The use of clairvoyance in medicine / by John Mill.

  • Mill, John, 1645-1707.
Date:
1857
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    THE USE OF CLAIRVOYANCE IN MEDICINE. Dr. Alphonse Teste, in his celebrated Manuel Pratique de Magnetisme Animal, quotes Celsus' declaration that the Egyp- tians were in possession of processes for curing diseases by the breath, and that they effected marvellous cures, simply by the laying on of hands, both of which processes are employed by magnetic practitioners at the present day all over the world. Arnobius confirms Celsus' declaration, and tells us that Jesus Christ was charged, by those who did not believe in his divine mission, with performing his miracles, by virtue of a secret art which he had obtained from Egyptian temples. We only quote this to show that the Egyptians were in possession of processes secret from men at large for restoring health. Diodorus Siculus (Book I.) also speaks of the goddess Isis inspiring her believers during dreams with the means of curing their diseases. This appears to us to imply that the somnam- bulists and clairvoyants of those remote days had the same perception of remedies which those of the present day are remarkable for. Egyptian monuments and tablets, recently discovered, testify to the fact, that the magnetic processes of the present day were employed by the Egyptians; for we find upon them the figures of priests magnetising the sick. Neither were the Egyptians the only people acquainted with these arts; a knowledge of the subject is met with among the ancient Hebrews. The prophets of Israel, known by the name of Seers, were as much consulted in the ordinary events of life, as in sacred things. We read, for example, in the 9th chap, of the First Book of Samuel, that Saul went to consult