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r e a c t i on or a c ompr om i s e .

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na t i o n a nd s igni fi e s v i t al i t y .

P r o m p t r e c o ve ry is t h e rul e .

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fe e l i n gs t e ns i o n m or b id su gg e s t i on igno r anc e
, , , ,

f e a r a nd ne g l e c t .

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c a n b r e a k it .

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b u t e t e r na ll y o p e r a t ive .

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I N TRODU C TI O N

P AR T I . P S Y C H O LOGY

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t i on Ch an ge o f L i fe S e x I ncide nts Ne vo u s
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HEALI NG ME TH ODS
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, , , ,

M e t ap h y s i cs .

HEALI N G
S l f H lp Ass i st anc e R e quire m nts O b st a cle s
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F a c i lit i e s Th e Gi st o f I t I n f orma t i on T e chn i qu e

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Prom i s e .

DI AGRAM

P AR T I I I T H E A TT A I NME N T .

S E C TI IT Y
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e L ib ido G d Wha t d
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Wh E tra Consc i o u s Mi n d R a l i a t i on S igns

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ENRI C M E N T H

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 I N T R O D U C TI O N
HE write r of th is b oo k wa s b o rn a nd b re d
to b e a p hy s icia n, b e ing th e f o u rth o f his
na m e in h is o wn fa mily , a nd h a v ing b e e n
'

a ff o rd e d th e u tm o s t a d v a nt a g e in t ra ining ,

b o th in th i s c ou nt ry a nd E u rop e , ma y b e
p re s u m e d t o b e q u a lifi e d t o t a k e a n inte llig e nt
a nd e xp e rie nc e d vie w o f th e s u b j e c ts h e re in

c o ns id e re d.

S u c c e e d i ng s om e y e a rs of g e ne ra l m e dic a l
a nd s u rg ic a l p ra c t i c e , t h e s p e c ia l fi e ld o f ne r

v o us a nd m e nt a l d is o rd e r was c u ltiv a t e d , a nd

th is re v e a le d th e imp o rt a nc e of a c o mp re h e n
s iv e k no wle dg e o f p s y c h o log y , whic h s h o ws ,

b y p e ne tra ting t o fi rs t c a u s e s in th e p ro b le m
o f h u m a n dis a b ility , th a t a b o u t f o u r fi fth s o f
-

a ll a ilm e nt c o ns is t s e s s e ntia lly o f m e nta l o r

e m o tio na l t e ns io n, re ac ting u p o n th e m ind o r

th e b o dy to p ro d u c e t h e s y mp t om s m a nif e s t e d .

I n o th e r wo rd s , m o s t a b no rma litie s a re in
fa c t no thing m o re th an th e o u twa rd e v ide nc e
o f a n u nres o lv e d s tra ini ng c o mp ro mis e a m o ng

m o tiv e s in c o nflic t, or t h e m a te ria l re s u lta$nts

o f c o nt e nding , int e rna l, a nd s tric tly p s y c h o

log ica l f o rc es , fre q u e nt ly u nc ons c i o u s o r

s u b c o ns c i o u s , a nd t h e re f o r e r e q u iring th is

o b j e c tiv e e xp o s ition t o t h e e nd t h a t th e y m a y

b e dis s ip a te d .
 I NTR OD U CTI O N

P a rt I of this v o lu m e p re s e nt s th e p s y c h o l
og y inv o lv e d, p a rt II s e ts f o rt h th e b a s ic p rin

c ip le s o f g o o d h e a lth a nd h e a ling , a nd p a rt III

p r e s u m e s t o r a t io n a liz e a s till h ig h e r re a liz a

tion with ou t wh ic h no s o u l is s o u nd .

T h e b oo k s h ou ld b e re a d m o re th a n o nc e ,
i n ord e r t o d e riv e its fu ll m e s s a g e , wh ic h is

u
p p r o s e ly c o m p r e s s e d f o r t ra n s m is s io n ; a nd
o c c a s io n is h e re t a k e n t o m a k e g ra t e fu l ao

knowle dg m e nt t o th e p s y c h oa na ly s ts fo r a n
e s s e ntia l e le m e nt in t h e writ e r s p ro f e s s io na l
’

e q u ip m e nt ; t o Mrs H a rrie t L Mc C o llu m ,

. .

p ys c h o lo g ic a l l e c tu r e r s u p re m e , f
o r h e r r
p ac
tic a l a wa k e ning t o th e re s ou rc e s o f th e s u b
c o ns c io u s ; fo r t h e g ra c io u s ins p ira tio ns e m

b o d ie d in Pa rt I I I ; a nd t o a ll o th e rs wh o b o th
k no wing ly a nd u nkno wing ly h a v e c ontrib u t e d
t o th e a u th o r s e nlig h t e nm e nt a nd unf o ldm ent
’
.
 P AR T I

P S Y C H OLO G Y
 E LE M E N T A R Y
P R I N C I PLE S
N O PENING a s u b j e ct it is g o o d t o pr e s e n t
,

imm e dia t e ly th e gi s t o f o ne s a r gu m e n t
’
,

a nd t o s e t f o r th cl e a r ly it s b a s ic pr in

c ip le s . Th a t th e m ind r u l e s th e b o dy ,

a nd th a t m u ch S ickne s s is r e a lly m e nt a l is ,

o cca s io n a lly r e co gni z e d b u t e x a ct ly h o w a nd

,

W hy thi s is h a s n e v e r b e e n ful ly e xp lain e d .

W e h e r e p r o p o s e t o Sh ow th a t m e nt a l
a nd e m o tio na l t e ns io n ,
b e ing p re e mine ntly
-

d yna mic is co rr e s p o nd ingly r e s p o ns ib l e fo r

,

a ll m a nif e s ta tio n a nd th e m o dific a t ions o b

s e rv e d
. I n o th e r wo r d s t h o u gh t s a nd f e e l
,

in g s a re th e u nc e a s ing f o rc e s w h ich m o v e a nd
f a shi on ou r o th e rwis e in e rt b o d ie s and a re
e v e n r e sp o ns ib l e fo r th e ir cr e a t io n.

E NERGY
Ou r first r e aliz a t io n S h oul d b e th a t o f th e
univ e rs a l b a s is o f a ll m a nif e st e xi st e nc e in

e ne rgy , t h a t liv in g , in d e struct ib l e y e t co n

v e rt ib l e u r g in g v ib r a t io n , whi ch is c o ns t a nt ly

a c c u m u l a t in g with in u s , t o b e fr o m t im e t o

tim e d is ch a r g e d in p h y s ic a l , m e nt al o r e m o
t io na l a ctivity . W e h e r e giv e th e full c om
pr e h e ns iv e m e aning t o th e wo r d e n e rgy ,
[3]
 TH E GIST OF IT
wh o s e ctr on ic c ond e ns a tions c om p o s e th e
e le

a t om s o f p h y s ic a l m a tt e r a nd wh ich m a ni ,

f e sts o th e rwis e in th e we ll k nown f o rm s o f -

ligh t h e a t e le ctr icity m o t io n g r o wth e tc ,

, , , , ,
.

th e n m ind a nd s u pr e m e ly a s S p ir it
, .

A S living b e in g s we a re c o nst antly a s s im i

l a t in g a nd g e ne r a t ing e n e r gy o u t o f it s ,

s o u rc e s ab ou t u s a nd with in ou rs e lve s , wh e r e
it a ccu mu la t e s AS h u m a n b e ing s we e xpr e s s
.

th is e n e rgy in ph y s ica l a nd m e ntal a ctio n o r ,

func tio n H e nc e r a th e r th a n m e r e b o die s we

.
, ,

a re in r e a lity a ct iv e s e nt ie nt o r g a n iz a t io ns o f
,

e ne r gy fo r wh o m no r m a lity r e q u ir e s a s o u n d ,
,

we ll nou r is h e d p hy s ic a l st ru ct u r e in p ro gre s
-
,

s ing ph a s e s o f a d e qu a t e c oh e r e nt fu nct io n ,

v a r ie d b y r e st a nd r e cr e a t ion a nd a ctu a t e d b y ,

in na t e m o tiv e s in h a rm o n iou s ad j u stm e nt I n .

o th e r wo r d s a st a t e o f a ppr o pria t e h e a l th y
,

b a l a nc e b e twe e n a ccu mu la tio n a nd d isp o s it ion

o f e ne r gy is e s s e nt ia l to we ll b e in g -
.

M I N D AND BOD Y
P s y ch o lo gy s ign ifi e s th e m a nne r in whi ch
e ne r gy o p e r a t e s m e n t a lly a nd to s u cc e s s fu lly
,

c o p e with d is e a s e and d is o r d e r we mu st b e ,

c o m e a cqu a int e d with c e rt a in p sy ch olo gi c a l

m e ch a nis m s s u ch a s s u gg e st io n d is t r a ct ion
, , ,

r e pr e s s io n a nd th e lik e a nd r e a lize th e ab s o
,

lu t e u n ity o f th e o r g a n is m a s a wh ol e Th e .

min d a nd th e b o dy a re no t s e p a r a t e th in g s ,

[ 4]
 F OR HEALING HE ALT H
,
A ND HAPPINESS
b u t a re me r e ly diffe rin g a sp e cts o f th e one
u nifi e d s e lf , ch a ng e s in o ne o f wh o s e a sp e cts

a re r e fl e c t e d in a ll th e o t h e rs. F o r e x am ple ,
th e e m o tions o f f e a r a nd a nx i e ty p a r a ly z e
a nd c o ntr a ct th e mi nd . Th is c o nd ition is th e n
c ondu c te d t o a ll p a rts of th e b o dy , a nd c on
tr a c tion b e com e s th e o r d e r in e v e ry c e ll and
s tr u ct u r e
. B e ca u s e o f d iff e ring p e rs ona l s u s
c e p tib ility t h is c o ntr a ct io n wh e n p e rs ist e nt

m ay clu tch th e b r o nchi a l t ub e s a s a s th m a , th e

m u s c le s o f th e b a ck with sp ina l p a in o r b o ny
disp la c e m e nt , th e w all s o f t h e st o m a ch , c a us
ing d y sp e ps ia , th e t is s u e s o f th e k id ne y , p ro
d u c ing B r igh t s d is e a s e , o r it m ay wa rp th e
’

g e n e r a l s ta t e o f b e ing with s om e ne rv ou s
a ff e ct io n, o r e v e n m e nt a l d e r a ng e m e nt . On
th e o th e r h a nd , r e a l d is o r d e r in a b o d ily p a r t
s e n d s its d is tr e s s to th e mind , wh o s e c ons e
qu e nt s t r a in o f s u fl e ring and f e a r c a n k e e p
r e tu rning t o th e p a rt , e v e n wh en it migh t
r e c o v e r , a nd f o rm a v ic io u s c ircl e o f ch r o nic
d is a b ility wh ich p e rs is ts ind e finit e ly unt il th e
m e nt a l str a in is r e m o v e d .

Thi s int im a t e a ss o c ia tio n b e twe e n mind a nd

b o dy is we ll a tt e s t e d b y s u ch o b v io u s illu s t r a
tions a s th e r e dd e ning o f th e fa ce in S h am e o r
e mb a rr a ss m e nt , d is tu rb a nc e o f h e a r t a ct io n

b y f e a r , n a u s e a pr o d u c e d b y a r e p u l s iv e
th o u gh t , o b struct e d liv e r a nd c ons t ip a tion
fr o m a nx iou s co nstr a int , e x c e s s iv e k id n e y
[5]
 TH E GIST or IT
a ction from f ev e rish e xcit e m e nt and num e r
,

o u s o th e rs t o s ay n o thin g o f th e c o rr e sp o n d
,

ing r e c o v e ry wh e n th e d istr e s s in g e m o tion

f a d e s S u ch pu r e ly p sy ch o lo gica l e le me nts
.

a s e m o ti o ns th e n b y th e ir d e fin it e infl u e nc e o n
, ,

th e r e sp o ns iv e t is s u e s a re s e e n t o d e t e rm in e
,

ph y s ic a l c o nd itions b u t t o fully e xpla in th e ir

,

r e sp o ns ib ility fo r c ont inu o u s d is e a s e a nd d is

o r d e r , a d d it io n a l f a ct o rs mu st b e co ns id e r e d
.
 TH E GIST OF IT
e ff e ct iv e wh e n a ris ing fr o m o r a tt e nd e d b y
ph y s ica l s e ns a t ion wh ich m e a ns th a t wh e n
,

we f e e l p a in we a re ca u s e d t o b e lie v e s o m e
thing wr ong wh ic h is tru e b u t s u gg e st io n
, ,

m a y t e n d t o e x a gg e r a t e th e s e ns a t io n a nd
giv e it u n du e s ign ific a nc e . Ind ig e stio n fo r ,

e x a mp l e , c a u s e s e xc e ss o f g a s in th e st o m a ch ,

wh ich b y pr e ss u r e o n th e h e a rt ca n d istu r b it s
a ct io n a nd giv e s o m e o f th e s e ns a t io ns a nd

t h e r e b y th e s u gg e st ion o f h e a rt d is e a s e .

T r e a tm e nt d ir e ct e d t o th e h e a rt wo uld t h e n
b u t r e info rc e t h is s u g g e stio n a s wo u ld a l s o
,

th e r e p e t itio n o f th e f a ncie d h e a rt s ym pt o m s
wh ich a re r e s u lt ing s ol e ly fr om th e n e g le ct e d
st oma ch .

D ISTRACTI O N
S u gg e st io n is fu rth e r f a v o r e d b y d is tra c
t ion, wh ich m ay e x ist a s a d istu rb e d , p re o c
c u p ie d o r r e s ist le s s m e nt a l st a te , in d u c e d b y

s om e u nd e rcu rr e nt o f fe e ling , a n inj u r y , a

s h o ck , o r p e rh a p s b y d e lib e r a t e m e nt a l fi x
a t io n, which n a rr o ws o r a b s o r b s th e p o we r t o

r e a s o n c le a rly , a nd p e rm its th e a dv e rs e s u g
g e st io ns t o t a k e d e e p e r r oo t
. I f t h e s ub j e ct

h a v in g in d ig e st ion, fo r inst a n ce , w e r e u nd e r
g r e a t n e r v o u s str a i n fr o m w o rr y ,
h is m ind
s o d istr a ct e d wou ld no t b e fr e e t o dis c ou nt

th e s e ns a t io n s o f h e a rt d is tu rb a nc e a s m e r e ly
g a s in t h e S t o m a c h ,
a n d t h e m o r e a d v e rs e
 F OR HEALING HE ALT H ,
AND HAPPINESS
s u gg e s tion o f h e a rt d is e a s e wou ld th e n b e
a b s o rb e d a nd m a nif e st e d .

D E FENSE
Mo r e o v e r a m e ch a nis m of d e fe ns e may
,

c o m e in p lay le a ding o ne wh e n h a rd pr e ss e d
, , ,

t o a cc e p t a s u g g e st io n just a s it c o m e s a s a ,

wa y o f e sc a p e fr om s o m e ob lig a t io n o r p re
d ic a m e nt a nd p e rh a ps u nc o nsciou s ly b u t
, ,

wh e n t h e s e m e ch a nis m s o p e r a t e th e r e s ul t in g
,

d is o rd e r is lia b le t o s e t tle d own int o th e

in e r t ia o f h ab it fo r with a line o f le s s e ne d
,

r e s ist a n c e e st ab lis h e d th e o rigina l s e ns a t ions

,

will d o ub tle s s r e cu r a nd c o nt inu e to h a mm e r

,

th e ir o mino u s s u gge s tions int o b o th m in d a nd

b o d y which in th e m a nn e r s h own m ay t ak e
,

th e m u p a nd e xpr e s s th e m s pur io u s th o u gh ,

th e y a re I t mi gh t e v e n b e inf e rr e d th a t th e
.

in dig e s tio n whi c h a r o s e in th e first p la c e wa s

m e r e ly d u e to wo rry wa s p e rh a ps a ggr a v a t e d
,

b y s o m e d ie t a ry ind iscr e t io n a nd wo u l d h a v e
,

b e e n qu it e tr a ns it o ry e xc e p t fo r th e o th e r fa c
t o r s A s u ff e r e r fr om h e a rt d is e a s e is th e r e b y
.

r e le a s e d fr o m mu ch a nd we c an all r e m e mb e r
,

f e e ling s ick to st ay h om e fr o m sch ool S o .

c o u ntle s s o th e r e x a mp le s a ff e c ting a ny c om
b ina tio n o f o r g a ns a nd w it h v a ry ing u nd e r
,

cu rr e nts o f mix e d m o t iv e s , will r e a d ily s u gge st

th e m s e lv e s .
 T HE GIST OF IT
R EPRESSI O N

A fu r th e r d e t e rm in in g m e ch a n is m is th a t o f
r e pr e s s io n, wh ich a g a in b ring s ou t th e im p o r
t anc e o f k no wing th e s e th ing s in t e rm s o f
e ne r gy . And S inc e a dd it iona l f a ct o rs a re a l s o
inv o lv e d , we c a n g e t a b e t t e r g r a sp o f th e s e
pro b le m s b y stu dy in g a p sy ch o lo g ic a l u nit , fo r
inst a nc e a s in gle e xp e r ie nc e , s u ch a s a s imp le
c o nt a ct , lik e th a t of th e p alm of my h and
t o u ch ing th e t o p o f my d e s k . Th is e xp e r ie nc e
c onsists o f th e m otio n o f th e h a n d d e sc e n d ing
in th e a ir a nd th e n st o pp e d b y th e d e s k , wit h
th e t h u s d e fl e c t e d e ne rgy tr a ns m itt e d t o my
t iss u e s a nd th e nc e t o m y c onscio us ne s s a s an
im p u l s e or s e ns a t io n S h o u ld th is c ont a ct b e
.

m a d e with v io le nc e o r a S la m , I wo uld r e c e iv e
a s u rch a r g e o f e n e r gy o r f e e ling , a nd b e

th ro wn o u t o f e qu ilib rium int o a st a t e o f

t e ns io n , a tt e nd e d b y tingling ne rv e s a nd g e n
e r a l str a in, wh ich wo u l d l a s t s o m e t im e u nle ss

I we nt th r ou gh r e a ctio ns to disch a r ge th is
s u rch a r g e , s u ch a s ru b b ing my h a n d o r u tt e r
ing s om e e xp l e t iv e with f e e lin g , wh e n th e t e n
s io n wo u ld r e la x a nd r e lie f a t o nc e b e f e lt .

B u t for s o m e mo t iv e I m igh t ch o o s e t o r e pr e s s
a ll r e a ct io n a nd m a int a in p e rf e ct c o m p o s u r e ,

wh e n, if th e r e we r e m a ny r e p e t it ions , a limit
t o u nd ist u rb e d e n du r a nc e wou ld b e r e a ch e d ,
a nd th e str a in wo u ld b e r e fl e ct e d in m y g e n

[ 10 ]
 F OR HEALING HEALT H ,
AND HAPPINESS
e ra l c ond ition In o th e r wo r d s th e e ne r gy o f
.
,

th e b lo w is r e c e iv e d b y my o r g a ni s m a s a n
im p a ct o r ch a rg e wh ich a ccu mul a t e s o n r e p e
t itio n a nd if I r e fus e t o d isch a r g e th e t e ns io n
,

b y r e a ct ing p u t s m e t o g r e a t p a ins a nd
,

e v e nt u a lly m a nif e st e ff o rt t o c o nt a in it
’

TH E CO MPLE $
E v e ry e xp e r ie nc e m e a ns t h e d e liv e ry into
o ne o f a d e finit e v o lu m e o f e ne r gy , a nd t h e

s a m e l a w h o ld s in o u r m o r e c o m p le x a nd

hi gh ly o r ga niz e d e xp e r ie nce s Th e s h o c k o f a
.

tru e b e re a v e me nt , fo r ins t anc e , lay s u p o n u s

a we igh t o f cr u s hing f o rc e , wh ich h o l d s a nd

we a rs u s d o wn , a nd d is t o rts ou r no rm al s t a t e
o f b e ing , j u st s o lo ng a s we r e t a in it b y re

pr e s s ing a ll e m o t ion , a nd b e gins t o ligh t e n

a nd r e le a s e u s in p r o p o rt io n a s we v e nt o u r

f e e lin g s , and p e rmit th e re a ctions which

r e st o r e e qu ilib rium S u ch a v olu m e o f re
.

pr e ss e d , h e ld in f e e lin g c onstitu t e s a c om ple x ,

-

o r m e nt a l s o r e , wh o s e f e e ling t o ne , u n d is

c h a r g e d a nd r a ck ing th e s y st e m , m a k e s f o r

dis t r a c tio n a nd e xp o s e s u s t o a tr a in o f p a th
o l o g ic a l e v e nts s imila r t o t h e o ne o u t lin e d ,

wh e r e a s r e a ct in g a ppr o pria t e ly , in r e sp ons e

t o th e u r g e nt pr e ss u r e , we r e t a in no vu lne r
a b le sp o t , b u t r e t ur n t o no rm a l b a l a nc e , a nd

e v e n a cqu ir e inc r e a s e d e nd ur a nc e fo r s u cc e e d

ing str e ss e s which a re b o un d t o c om e . F ur

[11]
 T HE GI S T or IT
th e rm o re ,thi s s ame pr inciple ob t a ins in th e
c a s e of a g r e e ab le e m o t ions fo r mirth d e
,

m and s it s o u tle t in la u ghin g j u st a s mu ch a s

s o rr o w in we e p in g .

