Wausau pilot. [volume] (Wausau, Wis.) 1896-1940, 1907-07-16
ALFRED FARLOW.
Gives His Version of The Term
Malicious Animal Magnetism.

well aware that we have undertaken
a subject with which the general pub
lie is not very familiar, although it is
not by any means new.
The lesson ON animal magnetism is
an advanced one in the Christian
Science course, and ordinarily we
would leave it for the future so far as
concerns the public press, but since it
has already been introd uced and in
large measure misstated, we feel COM
PEELED to discuss it in the interests of
fair representation.
The word magnetism was first APP
piled TO peculiar attraction OF iron
ore. 1t was called magnetism because
it was discovered in the city of Mag
nesia Later the term animal was
joined to it and it was thus used in
connection with electrical experiments
with an animal
The meaning of the term continued
to broaden until it became compre-
hensive enough to include the peculiar
influence which one person was able to
exert over another by physical con-
tact.
In later years the schools of psy-
chology enlarged the definition still
more and now, through Mrs. Eddy's
teaching, the term animal magnet
ISM has become broad enough to in
clude any and all action OF the human
mind and is similar, if not identical,
in meaning with the term mesmerism
or the more modern term hypnotism.
From this description it may be noted
that from the very introduction of the
term to the present time, the word has
oeen applied to that particular power,
influence or force, which is possessed by
the creature in contradistinction to the
Creator
BUT ONE POWER OR FORCE.
Christian Science teaches that there
is in reality but one power or force,
that is, God, Spirit, Mind, Truth, Love,
and that, therefore, the Christian war
fare is the struggle of mankind to be-
come subject to 1.-The Mine which was
in Christie become submissive to
the divine Mind and thus silence human
will which the scriptures denominate
the 'scafnal mind
st. Paul described this warfare in the
following words: For the flesh lusteth
against the Spirit, aud the Spirit
against the flesh, and these are con-
trary the one to the other.''
Science always settles the battle on
the side of Spirit, because spirit is
the real and eternal" and matter
(hesh) is the unreal and temporal. -
Science and Health.
Since Science has introduced the
proposition that God is the only real
Mind, the carnal mind in all its varied
manifestations is naturally in the in
terest of self preservation arrayed
against it.
Therefore, every wilful phase of this
human opposition which is created by
the Introduction of science is malicious
Hence the use of the term, malicious
animal magnetism"
1t is called magnetism because it re-
fers to supposed power independent
of God; malicious, il keeping with the
scriptural declaration, Because the
carnal mind is enmity against God.'
ANTIPODE OF DIVINE SCIENCE
Mrs Eddy refers to 1t AS the human
antipode IF divine Science 1t is aterm
which is broad enough to include all
that is opposed to God. 1t includes
every phase OF evil, every phase of the
human antagonist to Truth
In combating evil Science does not
regard it as person, but as suppose
titiOas force which dominates false
sense and which, in view OF its false pre-
tence of intelligence, is denomlnated
mortal mind.'
st Paul called it ''carnal mind" evil
IDENTIFY because all its promptings or
inducements are based upon tleshy de-
sires. Mrs. Eddy's definition of mali
cious animal magnetism is indentica
with our Lords description of satan
He was a murderer from the begin
ming and abode not in the truth, be-
cause there is no truth in him. When
he speaketh lie he speaketh of his
own, for he is a liar and the father of
ito
The master referred to Satan as "he,''
but declared that he was never in the
truth and there is no truth in him, but
he is altogether a liar. 1t is neither
person nor intelligence that lies, but
mere mystifcation or want of intelli
gence which declares false sense of
things.
The scripture refers to satan as the
power of darkness and as deceiver.
Darkness is not real power; it simply
obscures. and it disappears with the
revelation of truth
Science discredits the tabled devil,
who is supposed to be endowed with in
telligence, horns and hoofs, and shows
that it is not thing 10 be afraid of, but
pretence to be awake to.
The subtle arguments of malicious
animal magnetism can have no effect
upon those who are aware of its pres
enc } and who understand that God is
The only real Mind or power.
Malicious animal magnetism is an
evil mental influence in belief, the OPP
posite of Science-that which the evil
minded through mental malpractice
seek to use in opposition to the good
influence of the divine Mind
KNOWN To PSYCHOLOGISTS
1t is known TO az Sfudents of psy-
chology, and we thius we may safely
say, TO all reasonably well informed
persons, that one may be mentally dom.
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