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Dan Gilbert and The (misguided) Pursuit of Happiness

by Brian David Phillips • May 15, 2007

Dan Gilbert presents a delightful short lecture on happiness and synthetic happiness. In this memorable talk, Dan Gilbert demonstrates just how poor we humans are at predicting (or understanding) what will make us happy. Gilbert is a psychology professor at Harvard University where he does all sorts of nifty stuff in the study of happiness…

Healing Rhythms and The Wild Divine . . .
. . . birthday wishes

by Brian David Phillips • May 8, 2007

So . . . my birthday is coming up on June 6 . . . anyone who just doesn’t know what to get me . . . take a look at Healing Rhythms and/or the Wild Divine bundle pack . . . one would not go wrong with either or both. All the best,Brian Sign…

Hypno-Sculpture

by Brian David Phillips • April 24, 2007

Sometimes you just have to marvel at another performer’s bit. The Art of Hypno-Sculpture is an elegant, quirky, and interesting idea that takes a rather unorthodox approach to street trance and performance. Basically, international entertainer Win Eiam-ong (aka Win the Mentalist and Master Hypnotist, web), walks up to folks in major cities around the globe…

Train Thoughts

by Brian David Phillips • April 23, 2007

More fun with Derren Brown. Ormond McGill used to do this sort of stuff with bus drivers, getting them to forget the next stop or their route. It’s a form of waking suggestion that he would practice for fun, technique enhancement, and skill development. See McGill’s excellent The New Encyclopedia of Stage Hypnotism, the single…

Hypnotic Play . . .
. . . Time Stop

by Brian David Phillips • April 23, 2007

I have posted about Jason, Lord Hypno, and his time stop hypnosis videos before. As I have said before, a lot of folks do this but his clips showcase how playful and fun it can be very well. In essence, the hypnotist hypnotizes a group of folks and has it set up so that when…

The Energizer

by Brian David Phillips • April 14, 2007

This is the Energizer process which I enjoy quite a bit. The video is from a Walkabout Trance event where we walked around the Taipei Zoo and Zoo Mall looking for folks to do instant processes. All the best,Brian Metaphysical Hypnosis Certification CourseSign Up NOW!Hypnosis Shows, Sessions, Training . . . and MORE!See http://www.BrianDavidPhillips.com for…

Hypnocast Episode Twenty-Three . . .
. . . TAROT TRANCE

by Brian David Phillips • January 13, 2007

TAROT TRANCE (43:55, 78.2 megs.). Yes, there really is a new Hypnocast and it is a very special video episode. This is a discussion and demonstration of Tarot Trance, a variation of the Through the Gate into Tarot process which was the first audio hypnocast episode so long ago (still available for direct download in the…

Kapow! . . .
. . . Annie Cruz experiences a post-hypnotic orgasm

by Brian David Phillips • October 2, 2006

Please note, you must be a Basic Member of the site to access this video, it’s a simple signup and it’s free! Here’s the video: Annie Cruz goes kapow! This one’s a lot of fun. Yes, this is the real deal. Annie was one of the guests some time ago on the hypnogirls (a whole…

Speed Hypnosis . . . gentle approach

by Brian David Phillips • September 26, 2006

Brian David Phillips demonstrates a soft and gentle rapid hypnosis induction . . . from full waking state to hypnosis in less than one minute. See http://www.BrianDavidPhillips.com for details as well as course information. Many folks, including a number "fully trained" hypnotists think of rapid and instant hypnosis techniques as requiring shakes, jerks, and loud…

hypnotic playing around . . .

by Brian David Phillips • September 11, 2006

Branndon has been playing around with hypnosis with his friends in the garage. He videotaped his "experiments" and placed them on the web. His first such experiment is as follows . . . Branndon’s found out that this short test has become popular as a googlevideo download and so decided to place more online. Hypnotized…

Suggestiive Suggestions . . .
. . . practical Couples Hypnosis . . .
. . . still time to sign up!

by Brian David Phillips • August 23, 2006

Can you really influence emotional responses in others through suggestion? Is Suggestive Suggestion something that can be used to link external stimuli to internal emotional or physical responses? Yes. As we’ve seen before in discussions here, we can easily work with individuals for Linking Hypnotic Responsiveness to Pleasure Responses and that works very well as…

Speed Hypnosis . . .
. . . . really fast quick inductions . . .

by Brian David Phillips • August 22, 2006

There is a discussion at the moment at the Hypnosis Technique Exchange on when and where and how to use fast quick inductions. A question was asked from someone who has seen a lot of videos on the internet of people doing fast hypnosis indcutions . . . similar to the ones I have posted…

Linking Hypnotic Responsiveness to Pleasure Responses

by Brian David Phillips • July 31, 2006

One thing about the video I used in this post on hypnosis and extreme pleasure sensations is that it is a nice demonstration on how one can link suggestibility and hypnotic responsiveness to erotic response and is demonstrating how standard stage hypnosis and suggestibility testing can be converted into a consensual couples erotic sensitivity and…

