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Yahoo Apologizes for Taiwanese Lap Dancers

You know, somehow I don't think the guys who attended this thing were really all that offended by the Hack Girls or the lap dances they received . . . but . . . yahoo has to do some media image engineering after the images and video made it to flickr . . . uh, of course, these are tech guys, they're going to use tech avenues to distribute news and images . . . http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/33402109/from/ET?GT1=43001 . . . from the images in the MSNBC piece, it doesn't look like anything we've not all seen before on the street here (Betelnut Beauties and Electric Flower Music Cars are far more explicit - heck, I've seen naked girls at temple festivals here using their vaginas to shoot darts from blowguns at balloons, admittedly NOT in Northern Taiwan but in the safe confines of Huwei and Touliu and it was years ago before Taipei started reforming the morality of the country, or at least the image of the country's morality), but yahoo tries to have the lap dance and their wholesome image too.

All the best,
Brian

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President, Society of Experiential Trance
Associate Professor, NCCU, Taipei, Taiwan

Satoshi Kanazawa asks If Married Women want Their Mates to Cheat

In his column at Psychology Today, Satoshi Kanazawa asks the question, "Do Married Women Want Their Husbands to Cheat?" (see here) and he comes up with every married woman's dilemma in that they want husbands who are successful and part of being a successful man among humans is the tendency toward polygynous behaviors.  This is in spite of the the overwhelming evidence that it is females, not males, who determine mating (see here for another breakdown on how men tend to do pretty much everything they do in order to get laid).  Interesting reading.

All the best,
Brian

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President, Society of Experiential Trance
Associate Professor, NCCU, Taipei, Taiwan

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 committed gay person is overwhelmingly lopsided when compared to the same costs a heterosexual couple might incur.

Personally, I've always been on the give gays the right to marry side of the aisle (actually further left than most liberals on that particular issue).  This is just one more item to add to the pro-column.

All the best,
Brian

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Hypnotist, Hypnotherapist, Intuitionist, Trance Wizard 
President, Society of Experiential Trance
Associate Professor, NCCU, Taipei, Taiwan

Little Girl Lost

Some people treat all relationships as competitions, either consciously or unconsciously, they want to keep things moving in a way so that they collect their brownie points to win the game.

Way back in university when I was studying theatre (I have undergraduate and graduate degrees in acting and directing), I found Transactional Analysis to be an incredibly useful tool for analyzing character. Sure, I also studied Stanislavski and I know my way around units and motives . . . but Eric Berne's TA focuses on aspects that are incredibly useful. Unfortunately, many people in real life do play games.

One common game that many couple find themselves trapped within is the "Little Girl Lost" game. It's a rather common habitual response set in which the female in a relationship acts a bit on the childish side in order to manipulate her male partner into acting like a parent who then spoils the child. In essence, both partners feel like they're getting brownie points but are unfortunately stifling any real communication or relationship growth.

In Asia, where I live, the "Little Girl Lost" game has a particular expression and in the following video, I discuss game play in general and specifically the Chinese variation of "Little Girl Lost."

This video is an excerpt from a course I taught in eXperiential Hypnotherapy during my most recent trip to India (the clip is from 25 January 2009 and the complete discussion does appear on the eXperiential Ecstasy DVD set available in our online shop found at http://www.briandavidphillips.com/products/shop.html in addition to the upcoming introductory experiential hypnotherapy product) in which I demonstrated and discussed the "little girl lost" game in the context of human sexual relationships . . . folks attending my upcoming Erotic Hypnosis - http://ehbrg.blogspot.com - course will be learning how to play with these ideas in rather interesting ways to avoid gameplay and establish meaningful and worthwhile relationship models . . . but . . . well, watch the clip to see the points being made . . .

Stop with the games already. Act like an adult and consensually play with your partners and things will run so much more smoothly. If the "little girl lost" game appeals to you, then keep in in the bedroom as consensual roleplay along with the costumes and toys and not in the realm of the one-up-goal-set game it unfortunately too often becomes.

If you can't see the included video here because you are reading this blog post via a Facebook note or Hypnothoughts sidebar or some other stream service, then go to the original post on my blog at http://briandavidphillips.typepad.com/brian/ to access the full post with any videos or photos included.

For those looking for adult erotic applications of hypnosis, folks attending the Erotic Hypnosis seminar I will be teaching (the Engineering eXperiential Erotic Ecstasy seminar at http://ehbrg.blogspot.com) on August 17 will be learning variations of these patterns and more.

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While you still have time to register, you do not have much of it.  Time is defintely running out so if you haven't finalized your registration, you need to do it NOW . . . and I don't mean soon, I do mean NOW.

The seminar is open to beginners through experienced hypnotists, all we require is that you be at least twenty-one years of age for the adult seminar and have a genuine curiosity in the subject matter with a willingness to come in and play.  No, there is no nudity in the Erotic Hypnosis course nor is there anything untoward - as long as you don't consider inducing consensual orgasms and erotic experiences in others as untoward.  The techniques taught can be applied to a wide range of situations in a variety of appropriate contexts from therapy to entertainment to recreational activities between consenting adults.

Anyone is welcome, couples or singles, male or female, straight or not-so-straight, with special pricing available for couples.

Go to http://ehbrg.blogspot.com for more information and register right away to reserve your spot in the very special presentation of the Erotic Hypnosis program.

Note that folks who sign up for the Walkabout Trance Beach Resort Getaway (the improvisational speed street hypnosis event athttp://walkabouttrancebeachresortgetaway.blogspot.com) and-or the Erotic Hypnosis seminar (the Engineering eXperiential Erotic Ecstasy seminar athttp://ehbrg.blogspot.com) in August will be learning variations of these patterns and more. Please note, that it's actually to your advantage to sign up for both events (they are scheduled together for your convenience).

However, it's to your advantage to sign up early for either or both events to reserve your opportunity to attend. I don't travel to the US very often and likewise teach these courses very infrequently so this is a unique opportunity for folks to have an amazing experience with us.  If you have not yet completed your registration for these events, you will really want to do so NOW to ensure your opportunity to participate in a very very unique experience.  Seriously, you need to do it now or risk missing your opportunity for an amazingly unique experience . . . that's NOW.

All the best,
Brian

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Hypnotist, Hypnotherapist, Intuitionist, Trance Wizard 
President, Society of Experiential Trance
Associate Professor, NCCU, Taipei, Taiwan

The Head Tilt

Can a simple tilt of the noggin' really enhance one's attractiveness to others?  The Head Tilt can indeed have near-magickal properties.  What makes a person more attractive? Well, lots of things. However, there are some natural movements that occur in intersexual communication that enhance one's ability to elicit arousal. These movements or signals have been studied by animal behaviorists when looking at other species mating behaviors and some, such as Desmond Morris, have observed and cataloged similar mating behaviors or arousal signals within human communities.

This video is an excerpt from a course I taught in eXperiential Hypnotherapy during my most recent trip to India (the clip is from 25 January 2009 and the complete discussion does appear on the eXperiential Ecstasy DVD set available in our online shop found at http://www.briandavidphillips.com/products/shop.html in addition to the upcoming introductory experiential hypnotherapy product) in which I demonstrated and discussed the "head tilt" in the context of human sexual signalling . . . folks attending my upcoming Erotic Hypnosis - http://ehbrg.blogspot.com - course will be learning how to play with these ideas in rather interesting ways . . . but . . . well, watch the clip to see the points being made . . .

Act like an adult and consensually play with your partners and things will run so much more smoothly.

If you can't see the included video here because you are reading this blog post via a Facebook note or Hypnothoughts sidebar or some other stream service, then go to the original post on my blog at http://briandavidphillips.typepad.com/brian/ to access the full post with any videos or photos included.

For those looking for adult erotic applications of hypnosis, folks attending the Erotic Hypnosis seminar I will be teaching (the Engineering eXperiential Erotic Ecstasy seminar at http://ehbrg.blogspot.com) on August 17 will be learning variations of these patterns and more.

Sign Up Now
EROTIC HYPNOSIS
a comprehensive course in erotic and sensual hypnosis
for any context from therapy to entertainment
to consenting adult recreation
http://ehbrg.blogspot.com
NOW for registration!

While you still have time to register, you do not have much of it.  Time is defintely running out so if you haven't finalized your registration, you need to do it NOW . . . and I don't mean soon, I do mean NOW.

The seminar is open to beginners through experienced hypnotists, all we require is that you be at least twenty-one years of age for the adult seminar and have a genuine curiosity in the subject matter with a willingness to come in and play.  No, there is no nudity in the Erotic Hypnosis course nor is there anything untoward - as long as you don't consider inducing consensual orgasms and erotic experiences in others as untoward.  The techniques taught can be applied to a wide range of situations in a variety of appropriate contexts from therapy to entertainment to recreational activities between consenting adults.

Anyone is welcome, couples or singles, male or female, straight or not-so-straight, with special pricing available for couples.

Go to http://ehbrg.blogspot.com for more information and register right away to reserve your spot in the very special presentation of the Erotic Hypnosis program.

Note that folks who sign up for the Walkabout Trance Beach Resort Getaway (the improvisational speed street hypnosis event athttp://walkabouttrancebeachresortgetaway.blogspot.com) and-or the Erotic Hypnosis seminar (the Engineering eXperiential Erotic Ecstasy seminar athttp://ehbrg.blogspot.com) in August will be learning variations of these patterns and more. Please note, that it's actually to your advantage to sign up for both events (they are scheduled together for your convenience).

However, it's to your advantage to sign up early for either or both events to reserve your opportunity to attend. I don't travel to the US very often and likewise teach these courses very infrequently so this is a unique opportunity for folks to have an amazing experience with us.  If you have not yet completed your registration for these events, you will really want to do so NOW to ensure your opportunity to participate in a very very unique experience.  Seriously, you need to do it now or risk missing your opportunity for an amazingly unique experience . . . that's NOW.

All the best,
Brian

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Hypnotist, Hypnotherapist, Intuitionist, Trance Wizard 
President, Society of Experiential Trance
Associate Professor, NCCU, Taipei, Taiwan

Orgasm or Arousal?

Hmmm . . . orgasm or arousal?  That is the question.  There is a tendancy, when presented with the opportunity, for many folks to jump right in and focus on the orgasm right off the get-go when an arousal set is so much more appropriate.  Orgasms are great, I reccommend them, but arousal has advantages too.  This isn't simply the old foreplay question as technique in order to more readily lead to orgasm, we're talking about toolsets that get you there right away, but then what?

As has been discussed on multiple times on this blog before in regard to what happens when many folks discover that it's possible to hypnotically program a partner to have orgasms at the firing of a simple trigger . . . orgasm buttons, if you will.

One difficulty that emerges with that fact (yes, indeed, it is fact) is that some folks focus on that ol' orgasm button and forget there's a whole lot more to a relationship than the orgasm. In fact, if all you're doing is pushing the button, you're forgetting about a whole bunch of other important stuff.

This video is an excerpt from a course I taught in eXperiential Hypnotherapy during my most recent trip to India (the clip is from 25 January 2009 and the complete discussion does appear on the eXperiential Ecstasy DVD set available in our online shop found at http://www.briandavidphillips.com/products/shop.html in addition to the upcoming introductory experiential hypnotherapy product) in which I demonstrated and then discussed the differences between the utility of arousal triggers as opposed to orgasm triggers . . . don't get me wrong, they're both pretty nifty kool things and the folks attending my upcoming Erotic Hypnosis - http://ehbrg.blogspot.com - course will be learning how to install both . . . but . . . well, watch the clip to see the points being made . . .

Don't abuse your toys and they will last so much longer.

