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New Affiliate Program now online for our Hypnosis Training DVDs

 We've had a number of requests for this and so we've decided to make our AFFILIATE PROGRAM public for those who wish to earn with our Hypnosis Training DVD products.

That's right, now YOU can earn money selling our outstanding hypnosis training programs.

Our training products now have associated affiliate programs so that those who help promote the products can earn 25% off of every sale.  So, for example, if someone buys the PSYCHIC HYPNOSIS at the regular retail price of US$400 through your affiliate pitch, then you earn US$100.

For folks who have their own appropriate-content mailing lists, we have a special AFFILIATE PARTNER PROGRAM where you can earn 50% of each sale of our products.

See http://www.briandavidphillips.com/products/affiliate.html for information on how you can join the regular AFFILIATE PROGRAM as well as details on how to qualify for the AFFILIATE PARTNER PROGRAM.

Please do note the affiliate guidelines.  While we very much want to help you earn money through our programs, we strongly frown upon unethical business practices and will ban persons from the program who indulge in illegal or unethical promotional activities.

We look forward to working with YOU and helping you to grow your affiliate business with us.

AFFILIATE PROGRAM Want to make extra money? Sign up for our Affiliate Program and earn 25% of every sale of each BRIAN DAVID PHILLIPS WAKING DREAMS HYPNOSIS DVD set sold through your special affiliate link. Go HERE to sign up! This and other products available. We have a SPECIAL AFFILIATE PARTNER PROGRAM available for approved partners with appropriate-content mailing lists of 30,000+ subscribers or other special program affiliates. Earn 50% on each sale. Contact Brian David Phillips via email with your appropriate details to apply for the special affiliate partner program. See HERE for details.

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

EXOTIC HYPNOSIS INDUCTIONS: Unusual and Unique Hypnosis Techniques

EXOTIC HYPNOSIS INDUCTIONS

Unusual and Unique Hypnosis Techniques

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215 min. (Two DVDs)

Special Pre-Release Celebration Sale

Act NOW . . . Sale Ends 9 September 2009

Within this DVD set, Brian David Phillips explains and demonstrates forty unusual or unique hypnosis induction techniques with through which a hypnotist can guide a trance partner into hypnosis, appropriate for therapeutic, introspective, or recreational contexts.

The DVDs explains the following hypnotic inductions:

• Sleeping Stone
• Sensory Staircase
• Counting Deepener
• Movie Theatre
• Garbage Can
• Glass Induction (Relaxation Water)
• Rain Droplets
• Pendulum Fixation
• Hypnowheel
• Hypnoscope
• Hand to Face
• Stuck Hands
• Spinning Hands
• Shaking Hands
• Happy Balloons
• Table Rising
• Blink Count
• Blink Variant
• Finger Count
• Bipolar Emotional Overload Collapse
• Positive Emotional Flood Accelerator (Emotional Snap)
• Positive Energy Cycle
• TV Set (Good News / Bad News)
• Carotid Artery
• Nerve Cluster Pressure Point
• Energy Induction
• Third Eye
• Trance Identification Doll
• Voodoo Doll
• Telepathic Hypnosis
• Hypnotic Stare
• Animalian
• Inner Vertigo
• Mind Spin
• Bullettrance (Hypnogun)
• Drug of Choice: Drinking Finger Variant
• Fingersnap
• Inner Hypnotist
• Crystal Happiness
• Crystal Ball (Introspective Vision)

The EXOTIC HYPNOSIS INDUCTIONS DVD set is considered an advanced skills product. Please do not purchase unless you already have basic understanding and competence in hypnosis.

This is a special Pre-Release Sale . . . if you order before September 9 when the EXOTIC HYPNOSIS INDUCTIONS DVD set goes into full release, you save US$75, half off the retail price of US$150. After, Sept. 9, the EXOTIC HYPNOSIS INDUCTIONS DVD set goes to full retail price. As this is a Pre-Release Sale, product will not be shipped until the actual release date of Sept. 9. However, you may take advantage of the celebratory pre-release savings now but please be patient for shipments which will not begin until the release date.

See http://www.briandavidphillips.com/products/shop.html for details and to order.

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

HAPPY HYPNOMIND 樂在催眠 Photos and Videos

Last Friday, we had a wonderful time performing the HAPPY HYPNOMIND 樂在催眠 comedy hypnosis show at the Live Comedy Club Taipei (http://www.comedy.com.tw/node/309) and much fun was had by all. The show was a blast.

Chinese interpretation was provided by Lorraine Phillips (my wife who also happens to be an experienced professionally trained interpreter).

It's been awhile since we've posted any clips or photos from a show so here's some images. My daughter Kaye Phillips (http://www.kayephillips.com) came along for this show and she shot some photos as well as high definition video of the performance.

Here are a few of the images . . .

MUSIC TIME

The volunteers are auditioning to be part of a band.

VOODOO DOLL

My genuine faux voodoo doll seems to be making the volunteers feel a little more than a whole lot ticklish.

SLEEP FLOWER

Watch out! If the sleep flower touches you, you will go into a deeeeeeeeep sleep.

SMELLY GUEST

This guest from the audience seems to have some very powerful "gas" issues and it sure does stink up the stage.

See the complete gallery of three-hundred-seventy-nine images from this performance in the online album at http://public.fotki.com/briandavidphillips/hypnosis/shows/20090529happy/ (enjoy).

In addition to photos, we've got a few clips from the show.

TEMPERATURE FUN

This bus has some serious temperature issues.

You can see the rest of the clips and more on my youtube channel at http://www.youtube.com/user/briandavidphillips.

You can purchase the DVD for this and other performances as well as hypnosis training DVDs, hypnosis CDs, and more through my online shop at http://www.briandavidphillips.com/products/shop.html.

Folks who sign up for the Walkabout Trance Beach Resort Getaway (the improvisational speed street hypnosis event at http://walkabouttrancebeachresortgetaway.blogspot.com) and-or the Erotic Hypnosis seminar (the Engineering eXperiential Erotic Ecstasy seminar at http://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 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

LIFETRANCE seminar DVD set now LIVE!

Here we go!  The LIFETRANCE DVD set is now on pre-release sale.  This is the seminar that a LOT of folks have been asking for a DVD program of for years . . . so, we've finally built a good one for you (filmed in India).

The seminar covers:

• Past Life Regression
• Christos Variation (hypnotic approach)
• Past Lives, Past Loves Imagery
• Future Life Progression
• Immediate Life Imagery
• Life Between Life
• Life Relationships Pattern
• Lifegift Technique
• . . . and more!

Additionally, for those with an interest, this video seminar covers all skillsets required to examine for Specialist Certification in Pastlife Hypnosis with the Society of Experiential Trance (http://www.trancesociety.org).

Folks who go to our online shop at http://www.briandavidphillips.com/products/shop.html can purchase this two-DVD program which is a comprehensive seminar on techniques of past life regression, future life progression, and other lifetrance hypnosis processes for a celebratory pre-release price of US$100 . . . that's a one third saving from the full retail price!

However, folks who have joined our FAN pages on FACEBOOK at http://www.facebook.com/pages/Brian-David-Phillips/6286814894 have an opportunity for even further savings.

YOU can go to our secret FAN-only webpage and purchase the set for only US$75 . . . that's half the retail price!  I have posted the secret webpage in a Fan-only update on Facebook.  Check your updates in your inbox.  Do not fret if you don't join the fanpage in time, I will repost in a couple weeks . . . but the folks who are already there get first crack at the specials.

This is a pre-release celebration sale.  DVDs will ship after the release date of June 15 when the product price goes to US$150.

Note:  Nope, the image used in this post isn't really of me with one of my past lives, those are photographs of my great+grandfather, Quanah Parker.

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

eXperiential Ecstasy . . . LAST DAY, LAST DAY, LAST DAY

You are running out of time . . . only one day left . . .

PreSale
ExPERIENTIAL ECSTASY
Engineering Positive Emotional Flood States
342 min. (Four DVDs)

This DVD set explains and demonstrates a number of processes through which a hypnotist can engineer experiential ecstasy or positive emotional flood states such as bliss, delight, or even erotic arousal.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a Pre-Release Sale, product ordered at this time will be shipped after the official DVD release date of 25 April 2009. After the official release date, the product price will be the official release price of US$300.

Got to http://www.briandavidphillips.com/products/shop.html NOW and order your set before the pre-release sale ends. On 25 April, the set goes to the full release price so those who don't act NOW will miss their chance to have the set at a remarkable price. The full retail price is already a great deal, but why miss an opportunity to have it through an awesome program?

Act NOW so you don't regret it later.

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

SEDUCTION MINDTRICKS 情場高手速成班 Debrief

Wow. We had a wonderful time doing the SEDUCTION MINDTRICKS 情場高手速成班 http://www.comedy.com.tw/node/258 variation of our comedy show last night. We had a wonderful audience. I have the impression some folks were expecting a more traditional comedy hypnosis show and this is not that and so it took a moment to get into the groove of the thing for them but we had a sense that most folks had a good time, even the ones who were expecting the more classic hypnoshow.

Of course, having so many enthusiastic folks makes me want to mix the format back up and do another more conventional fast-paced hypno-effects type show, something that jumps right into it and rolls with the flow (speaking of which, the hypnoshow during the last trip to India turned out quite fun and the one we did two weeks back in Malaysia was a mega-hoot and a half, there was video taken but the organizers haven't sent anything to me yet).

