Who revealed the second self or another state of consciousness?
No one in the late 1700 s and early 1800 s, knew that during magnetic states they were putting people in trances and these people were reacting to suggestions given unto them. One of Mesmer s students, the Marquis de Puysegur (1725-1825), accidentally put a patient named Victor in a trance from which he could not awaken him in 1784. He later found out that his patient would do anything that he suggested. He called this state of consciousness “magnetic sleep,” according to the book Multiple Man: Explorations in Possession and Multiple Personality. With this patient Puysegur came to the following conclusions about the magnetic state. His patient s actions, thoughts, and imaginations were influenced by suggestions from Puysegur. The patient s intelligence and general alertness improved while in this trance state. Only Puysegur could touch the patient without causing him pain. A touch from anyone else would cause great torment. Once mental rapport was established, the patient became aware