If you can't see the included video here because you are reading this blog post via a Facebook note or Hypnothoughts sidebar or some other stream service, then go to the original post on my blog at http://briandavidphillips.typepad.com/brian/ to access the full post with any videos or photos included.

For those looking for adult erotic applications of hypnosis, folks attending the Erotic Hypnosis seminar I will be teaching (the Engineering eXperiential Erotic Ecstasy seminar at http://ehbrg.blogspot.com) on August 17 will be learning variations of these patterns and more.

Sign Up Now
EROTIC HYPNOSIS
a comprehensive course in erotic and sensual hypnosis
for any context from therapy to entertainment
to consenting adult recreation
http://ehbrg.blogspot.com
NOW for registration!

While you still have time to register, you do not have much of it.  Time is defintely running out so if you haven't finalized your registration, you need to do it NOW . . . and I don't mean soon, I do mean NOW.

The seminar is open to beginners through experienced hypnotists, all we require is that you be at least twenty-one years of age for the adult seminar and have a genuine curiosity in the subject matter with a willingness to come in and play.  No, there is no nudity in the Erotic Hypnosis course nor is there anything untoward - as long as you don't consider inducing consensual orgasms and erotic experiences in others as untoward.  The techniques taught can be applied to a wide range of situations in a variety of appropriate contexts from therapy to entertainment to recreational activities between consenting adults.

Anyone is welcome, couples or singles, male or female, straight or not-so-straight, with special pricing available for couples.

Go to http://ehbrg.blogspot.com for more information and register right away to reserve your spot in the very special presentation of the Erotic Hypnosis program.

Note that folks who sign up for the Walkabout Trance Beach Resort Getaway (the improvisational speed street hypnosis event athttp://walkabouttrancebeachresortgetaway.blogspot.com) and-or the Erotic Hypnosis seminar (the Engineering eXperiential Erotic Ecstasy seminar athttp://ehbrg.blogspot.com) in August will be learning variations of these patterns and more. Please note, that it's actually to your advantage to sign up for both events (they are scheduled together for your convenience).

However, it's to your advantage to sign up early for either or both events to reserve your opportunity to attend. I don't travel to the US very often and likewise teach these courses very infrequently so this is a unique opportunity for folks to have an amazing experience with us.  If you have not yet completed your registration for these events, you will really want to do so NOW to ensure your opportunity to participate in a very very unique experience.  Seriously, you need to do it now or risk missing your opportunity for an amazingly unique experience . . . that's NOW.

All the best,
Brian

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Hypnotist, Hypnotherapist, Intuitionist, Trance Wizard 
President, Society of Experiential Trance
Associate Professor, NCCU, Taipei, Taiwan

The TRUE LOVE Project

As most regular readers of the Life of Brian blog (http://briandavidphillips.typepad.com/brian) know, I have an intense interest in experiential hypnosis and positive emotional flood states, particularly guiding a trance partner into such wonderfully positive emotional states as ecstasy, bliss, erotic response, and love (see my Engineering eXperiential Ecstasy DVD set - http://www.briandavidphillips.com/products/shop.html - and my upcoming course in Erotic Hypnosis - http://ehbrg.blogspot.com - for more as well as a whole slew of posts on the subject in my blog - in fact, I've been posting a LOT of videos on this very subject in the past couple months and have even more in the pipeline all ready to post, at least one new one every day for the next month or so).

Hugh Cole posted a headsup on an absolutely fascinating project undertaken by photographer Zack Seckler (http://zackseckler.com) and hypnotist Joel Elfman (http://www.joelelfman.com).  Seckler put out a call for folks who wished to have an amazing unique photo taken of themselves.

The result of this collaboration is THE TRUE LOVE PROJECT (http://thetrueloveproject.com) and while the portrait images in the project are absolutely beautiful in and of themselves, you really want to explore the discussions along with the images and see what was going through each person's mind as these simply beautifully breathtaking images were snapped.

Basically, Elfman worked with the volunteers and hypnotized them so that as they looked into the camera's lens each trance partner experienced true love.  Hypnosis, as regular readers of my blog know, is a wonderful tool for enhancing emotional response, particularly when one has guided a trance partner into genuine experiential trance.  While amateur photographers for a couple centuries have coaxed folks into a sleight smile, an approximation of seeming happiness, by having subjects photographed say "cheese" as the shutter fires, a hypnotist can guide a person into genuine happiness, genuine intensly ecstatic emotional states, true emotional flood states (see the various videos I've been posting of late) . . . and that's what Elfman did.  He suggested that as the trance partner volunteers looked into the camera they experienced TRUE LOVE with capital letters all throughout as this is no approximating "cheese" but the Real Thing that is eXperienced . . . as so many studies with active MRI scans have shown, when in experiential trance, experiential hypnosis, what is suggested is experienced as real as the real thing.  Once the volunteer was experiencing those genuine flooded emotional true love states, Seckler snapped his shutter and captured truely amazing photographs.  Don't take my word for it, go and see for yourself.

Wow.

In all honesty . . . given all the video I have online and the work I have done that is not online or even that which hasn't been captured at all . . . I am both happy to see that Seckler and Elfman have put together a truely unique and wonderful project and jealous that I didn't think to do it first.  Actually, when I saw Robbie Cooper's video project (http://briandavidphillips.typepad.com/brian/2009/06/the-joys-of-the-orgasmic-face-the-immerision-project.html), I considered doing something similar with hypnotic ecstasy or positive emotional flood states . . . but . . . Seckler and Elfman beat me to it of sorts and their results are absolutely worth seeing.

Joel Elfman told me via email that they are looking to do a phase two of The True Love Project and so if you're in their neck of the woods and would like to give it a go, drop 'em a line.  Here's Seckler's call for participants:

"I’m looking for volunteers of all ages, race, and sex to photograph for a second edition of the TRUE LOVE project. Please visit this website to see what more about the project: <http://thetrueloveproject.com>. All volunteers are welcome to participate but I am also specifically interested in finding older volunteers (65+) and younger volunteers (9-19 years old).  Joel Elfman, a professional hypnotist, (www.joelelfman.com) will be on site at a NYC studio and subjects will be briefly hypnotized and then photographed while in a state of hypnosis. While hypnotized subjects will be asked to visualize a person they love. I will then take photographs of subjects while they’re visualizing that person. The point is to show an unguarded portrait of human love. This project will be done in a highly professional manner with the utmost respect for participants. I want subjects to feel very comfortable being a part of this project and am happy to answer any questions you may have over email or telephone before the shoot. You’re also welcome to bring a friend or two for company during the actual shoot. The portrait session will be brief. You’ll only need to set aside about an hour of time. In exchange for your participation you’ll receive a high-resolution copy of your portrait. To be considered for this project please send two or more photos of yourself to zs@zackseckler.com. The photos don’t have to be professional quality but they should clearly show your face."

So, take a look at the project and enjoy.

All the best,
Brian

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Hypnotist, Hypnotherapist, Intuitionist, Trance Wizard 
President, Society of Experiential Trance
Associate Professor, NCCU, Taipei, Taiwan

Squeal Happy Whores

I admit it . . . I do indeed enjoy and almost practically love this series.  If you're reading this from a stream you might miss the video so go to the Life of Brian blog at http://briandavidphillips.typepad.com/brian to see it in it's glorious musical glory and remember, HD is your friend.  See the title . . . if you don't get that it might be NSFW for some of you . . . see the title again and really think about it . . . of course, the title isn't really all that this particular piece is about but . . .

All the best,
Brian

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Hypnotist, Hypnotherapist, Intuitionist, Trance Wizard
President, Society of Experiential Trance
Associate Professor, NCCU, Taipei, Taiwan

The Sexless Marriage

Tara Parker-Pope interviews Dr. Denise A. Donnelly, Associate Professor of Sociology at Georgia State University, on the subject of the sexless marriage in the New York Times (http://well.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/06/03/when-sex-leaves-the-marriage).  While the average married couple has sex 58 times a year (roughly once a week), one has to take into account that the average sexual encounters for couples under 30 years of age is 111 times a year.  A whopping 15 percent of all married couples have not had sex in the last six months, year, or even longer.  Donnelly delves into the question of why that is.  See the full interview for insights.

Natually, one way to battle marital sexual fatigue is to spice things up . . . folks who attend the Erotic Hypnosis seminar (the Engineering eXperiential Erotic Ecstasy seminar at http://ehbrg.blogspot.com) in August will be learning variations of patterns and more that will do a whole lot more than add a little spice.  For some of the attendees, the material in the course will indeed spice up their relationships - marital or otherwise - while for others, the material will actually save their relationships. Please note, that it's actually to your advantage to sign up for both the Erotic Hypnosis event and the Walkabout Trance Beach Resort Getaway (the improvisational speed street hypnosis event at http://walkabouttrancebeachresortgetaway.blogspot.com) (they are scheduled together for your convenience).  However, it's also very much to your advantage to sign up early to reserve your opportunity to attend. I don't travel to the US very often and likewise teach these courses very infrequently so this is a unique opportunity for folks to have an amazing experience with us.

All the best,
Brian

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Brian David Phillips, PhD, CH [brian@briandavidphillips.com]
Hypnotist, Hypnotherapist, Intuitionist, Trance Wizard
President, Society of Experiential Trance
Associate Professor, NCCU, Taipei, Taiwan

No surprise . . . California Supereme Court backs Prop 8

While, I am disappointed, I am not surprised that the California Supreme Court has ruled in favor of Proposition Eight in the current brouhaha (http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/27/us/27marriage.html).  Before folks start putting down the justices too quickly, they need to keep in mind that this is the same court that made the landmark ruling that California had to allow gay marriage in the first place.  Proposition Eight was the dark side's response to that ruling in an effort to change the playing field in a way that would eventually force the court to uphold the ban.  It was a tricky thing, given that Proposition Eight was the first time that a law was placed into effect that actively removed rights from folks who had gained them in a state that almost always moves in the direction of granting and protecting rights rather than removing them, but the gamble paid off.  It ain't over.  While some folks will see this setback as a sign that the dark side may gain some momentum, it's not really the case.  Rather the general momentum in society is still towards further liberation and granting of equal rights where they should have been all along.  Even in handing down defeat, the California Supreme Court has upheld the marriages that have already happened - providing an in for further liberalization arguments as in the long run it will become clear that there's no sensible reason to allow some gay marriages and disallow others, precedent has been established.  The court is bound by the law and so they had to interpret things based upon the law and constitution . . . but . . . they've shown a clear tendency to move toward liberalization as long as the law allows them to do so.  That's a good thing.  The folks preparing for the next election need to keep that in mind as they draft the next measure.  Californians have a history of moving forward, there were some very strange demographics occurring as far as voting blocks go in the last battle . . . particularly as blacks were being sucked into a movement that is anti-civil rights.  The folks on the dark side did a very good job of hitting emotional points and fear stressors.  The folks on the pro civil rights side tended to rely on common sense where emotional blocks were being stressed.  Those adverts that addressed the kneejerk emotional sets were simply way too late.  The next time around,  there are opportunities to set things up in a way that brings stronger momentum and more sensible voting behavior from folks who traditionally have supported greater access to civil rights and humane consideration towards one's fellow citizens.

Either way, this battle ain't over.  There is no clear consensus on either side of the aisle on this one.

In my opinon.

All the best,
Brian

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That Jean-Luc Picard

Just what I thought . . .

You know you thought it too.  Closets are not for living in, starship closets even less so.

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I am an IDJIT

I am an idjit.  The gay marriage article from California is a year old http://briandavidphillips.typepad.com/brian/2009/05/california-gay-marriage-ban-goes-byebye.html so instead of this being a really kool thing it shows that things were going in the right direction but the carpet got pulled out from under folks so . . . things still suck in California for gay marriage.

