Stanley Fish has an opinion piece today in the New York Times – Psychology and Torture (http://fish.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/11/09/psychology-and-torture/) – on the recent declaration by the American Psychology Association which bans members from being part of interrogations (not limited to torture but US military interrogations that include "pressure" tactics are the intended target). Fish gives some interesting…
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Suggestibility Effect Sequencing for Genuine Waking Hypnosis
by Brian David Phillips •
Most folks who are aware of my work know of my interest in speed hypnosis . . . the really fast instant and rapid hypnosis inductions. Most of the folks who know of that interest are also very keenly aware that for me hypnosis does not require eye closure and that I love to improvise…
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Brian David Phillips . . .
. . . hypnosis and a whole lot more
by Brian David Phillips •
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Judging Fighting Ability in the Face
by Brian David Phillips •
A new study shows that people – men and women – can accurately judge another person’s fighting ability (based upon upper body strength) by looking at their face . . . http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/10/081022135809.htm . . . it seems that testosterone levels are shown through the bridge of the brows and the line of the chin and…
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Brian David Phillips . . .
. . . hypnosis and much more
by Brian David Phillips •
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Islamic Baby Secretly Converting the Toddlers of America?
by Brian David Phillips •
What do you do when the baby doll you bought for your child . . . the one that says "Momma" and gibberish style babytalk . . . suddenly starts spouting off pro-Islamic propaganda disguised as that very same babytalk gibberish? You complain to the world that’s what! Evidently a bunch of folks have stumbled…
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Brian David Phillips . . .
. . . hypnosis and more
by Brian David Phillips •
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Is Obama a Hypnotist?
Only if you define hypnosis in a meaningless way.
by Brian David Phillips •
There is a very spurious document making its rounds right now in the various hypnosis forums right now that purports to be an examination of Barack Obama’s use of hidden covert manipulative hypnosis techniques in his speeches by making a number of specious leaps (here). As to actual content of the document and the idea…
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Homage to Aleister Crowley by Paul Brook
by Brian David Phillips •
Paul Brook (web) presents an homage to Aleister Crowley from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vKdqJkMNS1I . . . very nicely done. All the best,Brian COMPREHENSIVE CORE SKILLS HYPNOSIS DVD COURSEhttp://www.briandavidphillips.net/store Upcoming Shows: HYPNOHOT: Risque Hypnosis Comedy Club, Taipei, Taiwan (25 Oct. 2008, 10pm)HYPNOKOOL: Comedy Hypnosis Comedy Club, Taipei, Taiwan (25 Oct. 2008, 8pm) :Course Sign Up NOW! : …
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Waking Hypnosis effects without the “hypnosis”
by Brian David Phillips •
On the hypnosis board of one of the magic forums I belong to, a question was asked of the members of whether or not one can do waking hypnosis with someone who doesn’t know you’re a hypnotist. My first response to that sort of question is to determine what sort of effect one was after…
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Psychology of Mind Control
by Brian David Phillips •
Here’s an interesting series of short videos related to mind control. MK-ULTRA, CIA MIND CONTROL, and BRAIN WASHING TO MAKE ASSASSINS From http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOARWX3OjFc. MIND CONTROL, PSYCHOLOGY of BRAINWASHING, SEX and HYPNOSIS From http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BSTDtzqoMuU. MIND CONTROL HATE PROPAGANDA, HATE SPEECH and CRIME . . . BLACK PR From http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9ghNfiKNxz0. MIND CONTROL IN A CAN: SOFT DRINKS…
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Hypnosis without Touch . . .
by Brian David Phillips •
Once more I am going to Hypnothoughts for hypnofodder. In a thread a question was asked about how one might perform hypnosis inductions in a Non-Touch Expectation context . . . http://www.hypnothoughts.com/forum/topic/show?id=716892%3ATopic%3A65227 . . . the querant is specifically concerned about a new law in Texas which is regulating touch in some helping professions (it…
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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…
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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…
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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 . . .…
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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…
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Sometimes being NICE sucks . . .
by Brian David Phillips •
So . . . evidently, bad boys do get the babes . . . at least in the short term. A study reported on in issue 2661 of New Scientist magazine, 18 June 2008, page 12 (web) shows that the "bad boys" really do have more sexual partners. NICE guys knew it, now two studies…
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Psychic Kids . . .
by Brian David Phillips •
Sometimes, it just sucks to not live in the US . . . othertimes not so much. However, it sure would be nice if we had some of those kool networks you folks back in the "beautiful country" (hint, America in Mandarin is Meiguo which literally is the words beautiful and country together). The Family…
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Mind Control Made Easy
by Brian David Phillips •
I know I’ve posted this before . . . actually, some time ago . . . but it’s making the rounds again and it’s good enough to give another go. The Mind Control Made Easy video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mnNSe5XYp6E is both parody and manual: The Boing Boing reference that’s making the rounds at http://www.boingboing.net/2008/06/23/mind-control-made-ea.html states: Carey…
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Bikinis turn men on and their brains off . . .
. . . or not! Quite the opposite, in fact.
by Brian David Phillips •
The Lynx Effect ad above – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VII18CVrlTU – was used in a scientific study on the effects of sexual stimuli on men. See Study: Women in Bikinis Make Men More Impulsive at http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,366102,00.html. Now, while sexual stimuli cause men to be more sexually excited – duh – that’s not really the point as to what…
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Edward Louis Bernays . . .
. . . more than the father of public relations
by Brian David Phillips •
In this excerpt from a documentary, there is a fascinating demonstration of the role of Edward Louis Bernays (here) in creating the American political public response and use of the Cold War. Bernays is considered the father of Public Relations. The case example of Guatamala is very chilling and interesting . . . Now, compare…
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The Shock Doctrine
by Brian David Phillips •
Alfonso Cuarón, director of "Children of Men" (which I just watched tonight, wow, striking stuff), and Naomi Klein, author of "No Logo", present a short film from Klein’s book "The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism." See http://www.shockdoctrine.com.
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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…
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EXPERIENTIAL HYPNOSIS Twofer in July . . .
. . . Brian David Phillips in Los Angeles
by Brian David Phillips •
Well . . . here we go again . . . the cat is out of the bag and it’s a happy camper . . . Many of you already know that I will be returning to Los Angeles this Summer. The event details are now online. I have two courses on deck for July…
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Brain Erase . . .
. . . Dr. D. Ewen Cameron’s Depatterning
by Brian David Phillips •
Dr. D. Ewen Cameron’s process of depatterning, using psychoactive drugs plus electric shock to strip away a patient’s personality (in an effort to "cure" psychic issues) becamse a cornerstone to the MK Ultra program which added in the imprinting of a new personality (employing deep trance conditioning and repetitive reinforcive "brain washing"). The program was…
