Mega Brain Power: Transform Your Life With Mind Machines and Brain Nutrients

482 Pages·1994·7.55 MB·English

by  Michael Hutchison

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TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE

WITH MIND MACHINES

AND BRAIN NUTRIENTS

MICHAEL HUTCHISON

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DISCLAIMER

Some of the devices and procedures described in Mega Brain Power are

experimental in nature, and conclusive studies of the long- and short­

term effects of some of these devices and procedures have not been

performed. None of the information contained in this book should be

construed as a claim or representation that these devices are intended

for use in the diagnosis, cure, treatment, or prevention of disease or any

other medical condition. The use of some of these devices may be

dangerous for those who are not in sound mental and physical health.

Of particular note is information that the light and sound devices that

use flickering light may produce seizures in those subject to photo­

induced epilepsy. Anyone taking or withdrawing from drugs-pre­

scription or other-should be aware that such drug use may affect his

or her perceptions and responses to the stimuli of some of these devices.

Some of the devices are restrictec;l by law to use under medical supervi­

sion only. Before using these instruments, check with your federal,

state, and local regulatory agencies and consult your physician.

See p. 463 for a list of trademarked items included in this text.

Copyright © 1994 Michael Hutchison

All rights reserved. No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner

whatsoever without written permission of the Publisher. Printed in the United States of

America. For inIormation address Hyperion, 114 Fifth Avenue, New York, New York

10011.

Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data

Hutchison, Michael.

Mega brain power: transform your life with mind machines and brain

nutrients / Michael Hutchison. - 1st ed.

p. cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 1-56282-770-7

1. Brain stimulation. 2. Nootropic agents. I. Title.

QP388.H878 1994

158'.I-dc20

93-35576

CIP

Design by ROBERT BULL DESIGN

First Edition

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1
To Galen and Russell Hutchison

Breathing in, I am father

Breathing out, I am son.

Breathing in, love

Breathing out, love

Son, father, grandfather

Breathing love.
Our normal waking consciousness, rational consciousness as we

call it, is but one special type of consciousness, while all about it,

parted from it by the filmiest of screens, there lie potential forms

of consciousness entirely different. We may go through life with­

out suspecting their existence, but apply the requisite stimulus

and at a touch they are there in all their completeness . . .. No

account of the universe in its totality can be final that leaves

these other forms of consciousness quite disregarded.

-WILLIAM JAMES,

The Varieties of Religious Experience
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS

In the years since the publication of Megabrain, my knowledge and

understanding of psychotechnology and the extraordinary powers and

potentials of the interplay between humans and technology have been

widened and deepened by the information, expertise, wisdom, and love

of numerous explorers, experimentalists, and experientialists. Among

these, I am grateful to Robert Austin, Henry Bloomstein, Ron

Brecher, L.L. Brown, Dr. Thomas Budzynski, Dennis and Beverly

Cambell, Chinmayee Chakrabarty, Jerry Simon Chasen, Dr. Jon

Cowan, Dr. Les Fehmi, Ron Gordon, Rick and Lynn Henriksen, Ed

Hershberger, Courtney Hoblack, Larry Hughes, Allen Hunt-Badiner,

Dr. Julian Isaacs, Dr. Daniel Kirsch, Alex Kochkin, Jeff Labno, Larry

Minikes, Sylvia Nielsen, Dr. Len Ochs, Dr. Siegfried Othmer, Terry

and Leslie Patten, Rodijah Peters, Mary Kate Price, Dr. Michael

Rosenbaum, Marvin Sams, Dr. Larry Schulz, David Siever, Holly
Stults, Chuck Wilson, and T.R. Wright. Without the unfailing

strength, support, and love of my mother and father, Adele and Russell

Hutchison, and my sisters, Suzanne, Cindy, and Callie, this book
would never have been written. I have been continually inspired, chal­

lenged, and strengthened by the thousands of individuals who have

written me with kind praise and their own moving tales of how their

lives have been transformed by the tools and techniques I have de­

scribed. Thanks.
CONTENTS

Introduction: Making the Brain Crickets Chirp

3

P A R T O N E

TUNING IN YOUR "OTHER 90 PERCENT"

1. The Brain Revolution
2. Peak Performance Brain Waves
3. Whole-Brain Power
4. Working Out in the Brain Gym: The New Science of

Brain Growth and Mind Fitness

21

25

43

P A R T T W O

ACCESS TO TOOLS

5.

Taking Charge: Biofeedback and Brain Power

6. Sound: The Heartbeat of Life
7. Light Power
8. The Technicolor Symphony: Orchestrating Your Brain

with Light and Sound

9.

Electric Brain Power: Recharging the Batteries

10. Motion and the Brain
11. Supercharging Your Senses: Acoustic Field Generators
12. Sounds of Silence, Visions from the Void: Reduced

Stimulation

51

61

72

84

95

102

108

117

P A R T THR E E

FROM YOUR BRAIN TO MEGABRAIN:

The Users' Guide to Mind Machines

Introduction: Megabrain Software: Programs,

Applications, Techniques

131
xii C O NT E NT S
13. Changing Channels: Brain Tuning and State Change
14. Deep Relaxation on Command
15. Beyond Relaxation: Self-Hypnosis and Suggestion
16. Seeing in the Mind's Eye: Visualization
17. Deep Self: Exploration and Transformation
18. Rescripting
19. Your Tools for Superintelligence
20. Becoming the Ultimate Athlete
21. The Mental Edge: Peak Performance and the Inner Game
22. Brain-Powered Sex
23. Creativity
24. Awakening and Transcendence: Techno-Shamanism and

the Democratization of Bliss

25.

133

144

152

169

177

188

202

220

234

248

256

271

Riding the Big Wave: Ultradian Rhythms and

Mind Machines

279

P A R T F O U R

BRAIN-POWERED HEALING:

Therapeutic Uses of Brain Tools

Introduction: Transforming the Self with Mind Technology 297

26.

Full-Speed Recovery: Ending Addiction and Substance

Abuse

27. Your High-Tech Weight-Loss System

306

326

28. Free at Last: Ending Anxiety, Depression, and Phobias 335
29. Ending the Reign of Pain 350
30. From Learning Disabilities to Learning Superabilities 358
31. Supercharging Your Immune System 371

P A R T F I V E

BRAIN POWER NUTRIENTS AND SMART PILLS

32.

33.

Brain Power Nutrients

385

The Smart Drug Revolution: Cognition-Enhancement

Drugs and Peak Performance Pills 408
C O N T E N T S

34.

Using Smart Drugs with Mind Machines

Afterword

xiii

426

The Techno-Human Leap: Technology,

Evolution, and Spiritual Transformation

Bibliography

429

437

Resources

Trademarked Items

Index

463

464