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ONTOLOGY
BY ROYLE THURSTON A Complete Course Course of Lessons On A New Science Which Explains Life, Death and all Spiritual Phenomena Note: Wc have secured from Mr. Mr. Thurston the sole right right to publish from from month to month the entire lessons which comprise the four parts of his science. This is the first first time any mag azine has ever attempted to publish publish in its pages such an exhaustive work as this and wc hre anxious to have our readers follow the lessons carefully. If you secure all future issues of this magazine and preserve them you will have the entire science of “The New Ontology," which will cover many pages. "The New Ontology” completely covers the subjects of Hypnotism, Telepathy, Psychology, Biology, Astrology, Cosmology, Ontology, Psychic and Spiritual Healing, Personal Magnetism, Clairvoyance, Disease, Health, Happiness and Success. Methods and comp lete rules arc given for producing these occult and mysterious phenomena ayd the science clearly shows how health may be obtained and maintained. “The New O ntolo gy" is, withou t a doubt, the most complete and wonderful science ever written, and was prepared during a period of three years, while Mr. Thurston was testing his methods and systems in connection with his work before The New York Institute for Psych ical Re search. This science is not published in in book form form and can only be learned through the series published in this magazine
N EW ON TO LO GY . Lesson* No. T h r e e . Let me give another illustration of this point. point. If we place our hands upon a piece of glass, we feel something smooth and hard. This is about the only impression we have. W ere our eyes, closed wc could hardly tell whether it was glass, polished wood or polished marble. But, seeing, we have another additional impression which tells us that the object under our hand is transparent, thin, and looks like what we have been taught is “glass.” Therefore our reasoning tells us it it is is “glass .” But. suppose all our life we had been taught that what is known as “glass” is really iron, would we do other than inter pre t what we see and feel as being “iron”? The point I wish to impress upon you is this. Th e meaning of what we see, hear, feel, taste, and smell, depends upon our education, belief and reasoning. Can you appreciate the fact that our five senses are very unreliable? Can you understand that we cannot depend upon the reliability of the five five senses ? They make v arious impressions upon our consciousness, but the interpretation of these impressions depends entirely upon our reasoning, and as our reasoning depends upon our education and beliefs, I have an eigh th propos ition to make which is as follows: THE RELIABILITY OF OUR FIVE SENSES DEPENDS UPON OUR BELIEFS. Now , on the oth er han d, the reasoning of the Subjective Mind is limited. It can reason only deductively. tively. At least it has never given any evidence of reasoning other than deductively, and has never reasoned inductively. This difference in reasoning between the two Minds should be carefully noted, as much depends upon it. The next step in my instruction is the study of the susceptibility of the two minds minds to suggestions. This pa rt of the sub ject needs care ful
able. it will carry ou t the idea. The proc ess of this acep tanc e and its result will be explained later. Jus t now I want to explain the methods used by each mind in reasoning the value of a suggestion. We all know that if asked or suggested to do something we first decide, through reasoning, whether it seems right . We cannot be made to carry out a suggestion against our wilt. wilt. In other words, we cannot ;md will not carry out a suggestion which does not meet with our approval after we have carefully analyzed it. Th e objective mind, which is in control during our normal, or sensible, condition, can reason by all processes and consequently will learn the ultimate result of the suggestion if carried out. If this result docs docs not meet our approval, we do not accept it. Education, material ideas, and com plete relian ce upon ou r obje ctive impressions, cause us to be very material in our reasoning and analysis and for this reason we often decide wrongly in regard to a suggestion given. On the other hand, the objective mind has been given the power and intelligence to reason by all meth ods in ord er to prot ect interests. interests. It affords a protection protection against outside or external influence and in this way has a most im po rtan t bea rin g upon ou r lives. The subjective mind on the other hand can only reason deductively. Consequently, if a suggestion is made to the subjective mind, escaping the reasoning of the objective Mind, it will be the more readily accepted. Since the subjective Mind can only reason deductively, it will accept a suggestion as a command and carry out the idea. This fias been proven thousands of times in many kinds of experiments when the objective mind and its faculties were held in aheyance. The subjective mind, under all circumstances, accepts all suggestions. T he
