Take a look at Dr. Bryan Knight’s list of Hypnosis Web Sites Worth Visiting . . . no check in the mail, but I do appreciate his kind words as his opinion means a lot. – Brian
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When Instant Hypnosis Inductions fall Flat . . .
by Brian David Phillips •
I recently received a private message via my myspace profile at http://www.myspace.com/briandavidphillips which I answered personally but the question is such a good one that I thought I would share my response here as others may have had similar experiences (I’ve removed the querant’s identity here). “…i just wanted to tell you i have tried…
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Flickr: Hypnosis
by Brian David Phillips •
A few of you already know this group, but for those who don’t . . . Flickr: Hypnosis . . . is a group for folks to share photos of live hypnosis shows. You can browse the images or join and contribute your own. These are not roleplay or photomanipulations, but live hypnosis performance photos.…
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Evolution of Beauty . . .
by Brian David Phillips •
Tim Piper has created some amazing pieces for the Dove campaign on self-esteem for girls. Evolution of Beauty . . . Dove Daughters . . . Dove Little Girls . . . Some excellent work. The visual impact is strong and the message is well presented. The campaign is controversial in that it highlights a…
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Great News! New Chinese Features!
by Brian David Phillips •
Here is some GREAT news! For those who have been asking for it . . . There are now all new Chinese pages online for my webpages at http://www.BrianDavidPhillips.com . . . please pass it on! More to come. This means folks can now get the latest Comedy HYPNOSIS Show as well as Hypnosis Seminar…
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Speed Hypnosis . . . gentle approach
by Brian David Phillips •
Brian David Phillips demonstrates a soft and gentle rapid hypnosis induction . . . from full waking state to hypnosis in less than one minute. See http://www.BrianDavidPhillips.com for details as well as course information. Many folks, including a number "fully trained" hypnotists think of rapid and instant hypnosis techniques as requiring shakes, jerks, and loud…
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Training and Practice and Reputation and more . . .
by Brian David Phillips •
We’ve talked about hypnosis training here before ad infinitim it seems. Well, here’s another little bit on the subject. The following was prompted in part in response to a response to a post from a fellow who doesn’t seem to be able to be able to get the hang of getting his trance partners into…
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Creating an Online Can You Be Easily Hypnotised Quiz
by Brian David Phillips •
Hmmm. How would one go about creating an online Can You Be Easily Hypnotised Quiz that is accurate and fair but which also doesn’t give the wrong impressions? This week at the Hypnosis Technique Exchange, just such a query was posted. Our correspondent would like to create an online quiz to determine hypnotizeability with a…
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Performance Hypnosis . . .
. . . theatre, dance, music, sports, and more
by Brian David Phillips •
I was asked about performance hypnosis on my myspace . . . specifically using hypnosis to help actresses and dancers but also general performance issues. As folks know, I have undergraduate and graduate degrees in acting . . . so, performance is one of my great loves . . . I absolutely LOVE being in…
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Forensic Hypnosis
by Brian David Phillips •
Forensic Hypnosis is hypnosis used in legal cases, usually for refreshing memory when uncovering clues or the like. Every once in awhile, it gets discussed here or on the groups. Recently, a post was made on a number of groups asking for advice in that the husband of a hypnotherapist’s acquaintance was witness to "potential…
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How Would One Conduct A Hypnosis Practice Group?
by Brian David Phillips •
A query on the Hypnosis Exchange on How Would One Conduct A Hypnosis Practice Group? The question comes from someone who is interested but as she has never been involved in such a a group she can’t quite wrap her head around how to conduct one or go about things but she is interested in…
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Speed Hypnosis . . .
