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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, 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

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

I'LL BE THE ACTRESS STARRING IN YOUR BAD DREAMS

I'LL BE THE ACTRESS STARRING IN YOUR BAD DREAMS

The Hypnotic Investigation of Dreams – C Scott Moss

BooksAmy Ellingham17 June 2024dreams, C Scott Moss, Amy Ellingham, DRE

RING MY BELL

RING MY BELL

What is Hypnosis – Andrew Salter

DEAR DIARY

DEAR DIARY

Extracts from the Diary of Moritz Svengali – Alfred Welch

BooksAmy Ellingham24 April 2024Alfred Welch, George du Maurier, Felix Moscheles, Trilby, Trilbyana, Trilbania, Svengali

JUST LOVE YOURSELF AND RESET

JUST LOVE YOURSELF AND RESET

Hypnotism – Dr S J Van Pelt

BooksAmy Ellingham10 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 Ellingham27 March 2024Vincent Buranelli, Franz Anton Mesmer, Mesmer, Alan Rickman, Maria Theresia Paradis, mesmerism, mesmerist, Benjamin Franklin, Cagliostro, Casanova

WELCOME TO THE FUTURE

WELCOME TO THE FUTURE

Life Before Life – Helen Wambach

BooksAmy Ellingham13 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