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HIGHER THAN THE SUN

Vivid Fantasy and Hallucinatory Abilities in the Life Histories of Excellent Hypnotic Subjects – Sheryl C Wilson and Theodore X Barbers

BooksKev Sheldrake12 March 2025Sheryl C Wilson, Theodore Xenophon Barber, Eric Klinger, Theodore R Sarbin, Graham Wagstaff, Nicholas Spanos, Primal Scream, suggestion, science, academia, statistics, Josephine Hilgard, Ernest Hilgard, fantasy, hallucination, Automatic Imagination Model, sociocognitive theorists

THE MAGIC OF MESMERISM

Kev explains why Animal Magnetism is distinct from hypnosis, in this 25-minute read

BRAVE NEW WORLD (WITH STATISTICS)

LSD, Marihuana, Yoga and Hypnosis – Theodore X Barber

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, god, inductions, magician, magic

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, hypermnesia

FIND OUT HOW HYPNOTISABLE YOU ARE!

Take part in Kev's hypnosis PhD study

NewsKev Sheldrake7 September 2024Kev Sheldrake, Zoltan Dienes, University of Sussex, hypnosis study, academia, 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

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

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

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

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

MiscellaneousKev Sheldrake8 January 2024trance, Danny Boyle film Trance, The Jungle Book, 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

CURIOUS, BUT NOT SO MUCH AS TO CHANGE MY MIND

Hypnosis For The Seriously Curious – Kenneth S Bowers

BooksKev Sheldrake22 November 2023Kenneth S Bowers, Theodore R Sarbin, William C Coe, state, statist, hypnosis, role-play, trance, suggestion, Graham Wagstaff, Theodore X Barber, Nicholas Spanos, John Chaves, Zoltan Dienes

DERREN BROWN IS A MAGICIAN

Kev on why Derren Brown can’t tell you his secrets!

Miscellaneous, NewsKev Sheldrake12 November 2023hypnosis, trance, state, statist, academia, psychology, magic, magician, science

IF LIFE IS A STAGE, THEN HYPNOSIS IS A ROLE

Hypnosis: A Social Psychological Analysis of Influence Communication – Theodore R Sarbin and William C Coe

HOW TO REPLACE YOUR TAPE RECORDER WITH A FRIEND

Hypnosis with Friends & Lovers – Freda Morris

BooksKev Sheldrake18 October 2023Freda Morris, heterohypnosis, self-hypnosis, sex, hypnosis, trance, state, NLP, Ericksonian, Dave Elman, mutual hypnosis

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