statuvolismn.
/staˈtʃuːvəlɪz(ə)m/, /staˈtjuːvəlɪz(ə)m/, U.S. /stæˈtʃuvəlɪz(ə)m/ Now chiefly historical.
A state of trance brought about by one's own efforts; self-hypnosis.Quot. 1871 is from a revised edition of a work first published under the title Artificial Somnambulism (1869), in which the term statuvolism does not appear.
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1871 W. B. Fahnestock Statuvolism 39 I have selected the word Statuvolism, from two Latin words—Status, a state or condition, and Volo, the will—meaning thereby, a state produced by an act of the will.
1883 C. L. Hunt Priv. Instr. Org. Magn. 56 You will recognise that Statuvolism is a slow form of Auto-Magnetisation.
1917 Theosoph. Outlook 26 May 165/1 And the state of statuvolism, or self-induced trance, is simply an excitation of the astral precipiency to an abnormal degree.
1992 A. Gauld Hist. Hypnotism (1995) xiv. 291 He may help subjects into statuvolism by seating them comfortably, telling them to close their eyes, and taking them on a sort of guided fantasy tour.
2000 tr. W. Schrödter Comm. Occult Philos. Agrippa lxiv. 82 Suspension of the ability to feel pain by a deliberately induced abstraction of mind is the aim and method of the ‘Statuvolism’ or ‘willed frame of mind’ publicized by Dr. William Baker-Fahnestock.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2012; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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