Table Of Content4460 Redwood Hwy., Suite 2
San Rafael, California 94903 1
(415) 499-9050
,11,11
TRANSFORM YOUR LIFE
WITH MIND MACHINES
AND BRAIN NUTRIENTS
MICHAEL HUTCHISON
�HYPERIONI
N E W
YOR K
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