C O N VERSIO N
It m igh t b e ob j e ct e d h e r e th a t it is no t we ll
to k e e p d we llin g u p o n o ne s tr ou b le s wh ich
’
,

o f c o u rs e is tr u e fo r it m e r e ly a ggr av a t e s
,

th e m a nd le a d s t o th e dis int e g ra t in g h ab it o f
,

s e lf p ity
-
. Th o u gh if a p a rt icul a r tr a in o f
l am e nt or c o m p la int is b e in g c a rrie d b e y o nd
d u e limits it is b e c a u s e it is u s e d a s a p a rt ia l
,

o r s u b st it u t e v e nt fo r d e e p e r tr o u b le t h a t is

c o v e r e d o v e r, a nd th e r e f o r e a ll th e m o r e in
n e e d o f d is cov e rin g a nd d isch a rgin g F o r th e
.

f e e lin g th a t is f e rm e nt in g in t h e s e s ub m e r ge d
m e nt a l c om p le x e s r e a cts o n th e b o dily t is s u e s
a nd u nd e r g o e s c o nv e rs io n int o p h y s ica l s ymp

t om s s o th a t o b stina t e p hy s ic a l n au s e a fo r
, ,

ins ta nce ca n b e du e e ntir e ly to a s u ppr e s s e d

,

m e nt a l r e p u gna n ce a nd will d is a pp e a r c o m
,

p le t e ly u p o n d isch a r g e o f it s u n d e rly in g
c o mp le x H e nce c onv e r s io n is a no th e r imp o r
.

t a n t p sy ch o p a th o lo gic al m e ch a nism a nd s u g
g e s t iv e o f th e r e q u ir e m e nts fo r c o rr e ct io.n
S UMMARY
B u t b e f o r e p a ss ing o n we s h ou ld r e c a p it
u la te , b e ginn in g wit h c onst ant , in e x o r a b le
[ 12 ]
 F OR HEALING HEALT H
,
AN D HAPPIN E SS
ene r gy , ind e stru ct ib l e s e lf p e rp e tu a ting
a nd -

b u t c a p a b le o f infin it e tr a ns mu t a t ion Ou r .

fir s t a w a r e ne s s o f it is a s s e ns a tion th e n p e r ,

c e p tion t h e n r e a ct iv e e m o t io n a nd d isch a r g e
, ,

with r e tu rn to e qu ilib r ium ; o r r e pr e s s iv e t e n

s io n a nd c onv e rs ion int o symp t om s wh ich ,

m a y b e int e ns ifi e d a nd p r olo n g e d b y s u gg e s
t io n f a v o r e d b y d istr a ct io n a nd d e f e ns e and
, ,

th e n m e rg e int o th e in e rtia o f h ab it F o u r .

flfth s o f a ll h u m an d is a b ility th a t is t o s a y , ,

a ll n e rv o u s m e nt a l fu nct ion a l a nd u nd u ly
, ,

ch r onic d is o r d e rs a s we ll a s m a ny c ont inu ou s

,

o rg a nic d is e a s e s a re c o nst ruct e d o u t o f j u st

,

t h e s e m e ch a nis m s a nd no th in g e l s e
,
Bu t .

s inc e th e y o r d in a r ily d e v e lo p u nc o nsc io u s ly ,

o r s u b c o nsc io u s ly o u t o f r e a ch o f e ff e ct iv e
,

a d j u st m e nt b y t h e ir v ict im s we s h o u ld no w
,

c o ns id e r th e s u b c onsciou s In fa ct we r e t h e s e
.
,

pr o c e ss e s not s u b c onsciou s in th e n a rr o w ,

s e ns e th e r e co u ld b e no c onv e rs io n int o symp

,

t om s fo r c onsciou sn e s s p r ov id e s a v e nt b y
, ,

m e a ns o f a na ly s is a nd a d j u s tm e nt wh ich th e ,

in d ividu al s u b c o nscio u s d o e s no t and t h e r e ,

f o r e th e sym pt o m s a pp e a r a u t o m a tic a lly b e ,

c a u s e th e ir c om p on e nt e ne rgie s r e m a in un d is
ch a rg e d a nd u n disp o s e d .
 TH E GIST OF IT
fo r th e st ub b o rn ch a r a ct e r of dis o rd e rs h a v in g
th e ir b a s is in this fi e ld .

D ISS O CIATI O N
Th e a b ility t o d ir e ct a tt e ntio n is la r ge ly
u nd e r c o ntr o l o f th e will , a nd a n o r m al in d i

v id u a l is a b l e t o f o cu s h is c o nsc io u s ne s s o n

a ny p o rt io n o f h im s e lf o r h is e nv ir o nm e nt ,

a nd t o k n ow it a s it a ctu a lly is One m ay a l s o ,

.

if s o d isp o s e d , with d r a w c onscio u sn e s s fr o m

a giv e n a r e a , a nd igno r e th e r e a ct io ns t akin g

p la c e in it, wh e n th e y w ill ne v e rth e le s s t a k e

p la c e s u b c o nsciou s ly B u t s inc e th e e ntir e
.

s e lf is in r e la t io n wi th its e l f , a nd with th e
wh ol e e nvir onm e nt , a nd inte rre a c tions c on
t inu a lly o ccu r , th is p a rt ia l ob liv ion c a n o nly
b e a ch ie v e d b y f o rc ib ly n a rr o win g th e r a n ge
o f c o nsc io u s ne s s s o a s t o e x clu d e th e re pu g

n a nt p o rt io n, whi ch th e n b e c om e s a s th o u gh
d iv id e d o ff, a t th e e xp e ns e o f th e wh ole , f or
th e r e c e pt ion a nd ca rry in g on of th e re p u d i
a t e d im pr e s s io ns a nd r e a ct io ns If th e s e im
.

pr e s s ions and s u ppr e ss e d r e a ctions p e rs ist ,

m o r e a nd m o r e of th e s e lf will b e a ppr o pria t e d
fo r th e ir r e qu ir e me nts , u nt il thi s S p lit o fi p or
-

t io n b e c ome s str o ng e n ou gh to p u rs u e a n
a lm o st ind e p e nd e nt e x ist e nc e , wit h d iv is io n

o f th e s e lf in a m a nn e r whi c h m a nife sts a s

d u al o r diss o c ia t e d p e rs on a lity P e rs ons s o

.

a fi e c t e d h e a r v o ic e s wh e n n o n e S p e ak , s o m e

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 F OR HEALING HEALT H ,
AND HAPPINESS
r e a ction in th e s e c o nd a ry s e lf m ak in g its e lf
m e nt a ll y au d ib le a s a m e ss a ge o r c omm and
fr o m With o u t a nd in du c in g v a r iou s c o nflicts
, ,

with a b e rr a t io n of c o n d u ct , o r lit e r a l u nh al
a nc ing o f m in d .

A g r iev o u s d is illu s io nm e nt fo r inst a nce

, ,

m ig h t b e r e s ist e d a nd r e j e ct e d with s u ch
.

d e p th o f pr o t e st a s t o r e s ul t in s u ch d is s o cia
t io n fo r a ss um in g th a t th e gr oun d s fo r it a re
,

g e nu ine th e y will a fi e c t th e s u b j e ct a cc o r d
,

ing ly e v e n if o nly s u b c o nscio u s ly , e v e ntu al ly

,

div id e th e s e lf a s S h o wn a b o v e a nd if p e r ,

s ist e nt in du c e s om e o u tcry , in th e f o rm o f
v is io ns w a rni n g s o r c o mm a nd s wh ic h r e s u lt
, ,

in a cts th a t s e e m pr e p o st e r o u s o r ins a ne I t .

b e co me s quit e o b v iou s h o w r e a d ily a mind a t

s u ch dis a dv a nt a g e wou ld d r ift a lo ng h e lp
le ss ly u n d e r th e infl u e nc e o f th e m e ch a nis m s
a l r e a d y tr a c e d a nd o f o t h e rs st ill m o r e int ri

c a t e c o nj u r in g u p d e lu s io ns il lu s io ns a nd h a l
, ,

lu c ina tio ns wh ir le d a lon g b y o b s e s s ions a nd

,

v ict im iz e d b y f e a rs .

B u t a ll such s t a t e s a re u n s u b s t a nt ial inh e r ,

e ntly a rtific ia l with ou t e nd u r a nc e o f th e ir

,

o wn a nd w o u l d t e nd t o fa d e a nd cl e a r u p if
,

it we r e no t t h a t th e y a re b e in g r e ne we d fr o m
a s till d e e p e r a nd mo r e e ndu r ing s ou rc e .

Wh a t t h e n k e e ps th e m g o ing $ Th e a nswe r is
d ynam ic p e rs o na l m o t iv e instinct o r d e s ir e
, , ,

p lu ra liz e d int o n um e r ou s m o t iv e s wh ich a re ,

[ 17]
 TH E GIST or IT
th e r e a l in e xh au stib le spring s o f ou r
,
t ion s
ac ,

t h ou gh o ft e n d is gu is e d and no t
 M O T I VE S
Th e a b n o rm a lit ie s u n d e r c o ns id e r a t io n , a s
pr e viou s ly s ta t e d , c onstitu t e n o th ing m o r e
th a n a str a ining c om pr o mis e o f c onfl ictin g
p e r s ona l c ons id e r a t io ns o r m o tiv e s . Or
sta t e d m o r e t e chni ca lly , th e y a re b u t th e ou t
wa r d r e s ul ta nts o f c o nt e ndin g , int e r io r and
s t rictly p s y ch olo gic a l f o rc e s o p e ra t in g in
te rm s o f th e m e ch a nis m s d e scr ib ed W e giv e
.

t o th e s e f o rc e s th e n a m e o f m o t iv e s , a lth ou gh
in th e ab s olu t e th e y a re r e s olv e d int o a s in gle
o ng o in g o ne , th e u r g e o f b e in g , wh ich , h o w

e ve r, m a nife s ts a nd b e s t l e n d s its e lf t o
a na ly s is a s a tr in ity , c o m pr is ing t h e b a s ic

m o t iv e s , ins tincts o r u r g e s , o f s e lf pr e s e rv a
-

tion, s e lf pro j e c tio n, a nd s e lf r e sp e ct Th e s e

- -
.

th re e c omp e llin g m o t iv e s , with th e ir e x

t e nd e d c o r o lla r ie s , d e t e rmin e all th a t we d o
a nd a re o n e a rth , s ick o r we ll , s o it will b e

pr ofit ab le now t o c ons id e r th e m .

S ELF P RESERVATI O N
-

Th e firs t inclu d e s no t o nly th e inst inct of

s e lf pr e s e rva t io n o r d e s ir e fo r e xist e nc e , b u t
-

th e wis h t o liv e we ll , in th e b e st p o s s ib le c ir
c um s t a nce s , a nd t o s e c u r e s om e o f th e g oo d

thin g s of life .
 TH E GIST OF IT
S ELF P R O J ECTI O N
-

Th e s e c on d , s e lf pr o j e ction e mb ra c e s th e
-
,

lov e mo t iv e s e x u r g e a nd s o c ia l instinct
, , ,

wh e r e b y we m a t e e xp a n d o u r f e e lin g s a nd
, ,

s e e k to e nj oy a nd e nga g e with o u r f e llow

b e in g s . This a l s o inclu d e s th e lo v e o f lib e rty ,

a nd th e u r g e t o wa r d s e lf e xpr e s s io n in a ll
-

d e s ir e d f o rm s .

S ELF R ESPECT
-

Th e th ir d m o tiv e , th a t o f s e l f r e sp e ct , c om
-

pr e h e n d s h ono r , d e c e ncy , v irtu e , lo y alty ,

pr id e , str iv ing fo r a n id e a l, liv ing u p t o o ne s ’

pr inc ip le s , a nd d e s irin g t o s ta nd we ll .

C O N FLICT
A g r a nd ga la xy , we m a y we ll f e e l , b u t h o w
th e y c a n c ont e nd with o ne a no th e r Th e p o s .

s ib ilitie s o f d isc o r d in o ne l a ck ing w is d o m a re

o b v io u s P a ss io n p e r io d ica lly b e s ie g e s v irtu e ,

.

a nd h o no r h a s a lwa y s t o fi gh t g r e e d o f g a in,

t h ou gh th e c o nfl icts a t f a u lt a re u s u a lly fa r
m o r e su b tle a nd with th e Opp o s in g pull o r
,

p u sh o f e a c h e le m e nt m a nif e st o nly in th e
twist o f d is o r d e r Th e r e a re a ls o inh ib iting
.

o r c o nstr a inin g fa c t o rs wh a t m igh t b e c a lle d

,

ne g a tiv e m o t iv e s wh ich a c t a s b r a k e s u p o n
o u r p o s it iv e im p u l s e s na m e ly c o ns id e r a t io ns
, ,

o f pr u d e nc e s h a m e o r f e a r th o u gh u l t im a t e
, ,

[20]
 F OR HEALING HEALT H ,
A ND HAPPINESS
ana ly s is s ily id e ntify th e s e with th e
c o u ld ea

p re c e ding , t og e th e r with Opp o s in g d e s ir e o r

no t t o d o no t t o b e no t t o h av e wh a t is
, ,
.

O u t o f t h e s e c o nst a nt o ft e n c o nfl ict ing o r , ,

th wa r te d m o tiv e s a nd th e c ontr a ry e m o t ions

,

th e y th e n e ng e nd e r s u r g e s th e e ne r gy wh ich
,

m ain ta ins th e m o rb id m e ch anis m s a nd p e r

p e tu a te s d is o r d e r t h a t is unt il th e m o t iv e s
, ,

a re h a rm o n iz e d o r int e llig e nt ly d ir e c t e d
, ,

wh e n o r d e r we ll b e in g a nd pr o g r e s s s u p e r
,
-

v e ne One m a rryin g m e r e ly fo r a d v ant a g e

.

su b s e rv e s b u t a S in gl e instinct th a t o f a cqu i ,

s itio n o r pr id e Th e o t h e rs a tr o ph y f e rm e nt
.
,

o r p u tr e fy wi th r e s u lts t o c o rr e s p o nd u nl e s s
, ,

th e a rt o f wh ol e s o m e t r a ns m u t a t io n is a o
qu ir e d a nd t o wa r d whi ch th e wa y s o f a tt a in
,

m e nt wil l b e m a nife st a s we pr o c e e d .

Mo t iv e s g e t t h e ir c a s t in th e e v olutio nal
p e rio d o f ch ildh o o d wh e n im pr e s s io ns a re ,

m a d e and r e a ct io ns t ak e p la c e in v ir gin s o il ,

a nd th e pr imit iv e imp ul s e s a nd str e ss e s o f ,

r e str a int r e a ct in g u p o n th e p a rticu la r t e m

,

p e ram e nt d e t e rmin e th e m a nn e r of a d j u st
,

m e n t t o a ll th a t is t o f o llow At thi s t im e .

pr e dile ctions a re a cqu ir e d and st an d a rd s

a b s o r b e d which u nc o nscio u s ly a nd la t e r fo r ,

g o tt e n c ol o r a nd c on dit ion o u r a ct io ns a nd
,

r e a c t ions a ll th r o u gh lif e And S inc e life it s e lf .

is s o c omp le x a nd l o a d e d with r ig o r o u s
,

b u fi e t s it is litt le wo n d e r th a t s o m e o f u s
,

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 TH E GIST OF IT

f o llo w th e lin e of le a st r e s ist a nc e and com

p ro mis e on d is e a s e .

B u t it is no t sc ie nt ific t o g e n e r a lize fo r ,

e v e ry c a s e is d ist inct ly ind iv id u a l a nd th e

pr ob le m is diff e r e nt fo r e a ch o ne a lth ou gh
,

th e a b no r m a l c o ndit ions r e s u l tin g u s u a lly f a ll

int o o ne o f th e th r e e m a in g r o u ps o f ph y s ic a l ,

n e rv o u s o r m e nt a l d is o r d e r a nd p e rh a p s
s h o u ld no w b e c a t alo gu e d in th a t way .
 TH E G IST OF IT
o ft e n e st ab lish e d u p on s u ch a c omb in a t io n o f
p s y ch o lo gic a l m e ch ani sm s a s we ll a s m a ny
,

fo rm s of rh e u m a tis m . Th e c a s e s a l s o o f
c a nc e r a nd tu m o r h av e s u ch a f o u nd a tion ,

b u ilt u p fr o m s om e ch a nc e b lo w o r inj u ry ,

a nd t u b e rcu lo s is is no w k n o wn t o b e a p s y

c h o lo gica l d is e a s e.

NERVO U S
In th e c a t e g o ry o f n e rv o u s d is o r d e rs we
p la c e th o s e a ilm e nts in wh ich , a l th ou gh th e r e
is no stru ctu r a l ch a n g e in a ny b o d ily p a rt ,
t h e r e y e t e xis t s m o st try in g d is a b ility A list
.

wo ul d inclu d e n e u r a sth e nia o r n e rv e we a k

n e s s , t h ou gh th e n e rv e s th e m s e lv e s a re no t
a ff e ct e d , ne rv ou s d e pr e ss io n and n e rv ou s
irr ita b ility , a nx ie ty , ph ob ia s o r f e a rs , e xtr e m e
s e ns it iv e n e ss , p a infu l s e lf c onscio u s ne s s , ina
-

b ility t o m a k e d e cis ions , d im in is h e d will p o we r

-

o r p o we r o f c o nc e ntr a t io n , d e f e ct iv e m e m o ry ,

ins omni a , s omn a mb u lis m , p e rs ist e nt b a d

d r e a m s , e m o t io n al ins ta b ility , hy st e r ia , st a m
m e r in g , o b s e ss io n o r b e in g imp e lle d to s om e
irr a tio n a l a ctio n , k le pt om a n ia fo r e x a m p le ,
a nd o t h e r p e c ul ia r te n d e nc ie s , cu r io u s h a b its ,

d iss o cia t io n o f p e rs o n a lity with it s e sp e c ial

p h e nom e na o f la p s e o r lo s s o f th e s e lf , a s we ll
a s ma ny u n iqu e in d e scr ib a b le st a t e s a tt e nd e d

b y s e ns a tio ns o f pr e ss in g , b u rs tin g , b u rning ,

t inglin g , d izzin e ss , ch illin e s s o r tr e mo r .

24
[ ]
 F OR HEALING HEALT H
,
A ND HAPPINESS
P ER VERSE

Th e r e is a l s o a no th e r g r ou p o f d e r a ng e
m e nts wh ich f a ll s h o rt o f a b s olu t e m e n ta l
a b e rr a t io n, a nd wh e r e in th e s u b j e ct s e e m s

o t h e r wis e qu it e n o r m a l , y e t is n o ne t h e l e s s

d o mina t e d b y e xtr e m e ly c u nnin g, cru e l o r

crim in a l t e nd e ncy , a lc oh o lic o r d ru g a d d ict io n,
o r p e rv e rs io n o f th e s e x inst inct . S u ch c o ndi
t io ns e x is t inv a r iab ly b e c a us e o f th e str e ss e s
ind ica t e d , e xc e pt wh e n th e y a re th e r e s u lt o f
d e fin it e d e ficie ncy .

ME NTAL
U nd e r th e g r o u p ing o f tru e m e nt al a b e rr a
t ion, c omm o nly c a lle d ins a n ity , o r t e chn ic a lly
psy ch o s is , we p la c e h e r e only th e p sy ch olo g
ic a l f o r m s , a nd o m it th o s e d u e t o c o ng e nit al
d e f e ct o r a ctu a l d am a g e t o th e b r a in Th o s e
.

c ons id e r e d will th e n c o ns titu t e th e p u r e ly

functio nal o r p sy ch o p a th olo gic a l v a r ie t ie s ,
o ccu rr ing in p e rs o ns p h y s ic a lly n o r m a l y e t

m e nt a lly d e ra ng e d in t h e ir a d j u st m e nt t o lif e ,
a nd o ft e n r e qu ir ing t e m p o r a r y o r p e rm a ne nt

s e qu e s t r a t io n
. A s ign ific a nt way in wh ich t o
cl a ss ify th e f ou r s alie nt typ e s o f m e nt al d e vi
a t io n wo u ld b e in a cc o r d a nc e w ith th e f o llo w

Ing e x t r e m e s $ t h o s e in wh ich th e m ind r u ns

t o o f a s t a nd f e v e r is hly , th o s e in which it is

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 TH E GIST or IT
ch ille d a nd s lo w t h o s e in wh ich its r a d iu s is
,

t o o s m a ll o r ci rcum scr ib e d a nd th o s e in wh ich

,

it is t o o e xp a n d e d o r infl a t e d P s y ch ia try
.

l ik e wis e d e nomi na t e s f ou r m a in v a r ie t ie s
m a nia o r e xc e s s iv e m e nt a l e xcit a t io n o ft e n ,

S h o win g ou tb u rsts o f v io le nce ; m e lanch olia o r

e xtr e m e m e nt a l d e pr e ss io n s o m e t im e s a t
,

t e nd e d b y s e lf d e str oy ing o r mu tila t ing t e n

-

d e ncie s ; a nd d e me nt ia o r m a rk e d r e du ct io n
in m e nt a l r e sp ons iv e n e s s . O f t h e s e th e first
two a re p r on e t o a l t e rn a t e in th e s a m e in di
v id u a l a nd a ll a re u s u ally a tt e n d e d b y d e lu
,

s io ns illu s ions and h allu cin a tions Th e r e is

, .

a l s o t h e l a r g e p a r a no id g r o u p ch a r a ct e r ize d
,

b y S p e cia l d e lu s io ns of s e lf a gg r a nd iz e m e nt
-

a nd p e rs e cu tio n in c onn e ct io n with wh ich

,

t h e r e is mu ch s u sp icio n a nd v ind ictiv e n e s s .

