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Announcements › Forums › Ancient and Modern Necromancy, Alias Mesmerism and Hypnotism, Denounced — May 29th, 2022 › Definitions

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  • May 27, 2022 at 9:15 am #14845
    Ldshap
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    Necromancy – (1) The art of revealing future events by means of pretended communication with the dead; enchantment; conjuration (1828 Webster’s); (2) Conjuration of the spirits of the dead for purposes of magically revealing the future or influencing the course of events (Merriam-Webster Dictionary); (3) A method of divination through alleged communication with the dead; black art; magic in general, especially that practiced by a witch or sorcerer; sorcery; witchcraft. (Dictionary.com)

    Mesmerism – (1) The act of putting someone into a mental state like sleep, in which a person’s thoughts can be easily influenced by someone else (Cambridge English Dictionary); (2) Hypnosis as induced through animal magnetism; hypnotism; a compelling attraction; fascination (Dictionary.com); (3) Irresistible attraction. (Collins Dictionary)

    Hypnosis/Hypnotism (Greek = hupnos) – (1) A trancelike state that resembles sleep but is induced by a person whose suggestions are readily accepted by the subject (Merriam-Webster); (2) An artificially induced altered state of consciousness, characterized by heightened suggestibility and receptivity to direction. (YourDictionary.com)

    Denounced – (1) Accused; proclaimed; threatened by open declaration (1828 Webster’s); (2) Pronounced, especially publicly, to be blameworthy or evil (Merriam-Webster); (3) Criticized strongly and publicly (Cambridge Dictionary); (4) To condemn or censure openly or publicly; to make a formal accusation against. (Dictionary.com)

    May 27, 2022 at 2:03 pm #14851
    Florence
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    Thank you for these definitions! Makes clear what Mrs. Eddy is teaching us!

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