A course of practical psychic instruction.

  • Psychic Research Co.
Date:
1901,
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Credit: A course of practical psychic instruction. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Methods of Active Projection—Lack of Necessity for Same—Relation Between Mental and Material—A Process of Induction—Pro- jecting Force Through Affirmation—Some Preparation Abso- lutely Necessary. Methods of Active Projection. Lack of Necessity for Same.—In reviewing this course which I am now about to bring to a close some student may say: You have made me understand clearly enough how to be passively attractive, how to store up this power which draws to itself, but what I want to know is, how can I actively project it? Of course, I could refer him to Lesson XI, but I understand. He wants something even more immediate and personal. For all ordinary purposes, it is not necessary to actively pro- ject this force. The fact of its residence and conscious restraint within you is sufficient to proportionately attract and accumulate a most gracious offering of interest, confidence, love and respect from your fellow-men without an aggressive effort on your part. These offerings which in themselves are a rich reward, bring also in their wake more material favors. They open up the more con- ventional and material channels which you have been vainly try- ing to open up directly. You failed in this attempt because you did not realize that the control of material things must be obtained by an intelligent or harmonious .approach through mental chan- nels- * * * Relation Between Mental and Material-As an illus- tration let me use the metaphor of a lake with a beautiful isknd in the center of it. The island represents some material thing ou Ls re^wealth for instance. The water of the lake rep- resents surrounding mental conditions. Your natural desire is to Tush pell-mell for the island. You find yourself floundering n the water-mental condition. A seemingly mtangrble, but nev- ertheless an effectual barrier. To get to the island you must
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