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 Hypnosis is known to have been used by the ancient Egyptians. Back in the 1700's it was known as Animal Magnetism, being performed with magnets by an Austrian named Franz Anton Mesmer, we still speak today of being 'mesmerised'. In the 1800's a scottish surgeon by the name of James Braid came up with the name hypnosis, after the Greek God of Sleep. He later discovered that hypnosis does not induce sleep and tried to rename it Mono-Ideaism - total concentration on a single idea, but it was too late hypnosis was here to stay.  We all enter a state of hypnosis throughout the course of the day, upon awakening, just before we drift off to sleep and at other times of total concentration, such as when watching TV or reading a book. |
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