Origin of Mental Species

CHAPTER VI

LIFE

A knowledge of life necessary to prevent death-Obvious
methods of nutrition deceiving-Activities of the obvious not
life-Life self-sustaining-Cause not in manifestation—
Causeless phenomena-Relative laws of phenomena re-
garded as intelligence The fourth dimension-Regenera-
tion-Organized phenomena not life-Human brain and
vibration-Immaterial mind vibrationless-Voiceless truth
-Necessity of increasing our receptive capacity.

CHAPTER VII

THE ULTIMATE IMMATERIAL ELEMENT-ITS EFFECT ON
HUMAN LIFE AND THOUGHT

Felt-out mind the activity of the mass called matter-
Has no consciousness-Merely a system-Can be changed
by a slow process of variation-Has no reasoning power-
The thought-out mind conscious-Birth of comparative
analysis-Feeling mind dominated by fear-More active
in the thinking mind-Cowardice an attribute of the feeling
mind-Courage evidence of the influence of the Ultimate
Element Origin of reforms and prophets-Birth of con-
scious mental species-Tragedies of life due to the mesmeric
influence of the feeling mind-Failure of science to explain
prophetic vision-Evil effect of the human interpretation
of the Ultimate Element-Human consciousness dethroned—
Demand of the feeling mind yields to the Absolute-Ac-
quired traits and unnatural appetites the first to yield-
Restores the natural to its natural condition-Will correct
a diseased mentality-Explains minds-Wandering phe-
nomena not man-Knowledge derived from nature tends
toward enlightenment-Explanation of phenomena made
possible by the Ultimate Element-Highly developed con-
sciousness the channel of realization of the Absolute-Per-
version of the Absolute by the human mind-Warfare of
nature overcome by the Ultimate Element-Laws of God
expressed in action-Cause of religious persecution-

Wonderful power in the reach of man-Sensation destroyed
-Dangers of celibacy-Applied science and metaphysics—
Melody of ideas-Disappearance of the symbol-Slight
knowledge of the Ultimate Element helpful.

CHAPTER VIII

INDUCED ACTIVITIES

Analagous to induced electric currents--Sidereal activ-
ities Mysterious and intangible Deceptive nature-
Source of secondary sex traits - Debasing influence-
Dangerous to teacher and student Pictured in Jewish
allegory-Origin of personal devil-Graphically described
in the Book of Job-Responsible for psychic phenomena-
Subject of innumerable volumes under the name of mesmer-
ism—of no use to mankind-Responsible for mistaken idea
of nature Necessity for understanding-Responsible for
misrepresentation and malice-The nemesis of religion-
Perverting influence on civilization.

CHAPTER IX

DIFFICULTIES OF THE THEORY

Comprehensive questions-Limited view of writers-
Receptive faculty undervalued-Inexplainable awakenings
Evolution not an intelligent force-Special and constant
interventions of the miraculous-Makers of gods-Nature
of Prophecy Nature of God-Inspired and revealed
science-Difficulty in realizing the Absolute-Elimination
of the symbol necessary-Impossibility of obvious demon-
stration Failure of nature to explain nature-Spontaneous
generation-Possibility of laboratory demonstration of life
-Value of false conclusions-Impossibility of creating good
-Power derived from intelligence-Fragmentary nature
of works on mental causes-Discoveries often re-statements
-Negative nature of the human mind-Impossibility of
arguing a lie out of existence-Science of desymbolization—
Indefinite nature of works on mind-Sub-conscious mind
and inspiration-Regretable style of writing.

CHAPTER X

SEARCHING FOR TRUTH

Impossibility of making an absolute statement in human

words-Time, place and chance irrelevant-Senses and

egotism Limited meaning of human words-Causes of con-

fusion - Influence of science on the religious world-

Chronology and events-Natural science and the mutable-

The immutable self-explained—The beginning God-Law

of cohesion-Deceptive nature of the human mind—Nature

of death-Cause of idea of immortality-Nature not an

entity-Impossible to convince the human mind-The sub-

stance of the whole matter-Mistaken ideas of the defenders

of God-Huxley's key to science-Insufficiency of re-

ligion-Lack of humility-Different strata of mind-The

dilemma of the conscious identity-The quickening power-

Origin of confusion-Battles with the elements-The Ab-

solute and the Fourth Dimension-The destiny of man a

useful and natural life.

CHAPTER XI

TELEOLOGY

Emerging from nature into the Absolute-Natural

science a system rather than a science-Cause of descent-

Ratio of change-Sense of location-Formative conscience-

Origin of natural science-Dual consciousness—Origin of

right and wrong-Retrograde periods-Progress and hate-

Adam and intelligent man-Mystery of good and evil

solved Origin of diseased species-Too much importance

attached to the thinking mind-Feeling mind and thought-

Thinking mind and habit-Only one disease-Environment

and the feeling mind-The human soul-Miracles explained

-Conclusions.

CHAPTER XII

BIBLE SCIENCE

Positive science and metaphysics-Metaphysics and the
science of the Bible--What the science of the Bible teaches
-The law of the prophets-The therapeutical value of the

science of the Bible--The science of the Bible and evolu-

tion-Man's relation to God-Religion, science and phil-

osophy-The philosophy of Bible science-The ultimate

spiritualization of all things.

CHAPTER XIII

THE MISSING LINK

Caution in preparation - Danger of outlining --- Evi-

dences of limitations-Ratio of increase of vision-Cause

of growth-Arrested species-Lives of most persons habit-

Prayer and education-Hegel and the philosophic species-

Actual knowing necessary-God and evolution-Principle

of orderly development-Limitless dimension-Key to the

invisible universe.

CHAPTER XIV

APPLIED EFFORTS

Medicine

Ratio of the value of the body to the individual—Life
not in the body-Reason for metaphysical tangents-Mind
the only activity-Structure an obstruction-Psychoplas-
mic activity-Applied science and applied efforts
and manipulation-Progress of manipulation extended to
brain cells-The nervous system-Sidereal power-Mental
gymnastics-Style of writing beneficial-Classified impres-
sions mistaken for knowledge-Potentialization of words
-Secret of education-Pain an experience only-Cause of
pain in the felt-out mind-Sense of pain in the thought-out
mind-Faith and substance-Origin of diseased species-
Process of potentialization of words.

CHAPTER XV

PHYSIOLOGY

The most useful application of science-What is life-
What is death-What is matter-Necessity of humility-
The felt-out mind complete in itself-Immaterial medium

and metaphysics-Food and sunlight not life—Precepts of
Jesus of Nazareth-Source of power-Relation of the
felt-out mind to the Absolute-Physiology mental-Deduc-
tions made from phenomena variable-The remedy for
functional disorders not in nature-Experiments in mental
restoration-Necessity for scientific work-Evidences of
purity-Physiological basis-Pain, passion and acquired
traits-Study of disease distasteful—Organized chemical
energy-Chemical action-Law of limitation-Chemical
activity not life-Dawn of metaphysics-Light of the world
-The intelligence of science-Source of being-Functions

without organs-Obvious vs. idea-Cause of education and

growth-Science and apocalyptical vision-Intelligence of

nature vs. intelligence about nature-Atavistic tendencies

-The periodic law.

CHAPTER XVI

PSYCHOLOGY

Cause of genesis-Diseased and healthy mentalities-

Depraved tendencies of the human mind—A knowledge of

health necessary-Uncertain value of religious methods-

Cause of immorality-Effect of studying health-Source of

temptations-Effect of belief in an endowed conscience-

Cruelty unconscious-Scale of perfection and the Holy