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- noun Plural form of
auto-suggestion .
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Examples
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Repeat the auto-suggestions daily at the same time.
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Dr. Samuel McComb, in "Religion and Medicine," [16: 1] remarks that the efficacy of the amulets and charms of savages depends upon the fact that they are symbols of an inner mental state, the objects to which the desire or yearning could attach itself -- in a word, they are auto-suggestions, done into wood and stone.
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To such an extent had certain imaginary conceptions become the common property of the people that they repeated themselves as auto-suggestions and dreams.
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These auto-suggestions are frequently more imperious than the most positive realities; but why should I struggle against them?
The Extraordinary Adventures of Arsene Lupin, Gentleman-Burglar
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Longings of pregnancy theories of as auto-suggestions physiological basis of relation to the longings of childhood
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It is analogous to the hypnotic state in which suggestions made by the hypnotizer have for the subject the character of reality although he is not conscious of his surroundings, and auto-suggestions — that is the expectations with which the Yogi begins his meditation — apparently have the same effect.
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I accustomed myself to memorize carefully in the morning what had occurred to me throughout the night, and in the evening before going to sleep to form fixed resolutions, auto-suggestions which should continue working also in my dream life.
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At the time I did not yet know that suggestion can engender reality, and that all actions are also auto-suggestions.
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_ In order to make auto-suggestions, you must eliminate the _will_ completely and only address yourself to the _imagination, _ so as to avoid a conflict between them in which the will would be vanquished.
Maîtrise de soi-même par l'autosuggestion consciente. English
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First, they've replaced the auto-follow feature with auto-suggestions, letting you choose who you follow individually rather than automatically following everyone Google thinks you'd want to.
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