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Che Source of Life Sufficient for fiealtbVital Phenomena are Psychological; Mind and Health.

Continuity of ConsciousnessSupernormal Objective Experience; Physical Phenomena; A Classic Case; The ** Ectenic Force ” Theory; Phantasms ; Trance-Utter- ances and Writings; A Classic Case; The Theory of Secondary Personality and Tele­pathy ; The ** Spirit Hypothesis.* *Cbe Tire-Ordeal m .Hre-handling; The Observations of S i r Wdliam Crookes. F. R . S . ; Phenomena Co-

History t Theories of Explana­tion 1 neir Inadequacy ; Elements common to the Cases; A Suggestion.

Poise in Action, and StaticExpressionEtchingsSentiment and Soul-depth ; Autumn’s Adieu.

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the Source of l i f e Sufficient fo r h e a lth .

Vital Phenomena are Psychological** m* HE physical mechanism of life-function is con- I iL structed upon the cell as a unit, the multi- | ^ plication of which makes more complex organ* ism possible. In this minute organism, which is con­stantly receiving the closest study by students of biology, a point is reached where vital phenomena ap-

| parently stand alone. Chemical and physical laws mingle in helpful degree in the more complex func­tions and to an extent here, but at this point vital phe­nomena appear to occur quite independently. Here larks that ever-present mystery of life which can not be defined in the terms of matter.

With a nicety of learning the physiologist traces the mode of manifestation in the heart-beat, noting the efferent nerve-impulse which proceeds from the controlling center modified by the afferent nerve-im­pulse arriving from other parts, all nicely adjusting the mechanism and actuating the rythmical action of the heart-muscles ; but what happens at that moment in the nerve-cell from which the mysteriously deter­mined impulse is sent forth he does not know and can­not describe in terms of matter.

Given th e law s of unorganized m atter, science is continually endeavoring to sta te the v ita l process in its terms—and continually fails. The laws of the diffu-

(Copyright 1901, by JOMPH Stewakt.)

183 REALIZATION.

sion of dissolved substances have been supposed to w- ] plain intestinal absorption; but the most recent invej. tigation has shown that when all conditions for the operation of this law are absent the cells will select and absorb into the blood the substances presented. Nor will the laws of ordinary filtration explain; in' the pressure in the capillaries which take up the sub­stance may be greater t han that outside of them.

The laws of the diffusion of gases have long tees supposed, to fully account for the absorption of oxygen | by the lungs and the excretion of carbonic acid; but I according to the most recent researches, oxygen is ab- I sorbed when the pressure in the blood is greater than I that of the air in the lungs, and carbonio acid is ex* I creted when that pressure is less. Thus, these cells have a power of selection and of disposal which hand-1 les matter in ways superseding the course of physical I law. I

Again, it is now learned that the laws governing I the permeability of ordinary matter do not apply to I the red blood-corpuscles, which exercise a select™ I faculty through which they take up substances not I connected with their particular functions.

The more closely the cell is studied the morecerl tainly is it determined that no terms will describe its I acts other than those which we find necessary to apply to I an entire organism in its relation to environment.

Superadded to the cause for these individual oell- activities is a more comprehensive power of building up the organs by the union of cells harmoniously activo, ■ and the construction of the physical mechanism through ■ the co-ordination of organs.

This co-ordinating and controlling power whick J holds in its possibilities all the activities of the organ-! ism has been called by physiology merely " vital phe-1 nomena.” It was inevitable that it should receive it 1 next definition and a further elucidation of its natun I from psychology. This has come through the study oi 1

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those branches of psychic research w h ich have disclosed the powers of the su b lim in a l se lf. T h u s w e have been made acquainted w ith those s ta te s o f consciousness which lie beneath th e n o rm al o r en v iro n m en ta l con­sciousness and m ind, an d w h ic h give am p le evidence of not only deeper w isdom a n d f a c u lty th a n th e o rd i­nary self, but an in te llig e n t an d in tim a te contro l of a ll the vital processes.

This sublim inal consciousness holds w ith in i ts potentials the sufficient pow er of expression, and th a t expression through th e organism , even to th e ind iv idual cell, is the phenom enon of life . I t em erges upon th e physical plane in b u t one fo rm of m a tte r—protoplasm .It secures its in itia l re la tio n th e re in th e construction of the simple cell, and th ro u g h th e m ultip lication of this point of advantage construc ts the m echanism need­ful for expression. C onstruc ting every cell for th is p u r­pose and building th e m in to a perfect mechanism, i t controls its every fu n ctio n w ith u n rem ittin g labor andcare.

Mind and Health.

In the activ ities of th is consciousness we have life, and in its perfect fun ctio n in g w e m ust look for health . Though consciousness persists, life m ay cease when those activities cease. H ea lth m ay be impaired w hen­ever the perfect re la tio n and interaction are disturbed ora false expression is originated. H ealth, apparently so simple a th ing , is therefore very com plex; and the reasons th a t tend tow ard its im pairm ent and the means that contribute to its preservation are correspondingly

i diverse.But back of every means is a psychological factor

which bears a d irect relation to the result. Conscious­ness and m ind, by reason of the very constitution of the body, m ust he the .o th e r of phys.olog.c.1 t — «re is, indeed, chemism, which the vital

u tilises and origio»tes; but mind is present inall v ita l changes.

1 8 4 r e a l i z a t i o n .

These physiological changes are effected by the , mental and subliminal activities and states, and these may be original and spontaneous, or derivative and re­sponsive to environment. Just as the expression of the organism as a whole is largely determined by its re­sponse to environment, so is it with each individual cell. Chemicals and substances may, therefore, con- , stitute environmental conditions to which the cells re­spond, and the resulting vital expression may restore health or impair it.

In the same manner physical surroundings, son- I light, temperature, moisture, sound, color, everything I that is the subject of sensation, elicits a vital response I of the subliminal self, and the resulting “ vital" I change may be for health or otherwise.

Likewise the mode of mentation, the habit and I character of thought, the mental and conscious state I as a whole, powerfully modify the activities of the I subliminal forces and seriously retard, inhibit, or ac- I celerate their expression. I t is this inhibiting lnfln- I ence of a mode of thought or mental life which is often I suspended by hypnotism, after which the subliminal I self, no longer under restraint, restores healthful ex- I pression.

The character of mind-activities—both subliminal J and normal—is, therefore, of the greatest importance. I I t is well known that they create chemical and ana- I tomical changes in the cells and tissues; that they I effect metabolism, renew structures, and increase the I number and activity of cells. We will, therefore, seek I the means to perfect health in a proper mental and 1 conscious status, not forgetting, however, that the cell- P life and the subliminal self respond to whatever stimuli » are presented, whether they be physical or mental

I t is assuring to know that the same power which } expresses itself as vital phenomena is necessarily sufi ■ cient for health as well.

With these facts gradually developing into knovi-1

edge we are at no great loss to understand the cause of healing, though so diversely produced. All that

I awakens into responsive, healthful reaction the powers I of the mind, the subliminal consciousness, the oell, I whether the agent be chemical or physical environ­

ment, imagination, faith or will, produces a vital effect.I All that removes the inhibition of wrong thought,1 whether it be a "change of heart,” mental culture,

higher ideals, sleep—natural or induced, leaves the deeper powers free to act. All that co-operates with the subliminal consciousness for expression harmonious with universal Being, whether i t be mental sunshine, optimism, joy, rationalism, universal love, or faculty- expression, will accelerate those subliminal powers that operate so beneficently for the individual w ell' being.

1 the s o u r c e o f l i f e s u f f i c i e n t fo b h e a l t h . 1 8 *

Conformity to truth is the only means of coming into relation with cosmic or universal order.

It is difficult to reach at once that plane of realization where tru th is esteemed above all pre­conceived opinion and previous teaching. Conse­quently when the light comes many insist upon receiv­ing it through the avenues of the old false thought from which they should desire escape; and when they give out what they have perceived, it is moulded as nearly as possible to some man-made scheme of philosophy —not untrammeled and free, vibrating with the life of truth.

W e m u st p u t t r u th above a ll else, and be not only W illing b u t anxious to sacrifice a ll our opinions and theories w h ich are not of i t . How else is i t possible to

a in i ts illu m in a tio n ?. ,H e w ho can free him self from the lim itations of

„ th o u g h t fits his m ind for the im m ediate oogni- t t r u th th u s creating conditions for greater a t-

^ e n t the only r « l progre®.

18 6 r e a l iz a t io n .

Continuity of Consciousness.Supernormal Objective Experience*

N a preceding article, entitled Consciousness hit- pendent of Body, a brief consideration was given that class of evidence designated supernormal

subjective experience. In this article the supernormal objective experience will be considered.

