Philip H. Farber

Philip H. Farber is an author, journalist, hypnotherapist and lecturer in the fields of magick, hypnosis, Neuro-Linguistic Programming and entheogens.

Author and journalist
Farber is the author of FutureRitual: Magick for the 21st Century, a manual of neurological exploration, and a novel entitled Breaks: The Adventures of Richard Nixon in the 21st Century. He was a contributor to the New York Times best-selling history books Chronicle of the 20th Century and Chronicle of America. His articles on magick and popular culture have appeared in Green Egg, Mondo 2000, High Times, and Psychedelics ReImagined. He appears in the documentary film "Programming the Nation."

Hypnotherapy
Farber is a hypnotherapist with a private practice in New York's Mid-Hudson Valley. He writes a regular column, Hypnosis and Meditation in The Journal of Hypnosis, and he has been a faculty member at the National Guild of Hypnotists 2004, 2005 and 2006 Conventions. He was one of the first writers on the subject to make practical combinations of Neuro-linguistic Programming (NLP) and ritual magick, beginning with his 1987 article "Hypnosis and Ritual Magick." He has explored the uses of hypnosis in re-creating psychedelic experiences, notably in his early article "MDMA and Hypnotic Anchoring."

Lecturer
Farber is a faculty member of the Maybe Logic Academy, and has been a frequent presenter at the Starwood Festival and WinterStar Symposium.

Books

 * FutureRitual : Magick for the 21st Century; introduction by Genesis P-Orridge. Chicago, IL : Eschaton, c1995. iii, 131 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. ISBN 1-57353-107-3
 * Breaks: The Adventures of Richard Nixon in the 21st Century. Xlibris Corporation, c2000. ISBN 0-7388-2334-1

Articles

 * Hypnosis and Chi in The Journal of Hypnotism. National Guild of Hypnotists.
 * Hypnosis and Ritual Magick. (1987).
 * MDMA and Hypnotic Anchoring.
 * Natural Mystic in Phantasmata Magazine, Jan. 2000 issue.
 * Pranayama - The Art of Breath in The Journal of Hypnotism. National Guild of Hypnotists.
 * Robert Anton Wilson Interview in Paradigm Shift, July 1998 issue.
 * Terence McKenna Interview in Paradigm Shift'', 1997.

DVDs

 * Magick and Entheogens, Vol 1: Cannabis (DVD)
 * Magick for the 21st Century (4-DVD Set)
 * How to be a Megalomaniac (2-DVD Set)