Hypnosis
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Also: hypnotism.
Some shamans were shrewd tricksters who induced autohypnosis by staring at their navels, impressing and mystifying tribesmen with their mysterious conduct. 90:1.4
Medicine men induced temple sleep for healing, employing various techniques including chanting, surgery, and drug-induced physical states. 90:4.4 90:1.4
Shamans utilized the power of suggestion to control the hazards of living and seek superhuman help through negative suggestion, focusing on rain making, disease healing, and crime detecting. 90:2.1
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