This class embraces those facts of psychic phe­nomena which, upon the one hand, purport to be the direct evidences of the influence of discamate human souls upon our plane of existence, and upon the other, are believed by many to be the manifestation of an I “ ectenic ” or psychic force wielded by the medium’s ' automatic or subliminal consciousness in one class of cases, and in another the manifestation of “ secondary personalities" endowed with telepathic faculty. Neither view has been accorded much consideration i1 by any considerable body of scientific men until in quite I recent years, because the facts themselves which nec88- I sitate an explanation have not theretofore been admitted by such. Both views are now ably supported.

It may be said that a conclusive affirmative answer to no other one question would have a profounder hr fluence upon the lives of men, than that to the one in­volved in these facts—Does this evidence prove the continuity of life beyond physical death? It must be assumed, therefore, that if people felt free to con­sider the evidence it would hold for them as absorbing I an interest as it does for the savants who have devoted I years of patient research and study to it. Probably it I is for the reason that they do not so feel free that it is 1 true, as Professor James, of Harvard, has said regard* 1 ing this subject, that “ public opinion follows leaden I much more than it follows evidence." Able leaden 1 holding diverging views are not wanting, and public I

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L io n has ample au th o rity fo r h o ld in g e i th e r v iew . Itaghtlie weight of op in ion is te n d in g . t ro n g ly in one direction.

The systematic and u n p re ju d ic e d a t n d j o f p sych ic phenomena marked a g re a t ad v an ce in th e l ib e ra li ty o f scientific thought; th e e n te r ta in m e n t o f th e “ s p ir i t hypothesis” as an explanation h as b ro u g h t th a t th o u g h t

I closely in tonch w ith th e v ita l im p o rta n ce o f th e ir p ro b ­able meaning. In th is connection P ro fesso r W illia m

| Romaine Newbold said o f th e M rs. P ip e r phenom ena a few years ag o :

CONTINUITY O P C O N S C IO U S N E S S .

“Until w ith in v e ry rec en t y ea rs th e sc ien tific world has tacitly re jected a la rg e n u m b e r of im p o rta n t philosophical conceptions on th e g ro u n d th a t th e re is absolutely no evidence in th e ir favor w h a tev er. A m ong those popular conoeptions a re those o f th e essen tia l in ­dependence of the m ind a n d th e body, o f th e existence of a supersensible w orld , an d o f th e possib ility o f oc­casional com munication be tw een th a t w orld an d th is, we nave here, as i t seem s to m e, evidence th a t is worthy of consideration fo r a l l these po in ts .”

^ should be rem em bered th a t th is declara tion re ­ferred to bnt one fo rm of psychic phenom ena, and th a t there are other form s w h ich p resen t evidence ju s tify ­ing a like opinion respecting them .

Physical Phenomena*The first class o f th is character of evidence to be

mentioned is th a t o f physical phenomena. I t is not the purpose to give new an d original facts. There are plenty of them , and one m ay find them w hen he chooses. In discussing the evidential significance alone of phenomena i t is advisable to consider cases the facts of which are no t the subject of dispute. There are a few w hich have been given such thorough considera­tion by leading investigators as to give them this char­acteristic. They do not differ m anyother respect from actenst ' eg a b o u t which individual in-many other _veatigators are equally w

188 REALIZATION.

A Classic Cass.

An example of these is that of the manifestation* witnessed and described by the eminent scientist, Sir William Crookes, F. R. S., as having occurred in the presence of D. D. Home. These were first mentioned by him in the Quarterly Journal of Science, January, 1874, and afterward detailed from original notes in | Proceedings Society Psychical Research, December, 1889, in which latter publication he says “ that on dispas­sionate review of statements put forth by me nearly twenty years ago I find nothing to retract or to alter,I have discovered no flaw in the experiments then made, or in the reasoning I based upon them.”

Among the principal facts of these phenomena were the alterations of weights of articles (amounting sometimes to forty pounds), effected at the command of Home, and at times, in the absence of any physical contact by him. Such alterations were tested in some instances by spring balances furnished and held by Mr. Crookes, and upon other occasions by a specially con­structed instrument furnished by him and which auto­matically registered variations in weight measure­ments. During these tests others carefully examined the surroundings to entirely assure themselves that no physical force or means was being exerted.

Other phenomena, as fire-handling by Home, the movement of objects without apparent cause, the feel­ing, by those present, of invisible hands, etc., were com­mon.

These instances have become classio on account of the high character of the narrator and the complianoe with conditions which satisfy the requirements of sci­entific inquiry, and subsequent attempts at explanation on any of the oommon grounds of deception have only strengthened Mr. Crookes position, that they “ prove the operation of that • new force,’ in whose existenoe 1 •till firmly believe.”

l|gtaMldbe added that communications received

at the tii in each fans we_ -

The“ Ectenic Force 99 Theory.To explain these facts and those of levitation of the

human body, the handling of hot substances without injury, the “ materialization” of objects and of forms simulating personalities of deceased individuals, upon some theory avoiding the “ spirit hypothesis,” there has been advanced the theory of a “ psychic force” controlled by the subconscious mind. Regarding this, Mr. Frank Podmore, the critic most disinclined to ac­cept the spirit hypothesis, admits that “ an ‘ectenic* or psychic force wielded by the medium’s automatic con­sciousness can only appear an easier hypothesis than that of the spiritualists, because some of the phenom­ena are ignored, and some of the difficulties evaded.” (Proc. S. P. B., Part XXXIV, 137.)

It should be further said in this connection that if t .086 effects are the result of subliminal consciousness acting upon a “ psychic force,” then they should be readily reproducible by hypnotic suggestion; but this is something that has never been done.

Distinct from the phenomenon commonly called " materialization,” for whose production some requisite conditions are known, and which may be placed with the physical class, there is the p h a n ta sm whioh is a spontaneous manifestation, the requisite conditions for which are unknown, and whioh oan hardly be said to

to that class. Since the “ Census of Hallucina-

Phantasms.

190 REALIZATION.

I f d u r in g a n o r m a l m o m e n t on e suddenly and un- e x p e c te d ly sees th e f o rm o f a n o th e r w h o is not present in th e b o d y , a n d n o te s t h a t s u c h fo rm adap ts means to en d s , fo r in s ta n c e , h a s th e p o w e r o f locomotion and p e rh a p s a p p a r e n t ly sp e a k s a n d d e liv e rs a message, and i t sh o u ld a f te r w a r d b e le a r n e d t h a t su c h person had d ied a t a b o u t t h a t t im e , th e so lu t io n w o u ld not appear d i f f i c u l t ; a n d y e t i t is q u i te o th e rw is e .

In the first place, explanation may very properly be suggested on the theory of telepathy, or on physical or mental suggestion (the la tte r being auto as well as other forms). And even when more than one sees the apparition a t the same tim e under the same conditions, suggestion or telepathy from the living is still held to j be a sufficient probable cause. In either case the phe- i nomenon would be m erely a subjective one, though very real to the percipient.

Mr. F. W. H. Myers gives three conditions which ! might establish a presumption th a t the phantasm was more than a subjective hallucination, viz.:

“ (1) More person s than one m ight be independently affected by the phenomenon; or (2) the phantasm might convey information, afterw ard discovered to bo I true, or something which the percipient had never known; or (3) the appearance m ight be that of a per- I son whom the percipient himself had never seen, and I of whose aspect he was ignorant, and yet his descrip- 'I tion might be definite enough for identification.” {Id., IPt. XIV, 404.)

There are cases which fulfill one or more of then I conditions, and a number are to be found in the veri- I fled reports.

Again, if the time-relation between the apparition I and the death were present in a large proportion of cases, such fact would suggest the explanation popn- | larly believed; “ for, according to the doctrines of I probabilities, a hallucination representing a known I person would not by chance present a definite time- I

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(elation to a specific cognate event-viz., the death of that person-in more than a certain percentage of the *hole number of similar hallucinations that occur; and if that percentage is decidedly exceeded, there is reason to surmise that some other cause than chance— in other words, some objective origin of the phantasm— is present.” (Id.)

CONTINUITY OP CONSCIOUSNESS.

Such objective origin would be looked for first in the mind of the deceased, but existing prior to death and conveyed telepathically to the percipient. In the

! present status of the question science would feel war-|| ranted in ascribing the cause of such a phenomenon f occurring simultaneously with the death, or soon there­

after, to telepathy from the living, as telepathy is a known cause of hallucination; and if not exceeding a

■short time elapsed between the two events, it would K still be said that a latent telepathic impression—that is, f one conveyed at the time of the death-crisis, while the I person was still alive, and remaining latent in the K subliminal consciousness of the percipient for a time—I would explain it.

But if the time elapsing were considerable and the peroipient were unaware of the death, the probability of telepathy from the living would be vastly dimin­ished, for there are no known cases of telepathy experi­mentally produced where the latency has exceeded a matter of minutes. If further, there are no ties of blood or friendship between the persons, nothing in the condition of the percipient necessitating latency, and the place where the apparition is seen is one in which the deoeased had an interest, telepathy from the living as a cause is practically removed; and if suggestion beabsent, the case becomes one to be regarded as a post- mortem appearance, and evidencing the survival of the

students, **“*—°

192 REALIZATION.

President of the Sooiety for Psychical Research, who have weighed all the probabilities with great refine­ment of discrimination and reason.

