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Complete Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Mind-Reading and Spiritualism

Name: Complete Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Mind-Reading and Spiritualism
Author: A. Alpheus

A. Alpheus

Read by Stuart Bell, Maya, Matthew Westra, Viglione, Bellona Times, Marian Martin and Elliott Miller · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License

Chapters

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01 - Introduction (20:52)
02 - What is hypnotism? (11:54)
03 - Theories of hypnotism (7:45)
04 - How to hypnotize (18:40)
05 - Amusing experiments (13:22)
06 - The stages of hypnotism (25:00)
07 - How the subject feels under hypnotization (10:48)
08 - Self-hypnotization (11:05)
09 - Simulation (18:19)
10 - Criminal suggestion (11:00)
11 - Dangers in being hypnotized (13:56)
12 - Hypnotism in medicine (15:47)
13 - Hypnotism of animals (6:30)
14 - A scientific explanation (15:00)
15 - Telepathy and clairvoyance (13:18)
16 - The confessions of medium (15:25)