The video for this performance of SEDUCTION MINDTRICKS 情場高手速成班 turned out awful. The comedy club is just too dark to shoot video if I leave the stage and interact with the audience which is something I really prefer to do. We have some video from the venue for a few of our shows but the videographer basically insisted that the lights on stage and in the house be turned way up and even then I was confined to the stage. Video is nice to get but the flow of the show is more important.

The SEDUCTION MINDTRICKS 情場高手速成班 show is more infocomedy with a few mindtricks from NLP and waking hypnosis thrown in. It's a comedy club extension of some of the work we do regarding influence and seduction training. Last year, Lorraine asked me to start offering courses in seduction as it's a skillset that a whole lot of folks need some basic background in.  Yes, I teach formal programs in seduction mainly because my wife have asked me to share the knowledge.

We started the SEDUCTION MINDTRICKS 情場高手速成班 show as shift-off show for the comedy club and it's been a nice runner for us but we do need to keep things shifting when at the same venue.

As always, Lorraine did a wonderful job interpreting my blathering in English into some semblance of polite Chinese (although I didn't help her any and did some playful jibes regarding interpretation for fun - if you were there, you know whereof I speak and just how much she has to put up with sometimes). Of course, there were a couple points where I would forget she needed to interpret as I would get excited and keep trudging through and there were a couple points where she forgot she needed to interpret as she listened to the patter).

We will most likely have our next show at the Comedy Club in May (my guess is that it will be a weekend or two before our upcoming EROTIC HYPNOSIS http://www.briandavidphillips.com/training/eroshypnos.html seminar weekend - which folks should register for now so they can take advantage of the Early Bird discount package and receive the free bonus CDs and DVDs, including the brand new eXperiential Ecstasy four-DVD program which retails for more than the cost of the course - see http://www.briandavidphillips.com/products/shop.html for product details) and most likely will shift back to a more traditional adult comedy hypnosis format for that one, although still in the consensual risque model. It's been a while since we performed the orgasm chair or the voodoo love doll publicly so those are gags we are likely to put into the setlist. Less on the infocomedy, which is fun in and of itself, and more on the effects. We are likely to set the dates in the next couple of weeks.

Actually, while we set the show gag list, if there's a format or sort of thing fans are interested in, let us know and we'll see about getting it in there.  Honestly, I'll pretty much schedule anything if we know we've got enough happy folks ready to book seats into the venue (within risque reason that is, we don't do nudity or chairsex type gags in public performances but are happy to guide consensual adults into ecstatic, blissful, and orgasmic experiences and do some minor mindfrakking - see my video sets for that sort of thing).

Thank you to all the folks who came to the show and to those who hung around afterward when we were doing a bit of hypnoplay with some audience members and talking shop. We appreciate your support. If I didn't get a chance to chat with you or to pop you afterwards, sorry. There were a number of folks who came with a few friends who we really wanted to have a chance to chat with but got sidetracked before they had to go.

BTW, for those of you in Taiwan, don't forget the free workshop in MYTHIC MODELING http://www.briandavidphillips.com/workshops/mythavatar.html next weekend. This is an experiential workshop so everyone gets to enter into trance and experience the processes so come and experience your favorite archetypes or become a mythic avatar of your own.

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

Global Hypnosis eSummit Package evaporates March 21

The package associated with my presentations on "Ideomotor Hypnosis" and "Gentle Speed Hypnosis" for the Global Hypnosis eSummit will be up through March 21 at http://www.briandavidphillips.com/products/shop.html but after that date, it goes down and the package evaporates.

Included in this set, are the following products:

• DVT01 COMPREHENSIVE BASIC COURSE (regular price US$300)
  
• DVT10 SPEED HYPNOSIS TECHNIQUES (regular price US$400)
  
• DVT13 GENTLE SPEED HYPNOSIS (regular price US$80)
  
• DVT14 IDEOMOTOR HYPNOSIS Special Conference Release of this Unreleased DVD (regular price US$100)
  
• DVT22 PENDULUM HYPNOTIC (regular price US$45)
  
• DVT20 PHILLIPS INDUCTION Special Conference Release of this Previously Unreleased DVD (regular price US$85)

Yes, there are unreleased products included in this package as part of our celebration of the very first Global Hypnosis eSummit (http://www.hypnosummit.com), these products are not available otherwise (at least, not yet, although they will eventually be added to the Waking Dreams Hypnosis catalog).

PLEASE NOTE: The entire package normally sells for US$1010 but is available for as a conference special for the amazing value price of US$555.55 . . . but . . . after 21 March 2009, the package and the bonus discount evaporates!

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

Ideomotor Hypnosis DVD Pre-Release Sale

Pre-Release Sale

IDEOMOTOR HYPNOSIS
Techniques and Processes employing Ideomotor Effect
Two DVDs (69 min. and 68 min.)

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Pre-Release Sale Price
US$70

Regular Price
US$100

Pre-Release Sale Ends April 1.

This DVD set covers various techniques and processes that take advantage of the ideomotor effect. The IDEOMOTOR HYPNOSIS program covers a range of processes. The material is explained and demonstrated with several examples.

Included in this set, are the following ideomotor hypnosis techniques:

• Happy Balloons
  
• Pendulum Ideomotor Induction
  
• Pendulum Autoquestioning
  
• Automatic Drawing
  
• Change Hands
  
• Sigils
  
• Sitting Sway Test (Energy Breathing Hands)
  
• Solo Ouija Dancing (Music of the Spheres)
  
• Happy Toy Induction (Hand Shaking Suggestibility)
  
• Ideomotor Hand Induction
  
• Finger Signals
  
• Ideomotor Suggestibility
  
• Quoshia Animal Energy
  
• Automatic Writing
  
• Ouija
  
• Finger Dance

The techniques are explained and then demonstrated.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a Pre-Release Sale, product ordered at this time will be shipped after the official DVD release date of 1 April 2009. After the official release date, the product price will be the official release price of US$100.

See http://www.briandavidphillips.com/products/shop.html for this and other valuable hypnosis products.

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

Pre-Release Sale

IDEOMOTOR HYPNOSIS
Techniques and Processes employing Ideomotor Effect
Two DVDs (69 min. and 68 min.)

http://www.briandavidphillips.com/products/shop.html

Pre-Release Sale Price
US$70

Regular Price
US$100

Pre-Release Sale Ends April 1.

This DVD set covers various techniques and processes that take advantage of the ideomotor effect. The IDEOMOTOR HYPNOSIS program covers a range of processes. The material is explained and demonstrated with several examples.

Included in this set, are the following ideomotor hypnosis techniques:

• Happy Balloons
  
• Pendulum Ideomotor Induction
  
• Pendulum Autoquestioning
  
• Automatic Drawing
  
• Change Hands
  
• Sigils
  
• Sitting Sway Test (Energy Breathing Hands)
  
• Solo Ouija Dancing (Music of the Spheres)
  
• Happy Toy Induction (Hand Shaking Suggestibility)
  
• Ideomotor Hand Induction
  
• Finger Signals
  
• Ideomotor Suggestibility
  
• Quoshia Animal Energy
  
• Automatic Writing
  
• Ouija
  
• Finger Dance

The techniques are explained and then demonstrated.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a Pre-Release Sale, product ordered at this time will be shipped after the official DVD release date of 1 April 2009. After the official release date, the product price will be the official release price of US$100.

See http://www.briandavidphillips.com/products/shop.html for this and other valuable hypnosis products.

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

Pendulum Hypnotic now out on DVD

We have decided to go ahead and release the PENDULUM HYPNOTIC DVD to the public.  As it's a short compilation program, we had previously limited it to private distribution.  However, enough folks have asked that we've decided to go ahead and release it to the general public.

See the online shop at http://www.briandavidphillips.com/products/shop.html for details.

This Pendulum Hypnotic: Selected Trance Techniques Using Pendulums DVD covers a few common uses of pendulums including suggestibility effect, eye fixation ideomotor hypnotic induction, and pendulum autoquestioning. Each technique is explained with multiple examples of actual sessions. This is a short compilation product as the material comprising this DVD has been previously published in other products or presentations, including Speed Hypnosis Techniques, Gentle Speed Hypnosis, Ideomotor Hypnosis, Ideomotor Fun, and elsewhere, making this a comprehensive presentation on this particular subject.

Please note that various portions of this program were filmed in widescreen while other portions were filmed in standard screen format. This is due to multiple source video and not a fault in the DVD. This does not affect the quality of the presentation or the information. We regret any inconvenience.

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

Gentle Speed Hypnosis DVD Pre-Release Sale

Pre-Release Sale

GENTLE SPEED HYPNOSIS
Gentle Approaches to Instant and Rapid Hypnotic Inductions
83 min.

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Pre-Relase Sale Price
US$50

Regular Price
US$80

Pre-Release Sale Ends March 12.

This DVD covers gentle and non-aggressive approaches to speed hypnosis. The GENTLE SPEED HYPNOSIS paradigm covers some of the same material found in other Speed Hypnosis products with an emphasis on how to perform the inductions within a gentle context. Some folks have the mistaken belief that speed hypnosis inductions must employ physical or emotional shocks. This program explains and demonstrates a number of very non-aggressive variants of instant and rapid hypnosis inductions. The material is explained and demonstrated with several examples.

Included in this set, are the following gentle speed hypnosis inductions:

    * Simple Suggested Relaxation
    * Eye Closure
    * Eye Lock
    * Progressive Relaxation
    * Muscle Tension Relaxation Induction
    * Eye Fixation
    * Pendulum Fixation
    * Hand Drop
    * Phillips Arm Pull
    * Energy Induction
    * Suggestibility Effects
    * Arm Levitation: Happy Balloons
    * Hand-Tingling
    * Emotional/Sensation Overload: Drunk
    * Rapid Hands Together Method
    * Clasped Hands
    * Finger and Thumb Shake Technique
    * Pencil Drop Rapid Induction
    * Stare

The techniques are explained and then demonstrated.

