Received: by alpheratz.cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk id IAA07784 (8.6.9/5.3[ref pg@gmsl.co.uk] for cpm.aca.mmu.ac.uk from fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk); Sat, 27 Jan 2001 08:13:22 GMT X-Originating-IP: [209.240.220.191] From: "Scott Chase" <ecphoric@hotmail.com> To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk Subject: Re: magnetic memetics Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2001 03:10:31 -0500 Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Message-ID: <F10kpLTkUD5euwdUTaG00002fa2@hotmail.com> X-OriginalArrivalTime: 27 Jan 2001 08:10:31.0824 (UTC) FILETIME=[9E173100:01C08838] Sender: fmb-majordomo@mmu.ac.uk Precedence: bulk Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
>From: <LJayson@aol.com>
>Reply-To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
>To: memetics@mmu.ac.uk
>Subject: magnetic memetics
>Date: Sat, 27 Jan 2001 02:27:01 EST
>
>Hi everyone,
>
>I thought this was an interesting quote because of its
>memetic implications.
>
>"We always attract into our lives whatever we think about most,
>believe in most strongly, expect on the deepest level, and
>imagine most vividly."
>
> - Shakti Gawain
>
From the thread title, I was kinda expecting something mesmerizing. From an
history of ideas perspective, Franz Anton Mesmer seems like a fascinating
figure. Ellenberger highlights where Mesmer fits into the scheme of dynamic
psychiatry's history (hmmm, "scheme" might be an aptly chosen word here) in
his book _The Discovery of the Unconscious_. I'm no fan of synchronicity,
but when I scanned the "for sale" rack at my local video rental place
recently, there was an affordable copy of _Mesmer_ starring Alan Rickman.
This was coincidental to my reading Ellenberger's book. I don't know how
historically accurate this film is, but it has helped me gain a little
perspective on Ellenberger's treatment of Mesmer. The film centers on the
case of the blind pianist.
The sway of imagination and suggestion and the rapport between people may be
more important than "animal magnetism". It's amazing how people can get
caught in a fervor.
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