As it Stands
Another steamy night and a stomach ache to boot. Even the coffee is disagreeable this morning. I am sitting here, sweating, drinking the remains of a flat soda. Children, don’t try this at home.
I am seriously thinking of making Monday the day for recapitulating what is going on out there in the hypnosis world. Seems like a nice way to start the week out. I know I just ran this idea back in the middle of last week, but the timing feels better for a Monday. Any thoughts?
The Good
Bill Taylor wrote a wonderful little piece about his hypnosis experience in the Toronto Star. It is completely charming and a quick read.
The Niagara Gazette recently profiled hypnotist Behnam Saghafi.
Marti Thompson had the grand opening of Bellevue Hypnosis Center in Nebraska. She uses pulsing sound and light technology to induce a deeper state of hypnosis.
The UK’s Timesonline.com published an article about hypnosis for helping children with bedwetting cessation. It is a very positive article about a boy whose life was in shambles because of his problem. Unfortunately it ends on a bit of a weak note - positive success for the child mentioned, but is summed by the words that are lukewarm about the effectiveness of hypnosis as opposed to other methods.
The Bad (as in cool)
Again, I don’t spend much time watching the tele, but apparently Bones (Fox Network) is rerunning the episode that included hypnosis. Sounds potentially interesting as the main female character “finds it difficult to fall under the hypnotist’s trance.” Anyone care to report back?
The Ugly
Ah Nan would not like me mentioning this, but alas, it made its way into my email and now onto my blog. Sorry Christian Science believers, I hate to put you in my ugly category, but the article in the Christian Science Monitor on hypnosis only fits here. It is the usual religious dogma that gets to the point about believing in the divine (mind) as the basis for all change. Here is where the yuck enters. No, not with words about the divine, but by excluding hypnosis as something that is not in balance with certain religious beliefs. Eve, of course, is cited as being “mesmerized” by the serpent. We all know how that worked out, therefore hypnosis is religated to trickery and manipulaiton. What I suspect is that the author is just babbling without really knowing or trying hypnosis. Much easier to have a short focus than a depth of knowledge from which to speak.
Australian psychologist are still railing about the proposed The Psychological Practice Bill 2006, which will allow non-psychologist to practice hypnosis.
And that’s were hypnosis stands in the media world as of this moment. Also, any hypno people out there, if you are doing something - workshops, lectures, or things of that nature, send me a press release (ellie.blunt@gmail.com) and I just might include it.
