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The '''Hôtel-Dieu of Paris''' is the historic site where animal magnetism made the transition from the aristocratic salon to the public medical institution — thanks to the initiative of [[Baron du Potet de Sennevoy — Il Magnetizzatore di Parigi|Baron du Potet]] starting in 1820.

== The Fundamental Transition ==

Until 1820, magnetism was practiced mainly in private homes, aristocratic salons, and semi-secret circles such as the Sociétés de l'Harmonie. [[Mesmer e la Société de l'Harmonie Universelle|Mesmer]] himself operated in a salon context. Du Potet was the first to bring magnetism before academic physicians, in a verifiable and documentable hospital setting.

The experiments conducted at the Hôtel-Dieu — where du Potet was called to induce the state of somnambulism in sick patients before academic physicians — caused, according to Donato, "an enormous uproar" and forced the Academy of Medicine to take a position.

== The Second Academic Commission (1826–1831) ==

It was du Potet who "provoked the examination" (Donato's words) — that is, he forced the Academy of Medicine to appoint an official commission to evaluate magnetism. The '''Second Commission''' (1826–1831), led by M. Husson, after 5 years of work officially recognized certain magnetic phenomena. Its report — the '''Husson Report''' — was included by du Potet in his ''[[Manuel de l'étudiant magnétiseur — Scheda|Manuel de l'étudiant magnétiseur]]'' (1840, then 1850), using academic legitimation as a pedagogical tool.

== The Historical Symbolism ==

The Hôtel-Dieu is not just a physical place: it is the symbol of a paradigm shift. Before: magnetism was secret, elitist, domestic. After: it becomes (at least partially) public, verifiable, medical. This transition paves the way for du Potet's school (1828), then Lafontaine, then — through Braid — to the clinical hypnotism of the late nineteenth century.

== Primary Sources ==

'''Anti-hallucination system:''' [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1dxRHF-_GCIQQIzazCya0F5hYX7pv08Vso_da_uavvvc/edit Dossier estratti ISI-CNV].

* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/18O-39mJB45xgtRGu9b_54rnXUuMYHeUoGkvlaIgYg3E/edit Donato, Le Magnétisme Triomphant — Google Doc] — «expériences à l'Hôtel-Dieu par le baron Du Potet, appelé à mettre des malades en somnambulisme, firent un bruit énorme. C'était le baron du Potet qui avait provoqué l'examen» (sez. III) | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1bUOGW86l56k4tNkl98ZGL96JPwLcdIYb/view PDF]
* [https://docs.google.com/document/d/1J58hB97t9WjicGuskVXquBcbTzNBMB5R6o7BRkMzavE/edit Paret, History of Hypnotism — Google Doc] — du Potet section; Husson Report Academy 1831 | [https://drive.google.com/file/d/14XOrvhmo3f0OMEonMRZcJFn_w_X8ykuU/view TXT]
* [https://drive.google.com/file/d/181pnK5cikrrD_5MmUf4X1rWmKD-o6xv8/view Du Potet, Manuel de l'étudiant magnétiseur (1850)] — includes the Husson Report (Second Commission) as part of the text
== See also ==

* [[Baron du Potet de Sennevoy — Il Magnetizzatore di Parigi]]
* [[Du Potet e il Magnetismo Scientifico — Genealogia e Commissioni]]
* [[Manuel de l'étudiant magnétiseur — Scheda]]

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