The Elbert County tribune., 1908-04-16

hypnotic condition-the highest Etatc
of suggestibility. l informed her.
while in that condition, that she could
go anywhere she chose II she held
the desire with qulescent concentra-
tion--not with intensity.
But a few moments elapsed ere she
said with the tears streaming down
her face: Why. am back in my old
home once more, away up here in
Muscatine. Ia The old home has had
many changes, and father has passed
away since l was last here"
There was a lull for moment or
two, then she said: "Oh, / see. Yes,
l see the papers that father put away
SO carefully-tbe papers in regard to
the property. Yes. he died without
telling any of us about them. and, so
far. all search for them has been
without avail. l now know why /
have been so anxious to pass into this
condition. The longing has been
fully satisfied, and / am ready to re-
turn"
Then, by a word. l called her back
to her normal condition. The tears
had not yet dried upon her cheeks,
and as she brushed them away she
expressed surprise at their presence.
She did not, in reality. suffer; nor
does anyone in that condition.
The next day she wrote home; all
the Impressions of the previous night
came readily TO her. In few days
came a letter from the old home
which proved the accuracy of her
clairvoyance; yes, to the minutest
detail.
Let us reason together a moment.
Was this clairvoyance or telepathy?
As for myself, / think it plausible,
possible and probable that ere the
death of the father he had been sub
| jectively in telepathic communication
with his daughter; neither being OBJ
jectively conscious of it.
But what about the changes that
mad taken place since the death OF
the father? They, too. may have been
telepathically transmitted by some
member of the family
We really cannot or should not say
that it was not telepathy, II 1t can
be thus accounted for. Nor can we
or should we deny the possibility of
clairvoyance. II 1t was clairvoyance,
then the subjective mind clearly per-
ceived the changes that had taken
place and the putting away of the
papers. or one thing you may rest
assured, viz; She thought she saw.
and she thought she was there.
Some very interesting questions
arise here. Let us consider them
Was she there? Could she be in
Iowa and Texas at the same time?
Mark her words: 81 am ready to come
back" We would naturally assume
that she thought she was still there.
Note how amenable to suggestion is
the subjective mind when the sub
ject is under hypnotic control. had
previously said: You may go where
you desire The going naturally i'm.
piled the coming back. But when l
said How can you say 81 am there"
when you are conversing with me
here? she said Everywhere is here"
She had now passed beyond the state
known as hypnotic, beyond the state
of amenability to suggestion, and the
Ego assumed control; therefore the
response which proved SO conclusive
ly the omnipresence of the sorl:
Everywhere is here"
'Tis true, the soul takes no cogni-
zance of space. Does the soul go
out or does it look out? This is a
question that has caused much con-
troversy II seems to me that it is
best answered by the soul itself:
Everywhere is here"
Why did the lady insist on being hyp-
Noticed and so strongly desire the clair
voyant condition? Because the subjec-
tive mind held message of Importance
which it wished to convey and there
fore impelled her to seize this oppor-
tunity. If she could have become suf-
fciently passive (objectively) she
would have received it. Had she
gone to psychic. the psychic would
have received it telepathically from
her, and then delivered the message
as if coming from the father. She
would also have described the father.
perceiving the mental image held,
unconsciously, by the daughter. Fur
thermore, she = might-have-bee
honest in it all. from her view point
The question has been asked times
without number: What is the differ
ence in the condition of one who is
hypnotized and one who is clair
voyant?
Hypnotism is a condition of hallu-
cination, the subject being wholly un-
der the control of the operator, and.
as such. accepts any suggestion given
that is not in violation of his settled
principles. Whereas, the clairvoyant
passes through and beyond the hyp-
motto state and conditions pertaining
thereto, becomes wholly Independent,
is no longer governed by suggestion,
because the initiative Is in the