on , ▁to ▁become ▁a ▁dis ci ple . ▁In ▁ 1 7 7 9 , ▁with ▁d ' E sl on ' s ▁encourag ement , ▁Mes mer ▁wrote ▁an ▁ 8 8 - page ▁book , ▁M ém oire ▁sur ▁la ▁déc ouver te ▁du ▁magn ét isme ▁animal , ▁to ▁which ▁he ▁app ended ▁his ▁famous ▁ 2 7 ▁Pro pos itions . ▁These ▁propos itions ▁out lined ▁his ▁theory ▁at ▁that ▁time . ▁Some ▁contemporary ▁sch ol ars ▁equ ate ▁Mes mer ' s ▁animal ▁magnet ism ▁with ▁the ▁Q i ▁( chi ) ▁of ▁Trad itional ▁Chinese ▁Medicine ▁and ▁mes mer ism ▁with ▁medical ▁Q ig ong ▁practices . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁d ' E sl on , ▁Mes mer ▁understood ▁health ▁as ▁the ▁free ▁flow ▁of ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁life ▁through ▁thousands ▁of ▁channels ▁in ▁our ▁bodies . ▁Ill ness ▁was ▁caused ▁by ▁obst acles ▁to ▁this ▁flow . ▁Over coming ▁these ▁obst acles ▁and ▁rest oring ▁flow ▁produced ▁cr ises , ▁which ▁restored ▁health . ▁When ▁Nature ▁failed ▁to ▁do ▁this ▁sp ont ane ously , ▁contact ▁with ▁a ▁conduct or ▁of ▁animal ▁magnet ism ▁was ▁a ▁necessary ▁and ▁sufficient ▁rem edy . ▁Mes mer ▁aim ed ▁to ▁aid ▁or ▁prov oke ▁the ▁efforts ▁of ▁Nature . ▁To ▁c ure ▁an ▁ins ane ▁person , ▁for ▁example , ▁involved ▁causing ▁a ▁fit ▁of ▁mad ness . ▁The ▁advantage ▁of ▁magnet ism ▁involved ▁acceler ating ▁such ▁cr ises ▁without ▁danger . ▁ ▁Pro cedure ▁Mes mer ▁treated