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Hector Durville

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Hector Durville was a French occultist who practiced animal magnetism in the late 19th century. He is the father of Henri Durville

Durville directed the Journal of Magnetism, originally founded by Baron du Potet. He founding a number of occult institutions himself including:

  • The University of High Studies, Paris. It consisted of the faculties of Hermetic Sciences, Magnetic Sciences and Spirit Sciences.
  • The Practical School of Magnetism, Mozart Avenue, Paris.
  • The Eudiaque Order, an initiate spiritual society, where the main objective consisted in magnifying the human person. Followers investigated animal magnetism and the effects of hypnosis.

Books

  • The Mysteries of Eleusis
  • Magnétisme Personnel ou Psyquique, 1890 (Digital copy)
  • Les Actions Psychiques à Distance
  • Pour devenir Magnétiseur, 1890.