Hypnosis is often portrayed as something supernatural, a gimmick performed onstage by a snake oil salesman for entertainment.

For this edition of Flashback Friday, we have John A. Keel’s 1981 article: “Hypnotism: Learn Animal Magnetism at Home in Your Spare Time and Enslave the World.” As you read this literary masterpiece ...

Hypnosis is, perhaps, one of the most misunderstood and controversial methods of psychological treatment. The myths and misconceptions that surround hypnotherapy mostly stem from people’s ideas about ...

A group of 13- and 14-year old girls recently fell under a mass trance after attending a hypnotism act at their private high school in Quebec. The inexperienced 20-year-old hypnotist -- who claimed to ...

There are a lot of misconceptions floating around about hypnosis. The reality is that hypnosis can be viewed rather simply as the intentional induction of a state of trance or a certain type of focus.

A young girl uses her newfound powers of hypnotism to embark on a series of adventures in this adaptation of the popular children's book series. By Frank Scheck Molly Moon and the Incredible Book of ...

Look into my eyes. The phrase calls to mind images of a psychotherapist swinging a pocket watch. Or maybe you picture Catherine Keener in the film Get Out, tapping her teacup and sending an unwilling ...

Certain she would say no naughty things, a young lady last week let an indiscreet young man demonstrate his hypnotic powers on her at a “psychology” party of Allegheny College (Meadville, Pa.) ...

IN the preface the author tells the reader that the objects he had in view writing this book were to explain the technique of experimental hypnotism and suggestive therapeutics, and at the same time ...