Secrets of the Brain: Hypnosis and Suggestion

Contemporaries said that only two people knew the anatomy of the brain—God and Bekhterev. He was the first to invade the sacred of a human being—his consciousness. And he was not only able to cure even the most serious illnesses, but also to control people through suggestion and hypnosis. Bekhterev carried out hundreds of unique hypnosis experiments, after which people miraculously “revived” and got rid of their harmful habits: alcoholism, smoking, drug addiction. He explained the secret of illusions and hallucinations—from ghosts and stigmas to witches and UFOs (though he believed in life on other planets!). He understood how Christ healed hopelessly ill people. He exposed sectarians, doomsday prophets, and illusionists who pretended to be clairvoyants. He analyzed why wars ignite and how leaders like Joan of Arc, Mohammed, Peter the Great, and Napoleon appear. He studied the most fantastic phenomenon of all—transmitting thoughts over a distance. He knew what people in the future would be like. And the most surprising discovery of the legendary scientist—Bekhterev uncovered the secret of immortality.