STAR TREK WARS Brief rant ahead . . . not intended to be taken as anything beyond the thoughts of a fan in the moment . . . I love Star Wars and I absolutely adore Star Trek . . . I am thrilled that both of these franchises are now pushing forward into new…
Science Fiction
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Bene Gesserit Litany Against Fear
by Brian David Phillips •
Brian David Phillips creates a brief guided trance experience based upon the BENE GESSERIT LITANY AGAINST FEAR from the DUNE novels by Frank Herbert. The litany itself isn’t a typical guided imagery experience but a bolster against fear. For our purposes, some liberties have been taken with the form. Within the novels, the Litany Against…
Animations, Science Fiction
Run Doctor Who Run You Clever Boy
by Brian David Phillips •
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Loki’s Testicles Tug-O-War Fun Sort of True Story Time
by Brian David Phillips •
Welcome to Sort of True Story Fun Time . . . sit back and enjoy a traditional tale of THJAZI, LOKI, SKADI, AN INVISIBLE ROPE, A GOAT, LOKI’S TESTICLES, A VERY STRANGE GAME OF TUG-O-WAR, SOME GOLDEN APPLES, and special guest appearances by Thor, Odin, Idun, Njord, and Many Others. Be sure to let Marvel…
** Special Student Series, Animations, Science Fiction
Tardis Vision
by Brian David Phillips •
Let’s try a little experiment . . . follow my directions and you’re in for a visual and mental treat. First, stare at the center of the first image below for a solid thirty seconds or more. Just keep your focus on that middle dot. Second, look down at the second image. Easy peasy. You…
Animations, Science Fiction
Korean Beauty Parade
by Brian David Phillips •
A lot of brouhaha is being made about how the Korean beauty queen contestants all look exactly the same or very much like clones and the blame is being put on plastic surgery . . . I would suggest that while there is a LOT of similarity here, that a similar mashup of beauty contestants…
Animations, Science Fiction
Random Thoughts from Batman
by Brian David Phillips •
Because I laughed.
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Hypnotic Roleplaying Webinar Audio Recording
by Brian David Phillips •
On 23 September 2012, Brian David Phillips conducted an online guided meditation on HYPNOROLEPLAY: eXperiential Hypnosis and LARP/RPG Play via online webinar chat. The HYPNOROLEPLAY online webinar is an introduction to concepts related to hypnotically enhancing character identification and the experience of roleplaying games, live and table top. Of particular interest is the use of…
Science Fiction, Special Features
DayZ asks When Did You Lose Your Ideals?
by Brian David Phillips •
Dennis Lubbers (http://lubbersdennis.wix.com) asks the question regarding values, ideals, and murder in regard to the fascinating online video game DayZ, an adaptation of the military simulation ARMA II to the world of surviving a zombie apocalypse. One thing that happens in the game is that while many players form teams to work together for survival,…
** Special Student Series, Science Fiction
Video to Learn Chinese By from Joss Whedon’s FIREFLY . . . or not
by Brian David Phillips •
In honor of the Firefly Ten Year Reuninon at Comicon, let’s take a look at show in terms of the Chinese used with video to boot. Now, I’ve seen really crappy Chinese in movies but this show is in a class all unto itself. The first time I watched it with Lorraine (my wife) and…
Music, Science Fiction
New Lands music video takes Sports SciFi to the Next Level
by Brian David Phillips •
I imagine after watching the New Lands music video, there are a whole slew of university kids sitting around bullshitting on how they could play the mashup sport portrayed for real. Well, without the baseball bat to the head or the high tech lazer balls. This looks like a kick ass sport and certainly that…
** Special Student Series, Religion, Science Fiction, Trance-Acting: Actors, Directors, Dancers, and Musical Performers
Mr. Burns, Bart Simpson, and Post-Apocalyptic Awesome
by Brian David Phillips •
If you like, you can say this is not awesome . . . if you like . . . you’d be absofuckinloutely wrong but you can still say it. Yes, Mr. Burns: A Post-Electric Play is a stage drama that takes place just after the apocalypse with a group of survivors who amuse themselves by…
Influence, Science Fiction
The Code is Hacking the DNA of Mind Control
by Brian David Phillips •
As my Social Influence and Communication students know, for decades and decades advertisers have been looking for a magick bullet or holy grail of persuasion that allows them to maximize their effectiveness in controlling consumer behaviors while governments have been looking even longer. Well, what it someone . . . someone nefarious had stumbled across…
