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self-suggestion

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  1. automatism
  2. hypnosis
  3. hypnotism
Noun
  • Amid the incredible automatism of the stage production (and life in general), Left Shark’s choreography mistakes spawned a wave of internet memes that made Katy Perry unhappy — until her lawyers saw the value and attempted to trademark Left Shark’s design.
    — Andrey Mir, Big Think, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Breton aimed to access the unconscious through dream and automatism, a surrealist technique of creating art without conscious control, allowing spontaneous expression from the subconscious mind, free from rational thought or aesthetic rules.
    — Sally Jane Brown, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2025
Definition of automatism
Noun
  • Emmy Brunner’s residential retreats combine hypnosis and somatic practice.
    — Anita Bhagwandas, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Over the following five weeks, four more episodes follow him through regression hypnosis, a naked woodland cult and a flotation tank, trailed by a life coach played by comedian Will Hislop, whose credentials came from Instagram.
    — Maureen Kerr, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of hypnosis
Noun
  • This hypnotism is especially conveyed through the film’s costumes.
    — Eugenie Dalland, Los Angeles Times, 7 May 2025
  • Other topics of his lectures over the years that followed included animal magnetism, hypnotism, and the ether.
    — Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 12 Apr. 2024
Definition of hypnotism
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