Book Recs

The Brainwashing Book + Kinky NLP by sleepingirl

• The Brainwashing Book is about the role of operant and classical conditioning in all hypnosis, plus effective and ethical “brainwashing.” Kinky NLP is a distillation of neuro-linguistic programming for intimate hypnosis — a philosophy and grab-bag of cool tech (a great “level-up”).

Hypnotic Realities by Erickson, Rossi, & Rossi

• A direct look at Ericksonian hypnosis — one of the absolute best books on hypnosis as a whole that teaches an extremely effective model and techniques for trancing.

Monsters and Magical Sticks by Stephen Heller

• Though a little “lost in the sauce” of NLP, this book makes the argument that both everything and nothing is hypnosis — and supports that (important) argument well.

Archeology of Personalities by Georg Barkas

• A book about the philosophy of rope bondage, but an absolute must-read — Barkas presents a wonderful model for any kind of intimate connection based on linguistics and the idea of a “conversation.”

Sleight of Mouth by Robert Dilts

• A fairly grounded look at the “structures” of belief and how people can change them — NLP, but very interesting.