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GUESS WHO'S BACK?!

GUESS WHO'S BACK?!

The Female Hypnotist – Donald K Hartman (editor)

BooksAmy Ellingham17 March 2025Donald K Hartman, women in hypnosis, Judith Pintar, Amanda Barnier, George du Maurier, Derren Brown, Trilby, Dr John Elliotson, Charcot, Alexis Didier, Chauncy Hare Townshend, Wilkie Collins, Charles Dickens, Jack the Ripper, witchcraft, Felix Moscheles

WON'T LET YOU TRICK ME THRICE

WON'T LET YOU TRICK ME THRICE

That Devil’s Trick – William Hughes

THE TORTURED HYPNOTISTS DEPARTMENT

THE TORTURED HYPNOTISTS DEPARTMENT

Practical Lessons in Hypnotism – Dr WM Wesley Cook

BooksAmy Ellingham20 January 2025Dr WM Wesley Cook, hypnotism, mesmerism, animal hypnosis, possession, stage hypnosis, Indian rope trick, crime, religion, Trilby, Richard Bandler, god

HI! MY NAME IS…

HI! MY NAME IS…

Sybil – Flora Rheta Schreiber

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

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, Andy Nyman, Andrew O'Connor, New Thought, hypnotic horse, clairvoyance, clairvoyant somnambulist, Psychic, Unbelievable, Showman, Only Human, The Simpsons, Gift from GONDO

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

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

THIS IS NOT PORN

THIS IS NOT PORN

Please, Don’t Touch Me – Ron Ormond

FilmsAmy Ellingham6 October 2024Ormond McGill, Ron Ormond, porn, erotica, erotic hypnosis, hypnokink, age regression, hypno-analysis, Vittorio Di Naro, Franz Mesmer, James Esdaile, RuPaul, Lash LaRue, Dr Dre

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, god, Russian Queen, Snoop Dogg o'clock hypnosis trend, aftermath, chaos

GUERRILLA EVOLUTION

GUERRILLA EVOLUTION

The CIA Psyop Manual – US Central Intelligence Agency

BooksAmy Ellingham11 August 2024party at the CIA, CIA, 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, Psychic, 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