PLEASE NOTE: This is a Pre-Release Sale, product ordered at this time will be shipped after the official DVD release date of 12 March 2009. After the official release date, the product price will be the official release price of US$80.

See http://www.briandavidphillips.com/products/shop.html for this and other valuable hypnosis products.

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

HYPNOSIS CERTIFICATION DVD COURSE

Video-Based Distance Education
HYPNOSIS CERTIFICATION COURSE

COMPREHENSIVE CORE SKILLS
HYPNOSIS DVD COURSE
Complete Package including all Four Parts and Bonus CD

This is the complete comprehensive basic hypnosis training package, including:

• DVT02: Workhorse Hypnosis Inductions
• DVT03: Imaginative Suggestibility
• DVT04: Solid Instant and Rapid Hypnosis Inductions
• DVT05: Trance Toolbox
• CD02: Ultratrance Hypnosis Audio CD

This video course covers basic hypnosis and more and is the premiere Video-Based Distance Education option for HYPNOSIS CERTIFICATION. In addition to comprehensive basic hypnosis coverage, every skill required for membership certification as a Hypnotist with the Society of Experiential Trance and much more is explained. The course may serve as an intensive review prior to a live course or examination or as a standalone course in its own right. View the explanations and demonstrations, practice the skills, and then contact one of the authorized instructors to complete a live or video-based examination toward qualification for certification.

This course is built upon a practical approach of explanation and demonstration for skills. The bonus audio CD is a practical model of weaving a number of hypnosis induction processes into a single session as well as an excellent tool for hypnotists to enter into deep trance.

This material is significantly underpriced at the individual pricing of US$285. The package price of US$200 gives further savings of US$85.

While all of the DVDs in this package are also available as stand-alone products, the content is part of a Comprehensive Course in Basic Hypnosis.  See the shop page for more information about the individual DVDs and other products.

VALUE PRICE
US$200
(NT$6100)

Individual Pricing
US$285

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DVT02

WORKHORSE HYPNOSIS INDUCTIONS
Comprehensive Basic Hypnosis Course Part One

2 hrs. 6 min.

This DVD covers a number of solid workhorse hypnosis inductions. The material is explained and demonstrated. These are the inductions that work.

• WORKHORSE INDUCTIONS
  
• Dave Elman Induction
  
• Phillips-Elman Induction
  
• Eye Fixation
  
• Muscle Tension Relaxation Induction
  
• Progressive Relaxation
  
• Post-Hypnotic Reinduction Trigger
  
• Energy Induction
  
• Mesmeric Magnets
  
• Repeat Eye Closure
• DEEPENERS & EMERGING
  
• Breathing Deepener
  
• Dial Deepener
  
• Esdaile State, Hypnotic Coma State (Elevator)
  
• Fractionation
  
• Number Counting Deepener
  
• Sounds Around You Patter
  
• Staircase Deepener
  
• Emerging from Hypnosis
  
• Emerging from Abreaction Patter
  
• Coma Threat

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DVT03

IMAGINATIVE SUGGESTIBILITY
Comprehensive Basic Hypnosis Course Part Two

1 hr. 57 min.

This DVD provides comprehensive coverage of suggestibility effects (commonly referred to as suggestibility tests). This sort of comprehensive demonstration is very rare. Many hypnotists misunderstand the use of suggestibility effects and do not know how to convert the effects into full hypnosis. The material is explained and demonstrated.

• Finger Magnet
  
• Hand Magnet
  
• Hand Clasp
  
• Arm Levitation and Lowering (Balloon and Dictionary)
  
• Arm Stiffening
  
• Pendulum Ideomotor Acton
  
• Postural Sway
  
• Muscular Relaxation
  
• Finger Ideomotor Action
  
• Lemon
  
• Thirst Hallucination
  
• Eye Closure
  
• Spiegel Eye Roll
  
• Hand-Tingling
  
• Arm Lowering
  
• Arm Levitation
  
• Eye Catalepsy
  
• Leg Catalepsy
  
• Open Mouth Catalepsy
  
• Name Amnesia / Lips Catalepsy
  
• Stuttering
  
• Name Amnesia / Name Change
  
• Hand Shaking
  
• Fastening a Stick to Hands
  
• Impossible to Sit
  
• Impossible to Stand
  
• Drunk Induction
  
• Spontaneous Qigong
  
• Ouija Dancing
  
• Hot and Cold Hands
  
• Finger and Hand Relaxation Gag
  
• Putting it All Together into Sequences

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DVT04

SOLID INSTANT AND RAPID HYPNOSIS INDUCTIONS
Comprehensive Basic Hypnosis Course Part Three

1 hr. 13 min.

This DVD covers a number of instant and rapid hypnosis inductions. The material is explained and demonstrated. These are the solid speed hypnosis techniques that work. Conversions of suggestibility effects into rapid inductions are also covered with examples.

• INSTANT and RAPID INDUCTIONS
  
• Phillips Arm Pull Induction
  
• Clasped Hands
  
• Drop Back Induction
  
• Finger and Thumb Shake Technique
  
• Hand Drop
  
• Handshake Interrupt
  
• Pencil Drop Rapid Induction
  
• Rapid Hands Together Method
  
• Converting Suggestibility Effects into Speed Hypnosis Inductions (Arm Catalepsy, Stick Stuck to Hand, Impossible to Stand/Sit, and Hand Shaking examples)
• THEORY
  
• Eye of Experiential Trance
  
• Experiential Hypnosis Definition
  
• Formulating Suggestions and Limits
• TRANCE DEPTH PHENOMENA: Level One (Eyelid Catalepsy), Level Two (Arm Catalepsy), Level Three (Inability to Articulate), Level Four (Suggested Amnesia), Level Five (Positive Hallucination), and Level Six (Negative Hallucination)
• TRANCE PHENOMENA UTILIZATION: Age Progression, Age Regression, Amnesia, Dissociation, Negative Hallucination, Positive Hallucination, Post-Hypnotic Suggestion, Sensory Distortion, and Time Distortion

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DVT05

TRANCE TOOLBOX OF USEFUL HYPNOTIST SKILLSETS
Comprehensive Basic Hypnosis Course Part Four

1 hr. 58 min.

This DVD covers a number of processes that are very beneficial for the working hypnotist. The material is explained and demonstrated. These are the processes that work and are appropriate for a number of contexts from hypnotherapy to education to entertainment to recreation and more.

• Anchoring
  
• Drug of Choice Technique (Phillips Drinking Finger)
  
• Experiential Guided Imagery
  
• Eyes Open Focused Trance and Hypnosis
  
• Flooding Sensory Experience with Positive Suggested States
  
• Phillips Happy Finger
  
• Phillips Higher Self
  
• Hypno-Sleep
  
• Phillips Magick Egg Fairy Dragon
  
• Post-Hypnotic Suggestion Trigger Response
  
• Phillips Vicarious Experiential Machine Process
  
• Pendulum Ideomotor Autoquestioning
  
• Nerve Cluster Induction (Placebo Expectancy)

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VALUE PRICE
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(NT$6100)

Individual Pricing
US$285

All the best,
Brian

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Waking Hypnosis effects without the "hypnosis"

On the hypnosis board of one of the magic forums I belong to, a question was asked of the members of whether or not one can do waking hypnosis with someone who doesn't know you're a hypnotist.  My first response to that sort of question is to determine what sort of effect one was after and what the context was.  So often, folks ask those sorts of questions in the hopes of hypnotizing hot babes to start making out or more.  In this case, the example effect was to stick someone's hand to their face using waking hypnosis methods with someone who does not know you are a hypnotist.

I have done this a number of times. Typically, I simply said somethng along the lines that I wanted to play an "imagination game" . . . then I went into rigid arm suggestibility effect and from thee converted it into a routine of sticking the hand in different places. This is a blast with the stick stuck to hands effect as well - here is a video of the process http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tN8tyMb3tp4 although the girl in this video knows I am a hypnotist (this is done from waking state). Some of my students have learned the variant I do of this where instead of a stick you use your business card and then let them keep the card as a souvenir of the experience. A lot of folks respond very very well to the "drunker and drunker" suggestibility effect which can be a wonderful stage or street induction whether the person knows you're a hypnotist or not if they follow the directions they will feel wonderful (see http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEEzv99u898 for a great clip).

So many hypnotists ignore suggestibility effects without realizing they can be a LOT of fun for your trance partners, are quick and easy, and they ARE hypnosis inductions in their own right with out without eye closure! If you look on the youtube at http://www.youtube.com/user/briandavidphillips there are a number of examples (or check the video section of my webpages at http://www.briandavidphillips.com).

If you are unfamiliar with suggestibility effects, there is a comprehensive list in the "resources" section of my webpage at http://www.briandavidphillips.com with explanations of how to do them. Of course, my comprehensive core hypnosis DVDs at http://www.briandavidphillips.com/products/core.html have explanations and demonstrations of all of the listed effects as well as other hypnotic processes (few programs demonstrate so many suggestibility effects as hypnotic processes and there are some processes in that set that aren't commonly available elsewhere - yes, that's a product pitch so click on the blasted link . . . oh, better still . . . imagine you are looking deeply into my eyes and finding yourself inexplicably relaxed and feeling good as you continue to breathe in and out and relax more and more deep deeper deeply into a pleasant feeling as you find yourself clicking on that link NOW and ordering that wonderful product for yourself NOW and knowing that deep deeper deeply in those special places deep within in where all those pleasant thoughts dwell you can now enjoy the sweet, pleasant, wonderful anticipation of that special package   coming   to you soon . . . er, or, something like that . . . although, kidding aside, it really is a solid product with a ton of material not covered elsewhere while hitting all the major bases for the core basic hypnosis skills, so if you haven't bought it yet you really should).