I t sh ou ld a l s o b e r e m a rk e d th a t th e s e st a t e s
d o no t a lwa y s e xi st in d ist inct a nd s e p a r a t e
t yp e b u t m o r e o f te n a s m ixtu r e s o r b le n d s
, ,

s h a ding int o o ne a no th e r In f a ct th is e xt e r io r
.
,

d iff e r e nt ia t ion is m e r e ly th e r e s u lt o f p re
v io ns e ff o rts t o c la ss ify a nd if p o s s ib l e a ss ign

a p h y s ic a l c a u s e t o e a ch o ne wh e r e a s m o r e
,

r e c e nt c ompr e h e ns io n o f th e c onfl icts a m o ng

m o tive s e m o t io ns a nd o th e r p sy chic m e ch a n
,

ism s m a k e s th e ir n a t u r e m o r e tr u ly u n d e r
s ta nd a b le .
 F OR HEALING HEALT H ,
AND HAPPINESS

O RIGIN
In o r d e r to cc ount fo r th e m fully h ow
a ,

e ve r,
we mu st r e v e rt b a ck e v e n a s fa r a s
infa ncy . Th e b a b y is a c om pl e t e e g o t ist ,

m o v e d fo r th e firs t m o nth s o f h is lif e o nly b y

imp u l s e s c o nn e c t e d with hi s o wn ob j e ct iv e
ne e d s a nd p le a s u r e whi ch fo r th e first y e a r
,

is a s it s h o u ld b e wh e n th e r e sh o u ld b e g in t o
,

b e incu lc a t e d r e a s on a b le d iscip line a nd r e g a r d

fo r o t h e r c o ns id e r a tions B u t h e m ay h a v e
.

t o o in d u lg e nt p ro prie t o rs o r s e e m s o s e l f
,

wille d th a t one h e s it a t e s t o cr o ss h im wh e n ,

h is e g o will fl o ur ish u ndu ly a nd fi ll hi s e nt ir e

h o r iz on. Inst e a d of e xp a nd ing n ob ly a nd
b e a u t ifully h is na tu r e will th e n g r o w inwa r d
, ,

pr e v e nt ing a ppr e cia t ion o f h is u n iv e rs e and ,

c a u s ing h im t o h old h im s e lf e xc e s s iv e ly s u p e
r io r with h is c onc e pt ions th e o nly r e a litie s
,
.

Wh e n thi s is c a rr ie d t o irr a t io na l e xtr e m e s ,

with a t te m pt t o liv e it lit e r a lly we h a v e t o ,

ca ll it ins a nity a nd p u t h im a w a y t o s a v e him

fr o m h im s e lf Th e s e ab e rr a tions m ay a l s o b e
.

in d u c e d in a n o pp o s it e m a nne r b y e x ce s s iv e ,

b ul ly ing s u ppr e s s io n o r n e gl e ct wh ich lik e

, ,

wis e c a u s e th e n a t u r e t o s t rik e in e ng e nd e r ing ,

f e e ling s o f s e lf p ity a nd s e lf lov e which al s o

- -
,

e x a g g e r a t e th e ob j e ct iv e e g o a nd inv it e a
,

s im ila r tr a in o f r e s ul ts .
 T HE GI S T or IT
C O MMENTARY
It is e v id e nt h ow r e a dily m in d s s o h an di
c a pp e d wou ld c om e un de r th e influ e nc e o f th e
m e ch a n is m s tr a c e d , a nd o f o th e rs m o r e intri
ca t e wh ich giv e th e d e r a n ge m e nt it s p a rt ie
u la r ch a r a ct e r . B u t a g a in we m u st s ay t h a t
e v e n th e s e c ondi t io ns a re m e r e ly a r tifi c ia l ,

with ou t e nd u r a nc e o f t h e ir o wn, a nd wit h th e

u r gin g , d isc o r d a nt m o t iv e s h a r m o nize d or

c om p o s e d co uld f a d e a nd cle a r u p , which th e y

fr e qu e nt ly d o R e c ov e ry o ft e n t ak e s p la c e ,
.

b o th sp ont a ne ou s ly a nd b y tr e a tm e nt , a nd a
g r e a t m a ny m o r e c o u ld b e e ith e r s a v e d or
r e st o r e d if the s e thin g s we r e m o r e wi d e ly
u n d e rst o o d. J u st wh y one p e rs o n m an if e sts
p h y s ic a l, a n o th e r n e rv o u s , o r a no th e r m e nt a l
d is o rd e r , is a m a tt e r o f in d iv id u a l c ircu m
st anc e s a nd t e mp e r am e nt , b u t m o t iv e s a nd
m e ch a nism s c onstit u t e th e f ab r ic , with a cci
d e nt o r d e st iny pr e s e nt ing th e p e g t o h a n g it
o n, u nt il a fin e r , tr u e r c o m pr e h e ns io n c o m e s

t o d is s ip a t e it . F a iling wh ich th e t h ing b e

c o m e s a h ab it , a wo rking c om pr omis e , fo r o ne
a t b a y a m o ng c ont e nd in g m o t iv e s .I t b e c om e s
a n o u t l e t fo r o th e r f e e ling s k e pt u nd e r pr e s

s u re , j u st ifi e s c omp la int a nd e v a s ion, a nd

wa rr a nts sy mp a t hy , wh ich we all h a v e a we ak
n e ss fo r, a nd m ay e v e n g iv e p u rp o s e t o o th e r
wis e pu re p o s e l e s s liv e s In f a ct , th e a ilm e nt
.

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 F OR HEALING HEALT H,
A ND HAPPINESS
may b e c om e a p e t a nd ch e ris h e d c o d dle d
be ,

o r r e v e l e d in a cc o r din gly with c o rr e s p o nd ing

,

r e luct a nc e t o r e linqu is h it a nd g e t w e ll P a r a
.

d ox p e rh a p s y e t no ne th e le s s tr u e f o r th e
, ,

f a c t r e m a ins o ne c a n g e t w e ll j u st a s s o o n a s
th e d e s ir e t o is S i ngle a nd u nm ix e d .
 TH E GIST OF IT
r am e nt, th ou gh o f t e n h e ld a s b o th in th e s am e
m o u ld o f min d .

In th e first p la c e it is a f a culty of all life ,

a nd is inc o rp o r a t e d in a ll liv e ly t hin g s a s o ne

o f th e c h a nne l s t h r o u gh whi ch e n e r gy is t o

fi nd e xpr e ss io n b u t lik e a ll o th e r fu nct io ns it

,

h a s t o g o t h r o u gh it s pr o c e s s o f e v o lu tion
b e f o r e a rr iv in g a t m a t u r ity . I t is th e la st
o f th e e l e m e nt a ry fu nct io ns t o m a t u r e is th e
,

m o s t pr o tr a ct e d in it s d e v e lo p m e nt is th e o ne
,

m o st ign o r e d c a n m ak e th e m o st tr o ub l e
, ,

a nd fo r t h is a nd o th e r r e a s o ns is n a t u r a lly

h e d g e d in b y th e g r e a t e st a m ou nt of inh ib it ion
a nd r e str a int .

DAN C E R S
F o r thi s la s t th e r e a re e xtr e me ly g oo d a nd
s u fficie nt r e a s ons S e xu a l in d iscr e tio n m ay
.

b la st th e u ltim a t e v ict im with ille git ima cy , o r

wo rs e , th e imm e d ia t e v ict im w ith d is e a s e o r
d is g r a c e , o r b o th , a nd th e s u b j e c t lik e wis e , t o
g e th e r with th e r is k o f d e mo ra liza t io n o r
d e g e ne r a cy S o fo r th e s e m o st co g e nt r e a s ons
.

t h e inst inct iv e a tt itu d e of p e op l e in g e ne ra l

is pr o p e rly pru d e nt , c o ns e rv a t iv e , a nd e v e n
a ppr e h e ns iv e , a nd is t h u s c o mm u nic a t e d , e v e n

with ou t wo r d s , t o g r o win g chi ld r e n . Th e r e

a re a l s o o th e r g r o u n d s fo r inst inct iv e a v e r

s io n in th e f a ct th a t th e e xp r e ss io n of s e x is
in p a rts of th e b o dy inh e r e nt ly o ff e ns iv e a nd

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 F OR HE ALING HEALT H
,
AN D HAPPINESS
giving m o st s h a m e , a nd th a t in thi s fi e ld we
a re t h e m o st v ul ne r a b le t o ridicu l e a nd re

pr oa ch No o ne is a t e a s e wh e n th u s in dict e d ,
.

no r invul ne r a b le to s u ch a b lo w, no r is a ny o ne
t rul y e ntit le d t o u s e s u ch a wea p o n B u t , a s
.

p re viou s ly s ta t e d t h e qu e s tio n o f s e x is a
,

fa ct o r in o u r pr ob le m s o le t u s no t b e squ e a m
,

ish h e r e fo r wh e th e r s u ppr e s s e d o r no t th e
, ,

in s t inct o r u rg e is omn ipr e s e nt a nd g r o ws

,

a nd d e v e lo p s in a cc o r d a n ce with th e v it a lity

o f t h e ind ivid u a l a nd s o m e t im e s o u t o f p ro
,

p o rt io n t o it. A l s o a l t h ou gh in div id u a l s v a ry
, ,

t h e r e is no inh e r e nt d iffe r e nc e b e t we e n th e
s e x e s in this m a tt e r .

E VO LUTIO N
S inc e th e funct io n is no t m a t u r e d until th e
a g e o f t we lv e o r fift e e n, it mu st n e c e ss a r ily

p a s s th r ou gh st ag e s o f d e ve lo p me nt b e f o r e
t his H e nce it is s e e n t o ma nif e st imp e rf e ctly
.

a t e a r lie r p e r io d s , a wk wa r d ly a nd inc oh e r

e nt ly , lik e a ny o th e r u n d e v e l o p e d funct io n I n .

th e pr e a d ole sc e nt chi ld it s e xp r e ss ion m ay b e

n e ga tiv e or quit e indi scrim in a t e , b o th a s re
g a r d s s e l f a nd o th e r s , g r o p ing a nd b lu nd e r ing
lik e th e first e xp e r im e nts in l o c o m o tio n, and
in r e a s on no m o r e r e pr e h e ns ib l e . S e x c on
s c io u s ne s s a nd s e x c u r io s it y th o u gh p e r h a p s
-
,

no t id e nt ifi e d a s s u ch , ma y e v e n a pp e a r a t th e
unb e lie v ab le ag e o f e igh t e e n m o n th s Th e r e
.

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 T HE GIS T O F IT
th e n f ollo w inn o c e nt o r sh ame fa c e d a tt e m pts
to g r a t ify th e cu rio s ity with e xp e r im e nts of
,

v a r io u s in d is cr imina t e k in d s a ll o f which c a n ,

t ak e p la c e qu it e sp o nta n e ou s ly fo r th e inst inct ,

is a u t o g e n e t ic g r o ws of its e l f a nd s e d u ct ion
-
, ,

is no t e ss e nt ia l Th e s e e xp e rim e nts a nd in
.

v e s t ig a tio ns m a y b e p e rs o n a l with o th e rs , ,

e ith e r s e x o ld o r y o u n g o r e v e n with o th e r
, ,

cr e a tu r e s fo r s e x is u niv e rs a l a nd m ay m ak e
,

a ny a pp e a l e sp e cia lly a t th is p e rio d o f g r e a t

,

s u sc e p tib ility a nd imp e rf e ct r e str aint .

Y e t S p e a k ing with o u t pr e j u d ic e s u ch sp on
, ,

t ane o u s m a n if e st a tio ns a re no t n e c e ss a r ily

r e pr e h e ns ib le in th e ir o cc a s ion al o ccu rr e nc e
,

e n t ir e ly h a r m le s s a nd o n no a cc ou nt t o b e
,

d e a lt with b y d r a st ic int im id a t io n o r sh am in g ,

which m ay h a v e a n o pp o s it e e ff e ct fr om th e
o ne int e n d e d Ma stu r b a t ion , for inst anc e
.
,

a lt h o u gh o f c ou rs e no t t o b e e nc o u r a g e d is ,

pr a ct ica lly u niv e rs a l a t s om e p e r io d of life ,

a nd if s e r io u s ly d e tr im e nt a l nob o dy wo ul d b e

s a ne o r s ou nd We p la c e th e e mph a s is in th is
.

wa y b e c a u s e o f wid e spr e a d m o rb id misc o n

c e p tions o n th e s u b j e ct a nd o f c ou rs e d o no t
,

h e r e r e f e r t o o u t a nd o u t inc o rrigib l e s
- -
All .

righ t ly c onstitu t e d ch ild r e n h av e s u ffi c ie nt

s e lf r e sp e ct o f th e ir o wn t o r e stra in th e m
-
,

with ou t o ffi c io u s a s s ist a nc e a nd b e s id e s th e
, ,

pr o c e s s is b y n a tu r e s e lf limit e d a nd not in
-
,

th e cla s s of d ru g h a b its a nd o th e rs wh e r e s om e

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 F OR HEALING HE ALT H
,
A ND HAPPINESS
n int o xic ant is t a k e n into th e sy s t e m th e r e
a li e

t o pr o d u c e it s o wn u nn a t u r a l a nd c o ns um ing
a pp e t it e.

NO RMALITY
Th e no rm a l ch ild g r o wing righ t a l ong , m e n
t a lly , m o r a lly a nd p h y s ic a lly , p a s s e s th r o u gh
t h e s e e v o lu tio na ry s t a g e s , p a u s ing p e r io d ic
a lly a s in a ll g r o wt h , b u t with t h e in s t inct

st e a d ily f o ca lizing , a nd wh e n a d o le sc e nc e b e
c o m e s m a tu r ity pr e s um a b ly f o cu s e d , a nd p ro
j e c te d e xclu s iv e ly and with pr o p e r r e str a in t
t owa r d th e c omp le m e nta ry s e x Th is w ou ld b e
.

th e no r m a l a nd d e s ir a b le , wh ich , if it d o e s no t
s u p e rv e ne h a s b e e n d e fl e c t e d o r e x a g g e r a te d
,

int o s o m e o th e r m a nif e s t a tion Al s o it m u s t

.

b e b o rne in m ind th a t g r o w th it s e lf is a pr o c
e s s o f c o nd e ns a tio n o f a b s o rb e d e ne r gie s , a nd

t h a t wh e n th e unit s lim it in b ulk is r e a ch e d ,

’

o r wh e n o ne g e t s o ne s g r o w th , th e e ne r g ie s
’

whi ch c o ntinu e t o b e a b s o rb e d , p e rh a p s in
e v e n g r e a t e r v o lu m e , mu st b e a ff o r d e d o th e r

ch a nne l s o f e xpr e ss io n, o ne o f wh ich is in fa c t

th e r e pr o d u c t iv e fu nct io n, th e f a c ul ty o f d is
c o ntin u ou s g r o wth o r th e la unch ing o f o th e r
u nit s . No r, e v e n in na t ur e , is th e a r d e nt b lo s
s oming a r b itr a r ily lim it e d t o t h e qu a nt ity o f

fru it whic h s h a ll b e g a t h e r e d .
 TH E GIS T OF IT
B ISE $ UALITY
In a ct u a l n a t u re th e r e is no s u ch thi n g a s
p u r e d istinct ty p e o f a ny th in g , a nd th is
a pp lie s al s o to s e x . In e a rly ge st a tio n t h e
e m b r y o is ind e t e r m in a t e , with s tr u ct u r e s a p

p e a r ing which m ay d e v e lo p int o e ith e r s e x

a pp a r a tu s , o r b o th. Aft e r a fe w we e k s , h ow
e v e r , o ne pr o g r e ss e s while th e o th e r f a ll s b a ck ,

s o th a t th e child is fi n a lly b o rn m a le o r f e m a l e ,

b u t n e v e rth e le ss r e t a ins in it s b o dy , a ll
th r ou gh lif e , v e st ig e s o f o r g a ns which , if d e
v e l O p e d , wo u l d c o nst it u t e th o s e o f th e o pp o

s it e s e x . Th e m a le b r e a st is a n o b viou s
e x a m p le , o f wh ich th e r e is a c om p le t e s e t o f

o t h e rs , wit h a na l o g s in th e f e m a le . Th e s e c
o nd a ry s e x f e a t u r e s a re st ill b e tt e r k n o wn,

s u ch a s h igh v oic e , wid e hips o r r ou n d e d b o dy

in s om e m e n, a nd b ig b one s o r a n gula r f o rm
in s om e wom e n H e nc e a n a t omic a lly we a re
.

a b le n d , p o t e nt ia lly e it h e r , with s o m e e v e n

ma n if e s t in g b o th ch a r a ct e r is tics.

T e m p e r a me n ta lly th e S h a din g is a l s o o h
s e rv e d— v igo r ou s , a g gr e ss iv e wome n , a nd
te n d e r, g e ntle m e n, t o s ay no th ing o f ma nnis h
wom e n a nd e ff e m in a t e m e n, with c onst itu t io n
a nd t e nd e ncie s t o c o rr e sp o nd . S om e m e n e v e n
m a n ife st a me nstru a l p e rio d , with o r with o u t
s a nguine o u s e ffu s io n fr om s om e m e mb r a n e ,
a s we ll a s ch a n g e o f lif e . B u t th e s e tr a its d o

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 F OR HEALING HE ALT H
,
A ND HAPPINESS
no t n e c e s s a r ily m a t ch th e r fo r m any
ea ch o ,

lo ve ly w o m e n a re f o u nd in u n lo v e ly b o d ie s ,

while a s p le nd id m a scu lin e b o dy d o e s no t

a lw a y s imm y a m a nly m a n .

P SYC H O PAT H O LO GY
And no w we ca n c o nc e iv e of d e v ia tio ns in
th e s p h e r e of th e s e x inst inct its e lf . Many
a re m o r e o r l e ss n a t u r a lly inv e rt e d , o r m o d

ifi e d in th is r e s p e ct , with g e nu in e ly h om o
s e xu al o r p e rv e rt e d pr o cliv it ie s , a nd m a ny

ma y e a s ily b e infl u e nc e d th a t way , in th e d e l

ic a te , unf o r me d p e r io d o f ch ildh o o d , whi ch
b r in g s u s d o wn t o th e s e co nd f a ct o r in t hi s
p r ob le m , nam e ly th e psy ch olo gy o f s e x , with
in a nd with o u t . Th e funct io n is v e ry , v e ry
fa r fr o m b e in g a m e r e ph y s ica l o r S O c a lle d
-

a nim a l o ne , fo r it is m o st int ima t e ly p e rm e

a t e d , a nd infl u e nc e d b y id e a s , a nd b y th e

ps y c h o l og ical ele m e nts we h av e pr e v iou s ly

d is cu ss e d , s u ch a s s u gg e st io n, a s s o cia t ion ,
d is s o cia t io n a nd o th e rs .

Th e chi ld d o e s no t g r o w u p in s olit u d e a nd
s e p a r a t e , b u t is h e mm e d in and e nv ir one d ,
p h y s ica lly , m e nt a lly a nd sp iritu a lly , b y fa m
ily , a ss o cia t e s a nd s tr a ng e rs , a ll imb u e d with
v a ry in g a tt it u d e s in t hi s m a tt e r , wh ich t h e y

m a y b e o nl y t o o r e a dy t o imp a rt t o h im .

H e nce his o wn d e ve lo p m e nt is m o d ifi e d o r
d ist o rt e d b y thi s o u t s id e p s y ch o lo gy , a s we ll
 T HE GIST OF IT
as by rigin a t in g within him S h ame
th a t o .
,

f e a r o r a b u s e m ay c a u s e c e rt a in pr o p e ns it ie s
t o str ik e in a nd t a k e d e e p su b c onscio u s r o o t ,

w h ich if u nm o le st e d wou ld h a v e dwindle d and

d is a pp e a r e d ; o r a d v e nt it io u s ly s u gg e st e d
c h a r m m a y c a u s e p e rn ic io u s pr a c t ic e s t o fl o u r

is h wh ich o th e r wis e wo u ld ne v e r h a v e m a ni
,

fe s t e d Th a t f o r b id d e n fru it s e e m s m o st d e s ir
.

a b l e is a lwa y s tru e a nd s inc e in t h is S p h e r e

,

we a re m o r e s e ns it iv e t h a n in a ny to o mu ch ,

o ffi c io u s ne s s m a y o v e r e m p h a s ize s o m e ph a s e
-
,

a nd g iv e it t o o m uch int e r e s t w it h r e su lts t o

b e r e g r e tt e d S o m e s e xu al m a nife s t a t ions a re
.

inst inct iv e ly r e g a r d e d a s b e y o n d th e lim it ,

na m e ly th o s e th a t a re inc e st u o u s h o mo s e x u a l
,

w ith a n im a l s o r o th e rwis e g r o ss ly p e rv e rt e d
, ,

a nd t h e s e if p e rs ist e nt p la c e th e s u b j e ct a t

s e r iou s d is a d v a nt a g e with s o cie ty o r if a rt i

,

fi c ia lly r e pr e ss e d m a k e fo r int o le r a b le d ist ra c

t ion wh ich e xp o s e s th e v ictim t o th e v a riou s
,

p a t h o lo gic a l m e ch a nis m s d e t a ile d .

R ATI O NALI$ ATIO N

Th e pr o b le m is a lwa y s p e cu lia rly individ u a l,
c all s fo r th e u tm o st d iscr e t io n a nd t a ct , if no t
h a nd s o ff, whil e m e r e m o rb id d r e a d is n e v e r
in o r d e r R e sp e ctfu l c o nfi d e nc e , w ith e nligh t
.

e nm e nt wh e r e ne e d e d , is th e b e st g e ne r a l iz a

t io n on th e m ana g e m e nt o f ch ild r e n W e h av e .

h e r e t o d e a l with a n e ne rgy , g e ne r ic a lly n a m e d

[ 38 ]
 T HE GIST OF IT
m e mb e r e d fr o m th e sp e c ific ph y s ic a l a cts a s
, ,

is comm o n ly s u pp o s e d b u t t h r ou gh d ist o rt e d
, ,

str e ssfu l o r p a infu l f e e ling s c o nc e rning th e m .

Th e g r o ss s e xu a lity , fo r e x a m p le wh ich a t
,

t e nd s S om e f o r m s o f m e nt a l d e f e ct is a n
a cc o m p a ny ing r e s u l t b u t no t n e c e ss a r ily a

c a u s e o f th is c on ditio n .

