Complete Hypnotism Mesmerism, Mind-Reading and Spiritualism How to Hypnotize: Being an Exhaustive and Practical System of Method, Application, and Use by A. Alpheus 1903 CONTENTS INTRODUCTION History of hypnotism—Mesmer—Puysegur—Braid—What is hypnotism?—Theories of hypnotism: 1. Animal magnetism; 2. The Neurosis Theory; 3. Suggestion Theory CHAPTER I How to Hypnotize—Dr. Cocke’s method-Dr. Flint’s method—The French method at Paris—At Nancy—The Hindoo silent method—How to wake a subject from hypnotic sleep—Frauds of public hypnotic entertainments. CHAPTER II Amusing experiments—Hypnotizing on the stage—“You can’t pull your hands apart!”—Post-hypnotic suggestion—The newsboy, the hunter, and th…
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