Don't send me articles with a note saying they are for today unless the today is actually today's today just in case my brain is on cruise control and I don't notice the damned date.

Grrrrr.  I got all excited and didn't read the date as carefully as one should for such things.  Instead of being a story of triumph, it's just a sour reminder of defeat and evilocity.

Sorry to the folks who passed it on too.

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California Gay Marriage Ban Goes Bye-Bye

The California Supreme Court has struck down the gay marriage ban as unconstitutional and has gone further by using language that pretty much says any law discriminating based upon sexual orientation is out.  See http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-gaymarriage16-2008may16,0,6182317.story for the full story.  This is a big deal as this is not just another bunch of liberal justices, this is a court that is predominately moderate Republican in makeup.  The decision is likely to be far-reaching.  Of course, there is now an initiative that seeks to amend the California constitution to make same-sex marriage unprotected so the battle is not over.

The opponents to gay marriage certainly have the right to continue their efforts.  Personally, I prefer that gay Americans (well, actually gay anywhere-else for that matter) have the right to marry and to enjoy the rights that any and everyone else enjoys.  The so-called protection of marriage arguments don't fly nor do the arguments that marriage is all about having kids since such a large number of folks who marry divorce anyway and we are seeing a tremendous growth in the number of marriages that do not produce children (by choice or otherwise).

Peoples is people and gay peoples is peoples too . . . so . . . let them be treated like people.  Let them marry.  In my opinion.

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Brian

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When did Gay Marriage become an issue of Civil War between Blacks and Whites?

Kudos to the District of Columbia for the unanimous then near-unanimous council vote in favor of recognizing gay marriages consummated in other states (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/05/05/AR2009050501618.html).  The rule now goes to the mayor.  Unanimous and then near-unanimous, you ask.  Well, the vote was unanimous but then later Marion Barry said that he hadn't realized what he was voting on when he cast his affirmative vote and so he insisted upon a re-vote.  In that vote, everyone else voted in favor of the law except for Barry who said that 98 percent of his constituents are black and since the ministers are saying that gay marriage is a sin he needs to vote against the rule.  First, despite some of Barry's convoluted statements, this is NOT an issue of gays versus blacks.  There are as many gay blacks as gay anyone else.  Second, back in the day, Barry openly and aggressively criticized folks who voted against civil rights for a minority on the grounds that most of their constituents were opposed to them.  Third, and this one is the kicker, Barry's recent statements that if the gay marriage recognition ruling is allowed to stand then there will be a CIVIL WAR in DC that pits blacks versus whites and gays.  See http://voices.washingtonpost.com/dc/2009/05/barry_warns_of_civil_war_over.html for that.  Barry says that he has been a long time supporter of gays but voted against this law in order to satisfy the ministers, which is pretty much what he attacked others for.  I agree that Barry should take his constituents into account when voting, but I also believe that the actual face of the issue is not so clear cut as black versus gay or white or anything else.  One needs to also vote one's conscience but it also needs to be guided by parity.

Of course, I have very strong personal bias on this issue . . . I believe very strongly in equal rights for gays (real, equal rights, not separate but equal nonsense or civil union stuff, but genuine equal treatment and equal status) . . . my personal political leanings are well beyond what most folks would consider uber liberal so there it is.

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A Pakistani Underworld . . . fetish goes international business

This video story from the New York Times on two brothers in Pakistan who have built a multi-million-dollar business selling fetish fashion items to Westerners (they say some 70% of their customers are Democrats in the US) is fascinating to be sure . . . http://video.nytimes.com/video/2009/04/27/world/1194839708301/a-pakistani-underworld.html . . . the only folks who actually know what the odd looking leather items they're making are actually for are the brothers and a very very few folks in the design department.  The folks who actually construct the items assume they are something else entirely.  Alsoi, be sure to read the print edition story at http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/world/asia/28fetish.html for more details.

All the best,
Brian

Amazon and Odd Ideas about Adult and Non-Adult Content . . . evidently Heather can't have two mommies but parents can happily incoculate their children from the gay virus

So, I first saw the news via Susie Bright (http://susiebright.blogs.com) and Tristan Taormino's (http://www.puckerup.com, http://www.openingup.net) facebook twitters (yes, the new facebook status update is twitterish, but I like it more) . . . Amazon has decided to remove books with adult content from front page searches and the ranking system (which also means that you don't get notices regarding those books in the "you liked ___, so you might like ___" spambot notices which is how many people find out about new books that suit their interests - quite frankly, I am not sure why Amazon would want to cripple a worthwhile marketing tool that has allowed them to cater to a person's genuine previous buying habits.

Obviously, this affects sales on those books that are narfed since it's a little bit like having to ask for the book specifically rather than finding it on the shelves.  Jane has a very very good description of what all this means for authors and readers at http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2009/04/12/amazon-rank/ which you really want to look at as well as Dear Author break of the story at http://dearauthor.com/wordpress/2009/04/12/amazon-censors-its-rankings-search-results-to-protect-us-against-glbt-books/.

A number of the blurbs in the blogosphere note that this move specifically targets gay and lesbian friendly books (for instance, "Heather Has Two Mommies" is expunged from rankings but "A Parents Guide to Preventing Homosexuality" (yes, from the NARTH folks) is still right there in the searches and is not considered adult content at all - although, I quite frankly put it in my bin of "that's f*cked up not to mention unrealistic" titles).  So, if you come off as in any way gay-friendly, you're shoved to the back of the book bus but if you stand up tall and proud with your homophobic paranoid delusions you get to ride in the front.

However, the move doesn't just target gay and lesbian titles.  Anything that Amazon's formula considers in any way adult gets zapped.  So, a collection of horror short stories with one story that has an erotic scene gets pulled but Jackie Collins is fine.  Mein Kampf is still fine as are books on dog fighting.  Andrew Sullivan discusses this paradoxical paradigm at a personal level at http://andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2009/04/amazon-delists-gay-books-as-adult.html and Mark R. Probst has the response from Amazon regarding his query on the matter at http://markprobst.livejournal.com/15293.html (despite other sources posting that Amazon has also called it a glitch).

Some folks have called this more by Amazon a form of censorship.  Well, it is but Amazon is not the government so your first amendment or other rights don't apply, at least not in the way that some folks seem to think they do.  They can have weird corporate policies if they wish.  However, in creating the policy, Amazon is obviously catering to the delights of a certain vocal subsector of their market (the same folks who force other corporate entities to have all sorts of dumbass policies "to protect us from ourselves" and the like.  There are other, more elegant solutions to their conundrum.  They could listen to those of us who WANT our adult topics (even though we don't consider them adult in nature).  They could link searches to profile age (not showing what they consider adult stuff in searches unless a profile has a majority age in it).  They could have an opt in to adult system.  Or, they could be reasonable and let the dice fall where they fall . . . it's not like we're talking hardcore porn here, we're talking about books - the kind with words.

One man's porn is another man's erotica is another man's smut is another man's light reading.  While I respect that some folks are not comfortable with material that honestly deals with the non-sexual lives of gays and lesbians and how they can cope with societal pressures while maintaining a gay-positive lifestyle, I would respectfully submit that I am very uncomfortable with material that flies in the face of reasonable interpretation of scientific and cultural evidence to the contrary and claim that somehow children should be protected from becoming gay as if homosexuality were a virus one could "catch."  I most definitely find it offensive that books of the former type might beconsidered too controversial for the masses while those of the latter are okey-dokey and put out in search results as what then becomes a representation of general opinion and expression of ideas (really, search results give the impression of most commonly held or popular ideas in and of themselves).

Honestly, while I certainly don't go out of my way to expose my daughter to gay indoctrination material, I do teach her that gay is just another way that people live their lives because that's who they are.  I want her to understand that our gay friends are regular normal people and that it's okay for them to be gay . . . it's just who they are, just as our Chinese friends are Chinese and our non-Chinese friends are simply non-Chinese.  It's an atribute, NOT an attitude.  However, I would very strongly want to protect my daughter from the nonsense associated with a book that purports to teach how one can avoid being what one already is or that one should be ashamed for being it.  I do not protect my daughter from such prejudicial ideas and nonsense by trying to hide it . . . rather, I have done so by teaching her my values at the onset and given her the tools to evaluate things on her own.  Certainly, as she matures she will be exposed to new ideas, some which she will reject thanks to the loving and caring and tolerant initial values my wife and I have endeavored to install in her upbringing and others she will accept.  In the end, as she matures and has more critical tools with which to explore the world, she will reject some of my values as not being appropriate for her and she will continue to embrace those that are appropriate for her experience of the world (I sincerely hope that she will always be open and tolerant of others - acceptance of others doesn't mean accepting their life choices as one's own - certainly, she understands that one can be friends with Captain Jack (I mean Torchwood, not Pirates) and accepting his life choices as his own without joining him in those choices).  No, I don't want my daughter or other peoples' kids surfing Amazon and clicking on hardcore porn picture links but there aren't really any there in the first place.  What is being limited here is not explicit material but in many cases merely the access to frank discussion of ideas.  When discussing some of these books being shuffled into oblivion, we are not even talking about sexual material (although that is certainly there) but about material that quite frankly is intended for young people in a positive nurturing way).  Something is broken and it isn't the folks who are objecting to this new policy.

I would hope that Amazon would adopt a policy that allows parents to teach their children on their own rather than making choices for us.  I would most certainly wish Amazon to allow adults to decide which link to click on their own rather than limiting the links available to us as well.  Folks who are not interested in gay and lesbian or other materials can certainly easily JUST NOT CLICK the links to such books without eliminating the option for those of us who WANT TO CLICK.

All the best,
Brian

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Vermont Legalizes Gay Marriage

Vermont has become the fourth US state to legalize gay marriage (http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/04/07/AR2009040701663.html).  Of particular interest in this case is that it's the first state to legalize gay marriage with a vote from the legislature.  The governor vetoed the gay marriage bill which sent it back to the legislature where there were enough votes to override the veto (enough in the house and well more than enough in the senate).  This is a very good thing.  Massachusetts, Connecticut and Iowa are the other states that have legalized gay marriage (not just civil unions, but the real deal, marriage . . . a very good thing . . . in my opinion, that is).  Long time readers of this blog know that I have a bias on this issue . . . very strongly in favor of full marriage rights for gays and lesbians . . . I personally know so many gays who are thoughtful and loving folks who genuinely deserve the rights that come with longterm committed relationships.  Gay marriage in no way threatens the family or lessens the values of a nation, on the contrary, it strengthens those very values.  In my opinion.

All the best,
Brian

A Valentine Phone Call Gone Wrong? Nope, just strange Taiwanese fun or a cruel prank phone call.

So, you're just minding your own business and then you get a random phone call, a wrong number from what sounds like a beautiful young woman who proceeds to initiate phone sex with you.  What do you do?

Unfortunately for the guy on the other end of this call, his graphic phone seduction is being broadcast on national television.  I know it's supposed to be funny but I feel sorry for the guy . . . although, you can't help but keep on watchin' to see just how far it goes.

All the best,
Brian

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Hypnotist, Hypnotherapist, Intuitionist, Trance Wizard
President, Society of Experiential Trance
Associate Professor, NCCU, Taipei, Taiwan

Hypnotizing Miss India

While I was in India during my last hypnotrip, I presented a talk demonstrational lecture on Trance Acting (using hypnosis and trancework to enhance actor training and skillsets) to students, teachers, and guests at Kishore Namit Kapoor's Acting Institute (one of the premiere actor training institutes in Bollywood).

