uses her skills at putting men off…
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White Snake
by Brian David Phillips •
Big goings on . . . Lady White Snake will be the largest budget film in Taiwan cinema history. It is an English-language adaptation of the classic Chinese tale. Filming is a joint effort with the kiwi folks who did the visuals for Lord of the Rings and will be shot in New Zealand. I…
Experiential Trance, Hypnosis, Trance, Meditation, and The Rest
Breast Enhancement via Hypnosis
by Brian David Phillips •
On one of my umpteen discussion lists, a woman in her late forties asked about using hypnosis for breast enhancement. Basically, she has lost a lot of weight and has found her breasts shrinking along with her waistline and wonders if hypnosis can help regain support since a number of studies have shown that hypnosis…
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Monkey Brains
by Brian David Phillips •
My wife, daughter, and I have recently been watching a lof of Indiana Jones . . . all the movies back to back followed by ten of the televisin series films . . . therefore the scene from Temple of Doom with the monkey brains is still in our heads . . . so, when…
Hypnosis, Trance, Meditation, and The Rest
Of Tribes, Trance, and Creating Memes
by Brian David Phillips •
Dr. Omed asks What’s your tribe? in an excellent essay on memes, early man, art, fear, and trance states. His points on penis cutting and rites of passage as a way to focus concentration and accept suggestions as well as the phenomenon of Hell Houses is very well taken. These folks may believe they are…
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Dolphins and Sex?
by Brian David Phillips •
I love Dolphins, really I do. I also think whales are great. I’m one of those folks who believes that certain species of dolphin, whales, and elephants (I didn’t say ALL such species) demonstrate that manking is not the only intelligent species on the planet, that we are not alone in the universe and that…
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Gore on Bush
by Brian David Phillips •
I know it’s old news but the speech is worth reading . . . Al Gore, 26 May 2004. Results so far . . . none.
Eroticatrance, Experiential Trance
Nipple Buttons
by Brian David Phillips •
This month’s challenge theme at the Hypnosis Technique Exchange is Using Hypnosis to Increase Erotic Sensitivity and Response. Given some recent discussion in that forum, I thought I’d play with something a little off-the-beaten-path a bit and created something a long the lines of what I call Nipple Buttons This is not so much a…
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Diversity of Opinions
by Brian David Phillips •
Karl at Chewin in the Chung makes some excellent points about respecting diversity of opinions: I have great respect for the diversity of opinions and beliefs to be found on the internet, on blogs, boards & personal sites. Since we only find absolute truth in logic and mathematics, healthy debate and expression of different opinions…
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Benda Showers and There is Much Rejoicing
by Brian David Phillips •
Johnathan Benda is taking a shower now . . . and Taichung breathes a sigh of relief. Taichung has been pretty nasty with a lot of folks out of water since the damage caused by the typhoon caused the gate controlling the water supply to drop. That’s a lot of people. Glad to see it…
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Perfect Hands
by Brian David Phillips •
Corbett’s out doin’ the couple’s massage thing and says he’s found the perfect hands . . . guys get a gal and gals get a guy but Corbett pines for a big beefy bruiser to rub him down . . . okay, I’m off-reading that . . . he doesn’t give the address of the…
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On New Beginnings and Fresh Starts
by Brian David Phillips •
Wouldn’t you know it . . . when my back was turned . . . Maoman starts updating his blog again. Neat.