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T h e In flu e n c e of T h o u g h t.

t.ioom v t lh « fh t i weigh me dovfl,I gly thought} make me fr<*wn. Cheerless, thoughts breed repine. These are they which make mr |» w .

Dreary t lM ifb ts Weary thought*.

Keal th in g s w ith their wings. How th« * sing, how they sting.

Cheerful th««ughts, light as chaff. Merrv thoughts make me laugh. Peaceful thoughts resjiite give. Them* are they In which I live.

Cheery tb**ughts,Merrv th<*ughts.

L iv ing th ings with their wings. T bU ' they ring as they sing.

When they reign O’er r*»ur brain!

At m lki«UKl ttkiU*

As they reign OVr «*oe*s lirain!

Wauxcka, Wi*. O. Bvkok Correa.

THK NK\\ ' -MAN*.

I am riaster of My F ate.

15 V FLOW A P A R K I S H O W A R D .

Author of ' Idol"' Detliron d and Dominion Over T h e An im al K in g d o m .1 •• Lxper ieree The Orowth o f I lie Soul , ’ Ktc.

T h i s is th e most i m p o r t a n t q u e s t io n t h a t a n y sou l h a s to solve, indeed, it is th e q u e s t io n o f all q u e s t i o n s o f o n e 's l ife . And i f I c an M aster My F ate, h o w can T do i t? S h a l l I he m as te red by c i r c u m s ta n c e s , by c o n d i t ions . by enemies, or sh a l l I m a s t e r t h e m ? S h a l l I

m a s te re d by sickness, by a n y d isease o f w h a t e v e r n a m e or n a tu re , or sh a l l I m a s t e r th e m a l l? S h a l l I be m as te red by pover ty - a lack o f m o n e y to m a k e m y life a success— or sh a l l I m a s t e r s u c h a c o n d i t i o n ? S h a l l I be m as te red by an a n im a l o r a n insec t , or s h a l l I m a s t e r it and pu t it w h e re it b e lo n g s ? S h a l l I b e m a s te re d by p l a n e ta r y laws, a s t h e w o r ld c a l l s it b e cause I w as born u n d e r >uch a s t a r , or t h e s t a r h a p pened to be a ro u n d w h en I w a s b o rn , or s h a l l 1 m a s t e r p l a n e t a r y law a nd become a law u n t o m y s e l f ?

I o sum it all up shall I be m astered by A N Y con d i t ion in life of whatever N A M E O R N A T U R E ? or -diall I master i t? Which shall it be— M aste r or Servan t? Monarch or M endicant? M an or S lav e? \\ hich! I say shall it be? You must , yea, you will be compelled to decide for yourself w h e th e r you will m as ter or be mastered.

Y e will give both sides of the ques t ion a fair show, rst. the slave or servant side: I f our fa te is irrevo-h lv f r/ mi iUr* :_ 1 r

ui.to be moved about w i th o u t an y v o l i t ion o f

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your own, only being acted upon as by some outside power, wliv fight against something you have no power to prevent? II we are a foot ball to be kicks d around, here and there, by circumstances and condi tions in life, and have no power in and of ourselves to change anything in our lives, what use would there be in trying? Not any. If we are to have sorrow, trouble and affliction, and no inherent power of divine wisdom within us to overcome, and we have to bear it because it is our fate, why kick against fate?

What is fate? A myth. T H E R E IS NO 1 ATE. T H E R E IS NO IN EV ITA B LE, but there is a mas tery. I am master! Of what? First, of myself, which is the all important part of my life, and it is the important part of your life to find it out. Decide for yourself whether you will be mastered by a myth called fate, or whether you will master that myth, and he master of yourself. Where is the dominion that God— infinite good -gave us, gave you and me? We have not accepted of it, that is all, and have ac cepted fate instead. Now if God gave man dominion, over what is it? EV ERY CONDITION IN L IFE OF W H A T E V E R NAME OR NATURE. It makes no difference whether it is poverty, sickfiess, sorrow or trouble; you are master of it, if you will be.

Awake, and find yourself and the power within your self that is God-given, for it is God in you.

Why sit and say “ it is just my luck. I was born under such a planet.” Get out from under it, if you were, and get under another that says, “ I am master.” It is all in you, not in the starry heavens. W hat kind ol a God have you got that would make planets, sick ness, sorrow, poverty and trouble rule you. You say "God sent them.” I would not serve a God who would be guilty of sending me things that I would not send to a soul on earth. I would call it blasphemy.

God, the all-good, infinite power, never sent vou anything but good. He could not send you, or give \ou anything unlike the love, purity and truth of Himself. Man has dominion over everything lower in

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I In- si .1 It* ol in lellip.em c 111: 111 he himsell is. WhelheJ In- aceepts ol i(. reina ins with hiiiiscl f. 11' In* does m>t. In- Iris every coudit ion o\ iTo mie him. II In- IM ) ICS.1 !«• overcoim h I In* conditions. Jesus, (lie Christ, niasJ tered every coridilion ‘>1 l i le jand what is belli r H. fold (is liow to doi t hy I i 11 < I i 11; * out what 'I l\* (J'1'11 is. Ilr s.iid il we found if, (truth; il would free us. J| we ;ire not freed we have not found if. Kind your f hrist, your Cod-power within yourself, T k l ’ST your divinit\ and free yourself unconditionally, and KNOW tli<tl every lime you have mastered any dis ease, am trouble, or sorrow, any affliction, au\ poy_ erl\ with all its power, you are master in your late.

Know that every lime you are thinking thoughts of health, strength, harmony a n d love, you are master ing your fate death. Know that every time you are mastering a storm ol impatience, ol Just, of am»vr, haired, criticism, judgment, and ol selfishness, you arc mastering your late death. Know that with every pure, true thought of holy aspiration, <d hi«> I, ideals, ol grander possibilities, of greater power, of life as a success, you are mastering your fate. Know that when you put out every thought of anxiety, ol worry, ol b i t t e r n e s s , o| meanness, you are mastering your late. Know that as Ia s i as you overcome, put out ol your I i I e, any wroiip thought, and in it-, p|(U-,. pul a pure true clean one, you are mastering your fate. Know that by rooting out thought ol envy, revenue, malice, and condemnation ol yoursell or ol another, you a re mastering your late.

Know your (iod-jMiwrr; then use i t ! Make strong a flirmal ion <d your divinity. “ Say, “ I am master ol m v s e l l ! ” Say, “ I am master of my conditions; ” and s a \ it lill yon know it, till if becomes a part of you, like the food you eat or the breath you draw. I care not what your disease is or what your conditions are, you are master ol them all if you will he.

You ha vc a 11 power and are a 11 j lower I u I within your self. No planetary law or hereditary law, has any power oyer you. You have all power within you.

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therefore you are a L A W unto yourself. Make your own law and abi le by it and K N O W th a t every time sou think ; " I am all health , I am all s t reng th , I am all love, I am all peace, I am all good, I am ail har mony, I am all r ight , I am one with tin- law of life,” that you are m as te r ing your fate death. Know th a t every time you root out your diseased th o ug h ts of pov erty, and know you are all riches within yourself, and know the A lm ighty good is yours in abundance, you are master ing your fate. Know th a t every time you th in k : “ I am r ich ,” with the riches of eternal t ru th ,you are master of your fate death.

Ignorance ol yourself, your power, in this advanced age, when life and growth is the law of progression, is a crime aga ins t yourself, which you. yourself, will answer for in misery and in dea th ; for no one has power to stop your th in k in g hut yourself. Sav : “ 1 am limitless, therefore 1 am master of my fa te ; I am God expressed, therefore I am master of my fate ; I will he clean, pure, noble and godly, I will he all, and everything I wish to be; no one can place a limit on my power, and no th ing can obstruct my path. I am

master, therefore I am free, I am Ires-!”Your destiny, or fate, is not the sum of wha t you

are, it is the sum of what you can he, if you will be, it is the sum of what you have made of your life, with the power tha t is vested in you for your advancement and the growth of the inner life, where no planetary law can allect von, or stop your progress, where you are Ireed from man's limitation, and grow into the limitless God-power of your own divine God-hood, which means true dominion over yourself and all cir cumstances of your life.

