The Bunny Greenhouse affair . . . A Web of Truth . . . she’s not backing down but it looks like she’s been edged so far out of the loop that any evidence sh can find now is going to be old news and swept under the rugs long ago. Right now, it looks…
Monthly Archives: October 2005
A Web of Truth . . .
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B.R.I.A.N. . . .
. . . The Monster Name Decoder
by Brian David Phillips •
Here’s mine . . . What’s yours? Go here.
Hypnosis, Trance, Meditation, and The Rest, Tarot
Death Rides Again . . .
. . . removing cards from Tarot readings
by Brian David Phillips •
In one of the email discussion lists I belong to on Tarot, there is talk of late about the Death card and whether or not one should remove it from the deck for readings with folks who might not be comfortable with it or when you want to ensure you have a positive reading. For…
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when realisphere cross-connects with blogosphere
by Brian David Phillips •
Lorraine and I were walking out of Taipei’s Hooters where we had lunch . . . as we turned to head down the street, a voice from out of nowhere says “Brian David Phillips” . . . well, when I hear my name I usually stop, turn, and stand like a mammoth with it’s eyes…
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I’m a Tired Puppy
by Brian David Phillips •
Just got home from what was essentially a long afternoon . . . really long . . . because of my background in theatre, I was asked to give a presentation to a group of high school teachers in Shilin about educational drama and preparing for short play competitions . . . once it got…
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Hypnocast Episode Seven . . .
. . . Shapeshifter
by Brian David Phillips •
Shapeshifter Animal Spirit Guide (16:23, 5.7 megs.). This episode of the Brian David Phillips Podcast is one of my favorite processes turned into a guided imagery that combines the concept of the animal spirit guide with that of the the werecreature. Folks who know me, know my love of the werewolf and this is a…
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no more BUSH
by Brian David Phillips •
The sort of political campaigning that really should catch on . . . no more Bush . . . nsfw.
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Which SciFi Character are You? . . .
. . . Princess Leia?
by Brian David Phillips •
Which SciFi character are you? . . . Princess Leia . . . A strong-willed herald of causes against injustice, you passionately strive to right the wrongs around you. Somebody has to save our skins! Leia is a character in the Star Wars universe. See her character entry at the Star Wars Databank for more…
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Movie Trailer Remixing . . .
. . . Reworking Old Movies . . .
. . . transforming them into something they ain’t
by Brian David Phillips •
Okay, this is just weirdness. It seems to have suddenly become a bit of a trend in that old movie trailers are being reworked into something they aren’t. Here is a bit of off center strange, a very scary movie becomes a happy happy joy joy fest while a musical delight is transformed into a…
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Daly Show . . .
. . . Exposing The Lies Of The Bush Administration
by Brian David Phillips •
Seeing as I’m obviously not very big on certain political stances, the fact that I find this very entertaining, very funny, and extremely frustrating won’t come as a big shocker to anyone . . . The Daley Show . . . Exposing The Lies Of The Bush Administration.
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Politics Test . . .
. . . social liberal and economic liberal . . .
. . . . . . no surprises there
by Brian David Phillips •
You are a Social Liberal (65% permissive)and an… Economic Liberal (23% permissive)You are best described as a: Democrat Link: The Politics Test on OkCupid Free Online DatingAlso: The OkCupid Dating Persona Test
Influence, Intuitionist: Psychic Intuitionism
Using Cold Reading to Enhance Rapport
by Brian David Phillips •
Eek has a headsup on using cold reads to build rapport that is worth noting. Cold reading is a technique of telling people about themselves. It is used by psychics or mentalism performers. It should be distinguished from hot reading which uses information one has gained secretly but the mark is not aware that you…
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Freedom of Expression and Dissent . . .
. . . Civics Student…or Enemy of America?
by Brian David Phillips •
Alternet asks the question . . . Civics Student…or Enemy of America? A high school student created a poster for a civics class as part of an assigned demonstrational project in freedom of expression. Basically, the teacher of a civics and economics class for high school seniors assigned a project for her students in which…
Hypnosis, Trance, Meditation, and The Rest
Double Binds . . .
