Juergen Specht plays a bit with an idea that . . . started as a joke . . . a photograph of a beautiful model holding a Japanese Ketai (cellphone) . . . it eventually developed into a dynamic that took on an independant life . . . Keitai Girls One . . . Keitai…
Monthly Archives: November 2004
Magic
Very Cool Card Trick
by Brian David Phillips •
From Big Boys . . . Very Cool Card Trick: Watch this movie very close. I missed it the first few times. The dealer has about 7 or 8 cards in his hand and he deals the cards out snapping them into the table. After every snap the card dissapears. Apparently, it is a card…
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Modest Proposals from the G.I.A.T.
by Brian David Phillips •
Erick Heroux brings us a Modest Proposals from the G.I.A.T.. This is rather a humorous read . . . unfortunately, while a lot of this makes perfect sense, we’ll be seeing snowflakes in Hell Central first. I especially like the Ban Christian Marriage point . . . just don’t go holding your breath.
Magic
Dragon . . . magic trick or illusion . . . a bit of both
by Brian David Phillips •
This is very very kool.
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George W. Bush . . . Mistaken
by Brian David Phillips •
Okay . . . it’s not so current . . . but it is still relevant . . . George W. Bush : Mistaken.
*** Workshop Announcements, Eroticatrance
WEBINAR: Eroticatrance Redux (Nov. 14, 2004)
by Brian David Phillips •
Waking Dreams Hypnosis Technique Exchange Web-Based Seminar . . . . EROTICATRANCE REDUX: Advanced Guided Imagery Scripted Meditations for Couples, Intimacy, and Fantastikal Exploration BRIAN DAVID PHILLIPS, PhD, CH (HypnosisTechniqueExchange):http://www.briandavidphillips.comindex.htmlhttp://groups.yahoo.com/group/HypnosisTechniqueExchange Venue: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HypnosisTechniqueExchange/chat 14 November 2004, 10:30 AM – 12:00 PM (Taipei Time) You may have seen this elsewhere. This is a continuation webinar (web-based seminar)…
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Ouch!
by Brian David Phillips •
Sometimes, through no fault of your own . . . you just get something caught in your eye. Eventually, you just have to reach up there and pluck the thing out. Tastes good. More from Halloween.
Hypnosis in the News
IBS and Hypnosis
by Brian David Phillips •
Light at the End of the Tunnel For Millions Living With IBS – New Protocol Wins Pen and Quill Award . . . Irritable Bowel Syndrome may not be a household term, but a lot more people suffer from it than you might realize. Michael Ellner is the recipient of the prestigious "Pen and Quill"…
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Idiot . . . no, really . . . Idiot . . . “Come bite me!”
by Brian David Phillips •
Some people do idiotic things and some people are just plain idiots . . . you be the judge . . . man jumps into lion enclosure at Taipei Zoo and tries to convert the lions to Christianity . . . and is bitten . . . sometimes the truth is so much stupider than…
Animations, Influence
Street Influence and Seduction Ploys . . . continuation
by Brian David Phillips •
More discussion on the Influence Street Patterns Seduction Videos thread on the Hypnosis Technique Exchange. (Images from Wataru’s Street Hypnosis on Gilgamesh Nights.) Guys and Gals are different. However, while women do not look at superficial looks the way men do, it is dangerous to assume that looks mean nothing to women. Guys, you still…
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Of Mandates and Victories
by Brian David Phillips •
Reading the New York Times and CNN webpages this morning, one would hardly see just how close this puppy was . . . CNN.com Election 2004 – U.S. President . . . or, how controversial is will remain . . . while only half the States had reported in, the Times was already speaking of…
*** Workshop Announcements, Hypnosis, Trance, Meditation, and The Rest
Taipei Hypnosis Workshop Meeting . . .
Instant and Rapid Hypnosis Induction Methods
by Brian David Phillips •
On 28 Nov. 2004, the Taipei Experimental Hypnosis Workshop will have a meeting. This month’s topic is Instant and Rapid Hypnosis Inductions. If you live in these parts and would like to join us, contact me. The Taipei Experimental Hypnosis and Trancework Workshop is the largest English-language hypnosis practice group in Taiwan. We will meet…
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Presidental Adventures
by Brian David Phillips •
Liz Knaus brings us Presidental Adventures. Why? Part of this. Okay, I thought it was funny.
Hypnosis Reviews, Hypnosis, Trance, Meditation, and The Rest
Hypnosis Reviews
by Brian David Phillips •
Due to reader request, I am adding a new category to Life of Brian for Hypnosis Reviews. I will put the quick link to the category in the sidebar as well. This is where I will post my thoughts, comments, critical analysis, or simple reviews of various hypnosis, NLP, Influence, guided imagery, psychology, critical theory,…
Celebrity Hypnosis, Trance-Acting: Actors, Directors, Dancers, and Musical Performers
Britney Spears to Give Hypnosis a Go at Quitting Smoking
by Brian David Phillips •
The latest in the celebrity hypnosis connection . . . Britney Spears To Attend Quit Smoking Classes . . . Spears has a 20-a-day cigarrette habit which she wants to quit before getting pregnant. Evidently, she really wants to become a mother and realizes smoking over twenty cigarrettes a day is just not a good…
Hypnosis, Trance, Meditation, and The Rest, Influence
George W. Bush . . . Evil Hypnotist . . . well, maybe not hypnotist
by Brian David Phillips •
The Axis of Logic has an excellent essay by Russell M. Drake on the 2004 US Presidential Elections that is really worth reading in terms of influence and persusasion. While some of the statements about hypnosis are a bit over-generalized and certainly not quite what we mean when discuss classic hypnosis, the points about influence…