What modern term corresponds to the practice once referred to by the Romantics as “mesmerism,” an esoteric technique used to induce altered states of consciousness?

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Explanation

Mesmerism, as described by the Romantics, is historically recognized today as hypnosis—a method involving focused attention and suggestion to access altered mental states. Other options like opiate use, psychoanalysis, or dream analysis do not accurately represent mesmerism.

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What modern term corresponds to the practice once referred to by the Romantics as “mesmerism,” an esoteric technique used to induce altered states of consciousness?

Explanation

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