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OF the Soul OF Man "a Ills Conscious
, n,aiNiuIaltv, Independently OF tho
inysicai orEtnism. Of the Continui-
" OF Life and the Ac;ualitv OF Spirit
return. By Loren Albert sherman.
Inc sherman Company, Port nntOn,
Michigan. $50
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This book IS divided into three PARTS.
the first eleven chapters treating .rfire-
~ OF manifestations OF the souls inde-
pcnhent existence while still incarnate.
lart second. comprising four chanters
sets forth the philosophy of tb. Iniinite'
demonstrating, by inductivo reasoning
tne existence OF the Great First Cause,
mo INFINITE and Eternal Energy from
which all things proceed. 10 Is said.
IL IL not possible 20 prove that God
exists except by inductive reasoning. No
physical eye has seen God. nor have We
any evidence that the soul or spirit
which is the ego OF man, either In the
flesh or out of IL. has ever perceived God.
But mans consciousness and the .vi-
dence OF his physical senses q the cx-
istence and attributes OF material things.
prove ccnclusiyely that Their. must H. a
Creating and Sustaining Power. an Infin-
tie and Eternal Energy, from which these
things proceed. while the evidence now
available of the attributes and powers u
the soul OF man show quite clearly that
II IS not material nor subject TO tho
laws OF matter. and that Il mist partaks
of the attributes OF. the creative power
IL IS demonstrated, therefore, that there
IL God; that In God Is blended all pow
er. energy, knowledge virtues. affections
emotions, and everything eise we can
know or imagine which Is not matter OF
OF matter, and that God Is Spirit and
not subject TO the attributes implanted
In the material things he has created
The holding OF the soul into the phy-
steal body, according 10 mental and ply
steal conditions and circumstances," IS
demonstrated by the facts or heredity
and prenatal influences. Many cases
seeking TO prove that the mind (souO "a
shaped by prenatal influences, as wei az
the body are cited.
II is shown that hypnotic control is en-
tirely mental tSouD and Is essentially mo
same as spirit (decarnate sOuD, control.
Alleged reincarnation Is demonstrated TO
be the control of a physical organism,
having it's own preliminary soul, hy de-
carnate soul. Facts regarding the aileE-
ed rcincarnation of Buddha are cited iu
proof OF this.
The last twenty chapters OF the book
comprise part third. which treats entire
ly of manifestations OF the decarnate SOUL
In the summary OF spiritual PHILOSOPHY
given IN the last chapter of the book, the
hypothesis is presented that there Is but
one primary intelligence ana energy IN
the universe, that in the thought or
Cod. all Intelligence, emotion, energy
and force are harmOnlOusly blended ana
that from this thought all specific mani
festations are derived by evolutionary
processes of NATURALIZATION and separa-
ton. And furthermore, that there Is, or
was, but one primary physical element,
the indivisihle and indiscOveraDle atom
and that all development and comOina-
ton have been by the action or the pfi-
mary intelligence and energy OF spilll
upon the primary atoms, whlie an i,ui-
vidualiZatiOn OF thought or spirit mas
been by and through physical nolus.
The correlation Of intelligence, cmouohs'
energy, and force rs held 10 be universal.
and demonstrated facts are cltel 10 SLOW
that Light may be converter INTO hounu'
sound into music. and music into emotioh'
so that both light and sound are enlotvu.
Motion is convertible into heat, ana neat
into light, as well as INTO tleculclty' an
all other manifestations or energy Ani
bv tho operations of thought upon the
brains Of men and other animals. phy
steal intelligence, consciousness anu az ,
tivitv are produced Thus IL will be found
that the hypothesis Of universal corrcla-
ton is demonstrated along any me ,i,a'
NAV be chosen for study and experiment :
The nature OF hypnotism Is mus set
forth: .
The condition Of hypnosis IS that OF "A
martial or complete suspension OF tho OPP
eratiOns Of the soul through me physlcal
senses and organism. A person IN deep
and absorbing thought presents the pr
mary condition OF hypnosis, us simple ~
manifestation. Through such thoushl
the physical consciousness becomes pa
TALLY OblviOus TO the Immediate ehsl-
ronment and events that may be occur
ing. and draws from ana through inc
soul the thoughts and ideas N seeks.
The simplest manifestation or hypnosi
having its cause outside the physl ih,iii
~ the person hyDnOtizel, n seen IN INC
eff.ctA nrOduced hy music, oratof4, anu
other demonstrations Ot soul altil''tes
coming through the physical organism or
a second person or persons. W men ~.
OF The emotions are so dNaheh'u til.ie
HHNA
its ordinary control Of the Intellect, To.
condition resulting Is manHtstalen .l
hypnosis Under such Impulses We lauhi,
with those who laugh, weep WIN ,tli III
who weep, ann eNilinil ci''i',f, a.. -,
and emotions that otherwise remain uoi
mant. ..,t,., 90
Hypnosis produced az the. suggestion or
another mind places the soul OF the per ~,
hypnotzed under partial cohiIol OF .lia '.,
mind and I'm obedience 70 tne suHl ss,,'
OF its control. the soul thus relieved iIyn,
ifs own physical consciousness can alt.
does exercise soul attributes. NN.'',7
these attributes are the power 20
ceive independently or IN. I'm
CONSCIOUSNESS objects not physically
ent. to eliminate i'm Ike manner pns
cal objects actually present ana to tA'
else control Of the muscles anu v- SUE ,-
the body I'm manner ana 20 an
imposslble through the physical WILL
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