animal magnetism
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Still, Poe wasn't immune to quackery himself, finding trendy pseudosciences like phrenology and animal magnetism perfectly sensible.
From Salon • Jul. 25, 2021
The Seattle Times on June 15, 1896, played along, surely for a fee, with Herrman’s promotions: “Nearly all chronic diseases quickly yield to animal magnetism in the hands of this wonderful magnetist.”
From Seattle Times • Jan. 19, 2017
Comedy and chemistry are not mutually exclusive, but during this opening scene of supposed animal magnetism, the spark doesn’t quite materialize.
From Washington Post • Feb. 12, 2015
He has the sort of animal magnetism and raw ambition that draws you in and keeps you there to find out just what he might do, mutter or throw next.
From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2015
Father said Lumumba’s party won thirty-five of a hundredy-some-odd seats in the new parliament, mainly because of his natural animal magnetism.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
