statuvolism

English

Etymology

From Latin status + (stem form of) velle (“to will”).

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /staˈtʃuːvəlɪzm̩/

Noun

statuvolism (uncountable)

1. (now historical) Self-hypnosis. [from 19th c.]
   • 1871, William Baker Fahnestock, Statuvolism, page 39:

     I have selected the word Statuvolism, from two Latin words—Status, a state or condition, and Volo, the will—meaning thereby, a state produced by an act of the will.

   • 1911, Sepharial, A Manual of Occultism, page 200:

     The dictum of Lord Bacon: “The human mind can be placed in communication with other minds and transmit their impressions,” is not inclusive enough to cover the phenomena of statuvolism, animal magnetism, electro-biology, mesmerism, or by whatsoever name we may indicate the use of this mysterious agent.

   • 2013, John Robertson, Winning the Battles in Spiritual Warfare, page 409:

     Psychometry lead^[sic] to the discovery of “Statuvolism” which is a peculiar condition produced by the will, in which a person can “throw their mind” to any distant place and see, hear, feel, smell, and taste what is going on there.