Jarpnoonk

Jarpnoonk (or Jar-phook) is a mesmeric or hypnotic state produced by Hindu conjurers.

According to the book Mesmerism and Hypnotism, "The Jar-phook of Upper India [is] a system of treatment practiced by the Indian conjurors, or Jadoo-walla, by stroking and breathing on the limbs or body." ^{[1] , [2]}

References

# [http://logosresourcepages.org/Occult/hypnosis.htm The Dangers of Hypnosis] , which references "Mesmerism and Hypnotism".
# Mesmerism and Hypnotism, pub. July 1890.
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