▁resulted ▁because ▁he ▁possessed ▁a ▁high ▁degree ▁of ▁animal ▁magnet ism . ▁This ▁confront ation ▁between ▁Mes mer ' s ▁sec ular ▁ideas ▁and ▁G ass ner ' s ▁religious ▁belief s ▁marked ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁G ass ner ' s ▁career ▁as ▁well ▁as , ▁according ▁to ▁Henri ▁Ellen berger , ▁the ▁emer gence ▁of ▁dynamic ▁psych iat ry . ▁ ▁The ▁sc andal ▁that ▁followed ▁Mes mer ' s ▁only ▁partial ▁success ▁in ▁cur ing ▁the ▁blind ness ▁of ▁an ▁ 1 8 - year - old ▁music ian , ▁Maria ▁Th eres ia ▁Parad is , ▁led ▁him ▁to ▁leave ▁Vienna ▁in ▁ 1 7 7 7 . ▁In ▁February ▁ 1 7 7 8 ▁Mes mer ▁moved ▁to ▁Paris , ▁r ented ▁an ▁a partment ▁in ▁a ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁preferred ▁by ▁the ▁wealth y ▁and ▁powerful , ▁and ▁established ▁a ▁medical ▁practice . ▁ ▁There ▁ ▁he ▁would ▁reun ite ▁with ▁Moz art ▁who ▁often ▁visited ▁him . ▁Paris ▁soon ▁divided ▁into ▁those ▁who ▁thought ▁he ▁was ▁a ▁char lat an ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁forced ▁to ▁fle e ▁from ▁Vienna ▁and ▁those ▁who ▁thought ▁he ▁had ▁made ▁a ▁great ▁discovery . ▁ ▁In ▁his ▁first ▁years ▁in ▁Paris , ▁Mes mer ▁tried ▁and ▁failed ▁to ▁get ▁either ▁the ▁Royal ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁or ▁the ▁Royal ▁Society ▁of ▁Medicine ▁to ▁provide ▁official ▁appro val ▁for ▁his ▁do ctr ines . ▁He ▁found ▁only ▁one ▁phys ician ▁of ▁high ▁professional ▁and ▁social ▁standing , ▁Charles ▁d ' E sl