One of the guests at the talk was Miss India . . . so . . . during the break . . . we played with some waking hypnosis:

For those of you who are reading via a stream instead of on the webpage, see the video at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eB_aLttf4Vw and watch it in high quality mode.

The Trance Acting event was hosted by Kishore Namit Kapoor at his Acting Institute and featured my friend and Indian event organizer Pradeep Aggarwal in the morning session and myself in the afternoon.  This video is of me playing during the lunch break with a bit of waking hypnosis (no formal induction).

As regular readers of Life of Brian know, I have just returned from a hypnotrip to India where I taught four hypnosis seminars in Mumbai (Experiential Hypnotherapy and Psychic Hypnosis were the big events while I also did lecture demonstration on Trance Acting and a private workshop in Erotic Hypnosis).

I had a wonderful time in India and look forward to returning.

All the best,
Brian

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Hypnotist, Hypnotherapist, Intuitionist, Trance Wizard
President, Society of Experiential Trance
Associate Professor, NCCU, Taipei, Taiwan

LAST CHANCE this is the LAST DAY for the Erotic Hypnosis Deep Discount so SIGN UP now!

This is it! The LAST DAY is here. today is the FINAL DAY for the Deep discount. Hey! Don't blow your chance for an amazing package presentation!   Just one more day!  That's it!

Feb. 1 is the deadline for folks who wish to sign up for the DEEP DISCOUNT for those attening the upcoming EROTIC HYPNOSIS seminar on May 30-31 - http://www.briandavidphillips.com/training/eroshypnos.html - will also learn a great many techniques with an erotic twist and much, much, more.  They will also learn how to induce consensual full body orgasms with a single word and very much more.

The seminar is open to beginners through experienced hypnotists, all we require is that you be at least twenty-one years of age for the adult seminar and have a genuine curiosity in the subject matter with a willingness to come in and play.  No, there is no nudity in the Erotic Hypnosis course nor is there anything untoward - as long as you don't consider inducing consensual orgasms and erotic experiences in others as untoward.  The techniques taught can be applied to a wide range of situations in a variety of appropriate contexts from therapy to entertainment to recreational activities between consenting adults.

Anyone is welcome, couples or singles, male or female, straight or not-so-straight, with special pricing available for couples and even more price advantages for groups of three or more.

Sign up NOW and take advantage of one of the most generous bonus gift programs we have ever prepared - yes, folks who sign up the earliest end up with bonus gifts that are worth more in real value than the actual price of the course which is already set for very high value - not to mention, the most high-value pricing advantage we have ever offered any of our courses at (for this very special event).  We really want to give you this incredible opportunity and so we've thrown in everything we can because we know you won't want to miss this chance, especially knowing the opportunity will not come this way again.  This is a special promotion for this particular one-of-a-kind course presentation on May 30-31, it will not be repeated.

Sign Up Now
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plus bonus package gifts
Email Lorraine NOW!

The Deep Discount expires on February First so sign up NOW to take advantage of an incredible price point and an awesome bonus materials package (inquire about group rates for even more savings on this very special program).

Go to http://www.briandavidphillips.com/training/eroshypnos.html for more information and email Lorraine right away to reserve your spot in the very special presentation of the Erotic Hypnosis program.

Sign up NOW as this is a limited time offering.

All the best,
Brian

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Hypnotist, Hypnotherapist, Intuitionist, Trance Wizard
President, Society of Experiential Trance
Associate Professor, NCCU, Taipei, Taiwan

Sexology Breakthroughs of the Past 130 Years

In the study of human sexuality, there are some breakthroughs that are far more outstanding than others.

The nice folks at io.com have compiled a list of what they believe to be the biggies.

• Non-Procreative Sexual Behavior is Common (1886)
• Bisexuality Exists (early 20th Century)
• Medical Science can Transform Genders (1930)
• Women Have Orgasms (1950s)
• Pregnancy can be Prevented with a Pill (1960)
• Homosexuality is NOT a Disease (1973)
• Many kinds of Male Impotence can be Cured with a Pill (1998)
• Orgasms can be caused by Direct Neural Stimulation of the Spinal Column (1998)
• Women Ovulate more than Once a Month (2003)

Of course the list goes on.

See the article at http://io9.com/5142240/the-biggest-sexology-breakthroughs-of-the-past-130-years for complete details of each of these discoveries.

Of course, the folks who attend the upcoming EROTIC HYPNOSIS seminar on May 30-31 - http://www.briandavidphillips.com/training/eroshypnos.html - will also learn a great many new sexual truths . . . for instance that THE MIND IS THE PRIMARY EROTIC RESPONSE SYSTEM for humans and that Hypnosis Can Enhance Sexual Response in Very Interesting Ways . . . learning focused mental techniques with an erotic twist and much, much, more.  They will also learn how to induce consensual full body orgasms with a single word and very much more.

The seminar is open to beginners through experienced hypnotists, all we require is that you be at least twenty-one years of age for the adult seminar and have a genuine curiosity in the subject matter with a willingness to come in and play.  No, there is no nudity in the Erotic Hypnosis course nor is there anything untoward - as long as you don't consider inducing consensual orgasms and erotic experiences in others as untoward.  The techniques taught can be applied to a wide range of situations in a variety of appropriate contexts from therapy to entertainment to recreational activities between consenting adults.

Anyone is welcome, couples or singles, male or female, straight or not-so-straight, with special pricing available for couples and even more price advantages for groups of three or more.

Sign up NOW and take advantage of one of the most generous bonus gift programs we have ever prepared - yes, folks who sign up the earliest end up with bonus gifts that are worth more in real value than the actual price of the course which is already set for very high value - not to mention, the most high-value pricing advantage we have ever offered any of our courses at (for this very special event).  We really want to give you this incredible opportunity and so we've thrown in everything we can because we know you won't want to miss this chance, especially knowing the opportunity will not come this way again.  This is a special promotion for this particular one-of-a-kind course presentation on May 30-31, it will not be repeated.

Sign Up Now
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Register before Feb. 1
save NT$2500 off per person
plus bonus package gifts
Email Lorraine NOW!

The Deep Discount expires on February First so sign up NOW to take advantage of an incredible price point and an awesome bonus materials package (inquire about group rates for even more savings on this very special program).

Go to http://www.briandavidphillips.com/training/eroshypnos.html for more information and email Lorraine right away to reserve your spot in the very special presentation of the Erotic Hypnosis program.

Sign up NOW as this is a limited time offering.

All the best,
Brian

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President, Society of Experiential Trance
Associate Professor, NCCU, Taipei, Taiwan

Trance Delight

Time for some suggestions that create pleasurable sensations.  Notice how the trance partner here responds to Red's suggestions for arousal as she goes deeper into trance.

Yes, the folks who attend the upcoming EROTIC HYPNOSIS seminar on May 30-31 - http://www.briandavidphillips.com/training/eroshypnos.html - will also learn a great many techniques with an erotic twist and much, much, more.  They will also learn how to induce consensual full body orgasms with a single word and very much more.

The seminar is open to beginners through experienced hypnotists, all we require is that you be at least twenty-one years of age for the adult seminar and have a genuine curiosity in the subject matter with a willingness to come in and play.  No, there is no nudity in the Erotic Hypnosis course nor is there anything untoward - as long as you don't consider inducing consensual orgasms and erotic experiences in others as untoward.  The techniques taught can be applied to a wide range of situations in a variety of appropriate contexts from therapy to entertainment to recreational activities between consenting adults.

Anyone is welcome, couples or singles, male or female, straight or not-so-straight, with special pricing available for couples and even more price advantages for groups of three or more.

Sign up NOW and take advantage of one of the most generous bonus gift programs we have ever prepared - yes, folks who sign up the earliest end up with bonus gifts that are worth more in real value than the actual price of the course which is already set for very high value - not to mention, the most high-value pricing advantage we have ever offered any of our courses at (for this very special event).  We really want to give you this incredible opportunity and so we've thrown in everything we can because we know you won't want to miss this chance, especially knowing the opportunity will not come this way again.  This is a special promotion for this particular one-of-a-kind course presentation on May 30-31, it will not be repeated.

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Email Lorraine NOW!

The Deep Discount expires on February First so sign up NOW to take advantage of an incredible price point and an awesome bonus materials package (inquire about group rates for even more savings on this very special program).

Go to http://www.briandavidphillips.com/training/eroshypnos.html for more information and email Lorraine right away to reserve your spot in the very special presentation of the Erotic Hypnosis program.

Sign up NOW as this is a limited time offering.

All the best,
Brian

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Hypnotist, Hypnotherapist, Intuitionist, Trance Wizard
President, Society of Experiential Trance
Associate Professor, NCCU, Taipei, Taiwan

Studies Show Dating is Dead . . .hooking up is here to staySo, Lie Back and Enjoy the RideCum to SEDUCTION MINDTRICKS 情場高手速成班Dec. 20, 10:00pm, Taipei

Love may not be in the air but there's definitely something going on.

HOOKING UP is here to stay and dating seems to be heading the way of the dinosaur, if recent sociological studies of teen behavior are any indicator.  Charles M. Blow writes an op-ed on the recent demise of dating and the ascendancy of hooking up in the New York Times and he can't help but lament the passing of more traditional dating . . . The Demise of Dating . . . http://www.nytimes.com/2008/12/13/opinion/13blow.html . . . for those who aren't familiar with the term, "Hooking Up" refers to a casual sexual encounter with no expectation of a relationship (no, it is not the same as an fuckbuddy which is more like hooking up but with longterm effect while hooking up is a random short-term event-driven relationship).

The paradigm has shifted. Dating is dated. Hooking up is here to stay. (For those over 30 years old: hooking up is a casual sexual encounter with no expectation of future emotional commitment. Think of it as a one-night stand with someone you know.) According to a report released this spring by Child Trends, a Washington research group, there are now more high school seniors saying that they never date than seniors who say that they date frequently. Apparently, it’s all about the hookup. When I first heard about hooking up years ago, I figured that it was a fad that would soon fizzle. I was wrong. It seems to be becoming the norm. I should point out that just because more young people seem to be hooking up instead of dating doesn’t mean that they’re having more sex (they’ve been having less, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention) or having sex with strangers (they’re more likely to hook up with a friend, according to a 2006 paper in the Journal of Adolescent Research). To help me understand this phenomenon, I called Kathleen Bogle, a professor at La Salle University in Philadelphia who has studied hooking up among college students and is the author of the 2008 book, “Hooking Up: Sex, Dating and Relationships on Campus.” It turns out that everything is the opposite of what I remember. Under the old model, you dated a few times and, if you really liked the person, you might consider having sex. Under the new model, you hook up a few times and, if you really like the person, you might consider going on a date. I asked her to explain the pros and cons of this strange culture. According to her, the pros are that hooking up emphasizes group friendships over the one-pair model of dating, and, therefore, removes the negative stigma from those who can’t get a date. As she put it, “It used to be that if you couldn’t get a date, you were a loser.” Now, she said, you just hang out with your friends and hope that something happens. The cons center on the issues of gender inequity. Girls get tired of hooking up because they want it to lead to a relationship (the guys don’t), and, as they get older, they start to realize that it’s not a good way to find a spouse. Also, there’s an increased likelihood of sexual assaults because hooking up is often fueled by alcohol. That’s not good. So why is there an increase in hooking up? According to Professor Bogle, it’s the collapse of advanced planning, lopsided gender ratios on campus, delaying marriage, relaxing values and sheer momentum. It used to be that “you were trained your whole life to date,” said Ms. Bogle. “Now we’ve lost that ability — the ability to just ask someone out and get to know them.” Now that’s sad.

