Animal magnetism was the name given by the German doctor Franz Mesmer in the 18th century to what he believed to be an invisible natural force exerted by animals. He believed that the force could have physical effects, including healing. He tried persistently but without success to achieve scientific recognition of his theories. The theory attract...
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a presumed intangible or mysterious force that is said to influence human beings. The term was used by the German physician Franz Anton Mesmer to ... [1 related articles]
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A term coined by F.A. Mesmer to refer to a putative force or fluid capable of being transmitted from one person to another, producing healing effects. See also Mesmerism.
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A term coined by F.A. Mesmer to refer to a putative force or fluid capable of being transmitted from one person to another, producing healing effects. See also Mesmerism.
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A psychic force akin to the property of mutual attraction or repulsion possessed by metal magnets and once believed to be the principal factor in hypnosis, which thus was called animal magnetism. ... See: hypnosis, mesmerism. ... (05 Mar 2000) ...
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Type: Term Definitions: 1. a putative psychic force akin to the property of mutual attraction or repulsion possessed by metal magnets and formerly believed to be the principal factor in hypnosis, which thus was called animal magnetism. See: hypnosis, mesmerism
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the power to attract others through one's physical presence, bearing, energy, etc. · the indefinite power, presumably innate in some persons, that enables one to induce hypnosis. Also called
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