Occult Literature
Suggested Anaesthesia: Tongue-to-Ear Demonstration
An operator stands close behind a seated man and directs attention towards the side of his face. The caption describes the demonstration as Suggested Anæsthesia, with the tongue sewed to the ear. The photograph is part of the book’s staged demonstration series. Its arrangement presents the subject and operator together as visual support for the author’s claims about suggestion.
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Photographer not identified. "Suggested Anaesthesia: Tongue-to-Ear Demonstration" [editorial title]. In Hypnotism: Magnetism, Mesmerism, Suggestive Therapeutics and Magnetic Healing, L. W. de Laurence. Original scan, 1910, De Laurence, Scott & Co.. Source scan leaf 61. Lumitheca. /gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0095-0047
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- Hypnotism: Magnetism, Mesmerism, Suggestive Therapeutics and Magnetic Healing
- A seated man in the demonstration series
Editorial title and description. Source details from the Library catalogue.
A staged historical demonstration from the book, reproduced as a period photograph; the accompanying therapeutic claims have not been clinically verified here.
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Photographer not identified. Suggested Anaesthesia: Tongue-to-Ear Demonstration. Hypnotism: Magnetism, Mesmerism, Suggestive Therapeutics and Magnetic Healing. Scan leaf 61. Lumitheca. https://lumitheca.com/gallery/image/gallery-20261108-0095-0047