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.

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.

This Holographic Pagan Press edition preserves the character of the historic publication while making the text available to contemporary readers, collectors, and researchers of hypnotism, New Thought, psychical study, and the commercial history of American occult publishing.

Author: L. W. de Laurence
Originally published: 1902
Edition: Holographic Pagan Press
Format: Large-format paperback or digital PDF
Language: English

Historical note: This work is offered as a document of occult, psychological, and publishing history. Its claims and methods reflect the period in which it was written.