. . . . really fast quick inductions . . .
by Brian David Phillips •
There is a discussion at the moment at the Hypnosis Technique Exchange on when and where and how to use fast quick inductions. A question was asked from someone who has seen a lot of videos on the internet of people doing fast hypnosis indcutions . . . similar to the ones I have posted…
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Of Beatles, Hypnosis, and Communism . . .
by Brian David Phillips •
Ooooh. Those naughty Beatles and their fancy music all about love and peace and what not! An artifact from the past. Curiouser and curiouser. Not quite what I was thinking of when I wrote about John Lennon and hypnosis but still very intriguing. I wish I had the book . . . then again, if…
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What You are Marketing is Yourself
by Brian David Phillips •
C.J. Hayden has a nice piece on marketing that many hypnotists might consider checking out . . . What You are Marketing is Yourself. In the rush to become a big business so many small businesses forget that one of their advantages over the faceless corporation is that they have a face, a persona, a…
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Street Hypnosis and Other Hypnotic Goings On . . .
by Brian David Phillips •
For those who have asked . . . the street hypnosis gig went well. It was truly weird doing street hypnosis in a venue with music from live bands blaring all around . . . in all honesty, it was NOT really the right venue for the sort of things expected and the organization of…
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Tarot Trance . . . clarifications . . .
by Brian David Phillips •
Some more clarification on my post about Tarot Trance. Dr. Phillips, that sounds fascinating . . . but . . . I don’t know all that tarotish mumbojumbo and card meaning stuffs and really am not enough patience to learn them I guess I was not clear enough . . . the Tarot Trance processes…
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Twitchy Trances . . .
by Brian David Phillips •
Crossposting from the Hypnosis Technique Exchange . . . responding to a post on Marknosis (see that group for the original post) about a trance client who experienced itchiness all over her muscles and developed visible tremors followed by marked smoothness. The client told the hypnotist, Hugh Cole, that it felt like he was untying…
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Tarot Trance . . . synchronicity draws
by Brian David Phillips •
Cross-posting from TarotL and the Hypnosis Technique Exchange as this may be of interest to folks here as well . . . I’m a big fan of Tarot cards as a tool for introspective meditation rather than divinaroty readings . . . the cards are just so rich in archetyes and other fodder for meaningful…
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Fertility, Infertility, Pregnancy, Birthing . . . and hypnosis
by Brian David Phillips •
Since the topic of pregnancy, birthing, fertility, infertility, and hypnosis has been raised on the exchange . . . despite some folks not being able to find any information in the archives, we have discussed related issues in the past . . . however, as the recent discussion has shown, it is nice to see…
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of Breast and Hypnosis
by Brian David Phillips •
Quick query . . . is it possible to increase breast size through hypnosis? Short answer . . . YES. Long answer . . . YES . . . and . . . see the past discussions on this in the archives at http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HypnosisTechniqueExchange/messages . . . over the years, we’ve had a number of…
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Appropriate Inductions for Different Personalities
by Brian David Phillips •
On the Marknosis list, there has recently been a bit of discussion regarding personality types and induction styles. One person posted that he read somewhere that someone was in a hypnosis class in China where they did not teach the Elman induction because they claimed it was not appropriate for Chinese people. Hmm. I wish…
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Hypnotic Talismans . . .
by Brian David Phillips •
A bit of discussion on the nature of belief and the use of magickal talismans, amulets, and sigils and the like on one of my discussion lists. One fellow wrote about how amulets and talismans have real power to which another fellow made a very reasonable response that such devices are simply anchors (a neurolinguistic…
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Hypnoanalysis . . .
. . . a query with some thoughts
by Brian David Phillips •
On one of my asundry email lists regarding the mind, hypnosis, neurolinguistic programming, and the like, there was a query regarding hypnoanalysis. Here are my replies sandwiched together for those with similar questions. Can anybody recommend hypnoanalysis books/whatever from where a newbie in the area can start? This will partly depend upon what you mean…
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Building Your Hypnosis Business . . .
by Brian David Phillips •
Continuing my discussion of Building Your Hypnosis Business from the Hypnosis Technique Exchange. In another list, a member says he’s a newly certified hypnotherapist with a burning desire to build his practice. However, like so many other folks who take a certification course, he needs guidance on kickstarting his business. Here we go again. I…
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Demonstrating Hypnotic Pain Relief Techniques
by Brian David Phillips •
Recently in my neck of the woods (Taiwan), there’s been quite a bit of public controversy regarding the public demonstration of hypnotic pain relief. I posted a bit on the subject at the Hypnosis Technique Exchange with my take on Demonstrating Hypnotic Pain Relief Techniques. A hypnotist appeared on television here and was demonstrating hypnosis.…
