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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.

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BEGINNER’S LUCK

BEGINNER’S LUCK

Reality is Plastic! The Art of Impromptu Hypnosis – Anthony Jacquin

Books, AudiobooksAmy Marlowe5 May 2021

TIME TRAVELLING

TIME TRAVELLING

The Manual of Hypnotism – Desmond Dunne

BooksAmy Marlowe21 April 2021hypnosis, mesmerism, Desmond Dunne, yoga, the evil eye, James Coates, hypnotic gaze, stage hypnosis, animal hypnosis, Indian rope trick

SCIENCE AND REASON… AND EQUALITY

SCIENCE AND REASON… AND EQUALITY

Hypnotism – G H Estabrooks

BooksAmy Marlowe7 April 2021G H Estabrooks, hypnosis, witchcraft, spiritualism, Houdini, mentalism, MK-Ultra, Project MK-Ultra, CIA, LSD, brainwashing, psychological experiments

OH, HOW DO I LOVE THEE?

OH, HOW DO I LOVE THEE?

Mesmerized: Powers of Mind in Victorian Britain – Alison Winter

BooksAmy Marlowe24 March 2021University of CambridgeAlison Winter, mesmerist, Mesmerism, Trilby, O'Key Sisters, Alias Grace, The Island of Mesmeria, Madame La Reveuse, Signor Phantasio

BOOKSHELF FAIL

BOOKSHELF FAIL

Hypnotism – André M Weitzenhoffer

BooksAmy Marlowe10 March 2021Stanford UniversityAndré M Weitzenhoffer, suggestibility, suggestion, hypnosis, Ernest Hilgard, Milton Erickson, Stanford Hypnotic Susceptibility Scales, Clark L Hull, state, statist, Rorscharch test, Charcot

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER

BETTER LATE THAN NEVER

Tricks of the Mind – Derren Brown

EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED

EXPECT THE UNEXPECTED

Hypnosis – Michael Karoly

RIDICULOUS JUGGLERY

RIDICULOUS JUGGLERY

An Essay of Instruction, on Animal Magnetism – Marquis de Puységur, translated by Dr John King

BooksAmy Marlowe27 January 2021Marquis de Puységur, Puységur, Dr John King, Mesmer, mesmerist, Mesmerism, mesmeric passes, James Braid, Royal Commission, animal magnetism, Trilby, Société Harmonique des Amis Réunis

BAG OF SNAKES

Hypnosis and the Sexual Life – Dr Walter P Clayton, with Stephan Gregory

BooksAmy Marlowe13 January 2021Dr Walter P Clayton, Stephan Gregory, hypnosis, post-hypnotic suggestion, sex, trance, self-hypnosis

THE TRILBY CONNECTION

THE TRILBY CONNECTION

Trilby – George du Maurier

BooksAmy Marlowe30 December 2020George du Maurier, Trilby, Svengali, Head Hacking, Anthony Jacquin, The Trilby Connection, Felix Moscheles, Mesmerism, hypnotism

THE GRUDGE

Hypnotism Made Practical – J Louis Orton

BooksAmy Marlowe16 December 2020J Louis Orton, Dr Alexander Kennedy, Emile Coué, James Braid, Nancy School, Christian Science, Indian mysticism, William Maxwell, Donatism, Jenny Lind, Mesmer, animal magnetism, hypnosis, sleep

UNSOLICITED STORIES

UNSOLICITED STORIES

My Voice Will Go With You: The Teaching Tales of Milton H Erickson – Sidney Rosen

BooksAmy Marlowe2 December 2020Milton Erickson, Sidney Rosen, trance, conversational hypnosis, inductions, hypnotic storytelling, handshake induction, Betty Erickson, Clark L Hull, Aldous Huxley, belief, NLP, Jay Haley

EMPOWERED

Overpowered! The Science and Showbiz of Hypnosis – Christopher Green

BooksAmy Marlowe18 November 2020Christopher Green, hypnosis, hypnotist, Derren Brown, Paul McKenna, Rasputin, Aleister Crowley, Gurdjieff, Mesmer, Mesmerism, mesmerist

LET’S (NOT) TALK ABOUT SEX, BABY

LET’S (NOT) TALK ABOUT SEX, BABY

Sexual Joy Through Self Hypnosis – Dr Daniel L Araoz and Dr Robert T Bleck

BooksAmy Marlowe4 November 2020self-hypnosis, sex, Dr Daniel L Araoz, Dr Robert T Bleck, NLP, Coué, Milton Erickson, Puységur, Charcot, Sarbin, Barber, Dr Paul Sacerdote, sophrology, Mesmer, Mesmerism, James Esdaile, Ernest Hilgard

NO SH*T, SHERLOCK

NO SH*T, SHERLOCK

A Hypnotist’s Case Book – Alex Erskine

BooksAmy Marlowe21 October 2020Alex Erskine, hypnosis, hypnotist, Mesmer, James Braid, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, Spiritualism, Houdini, suggestion, astral projection, mind-reading, Christian Science