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GPT-3 INTERVIEW

GPT-3 INTERVIEW

Google’s GPT-3 human-like-language-producing robot shares its insights into hypnosis.

OH, HOW DO I LOVE THEE?

OH, HOW DO I LOVE THEE?

Mesmerized: Powers of Mind in Victorian Britain – Alison Winter

BooksAmy Ellingham24 March 2021Alison Winter, mesmerist, Mesmerism, Trilby, subjects, O'Key Sisters, Alias Grace, The Island of Mesmeria

RIDICULOUS JUGGLERY

RIDICULOUS JUGGLERY

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

BooksAmy Ellingham27 January 2021Marquis de Puységur, Puységur, Dr John King, Mesmer, mesmerist, Mesmerism, mesmeric passes, James Braid, Royal Commission, animal magnetism, Trilby

THE TRILBY CONNECTION

THE TRILBY CONNECTION

Trilby – George du Maurier

BooksAmy Ellingham30 December 2020George du Maurier, Trilby, Svengali, Head Hacking, Anthony Jacquin, The Trilby Connection, Felix Moscheles, Mesmerism, hypnotism

EMPOWERED

Overpowered! The Science and Showbiz of Hypnosis – Christopher Green

BooksAmy Ellingham18 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 Ellingham4 November 2020self-hypnosis, sex, Hypnosex, 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

EVEN A CHILD CAN UNDERSTAND IT

EVEN A CHILD CAN UNDERSTAND IT

Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery that Baffled All of France – Maria Rockliff, with illustrations by Iacopo Bruno

BooksAmy Ellingham7 October 2020Benjamin Franklin, Maria Rockliff, hypnosis children's book, Mesmerism, mesmerist, Mesmer, hypnosis

NONE THE WISER

Your Mesmeric Forces and How to Develop Them – Frank H Randall

BooksAmy Ellingham26 August 2020Mesmerism, mesmerist, Frank H Randall, mesmeric passes, trance, state

JUDGED BY ITS COVER

JUDGED BY ITS COVER

Hypnotic Power: Its Cultivation, Use, and Application to Psychotherapy – Colin Bennett

BooksAmy Ellingham12 August 2020Colin Bennet, hypnosis, stage hypnosis, psychotherapist, music hall, Mesmerism, mesmerist

NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART

NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART

The Power of Mesmerism: A Highly Erotic Narrative of Voluptuous Facts and Fancies – Anonymous

BooksAmy Ellingham15 July 2020Mesmerism, porn, erotica, hypnosis, Victorian, passes, trance

LIFE, DEATH, AND SOMETHING IN BETWEEN

LIFE, DEATH, AND SOMETHING IN BETWEEN

Tales of Mystery and Imagination – Edgar Allan Poe

BooksAmy Ellingham20 May 2020Fiction, Mesmerism, Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, George du Maurier, Chauncy Hare Townshend