The Tucson citizen., 1902-01-11
Mind Reading.

| The feats performed by DR.. Mclvor-
! Tyndall in his recent entertainment,
are interesting to all students of psy-
Chology. In order to understand them.
however it is necessary to go beyond
the prescribed area Of psychology and
study the experiments and demon
strations of men who have devoted
their lives to the investigation of phsy-
chic phenomena. Thomas j. Hudson
| is perhaps. the most scientific OF the
many authorities. Persons interested
in this line of thought will find his
work, Law of Physchic Phenomena,
very edifying. 1t may be obtained at
our public library.
| Psychic phenomena appeal to many
minds with peculiar fascination. They
offer new hope toward the solution
of the world Old enigma of existence.
The investigations oI OF materiaiistle
science are stimulative and educatlNe
but they do not SATISFY the Unborn
query, whence came we, and whittier
do we go?" The development of
physical life is wonderful study but
| 1t does not reach our real self after all.
1t is the ego, not the body, which Is
immortal 1t Is the ego which, leaving
its earth born mate to plOd on at its
daily tasks, journeys beyond the
bounds of the material to knock at
sealed doors and crave the secrets OF
the unseen world.
The logic of evolution Is apparent
to all thinking people. There is no
break in the chain of progression as
physical life passed though kingdom
after kingdom of development. from
the amoeba to man. Is 1t too difficult
to believe that evolution Is still at
worh, evolving by its gradual methods,
new powers and new forms OF life?
Is the step from the physical to the
| psychological too great.
| Mr.. Tyndall s-ates 10 his audiences
that he possesses no supernatural
powers. yet -.e performes featc That
are certainly beyond the ability of the
populace. Has he gifts we do not
possess, or have we the same gifts
dormant within us?
The phenomenon of mind reading
| is explained by Hudson In this way.
| The human mind Is dual. or rather we
nave two minds-the objective and
me subjective. or the conscious and
the subconsciOus. These two minds
posses distinct characteristics and
functions an, are endowed with sep
arate powers. The objecllve or con
scious mind receives its impressions
through the physical senses. The sub
jective is not dependent upon the
senes out perceives by intuition. The
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subjective never sleeps and never for
gets.
When the distinction between the
| two minds Is made clear and the pow
ers of the subjective studied the soIu-
tion to much puZzling phenomena Is
apparent hypnotism, mental thera-
peutics, the popular manifestations Of
spiritualism and all kindred subjects
are easily and clearly demonstrated
to be merely psychological powers.
rne hypothesis is THAI ne subjective
nina receives by intuition all know
ledge possessed by persons with whom
it comes in contact. 1t sees without the
organ or physical vision, reads the
thoughts of others and finds distance
no obstacle BuL we cannot use this
| knowledge unless it is brought above
the threshold of consciousness. The de-
velopment o. the power to use the
/ knowledge neld by the subjective is
what marks the psychic. To many the
most Interesting feature of DR.. Tyn-
dall's experiments was the manner in
WhlCn the subjective yielded to the
objective the Impressions made upon
it. Some psychcs are clairvoyant,
some are cIaiaudient while others re-
ceive the knowledge by means Of
symbols.
Mind reading. while wonderful. Is
but a minor phenomenon Of psychi'
power. There was never time in the
history of the world when so many
keen, healthy. vigorous minds were
stuuying the laws and manifestations
of this subject as at present. The re-
suits of this investigation will un-
doublly bring to light many interest
| ing and helpful principles.
FAITH lNGLEHART