Imagine that you are in Paris in 1775.People tell you their physical and mental health is remarkably improved when they experience a strange sleeplike trance.Later you hear that the man who performed these remarkable cures was investigated and forced to leave Paris.What forerunner of hypnosis were the people of Paris talking about?

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The people of Paris were likely talking about mesmerism, a phenomenon named after Franz Mesmer, a doctor who used magnets to induce a trance-like state in his patients. Mesmerism is considered a forerunner of hypnosis. Mesmer was later investigated and forced to leave Paris due to controversy surrounding his practices.

Imagine That You Are in Paris in 1775