It should be remembered that if any such phenom­enon is ever dne to the agency of the deceased exerted after death, most of the instances held to be explain­able on the other grounds may be, as well, genuine evidences of survival. But until the fact be establish­ed, all phenomena must, from the scientific standpoint, be assigned to known causes when such will explain them, rather than to assume one unknown to science.

Trance-utterances by or through embodied persons, purporting to come from persons out of the body, have long occurred, and are of frequent occurrence in our day. It must be evident that one’s preconceived notion in favor of, or against the claim, can haveno weightin determining it. Putting aside all other questions, the first and only pertinent one is whether the fact evi­dences the truth of its own claim.

We may take one case as a fair example—that of I the Mrs. Piper phenomena, which has become classio I on account of the long and exhaustive study given it I by Dr. Richard Hodgson, Professors Oliver J. Lodge, . P. W. H. Myers, William James, and others of the Society for Psychical Research.

The facts of this case are, briefly, that Mrs. Piper passes into a trance,during which time alleged extrane- t ous personalities claiming to be deceased human beings (relatives and friends of the sitters), speak through her 1 organism and use both her hands in writing (all three means being used simultaneously at times), giving In- [ formation which is supernormal, as far as she is con- i cerned, and often unknown to the sitters. The utter­ances simulate, often in most delicately discriminating j

Trance-Utterances and Writings.

A Classic Case.

CONTINUITY OF CONSCIOUSNESS, 193

ways, the personal c h a rac te ris tic s , affections, personal opinion and b ias re sp e c tin g ph ilo sophy , eto ., an d e v i­dence a memory of th e experiences, o f th e persons w ho they purport to be.

Professor W illia m Ja m es , o f H arv ard , assures ns that the trance is g en u in e (Id ., P t . X V II, 447), an d I am not aware th a t a n y co m p eten t person has questioned i t . After m any years o f s tu d y , d u r in g w h ich th e w hole life of Mrs. P ip e r h as b een u n d e r th e closest sc ru tiny , ihe being u n d er th e superv is ion o f th e investigators, there is unan im ous op in ion as to h e r perfec t honesty.

Ten years ago P ro fesso r Ja m e s w ro te :

‘ T hat th e phenom ena is a genu ine one, how ever it is to be explained, I now reg a rd as abso lu te ly c e r ta in ; and 1 m ake th e fo llo w in g tw o sta tem en ts w ith the u t­most confidence :— ( i) M rs. P ip e r’s a t t i tu d e is not one of deception, (a ) N o conceivable deception on the part of Mrs. P ip er can ex p la in th e fa c ts .” (Id ., 440.)

Time a n d co n s tan t investiga tions have only strengthened these conclusions. E ig h t years la te r Mr. Prank Podm ore, th e oritio m ost adverse to the “ sp irit hypothesis,” w r o te :—

“ I t is to le rab ly c lea r th a t Mrs. P iper’s success, a t any rate , can n o t be p lausib ly a ttr ib u ted to the uncon­scious rep roduction of know ledge norm ally acquired, nor to the sk illfu l m an ip u la tio n of inform ation extracted a t the tim e from th e s itte rs themselves. * * # Our ohoice now seem s clearly defined between deliberate and system atic fra u d on the one hand, and supernormal facu lty on th e o th e r.” And concluding the question of fraud, he says : “ I n a l l these years—now th irteen or more—d u rin g w hioh Mrs. P iper has been under the close observation, first of Professor W illiam Jam es and afte rw ards of Dr. Hodgson and other competent persons, though she has been shadowed by deteotives, though her personal luggage, as Professor Lodge has told us, V__ searched, her correspondence read, her goings-m ? S c S g f $ > closely w atched—during . i f there ou t a n a oo “ ^ le s t circumstance has oome to lightre X c tm g l“ » “ w‘ 3r upon her ("■• P t.XXXIX, 72.)

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The phenom ena has therefore stood for some years unchallenged by a n y com petent c ritic as to either i t s l honesty or i t s supernorm al character.

T he Theory of Secondary Personality and Telepathy.

These points h av in g been unquestionably estab­lished, th e theories o f exp lanation have been given serious consideration. T here a re tw o principal ones: th e first, th a t th e phenom ena proceed from discarnate souls as claim ed by th e u tte ran ces an d w ritings them­selves ; and second, th a t th e y proceed from a secondary personalty (or personalities) of M rs. P iper securing its supernorm al in fo rm ation b y th e fac u lty of telepathy from th e m inds of those e i th e r p resen t or absent.

P rof. W illiam R om aine N ew bold says as to th is :

««The only a lte rn a tiv e to th e * sp irit ’ theory is the theory w hich ascribes th e phenom ena to secondary per­sonalities, derived from th e w eaving together by Mrs. P iper’s nervous m echanism of a l l th e complex sugges­tions of th e seance room , supplem ented by telepathic and clairvoyant im pressions go t in connection w ith the sitter and w ith th e a rtic les w h ich he brings.” (Id. 9.)

The advocates of a secondary personalty and tele­pathy from th e liv ing, as a n explanation , have many difficulties to overcome in order to present a satisfac­to ry cause, F or instance—

(а) Facts are o ften g iven th a t a re no t in the minds of the sitters .

(б) F acts are occasionally g iven th a t are not know n to be in th e m ind of an y liv in g person, and w hich are afte rw ard verified.

(c) Some facts only, w h ich are know n to th e sitter, are subtly used, w h ile o thers as w e ll know n and as easily transferable telepath ically , a re w ho lly ignored.

(d) D im and forgotten m em ories of th e sitters are mentioned, w hile fresh and present m em ories are not.

(e) The whole class of phenom ena differs widely in these and other respects from a l l experimentally

produced telepathy, and does not conform to what wh experimental knowledge would lead ns to expect.

I (f) The theory of suggestion influencing a sec­ondary personality is inadequate, for the reason that the strongest suggestions, thoughts, and memories are often wholly ignored by the alleged personality, whose utterances are also frequently opposed or contrary to inch suggestion.

(g) Secondary personalities are usually produced I by hypnotism. Mrs. P iper is only slightly hypnotiz- / able, and her hypnotic state is in no respect similar to*

Iher trance-state. Secondary personalities are suscep­tible to post-hypnotic suggestion; Mrs. Piper’s “ con­trol” is not.

Scientific method requires a known hypothesis to j be applied to the utmost before an unknown one shall

be invoked. I t is upon th is tha t the advocates of sec­ondary personality and telepathy as an explanation rely. This tenacity to one possible explanation in a field where there may be another concurrent one may lead to error. Professor Lodge, of Cambridge, says:. ought to be constantly borne in mind that this

kind of thought-transference without consciously active agency has never been experimentally proved. Certain facts not otherwise apparently explicable, snch as those chronicled in Phantasms o f the Living, have suggested it, but it is really o n ly a possible hy­pothesis to which appeal has been made whenever any other explanation seems out of the question. But until it is actually established by experim en t in thesame way that conscious mind action has been established, it can not be regarded as either safe or satisfactory.(Id., Pt. XVII, 458.)

If thought-transference be the explanation, it must be presumed to be of a new k ind , to t, ns Walter Leaf

Litt. D., says—do with thought reading as

i which it is necessary that the his thoughts upon the idea or

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p ic tu re w h ich h e desires to tran sfe r to the mind of the p erc ip ien t. T he th o u g h ts w h ich are transferred are b y no m eans, as a ru le , those w h ich are uppermost in th e s i t te r ’s m in d a t th e t im e ; th e statem ents made are ra th e r o f old , a n d o ften h a lf fo rgo tten facts, while dis­t in c t a t te m p ts som etim es m ade b y th e sitter to obtain a deliverance as to p a r tic u la r m a tte rs which he had v iv id ly before h im re su lte d as a ru le in failure.” [Id.. 564.)

P rofessor N ew bo ld in q u ire s p e r tin e n tly : “ Why w ere these d im m em ories so c lea rly reflected, while others, f a r stronger, p roduced no e ffec t?” (Id., Ft. X X XIV , 9.)

D r. H odgson p o in ts o u t th e sam e inconsistency:

“ I f w e assum e th a t th is contro l w as the 'make­up * of M rs. P ip e r’s secondary personality , i t apparent­ly involved som e v e ry su b tle use o f inform ation drawn te lep a th ica lly fro m a t le a s t th e m inds of the sitters, and a t th e sam e tim e th e m ost ex travagan t ignorance s\nH confusion concern ing o th e r facts, some of which w ere know n to th e s it te r s .” (Id., P t . XXI, 45.)