Seriously, for the most part, you just need to have some confidence in yourself and in your process and you will be fun. Make it a playful experience and have fun with it. If you present whatever you are doing as a fun imagination game then you are set. Sometimes I will use a suggestibility effect as an icebreaker and then introduce the hypnosis concepts for more obvious hypnotic fun.

Of course, Kreskin used to do a whole slew of hypnotic effects without a formal induction (while claiming hypnosis didn't exist). Ormond McGill would play with eyes open suggestibility effects as inductions quite a bit to and you will find a few performers doing them at venues in locales where stage hypnosis is restricted but suggestion is not. Some mentalists will use them as hedge effects to demonstrate their "psychic" powers and the like as well.

I hope this has been helpful.

All the best,
Brian

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Hypnosis Core Skills DVD Course

Another query regarding the Hypnosis Core Skills DVD Course set http://www.briandavidphillips.com/products/core.html . . .

Hi Brian ....I am interested in purchasing your core skills DVDs ,,..would they be suitable for a raw beginner ??...

Yes, the "Hypnosis Core Skills DVD Course" http://www.briandavidphillips.com/products/core.html program series would be more than fine for a raw beginner. The core skills set is a series with an explanation and demonstration of what I would consider to be the fundamental skillsets. All of the SET - http://www.trancesociety.org - basic hypnotist certification skills are demonstrated (albeit, this is not a SET program and there are a number of additional skills in the DVD set that are not part of the SET curriculum - however, those interested in distance certification with SET through the video exam option will find it a useful demonstrational review).  This is a solid introduction to skillsets for the beginner and a good review for experienced hypnotists.  It is not a course in the why or theory or history of hypnosis, for that sort of material you are best served reading some solid textbooks.  This program series is demonstrational in nature and intended to provide a grounding in skills and techniques with explanations and desmonstrations without a lot of bells and whistles.  As advertised, it is a core skills hypnosis program.

Thank you for your inquiry.

All the best,
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Hypnosis Core Skills DVD Course

I received the following query regarding the new "Hypnosis Core Skills DVD Course" http://www.briandavidphillips.com/products/core.html product . . .

Thanks Brian ...What format are the DVDs in ...will they play on Australian dvd players eg pal zone 4 or will I need to get an american dvd player eg Ntsc .....Would you be happy to answer any questions I had about anything on them and one last question ...how long should I allow for shipping to Adelaide Australia? sorry to be a pain ....I will order the set. Thanks.

The DVDs for the "Hypnosis Core Skills DVD Course" http://www.briandavidphillips.com/products/core.html are NTSC format on DVDR. They are All Area so the zone is not an issue. They will play on any computer but the DVD player does have to be either multicompatible or NTSC. Lorraine tells me that a digital compatible TV should be able to play them. These are not PAL but NTSC - however, they will play on any computer.

I am not sure how long the shipping is to Australia. Should not be too long at all.

I am shipping from Taiwan.

I am happy to answer questions in regard to the content if you need any further clarification on the explanations given in the set - I would particularly encourage folks with content or clarification questions to ask them on the Hypnosis Technique Exchange at  http://groups.yahoo.com/group/HypnosisTechniqueExchange so that others will benefit from the answers as well as any followup discussion joined in by others. I certainly endeavored to be as complete as possible in my explanations of each technique but I also realize that what may seem clear to one person may be a little less than crystal to another, more like muddy. The programs are set up in a talking head fashion focused on technique rather than theory (I figure that folks who want to know theory can read a book while videos best serve needs by providing demonstration). This series is NOT from a live class so there's no fuzzy image from a camera at the back of a crowded auditorium. I wanted a more intimate and personal feel so the explanations are closeup shots of me talking directly to the viewer as a person and the demonstrations are fairly close shots of the action. Typically, each technique has an explanation followed immediately by a demonstration. Most folks will rewatch sections a number of times. I suggest that those who are unfamiliar with hypnosis treat the program as they would a distance course and that they first watch for content first then rewatch to take notes on technique, practice, then watch to review, and so on.

While I consider this a core skills program, a number of the techniques have rarely, if ever, been comprehensively demonstrated in this fashion before.

All the best,
Brian

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COMPREHENSIVE CORE SKILLS HYPNOSIS COURSEComplete Package and Bonus CD

By popular demand, we have put our heads together and put together a package deal for the complete COMPREHENSIVE COURSE IN CORE SKILLS BASIC HYPNOSIS with all four parts of the DVD-based program and a bonus audio CD of the Ultratrance CD.  Each of the course components can be purchased separately . . . but . . . the value savings for the package is even higher.

Go to the "shop" at http://www.briandavidphillips.com for more information and to order.

DVT01
COMPREHENSIVE BASIC HYPNOSIS COURSE
Complete Package including all Parts (One through Four) and Bonus CD

This is the complete comprehensive basic hypnosis training package, including:

• DVT02: Workhorse Hypnosis Inductions
• DVT03: Imaginative Suggestibility
• DVT04: Solid Instant and Rapid Hypnosis Inductions
• DVT05: Trance Toolbox
• CD02: Ultratrance Hypnosis Audio CD

This video course covers basic hypnosis and more. In addition to comprehensive basic hypnosis coverage, every skill required for membership certification as a Hypnotist with the Society of Experiential Trance and much more is explained. This course is built upon a practical approach of explanation and demonstration for skills. The bonus audio CD is a practical model of weaving a number of hypnosis induction processes into a single session as well as an excellent tool for hypnotists to enter into deep trance.

This material is significantly underpriced at the individual pricing of US$285. The package price of US$200 gives further savings of US$85.

WORKHORSE HYPNOSIS INDUCTIONS
Comprehensive Basic Hypnosis Course Part One

This DVD covers a number of solid workhorse hypnosis inductions. The material is explained and demonstrated. These are the inductions that work.

• WORKHORSE INDUCTIONS
  
• Dave Elman Induction
  
• Phillips-Elman Induction
  
• Eye Fixation
  
• Muscle Tension Relaxation Induction
  
• Progressive Relaxation
  
• Post-Hypnotic Reinduction Trigger
  
• Energy Induction
  
• Mesmeric Magnets
  
• Repeat Eye Closure
• DEEPENERS & EMERGING
  
• Breathing Deepener
  
• Dial Deepener
  
• Esdaile State, Hypnotic Coma State (Elevator)
  
• Fractionation
  
• Number Counting Deepener
  
• Sounds Around You Patter
  
• Staircase Deepener
  
• Emerging from Hypnosis
  
• Emerging from Abreaction Patter
  
• Coma Threat

 

IMAGINATIVE SUGGESTIBILITY
Comprehensive Basic Hypnosis Course Part Two

This DVD provides comprehensive coverage of suggestibility effects (commonly referred to as suggestibility tests). This sort of comprehensive demonstration is very rare. Many hypnotists misunderstand the use of suggestibility effects and do not know how to convert the effects into full hypnosis. The material is explained and demonstrated.

• Finger Magnet
  
• Hand Magnet
  
• Hand Clasp
  
• Arm Levitation and Lowering (Balloon and Dictionary)
  
• Arm Stiffening
  
• Pendulum Ideomotor Acton
  
• Postural Sway
  
• Muscular Relaxation
  
• Finger Ideomotor Action
  
• Lemon
  
• Thirst Hallucination
  
• Eye Closure
  
• Spiegel Eye Roll
  
• Hand-Tingling
  
• Arm Lowering
  
• Arm Levitation
  
• Eye Catalepsy
  
• Leg Catalepsy
  
• Open Mouth Catalepsy
  
• Name Amnesia / Lips Catalepsy
  
• Stuttering
  
• Name Amnesia / Name Change
  
• Hand Shaking
  
• Fastening a Stick to Hands
  
• Impossible to Sit
  
• Impossible to Stand
  
• Drunk Induction
  
• Spontaneous Qigong
  
• Ouija Dancing
  
• Hot and Cold Hands
  
• Finger and Hand Relaxation Gag
  
• Putting it All Together into Sequences

 

SOLID INSTANT AND RAPID HYPNOSIS INDUCTIONS
Comprehensive Basic Hypnosis Course Part Three

This DVD covers a number of instant and rapid hypnosis inductions. The material is explained and demonstrated. These are the solid speed hypnosis techniques that work. Conversions of suggestibility effects into rapid inductions are also covered with examples.

• INSTANT and RAPID INDUCTIONS
  
• Phillips Arm Pull Induction
  
• Clasped Hands
  
• Drop Back Induction
  
• Finger and Thumb Shake Technique
  
• Hand Drop
  
• Handshake Interrupt
  
• Pencil Drop Rapid Induction
  
• Rapid Hands Together Method
  
• Converting Suggestibility Effects into Speed Hypnosis Inductions (Arm Catalepsy, Stick Stuck to Hand, Impossible to Stand/Sit, and Hand Shaking examples)
• THEORY
  
• Eye of Experiential Trance
  
• Experiential Hypnosis Definition
  
• Formulating Suggestions and Limits
• TRANCE DEPTH PHENOMENA: Level One (Eyelid Catalepsy), Level Two (Arm Catalepsy), Level Three (Inability to Articulate), Level Four (Suggested Amnesia), Level Five (Positive Hallucination), and Level Six (Negative Hallucination)
• TRANCE PHENOMENA UTILIZATION: Age Progression, Age Regression, Amnesia, Dissociation, Negative Hallucination, Positive Hallucination, Post-Hypnotic Suggestion, Sensory Distortion, and Time Distortion

 

TRANCE TOOLBOX OF USEFUL HYPNOTIST SKILLSETS
Comprehensive Basic Hypnosis Course Part Four

This DVD covers a number of processes that are very beneficial for the working hypnotist. The material is explained and demonstrated. These are the processes that work and are appropriate for a number of contexts from hypnotherapy to education to entertainment to recreation and more.

