There’s something strange about “Hypnotic,” the new action thriller from writer-director Robert Rodriguez. There’s a sheen of inauthenticity to the trailer for this film, which stars Ben Affleck as a ...

When you think about hypnosis, what do you visualize? For many, it’s a clock-swinging magician or a comedy act that forces an unwitting volunteer to make embarrassing public admissions on stage. But ...

In the 18th century, hypnosis was all the rage, but the practice goes back further than many realize. Temple sleep, practiced widely throughout early Greek and Egypt, involved a meditative ritual said ...