B u t, i f these p o in ts a re difficult, w h a t shall we say of instances w here th e in fo rm atio n on w hich the com­m unication is based is n o t in th e know ledge of the ot­te r, b u t in th a t o f a d is ta n t person ,and such communica­tion is in tended fo r th e d is ta n t person, between whom arid the m edium th e re is no know ledge of each other ? Of such a n instance happen ing in th e course of Professor Lodge’s investigation , h e says :

“ T he on ly th o u g h t-tran sfe ren ce explanation I can reasonably offer h im , is th a t i t w as th e activ ity of his own m ind, opera ting on th e sensitive b rain of the medium, of whose ex istence he knew absolutely noth­ing, and contriv ing to send a delusive message to it­self ! ” (Id., P t. X V H , 456.)

Professor Jam es po in ts o u t th a t th e phenomena are not analogous to know n instances of thought-transfer­ence.

I f the supernorm al elem en t in th e phenomenon he thought-transference i t is ce rta in ly no t th a t of the at*

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conscious thought. I t is r a th e r th e reservo ir of h is S i S knowledge w h ic h is ta p p e d ; a n d no t a lw ays f f b ^ th e to o w led g e of som e d is ta n t liv in g person.” (Id., 656).

The theory of te le p a th y fro m th e liv in g m ust appose an extension “ f a r beyond w h a t w e have been able to produce ex p e rim en ta lly —a te le p a th y w h ich sha ll involve not only specific im pressions from m any d istinct persons who have n ev e r been n ea r th e percipient, bat also realistic conceptions o f num erous persisting personalities w ith th e ir o w n in d iv id u a l stream s of con* sdonsness and ab id in g reservo irs o f memories, person­alities, moreover, w h ich , so f a r as w e oan ascertain , co n ­tinue to grow . (D r. H odgson, Id., P t. X X X TTT, 3 7 1 ) .

Not only is th e re a lack o f analogy betw een the phenomena an d ex p e rim en ta lly produced thought- transference, b u t th e k now n law s o f “ secondary per­sonalities ” do n o t operate . D r. Hodgson and Professor James have tr ie d to hypno tize M rs. P iper, the former with no success, th e la t te r succeeding in producing a semi-hypnosis, w h ich he describes as “ very different from her m ed ium tra n c e .” B oth frequently gave the control post-hypnotic suggestions, bu t entirely w ithout success: “ no response o f an y Vind was elicited from the tem porarily * h idden personality .’ ” (Id., P t. X X I,56),

T he ** Spirit Hypothesis."

I f th is be n o t secondary personality and thought- transference from th e living; w hat shall we conclude ? Professor N ew bold says “ they as tru ly reveal to us a new w orld of m ind as the microscope reveals a new world of m a tte r. * * * Are they merely amonmUy ■table dream states, generated in emmection w ith Mrs Piper’s brain , interrupted, perhaps, during her normal .riper a u thread of their phantasmal ex­life, b u t recurrence of the convulsions tha tistence w it ? o r are they w hat they profess tousher in her trance r

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be, h u m a n minds, d iv e s te d o f th e ir m orta l bodies, and le a d in g a n in d e p e n d e n t ex istence in a supersensible w o rld ? —a w o rld a s re a l a s th is in th e only true senn o f re a l, b e in g a n in e v ita b le p o rtio n o f th e common ex­perience o f conscious b e in g s ." (Id . , XXXIV, 8.) And a g a in h e says : *' E v id en ce o f th is so rt does not suggest t e le p a th y ; i t su g g ests th e a c tu a l presence of the alleged com m unica to rs, a n d i f i t stood alone I should have no h e s ita n c y in a c ce p tin g th a t th e o ry ." (Id., 10.)

T h e d ifficu lty to w h ic h h e re fe rs is one which all in v e s tig a to rs in e v ita b ly en co u n te r, nam ely, the ob­sc u rity , confusion , irre le v an c y , a n d error, which an in te rw o v e n w i th th e c le a r a n d th e tru e in a most be­w ild e rin g m a n n e r. H e ag rees w ith D r. Hodgson, how­ever, th a t i f th e s ta te m e n ts o f th e communicaton them selves w i th re fe ren c e to th e difficulties under w h ic h th e y la b o r in co m m u n ica tin g be accepted, it w ill exp la in a v e ry la rg e p a r t o f i t . I f i t be true, fur­th e r , th a t m a n y w h o p rofess to d e liv er messages pre­tend , fo r various reasons, to be those w ho they are not, su ch fa c t w o u ld ex p la in m u c h m ore.

T he consistency o f th e com m unications w ith their avow ed cla im s resp ec tin g th e ir o rig in is entitled to the sam e ev id en tia l w e ig h t a s i t w o u ld be accorded in or­d inary h u m a n affairs. “ In d iv id u a l scraps of informa­tion m ay be ascribed w i th som e show of plausibility to a te lep a th ic o r c la irv o y an t o rig in , th e arrangement of these scraps in to m osaics o f thought-, which, how­ever defaced, s t i l l o ften ir re s is tib ly suggest the habits, tastes, an d m em ories o f some frie n d deceased—for this I know no te lep a th ic o r c la irv o y an t analogy.” (Pro­fessor N ew bold, I d . , 9 .)

On th is p o in t M r. Podm ore s a y s :

“ I t is d ifficult indeed to d iscuss th e content of these utterances a t a l l a p a r t fro m th e dram atic farm in w hich they are c a s t ; an d i t w o u ld be ridiculous to pretend th a t th e invariab le assum ption by th e entranced

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tfra Pioer of an a lien p e rso n a lity —a p e rso n a lity o f te n realized w ith s ta r tlin g f l d e l i t y - i s a fa c t w h o lly w i th ­out evidential w eigh t. ( I d . 50.,) T h e d ra m a tic im ­personations are a lm ost u n ifo rm ly co n s is te n t ; th e com ­plex relationships a n d v a ry in g a t t i tu d e s a re k e p t d is ­tinct; there are, indeed , irre le v an c ie s a n d in c o h eren ­ces ; but they a re n o t su c h a s to su g g est con fusion b e ­tween different fa m ily h is to rie s o r th e a t ta c h m e n t o f dotsiers to the w rong p erson .” (Id . , 77.)

No one is m ore co m p eten t to express a n op in ion upon the significance o f th e M rs. P ip e r phenom ena tban Dr. Hodgson, w ho h as fo r y ea rs m ade th e m a special study. H e s ta te d t h a t he is f u l ly convinced that actual com m unication fro m “ d ec ea sed ” persons has thus been received. ( Id . , P t . X X X III, 357.) H e points out th a t th e d ra m a tic fo rm has becom e a n inte* gral part of th e phenom ena, an d th a t th e h an d w rite a

i and the voice speaks a t th e sam e tim e on d ifferen t su b ­jects to different persons, m an y differen t com m unica­tors using bo th m ethods a t th e sam e an d succeeding

| fittings and w ith ap p a ren tly separate an d ind iv id u ally coherent stream s of consciousness.

To account fo r these fac ts by th e theo ry o f secon­dary personalities, i t m u s t be assum ed th a t Mrs-

I Piper’s m ind is constitu ted of a large num ber of frag ­mentary consciousnesses, an d th a t a certain num ber be­come perm anently developed and stable as separate personalities th ro u g h contact w ith and suggestions from sitters. B u t aside from th e com plexity of such a theory, i t is pointed o u t th a t a necessary elem ent to sustain i t is lacking, for the bond of con tinu ity of consciousness does no t depend for existence upon th e minds of liv ing beings. “ The m ixtures of t ru th and error bear no discernible relation to the consciousness o f the sitters.” (Id., 360.)

f r o m th e above one m ay ascertain the d r ift o f • amnnir authorities upon psychic research upon

0Pm l H n of continuity of life beyond physical the questiondeath.

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Cfte Tirc>Ordeal.I II .

Fire-handling.

y ^ L O S E L Y allied to the fire-walk, and no doubt involving th e same explanation, is the phenom­enon of fire-handling. The best authenticated

case is th a t fonnd in the account given by the scientist, S ir W illiam Crookes, F . R. S., of seances with D. D, Home. ( Proc. 8, P , R ., P t.X V ., 103.) The phenomena there described w ere w itnessed by Mr. Crookes and friends a t the house of one of th e ir number. They have been w idely considered on account of the charac­te r and scientific a tta in m en ts of the narrator. The follow ing quotation gives th e f a c ts :

“ Mr. Home sank back in his chair w ith his eyes closed, and rem ained s till fo r a few m inutes. He then rose up in a trance an d m ade signs for his eyes to be blindfolded. T his w as done. He w alked about the room in an undecided sort of m anner, came up to each of the s itte rs and m ade some rem ark to them. He w en t to the candle on a side tab le and passed his fingers backw ards and fo rw ards th ro u g h the flame several tim es so slow ly th a t th e y m ust have been severely | b u rn t under o rd inary circum stances. He then held i his fingers up, sm iled and nodded as if pleased, took up a fine cam bric handkerch ief belonging to Miss Douglas, folded i t upon h is r ig h t hand and w ent to the fire. Here he th rew off th e bandage from his eyes and by means of th e tongs lif ted a piece of red-hot charcoal from the center and deposited i t on th e folded cambric; bringing i t across th e room, he to ld us to p u t out the can- ! die on th e table, k n e lt do w n close to Mrs. W . F . and spoke I to her about i t in a low voice. Occasionally he fanned ) the coal to a w h ite h ea t w ith h is b rea th . Coming a lit tle fu rth e r around th e room, he spoke to Miss Dong- las, saying, ‘ W e sha ll have to b u rn a very small hole in th is handkerchief. W e have a reason for th is which you do not see.’ P resen tly he took th e coal back to the

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to and handed th e h a n d k e rc h ie f to M iss D ongles. A S i hole about a n inoh in d ia m e te r w as b u rn t in th e ^nter, and th e re w e re too s m a ll p o in ts n ea r i t , b u t i t was not even singed a n y w h e re else. ( I took th e h an d ­kerchief aw ay w ith m e, a n d on te s tin g i t in m y labo­ratory, found th a t i t h a d n o t un d erg o n e th e sligh test chemical p repara tion w h ic h co u ld h av e rendered i t fire-proof.)

