I was running early for Psychic Club and so did what any 36-year-old-woman would do in such circumstances – I went and had a jolly good swing in the nearby park. As I flung myself back and forth with increasing gusto – listening to 80s power ballads, plotting tonight’s psychic feats and staring at the … Continue reading THE SPIDERS FROM MARS
Month: April 2017
SEEING RED
I was nine when dad started work on the sitting room. I now knew the difference between a picture rail, a dado rail and a skirting board, so began to quiz my parents on this William Morris chap they were forever bickering about. I ascertained that he was a Victorian responsible for some of the … Continue reading SEEING RED
THIS IS THE BEST NANOSECOND OF MY DEATH
I love learning any and all NLP and hypnotic tricks and techniques. But there is something magical about the moment something instantly clicks and you get to make changes for yourself and others straight away. It’s as if you really do have a magic wand and can just vanish problems away – swish, swish… Evanesco! … Continue reading THIS IS THE BEST NANOSECOND OF MY DEATH
HOT WATER
Splinters were the main hazard of the house I grew up in. It was a dilapidated Victorian semi – four storeys of rough floorboards, crumbling plaster, peeling layers of paint and wallpaper, faulty wiring and plumbing, and a myriad problems in between, for my dad to gut, rebuild, decorate and perfect. I loved that house. … Continue reading HOT WATER
TIME TRAVELLER FAUX PAS
I invented a new fashion. (YOU’RE WELCOME, WORLD.) It’s called ‘Time Traveller Faux Pas’. When I first started attending sneaky courses, I discovered that magicians and stage-inclined hypnotists could be easily identified – by their waistcoats. Or, if they’re not the waistcoat-wearing kind, they will favour some other flourish. Check out these magnificent shoes. (I … Continue reading TIME TRAVELLER FAUX PAS
ING WORDS
James Tripp – of Hypnosis Without Trance fame – got me thinking about ‘ing’ words. I did James’s Hypnosis Skills Bootcamp late last year, which I’d definitely recommend. (And if you’re curious to actually learn about hypnosis, rather than just read my misadventures in it, then check out the wealth of information and wisdom he … Continue reading ING WORDS
SELLOTAPE WITH NO END
Take a moment to digest those words. Sellotape… With. No. End. Can you imagine a thing so dastardly? So dangerous? I do hope this blog post doesn’t fall into the wrong hands or we are surely all doomed... The day I invented Sellotape With No EndTM was the day I passed some sort of point … Continue reading SELLOTAPE WITH NO END
BATMAN + SUPERMAN
I found myself in Singapore airport not so long ago, daydreaming about heroes and superpowers while waiting on a transfer, when the following story unfolded. I was imagining meeting a hero of mine and, as usual, the scene quickly escalated from inane chit-chat to a near-fatal showdown. This is because I’m forever plotting ways in … Continue reading BATMAN + SUPERMAN
SOME LIKE IT COLD
So, dear imaginary reader, you’ve been on tenterhooks since the first thrilling episode of Psychic Club, where I alluded to my cold reading triumph... Firstly, what is cold reading? Orson Welles explains it nicely here, and here is Uncle Derren doing it. And here’s the obligatory Wikipedia entry on it. Secondly, how did I come … Continue reading SOME LIKE IT COLD
RECLAIMING WONDER
When I was a child I believed in anything and everything that was magical and wondrous in this world. I believed in Father Christmas. I believed in the fairies at the bottom of my grandma’s garden. I even believed that, if I could some day conjure up the correct happy thought, I would fly. I … Continue reading RECLAIMING WONDER
