Hypnotism before it wore good clothes, kept a carriage and asked Incredulity to dinner.
An earlier name for hypnosis or hypnotism, the art of inducing an extraordinary or abnormal state of the nervous system, in which the actor claims to control the actions, and communicate directly with the mind, of the recipient. It is believed to be a state between sleep and wakefulness, in which a person is more susceptible to suggestion than when awake. See Animal magnetism, under Magnetism.
A system of healing developed by F.A. Mesmer, involving the induction of trance states and the supposed transfer of animal magnetism. People in Mesmeric trance often showed paranormal abilities such as clairvoyance.
An early term for hypnosis and h ypnotic induction founded by and named after Franz Anton Mesmer
The recall of techniques useful for exploring non-rational levels of mind. Rediscovery began with the work of Franz Mesmer (1734-1815), an Austrian physician, and the technique laid the foundation for hypnosis.
An early form of hypnotism.
The philosophy of Franz Anton Mesmer which served as the forerunner for hypnosis.
the act of inducing hypnosis
strong animal magnetism; hypnotism or the practice of spellbinding an individual.
The belief in Franz Anton Mesmer's theory in the power of "animal magnetism" and the use of magnets to guide healing forces; may involve a trance state during which paranormal abilities are facilitated.
The induction of a sleep or trance state, discovered during the work of Friedrich Anton Mesmer, from whose name the word is derived. Also known as hypnotism.
The induction of a sleep or trance like state.
Another term for hypnotism
A hypnotic induction of a sleep or trance State (See Hypnotism).
The original term for what has since become known as “hypnotism,†named after the Austrian physician Franz Anton Mesmer (1733-1815), who believed that it involved the transfer from operator to patient of a subtle fluid, force or energy known as “animal magnetism.