• Anchoring
  
• Drug of Choice Technique (Phillips Drinking Finger)
  
• Experiential Guided Imagery
  
• Eyes Open Focused Trance and Hypnosis
  
• Flooding Sensory Experience with Positive Suggested States
  
• Phillips Happy Finger
  
• Phillips Higher Self
  
• Hypno-Sleep
  
• Phillips Magick Egg Fairy Dragon
  
• Post-Hypnotic Suggestion Trigger Response
  
• Phillips Vicarious Experiential Machine Process
  
• Pendulum Ideomotor Autoquestioning
  
• Nerve Cluster Induction (Placebo Expectancy)

Please note that these DVDs are not the result of a camera in the far back of a seminar.  The explanations are up close and personal as are the demonstrations.

While each of the DVDs are available as stand-alone products, the content is part of a Comprehensive Course in Basic Hypnosis.  See product DVT01 in the shop at http://www.briandavidphillips.com to purchase the complete course package.

All the best,
Brian

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When Artistic Trance Becomes Art . . .

Sometimes hypnosis helps artists to create art . . . http://briandavidphillips.typepad.com/brian/2008/06/coldplay-goes-h.html . . . and sometimes hypnosis is the art, or at least a major part of it.

On 22 April 2008, Raimundas Malasauskas once again ventured into the world of the paranormal . . . well, supposed paranormal . . . to date, his most famous stint of hosting a program (curator is his function) was back in 2002 when he began sending out emails to folks soliciting questions:  "Do you have a question for George Maciunas (1938-1971), artist and the founder of the Fluxus Movement?" Then he sat down with David Magnus, "an experienced psychic," who relayed the questions to the deceased artist--and channelled back his responses.  According to one report, Yoko Ono wanted to know if Maciunas was still aware of what was going on in the world, and if so, what did he think about it? (web)

Raimundas Malasauskas: Can we ask him who he was in his past life? David Magnus: There might be a surprise, but he was an athlete, a preacher. He had something to do with the Mormons. I don't know what, I am not familiar, but a religious sect. He is showing me Germany... fascism, and I was saying: "That doesn't look pretty," and he goes, "They all aren't all pretty, honey," ... that kind of a thing ... don't think yours are either.

When he talks about being a preacher, you know, he was, or at least he felt connected to dictators. They were fascinating characters, fascinating character studies for him. He saw himself, many times, and he learned a lot. He observed them a lot. He found it so fascinating that he could find a piece of himself in others. And I think it's very interesting what Mother Teresa said she found Hitler in herself. Small part, but okay.

This year, he Malasauskas curated for Marcos Lutyens for his Hypnotic Show which was billed as an artistic seance of sorts (web) - see the prospectus on the web here.  Of course, if one is going to lock the doors during the show, it's a good idea to let folks know in the prospectus (web).

Lutyens - http://www.lutyens.com - is no stranger to combining hypnosis and experiential trance with art and artistic presentation and creation.  He is an artist first and an experimental hypnotists second.  While the Hypnotic Show seance was an endeavor in which he asked artists to submit project proposals of the sort of thing they'd like to have approached during the seance (participants had to sign a release upon entering regarding demon possession - I will be doing a seance performance of my own during Ghost Month in Taipei in August and will likely use a similar tact, albeit my trance-based performance will be very different).

Some of his other trance or hypnosis based art project/presentations include:  Invisible College (web), Second Skin (web, web), Bestiary (web), Cycopolis (web), and more (web).

This coming Sunday, I will be doing my own trance-based performance with hypnosis but with the hypnosis presented contextually outside of traditional hypnotic performance setups.  My Trance Wizard show - http://briandavidphillips.typepad.com/brian/2008/05/trance-wizard-p.html - isn't quite the same as Lutyens' seance but it definitely takes things outside the box as we use Tarot, pendulums, and more to explore metaphysical constructs, the occult, and the mind.

I find the work of folks like Orville Meyer, Enrique Enriquez, Brother Shadow, Ford Kross, Richard Busch, and a number of others to be particularly inspirational for this sort of work as they combine suggestion with imaginative involvement in a way that is truly artful and inspiring.

All the best,
Brian

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Hypnotic Scripts that Work

Hypnotic Scripts that Work by John Cerbone is a worthwhile addition to a hypnotist's collection of resources.  Basically, this is a script book, however, unlike many such books, Cebone goes the extra distance and makes it very clear to readers that before using his scripts (and there are a LOT of them in this tome) they should read through them and adapt the language and suggestions to their own needs.

Cerbone has provided hypnotists with example scripts that fit a very wide range of hypnotherapy issues.

For me, I love scripts but never use them in my work.  Rather, as I encourage my students and others, I look at scripts as models of how to apply a particular process to a certain situation and then I look for the underlying process beneath the language so that I can then apply that process to a wide number of situations.  Cebone's book is a very nice resource for just such an approach.

You can order the book directly from John Cerbone's webpages (complete with a CD with all the scripts in pdf format ready to print individually) or get it here.  You can also find it showcased at the Experiential Hypnosis Bookstore in both the reviews and selected categories.

All the best,
Brian

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We've added a bookstore to our webpages.  You can go directly there via the pages at http://astore.amazon.com/shakespeareeclec or just click on the bookstore link in the sidebars here or at our main pages at http://www.briandavidphillips.com for convenient access.

Not a lot there right now, but we will be adding new products and categories over time (I probably will just have the one bookstore for all of my interests instead of several small stores for different sites and just expand the categories).

It will be easier to keep everything under one roof that way.

If there's something you feel I really must list that's available from Amazon, the let me know and I'll consider adding it).  I will likely material sent to us for a reveiwer here in a category here and in the bookstore as well so it's easier for folks to access.

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Suggestiive Suggestions . . .. . . practical Couples Hypnosis . . .. . . still time to sign up!

Can you really influence emotional responses in others through suggestion?  Is Suggestive Suggestion something that can be used to link external stimuli to internal emotional or physical responses?  Yes.  As we've seen before in discussions here, we can easily work with individuals for Linking Hypnotic Responsiveness to Pleasure Responses and that works very well as we have discussed On Hypnosis and Extreme Pleasure Sensations.

What about groups? Can the same processes and techniques be used with larger groups. Yes. The following clip is a preview of just such a mass hypnosis program in which fifty girls were hypnotized. Just as in the previous video in this thread of essays, one of the demonstrations is that senses in one area can be transferred to another through suggestion and that automatic response can be built in through posthypnotic suggestion. The use of mass suggestion for pleasure response is also demonstrated as well as posthypnotic conditioning for automatic response patterns - in other words, the girls have an erotic emotional reactiona and begin stripping at the sound of certain music. There is no nudity in this video but the material is adult in nature . . .

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We'll be covering these processes and many others in the Couples Hypnosis course I am teaching in Taipei this September but the video is of enough general interest I thought I would share it here. Obviously, you could use the same setup for non-erotic contexts as well (see the "magic finger" episode of my hypnocast for a video example of a process that does something like that).

The Couples Hypnosis seminar (Sept. 23-24) is my course on Hypnosis and Trance Techniques for Enhancing Romance and Intensifying Intimacy and is for consenting adults only.  It's two full days of intensive material on the subject.  You are encouraged to sign up with a practice partner.  Couplese are preferred but singles are welcome.  Those who take advantage of the couple's discount will be given additional homework to be fulfilled between classes. Obviously, due to the particular nature of the material, all students in the course must be adults.  This is a one-of-a-kind course on material that is rarely taught in an open seminar.

Participants who complete this course and meet all other eligibility requirements are qualified to take the examination for a Specialization Certificate in Eros Hypnosis from the Society of Experiential Trance.

The video demonstration used with this piece is from E Onna A Onna Two (in Chinese, the series is known as E Nu A Nu or E Woman A Woman) and the girls consist of volunteers mixed from everyday life and girls in the adult business.  There are three episodes in the series (numbers two and three are available in many night markets in Taipei although the first episode is more difficult to find). The shows are a lot of fun.  I never could find episode one of the series.  The same company, Soft On Demand (SOD) in Tokyo, just released a mega video (non-hypnotic) with the same setup and hostess of five hundred people having sex at the same time as someone calls out positions (an epic testament to Japanese communal social style).

I noticed that in episode two there are some girls who do not strip completely during the initial mass nude scenes (they are in the back and obviously uncomfortable being nude).  Evidently they vetted volunteers a bit differently for the third episode as everyone strips.

The E Onna A Onna series seems to be a hardcore variation of a late night adult television show A Onna E Onna which had a number of episodes with hypnosis with the same hypnotist, Wataru, who did the Gilgamesh Nights show years ago.  There are some short clips from those shows on my youtube at Meiguolangren at Youtube which give you an idea of the programs.

