Somnolism and Psychism or the Science of the Soul and the Phenomena of Nervation (1851) (Paperback, 2nd ed.)

As revealed by vital magnetism or mesmerism, considered physiologically and philosophically, with notes of mesmeric and psychical experience. Contents: introduction; origin and progress of vital magnetism or mesmerism; phenomena and physiology of vital magnetism or mesmerism; philosophy and psychology of vital magnetism or mesmerism, clairvoyance, inner vision or trance; particular mesmeric experience, case of E.L.; successful clairvoyant experiments; clairvoyance as applied to physiology and medicine; clairvoyant experiments in electro- chemistry and magnetism; extasis or trance; practice and use of vital magnetism or mesmerism. Illustrated.