T h e astrology that was t au gh t among the ancients, was, that man contained within himself A L L tha t corresponded with the solar system outwardly. Then man must know hiinsell and be master of himself, else lie cannot master his late. “ T he wise man rules his s tars; the fool obeys them.” T h is is true of every condition that comes to us in this lile, the man rules

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himself, th is makes h im ruler of all t h i n g s outwardly, th e fool does aot rule himself, therefore he is ruled by cverv < u tw ard influence to his own des truct ion , then he th in k s “ F a te ’ ruled him. and his life had to he so. because he was born u n d e r p lan e ts t h a t were in a cer tain objectionable condit ion a t the t ime of his b i r th , and he becomes a servant , or slave to any and every thing' t h a t comes to him.

I am not content to have any plane t , or a n y th in g rule me and mv household, which is my own th o u g h ts , “ a m an ’s foes are those of his own h o u seho ld .” When we. have mastered these foes, we have m as te red our fate.

Know th a t when you search and find the k ingdom of heaven with in you, ( perfect peace) you are m as te r ing your fate.

Find Y O U R God who will he lp you r i g h t H E R R , and r ig h t NOW. to m as te r ; no o ther is of any account. Make your life a success; no o th e r life is of any ac count here. In no o ther way can you prove these words t rue but by a P R A C T I C A L A P P L I C A T I O N to yourself in every day life.

Let your faith in yourse lf be of t h a t k ind t h a t takes no denial. T r u th is only t ru th to h im who lives it, IS it, proves it for himself ; then, and only then , can he know.

Be fearless and loyal to yourself, and live u p to all the l ight of t ru th you perceive hour by hour. Suc cess awaits the one who will have it, and works to th a t end. Wisdom is y o u r s ; c laim it. Let your cour age and bravery be of t h a t k ind th a t s a y s : “ I willm as te r ,” then know you are m as te r in g your fate. K N O W th a t you are the l iv ing Chris t , T H E N YOU H A V E M A S T E R E D Y O U R F A T E .

“ Great is D iana.”And it came to pass in the re ign of Roosevelt, Van

Wyck being tetrarch of g rea te r G otham , t h a t a s t range delusion prevailed, and caused no small s t i r among

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the people. T he re appeared in the stree ts and s yna gogues many, who h av in g no reverence tor sound doctrine, or for the chief priests and doctors, were persuaded tha t they had been healed ot divers and sore disorders in a manner which is un lawful , Behold! they were fools and deceived, for they had suffered no illness, and knew not the ir own minds.

Hut the delusion spread abroad, and the number ol those who foolishly s o u g h t to lie healed by s t r a n g e ministry, r a th e r th a n die in a good and lawful m anner , increased exceedingly. And the doctors and pr iests , whose prolit was despoiled were sore dismayed and tilled with w ra th and envy. And some of th em cried out, say ing , " S i r s ! T h i s false doctr ine has tu rned away much people, and there is d a n g e r th a t our craft , which has b ro u g h t us much gain, come in to d is repute . Behold! the temple of our sacred ca l l ing is profaned , and th e si lvery sheke ls which are cas t in to our t r e a s ury diminished. Is not the hea l th of the people com mitted into our keep ing forever, and shall not all o the r m ou ths be s topped? l ’e radve n tu re th i s heresy will prevail, and m any be led aw ay and m ade whole of th e i r d is tresses u n la w fu l ly , in s tead of p e r i s h i n g in an honorab le and long suf fe r ing m a n n e r ! ”

Then certain of the chief doctors, lawyers, and priests gathered themselves together, and many coun selled an appeal to the rulers. They said one to an other, “ Go to! have we not power to persuade the assembly? Behold ! the deputies will make a decree that officers be sent out with swords and staves to punish heresy and sedition. It is meet that the male factors be brought before the magistrates to show by what authority they do these unlawful works.

Then the doctors of physic cried out with a loud voice, with one accord : “ Great is the god .Ksculapius! Behold! our medicaments never fail, but when they do fail, it is but just tha t the will of the Most High be meekly accepted. Do not the multitudes who have been ‘gathered to their f a th e r s ’ and gone down to Sheol at our hands rest content without complaint or

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»luestioning? Whosoever, therefore, (loth not bow d o w n to our god and do him homage shall be. east into a tierv furnace, seven times heated. I t were well to die righteously and honorably ra the r than to have heal th bestowed th rough the counsel of the unlearned.

Then the doctors of d ivinity also lifted up their voices, sav ing : “ Behold! these s t range people close their ears to our reproof, and refuse to prostra te them selves before our a l ta r s ! * We have piped unto them and they have not d a n ce d ! ’ T h e y have profanely d ra g g e d d o w n the teach ings of Jesus, and made them common and pract ical. Let it be proclaimed th a t all who seek s t reng th th ro u g h s t ran ge doctrines, or give counsel to their ne ighbors to do likewise, be hanged on a gallows fifty cubits h igh . T h e n shall their car casses be taken down and burned w ith lire, and the ashes thereof be scattered to the four winds of heaven. —Chronicles of Gotham.

Thought.

“ Thai w hich is bo rn from o u r t h o u g h t s is a s p i r i t . ”—PARACELSUS.

T h e action of the mind, w he the r in contemplation of mater ial or abs t rac t conditions, is essentially con structive. I ts potency in th is rega rd places it a t tlu head of all causation,’ and crowns i ts or ig ina tor witl the coronet of unlimited power. T h e unending arrai of beauty which pulsa tes in our surroundings, whethe it be in the sublimity of the sunrise, the majesty of the ocean, or in the love t h a t shines from trust ing baby eyes, is the product of th ou g h t . T h e sof and sooth ing hue of sp r ing t im e sk ies ; the pulsim beauty of summer s t a r s ; the f ragrance th a t reache us from miles of blossoms; th e thri l l t h a t stirs ou h e a r t s from orchestral h a rm on ies ; the sent iment tha wings its wav th rou g h the ry thm ic numbers of th poet’s creat ion, are all born of t h o u g h t and by virtuof immutable law, immortal .

T h e life th a t perm eates and vivifies all th ings 1

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neither more nor less than thought. The attributes of hope and love and faith are bora from its varied ferti ii vho th inks with purpose creates abulw;irk ol protection aga ins t ‘‘the slinks and arrows of outrageous fortune.v

'1 he th ing which properly directed t h o u g h t c a n n o t do has not been conceived, nor will it be. I t s m igh ty t ransforming power is daily more and more in e v i dence, and ways and means for race and i n d i v i d u a l regeneration spr ing u p as by m a g i c in t h e p a t h w a y o f him who dares to give it r e i n a n d t . u s t i t t o r r e s u l t s .

T he fragment quoted at the head of this art icle comes s ing ing down the cycles of four hundred years. I t is the expression of a g ian t mind grown tall enough to pluck a blossom from the tree of t ru th , and its f r a g rance clings to it wi th a positiveness t h a t will never desert it. T h e rivals who sneered at its au thor have long since been forgotten while his th o u g h t and fame will live forever.

T h e sentiment embodied in this s ta tem ent has found much and varied expression in what we may term cur rent mentation, and perhaps the simplest and best of these is the late oft-repeated aphorism, “ T h o u g h ts are th in gs . ’' F o r him to whom this is a conscious fact, the very air is teeming with an untold variety of entities, varying from the crude and uncouth to the fine and symmetrical, from the useless and vapid to the practical and salient, a vast and sl iding scale a long which rolls forever the wheel of racial progress and unfoldmcnt.

