Noun
magnetic personal charm
Source: WordNetWhat animal magnetism drew thee and me together-I know not. Charlotte Brontë
We have people who are healers and those who posses a certain animal magnetism. Julian May
Braid based his practice on that developed by Franz Mesmer and his followers (which was called "Mesmerism" or " animal magnetism "), but differed in his theory as to how the procedure worked. Source: Internet
In 1784, without Mesmer requesting it, King Louis XVI appointed four members of the Faculty of Medicine as commissioners to investigate animal magnetism as practiced by d'Eslon. Source: Internet
Mesmer said that while Gassner was sincere in his beliefs, his cures resulted because he possessed a high degree of animal magnetism. Source: Internet
Some contemporary scholars equate Mesmer’s animal magnetism with the Qi (chi) of Traditional Chinese Medicine and mesmerism with medical Qigong practices. Source: Internet