■ “ Mr. Home a g a in w e n t to th e fire, an d a f te r s tir ­ring the hot coals a b o u t w i th h is han d , took o u t a red-hot piece nearly as b ig as a n o range , a n d p u ttin g i t in his right hand, covered i t o v er w i th h is le f t hand , so as to almost com pletely enclose i t , a n d th e n b lew in to the small furnace th u s ex tem p o rized u n t i l th e lum p of charcoal w as n e a r ly w h ite -h o t, a n d th e n d rew m y a t ­tention to the la m b e n t flam e w h ic h w as flickering over the coal and lic k in g ro u n d hip fingers.”

Another in c id e n t is re la te d as fo llo w s:‘‘A tH o m e ’s re q u e s t, w h ils t he w as entranced, I

vent w ith h im to th e fireplace in th e back draw ing .sa^ ! * W® w a n t you to notice particu larly

what Dan is d o in g .’ A ccord ing ly , I stood close to the nre and stooped d o w n to i t w h en he p u t h is hands in. He very d e lib e ra te ly p u lle d th e lum ps of hot coal off, one a t a tim e, w i th h is r ig h t hand , and touched one which w as b r ig h t red . H e th e n said, * The power is not strong on D an ’s h an d , as w e have been influencing the handkerch ief m ost. I t is more difficult to influ­ence an in a n im a te body lik e th a t than living flesh, so, aa the o ircnm stances w ere favorable, we thought we would show you th a t w e could prevent a red-hot ooal from b u rn in g a handkerch ie f. We w ill collect more power on th e h an d k e rch ie f and repeat i t before yon. Now! ’

“ M r. H om e th e n w aved the handkerchief about in the air tw o or th ree tim es, held i t up above his head and th en fo lded i t up and laid i t on his hand like a cushion ; p u ttin g h is o ther hand into the Are, took out a large lu m p of cinder red-hot a t the lower part and placed th e red p a r t on the handkerchief. Under ordi- narv circum stances i t would have been in a blaze. In about h a lf a m inute, he took it off the handkerchief

Having1. ‘ As the power is not strong, i f With h is h a n d ^ ^ i will b u rn / He then pu t l twe leave th e coa ion** i t to tbe table in tbe / rontin his b an d a “ *? t myself had remained seated.” room, w here a u

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M r. A ndrew L ang , in q u o tin g a sim ilar statement lie h eard M r. Crookes m ake, says he can produce plenty o f liv in g w itnesses to th e sam e experience w ith Home.( Contemporary Review , V ol. 70, 246.)

B ernadette , th e seer of Lourdes, is described by Dr. Dozous as ho ld ing h e r hand , w h ile in an ecstatic condi­tion , in th e flam e of a candle fo r fifteen minutes, timed by h im self. H e exam ined h e r hand , w hich was found •entirely unaffec ted b y th e fire.

Phenomena Coextensive with History.

F rom th e few rep resen ta tiv e exam ples given in this a n d preceding a rtic le s on th e subject, i t appears that from th e ea rlie s t trad itio n s of th e race to the present tim e th e re has been a class of phenom ena characterized by hum an exem ption from fire. T hey have occurred in association w ith re lig ious ceremonies, judicial trials, ecsta tic and trance conditions. I f w e tru s t human testi­m ony a certa in proportion of th e alleged facts must he ad m itted . The p ro b ab ility of occasional genuine cases in all ancien t tim es rests upon considerations mentioned on page 138. As to th e m odern ones quoted, the methods o f observing, th e sc ru tin y a n d cau tion of scientific in­qu iry , th e regard for s tr ic t t ru th , th e fac ility for pre­serving evidence, render th e m en tire ly credible.

Theories of Explanation.

W hat is th e explanation ?Mr. Andrew Lang, w ho has g iven th e subject much

attention, sa y s :

' ‘For m y part I rem ain w ith o u t a theory, like all the European observers w hom I have quoted . But, in my humble opinion, a ll th e u sua l theories, w hether of col­lective hallucination (photographic cam eras being hal­lucinated), of psychical causes, of chem ical application, of leathery skin on the soles of th e feet, and so on, an inadequate. (Proc. 8. P . JR., P t. XXXVI, 14.)

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In an a rtic le b y M. A . De R ochas in Popular Science Monthly, Vol. X X I, 645, tre a tin g th e m a tte r w ithou t the light of recen t research , th ree possible explanations are suggested: 1, d im in u tio n of sensation of hea t by

I evaporation from th e su rface of th e sk in ; 2 , insensibil- I ity obtained by p re lim in a ry a r ti f ic e ; 3, illu sion respect­

ing the in ten sity of th e source of h ea t.[ • The inadequacy of these m u st be apparent. For

instance, the re is l i t t le , i f any , s im ila rity between | plunging the finger in h o t m e ta l for an in stan t and [ deliberately w a lk in g a b o u t over red-hot stones for half

a minute, or ho ld ing coals in th e hand. Nor does the evaporation th eo ry ex p la in th e exem ption of the dry

' fern leaves a round th e w a lk e rs’ ankles, or of the hand- : kerchief. A gain , th e re is a n en tire absence of any evi­

dence suggesting p rep ara to ry artifice to protect, and Mr. Crooke’s labo ra to ry exam ination of the handker­chief made th is c e rta in in th a t instance. If, however, it could be supposed th a t th e fee t of the F ijians and other w alkers w ere prepared, w h at about those of Col. Gudgeon an d th e o th e r Europeans who w ent through ? And, finally, th e bare sta tem ents respecting the quan­tity of th e m a te ria l burned, the length of time con­sumed in b u rn ing , th e evident condition of the result­ing coals an d th e h igh ly heated stones, to say nothing of Dr. H ocken’s m e ltin g therm om eter w ith its registry of 282 degrees, renders the theory of illusion as to the heat q u ite rid icu lous.

A m ore up-to-date list must inolnde the two fol­lowing :

F irs t, th a t of insensibility caused by hypnotio sug­gestion or ecstacy. The inhibition of sensation through these causes is w ell known, but this phenomenon is not merely insensibility, but exemption from in ju ry to the skin or flesh. Suggestion affects psyohio states, but can not suspend physical law.

Second, the theory of hallucination of the observers, all laboring under the delusion tha t they saw w hat did

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no t occur. T h is is too rem o te to consider; besides,a cam era is n o t su b je c t to h a llu c in a tio n .

T he caase m u s t e x is t o u ts id e these theories. Let u s no te a few p o in ts m ore o r less com m on to the cases—

(а) T he phenom ena occu r o n ly in connection with some h u m a n b e in g . A psy ch ica l elem ent mnst be invo lved .

( б) T he p erfo rm ers a re in a supernorm al state, as tran c e or ecstacy , o r a p h y sic a l con d itio n preceded by a special m e n ta l p rep a ra tio n , as re lig io u s ceremony, rite, prayer, invocation , e tc . T h ey o ften c la im the gift by v ir tu e of ho ly , au s te re , a n d p u re liv ing . The Tokio fire-w alkers e a t no m ea t, d r in k no s tim u lan ts , and spend hours in p ray e r a n d p u rifica tio n p rio r to th e walk.

H om e a n d B e rn a d e tte w e re en tranced . The Bul­garian N istinares, in c h a ra c te r .considered specially just, are, w h ile seized w i th th e d esire to dance in the flames, under re lig io u s ecstacy . R e g ard in g these, Mr. Lang •ays:

“ T he crow d dances a horo (ro u n d dance) about the glow ing logs. H eaps o f em bers a re m ade and water is th row n on th e g round . T h e m usic ians p lay the tune called ‘ L ’A ir N is tin a r . ' A N istinare breaks through th e dance, turns blue, trem b les lik e a leaf, and glares w ild ly . T he dance ends. T h e w ild e s t Nistinare, with naked feet, c lim bs th e py re o f g low ing embers. The m usic plays, an d th e N istinares dance to th e tim e in the fire, and u t te r prophesies. H e dances t i l l h is face re­sumes th e o rd inary ex p ressio n ; th e n he begins to feel th e b u rn in g ; he leaps th e py re a n d places his feet in the m ud m ade by th e lib a tio n s of w ater.* ' ( Contemp. R., Yol. 70, 244.)

