Thedroopingeyelidscannotberaised；thesensesofhearing，smelling，feeling，andtastingaremorethanusuallyexcited。Inaddition，avarietyofnervoussensationsarefelt，suchasspasmsofthemusclesandprickingsoftheskin，andinvoluntarytwitchingsinvariouspartsofthebody。
Inthethirdstage，whichisthatofmagneticsleep，allthesensesareclosedtoexternalimpressions；andsometimesfainting，andcatalepticorapoplecticattacksmayoccur。
Inthefourthstage，thepatientisasleeptoalltheworld；butheisawakewithinhisownbody，andconsciousnessreturns。Whileinthisstate，allhissensesaretransferredtotheskin。Heisintheperfectcrisis，ormagneticsomnambulism；abeingofsoulandmind——
seeingwithouteyes——hearingwithoutears，anddeadenedinbodytoallsenseoffeeling。
Inthefifthstage，whichisthatoflucidvision，thepatientcanseehisowninternalorganisation，orthatofothersplacedinmagneticcommunicationwithhim。Hebecomes，atthesametime，possessedoftheinstinctofremedies。Themagneticfluid，inthisstage，uniteshimbypowerfulattractiontoothers，andestablishesbetweenthemanimpenetrationofthoughtandfeelingsointenseastoblendtheirdifferentnaturesintoone。