In April I put on-line, over at the Magonia Archive site, Mick Goss's 1995 article, 'Blue is the Colour: The Hypno-Show Controversy' http://magonia.haaan.com/2009/blue/ which reported criticisms of some of the activities of stage hypnotists. One of the people mentioned was hypnotist Alex Tsander, who was the subject of a so-called 'exposé' in the Sunday Mirror tabloid.After the article first appeared on the Web, Alex Tsander replied to specific points made by Mick Goss, which follows the main article on the archive site. Also available here: http://tiny.cc/GV96m
He also offered to write an article for Magonia, looking at some of the myths surrounding hypnotism and 'hypnosis', and with some specific comments on the use of hypnotism in abduction research.
I'm glad to say that this is now available on the archive HERE. The article is in three parts, so replace the -1 in the URL with -2 or -3, or use the link at the foot of each part.
It is a fascinating and entertaining piece which certainly revealed to me just how little the general public - and I think most ufologists - really understand the whole process of hypnotism, and just how unsuitable a means it is for exploring the abduction phenomenon. It is also illustrated with photographs of Alex Tsander at work, including some pictures from his shows at the time of the Sunday Mirror article (including the pink elephant incident!), so you have a chance to form your own opinions!
I'm sure many people will have comments on this, and rather than have them automatically attached to the end of the article (or get lost between each individual section) I'd be grateful if people could send them directly to me at the.pelican@seznam.cz.>.
Alex Tsander is the author of several books on hypnotism, including:
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