We must then look upon man as h a v in g creat ive power in its most vital aspect, and we mav also expect to lind his environment in keeping w ith the charac te r of his thought . T h e conditions which manifes t them selves about him are of his own m anufac tu re and are expressive of the mental plane upon which th ey found their Fir th .

Nor is his environment the only result of his thouerht,# , - O ’but what is of equal importance, his physical body and its (usually) va ry ing conditions, are also the

io t h k x k w m a x .

p r o d u c t o f h i s m e n t a l w o r k s h o p . H i s t h o u g h t s of h e a l t h a r e e m b o d i e d i n n o r m a l l y f u n c t i o n i n g nerves , d u l y v i t a l i z e d c i r c u l a t i n g f l u i d s w e l l d e v e l o p e d m u s c l e s , s u p p l e j o i n t s , c l e a r e y e s a n d a f l a w l e s s s k i n _i n d e e d a w e l l b o d y . W h i l e t h e a b o v e c o n d i t i o n s , s u p e r v e n e u p o n h e a l t h f u l t h o u g h t , t h e i r o p p o s i t e s ob t a i n w h e n h i s t h o u g h t s r u n i n c h a n n e l s o f f e a r , d o u b t a n d d e s p o n d e n c y , a n d h e i s t h u s w e l l o r i l l b e c a u s e of t h e p o t e n c y o f l i i s t h o u g h t .

T h o u g h t i s e s s e n t i a l l y m a g n e t i c a n d a t t r a c t s t o i t i t s l i k e f r o m a l l t h e u n i v e r s e . ( l i v e n a c o n d i t i o n of w o r r y i t s v i b r a t i o n s r e a c h e v e r y w h e r e a n d u p o n t h e r e t u r n c u r r e n t f l o a t s a l l t h e w o r r y o f a l l t h e w o r l d , d e l u g i n g t h i s u n f o r t u n a t e v i c t i m w i t h a l o a d s u f f i c i e n t t o s w a m p a n a v y . H u t t h o u g h t i s e q u a l l y m a g n e t i c i n a t t r a c t i n g j o y , p r o s p e r i t y o r o t h e r g o o d c o n d i t i o n s . \ Y e h a v e t r i e d i t a n d w e k n o w .

S o l o m o n ' s ap h orism , “ A.s a m an th iu k eth in his fieart so is h e ,” is d a ily and h o u rly verified by the in d iv id u a l and bv th e race. U p o n th e objective side of l i fe w e see it m a n ife s t in g in th e squalor and tags o f th e tram p and in th e p le n ty and com fort of tin w ell-to -d o . B o th are re flex es or fr u its of menta a c tio n . ''bile tra m p th in k s th e r e is o n ly ra g s an h u n g e r for h im and th a t is a ll h e g e t s ; th e y are th p rod u ct o f h is th o u g h t . T h e w e ll c la d , w e ll fed ar

, p u rse fu ll m an h a s th e p ro d u ct o f h is th o u g h t , noth it e lse .

S t . P a u l g iv e s u t te r a n c e to an in ju n c t io n w hich v et a n o th e r e x e m p lif ic a t io n o f th e p o w e r of th o u g

“ He ve th erefore tran sform ed b y th e ren ew in g your m inds. D ear reader, ju st p au se for a mow

. and th in k o f th e m ig h ty s ig n if ic a t io n of th is expr ion ; th in k o f th e w o n d ro u s r e s u lt s ; th in k of th e tl to be a cco m p lish ed and th e m eth o d of it s a tta in t! and th en be th r ic e g la d th a t t h is p ow er is a t com m an d and w ith in you r o w n o r g a n ism . T form ed , i. e . , u t te r ly c h a n g e d by your ow n ni p ro cesses! Is it n o t w o r th y o f yo u r h ig h e s t con

. a t io n ? H e a lth , w e a lth , h a p p in e s s , and every

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able thing- in exchange for vour though t , if you will th in k these th in g s to the exclusion of all o the r thoughts . You can do this, for vour m en ta l s ta tes are conditions of your own choice. “ Choose ye th i s day whom you will serve.” 1). H . Snoke, M. D.

I m a g i n a r y D a n g e rs .“ Of the whole number of persons supposed to die of

disease ,” said the house surgeon of one of th e h o s p i tals, “ a t least SO per cent are kil led by f e a r . ”

In suppor t of h is s t a t e m e n t he ci ted var ious cases where presen timents , prophecies, p rem on i t ions and genera l nervousness all played the i r pa r t . Some yea r s ago four c riminals , condemned in R u s s ia to die, were t a k en to a house and s how n the ir beds, in w hich , th e y were told, a ce r t a in num b e r of c h o le r a p a t i e n t s had died. In rea l i ty , the beds h a d never been s l e p t in. T h e y were in formed t h a t t h e y would be se t a t l iber ty if t h e y would sleep severa l n i g h t s in t h e beds. T h e y one and all decided to t a k e th e chances . A t t h e end of the t ime prescr ibed tw o were u n in ju r e d and w e n t free, b u t th e o th e rs developed all t h e s v m p to m s and died of A s ia t i c cholera . T w o p h y s i c i a n s d e t e rm in e d to t a k e a d v a n t a g e of the im p res s io n ab le m in d of a p a t i e n t and prove a th e o ry for t h e benef i t of science. T h e p a t i e n t h a d com pla ined of an i t c h i n g on h is back . H e w a s to ld t h a t a b l i s te r wou ld be app l ied . I n s t e a d , a common p o s ta g e s t a m p w a s used , a n d i t p e r fo rm e d all the offices of th e p l a s t e r w h i c h w as n o t th e re .

From Suggester and Thinker.

Mark Twain on the Devil.“ I have no special regard for Satan, but I can at

least claim that I have no prejudice against him. It may even be tha t I lean a little in his way, on ac count of his not having a fair show. All religions issue Bibles against him, and say the most injurious things about him, but we never hear his side. We

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have none but tho evidence for the prosecution, an yet we have rendered the \'erdict. To my mind, thi is irregular, it is un-Fnglish, it is un-American, it f French. Without this precedent Dreyfus could not have been condemned.

•‘Of course Satan has some kind of a case it goes without saving. It may be a poor one, 1>ut is nothing; that can be said about any of us. As soon as I can get at the facts I will undertake his rehabilitation my self. if I can find an impolite publisher. I t is a thing which we ought to be willing to do for any one who is under a cloud.

“ W e m a y n o t p a y h i m re v e re n c e , f o r t h a t w o u l d he in d is c re t , b u t w e c a n a t l e a s t r e s p e c t h i s ta len t s . A p e r so n w h o h a s for u n to ld c e n t u r i e s m a i n t a i n e d the im p o s in g p o s i t io n o f s p i r i t u a l h e a d o f f o u r - l i f t h s o f th e h u m a n race , a n d p o l i t i c a l head o f t h e w h o l e o f it, m u s t be g r a n t e d th e possess ion o f e x e c u t i v e abi l i t ie s o f th e lo f t ie s t o rder . In h is l a rg e p re se n c e th e other popes and p o l i t ic ian s s h r i n k to m i d g e t s fo r th e micro scope. I w ould l ike to see h im . I w o u l d ra th e r see h im and s h a k e h im by tlie tai l t h a n a n y o t h e r m e m ber of the E u ro p e a n C o n c e r t . ”— H a r p e r ’s M a g a z i n e .

Art of Concentra tion .B Y L L O Y D J O N K S , M I L W A U K E E , W L S .

T h e a im of p s y c h o l o g y is n o t a lo n e to be t heore t i ca l b u t a lso p r a c t ic a l , and i f i t h a s f a i l ed in t h a t i t is u se less to h u m a n i t y . B u t , on t h e o t h e r hand , i f i t can he success fu l ly a pp l ied to t h e b e t t e r m e n t o f m a n k i n d , i ts m iss ion h a s been fulfil led.

