Monday, September 10, 2007

Hypnosis History News Blog

Few can resist the thrill aroused by a demonstration of hypnosis. Sensing this public attitude, the adventurers of research as well as the exploiters of human credulity are in the habit of coloring their demonstrations with a touch of the supernatural and occult. They glean notoriety, while the pursuit of truth is impeded. As a result, some scholars are themselves carried away by the contagion of excitement and become addicts to mysticism; others, repelled by the atmosphere of superstition, pass by in disgust and disapproval.

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