BLOG

Bored of mad, bad, dangerous hypno-guru and hypnotherapy blah? Come join us in our library for reflections on books spanning the scientific and obscure, classics and fiction. Or check out our interviews with hypno-heroes of academia and performance.

CATEGORIES

BOOKS | AUDIOBOOKS | PAPERS | TV | INTERVIEWS | MISCELLANEOUS

Posts tagged stage hypnotist

KEVIN LEPINE INTERVIEW

KEVIN LEPINE INTERVIEW

Las Vegas stage hypnotist Kevin Lepine talks cooperation, comedy, and the art of making volunteers the stars of the show.

InterviewsAmy Marlowe4 August 2026Kevin Lepine, stage hypnotist, Las Vegas hypnotist, Emily Lepine, magician, Paul McKenna, Derren Brown, inductions, group inductions, James Braid, hypnotherapy

THE BEARD QUESTION

THE BEARD QUESTION

The Key to Hypnotism – Walter B Gibson

JUST ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL

JUST ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL

Hypnotism and Self-Education – A M Hutchison

BooksAmy Marlowe15 July 2026A M Hutchison, Dr Alice Marion Hutchison, hypnotism, medical hypnosis, psycho-therapeutics, Franz Anton Mesmer, mesmerism, James Braid, Dr John Elliotson, hypnosis and drugs, stage hypnosis, stage hypnotism, stage hypnotist, 1952 British Hypnotism Act, Rudolf Heidenhain, feminism

SO NEAR BUT YET SO FAR

SO NEAR BUT YET SO FAR

Dunninger’s Master Methods of Hypnotism – David J Lustig (La Vellma)

NOT THE MANCHURIAN APPROACH

NOT THE MANCHURIAN APPROACH

You, Too, Can Be A Hypnotist – David J Lustig (La Vellma)

BooksKev Sheldrake10 June 2026David J Lustig, La Vellma, vaudeville hypnotism, vaudeville hypnosis, vaudeville, stage hypnosis, stage hypnotist, stage hypnotism, magic, magician, Kanter's Magic Shop

THE ARROGANT FINGER

THE ARROGANT FINGER

How To Hypnotize – Bradford Chambers

BooksAmy Marlowe2 November 2025Bradford Chambers, psychologist, Dr Kenneth S MacLean, prestige, rapport, stage hypnotist, 1952 British Hypnotism Act

SMILE MONEY HYPNOSIS

SMILE MONEY HYPNOSIS

Hypnosi$: How to Put a Smile on Your Face, and Money In Your Pocket – Shelley Stockwell

BooksAmy Marlowe20 September 2025Shelley Stockwell, Ormond McGill, hypnotist, magician, stage hypnotist, NLP, Neuro-linguistic programming, psychology, psychologist, self-hypnosis, Pat Collins, John Milne Bramwell, George du Maurier, Charles Dickens, Edgar Allan Poe, Scientology