Hector Durville
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Hector Durville (April 8, 1849–July 1, 1923) was a French occultist and magnetizer. He is the father of Henri Durville
Durville directed the Journal of Magnetism, which had been founded by Baron du Potet. He founded a number of occult institutions 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.
External links
- Les Durville — Famille de magnétiseurs et d'occultistes (in French).
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- French occultists
- 19th-century occultists
- 1849 births
- 1923 deaths