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Honestly: Does the Tone of This Letter Sound Like Me?

P.P. Quimby Letter to the Editor of a Portland Newspaper Portland, Feb., 1860 Mr. Editor: I notice an article in your paper of the third inst. in answer to Y.C. I have nothing to do with that; but when a … Continue reading

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Listen Very Carefully to the Sound of My Voice

Franz Anton Mesmer (May 23, 1734 – March 5, 1815) I have always wondered why this whole ‘thing’ about Mesmerism should be the cause of so much concern. Today, we call it Hypnosis, but in the early stages it was … Continue reading

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