Alfred Lebbeus Loomis. M.D. (A System of Practical Medicine, Vol. 4, 1898) wrote ... "A number of cases have been reported, mostly in the public press, in which it is alleged that persons have been buried in a state of trance. It is highly improbable that any such cases have actually occurred, bu... Read More

Miracles can often be explained rationally, but, just as often, they can't. Rev. Chauncy Hare Townshend (1798-1868) was conservative when it came to "miracles." Chauncy Hare Townshend (Facts in Mesmerism, with reasons for a dispassionate inquiry into it, 1840) wrote ... "For my own sake I s... Read More

According to Wikipedia (last edited Jul. 12, 2022) ... "Valentine Greatrakes (14 February 1628-28 November 1682), also known as 'Greatorex' or 'The Stroker', was an Irish faith healer who toured England in 1666, claiming to cure people by the laying on of hands." <> Frank Podmore (Modern Sp... Read More

At-OM's X-Phials #5 (from this time on normal top to bottom is the correct chronology) ... AI: "The phial represents the containment of personal crises and deep introspection, allowing for the 'putrefaction' (breakdown) and purification of the ego." "Very fast breathing is a hyper condition, o... Read More

Can charisma (basically Mesmeric powers to a greater or lesser degree) be CULTIVATED? Yes. Are some people — Alexander the Great, Napoleon, Sathya Sai Baba, John Fitzgerald Kennedy — BORN with charisma? Yes ... but somewhere in ancestry it was originally CULTIVATED. MEDITATION is the... Read More