Liber XXII · Occultism
Chapter V
Mesmerism & Magnetism
7 min readJames Braid and the Origins of Hypnotism: From Mesmer to MindHow the Manchester surgeon James Braid turned mesmerism into hypnotism in 1841–1843: Neurypnology, eye fixation, suggestion, Esdaile, Charcot and Nancy.7 min readMesmerism and Animal Magnetism: History from Mesmer to HypnosisThe history of mesmerism and animal magnetism: Mesmer's fluid, the 1784 Paris commission, Puységur's magnetic sleep, Braid's hypnotism and the occult revival.