Monthly Archives: November 2010

Hypnosis in the News

The Working Life of a Hypnotherapist

by Brian David Phillips • November 30, 2010

Graham Snowdon writes and intruguing profile on Anthony Jacquin in the Guardian which gives a peek into the life of a hypnotherapist. See http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2010/nov/13/hypnotherapist-anthony-jacquin for the full piece. If you’re in Taiwan and would like to give hypnotherapy or hypnosis a go, check my webpages at http://www.briandavidphillips.com and drop me an email to set up…

Is Michael Bay really clueless on how to shoot good 3D?

by Brian David Phillips • November 30, 2010

According to a whole bunch of sources, Michael Bay has no clue what he is doing while shooting the new Transformers movie in 3D. He’s using the state of the art equipment used for Avatar but evidently his aggressive style has screwed up the footage they are getting to the point that they are going…

Women and Girls Avoid Fathers During their Fertility Cycles

by Brian David Phillips • November 30, 2010

Many animal species have a behavior in which females avoid male relatives when they are fertile . . . this seems to be nature’s way of avoiding inbreeding . . . well, it’s easy to observe the behavior in animals but what about more social diverse and advanced animal species like humans, the ol’ naked…

TRAVELING FATES with SJ Tucker, Bekah Kelso, Betsy Tinney and Sunny Larsen LIVE!

by Brian David Phillips • November 29, 2010

SJ Tucker and Bekah Kelso take the stage with Betsy Tinney and Sunny Larsen as the Traveling Fates in Redmond, WA. See channel at http://www.ustream.tv/channel/travelingfates.

Over 200 Hypnosis Videos Posted to the Community this Weekend

by Brian David Phillips • November 27, 2010

I posted over two hundred hypnosis videos to the Community at http://trancesociety.net/community this weekend . . . that’s in addition to the 115 exclusive training videos ones already there! . . . Full hypnosis video course plus a LOT of hypnodrunk pieces and so very much more . . . wow! Join us! – Brian

Kaye Phillips improvising on Piano

by Brian David Phillips • November 27, 2010

My daughter Kaye Elizabeth Phillips improvising at piano . . . she’s at home just letting her fingers move . . . fellow hypnotists may note that her improvisation is very much based upon a musical ideomotor movement of her fingers which take on a life of their own as she plays . . .…

Unmarried Women Banned from Using Cell Phones

by Brian David Phillips • November 26, 2010

Wow, evidently the village of Lank in India has passed a law banning the use of cell phones by unmarried women. Married women can use the beasties but unmarried women are prohibited from doing so. The reason for the ban? It’s to prevent unmarried women from secretly arranging their own marriages without parental consent .…

It Gets Better . . . outreach project to young LGBT

by Brian David Phillips • November 26, 2010

By the folks at Pixar for the It Gets Better Project at http://www.itgetsbetter.org . . . an outreach program to let young LGBT folks know that while sometimes it may not seem like it’s possible, it does get better . . . and kids and teens need to know that it does. Certainly, while high…

Stargate Universe Visitation Hypnosis

by Brian David Phillips • November 25, 2010

Well . . . regular readers here know I am a big as in B I G science fiction fan, I absolutely love literature of the fantastic . . . science fiction, fantasy, and horror . . . and even teach courses in the stuff at the graduate and undergraduate levels at the university. I…

Happy Thanksgiving!

by Brian David Phillips • November 25, 2010

I am thankful for my daughter upon whom I dote and who I adore . . . I am thankful for my wife who is my love and my life . . . I am thankful for my family who are separated in space but always within my heart . . . I am thankful…

Hypnotic Sex Toys

by Brian David Phillips • November 25, 2010

In one of the many forums on erotic hypnosis I belong to, a young woman posted recently about her excitement at discovering the thrill of hypnotic sexual play and how her partner had created a virtual hypnotic remote vibrator which she was delightfully experience full sensations of pulsing and vibrating with . . . she…

Putting the Voodoo Wawa to Use in Your Stage Hypnosis Show

by Brian David Phillips • November 24, 2010

Okay, so I am a sucker for a good voodoo doll (or voodoo wawa as it’s known here in Taiwan) gag for a stage hypnosis show. Heck I have a whole slew of various types of voodoo dolls and I’ll whip those puppies out for entertainment and recreational hypnosis . . . double heck, if…

James Cameron predicts Glasses-Free 3D TV within the Decade

by Brian David Phillips • November 24, 2010

James Cameron . . . oh he of the 3D zealotry . . . has predicted that we will have mass market glasses-free 3D TV within the next eight to ten years. See http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/36587/james-cameron-predicts-autostereoscopic-3dtv for one report on his talk to the folks who are the movers and shakers of entertainment medium. Of course, in…