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the mind. There fore, it is always the subjective Mind which actually carries out all suggestions. However, the subjective Mind is always a servant to the wishes of the ob ject ive Mind 's decisions , when the objective Mind is in control of the consciousness. For instance, the objective Mind may decide to have the arm lifted, and conveys this wish to the subjective Mind when it then becomes a command to the subjective Mind. The subjective Mind, reasoning no other than deductively, carries out the suggestion or command. command. But if if there were no subjective Mind, the wish would remain unfulfilled. unfulfilled. The ob ject ive Mind, which is locate d in the mortal brain, is without power to carry out the suggestion, physically. It must appear at once that if the subjective Mind will always carry out the suggestion given to it, without reason, then, it would be dangerous if there were not some safety applied to “sift” the suggestions which are allowed to reach the sub jecti ve Mind. Fo r this reaso n we have a mortal brain,—the objective Mind and its faculties and powers of reasoning. reasoning. The subjective subjective Mind depends altogether upon the reasoning of the objective Mind to per mit only such sug ges tion s as are safe, reliable, and right, to enter the consciousness of the subjective Mind. Therefore the latter mind does not question any suggestion given to it by the objective Mind. It is similar to a house filled with valuables in which is located a man instructed to give to whoever enters what they want. Howev er, there is placed outside of this house a bo dyg uar d who has been laught to question those who wish to enter and to deny admittance to those who are not approved. The man inside depends entirely upon the guards outside to allow onlv those who should to enter. He has learned, or been taught, to depend safely upon those guards and for this reason he accepts as reliable any one who is permitted to pass the sentinels. Ther efore, when a pers on does ente r, the man inside pays no atten tion to him an d allows him to do as he pleases OR CARRIES OUT OUT m s WISHES, WISHES, nut suppose that no sentinels were placed outsid e, wha t then would be the result of the privileges which the man who is inside allows to all who enter? Just so it is with the two minds. The objective depends entirely npon the subjective for the carrying out of its suggestions, without question, while the subjective de pend s entir ely upon the objecti ve for the selection of the proper suggestions. But, and note this, when the ob jecti ve mind and its facultie s arc held in abeyance, and it cannot reason properly, then, a suggestion given to a person reaches the sub jecti ve mind direct and is carri ed out, deductively. The objective mind is eliminated entirely and the suggestions reach the powerful sub ject ive mind direc t. Two important conclusions must
When the objective mind is held in abeyance and the suggestions are given directly to the subjective mind, then the person giving the suggestions substitutes his objective mind for that of the person receiving the sugges tions. He does the reasoning for the other. His conclusions arc impressed upon the other's subjective mind which in turn accepts them as though they came from the other half,—the ob jective mind, of his consci ousne ss. To use the previous illustration of the man and the house with the sentinels,—we substitute our own sentinels for those which belong there, and, consequently allow such as we wish to enter, the person inside knowing no better. For this reason, the subjective condition permits of complete control of the subjective faculties and functions, by an external objective mind. Can you not see the significance of this? Can you understand now now why disease, suf fering an d pain may be created by the objective mind being convinced through false impressions and wrong conclusions that it has a pain, and this conclusion. reaching the subjective mind, is carried out. deductively, which means to the bitter or happy end. One more important point to be remembered is that as soon as the objective mind realizes, or admits a fact, it immediately is conveyed to the subjective mind. Thin k what this me ans! Conclude Conclude that you are getting more sick, believe this through false impression and erroneous reasoning, and, your decided conclusion reaching the sub jecti ve mind , car ries out the idea. For the same reason, if we are told that we will feel better, that our pain will leave,— ou r obje ctive mind will analyze the staement and. in its process of reasoning, will naturally' inquire if the statement is correct. If this mind finds finds some indication of “feeling better,” it will add strength to the idea stated, and will immediately reach the conclusion that the body is feeling better and that pain pain is is leaving. Consequently, as soon as this decision is reached, it is conveyed to the ob jective mind, which in turn car rie s out the idea and aids the pain to leave while bringing about a better condition. If a person who is feeling sickly is met on the street and told once that he is looking better and is im prov ing. he will probab ly dou bt it. although the statement has made him think. He meets anot her who says the same thing. Again, he mayr ayr doubt, but his thinking is strengthened. He meets meets another and another and another all saying the same thing, and although he at first doubted, believing his own im press ions , he will now begin to question why all these people have made the same statemen t. His reasoning will tell him that it must lie so! After due thought he comes comes to the conclusion that he has been wrong in his idea that he was not feeling or looking well and that the others, who canno t have any ob ject in tellin him this, must be
