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Complete Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Mind-Reading and Spiritualism
by A. Alpheus
Written in 1903, just sixty years after the word ‘hypnotism’ was coined, this book 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.
(summary by Stuart Bell)
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Total running time: 3:48:41
Book Coordinator: Stuart Bell
Dedicated Proof-Listener: Aravis
Meta-Coordinator/Cataloging: Anna Simon
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- 01 – Introduction – 00:20:52
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Read by: Stuart Bell - 02 – What is hypnotism? – 00:11:54
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Read by: Maya - 03 – Theories of hypnotism – 00:07:45
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Read by: Stuart Bell - 04 – How to hypnotize – 00:18:40
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Read by: Matthew Westra - 05 – Amusing experiments – 00:13:22
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Read by: Matthew Westra - 06 – The stages of hypnotism – 00:25:00
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Read by: Matthew Westra - 07 – How the subject feels und – 00:10:48
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Read by: Matthew Westra - 08 – Self-hypnotization – 00:11:05
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Read by: Matthew Westra - 09 – Simulation – 00:18:19
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Read by: Viglione - 10 – Criminal suggestion – 00:11:00
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Read by: Viglione - 11 – Dangers in being hypnotized – 00:13:56
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Read by: Stuart Bell - 12 – Hypnotism in medicine – 00:15:47
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Read by: Matthew Westra - 13 – Hypnotism of animals – 00:06:30
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Read by: Bellona Times - 14 – A scientific explanation – 00:15:00
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Read by: Marian Martin - 15 – Telepathy and clairvoyance – 00:13:18
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Read by: Elliott Miller - 16 – The confessions of medium – 00:15:25
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Read by: Elliott Miller
Cataloged on June 24, 2009