S UMMARY
S u mm in g it a ll u p , th is is a d e lic a t e , s e n
s itiv e , a ct iv e liv in g fi e ld , o f int e ns e st p o t e ncy ,

e t h e d g e d a b o u t w ith a ll s o rts o f d a n g e rs
y
a nd m o r b id id e a s which c a n c o m p lic a t e life

fo r a ny o ne . I t h a s a lr e a dy b e e n in dica t e d
th a t s e xu a lly we a re m o r e s u sc e pt ib le , vu l
ne ra b l e a nd int e ns e th a n in a ny o th e r way , s o
it is e a s y t o s e e h o w s u gg e st io n , d istr a ct ion,
r e pr e s s io n a nd diss o c ia tio n c o u ld s u b c on
s c io u sly o p e r a t e h e r e a nd c onst itut e t h is th e

s o u rc e wh e nc e dis o rd e r is p e rp e tu a t e d , e s
p e c ia l ly if th e e a r l ie st m a nif e st a t io ns c a me t o
b e c o nsid e r e d p a rt icu l a rly a b n o rm a l o r h e i
n ou s , o r p e rh a p s p e rs ist e nt , a nd t o c all fo r
r e pu dia t io n s o e xtr e m e a s t o am o unt t o s e lf
imm ol a tion . Th e wis e st pr o c e du r e wou ld b e
r a t ion a l disp o s it io n o f th e u nwe lc om e impul s e ,
wh ich in s o m a ny ca s e s is p o s s ib l e , fo r th e s e
r e pr e ss e d , p e rv e rt e d im pu l s e s , wh e n not d is
p o s e d o f, a re fr e qu e nt ly r e sp ons ib le fo r m a ny
a b n o r m a l st a t e s a nd mu ch e rra t ic c o n d u ct ,
 F OR HEALING HEALT H
,
A ND HAPPINESS
not ,
b e itr e p e a t e d on a cc ou nt o f a ny di r e ct
,

e ffe c t fr o m th e ph y s ic a l a cts b u t b y r e a s o n
,

o f t h e m o rb id a tt itu d e co nc e r ning th e m . No r
d o e s e v e ry th ing c o nt inu e a l wa y s s e r e ne e v e n
,

u nd e r pr e s um a b ly id e a l c o n d it io ns fo r t h e r e
,

a re v a r io us fl u ct u a tions c onfl ic ts a nd dis t ra c

,

tions which a re b o u nd t o intru d e h owe v e r one

,

is s itu a t e d s o d ou b tl e s s it will b e e nligh t e n ing

, ,

a t t h is p o int t o ins e r t s o m e r e ma r k s o n th e

p sy ch olo gy o f th e s e x e s .
 T HE P S Y C H OLO G Y
O F T HE SE $ E S
T ruly a nd t e rs e ly st a t e d , th e p s y ch o lo gy o f
th e s e x e s is ins t a ntly r e v e a le d b y c o nt e m p la
t io n of th e ir r e sp e ctiv e p r o to typ e s th e e gg ,

a nd th e sp e r m C o ns id e r in g th e e g g wh ich is
.
,

s u pr e m e ly f e m a le we fi nd it e ss e nt ia lly s ingle
, ,

s ta tic nu trie nt f e cu nd c o nt ou r e d e nclo s ing

, , , , ,

v e g e t a tiv e r e cu rr e nt sub j e ctiv e s u ffi c ie nt

, , ,
.

O n th e o th e r h a nd th e sp e rm o r m a l e e l e m e nt
,

is m u lt ip le m o tile g a lv a nic line a r l a ncina t e

, , , , ,

d e lv in g cle a v ing p e rf o ra t in g a n im a l e xig e nt

, , , , ,

ob j e ct iv e ,
sp e nt I n a wo r d f e m ale ne s s is
.

y o $l $k e d wh il e ma le ne s s is d is s e m ina t e d
,
.

And h e r e we s e e th a t no th ing in t h e u niv e rs e

is f o rt u it o u s no t e v e n na m e s o r wo r d s
,
In .

th e int e rr e la tio nsh ips b e tw e e n th e two we fi nd

th a t th e r e a re b oth r e c ipr o c a t ing n e e d s a nd
r e cipro c al d e t rim e nts Th e sp e rm n e e d s th e
.

e g g t o r e ne w it s e x ist e nc e th e e g g ne e d s t h e,

sp e r m t o liv e Y e t th e S ingle s p e rm is l o st
.

wh e n e nc om p a ss e d b y th e e g g a nd th e e gg
b e gins t o d isr u pt wh e n im pr e gn a t e d H e nce .

th e y e a rning a nd th e s p u rning in th e m o r e
e v o lv e d f o rm s m a n a nd w o m a n
,
B u t s a lv a .

t io n a nd imm o rt a lity a re a chie v e d in th e

pr o du ct o f th e u nion which p a rta k e s o f b o th
,
.

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 TH E G IS T OF IT
C H ILDREN
Ta kin g int o a cc ou nt th e ob s e rv a t ions p re
v io u s ly m a d e o n b is e x u a lity , a nd r e alizin g th e

d ispr o p o rt io na l c omb in a t io n o f e a ch o f th e s e
e l e m e nts in a ny in divid u a l we c a n s e e t h a t
,

m e r e m a rry in g is v e ry , v e ry fa r fr om b e in g a
c o nclu s iv e ly p e r m a ne nt s o lu t ion Th e str e s s e s
.

o f s e n tim e nt which a re a p t t o s u p e rv e ne m ay

fi nd o u t le t a s pr ev io u s ly indica t e d , a nd s om e
t im e s a re v is it e d u p o n th e fru its o f th e u n ion ,
b o th way s . B y th is we m e a n th a t a n
in o r d ina t e t h ou gh s u b c o nscio u s a tt a ch m e nt
o r a nt ip a t h y m a y s o m e t im e s d ev e l o p b e tw e e n

p a r e nt a nd chi ld with p e rnicio u s e fi e c t u p on

th e p s y ch olo gy o f th e la tt e r . Child r e n Sh o u ld
b e we a ne d , pr o g r e ss iv e ly b u t lo vingly , t o a
l a rg e r a nd la r g e r lif e , no t s tu ltifi e d b y c on
s t ric ting t ie s . F o r th e str e s s e s a nd cle av ag e s
pr ev a iling in this m o st vit al r e la tions h ip , t h a t
o f a cr e a t e d th ing with its ma tr ix, a re re s p o n

s ib le intrins ic a lly fo r mu ch o f th e lif e th a t

f ollo ws , b e it th e p u rs u it o f a pr o fe s s io n, th e
ch o ic e o f a life p a rtne r , th e f o rm o f r e ligion,
o r e v e n th e k in d o f g ov e rnm e nt o ne is c o nt e nt

to liv e u n d e r .

W e h e r e sp e ak ob j e ctiv e ly a s b e fo r e , s o
s h o u ld no w b e gin to pr e p a r e th e way fo r a
d iff e r e nt a nd fin e r c ompr e h e ns io n .
 T HE PER S ON A L I T Y
B u t b e f o r e pr o c e e d ing t o th e e xp o s it ion o f
g o o d h e a lth a nd h e a ling whi ch no w s u cc e e d s ,
l e t u s r e v e rt fo r a m o m e nt t o o u r pr e s e nt a t io n
o f b a s ic h um a n m o t iv e s a s o u t lin e d o n p re

v io ns p a g e s , a nd h e r e di scu s s th e g r a p hi c

r e pr e s e nta tio n o f th e m whi c h f oll ows , v e ntu r

ing t h e r e b y t o s u b mi t wh a t pr e s u m e s t o b e
a c o m p l e t e a n a lyt ica l d ia gr a m o f h um a n p e r

s o na l ity , in t e r m s o f it s a ct u a t in g pr incip le s ,

tr e nd s a nd fru its , and a mp lifi e d t o sh o w it s

u nn e c e s s a ry di s to rt ions .

T RIUNITY

Up ou t of th e e e na l
t r triun e u rg e t o b e t o
, ,

d o a nd t o k n o w c o m e m at t e r e ne rgy a nd c on
, ,

s c io u s ne s s o r g a niz e d in div id u a lly int o b o dy

, ,

fun c t io n a nd mind fo r a lif e th a t is th e n

,

pr e d e s tin e d b y it s t h r e e b a s ic inst incts which

c o ns e rv e e xist e nc e ins u r e a c tiv ity a nd s u st a in
,

co nfi d e nc e t o tr a v e rs e it s sp an t owa r d
,

g r owt h .

D ISPR O P ORTI O N
B u t h e r e , o b j e ct iv e ly , th e r e ma y b e diS p ro
p o rt ion a nd di str e ss Th e ins tinct o f s e lf
.

pr e s e rv a tio n m ay d wind le into s e lf ne gle ct ,-

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 T HE GIS T OF IT
th e pr om pt ing t o s e lf p r o j e ctio n d e ge n e r a t e
-

int o s e lf indu lg e nc e , a nd th e c ons id e r a t io n o f

-

s e lf r e sp e ct d is int e g r a t e int o s e lf p ity

-
On
-
.

th e o th e r h a nd , t o o , th e first c a n h a r d e n int o
s e lfis h n e ss , th e s e c o n d b e infl a m e d to m e r e
s e lf a gg r a nd iz e m e nt , a nd th e th ird b e c om e
-

s wolle n int o s e lf c o nc e it
-
.

D I STRESS
And fi nally th r e e f o rm s o f a ngu ish s u p e r
v e ne wh e n th e we lf a r e o f a ny o f o u r tr ip lic ity
is in j e o p a r dy . S e lf pr e s e rv a t io n qu a k e s
-

wh e n d r o pp e d int o a p o ck e t o f f e a r , s e lf
pr o j e c tio n m a y a g o niz e in a b affle d c o nfl ic t o f
s u sp e ns e , wh ile s e lf r e sp e ct will st ifl e if s unk
-

in a n a b y s m o f s h a m e . T h e s e th r e e , s h a m e ,
f e a r and s u sp e ns e a re th e c a rd in a l h u m a n t o r
m e nts a nd t h e la st is th e m o st u ne nd u r a b le .

C o rr e sp o n dingly , in t e r m s o f o u r pr e viou s
p sy ch o lo gy , th e r e m ay b e s o me c o mp le x t o
c onfe s s c onfl ict t o r e s olv e o r c onfu s io n
, ,
to
ca lm in o r d e r t o r e s to r e int e g rity
,
.

TH E SO U L
B u t h a s th e p a ge o nly o ne s id e $ Le t u s
tu rn it o ve r a nd s e e . S u pp l e m e nt in g a nd
tr a nsc e n d ing u r g e , we fi nd th a t th e r e is Asp i
r a t ion , c ons e cr a t ing s e lf pr e s e rv a tio n is S e lf
-

S a c rifi c e , b a la nc ing s e lf pr o j e ct io n t h e r e is
-

S e lf C o ntr o l, e nn o b ling s e lf r e s p e ct is S e lf
- -

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 P ace e

S EL F SU RR E ND E R
-

Pow r e

S ELF CO NT R O L
-

S rvic
e e

S ELF S A C R I FI C E
-

A S P I RA T I O N
 F OR HE ALING HE ALT H ,
A ND HAPPINESS
S u rr e n d e r . S e lf s a c rifi c e y ie ld s th e j oy o f
-

S e rv ic e , s e lf c o ntr o l h o ld s th e mi gh t o f P owe r ,
-

whi le s e lf s u rr e nd e r kn o ws th e b lis s o f P e a c e ,
-

wh ich t o g e th e r b u ild , b y r e nuncia tion , th e v e ry

a c m e o f v o u ch s a f e d a tt ainm e nt , a nd d is s ip a t e

a ll p h a nt a s m s .

S PIR IT
And now W H E RE is thi s h um a n p a g e with
it s two c ontra s tin g sid e s , th a t is y o u , o r t h a t
is m e $ I t r e sts a ll th e wh ile in
th e u ns e e n ,
a ll-ch e rishing s e cu rity of th e
e v e rl a st ing a rm s s o in t r u th t h e r e
,
a re no
p h a nt a s m s .

Y e t we m u s t no t f o rg e t th a t in th e t e rm o f
thi s ob j e ctiv e e xist e n c e th e r e a re b o th s id e s
t o ou r p a g e , s o l e t us S h ow it s m e a s u r e o f
d e fe r e nc e t o e a ch .
 P AR T I I

G O O D HE ALT H AND
H E ALI NG
 C ON S I DE RA T I ON S
P H Y S I CA L
s STATE D a t th e ou ts e t we ll b e ing c o ns is ts
,

in n o th ing sh o rt o f a s ou nd we ll ,

c o o r d in a t e d
,
w e ll no u rish e d o rg a n
ism in pr o g r e s s in g p h a s e s of a ppr o
,

ri
p a te p u rp o s e ful fu nct io n pr o m pt e d b y t r u ly
,

ins p ir e d m o t iv e s in mu tu a lly b a la nce d a d j u st

m e nt and r e gu l a r ly r e invig o r a t e d b y r e s t a nd
,

r e cr e a tion I n sh o rt c omp le t e liv ing

.
,
.

And s in c e we h a v e fo u nd th a t th e ph y s ic a l
canno t b e j u st t ak e n fo r g ra nt e d we w ill o p e n
,

o u r d is c u s s io n b y ob tr u d in g s o m e o b s e rv a

t ions o n it .

I f y ou we re a fi sh, wou ld y ou p r e s um e t o
liv e in ne glig e nt o r d is d aining di sr e g a r d o f
y o u r o c e a n $ No , y ou wo u ld no t . Y o u wo ul d
a ppr e c ia t e y o u r lif e s m e diu m , a nd ne o tia t e
’
g
it t o it s u tm o st r e s o u rc e . Y e t m a ny h u m an s
d o p r e s u m e t o dis r e g a r d th e ir lif e s m e d ium ,
’

th e circu mamb ie nt a tm o sph e r e , a nd t h e r e f o re

ne e d r e min ding o f it s a ll s u rp a s s ing m e rits
-
.

Air is o u r r e al a nd u tt e rly ind isp e n s a b le , a ll

s u st a ining e le m e nt , fr e sh a nd e v e r circu la t ing
[ 53 ]
 TH E GIST OF IT
fr om r igh t ou t d o o rs d ay o r n igh t m o ist o r
, ,

d ry , th e r e a l re inv ig o ra nt , e xhila r a nt d e ,

o d o r a nt a nd d is inf e c t a nt p a r e xc e lle nc e So
b r e a th e —a nd b r e a th e a nd b r e a th e—a nd t h e n
.

k e e p r igh t on b r e a th ing fr e s h p u r e a ir t h e
, , ,

v e ry insp irin g b r e a t h o f th e sp ir it fr om o u t ,

o f which is a ll cr e a t io n b o t h m a nif e s t a nd
,

c om in g s o k n ow t h is wh e n y o u b r e a th e a nd
,

r e v it a lize y o u r s ou l .Ad o p t s om e s im p le
th o u gh s y st e m a t ic b r e a th ing e x e rcis e s s u it
a b l e fo r y o u rs e l f,
no r f o r g e t fr om t ime t o
t im e e x a gg e r a t e d e xh a la tio n wh ich rid s th e
lu n g s o f st a gn a n t a ir p o ck e ts .

WATER
Th e n wa t e r , n a tu r e s o th e r e l e me nt , p u r e ,
’

fr e s h , v ir gin lif e , which c omp o s e s a nd co n

t e nts e a ch living th ing Y ou ca nn o t u s e t o o
.

mu ch , in wa rd ly o r o u t wa r d ly , th o u gh all to o
e a s ily y o u m a y n e g l e ct t h is v irt u e t o o No t.

th a t I f a ncy th a t a ny o f my pr ob a b le r e a d e rs
m ay b e u ncl e an ly , b u t m a ny m ay h a v e fo r
g o tt e n t h e m e ri ts o f t h e in w a r d s l u ice S o .

th e n le t u s d rink , e v e n a s we b r e a th e , d e e p ,
d r e nchin g d r a u gh t s o f t h is p u r e wa t e r o f th e
S p irit wh ich b oth p u rg e s a nd r e st o r e s I d o .

no t h e s it a t e t o u r g e a h alf gla s s e v e ry h a lf
h ou r , o r it s e qu iv a le nt if a t long e r int e rv a l s ,
a nd a s m u ch a s y o u lik e a t m e al s Th e t e m
.

p e ra t u re m a y b e o pt io n a l ,
b u t th e q u a lity

5
[ ]4
 T HE GIST OF IT
wh o k n ow e n ou gh no t t o , f o r it is lit e r a lly and
d is gu st in gly tru e th a t we d ig o u r gr a v e s with
o u r t e e th Alth o u gh b y n a tu r e o mniv e ro u s ,
.

a nd e qu ipp e d t o th riv e v ig o r o u s ly o n a fu lly

d iv e rs ifi e d d ie t a r y o f av e r a g e p rim e qu ality ,
y e t a rt e ri a l o l d a g e ca n b e p o stp one d , a nd a ll

u r ic a cid a nd c o g n a t e a ilm e nts di sp e rs e d , b y

a d o pt in g a die t c o nt a in ing no n itr o g e n o u s

a nim a l f o o d wh o s e e nd pr o d u cts a re th e ir
-

c au s e F or th e r e st , u s e y ou r o wn g o o d j u dg
.

m e nt , a s c o nfirm e d b y y o u r e xp e rie n c e , o nly

m ak in g s u r e to e a t e v e ry d ay o f s o m e t hing
i —
th a t is fr e sh and iv g th a t is to s a y , no t
l n
i
kille d b y c o ok ng o pr tr ct e d e e p g a nd
r o a k in —
th u s r e n e w y o u r own lif e fr om th e tru ly liv ing
s ou rc e s Al s o j oin Mr H o r a c e F le tch e r, wh o
. .

b r in g s a tru e m e s s a g e , a nd a ppr e cia t e th e

b e ne fi c e nce of t im e in thi s a s in a ll o th e r g o o d .

E xE R CIS E
And s inc e y ou h av e d oub tl e ss t n , y ou
ea e

mu st e x e rcis e E v e n th o u gh y ou r r e gu la r
.

wo rk m ay b e phy s ic ally lab o riou s , o ne m igh t

e v e n s ay e sp e cia lly in th a t ca s e a d o pt e m
, ,

ploy a nd now a nd th e n int e rrupt s om e al t e r

, ,

na t in g s y st e m s o f rh y t h mi ca l e x e rcis e th a t a re
s imple fre e m o v e me nts p e rf o rm e d with ou t
, ,

stra ining e ff o rt a nd inclu d ing e sp e cia lly s o m e

,

th a t b o w a nd o p e n o u t th e n e ck a nd S p ine ,

s u ch a s d r o pping fully f o r wa r d th e h e a d a nd
[56]
 F OR HEALING HEALT H,
A ND HAPPINESS
b e nd in g t o its e xtr e m e th e e nt ir e b a ck Mo r e .

o v e r , t h e s e e x e rcis e s Sh o u ld b e t a k e n s
S p on
t a ne o u s ly a nd I n a S p irit o f e xh ila ra t io n, f o r
if p u r e ly p e rfunc to ry th e y a re pr a ct ic ally
wo r thl e s s. Al w ay s r e m e mb e r th a t str e ngth
o f a ny kind is g a in e d b y d r a win g on it , no t

m e r e ly b y wa iting fo r it .

S UNS HINE
S H ELTER
CLO T HING
We will t ak e fo r g r a nt e d t h a t y ou a pp re

cia t e s unl igh t a nd a v a il y ou rs e lf o f a ll its

,

b e ne fits wh e n a cc e s s ib l e I t h a s a l l th e
.

virtu e s o f a ir a s a b o v e d e p ic t e d a s we ll a s
, ,

o th e rs in a d dit io n U nf o rt un a t e ly h owe v e r
.
, ,

ou r s e d e nt ary n e e d fo r ne c e ss a ry Sh e lte r
u su al ly r e s ul ts in th e c onstru ct io n o f th e
s a m e with ou t a d e qu a t e in g r e s s pr ov id e d fo r
e it h e r a ir o r s u nsh in e Th e v e ry e r e ct io n o f
.

a r oo f puts t h o s e u nd e r it in s h a d o w a nd th e ,

e s s e nt ia lly civ iliz e d n e e d fo r k e e p in g int e r io rs

wa rm e d t o o o ft e n p r e clu d e s a lwa y s fr e sh a ir .

B u t in g e nuity is a p sy ch ol o gic a l a ttrib u t e s o ,

l e t u s b e g in t o u s e it h e r e to c ircum v e nt t h e s e
d e pr iv a tio ns W e wil l not pr e s um e t o dict a t e
.

t a st e in cloth ing whi ch th a nk fo rtune is a nd

, , ,

s h ou ld b e v a r io u s b u t S imp ly s u gg e st a pp a r e l
,

s u it ab le t o s e a s ons a nd ty p e s a nd dis count ,

fr e ak s a nd e xtr e m e s o f e ith e r kin d no t fo r ,

[57 ]
 T HE GIST O F IT
g e tt in g th a t th e phy sic a l onv e IO p e is truly
wo rt hy o f it s j u s t e st e e m a nd t h a t th e inn e r
,

g e ni u s fin d s a fi n e r ,
tr u e r e xpr e s s io n wh e n

v ib r a nt th r o u gh it s own c on co r d ant c olo r a nd

$

c om p one nt t one .

Ab ov e h a v e b e e n b r ie fly s e t f o rth th e c a r
d in a l p h y s ic a l f a ct o rs fo r g oo d h e a l th a nd
,

it Sh o u ld b e s u p e rfl u ou s t o s ay th a t h e a ling
its e lf is f a cilit a t e d b y p a y in g d u e d e f e r e nce
t o t h e m b u t th e la tt e r will b e tr e a t e d o f
,

pr e s e ntly .
 S U PE R ST I T I ON S
S o now fo r g o o d h e a lth p sy ch o l o g ical And.

h e r e , a la s , m a y b e a g a r d e n s o r e ly in n e e d o f
w e e din g , e v e n b e fo r e go o d s e e d c a n fi nd a ny
r oom wh a t e v e r in wh ich t o r o o t .

To b e gin with , t h e r e a re c e rt a in g e n e r a l
m isc onc e pt io ns , o r p a th ol o g ic a l s u p e rs tit io ns ,
whi ch wh e n e nt e rt a in e d m ay r e nd e r one n e e d
l e s s ly d ub io u s a s t o o ne s h e a lth , o r, th r o u gh
’

m o rb id c o nt e mp la ti o n o f th e m , o p e r a t e a s
d e t e rr e nts t o r e c ov e ry fr om d is e a s e , s o le t u s
d isp o s e o f th e s e a t th e ou ts e t and t h u s b e rid
o f th e wo rthl e s s we e d s .