(c) The perform ers g en e ra lly c la im th a t the phe­nomena are th e re su lt of th e exercise of pow er of some god or sp irit.

The Nistinares ascribe i t to SS. C onstantine and Helena. The Polynesians, generally , invoke mytho­logical spirits, tam blicus exp lains th e oases among the ancient Greek m edium s as th e w o rk of sp irits . All of

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the Home phenom ena w ere c la im ed to be th e w ork of dhcarnate souls.

(d) There is o ften a m ark ed psychic change in those who exercise th e pow er d u r in g a n d coincident w ith such

j exercise.(e) The benefits o f th e pow er a re extended to others

I under certain c o n d itio n s ; a n d th e beneficiary m ay ex- | perience sensation fo r w h ic h th e re is no apparent cause

II withiu h im self. N o te th e sensation like s ligh t electric shocks spoken o f b y Ool. G udgeon, and the assurance given Miss O zaki w h e n u rg ed to pass th rough the Shinto

I fire-ordeal, th a t th e re b y h e r “ fee t w ou ld become strong, and feeling w o u ld becom e good (com fortable).”

( / ) W hen th e conditions u nder w hich exemption ia extended a re b ro k en th e exem ption ceases.

A friend of Ool. G udgeon w as badly burned (the I only one), an d th e reason assigned w as th a t he violated

| the directions, and , lik e L o t’s w ife, looked behind. Bearing these po in ts in m ind, I would call attention

to what I sa id on “ T he Self of Psychic Energy,” on pages 30 an d 31, an d m y quotation from M. Aksakof,

I regarding th a t little -k n o w n elem ent of the inner m a n ;it “ is n e ith e r p u re ly psychical in character nor is con-

I fined w ith in th e periphery of our bodily form s; bat that i t can overstep th e bounds of the body, and can

| exert, e ith e r w ith in or w ithou t the body, activities, nay, even of a p la stic k ind .”

Do these facts suggest an explanation? Are the heat-vibrations arrested and nullified before theyreaoh the body by some activity or quality of this mysterious element of the inner man’s constitution, and is such ac­tivity aroused or quality conferred by the exercise of a

I latent power of the subliminal self awakened by the | normal mind, or, through a like power or the aid of

a mind outside of the body, as claimed in some cases ?But granting this, the problem as to how the vibra-

ro actually arrested is still unsolved. But we tl0n® ^njembervve are dealing with a psychic phenom-

REALIZATION.2 0 6

• n o n as w e ll a s a p h y sic a l one, and th a t we therefore c a n n o t solve i t b y th e la w s of m a tte r alone any more th a n a ** v ita l ” phenom enon can be expressed in tering o f u n o rg a n iz e d m a tte r . F o r instance, the power of the c e ll w h ic h com pels oxygen an d carbonic acid to more a g a in s t th e slope o f p ressu re —th e order of the law of p h y sic s—is a s m u c h a m y s te ry .

T h e f u tu re s tu d y o f lik e cases as psychic phenomena w i l l p ro b a b ly evo lve a sa tis fac to ry explanation.

A n e x c e lle n t m e an s o f rea liz in g the nature of our I co n v e n tio n a l l i f e a n d consciousness—the personal man ]—is b y fo rm in g a con cep tio n of how and of what it is I ev o lv ed . T h e m o st fu n d a m e n ta l th in g we can know 11 o f o u rse lv es is th a t w e a re conscious; next, that con" | sciousness changes, a n d changes according to the things a n d id e a ls to w h ic h w e re la te ourselves or become con­scious of. W e h a v e a concep tion of th e physical world I because w e h a v e ev o lv ed su ita b le m eans of becoming conscious of som e o f i t s s ta te s , th a t is, through sensa- I tio u . T h ro u g h in tro sp e c tio n an d reasoning we change I o u r conscious s ta te s re la te d to o u r purely ideal world. I

L ea rn in g h a s ta u g h t u s th a t o u r perception of the I p h y sica l w o rld is n o t a l to g e th e r tru th - te l lin g ; it leads I to som e fa lse conclusions as to th e rea l nature of things. I I t does n o t re q u ire m u c h th in k in g to inform us also th a t o u r consciousness of o u r idea ls is largely a con­sciousness of fa lse concep tions. Such a natural state I m ay th e re fo re be one of illu s io n . T h e popular belief, I the re fo re , th a t th e co n v en tio n a l standards are the true V ones is in co rrec t. T h ey a re b u t tem porary gauges of I tra n s ito ry s ta te s o f consciousness th a t are useful only' ; as long as th e y a ssis t to th e re a liza tio n of true ones.

W e m u st b u ild tru th -em b o d y in g consciousness or I w e w ill never a t ta in a h ig h degree of knowledge or I rea liza tio n .

307P0I8B IN ACTION

AND s t a t ic e x p r e s s io n .

poise ill Action, and Static expression.,B reposeful. Cultivate poise in a ll you do. The I whole cosmos offers you th is iustrnotion. Note

the perfect balance of cause and effect. NatureI is the great econom ist.

Mastery is as b ro a d a s t h e h e ld o f h u m a n a c t i v i ­ties: this is only one in s ta n c e w h e r e y o u m a y i n t e l l i ­gently control, o r becom e a s p e n d th r i f t o f v i t a l e n e rg y

I and foster d isorganized th o u g h t .Do yon want to run up stairs or up h ill because “ it

makes yon tired to walk slow ly ? " It is because you I do not balance your effort w ith the need. Do you race

ahead when walking w ith your friends and find no pleasure in strolling leisurely ? I t is because you lack repose. Are you irritable and nervous and feel impelled to continual, even irrational aotion ? It is because you do not relax. Does effort, work, pleasure, exhaust yon readily ? It may be because you have no reserve force on account of the continual strain you cultivate.

W hen y o u a c t, do so a s th o u g h i t w e re a f in a lity , and not as th o u g h y o u w e re in te n d in g to in d e fin ite ly continue i t . W h e n i t is done d ism iss th e m e n ta l effort th a t acco m p lish ed i t . T h e n fo r th e n ex t a c t c a ll into req u isitio n ju s t e n o u g h p o w er fo r i t s need.

Repose a n d re la x a tio n a s und ersto o d h ere do n o t mean quiescence d u r in g m ere ly som e p a r tic u la r h a lf- hour, b u t b e tw e e n ev e ry in d iv id u a l effort th a t has no necessary connection w i th an o th er. Poise here m eans a perfect b a lan ce e f effort to th e req u irem en t of t exnom§fi£

each step asth a t o n e ; i aition ju s thalf an hour

•phis hah:

108 REALIZATION.

te n s io n of th e m i n d ; from keeping the consciousness on th e a l e r t w h e n th e re is no c a ll for i t . The result is I t h a t th e h a b i t is n o t o n ly fostered as a stake of the n o rm a l m in d , b u t i t affeots th e deeper being and m o u ld s th e s ta te o f th e su b lim in a l mind, whence it is ev e r se e k in g exp ression . T h e first effeot is an unnat­u r a l a n d u s u a l ly a n unoonsoious tension of the mug- oles, w h io h p ro m p ts to ir ra tio n a l, nervous, and un­n ecessa ry m o v e m en ts . A otion, w hen it comes, is over­ch a rg ed w i th effo rt, a n d th e re is no nioe and exact ad­ju s tm e n t o f th e sam e w h io h m akes perfect expression. T h is te n s io n beoom es a fixed h ab it, a “ fixedidea” of th e su b lim in a l se lf. I t ex h a u sts th e energies, and vi­t a l d ep le tio n is th e re s u lt .

P ra c tic e re la x a tio n a t p a r tic u la r times, as hereto­fo re d e s c r ib e d ; b u t do n o t neg leo t to extend poise into a l l ao tion . T h is m is ta k e is o ften m a d e ; one sets apart a h a lf-h o u r fo r m e d ita tio n o r relaxation , and takes no th o u g h t fo r th e re m a in in g w a k in g hours.

W h a t is g raoe b u t th is poise, th is perfeot adjust­m e n t o f po w er to th e desired e n d ; no more nor less th a n enough—th e p erfeo t econom y of v ita l expression! T h is is n o t o n ly th e basis o f graoe, b u t is essential to perfeot h e a lth a n d se re n ity . Expression is thus static as w e ll as d y n am ic .

A d just y o u rse lf to th is la w of expression. Use on ly enough pow er to aooom plish th e end. When the th o u g h t o r ao t is fin ished le t i t be a finality ; do not ho ld th e effort c o n tin u a lly . D ism iss i t and repose in i ts sufficiency.

