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How well do you know the history of hypnosis ?
Dear Hypnothoughts Friends,
How well do you know the history of hypnosis? Can you answer these questions?
Where was Franz Mesmer living when he first developed his theory of animal magnestism?
Which French King commissioned a panel to study animal magnetism?
What year did the French king's commission decide the fate of animal magnetism?
Which French nobleman first used the term "somnambulism" in connection to hypnosis?
Who is Abbe Faria and what is his relation to "lucid slepp"?
What reason did Dr. Jules Cloquet give for not using mesmerism in surgery again?
When did James Braid first observe and begin writing about hypnosis?
We at HMI's College of Hypnotherapy have just completed a short documentary video on the History of Hypnosis to answer these questions and more. Check it out in the video section of Hypnothoughts. We would love to hear your feedback.
George Kappas
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Permalink Reply by Jack Hirsh on -
With all due respect (and I do mean that sincerely) how does knowing the answer to these questions make me a better hypnotist? Shouldn't we as hypnotists and NLP practitioners be focused on the future of hypnosis/NLP? I will watch the video but I would be more interested in your thoughts on the future rather than ancient history.
~Jack
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Permalink Reply by George Kappas on -
Dear Jack,
Maybe history is one of those hate or love it things. I personally find it fascinating and fun. I do think it's fair to say that sometimes, knowing our history does give us perspective on the future and helps us from repeating the mistakes of our past.
George
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Permalink Reply by Justin James on -
All right I will give it a try no video needed....
..Where was Franz Mesmer living when he first developed his theory of animal magnestism?
Mesmer's Doctoral thesis The influence of the planets on the human body published in 1766 (aprox) highlighted a Universal fluid that may be susceptible to "Magnetic Gravitation" He was in Vienna at the time and still there in 1773 when he changed the term to Animal Magnetism. In part do to claims by Father Maximilian Hell who had supplied Mesmer the Magnets for his experiments
Of note he was a gamekeepers son who was born in Iznang May 23rd 1734 a Swabian town on the western side of lake Constance near the Swiss alps.
Which French King commissioned a panel to study animal magnetism?
What year did the French king's commission decide the fate of animal magnetism?
Louis XVI was the king of France from (1774–1792) who established the commission in 1784 headed by none other then Ben Franklin the commision filed their reports in 1784 as well.
Which French nobleman first used the term "somnambulism" in connection to hypnosis?
The Marquis de Puysegur coined the term Somnambulism again in 1784
Who is Abbe Faria and what is his relation to "lucid slepp"?
Well it is not lucid "slepp" it is Lucid sleep and the Abbe faria "Jose Custodio de Faria" 1735 - 1819 was a Portuguese priest and hustler who received his training from Puysegur.. He attempted to re-term Somnambulism to "Lucid Sleep" which honestly went nowhere. His importance to the field was the realization that artificial somnambulism was psychological in definition and not occurring from some outside force. He also created a limited set of what we would today call inductions.
What reason did Dr. Jules Cloquet give for not using mesmerism in surgery again?
Actually Cloquet was a great proponent of mesmerism in surgery and surgically removed a woman's breast using Mesmerism however was called a fake and denounced in the medical community from there he then started backpedaling.
His actual commentary was that " he did not dare because the prejudice in paris against mesmerism was so strong that he would lose his reputation and his livelihood.
When did James Braid first observe and begin writing about hypnosis?
1841.
Justin James.
PS.... So did I pass George?
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Permalink Reply by George Kappas on
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Very good Justin, I am impressed!
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Permalink Reply by Aaron Little on -
George - Thanks for taking the time to put this together and share it. I look fiorward to watching. It is important to know where you are going but it is still nice to know where you have been.
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Permalink Reply by Saul Rosenfeld on -
Blair,
I loved your answer!
You would probably enjoy checking out a number of FREE chapters of my book "A CRITICAL History of Hypnotism: the UNauthorized story (2008) on my website:
Cheers,
Saul
Blair Palmerlee said:If I were teaching someone to do hypnosis, I wouldn't let them say I taught them anything until they studied the old works. We can learn from the pasts techniques and theories. Knowing where what we believe today comes from, we can be more innovative and skillful. It matters.
Jack Hirsh said:
With all due respect (and I do mean that sincerely) how does knowing the answer to these questions make me a better hypnotist? Shouldn't we as hypnotists and NLP practitioners be focused on the future of hypnosis/NLP? I will watch the video but I would be more interested in your thoughts on the future rather than ancient history.
~Jack
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Permalink Reply by Anthony Jacquin on -
"Truth is a path traced between errors"
F. A. Mesmer.
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Permalink Reply by Lisa on -
Hi George,
I know the answers to those questions because I watched that video yesterday and because I am currently reading Rosenfeld's "A Critical History of Hypnotism". The HMI video was recommended to me in another forum thread by a gentleman named Samir. I really enjoyed it and learned from it. It left me with the desire to learn more. The production values were refreshingly high compared to so many I have seen generally on any aspect of hypnosis. If I could change anything it would have been at the end with the pull back shot of the audience clapping. It felt pretentious and a bit manipulative. I think it would have been stronger to maintain the illusion of an office or formal dining room/living room and cut out the clapping audience all together. The staging with the book as a prop I initially felt iffy about. I decided it wasn't really so off-putting or out of place because the book is a symbol of learning and knowledge. I can tolerate that. In the next video I wouldn't try so hard. It is kind of like a movie that tries so hard to make you like/sympathize with the lead character that it distracts you from the story itself and makes you feel lead by the nose. I think a lighter hand would be more effective. Otherwise I liked it-I give it a thumbs up.
gentle day,
Lisa
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Permalink Reply by Lisa on
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Hi Jack,
I don't know if this will apply to you at all as I am a beginner though life long enthusiast. I am formally a psychology major and will be a hypnotherapist and researcher. I began reading Yapko's "Trancework". I got part of the way through the first few chapters and started having all these questions popping up. Why would people be afraid of or view hypnosis negatively? Where did that come from? Why would a client resist hypnosis if that is is exactly why they came to me in the first place? Why does it matter what stage hypnotists do? How does the culture of a place and time effect at all the induction or type and delivery of suggestions? Why is suggestibility testing/depth testing such a tangled unreliable mess? These were questions that only a history of hypnosis book could answer and help me connect the how and why.
"Trancework" is completely stand alone-you don't have to read anything with it to get great value out of it. I needed to know more and fill in the gaps in my knowledge. In my collection of hypnosis books I have 2 devoted entirely to history alone. Saul Rosenfeld "A Critical History of Hypnotism" which I highly recommend, and Derek Forrest's "Hypnotism: A History" which I haven't read yet. I believe these books will be valuable to me when I do practice because I will have the background information I need to determine what techniques and approaches have worked and what has failed (and why) so I don't repeat mistakes blindly. It will allow me to be more creative-taking bits and parts and combining them in different ways. It will give me greater depth as a practitioner than if I only limited myself to what techniques and methodologies that are currently in vogue. I will be better working with my clients if I understand something of the history of hypnosis. I already have picked up on connections that I wouldn't have been aware of before studying the history.
YMMV of course. This is only why I chose to immerse myself in the history of hypnosis and what benifits I see or expect to see.
gentle day,
Lisa
If I have seen further it is only by standing on the shoulders of giants.Isaac Newton
Jack Hirsh said:
With all due respect (and I do mean that sincerely) how does knowing the answer to these questions make me a better hypnotist? Shouldn't we as hypnotists and NLP practitioners be focused on the future of hypnosis/NLP? I will watch the video but I would be more interested in your thoughts on the future rather than ancient history.
~Jack
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