Bellydance Superstars on KTLA

by Brian David Phillips • July 17, 2006

Watching this clips, got me thinking . . . I really need a volunteer to watch this and some others in Experiential Trance . . . obviously, someone learning bellydance would get a wonderful skillset boost . . . but, it’s so sensual that someone who doesn’t have the skillsets or background might still have…

Hypnocast Episode Sixteen . . .
. . . Fairy Dragon Experiential Trance . . .
. . . . . . The Magick Egg

by Brian David Phillips • June 24, 2006

Fairy Dragon Experiential Trance (The Magick Egg) (16:10, 39.3 megs.). In this episode of the Brian David Phillips Hypnocast (audioblog and videoblog podcast) we demonstate a wonderful trance process for somnambulism, suggested visual and kinesthetic hallucination, and positive state anchoring. This week, the Hypnocast is a video. This is a simple explanation and then demonstration…

Street Hypnosis and Other Hypnotic Goings On . . .

by Brian David Phillips • June 18, 2006

For those who have asked . . . the street hypnosis gig went well. It was truly weird doing street hypnosis in a venue with music from live bands blaring all around . . . in all honesty, it was NOT really the right venue for the sort of things expected and the organization of…

Tarot Trance . . . clarifications . . .

by Brian David Phillips • June 3, 2006

Some more clarification on my post about Tarot Trance. Dr. Phillips, that sounds fascinating . . . but . . . I don’t know all that tarotish mumbojumbo and card meaning stuffs and really am not enough patience to learn them I guess I was not clear enough . . . the Tarot Trance processes…

Roles, Power, and Influence . . .
Milgram, Zimbardo, and Derren Brown

by Brian David Phillips • June 3, 2006

Does our inate response to authority shut off our ethical sense or responsible behavior? There are a lot of studies on this very question and the bulk of them point to a rather disapointing and resounding yes. It seems people are often pretty much sheep or more aptly lemmings. Once again, crossposting from the Hypnosis…

Tarot Trance . . . synchronicity draws

by Brian David Phillips • May 31, 2006

Cross-posting from TarotL and the Hypnosis Technique Exchange as this may be of interest to folks here as well . . . I’m a big fan of Tarot cards as a tool for introspective meditation rather than divinaroty readings . . . the cards are just so rich in archetyes and other fodder for meaningful…

Buena Vista Hypnotises OXM in Groundbreaking PR Project

by Brian David Phillips • February 22, 2006

Sure, it’s a publicity stunt . . . but it’s a good one . . . it’s also an example of how experiential trance techniques can be utilized to enhance gaming experiences. See the full article . . . Buena Vista Hypnotises OXM in Groundbreaking PR Project – Xbox . . . In a video…

Virtual Reality Prepares Soldiers for Real War

by Brian David Phillips • February 16, 2006

Jose Antonio Vargas has an excellent piece in today’s Washington Post on how Virtual Reality Prepares Soldiers for Real War. More and more, the military used video games – particularly first person shooters – to prepare soldiers for actual combat. More and more young men are attracted to the military because of combat video games.…

Instant Seduction . . .
. . . . . . Happy New Year. . .
. . . . . . and Stuff . . .
. . . hypno odds and ends

by Brian David Phillips • January 8, 2006

In his comment to the Happy New Year! post, Ron writes: And a Happy New Year from my family to yours and to everyone reading this. Have a nice one, and keep the hypnotic lessons coming. I am especially interested in spot-hypnotizing a young woman on the street (so that she instantly falls in love…

Of Energizers and Contexts . . .

by Brian David Phillips • January 8, 2006

As previously announced, the Hypnocast Episode Eleven: The Energizer, is now online. For those with an interest, this new video episode of the free hypnocast is up (see http://briandavidphillips.libsyn.com for Episode Eleven: Engergizer). This is a short clip from the Walkabout Trance (street hypnosis) event we ran with the Taipei Experimental Hypnosis Workshop (see https://briandavidphillips.net/…

Vicarious Experience and Real Experience . . .
. . . of mirror neurons and trance processes

by Brian David Phillips • December 27, 2005

In the Hypnosis Technique Exchange today there was a heads up post about recent work on Mirror Neurons and how their discovery helps explain why we do some of the things we do. The poster reports on a recent Public Broadcasting Service segment about a recent discovery of a set of Neurons related to socialization…

Hypnosis Course . . .
. . . Couples Hypnosis . . .
. . . Romance and Sensuality Trance Techniques

by Brian David Phillips • December 7, 2005

Couples Hypnosis:Romance and Sensuality Trance Techniques Instructor: Brian David PhillipsDate: Feb. 13-17, 2006Location: Taipei, Taiwan This coming Valentine’s Day give your partner . . . and yourself . . . a valentine gift that will last a lifetime . . . a week long event in which you learn the secrets of hypnosis for lovers…