W e c a n n o t avoid p sy c h o lo g ic a l c o n d i t i o n s ; t h ey fo rm p a r t of o u r lives a n d i t becom es o u r d u t y to m a k e use of th e p r in c ip le s se t fo r th in th e lives about us if we w ish to be p rac t ica l , u p - to -d a te s t u d e n t s o f n a t u r e ’s g r e a t e s t g i f t .

D u r in g the las t few y e a r s e x p e r im e n ta l p sych o log y

T i n e N K W N A K . 13has taken many “ new departures,” but wr i ters along these various lines have evidently neglected pointing- out the principles ever brought before their notice, which would tend, if any a t tempt were made to apply them, to strengthen the character.

Hypnotism has t a u g h t us tha t the most potent agen t is auto-suggestion. But alas! Hypnot ism has stop ped just wliere it should have begun in this direction.It has said, “ autosugges t ion is t h a t power of self which can be developed so as to control the menta l * and physical desires and even regula te the various func tions ;” it has told us th a t au tosugges t ion was the medium th rough which we could reach a h ighe r s t a n d ard, but, th rough it all, I fear t h a t it has neglected the build ing of charac te r or personali ty.

As the abil ity to control the self is essential in the development of personal magnet ism, bu t l i t t le could be accomplished w i th o u t the power of concentrat ion.

Concentrat ion is t h a t power of the mind which en ables it to dwell upon one subject , and one alone, to the exclusion of all others. T h i s does not mean t h a t monomania should be developed, b u t r a th e r a power of mental act ivi ty, w hich will al ike tend to s t r e n g th e n the reasoning powers and the abil i ty to strive to reach and often reach a coveted goal.

Through personal experience in the practice of con centration, which has covered a period of several years, I have come to the conclusion that a graduated series of-lessons, such as 1 give below, will be of more material aid toward strengthening the mind in this capacity than a merely experimental series would do.

Both self-control and concentration-—two important steps in self-culture—are dependent upon each other in a great degree and should be practiced in conjunc tion ; the result will be to give power to the individual.

At the start it is desirable to practice alone and, if you have the time take about half an hour in the morning, say from 9 to 9:30 o'clock. As a general rule the mind is clearest at that part of the day, but, il that time is inconvenient, choose any other portion of the day that you can spare.

14 T11K NEW MAX.

T h e m o s t e sse n t ia l s t e p is to g e t th e m ind in a clear, u n d i s t u r b e d s t a t e ; to accom pl ish t h i s re t i re to some p lace w h i c h will i n su re so l i tu d e and quiet . Have the ro o m c o m fo r t a b le and n o t too l ig h t .

S p e n d a b o u t fifteen m in u te s pr ior to th e actual work in res t . R e la x y o u r m usc les and close your eyes and, for t h e sp ace of a q u a r t e r of an hour , lav aside your m e n t a l a b i l i t i e s and fu n c t io n s as m uch as you can.

T h e reason for t h i s is obvious. You are p reparing th e m ind th r o u g h th e m ed iu m of pass iv i ty , for a hard ta sk , and , a t the sam e time, you are g a in in g much to w a rd s e l f - c o n t r o l ; you are g i v in g the nervous sys tem one of t h e hos t ton ics it can have -west . For, rem em ber , s l e e p does n o t a lw ay s b r in g rest, but pas s iv i ty does.

A f t e r h a v i n g spen t th e a l lo t ted t ime in this condi t ion choose some objec t of s imple outline, such as a spool of th read or a bo t t le and place it on a background of some c o n t r a s t in g , ye t h a rm on ious color. Be sure t h a t it is in a good l i g h t so t h a t the eyes will not be in ju red .

T a k e up your posi t ion direc tly in front of the object and gaze a t it in ten t ly , s t u d y in g its outline, its pro por t ion and i ts color, if it has auv definite ones. In sho r t , absorb your en t i re a t ten t ion in th a t object. V a r y th e exper im en t occasionally by closing the eyes and rep roduc ing the image in your mind. Don't let th e object escape you for a moment.

Cont inue th is pract ice for th e rem ain ing fifteen m inutes , and if your t ime is not limited, practice in th i s m an n e r two or th ree t imes a day.

F rom day to day vary the object and, as the work- proceeds, choose several objects in succession. If von are of an art is t ic n a tu re d raw the outlines, but, if you are not, don 't a t t em p t it.

K eep up these lessons, va ry ing them to suit your ta s te unti l i t becomes a pleasure to fasten your mind on one subject , w he ther th is be a t ta ined in a week or a year.

' f l i e object of these lessons is simply to t rain the

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wind to be obedient and to study one th ing at a time, and to study it well.

To be “ att ractive” is the aim of most men ; women, as a general rule, would undergo almost any sacrifice to possess that quality. Every member of the human family apparently desires to be a part of that great life that is ever surging to and fro, and to be a potent part of it. He desires to be respected among his fel low men if he has one iota of pride left.

Even the greatest rogues love companionship, and, more than that, to be felt as a force in the company with which they associate.

If beauty were the requisite there would be but few among us who would have the power to attract. Most of the leaders in human affairs have been people of remarkably plain countenances, and vet who wasted the time think that they were really homely?

I offer a few suggestions, with' comments, which 1 believe play the all-important roles in the art of per sonal magnetism, and which, if they are noted, will prove valuable in the power of making impressions.

They follow:1. Frankness of manner.2. A practice of looking people squarely in the face.3. A firm handshake.4. A sober, earnest countenance when dealing with

strangers or in matters of business.In these four rules are embodied the four most es

sential features possessed by people of attractive force. In some it is inborn to live them o u t ; in others it may be acquired.

As a hypnotist I have had urgent need of all the personal magnetism at my command, and during mv experience in using psychic means as a therapeutic agent I have taken especial notice of the fact tha t he who aspires to control others must prove himself worthy of the confidence tha t is placed iti him. He must be looked Up to if lie would hope for success.

He who has formed the idea that he can be of pow erful character and a rogue at the same time has erred.

Till-: XKW MAX.1*»The blackest of criminals may be an attractive man. but his is not an influence that will be covcte I.

Psychology opens many doors toward a clearer light, but none so practical nor directly pointing the road to success as that of character.

There, is no liin.t to its cultivation; cultivate italways.

There is no specified time for putting it into opera tion ; use it all the time.

Front the cradle to the grave lile is a hard battle : the pleasantest paths are strewn with thorns; the world wants none of vours. Keep your troubles to yourself and interest yourself in your friends mis- for tunes.

Let biin who would seek to make the world respect him go among men as one of them, and to hint shall come the crown and the glory due him. and noon himo *shall be bestowed the greatest gift his fellow men can bestow—a lasting memory and the oft-repeated asser tion that “ the world has been better for his life."

For he who lives out the sincerity of his honest con victions shall find a place in the hearts of men. His force shall be felt, his precepts followed and his mem ory honored. His teachings shall have been the unwritten sermon of an honorable nature; his personal influence the potent factor that draws all men to him.

By the tenor of your own lives prove to the world that psycholgy is practical; that it dominates the world; that you are its disciple and that you have developed in yourself the force of character which ex presses itself in your actions, words and appearance. You have wrought these wonders by self-cultivation.1 hat which seems to the onlooker a personal magnet ism is the force which is generated by right thought and right speech—in a word, character.—From Sug gestive Therapeutics.

Proximity of Peace.A man may climb to that sublime height where

heaven is so near that it seems as if he can reach out

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and take it. T h en comes along the old devil of self- will, arrogance, pride, ambition or some other th ing connected with his organism, and causes him to just miss the divine state bv a mere hai r s breadth.

