Not once, not twice, but three times Bernadine Coady has had surgery with not drugs for pain . . . instead, she’s used hypnosis and has been very successful at it . . . see http://www.skynews.com.au/health/article.aspx?id=247314 . . . A British woman has undergone surgery, using self hypnosis as her only pain relief. 67-year-old Bernadine…
Monthly Archives: July 2008
Hypnosis Videos
Awkward Moments in Psychiatric History
by Brian David Phillips •
Awkward Moments in Psychiatric History . . . http://youtube.com/watch?v=sinNhZZP2Sc . . . ah the joys of hypnosis. All the best,Brian Sign Up NOW!: METAPHYSICAL HYPNOSISTaipei, Taiwan (19-20 July 2008) RECREATIONAL HYPNOSISTaipei, Taiwan (9-10 August 2008)SPEED HYPNOSIS TECHNIQUESIndia (August 30-31, Sept. 3-4, 6-7 2008) HYPNOTIC SCRIPTWRITING FOR RECORDING Taipei, Taiwan (22 Sept. 2008) LEARNING ENHANCEMENT HYPNOSISTaipei, Taiwan (19-20 October…
Eroticatrance, Experiential Trance, Hyperempiria, Hyperacuity, and Suggested Amplified Sensory Association, HypnoDrunk Video Series, Hypnosis Videos, Hypnosis, Trance, Meditation, and The Rest, Hypnosis: Entertainment, Stage, and Performance, Metaphysical Hypnosis, Psychecstatic Engineering Psychological Psychedelic eXperiential Ecstasy, Walkabout Trance Street Hypnosis
How to Get High or Drunk without Drugs
by Brian David Phillips •
Currently on Hypnothoughts discussion there is a forum discussion in which a young man new to hypnosis asks about . . . Inducing Being "High" with Hypnosis? . . . http://www.hypnothoughts.com/forum/topic/show?id=716892%3ATopic%3A64786 . . . in his query he outlines a rather complicated process of incremental highs over a full year through daily practice that would…
Hypnosis in the News
Complicated Grief
by Brian David Phillips •
Lisa Cefalu (web) has posted a summary of a Los Angeles Times article on Complicated Grief to her blog that is well worth the review by hypnotists and other therapists. This form of persistent grief resides in areas of the brain associated with reward and is more visceral than other forms of grief. Understanding the…
Hypnosis in the News
Pain Relief That’s All in the Mind
by Brian David Phillips •
Marisa Duffy writes and interesting profile on Dr. David Spiegel’s study of hypnosis at Stanford and elsewhere, beginning with his wife’s use of hypnosis for painfree childbirth . . . Pain Relief That’s All in the Mind (web) . . . I have written about Spiegel and his work here before so it’s nice to…
Eroticatrance
New MP3s at Hypno Fantasy Downloads
by Brian David Phillips •
I have a whole slew of new mp3s available at Hypno Fantasy Downloads (http://hypnofantasydownloads.com) – just click on my name under "artists" to get to the list. This is adult-oriented material so please don’t access that site unless that’s the sort of thing you are interested in. There are several new files in the mix,…
Hypnosis Videos
Hypnotic Drug Drinking Variation
by Brian David Phillips •
Brian David Phillips (羅狼仁), hypnotist (催眠), demonstrates some playful "drinking" suggestions via a rendition of the "drunk induction" suggestibility effect routine variation of the classic "drug of choice induction" as an imagination game that creates a form of waking hypnosis. The response is authentic with eyes open and genuine experiential trance waking hypnosis response .…
Hypnosis: Entertainment, Stage, and Performance, Intuitionist: Psychic Intuitionism, Magic, Metaphysical Hypnosis
SÉANCE HYPNOTIC . . .
Ghost Festival Supernatural Hypnosis Show
15 August 2008, Taipei
by Brian David Phillips •
Hypnosis, Trance, Meditation, and The Rest
HypnoThoughts
by Brian David Phillips •
If you’re not a member of HYPNOTHOUGHTS – http://www.hypnothoughts.com – then you might consider giving it a looksee. Hypnothoughts is an online social networking resource for hypnotists and others interested in hypnosis, trance, NLP, and related areas. It works a great deal like other social networking sites like Facebook and Myspace but with a specific…
Eroticatrance
Erotic Hypnosis, Hypnoporn, Fetish, and Other Unspeakable Topics . . . oh my!
by Brian David Phillips •
Licensed psychologist and hypnotist Richard Nongard writes about "Erotic Hypnosis, Hypnoporn, Fetish, and Other Unspeakable Topics" at http://www.hypnothoughts.com/forum/topic/show?id=716892%3ATopic%3A64567 – worth the read . . . both for the points Richard makes and for the responses. Some of his points fall directly in resonance with my own views about building an inclusive open community for hypnotists…
Uncategorized
Harry Potter and the Star Lord of the Caribbean
by Brian David Phillips •
See http://tw.youtube.com/watch?v=E8cvWmP8yzQ for those on the feed.