U n ti l y o u h av e lea rn ed th is you can not always com m and tru e re s t. S leep alone can no t confer it, be- oauae th e sub lim ina l se lf does no t sleep, and when joe have fastened these h ab its upon i t th ey oontinue their effects even in sleep. W h en th is relaxation and habitual poiae are learned, re s t is a tta in a b le a t any time and w ith o u t sleep. Y ou w ill ad d to y ou r attainment by cu ltiva ting this.

etchings. 209

etchings.Sentiment and Soul-depth,

m l ANY imagine th a t when they have lost senti- / I I \ ment and grown very practical a great gain ** ■"*' has been made. I t may he that in losing the index of a lofty quality they failed to conserve the

i quality itself, leaving life a dreary waste without the l embellishment of imagination or the inspiration of

|*i depth of soul.Sentiment is an adaptation of the interpretative,

1 the aesthetic impulses of the soul to environmental , oonditions. W hen life is young these assert themselves

strongly, and coming in conflict w ith the expedient and practical often become depreciated. I t is an expres-

! lion—merely an expression—of a deeper and finer na­ture than the exclusively practical according to the

l criterion of necessity.When the demands of bread-winning press hard

and claim a ll the thoughts and endeavor in order to I meet the end, or when the disappointment of false 1 philosophy, unwise ambition, misdirected energy, de­

presses the soul, sentiment dies. Alas for him who I lets the nobler impulse which was its inspiration ex- j pire w ith it. Thereafter he drinks only from the wells I of supposed failure and summons from the depths of

soul only memories. The rest of life becomes a com­pliance w ith conventions and the demands of ex*

I pedienoy.Analyte the work of poets, artists, geniuses who

move the human mind to nobler things, and you find ' that i t meets with powerful response because they re­

call the world to that which it neglects or has per­mitted to lapse in favor of the sternly practical.

Keep fresh these fountains whence sprang the earlier sentiment®* What von called sentiment per-

210 REALIZATION.

ohanoe no'longer finds th a t speoial form of expression, b u t if the power th a t suggested it is not discouraged it w ill m anifest in m any ennobling ways. I t will inspire in yon the perception of realities behind the appear­ances ; color and form and harmony and everything th a t appeals to appreciation w ill aw ake a response from th a t deeper side of your nature which is ever sug­gesting to yon more th an th e external world appears upon its face to hold, and m aking life richer and fuller from w ith in .

Autumn's Adieu-The annual cycle of expression nears its close: Na­

tu re pauses as if in contem plation.Soft v a rian t w inds flow across the wooded ridges

whose frost-dyed foliage vibrates a nature-song with cadence m easured by succeeding waves. I t is as though a m ighty sp irit breathes a note from every tree and ridge.

A change im pends. The w inds subside : the woods stand motionless. B etw een th e interlacing branches the sunlight, subdued by In d ian Sum m er purple, filters th rough and ligh ts in to color th e paths now strewn w ith leaves and pine needles. In th e pensive quietude a softer music rises. I t is the sound of falling leaves. Downward they circle and qu iver through the light and shade.

Joy of a tta in m en t, pathos of decadence, suggest. Meadows of goldenrod and w ild fennel ligh t the aspect. The last w ild berry hangs in readiness to consign its treasure to hospitable s o il ; th e grasses lean their blades tow ard earth .

Over N atu re’s face flit signs portentous of change. W inds mingle w ith th e ir w oodland odor the sugges­tion of frost. Form less clouds d r ift hu rried ly by. Foli­age takes on the glow of expiring flame. Insects seek w inter retreat. The crow calls loudly across the field. A utum n stirs from her languor and says adieu. r

INDEX. 211

IN D E X T O V O L . I .T itle s a n d B ub-titles.

178.125.

1 .210.

Affirmationb and denial*........Attainment, The Philosophy of

129.* Physical Act, 129. Psychi^on-" pnm itant 130- Resident energy, 131 Under control of mind, 132 _ _ a mode of control, 133. Method, 133.

Concentration/The Rationale of. Nature purpose and laws, 8.Active___ , T h e P u rp o se of, 85. C o m p lem en ta ry th o u g h t-

habits, 90. T h e S pecific effort, — M ental, th ro u g h physi­cal d isc ip line , 92. D irec t c o n tro l of m in d ia), th ro u g h ex terna l sy m b o ls , 94; tb th ro u g h v isu a liza tio n , 95; (c), th ro u g h su b je c tiv e m e th o d s , 96.

P assiv e-----, P h ilo so p h e rs o f th e S ilence, 21. R equisite con­d itions, 22. E x p e r ie n c e id e n tic a l in ch a ra c te r w ith super­no rm al, 22. R easo n s for ex p e rien ce found in com posite psychic c h a ra c te r of m a n . 23. U n iversa l Consciousness an d Self, 24. N o rm a l p e rso n a l self, 24. E x p la n a tio n , 25. V ita l energy fo llow s sa m e la w o f exp ression , 26. S u m m ary , 27.> Self o f co n sc io u sn ess , 28. S e lf o f psych ic energy, 30. More co m p reh en siv e th a n m y s tic ism . 32. D o m in a n t conscious­ness, 33. M e th o d , L ife H ab its , 34. P u rp o se of m ethod , — Som e a n c ie n t dev ices, 36. Q,uie»ist’s fo rm ula, 37. M odern

P re lim in a ry c o n s id e ra tio n s , 38. P osture, 39. R igh t a t t i tu d e o f m in d , 40. R e la x a tio n , m e n ta l an d physical, 40. A b s trac tio n , 41. B re a th , 42 Self-concentration , 43.

— j T h e m u lt ip le x concep t a n d its reduction to ♦k ’ "L17,. s t r e e t u p o n consciousness, 120. Effect upon H1® P h y sica l, 121. E ffect u p o n th e psychic elem ent, 122- P ow er o v e r n o rm a l life, 122. M ind creates th e conception

r id , 123. P ow er o v er th e psychic elem ent, 124.*25. A ffirm a tio n s an d denials, i25. Char-

Cni,.«i«e b u ild m g , 126. Specific concepts, 127.C o n tin u ity of, S u p ern o rm a l objective experi-

-P h y s ic a l p h en o m en a , 187. A classic case, 188.10 F o rc e ” th e o ry , 189. P han tasm s, 189. Trance-

S S S S P 06* fth h w ritin g s . 192. A classic case, 192. Theory of p e r s o n a li ty a n d te lep a th y , 194. The “ sp ir it hy­

p o th e s is ” D o m in a n t - - ,* 3 3 . D ivine -----,5 5 . M yst c56. S e lf o f — , 28. H u b lim in a l---- , 24, 61. S yn thesis

tb-V H ? u n iv e rs a l----- , 24.Effectpf Concentration upon..... ........................... M0.-----in d e p e n d e n t o f b o d y . Classes o f evidence, 159. Super-n o rm a l o b je c tiv e experience, transcend ing bodily lim ita-

-A- c e n tra l perception , 162. Transposition of senses, 163. F u n c t io n n o t necessarily dependent upon organ, 164. F a c u l ty u n a c c o u n te d for by physical evolution, 165. i

Cosm ic s u b t l e f o r c e s ......................................................................... .E c te n lc Fore** ” th e o r v ....... ............... ...........................?•;...........

E n erg y T h e re s id e n t, 131. V i ta l -----, 26- S elf o f p sy c h ic ---- ,E n v iro n m e n t, Y o u r celestial ••....... ......................IE x p e r ie n c e , S u p e rn o rm a l subjective, 160, objective .......... 186.F a c u lty u n ac c o u n te d for by physical evo lution , 166. T rans-

c e n d e n t .«•••••• •••••••• ••••« ••••••••*•••••••• 5I»Fire O r d e a i i”*Judicium Dei,” 137. Som e w a rra n t for p ractice,

138 A n tla u itv an d diffusion, Greece an d Rom e, 189. In d ia , 189 E n g la n d f 140 Not a lto g e th er Jud ic ia l. 141. Col. G ud- g eo n ’s Narrative, 167. Dr. H ocken’s n a rra tiv e , 169. O ther n a r ra t iv e s , 171. P henom ena co ex ten ­s iv e w ith history, 202. Theories o f ex p la n a tio n . 202.

57.

112 .189.30.

1 1 2.

G e n i u s . ^ r c e s of life sufficient for, 181. Mind a n d 188*

......................... - . « •U f a ................. ............. 147-

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318 REALIZATION.

L ife , T h e so u rc e o f----- su ff ic ie n t fo r h e a lth , 181. Vital uhe.n o ra e u a a r e p sy c h o lo g ic , 181. —m a n ife s ts to life, 59.