Each morning commences a new opportuni ty tor going forth to victory. Could we live one perfect day we should never again be content to pursue the way of death and unconsciousness. But we look back to vesterdav's failures and ge t discouraged. P u s h for ward. regardless of the dead issues of the past. You can ' t b ring back lost opportunit ies , bu t you can do our best in the present . But they are few who do the ir best. T h e v do but half wha t they m i g h t do. T h e y continually t rus t in another day in which to do the unfinished work, and thus cont inually postpone the ir peace of mind and their h ighe r power of use fulness. T h u s m ay th is pos tponement go on year by year unti l we lose all hope of a t t a in in g to the per fect life. With the loss of hope we are in a most deplor able state , and for the first t ime all is darkness, for we have fal len into the bot tomless sea of sense slavery. Peace is a lways n ea r a t h and yet ever d i s tan t , for we vo luntar i ly repel it by our del iberate ac t s .—F r o m T h e Oracle.

A G r e a t S ec re t .

[From ' S tar of the Magl.”l

“ Take herd and be quie t; fear not, neither be fa in t hear ted ”—Isa. vli, 4.

It is said of the Buddhist philosophers that they are the most self-contained of men. They are quiescent even under very embarassing circumstances, serene when the rest ot the world would be turbulent and happy when the rest of the world would be miserable.

Fheir state of mind is certainly enviable, and if it is the result of their religion tliqn we ought to he their successtul competitors in these respects, for our religion is as much better than theirs as a full grown

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nian is s t r o n g e r than a boy. If anybody has at hand the m a t e r i a l of mental peace it is the C h n s t i a n whounderstands the New Testament.

On bein<>‘ questioned as to his secret. .1 t.inioiis Buddhist once replied, “ I never get angry, because it is „„t worth while! and I never worry because it does no •rood ” He had disciplined himselt a long these li1Krs until he had acquired as firm a control over his rebellious thoughts as a skillful dr iver has over his team of spirited horses. T h e horses recognize the in m hand which guides them and learns to be obed ient. So the thoughts, the impulses, the passions can be forced to do what the soul bids them do. 1 hej can be held in check, they can be forbidden to mutiny, they can be made docile when they know they have a master.

Ii you could abolish anger and the resu l tan t crimes and agonies and heart aches and hear t breaks this world would be a very dillerent place to live in. It is really the cause of half the ills to which llesli is lieii. No man is just when he is angry. He is simply a runaway horse, who in the wild frenzy of temporary insanity dashes the carriage and hinisell to des t ruc t ion. Anger is a delirious impetuosi ty which makes the heart beat like a t r iphammer and sets the brain in a whirl which renders a sound judgem ent impossible. Anger is generally egregious folly, followed by a !o>s of self-respect and by s t ing ing regrets. H a b i tu a l au ger creates physical disease, and when it is sufficiently vehement it may cause sudden death. I t is pract ic ally a form of blood poison, destructive alike to heal th and happiness. Auger may be classed as one of the stupidities of weak human nature. T h e control of your temper is absolutely necessary if you are to be a good citizen, a loving father, a fa i thful friend or a worthy Christian.

J 1 we could also overcome our tendency to worry we should change the whole complexion of life. We should be stronger, heal thier and happier. W orry is not remedial of disease, but is causative of it. T o

T i l l ' Ni : \ V M A N . 1<>h a v e t h a t d e g re e ol a n x i e ty w h ich p ro m p t s us to do wlia t wo can to p r e v e n t an im p e n d i n g evil is s t i m u l a t i n g and i n v i g o r a t i n g 1. It ca l ls ou t all ou r l a ten t c a p a c i t y , p u t s us on o u r me t t l e , qu ic k en s the pu lse and s o m e t im e s deve lops a he ro ism w h ich seems incredib le. T h e m a n w h o h a s neve r boon in an em ergency and h a s n e v e r m a d e h im s e l f t h e m a s t e r of it does not know how m u c h c h a r a c t e r lie h a s and has missed one of the most g lo r i o u s ex p e r i e n c e s in the ca re e r of th e soul . At such a t im e th e m a n a c tu a l ly q u iv e rs w i th l i f e ; his n e rv es th r i l l w i th a n e w s e nsa t ion ; he is in a l i g h t w i th fa te , and to w in th e v i c t o n will he a prec ious m e m o ry forever.

A l l t h a t is l e g i t i m a t e is in accord w i th a re l ig ion w h ich te l ls us h o w to h a m m e r ourse lves in to s h a p e w h e n we a re in t h e l iery fu rnace . But bv w or ry I m e a n t h a t u se le s s b ro o d in g - w h ich s a p s your s t r e n g t h b e c a u se von l ive in th e t r o u b le before it com es and ag-ain l ive in it a f t e r it h a s passed . 1 h a v e k n o w n p e r s o n s w h o n e v e r seemed to he h a p p y un le ss th e \ were t r y i n g - to m a k e t h e m s e lv e s m ise rab le , w h o a l w a y s w a n t e d s o m e t h i n g - o t h e r t h a n w h a t they possessed, were e v e r l a s t i n g l y d i s c o n te n te d because il t h e sun s h o n e on M o n d a y th e y were su re t h a t t h e r e would he a t e m p e s t o r an e a r t h q u a k e on T u e s d a y . W o r ry for W o r ry ’s s a k e is a po o r ru le to adop t .

G od s t i l l l ives. T h e world h a s m a n y b e a u t i fu l s p o t s in it i f you will s e a r c h for t h e m . I'lie h a b i t ol d w e l l i n g - on tin- ev i l s w h ic h beset us r a t h e r t h a n on th e p l e a s a n t t h i n g s we m a y en joy is a lm o s t c r im in a l . T h e r e l i g io n in w h ic h 1 be l ieve t e a c h e s us to look at t in 1 b r i g h t s ide a n d to i g n o r e t h e d a r k s ide as m uch as possi hie.

A s w e e t t e m p e r and a c o n t e n te d soul a r e t r e a s u r e s w o r t h w o r k i n g for. W i t h God above y ou and h eaven a h e a d o f you you o u g h t to b e a r w i th pa t i e n c e , and by b e i n g c h e e r f u l y ou g iv e good c h e e r to o th e r s . Il the B u d d h i s t c a n a t t a i n t h a t e m in e n c e w i th di ff icul ty Un c h r i s t i a n w i t h t h e N e w T e s t a m e n t in h is h e a r t m u s t he a b l e to a c h i e v e t h e t a s k m o re eas i ly .

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T h is whole m a t t e r is l a r g e ly u n d e r y o u r ow n con trol. You can give yo u rse l f a loose re in , le t your passions drive you w h i t h e r th ey will, a n d p lod t h r o u g h life w ith a load whose w e i g h t you h a v e e x a g g e r a t e d by your m en ta l a t t i tu d e , or y ou c a n k e e p y o u r se l f well in hand, create a tendency to m a k e th e bes t of h a rd experiences, and so su r ro u n d y o u rse l f w i t h h i g h and encourag ing th o u g h ts t h a t w hen i t r a i n s you will th ink of the sunshine ins tead of t h i n k i n g of th e rain when the sun shines. Y o u c an n o t fulfill t h e sp i r i tua l law or realize the blessedness of life un les s you stifle the querulous and cu l t iva te the a c q u a in ta n c e of w h a t ever can make you s t ro n g in body or c h ee r iu l of soul. Determine to be h a p p y and you will be su rp r ised at the amount of happ iness w h ic h wil l come to you.

Ge o r g e H. H e p w o r t h .

Bodily Im m ortality.[New Y ork R e co rd er . A p r i l 6 1S06.]

