A large number of women experience chronic pelvic pain. Many times the exact nature of the pain is difficult to determine. However, regardless of the source, an effective treatment for pelvic pain is hypnosis or guided imagery. In many cases, guided imagery alone has proven to be more effective than medication . . . When…
Monthly Archives: April 2008
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TAROT TRANCE . . .
. . . with Brian David Phillips . . .
. . . May 25, Taipei
by Brian David Phillips •
On May 25, I will be conducting a three-hour workshop on TAROT TRANCE in Taipei (actually on the Keelung side of Shijr, very convenient to the Shijr train station). The Tarot Trance workshop will teach participants a number of processes for directly accessing the archetypes of the Tarot within the subconsious for introspective mediative learning…
Experiential Trance, Hypnosis, Trance, Meditation, and The Rest, Metaphysical Hypnosis
Fairy Dragon Variations . . .
. . . adapting a hypnotic process to your needs
by Brian David Phillips •
Since my recent post on the Fairy Dragon Experiential Trance Process (The Magick Egg), I have received a few comments and have responded. Here are the bits and tidbits and morebits . . . most from the discussion thread at the Hypnosis Technique Exchange . . . please realize that some of these comments are…
Hypnosis Reviews
Hypnotic Scripts that Work
by Brian David Phillips •
Hypnotic Scripts that Work by John Cerbone is a worthwhile addition to a hypnotist’s collection of resources. Basically, this is a script book, however, unlike many such books, Cebone goes the extra distance and makes it very clear to readers that before using his scripts (and there are a LOT of them in this tome)…
Hypnosis in the News
Irritable Bowel Syndrome and Hypnosis
by Brian David Phillips •
Ten to twenty-five percent of all Europeans suffer from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and the numbers are higher in a number of other parts of the world. Rian Van Rijisbergen reports on the use of hypnosis for the condition (here). As regular readers of Life of Brian know, IBS can really affect the quality of…
Hypnosis in the News
Hypnosis and Benefits
by Brian David Phillips •
There is a fairly nice profile of Randy Cook and Sylvia Albers in the Hudson Star-Obersver that is worth a peek . . . hypnosis is more than entertainment. Cook and Albers started out as licensed councellers using traditional talk therapy models for their work but changed their business model and therapeutic orientation after discovering…
Hypnosis in the News, Metaphysical Hypnosis
Rupert Sheldrake Stabbed During Lecture!
by Brian David Phillips •
Wow. Rupert Sheldrake has been stabbed at the podium during his lecture at the International Conference on Science and Consciousness where he was appearing as keynote speaker (speaking on the topic of "thought transference"). The assailant was a Japanese man who evidently became more and more disturbed during the conference proceedings. This local news story…
Hypnosis in the News
Hypnosis – the key to unlocking the delusional mind?
by Brian David Phillips •
Fascinating stuff . . . what do you do if you need to study the delusional mind but don’t have enough truly delusional people to study? Well, researchers at Macquarie University have developed an original new approach to the study of delusions, using hypnosis to temporarily create typical delusional beliefs in otherwise non-delusional people .…
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Happy Birthday, Kaye!
by Brian David Phillips •
Happy Birthday, Kaye! It is my daughter Kaye’s birthday today! She is fourteen. Listen to her music at http://www.kayephillips.com and be sure to let her know how much you enjoy it. All the best,Brian Sign Up NOW!SPEED HYPNOSISTaipei, Taiwan (12-13 April 2008)METAPHYSICAL HYPNOSISTaipei, Taiwan (21-22 June 2008)EXPERIENTIAL HYPNOSISLos Angeles, California (14-18 July 2008)METAPHYSICAL HYPNOSISLos Angeles,…
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Taking Trance Training to the Next Level
by Brian David Phillips •
A recent post in a forum on Hypnothoughts http://www.hypnothoughts.com asks the question of what does one do when you’ve already taken basic hypnosis training and even taken advanced courses from the likes of Gil Boyne. Where do you go if you still want advanced training but don’t want to get stuck in a class with…
Experiential Trance, Hypnosis Videos, Hypnosis, Trance, Meditation, and The Rest, Metaphysical Hypnosis
Fairy Dragon Experiential Trance . . .
. . . The Magick Egg
by Brian David Phillips •
A recent query via email . . . Brian, could you explain that Fairie Dragon thing you did at the wrokshop? That would be the Fairy Dragon Experiential Trance (Magick Egg) process. I love that process. I also received some wonderful comments about it both at Hypnoticon and at the Walkabout. The process itself was…
Hypnosis in the News
Hypnosis for Pain Relief
by Brian David Phillips •
Yet another research study shows that hypnosis is helpful in the treatment of pain. The paper, published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology (April 2006, v74 n2 p253-262) specifically looked at hypnotic suggestibility and its relationship to treating pain patients. In the study, 188 participants were randomly divided into six groups. The six…
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Inner Image Technique
by Brian David Phillips •
On Radio America, G. Gordon Liddy interviewed Amy Hibberd about the Inner Image Technique, a hypnotic technique for weight loss in which the hypnotist guides the trance partner into a state of experiential change where the person’s inner subconscious image is transformed into their ideal self so that once the inner image is changed, the…
Hypnosis, Trance, Meditation, and The Rest, Influence
War of the Worlds . . .
. . . media, influence, suggestibility, guillability . . .
. . . and scaring the bejeepers our of ourselves
by Brian David Phillips •
Radiolab produced a wonderful episode dealing with Orson Welles’ infamous Halloween, Oct. 30, 1938 broadcast of a radio adaption of War of the Worlds by H.G. Wells. This is a fascinating discussion of just HOW Welles and friends were able to create a broadcast event that literally scared the bejeepers out of thousands (over one…
