The seemingly miraculous feat of medicine made the doctor very popular. Before long, he was a rage in Paris and overwhelmed with appointments. The public gave the bizarre, new technique the name Mesmerism, after the doctor behind the innovation. Some believed there was something supernatural at work in Mesmer's actions, but the Austrian explained that he was only making use of an already present, yet invisible, force within all humans. He called this force, "Animal magnetism," because of its primal nature. He said it originated from the celestial bodies of the universe, such as the sun and the moon and that these bodies had a great physical effect on us all.