Sad indeed.  It's not like it was ever all that easy - at least emotionally - for most folks in the old dating game anyway (although there are studies that show men and women tend to have a fifty percent chance of success when asking a stranger out on a date via cold walkup, if only they just had the courage to try, but then most folks aren't aware of the studies on this stuff).

Now, whether you are looking to hook up or if you are looking for new and effective ways to "just ask someone out" and perhaps get to know them in both the carnal or relationshippy way . . . or, if you just want to have a really good time, thenI would suggest something particularly new and fun . . . this Saturday night I will be performing a brand new comedy hypnosis show like no other . . . we're going to be taking a lighthearted and fun look at social influence and hypnosis and dating and seduction.

This is a very very different and new show: SEDUCTION MINDTRICKS 情場高手速成班 (The Comedy Hypnosis Show with an Adult Twist 好玩有趣的追求異性催眠法).  No one has ever done quite what we're planning on.  Of course, as with any comedy hypnosis show, things work out best if you bring your friends, lots of them, especially for the sort of things we plan on.

SEDUCTION MINDTRICKS
情場高手速成班
The Comedy Hypnosis Show with an Adult Twist
好玩有趣的追求異性催眠法

For show info/reservations http://www.comedy.com.tw
For performer info http://www.briandavidphillips.com

12月20日 地點：Live COMEDY CLUB Taipei (http://comedy.com.tw)
時間：10:00pm
地址：台北市泰順街24號B1
訂位電話：02-2369373
口譯：羅玉蘭

Dec 20: Live COMEDY CLUB Taipei (http://www.comedy.com.tw)
Bilingual Chinese-English Performance
10:00pm
B1, No.24, Taishun St., (in the Shirda area)
Telephone: 02-2369373
Interpreter: Lorraine Phillips

什麼是隱藏式催眠? 讓陌生人對你產生好感的竅門在裡? 異性追求術在歐美已形成一種次文化, 有些人像宗教一般沈迷, 不少宅男宅女為了打開社交大門, 不惜花三、五千美元只為跟慕名已久的大師上一堂課, 如果你想知道情場高手靠的是那門子的秘笈功夫, 歡迎你今晚來跟羅教授學習, 有伴沒伴帥不帥美不美都沒關係, 趕快報名。

Casanova, Don Juan, Valentino . . . Lilith, Cleopatra, Catherine the Great . . . all the great lovers knew just what to do to guide another person into powerful states of affection, attraction, ecstasy, and beyond. What did these skilled seducers know that most of us don't? Step into a fun-filled evening of playful seduction with a humorous twist. Learn a few of the tricks of the seductionist trade while having a hilarious evening of hypnotic fun. This performance is unlike any other as audience members learn about genuine techniques used by so-called speed seducers and members of the pickup artists secret underground while having a laugh-filled good time. Men and women will learn something about themselves and about the world of seduction while experiencing a truly unique evening's entertainment. Bring your friends as the more the merrier and the wilder the fun.

徵求十八歲以上愛現的觀眾 • 350元 • 隨票附送催眠CD送完為止

Risque Hypnosis Show (Adults Only) • 350NT • Free Hypnosis Audio CD and Psychic "Love" Pendulum (while supplies last)

Poster http://public.fotki.com/briandavidphillips/hypnosis/posters/20081220hypnoseduct.html

For show info/reservations http://www.comedy.com.tw
For performer info http://www.briandavidphillips.com

Speaking of seduction.  While the SEDUCTION MINDTRICKS 情場高手速成班 (The Comedy Hypnosis Show with an Adult Twist 好玩有趣的追求異性催眠法) performance will include some real world influence and seduction techniques - the real thing - it's focused on light-hearted entertainment so while you will indeed learn some really kool stuff, if you want the real thing, Lorraine has finally convinced me to offer a course on actual bona fide seduction.  So, in January, I will be teaching a course on CONSENSUAL SEDUCTION.  See http://www.briandavidphillips.com/training/socialinfluence.html for the details.  In brief:

CONSENSUAL SEDUCTION &
SOCIAL INFLUENCE

A Practical Course in
Social Life Skills Enhancement for
Love, Business, and Life

Social Influence, Hypnosis,
Neurolinguistic Programming, and
Waking Trance for
Building Social Opportunities for Romance and
Creating Intimate Social Connections

Brian David Phillips, Ph.D., C.H.

Imagine having the confidence and skills to be the sort of person who can walk up to a stranger and to create an amazing connection. No fear, no manipulation, just honestly being the sort of person who is comfortable and confident who creates special moments for others, enjoying opportunities for romance. This course is about gaining skillsets and about inner transformation . . . becoming that sort of person, the sort of person you wish to be.

 

DATES: January 17-18, 2009
LOCATION: Taipei, Taiwan (Venue Announced After Registration Finalization)
COURSE HOURS: 14 hours (two days)
LIMITED SEATING: Positions in the class are filled on the basis of first-come first-served.
PREREQUISITE: previous experience not required
REGISTRATION: contact Lorraine Phillips here for information on how to register. International guests should contact Lorraine about accommodation suggestions or other matters. This course is offered in cooperation with Crystal Hypnosis, contact Lorraine at yuklan.law@msa.hinet.net and she will tell you how to register (please let her know whether you are Taiwanese or not as the registration process is different). This seminar is open to both men and women.
COURSE MATERIALS and BONUS VALUE GIFTS: Students receive the course handouts and a special Psychic Love Pendulum with Autoquestioning Answer Card. Those who register before January 1 receive their reservation for the basic course materials and bonus value gifts including (1) the Social Confidence Enhancement hypnosis audio CD and (2) the Inviting Love In hypnosis audio CD.

Recently, in popular culture, more and more people have become interested in learning ways to enhance their romantic persona. Films like Hitch and Cassanova have shown fictional characters who know how to engage the romantic imaginations of others and create pleasurable consenting relationships. Those films are just fiction and show a fictional world. However, now we see books like The Game and television series like The Pick-Up Artist purport to take regular folks and teach them how to be more successful with the appropriate sex. What about the reality? Yes, there are naturals out there and yes some folks really are more successful in romance. However, while romantic success is certainly partly based upon natural inclinations, it's also based upon skillsets . . . skillsets that can be learned and can be improved upon. This course shows you the real world techniques of social influence used in such programs of consensual seduction . . . creating contexts that enable you to build real romantic, intimate, or social connections with others, enhance your real relationships, and allow you to intensify real pleasure within real relationships with real people. Learn that real people like yourself can go further and be much more effective than Cassanova or Hitch could ever dream.

This is an intensive course in social influence, personality strengthening, and consensual seduction techniques, enhanced hypnosis techniques for self-awareness and positive change, including trance processes to engage the imaginations of others in ways that enhance intimate and social connections. Participants should be prepared to leave all their preconceptions at the door and jump into this seminar with imaginations open and ready to experience new worlds and powerful processes.

Note, the intended learning processes will be demonstrated, explained, and practiced by those in attendance. Men and women will find the skills and information presented in this course to be invaluable. For much of the material, you will learn by doing, so come prepared to actually practice these powerful techniques. The actual course presentation is tailored to the needs of the participants. This course covers how to use hypnosis and waking trance to enhance your social skills and intimate relationships, how to become a better socializer or lover lover through internal self-improvement, how to enhance romantic and intimate connections with others, as well as an introduction to how to intensify and create pleasure experiences with others within an appropriate loving and romantic context. This is our powerhouse introductory course for Social Influence and Personality Development for a variety of contexts, including consensual seduction, social interaction, business, and more, and will take participants through some very powerful changework processes as well as instill skills that give them the ability to walk up to a perfect stranger and being creating romantic connections at the get-go. We will cover powerful change and trance state processes so that participants will be able to enhance their business, love, romance, sexual, and intimate relationships.

Students are asked to bring a digital camera with still image and video capability for certain in-class exercises as well as for the homework (yes, there is homework).

Check the webpage at http://www.briandavidphillips.com/training/socialinfluence.html for more information.  Contact Lorraine at yuklan.law@msa.hinet.net to signup now.

All the best,
Brian

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Hypnotist, Hypnotherapist, Intuitionist, Trance Wizard
President, Society of Experiential Trance
Associate Professor, NCCU, Taipei, Taiwan
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Gay Marriage

Keith Olbermann on the passage of Proposition Eight in California . . .

Excellent and moving presentation . . . http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/3036677/vp/27652443#27652443 . . . well done, Keith.

It won't be persuasive to the folks who for the most part voted for the incredibly misinformed rights-abolishing creature from the dark side that is Proposition Eight.

All the best,
Brian

Gay Marriage . . . taking rights away

Hypnotized to Strip in Public?

This video is NSFW for many folks so be advised . . .

So, you have a hypnotist doing street hypnosis in the park at some other public area and he suddenly hypnotizes a couple women to start taking their kit off.  How would YOU react?  Watch the reactions of the other folks in the line waiting to be hypnotized as they see these girls strip off their tops.  Then . . . breathe easy . . . it looks real BUT this is a hidden camera gag show.  The hypnosis is fake but the strippers are real.  The original video can be found at http://www.buzzhumor.com/videos/25708/Hypnotized_To_Strip_Prank.  I would strongly suggest that those of you performing genuine street hypnsois (I do teach classes on that very subject), do NOT attempt the above.  Yes, if Ugly George's statistics hold up, then a few women might actually strip (depending upon where you are) but most will just attack (see Ugly George's Hour of Truth, Sex, and Violence).

As to the video above, personally, I think his induction style is wonderfully theatrical and looks great from a performance perspective.  Hmmmm.

All the best,
Brian

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Hypnotist, Hypnotherapist, Intuitionist, Trance Wizard
President, Society of Experiential Trance
Associate Professor, NCCU, Taipei, Taiwan
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Alan Moore reads Robert Anton Wilson

Hail Eris . . .

Alan Moore reads from Masks of the Illuminati at the Robert Anton Wilson Memorial event held in London, March 2007.  The youtube is here.

Next, Alan Moore presents a more personal eulogy for the author with references to Wilson's life and work in his own words and heartfelt delivery. The youtube is here.

As regular readers here know, Robert Anton Wilson is my all time favorite author (I re-read Illuminatus every couple of years and enjoy it more and more each time).  While I have always enjoyed Moore's work in comic books and graphic novels, lately I've been reading more of his work in mind and fantasy, magickal philosophy and practice and finding him to be delightful . . . well, at least to me.  There is a treasure trove of videos on the various sharing sites for those with cursory interest.

One last twenty-three skidoo, indeed.

All Hail Discordia,
Brian

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Hypnotist, Hypnotherapist, Intuitionist, Trance Wizard
President, Society of Experiential Trance
Associate Professor, NCCU, Taipei, Taiwan
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I Kissed a Girl . . .

Katy Perry kissed a girl and evidently she liked it . . . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zgnYgcwPj5w .

More on Anti-Hypnosis Prejudicial Nonsense

Here's a followup to this post http://briandavidphillips.typepad.com/brian/2008/06/hypnotic-prejud.html . . . . . . as some of you know, I posted a bit about this on my regular blog and on my Hypnothoughts page http://www.hypnothoughts.com/profile/meiguolangren

It seems that producers of adult-oriented hypnosis materials are getting hit with a shocker and a half that will put some of them out of business and is threatening the business survival of others.

Clips4Sale is a content hosting and sales site where many folks who produce adult content host their content which is sold to customers. The hypnosis sites there have received notices that their material would no longer be hosted or sold through the site. Other adult material is fine, however, any material that combines hypnosis with erotic content is now gone.

