Life of Brian

Have a Happy HYPNOTIC New Year!

How It All Ends

Watch more of Greg's videos on youtube - http://www.youtube.com/wonderingmind42 - and notice how he uses influence masterfully.

All the best,
Brian

When Magic Tricks Go Wrong . . .. . . don't play with spikes, knives, nails, or paper cups

Okay, there really is no good reason for these tricks to go wrong.  This is a classic variation of a Russian Roulette routine with spikes, sometimes called The Devil's Spike, that has been performed for decades - and longer.  When done correctly, this routine should be completely safe . . . when done correctly . . . safe . . .

When Magic Tricks Go Wrong

When Mondo Magic Goes Wrong

Mind Reader Fails
(German Television)

Don't Play with Fire
(fire fun, not)

When performing magic or the like, the danger really should always be an illusion.  At no time should the volunteer or the performer ever be in any real danger of physical, mental, or emotional injury.  Some tricks do have an element of risk but that risk should be minimized to a point that it is no longer a factor.

All the best,
Brian

HAPPY FINGERS AND HAPPYNESS . . .. . . hypnotic video challenge

The Hypnotic Video Challenge for the month of March at the Society of Experiential Trance is the HAPPY FINGER PROCESS.

The process is very simple and very very straightforward. Participants can use deep trance or hypnosis or simply waking suggestion to accomplish their goals. All you have to do is create a positive state change using the "happy finger" process.

Submissions to this month's challenge may be for any context of trancework: therpeutic, educational, entertainment, recreational, and more, although the process needs to be based upon the happy finger technique.

Be sure to submit your videos before the last day of March 2008.

The following are some videos that participants and others may find helpful:

HAPPY FINGER ANCHORING PROCESS
(Brian David Phillips)

HAPPY FINGER HYPNOSIS
19 October 2007
(Brian David Phillips)

YET ANOTHER HAPPY FINGER HYPNOSIS
20 October 2007
(Brian David Phillips)

COUNTING ODDNESS and HAPPY FINGER HYPNOSIS
8 December 2007
(Brian David Phillips)

The video challenge is a monthly community-building theme-based activity sponsored by the Society of Experiential Trance and the Hypnosis Technique Exchange in which hypnotists are encouraged to submit a video of themselves filmed within the month of the challenge in which they use or demonstrate a trance process based upon a common theme.  Folks may submit up to five videos each month, as long as they are with different subjects and demonstrate different processes related to the theme.  It's NOT a contest but a participatory activity.

Participants are encouraged to be playful and creative with their submissions.  Upload your video to any of the various free video server sites. You may wish to have your video permissions set on youtube or video google or wherever set so that webpage embedding is allowed.  Then post the video URL to the Hypnosis Technique Exchange . . . most of all, have fun!

All the best,
Brian

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ANXIETY, FEAR, PHOBIA AND MORE . . .. . . hypnotic video challenge

The Hypnotic Video Challenge for the month of June at the Society of Experiential Trance is FAST PROCESSES FOR ANXIETY, FEAR, PHOBIA, AND MORE.

Most of the hypnotic video challenges related to straightforward trance technique without any requirement for changework or therapeutic processes. This month is a bit different. One of the hallmarks for hypnosis and neurolinguistic programming is the ability to help folks overcome phobia, fear, anxiety, and more much more quickly than other changework modalities. There is ample evidence that suggests such processes are more effective for longterm change than other modalities (see http://www.nlp.de/research for some such studies). While most of the excitement regarding this area is with the Fast Phobia Cure process from NLP, folks participating in this month's challenge need not find themselves limited to this approach. Feel free to use anything from the neurolinguistic programming processes to hypnosis to emotional freedom techniques, to 3D Mind, to Dr. Deepak Vidmar's Calm Ball, the Sedona Method, the Journey, Bastthought, Metamagick, to any other trance-based changework process or even something completely new. Creativity is encouraged. The process should be demonstrated as a single-session approach. There is no time limit for the session video, although most folks will likely run well under fifteen minutes and most will be less than ten and certainly a number of valuable processes are five minutes or less.

Submissions to this month's challenge may be for any context of trancework: therpeutic, educational, entertainment, recreational, and more, although the process needs to be related in some way to anxiety, fear, phobia, or the similar issues. Please do be aware of your local laws in regard to trancework or changework of this type. If therapeutic change is controlled in your locality, then please stay well within your local laws, whatever they may be.

Be sure to submit your videos before the last day of June 2008.

The following are some videos that participants and others may find helpful:

Fears and Phobias
(Matt Kendall)

NLP and a Lighter Look at Eradicating Fear!
(Richard Grannon)

Fear, Phobia, Anxiety on Discovery
(Robert Mantell)

NLP Phobia Cure
(Paul McKenna)

Flight Phobia
(Matt Hudson)

Height Phobia
(Matt Hudson)

Remove Fear of Moths with NLP and Hypnosis
(Tina Taylor)

Hypnosis and NLP Can Cure Phobias... FAST
(Elliott Wald)

Fast Phobia Model
(Terry Elston)

Eliminating Phobias with Time Line Therapy
(Terry Elston)

Time Line Therapy for Snake Phobia Part One
(Tad James)

Time Line Therapy for Snake Phobia Part Two
(Tad James)

Possible Cure for Phobias
(Loren Parks)

Anxiety, Fear, and Stress Relief with EFT
(Eva Marklund)

EFT Fear of Rats
(Gary Craig)

EFT Tornado Fear
(Robert G. Smith)

Energy Psychology for Height Phobia
(David Feinstein)

THE Solution for Anxiety, Panic Attacks, OCD, Stress and Phobias
(Charles Linden)

Acupressure for Anxiety, Panic Attacks, Palpitations
(Matt in China)

The video challenge is a monthly community-building theme-based activity sponsored by the Society of Experiential Trance and the Hypnosis Technique Exchange in which hypnotists are encouraged to submit a video of themselves filmed within the month of the challenge in which they use or demonstrate a trance process based upon a common theme.  Folks may submit up to five videos each month, as long as they are with different subjects and demonstrate different processes related to the theme.  It's NOT a contest but a participatory activity.

Participants are encouraged to be playful and creative with their submissions.  Upload your video to any of the various free video server sites. You may wish to have your video permissions set on youtube or video google or wherever set so that webpage embedding is allowed.  Then post the video URL to the Hypnosis Technique Exchange . . . most of all, have fun!

All the best,
Brian

Sign Up NOW!Hypnosis Shows, Sessions, Training . . . and MORE!
See http://www.BrianDavidPhillips.com for details!

Brian David Phillips, PhD, CH [phillips@nccu.edu.tw]
Certified Hypnotherapist
President, Society of Experiential Trance
Associate Professor, NCCU, Taipei, Taiwan
http://www.BrianDavidPhillips.com

Christmas Night Message . . .

Merry Christmas . . .. . . I'm In UR Manger Killing UR Savior

Thanks to Aaron for the snarfable post.

Happy Holidays . . .

I Have A Cold . . .

Dating a “crazy cat lady”

Worthwhile advice from a guy who only dated a crazy cat lady . . . Dating a “crazy cat lady” . . . personally, I didn't just date one, I married one and spawned another.