The Scottish surgeon James Braid cherry-picked certain aspects out of mesmerism, winding up with what he called hypnotism. He rejected both the "fluid" (magnetism) and the "imagination" (auto-suggestion) theories of mesmerism. Dr. Braid used a physical method to produce both physiological and ... Read More

Europe's medical establishment was threatened by the highly publicized cures of the mesmerists. David Healy (The Creation of Psychopharmacology, 2002) wrote … "Mesmerism led to a perception among 'therapists' that the entire social order could have resulted from suggestion. Many viewed mesme... Read More

The Germans were more receptive to mesmerism than the French. The German philosopher Schelling championed Mesmer as a symbol of Southern Germany's intellectual vitality. Albert Moll (Hypnotism: Including a Study of the Chief Points of Psycho-therapeutics and Occultism, 1911) wrote … "Notw... Read More

Dr. Franz Anton Mesmer (who held doctorates in medicine, philosophy, and divinity) was denounced and harassed by the medical establishment of his time. His dramatic cures and increasing crowds of followers alarmed traditional doctors as well as the government. Albert Moll (Hypnotism: Including... Read More

Biovivaxis is the magnetic connection between the baby and the environment at the moment of birth. This "life axis" is the "earth ground for the silver cord." Adano Ley (Swami Nitty-Gritty) said … "The stars impel but they don't compel if you know how to manipulate the intricacies of mome... Read More