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RING MY BELL

RING MY BELL

What is Hypnosis – Andrew Salter

PHENOMENOLOGICAL CONTROL

PHENOMENOLOGICAL CONTROL

Kev writes about ‘phenomenological control’ – the concept of changing one’s experienced reality

ResourcesKev Sheldrake1 May 2024hypnosis, science, academia, Zoltan Dienes, Éva Bányai, phenomenological control, Peter Lush

DEAR DIARY

DEAR DIARY

Extracts from the Diary of Moritz Svengali – Alfred Welch

BooksAmy Marlowe24 April 2024Alfred Welch, George du Maurier, Felix Moscheles, Trilby, Trilbyana, Trilbania, Svengali

WHAT'S IN THE BOX?

WHAT'S IN THE BOX?

Hypnotism – Dr S J Van Pelt

BooksAmy Marlowe10 April 2024Dr S J Van Pelt, Dr Sydney James Van Pelt, British Journal of Medical Hypnotism, British Society of Medical Hypnotists, US Society for Clinical and Experimental Hypnosis, UK Hypnotism Act 1952, state, Mesmer, Freud, Dr Walter P Clayton

WE’RE OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD

WE’RE OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD

The Wizard from Vienna – Vincent Buranelli

Books, FilmsAmy Marlowe27 March 2024Vincent Buranelli, Franz Anton Mesmer, Mesmer, Maria Theresia Paradis, mesmerism, mesmerist, Benjamin Franklin, Cagliostro, Casanova

WELCOME TO THE FUTURE

WELCOME TO THE FUTURE

Life Before Life – Helen Wambach

BooksAmy Marlowe13 March 2024B F Skinner, Helen Wambach, Chet B Snow, past-life regression, future-life regression, future-life progression, prenatal regression, pre-birth regression, hypnosis, group hypnosis, Ernest Hilgard, hidden observer, est, Silva Mind Control, Edgar Cayce

OUIJA BORED

OUIJA BORED

The Black Art – Rollo Ahmed

BooksAmy Marlowe9 March 2024Rollo Ahmed, Dennis Wheatley, Occult, voodoo, Indian mysticism, Aleister Crowley, magic, hypnosis, sex, animal magnetism, mesmerism, Cagliostro, Derren Brown

LADY PROBLEMS

LADY PROBLEMS

The Healing Voice – A Philip Magonet

BooksAmy Marlowe28 February 2024A Philip Magonet, Mesmer, Maria Theresia Paradis, Josef Breuer, Anna O, Freud, Milton Erickson, hypnosis, World War II

HYPNOSIS, SEX, AND 'MINE CONTROL'

HYPNOSIS, SEX, AND 'MINE CONTROL'

Mine Control: The Erotic Casebook of London’s Foremost Female Hypnotherapist – Lilith M Clayton

BooksKev Sheldrake27 February 2024Lilith M Clayton, hypnosex, hypnokink, sex, hypnotherapy, sex therapy, hypnosis, erotica, porn

HOW TO START HYPNOTISING

HOW TO START HYPNOTISING

Honest, simple, practical advice for the aspiring mind controller

MiscellaneousKev Sheldrake20 February 2024hypnosis, hypnotist, hypnotism, trance, inductions, state, role-play, Martin Orne, Stanley Milgram, Derren Brown, CIA, mind control, phenomenological control

CHOOSE THE DEVIL YOU DON'T KNOW

CHOOSE THE DEVIL YOU DON'T KNOW

The Devil and All His Works – Dennis Wheatley

BooksAmy Marlowe14 February 2024Devil, Dennis Wheatley, hypnotist, hypnosis, Harry Price, Reverend Montague Summers, Rollo Ahmed, Aleister Crowley, Derren Brown, Paracelsus, Mesmer, Puységur, SG Soal, Occult, Satanism

YOU'VE BEEN TRILBY'ED

YOU'VE BEEN TRILBY'ED

The Hypnotic Tales of Rafael Sabatini – Donald K Hartman (editor)

BooksAmy Marlowe31 January 2024Rafael Sabatini, Donald K Hartman, Trilby, The Trilby Connection, Svengali, Trilbyana, George du Maurier, Felix Moscheles, murder, suggestion, bible

NOT SO HYPNO

NOT SO HYPNO

Hypno-Trix: A Complete Act of Fake Hypnotism Without Stooges – Val Andrews

BooksKev Sheldrake17 January 2024Val Andrews, magic, magician, mentalism, stage hypnosis, Edwin Hooper, Ian Adair, The Supreme Magic Company, animal hypnosis

THE GAME OF HYPNOSIS

THE GAME OF HYPNOSIS

Are you playing ‘The Game of Hypnosis’ – or are you being played?

MiscellaneousKev Sheldrake8 January 2024trance, Danny Boyle film Trance, Scooby Doo, The Manchurian Candidate, Dean Koontz novel False Memory, V K Kumar, Stephen R Lankton, academia, science, suggestion, hypnokink, hypno-kink, role-play, sleep, hypnotic sleep

PEOPLE IN GREY

PEOPLE IN GREY

The Woman in White – Wilkie Collins

BooksAmy Marlowe1 January 2024