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hypnotic sleep [hipnot′ik] Etymology: Gk, hypnos, sleep; ME, slep sleep induced through the administration of hypnotic medicines. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| James Esdaile (1808-1859) another Scottish surgeon working in India would use ey fixation to prepare a patient for surgery and slow sweeping motions, putting them into a deep hypnotic sleep, causing full amnesia throughout the body. The peacock awoke from his hypnotic sleep and to his amazement he had actualized that which he visualized. During this period, the group around Breton experimented with hypnotic sleep, or trance. |
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