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greengrass New user 35 Posts |
Hi all
id just like to know if the following books are any good for a beginner. If anyone could give a small review that would be cool Fun With Hypnosis: The Complete How-To Guide (by Svengali) The How-To Book Of Hypnotism (by Tom Silver, Ormond McGill) Many Thanks |
kcalB Special user Took me 16 years to make 999 Posts |
Anything by Ormond is gold so without hesitation I would recommend that you get a copy of The Encyclopedia of Hypnotism. It is generally regarded as the bible.
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RickSilmser Special user 869 Posts |
Try to get "Master course in hypnotism" by Harry Aarons. It's what I've based my now 23 year career in stage hypnosis on. "If" you can find a copy, your lucky. I really don't like the McGill stuff, for others, I'm sure it's fine.
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shrink Inner circle 2609 Posts |
Mcgill is good value though a bit dated and confusing at times.
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procyonrising Special user New York 698 Posts |
Wait guys. Did you read the Tom Silver/Ormond McGill book? It truly sucked. (Which is a shame, since they're both really wonderful performers).
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RickSilmser Special user 869 Posts |
James...thats what I wanted to say, but didn't want to insult anyone...LOL! Good man !
~Rick~ |
procyonrising Special user New York 698 Posts |
Thank goodness.
Rick, did you ever see the hypnosis book that Dunninger published? |
Gede Nibo Inner circle 2447 Posts |
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greengrass New user 35 Posts |
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On 2005-01-25 19:15, procyonrising wrote: Thanks for the answers so far... procyonrising, can you expand on what you said ? Cheers |
procyonrising Special user New York 698 Posts |
I thought Tom Silver, instead of taking the time to produce something wonderful and worthwhile, simply slapped together some stuff and sent it out to get published. Ormond's a really nice guy and will lend his name to almost anything if he feels you're capable.
Suffice to say it's not the work of a professional. The other book, however, is a gem. |
greengrass New user 35 Posts |
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On 2005-01-26 04:30, procyonrising wrote: the other book being 'Fun with hypnosis' ? |
PaulEverson Regular user 137 Posts |
"Fun with Hypnosis" looks rubbish but is in fact excellent
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Alan Wright New user Nova Scotia, Canada 71 Posts |
I don't have any other books to compare it with, but Fun With Hypnosis (although, as Paul said, it looks like some kind of children's junk) is decent for beginners.
After reading the book I hypnotized a family member the first time I ever attempted it, only a few days later. I am eager to get The New Encyclopedia of Stage Hypnotism to learn more, but Fun With Hypnosis, being very cheap, is a good book, I'm sure you'd enjoy it. It seemed like an excellent introduction to hypnosis.
-- Alan
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Ken Dyne Inner circle UK 2268 Posts |
I would also highly reccommend Bill O'Connell's audio set, which can be bought from Bill himself or from Steven's Magic.
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greengrass New user 35 Posts |
Thanks for all the replies.
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