CCBill is a credit card processing company that provides services to adult entertainment online stores so they can accept and bill via major credit cards. Since a quite a few credit card processors won't accept allow adult material in their services (for instance, Paypal change their policies and no longer allows it), this is an important service. They have sent out notices to their customers to let them know that any sites that combine hypnosis with erotic content is no longer allowed (folks were given 48 hour notices while others were shut down immediately).

Evidently the move is coming from MasterCard which sent notices to companies letting them know they would no longer accept business from sites that have what they called "illegal content" which is what they are characterizing hypnosis+erotica.

It seems likely that the recent unrelated conviction of Paul Little (Max Hardcore) has spurred a bit of paranoia so I would guess that it is the sites that cater to rape fantasy and hypnosis (sites like Hypnotrick that appear to use hypnosis to rape women coming in for therapy but who are hypnotized into having sex without remembering it later - anyone with an inkling about hypnosis can easily tell it's ACTING and has nothing to do with genuine hypnosis but the Hardcore case has spooked a lot of folks) that are most likely to blame for the policy change which is lumping all hypnosis as erotic entertainment in with the nonconsensual trick/drug/drunk/blackmail nonconsensual crowd . . . albeit, the emails the erotic hypnosis producers received specifically refer to hypnosis.

If it were just the hosting and processor services, then the folks who produce erotic hypnosis videos could just look for another provider who has a bit more sense about things and less prejudice toward hypnosis of any kind.

However, since it's the credit card provider there's little they can do. CCBill and Clips4Sale have adopted their own policies now parroting the MasterCard policy (evidently, the notice CCBill received from MasterCard specifically referred to erotic hypnosis as "illegal content" and listed a number of sites by name - although that list hasn't surfaced so it's everybody's guess who has ruined it for everyone.

Interstingly, the better hypnofetish sites that have genuine hypnosis (not the roleplay porn that uses hypnosis as a mcguffin excuse to have women or men get naked and have sex) but the ones that rely on genuine hypnosis . . . have prehypnosis interviews at the beginning of the session where they clearly demonstrate that the models know and are consenting to the hypnosis and the adult content and a number of the sites have begun adopting posthypnosis interviews for the same to show that no untoward boundaries have been crossed. That's a LOT more than most porn sites that are being considered perfectly acceptable have ever done.  Oddly, thanks to the Tampa conviction of Hardcore we're moving into some very weird possible ramifacations for free speech (his case was moved there supposedly because his site was hosted by a secondary provider on a server there - without his knowledge - but really because prosecutors were looking for an easier community-standards conviction which would have been more difficult in Los Angeles where Hardcore's company operates - go google the case for more information on this case).  Evidently, the Hardcore case has spooked some folks into a kneejerk reaction that assumes that not only nonconsensual sex based porn should be illegal (it should be illegal) but that the portrayal of nonconsensual sex fantasy by actors should also be illegal (it shouldn't be) but that also pre-informed consensual hypnosis-based erotica should be considered inherently nonconsensual by its very virtue of involving hypnosis and should be illegal (which is just bizzarrobrainfreezeonuberWTF) . . . bearing in mind that whether or not the hypnofetish sites are hardcore, softcore, or just teasing seems to have no bearing on the characterization.

Now, before folks respond that it's just porn and it's creepy so who cares anyway (I care and I would disagree with that as I happen to think most adult entertainment is fine, but that's me and I respect that there are folks uncomfortable with any sort of adult entertainment) . . . and if hypnosis and erotica aren't your thing (that's okay, FOR YOU . . . I tend to think sex=good hypnosis=good sex+hypnosis=reallygood but that's me) . . . go to my hypnothoughts blog http://www.hypnothoughts.com/profile/meiguolangren on this and read the comments . . . it's not just the hypnoporn sites that are being hit with unreasonable prejudice . . . look at the comment about local magazines (which we might write off as an aberration of one local's prejudice) and then notice the one about Costco Credit Card Processing . . . no religious community objection, no porn or adult content of any kind, just rejection from the program because it's a "hypnosis" business.

All the best,
Brian

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Sex . . . it does a body good. . . health reasons to indulge in sensual pleasure

From Newsweek, a number of studies have shown that regular sex has various health benefits . . . I can think of many non-health benefits as well as a few more health benefits not listed in their Health Benefits of Weekly Sex article . . . regular sex (at least once a week, but the more the better) has a number of health benefits, especially for women.  The top six health reasons they give to encourage folks to have regular sex include:

1. It Fights Colds and Flu. Sexual intercourse once or twice a week raises the body's level of the immune-boosting antibody immunoglobin A by a third, according to research at Wilkes University in Pennsylvania.

2. It's a Beauty Treatment. In a study at the Royal Edinburgh Hospital in Scotland, a panel of judges viewed participants through a one-way mirror and guessed their ages. Those who looked seven to 12 years younger than their age (labeled "superyoung") were also enjoying lots of sex—four times a week, on average. OK, maybe they were having so much fun because they looked young. But it's likely the sex was helping, researchers say. One reason is that it raises a woman's estrogen level, which helps make hair shiny and skin supple.

3. It Burns Calories. A little over four calories a minute, or the equivalent of four Hershey's kisses in a half hour of love. Think of it as part of your weekly exercise regime, and burn, baby, burn.

4. Yes, Honey, I Have a Headache. For a woman a migraine might actually be a reason for making love rather than avoiding intercourse: the increase in endorphins and corticosteroids during arousal and orgasm is analgesic.

5. It Promotes Regular Menstrual Cycles. A series of studies by behavioral endocrinologist Winnifred Cutler and colleagues at Columbia and Stanford universities found that women who have intercourse at least weekly (except during their period) cycle more regularly than abstainers or the sporadically active. (Related research found that lesbian lovemaking also smoothes out menstrual cycles.) Cutler argues that intimacy is essential, not orgasms: "Regular exposure to a loving partner has extraordinary effects on health and well-being."

6. It Can Prevent Accidents. Women use the muscles of the pelvic floor to stem the flow of urine. As they age, they need to keep these strong to avoid peeing accidentally. The same muscles are exercised during intercourse, and as with all muscle-building programs, the benefits require consistency.

Of course, a major benefit for regular sex . . . it certainly is an enjoyable experience.  We'll save the social and bonding and other benefits for another post sometime.  In the meantime, go get healthy!

All the best,
Brian

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sex and marriage with robots?

Well it seems that MSNBC has finally caught up with something that many of us had figured out long ago . . . Sex and marriage with robots? It could happen. Levy's timetable is a bit off. His prediction that withint five years someone will be having regular sex with a robot isn't too far wrong. I would imagine that as soon as someone puts a computer chip in a sex doll, it will happen. We are seeing some amazing work in lifelike robot construction, animatronics that mimic human movement and expression (Taiwan just developed a new lifelike series of such humanoid robots and Japan's had a number of them for some time). However, the piece on Levy's work ignores the parallel development of lifelike attributes built into high end sex dolls. The very high end Real Dolls and the like are becoming ultra realistic and some experiments have been done in adding mechanical parts (the ultra suck action) and the like to create even more realistic effects. It is becoming increasingly common for some men to turn to expensive unreal sex dolls for companionship and emotional attachment as their social skills atrophy in a world of computerized isolation. There are folks who already "marry" sex dolls, one company in Japan sells extremely high end sex dolls that require clients to go through a marriage ceremony before taking them home. I would think Levy's 2050 year might be a bit late for such human-robot marriages although he might be on the mark for legal marriages.

Strippers, Menstrual Cycles, and Earning Power

The journal Evolution and Human Behavior is publishing a study that tracked the earning power of strippers and compared that to their menstrual cycles - see Strippers' Earning Potential Affected by Hormone Cycle - where they found that when strippers are in their most fertile period of their menstrual cycle they earn much more than those who are in the least fertile period of their cycle.  Stippers on "the pill" where fertility is flattened out did not experience cycles in earning power.  So . . . when women are most fertile, they tend to behave more sexually open and aggressive which translates into attractiveness and earning potential.  Or, more bluntly . . . women who at the peak of their fertility are sexier (in their behavior and how men perceive them).

All the best,
Brian

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Tickle Tickle . . . bartender hypnosis

My friend Aaron (Hypnofocus, HypnosisFetish, and HypnoSlave) is visiting my friend David (Azure Mind Changes and Fun2Hypno) in Atlanta and between the two of them, they're as interesting a pair as one can find . . . they're also both very accomplished street hypnotists, the sort of folks who will hypnotize anyone, anytime, anyplace, anytrance.

That means hypnotic hijinx pretty much most of the time.  Recently, the hypnotic pair went to a pub where they spent a few hours hypnotizing anyone and everyone in the place.  See Aaron's version of the story here.  One of their happy volunteers was the bartender who Aaron tranced into feeling tickling which he then changed into tickles of pleasure which she obviously enjoyed quite a bit.  Here's the video, the sound sucks because of the background noise but you will get the idea (just another demonstration that you can perform hypnosis anywhere and that the need for absolute quiet is a myth, those of us who enjoy walkabout trance and street hypnosis have known this for years):

Quite a bit of fun.  Do go to Aaron's page to read his account of the events here.  Yes, Aaron is one of the scheduled guest speakers at HYPNOTICON, the open community hypnosis convention, where he will also be performing an erotic stage hypnosis show.  His approach to hypnotic performance is very different and well worth one's while.

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HYPNOTICON . . .. . . The Inclusive Hypnosis Convention . . .. . . 1-3 February 2008 . . . Atlanta, Georgia

HYPNOTICON 2008
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You have always heard about these conventions and events and wondered why there was never one just for your interests, Now its here . . . and more.

Welcome to HYPNOTICON, the single most unique convention for the hypnosis community! Join us for an open and supportive exchange of hypnosis techniques, methods, and ideas from innovators and dynamic presenters from all areas of the hypnosis community in an open forum representing any and all applications and contexts of trance and hypnosis . . . hypnotherapy, education, entertainment, recreation, metaphysical introspection, and alternative hypnotic contexts (yes, we probably mean what you think we mean).

This is the one inclusive community event that has something for everyone . . . beginner through seasoned professional . . . there is something here for you.

Join us in Atlanta, Feb. 1-3, 2008 . . . for HYPNOTICON 08!

Guest speakers will be presenting on very diverse topics as well as participating in panel discussions.  Some of the guests include Richard Anthony and Genie Anthony, Philip H. Farber, Wendi Friesen, Allyn Gallant, Paul Knight, Brian David Phillips, James Ramey, Charles William Skillas, Tom Vizinni and Kim McFarland, Terry Winchester, and more.  In addition to notable guests, there is an open-submissions track for participants to submit their own presentation proposals.  Check the program for topics.

The convention program is based upon the idea of inclusiveness (bridging the gaps between diverse sub-communities where hypnosis is applied), practical experience (seminars are demonstrational in nature while workshops have hands-on practice components), and free exchange of ideas and techniques.

If you would like to learn more about HYPNOTICON go to http://www.hypnoticon.org for more information. Keep checking as the guest list and line up are still being finalized.

This is one you won't want to miss so get your registration early to catch the early bird price and reserve your hotel room today!

Multiple Virginity, Barbarian Prince Charmings, and Other Contested Realities in Taipei's Foreign Club Culture

Corbett's posted the full text of an academic study on Taiwan's "foreign club" cultures worth a peek . . . Multiple Virginity, Barbarian Prince Charmings, and Other Contested Realities in Taipei's Foreign Club Culture . . . he quotes a bit worth repeating for intterest . . .

"Dating foreign men can also prove to be strategically advantageous to Taiwanese women in that Western men are less likely to meet the women's husbands or lovers, or their husbands' and lovers' friends."

The full text is downloadable from 3Q2U.

Wrong Love (nsfw) . . .