M e m o ry , 45. S u b l im in a l ----- , 67. T h e m y s te ry of. 9h. — theb a s is o f p e r s o n a li ty , 99. ----- th e book o f self-judgment, 100.W e d o n o t fo rg e t, 101. S p o n ta n e o u s recovery of, 102 — re - in v e s ts i ts e lf in v is u a l fo rm , 103. T h e b lending of normala n d s u b l i m in a l ----- , 105. C h a n g e o f perso n a lity , 105. Perfect----- , 106. I n te r e s t in g co n c lu s io n s , 107. ----- or Lethe, 108.E le m e n ts o f s u b l im in a l c h a ra c te r , 75.

l l e n t a l , th r o u g h p h y s ic a l d isc ip lin e . 92. R e laxation , 40.M in d , D irec t c o n tro l of, 94. (See A c t iv e Concentration.) What Is

th e ----- ’s d y n a s p h e re ? 114. C rea te s th e conception of ourw o rld , 123, ----- a n d b o d y , 125. B rea th in g , under controlof, 132. I n t im a te r e la t io n b e t w e e n ----- a n d prana, 150. —a n d h e a l th , 183. R ig h t a t t i tu d e . 40. R e laxation . 40.

M is c e lla n y , 7, 14.19, 20, 50, 51 52, 78, 84, 98,128,142,158,166,185,206.N a tu r e , P a r t ic ip a t io n in , ............................................................. -.....116.P e r c e p t io n , A c e n t r a l . ........................................................... ............ 162.P e r s o n a l i ty , M e m o ry th e b a s is of, 99. C hange of, 105. Evolution

of, 66,67. T h e o ry o f s e c o n d a r y ----- , 194.PhftlltftSIXIS «■■••••• itta sa M M •••••••••••• •••••• ••••••••••••••••••»••••*••» l'viP h y s ic a l , E ffe c t oif c o n c e n tra t io n u p o n , 121. -----phenomena, 187P o is e in a c t i o n ................................................................. ........P r a n a y a m a , P a r t o f a n a n c ie n t m o d e o f realization , 149. In

t im a te re ’a t io n b e tw e e n m in d a n d p ra n a . 150. Method, 150 M eth o d s ta te d in s im p le s t te rm s , 154 Psychical charac te r a n d s ig n ifican ce , 155. C o n d itio n s for a n d ex ten t of prac tlce d es ira b le , 157.

1*r6 -e x is te n c e •••• •••••• •••••• •••••• «••••• •••••• »«•••• ••••••••••• •••••• •• •••• ••••••P s y c h ic e le m e n t , E ffe c t o f c o n c e n tra tio n upon , 122.

o v e r ----- , 124.P s y c h ic e n e rg y , T h e S e lf of........'................................... ..........

Su ie t is t ’s f o r m u l a ..........................................a p p o r t , 77. ----- w i th th e U n iv e rsa l, 79.

l im in a i -----, 173.R e la x a tio n , M e n ta l a n d p h y s i c a l .............. .Self, F in d in g T he, (See C oncen tra tion—passive) -----of psychic

energy , 3 0 .----- o f co n sc io u sn ess , 28. K n o w in g th e ----- ,53. Thek n o w a b le ---- , 53. C o n s titu e n t e lem e n ts , 55. Being, Divineconsciousness. 55 O rig in a l q u a lit ie s , T ran scen d en t faculty, 56 M ystic consc iousness, 56. G en ius, 67. D irect perception o f T ru th , 58. C h a ra c te r is tic s o f th e se , 59. L ife manifests to life, 59. S u b lim in a l co n sc io u sn ess . 61. M anifold manifes­ta tio n , seg m en ts o f th e self, 61. U n d e rly in g un ity , 63 Per­fect rap p o rt, 64. D e riv a tiv e s ta te s , 65. P erso n a lity (a) through ob jective experience, 66, (b) th ro u g h su b lim in a l perception. 67. S u b lim in a l m e m o ry , 67. C rite rio n o f desirability, 68,T h e ---- , n o t th e bod y , a t fa u lt , 110. T h e n o rm a l personal— ,24. K now ing t h e ----- , (see T h e S ilence .) Segm ents of — ,61.

Self-realization.................................................................... 111.S enses, T ra n sp o sitio n o f th e , .............................................................163,S e n tim e n t a n d S o u l-d e p th ..................................... 207.S ilence, T h e , 54,70. E x p e rie n ce p erso n a l. Incom m unicab le but

rem em berab le, 70. M ethod . 71. S ta te s , 74. Memory. Ele­m ents of su b lim in a l ch a ra c te r , 75. E v o ca tio n , R apport, 77. The

syn thesis of consciousness. 78. P h ilo so p h e rs of, 21. i See Self).**S pirit h y p o th e s is ," T h e ........................................... jWSubjective m e th o d , C ontrol o f m in d th ro u g h . . . . ............ 96S u b lim in a l rap p o rt, 173. n o rm a l a n d -----m em o rv ........«l!Sufi po em —a n a In te rp re ta tio n .......... y us

bw £ « S « itro1 o f *n i n d th ro u g h ex te r^ i:::: ::;r ::: :;::: :::: :;:: 8 ■“ " • w h e n t h e — "b u rn s o u t ............ ............................. *

P erfect 64.

... 45.Power

...... 80.. 87. Sub-

40.

T ru th , D irect perception of ...^ V n S ? 1n°e" an d ' vrlUngB

................................... . 68.J - ............................................ ..

....... I .......................................................................177.

A P O T H K O S I S O F S O U J i

f T is believed t h a t th e d e s ira b i l i ty o f th e essays m entioned u n d e r th e ab o v e t i t l e w il l be e n ­hanced b y in c lu d in g th e m a l to g e th e r in one, o r possibly tw o v o lu m e s o r b o o k le ts . T h e y fo rm

such a collection a s one m a y d e s ire to re a d in th e m o ­ments of le isu re a n d m e d ita t io n , w h e n th e re is no w ish

I to tax the m ind , b u t r a th e r in v i te th e re a liz a tio n o f I higher tru th s b y th e c o n te m p la tio n o f th e su p rem acy I of the soul, th e su b tle c h a rm a n d m y s te ry o f N a tu re ,I and through th e p e rc e p tio n o f u n i ty , a n d th e d isce rn ­

ment of the v e r itie s o f l ife .They are R e a liz a tio n E ssays, w r i t te n closely in touch

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Be N o t B eau ty -B lin d .T he S ong B e tw e e n T w o S ilences.

Sym bols. C om pensation .

T h e Love of N a tu re a M emory. In itia tio n .

T he B ro therhood O f T he I llu m in ati. I n T ouch W ith Cosmic Forces.

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Th« Preceding Number! of Realization Include the following

N umiijok O n e ( IT he Philoiophy of Attainment.

I* N e w F o o te rs ,T he Rationale of Concentration.

1. N a tu r e , P u rp o a e a n d L aw * o f Concentration, Miscellany*

N umber TwoPassive Concentration and Finding The Self.

T h e P h i lo s o p h y ; T h e R e q u is ite C onditions: Character o f th e P h e n o m e n a ; E x p la n a t io n : The Holf of (Jon* s o lo u s n e s s : T h e B e lf o f P eyoh io E n e rg y ; Anotent and M o d e rn M e th o d s , e to .

T h e

Im m ortality, Preexistence and Memory* Miscellany*

N umber Three T he Silence and Knowing the Self*

K now able Half;. Oonstltuent Elements; Being;I f in IV U U W U U IU n o n , v v u s v i v u o u v 1 i! . IO rig in a l Q u a l i t ie s ; D e r iv a t iv e (Hates ; T h e Criterion of D e s i r a b i l i ty ; T h e B ilen o e ; M e th o d ; T he Byntheiti of O onso iousness.

Rapport w ith the Universal*Miscellany*

N u m b e r F o u r A ctive Concentration*

T h e P u r p o s e o f O o n o e n tra t lo n ; Complementary T h o u g h t-h a b its ; T h e S pecific M ental. ThroughP h y sica l D is c ip l in e ; D ire o t C o n tro l o f M ind, (a) Through E x te rn a l B y m b o l e , (b) T h ro u g h Visualization, (0) T h ro u g h B u b jeo tiv e M e th o d a

T he M ystery of Memory*M em ory th e B a s is o f P e r s o n a l i ty ; T h e Book of Bolf*

Ju d g m e n t; W e do n o t F o r g e t ; B pontaneous Beqovory; R e -ln v es ts I ts e lf in V isu a l F o r m ; B lend ing of Normal an d S u b lim in a l M em o ry ; C h an g e o f P e rso n a lity ; Perfect M em ory ; M e m o ry o r X<etho P

Etchings*T h e Belf, N o t th e B ody , a t F a u l t ; Oosmlo Bubtls Tor*

oes; Y o u r C e le s tia l E n v i r o n m e n t ; B elf-reallzation ; What is th e M in d 's D y n a sp h e re P

N u m b e r F iv e

T he Power of Concentration.T b s M u ltip lex Concept* a n d i ts R eduction to One:

Bff#°t upon O o n so io u sn e ss ; E ffe c t u p o n the Phyeiosl;Sr ; M in d Creates the Con*o .p t lo n o j ^ W o rld ^ P o w e r o v e r th e Psvohio Element:

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