_A word of itself_ puts no thought into action, though a series
of word sense-picturing may. Thoughts are made up of associated ideas
through the different senses; two senses must be affected to put a
thought in action. I must arouse a sight memory (picture), a feeling
memory (picture), as well as a sound through words, to have my reader
gain a thorough understanding.
Though accredited with an extensive vocabulary and having a large
dictionary at hand, I will have trouble in making you comprehend.
_There are no synonyms_, as no two things are the same. Therefore,
all words used here must have but one meaning. The following words and
phrases will be used to mean only the here-affixed definitions.
_Suggestion_, anything that arouses an action (environment, bodily
or external).
_Hypnosis_, a simulated sleep, the subject having the “thought of
sleep.”
_Inspiration_, a thought forced by an operator after Hypnosis
has been induced. Man is ruled by suggestion; we inspire a hypnotized
subject.
_Personal suggestion_, where a thought is deliberately forced
upon a person free from Hypnosis—exemplified by Christian and Mental
Scientists.
_Post-hypnotic suggestion_, a misnomer. It is a deferred action,
and will not happen if the subject is actually awakened.
_Inspired awakening_, “the thought of being awake,” the opposite
to Hypnosis,—“the thought of being asleep;” commonly known as the
waking state.
_Auto-suggestion_, can only mean a “sleep walker.”
_Pre-inspiration_, an act decided upon by the subject to be done
after Hypnosis has been induced, (erroneously called Auto-suggestion).
_Mind_, the consensus of all actions acquired during gestation,
and seated in the Sympathetic System. As it is inconceivable for
anything to happen without an intelligence to guide it, I believe that
intelligence to be within all matter, call it Mind and show its action
to be forced by external (the only kind) suggestion.
“_Mind_,” what is commonly believed to be the seat of intelligence.
_Sympathetic System_, all brain matter contra-distinguished from
the cerebrum.
_Thought_, two or more associated ideas. Thoughts are forced not
chosen.
_Idea_, a percept through any sense. Ideas transform into action.
_Thinking_, transforming of energy,—man only realizes.
_Memory_, registration of ideas. Man never forgets, but fails to
recall.
_Negation_, an inconceivable word. Everything is positive;
positive for or positive against.
_Abnormal_, impossible. Everything is normal or a natural result
from the cause.
_Objective mind_, _subjective mind_, mere words.
_Authority_, a conceited juggler of words.
_Bad_, perverted good.
_Good_, natural response.
_Hearing_, _seeing_, _smelling_, _tasting_,
_feeling_, the correlation of the different nerve-end stimuli of
the respective organs.
_Degenerate_, above (plus) or below (minus) what is considered
average man. Seemingly the same irritation may produce either extreme,
subservient to external environment.
_Everything is a combination of attributes_; _i. e._, one
thing an impossibility.
_Matter_ is comprehensible only to the degree it affects the
senses, and _to be conceived_ must affect two senses. To be
comprehended, three or more.
_Form is comprehensible_ (when acquired) only when it affects
sight and feeling.
_Form is the outline of matter_, and but transitory. Only matter
is appreciable.
_Man can conceive_ of nothing greater nor worse than his
individual experience.
_Will_ (_will power_), I cannot comprehend it, though
everyone prides himself on possessing IT.
_Instinct_, a word used to express intelligence in animals, in
contra-distinction from intelligence in man. _Man reasons!_
Animals do not. (?)
_Law of Nature_, a phrase that conveys no meaning. If you can
comprehend the phrase “Law of Nature” then you will know the Law
of Suggestion, and it will be a useless waste of time to read the
following pages.
_THE LAW OF SUGGESTION_