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HYPNOTISING HYPNOTISTS IS EASY

HYPNOTISING HYPNOTISTS IS EASY

The Search for Cosmic Consciousness – Ormond McGill, PhD, and Shelley Stockwell, PhD

BooksAmy Ellingham1 January 2025Ormond McGill, Shelley Stockwell, stage hypnosis, witchcraft, women in hypnosis, hypnotherapy, past-life regression, psychology, sex, magician, magic, New Thought, the law of attraction, International Hypnosis Federation, Neuro-linguistic programming

TRANCE SHOULD BE DEAD

TRANCE SHOULD BE DEAD

Hypnosis: A Scientific Approach – Theodore Xenophon Barber

BooksKev Sheldrake13 December 2024Theodore Xenophon Barber, Theodore X Barber, Barber, LSD, academia, science, trance, amnesia, hypnotic analgesia, state, inductions, magician, magic

THERE’S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS

THERE’S NO BUSINESS LIKE SHOW BUSINESS

Stage Hypnotism: A Text Book of Occult Entertainments – Professor Leonidas

BooksAmy Ellingham29 November 2024Professor Leonidas, stage hypnosis, mesmerism, Derren Brown, New Thought, hypnotic horse, clairvoyance, clairvoyant somnambulist, Unbelievable, Showman, Only Human

TIME TRAVEL RETURNS!

TIME TRAVEL RETURNS!

Mind Probe – Hypnosis – Irene Hickman

BooksAmy Ellingham21 November 2024Irene Hickman, past-life regression, hypnoanalysis, hypnotechnician, Helen Wambach, Harry Arons, Bridey Murphy, age regression, multiple personality, split personality, possession, Edgar Cayce, G H Estabrooks

HE WANTS TO BELIEVE

HE WANTS TO BELIEVE

Essentials of Hypnosis – Michael D Yapko, PhD

BooksKev Sheldrake11 November 2024Michael D Yapko, Milton Erickson, trance, neodissociation theory, Pierre Janet, Nicholas Spanos, Neuro-linguistic programming, Richard Bandler, John Grinder, Clark L Hull, Loftus, memory, false memory, age regression, revivification

WRITTEN IN THE STARS

WRITTEN IN THE STARS

The Truth About Hypnosis – William W Hewitt

BooksAmy Ellingham31 October 2024William W Hewitt, hypnosis, Human Potential Movement, self-hypnosis, smoking cessation

WELCOME TO THE SANE ASYLUM

WELCOME TO THE SANE ASYLUM

Mysteries of Hypnosis – Georges De Dubor (translated by G M Hort)

BooksAmy Ellingham17 October 2024Georges De Dubor, G M Hort, Mesmer, Charcot, Trilby, paranormal, supernormal, telepathy, witchcraft, Donato, Donatism, women in hypnosis, animal hypnosis

RA-RA RASPUTIN!

RA-RA RASPUTIN!

The Life and Times of Grigorii Rasputin – Alex de Jonge

BooksAmy Ellingham5 September 2024Grigorii Rasputin, Alex de Jonge, Boney M, teleportation, flying, hypnosis, Russia, Russian Queen, chaos

GUERRILLA EVOLUTION

GUERRILLA EVOLUTION

The CIA Psyop Manual – US Central Intelligence Agency

BooksAmy Ellingham11 August 2024CIA, hypnosis, counterculture

TICK, TOCK! YOU’RE A CLOCK

TICK, TOCK! YOU’RE A CLOCK

Fate Magazine – Robert N Webster (editor)

BooksAmy Ellingham1 August 2024Robert N Webster, hypnosis, parapsychology, aliens, time travel, exorcism, Milton Erickson, ghosts, poltergeist, Ormond McGill

LET THEM EAT CAKE

LET THEM EAT CAKE

The Power To Control – J G Leonard

BooksAmy Ellingham21 July 2024J G Leonard, Derren Brown, animal magnetism, hypnosis, power of suggestion, religion

WATCH HIS ANTICS

WATCH HIS ANTICS

Entertaining with Hypnotism – S Edward Dexter

BooksAmy Ellingham16 July 2024S Edward Dexter, Ed Wolff, Calostro, magician, magic, stage hypnosis, Magic Wand Publishing Co, International Brotherhood of Magicians, UK Hypnotism Act 1952, Ralph Slater, inductions, trance, The Bridge, age regression

ILLUMINATI MESS

ILLUMINATI MESS

Operation Mind Control – Walter Bowart

BooksAmy Ellingham8 July 2024Walter Bowart, John Marks, CIA, OSS, mind control, Timothy Leary, Milton Erickson, L Ron Hubbard, Richard Condon, hypnosis, Illuminati, Colonel Laird Guttersen, Dr Bernard L Diamond, Martin Orne, Uri Geller

PULP FICTION

PULP FICTION

The Hypnotic Killer – Edwin Baird

BooksAmy Ellingham29 June 2024Edwin Baird, pulp fiction, murder, Fiction

VIVA LAS VEGAS

VIVA LAS VEGAS

The Little Black Book of Stage Hypnosis Secrets – Michael Johns and Richard K Nongard

BooksAmy Ellingham25 June 2024Michael Johns, Richard K Nongard, Head Hacking, Anthony Jacquin, mesmerism, music hall, Derren Brown, Notes From A Fellow Traveller, stage hypnosis, Tony Robbins, Eugene Burger, Ormond McGill, Dave Elman, Desmond Dunne