Practical Lessons in Hypnotism and Magnetism — L. W. de Laurence (1902)

Practical Lessons in Hypnotism and Magnetism is L. W. de Laurence’s expansive early twentieth-century course in hypnotic suggestion, vital magnetism, concentrated will, mental influence, and the practical methods historically associated with mesmerism.

Physical edition: The Holographic Pagan Press edition is a handmade softcover book, not a hardcover.

Originally published in 1902 and subtitled Mysteries of Occultism Unveiled, the work was presented as a plain, self-instructional system for students and practitioners. De Laurence discusses the induction of hypnotic states, focused attention, verbal suggestion, magnetic passes, personal influence, and the relationship between occult theory and experimental psychology.

The volume also offers a revealing example of the instructional literature distributed through the commercial occult-publishing networks of early twentieth-century America.

This Holographic Pagan Press edition has been newly restored and prepared for modern readers. The period cover design has been reconstructed and presented in a handmade black cloth tape-bound 8.5 × 11-inch format.

Each physical copy is printed, assembled, and finished by hand.

This is a newly prepared Holographic Pagan Press edition and not an original antique copy.

Choose Your Edition

For the physical collector: choose the handmade Holographic Pagan Press edition — the large-format book printed, assembled, and finished by hand. For immediate reading and research: choose the PDF edition. The PDF is the lower-entry-price reading format; the handmade edition is the physical HPP object intended for the shelf and collection.

Handmade edition note: Holographic Pagan Press editions are produced, assembled, and finished by hand in small batches. As a result, minute variations may occur between individual copies, including slight differences in materials, color, binding, trimming, placement, or hand-applied details. Materials may also vary slightly according to availability. We make every effort to preserve the intended design, character, and quality of each edition while allowing for the natural variations inherent in handmade bookmaking.

Title: Practical Lessons in Hypnotism and Magnetism
Subtitle: Mysteries of Occultism Unveiled
Author: L. W. de Laurence
Original publication: 1902
Format: Handmade physical book / PDF
Physical dimensions: 8.5 × 11 inches
Cover: Restored period design on card stock
Binding: Black cloth tape-bound spine
Interior: Black-and-white
Edition publisher: Odd Enough Books / Holographic Pagan Press
Edition design: C.K. Lee
Condition: Newly produced

Historical Note

The work reflects the theories, terminology, and experimental practices of historical hypnotism, mesmerism, and occult psychology and is presented as a document of those traditions.

Continue the de Laurence Library

Continue with Hypnotism: Mesmerism, Suggestive Therapeutics & Magnetic Healing and The Sixth & Seventh Books of Moses. For clairvoyance, explore Crystal-Gazing and Spiritual Clairvoyance Behind the Veil. View the complete L. W. de Laurence collection.