L. H. Anderson
First published in 1895, Ancient Magic, Magnetism and Psychic Forces by L. H. Anderson is a fascinating historical exploration of the mysterious forces that captivated nineteenth-century students of occultism and psychical phenomena.Anderson examines animal magnetism, hypnotism, dreams, visions, magic, psychic influence, spiritualism, mediumship, and other phenomena once believed to reveal hidden powers of the human mind and unseen world. Moving between historical accounts, contemporary theories, and occult philosophy, the work offers modern readers a remarkable window into the ideas surrounding mesmerism, psychic research, and supernatural phenomena at the close of the nineteenth century.This edition preserves Anderson’s historic work for readers interested in occult history, esotericism, mesmerism, spiritualism, psychic phenomena, and the development of nineteenth-century ideas about the powers of the mind.Originally published in 1895.