HEREDITY
T h e firs t o ne is th a t c onc e rning th e a lle g e d
d r e a dfu ln e ss of h e r e d ity , whi ch is s u ch a n
u nne c e s s a r ily t e rr ifyin g t h o u gh t t o s o m a ny

p e op le A S a m a tt e r o f f a ct , h e r e d ity is a
.

pr a c tica lly n e gligib le f a ct o r in d is e a s e , fo r

sy p h ilis is th e o ne a nd only d is e a s e t a int th a t
c a n b e inh e r it e d , a nd e v e n it s e ff e cts ca n b e

mi t ig a t e d B u t , o f c ou rs e , th e r e is a pr inc ipl e
.

o f h e r e d ity b y w hich w e d e r iv e lik e n e s s e s ,

d isp o s itio n, c onstitu tio n a nd t e m p e r a m e nt ,

a nd if o u r f o r e b e a rs r e a ct e d t o c o nd itio ns in

th e wa y which wou ld n a tu r a lly r e s u l t in di s

[ 59 ]
 T HE GIST OF IT

s
ea e, we , h av ing a s imi la r c onst itu t io n a nd
t e m p e r am e nt , will, if we r e a ct in th e s a m e
u ne nligh t e n e d wa y s , p ro b a b ly m a n if e st S im i

la r d is o rd e r B u t th e h e r e dity , s o fa r a s th e
.

d is o r d e r is c onc e rne d, is m e r e ly a pp a r e nt ,
no t r e a l , a nd c o nst itu t e s no o b st a cle t o re cov
e ry wh e n th e ligh t b e gins t o d a wn . Ins anity ,
c a nc e r , tu b e rcu lo s is and a ll th e o th e rs a re
th e n m e r e v a n is h e d S h a d ows
.

P R E N ATALI S M
P re na t al influ e nc e is a n oth e r f a ct o r t o
whi ch a g r e a t d e a l o f u n du e we igh t is g iv e n .

Al t h ou gh it s o m e tim e s m a n ife sts in qu it e

st a rtling wa y s th is h a pp e ns fa r l e s s fre
,

qu e ntly th a n is u s u a lly s u pp o s e d a nd ,

a b no r m a l c onditio ns pr e s u m e d t o b e p e rm a

ne ntly fi x e d in p re na ta lism h av e r e p e a t e dly

b e e n c o rr e ct e d
.

D ISEAS E
NO d is e a s e sh ou ld b e r e g a rd e d as d is
a

t inct e ntity in its e lf , fo r a ll d is e a s e is s imply

a r e a ct io n t o , o r c o mpr o mis e o f , o pp o s ing

f o rc e s , a nd h a s no sp e cific e n d u r a nc e o f it s
o wn . Acu t e d is e a s e s a re m e r e ly n a tu r e s
’

r e a ct io n t o c ont amina t io n , a nd s ign ify a c tiv e

V it a lity m a k ing its u s u a lly win nin g fi gh t ,
wh ile chr o n ic o r funct iona l d is o r d e r is a n
u nne c e ss a ry c ompr om is e o f th e c o nflic t .
 F OR HEALI NG HEALT H
,
AND HAPPINESS
WEARING OU T
Th e r e is no irr e p la c e a b le we a r ing o u t o f
t is s u e wh e n s u b j e ct e d t o th e str a ins c o nsid
e red . Th e r e m ay b e t e m p o r a r y r e d u c t io n in
V ita lity , b u t wh e n r e sp it e iS a ffo rd e d a nd th e
‘

rig h t ch o r d is stru c k th e r e sp ons e will b e

v ig o r o u s a nd b e tt e r th a n e v e r .

D URAT I O N
Th e d u r a t ion o f a n a ilm e nt b e a rs b u t a
s ec o nd a ry r e l a t io n t o th e t im e r e qu ir e d for

r e c ov e ry P e rs o ns s ick fo r twe nty y e a r s h a v e

.

b e e n known t o g e t we ll in t we nty min u t e s

wh e n th e r igh t th in g wa s d o ne , a nd a ll r e a l
h e a l ing is r a p idl y pr o g r e ss iv e .

C HANGE OF LI FE
Th e m e no p a u s e , o r ch ang e o f lif e , n e e d
no t b e a cr it ica l t im e fo r a ny o ne . C e rt ain
g r a t u it o u s pr e d is po s it io ns s o m e t im e s e m e rge

a t t hi s p e r io d , b u t it d o e s no t pr e v e nt c o rre c

t io n , a nd in no ca s e ne e d any tr o u b le b e
a nt icip a t e d .

S E x I NCID ENTS
S p o nt a n e o u s s e xu a l e xp e rie nc e whi ch is
th a t , a s s u ch , a nd no t o u t r a g e o r p h y s ica l
d a m ag e , is inca p a b l e o f pr o d u cing d is a b ility .

E v e n th e s o ca lle d s e xu a l p e rv e rs ions a re
-
 TH E GIST OF IT
e s s e nt ially h a rmle s s fr om th e ph y s ic al st a n d
p o int , a lth ou g h a ll such e xpr e s s ions ma y b e
a wa st e o f p o t e n tia litie s wh ich c ou ld b e
d iv e rt e d t o m o r e d e s ir a b l e a tt a inm e nt
.

NERVO US
N e rv ou s d is o r d e rs h a v e n o th ing to d o with
th e ne rv e s th e m s e lv e s wh ich in s u ch c a s e s a re
,

a l w a y s n o rm a l
. Th e wo r d s ne rv o u s a nd ne r
v o u s ne s s a re u s e d t o d e scr ib e th e g e ne r a l

c o nditio n o f th e p e rs o n a ff e ct e d which h a s
,

b e e n e xp la ine d o n pr e c e ding p a g e s b u t th e r e
,

is no ch a ng e o r d e t e r io r a t io n in th e a c tu a l
ne rve s . No r d o th e m e r e ne rv o u s a ffe ct io ns
e v e r m e r g e int o ins a nity.
 TH E GIST OF IT

p r omis e b u s in e s s m a tr im o nial
,
f a mily, ,

a e —
p rtn rs p with y ou rs e lf o r a ny o ne e l s e A
hi .

t e mp o r a ry c ompr omi s e is s om e tim e s e xp e di

e nt b u t p e r m a n e nt o ne s n e v e r
, Th e ir str a in
.

a ccumu la t e s a nd e v e nt u a lly u n d e rmin e s , s o

b e r ed e e me d .

5 . R e aliz e thin g s fo r j u s t wh a t th e y a re .

R e a liza ti on n e e d no t im p ly sp e cific a ct ion, fo r

a tt it u d e a nd c o ndu ct a re two diff e r e nt t hing s ,

a nd y o u c a n r e a l iz e a g r e a t d e a l with o u t t ak

ing a ny a ct io n, b u t a n a rt ificia l a tt it u d e will

e v e nt u a lly b r e a k y o u Th e r e a liz a t io n will
.

no t pr ov e s o b a d a ny wa y .

6 . L e a rn to th ing s e a s ily , th e
do nu
str a ine d e ff o rtle s s s u b c onscio u s way
, ,
a nd

k e e p y o u rs e lf we ll n o u r is h e d m e nt a lly .

7 . B e h o n e s t with y o u rs e lf a nd p u t y o u r
h o u s e in o r d e r , b u t d o not t ak e th ing s t o o s e r i
o u s ly , e v e n y o u rs e lf .

8 . Do no t h old t o o clo s e ly th e f a mily a s s o

c ia tio ns a nd t ie s , wh ich is s om e tim e s d o ne t o

a d e g r e e t h a t is m e r e ly m a u dlin, a nd a m ou nts

t o b u t a p o o ling o f we a k n e s s e s T o s u ch I
.

s a y , y o u d o b u t wa llo w in a lit t e r ; th e r e is st ill

g r e a t e r ,
no b l e r l iv ing, wh ic h is l e s s p e rs o n a l
a nd pro miscu o u s , a nd giv e s th e s o u l it s r o om .

9 . Do no t f e e l to o mu ch r e sp ons ib ility for

 F OR HE ALING HEAL T H
,
A ND HAPPINESS
o th e rs Th e y c a n o nly d ev e lo p b y livin g th e ir
.

o wn live s , a nd th e s a m e is tr u e f o r y o u So .

liv e a c le a n , o ft e n r e fr e s h e d and uns e lf

-

f e tt e r e d lif e , k e pt cle a r o f a ccumula t ing

d e b ris .

10 No r le t u s d e fam e , no r d e sp is e , no r
.

s e e k to d omin a t e D amn a nd d e v il a re o f th e
.

s a m e e v il ilk whi ch th e tim e h a s c ome t o

disca r d .

11 D is ab u s e yo u r min d o f a ll its limitin g

.
,

o u tw o r n pr e c o nc e ptio ns I t is a ne w a ge th a t
.

is d a wnin g a nywa y .

12 B e y ou rs e lf
. Y o u a re G o d s b e l ov e d
.
’

int e nt ion .

Do y ou r b e st , th a t y o u m ay b e j u st ifi e d .

Think h igh , th a t y o u m ay think high e r .

P r ay , for th e r e is Go d , a ll k n owin g , a ll
-

l ov in g a nd all a b le , and o nly wa it in g fo r

-

y o u to ca r e .

13S e e k y e first th e k ingd om

. T h is . s ay

ing is a ncie n t b u t u nsp e a k a b ly tru e .

14 . T ru st .
 HEA L I N G M E T H O D S
R e a lizing no w m o r e fu lly th e r e a l n a t u r e o f
d is e a s e a nd d is o r d e r , which s o o f t e n is m e r e ly
a c o m pr o mis e o f m o r b id s u gg e st io n , r e pr e s s e d

e m o t io n, ign o r a nc e a nd f e a r , e x e rtin g un

fa v o r a b le e ffe cts o n m in d and b o dy , we a re

b e tt e r e qu ipp e d fo r s olu t io n o f th e p rob le m
a nd r e st o r a t io n to no rm a l .

Th e intr ins ic t e nd e ncy o f a ll lif e is t o r e n e w

its e lf a nd c o ntinu e liv ing , a nd th e r e f o r e th e
fa c u lty o f h e a ling o r r e c o v e r ing p e rm e a t e s a ll
liv ing t h ing s . B u t t h e r e m a y b e in d o le nt
ine r t ia o r d is f a v o r ing o b st a c le s t o h e a ling ,
wh e n we wo rk t o pr ov ok e it b y r e a ctio n, o r
t o r e mo v e th e ob st a cle s a nd r e nd e r c o n dit io ns
fa v o ra b le And s inc e th e m e a s u r e s e xp lo it e d
.

a re s o n um e r o u s , a nd b e c o m e no t infr e qu e nt ly

a n e le m e n t in th e d is o r d e r , it s e e m s pr o p e r a t

th is p o int t o p au s e and r e vie w th e m .

S URGERY
B e ginning with th e m o st r a d ic a l, t h e r e is
s u rg e ry , a pp lica b le e xclu s iv e ly t o str a igh t
ph y s ic a l pr o b le m s , and u rg e nt and ind is p e n
s ab le in c o n d itio ns o f h e m o rrh a g e , o p e n
w ou n d s , pu s , int ru s io n of f o r e ign b o d ie s a nd
c o rr e ct io n o f c e rt a in inj u r ie s a nd d e f o rm it ie s ,
[ 67 ]
 TH E GIST OF IT
b u t s e ld o m a dv is a b l e o r b e n e ficial fu rth e r .

Th e pr a ct ic e o f s u rg e ry h a s lo n g b e e n c on
d u ct e d a s we ll a s is h um a nly p o ss ib le , s o th a t
tru e pr o g r e s s wou ld now c ons ist in m aking
it u nn e c e s s a ry , and th e s am e a pplie s to
d e nt istry .

ME D ICINE
Me dic in e c om e s n e xt a nd h a s it s p la c e Th e .

v a lu e o f a g e nc ie s fo r th e u rg e nt r e lie f o f p a in,

e m e r g e ncy st imu la t io n p u r ga tio n a s a nt i

, ,

d o t e s t o p o is ons a nd fo r o th e r t e m p o ra ry
a ll e v ia t io ns is o b v io u s b u t b e y o n d th is t h e ir
,

u s e f u lne s s is d e cid e dly S ligh t a nd o ft e n re p re

h e ns ib l e , th ou g h th e s u gge stiv e e ffe ct is o cc a

s io na lly r e m e d ial Th e s a m e is tru e o f th e
.

v a r io u s light e le ctric ity a nd o th e r e l e m e nt a ry

,

a pp lica t io ns wh il e fe w o f th e s e rums ful fill

,

t h e ir p romis e Bu t th e pr e ma tu r e r e p u dia
.

tion o f b e ne fi c e nt m e dicin al cr e a t ion is ca rry

ing th ing s t o fa n a t ic al e xtr e m e s fo r th e
m
,

p la inly indic a t e d u s e o f m e dicin e im ie s no

in h e r e nt r e cr e a nce a nd m ay e v e n b e a re
s p ond ing t o th e infi n it e int e nt io n .

MANIPULATI O N
Th e m a nip u la tiv e m e th od s o f o st e o p a th y
a nd ch ir o pr a cti c a re qu it e r a t io n a l To th e
.

av e r a g e p a t ie nt t h e y a re with ou t r is k o f h a r m ,

a nd b y r e la xin g o r a d j u stin g th e n e u ro
[ 68 ]
 F OR HEALING HEALT H
,
A ND HAPPINESS
mu scu la r t e ns io n whi ch e xi sts in all d is o r d e rs
as th e r e s u l t of str a ini n g a tt itu d e , d e fin it e
r e lie f m ay b e a ffo rd e d which c a n r e s ul t in
u lt im a t e r e c o v e ry This is a l s o th e v irt u e o f
.

th e h y d rO p a thic a nd h e a t m e th o d s .

S UGG ESTI O N
S u gge st ion and a u t o su gg e stio n a re a t wo rk
-

e v e rla st ing ly a nyw a y , and S inc e w e a re p ra c

t ic ally fre e t o ch o o s e , we mi gh t b e tt e r s e le ct
s u gge s tio ns which co nt a in th e livin g tru th
th a t e l e v a t e s , r a th e r th a n th e a d v e rs e d e st ruo
t iv e s o rt L it e ra tu r e a nd m o d e rn philo s o p h y
.

in g e ne r a l, t o s a y no thin g o f sp e c ia l Ne w
Th o u gh t a nd C h ri s t ia n S cie nc e u tt e r a nce s ,
fa irly t e e m with c o n ce pts o f me rit, no u rish
m e nt a nd u p lift , fr e e ly a nd g r a cio u s ly pr o f
fe red , a nd o f whi ch it we r e ce rt a in ly wis e t o
a v a il o n e s e lf
.

M ETAP HYSICS
Me t a p hy s ic a l a nd f a ith h e a lin g a re r e alit ie s
m a ny m a ny t im e s a nd it is no t scie nt ific t o
, ,

ign o r e t h e m no r th o s e c e r ta in r a r e s ou l s
, ,

o ft e n h umb l e a nd unt u t o r e d wh o s e e m t o b e
,

na tu r a l h e a l e rs. F o r it is e nt ir e ly p o ss ib le ,

t o s ay no t h in g o f b e in g d e s ir a b l e fo r s om e
,

e ff e c t iv e c o nc e pt o r f e e lin g ,
fr o m wh a t ev e r
s o u rc e ,
t o p e rm e a t e th e wh ol e s u b c onsciou s ,
 TH E GIS T OF IT
a nd th e r e r e s o lv e o r n e u tra lize th e b as ic
str a ins r e sp o ns ib le fo r th e dis o r d e r
.

I n a ny ca s e th e e nd in V ie w is h e a lth y ,

wh o l e s om e r e c o nstru ct ion o n a s ou nd o n,

g o ing b a s is s o we a re in f a v o r o f a ll
,

g o o d with o u t h a rm .
 TH E GIST OF IT
ov e r a ga in e v e n b e twe e n th e lin e s a nd in
, ,

d o ing s o s it d o wn b y y ou rs e lf a nd p o n de r
wh e r e th e a pp li c a t io ns m igh t b e th ou gh y o u
,

m ay no t s e e th e m th e firs t t ime I t would no t

.

b e a ny s u p e rficia l s e lf e v id e nt m a tt e r th a t
,
-

c o ul d g e t y o u int o su ch pr e dic a m e nts s o y o u ,

mu st intr o sp e ct d e e p ly e xp l o ring illu mi

, ,

n a tin g a nd v e nt ila tin g th e r e mo te co rne rs o f

y o u r s u b co nscio u s . Th e n d e a l with wh a t y o u
fi nd a s r e c omm e n d e d b old ly a nd str a ight
,

f o rwa r d ly r e sp e ct ing o nly tru th

, .

A SSISTANCE
B u t , a s st a t e d b e f o r e , th e pr o b l e m is a lway s
a n in d iv id u a l o ne , a nd p e r h a ps m e r e g e n e r

a litie s will no t s uffic e , a nd th e h a r a ss e d d e s

,

p e ra t e p a t ie nt r e qu ir e s p e rs onal a ss ist a nc e .

S u cc e ssfu l , p e rma n e nt cu r in g wi ll th e n
inv o lv e th r e e thing s $ a fr a nk u nb u r d e ning
a n a ly s is o f th e e x a ct n a tu r e o f th e d is o r d e r

in t e rms o f it s o wn S p e cific ca u s e ; g e nu in e ,
s a tisfy in g e nligh t e nm e nt o n a ll tr o u b le s om e
p o ints ; a nd wh o le s om e r e c o nstr u ct ion o n a
s ou n d, tru e b a s is S t a t e d in a n o th e r wa y ,
.

we first s h oul d h av e co m pl e t e ly e st a b lis h e d

p r e c is e ly wh a t we a re d e a lin g with in o rd e r
t o d isp o s e o f it u tt e r ly , th e n c o rr e ct a ll m o rb id
mi s c o nc e ptio ns , pr ov id e d isch a r g e fo r a ll
p a th o lo gic a l t e ns ion, r e s olv e a ll inne r c on
flict s a nd in du c e r e a d j u stme nt o n g e nu in e ,

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 F OR HEALING HEALT H ,
A ND HAPPINESS
h e a lth y line S This is th e g is t o f th e e nt ir e
.

m a tt e r , b u t a s b e tw e e n p a tie nt a nd h e a le r
t h e r e a re c e rta in sp e cia l c on ditions e ss e nt ial
t o s u cce ss .

R E $ UIREMENTS
In th e first p la c e th e r e mu st b e wh a t is
c a lle d r a pp o rt , th a t is t o s ay , a r e a s o n ab le
d e g r e e o f mu t u a l co nfid e nc e , tru st , s y mp a th y
or willin gn e s s to c om e t o g e th e r ca se on th e .

E nt ir e ly c a n d id u nr e s e rv e d c o Op e r a t io n is
,
-

th e s e c ond r e quir e m e nt ; a nd fi nally th e r e mu st

t a k e pla ce th a t s u b tle ind e fi nab le s u b j e ct iv e
, ,

b u t c onclu s iv e pr o c e ss t e nt a t iv e ly c a lle d
,
$
t r a nsf e r e nc e whi ch ca nn o t b e c o e rc e d b u t
,
$
,

whi ch fo llo ws sp o nt a n e ou s ly wh e n th e o th e r
co nditio ns a re fu lfille d a nd b y wh ich th e r e a l ,

cu r e is m a d e ; a nd fo r th e s ak e o f wh ich al s o , ,

no h e a le r s h o uld o ffi c io u sly ob tru d e hi s m in is

t ra tio ns b u t r a th e r s h ou ld wa it u nt il a pp e al e d
,

t o fo r r e lie f a s d id t h e Ma st e r wh o a l s o s a id
, , ,

Go a nd t e ll no m an
,
$
.

O BSTACLES
Bu t a gai n with th e b e st int e nt ions , o n
,
ev e n

th e p a rt o f b o th h e a l e r a nd p a ti e nt , th e r e m a y
b e o b s ta cle s in th e way F ir s t o f a ll th e r e .

e xists in e v e ry one a na tu ra l r e s ist a nc e t o

intru s ion o r c o rr e ct io n which m ay le a d h im ,

t o r e j e ct o r r e p u d ia t e a ll th e b e tt e r c o nc e p
 T HE GIS T OF IT
t io ns th a t migh t c a u s e h im to r e linqu ish h is
o wn o r e xp o s e t h e ir e rr o rs
,
B e s id e s th a t th e
.
,

dis o rd e r is r e a lly a c o m pr om is e o r r e fu g e fo r
o ne a t b a y a nd wil l b e c lu n g t o t e na c io u s ly o n
,

t his a cc o u nt a s we ll a s b e c a u s e it pr o v id e s a n
,

o u t le t fo r e m o tio n o t h e rwis e r e pr e s s e d Th e
.

ine rt ia o f h a b it h a s a ls o t o b e r e c k o ne d w ith ,

t o s a y no t h ing o f th e f a c t t h a t in c e rt a in
c a s e s th e p a tie nt ma y h av e an int e rpr e t a t io n
o f h is o wn fo r th e p h e n o m e n a wh ic h p u ts h is
,

c a s e in a cla s s a b s o lu t e ly b y its e lf a nd qu it e
,

o u t o f th e r e a ch o f a ny p e rs o n t o c o p e w it h in ,

h is o p in io n . And m a ny o f th e s e m is gu id e d
c o nc lu s ions are a rr iv e d a t u nc on s cio u s ly s o ,

t h a t th e victim is b y no m e a ns a lt og e th e r to
b la m e .

