Mesmerize

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Mesmerize can refer to the following things:

• Mesmerization, the act of inducing hypnosis, sometimes spelled "mesmerise". The word derives from the 18-century practise by the Viennese physician called Franz Anton Mesmer. Liebeault, 'the father of modern hypnotism' described the process without the original assumed magnetism. Freud tried to do with the need for hypnosis by going over to free association. To hypnotise involves silencing the analytical part of consciousness or putting it to sleep to make other parts of consciousness available. We might say that, in a more modern sense -- free from original connotations of Dr Mesmer -- to mesmerize involves less emphasis on putting anything to sleep and more emphasis on the interaction between therapist and patient to induce helpful access to the mind.
• The album Mesmerize by Dutch jazz DJ Maestro, released under the label Dig This under Universal Music Group
• The album Mezmerize (a deliberately misspelled version of the word Mesmerize) by System of a Down.
• Mesmerize: An Italian heavy metal band
• A song by Ja Rule featuring Ashanti.
• What the LEPrecon fairies can use with magic. Used by the eyes and a layered voice.
• Is also a UK based Gothic and Occult Shop in Rotherham.