Okay, this one is just as fetish-friendly a music ficeo as you can get. SMatka goes Fetish Universe fashion in Wrong Love video directed by Gero Von Braunmühl.  So, which do you think is going to end up being more controversial, the brief partial nudity or the fetish version of the last supper?

It's All In Your Head . . . or is it?

The beauty of visual suggestion which can directly influence your emotional and physical reactions.  Note the direct responses that you have to this short clip? (ignore the "clever" titles)

What about this one which is a bit longer but even more an example of visual suggestion the creates a much more detailed and very detailed almost experiential trance experience?

No phallic objects, no nudity, but the extreme visceral response elicited is rather graphic. It's not just in your head.  Suggestion and influence to create experiential events does not need auditory input, visual suggestion is a powerful trance inducer.  The classic "lemon test" suggestibility effect is best achieved not merely through the words of the hypnotist but through the actions.

All the best,
Brian

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Underground World of Pickup Artists . . .. . . not so underground anymore

I've been around the pickup/influence community for quite a while and one thing some of the guys pride themselves upon is the secretive cabal approach to keeping things very underground. Well, it's not quite as underground as some would like it to be or as they might pretend it to be . . . here we see the ABC Primetime Special About The Underground World of Pickup Artists . . . but that "expose" is actually rather late.

Anyone familiar with posts here, know that Neil Strauss went public with The Game some time ago (see archives here and elsewhere on the blog). Even before Strauss went public, the underground community of PUAs was not quite so underground. Certainly Ross Jeffries had infomercials for some time. I bought my very first book on pickup from Eric Weber back in the 1970s (don't forget there was even a television movie based on his writing of his first pickup book).  There have been recent sitcoms that had seduction community stuff. An old episode of CSI dealt with cut-throat trainer competition in the community (leading to a fictional murder). The film Magnolia parodied Ross Jeffries and seminars.

The community has not been secret for a long time. In fact, I would guess that most of the "big league" trainers of seduction are perfectly happy to have the community expand . . . it means more fame, product sales, and cash for them.

There are several film and television programs that have borrowed from the community for fodder as well and I am sure there will be many many more.

I'm pretty sure ABC did not have to trick a reluctant Mystery, Cliff, Strauss, Ross Jeffries, and the rest into letting themselves be interviewed for their piece.  Quite the opposite, I am sure.

The last time I taught an Advanced Hypnosis Techniques course in Taipei where I set things up so that the students (most of them professional trainers in their own right) could just pick my brain and ask me anything and I would up-front and frankly go over the topic with a fine toothed comb as it were, the students ended up requesting more and more on erotic and sensual hypnosis as well as descriptions of and explanations of covert influence sets as used within the PUA community.  We also had fun with some of Derren Brown's effects that are based upon genuine influence, suggestion, and hypnosis and not merely gimmicks or illusion (and how to get the other effects with suggestion alone).

Recently, in our own backyard in Taiwan, the PUA community has once again made it into the news with the announcement of the release of a Chinese edition of The Game by Neil Strauss and the news stories about a "Local" Chinese who Teaches Pick-Up (evidently he learned "The Game" and then fell in love with and married pretty much the first woman he "picked up" and now teaches seminars on PUA here, with a Chinese adaptation and with the help of his wife).  Last year, there were some feature stories in Hong Kong on the seduction community as well.

So, now the Chinese media is finally aware of the community, something the rest of the planet has been aware of for some time. So I imagine the market for localized PUA type stuff is going to grow (despite the Taipei City Gov's debacle some time ago with the supposed-to-be tounge in cheek essays on pick up for foreigners visiting Taiwan that a whole bunch of folks found offensive, esp. on an official govt. information magazine's webpages).

That's not good, it's not bad, it just is.

Nope, not secret at all . . . however, most folks do count the seduction community as fringe and not worth investigating so most of your "secrets" are still safe.  Of course, the folks who teach solid technique and advice on character building and communication that is based upon informed consent and mutual fun don't have anything to worry about.  The ones who only have lines or manipulation or exploitation gimmicks or one-off tricks . . . well they have problems at the get-go and are most likely to attract negative media coverage.

Of course, one advantage of the "secret" being out . . . folks in the community have the opportunity to work on better game, being more genuine and up front in their approaches . . . or not.

All the best,
Brian

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i wonder . . .

Psychedelic Trance, Psychedelic Hypnosis

Recently, I was having a conversation with a very very good friend about the mechanics behind the famous Drug of Choice Induction/Pattern used by NLP practitioners first developed by Bandler and often used with drug addicts as a way to demonstrate that they can recreate the benefits or positive aspects of a drug high without needing the actual drug with no negative side effects.

The Drug of Choice process is quite straightforward even more powerful when used within a deep trance hypnosis session (employing somnambulism).  There are a couple approaches.  One is to have the client who has used drugs before imagine - in hypnosis/trance - taking the drug and feeling all the positive experiences of the high they want to keep while letting go of the negative addiction to the drug with it's side effects or dangers.  Once you've got the high feeling, anchor it.  Intensify and so on.  Another approach is to simply use hypnosis to suggest that the person is taking a drug.  Folks who have seen my stage hypnosis show will note I sometimes use a variation of this with the "getting drunker and drunker" gag (which I use as a suggestibility test).

The process is very powerful and particularly helpful when working with folks with drug/substance additions as a means to wean them off their drugs as they now have a replacement therapy that offers all of the positive experiences without the negative aspects of the actual drug.  Also, there is the benefit of no blood test problems and of being able to completely emerge from the high if needed with no residual side-effects (so you can be completely sober and drive safely, for example).

For more on the Drug of Choice process, feel free to go here.  There are, of course, many many different approaches.  I have also posted responses to questions about the process here, here, here, here, and here.

Daniel Jones has placed a copy of his process online . . .

CREATING ALTERED STATES

Of course, once you take it in, you realize that the "drug" can be for any state . . . bliss, ecstacy, orgasmis hallucinations, the gamut.

KAPOW! PSYCHEDELIC ORGASMIC HYPNOSIS

The folks behind the http://www.hypnogirls.com webpages (NSFW) play with orgasmic concepts all the time.  However, here is a combination of hallucinogenic suggestions with the classic kapow suggested orgasm . . .

HYPNODRUGGED

Morgan is wearing underwear but the producer decided to put up a block which makes it look naughtier than it is. She has been given the suggestion that the glass of plain water she is drinking contains a drug. The hypnosis is real, the drug is not.

THERE SHE COMES

This young woman has been given a suggestion that every time she hears the word "there" she will have an orgasm.

The discussion about the Drug of Choice Induction/Process got me thinking a bit about one of my favorite metaphysical hypnosis approaches, the higher self and other suggested states.  So, I am re-reading some of my Timothy Leary, particularly his The Psychedelic Experience: A Manual Based Upon the Tibetan Book of the Dead with an eye for using suggested trance states instead of drugs to achieve psychedelic experiences and affect neurological change.  I will be playing with some ideas that I have had kicking around for a looooooooong time and don't be too surprised when I release some new goodies based upon transformational trance psychedelics very very soon.

All the best,
Brian

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so, how come I keep missing this?62% of women between 15-30 have exposed their breasts in public

Evidently, I just don't hang out in the right public places. 62% of women ages 15-30 flashed their breasts in public for fun after drinking. Over half found it to be an arousing experience. 10% of the girls who answered the survey exposed themselves in public as part of a seduction routine. Over half of the women also have revealed their underclothes on purpose. 70% have posed for erotic photographs (the home-made type). While my wife says I'm gifted as I seem to naturally discover such things - at least I notice it much more than those around me who seem to "miss" the view - but I still haven't seen as many as this survey implies. I really must not be hanging out in the right places.

In the Weak Tea Rationalization Department . . .. . . porn does not force one to streak and masturbate in girls dorms

Let me see if I get this straight . . .

Ho told police he streaked in the girls' dormitory because he failed to control his sexual desire after watching adult films.

You know, somehow I'm not just buying it.  If he was living in the girls dorm (I lived in the basement of the girls' dorm when I was an undergrad, that's where they put the honors boys, so it is possible) then maybe in a fit of porn induced lust he stripped off and ran around naked masturbating with glee . . . but he doesn't live in the girls dorm.  The story says he walked his butt over there, sneaked in, and then undressed.  When some poor girl freaked and locked herself in her room he stood there naked pounding on the door demanding she let him in while he masturbated all the while.

He didn't do this because of porn.  He did it because he's a bit left of center on the ol' common-sense-o'meter.  Sure, he may watch porn, but porn does not create exhibitionistic masturbators.  If he really were overcome with lust of the moment, then he could have stayed at home and masturbated.  Methinks his rationalization bucket has a hole or few or several dozen in it.

He knew very well that the girl locking herself in her room was scared and still persisted.  His porn-induced lust did not cause him to persist, he wanted to continue and made that choice himself.  He certainly was thinking clearly enough to know that when he saw her on the phone she must have been calling the police and so he fled.  Some folks are shaking their heads with wonderment and buying into the porn-induced temporary insanity defence as the boy has a fiancee and therefore must be normal.  I would respond that the two things have nothing to do with one another.

He is using the porn as an excuse for what was obviously poor judgement, not sure if there were drugs involved as none were mentioned but definately impaired judgement but that can't be blamed on the porn.

Millions of people happily watch porn without detrimental effects or stripping off their clothes and harrassing young girls in dorms.  In fact, porn very likely has far more positive effects upon folks than it has negative effects on a very very few individuals . . . I would definately NOT put this case in the anti-porn evidence pile though as when porn has been shown to have any sort of direct (usually very secondary) relationship to a crime it is a direct relationship in time, not delayed.  If a person has time to think about an act or must prepare for it then porn is definately not the cause as porn, at best, would only create a temporary arousal state . . . anything beyond that is NOT due to the porn.

In this case, the porn as stimulate and the act committed are simply not connected other than the one serving as a very flimsy excuse for the other.

The Energizer

This is the Energizer process which I enjoy quite a bit.  The video is from a Walkabout Trance event where we walked around the Taipei Zoo and Zoo Mall looking for folks to do instant processes.

All the best,
Brian

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Of Memes and Copykatting . . .. . . CRUSH TAGGING

Crush this person!
Get your own ThisCrush.com CrushTag!

Click the pink box . . . that's click, not lick (I know what sort of folks read my blog).  Now, you can tell me if you have ever had a crush on me. Please be kind, please be gentle. Snarfed from my buddy David who is a memer and I'm so incredibly unoriginal that I'm copying him.

China Swingers, cyclic philosophies

Ma Jun writes a response to Dr. Li Yinhe's support of a policewoman who was dismissed after it was discovered she ran a swinger's network with her husband . . . Lady's swingers ring fuels debate on sex and marriage. Interesting to see how China's take on such things is cyclic with a tendancy to have more time in the conservative end of the spectrum, this is particulalry interesting since many early communist thinkers espoused the very free love the swinger's in their "anti-communist, anti-moral" activities are advocating while those self-same early communists were fighting against the same social conservatism that is now the defacto official view. Both sides of the argument in this case are being presented as more extremist than they actually are and the social compromise of actual practice is different. Li's views are not merely what Ma has presented and they are much more socially responsbile than portrayed. Ma's own views seem to be of control, and, if taken literally, would imply that premarital sex must also be legally controlled, proscribed, banned, and punished. Ma's view is that anyone who consents to their partner having sex with others - swinging or polyamory or polygamy or whatnot - is inherently obviously not really in love with that person as true love controls, restricts, and limits freedom. Interesting take. Love is control. While I am not an advocate of unrestrained promiscuity, I do support the notion that informed consenting adults should be allowed to do whatever they wish behind closed doors as long as it is informed, consenting and follows those catchphrases of Safe, Sane, and Consensual. Yes, some of these people will find out they've made a grave mistake and that their relationships are damaged beyond repair . . . but they are adults and should be free to make those mistakes . . . if they are free to do so then perhaps they can get information from the community on how to minimize risks and how to make appropriate choices whereas controlled behaviors invariably go underground where they fester into much more pain and loss. Besides, Ma should certainly be aware that many people who behave monogamously also have terrible relationships that lead to awful conditions. Bad choices are not merely the realm of the open lifestyle folks, they are part of the human condition and allowing multiple variations of relationship styles to thrive allows folks with the appropriate dispositions to find the lifestyle that fits them . . . and does not harm society . . . especially if communities and networks are allowed to develop to offer mentoring, support, and safeguards.