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Using Hypnosis to Experience Zombie Apocalypse Gameplay could be Awesome or a whole lot of NOT Awesome
by Brian David Phillips •
Hypnosis Videos, Hypnosis, Trance, Meditation, and The Rest, Science Fiction, Special Features
Dalek Relaxation for Humans
by Brian David Phillips •
Okay, I know this will appeal to a very particular sort of person but I absolutely got a kick out of it. Peter Serafinowicz began speculating what the Daleks have been up to since taking a hiatus from Doctor Who. His supposition? They were off recording an absolutely chilling New Age meditation tape. Absolutely brilliant…
** Special Student Series, Music, Science Fiction
Abney Park returns to the Steampunk Studio with Evil Man
by Brian David Phillips •
My favorite steampunk band, Abney Park, returns to their Steampunk Studio to film the music video for the song Evil Man. This is from the Off the Grid album which is currently what I listen to while driving to and from the university. This song is particularly fun. Enjoy. – Brian
** Special Student Series, Science Fiction
Quantum Suicide is a Bad Idea
by Brian David Phillips •
Uhm, I’m a fan of the ol’ Schrodinger’s Cat thought experiment, more so than probably the next guy . . . but . . . the folks taking it to the next level as an experiment that violently proves or disproves the existence of the multiverse are missing a few marbles on this thing. The…
** Special Student Series, Music, Science Fiction
Craig Ferguson and Neil Gaiman and Friends go Rocky Horror
by Brian David Phillips •
It was a bit of a special episode of Craig Ferguson‘s Late Late Show (pretty much the only late night program I watch) as his cold open featured my absolutely favorite song from the Rocky Horror Show and then later special musical guest Amanda Palmer performed a rendition of another Rocky Horror piece with her…
** Special Student Series, Hypnosis in the News, Influence, Religion, Science Fiction, Special Features
Mass Hysteria and Hypnosis
by Brian David Phillips •
Mass hysteria is a very real thing and every once in awhile it rears its ugly head in the form of a group of young people exhibiting odd or unusual behavior. Sometimes this relates to seeing things or feeling the symptoms of illnesses or the like. Not long ago, there were a number of cases…
** Special Student Series, Music, Science Fiction
Awesome Doctor Who Music Video Fun
by Brian David Phillips •
This is the opposite of not awesome. When David Tennant left Doctor Who, the cast and crew made a music video of “(I’m Gonna Be) 500 Miles” by The Proclaimers for the wrap party. Footage of Tennant hanging with the band surfaced a while back. Here’s the music video: Okay, now THAT was fun! Here’s…
** Special Student Series, Music, Science Fiction
Quantum Symphony
by Brian David Phillips •
How about a song that explains Quantum Physics? Okay . . . didn’t know there was one, yes, there is. This is a musical investigation into the nature of atoms and subatomic particles, the jiggly things that make up everything we see. Featuring Morgan Freeman, Stephen Hawking, Michio Kaku, Brian Cox, Richard Feynman, and Frank…
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Terrifying Psychology Lessons Behind Movie Monsters
by Brian David Phillips •
For Samhain, here’s a debate on the terrifying psychology lessons to be gained from famous movie monsters. 4 Terrifying Psychology Lessons Behind Famous Movie Monsters — powered by Cracked.com Happy Halloween! All the best, Brian
** Special Student Series, Science Fiction
Big Trouble In Little China or the film that Confuses Kurt Russell
by Brian David Phillips •
One of my absolutely favorite films is Big Trouble in Little China, a bit of fantasy cross-cultural weirdness that starred Kurt Russell way back when. Sure, I know that by today’s standards it’s a bit on the culturally insensitive side and that despite any dreams one might have from one’s youth “Chinese girls don’t come…
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Undeserved Mindwipes
by Brian David Phillips •
Ah, the mindwipe, that powerful technology from science fiction and fantasy that oh so just a little bit too many seek in real life. As a hypnotist, I honestly can’t count the number of folks who have approached me asking if it would be possible for me to use hypnosis to wipe a memory from…
Influence, Science Fiction
Matrix Remix from Everything is a Remix
by Brian David Phillips •
While it may not show EVERYTHING that influenced the MATRIX films, this piece from the Everything is a Remix folks certainly has a hefty number of things to show. All the best, Brian