Hypnotism : its facts, theories and related phenomena with explanatory anecdotes, descriptions and reminiscences

Carl Sextus’s book is a broad popular survey of hypnotism, combining explanation with anecdote and case-based illustration. Its significance lies in helping normalize hypnotism as a subject of inquiry, and readers will find theories, reported phenomena, and illustrative stories that frame the practice for a general audience.

Carl Sextus is an obscure name associated with esoteric or occult literature, but firm biographical details are scarce. He is generally encountered as a bibliographic attribution rather than as a well-established historical author.