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Posts tagged mesmerist

WE’RE OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD

WE’RE OFF TO SEE THE WIZARD

The Wizard from Vienna – Vincent Buranelli

Books, FilmsAmy Ellingham27 March 2024Vincent Buranelli, Franz Anton Mesmer, Mesmer, Alan Rickman, Maria Theresia Paradis, mesmerism, mesmerist, Benjamin Franklin, Cagliostro, Casanova

DEAR JOHN

DEAR JOHN

Facts in Mesmerism or Animal Magnetism – Chauncy Hare Townshend

BooksAmy Ellingham6 September 2023Chauncy Hare Townshend, Elliotson, Dr John Elliotson, Charles Dickens, mesmerism, mesmerist, Royal Commission, telepathy, Marquis de Puységur, Mesmer

AN ENLIGHTENING READ

AN ENLIGHTENING READ

Mesmerism and the End of the Enlightenment in France – Robert Darnton

OH, HOW DO I LOVE THEE?

OH, HOW DO I LOVE THEE?

Mesmerized: Powers of Mind in Victorian Britain – Alison Winter

BooksAmy Ellingham24 March 2021Alison Winter, mesmerist, Mesmerism, Trilby, subjects, O'Key Sisters, Alias Grace, The Island of Mesmeria

RIDICULOUS JUGGLERY

RIDICULOUS JUGGLERY

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

BooksAmy Ellingham27 January 2021Marquis de Puységur, Puységur, Dr John King, Mesmer, mesmerist, Mesmerism, mesmeric passes, James Braid, Royal Commission, animal magnetism, Trilby

EMPOWERED

Overpowered! The Science and Showbiz of Hypnosis – Christopher Green

BooksAmy Ellingham18 November 2020Christopher Green, hypnosis, hypnotist, Derren Brown, Paul McKenna, Rasputin, Aleister Crowley, Gurdjieff, Mesmer, Mesmerism, mesmerist

EVEN A CHILD CAN UNDERSTAND IT

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 Ellingham7 October 2020Benjamin 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 Ellingham26 August 2020Mesmerism, mesmerist, Frank H Randall, mesmeric passes, trance, state

JUDGED BY ITS COVER

JUDGED BY ITS COVER

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

BooksAmy Ellingham12 August 2020Colin Bennet, hypnosis, stage hypnosis, psychotherapist, music hall, Mesmerism, mesmerist