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body, then , the soul is pa rt of the vital force of life. In other words, the vital force must either be vestter, and reasoning deductively, he must feel better and at once pro- ed in the soul, or else the soul controls the vital force. ceeds to bring about this result. You have noticed this in the sick We all realize that life begins room. Ever y physician will tell when the soul soul enters the body. body. We you what it means to a patient when also realize that life ends when the numerous callers tell the sick one soul leaves the body. he or she is improzvig. But, this rule, if exact, must work both My fundamental proposition says ways. ways. Therefore , if this same per- that God breathed “the breath of son who has been told so many life” into the nostrils of Man and times that he is actually looking Man became a “Living Soul.” bette r, and is abou t to believe this Thus you will see that I hold that suggestion, learns that those who told him this were doing so in order the vital force of life forms the to make him feel better, he will im- living soul. mediately reason that he must look I will further show that the in bad if every one he meets is try ing telligence of the soul, exercised to convince convince him him otherwise. He will through the mind, controls and reason that his very poor condition must be the cause of their sympa- guides the vital power, or force of thy and kindly words. And as soon life. as this suggestion reaches the subTherefore I have one more prop jec tive mind it acc epts it and , beosition: The soul is mind, life, inlieving that the man is sickly, will telligence. Life is soul, intelliat once aid in producing this result. Physicians will testify to this gence, mind. Mind is life, soul, inalso. also. How many deaths deaths and seri- telligence. telligence. The four terms are ous illnesses have been caused by synonymous. the 'constant statement by friends (Continued in next issue.) that someone is looking badly! The previous lessons can be seMore persons who have had a good chance of recovery have given up cured at ten cents each. hope and allowed a fatal suggestion to reach the subjective mind A Railroad Mystery page 15) (Continued front page through continued statements that they arc very sick, than have ever been cur ed thr oug h the same pr o- canal was slowly filling up with cess. water. I knew it was was at least All those examples tend to show twentyseven hours since anything how man may make of himself as could have been placed in the canal, he wills. He may prod uce such for during that time we had been physic al cond itions as he decides upon. This proves the absolute investigating the road and going pow er of the mind. over the bridge. Now, anything that will still take water after I n R e v i e w . twentyseven hours have elapsed must be large, and I at once I have shown you that the mind and soul are otic ; that is, the mind mind thought of the iron, almost airis part of the soul. soul. I have have further tight, baggage cars which were shown that this mind is divided into missing, and then 1 pondered as to two parts, each having a power and how they might have left the tracks. intelligence. I have furthe r shown that the btain is but a physical or- Then it came to me so sudden. It gan of the mind. was so simple that 1 wished that I You understand that the soul hadn't thought so quickly and with its mind and Divine intelli- thereby shortened this interesting gence is all there is to man. You mystery. know that mind is the intelligence “After taking the cars to the end and power which governs and rules of the sidetrack and there placing man. You know that mind is is the only real governing intelligence in the money upon the wagon, they man. Accordingly, T submit this closed the baggage cars tightly and statement: ran them back back on the bridge. The n The real, important, vital part the.' the.' opened the bridge, bridge, making it of man is M IN I), with its divisions, divisions, para llel with the canal and allowed intelligence, powers, functions and the engine and baggage car to run attributes. off into the canal. They probably T h e V i t a l P o w e r . ran one off on one side and one off the other. Thus they effectually effectually We now come to one of the most hid the cars, and after closing the important parts of the entire bri dge they left us to fatho m the science which has to do with the mystery. They held up two trains vital force, or life itself. I pro pose to show the real vital for ce and could not hold up any more for, having both sides of the bridge and its relation to the soul and mind. However, before proceed- filled with cars there was no more room to effectually hide them. It ing to this subject it is necessary to was a very unique plan, and we explain a great deal which we have (Continued from p»ue 18)
