Mesmerism — Hypnotism & Cosmic Magic – Global Mind Journeys, Mystique & Hypnosis Insights

THE BEARD QUESTION

The Key to Hypnotism – Walter B Gibson

THE MAGIC OF MESMERISM

Kev explains why Animal Magnetism is distinct from hypnosis, in this 25-minute read

CHAT-GPT INTERVIEW

Open AI’s ‘ChatGPT’ human-like-language-producing robot shares its insights into hypnosis.

OH, HOW DO I LOVE THEE?

Mesmerized: Powers of Mind in Victorian Britain – Alison Winter

BooksAmy Marlowe24 March 2021University of CambridgeAlison Winter, mesmerist, Mesmerism, Trilby, O'Key Sisters, Alias Grace, The Island of Mesmeria, Madame La Reveuse, Signor Phantasio

RIDICULOUS JUGGLERY

An Essay of Instruction, on Animal Magnetism – Marquis de Puységur, translated by Dr John King

BooksAmy Marlowe27 January 2021Marquis de Puységur, Puységur, Dr John King, Mesmer, mesmerist, Mesmerism, mesmeric passes, James Braid, Royal Commission, animal magnetism, Trilby, Société Harmonique des Amis Réunis

THE TRILBY CONNECTION

Trilby – George du Maurier

BooksAmy Marlowe30 December 2020George du Maurier, Trilby, Svengali, Head Hacking, Anthony Jacquin, The Trilby Connection, Felix Moscheles, Mesmerism, hypnotism

EMPOWERED

Overpowered! The Science and Showbiz of Hypnosis – Christopher Green

BooksAmy Marlowe18 November 2020Christopher Green, hypnosis, hypnotist, Derren Brown, Paul McKenna, Rasputin, Aleister Crowley, Gurdjieff, Mesmer, Mesmerism, mesmerist

LET’S (NOT) TALK ABOUT SEX, BABY

Sexual Joy Through Self Hypnosis – Dr Daniel L Araoz and Dr Robert T Bleck

BooksAmy Marlowe4 November 2020self-hypnosis, sex, Dr Daniel L Araoz, Dr Robert T Bleck, NLP, Coué, Milton Erickson, Puységur, Charcot, Sarbin, Barber, Dr Paul Sacerdote, sophrology, Mesmer, Mesmerism, James Esdaile, Ernest Hilgard

EVEN A CHILD CAN UNDERSTAND IT

Mesmerized: How Ben Franklin Solved a Mystery that Baffled All of France – Maria Rockliff, with illustrations by Iacopo Bruno

BooksAmy Marlowe7 October 2020Benjamin FranklinBenjamin Franklin, Maria Rockliff, hypnosis children's book, Mesmerism, mesmerist, Mesmer, hypnosis

NONE THE WISER

Your Mesmeric Forces and How to Develop Them – Frank H Randall

BooksAmy Marlowe26 August 2020Mesmerism, mesmerist, Frank H Randall, mesmeric passes, trance, state

JUDGED BY ITS COVER

Hypnotic Power: Its Cultivation, Use, and Application to Psychotherapy – Colin Bennett

BooksAmy Marlowe12 August 2020Colin Bennet, hypnosis, stage hypnosis, psychotherapist, music hall, Mesmerism, mesmerist, time travel, potassium bromide

NOT FOR THE FAINT OF HEART

The Power of Mesmerism: A Highly Erotic Narrative of Voluptuous Facts and Fancies – Anonymous

BooksAmy Marlowe15 July 2020Mesmerism, porn, erotica, hypnosis, passes, trance

LIFE, DEATH, AND SOMETHING IN BETWEEN

Tales of Mystery and Imagination – Edgar Allan Poe

BooksAmy Marlowe20 May 2020Fiction, Mesmerism, Edgar Allan Poe, Charles Dickens, Wilkie Collins, George du Maurier, Chauncy Hare Townshend

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Bored of mad, bad, dangerous hypno-guru and hypnotherapy blah? Come join us in our library for reflections on books spanning the scientific and obscure, classics and fiction. Or check out our interviews with hypno-heroes of academia and performance.

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