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Animal magnetism Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
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animal magnetism
Noun
1. magnetic personal charm
(synonym) bewitchery, beguilement
(hypernym) attractiveness
Noun
1. magnetic personal charm
(synonym) bewitchery, beguilement
(hypernym) attractiveness
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animal magnetism
animal magnetism
animal magnetism, a force, more or less analogous to magnetism, which, it has been alleged, is produced in animal tissues, and passes from one body to another with or without actual contact. the existence of such a force, and its potentiality for the cure of disease, were asserted by mesmer in 1775. his theories and methods were afterwards called mesmerism, a name which has been popularly applied to theories and claims not put forward by mesmer himself. see mesmerism, biology, od, hypnotism...
see also magnetism
animal magnetism
animal magnetism, a force, more or less analogous to magnetism, which, it has been alleged, is produced in animal tissues, and passes from one body to another with or without actual contact. the existence of such a force, and its potentiality for the cure of disease, were asserted by mesmer in 1775. his theories and methods were afterwards called mesmerism, a name which has been popularly applied to theories and claims not put forward by mesmer himself. see mesmerism, biology, od, hypnotism...
see also magnetism
Animal magnetism Definition from Medicine Dictionaries & Glossaries
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mesmerism (animal magnetism, magnetic healing)
Form of hypnotism named after Franz Anton Mesmer (c. 1734-1815), a flamboyant Viennese physician who had planned to become a cleric. (Writers also refer to Mesmer as Franciscus Antonius Mesmer, Franz Antoine Mesmer, and Friedrich Anton Mesmer.) Mesmer coined the expression "animal magnetism" to refer to his concept of a mysterious, magnetic "vital fluid" that (a) permeated the universe and (b) was the agent whereby he induced hypnosis ("mesmeric sleep") in patients. He postulated that an imbalance between animal magnetism within the body and animal magnetism in the environment caused many illnesses. Supposed use of animal magnetism characterizes mesmerism, which apparently survives only partially, as Magnetic healing (see above).
Form of hypnotism named after Franz Anton Mesmer (c. 1734-1815), a flamboyant Viennese physician who had planned to become a cleric. (Writers also refer to Mesmer as Franciscus Antonius Mesmer, Franz Antoine Mesmer, and Friedrich Anton Mesmer.) Mesmer coined the expression "animal magnetism" to refer to his concept of a mysterious, magnetic "vital fluid" that (a) permeated the universe and (b) was the agent whereby he induced hypnosis ("mesmeric sleep") in patients. He postulated that an imbalance between animal magnetism within the body and animal magnetism in the environment caused many illnesses. Supposed use of animal magnetism characterizes mesmerism, which apparently survives only partially, as Magnetic healing (see above).
Animal magnetism Definition from Religion & Spirituality Dictionaries & Glossaries
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Mesmerism
Mesmerism Named for Friedrich Anton Mesmer (1734-1815), a Viennese physician who conceived the idea that diseases could be healed by stroking the afflicted parts of the patient's body with magnets. Later he discovered that the same healing effect could be produced by stroking or making passes over the afflicted parts with the hands. Hence the name animal magnetism as descriptive of this method of healing which today is generally called mesmerism.
Mesmer's fundamental idea was that there resides in man a power, an odic force or nerve energy, which can be projected by the will and directed either to heal and cure, or to harm and kill. All people possess this power in varying degrees. The very life-atoms which continually enter and leave not only our physical bodies, but the higher parts of our composite nature, are charged with and carry with them this odic force or mesmeric influence. We continually exchange these life-atoms with other beings, unconsciously to ourselves, and with those kingdoms according to their respective natures or planes. Mesmerism, however, means the conscious or unconscious projection by a human being of this odic or vital nerve force or magnetic fluid. But the possession of this power depends upon the physical vitality and health rather than the moral or spiritual status of the operator; while the quality of this power is very greatly influenced by the moral or spiritual status of the operator.
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Mesmerism Named for Friedrich Anton Mesmer (1734-1815), a Viennese physician who conceived the idea that diseases could be healed by stroking the afflicted parts of the patient's body with magnets. Later he discovered that the same healing effect could be produced by stroking or making passes over the afflicted parts with the hands. Hence the name animal magnetism as descriptive of this method of healing which today is generally called mesmerism.
Mesmer's fundamental idea was that there resides in man a power, an odic force or nerve energy, which can be projected by the will and directed either to heal and cure, or to harm and kill. All people possess this power in varying degrees. The very life-atoms which continually enter and leave not only our physical bodies, but the higher parts of our composite nature, are charged with and carry with them this odic force or mesmeric influence. We continually exchange these life-atoms with other beings, unconsciously to ourselves, and with those kingdoms according to their respective natures or planes. Mesmerism, however, means the conscious or unconscious projection by a human being of this odic or vital nerve force or magnetic fluid. But the possession of this power depends upon the physical vitality and health rather than the moral or spiritual status of the operator; while the quality of this power is very greatly influenced by the moral or spiritual status of the operator.
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