Practical Instruction on Animal Magnetism

PRACTICAL INSTRUCTION

—plain the phenomena, and of which, until now, none is susceptible to demonstration.

My first chapter will contain the statement of these general principles, which are applicable to all cases.

In the second chapter, I will teach the various methods original: "procédés" — referring to the specific hand gestures (passes) and techniques used by the magnetizer. used to magnetize when there is no somnambulism In the context of 19th-century magnetism, somnambulism refers to a state of "magnetic sleep" or a deep trance induced by the practitioner..

In the third, I will speak of the indications provided by the first observed effects for the choice of methods.

In the fourth, I will introduce the auxiliary means by which the power of magnetism is increased, whether by communicating the magnetic virtue The "virtue" or "power" was believed to be a physical property that could be transferred into objects like water or plates. to certain bodies, or by putting magnetism into motion and circulation, so that several people can experience its action at the same time, under the direction of a single magnetizer.

In the fifth, I will treat the subject of somnam— The word "somnambulism" is interrupted here by the page break.

Magnetism: (Animal Magnetism) A healing practice based on the idea that a "fluid" can be transmitted from one person to another.
Somnambulism: A state of "magnetic sleep" or trance where the patient might appear awake or perform actions but remains under the influence of the magnetizer.
Magnetizer: The practitioner who directs the magnetic fluid toward a patient.
Methods (Procédés): The physical manipulations, such as "passes" with the hands, used to direct the magnetic influence.
General Principles: The foundational rules of the practice that Deleuze argues remain valid regardless of the theoretical explanation.