- H U M O R S In one of the Western cities there are two small printshops, each boasting of owning a weekly newspa per. The shops shops in in such localities are usually very crude and are far from what we may call modern. Their printing usually has the appearance of having been accomplished with rubber stamps and the newspaper itself reminds one of the oldfashioned weekly sheets of Franklin’s time. In this case, which is quite natural, the two owners of the printing establishments were rivals. Each thought that if the other would cease printing his paper the othe r would flourish. flourish. Consequently divers means were used to hinder one another and if possible to delay the printing of the the paper. So it happened that one week, the pro pr iet or of the “W est ern Ho wl er” plan ned to keep the “M ounta in Bell” from ringing its belated news. Mr. Graham, owner of the “Howler," enlisted the services of one of the town's questionable charactcrs to steal silently in the dead of night to the rival printing shop and take the type with which the “Bel!” was to be printed within two days. Had the burg lar sucsucceeded the “Bell” would not have rung with the usual chime that week, but the burglar bungled, and bei ng sca red while at his usua l thieving occupation, he succeeded only in securing all the type in one division of the typecase. Two days later the “Mountain Bell” appeared as usual with its fourpage sheet, and although the headlines in the matter appeared correct there was evidently something radically wrong with the small type matter on each page. The spelling seemed to be either very wrong or very correct, for it might have been Carnegie spelling. However, in seeking for the cause of such mysterious changes in the slow and peaceful Western town, the reader of the “Bell” was sur pris ed to find the follo wing edito rial on the second page: (Read this aloud.)
EDITORIAL. Once again the Mountai n Bell thufferth from the jealouth dithpo thition of itth rival printer. Thith time he hath thucceeded in accom pli thi ng a moth ter rib le act for he liath tlient of hith helperth to thteal thome of our type. We do not know why he did not theal all of the type and we are grateful for thmail favorth for he left it all except the letter which followth the letter “r” and for thith reathon we cannot uthe thith letter in thith editorial or in any of the other arti cleth appearing in thith paper thith week, but we thall uthe “th” in place of it. How eve r, we ar c not to be daunted in our work and we
neighbor will thurely find himthelf thorelv revenged. We need no other authority for thith than the Holy Bible and we will prove the correctreth of thith thatement in our next ithue when we will thow our brother that the Lord will revenge thith dathardly trick which he hath done done to uth. And thould the Lord fail in hith work we will aid Him by accomplithing the revenge ourthelveth. There ith no more unnccethary act in the long litht of crimeth than that of revenge. Revenge alwayth thowth ignorance and thupidity and for thith reathon we do not quarrel with our rivalth for taking all our thetheth and thince the Holy Bible thayeth that we thould turn the other cheek to thothe that hit one of them, tho we are willing that our rival printer come in the night and theal all the reth of our type, for then we can have him arreth ted and put in jail. Thith will will not not be reve nge, bu t duty an d juth tic e, and it will be the Lord’th revenge and not ourtli. Therefore, again we thav: “Revenge ith Mine.” Thaith the Lord.
THE CYNIC. Let others sing with joyful lays, And tell in rhyme the various ways Bv which they get their daily bread. But I can’t sing with spirit dead. The past has never brought to me The joys which others claim to see. The future holds no promise bright, And if 1 were to die tonight, No foolish tho ugh t of Lif e F or ever, (The great reward of good endeavor). Would e’er deceive this mind of mine, That man's possess’d of aught Divine. N:o hopes of Golden Crow n have I. No r lordl y man sion in the sky; The Golden Thrones which others crave, Won’t int'rest me in my grave. As all creation is but a strife,— Why should I seek another life? For angels, harps and robes of bliss Are comfortless, to me, if this Be all that's gained by living here. While losing those we hold most dear. Prate not to me of Life Eternal, When life on earth is Hell Infernal! G e o r g e W i l l ia ia m s .
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THE NEW ONTOLOGY By Royle Thurston A Complete Course of Lessons On A New Science Which Explains Life, Death and all Spiritual Phenomena
Note: We have secured from Mr. Thurston the sole right to publish from month to month the entire lessons which comprise the four parts of his science. This is the first time any magazine has ever attempted to publish in its pages such an exhaustive work as this and we are anxious to have our readers follow the lessons carefully. carefully. If you secure all future issues o f this magazine and preserve them you will have the entire science of "The "The New Ontology ,” which will cover many pages. pages.
