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ferrous hypnosis plays its part. In few
cases of crystal reading can the listener
see the scenes described by the me-
dunn; but when they can be seen it is
because the objective mind is de-
throned for the time being by hypnosis,
and the subjective mind allowed to
operate free from the trammels of OBJ
Jective reason. The same law operates
in the we'll authenticated cases of So
called spirit photography, which. des-
plte the doubts cast upon them owing
to the many charlatans. undoubtedly
do exist.
Think 1t Is Spiritism.
1t is fact that few persons can see
the visions in the crystal. This is
because they are in doubt about them.
And it is a well authenticated fact that
failure to produce psychic phenomena
is not only likely, but almost certain
where doubt exists. For this subjec-
tive mind accepts as fact that doubt,
and it can reason only deductively
from that premise. Let the Subjective
mind be assured of the fact, and it
will accept it with the same certainty.
Thus it is that so much of the WELL
known phenomena has been attributed
by the ignorant to spiritism. The me-
dunn has been asked if 'the speaker is
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Immediately the reply has been "yes, .
the subjective" mind accepting at
once as fact the suggestion that it is
the spirit of the dead that is talking.
And it will enter into the most spirited
and logical arguments to prove that
such is the fact. Nor should it be
taken as an evidence of charlatanism
that the medium believes he is in di-
rect communication with the souls of
the departed, for often he is operating
under laws, natural, but which he does
not understand. He knows of the eX-
istence of the phenomena and has no
hypothesis under which he can ex-
plain them other than that of commu-
nication with the spirits of the dead.
Possibly this is the case with Won
Bourg.
ClairVoyance and crystal-gazing
stand really among the simplest of
the so-called occult arts" The per-
son gifted with second sight" usually
is one of a highly nervous tempera-
ment, and Representing the medium
to be MANS influenced by forces
over which he has. personally, little
control. The questionable gift of sec
ond sight develops usually at an early
age. The boy is known as 'old-fash-
Toned" since his WAYS are not ways
to brooding than playing. Most of the
clairvoyants inform us that in the
early teens they insensibly develop
the faculty of predicting the future.
Simple MOdus Operandi.
Should misfortune be imminent, the
medium is affected in a strange man.
ner: he is irritable, gloomy and pessi-
mistic, While the conviction gradually
asserts itself that disaster is on the
tapis. In later years, as the gift is
developed the mature clairvoyant Gull
tivates his gift" to such a degree
that his faculties are susceptible to,
apparently, the most trifling infu-
ences. In a sense he becomes mag
netic," and it is by this magnetism
that he is able to absorb the thoughts
of his subjects.
Crystal gazing is a development of
clairvoyance. Instead of merely tell
ing the subject the picture which he
sees in his mind, the medium projects
the pictures into the crystal, so that
the subject can see for himself or
herself what has happened or what
is likely to happen. The crystal is
polished piece of rock crystal, gen.
orally of considerable value.
The modus operandi is simplicity it.
sell. lie CldlI NOydul seats IlllllSel
opposite his subject and taking the
crystal polishes it, The subject takes
it in both hands. and holds it for {
few minutes, meanwhile fixing the
mind on the matter of the moment
The clairvoyant then reads the
thoughts of the subject: sees Tin his
minds eye" certain eventualities: pic
lures come up before his mental Wis
ion and fade away, until at length one
is fixed firmly in the mind. He then
fixes his thoughts on the crystal, and
as soon as the picture has faded from
his mind he takes the stone, wipes il
and holds it under a strong light. 1t
is then that the picture which has been
formed by his mind can be seen on the
crystal if the subject is in the Sub
jective" state.
Great Danger in Experiments.
The great danger to humanity in al
lowing the subjective" mind to gain
control over the objective senses has
been pointed out by the most eminent
scientists and physicians. It's danger
lies in the fact that the "subjective''
mind had no power of reason by in
duction, and it does not require vast
sweep of the imagination to show I'M
der such system of life how far
more is it evident then how danger
Gus it is to allow the objective" rea-
son to be dethroned by a power when
the laws under which that power oper-
ates are not understood yet the num-
Der of persons in this class is legion
And daily are the ranks being added
to. The strain upon the nervous sys-
tenn is enormous, especially among
women, whose subjective" senses
seem to be in greater proportion than
those of the more animal man The
faddists have added to the ranks. and
the idle woman Of society has turned
her attention to what at first amused.
then interested and finally baffied, and
as result we have to-day hundreds of
men and women, and some children.
who are playing with a force as in
sidious and as evil in it's effects when
not understood as any force yet dis
covered by experimental science. The
subjective mind is paramount in the
insane. and so on down the line until
we reach the fully developed dual men
tality subjective" and "obiective"
equally poised, with reason in control.
which some folk call genius.
"A baby carriage which is a minia
ture of "the deacon's one horse shay
and was presented to Henry L. Dawes
while in congress in the sos, when if
was announced that he was the father
of a bouncing boy, is now being re-
paired to do service for Henry l..
Dawes Ill
Meredith, the novelist, has been in
bad health for some time and now is