The Superior times. [volume] (Superior, Wis.) 1870-1912, 1908-02-08
PRACTICAL PSYCHOLOGY.


and metaphysics as there is between
intuition and instinct, between per-
sonality and individuality.
The metaphysician tells us that
mind is that underlined somewhat as
opposed to nonentity." When asked:
What is mind? he answers: Never
matter What is INTERVIEWER
mind"
Metaphysics is the science of the
mind; psychology, the science of the
soul. If we regard metaphysics as
the science of the mind, we should
designate which mind Has a man
two minds? Most assuredy; as dis
tinctively separate as day and night.
One is the mind of the body (the
function of the physical BRAIN; the
other, the mind of the soul. The one
is mortal; the other, immortal.
These are sometimes called 1.-The
conscious and "subconscious,' but, as
such, the terms are misleading mas
much as they suggest two phases of
one mind instead of (as they should
two distinctively different minds.
Herein lies the root of the whole mat
ter; the very cornerstone Of the
new psychology We are not dealing
with duality of mind, but with dual
minds. For that reason | much pre-
fer, and shall hereafter designate
them, the objective and subjective.
The objective" mind is the func-
ton of the physical brain It's media
are the five physical senses. 1t comes
with the body, develops with the body,
perishes with the body. 1t controls
all voluntary motion. 1t depends
upon the body for it's existence. It's
highest faculty is reasoning. 1t rea-
sons deductively and inductively.
The subjective" mind is the func-
ton of the soul The soul is dis
tinct entity, and as such possesses in
dependent powers and functions, hav
ing mental organization of it's own.
1t does not depend upon the body for
its existence. The highest faculty is
intuition. 1t is the seat of the emo
lions and the storehouse of memory;
in fact, the memory is absolutely per
feet Everything you have ever read
or heard or seen or said or thought is
registered in your subjective mind In
the case Of one rescued from drown
ing land | speak from personal expe-
rience) the curtain is thrust back and
the objective mind receives a quick,
panoramic view of a lifetime The
'subjective' mind controls all the 81
lent iDvn1npt
tions 1t is amenable to control by
suggestion. Being intuitive, it rea-
sons only deductively
1t the subjective mind performs
its highest functions when the OBJ
Iecuye senses are in allegiance under
ordinary conditions, however, the
objective" mind has the floor.
Sou! and Body
On the material plane We have been
given material body to serve mate
rial purposes. 1t is merely the tcne-
ment of the soul; therefore it were
better to say: My soul has a body"
DOT my body has a soul The soul is
paramount
| look upon the soul as a spark of
divinity, and as such it possesses all
the potentialities of the Divine =
omniscence, omnipotence, omnipres-
ence; these, of course, only In the de-
gree or the spark to the whole-the
soul to the All Soul.
Then, with this premise we NAV
logically conclude that man is immor-
tai Let US put it In the form OF
syllogism:
The soul is thinking agent.
A thinking agent cannot be sev-
cred into parts.
That which cannot be severed can
not be destroyed.
Therefore the soul cannot he do
stroyed.
The belief IN immortality has al
least this much in its favor-tba neg.
alive cannot be proved If immortal.
tty is not true, ii matters little wheth
ei anything else is true or not
lhers have been many attempts IN
locate the soul. Because II cannot mo
located; because the surgeon cannot
md 1t and dissect it with his scalpeI
the malerialist declares there "a No
soul, and there is no COD: therefore
the materialist has DO difficulty in ac
eepting evolution On this no,n,
quite agree with Felix Adler, of ua
ate descended from All anthropoid ana
OK the physical side. We are NOT do
seconded from him. in any striC4 sense
OF the word, on our rational side for
a. he Is born Of life. so reason il ho-r
OF reason; and If the anthropoid ana
does ROT possess reason as We nos.
SEES II, II cannot be said that on ov-
rational side We are his progeny
Il STRIKES NE that II there ia a miss.
Ing link in the chain Of physical evo-
luton there IS surely a missing link
in the chain Of rational evolution
The highest faculty in man is jntp.
iti"n 'eoul pegceptionl; the highest
faculty in the animal--or in the ami.
nal nature Of mans instinct lido
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