...fuck it. Sleep Now and give me your wallet.
When Bill Duby founded ISHI Hypnosis he told us an "Indian" (Bill's warped term for Native American) came to him in a dream and inspired him to teach us of the wonderful healing effects of hypnosis. Bill never really said much about this "Indian" other than he was told "ISHI is the way to be".
No one questioned Bill. If they did, they would be branded as an infidel, pummelled into a grease stain then forced to double their tithe payments.
No one questioned Bill in public anyway.
This ISHI Hypnosis thing smelled like a bowl of ISHI left on the counter too long. Somehow, this whole "indian" coming to Bill in a dream with the gift of ISHI sounded like a stretch. A really big stretch.
I finally got around to doing the research. The coincidences are just too much to ignore.
As a Californian, I got a lot of education on California history which included some history on the native peoples of California. Sadly, many of the native tribes in California were wiped out by disease and extermination. However one man survived as the last of his tribe.
This man somehow appeared out of nowhere and said he was the last known member of a long-forgotten native tribe. When discovered by researchers, this man gave them the knowledge of the natives on everyday skills as well as history and philosophy that scholars were lacking.
He was a celebrity of the day, proudly sharing his knowledge and history. He was a wealth of information on the history of the native peoples of Californa and contributed greatly to our identity as Californians.
This man's name was "ISHI".
Bill received some education here in California. Apparently, some was in the Bay Area and some in the Central Valley. Back in the day (and this really dates me) all us school kids were taught a lot about the native peoples in California. Ishi was one of the main figures in California history we studied.
I would bet Bill learned about Ishi too.
And the last of his tribe, the man named Ishi, the man who gave us the knowledge of the naive peoples was the one who gave Bill and only Bill the inspiration to found a hypnosis institute named ISHI Hypnosis.
If you believe that, I have some bridges to sell you. Some swampland too. How about oceanfront property in Arizona?
I find it amazing that Bill had to concoct a fanciful story to start something that any of us deluded followers would have supported without the tall tales and delusions. Actually, it's not so amazing. Bill had to position himself as a mystic and psychic spiritual minister with a direct line to heavenly knowledge.
He had a lot of bridges to sell too.
We all bought them.
If you're someone looking for a school of hypnosis, if you are looking for hypnosis for your own healing you might consider somewhere else. All of the core members of SRF didn't look around. We didn't ask questions. We didn't consider that anything ISHI could be anything but divine truth.
Look what we got: illness, depression, suicidality. Look what we lost: our finances, our families, our marriages, our very soul.
You don't have to look far to see the other side of ISHI Hypnosis.. It's all right here. Take a look at these links and make up your own mind. And when you do make up your own mind, take a moment to share your thoughts with us. If you think this is a load of crap, say so. If you are thanking your lucky stars you dodged a bullet, say that too.
But don't say we didn't give you that other side. I know it's not a pretty picture but it's true and accurate. I'll leave it up to you to accept it or not.
The ISHI Hypnosis Shuffle
ISHI Hypnosis and the Cult of SRF - what happened after World Hypnotism Day?
The Amazing, Unending Classes at the Academy for Psychic Studies
The Essence of Freedom
Who the Hell is ISHI Hypnosis
Psychic Suicide
