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ABH001.pdf

For reference. :-)

I had the idea to contact my city's parks and recreations department about offering a self-hypnosis class in the fall. The process turned out to be a little similar to falling off a log.

There was a form on the web site that I filled out and submitted. The next morning I got a call, would I be interested in filling out some forms and could they have the completed forms back in two days?

The forms arrived - a course description and a lesson plan. I submitted a plan for a 4 lesson course on self… Continue

Despite being extremely annoyed by Scary Mary allegations, I've been very interested in discussions regarding "professional" hypnotism. The reason for this is simple: as a result of my years in a different industry, I understand the word "professional" to actually have more than one meaning and/or connotation.

You see, as a member of the professional engineering community, I have been involved in several debates about whether the word "professional" really applies to engineering or even archite… Continue

sat⋅ire   /ˈsætaɪər/ [sat-ahyuhr]
–noun
1. the use of irony, sarcasm, ridicule, or the like, in exposing, denouncing, or deriding vice, folly, etc.
2. a literary composition, in verse or prose, in which human folly and vice are held up to scorn, derision, or ridicule.
3. a literary genre comprising such compositions.
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Origin:
1500–10; < L satira, var. of satura medley, perh. fem. deriv. of satur sated (see saturat… Continue

My name is Scary Mary, and I play hypnotherapy. Please don't confuse me with a witch doctor; witch doctors are trained professionals who only pretend to "play" hypnotherapy all the while actually doing it. It's sneaky and it makes them look bad to their peers, I know, but they will insist on wearing masks and shaking coconuts instead of straight-up putting someone in a trance.

Of course I can't really comment on the behavior of witch doctors. After all, I'm Scary Mary. Sometimes I bring entire… Continue