Rogue-Nation Discussion Board
An Important Lesson from So-Called "Voodoo Death" - Printable Version

+- Rogue-Nation Discussion Board (https://rogue-nation.com/mybb)
+-- Forum: World Health Matters (https://rogue-nation.com/mybb/forumdisplay.php?fid=103)
+--- Forum: Psychological Well Being (https://rogue-nation.com/mybb/forumdisplay.php?fid=107)
+--- Thread: An Important Lesson from So-Called "Voodoo Death" (/showthread.php?tid=1825)



An Important Lesson from So-Called "Voodoo Death" - EndtheMadnessNow - 02-24-2024

A short vid on physiologist Walter B. Cannon's 1942 paper on the phenomenon of so-called "Voodoo Death" - a lesson we may need soon.




Cannon's 1942 "Voodoo Death" paper: 13 page PDF

Sternberg's 60 year perspective on Cannon's paper:
Walter B. Cannon and “ ‘Voodoo’ Death”: A Perspective From 60 Years On

Hypnosis and the power of suggestion and Belief is the same mechanism that makes placebo's heal, or curse. Belief is a true superpower, choose your cult wisely.