Uh, shhhhh, YouPorn has a 3D Channel

by Brian David Phillips • November 24, 2010

Yep, you read that right . . . internet porn share site YouPorn has added a 3D Channel . . . anaglyph but 3D nonetheless so slip on the ol’ anaglyphic glasses and view away . . . at http://www.youporn.com/3d . . . now, if you suspect this might be a whole lot NSFW you…

Kuwait Bans DSLRs

by Brian David Phillips • November 24, 2010

Really? Yep. Three ministries in Kuwait have joined forces and banned the use of DSLR cameras in public except when used by working journalists. Cellphone and point and shoot cameras are okay but the use of a DSLR is no longer allowed. Banned. Now, a whole bunch of folks who bought DSLRs for hobby photography…

Hypnotic Drunk for Stage Hypnosis Shows

by Brian David Phillips • November 23, 2010

Most regular readers here know that I have a fondness for drinking . . . well, okay, not so much for drinking but for drunkenness . . . hypnotic drunkenness that is. The drinking finger approach I use for shows, recreation, and even in the clinic for therapy sessions is pretty straightforward and can be…

Chronic Stomach Pains in Young People under 18 Helped with Hypnosis

by Brian David Phillips • November 23, 2010

Dr. Perri Klass has an excellent piece in today’s New York Times on 18 and Under: A Prescription for Abdominal Pain: Due Diligence which details the frustration of working with young people who have functional abdominal pain which is a way of saying recurrent stomachaches with no obvious cause. These sort of stomach pains are…

The McGurk Effect . . . Seeing May Be Believing but It May Not Be Reality

by Brian David Phillips • November 23, 2010

The McGurk Effect is yet another wonderful demonstration that our mind’s create our realities . . . what you see may affect what you hear. If we use different images and punch them over the same sound the sound actually sounds differently because the visual simuli takes precedence over the genuine audio stimuli. The brain…

Dire Warning on Environment from Out of Office Republicans

by Brian David Phillips • November 23, 2010

I like and respect how Rep. Bob Inglis (R-SC) asks that folks speak publically and on the record regarding their views . . . regardless of what their views are it is important that the debate have a public record. He was ousted this year by a Tea Party-backed candidate. In the video above, Inglis…

Kaye Phillips performing “Maiden Flight of the Blue White Dragon”

by Brian David Phillips • November 23, 2010

Here we go . . . this one’s SPECIAL! Here is a video and some images of my daughter, Kaye Elizabeth Phillips, as she performs MAIDEN FLIGHT OF THE BLUE WHITE DRAGON, her original piano composition on 14 November 2010 at Wang LaoShr’s Annual Student Recital in Taipei, Taiwan. Kaye was invited to come as…

Erotic Hypnosis Online Mentorship Starts Soon! Don’t Miss YOUR Chance!

by Brian David Phillips • November 22, 2010

Time is running out! Seriously, out! If you have been sitting on the fence on whether or not you wish to join us for the EROTICATRANCE online mentorship in Erotic Hypnosis, you need to REGISTER NOW! Those who have previously purchased the EROTICATRANCE DVD set can join the online mentorship at a fraction of the…

Kaye’s Band Performing at HS Music Festival

by Brian David Phillips • November 22, 2010

Here are some more video framegrabs of my daughter Kaye Elizabeth Phillips and her as yet unnamed band performing at a music festival invitational for high school rock bands. The band, while rough around the edges, was names one of the top bands performing at the festival. Kaye plays drums for the band which is…

Daryl Bem and the Study Confirming Human Psychic Powers

by Brian David Phillips • November 21, 2010

The Telegraph reports on a study by Daryl Bem that confirms that at least in some areas humans do indeed seem to have some sort of psi or psychic power. See their piece at http://www.telegraph.co.uk/science/science-news/8142192/Humans-do-have-psychic-powers-study-claims.html and then look a little closer before dismissing the actual study. The Telegraph report, like so many media reports on…

War on Marijuana has Failed

by Brian David Phillips • November 21, 2010

Police Chief Joseph McNamara explains his reasons for making this advert at the Huffington Post. See http://www.huffingtonpost.com/joseph-mcnamara/lets-be-honest-the-war-ag_b_773627.html. Honestly, while I do support Prop. 19 and similar incremental movements toward control through legalization, I suspect it ain’t going to happen. Just as prohibition made gangsters rich and really created the institution of organized crime in the…

Kaye’s Band performing at NCCU

by Brian David Phillips • November 21, 2010

Some of you may not know that my daughter Kaye is now also in a band and plays drums . . . yes, drums. Oddly enough, not keyboards even though she is a double major in Piano and Composition but drums, an instrument she has no formal training in and one in which she had…