F ACI LITIES

B u t f o rtun a t e ly we now c a n d e a l with th e s e

c on d itio ns in sp it e o f th e ir b a fflin g c h a r a cte r ,
fo r m o d e rn p s y ch o lo gy h a s pr ov id e d m e a ns
fo r e xp lo r in g th e s u b c o nscio u s , a nd d isc o ve r
ing a nd u nr a v e lin g it s t a ngle s .Wo r d a ss o
c ia t ions , d r e a m a na ly s is , a nd scr u t iny o f th e

c onst a nt litt le ps y ch o p a th o lo gic a l m e ch a n

ism s o f m a nn e r , S p e e ch a nd a ct io n t e ll a st o ry
a nd disc o v e r th e m a t e r ia l , wh ich c om pr is e s
.

th e r e pr e s s e d s u b c o ns c io u s lif e o f th e s u b j e ct ,
a nd ca n b e d isp o s e d o f fo r h is r e lie f .

7
[ ]4
 F OR HEALIN G HEALT H
,
AN D HAPPINE SS

TH E GIS T OF I T
Thi s la st is th e crux o f th e wh ol e m a tt e r .

W e h a v e a lr e a dy s e e n th a t m o t iv e o r fu nd a
m e nt a l d e s ir e is r e a lly d e te rm in a nt fo r all
th a t a pp e a rs , and it lik e wis e co n dit ions re c o v
e ry. I n o th e r wo r d s , y o u ca n g e t we ll o f
a ny thin g if y o u r d e s ir e t o is s in gle a nd
p a r am o unt .

I N FO RMATI O N
F or a way h a s b e e n d e v is e d for s olvin g
th e s e pr o b le m s o n th e ir o wn t e rm s , p e ne tra t
ing th e wa ll th a t s h u ts O R th e s ub c o nsc io u s ,
dis c o v e r ing a nd d isch a rgin g th e m o rb id c om
p le x e s , e fi e c ting th e n e c e ss a ry r e a d j u stm e nts ,
a nd r e co nstru ct in g u nity a nd we ll b e in g
-
.

Th e m in d m a y b e c onc e iv e d o f a s a m ovin g
p ictu r e ca m e r a , with th e fi lm s lidin g b y a nd
r e gis t e rin g all e xp e rie nc e s inst a nt a n e o u s ly ,
a nd m a ny un ob s e rv e d , th e n S lipp in g o n t o th e

n e xt , th ou gh th e r e is s om e r e a ction t o e a ch .

Wh e n th e ph o to gr a ph ic r e e l is pr oj e ct e d on
th e scr e e n , a ll th e s e p ictu r e s b l e n d int o o ne
a no th e r , m a kin g a n a pp a r e n tly s m o o th , c on

t inu o u s st o ry , wh o s e int e r e s t g r ips , a nd m a k e s

y o u o v e r l o o k d e t a il s o r le a v e s th e m b lu rr e d
.

In fa ct , e xp e rts h av e t o g o o v e r th e a ct u al
r e e ls , c o rr e ctin g and t akin g o u t fl a ws , a nd
a d j u st in g th e p a rts t o m a k e a s m oo t h , c on

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 T HE GIST OF IT
tinu ou s pr o du ct io n Th e y d o th is b y st o pp ing
.

th e r e e l a t th e d ou b tful s e ct ions , scr u t iniz ing

ea ch n e g a tiv e c a r e fu lly p e rh a ps e v e n with a
,

mi cr o sc o p e , a nd m ak in g th e n e c e s s a ry c o r
r e ct ions .

L ik e wis e a tr a in e d ob s e rv e r c a n stu dy y ou r
c a s e d e t e ct in g e v e n in th e fl o w o f th e fi lm
,

m any d e t a ils u np e rc e iv e d b y y ou , and b e ing

e qu ipp e d with inst rum e nts o f pr e c is ion i s ,

a b le if y o u a re willin g a nd will h a l t fo r a
, ,

sp a c e th e ru s h o f th e m a chin e t o disc ov e r , ,

th e s e d e t a il s to y ou a nd f a cilit a t e y ou r a dj u st
m e nt of th e m .

T E C H NI$ UE
In a s e r ie s o f c onv e rs a tion al c o nf e r e nc e s ,

with ou t a rt ificia l pr o c e ss , o r u n du e infl u e nc e

O f a ny s o rt h y p no tic s u g g e st iv e o r o th e r wi s e
, , ,

a ca s e c a n b e a n a ly s e d r e c o nst ru ct e d a nd s e t
, ,

o n t h e r o a d t o re co v e ry e qu ipp e d wit h imm u

'

nity a g a inst f u tu r e d is o r d e r a s we ll .

Th e first c o ns u lt a tio n c ons id e rs th e c o m

p l e t e h ist o r y o f th e c a s e e v e n fr o m inf a,
ncy ,

a s we ll a s p o s s ib l e h e r e d it a r y f a c to rs a nd ,

thu s a fi o rd s a k n owle d ge o f all illne ss e s ,

inj u r ie s s u rgic al o p e r a t io ns o r o th e r e p is o d e s
,

o f p h y s ic a l im p o rt a nd p o s s ib l e p s y ch ol o gic a l

infl u e nc e wh ich sh ou ld b e known fo r p u rp o s e s

,

o f pr e cis io n S inc e tr u e h e a lin g m u st d e finit e ly

,

fi nd o u t and a ctu ally d isp o s e o f th e e x a ct ca u s e

[ 76 ]
 F OR HEAL I NG HEALT H
,
A ND HAPPINESS
o f th e d is o r d e rAny ph y s ic a l inv e stig a t io n
.

th a t s e e m s ind ic a t e d , is pr o p e rly m a d e o r
r e p o rt e d u p on s u ch a s t e st ing th e r e fl e x e s for
,

l e s io ns th e e y e s th e m a nne r o f S p e e ch th e
, , ,

g e n e r a l g a it a nd c a rr i a g e a,
s w e l l a s c o ns id
e r ing a ny p a rt ic u la r d is a b ilit y th a t pr e s e nts .

Th e n t o e lim ina t e th e p e rs onal e qu a t io n a nd

s e cu r e c lu e s t o th e c a u s a tion we pr o c e e d t o
,

th e wo r d a ss o cia t ions wh ich c ons ists o f r e a d

,

ing t o th e s u b j e ct a lis t o f o rd ina ry wo rd s a nd ,

r e q uiring h im t o r e sp ond to e a ch one b y

sp e ak ing th e first wo r d th a t c ome s t o his
m ind u p o n h e a r ing th e wo r d r e a d
,
Th is is
.

no t a pr o c e s s o f int e ll e ctu a l th o u gh t b u t ,

m e r e ly a s u p e rficia l wo r d s o u n d ing th o u gh
-
,

th e a nsw e r a nd t im e r e qu ir e d t o giv e it a re
n o t e d and th e list wh e n co mple t e b e c om e s a
,

sch e ma tic dia gr a m o f a ll m e nt al pro c e s s e s ,

b o th r e c e nt a nd r e m o t e a nd p o ints th e w a y s
,

fo r disch a r ging th e v a r iou s t e ns io ns wh ich

a re r e sp o ns ib l e f o r th e d is ab ility .

T h e p a t ie nt is th e n inv it e d t o fi le a c om
p l e t e b i ll o f c o m p l a in t ,
s l u rr ing n o t h ing b u t ,

m a k ing th e c a s e o u t j u st a s b a d a s it h a s e v e r
a pp e a r e d , r e cit in g a ll p o ss ib le p oints o f
a g g r a v a t io n a nd v o icing h is o wn th e o ry a s t o
,

it s na tur e a nd th e r e a s ons fo r it .All t h is

t im e th e pr a ctitio n e r will h a v e b e e n k e e nly
a l e rt a b s o r b ing th e pr o b l e m in a ll it s d e t a il s
,

and r am ifica t io ns and no t in g p o ints r e qu irin g

,

[77 ]
 T HE GIS T OF IT
fu rth e r c ons id e r a tion ; a nd b e ing an ob s e rv e r
m e r e ly a s we ll a s a tr ain e d o ne is a b l e t o
, ,

c o m pr e h e nd infi n it e ly m o r e th a n th e h a r a ss e d
s ub j e ct .

At s ub s e qu e nt c onf e r e nc e s th e r e cit al ,

guid e d b y th e ind ica t o rs a lr e a dy s e cu r e d a nd

o th e rs t h a t a ccr u e p a ss e s g r a d u a lly t h r o u gh
,

th e o u t e r a ccr e t ions o f com p la int g e tt ing

,

e v e ntu a lly t o t h e b a s ic str a ins wh ich a re a t

fa u lt , a nd pr ov id e s a ppr o pr ia t e v e nt fo r th e
m o rb id c o m p le x e s s o long u nd e r r e pr e ss io n
a nd th e r e f o r e c a u s a t iv e o f d is e a s e Th e p o ints
.

o f p a rt icu l a r s e ns it iv e n e s s o r irr it a t io n a re

d ra wn o u t th o r o u gh ly a nd th is v e rb a l r e cit al
, ,

o r p u tt ing o u t int o wo r d s o f wh a t b e f o r e h a d

b e e n m e r e ly p e nt u p f e e lin g s a nd v a gu e
-

str e s s e s is a m e a s u r e o f r e lie f wh ich is r e ally

,

p e rm a n e ntly cu r a tiv e a lth ou gh p e rh a p s no t

,

o b v io u s ly s o u nt il o ne h a s e nj o y e d th e e xp e ri

e nc e. At th e s a m e tim e o pp o rtu n ity is

a ff o r d e d fo r c o rr e ct in g a ny m o rb id m isc o n

c e p tio ns which s e rv e t o k e e p th e d is o r d e r
,

fix e d a nd t o o fi e r th e p a rticu la r e nligh t e n
,

m e nt a nd r e c omm e nd a t io ns fo r th e p a rt icu la r
pr ob le m s t o b e s olv e d .

P R O MISE
App a r e ntly un ch a nge ab le c on d itions d o not
c o ns titu t e a n o b st a cle fo r if o ne p e rs o n ca n
,

e ff e ct a h e a l th y a d j u st m e nt t o t h e in e v it a b le

[78]
 D I A G RA M
B u t b e fo r e conclu d in g e nt ir e ly ou r cons id
e ra tio n o f th e s e t hin g s in t e r m s o f th e o b j e c

t iv e , le t u s a naly s e s ome S p e cifi c f o rm o f d is

a b ility wh ich s h a ll s e rv e t o illu str a t e a ll o f
,

th e b a s ic p rincip le s th a t we h a v e b e e n e x
p o u ndin g Le t u s t ak e , fo r e x a m ple , d e a fn e s s ,
.

a c o n dit io n try in g b o th t o v ictim a nd c o m p an

io ns , and whi ch h a s c om e o n in th e u s u al wa y
th r ou gh th e v a rio u s st age s o f wh a t th e s p e
c ia lis t wo ul d c a ll o t it is m e d ia
.

And first we s h ou ld h av e a r e al c omp re h e n

s io n o f a ll o f th e f a ct o rs inv olv e d O u r u pp e r
.

a ir p a s s a g e s p e rf o r m two fu nct ions in a d d i

tio n to th a t o f m e re ly a dmitt in g and e xp e llin g

a ir. Inside th e n a s al cav ity a nd u pp e r th r o a t
th e r e a re highly sp e cia lize d tis s u e s wh o s e
d u ty it is to a d j u st th e t e m p e r a tu r e o f e v e ry
b r e a th , h owe v e r h o t o r c old , t o a d e g r e e s u it
a b le fo r r e c e ptio n in th e lu n g s ; a nd th e s e c o n d

o f th e two a d d it io n al f unct io ns o f t h e s e p a s

s a ge s is th e s e rv in g a s ch a nn e l s for e xpr e s
s io n o f o u r th ou ght s and f e e ling s , n am e ly ,
sp e e ch and all o th e r v o caliza tion , inclu d in g
e v e n s igh in g.

If, now, a p e rs o n s circul a t io n is co n ge st e d

’

fr om pr ev iou s continu e d f o od e xc e ss , hi s d e l
[81]
 T HE GIST O F IT
ic a te t e mp e r a tu r e e qu aliz e rs th e r e in th e
,

u pp e r a ir p a ss a g e s m u st wo r k a t a s e r iou s
,

d is a dv a nt a ge a nd wh e n his circu la t ion is fu r

,

t h e r str a in e d b y h is b o dy b e ing s ub j e ct e d to
d r a u gh ts o r ch illing th e r e gio n o f th e s e s e n
,

s itiv e r e g ula t o rs b e c ome s its e lf c o n ge s te d ,

clo gg e d a nd ca t a rrh a l, a nd th e u nh a pp y v ic tim

h a s wh a t we c a ll a c o ld a cu t e o r chr o nic
,

a cc o r d in g to th e m e r its o f h is h yg ie ne .

F u rth e rm o r e th e c o nt in u ing e xpe r ie nc e s of

,

o b j e ct iv e lif e a re p e rp e t u a lly a ff e c t in g o u r

s e ns ib ilitie s a nd indu cing e m o tions o r a tti

,

t ud e s wh ich th e n h av e t h e ir cla im on e xpr e s

s io n a nd lik e wis e c o n g e st it s ch a nn e l if
,

m e r e ly ch o k e d b a ck o r st ifl e d Wh e n if for
.
,

s o me c onstr a inin g m o t iv e r e pr e ss io n is d e
,

ma nd e d th e o r g an s o f e xpr e ss ion b e c om e th e
,

p hy s ic a l fo cu s o f thi s b lo ck a ding c o nflict and ,

a re t h u s pr e d isp o s e d t o th e s a m e u nna tu r al

c on dition wh ich th e n is p e rp e tu a t e d th r o u gh
,

p e rsist e nc e o f th e u nh e a lthy f e e ling and su s

c e p tib ility t o it s e fi e c ts .

F o r inst anc e , a n a t t it u d e of in e sc a p a b l e
p e rs o n al r e vu l s io n , if d e nie d a ll v e nt o r a m e li
o r a t io n , wo u ld , t h u s a r b itr a rily st ifl e d , v a inly

pr om pt t o th e r e a ctio n o f ph y s ic a l g a g gin g ,
w ith th e s e str a in in g e n e r gie s th e n pr e cip it a t e d
int o t is s u e co n g e st io n , a nd th u s r e pr o du c in g
th e pr e v io u s p a th olo gic a l p ictu r e , wh ich
s h o ws in qui te m a te r ia l f o rm th a t a ll is , in
 F OR HEALING HE ALT H,
A ND HAPPINESS
fact b u t th e
,
adv e ntitiou s e rr o r j ct iv e
o f ob e

m o r t a l m in d .

B u t th is a b no rm a l s t a t e , h o we v e r s u p e rin
d u c e d , m a y th e n, if no t a rr e s t e d b y g e nu in e
co rr e c t io n, e x t e nd t o a d j a c e nt p a rts , Up , d o wn

o r S id e w a y s , a nd c a n p a ss b y wa y o f th e e u s

t a ch ia n tu b e to th e ca vity o f th e e a r, th e r e
im p a ir in g th e h e a r ing fu nct io n a nd r e s u lting
in wh a t we c a ll d e a fne s s , wh ich , a ft e r a ll, is
no t in th e t ru e pr im a ry s e ns e a n e a r tr o u b le ,
a nd c o u ld h a v e b e e n, o r c a n b e , o b v ia t e d o r

c o rr e ct e d a t a ny st a g e , b y an im pr o v e d h y
gie ne a nd int e llig e nt ps y ch o lo gic a l r e a d j u st
m e nt wh ich a ff o r d s r e a l o u t le t fo r th e m o rb id
,

f e e ling s w h o s e e n e rgie s th e v ic tim m ay no t b e

s u fficie ntly e nligh t e ne d o f h im s e lf t o d isp o s e
c onstru c t iv e ly .

And t h e s e s am e
pr incip l e s o b t a in th r o u gh
o u t a ll p a th o l o gy fr o m ins omnia t o h e m o r
,

rh o id s .F o r e x a m p l e t h e s o c a ll e d f e m a l e
,
-

d is e a s e s t h a t m o st f e rt ile o f a ll fi e ld s fo r
,

no n tr a u m a tic s u r g e ry s u p e rv e ne u p o n ins u lt
-
,

t o th e s e funct io ns e ith e r p o s it iv e o r n e g a tive

, ,

a nd , in th e pr e s e nc e o f m o rb id p s y ch o lo gy ,

pr e c ip ita t ion o f th o s e e ne rgie s int o c onge s

t io n d is p la c e m e nt o r t um o r
,
Mo r e ov e r it
.
,

m igh t no t b e a m is s fo r c linicia ns to b e a r in
m ind th e r e c ipr o ca tin g r e s p o ns iv e n e s s o f al l
o rifi c ia l t iss u e s wh ich co nd u c e s t o v ica r io u s
,
.
 TH E G IST OF IT
m a ni f e st a tio ns , or d ispla c e m e nt of l e s ions to
th e a lt e rna t iv e s it e .

Y e t cu r e is u nf a ilin gly fe a s ib l e th r ou gh
s e a rching p e rs onal r e c o nstru ct io n a nd tru e
c o o r d in a t io n, t h o u gh n o thing S h o rt o f e nligh t
-

e ne d , c ontinu o u s ly c o nstr u ct iv e liv ing is c o m

p a tib le with g o o d h e a lth ; fo r a ll e ne rg ie s a re

p e r io dic a lly cla im in g th e ir j u st m e a s u r e of
e xpr e ss io n, and u n le s s wis e ly d isp o s e d a re
,

m o r e a p t t o r e nd o r d e fo rm th a n to r e a r .

Wh a ts o e v e r th e e xpe rie nce o r str a in , it ca rr ie s

its ch a r g e o f ra w e ne r gy , whi ch l a tt e r is e t e r
n a lly tr a ns mu ta b l e , a nd m ank in d is e nd owe d
with ch o ic e Ch o o s e , t h e r e f o r e , th a t t h e pr o d
.

u c t s h a ll b e g o o d , no t r e n din g b u t r e a r in g , a

lif e fi ne a nd b e a u t iful and fr e e fr o m all t a int .

 P AR T I I I

T HE AT TAI NM E NT
 TH E GIST OF IT
of th o s e ind e scr ib ab le t e le p a th ic o r p re mon
it o ry imp r e s s io ns a nd in f a ct a ll th e fun ct ions
,

o f b e ing e xc e pt th o s e t o wh ich one I s gI vmg

,

a tt e nt iv e r e g a r d a nd wh ich la tt e r a re th e n
,

ca lle d c ons ciou s a s d istin gu is h ed fr om th e

u nn o t e d b u t pr e p o n d e r a nt s u b co nsciou s .

T o illu str a t e th e s e pr incip le s le t u s a s s u m e

t h a t I m e e t s ome on e I s e e th e m a nd h e a r
.

th e m a nd th u s k n ow h ow th e y lo ok a nd wh a t
,

th e y s ay I al s o cons id e r my impr e ss io n u p on
.

th e m a nd fr am e my o wn e xpr e ss io n t o th em ,

a nd t h is is a b o u t th e lim it o f wh a t ta k e s p l a ce

c onscio u s ly o r in fu ll co gn iza nt a wa r e ne ss .

B u t s u b c o nscio u s ly wh a t a n infi nitu d e o f e x

ch a ng e s and r e a ctions imp alp ab le b u t irr e
,

s is tib l e whi ch d e t e rmi n e th e e nt ir e ch a r a ct e r

,

o f th e m e e t in g and it s r e s u lt a nts fa r fa r m o r e
, ,

th a n wh a t is m e r e ly s e e n o r h e a rd o r s a id
, .

F o r thi s t ak e s pla c e in th a t v a s t a ll c o m pr e ,

h e ns iv e s u b c o nsciou s o r s ub j e ctiv e a nd r e al
,

re a lm wh ich it is th e p u rp o s e o f th e s e lin e s
t o try a nd t e ll o f .

Ag a in I e nt e r a r o om a nd a t o nce a m
.

a wa r e o f th e a tt it u d e o f a ll th e p e o p l e in it

t o wa r d m e wh e th e r th e y tu rn a nd r e ga r d me
,

o r no t . O ne c a n a l s o m a ny t im e s f e e l h ims e lf
r e ga r d ed wh e n m e nt ally ign o r ant o f any p e r
,

s onal pr e s e nce wh a ts o e v e r o r e v e n b e u nco n

,

s c io u s ly s e ns ib le o f th e g aze o f u ns e e n a nim a l s

in th e v icin ity All of which r e v e al s a com

.

[ 88 1
 F OR HEALING HEALT H ,
A ND HAPPINESS
munic a tio n and tra nsfe r e nc e a b ov e b e y on d ,

a nd e xc e e ding th a t o f th e sp e c ia liz e d p e r

c e p t iv e ch ann e l s a nd b y wh ich th e y a re
,

tra nsc e nd e d .

Bu t still th is is no t all fo r m a ny fin e ly ,

o r g a n iz e d o n e s fr e qu e nt ly a nd a ll a t s o m e
,

t ime will h av e e xp e rie nc e d th e r e c e pt ion o f

,

tru e impre s s io ns fr om o th e r p e rs o ns a t a d is
ta nc e o r fr o m e v e nts f a rth e r o n in th e fu tu r e
, ,

t o whi ch sp e cific p h e n om e na th e n am e s t e le p
a t hy a nd pr e m o nit io n h a v e b e e n giv e n .

And no w wh e r e b y wh e r e in o r wh e nc e $
, ,

Th e a ns we r is s u b j e ct iv e ly in o r b y th e lim,

it le s s a ll s e ns ing a nd a ll g e n e r a t in g s u b c o n
,
- -

sciou s min d b e tt e r c alle d e xtr a c onscio u s ,

,
-

s inc e it is no t j u s t b e lo w, b u t a l s o a b ov e ,

a r o u n d a nd in a nd th r o u gh a nd th u s co nt a ins
,

a nd r e ally pr o cr e a t e s a ll o b j e ct iv ity .