The hypnotists in the E Onna A Onna hardcore mass hypnosis series are MickyB and Syou.  Some of you may recognize the guy giving suggestions in the clips as the same hypnotist in the Psychedelic Fuck series (I have three of those and they are rather interesting bits as well) which I used as discussion points in the posts referenced at the beginning of this post.  I am teaching the Couples Hypnosis: Trance Techniques for Enhancing Romance and Intensifying Intimacy course in September in order to actually cover these effects and how to do them in a variety of contexts ranging from hypnotherapy to straightforward recreational intimate relations.  There is no nudity in this clip but it does have the same transference of sensation effect.  The series is interesting and has a premise of introducing the "star" to hypnosis by having her come on set while a session is being conducted with another girl.

MickyB was also in the King of Mesmerism series which showcased a different erotic hypnotist in each episode although my favorite hypnotist from that series was Red who has done some amazing solo work as well.  I believe MickyB may also have been in the King of Mesmerism Special Challenge program which has nine hypnotists competing with one another to run a brief sexual hypnosis stage show with nine girls with hypnotist giving out challenges to one another on which girl to work with individually and what sort of group effects to do.  Typically in Japanese hypnosis videos, some will show their faces and others will hide behind masks . . . personally, I have much more respect for hypnotists who show their faces as my belief is that if you are ashamed to be doing it then don't do it or at least don't stand on screen.  The challenge video is interesting but a number of the hypnotists are not very skilled - the judges actually gave the win to a couple guys who were obviously outclasses by some of the losers but who seemed to have won because they gave the girls the suggestion to rub their naked bodies against the judges.  Sheesh.  One guy in the competition was just horrible, reading a script from a piece of paper while another was disqualified (not sure what he did as they cut the offence from the video).

While you can read more about this fascinating and wonderful form of hypnosis in the Erotic and Sexual Hypnosis category of Life of Brian, you really will get much further along through guided insruction and practical experience that the Couples Hypnosis seminar will bring.  However, time is limited so you need to sign up early to reserve your place.

Completion of the Couples Hypnosis: Trance Techniques for Enhancing Romance and Intensifying Intimacy course this September 23-24 qualifies those who meet all other eligibility requirements to take the competence examination for a Specialization Certificate in Eros Hypnosis from the Society of Experiential Trance.

For more information about the Couples Hypnosis course and other upcoming courses, see the "classes and training" section of the webpages at http://www.BrianDavidPhillips.com . . . the course is taught in English with Chinese interpretation for those who need it.

All the best,
Brian

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hypnosis video review . . . . . . Strange Variety Special . . .. . . . . . masked hypnotist strange program

This is just plain weird . . . truly weird . . . not sure if it's a good weird or just a plain ol' everyday "that's f*cked" kind of weird, but weird it is.

This DVD of the Strange Variety Special is of interested in erotic hypnosis and stage hypnotis and perhaps those interested in very oddball Japanese undergroundish adult television late night entertainment. This was a live broadcast originally and comes off as very over the top and very very amateurish production values all the way. The environment feels as if what one would come up with if a bunch of playful yet technically unskilled university students with sophomoric ideas about sexuality and humor might come up with if they were given some equipment and a time slot to produce a television program with naked ladies.

The hostesses wear street clothes - skirts - with their tops pulled up to expose their breasts the whole time. Every once in awhile one of the girls needs to re-adjust her top as it falls down so she hikes it back up. The rest of their demeanor is straight as if they neither notice nor acknowledge their seminudity, robbing the context of any sensuality . . . which in itself would make an interesting point towards the nature of sexuality but that is not their point as they seem to think nudity alone is enough for erotic response and it's not.

They have a couple groups of volunteers, women from all walks of life and a variety of ages. The hypnotist comes out and does pretty standard stage induction and some straightforward suggestibility demonstrations. All pretty standard fare except that the is yet another of those goofy hypnotists who don't want to show their face in the program as they don't want their vanilla lives to be associated with adult entertainment but really want to be doing the adult work so they wear masks. This isn't just any mask, he's wearing one of those hooded affairs that we most powerfully associate with Mexican Professional Wrestling . . . albeit, the hoods have now been imported into the Japanese Professional Wrestling circuit so the local television viewing public no doubt made that connection.

Either way, it's incredibly silly looking and does not engender awe or respect. It merely trivializes the context . . . which given some of the suggestions may make sense.

As far as hypnotists go, he's okay, not the greatest I've seen and certainly not up to the calibre of some of the better programs of this type. Solid but no particular flair. . . albeit much better than a few of the American programs of this type who some of the fans consider to be strong hypnotists (when really they're just guys going through the motions with no real skills or knowledge).

Some of the individual girls are interesting and the group bit where the hypnotist suggests that the girls strip and then forget where their clothes are is pretty funny as they rush around looking for clothes they don't remember taking off.

The Strange Variety Special is an intriguing piece and well worth seeing as long as one keeps in mind the limitations of the program . . . still far ahead of some of the other pieces out there getting good press . . . but . . . keep the caveats in mind and enjoy it for what it is and not for what it could have been . . . for those with an interest in such things as erotica and hypnosis, it is a keeper. Of course, if you want to learn how to do this sort of thing on your own, be sure to sign up for my courses on Couples Hypnosis for Sensuality and Romance in February and the Stage Hypnosis course in June! See http://www.briandavidphillips.com for details!

All the best,
Brian

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hypnosis video review . . .. . . King of Mesmerism Competition . . .. . . . . . hypnotists in erotic hypnosis tournament

This is not a typical competition. For one thing, hypnotists don't normally have competitions . . . not like the various magician's groups that have this or that king or master or grand champion of magic . . . hypnotists tend to leave each other alone or compete in the market place rather than on stage as a bona fide head to head hypnotic battle . . . not stage hypnotists, and certainly not erotic hypnotists . . . and certainly not erotic stage hypnotists.

However, that's exactly what this video purports to do.

Nine hypnotists have competed in preliminary rounds to hypnotically win spots to hypnotically battle it out for the championship.

In all fairness, some of these guys are really good hypnotists . . . we're talking real skills. Some of them . . . well . . . to put it mildly . . . suck . . . not just a little suck we're talking full on raging hard suck. While most of the guys in the competition do seem to know their way around a swinging pendulum, and a few are obviously masters at the craft . . . a couple couldn't hypnotize their way out of a pre-moistened tissue paper bag in the rain.

Now, it is still an interesting competition.

They have nine ladies who have volunteered - it looks like some of the lady volunteers have been supplied by the hypnotists themselves as well, what with the backstage goings on - lined up in chairs and each hypnotist takes his turn to do a full induction on the group then some group erotic hypnosis effects followed by some individual bits with one or two girls good naturedly selected by the opponents either because of responsiveness or unresponsiveness depending upon the charity or playfullness of the group.

Some of these guys are of the "I am a real hypnosit and I don't want to show my face on camera doing this naughty stuff so I will wear a silly mask" ilk which I just don't get. If you're too ashamed to show your face doing adult work, then don't do the work! My motto is that if you can't look your mother square in the eye and tell her you've done this or that, then don't do it. If you can tell your mother that you're doing it without shame then screw the rest of the world because if it's okay with your mom then the planet doens't matter all that much. Of course, we've had this issue before in the stage hypnosis category so look up my big ol' essay on owning up there.

One hypnotist who seems to be styling himself as a doctor who obviously sucks, comes in with notes on a sheet that he reads from . . . yes, he is reading his induction and his hypnogags . . . not even on notecards, he's using handwritten scratchings on notepaper . . . sheesh . . . not sure what the hell he does which is considered and infraction as it's cut from the footage. We are going into his mundane bit and suddenly there is a cut and he's standing there ashamed and the MC is chastizing him for breaking the rules and he is disqualified.

The two best hypnotists don't actually advance to the finals, they have excellent hypnotic technique and manage the committee of ladies very well during the group bit.

The two guys who advance to the final round suck . . . they really do . . . the only reasons I can think for them to advance are any of the following (1) the contest is rigged and they are predetermined to be the winners, (2) the judges are idiots, and (3) they both told one or three girls to strip naked and rub their naked nude no-clothes but really hot and horny bodies against the judges who are so obviously excited to get that sort of attention.

The final round is for each of the hypnotists to hypnotize a porn star into having sex with a stunt penis guy brought in for the occassion. Sorry, but that really isn't an indication of hypnotic skill . . . porn stars will have sex with some guy if you pay them so you don't really need any hypnosis in the experience. The do a bit with the situation to enhance it but not really anything of value or particularly worthwhile. Folks who take my couples hypnosis course on intimate romance and sensuality hypnosis will actually learn to do so very much more than what these guys could come up with. (that's a plug for the course, see my webpages for the blurbs and more information - but sign up now as the seats are limited and the early bird special expires very soon).

Even though the final round sucks . . . pun . . . in more ways than one, the program is still worth seeing for the initial bits as it is interesting to compare personalities and techniques of different hypnotists for this sort of context in what is truly a unique way.

Actually, I think it would be nice to organize a similar event . . . one with some of the American erotic hypnotist out there (and myself, of course) and put 'em all head to head with a pack of ladies and see what comes of it all. Hmmm. Maybe an International Erotic Hypnosis Cup . . . hmmmmmm.

All the best,
Brian

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hypnosis video review . . . . . . E Onna A Onna Two . . .. . . . . . fifty naked hypnotized girls

Imagine . . . if you will . . . fifty young women, well, mostly young . . . ranging in age from eighteen to fifty-five with the bulk of them in their very early twenties . . . most of them quite attractive and adventurous . . . from different walks of life . . . all of them stepping into an exciting new event they've never tried before . . . mass group erotic hypnosis.

