Contrary to what many people think, the history of hypnosis dates back a long time in history. In fact historical references point out to hypnosis being part of ancient cultures in places such as Egypt. There are many historical references which point to the ritual of inducing a hypnotic trance which has been part of the Egyptian as well as many other societies since ancient times.
The history of hypnosis is full of interesting developments over a long period of time. For instance you can find that during the 16th century hypnosis was used for controlling unruly farm animals. Then there are instances of many travel shows trying to draw crowds using hypnosis during the 16th and 17th centuries. Many farmers were to known to use hypnosis in order to control chickens which were used for either slaughtering or farming purposes. Hypnosis has known to be an integral part of many religions around the world throughout the history.
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