S UBSTAN CE
In a s mu ch as niv e rs al tru th th a t we
it is u

a re s e e k in g t o e xp o u n d l e t u s c o ns id e r s ub
,

st a nc e c om p o s e d a s we k n ow o f a t om s and
, ,

th e s e in tu rn of v ib r ant c onst e lla t ions o f o rb it

ch a s ing e l e ctr ons e a ch o ne o f wh ich is a
,

fo cu s e d p o int o f c o nc e n tr a t e d e ne rgy a ,

ch a r g e of s o c alle d n e g a t iv e e le ctr icity th e

-
,

u l t im a t e o f a ll t h a t we k n ow o f o b j e ct iv e

th ing s .
 TH E GIST OF I T
LIBI DO
On pr e v iou s p a g e s it h a s b e e n Sh o wn th a t
a ll th a t we a re is c o n d it io n e d b y d e s ir e th a t ,

we ll b e ing o r d is e a s e is d e t e rm ine d b y h a r
-

m o nio u s b a la nc e o r th e r e v e rs e a m o ng b a s ic
imp e llin g m o t iv e s t h a t le s io ns a re p ro
,

d u c e d b y th e pr e c ip it at ion o f th e a r b itr a r ily

r e pr e s s e d inh e r e n t e ne rgie s o r g r o wt h a d ,

v a nce d t h r o u g h wis e c ons t ruct ive a nd b e a u

,

t ifu l e xpr e ss io n o f th e m T o s ign ify a ll th a t

.

is m e a nt b y d e s ir in g o r wa nt ing n e e d ing
, , .

y e a r nin g l
,
o v ing c a r in
, g w h ic h c o m p o s
,
e a ll
ins tinct o r pr om p tin g th e r e h a s b e e n s e l e c t e d
,

th e a ll inc lu s iv e wo r d lib id o wh ich e m b r a c e s

-
,

a ll th a t t h e r e is in t h e s e a nd m o r e a nd t h is ,

m a y t h e n s ignify th a t inne r c o s m ic pr e s s u r e ,

wh ich c a ring s o fo r cr e a tio n u tt e r e d

,
LE T , .
$

T H ERE B E LIG H T $ a nd th e n st o o d m a nif e st

$

p h y s ic a lly in t h e first lum ino u s ne b u la a nd on ,

th r o u gh a ll th e m a t t e r th a t h a s f o llo we d .

S o s u b s t a nc e t h e n is e n e rgy , a nd e n e rgy is
d e s ir e , a ll pr o d u c ing a s a b o v e , a nd d e s ir e is
-

o f G o d , a ll lo v ing a nd a l l ch e r is h ing , w h e nc e
- -

we c a m e , wh e r e in we e x is t a nd a re r e ne w e d ,
a nd t o wh o m we r e t u rn t o b e r e c e iv e d a g a in

with wh a te v e r h a s b e e n gle a n e d fr o m life s

’

a t t r it io ns S p a c e , th e r e f o r e , is no t e mpty
. ,

[ 90 ]
 T HE GIST OF IT
whi ch th e r e is n o thin g cr e a t e d th a t is in de
p e nd e ntly s e lf s ufficie nt a nd th a t it lie s all
-
,

a r o u n d a nd is s a t u r a t e d thr o u g h u s , m e r e ly

wa it in g t o b e av a il e d of a nd o f te n no t e v e n
,

wa itin g b u t pr ompt ing o r pr e s e nt in g wh a t is

,

fo r o u r g oo d b e fo re we k n ow it .

If a cry sta l is cr a ck e d o r sh a tt e r e d o r
,

d e f e ct iv e , ca n it b e r e p a ir e d b y m e r e ob j e ct iv e
c onta ct with o th e r cry s ta l s $ O r b e e nh a nce d
o r m a d e m o r e p e rf e ct b y c om p e t it iv e co nt e m

p la tio n o f its f e llows $ Of c ou rs e no t B u t it .

is r e p a ir e d , r e ne we d and p e rf e ct e d b y re s o lu -

t io n in its m a trix , a nd t ak ing time t o re fo rm -

p e rf e ctly in a cc o rd with tru e int e ntion .

S o th e s oul, a nd its b o dy fi nd th e ir o nly r e al

,

r e st o rin g in r e b le nd ing with th e Infinit e wh ich ,

is b u t waitin g to r e c e iv e , a nd r e p le ni sh e s wit h
o u t e ffo rt b y way o f th e uns e p a r a t e d u n it y
,

o f a ll To p u rify a ir in a r o om y ou h a v e b u t
.
,

t o o p e n a p e rtu r e s t o th e a d miss io n o f a ll
a t mo sp h e r e a nd a t onc e th e r o o m is fr e s h a nd
,

v it a l . No e fi o rt is r e q u ir e d th e n Th e o u ts id e
.

a ir wa s b u t wa it in g L ik e wis e y o u r e xtr a
.

c onsciou s min d, a nd lik e wis e Go d , wh o in one

o f H is a sp e cts is thi s , a nd wou ld r e d e e m y o u

now .

E $ T RA C O NS C I O U S M IN D
Y ou r e xtr a c onscio u s mind , th e n is th e
,

div in e r e ality o f y ou , b e a rin g th e s a m e p ro

 F OR HEALING HEALT H ,
A ND HAPPINESS
p o rt io n a l i mp o rt a n c e t o y o u r co nsciou s think
ing a s d o e s th e b u lk o f th e p o s it iv e sp h e r e o f
a n a t om t o it s gy r a t in g ne g a t iv e e le ct r o ns ,

wh ich r e la tiv e ly a re a s d isp e rs e d a nd infre

qu e nt a s th e p la n e ts in a s o la r s y st e m o r th e ,

m e r e f o rmu la t e d th ou gh ts in th e e nt ir e r e a ch
o f y o u r min d . I t is th e s o ca lle d int e rste lla r
-

o r intr a a t om ic sp a c e wh ich is th e f e rt il e r e al
-
.

L ik e wis e it is y ou r e xtr a c o nsciou s m in d which

s u st a in s yo u and pr ov ide s y ou with a ll th a t
y o u h a v e o r a re s o le a rn t o t ru st it u tt e rly
,
.

And a l r e a dy pe rh a p s it h a s b e e n p e rc e iv e d
, ,

th a t th e s o c a lle d sp a c e is no t d ivid e d O H in
-

m e a s u r e d qu a nt itie s a m o ng its d e ma rk a ting

pr e c ip it a tions b u t r a th e r is difi u s e d fr e e ly
,

a nd in t e rch a n g e a b ly th r ou gh o u t j u st a s th e
,

a ir wh e th e r t e m p o r a r ily c o nfin e d in a r o o m ,
,

o r fr e e ly circul a tin g o u ts id e is a ll o ne a tm o s
,

p h e r e,
w i t h a ll o f it s c o m p o ne nts u n iv e rs a lly
d istrib u t e d S o t o sp e a k th e tru e st we woul d
.
,

S im p ly s a y e xtr a conscio u s m ind inst e a d o f ,

r e f e rr in g t o y ou rs o r min e a nd now it ca n,

b e r e a liz e d h o w a ll o f th e s o c a lle d s u b c on
-

s c io u s p h e n o m e na whi c h we r e sp o k e n o f a t

fir s t c o m e t o tr a nsp ir e a s we ll a s all o th e rs ,
,
-

inclu din g e v e n th a t o f a b s e nt tr e a tm e nt ; fo r
th r ou gh th e c ontinu ity o f th e int e rv e n in g ,

v ib r a nt me diu m th e s e s u b j e ct iv e tra nsf e r

,

e nc e s a re inc e s s a ntly ta kin g p la ce a nd th e ir ,

p e rc e pt ion a nd b e ne fi ce nc e is o nl y hin d e r e d
[ 93 ]
 TH E GIST OF IT
by exc e ss iv e c onc e rn a nd intrig ue with th e
p s e u d o p rima ry ob j e ctiv e , th ing s , p e rs ons o r
-

pr e m is e s .

R EALI $ ATI O N
Any wh o m ight c a r e t o t e st this co nclu s io n,
o r v e r ify it fo r t h e m s e lv e s b y a ctu a l e xp e ri

e nc e , c a n d o s o with o u t h ind r a nc e S imp ly

.

d is e ng a g e y ou rs e lf fr o m o b j e ct iv ity fo r a
S p a c e , d e t a ch e d fr om all h ab itu a l a ct iv ity ,
m e nt a l o r p h y s ic al , a nd p e rm ittin g y o u rs e lf
to p e rc e iv e th r ou gh y o u r p e rh a p s pr e v io u s ly
u nr e c o gn iz e d f o u rt h d im e ns ion a l c o mp re h e n

s ion wh e r e e v e ry th ing is r e a lize d th o u gh u n

,

f o rmu la t e d y ou will s e cu r e e v id e nc e o f y ou r
,

o wn fo r y o u rs e lf F o r a s st a t e d b e f o r e in
.
,

a n o t h e r wa y k n owl e d g e c a n o n ly c o m e t o o ne
,

firs t in t e rm s of wh a t th e y a lr e a d y know a nd ,

t o g a in th is k n o wle d g e y o u mu st o p e n y o u r
o wn ch a nne l fo r it to c o m e t o y o u . Y e t th e
tru e r e a liza t io n is no t ob j e ct iv e a nd ca nn o t b e ,

b e in g o th e r wi s e s o d o no t s ee k t o ob j e ctify it
, ,

o r striv e fo r it o b j e ct iv e ly for it is o f t h e s o u l ,
,

which its elf is n e v e r s e e n no r h e a r d no r f e lt ,

,

no r o th e r wis e p e rce iv e d , b u t o nly k n o wn .

S IG N S
Y e t th e r e h a v e b e e n v o u ch s a fe d fo r th o s e
wh o c a r e , princip le s fo r gu id anc e in th is v a s t
u nch a rta b l e r e alm , princip le s s ome time s
[ 9 4]
 TH E GIS T O F IT
a nd d e a l t b a ck in d u e c ou rs e , with b u t th e
int e r e st o f a n e nligh t e n ing le ss on a d d e d .

Th e s u pr e m e ly v it a l c onclu s ion fr o m a ll
th a t h a s g one b e f o r e , wi th a ll o f its c omp le x
itie s , is th a t th e a tt itu d e o f min d is wh a t
d e t e r m in e s a ll, a nd th is its e lf , if u nh e a lth y ,
will ch an g e a s s oo n a s o ne c a r e s fo r it s ch a ng
ing , wh e n, in a c co r d a nc e with wh a t we h av e
j u s t m e ntio n e d, th e h a rv e st will b e g a th e r e d ,
a nd a s s o o n . F o r a ll th a t is t o ok it s o r ig in in
Min d , a nd wh a t e v e r is c o nc e iv e d in mind
c om e s int o b e in g S o le t u s st a rt fr e sh , fr e e d
.

fr o m th e h u sk s o f ou two rn p re c onc e ptions ,

a nd b u il d a ne w e st a t e , fo r o u rs e lv e s a nd for

th e wo rld .

AP PLICATI O N
And s inc e for th is it is fr e sh ne w th o u ghts
t h a t we s h o ul d b e think in g , we mu st d e t a ch
a nd d is e ng a g e o u rs e lv e s fr o m th e o l d . But
th a t is h a rd , a nd r e qu ir e s pr a ctic e S o le t u s
.

t a k e o cc a s ion, wh e n th e h o u r is pr op itio u s ,
a nd s e cu r e s e c lu d e d qu ie t , s a f e fr o m a ny int e r

ru pt io n , a nd first tr a nqu ilize o u r b o die s , t o

ins u r e fr o m t h e ir d istr a ct io n , th e n d isp e rs e
th e p e tu l a nt t h ink ing th a t h a s cry st a llize d ou r
m in d s . I n th is f a llow r e c e pt iv ity, wh e n it is
in fa ct e st a b lish e d , th e r e ca n th e n c om e wh a t
s o ev e r we p e r m it o u rs e lv e s r e sp o ns e t o. And
wh a t e v e r we r e c e iv e S h all f o rth with b e c on

[ 96 ]
 F OR HE ALING HEALT H
,
A ND HAPPINESS
c e iv e d a nd b o rn . s e le ct a n a tt ain
S o le t us

m e nt in a dv a nc e t o g e t r e sp o ns e in a nd b e g in
, , ,

t o u s e thi s r e s o u r c e in a cco r d a nc e with a p l a n .

F o r fo r t h o s e wh o wou ld a ppr e c ia t e s o m e
,

g uid a nce in th is pr a ct ic e th e r e h a s b e e n
,

d e v is e d a pr o ce ss b y tru e think e rs fo r th e ir
u se .

F O RMULA
F irst o f a ll, t h e n, s e t y ou r st a nd a r d— p re
d e t e rmin e wh a t y o u n e e d , fo r th e u ncr e a t e is
a ll f e cu nd , a nd b r ing s f o rt h wh a t e e r y o u
’
-

b r e e d H a ving d o ne th is , th e n g e t qu ie t , p la c e
.

y o ur b o dy in r e p o s e , fo r th e m ind m u s t b e
u ntr o u b l e d , b y th e b o d y , o r it s p o s e No w
.

g r o w p a s s iv e ,
a l l u nt h ink in g , fr e e d fr o m
thou gh ts which b u t d istr a ct, f o r this is a pr e g
n a nt pr o c e s s , in whi ch int e lle ct d o e s no t a c t .

Th r u st a ll fu t il e , pe tty think in g s ou t fr om
h e nc e , a t th is g r e a t t im e , fo r th e r e is t o b e
cr e a tion, a nd th a t pr iv ile g e is s u b lim e C on .

c e ntra t e y o u r r e a ch o f int e r e st , d o wn t o a
fo cu s cle a r a nd still, int o wh ich th e n c a st y o ur
im ag e O f th e th in g t h a t y ou wo u ld will $ u ie t .

now, a ll b r e a th s u sp e n d e d , fix th is im a ge in it s
w o mb , fo r th e s e e d mu s t b e inp la nt e d , th a t
th e p la nt m a y c om e t o b lo om P a u s e a nd
.

b r e a th e no w, m ak ing v it a l , a ll th a t y o u h a v e
wille d S h ou ld b e , fo r c o nc e ptio n h a s b e e n
s t a rt e d a nd th e b irt h mu st b e m a d e fr e e Y e t .

[97]
 T HE GIST OF IT
d we ll sp a c e in r a pt O b liv ion th a t g e sta tion
a ,

m a y a d v a nc e fo r it is a v ir ile b r a in chi ld th a t
,
-

we wo u ld h av e o f o u r tr a nce And if y o u h a v e
.

t a k e n e xc e pt ion to th is rhy thm a nd wa nt ,

pr o s e th e r e h a v e b e e n pr o f o u nd p s y chol
,

o g is t s wh o tr u e f o rm u la s h e r e pr o p o s e
,

1 S e t y o u r st a nd a r d of a tt a inm e nt in a d
.

v a nc e .

2 A s s um e a con d it io n of u tt e r p h y s ica l
.

r e la x a t ion .

3 R e n d e r th e mi n d a b s olu t e ly p a s s iv e a nd
.

cle a r e d o f a ll o b j e ctiv e th ink ing .

4 C o nc e ntr a t e int e lle ct io n d o wn t o th e

.

p oint O f fix a t io n o f c onsciou s ne ss m e r gin g in t o

5 S u b j e ct iv e m e dit a t io n o r m e nt a l a b str a e
.
,

t ion wh ich st a t e c onstitu t e s th e p oint o f a b s o

,

lu t e s u sc e pt ib ility t o impr e s s io n , o r $
th e
ps y ch olo gic a l m om e nt $
.

6 P r o j e ct th e cle a r im a g e o f th e a tt a inm e nt
.

d e s ir e d .

7 F ix th is in r e t e ntiv e a b str a ct ion s o th a t

.
,

it b e c om e s th e $
pr e d ominant m e nt a l impr e s
s io n wh ich is th e a b s olu t e d e t e rmin a nt O f
$

e v e ry o ne S lif e
’
.

A DVICE
O ne sh o u ld c omm e nc e b y d e finit e ly disp o s
ing o f e v e ry s ingle e l e m e nt , b o th o u ts id e a nd
in, wh ich c ou l d pr o v e d istr a ct in g , a nd t h e u n
pr a ct ice d a nd p o ss ib ly b a ffle d h e alth s e e k e r -

[ 98 ]
 L I FE PLA N
I CAN b e wh a t I wa nt t o b e a nd I CAN
e xp re s s in m y li fe a ll th e P O WER F REE DO M
, ,

BEAUTY and AB UN D AN CE t h a t I d es ire a nd ,

e v e n M O RE th a n th a t o f wh ic h I d re a m a nd ,

c a n b ri ng t o my s e lf th o s e thing s t h a t I
o nc e t h o ug h t imp os s i b le F ro m t his m o m e nt
.

I s h e d al l th e o ld limita tions th a t ha v e
b e e n b ind i ng m e a nd s t ep f o rth F REE re a dy ,

a nd a b le t o AC H IE VE a nd I no w PLAN t o wa rd

th a t e nd . I a m g o ing to think o nly th a t

wh ic h I wa nt to s e e c o m e tru e in m y lif e I .

will re a d with inte re s t a nd f e rv o r a lo u d a nd

c o nc e nt ra t e with z ea l a nd d e v o tion o n t his
‘
L if e R a t t e rn .
’
I will g iv e it a h a lf h ou r
c o nc e nt ra tio n e v e ry m o rni ng b e f o re I g o f o r t h

t o m e e t th e wo rld a nd a h a lf h o u r e ac h e v e n
ing b e f o re r e tiri ng I WILL NO T NEGLE CT T HI S ,
.

o r s a y I h a v e no t t h e tim e o r th a t my m ind is

t o o tire d , fo r b y s a y ing th is I a m tu rning a wa y

F R O M th e v e ry t hing th a t will, b y a little p a
t i e nt e z
f o rt a n d p e rs e v e ra nc e ,
r e v e a l m e to

my s e lf a F REE a nd P O WER F UL m a$n a b le t o

c on tro l my lif e fo r its h i g h e s t h a p p ine s s in

e v e ry de t a il ,
— t hu s b e c o m i ng a b le s s i ng a nd
a lig h t t o a ll t h e wo rld a nd a n a c tu a l d e m o n

s t ra tio n th a t Go d m e a nt e v e ry wo rd wh e n B e

[ 10 1 ]
 TH E GIST OF IT
s a id $ B E YE PER F ECT
‘
e v e n as y ou r F a th e r in
H e a v e n is p e rf e c t ’
.

8 0 th a t
’
s D ECID E D $
I m tire d of s e e ing my s e lf c ome u nd e r th e
$ ’

u nt ru e s p e ll o f lim it a tio n a nd la c k O th e rs .

m a y b e lie v e in a nd t a lk th is f o o lis hne s s , b u t

a s fo r m e , I a m T H R O UG H FO REVER with a ny

th ing in th oug h t, wo rd o r d e e d th a t d o e s no t
s p e ll B EAUTY a nd A BUN D AN CE $

T h a t is SETTLE D $
I c a n a c c o mp lis h m irac les Within th e nex t
.

y e a r I s h a ll a c c o mp lis h wh a t wo u ld b e e v e n
m ag ic a c hie v e m e nt fo r th e e ffo rt o f one LI F E
TIME th roug h my fa ith fu l d a ily d ev o tio n to
,

th is s imp le L if e P la n I s h a ll p u rs u e it no t
.
,

with th e id e a t h a t I a m CREATING b u t m e re ly ,

u nc o v e ringth e tre a s u re th a t my F a th e r h a s
s to re d u p fo r m e T h e th ing is re a lly d o ne
.

a lre a dy a nd e v e n NOW .

T h is d o e s no t ma k e m e indifi e re nt to my
'
$

ta s k , b u t th e u ltim a t e a s s u re d s u c c e s s $b e ca u s e
it is re a lly e xis ting N O W $ a dd s e nthu s i a s m a nd
s e c u rity t o m y e fi o rt Th e re s u lt is s o SURE
. .

H o w c ou ld I b e f o o lis h e noug h t o b e lie v e

o th e rwis e $
$
I re fu s e to b e hind e re d b y a ny of th e o ld
ra c e b e lie fs , s o O U T wit h y o u , e v e ry t hing th a t

trie s t o d is c o u rag e o r t e rroriz e m e .

 TH E GIST O F IT
a v it al P owe r a g a ins t wh ic h e v e ry th ing e ls e

is p o we rle s s $ I ma y e xp e c t a ll k inds o f g rin

ning m ons t e rs t ry ing t o s h ow m e h ow b o u nd I
a m p e rs ona lly a nd fi na nc ia lly , b u t I will no t

g iv e e a r t o t h es e t e mp t e r
.s I know this is no t
t h e T ru th a nd I h a v e t a k e n my s ta nd in th e
T ru th and m y D iv inity s e rio u s ly I n th e fa c e
.

o f e v e ry d is ap p o intm e nt t h a t o cc u rs a f te r I

h av e c omm e nc e d this lif e p la n, I will e nd e a v o r

t o s till e v e ry a dv e rs e e m o tio n o f f e a r a nd
d e p re s s ion $wh ic h I m ig h t a s we ll r e c og niz e as
my two wo rs t e ne mie s t o b e OVERC O ME $ .

I f I d on t s e e m a b le t o a c t a s fre e ly a nd la v
’

is h ly a s I wo u ld lik e , I a t le as t will m a k e t h e
S PIRIT of th e a c tion B ig a nd F re e fro m f e a r,
m a k ing th e o u t e r a c tion a m e re
‘
g o ing
th ro ug h a m o tion, s o t h a t t h e S P I RIT o f my
’

a c tio n b e co m e s REAL, a nd will u l tim a t e ly m a ni

f e s t in its fu llne s s Wh en th e tim e c o me s fo r

.

m e t o m e e t b ills a nd o b lig a tions , I will c h a ng e

my a ttitu d e a nd t ra in my s e lf t o lov e t o m e e t
t h e m , k no wing th at only b y c irc u la ting my
s up p ly c a n it g row a nd re tu rn t o m e . Th e re is
no Lo ss $ Wh e n I h av e o v e rc o m e f e a r o f
financ e th e o rg ans of my b o dy will b e p e rf e c t
in fu nc tion I f I h a d u nlim it e d we a lth I b e
.

lie v e I wou ld b e we ll a nd I K N O W I wou ld b e

fre e Wh y c an t I a c c ep t t h e fa c t t h a t I HAVE
.
’

u nlim it e d a b u nd anc e a nd a c t a cc o rd ing ly $

Mo s t m e n mu s t s e e to b e lie v e , o b ey ing th e t e s
[ 1 0 4 ]
 F OR HEALING HE ALT H
,
AND HAPPINESS
tim ony of th e s e ns es I b e lie v e fi rs t and th e n
.