"The New Ontology" completely covers the subjects of Hypnotism, Telepathy, Psychology, Biology, Astrology, Cosmology, Ontology, Psychic and Spiritual Healing, Personal Magnetism, Clairvoyance, Disease, Health, Happiness and Success. Methods and complete rules are are given for producing these occult and mysterious phenom ena and the science clearly shows how health may be obtained and maintained. "The New N ew Ontology Onto logy"" is w ithou ith outt a doubt, dou bt, the m ost os t comple com plete te and wond wo nderf erful ul science science ever written, and was prepared during a period o f three years, years, while Mr. Thurston was testing his methods and system in connection with his w ork before The New York Instit Institute ute for Psychical Research. Research. This science is not publish in book form and can only be learned through the series published in this magazine.
NEW ONTOLOGY Lesson No. Three
Let me give another illustration illustration o f this point. point. If we place our hands upon a piece of glass, we feel something smooth and hard. This is about the only impression we have. Were our eyes, closed we could hardly tell whether it was glass, polished wood or polished marble. But, seeing, we have another additional impression which tells us that the object under our hand is transparent, thin, and looks like what we have been taught is "glass." Therefore our reasoning tells us it is "glass.” But, suppose all our life we had been taught that what is known as “glass" is really iron, would we do other than interpret what we see and feel as being "iron” ? The point I wish to impress upon you is this: The meaning of what we see, hear, feel, taste, and smell, depends upon our education, belief and reasoning. Can you appreciate the fact that our five senses are very unreliable? Can you understand that we cannot depend upon the reliability of the five senses? They make various impressions upon our consciousness, but bu t the th e interp int erpret retati ation on o f these thes e impres imp ressio sions ns depend dep endss entire en tirely ly upon up on our reasoning, and as our reasoning depends upon our education and beliefs, I have an eighth proposition to make which is as follows: THE RELIABILITY OF OUR FIVE SENSES DEPENDS UPON OUR BELIEFS. Now, No w, on the othe ot herr hand, han d, the reaso rea sonin ning g o f the Subjec Su bjective tive Mind Mi nd is limited. It can reason only deductively. At least it has never given any evidence o f reasoning other than deductively, deductively, and has never reasoned inductively. This difference in reasoning between the two Minds should be
carefully noted, as much depends upon it. The next step in my instruction is the study of the susceptibility of the two minds to suggestions. This part of the subject needs careful attention. The objective mind will appreciate a suggestion, reason over it carefully in all the methods possible with the objective mind, and if it seems reasonable and acceptable, it will carry out the idea. The process of this acceptance and its result will be explained later. Just now I want to explain the methods used by each mind in reasoning the value of a suggestion. We all know that if asked or suggested to do something we first decide, through reasoning, whether it seems right. We cannot be made to carry out a suggestion against our will. In other words, we cannot and will not carry out a suggestion which does not meet with our approval after we have carefully analyzed it. The objective mind, which is in control during our normal, or sensible, condition, can reason by all proce pr ocesse ssess and conse con sequ quen ently tly will wi ll learn lea rn the ultima ult imate te resu re sult lt o f the suggestion if carried carried out. I f this result does not m eet our approval, we do not accept it. Education, material ideas, and complete reliance upon our objective impressions, cause us to be very material in our reasoning and analysis and for this reason we often decide wrongly in regard to a suggestion given. On the other hand, the objective mind has been given the power and intelligence to reason by all methods in order to protect interests. It affords a protection against outside or external influence and in this way has a most important bearing upon our lives. The subjective mind on the other hand can only reason deductively. Consequently, if a suggestion is made to the subjective mind, escaping the reasoning of the objective Mind, it will be the more readily accepted.
Since the subjective Mind can only reason deductively, it will accept a suggestion as a command and carry out the idea. This has been proven thousands of times in many kinds of experiments when the objective mind and its faculties were held in abeyance. The subjective mind, under all circumstances, accepts all suggestions.
THE PSYCHOLOGY OF A SUGGESTION.