BDSM blossoms in Second Life

A friend who I hadn't seen in years is back in Taiwan and so we arranged a meet and greet before he left Taipei for other parts . . . during our visit, he asked if I had ever played Second Life . . . evidently he thinks it's the cat's pajamas but doesn't allow himself to play as he knows it would basically become a time sinkhole sucking his life away as it's very imaginatively engaging . . . I suspect THIS is not one of the reasons he was reccommending the game . . . BDSM blossoms in Second Life . . . but you never know. Excellent article, well worth the read . . . probably increased Second Life signups by a bunch.

Sex Secrets of an American Geisha . . .

Py Kim Conant (web) styles herself as an American Geisha, rather, she gives advice to other women on how they can become American Geisha like her.  At 35, Korean-American Conant found herself coming out of a five-year relationship in which her significant other never once told her she was beautiful, that he loved her, or gave any concrete hints that he wanted to be with her rather than just biding time with her because he did not have other options available to him at the moment.  She was one of those women who had given up on finding love but who was in love with the idea of being in love . . . one of those women who had given up but who had not quite yet given up on the idea of finding the right good man.

She was pudgy and had convinced herself that her looks should not matter, that men should see the beauty underneath . . . only to be reminded time and time again that she may have been deluding herself.

At 35, she made a deal with herself that she would make changes, core changes within herself and about herself so she would no longer have to settle for men who were basically using her and then discarding her.  Her dream was to be married to a GOOD MAN and she read anything and everything to figure out how to attract that good man, satisfy him, and keep him.

She build a program, transformed herself physically, emotionally, sexually, and any other way she could and then she found a man, her GOOD MAN, and married him.

Her book SEX SCRETS OF AN AMERICAN GEISHA, is a gimmick book . . . it capitalizes upon the popularity of the Hollywood geisha films but it actually has more to offer than a marketing ploy.  In the book, Connant takes on the persona of the geisha elder sister giving advice and teaching her geisha little sisters, the readers of the book, how to please a man and how to be the sort of person that men are attracted to, are satisfied with, and marry and stay with.  Do not get me wrong, this is not merely another one of those insipid "how to marry a man" books, although it certainly is aimed at that particular target market.

This is a book on self-transformation for women who have found themselves having difficulty in meeting, dating, and bonding with men.  It is really the female version of the various dating and seduction courses out there aimed at men . . . but just as men and women think differently, the goals of many of the male seduction texts are to love 'em and leave 'em, the goal of this program is to love 'em and keep 'em . . .  and to do so congruently, allowing the woman to become free within herself and to learn to enjoy her own sexuality and appropriately sharing it with her GOOD MAN.

Connant fills the text with anecdotes, personal stories that illustrate her points.  From the tale of her multi-year cross-Atlantic affair with a man she could only see very few times a year only to hear complaints from him that her vagina was too tight to enjoy sex (causing her to spend time sticking in multiple fingers in order to loosen herself for him, while he did not disclose that true cause of his sexual difficulties with her came from an erectile dysfunction) or her story of a college crush in which she approached a fellow and made her intentions known only to be bluntly rebuffed with a "why should I want you, you don't even act like a woman?" and worse.

With the anecdotes (many depressing, others uplifting) comes advice.  The advice ranges from building self-improvement programs for weight, fashion (how short should a skirt be seem sensual but classy and not sexy and trashy and how many unbuttoned buttons should one have when braless?), relationships (how and where to meet your GOOD MAN), and more.  Some of the advice may be typical for such books but other advice is very much nearly unique to Connant . . . how to worship and build a shrine to your man's penis, how women can learn to female ejaculate and why they should . . . and more.

As I posted previously, Connat and her advice seems to be somewhere between the Surrendered Wife movement and the Gorean kajira.  She endeavors to show women how they can remain feminists while being feminine-ists with their significant others. Conant's geisha consciousness is not that of the real geisha of Japan, but rather a mixture and Americanization of key concepts and attitudes towards relationships with men and with oneself.

Interesting read . . . I enjoyed it, you might too . . . get it here.

All the best,
Brian

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adultery could mean life imprisonment

Well, ain't that interesting? Michagan may have a problem . . . adultery could mean life, court finds . . . in Michigan, adultery is on the books as a felony and anyone who engages in sexual intercourse while in the commission of another felony can be charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct which can carry a life sentence. Since adultery is technically a felony, then the adulterous sex is CSC . . . this is in spite of consent.

The funny part of this is that the Attorney General who pushed for the CSC ruling admitted to committing adultery and so would be open to prosecution . . . albeit, anyone getting prosecuted on this is unlikely . . . but the literal interpretation of the law demands it . . . Michigan is one of the few states where judges must interpret law literally even if the result would be absurd (in many states judges are given "absurdity" leeway but the Michigan Supreme Court insists upon literal interpretation so that any change in the law goes to the legislature not the court.

I know a whole bunch of folks who probably best steer clear of Michigan for awhile.

naked parties are all the rage at Ivy League schools

According to ABC, naked parties are all the rage at Ivy League schools. Well, shoot, how come they didn't have those kind of parties back when I was a student? And, if they did (they probably did), why wasn't I invited (and I wasn't). Then again, my undergraduate years were mostly spent at a Methodist university so one would probably not be amiss in assuming such things didn't happen there. Then again.

Naked parties are all the rage at Ivy League schools - When Yale University student Molly Clark-Barol got the invitation, she was reluctant to go. A naked party? Where people stand around without any clothes on? It sounded way too awkward. But she decided to check it out and says she found the experience "kind of liberating." "It was really low key, kind of just like any other party," says Clark-Barol. "Except you're naked." Yale is one of several Ivy League schools at which naked parties are part of the campus culture. Ask the partygoers why they attend and they may tell you something about releasing academic pressure, self-expression or experimentation. But push them a bit more and you'll find that when you put 30 or so naked college kids together in a room, the pulse of youthful rebellion runs strong. A Tradition of Nudity. Most parties at Yale begin with a cryptic invitation, like this one recently sent to a Yale student: "You are invited to a Party this Hallow's Eve. Meet on Cross Campus…at 11, 11:30, Midnight…The location will be revealed, as will you." Held late in the evening, the parties are usually a last stop after an evening of social revelry. Full of liquid courage, the naked partygoers check their coats -- and their clothes -- at the door. The guest lists for the smaller parties are usually limited to around 30 or 40 people, and the conversations tend to be more intellectual, partygoers claim. And there are strict rules about touching and gawking. If guests start getting too friendly with each other, they're asked to leave. "It's more about breaking taboos," says Clark-Barol. "You feel more like running around in circles than hooking up with someone." The tradition of naked parties at Yale is not new. In the 1990s, a naked party held in a small campus dining area called the Buttery was dubbed, "Nude Night at the Butt." Also in the late 1990s, a secret society called "Porn 'n Chicken," met together to watch pornographic movies while eating fried chicken in the nude, sources tell ABCNEWS.com. The club gained national attention after its leaders threatened to make their own pornographic movie starring Yale students. Though the film was never released, in 2002, Comedy Central produced a fictionalized TV movie depicting the club's activities. The prevalence of naked parties on college campuses is not only a Yale phenomenon -- the university shares a certain national notoriety for the tradition with its fellow Ivy, Brown University, according to Luke Skurman, CEO of College Prowler, Inc., a company that produces "insider" guides written by students for over 230 colleges. A student society on the Yale campus called "The Pundits" is famous for the several naked parties it hosts each year, but it members like to keep their identities anonymous. They don't want the Yale administration to know who they are. But the Yale administration seems to stay away from the parties, as long as they are "safe." "Yale trusts its students, we give them a lot of latitude and independence," says Gila Reinstein, a spokesperson for the university. "We don't intervene with their social lives or their extracurricular activities." Taking off Clothes, Blowing off Steam Experts say that like the streakers of the 1970s, naked partyers at college are after self-expression and stress relief. "In college you see a lot of experimentation," said Dr. Sandra L. Coren, author of "Sex Matters for College Students: Sex FAQs in Human Sexuality." "They're making a statement about being free." At Harvard, where students gather in the famed Harvard Yard for a "primal scream" and a naked lap during finals week, public nudity is a form of stress relief. "People in these kinds of institutions experience lots of stress and they try to release it," says Dr. Richard Kadison, Chief of Mental Health Services at Harvard. Put a bunch of diverse students together and turn up the academic heat, and students need a way to release the pressure. "Sexual experimentation is one way." Tarnishing Ivy League Images? Baring it all at a naked party can have its consequences, however. Ivy leaguers with Ivy League ambitions don't want public sexual acts or nudity tarnishing their future professional -- or political -- careers. Vladimir Djuric, a recent Harvard graduate who worked for "H Bomb," a campus sex magazine launched last year, said that many classmates steered away from public nudity. "A lot of people at Harvard have strong political ambitions," Djuric told ABCNews.com. "If they were photographed naked at a naked party, that would hamper any chance at a bid for political office in the future." But at larger parties, things can run amok. At Brown, smaller naked parties are often held on an "invite-only" basis in student housing, just like at Yale. But a couple of times each year, the school's Queer Alliance throws a "SexPowerGod" party that is attended by hundreds of people and where nudity is encouraged and sex acts often take place. Last year, a Fox News reporter bought a ticket to the party online; in the footage from the story, individual faces of students were clearly visible. Many students were outraged, and the party has since taken more discreet measures to ensure people outside of the student body are not admitted. At Princeton, a long tradition of streaking on campus used to culminate at a yearly "Nude Olympics" in which up to 350 students gathered to play sports in the buff. But faced with reports of public sex and urination and alcohol poisoning by participants, the university banned the event in 1999. Rumors of public nudity on Ivy League campuses have even touched the first family. Cartoonist Gary Trudeau, who went to Yale with President George W. Bush, wrote his first ever cartoon for the Yale Daily News about allegations that the president's fraternity made incoming members bare their backsides to be branded by a coat hanger. And the rumor that President Bush's daughter, Barbara, might have attended a naked party during her time at Yale prompted Hustler magazine published Larry Flynt to offer a $1 million reward for any evidence that might exist. So far, he hasn't had any takers. Other Ivy League groups hold events that overtly lean towards the sexual. At Columbia University, an S&M club called Conversio Virium "attempts to promote and support…safe, sane and consensual BDSM play," according to its Web site. While its stresses that the group meets only for discussion and listening, a report by the New York Daily News last year described one meeting in which a female student volunteered to be flogged with a leather whip and rubber hoses. As for Yale, attendees maintain that the parties are safe. When Yale's Clark-Barol lost her clothes in a naked party clothes check, she had a "panic attack" until her friends came to the rescue, lending her a few articles of clothing before walking her back to her room.

Stress relief and freedom of expression. Makes sense. I suspect raging hormones and a desire to thumb it at societal conventions on top of a keen desire to be and be seen by and see other people naked has a lot to do with it as well. Now, where are all those naked parties I'm not getting invited to now?