ABSTRACT
Hypnotism is as old as time and probably originated when man first crawled out of the primeval mud. It has been employed for centuries in one form or another in all parts of the world. Primitive societies still use the “beat-beat-beat of the tom-tom” and ritualistic dances and tribal rites to induce a trancelike state similar to hypnosis. There are even several hundred references to the apparent use of hypnoticlike methods in the Bible. For instance, the laying on of hands to obtain cures was well known during the time of Christ.
