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HYPNOSIS MADE ME DO IT

HYPNOSIS MADE ME DO IT

The Hypno-Ripper – Donald K Hartman (editor)

BooksAmy Ellingham2 March 2022Donald K Hartman, hypnosis, Fiction, murder, mesmerism, suggestion, self-hypnosis, Jack the Ripper, Whitechapel murders, NT Oliver, Edward Oliver Tilburn

MOSCHELES… OR MEPHISTOPHELES?

MOSCHELES… OR MEPHISTOPHELES?

In Bohemia with du Maurier – Felix Moscheles

BooksAmy Ellingham23 February 2022Felix Moscheles, George du Maurier, Trilby, Svengali, mesmerism, seance, Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, Head Hacking

SUMMER OF PSYCHONAUTICS

SUMMER OF PSYCHONAUTICS

The Hypnotic World of Paul McKenna – Paul McKenna

BooksAmy Ellingham9 February 2022Paul McKenna, Richard Bandler, Derren Brown, Martin S Taylor, Lee Fone, NLP, hypnosis, The Hypnotic World of Paul McKenna, TV hypnosis, Gurdjieff, William Joseph Bryan, Project MK-Ultra, Operation ARTICHOKE, Robert Anton Wilson

THOUGHT POLICE

THOUGHT POLICE

Death by Suggestion – Donald K Hartman (editor)

BooksAmy Ellingham2 February 2022Donald K Hartman, hypnosis, mesmerism, Fiction, suggestion, death, murder, suicide, Svengali, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle

MINISKIRTS AND BOOGALOO

MINISKIRTS AND BOOGALOO

Secret Sex Desires of Male and Female – Dr Walter P Clayton, with Stephan Gregory

BooksAmy Ellingham26 January 2022Dr Walter P Clayton, Stephan Gregory, hypnosis, sex, Don Pendleton

LATE-HOUR LIBRARY FACT

LATE-HOUR LIBRARY FACT

Religion and the Sexual Life – Dr Walter P Clayton, with Stephan Gregory

BooksKev Sheldrake12 January 2022Dr Walter P Clayton, Stephan Gregory, hypnosis, sex

HYPNOSIS COOKBOOK

HYPNOSIS COOKBOOK

The New Encyclopedia of Stage Hypnosis – Ormond McGill

BooksAmy Ellingham29 December 2021Ormond McGill, Gil Boyne, Paul McKenna, stage hypnosis, past-life regression

HAIR FULL OF BEES

HAIR FULL OF BEES

Practical Hypnotism – Ed Wolff

BooksAmy Ellingham15 December 2021hypnotist, magician, hypnotism, Ed Wolff, pamphlet, medical hypnosis, stage hypnosis, Martin Orne, hypnotic disc

BE MORE MELVIN

BE MORE MELVIN

Advanced Techniques of Hypnosis – Melvin Powers

BooksAmy Ellingham1 December 2021Melvin Powers, hypnotist, hypnotism, inductions, hypnotic disc

FAIRY-NINJA

FAIRY-NINJA

The Mystic Arts of the Ninja: Hypnotism, Invisibility, and Weaponry – Stephen K Hayes

BooksAmy Ellingham17 November 2021Stephen K Hayes, martial arts, ninjutsu, saiminjutsu, hypnosis, hypnotism, self-hypnosis, dehypnosis

THE STRUCTURE OF BULLSH*T

THE STRUCTURE OF BULLSH*T

The Structure of Magic II – Richard Bandler and John Grinder

BooksAmy Ellingham3 November 2021NLP, NLP source books, Richard Bandler, John Grinder, Milton Erickson, Virginia Satir, Tony Robbins, Paul McKenna

A METAPHORICAL INTERVENTION

A METAPHORICAL INTERVENTION

Monsters and Magical Sticks: There’s No Such Thing as Hypnosis? – Steven Heller and Terry Steele

BooksAmy Ellingham20 October 2021Steven Heller, Terry Steele, Robert Anton Wilson, NLP, hypnosis, metaphor, Richard Bandler, John Grinder, Christian Science

HYPNOSIS BY NUMBERS

HYPNOSIS BY NUMBERS

Discovering Statistics Using R – Andy Field, Jeremy Miles and Zoë Field

BooksKev Sheldrake6 October 2021Andy Field, Jeremy Miles, Zoë Field, statistics, psychology, maths, hypnosis, academia, University of Sussex, Gorassini, Spanos

REPRESSED RAGE

REPRESSED RAGE

Alias Grace – Margaret Atwood

Books, TVAmy Ellingham22 September 2021Margaret Atwood, seance, psychiatrist, hysteria, peddler, magician, clairvoyant somnambulist

A PAINFUL EXPERIENCE

A PAINFUL EXPERIENCE

Hartland’s Medical and Dental Hypnosis – Michael Heap and Kottiyattil K Aravind

BooksAmy Ellingham8 September 2021medical hypnosis, dental hypnosis, Michael Heap, Kottiyattil K Aravind, pain, Derren Brown