Lehigh’s “Written in the Stars” event combined hypnosis, astrology, and self-discovery with performances by Chris Jones and Brandi Cheeseborough.

When I tell people, and I love telling people, that I was hypnotized recently, they immediately envision me up on a stage acting nuts. Then, usually, they ask if I remember anything about the ...

Writing for The Conversation, David Acunzo, an assistant professor in the Division of Perceptual Studies at the University of Virginia School of Medicine, examines when and why hypnosis may be used ...

A strange mystic swings a pocket watch back and forth, repeating the phrase "You're getting sleepy, very sleepy," giving them absolute command over their subject. That's not how hypnotism really works ...

The change in Zack Rogers was sudden. In the middle of his 12th birthday party, his stomach started hurting. He went to bed early that night, missing much of his own slumber party, and then stayed ...

While some people may be skeptical of hypnosis, experts say it’s a legitimate therapy that can help with a range of physical and mental challenges — including, possibly, alcohol use disorder. Clinical ...

Both hypnosis and meditation involve changing the mindset. However, the path to achieving this change is different. Hypnosis can be defined as a state of focused attention in which people can be more ...

A woman loses her social inhibitions after being hypnotized to quit smoking in debuting Swedish director Ernst De Geer's dark comedy. By Frank Scheck The synopsis of the new dark comedy from Swedish ...

The Swedish Film Institute’s Wild Card funding initiative has been developing new talent since 2018. Designed to provide support for recent film school graduates, it helps them make a low-budget debut ...

Drugs, hypnosis, electroshock, and psychological torture — the CIA’s MK Ultra program turned unsuspecting Americans into test subjects in a secret war for mind control.