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PDF Download Neurypnology; Or, the Rationale of Nervous Sleep NEURYPNOLOGY; OR, THE RATIONALE OF NERVOUS SLEEP CONSIDERED IN RELATION WITH ANIMAL MAGNETISM PDF, EPUB, EBOOK James Braid | 296 pages | 04 Oct 2013 | Nabu Press | 9781289902377 | English | United States Neurypnology; Or, the Rationale of Nervous Sleep Considered in Relation with Animal Magnetism PDF Book He served as President for the first 2 years of its existence, and as Editor of its professional journal through the first decade of publication. By means of this fluid, nervous diseases are cured immediately, and others medially; and its virtues, in fact, extend to the universal cure and preservation of mankind. In fine, from a careful analysis of the whole of my experiments, which have been very numerous, I have been led to the following conclusion : That it is a law in the animal economy, that by a continued fixation of the mental and visual eye, on any object which is not of itself of an exciting nature, with abso- lute repose of body, and general quietude, they become wearied ; and, provided the patients rather favour than resist the feeling of stupor of which they will soon experience the tendency to creep upon them, during such experiments, a state of somnolency is induced, accompanied with that condition of the brain and nervous system generally, which renders the patient liable to be affected, according to the mode of mani- pulating, so as to exhibit the hypnotic phenomena. It looks miraculous. I have proved by experiments, both in public and in private, that during the state of excitement, the judg- ment is sufficiently active to make the patients, if possible, even more fastidious as regards propriety of conduct, than in the waking condition ; and from the state of rigidity and insensibility, they can be roused to a state of mobility, and exalted sensibility, either by being rudely handled, or even by a breath of air. Neurypnology; or, The rationale of nervous sleep considered in relation to animal magnetism or mesmerism and illustrated by numerous cases of its successful application in the relief and cure of disease Item Preview. Lastly, impairment of the normal organic state of the brain, by the circulation through it of blood charged with imperfectly assimilated nutriment, as after full meals in which spirituous drinks have been taken, also induces sleep. Hugh M'Neile, M. About Manchester. He believed that the brain was the organ of the mind, and that the mind could be acted on through the body, but was not, however, "a mere attribute of matter. I considered the experiments fully proved my theory; and expressed my entire conviction that the phenomena of mesmerism were to be accounted for on the principle of a derangement of the state of the cerebro-spinal centres, and of the circulatory, and respiratory, and muscular systems, induced, as I have explained, by a fixed stare, absolute repose of body, fixed attention, and suppressed respiration, concomitant with that fixity of attention. The mesmerizers positively assert that they can pro- duce certain effects, which I have never been able to produce by my mode, although I have tried to do so. Despite severe illness in his old age, he continued to teach, demonstrate and practice his remarkable skill as a therapist, even when eventually confined to a wheelchair till he died at the age of seventy-nine. In the case of two patients, symptoms very much the same as those produced in them by the laughing gas, were produced twice on each patient, and the only time I know of their having been hypnotized. He then laid the box about eighteen inches from the edge of an uncovered table, when she advanced, her arms being extended, anxious to reach the box, but when about ten or twelve inches from it, she started back, from perceiving the impression of the cold table at that distance. I CONSIDER it unnecessary, in this treatise, to enter into a detailed account of the ordinary phenomena of sleep, dreaming, and sonnambulism, as contrasted with the waking state. At a private conversazione to the profession in London, on the 1st of March, , eighteen adults, most of them entire strangers to me, sat down at once, and in ten minutes sixteen of them were decidedly hypnotized. Seite 22 - It will be observed that owing to the consensual adjustment of the eyes the pupils will be at first contracted, they will shortly begin to dilate, and after they have done so to a considerable extent, and have assumed a wavy motion, if the fore and middle fingers of the right hand extended and a little separated, are carried from the object toward the eyes, most probably the eyelids will close involuntarily, with a vibratory motion. I farther added, that having thus produced the primary phenomena, I had no doubt but the others would follow as a matter of course, time being allowed for their gradual and successive development. Please enter your comment! From a fear of being