autohypnosis
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“There is a quality of trance, of autohypnosis, in her style,” Parul Sehgal wrote.
From New York Times
There is a quality of trance, of autohypnosis, in her style.
From New York Times
Among the ways he treats the former child soldiers, Mr. Mekhlafi said, is “autohypnosis.”
From New York Times
Physicians would call it natural, an effect of autohypnosis, but there is no reason why it may not have been just as miraculous as the stigmata of the saints.
From Project Gutenberg
Autohypnosis is always a mark of degeneracy in the natural order, and to call the ecstacy of a saint autohypnosis not only takes all worth from the manifestation, but the assertion is also untrue.
From Project Gutenberg
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