Top 10 Terms Every Hypnotist Needs to Know

After 40 years of full-time hypnosis, I am continuously amazed by the widespread hypnotic illiteracy I encounter among many people who have chosen hypnosis as a profession. It’s akin to a chef not knowing what a beurre blanc is, or a chemist

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10 Tips for better Street Hypnosis

Street hypnosis is a hot topic! And why shouldn't it be? When you can cause a total stranger to forget his name, hallucinate grey aliens, or hand you his wallet (always give it back!), it's the closest thing to real

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Name Amnesia: Use Hypnosis to Make Someone to Forget Their Own Name

It seems magical, but all the secrets are revealed in the video below. How does a hypnotist get a subject to forget his or her own name? Who better to learn this from than Mike Mandel, a six-time award winning

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10 Hypnosis Books Every Hypnotist Must Read

This top 10 list of hypnosis books is what I consider to be essential reading for any hypnotist who takes the craft seriously. It doesn't matter whether you are brand new to the field or if you have many years

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When is it wrong to ask WHY?

There are many words that qualify as Power Language, because they have an amazing effect on our states and behaviours. Some of these words empower us, but others do the opposite, giving us nothing but problems and headaches. The word WHY falls into the

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If at first you don’t succeed…stop trying!

Many of you will remember being told as children to “just try your best!” and to “try, try again”. But is that really the best possible option when you’re intent on accomplishing something worthwhile? Years ago, Mike saw the following sign

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Tesla Motors CEO Elon Musk Uses Hypnotic Language Brilliantly

If you are a fan of Telsa Motors like Mike and I, you might know that the company just demonstrated a live battery swap on stage. They changed out the entire (heavy) battery pack of Model S in 90 seconds.

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Hypnotic Susceptibility Gone Wrong

A few weeks ago, after I had put my kids to bed, I got an email from Mike Mandel ahead of our scheduled time to record a Brain Software podcast. His email, as usual, was short. It simply said “Read

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Scarcity is a Powerful Influence Tool but Fake Scarcity is Unethical

Yesterday I had the awesome pleasure of emailing those of you on our mailing list to tell you about the Mike Mandel's first DVD training product: Hypnotic Power Inductions: Elegant and Effortless Trance Creation. We've had a solid flow of

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The Truth about Inception and Lucid Dreams

This is a guest blog post from Ryan Rivera, who spent 7 years of his life dealing with, and then overcoming, severe panic attacks. Take it away Ryan! If you’ve seen the movie “Inception”, the movie where Leonardo DiCaprio plays

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