@oddberry
The history of hypnosis is ancient and has been used in sorcery, magic, and medicine. After Persian desents, The earliest known description of a hypnotic state from the scientific history of hypnosis began in the late 18th century with Franz Anton Mesmer (1734-1815), an Austrian physician who is known as the father of modern hypnotism. HINTS the first term of Hypnotism to be "Mesmerized" from Franz