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Comment by Chuck Moberg on October 4, 2009 at 6:24am

I just read "Mass Control Engineering Human Conciousness" by Jim Keith. Everything you could ever want to know about Estabrooks is in this book, as well as how Mkultra and other CIA programs have used hypnosis and mass mind control on us in the past, as well as how they will do it in the future.. It's a terrifying read, but a great one! Like many other conspiracy theorists that got too close to the truth, Jim suddenly died of a blood clot after falling at "Burning Man Festival." He was doing a lecture, he fell going down the stairs, ended up in the hospital with just bruises, and was dead the next morning.
I highly recommend "Mass Control" to anyone interested in knowing how far people have taken hypnosis past the therapy and stage shows. The answer will freak you out as it did me.

Chuck

Comment by Anthony Jacquin on October 1, 2009 at 11:15pm

Estabrooks had a very direct authoritarian style. He tested his work at every phase and did not proceed with the next until they passed.

He is most well known for being involved with his experimental work with the military and almost single handedly responsible for the fascination some conspiracy theorists have with hypnosis and mind control. A 'Manchurian Approach' if you will :)

Anthony
www.anthonyjacquin.com

Comment by VelvetMallet on October 1, 2009 at 8:01pm

Hi all.

Has anyone here read Hypnotism, by George H. Estabrooks? Can anyone shed some light on the value of this tome in today's professional hypnosis environment? I've heard that the book has a certain slant to it, and I am curious about it. I've not ever read anything by this author yet.

Comment by Michael Ellner on September 26, 2009 at 11:27am

Hi,

I originally posted this as a discussion-

I have no real or apparent conflict of interest in recommending Dickens - "It was the ..."

I do have an apparant conflict with recommending: The Will To Be Well -by Neville Hodgkinson - We are friends - I think the world of him, but it is not a real conflict of interest because I was
deeply impressed by this book years before I had the pleasure of meeting him.

Hodgkinson loves and appreciates what science could be and fact checking is his passion. This book helped open a door for rethinking conventional medical practice through the eyes of an insider-- Highly recommended--

I do have an apparant conflict with recommending: The Phone Book - by the Peter Blum and the late Richard Zarro -- Peter is and Zarro were close friends and again there is no real conflict of interest -- Because the book is the missing piece in actualizinging the theory and putting NLP into practice. People thank me for recommending The Phone Book

I do have an apparent conflict with recommending: Changing Pain- Relief Is Realistic -
Dan Cleary is like family and you know the drill - I'd tell you if his book sucked... This book is a great tool for your chronic pain clients and it is a nice piece to include in your out-reach to the medical profession...

I have a very real conflict of interest in in adding the books that I co-wrote with Richard Jamison (QUANTUM FOCUS) and Alan Barsky (How To Get Unstuck & Stop IBS NOW!

All I will say is we were in a flow- and I am still very excited about these tools -

Ta, da

Comment by Anthony Jacquin on September 26, 2009 at 9:28am

Hi Chuck,

thanks for the kind words about Reality is Plastic. I am proud to hear it is on your recommended list given that you are clearly a well read hypnotist.

Stay in touch with any questions.

Anthony

Comment by Chuck Moberg on September 26, 2009 at 6:23am

I'm not a therapist, so most of my books are simply books on hypnosis and self hypnosis techniques, rather than books full of scripts and therapy info. If you want to challenge yourself and really be a fearless hypnotist with rock solid confidence I would read "Reality Is Plastic." This book is about rapid and instant inductions and learning how to use them anywhere... anytime.. with anyone. As a stage hypnotist I think it's a must to read "Ormond McGill's New Encyclopedia of Stage Hypnosis," as well as my instructor Geoff Ronning's book "The Ronning Guide to Modern Stage Hypnosis." If you are a hypnotist that wants to take it to the stage, and make huge money, those 3 books alone are all you need. I recommend the "Reality is Plastic" as a stage hypnosis read because sometimes you get down to 4 or 5 volunteers. That's where you start getting worried that you are going to have a one man show. Rather than have all these people popping out of trance and walking off the stage, just drop them right back in with a handshake interupt or hand drop induction. These tools will save your show.
As far as the therapy goes, I'm planning on attending the Infinity Institute's Spring hypnotherapist training here in Michigan. The only theraputic books I have are all NLP books by Bandler, Grinder, Dilts, Halbom, DeLozier.... My favorite of all of these is Bandler's "Get The Life You Want." This book I highly recommend to you if you want powerful NLP tools without all the jargon. There's no math formulas, meta models, and all the things that NLP'ers have to learn... You get tools like the "New Behavior Generator", and "Fast Phobia Cure" spelled out for you as if you know nothing about NLP. Bandler stripped it down to be as easy to follow as a cookbook.
I'm looking forward to picking up a few of the other recommendations from others!
I love this site!
Chuck

Comment by Victoria Hancock-Ford on September 7, 2009 at 11:38pm

I love, love, love books! Eckhart Tolles "A New Earth" was great..he's a lovely funny (little) man who just makes me chuckle every time I see him on TV but such wisdom within! The latest book I've read and loved was one called "A Path Made By Walking" by Julie Diamond and Lee Spark Jones (all about Process Work).

I always fancied buying but never got around to was Regression Hypnotherapy by Randall Churchill - has anybody read this one and if so what was it like?

Comment by Dantalion Jones on April 18, 2009 at 5:37pm

My name is Dantalion Jones, author of several books on hypnosis and persuasion.

In the next few months I'm going to be publishing a new book on hypnosis and I would like to also promote some of your books and products in the process.

I'd also like to send you a new copy of my book when it's released.

All of this is at N0 C0ST to you.

The new book, which has yet to be titled, will come out in the next few months and I'm wanting to include other related books on hypnosis in full page ads in the back of the book.

Those who have a book or product on hypnosis are ideal for this promotion.

The full page description for your book will include an image of the book, a full description, reviews, web pages, order information and anything else you would like on it's own page of th e book.

The only thing I ask is that you agree to promote my book to your list of readers and on your web site when the book is available on amazon.

Again, you'd get a copy of my book and a full page recommendation in the back of the book in exchange for announcing to your readers that the book is available on amazon.com. I'll even provide you with emails you can send to your mailing list.

To take part in this promotion all you have to do is reply to this email with your contact information, name and phone number. I'll then contact you to get your book details.

It will be great working with you.

Sincerely,

Dantalion Jones

Comment by Elisabeth on April 11, 2009 at 1:35pm

Cool, a library! :)

Comment by Tom on March 29, 2009 at 9:55pm

Thanks...for having a group like this..since a lot of my information comes from books and sites like this...and of course the most valuable place of them all is Stephen Brooks onlin course ...which I am attending and have nearly fininshed..
the first book that comes to my mind as a friend and rliefer is Eckahrt Tolles A brand new world....i think its called in english ...since I am swedish...excuse ..eventual spelling and grammatic errors...

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