A new religious movement t h a t is a t t r a c t i n g more than ordinary attention on account of th e rem arkab le claims made for it, was launched in the T eu to n season in a course of lectures delivered by P a u l T y n e r , in the Church of the Messiah, a t P a r k avenue and T h i r ty - fourth street, d h e central idea of th i s new rel ig ion is contained in the s tar t l ing assertion t h a t h u m a n i ty is now about to realize, as a general condit ion, the power ° PerPe ua t inghfe in ever-increasing fullness, streng'th vouth^nm' ’f in eternal, p ro longa t ion of‘i u M ’man i V i f ' n°r decaM T h e immortal-which he is at v ” ?''1' (jec a red, is a quali tv or a t t r ibu te

on 11,0 olr ‘;plane. en as on the subjective spir i tua l

. universal law of n^turemind a.n . immutable andunfoldment in the attainment m t ° SSll),lllties of hum an of expression being o b v i o u s ^ •m °^ edg'e and Power teaching insists that man l m llllmitable, th is new

onl3T to come into a clear

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comprehension of his true nature, physically and spirit ually. to assert and actualize the supremacy of his will over all conditions menancing the fullest life and health of the body in any degree. Xot only that final dissolution of the body we call death, but all sickness, disease, infirmity o r weakness of every sort and des cription are absolutely conquered and overcome- com pelled to give wav to the conscious recognition of the law of life in ever-expanding growth as the darkness of night is dispelled by the morning sun. the supposed opaqueness of solid substances by the penetration of the X-rays.

Ponce de Leon's fountain of perpetual youth has at last been found says the teacher of this new gospel, and on the continent in the history of which his ven turesome and romantic quest has so long been but a pathetic and fascinating chapter. At last the search of the old alchemists for the elixir of life has ended in the realization of man’s power over death. Xot merely as dream of poet or romancer : not as far-fetched fancy of mystical recluse enmashed in the mazes of his own filmy abstractions, the secret of perpetual life is now disclosed in the l ight of material advance, as a law of nature rest ing on a scientific basis, and demonstrated by concrete fact and familiar phenomena.

This, at least, is the position taken by Mr. Tvtier in the lectures referred to—a position which, in an inter view with a reporter for the Recorder vesterdav. he seemed to be prepared to support and prove bv a very thorough equipment of facts and reasoning, lucidly, definitely and convincingly stated, and which there can be no doubt id his holding in all earnestness and sincerity, as his own profound conviction.

Asked to sum up briefly just what his discovery means in our every-day, familiar, practical life, Mr. Tyner rep l ied :

“ Racial recognition of the truth of immortality in the llesh must, in the next hundred years, lift human ity as far above its present condition as that condition is beyond the life of the beasts tha t perish. Almost

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inconceivable advances in art. l iterature, science in fact, in everv realm of human activity—are at once opened up. Death and disease will become as abnor mal as the black plague once deemed an inevitable visitation of Divine Providence in great cities; poverty and crime will be as unknown among civilized people a s cannibalism is now.

*• Life is the one thing tha t every one desires more than anything else in the world. For another year or so of existence the millionaire willingly gives up his gold; to prolong the life of a beloved one, no expense, no pains, no sacrifice is deemed too great. Every where to-dav in civilized lands we deem it the proudest achievement of science, the greatest ut il ization and exercise of the ‘resourcesof civilization,’ t h a t the gen eral death rate is lowered and the average length of life increased. The one awful shadow th a t broods over all our joys, the skeleton at all our feasts, the usurping fear that tyrannizes over the world, is the uncertainty of life, the constant consciousness and constant terror of ‘the destroyer. Death. ' F o r this uncertainty and this despair, the new th o u g h t substi tutes as absolute certainty—an absolute realization in fle^h and blood—of life, life always, fuller life and life more abundant, in the individual, in the family, in the city, in the nation, in the race. Darkness and shadow, fear and dread, weakness and pain, all depart to make way for light and joy, certainty and s t reng th in ever- increasing fullness, beauty and majesty.

“ This will not come all at once, of course, but even in its beginning, even to those who realize it only in degree, for one reason or another, the t ru th in its full ness and realization, I believe will be in plain s ight. Dike Moses on Mount Nebo, our eyes shall be g lad dened by seeing the promised land, even if we may not enter it in the body that has carried us th rough the wilderness.

“ For all who are suffering under the pressure of social conditions, for all who are striving with hear t and brain and hand in various directions to find a wav

T i l l . N K W N A K . 23out of the present conflict and unrest, this new gospel must appeal with special force. Freely and without price it offers to all not merely a heaven beyond the the grave, hut a heaven here and now ; harmony, hap piness, health, strength, power, freedom; and all with these, real riches beyond the dreams of avarice, riches beside which the fortunes of our multi-millionaires, all put together, would form but a beggarly pittance.

“ You and I want for ourselves personal beauty, strength, health? Well, all these the new gospel offers us. Do we mourn the loss of a loved one? More than consolation is promised, literal and absolute proof of the truth that, 'H e that believeth shall live, even though he were dead.' And the cry of your rich young man, or rich old man, is, after all though hidden deep down in the heart—‘How shall I gain eternal life?1 .Eternal life, with all life, really means enjoy ment of living—is placed within our grasp with an emphesis on the gain and its immediate and concrete- reality, tha t makes its cost seem ridiculously small.

“ To the unlovely who seek loveliness ; to man, maid or matron mourning the fading of all these endearing young charms tha t arrest and hold fond gaze; to the sick, who desire health ; to the infirm, who would be sound; to weak, who would be s trong; to the ignor ant th irs ting for knowledge; to the awkwnrd desiring grace; to the aged, who bewail the passing of youth ; to the poor, who pine for riches; to prisoners and cap tives of poverty or riches, vice or crime, inside or out side stone walls or iron bars ; to all who sigh for free dom, the fulfillment of your desire is offered here and now. on this earth and in new glory of flesh and blood."

“ Shall the wicked and sinners have everlas ting life?"“ There are no wicked and sinners,” Mr. T y n er re

plied promptly. “ All so-called sin and wickedness are but tonus ol selfishness, and selfishness is simply spiritual blindness. It he who is not wi thout sin may not cast stones of condemnation, he who is really sin less will not condemn. Christ opened the eyes of the blind, wasting no time in ju dg ing or condemning

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either the blindness or th e blind m an , except as l'<-i condemns t he darkness , by d i s p l a c in g it. V ft «.-r * 11 in the individual and in th e mass , f rom the k ast 't! the greatest, from the most ignorant to the wisest* from the most vicious t<> th e most v i r tuous , the crvirm of humanity to-day is th e cry o f th e d y i n g (ioethj*‘ Light, more light.” A n d for us all , the c ry shall be satisfied in the future, as it h a s not in the past, by ever-increasing fullness, in ten s i ty and d u r a t io n of l i f t .”

A Primary and Fundamental Lesson in Soul-Culture.

This Is lahpii from the lirst iinnilior o f " N o w , " a d>'u Metaphysical .lournul, edited mid pti 1>II lied l>.v o u r f r iend Oapt . M ii. Brown, at a;’l Turk St.. San Francisco We weicnni* tlie new c< m e r nn>»t ) m r t i l y and wish it and its worthy edi tor t h e success which t lie\ iust ly dost rve.

Soul Culture is an a t tem pt , in the p resen t evolution of man’s consciousness of his be ing sp i r i t to system atically cultivate his spir i tual facul ties. In his con sciousness of his physical powers he has learned to cultivate them; conscious of in te l lec tual powers, he has learned to discipline thorn; conscious of esthetic powers he has learned how to develop them . In like manner he is now becoming conscious of th e possession of spiritual powers -(or, if the term pleases better, psychic or occult may be used ami becom ing con scious of latent powers within his being, lie is learning to develop them. There are many schools in th e New 1 bought. They each have T ru th , bu t necessarily in the inception of so great a movement all con ta in mis conceptions and errors. Since Soul Culture is only an extended application of the present methods and de ductions of physical science and also a fuller unfold ing in application to the whole man, of the philosophy of Involution, its teachers believe it is freest from errors and most widely adapted to wants of the people.

It is based upon the affirmation I A m S p i r i t . T h is is only the application to individul Life of the larger affirmation Ai.i. is Spirit. But let it be understood

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t h a t Sp i r i t is the nam e of a Universa l Someth ing , know n by various names. It s tands for t h a t “ P ow er behind P h e n o m e n a , ' ' known as God, A llah , Krahm, Mii.d. Force, E n e rg y , etc.

