The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1896-11-30
.seas. Alts0uxa csrtasa changes result

disease. Although csrsafu CHANGES result,
eases ere not effecsec
What IL disease OF the co1yr ysosa-
tso1s CT law Il a past or present earth life
themselves IN effects which we recognize
as disease Caronsc disease was procuce1
by Erong thought ard action OF past earth
lives and 10 fncurzhls- Effects OF this na-
tire may exhaust themselves In any given
life independent OF drugs and treatment,
Which. whils assisting. are not the deter
mining ca uses OF cure. Acute disease IL
produced by the same causes acting In the
present life. The primal cause Of both Is
in me mind. Hence, treatment OF the
body dc%s not effect cure. since II does
not reach It's sorrcs OF 6lsease-she mind
Disease, as such. cannot be cured. but II
may run out by virtue OF sxhaustlng e.
fects Of generating causes. provided. pro
dueins causes are checked But so long
as the mind generates wrong thoughts dis
ease continues 70 Cow as water from q
spring The spring must be purihei-tha
mind cleared OF wrong fhoughf-thsn bod
ily conditions. resulting FROM right mental
states, vii be healthy. AL other pro-
eedarss are but temporixinx.
vaccination. Brown-sequard treatment
hee4ey cures. and similar processes whtia
temporizing and changing certain physical
conditions. do not effect permanent cures.
There ars many phases OF inssmperance.
Better De . drunkard than an errbezxser
seduesr or hypno.sst.
Hypnot.zm Is q form Of mental snocu-
laton- There are three stares OF the coz
alton. First. paralysis Of the mind OF one
person by that Of another; second, possess
sion or the mind Of one person by that of
another; third, The actual displacement OF
the mind OF one person and occupation Of
ais brain by another. All three processes
and results are effected through ard by
the concentrated will power OF one mind
acting premsd.tatively aud with conscious
design upon another.
Animal magnetism In not hypnotisFn,
but an intermediate process ard result
existing between .nocuia thon and hypnot-
isEn- Both may transmit disease germs.
respectively physical and mental but
neither can effect cures. incubation
transmits germs OF physical disease: ami
NAL magnetism, acting II. through and
upon a finer form OF substance. may
transmit disease germs IL the magnetism
.s impure IN mind or body: hypnotism eff
fects the same as regards the mind.
"Hypnotism takes place BY virtue OF the
transmission OF an aurie or sthersc @s-
sence, which Is the vehicle OF the will of
the operator. When the mind Of a victim
becomes thus surcharged. & cannot act Of
It's own voIition. but responds 70 The
thought and will of sts master. The vic
tim Is a helpless slave and irresponsible.
and remains ever after a more or less un-
conscious prisoner, subject 20 the desire
Of the operator, who may govern him re-
sardless OF intervening time and space.
Persons who have been scared (hypnot-
:zed) by ghost stories during childhood
have !r many cases become insane IN after
life. and In their insane rawlings lived over
and were dominated by the same horrible
mental pictures impressed upon their
minds by the goblin tales Of early youth.
49, H. 49,.
fruit OF like kind.
$50 In hypnotism. The drunkard may
not be able TO drink while under hypnotic
control, which may last during the life OF
the hypnotist, but one OF two things Is in
evitable viz: either he will rush on on
some other line OF intemperance. or upon
the death of hts master, ne viii fall into
drink again. The victim may not recover
complete control and possession OF himself
during the life of his MASTER. Indeed. may
never entirely do so. may become a nom
entity and be blottsd out: or II he re-
covers, Il may be only after many lives
OF prolonged and bitter struggle. The
hypnotized victim Is thus an abiect slave.
The souls possibility OF greatness les IN
its absolute freedom OF thought and sc-
ton. Tor only by exercise and consequent
development can * attain TO the loftisSt
heights
The next lecture OF the present course
OF lectures by Or. Grifsths will be upon
''The Mystery OF Sex" and be given
Wednesday night December :, in Theo-
sophical hall. els Third avenue.