English description: How can ideas influence the body? How can a word produce pain, paralysis, or healing?
In this pioneering work, one of the founders of modern hypnosis reveals the extraordinary power of suggestion. Through striking clinical observations, he shows how thoughts can shape sensations, emotions, memory, and behavior.
Hypnosis, hallucinations, false memories, automatic actions, psychosomatic effects, and therapeutic influence are explored with remarkable clarity. These studies laid the foundations of modern psychotherapy and influenced generations of psychologists.
Still fascinating today, this classic work uncovers the hidden mechanisms through which the mind can transform human experience.