S EE t h e re s u lt o f my fa ith T his in its e lf I S

.

th e mira c le . I liv e a nd lu xu ria t e in th e b e lie f

th a t m y g o o d is m anif es ting now O nc e a
.

we e k I will indu lg e in s om e e xp e nditu re th a t

my s e ns e s t e ll m e is ras h fo r I will o v e rc o m e
,

t h es e fa cts t h a t s tand ov e r me with a c lu b I .

wi ll s e iz e th e c lu b fro m F e a r s h a nd a nd u s e
’

it as a wa nd t o dis a rm a ll Op p os ing f o rc e s I .

wi ll no t t h ink of my b ank b o ok in th e a mo u nt
ind ic a t e d in my b a nk b o o k I s e e th ro ug h t h is
. .

I will te ac h with c onfi d e nc e to o th e rs this thing

t h a t I, t o o , a m l e a rning . Wh e n I c e a s e my
fe a r o f los s , I will find th a t th os e wh o c o m e
to m e wi ll b e c om e Op e n c h a nne ls t h ro ug h
whic h p a rt of my s up p ly will flow . I s ay
o f my s up p ly b e c a us e t his is no t my
‘ ’
P AB T

o nl y a v e nu e o f re s ou rc e . I s h a ll b e c om e mo re
r e s o u rc e fu l a nd d e v e lop with e a s e p la ns
wh e re b y my wo rk will b e fa cilita t e d, my c o m
p e ns a tio n a dj u s t e d t o m e e t al l d e m a nds I .

s h a ll s p e nd a p a rt o f my c o nc e ntra tio n h o u r in

a c kno wle dg ing

‘
ALL b e nefi ts t h a t c o me my
’

wa y , h o we v e r s m a ll I s h a ll th ink o f th e m a ny
.

t h ing s I c a n d o we ll a nd try t o g e t t h e s a m e
m e nta l c o ntro l of my lif e s m a c h i ne ry I s h a ll
’
.

e x p e c t th e h a p p y u ne xp e c t e d t hing , t h e m a g ic ,

th e u nd re a m e d o f, a nd I will ta k e t h e u n
wa nt e d t hing s a nd tu rn th e m int o s t e p ping
s t one s t o wa rd th e t h i ng th a t I s d e s ire d
‘ ’
.

[ 1 05 ]
 T HE G IST OF IT
And s inc e e a ch d a y is fully w o r th y o f it s
o wn e sp e c ia l la u nch ing , th e r e a re o ff e r e d th e

f o llo wing m e d it a t ions fo r

T UES D AY

This d a y I s h al l th row as id e all s e ns e o f

anxi e ty o r re s p o ns ib ili ty I s ha ll g o into
.

p a r tne rs h ip with Go d , s a y ing $ GOD I S FO R ME

‘
.

WH O O R W HAT C AN BE AGAINST ME $ I s h a ll ’

p ro c la im a lo u d $
‘
ALL T H INGS AR E P O SSIBLE
WIT H GO D A ND I A M F RE E F R O M ALL T HAT BIN D S
O R H IN D ERS IT I S S O $ I s h a ll s inc e re ly k e e p
.
’

this lit tle ag re e m e nt with my s e lf t o d a y , a nd

e v e ry tim e I f e e l a s e ns e o f b u rd e n o r r e s p o n

s ib ility , I s h a ll d e c la re a lo u d $ I A M FR EE
‘
.

I A M F REE $ If th e re is a ny s p e cia l thing

’

t h a t b u rd e ns , I s h a ll s a y $ ‘
I S HALL B E ABLE
To F ULLY MEET T H I S NEE D O B T H IS D EBT AT THE
RIG H T TIME .I s h a ll tru s t imp lic i t ly in Go d
’
,

a s m y p a rtne r a nd I s h a ll b e H is wi lli ng
,

a g e nt k e e p ing H is W O R D a s my T ru s t
,
. A t th e
e lev e nth h o u r if no t b e f o r e
,
I s h a ll c o nfi
,

d e ntly e xp e c t fu lfi llm e nt of H is p romis e th a t

T hy F a th e r h e a rs t h e e e v e n b e f o re th o u
‘

a s k e th . I s h a ll f e e l t his to b e a wo nd e rfu l
’

d a y in wh ic h I s h a ll d e m o ns tra te fre e d o m
fro m anxie ty I s h a ll try to re a liz e th a t Go d
.

is ne a re r th a n b re a thing , ne a re r th a n my o wn
h e a rt b e a t , a nd I K N O W t h a t wh e n e v e ning
-

c o m e s I s h a ll re a liz e th e P e a c e t h a t p as s e th
$
a ll u nd e rs ta nd ing .
 F OR HEALING HEALT H
,
A ND HAP PIN E SS
WE D NES DAY
T h i s d a y I a m g oing t o b e th a nk fu l a nd
$

c o u nt my b le s s ing s . I s h a ll s ay a lou d $ I A M ‘

T HAN K F UL FO R T H I S wh e ne v e r a ny s m a ll th i ng
’

o c c u rs t h a t h a s g o o d c o nne c t e d wit h it . I
s h a ll p ra is e m y h a nd s wh e n th e y p e rfo rm

th e i r a c tiv it i e s , a nd g iv e t h a nk s fo r t h e s e
u s e fu l m e m b e rs . Wh e n I wa lk I s h a ll b e
t h a nkfu l fo r my fe e t th a t c a rry m e a b ou t, a nd
b y b e ing th a nkfu l I s h a ll find my f e e t wi ll
l e a d m e to j u s t t h e p la c e o r p e rs on t h a t I a m
s e e k ing . I s h a ll b e T HAN K F UL fo r e v e ry th ing
th a t ha p p e ns t o d a y , a nd e v e n if t h e d a y d o e s
no t s e e m t o b e v e ry b rig h t fo r m e , s till I will
b e th ankfu l th a t it is no t a ny wo rs e I s h al l .

b e d e t e rmine d t o find s om e th ing fo r whic h I

c a n g iv e t h a nk s . T h is is re a lly a f o rm of
p r a y e r a n d I a m k e e p in g G o d
’
s w o r d w h e n I
g i v e t h a n k s , f
o r H e t e lls u s i n t h e B ib le t o

p ra y , s a y i ng $ F AT H ER I T H A N K T HE E T H AT
‘

T H O U HAST H EAR D ME A ND I K N O W T HAT T H O U

H EAREST ME ALWAYS
’
. Wh e n I as k G o d t o d o
a ny thing fo r m e I will no t d o u b t t h a t H e h e a rs

m e a ny m o re t h a n I w ou ld d ou b t a n e a rth ly
g o o d f ri e nd wh o g iv e s m e h is p r o m is e t h a t h e

w i ll d o s o m e th i ng fo r m e S o m e tim e s p ra y e r
.

is no t a ns we re d j u s t a s w e a nt i c i p a t e , b u t
ANSWERE D it s u re ly will b e , fo r GOD m o v e s in ‘

a MYSTER I O US wa y H is Wo nd e rs t o p e r
fo rm .
’
T H U RS D AY

T h is d a y I a m g o ing to liv e in fa iry la$nd .

I s h a ll h av e th e e xp e c ta nt a ttitu d e th a t a ll my
d re a ms a re s o on c o ming t ru e E v e ry tim e a
.

b e ll ring s o r a kno c k c o m e s to th e d o o r, I s h a ll
e xp e c t it to b e a m e s s ag e of g la d tiding s Be .

fo re th e d ay c los e s I s h a ll e xp e c t to re a liz e a t
l e a s t o ne h e a rt s d e s ire A ll da y long I s h a ll
’
.

h a v e this s ong in my h e a rt $ I P O SSESS NO W

‘

I N C O N C RETE FO RM ALL TH E D ESIRES OF M Y

H EART I s h a ll h o ld t his b le s s ing a ls o ov e r
.
’

o th e rs wh o t o u c h my p a th t o d ay E v e ry le t
.

t e r o r p a rc e l I op e n to d a y I s h a ll e xp e c t t o
c o nta in g o o d ne ws , t hu s f o rming t h e h a b it o f

a t tra c ting my g oo d , a nd I s h all k e e p o n d o ing

this u ntil I d e m o ns tra t e fu lly .I s h a ll b le s s

e v e ry p ie c e o f m o ne y t h a t p as s e s th ro ug h my

h a nd s . I s h a ll tra in my s e lf in a ne w v alu a
tion I s h a ll th ink in a B ig tru e way
. Wh e n
.

I GIV E $5 it will s e e m no los s , b u t wh e n I re

c e iv e $5 it will s e e m a GREAT b e ne fi t I s h a ll no t
.

c lu tc h m o ne y . I will circu la t e it fre e ly with

no th o ug h t of la c k . O nly my B e s t g o o d c a n
c o m e t o m e , fo r I s h a ll b e c o m e a c e nt e r t o

wh ic h th a t G o o d L ov e s t o flow I a m a Mag ne t
.

a nd c a nno t e s c ap e my H e a rt s d e s ire s
’ $
.
 TH E G IST OF IT
S ATURDAY
This d ay I s h a ll c ons e c ra t e my e ntire b e
ing t o Go d I s h a ll c o m e into th e re a liz a tio n
.

th a t my b o dy is t h e T e mp le o f th e living Go d ,
a nd a s s u c h it is c a p a b le o f d ra wing f ro m

with in th e e lixirs o f lif e , h e a lth , g rowth a nd

b e a u ty a nd b e c o m i ng g lo rifi e d a nd ra dia ntly
b e a u t ifu l, a nd p o s s e s s e d with a b o u nding
h e a lt h . I ts v ita li ty a nd e ndu ra nc e is ine x
h a u s tib le b e c a u s e it d ra ws its S tre ng th f ro m
its S ou rc e wh ic h is S p irit, a nd S p irit is lif e in
E SSEN CE I s h a ll re a liz e t h a t I a m th e c a p ta in
.

o f my o wn lif e b o a t $o r b o dy $ a nd it is I wh o

s h a ll c o nt r o l, d ic t a t e a nd c o m m a nd it a nd its

a c tio ns My f e e t and h and s a nd e y e s d o no t

.

m ov e u nle s s I c o ns c io u s ly o r u nc ons ciou s ly

c o m m a nd t h e m Why th e n s h ou ld any o rg an
.

o r m u s c le o f my b o dy m a nif e s t limita tio n$

I will s e e to it th a t I o rd e r my s u b c ons cio us

re a lm a rig h t, t h a t a ll a c tion s h a ll b e h a rm o

niou s . I will d e cla re $ ALL THE ACTI O NS A ND

‘

F UN CTI O NS OF M Y B OD Y ARE HARM O N I O US BE

CAUSE I T I S TH E T EMPLE OF G OD A ND GO D CAN
NO T D WELL W HERE T H ERE I S AN Y IMPER
F E C TI O N .
 F OR HEALING HEALT H
,
A ND HAPPINESS
S UN D AY
T his d a y I s h a ll t ry t o b e f o rg iv ing a nd
j u s t, s e e ing th e o th e r s id e o f e a c h q u e s tion, a nd
le a rn t h e D iv ine A rt of C o mp a s s i on Ins t e a d
.

o f c o nd emning , I will FO RGIVE . I will lis t e n

f o r I n t u it io n t o g u id e m e a nd I w ill o b e y t h is
v o ic e . Intu ition m e a ns th e WISDO M WIT H IN .

I will loo k up on th e world a s a mirro r a nd s e e

re fle c te d o nly m y o wn SO UL $ u a lities . In
t h is wa y I will know wh e n I s e e lim i ta tion it
mu s t b e in my o wn m e nta l c ons c io u s ne s s , b u t
b e c a u s e I a m a c h i ld of Go d, p e rf e c t, e v e n as
‘

my F a th e r in H e av e n is p e rf e c t, I will k no w
’

th a t th e s e e ming lim ita ti o n is o nly re la t i v e

tru th a nd q u ic k ly c h a ng e my V is i on b as e d o n
my P rinc ip le o f T ru th I wi ll s till my M I N D S
.
’

e y e a nd d e v e lo p my SO UL e y e . I will no t a llo w
my m ind t o ru le , b u t wi ll u s e t h is wo nd e rfu l
ins tru m e nt of mind to re fle c t th e S o ng o f my
S o u l I t th e n b e co m e s lik e a p e a c e fu l la k e
.

r e fle c ting o nly B e a u ty , a nd wh e n m y m ind

t h inks only B e a u ty my lif e a nd a fi a irs will

‘

t ru ly g lorify Go d .
 TH E G IST OF I T
ca t o r s u cc e s s iv e e xtric a t io ns we r e e fi e c te d ,
,

B a laa m Withh e ld th e cu rs e J o r d a n wa s
.

cr o ss e d and J e rich o t ak e n R u th f oun d f av o r

.

a nd N a o mi wa s r e st o r e d t o in h e ri t a nc e Han .

na h wa s m a d e fr u itfu l S a m u e l wa s e n d owe d
,

wit h pr e v is io n D a v id wa s e x a lt e d a nd s a f e
,

g u a r d e d b l e s s e d ly insp ir e d a nd h is s in p a r
,

d o ne d . S o lo m o n wa s e nligh t e n e d a nd h is
r e ign m a d e glo riou s E lij ah wa s s u st a in e d
.

a nd tr a ns la t e d , E li sh a wa s e m p owe r e d J ob ,

wa s instru ct e d a nd th e pr o p h e ts illu m in e d ,

a ll t o inst il th e r e a lity o f f a it h int o r e s ist a nt

b u t ch e r is h e d p e o pl e s .

Th o s e wo nd e rf u l O ld b o ok s a re t o b e t ak e n
j u s t a s th e y we r e wr itt e n r e a lizing a t all,

t im e s th e r e la t iv e s e ns e a nd p u rp o s e o f e a ch
p a rticu la r p a s s a g e no t d o gma t ica lly ins is t
,

ing u p o n sch is m s e rvin g lit e r a ln e s s b u t a p

-
,

p r e c ia t ing a l w a y s t h e wid e d e e p u n iv e rs a l ity

O f th e s u b j e ct iv e m e s s a g e No r is f a ith t o
.

b e o b j e ct iv e ly cry st al lize d , e v e n in th e m a nd ,

th a t is W h y J e s u s wa s v ou ch s a f e d a s e m a n
c ip a t o r fr o m r igid m o u ld s , th o u gh th e b o n d s

o f d o ctr ine b e c a m e t igh t e n e d a g a in u n d e r th e

v e h e m e nt infl u e nc e o f d id a ct ic P a u l .

T H E TE N C O MMAN D MENTS T ODAY

C o ns id e r , fo r e x a m p l e , Th e Te n Comm a nd
m e nt s , th a n wh ich we n o wa d ay s e xpe ct e v e n
m o r e o f o u rs e lv e s th a n th e y in a ctu a lity re

[ 11 6 ]
 F OR HEALING HEALT H ,
A ND HAP PINESS
qu ire a nd whi ch th e writ e r h a s v e ntu r e d
,
to
r e pr e s e nt a s f ollo ws $
1 . Go d is al o g et th e r go o d , a b id e in H im .

2 . W o rs h ip no m a t e r ia l thin g p e rs on ality , ,

nor p e rs o na l c on c e pt .

3 . In sp e e ch b e not flip p a nt, no r s o ile d ,

no r pr e s um pt u ou s .

4 S e p a r a t e fr o m s o r d id th ing s
. o ne d ay
in s e v e n, a nd b e r e g e n e ra t e .

5 . H av e r e sp e ct .

6 . D e s tr oy no t .

7 . P o llu t e no t .

8 . T ak e no unf a i r a dv anta ge .

9 . Mak e no mi sch ie f .

10 . B e no t e nv iou s .

Th e first a nd g r e at ,

E ntru st t o Go d and r e c e iv e fr om H im

Th e s e c on d and lik e ,

B e s we e t .

T O wh ich might b e a pp e n d e d th r e e m o r e
B e s e l fle ss .

D e sp is e no t .

U n d e rsta n d .
 IST OF T

P RAYE R
F o r in v e ry tr u th th e r e is no s e p a r a t e n e s s ,
a nd in th is g r a c io u s u n d e rst a nd ing pr a y e r

e m e r g e s fr o m d ist a nt s u pp lic a t io n int o th e

a t o ne m e nt O f p e rf e ct r e a liz a t io n
-
.I n pr ay
ing , th e n, d o no t m a k e f o r lo rn a pp ea l , b u t
O ff e r y ou rs e lf a nd a ll th a t y o u a re b e s e e chin g
u nt o Go d , wh o b u t a wa its y o u r l o v e t o la v ish

o n y ou H is .

R EAD ING
S h ou ld it b e , b y ch a nc e , th a t in y e a rs g o n e
b y th e B ib le h a s b e e n th r u st a t y ou a s a b o ok
O f t e rr o r a nd int im id a t io n , l e t th e wr it e r s u g

g e st th a t y o u Op e n it a ga in, and t u r ning t o

s o m e o ne o f th e s h o rt e r b o ok s , a s fo r ins tanc e
o ne o f th e le s s e r E p ist le s , o f J a m e s , o r J u d e ,

o r J o h n , r e a d th e o ne y o u s e le ct t h r o u gh a ll

b y its e lf , d isr e g ardin g e v e ry thin g e l s e , a nd

r e t a ining only th e s u b j e ct iv e r e aliza tio n Wh ich
will g r o w in y o u a s y o u r e a d . Th e n t a k e
o ne O f th e Go s p e l s , a nd m ak ing s u ita b le
Opp o rtu nity , r e a d th is in it s e ntir e ty , wit h o u t
t e xt h u nt ing o r e x e g e s is , a nd a b s o rb th e s ingle
-

m e s s a g e a s b e fo r e S O y o u m ay r e a d th r ou gh
.

th e Wh o le of th e S cript u r e s fin din g n ou r is h
m e nt and p e a c e .

M IRACLES
And d o no t l e t d iscr e p a nc ie s d istu rb y ou .

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 TH E GIST OF IT
c o m e a s s o u nd ing b ras s , o r a tink ling cy m b a l .

And th oug h I h av e th e g if t of p rop h e cy , a nd

u nd e rs t an d a ll my s t e rie s , a nd a ll k nowle dg e ,

a nd th o u g h I h a v e a ll f a it h , s o t h a t I c o u ld

r e m o v e m ou nta ins , a nd h a v e no t lo v e , I a m

no th ing .And th ou g h I b e s to w a ll my g o o ds
t o f e e d th e p o o r, a nd th o ug h I g iv e my b o dy
t o b e b u rne d , a nd h av e no t lov e , it p rofi te th
me no th ing .

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L ov e f
s u j e re th is k ind ; lov e
lo ng , a nd

e nv ie th no t ; lo v e v a unt e th no t its e lf, is no t

p u ffe d up , d o th no t b e ha v e its e lf u ns e e m ly ,
s e e k e th no t h e r own, is no t e a s ily p ro v o k e d ,

th ink e th no e vil ; re j o ic e th no t in ini qu ity , b u t

re j o ic e th in t h e tru th ; b e a re th al l th i ng s ,
b e lie v e th a ll t hing s , h op e th a ll th ing s , e n
du re th a ll thing s .

L ov e nev e r fa ile th $ b u t
wh e th e r th e re b e
p rop h e c ie s , th e y s h a ll f a il ;
wh e th e r th e re b e
t ong u e s , th ey s h a ll c e a s e ; wh e th e r th e re b e
k nowle dg e , it s h a ll v a nis h awa y F o r we .

know in p a rt, a nd we p rop h e s y in p a rt B u t .

wh e n th a t wh ic h is p e rf e c t is c o m e , t h e n t h a t
whi c h is in p a rt s h a ll b e d o ne a wa y .

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u nd e rs t oo d a s a c h ild , I t h o ug h t a s a c h ild $

b u t wh e n I b e c a m e a ma n, I p u t a way c h ild
is h th ing s F o r now we s e e th ro ug h a g la s s
.

d a rk ly ; b u t th e n fac e t o fac e $ now I kno w in

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 F OR HEALING HEAL T H ,
A ND HAPPINESS
p a rt ; b u t th e n s h a ll I know e v e n a s I a m
k nown .

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h o e
p , l o v e ,
t h e s e
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th re e ; b u t th e g re a t e s t o f th es e is lov e .

B o u ndle s s , a ll ch e r is h in g , infin it e l o v e ,
-

whi ch 0 11 1 ch a s te ning s a re b u t t o r e v e al
'
.

L o v e , wh ich is th e s u pr e me fu lfilling , in wh ich

a ll a c h e d is s o lv e s , a nd in whi ch o u r re s t o ra

t io n is e te rn al .

S o in c onclu s io n l e t u s o fi e r th e s e insp ir e d ,
d a zzlin g lin e s wh ich we r e b e st o we d t h r o u gh
Mrs E lla Wh e e le r Wilc o x , in a p o e m e ntit le d
.

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Il l us ion .

T H E T RUT H
Go d a nd p a c e al one
I in s ,

And n b o dy ls e in V i e w
o e .

And wh e r th p e pl
e a re 0 L rd I s a id
e o e, o , ,

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’
a oe he d ,
o r a

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e o o e

Th a t w as a dr e
G o d s m l e and s a ,
am, i d id
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e a m t h at s e e m e t o b e t ue d r .

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or ea ; i g d d
Th e r r
e w a s no e a t h a nd n o s ky o e rh e a d ;
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r
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g
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i
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r
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i
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 TH E GIS T OF IT
Nay t h o s e we r e b u t dr e ams
, t h e Gr e at God
,

s a id,

Dr e a m t h a t h av e c e as e d t o b e
s .

Th e r e a e no s u c h t h i ng s as f a r o s in ;
r e r

Th e r e is no y ou —y o u ne ve r h ave b e n e

Th e re is not h i ng a t all b u t Me
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.

H e th a t is a b le to r e c e iv e it ,
le t
r e c e iv e it
.
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P EACE