(A Very Brief History of Hypnosis) Hypnotism in Egypt was also used for medical and religious purposes in underground healing chambers. (A Very Brief History of Hypnosis) Many scholars disagree on their methods of hypnosis, but one believed method is that ancient Egyptian healers fed their patients therapeutic herbs and using repetitive hand motions over their bodies. (Dollinger, 2000) Egyptians referred to hypnotists as Shamans, who later passed their knowledge on to the Greeks. (A Very Brief History of