E Onna A Onna Two (aka E Nu A Nu or E Woman A Wiman) is the sequel to the very popular preceeding piece, which is an adult version of the television erotic hypnosis programs A Onna E Onna, the first of the mass group erotic hypnosis videos. I've never seen the original piece (would love to have a copy, but haven't found one readily available here) but the still photos I've seen stand out similar to the clip going around where a large group of girls were hypnotized so that loud sounds would make them orgasm then they're sent on a crawling obstacle race with a buch of guys making loud sounds all around them. You can see that clip from here (evidently Wataru was on a couple episodes of the program).  As racy as that is, the adult DVD is much racier.  There are other clips from the television program at the same youtube user profile.

The sequel is equally as ambitious, albeit without the big name hypnotist and with perhaps more sexual content then the previous film.

A large number of girls are led through a looooooong group induction (we see parts but the indication is that they spend a number of hours in the induction and testing process - indicates to me that the hypnotist needs to work on his skills a bit more as it should not have taken that long to vette the participants and eliminate the ones who are nonresponsive). A lot of the girls are asked to leave as they get the group down to the fifty they accept.

Most of the girls are responsive and the initial bits are cute or clever.

I found the straight sexual stuff to be a little on the stupid side (it's not as if they are being hypnotized to have sex so why bother with it?) just do the effects and keep at it. I could also do without the masturbating men bits that were supposed to excite the girls via suggestion. Sophomoric and a bit more than just plain stupid.

One of the hypnotic effects that bothered me was the bomb bit where the girls were told they were stuck to the floor and that a guy with a balloon and a pin had a bomb and he was going to blow them up. I don't really find fear or pain suggestions to be very entertaining. I know it's possible to create negative emotions via suggestion but I prefer my hypnotic entertainment to be much more positive. You can demonstrate the same effects via suggesting positive emotional states or positive playful hallucinations without freaking the girls out.

If you do entertainment or recreational hypnosis, you should always think of your volunteers' best interests and treat them with respect, compassion, and playful joy.

Overall, it is an interesting video and worth having if you are particularly interested in hypnosis. The mass group erotic hypnosis element is very interesting in and of itself as there aren't many examples of this sort of work outside the private videos of some of the folks who do ritual trance pieces for the likes of the Temple of Ishtar so it's worth having for its curiousity value and to see some techniques for managing large groups for effects or experiential hypnosis.

A Onna E Onna Two is interesting and worth seeing for those with an interest in such things as erotica and hypnosis. Of course, if you want to learn how to do this sort of thing on your own, be sure to sign up for my courses on Couples Hypnosis for Sensuality and Romance in February and the Stage Hypnosis course in June! See http://www.briandavidphillips.com for details!

All the best,
Brian

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video review . . . . . . Hypnosis Red X . . . . . . a special from the Face series . . . . . . . . . hypnotist Red, trance subject Riko Tachibana

Recently, I've been researching hypnosis techniques by watching a few Japanese adult hypnosis DVDs. One that stands out is a special presentation from the folks who make the Face series which in itself has a number of episodes devoted to erotic or sensual hypnosis. Produced by Audaz, this particular episode, Hypnosis Red X featuring the very beautiful Riko Tachibana as the hypnotic subject responding to the suggestions made by veteran video hypnotist Red, is a lengthy demonstration of standard hypnotic phenomena as well as erotic suggestions. Some of you may know Riko from a number of adult products, many of which are now available on UMD for Sony PSPs. I just noticed that I have her appearance in the super hero video Supahiroinryoujo kushirizu04choujinki shishiatoranja so I guess I'll have to watch that one soon. For those unfamiliar with Riko, her official webpage is here (with her online journal and galleries among other things).

The piece opens with an interview of Riko about hypnosis in general and she seems open to the idea. The initial interview took place on Jan. 21, 2005, then the video cuts to Feb. 11, 2005, when Riko and Red meet for their session.

I've seen Red in a few videos and unlike a number of the run of the mill "sexy hypnosis" hypnotists working in the Japanese AV industry, he is a competent hypnotist and knows his way around proper session work with a subject. He's participated in a number of solo and group session pieces and this one shines in part as it demonstrates some solid hypnosis as well as some nice improvisational suggestions bits (the part where he picks up Riko's guitar and gives her the suggestion that she will continue to play it, getting more and more deeply sexually aroused while she plays) seems to be very improvised and worked well.

Of course, the key to the success of the show is Riko's responsiveness. She starts out a little slow but as Red deepens her imaginative response (as any competent hypnotist should but I've seen a number of folks who don't seem to know how to do it and he does it very well).

The first hour of the program is straight suggestibility testing, induction, deepening, and standard tests - albeit, it is always fun to see a good hypnotist work with a responsive subject and Red does do some nice twists with Riko that many viewers may not have seen before, even those of us who are seasoned professional hypnotists. Actually, for the first hour, it is difficult to really see that this is an adult video as there is nothing sexual in any of the suggestions or in the costuming.

However, the last hour and a half of the two and a half hour program is pure adult entertainment. For those who are more interested in the hypnotic effects, this piece is more appropriate than so many so-called adult hypnosis features coming out of Japan where the hypnotist "hypnotizes" the actress to have sex with some guy . . . come on, porn stars don't need hypnosis to have sex with someone . . . boring . . . this piece is superior in that there is no hard core sex other than within Riko's mind as she responds to imaginative suggestions of sexual activity with full sensory experience but no actual partner.

For me, that sort of show is superior as I am more interested in the hypnosis in hypno-fetish programs than I am in the sex. For sex, I can just pick up any ol' porn piece. If they want to feature actual sex, then they should at least make the suggestions more interesting than "you're hot to have sex with this guy."

Anytime you do a "stage hypnosis" routine with one person, there are always going to be some shortcomings. That is true here as well. However, as Red is a personable and competent hypnotist and Riko is a good subject who also happens to be extremely attractive (did I mention she's incredibly beautiful?), these shortcomings are not as evident and the advantages of single subject session work shine through.

I've never been a fan of the "you're a chicken" or "you're a puppy dog" type stage suggestions but Red pulls them off in part because Riko really gets into the roles. Her "chicken" is amazing in a creepy alien way. Her eyes no longer had any human characteristics and the way she moved was extremely unnerving. Her puppy was extremely affectionate and very appealing as well.

Obviously, Riko had a wonderful time during the session as she's very grateful to Red for the experience during the debriefing and seems genuinely happy about the whole thing (further evidenced as she also appears in another real hypnosis themed adult video for Audaz, Face #82 - there are some preview photos of that video in the extras on this DVD).

Of course, anyone with a full understanding of both erotic hypnosis and/or stage or performance hypnosis will not be very surprised by most of the suggestions and bits in this video. However, they will find some nice twists here and there. Those with no full understanding will find it a fascinating piece. Further, for those inspired to learn or explore more . . . I do offer workshops on many of these and other topics. If I don't have something in the schedule appropriate to your needs, get a group of fifteen eager folks together and I will set something up for you. I am also available for waking dream experiential hypnosis performances for those with an interest in scheduling a show.

All the best,
Brian
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The Secret Hypnosis Trance Inductions of Ormond McGill

I thoroughly enjoyed the DVD of The Secret Hypnosis Trance Inductions of Ormond McGill with plenty of never before seen techniques . . . well, the cover blurb says never before seen but that's not completely accurate . . . while quite a number of them have not been publicly demonstrated before, a few of them are described in McGill's incredibly comprehensive The New Encyclopedia of Stage Hypnotism which is pretty much THE classic for those interested in stage hypnosis (therapists and anyone else interested in hypnosis should have it too, it's that important and that comprehensive).

Of course, reading a brief description of a technique and seeing it demonstrated by one of the living legends of hypnosis is entirely a different thing. McGill has been performing and practicing hypnosis professionally longer than most of the big names and old-timers of the profession have been alive and he's still going strong and so it is truly a joy and an honor to have the opportunity to see him work his magick in live . . . well taped . . . demonstration.

While I don't think I will be using the Clock Dial induction anytime soon with clients, it is an interesting approach that I believe can be adapted to some interesting applications. The Pendulum Induction and Hypnotic Spiral techniques are takes on classic processes anyone should know and become proficient with. The Blindfold and Nonverbal techniques are quirky and worthwhile. I've seen McGill demonstrate the Ladder of Colors before as a stage induction with a callback to the Force of the Star Wars and it works beautifully. I've used it was well with wonderful success. Tying that one in with the Om Mantra Technique seems to be a nobrainer.

I've read Tom Silver and Ormond McGill's description of using Mesmerism or Animal Magnetism in the past and so seeing it demonstrated was nice. I actually had the opportunity to demonstrate the process not long ago as I often teach about the concepts of Mesmerism in graduate courses related to literature. The process described in the McGill DVD is very straightforward and easy to duplicate.

I love material that presents a series of methods and techniques in a straightforward and easily comprehensivle manner. I especially love pieces that have material that is not readily available elsewhere. This is one of those pieces.

While the video had some coloration problems when Ormond asked for the lights to be turned down for his Ladder of Colors, it is clear and the sound is perfectly fine. Certainly the less than Hollywood quality may be distracting to perfectionists but the content is well worth it and far outweighs any technical difficulties in the recording. Besides, the content is what is most important . . . there are no bells and whistles, no slick presentation, no dancing girls, just straightfoward presentation of content and that is most definately of interest . . . besides, it's Ormond McGill!

This important piece was created in partnership with Tom Silver and you can contact Tom about this and other products at http://www.tomsilver.com.

All the best,
Brian

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Hypnosis Trainings Bulletin Board

For those of you who requested a useful resource where trainers can post their announcements and others can read about them, the Hypnosis Trainings Bulletin Board list is now open!

http://groups.yahoo.com/group/hypnosis-trainings/

This group is for folks with an interest in hypnosis and other trance-based changework techniques to find out more about what is available as well as to keep others posted on their own trainings.

