Mesmer, Gurdjieff and Animal Magnetism with Clare Mingins
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Mesma and the History of Hypnosis
Mesma in contemporary hypnotic circles is seen either either with sort of contempt or perhaps he's more of a quick footnote at the beginning of the history. Where did you first come across his work and why did it interest you so much to actually sort of be on Mesma's side and actually see something in him? I suppose I really came across him first of all through Guruji's writings and I it was in my late teens early 20s that I started to read Guruji's Writings themselves.
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