Hypnotism Owl Rectangle Canvas Wrap
Hypnotism Owl Rectangle Canvas Wrap
Hypnotism Owl Rectangle Canvas Wrap
Hypnotism Owl Rectangle Canvas Wrap
Hypnotism Owl Rectangle Canvas Wrap
Hypnotism Owl Rectangle Canvas Wrap
Hypnotism Owl Rectangle Canvas Wrap
Hypnotism Owl Rectangle Canvas Wrap
Hypnotism Owl Rectangle Canvas Wrap
Hypnotism Owl Rectangle Canvas Wrap
Hypnotism Owl Rectangle Canvas Wrap
Hypnotism Owl Rectangle Canvas Wrap
Hypnotism Owl Rectangle Canvas Wrap
Hypnotism Owl Rectangle Canvas Wrap
Hypnotism Owl Rectangle Canvas Wrap
Hypnotism Owl Rectangle Canvas Wrap
Hypnotism Owl Rectangle Canvas Wrap
Hypnotism Owl Rectangle Canvas Wrap
Hypnotism Owl Rectangle Canvas Wrap
Hypnotism Owl Rectangle Canvas Wrap
Hypnotism Owl Rectangle Canvas Wrap
Hypnotism Owl Rectangle Canvas Wrap
Hypnotism Owl Rectangle Canvas Wrap
Hypnotism Owl Rectangle Canvas Wrap
Hypnotism Owl Rectangle Canvas Wrap
Hypnotism Owl Rectangle Canvas Wrap
Hypnotism Owl Rectangle Canvas Wrap
Hypnotism Owl Rectangle Canvas Wrap
Hypnotism Owl Rectangle Canvas Wrap
Hypnotism Owl Rectangle Canvas Wrap
Hypnotism Owl Rectangle Canvas Wrap
Hypnotism Owl Rectangle Canvas Wrap

Hypnotism Owl Rectangle Canvas Wrap

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Hypnotism Owl (1903)
Cover of Complete Hypnotism, Mesmerism, Mind-Reading and Spiritualism
by A. Alpheus, published by M.A. Donohue & Co., Chicago

An owl stares directly out from the cover of a 1903 Chicago guidebook on hypnotism, mesmerism, and spiritualism. Its gaze is fixed and unblinking — which, for a book about the power of the directed mind, is exactly right.

The late Victorian and Edwardian eras were gripped by a genuine fascination with hypnotism and mesmerism. Stage hypnotists filled theaters. Physicians debated whether trance states could cure hysteria. Spiritualist societies held séances in parlors across America and Britain. Books like this one — practical guides promising to teach the reader the secrets of mind control and thought transference — sold in enormous numbers. The owl on the cover, ancient symbol of hidden knowledge and nocturnal sight, was a natural choice for a subject that promised to reveal what ordinary consciousness could not see.

The book is long out of print. The owl is still watching.

Rectangle Canvas Wrap

Gallery-quality canvas with fade-resistant inks and a 1.25" deep pine frame sourced from renewable forests. Arrives wrapped and ready to hang.

  • Materials: cotton and polyester composite canvas, pine wood frame
  • Inner frame: radiata pine from renewable forests
  • Leveling bumpers included for wall protection
  • Ready to hang — mounting hardware pre-attached

Care: Dust gently with a clean, damp cloth as needed.