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Hypnotism as a health aid probably originated with the Hindus of India and they mention hypnotic procedures in the Hindu Vedas written around 1500 BC. Historians believe that they operated sleep temples, like the ancient Greeks and Egyptians around 500 BC, where they gave hypnotic-like inductions and suggestions to sick people to utilise a sleep-like state. In China, Wong Tai wrote about the medical use of incantations and hand passes, around 2600 BC.

There is also evidence that people practiced hypnosis in some form more widely across the Europe and Asia in theses times. There are also earlier cave paintings suggesting trance-like practices taking place at least 6,000 years ago.

The Middle Ages

Modern science evolved rapidly between the 9th and 14th centuries across the Mediterranean. This also led to a revival of the medical and philosophical knowledge from Ancient Greece, Egypt and early Eastern civilisations. This included their development of a deeper understanding of psychology …
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