I am co-moderating the list with Richard Clark and David Snyder, two gifted tranceworkers in their own right who are also highly dynamic proponents of community building among lay hypnotists.

Since a number of discussion groups (my own included) have decided to keep training announcements and the like to a minimum, the Hypnosis Trainings Bulletin Board group is specifically for folks to post informative announcements about their training schedule where folks can receive them without cluttering other content-based lists with a lot of promotional material. The bulletin board list is intended as a hub type list where folks can find a variety of informative announcements related to trainings in hypnosis, NLP, and other related trance-based techniques.

The group will moderate the amount of postings so we keep it useful rather than a deluge so each trainer may post about their events once a week.

Folks may post queries about a specific training but they should be answered via private email. This is not a general discussion list. It is specifically intended to streamline the announcements and take some of the repetitive burdern off other lists.

I encourage you to join. I have found an easy trick to organizing the posts is to have a filter in my email client that puts all of the hypnosis-trainings announcements into a folder which I can periodically check when the mood hits me (or, you can check via the web to see what's available when).

If you are a trainer, we STRONGLY encourage you to join the Hypnosis Trainings list as a forum to promote your schedule . . . if you are not a trainer, then it is a worthwhile location to get up to date information on trainings that are available from a wide assortment of trainers.

All the best,
Brian
http://www.briandavidphillips.com

Hypnosis Reviews

Due to reader request, I am adding a new category to Life of Brian for Hypnosis Reviews. I will put the quick link to the category in the sidebar as well. This is where I will post my thoughts, comments, critical analysis, or simple reviews of various hypnosis, NLP, Influence, guided imagery, psychology, critical theory, or trance related products . . . books, videos, training programs, recordings, the gamut.  Some of the material I review here has been specifically sent to me for review while other pieces are just random bits and pieces that I pick up and enjoy.

It is my hope that folks will find this section to be helpful and useful.

Those who wish me to include a review their material here can contact me via email for particulars on how to get review copies to me. Don't ask me to purchase your materials to review it. If I don't have it and you want me to review it, you need to get a copy to me.  Simple as that. Reviewed material will include a link to the webpage of the publisher or producer. Not all reviews are solicited, if I find something worth commenting upon, I will.

For the most part, I will only post reviews of material that I find helpful or useful in some way.  On rare occasions, I may post a negative review of a product, service, or training but that would be an exception as I am more interested in toward strategies than away ones and would rather showcase materials I find useful, helpful, or interesting.

Please Note: Reviews are unbiased, or rather, they are based upon my own critical bias and impressions given my own particular expertise and experiences. Just because you may give me a comp copy to review (non-returnable), that doesn't guarantee a positive review will be posted here.  If you send something to review, and I decide it's not worthy of a positive post, I will let you know via private email but probably won't post a negative review here. That's pretty standard.

Hypnotize This!

Some time back, I was invited to contribute to a collection of essays, papers, and induction techniques for an anthology of hypnosis lessons and textbook . . . the resulting book as it turns out is an excellent resource for hypnotists, beginner and advanced alike . . . Hypnotize This! . . . the project was coordinated by Zalman Segal who wrote the bulk of the text in addition to the invited chapters and essays.

Segal is also coordinating another volume of invited papers on the future of hypnosis. I am still writing my essay for that volume . . . busy beaver time.

In any case, if you are a beginner to hypnotism, the introductory textbook sections are useful . . . while more advanced hypnotists will enjoy the advanced section as well as the invited essays for the techniques and viewpoints of some of the more influential hypnotists working today.

Hypnosis for Increasing Erotic Sensitivity and Response

This month's theme at the Hypnosis Technique Exchange for the monthly challenge submissions is Hypnosis for Increasing Erotic Sensitivity and Response.

While the original topic proposal was more therapeutic than recreational, judging from the private queries I've received, a number of folks are approaching this not as a strictly therapeutic topic but as one for recreational or romance hypnosis . . . particularly in regards to erotic play for couples.

There's a lot of material out there already for this in the group archives, just do a search and you will find a number of erotic induction sets for therapy and for recreation - naturally, I like mine. Members of the exchange list should feel free to get some ideas from those if you wish as to what you would do or not do and then post your own.

This is not a comprehensive look at this material. That is impossible. Nor is it even a complete listing of what has been discussed before. For that, go to the archives from the very beginning and browse and read and digest and develop your own ideas and approaches.

When considering hypnosis for increasing erotic sensitivity and response, the specifics are pretty wide open as this can include inductions, romance patterns and guided imageries (as well as post-hypnotic trigger for enhancing pleasure, changework metaphors, or anything else you care to think of). The particular approach is dependant upon the tastes and circumstances or context of the situation, albeit I would strongly suggest that imageries and suggestions incorporate positive suggestions and have built in safeguards, particularly when dealing with sexuality and erotic response for consenting adults (material intended for non-consensual application and/or any non-therapeutic material intended for non-adults will get a person booted from any of my discussion lists - therapeutic material should be clearly labeled and used only by qualified individuals).

With that said, this should be a fun one given the number of folks who have specific interest in this sort of thing (by no means should this be considered comprehensive . . . think of it more along the lines of stuff I jotted down from off the top of my head).

EROTIC HYPNOSIS BOOKS:

Here are a few books that deal specifically with erotic approaches to hypnosis.

• Mark Cunningham. SCORING WITH MARRIED WOMEN. http://www.trucor.com . . . the Cunningham piece is NOT what you think it is, it is much better than most material of its type out there. If you are married, then read this book. I would also recommend his BUILDING A BETTER GIRLFRIEND set to anyone in a longterm relationship.
• Dr. Barbara Debetz and Samm Sinclair Baker. EROTIC FOCUS: THE NEW WAY TO ENHANCE YOUR SEXUAL PLEASURE. New York: Signet, 1985 . . . the Debetz/Baker book is mostly therapeutic with some sensuality and sexual activity suggestions. Interestingly, this piece never uses the word "hypnosis" although anyone with more than a passing familiarity with hypnosis will recognize exactly what she?s doing which is all pretty solid sexual hypnosis.
• Wendi Friesen. HYPNOTIZE YOUR LOVER, DEEPER. www.wendi.com, 2001 . . . the Friesen book has a wide assortment of inductions and approaches by many different folks including myself (I contributed a chapter on writing erotic hypnosis letters which employ trigger phrases to deepen the response).
• Don E. Gibbons, PhD. EXPERIENCE AS AN ART FORM: HYPNOSIS, HYPEREMPIRIA, AND THE BEST ME TECHNIQUE and HYPER-SEX: THE SUBLIME ART OF SEXUAL SUGGESTION . . . the Gibbons sex book is very hard to find now but his more general hyperempiria pieces are still readily available and easily applied to any situation.
• Peter Masters. LOOK INTO MY EYES: HOW TO USE HYPNOSIS TO BRING OUT THE BEST IN YOUR SEX LIFE. Greenery Press, 2001 . . . the Masters book adapts progressive relaxation induction techniques to Dominance/submission erotic play. He has some good ideas but I would suggest other inductions . . . I disagree very very strongly with his views on stage hypnosis (to the point that it made me seriously question his qualifications and skill in other aspects of hypnosis).
• Wayne Perkins. HOW TO HYPNOTIZE YOUR LOVER TO AWAKEN A SLEEPY RELATIONSHIP . . . pretty straightforward couples work.
• Zali Segal. HYPNOTIZE THIS. http://www.hypnotizethis.com. . . the Segal piece is not specific to sexuality or erotic hypnosis but is a general introduction to hypnosis, an excellent manual, there are a number of essays by some of the outstanding hypnotists working today and many of the ideas can easily be applied to the issues at hand (my essay on the Vicarious Experiential Memory Machine outlines a technique that can easily be adapted to hypnosis for sexuality, therapeutic and recreational).
• David Shade. DAVID SHADE'S MANUAL. http://www.davidshade.com . . . the Shade book has some interesting twists, some rather amusing.

If you know of other books of this type, please let me know and I will add them to the list.

CONSENSUAL SEDUCTION:

For those of you interested in consensual "seduction" material - covert or otherwise, there is a large collection of theory, patterns, and the like available albeit I would strongly encourage folks to look into the discussions of covert seduction theory in reference to consent, sense, and non-sense as it is very important to understand that consent is both ethically required as well as necessary for the modality of trance to work. Keep it playful and two-way and the possibilities are boundless. Cross the line of consent and then nothing is possible . . . or, at least, nothing worthwhile.

BRIAN DAVID PHILLIPS:

While erotic hypnosis is not my specialization, it certainly is one of my interests. I have developed a number of techniques and scripts posted to the techniques groups which demonstrate a variety of approaches to consensual adult erotic hypnosis. One can try many different variations on a single theme. Eventually, I will get around to finishing my book on the subject. Some of my takes on the subject are quite serious while others are just plain playful. The basic underlying premise is to experiment and have fun.

An induction does not need to be erotic to be used with erotic hypnosis, although any induction can be adapted into an erotic context. Even something as simple as the hand drop induction can be adapted erotically. "look at my eyes, begin to feel an erotic sensation wash over you . . . yadda yadda yadda."

For a standard induction that works great, see the Dave Elman set.

Erotic hypnosis is contextual not mechanical. It's not that there is a great erotic induction out there but that folks know the meat and potatoes of hypnosis and have adapted them to a consensual erotic context.

Be creative and have fun!

All the best,
Brian