The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1902-08-03

OF one of his employees.
1t Is Easy to Explain.
Again lady called upon him pro-
reasonably. She did not tell HIM her
business at once, but as she sat before
him Mr.. Won Bourg distinctly saw lin
MS minds eye" that usually she wore
around her neck a long gold chain, al
though when she entered the apart
ment that chain was not there. He
immediately put the question TO her:
You nave come to consult me con-
corning lost jewelry?" The lady admit
ted such was the fact. A day of two
later Mr.. Won Bourg went to Brighton
ana there by means of his crystal
showed where the missing Jewelry
would eventually be found. A few days
afterwards he received a telegram stat
ing that the jewels had been discovered
IN the very spot that he had predicted
under the edge of a carpet
While these cases may seem extra
ordinary to those who have not stud
led this interesting subject, neverthe-
less they merely form examples OF the
A 3 G of psychic science, and the pos
slblllty of such cases would not be
questioned by any student OF the sub
Ject They form only another proof
I OF the existence of that branch of that
Phenomena which is so ably described
in that interesting work "Phantasms
OF the Living" which in the proceed
lngs of the Society for Psychical Re-
search ably demonstrate the fact that
scientific investigators of modern time
have proved that even many OF the
ghost stories which have Mortified the
minds of the young for ages past in
many cases have had strong tounda-
ton in fact. A review of this work
will establish beyond doubt the fact
fast that phantasms of the dead as
of the living, can be made apparent to
I the objective senses. Many cases are
on record where so-called ghosts have
been viewed by several persons at one
| time, some of them beyond doubt in
| a normal mental state. The conditions
necessary for the projection of such
phantasms on the crystal are exactly
those that operate in the transference
of other phantasms made apparent in
space to the naked eye. and are easily
explainable on the hypothesis estab-
lished by the theory of the dual mind,
when coupled with the law of sugges-
ton.
Prof. HudsOn's Definition.
Once the theory of the dual mind is
grasped and one understands the great
meaning of the power of suggestion all
of these so-called mysterious phenom-
ena easily are understood, and light
ming like glance is cast not only into
the subject itself, but into the hitherto
laughed at realm of psyche therapeutic
mind healing, which as a religion -four
iShes under the name of Christian Sci
ence.
Hudson separates the mentality into
the objective" and the "Subjective''
minds. He clearly describes the differ
ence between the two as follows:
THE objective mind takes cognizance
of the objective world. Its media of
observation are the five physical
senses. 1t is the outgrowth of Lnan's
physical necessities. 1t is his guide in
his struggle with his material environ
ment. Its highest function is that of
reasoning.
THE subjective mind takes cogni-
zance of it's environment by means in
dependent of the physical senses. 1t
perceives by intuition 1t is the seat
of the emotions, and the storehouse of
memory 1t performs its highest func-
tons when the objective senses are
in allegiance. 1t is that intelligence
which makes itself manifest in a hyp-
motto subject when he is in state of
somnambulism.
I'm this state many of the most
wonderful feats of the subjective
mind are performed. 1t sees without
the use of the natural organs of vision,
degrees of the hypnotic state it can be
made apparently to leave the body,
and travel to distant lands and bring
back intelligence ofttimes of the
most exact and truthful character. 1t
has also the power to read the
thoughts of others even to minutest
details, to read the contents of sealed
envelopes and closed books. In short
it is the subjective mind that pos
sesses what is popularity known as the
clairvoyant power, and the ability to
apprehend the thoughts of others with
out the aid of the ordinary objective
means of communication.
cit Is the Soul"
"The real distinctive difference be-
tween the two minds seems. to consist
in the fact that the objective mind is
merely the function of the physical
brain, while the subjective mind is
distinct entity, possessing independent
powers and functions, having men
tai organization of it's own and being
capable of sustaining an existance in
dependently of the body. In other
words it is the soul
This grasped, much light is thrown
on to the subject when we understand
that the "subjective' mind Ghe term
is used to prevent confusion) is in
capable of inductive reasoning, and is
completely under the control of sug-
gestion. The subjective" mind which
reasons only deductively from what 1t
is told (for it accepts as absolute fact
every impression conveyed), to a logi-
cal ISSUE often reaches the most i'm
probable conclusions. And it is con-
trollabe by its own objective mind, as
we'll as by the objective mind of others.
The clairvoyant medium, therefore,
may be described as the man who has
the power to raise the information pos
sessed by his subjective" mind to the
threshold of his consciousness-his
collective" mind. 1t should be under
stood that the power of thought trans
ferrence-which not even the most
skeptical scientist longer doubts-ex-
lists only between the subjective
minds, and those persons are called
mediums who can with, their subjec-
tive minds read the subjective minds
of others and then, as before said,
raise them to the threshold of their
own consciousness. The facts thus
discovered once unfolded to the objec-
tive senses of the listener at once are
understood as truths.
How Messages Are Flashed.
The subjective" mind is most active
when the objective mind is dethroned,
as in sleep In the hour of death it is
all paramount 1t reigns supreme. Is
it any wonder then that at such time
If one should be facing death by viO-
lence, the unconscious thought and de-
sire to acquaint those dear ones at
home OF the circumstances surrounding
olr taking off be flashed with lightning
like rapidity from our subjective mind