. . . waking suggestion and social influence
by Brian David Phillips •
Been a bit of talk on the Hypnosis Technique Exchange of late on the power of linguistic double binds, induction conundrums, and waking suggestion. While they are not waking hypnosis, per se, Double Binds are still very powerful influence sets that create a context for near automatic compliance to the underlying presuppositions, the suggestions beneath…
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Wasting Time . . . Big Ell knows porn
by Brian David Phillips •
Big Ell knows a lot about porn . . . Big Ell’s Blog: Wasting Time . . . although I’m not convinced it’s all from “past experience” as in “I used to watch a lot of porn but now that I’m married, I just surf the web” . . . yeah, right . . .…
Magic
Taekwondo to the level that no one else visits . . .
whoa . . . kicking galore
by Brian David Phillips •
Okay . . . it’s martial arts kicking extreme . . . elite Taekwondo . . . whoa. As many of you know, my daughter, Kaye, is a martial arts student . . . Taekwondo and Aikido . . . this guy is just inspirational or crazy strange. Mind blowing.
Hypnosis in the News
look into my eyes . . .
. . . accidental beneficial hypnotherapy and more
by Brian David Phillips •
Joanna Hall has a fairly straightforward piece on hypnosis in the Sunday Telegraph of Oct. 2, 2005 . . . look into my eyes . . . although it does have a few misleading statements. The most interesting part of the piece for me was – as all the miracle cure stuff in the essay…
Magic
Floating Freedom . . .
by Brian David Phillips •
A nice outdoor closeup spectator take on an old illusion . . . floating . . . nice street magic effect.
Eroticatrance, Hypnosis Reviews
video review . . .
. . . Hypnosis Red X . . .
. . . a special from the Face series . . .
. . . . . . hypnotist Red, trance subject Riko Tachibana
by Brian David Phillips •
Recently, I’ve been researching hypnosis techniques by watching a few Japanese adult hypnosis DVDs. One that stands out is a special presentation from the folks who make the Face series which in itself has a number of episodes devoted to erotic or sensual hypnosis. Produced by Audaz, this particular episode, Hypnosis Red X featuring the…
Eroticatrance
Hypnocast Episode Six . . .
. . . Into the Mists
by Brian David Phillips •
Into the Mists (29:45, 10.5 megs.). This time around we have our longest episode of the Brian David Phillips Podcast to date . . . it is a guided imagery that asks you to imagine yourself floating through the mists of spacetime into the realm of the universal unconscious where you join with the archetypes…
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mise a nu . . .
. . . the shape of woman
by Brian David Phillips •
A fascinating showckwave bit that takes a number of the classic body type photographic sets and rolls them together into one flash experience . . . mise a nu . 2005 . Reynald Drouhin . . . the images roll by very quickly at first. However, the panning is related to the direction and speed…
Eroticatrance
Girls Hypnotized . . .
. . . loud noises turn them on . . .
. . . . . . extreme hypnotic orgasm
by Brian David Phillips •
I’ve seen this clip before . . . but this is the first time I’ve seen it loaded into a clip viewer . . . a lot of girls run obstacle course while hypnotized so loud noises give them orgasms . . . I have a number of of Japanese hypnosis DVDs and they tend…
Influence
Seduction in Relationships
by Brian David Phillips •
Eek borrows one of my old posts and puts it on his blog . . . Seduction in Relationships. The original was crossposted to the Hypnosis Technique Exchange back in 2002 but I’m going to have to agree with Eek, that it bears repeating . . . so, I’m going to repeat it here as…
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Huge Cat . . . something for my wife
by Brian David Phillips •
My wife is a bit more than cat crazy . . . so . . .
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What do people see in your eyes?
by Brian David Phillips •
People see intelligence in your eyes. You probablyenjoy reading a good book and are pretty goodat outsmarting people. You like finding themeaning behind things and you know how to holdan intellectual conversation. The downside ofthis is that people can mistake you for a nerdor people who aren’t as smart as you will getangry and try…