Science and P h i lo so p h y now know only un i ty . No m a t t e r w h a t l liat u n i ty is named, the re is b u t One. T h i s one t h i n g w h ich i t is convenient to call Sp ir i t , m an i fes t s in mi l l ions of w a y s ; b u t no m a t t e r w h a t i ts m a n i fe s t a t io n s it is on ly a “ mode of m o t io n .” W h a t ever th i s One m ay be, it is ever k now n to us as mot ion. T h i s mot ion is cal led “ a tom ic ,” “ molecu la r ,” “ e ther - ic, ' etc. , Imt is recognized also as a wave mot ion cal led V ib ra t ion . T o m a n th e Universe ex te rna l to h im se l f is k now n to his r e a s o n as V ib ra t io n , b u t to h i s con sc iousness is know n as Sensa t ion .

Al l the d i f fe ren t m a n i f e s t a t i o n s of the O ne In f in i te M ot ion are only d i f fe ren t r a t e s of V ib ra t ion , and the se d i fferent V i b r a t i o n s produce d if fe ren t S e n s a t io n s . W e na m e bo th th e cause V i b r a t i o n — and th e effect— S e n sa t ion - the sam e. T h e def in i t ion of h e a t in co l lege te x t -books is ; “ H e a t is e i th e r a S e n s a t io n or t h a t w h ich p roduces a S e n s a t i o n . ” T h e dif ference be tw een rock and p l a n t , l i g h t and e lec t r ic i ty is on ly the d iffer ence in speed of a t o m ic V i b r a t i o n s and in r a t e of w ave V ib r a t i o n .

Thus the child-man’s ancient idea of duality which has pervaded and dominated thought up to the present time is fast passing away and instead of two forces, antagonistic as Good and Evil, God and Devil, but One is recognized. I t is Motion, and is non-ethical; but is by man for his own convenience and by results termed good or bad, as these results, which in him are Sensations, are to him pleasureable or otherwise. Such is the present s ta tus of science and philosophy.

Soul Culture is in perfect harmony with these de ductions and supplements them by declaring th a t it lias demonstrated T h o u g h t and Emotion in all their forms to be also manifestat ions of this One force, and, like all other forms, are subject to law and to con scious control.

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That they are mode- o f m otion i- d em on strated btelepathy, clairv.-ranee and psych om etry . A n d the-? faculties of th e s-u ! are, like the five se n ses , o n ly d if ferent sensations responding-, as th e se n s - respond t., low Vibrations, to -t ill h ig h er p itch ed V ib r a t io n - of the Universal One. T h ese sou l fa c u lt ie s — called ‘-spiritual g ifts by P a u l— are as a m en a b le to cu lti vation a- is the talent inn ate in each p er-on for m ath ematics or for music.

Man has thu- w ith in th e ran g trol through T h ough t h is ow n life and be h s own destiny. With many th is control is a p r o b a b ility . It is the object o f Soul Culture to m ak e it p o ss ib le for each individual to recognize th ese finer s e n s a t io n s and to choose to w hat V ib ration s he w ill resp on d , and by this choice to avoid sickness, failure and u n h a p p in e ss .

As the ear of the leader of an orch estra is tra in ed to catch the note of each of tw enty or m ore in s tr u m e n ts , so can consciousness be trained to r ec o g n iz e m an y additional Sensations: th ose that reveal a la r g e r e x ternal world surpassing eye and ear in th e r a n g e of vision and sound.

hach individual as an L go, being an in d iv is ib le part of the One, and a m anifestation of the One in th e O ne. possesses latent, infinite possibilities. T h e se la y in the sub-conscious part of h is nature— ( called by so m e the sub-conscious mind ;— and gradually are u n fo ld ed into consciousness. A ll power and wisdom are th e re . If, therefore, he desires health, know ledge or a n v - th in g , he only needs to let that which he p o sse sse s -ub-consciouslv, How into consciousness. In tu it io n and inspiration are the faculties through w hich th e Kgo thus makes revelation.

H ealth is the normal condition, and sickness th e resu l t of w rong th ou gh ts or em otions that have closed the channel o f L i f e ’s m an ifesta tion s. Because o f th is very m ental condition the sub-conscious power finds no outlet through the body, and like a held when irri g a tin g ditch is dry, the body w ithers, W ith r ig h t

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etn« tions ind th u ^ h t tV.e c->nditi**ns <>f h ea l th ca-: \>c restored and m a in ta in ed .

T h e first m iss ion of the Soul-Cultur is t U O ** let " L ife 's c u r re n t flow from the inner foun ta in and by ex pression kn->w p e r fec t h e a l th . T h e re fo re the power of

>s!ng and holding- r i g h t t h o u g h t is t o be developed.I t is th u s by conscious choice m an becomes the con

troller ' t h i s life, the M as te r of F a t e : has . as a * * Son of G od ,” en te red in h is own. As **the h e i r of all the ages . ' ' has found t h a t he **p« ssesses dominion over all th in g s . " T h e R e d ee m er Yoked for. th e Second Com i n g C h r i s t is n o t a p e r so n a l i ty , b u t a T u g h t . It is a m o v em en t in s p i r i tu a l deve lopm ent . T h e d aw n «>f the m i l len iu m is h e re in m an 's conscious recogn i t ion of h im s e l f as S p i r i t an d as an indiv is ib le p a r t and m a n i f e s t a t io n of th e O n e U n iv e r s a l S p ir i t .

T h e S p ok en W ord .T h e sp o k e n w o rd . W h y do we reco m m en d it? Be

cause by i ts use o u r bod i ly and m e n ta l p o la r iz a t io n s can be c h a n g e d fo r th e b e t te r . T h e spoken w ord is th e k e y n o te o f all h e a l i n g , th e ie a l p o w er of s u g g e s t ion. and th e s t r e n g t h of eve ry r e l ig io u s t e a c h i n g . A broad s t a t e m e n t y o u sa y . L e t us see. S u p p o s e you were to r e p e a t t h e p h r a s e " I a m w e l l , " m e n t a l l y or o ra l ly , a n d fo rm t h e h a b i t of d o i n g so. W i t h t h i s aff irm ation y o u i m a g e u p o n th e flesh body a n im p re s s ion. be i t ev e r so s l i g h t . Y o u s a y th e w o rd a g a i n ; th e i m a g e is s t r o n g e r . Y o u s a y it h a b i t u a l l y , a n d s t r a n g e t h o u g h i t m a y se e m to t h e u n b e l i e v e r , t h e body in t im e a c t u a l l y c o n f o r m s i t s e l f to t h e s t a t e you h a v e been a f f i rm in g . “ B u t s a y s t h e i n v a l id , “ h o w can I s a y I a m w e l l w h e n I a m s u r e I a m n o t w e l l ? " W e u n d e r s t a n d ; y o u love to s p e a k t h e t r u t h a n d it goes a g a i n s t t h e g r a i n to aff irm y o u a re w el l . W e a d m i re y o u r i n t e g r i t y , b u t l e t u s s e t y o u r i g h t as to t h a t . T h e re a l o n e I i s n o t , c a n n o t e v e r be il l . Do y o u u n d e r s t a n d t h i s ? T h e r e a l eg o , t h e i n n e r , d iv in e e n t i t y , t h e o n l y s e l f y o u n e e d to

a n y th in g about, is never ill. N ow , since jou lore the ^ u th so dearly, w hy do you g o on affirming the tjt> -ru:r- - ”at R« t w ell? The real self :u\erg e ts s ic k : it is th e external, the shell, the covering, th a t has become inharm onious; nothing more serious t h a n th a t , we a<^ure y. u. Theref* re. cat: y o u not tru ly and sa fe ly affirm that you are well? It »s the

nee o f t r u t h to affirm t h a t which is s tr ictly true. You h av e been h u g g i n g th e appearance and forgetting th e f ac t .— Fr- n: Universa l T ru th .

