Religion, mysticism, hypnosis and magic all have their origins in the same basic feeling of the Universe: a sudden sense of meaning that a person sometimes randomly selects, just as your radio may select some unknown station. Having mastered hypnosis, a person cut a window into the world of supersensible ideas, into the world of magic, which he previously could only dream of. In many cases to which we attach the stable label “magic” or “magic”, hypnosis takes place - sometimes even mass hypnosis. Hypnosis is one of the ways to release consciousness. This is an interesting and extraordinary study of the secrets of the human brain, suggestion and self-hypnosis - this is the brief content of Papus’ book “Hypnosis and Magic”, in which the recognized master and popularizer of the occult sciences directly connects hypnosis with the occult sciences, magic and powers invisible and astral world. The study contains many descriptions of experiments, practical methods of consistently introducing a person into hypnosis and removing him from it. Papus’s book “Hypnosis and Magic” opens the door to the world of magic and sorcery, accessible to any person. Although Papus is considered one of the outstanding figures of the world esoteric movement and all his works are devoted to the occult sciences, one cannot discount the fact that he throughout life, despite his hobbies for magic and witchcraft, he remained a practicing doctor and surgeon until his last day, and, therefore, his work is characterized by a truly scientific approach. He addressed issues of hypnotic influence from a scientific point of view. The book describes numerous experiments. Parallels are drawn between hypnotic and magical, telepathic effects.