Excerpt from Animal Magnetism, or Mesmerism and Its Phenomena Among the aids to such study as I have indicated is an acquaintance with those states and conditions of the human spirit which Mesmerism reveals. Among the standard works on that subject, this volume of the late Dr. William Gregory, Professor of Chemistry in the Uni versity of Edinburgh, has always held its place. The present edition is identical with the second, which differed from the first only in the omission of some matter which has now, happily, become irrelevant and unnecessary. The first three chapters of the original edition have been omitted, because it is now no longer needful to defend the reality of the mesmeric phenomena with which Professor Gregory deals under the name of Animal Magnetism. That title, which most investigators have now agreed to abandon, is retained in deference to the author's choice, and because the work is well known under its present name. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

エディンバラ大学の化学教授ウィリアム・グレゴリーが、目に見えない精神の力「メスメリズム」の深淵に挑んだ本書は、単なる記録を超えた知の冒険譚です。合理主義の頂点に立つ学者が、物質の枠組みを越えて人間の魂や意識の揺らぎを真摯に探求する姿には、比類なき知的な情熱が宿っています。科学の言葉で未知を解こうとする筆致は、読者を神秘の入り口へと誘う強烈な磁力を放っています。 本作の魅力は、理性と超自然が交錯する境界線上で、精神の無限の可能性を提示した点にあります。それは現代を生きる我々にとっても、自己の深層心理や他者との魂の共鳴を見つめ直すための、深遠な鏡となるはずです。時を経ても色褪せないこの古典的探求は、あなたの知的好奇心を激しく揺さぶり、世界の捉え方を一変させる力を持っています。