Mike Lamp

Background articles on the history, origins, and foundational ideas behind hypnosis, trance work, and related disciplines 📜

Pat Collins: The Hip Hypnotist In the realm of stage entertainment, few figures captured public curiosity quite like Pat Collins, the hypnotist whose career spanned several decades. Born Patricia Ann Collins, she became widely known as “The Hip Hypnotist,” a moniker that reflected her blend of glamour and showmanship in the field of hypnosis. This […]

Hypnosis has existed in one form or another for as long as people have sought relief from pain, fear, and uncertainty. What we now recognize as focused attention and heightened suggestion once appeared under many names, often tied to religion, ritual, or healing traditions