| The evidence of Hypnosis is as old as | | | | Next, Jean Marie Charcot (1825-1893), a |
| the origin of mankind itself. For | | | | French neurologist, worked further on |
| example, the genesis writers had | | | | mesmerism & classified trance in |
| reported that God put Adam in deep sleep | | | | three stages: lethargy, catalepsy and |
| & took his rib to form Eve. Plus in | | | | somnambulism. He was opposed by Nancy |
| book "The World's Greatest Hypnotists" | | | | School of Hypnotism, who believed that |
| authors John C. Hughes & Andrew E. | | | | hypnosis was simply a manifestation of |
| Rothovius (published in 1996) spots | | | | hysteria. This difference in opinion |
| ancient record suggesting hypnosis was | | | | created bitter enmity between this |
| used by the oracle at Delphi and in | | | | school & Charcot. |
| rites in ancient Egypt. And the book the | | | | Later a French neurologist and |
| "Manu-Smriti" in Sanskrit from India | | | | psychologist Pierre Janet (1847-1947) |
| provides categories of different states | | | | continued his work on Hypnosis relating |
| of hypnosis. | | | | to psychoanalytical rage. |
| In fact, the modern history of Hypnosis | | | | Ivan Petrovich Pavlov (1849-1936) a |
| goes back to late 1700s, when Franz | | | | Russian psychologist & Nobel Prize |
| Anton Mesmer's discovery revived an | | | | winner studied the digestive process |
| interest in hypnosis. He is considered | | | | & psychology. In one experiment on |
| the father of modern hypnosis. | | | | dogs he associated sight of food with |
| Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815 ) was born | | | | sound of bell. This association caused |
| in the village of Iznang, in Germany. | | | | dogs to salivate by hearing sound of a |
| The term "mesmerism" was given after | | | | bell even there is no food present. |
| him. Mesmerism was described as a | | | | Emile Coue (1857-1926) a physician |
| process of inducing trance through use | | | | formulated Laws of Suggestion. He used |
| of magnets. However, the medical | | | | to encourage his patient repeatedly |
| community discredited him despite his | | | | saying every night "Every day in every |
| considerable discovery leading to | | | | way I am getting better & better" |
| Hypnosis. Hurt by his accomplishment the | | | | from this experiment he discovered that |
| medical establishment arranged for an | | | | this leads to positive effect in curing |
| official French government investigating | | | | of patient. |
| committee. This committee included | | | | Other significant contributors to |
| Benjamin Franklin, who was the American | | | | Hypnosis are : Abbe Faria, James Esdale, |
| ambassador to France, and Joseph | | | | Nicholas Spanos, Amir Raz, Robert Baker |
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| only. In 1842 he developed the technique | | | | and family. People worldwide use |
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| hypnosis. The word Hypnosis was taken | | | | help stop smoking and abusing drugs and |
| from Hypnos, the Greek god of sleep. | | | | alcohol, to help with easing pain, for |
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