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I've read from discussions on Hypnothoughts that hypnotists tend to be a territorial lot when things get to a local level. I've seen some evidence to bear some of this out, particularly when it comes to stage hypnotists. From my own perspective, though, I just don't see things that way.

Yes, the most succesful among us are entrepenurial, doing their level best to be "first to market" on search engines, local trade networks, and such. This eagerness to be out there, shouldn't be interpreted as p… Continue

According to Hypnothoughts, I'm now an Aspiring Mind, having broken the 500-point threshold. Given that the bulk of my points have come from posting to my blog and discussions, I'm cool with that.

Yesterday I did a modified Satir Parts Party with a client. It's been a while since I visited this particular approach to parts work, and things went well. At first I experienced a little uncertainty about "doing it by the book," then I remembered that Satir was less interested in technical details an… Continue

Yes, it's sports metaphor time.

Here in Austin, most everybody I know was watching the Fiesta Bowl last night, where the Texas Longhorns met the Ohio State Buckeyes on the field of play. Both teams showed both rust and brilliance, which was unsurprising, given the 30+ days since each team had played an actual game, and the overall level of talent on each team, respectively. What was surprising--thrilling and nerve-wracking, really--was the last 2:05 of the game.

With Texas behind at that point… Continue

Given the last-minute nature of my WHD event, I'd say it was succesful. I used Lucila Dance, a small-but-comfortable studio in South Austin as the staging ground for this event. I worked with a couple before the actual event start at the studio, with positive results. The day outside was cold and dreary (well, cold for Austin) which may have dampened attendance slightly, but eight were in attendance and left the event very much in good spirits.

Other than a general overview of hypnotism, the ty… Continue

I'm stoking the fire as this train heads to the station for Sunday's World Hypnotism Day class. I've gone experimental and put a post on Craigslist, as well as sending this info out to my contact list and a handful of other email lists on which I participate.

Here's the announcement I'm using:

On Sunday, January 4th, 2009 Celebrate World Hypnotism Day

The fourth annual World Hypnotism Day, Sunday, January 4, 2009, gives
hypnotists an opportunity to increase awareness and understanding
about h… Continue