I f you will but reflect a moment, you will s itli U' t h a t t h a t th e j <.>\ver of the Rom an Church to-day

in it> h a b i tu a l i:>e of established affirmations art, forms. Should t h a t church adopt an enti rely new r i tua l it would go t pieces in a year. Supp» se you ad o p t a word o f your own. to be spoken orally, if pos sible. i f not . t h en m enta l ly , and see w h a t comes o f it. One word m av sui t you better th an another. Affirm, for example , ‘-Infinite life permeates every fibre of my b e in g : life.’ life! l i f e ! " Or. “ Nothing bu t m v h ig h e s t good can come to me! In tune, w h a te v e r m av be the undesirable expression in ..k body, th e physica l will begin gradually to take on b e t t e r condit ions. Suppose one of your neighbors shou ld come in every evening and warn you to mok <ut tor burg lars . You m igh t laugh at his tears at first, bu t in time you would find yourself possessed of a ce r ta in degree of fear, until it would be a positive rel ief to see a full-grown burglar, so habitual has be come the tedium of your officious neighbors words. Do not even say, “ r am not sick,” “ I fear not evil ,” “ Mv pa th is n o t in poverty,”-—use none of those words which image negative impressions, but affirm, “ I in he r i t an abundance of all that is.” “ I am well,” “ My powers to demonstrate are u n l i m i t e d “ I am d iv ine .” How much more healing is there in the use of posit ive words.—From Universal Truth.

M an\ apparently highly endowed men and women

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arc but the express! the mental states by whichthev arc surrounded. both in the visible ithl invisible

•y ' e \ express high ami ennoblingthoughts.* clothed with intellectual vigor, but their

as lack the solid ring of truth and soul p wlrch ...wavs ear v c< :\ ctiou. it matte; " t ot trom whom the thought eminates. Such people are not iri»ido«.i bv the Sp.rit of tRsl. but are controlled bv themuni which rules Matter*

'l\> obtain the guidance of the Spirit of tied. w hieh has been promised to all* irrespective of church or creeds*'- two things are necessary : first, a dedicatw of all to GtnU IhhIy. soul a ml mitnl. without a single reservation; second* a willingness to follow the guul- atiee. no matter where it leads or how difficult the wav may appear. I'rom the hstoric.

A world of g uess ing and speculat ion is devoted to the m at te r of tak ing cold. Sudden exposure ' ' and the like are generally supposed to be a principal cause. Yet the Russian peasan t and the Amerieau Indian will heat themselves in a sw ea t ing oven and then rush out to roll in the snow or p lunge into the water , which mav be iev cold; and th is both with impunitx and ob- vious benefit. And these taets led l)r. Alexatnlet Wilder to deelare. in the New I'yele. that we seldom if ever take eold except when w e a n or depressed in spirit or in phvsieal ctuulition.

•“When we are cheerful wv are safe from d isease ; when we are depressed and d ow nhear ted we are in danger. T hen , the epidemic or morbific influence in the atmosphere or e x h a l in g from the ea r th is likel\ to find us in an “ open d oo r .” T h e sym ptom known as “ tak ing c o ld ” is a common prcmoiii tor. '1'here are comparatively few com pla in ts tha t are not in troduced with tha t antecedent.

“ 'The best san i ta t io n consis ts in h a v in g a good aim in life, a hopeful disposit ion, a purpose to make the best ol affairs and a predilection of be ing cheerfu l and contented. We insist, in shor t , t h a t the o r ig in ol

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colds, with their sequences. i> in the nervous system and that the healthful condition of the n e r v o u s system is more from mental and moral causes than from ex ternal agencies.

" I n short, the best preventive is, as has been already suggested, a cheerful mind, firm conviction and'pur- poe inspired by principle. Firm resolve alone often drives away disease. It is one’s salvation to be wor ried. The passive, negative condition, the drifting habit, is next to inoculating one's self with a virus, and sh< uld be got rid of as we would refuse infection from any cause ’’ Kx.

The r iessage of the Years.( lone and forever swept away from men’s minds is

’in horrible fancy tha t has disfigured the spir it <>f goodness which is the energy of the universe. 1 he burning hell >! our fathers i-> no more, 1 he ri ign ot fear tha t festering horror born of the darkness oi ignorance, begotten of man. nursed by man. cherished by a rotten priesthood, feeding on superstition, tyr anny and oppression is blotted already from our rem embrance. Ah me, to what a ghastly mockery did the v twist the words oi the fair Christ. ‘ *»1 11 is o\ e . An* old truth, a new truth, an ever wonderful, ever new, ever changing, yet unchangeable truth- and yet. what did they make of it?

A hideous mess they made of it!There be no such fools as men. From Suggestive

Therapeutics.

Sparks.Not by telling your neighbor how wrong lie is. but

bv showing him liow right you are, will you win him over.

Friends don’t forget there is some good in this world besides Mental Science.

'1 he r ight use <d right ideas explains the whole secret ot success. .Mail Order Journal.

T o do bus iness r i g h t . t r e a t peop le r i g h t .

Do not look at “ your** truth s>» intently and exclu sively that you fail to see the truths which others have found.

“ Pear is one of our most powerful enemies; it a t tract-' disease, p ove r ty a n d o t h e r a d v e r s e c o n d i t io n s . Cult iva te the power of r e s i s t a n c e by p o s i t i v e ly d e f y i n g disease, and vou wil l u n consc ious ly becom e M a s t e r ot the s i tu a t io n . ”- E s t h e r Dye. in t h e M e d iu m .

T h o u g h t is c rea t ive force in a c t i v i t y . — D. C. Cone.

Many would im prove a n d d e v e l o p f a s t e r it t h e y would s top in v e s t i g a t i n g for a w h i l e a n d p u t i n t o pract ice w h a t t h e y know.

T o heal is to l ift t h e consc iousness ab o v e t h e p l a n e of s ickness and so to r em ove th e c a u s a t i v e i n h a r m o n y from the m en ta l i ty . A n d th i s c a n n o t be d o n e w i t h o u t an upl i f t of the idea ls a n d t a s t e s and i n c l i n a t i o n s of the person hea led .— A. P . B a r to n .

If you would become h e a l t h y a n d s t r o n g cea se y o u r c rav ing for s y m p a t h y in y o u r p r e s e n t p o s i t io n . S y m pa thy is w e a k e n i n g and pa ra ' l i z ing o u r e f fo r ts a t se lf- assertion and m as te ry .

Never tell people h o w s ick o r w e a k t h e y a re . b u t how s t rong and pow erfu l by n a t u r e as i m a g e s o f God .

T h e science of m ind is more t h a n a s y s t e m o f c u r i n g disease. I ts t rue mission is to revea l to m en t h e i r i n herent powers and possibi l i t ies .

Stop w h in in g and b e g g i n g for t h e t h i n g s a n d q u a l ities you wish to possess. R ise to a c o n s c io u s n e s s o f your m ig h t and d e m a n d y o u r own. B e g g a r s g e t o n ly the crumbs. M a s te r s g e t al l t h e y w a n t .

Peaceful as su rance of l i fe and t h e d e s t i n y of l i fe . T h i s is the “ peace of God w h ic h p a s s e t h u n d e r s t a n d in g .” I t is th e q u ie t consc iousness of p o w e r t h a t is the only an t ido te to im p a t i en ce , i r r i t a b i l i t y and t h e blues.—T h e Life.

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“ If wo would hear and understand the V(>'• angels, we must go up the mountains of light.' imrifl cation, temperance and simplicity.” & ’ 1 *

“ Little minds are apt to be impatient and often into extremes in their excitability and desire for suc cess, and thereby retard the very things for which they are so anxious.”

" T h e mind of man is often like a house of which lie is landlord. Bad tenants are more easily admitted than removed.’ —J. C. Street.

Teach me, then.To harmonize the discord of my life,And stop the painful jangle of these wires.

Vaidesso. — 1 hat is a tasn impossible, untilYou tune your heartstrings to a higher key T h an earthly melodies.

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