Uncategorized
The Joys of Travel to the US . . .
by Brian David Phillips •
This is not happy happy joy joy time . . . imagine having your data taken out of the blue by customs officials without any warning, without even probable cause, just a random bit of "hey, buddy, give me all your data so I can copy it and you might get your hardware back eventually…
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Metaphysical Hypnosis Materials Deadline is July 13
by Brian David Phillips •
If you wish to receive the course materials and bonus value gifts for the METAPHYSICAL HYPNOSIS course July 19-20 in Taipei, make certain you have finalized your registration with Lorraine BEFORE July 13 as that is the cut-off date for the materials reservations. Those who finalize their registration prior to July 13 will receive: Metaphysical…
** Special Student Series, Celebrity Hypnosis, Trance-Acting: Actors, Directors, Dancers, and Musical Performers
Hypnosis Calms the Ol’ Nerves for Adam Harvey
by Brian David Phillips •
Country music star Adam Harvey recently performed in Melbourne and revealed that he wasn’t always so comfortable in front of an audience. In a recent interview, Harvey said that ten years ago, he underwent a severe case of nerves. According to Harvey, “I ended up having hypnotherapy and ever since then, I’ve never felt nervous” …
Celebrity Hypnosis
Liz McClarnon loses a stone hypnotically . . .
by Brian David Phillips •
According to Liz McClarnon, she had quite the humiliating experience which led her to hypnosis. McClarnon, of Atomic Kitten fame (web), participated in the reality television series Celebrity Love Island and was completely devastated by the humiliating weigh-ins and the like. See the top photo at right to see McClarnon all covered up next to…
Hypnosis, Trance, Meditation, and The Rest
HypnoSale at http://www.briandavidphillips.com
by Brian David Phillips •
We need to move some inventory out of the way to make room for upcoming releases so . . . a number of items in the shop at http://www.briandavidphillips.com are now on sale . . . including a few items that are high ticket . . . many for as much as one half to…
Influence, Intuitionist: Psychic Intuitionism, Metaphysical Hypnosis
Haunted Taiwan . . .
by Brian David Phillips •
After watching some ghost hunting type programs and discussing critical approaches to such material, students in one of the courses I teach at National Chengchi University in Taipei this past semester created their own videos related to haunted locations in Taiwan. They were to demonstrate some degree of critical thinking in their videos about actual…
Hypnosis: Entertainment, Stage, and Performance, Influence, Magic
Magician . . . could you fake it?
by Brian David Phillips •
Think about all the skills needed for your profession. Really think about the bare bones of what’s really needed, not all the years you took perfecting it and studying. Now, could you take an absolute novice, someone with no previous experience or knowledge at all in your profession and teach ’em enough within one month…
Hypnosis in the News, Influence
Mass Hysteria Fun?
by Brian David Phillips •
I know it’s not really hypnosis . . . but it definitely has a great deal to do with how the mind can be subject to suggestion, influence, and odd thinking passing from one person to another as an infection, a mind virus . . . The Weirdest Examples of Mass Hysteria . . .…
Hypnosis, Trance, Meditation, and The Rest, Intuitionist: Psychic Intuitionism
Cool Ki Tricks
by Brian David Phillips •
Body Mind and Modem has some nice Cool Ki Tricks you can try. They are nice demonstrations of how the mind can affect the body in interesting ways. All the best,Brian Sign Up NOW!: UNDERSTANDING TAROT Taipei, Taiwan (13 July 2008)METAPHYSICAL HYPNOSISTaipei, Taiwan (19-20 July 2008) RECREATIONAL HYPNOSISTaipei, Taiwan (9-10 August 2008)SPEED HYPNOSIS TECHNIQUESIndia (August 30-31, Sept.…
Celebrity Hypnosis, Hypnosis in the News, Hypnosis Videos, Influence, Magic
Derren Brown versus Richard Bandler
by Brian David Phillips •
Derren Brown has had to back down from some of his very critical statements about Neruolinguistic Programming (NLP) and – more specifically – about Richard Bandler, one of the founders of NLP. In his book, Trick of the Mind, Brown called NLP a bit of a pyramid scheme rather than a legitimate approach to the…
Hypnosis in the News
Hypnotherapy Comes of Age in Alternative Care
by Brian David Phillips •
Christine Phelan gives some strong examples of why Hypnotherapy is Finding its Place in Alternative Care . . . http://www.redorbit.com/news/health/1456403/hypnotherapy_finding_its_place_in_alternative_care . . . just the example of an open-heart surgery patient standing and moving around comfortably washing her hair should be enough to show that something very powerful is going on! However her piece has…