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Mesmer

Astrology
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

Franz Mesmer's animal magnetism, linked to planetary influences on subtle energies. Poetry mesmerizes with hypnotic stellar pulls or magnetic fates.

Detailed Definition
Mesmerism, influencing esoteric astrology, vibes with Uranus. In verse, it mesmerizes in Romantic mesmerism like Keats'. Literary trance symbolizes influence. The term's fluid force poeticizes attraction, where mesmer stars draw souls, enhancing motifs of hypnosis, energy, and the invisible magnetism of cosmic rapport.
Example
Example in poetry:
In hypnotic trances by Coleridge: "Mesmer's fluid pulls the mariner's enchanted soul."; Modern poet Sylvia Plath Mesmers: "Mesmer's gaze mirrors the bell jar's trapped light."; Blake Mesmer visions: "Mesmer's magnet draws the prophet's fiery dream."; In Yeats' occult, Mesmer spirals: "Mesmer's vortex turns the gyre inward."; Audre Lorde Mesmer power: "Mesmer's trance awakens the warrior's inner sight."
Additional Notes
Mesmer's magnetism planetary vibes; subtle forces. In poetry, mesmers hypnotic stars—related to vitalism; for entrancing influences.
Also Known As
Mesmerism (in astrological context) Animal Magnetism
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