Ormond Dale McGill 1913-2005
The Legendary Ormond McGill, known world-wide as The Dean of
American Hypnotists, was born in Palo Alto, California on June
15, 1913, where he lived until his death on Wednesday
morning, October 19, 2005 at
the age of 92.
Actively involved in the field of hypnotism since 1927,
McGill received international acclaim for his innovative books,
pioneering the integration of hypnotism, meditation and creative
hypnotic strategies. In all, he published over twenty-five
books, several of which are considered classics in the field. He
was honored by numerous organizations, including the American
Council of Hypnotist Examiners, The National Guild of
Hypnotists, the Hypnotherapy Training Institute, and the Society
of American Magicians.
Ormond McGill was a magician and hypnotist of international
acclaim, and toured many parts of the world with his exciting
stage shows. He was one of the first stage hypnotists to perform
on radio and television, including appearances on the popular
Art Linkletter TV show. After the passing of his wife, Delight
Olmstead McGill, in 1976 he continued to tour, presenting his
"Concerts of Hypnotism."
In addition to his work in stage hypnotism, McGill was an
active faculty member of the Hypnotherapy Training Institute in
Corte Madera, training hypnotherapists since 1981. He taught his
last class for a group of advanced students just four days
before his passing.
Ormond McGill was also a prominent naturalist and made
well-known contributions in the fields of entomology and
conchology. He was a true collector with a great variety of
interests.
Of all his contributions, the wealth of his teachings will
stay with us forever. They came out of his profound mastery of
many hypnotic techniques, his deep personal understanding of
Eastern systems of meditation, mysticism, wisdom and healing,
and his creativity, vision, compassion, humor and life
experience.
He is survived by his four nephews and their
children from the Olmstead family of Palo Alto, as well as by
thousands of grateful students and colleagues and a wonderful
circle of friends.
A memorial celebration of Mr. McGill's life will be held on
Sunday, Nov. 6, 2 p.m. Mail to P.O. Box 1103, Palo Alto, CA
94302.
Dr H with Dr
ZOMB (Ormond McGill)
