Mentary state of our study of hypnotism is somewhat strangely illustrated by the fact that most of the…
- Date of account
- Published 1903
- Source
- Human Personality and Its Survival of Bodily Death
- Reference
- Human Personality and Its Survival of Bodily Death · selected passage 164
- Rights
- public_domain
- Language
- English
- Record updated
- 2026-08-24
Record summary
mentary state of our study of hypnotism is somewhat strangely illustrated by the fact that most of the experiments which show hyperæsthesia most delicately have been undertaken with a view of proving something else--namely, mesmeric rapport, or the mesmerisation of objects, or telepathy
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Source passage
Source text · mention onlymentary state of our study of hypnotism is somewhat strangely illustrated by the fact that most of the experiments which show hyperæsthesia most delicately have been undertaken with a view of proving something else--namely, mesmeric _rapport_, or the mesmerisation of objects, or telepathy. In these cases the proof of _rapport_, telepathy, etc., generally just falls short,--because one cannot say that the action of the ordinary senses might not have reached the point necessary for the achievement, though there is often good reason to believe that the subject was supraliminally ignorant of the way in which he was, in fact, attaining the knowledge in question.
Historical context
Contextual commentary · mention onlyThis comes from historical psychical research. Methods, witness handling and standards of evidence differ from present-day research and should be assessed from the cited passage and edition.
Modern context
Contextual commentary · mention onlyThe passage can support a history of claims and recurring descriptions. It does not establish a paranormal mechanism, and competing psychological, social and physical explanations remain relevant.
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