Monthly Archives: October 2009

Becoming a Professional Hypnotist

In the Hypnosis Technique Exchange (http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HypnosisTechniqueExchange), a question was posted recently by a person asking for advice on becoming a professional hypnotist.  He lives in a small town in Texas and while he would like to make the shift into hypnosis as his career he's not sure the local community can support it.  Every locale…

愛與關係 LOVE & Relationship

Yes! "Dr. Deepak" has added a new course for Taiwan! Do NOT Miss This Chance Dr. Deepak is only in Taiwan for a very short time! Contact MingYng at veetnisha@gmail.com to register NOW!   愛與關係 LOVE & Relationship 只有愛是不夠的 Love is not enough 如何找到,使更好,並持續 How To Find, Make Better & Keep 2009年10月24-25日 上午10:00 – 下午6:00週六…

Happy Double Ten

Happy Double Ten! All the best,Brian (If you are reading this blog post via a stream, go to https://briandavidphillips.net/ to access the full post with any videos or photos included.)  HYPNOSIS VIDEO COURSEShttp://www.briandavidphillips.net/store    Hypnosis Shows, Sessions, Training . . . and MORE! See http://www.BrianDavidPhillips.com for details Brian David Phillips, PhD, CH [brian@briandavidphillips.com] Hypnotist, Hypnotherapist, Intuitionist, Trance Wizard President, Society of Experiential TranceAssociate Professor,…

Got My Fuji Finepix Real 3D W1 . . . now available in Taiwan!

The Fuji Finepix Real 3D W1 digital camera is now available in Taiwan! See http://www.fujifilm.com.tw/personal/3d/camera/finepixreal3dw1/feature001.html for details in Chinese.  Regular readers here know to go to https://briandavidphillips.net/3d_stereophotography_and_photography for much much more on 3D photography. My wife surprised me tonight by bringing home a Fuji Real 3D W1 that she tracked down from a shop in the…

Excellent Review of Fuji Real 3D W1

Donald E. Simanek makes some excellent points in his comprehensive review of the Fuji Real 3D W1 . . . see Review of the Fuji Finepix Real 3D W1 Camera at http://www.lhup.edu/~dsimanek/3d/stereo/3dgallery12.htm which includes comprehensive analysis of many of the reviews already out there, his own review, and a whole slew of resources and galleries well worth…

EROTICATRANCE Deadlines

EROTICATRANCE DEADLINESErotic Hypnosis Training http://www.briandavidphillips.com/products/eroticatrance.html  As regular readers here, many of you are aware of our fantastic Pre-Release Celebration Sale of the upcoming EROTICATRANCE DVD set available at http://www.briandavidphillips.com/products/eroticatrance.html. Folks can order the entire set with comprehensive training in Erotic Hypnosis including an option toward Specialist Certification in Erotic Hypnosis for those interested in taking their…

Truth in the Paranormal

Benjamin Radford writes and intriguing exploration into critical observations of the paranormal with a very skeptical mindset in There is some truth in Paranormal at http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33126785/ns/technology_and_science-science. While I agree with his critical mindest, I would suggest that some self-styled skeptics are less honest in their approach and have a tendency to go into the investigation with a foregone…

Imagining the Best

Visualization can be a very very powerful tool for young people seeking to improve in their studies or for pretty much anyone with a goal in mind.  See http://www.pasadenaweekly.com/cms/story/detail/imagining_the_best/7780/ for a worthwhile introduction to the concepts.  Of course, folks who've used my Vicarious Experiential Machine know the power of positive visualization (those who subscribe to the eXperiential…

Panasonic enlists Hollywood to hawk 3D Televisions

Panasonic is working closely with Hollywood film studios in an effort to market 3D televisions.  It's a strategy that makes more than a little sense.  See http://www.businessweek.com/globalbiz/blog/eyeonasia/archives/2009/09/panasonic_enlis.html for the complete story. All the best,Brian (If you are reading this blog post via a stream, go to https://briandavidphillips.net/ to access the full post with any videos or photos included.)  HYPNOSIS…

Richard Payne and Timecapsule of Hypnosis Performance

RICHARD PAYNE was the Derren Brown and Paul McKenna of his day and here is a wonderful archive video from British Pathe that shows him performing a hypnosis demonstration in 1949 complete with invisible bicycles and persons transformed into cats crawling about on the floor . . . http://www.britishpathe.com/record.php?id=47986 . . . what a wonderful timecapsule into…

Sony develops Single-Lens 3D Camera for Filmmaking

Sony has announced the development of a single-lens camera system for high frame rate filmmaking that captures both the right and left image of even high speed subjects via a single lens . . . http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press/200910/09-117E/index.html . . . obviously, this is going to have an impact upon 3D filmmaking. All the best,Brian (If you are reading…

Wizards get Hypnotized

Flip Saunders has started off his tenure as coach of the Washington Wizards with a bang, a bunch of ipods, and hypnosis . . . http://www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5iG5Nmu1AlNd89ckFco0w6nvSsOyw . . . while having a lead player run around with a broom believing he's riding a horse is funny (I know, I've used the same gag), the hypnosis also had…

Gadgetwise on Fujifilm Finepix Real 3D W1 Official Release in US

Gadgetwise has a piece on the official release of the Fujifilm Finepix Real 3D W1 into the US market at http://gadgetwise.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/10/02/fujifilm-enters-the-third-dimension including a bit about the new nVidia systems compatibility which expands the rather low penetration viewing methods provided by Fuji (of course, there are a LOT more options but Fuji isn't getting much press on those).…

Understanding the ANXIOUS Mind

Robin Marantz Henig has written a fascinating detailed exploration of the work of Dr. Jerome Kagen and his longitudinal study on the nature of the mind in terms of those folks who tend to express anxiety more than others.  See the very interesting piece at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/04/magazine/04anxiety-t.html within the New York Times.  Fascinating reading.  Of course, those of us who…

The Cost of Being a Gay Couple

The New York Times has an interesting article by Tara Siegel Bernard and Ron Leiber in the Money section that looks at the financial high price of being a gay couple . . . http://www.nytimes.com/2009/10/03/your-money/03money.html . . . so much of the gay marriage debate is rooted in religious rhetoric when the financial costs of being a…

Fujifim Finepix Real 3D W1 in India, so what about Taiwan?

So, it looks like the Fujifilm Real 3D W1 is coming out in India . . . http://infotech.indiatimes.com/news/hardware/Fujifilm-brings-3D-digicam-to-India/articleshow/5080642.cms . . . so, what about those of us in Taiwan?  The camera FINALLY has details listed on the Fujifilm site for Taiwan at http://www.fujifilm.com.tw/personal/3d/camera/finepixreal3dw1/feature001.html but no pricing data or release date yet. From my various email lists, I know folks…

Brand New Fujifilm FinePix Real 3D W1 Review

The photography blog has an excellent extensive hands-on review of the Fujifilm Finepix Real 3D W1 at http://www.photographyblog.com/reviews/fujifilm_finepix_real_3d_w1_review which is very much worth the read. Of course, it only makes me want the blasted camera more and more.  Oh, when is this beastie going to be available here in Taiwan?  I'd rather not do the whole parallel…