Hypnotic therapeutics : illustrated by cases : with an appendix on table-moving and spirit-rapping / by James Braid.

  • James Braid
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[1853]
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    ing experiment. Fom- ladies ai>4-on© -g^ntlen^-afl, }!)eisi4§8 myself, were present. Having requested the gentlerow.tQ^AWt(^ pk& time, curately,, the patient being seated in an easy clufii:, I aclidi'essed lieriii>-, the following words, which were heard by all present.Now,; keepi your mind firmly fixed on what you kiiow ougUtito,.ha.pi)Qi].,7,-4jl! reinained silent; and, in order tq withdravy my pwin,,mi«d asjimu^qh ^ possible from the patient (and thereby to prevent all idea of my AVjJl.or other mental powei-s having any share ja,effecting;tl^e results) I-t^jQ^i up an interesting book) and engaged myself i.nvrieadipgiit.i.:,fA.titl^§s end ipi; eleven. minute^, ,1 asked i the patient if the i 4esir^<i. 'eflfepk had been produced,—to which she re^jhod she did: ??ot;kiiq\y, Hpiv% ever, on proper examiuatiou beia^g macle, I ha^i ineojitestible prqqfi of, tk&: suepess of \ ipy esxperimenl;.! /Next, mmth,shft M mf'. IV^mm a repetition of the process;: but, on the 2A- of June, it vvas agaitii tried, in the presence of two profeissional gentl^uiei>5 m4- WPk equ^i snccess as on the , 4th of ApriL: Qn. thq.iiat^.Qfj J;%i, J,jigain,ili,?4t OQcasion to.resort to this process with, tl)is patient;;-^nd A w.as thent particularly a.x\\\ond, that it should, succeect asia lady was presm^ti wli,o required simiUr aid, and a good example;in poiwt was Mkely tps- assist me greatly intiiifluenciug,h^;' ,the,n^qyp.;(:}ertaiiay.,u My niindj^ therefore, was unusually intent on the acGompUshinent of th^ desired, result. At the expiration of eleven ,niinutes,!l inq,nired if it ;ha4, taken effect, when she replied sherCould-nQfiit^i* /Q}\m<^'mm^9nii hLQweyQr, it w^ag. ascertained it had be,eii a.f^ilnrenOn, this occasion.. The patient hereupon remarked that, before sittiflg 'down, she.diought it would not succeed to-night., I inquired why 1 ,Xo,>vhic;h she replied, « because I could not fix. my .mn^'miii^i^^^ put out of my way just before I came h^re. ;, i^O:. tJiis I replied, Well, if you cannot fix yom' mind on the ,ide*i;)Yh§n^wake, l .knqvy, that I can coimnami the requisite attention,.wliej;i 'if(<>»-.f<¥^^^ and therefore I will hypnotise you , ,'i;)4^i;;thens-did,,at the same time exciting the circuUition by elevating: :the. limbs. It very ^oou. became apparent, from the expre$ision;Oif jA<^Lj f^jatures, and the mover- ments of her body,,that the spell w^i innftctiKeiPperation ; and,, op. arousincT the patient in eleven minutes, there was positive ,proof ad- duced that the experianent liad npt been tried in vain ; and all went on satisifaGtorily siibsequently.H;7/ I ';.Jt, niWfiSnspeci^d•,attention,ithat, notwithstanding mmd wa,-* particularly active in williuq the desired ,elfect when the patient \ya* awake, no success follpweci, ,be!:!au§§„t;i^e r<?qulsite conchtion of the mhject. xv.as; vnajJ.ting. - ;;i>js.|faiJ^ir%,tb;ewfore,.>i^^^ las positivjO: l>roof in support of my fheory as the; successful rosults. in fact it was even more so; ibr, on other, occasi^ns;,u?.y,^ni^^d had not been so intently d(?siring the, , immediptfi WvMj.Smlf ttlxe. .experiment succeeded; but,pnpw.l,iy^ .inpst,a(;tiye ,i|it willing supcess, and even with m;eatqi- confidence ,i n. consequence ;of former snccesses!but no.w l^was (ioomed .tio,!)*? .disappointed, because the requisite meutf^l^mM (Z^<^/^,of the PATiF^NT i^usy,(^l\se)i/. jmraoo