misled, I have requested the most sceptical individuals I knew, both professional and merely scientific men, to scrutinize all my experiments in the most critical manner ; and have also induced some of my most intelligent and respected friends to submit to the operations, in the hope that I Xll PREFACE. Sign in. Shadow's Stage Hypnosis. Were the object to produce astonishment in the person operated on, by finding himself unable to open his eyes, the former method is the better ; as the eyes once closed it is generally impossible for him to open them ; whereas they may be opened for a considerable time after being closed in the other mode I now recommend. He was holistic. Neurypnology; Or, the Rationale of Nervous Sleep Considered in Relation with Animal Magnetism Writer The two key concepts required to hypnotize anyone is the belief that the hypnotist can hypnotize, and a submissive, suggestive personality or disposition at the time. By placing BOTH fingers on any part of the head, face, or neck, the commotion almost, or entirely ceases. Lafontaine's conversazioni, on the 13th November, He deluded himself into believing that he possessed such healing powers. Neurypnology; or, The rationale of nervous sleep, considered in relation Neurypnology is derived from the Greek. By degrees, as the pleasurable sensations increased, I lost all connection with external things; trains of vivid visible images rapidly passed through my mind, and were connected with words No such consequence has ever followed in any of my opera- tions, and for this reason, that I have always watched each case with close attention, and aroused mates nearly to the state of sleep, I have sometimes expe- rienced while gazing long and intently upon a river. He believes that all the active principles which produce power- fully poisonous or medicinal effects, in minute doses, are com- pounds of nitrogen ; and that those compounds, being resolved into their elements, take a share in the formation, or transfor- mation, of brain and nervous matter. The skill of successful instantaneous hypnotizing comes through an instinctive recognition of anticipation plus forceful boldness! The result was, that I made some discoverieswhich appeared to elucidate certain of the phenomena, and rendered them interesting, both in a speculative and practical point of view. Whatever I advance, therefore, in the following remarks, I wish to be distinctly understood as strictly in reference to my own mode of operating, and dis- tinct from that of all others. Braid was attacked on both flanks. He believed he could cure many diseases including Epilepsy; Rheumatism; Paralysis and hysteria. Web icon An illustration of a computer application window Wayback Machine Texts icon An illustration of an open book. One who practises Neuro-Hypnotism. This, hoivever, is confounding things which are in themselves essentially different. The expressions of the subject in response to the suggestions is most significant, as its very earnestness and profound. He tried it whilst there were several people in the room, who were moving about and talking ; I took care not to commence till all was quiet Mr Walker had not taken the precaution to make the patient direct his eyes in the best possible manner, but I was careful that he should do so. His writing on hypnosis are the authoritative word on techniques of inducing trance, experimental work exploring the possibilities and limits of the hypnotic experience, and investigations of the nature of the relationship between hypnotist and subject. Were the object to produce astonishment in the person operated on, by finding himself unable to open his eyes, the former method is the better ; as the eyes once closed it is generally impossible for him to open them ; whereas they may be opened for a considerable time after being closed in the other mode I now recommend. This general success of my plan, both with man and brute animals, I consider sufficient to prove it proceeds from a law in the animal economy. Many of the most eminent and influential members of the Association, however, had already witnessed and investigated my experiments in private, and ex- pressed themselves highly gratified and interested with them. Portmoak, Kinross-shire, Scotland. A brief history of hypnosis Franz Anton Mesmer , MD, is considered one of the first people to use the ideas associated with hypnosis. He seemed much and agree- ably surprised by the extraordinary influence which an agency so apparently simple exerted over such a case. The same might be proved of the other senses. Seite 17 Place a handkerchief on the table, on which place the scent, and now the patient will approach close to it, and revel in its fragrance. He completely rejected Franz Mesmer 's idea that a magnetic fluid caused hypnotic phenomena, because anyone could produce them in "himself by attending strictly to the simple rules" that he had laid down.
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