Evening star., 1923-01-08
Article Ill.
nv EMILE COUE.


After the preceding explanations of
the theory of autosuggestion, my
readers are certainly anxious to be
initiated in the method of putting
It into actual practice. We have
seen that our physical organism is
completely dominated by our sub
conscious self, which, obeying every
suggestion. of no matter what ma
ture, transmits it as an order 10
every fiber of the body, and that the
latter responds or reacts immediate
~. The only obstacle to the perfect
accomplishment Of the operation IS
the intervention of the conscious VIII
or reason at the same time. What
we want to know, therefore, is the
mechanism by which we may acquire
control of our SubconScious selt-ln
other words, achieve self-mastery.
The method is simplicity itself. 80
simple that it has been scored al as
all simple solutions of seemingly
complicated problems nave peeh
scoffed at But its logic is lrretr-
table and its effects are demonstrated
every day of our lives.
All that is necessary is 10 place
ones self in a condition of mental pas
,siveness. silence the voice OF con
'scious analysis and then deposit in
the ever-awake Subconscious the ldea
or suggestion which one desires 10
be realized.
Formula TO Repeat.
Every night, when you have COM
>fortably settled yourself IN pea es anu i'i
are on the point of dropping on 10
sleep, murmur in low but clear
voice, just loud enough to be heard
by yourself, this little formula
Every day, in every way l am set-
ting better and better" Recite the
phrase like litany. twenty tunes
or more, and, in order to avoid dis
tracing your attention by the eHorl
of counting, it is an excellent ldea
to tick the number off on a piece ol
string tied in twenty Knots.
"Puerile" Perhaps. Yet it suthces
to set in motion n the desired drec-
ton the stupendous forces or Whlch
we may be masters, IL we VIII. II
is a mere suggestion, but that sus-
gestion cast into the mysterious lapo-
ratory of the SubConsCiouS self is
fnstantaneously translated into an
active living force.
The ancients well knew the power
often the terrible power-contalned
in the repetition of phrase or a
formula The secret of the undenl-
able influence they exercised through
the old oracles resided probably-nay,
certainly. in the force OF suggestion.
YES. my method of self-cure. by
autO-suggestion, is undoubtedly sim
ME II is easy to understand, and
lust as easy to praCtce. Yet the
human mind is today what it was in
,the days of oracles, it insists on asso-
ciating the healing of the body or
mind with complicated theories and
processes. which. in reality, are quite
unnecessary. Why complain if things
are made easy for you?
Details Not Needed.
Y People may wonder why l am con-
tent to prescribe such a general and
apparently vague formula as Every
day, in every way, l am getting bet
ter and better" for all and every all
ment. The reason is. strange as 1t
NAV seem. that our Subconscious mind
does not need the details. The gem
rral suggestion that everything lin
every way" is going well is quite
sufficient to set up the procedure
of persuasion which will carry it's
effects to the different organs and
improve every function. I have had
remarkable demonstration of this in
the course of my long teaching and
experiments. Time and again, l have
seen patients cured, not only of the
particular disease for which they
sought relief, but also of minor dis
abilities which they had almost for
gotten.
The fact is our SubconScious
knows much more than we can ever
know ourselves about our physical
organism. Fortunately for us. Just
think what d mess we should make
of things if we had to look after
every Notwithstanding. digestion.
for instance. Who is it that takes
charge of such a complicated job?
The subconscious mind, and if it ever
does it's work badly, it is always be-
cause, in some way or another, we
have voluntarily meddled with it.
Every organ or function is connected
with and depends in some degree
upon others. and if the ordinary man
or woman were to begin ordering a
subconscious tinkering with par
ticular organ, he or she would Ger