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levitation

levitation In this historical source, levitation refers to a delusional feeling that one’s body is rising or floating, linked to abnormal bodily and muscular sensations.

In this historical source, levitation refers to a delusional feeling that one’s body is rising or floating, linked to abnormal bodily and muscular sensations. It is described as occurring in certain forms of paralysis and hysterical insanity as part of disturbed body awareness.

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Drafting source: Tuke, A Dictionary of Psychological Medicine. 1892 original US edition; OCR SHA-256 7ec833f3f4ff2826cb5eba1722a767adae625ac9f49f83035a464dc975564f96. “Tuke, A Dictionary of Psychological Medicine” (dictionaryofpsyc02tuke:chars-640500-652500).
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