My previous statements will make more clear what I am now going to explain. As I have already stated, the subjective Mind is in complete control of the vital organs. It is the mind which directs the power enabling our body bo dy and its organs org ans and memb me mbers ers to carry car ry out ou t the th e wishe wis hess o f the mind. Therefore, it is always the subjective Mind which actually carries out all suggestions. However, the subjective Mind is always a servant to the wishes o f the objective M ind ’s decisions, decisions, when wh en the objective Mind is in control of o f the consciousness. consciousn ess. For Fo r instance, the the objective ob jective Mind may decide to have the arm lifted, and conveys this wish to the subjective Mind when it then becomes a command to the subjective Mind. The subjective Mind, reasoning no other than deductively, carries out the suggestion or command. But if there were no subjective Mind, the wish would remain unfulfilled. The objective Mind, which is located in the mortal brain, is without power to carry out the suggestion, physically. It must appear at once that if the subjective Mind will always carry out the suggestion given to it, without reason, then, it would be dangerous if there were not some safety applied to “sift” the suggestions which are allowed to reach the subjective Mind. For this reason we have a mortal brain br ain,— ,— the objec ob jective tive M ind and its facultie fac ultiess and powe po wers rs o f reason rea soning. ing. The subjective Mind depends altogether upon the reasoning of the
objective Mind to permit only such suggestions as are safe, reliable, and right, to to enter ente r the consciousness con sciousness o f the subjective subjec tive Mind. Therefore the latter mind does not question any suggestion given to it by the objective Mind. It is similar to a house filled with valuables in which is located a man instructed to give to whoever enters what they want. However, there is place pl aced d outside outs ide o f this house ho use a body bo dygu guar ard d who wh o has been be en taught to to question those who wish to enter and to deny admittance to those who are not approved. The man inside depends entirely upon the guards outside to allow only those who should to enter. He has learned, or been taught, to depend safely upon those guards and for this reason he accepts as reliable any one who is permitted to pass the sentinels. Therefore, when a person does enter, the man inside pays no attention to him and allows him to do as he pleases OR CARRIES OUT HIS WISHES. But suppose that no sentinels were placed outside, what then would be the result of the privileges which the man who is inside allows to all who enter? Just so it is with the two minds. The objective depends entirely upon the subjective for the carrying out of its suggestions, without question, while the subjective depends entirely upon the objective for the selection o f the proper suggestions suggestions.. But, and note this, when the objective mind and its faculties are held in abeyance, and it cannot reason properly, then, a suggestion given to a perso pe rson n reache rea chess the subject sub jective ive mind mi nd direc dir ectt and is carrie car ried d out, deducti ded uctively vely.. The objective mind is eliminated entirely and the suggestions reach the powe po werfu rfull subjec sub jective tive mind mi nd direct. Two important conclusions must be apparent. First: The objective Mind is not amenable to suggestions contrary to its decisions after
reasoning. Secondly, the subjective mind is constantly amenable to suggestions. When the objective mind is held in abeyance and the suggestions are given directly to the subjective mind, then the person giving the suggestions substitutes his objective objective mind for that of the person receiving the suggestions. He does the reasoning for the other. His conclusions are impressed upon the other’s subjective mind which in turn accepts them as though they came from the other half,— the objective mind, of his consciousness. To use the previous illustration illustration o f the man ma n and the house with the sentinels,— sentinels,— we substitute substitute our ow n sentinels sentinels for those which belong there, and, consequently allow such as we wish to enter, the person inside knowing no better. For this reason, the subjective condition permits permits of complete control of the subjective faculties andfunctions , by an external objective mind. Can you not see the significance of this? Can you understand now why disease, suffering and pain may be created by the objective mind being convinced through false impressions and wrong conclusions that it has a pain, pai n, and this conclu con clusio sion, n, reach rea ching ing the subjec sub jective tive mind, min d, is carried car ried out, deductively, which means to the bitter or happy end. One more important point to be remembered is that as soon as the objective mind realizes, or admits a fact, it immediately is conveyed to the subjective mind. Think what this means! Conclude that you are getting more sick, believe this through false impression and erroneous reasoning, and, your decided conclusion reaching the subjective mind, carries out the idea. For the same reason, if we are told that we will feel better, bet ter, that th at our pain pa in will wil l leave, leav e, — our ou r objecti ob jective ve mind mi nd w ill analyze ana lyze the statement and, in its process of reasoning, will naturally inquire if the
