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The earliest references to hypnosis date back to ancient Egypt and Greece. Indeed, 'hypnos' is the Greek word for sleep, though actual state of hypnosis is very different from that of sleep. Hypnosis as word is very recent, as it was suggested by James Braid, a british surgeon, that tried to study what before was only known as animal magnetism under a rationalistic point of view. Both egyptian and greek cultures had religious centers where people came for help with their problems. Hypnosis was used to induce dreams, which were then analyzed to get to the root of the trouble.
     There are many references to trance and hypnosis in early writings. In 2600BC the father of Chinese medicine, Wong Tai, wrote about techniques that involved incantations and passes of the hands. The Hindu Vedas written about 1500BC mention hypnotic procedures. Trance like states occur in many shamanistic, druidic, voodoo, yogic and religious practices.
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DId you know that Mesmer's name is the root of the English verb "mesmerize" which means to capture the whole attention of someone.