hypnotism

I'm not quite sure what to make of this but it does make me doubt the claim that "You cannot be forced to do anything you don't really want to under hypnosis". http://www.torontosun.com/2015/10/07/3-students-die-after-principal-hypnotizes-them-board-pays-families :boggled:

I am very interested in accessing any resources regarding this issue. I am interested in any biographical accounts, historical accounts, any kind of resource really. My special areas of interest are: Cults and pseudo-spiritual movements, gurus, fakirs and holy men and women who use / used...

On wikipedia you can find a page about 'covert hypnosis'. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Covert_hypnosis The claim is that we can influence other people in conversations with embedded suggestions. They make a distinction between the 'conscious mind' and 'the unconscious mind'. The conscious mind...

“The Myths and Magic of Hypnosis” Presentation by Karen Schwarz Sponsored by CNY Skeptics Time: Wednesday, March 20, 2013, 7:00 PM Where: Dewitt Community Library in the Shoppingtown Mall, Dewitt, NY Event is Free and Open to the Public Please contact David Harding at 1-315-636-6533, or...

Has anybody here been hypnotised? I haven't and would like to know what it's like. Do people enter a different state of 'reality' or what? For example a stage hypnotist made one guy believe that an onion was an apple, and the guy happily ate it. When they're brought out of it do they remember...

Hello there, First, let me tell you that i'm sorry for my bad english… Is there any test protocol for hypnosis that has already been done ? me and a friend are arguing about stage hypnosis ( "Messmer", the french canadian in particular) and i can't come up wit a good test that could be done...

just been watching derren browns "the experiment" where he hypnotized a member of the public to assassinate steven fry the subject had no idea of what had happened. im guessing this is gonna be gold dust to woo mongers but aside from that i kinda feel its irresponsible to air this i'd love...

I did once. It was way back in college. He got four people out of the audience and I was one of them. Two of the others went first pretending their shoes were puppies or that their hat was a cellphone. Then he got to me and I wouldn't do a damned thing he asked. He moved onto to the fourth...

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/8303126.stm The cat, George, was also registered as an NLP practitioner. Leon

I thought I would share something that gave me a hardy laugh. http://thepiratebay.org/torrent/4473448/Obama_s_Use_of_Hidden_Hypnosis_techniques_in_His_Speeches_-_P If you don't want to download it, just reading the comments on it is enjoyment enough.

Considering hypnosis is just a persuasive kind of communication and hypnotherapy is using hypnosis in theurapetical setting, how important is someone's certification in praciticing and teaching hypnosis? Personally, I don't find that hypnosis practice could do any real harm since they're...

Hi, I'm sure you've seen those faith healers on TBN who do what they call "slaying in the spirit". It is where they touch someone on the forehead and they fall over. Well - a few years ago I was at the state fair and saw a hypnotist. He used the exact same motions and techniques (minus any...

It seems as if a hypnotist in Logan, Utah doesn't realize how strong his powers are. Two articles: here and here.

Some interesting details about this low quality show. 1) Browne, as Montel put it, "does aliens." 2) Jamie L. Feldman (Doctor of Clinical Hypnotherapy) is a "professor" at American Pacific University (an unaccredited online school). 3) His CV proudly promotes his been on Montel, but neglects...

Sylvia Browne Hypnosis Certification: From: http://www.sylviabrownehypnosis.com/ $1,800!?! From the Skeptic's Dictionary: From: http://skepdic.com/hypnosis.html Or Penn and Teller: http://www.sho.com/site/ptbs/prevepisodes.do?episodeid=s2/hyp Or Randi...

From the AP: Full article:"Smoke bans become business opportunities," Associated Press, Jan 20, 2007 Did it appear as if from nightclub act to self proclaimed "hypnotist" is a real profession and not stage magic? Someone should send the author a link to http://skepdic.com/hypnosis.html

i thought this was a great demonstration of human succeptibilty to the concept of "god"...... see the vids below. basically derren brown takes a group of atheists and by the end of a group meeting gets them to say they believe in god....using a trick in which they close their eyes and are...

I have a friend who has been getting involved with the projection community...I'd say he's primarily convinced by the amount of anecdotal evidence, though he claims to have had brief out-of-body encounters himself. I've tried to ask him to be critical, and he agrees it's a good thing, but...

Just some questions regarding this.... I can understand why "Past Life" regression or "Alien Abduction" or "Child Molestation" or "Criminal/Police" Hypnosis issues are 'issues' because of 'suggestability' or other things so I don't really want comments on THAT, but I don't really have much -...

Edit: Oh by the way, I mean willing hypnotism ...... Go vote .... and of course comment if desired :)

Here is something I'm curious about. Is hypnotism a real phenomenon? Is there anything to it it, at all? If so, how does it work, and what are the limits of its effectiveness? I found a number of resources online, but it's hard to know what to trust. I figured most posters here would have...

I am confused by Randi's statements on hypnotism this week. While I don't think he said anything wrong, I wonder if he passed over something about hypnotism. That is, is it possible to "deceive" a person under hypnotism? For instance, while a person wouldn't put themselves in danger by...

Story "Follow the path of the watch with your eyes...You are feeling very horny....errm...sleeeepy."

Psychic Uri Geller defended his friend Michael Jackson on Sunday, saying the pop singer denied under hypnosis three years ago that he had sexually abused children. Look at this!!!

Just when you thought it couldn't get any weirder... http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=529&ncid=529&e=1&u=/ap/20040118/ap_en_mu/psychic_michael_jackson

From here: Is hypnotizing for real? I didn't think this was possible. Longer article here, but you need to register (free).

I recently watched a hypnotist perform at my school, who claimed it could help you lose weight and stop smoking. But the performance itself looked more like relaxing speeches followed by role playing. How do I know the people being hypnotized weren't just playing along? I mean, he said the only...

Back when I was in highschool a hypnotist performed for the school with students volunteering to be hypnotized. One of his tricks was to make one girl unable to respond to questions in english... but she could respond in Russian. I don't know Russian so I can't verify if she was actually...