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power

of

lightning.

One

of

his

patients

claimedtobeinhabited

by

seven

devils.Thedoctorcuredhimwithelectrical

shocks,

andasheadministered

theseheexclaimedthathecouldseethedevils

flying

outoftheman’s

body,

one

by

one.Anothermanclaimedtohave

swallowed

a

haywagon

andits

driver,

which

were

causing

him

massive

pains

inthechest.The

MountainDoctorlistened

patiently,

claimedtobeabletohearthecrackof

a

whip

intheman’s

belly,promised

tocure

him,

and

gave

himasedative

anda

purgative.

Themanfell

asleep

onachairoutsidethe

pharmacy.

As

soonasheawokehe

vomited,

andashevomiteda

haywagonspedpast

him

(the

Mountain

Doctorhadhireditfor

the

occasion),

thecrackofits

whipmaking

himfeelthatsomehowhehadindeed

expelled

itunderthe

doctor’scare.

Overthe

years,

theMountainDoctor’sfame

grew.

Hewasconsulted

by

the

powerful—-—even

thewriterGoethemadethetrektohis

village——and

hebecame

thecenter

ofacultof

nature

in

which

everything

naturalwas

considered

worthy

of

worship.Schiippach

wascarefultocreateeffectsthat

wouldentertainand

inspire

his

patients.

A

professor

whovisitedhimonce

wrote,

“Onestandsorsitsin

company,

one

plays

cards,

sometimeswitha

young

woman;

nowaconcertis

given,

nowalunchor

supper,

andnowa

littleballetis

presented.

Witha

veryhappy

effect,

thefreedom

of

natureis

everywhere

unitedwiththe

pleasures

ofthebeau

monde,

andifthedoctor

isnotabletoheal

any

diseases,

hecanatleastcure

hypochondria

andthe

vapors.”

Interpretation

Schiippach

had

begun

hiscareerasan

ordinaryvillage

doctor.Hewould

sometimesuseinhis

practice

someof

the

village

remediesbehad

grown

up

with,

and

apparently

henoticedsome

results,

forsoontheseherbal

tinc-

turesandnaturalformsof

healing

becamehis

specialty.

Andinfacthisnat—

uralform of

healing

did have

profoundpsychological

effects on his

patients.

Wherethenormal

drugs

ofthetimecreatedfearand

pain,Schiip—

pach’s

treatmentswerecomfortableand

soothing.

The

resultingunprove-

ment

in

the

patients

moodwasacriticalelementinthecureshe

brought

about.His

patients

believedso

deeply

inhisskillsthat

they

willedthem-

selvesintohealth.Insteadof

scoffing

attheirirrational

explanations

for

their

ailments,

Schiippach

usedtheir

hypochondria

tomakeitseemthathe

had

effected

a

great

cure.

ThecaseoftheMountainDoctorteachesusvaluablelessons

inthe

creationofacultlike

following.

First,

you

mustEnda.

way

to

engagepeo-

ple’s

will,

tomaketheirbeliefin

yourpowersstrong

enough

that

they

imagine

allsortsofbenefits.Theirbeliefwillhavea

self—fullillingquality,

but

you

mustmake

surethatitis

you,

rather

thantheirown

will,

whois

seenasthe

agent

ofnransformaiion.Findthe

belief,cause,

or

fantasy

that

willmakethembelievewitha

passion

and

they

will

imagine

the

rest,

wor«

shippingyou

as

healer,

prophet,genius,

whatever

you

like.

Second,

Schlippach

teachesusthe

everlastingpower

ofbeliefinna-

ture,

andin

simplicity.

Nature,

in

reality,

isfullofmuchthatis

terrifying-

poisonousplants,

fierce

animals,

sudden

disasters,plagues.

Belief

in

the