Complete Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Mind-Reading and Spiritualism: Free Audiobook and Listening Guide

Complete Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Mind-Reading and Spiritualism, credited to A. Alpheus, is available as a LibriVox volunteer audiobook. This guide identifies the recording, its source summary and its audio tracks.

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LibriVox recording of 'Complete Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Mind-Reading and Spiritualism', by A. Alpheus. Written in 1903, just sixty years after the word 'hypnotism' was coined, this book explores the contemporary understanding of the nature, uses and dangers of the technique. Hypnotism has been practiced for many centuries, but it was in the mid-to-late nineteenth century that it became a particularly fashionable way to explore the human mind. Although understanding of the subject has evolved considerably over subsequent years, this book remains a fascinating insight into a technique once thought to be at the forefront of medical science. (summary by Stuart Bell)

Recording facts

• Recording title: Complete Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Mind-Reading and Spiritualism
• Author credits: A. Alpheus
• Language: English
• Original MP3 tracks: 16
• Listed recording duration: 3:48:41

Catalogue topics

• non-fiction
• hypnotism
• mesmerism
• mind-reading

Track guide

1. 01 - Introduction — 20:52
2. 02 - What is hypnotism? — 11:54
3. 03 - Theories of hypnotism — 7:46
4. 04 - How to hypnotize — 18:41
5. 05 - Amusing experiments — 13:23
6. 06 - The stages of hypnotism — 25:01
7. 07 - How the subject feels und — 10:48
8. 08 - Self-hypnotization — 11:06
9. 09 - Simulation — 18:19
10. 10 - Criminal suggestion — 11:01
11. 11 - Dangers in being hypnotized — 13:57
12. 12 - Hypnotism in medicine — 15:47
13. 13 - Hypnotism of animals — 6:31
14. 14 - A scientific explanation — 15:00
15. 15 - Telepathy and clairvoyance — 13:18
16. 16 - The confessions of medium — 15:25

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