statement statemen t is is correct. correct. If I f this mind finds some indication o f "feeling "feeling bette be tter,” r,” it will w ill add stren str ength gth to the idea ide a stated, state d, and will wil l imme im media diately tely reach rea ch the conclusion that the body is feeling better and that pain is leaving. Consequently, as soon as this decision is reached, it is conveyed to the objective mind, which in turn carries out the idea and aids the pain to leave while bringing about a better condition. If a person who is feeling sickly is met on the street and told once that he is looking better and is improving, he will probably doubt it, although the statement has made him think. He meets another who says the same thing. Again, he may doubt, but his thinking is strengthened. He meets another and another and another all saying the same thing, and although he at first doubted, believing his own impressions, he will now begin to question why all these people have made the same statement. His reasoning will tell him that it must be so! After due thought he comes to not t feeling the conclusion that he has been wrong in his idea that he was no feeling
or looking well and that the others, who cannot have any object in telling him this, must be right. As soon as this conclusion is reached it is accepted by the subjective mind, which in turn carries out the idea that he is looking better, and reasoning deductively, he mustfe e l better and and at once proceeds to bring about this result. You have noticed this in the sick room. Every physician will tell you what it means to a patient when numerous callers tell the sick one he or she is improving. But, this rule, if exact, exact, must mu st work both ways. Therefore, Therefore, if this same person w ho has been be en told to ld so many ma ny times tim es that th at he is actually actu ally lookin loo king g better, bet ter, and is abou ab outt to believ bel ievee this sugges sug gestion tion,, learns lear ns that th at those tho se who wh o told to ld him hi m this were we re doing doin g so in order to make him feel better, he will immediately reason that he must look bad if every one he meets is trying to convince him otherwise. He will reason that his very poor condition must be the cause of their sympathy and kindly words. And as soon as this suggestion reaches the subjective mind it accepts it and, believing that the man is sickly, will at
once aid in producing this result. Physicians will testily to this also. How many deaths and serious illnesses have been caused by the constant statement by friends that someone is looking badly ! More persons persons who have have had a good chance chance of recovery have given up hope and allowed a fatal suggestion to reach the subjective mind through continued statements that they are very sick, than have ever been cured through the same process. All those examples tend to show how man may make of himself as he wills. He may produce such physical conditions as he decides upon. This proves pro ves the absolu abs olute te pow po w er o f the mind.
IN REVIEW
I have shown you that the mind and soul are one; that is, the mind is part pa rt o f the soul. I have hav e furth fu rther er shown sho wn that th at this mind mi nd is divide div ided d into two parts, par ts, each ea ch havin hav ing g a pow p ower er and intellige inte lligence nce.. I have ha ve furth fu rther er show sh own n that th at the brain is but a physical physical organ o f the mind. You understand that the soul with its mind and Divine intelligence is all there is to man. You know that mind is the intelligence and power which governs and rules man. You know that mind is the only real governing intelligence in man. Accordingly, I submit this statement: The real, important, vital part of man is MIND, with its divisions, intelligence, powers, functions and attributes.
THE VITAL POWER
We now come to one o f the most mo st important parts o f the entire science which has to do with the vital force, or life itself. I propose to show the real vital force and its relation to the soul and mind. However, before proc pr ocee eedin ding g to this subje su bject ct it is nece ne cess ssary ary to expl ex plain ain a grea gr eatt deal which wh ich we have already covered and to add materially to the propositions presen pre sented. ted. It is only reasonable to assume that if the soul is really the controlling intelligence intelligence o f the human body, then, the soul is part o f the vital force o f life. In other words, the vital force must either be vested in the soul, or else the soul controls the vital force. We all realize that life begins when the soul enters the body. We also realize that life ends when the soul leaves the body. My fundamental proposition says that God breathed “the breath of life" into the nostrils of Man and Man became a “Living Soul.” Thus you will see that I hold that the vital force of life forms the living soul. I will further show that the intelligence of the soul, exercised through the mind, controls and guides the vital power, or force of life. Therefore I have one more proposition: The soul is mind, life, intelligence. Life is soul, intelligence, mind. Mind is life, soul, intelligence. The four terms are synonymous.
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