Hypnosis Quarterly Lot (9 Issue lot) 1956–57 Early Hypnotism Psychology

Description

These nine issues of Hypnosis (mid- to late-1950s) capture an era when hypnotism straddled medicine, self-help, and fringe psychology. Published by Power Publishers in Irvington, New Jersey, the magazine positioned itself as “The Illustrated Quarterly of Hypnotism in All Its Phases,” pulling together early research, case studies, ethical debates, criminology applications, and the emerging world of hypno-therapeutics. Topics range widely: crime-confession hypnosis, anesthesia techniques, telepathy, “phantom limb” studies, lie detection, hypno-pregnancy, and the legal recognition of hypno-technicians.

Collectors of early psychological ephemera know these issues don’t surface often—especially in a run with variant cover colors, intact subscription inserts, and promotional material from the Ethical Hypnosis Training Center. They offer a vivid snapshot of American fascination with hypnotism just before it surged in pop culture and psychiatry. A solid and uncommon lot from the golden age of mail-order mind science.

A terrific lot for collectors of vintage psychology, fringe science, and mid-century instructional culture.