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Complete Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Mind-Reading and Spiritualism

A. Alpheus

Book Overview: 

Explores the contemporary understanding of the nature, uses and dangers of the technique. Hypnotism has been practiced for many centuries, but it was in the mid-to-late nineteenth century that it became a particularly fashionable way to explore the human mind. Although understanding of the subject has evolved considerably over subsequent years, this book remains a fascinating insight into a technique once thought to be at the forefront of medical science.

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Book Excerpt: 
. . .Says Dr. Cocke:

"The hypnotic state can be produced in one of the following ways: First, command the subject to close his eyes. Tell him his mind is a blank. Command him to think of nothing. Leave him a few minutes; return and tell him he cannot open his eyes. If he fails to do so, then begin to make any suggestion which may be desired. This is the so-called mental method of hypnotization.

"Secondly, give the subject a coin or other bright object. Tell him to look steadfastly at it and not take his eyes away from it. Suggest that his eyelids are growing heavy, that he cannot keep them open. Now close the lids. They cannot be opened. This is the usual method employed by public exhibitors. A similar method is by looking into a mirror, or into a glass of water, or by rapidly revolving polished disks, which should be looked at steadfastly in the same way as is the coin, and I think tires the eyes less.

"Another method is by simply commanding the su. . . Read More

Community Reviews

Very intriguing. This makes me really give a lot of thought to what really happens with some charismatic faith healers.

This book is more of a anecdotal compendium than a manual. Of course you can learn a lot of things, but keep in mind this was written more than 100 years ago. It is really interesting to see what was the "state of the art" in hypnotism in the early 20th century, though.

This book is super for hypnotherapists

I am a practicing clinical Hypnotherapist and this book is very useful for understanding the history of hypnosis from Mesmer to Braid to Charcot. It is written in 1903 so the reader must
understand that much people who are reading this for clairvoyant and psych

Interesting but written a long time ago.