Complete Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Mind-Reading and Spiritualism


Lu par LibriVox Volunteers

(4.4 étoiles; 169 critiques)

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) (3 hr 48 min)

Chapitres

01 - Introduction 20:52 Lu par Stuart Bell
02 - What is hypnotism? 11:54 Lu par Maya
03 - Theories of hypnotism 7:45 Lu par Stuart Bell
04 - How to hypnotize 18:40 Lu par Matthew Westra
05 - Amusing experiments 13:22 Lu par Matthew Westra
06 - The stages of hypnotism 25:00 Lu par Matthew Westra
07 - How the subject feels under hypnotization 10:48 Lu par Matthew Westra
08 - Self-hypnotization 11:05 Lu par Matthew Westra
09 - Simulation 18:19 Lu par Viglione
10 - Criminal suggestion 11:00 Lu par Viglione
11 - Dangers in being hypnotized 13:56 Lu par Stuart Bell
12 - Hypnotism in medicine 15:47 Lu par Matthew Westra
13 - Hypnotism of animals 6:30 Lu par Bellona Times
14 - A scientific explanation 15:00 Lu par Marian Martin
15 - Telepathy and clairvoyance 13:18 Lu par Elliott Miller
16 - The confessions of medium 15:25 Lu par Elliott Miller

Critiques

the world is not what we think it is


(5 étoiles)

Very well read book and an equally interesting topic.


(4 étoiles)

very nice book, found it very interesting


(4 étoiles)

My impressions of this audiobook


(3 étoiles)

Some of the narrators or book readers were excellent, quite witty, with good vocal variety. Others, however, were sadly lacking. I was disappointed in the content, for I felt that it would give insights that were not in other books. That was not the case. One will hear a lot of stories and anecdotes about hypnotism; for a more complete account of hypnotism as it is practiced, I would suggest the other LibriVoxx/project Gutenberg book by Melvin Powers. This is but my opinion, and others may have a difference of opinion.

A few different people reading


(4.5 étoiles)

Some readers were smooth and clear, but others had a terrible microphone and spoke too close. A good book and I may listen to it again in future

Very interesting


(5 étoiles)

Great listen, a few chapters had a poor quality recording, but the content was superb

splendid read


(5 étoiles)

Wonderful insight into the subject

Wonderful read


(5 étoiles)

I enjoyed this book