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FROM: WEEKEND PEOPLE MAGAZINE, LONDON, ENGLAND, JUNE 1987

Does Hypnotism Really Work?
STAR HYPNOTIST GIL BOYNE

Sylvester Stallone had been battling to break into Hollywood as an actor for ten years, then suddenly “out of the blue,” “Rocky” was born. Not only did he get an Oscar for the best actor but he also wrote the screen play for the film and won the Oscar for the best picture of the year – was this due to his hypnotist?

Behind all big success stories there are usually some fascinating reasons that bring everything together, whether it is timing or fate. In this case it could have been both, but there is one intriguing factor that certainly played a large part in the success of this megastar. A clue was given in the official “Rocky” scrapbook when Stallone wrote: “I arrived in Philadelphia for the location shoot and was scared to death. But every day I stretched out and played the subconscious motivation recordings made for me in Los Angeles.”

The man responsible for these tapes was Gil Boyne, known as “Hypnotist to the Stars.” Gil founded the Hypnotism Training Institute of Los Angeles in 1956 and since then has taught more than four thousand students from all over the world. Because he lives literally on the doorstep of the stars he has helped many famous names, including Dolly Parton and Lily Tomlin. His tapes sell worldwide and he gives trainings in many countries. Although now a millionaire, he still continues to teach his classes and in the process helps many unfortunate people through their problems.

A genius in his profession, Gil has trained many of the best practicing hypnotherapists throughout the world. It appears that he can put anyone in a trance in seconds. His most amazing demonstration is when he has a dozen or more people form a line, single file. He then asks each one to shake hands with him and as he shakes their hand he taps them on the forehead and shouts “sleep.” Each person falls in a heap on the floor one after another, as Gil safely guides their descent. He moves down the line rapidly until everyone is in a trance. I was one of those “in the line” and all I can say is that I certainly knew that I was hypnotised.

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The following article by Rupert Morris appeared in Woman Magazine.

Gil Boyne, Hollywood’s favorite hypnotherapist, set Sylvester Stallone on the road to stardom. He has motivated sports stars, made stutterers into orators, cured amnesiacs and massaged egos; he has also made several million dollars. Rupert Morris went to see him about his asthma.

If it was good enough for Sylvester Stallone, and Dolly Parton, it was good enough for me. I stood there, in a luxury flat in West London, opposite this avuncular, grey-haired, mind-power salesman, ready to be hypnotised. It didn’t take long.

“Sleep now!” he barked, clasping me with one hand round my neck, the other round my upper arm, giving me a quick shake. I let out a startled moan and went limp, allowing him to guide me on to the bed. As I lay there, my right arm still tingled with the pressure of his grip. He told me it would feel light, and so it did. It seemed to lift of its own accord towards my chest. My left arm, by contrast, felt quite heavy – as he told me it would. He said my eyelids would lock shut and they did. While I was in hypnosis, I was only vaguely aware of my surroundings, conscious, but responding only to this man’s suggestions. He told me I would feel great when I woke up, and so I did.

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This press article featured in the Glendale News Press on Monday, July 27, 1981.

You rush home after a hectic day at work and carelessly drop your car keys on the coffee table. You need to run up to the store for a last minute item, but you can’t find your keys. Or you park your car in a large parking structure and can’t remember where you parked it.

Then there are days when you can’t put names and faces together for the life of you. We all have days when our minds are as tight as a sieve. Occasional forgetfulness is just a part of life. But for Valerie Hall Austin, “forgetfulness” almost ruined her life. Valerie, 30, lived two years of her life in a mental fog caused by amnesia until Gil Boyne, a Glendale hypnotist, “cured” her.

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This article first appeared in the GLOBE on October 6th, 1981.

MANY of Hollywood’s top stars owe their success to hypnotherapist Gil Boyne.

He became known as “hypnotist to the stars” when Sylvester Stallone turned to him for help just before making the hit movie Rocky. His list of celebrity clients also includes Lily Tomlin and Dolly Parton.

But his most amazing case is that of amnesia victim Valerie Austin. She spent two years in a mental fog after nearly being killed in a 1979 car accident.

She told GLOBE: “I never forgot who I was, but I forgot friends, day-to-day occurrences and business appointments. I got so bad that I could only remember something for a maximum of 50 seconds,” says Valerie, who was working as an advertising executive in England. She tried numerous treatments. Heartbreakingly they all failed.

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This news item appeared in the Sunday People on 27th September 1981

HYPNOTIST GIVES ROCK STAR NEW LIFE 

HYPNOTHERAPIST GIL BOYNE has helped rock star Don Powell to rebuild his shattered life.

In 1973 rock star Don Powell had the life that many only dream of. As drummer for England’s Number 1 rock group “SLADE”, he had six records at the top of the charts in just three years.

Suddenly, on an English country road, Don Powell’s life was shattered when his Bentley went out of control and hit a concrete wall. Don’s girl friend was killed in the crash and he spent many agonizing months in the hospital recovering from his appalling injuries. Although his broken bones mended, his memory was destroyed in the crash.

Now, an American hypnotherapist, GIL BOYNE, has cured Don’s amnesia of eight years’ duration in less than one hour.

Don said yesterday, “I’ve regained my memory and also my confidence. It’s a miracle’ Doctors and psychiatrists never gave me any kind of hope!”

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