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I NTR OD U CTI O N P a rt I of this v o lu m e th e p s y c h o l s e ts f o rt h th e b a s ic p rin p re s e nt s inv o lv e d, p a rt II c ip le s o f g o o d h e a lth a nd h e a ling , a nd p a rt III r n li r i e s u m t o a z e a s till h ig h e r re a liz a e s t o a p tion with ou t wh ic h no s o u l is s o u nd T h e b oo k s h ou ld b e re a d m o re th a n o nc e , i n ord e r t o d e riv e its fu ll m e s s a g e , wh ic h is r n r o e o m e s s r ra n s m i n d i u s l e d o s s o c t a p ; p p y f o c c a s io n is h e re t a k e n t o m a k e g ra t e fu l ao knowle dg m e nt t o th e p s y c h oa na ly s ts fo r a n ’ e s s e ntia l e le m e nt in t h e writ e r s p ro f e s s io na l e q u ip m e nt ; t o Mrs H a rrie t L Mc C o llu m , e r e t r h l i l r s r e m o r r a l h s o o c c u u e e c , f p y g p p ac tic a l a wa k e ning t o th e re s ou rc e s o f th e s u b c o ns c io u s ; fo r t h e g ra c io u s ins p ira tio ns e m b o d ie d in Pa rt I I I ; a nd t o a ll o th e rs wh o b o th k no wing ly a nd u nkno wing ly h a v e c ontrib u t e d ’ t o th e a u th o r s e nlig h t e nm e nt a nd unf o ldm ent og y . . . . P AR T I P S Y C H OLO G Y E LE M E N T A R Y P R I N C I PLE S N O PENING a s u b j e ct it is g o o d t o pr e s e n t imm e dia t e ly th e gi s t o f o ne s a r gu m e n t a nd t o s e t f o r th cl e a r ly it s b a s ic pr in Th a t th e m ind r u l e s th e b o dy c ip le s a nd th a t m u ch S ickne s s is r e a lly m e nt a l is o cca s io n a lly r e co gni z e d b u t e x a ct ly h o w a nd W hy thi s is h a s n e v e r b e e n ful ly e xp lain e d W e h e r e p r o p o s e t o Sh ow th a t m e nt a l a nd e m o tio na l t e ns io n b e ing p re e mine ntly d yna mic is co rr e s p o nd ingly r e s p o ns ib l e fo r a ll m a nif e s ta tio n a nd th e m o dific a t ions o b s e rv e d I n o th e r wo r d s t h o u gh t s a nd f e e l in g s a re th e u nc e a s ing f o rc e s w h ich m o v e a nd f a shi on ou r o th e rwis e in e rt b o d ie s and a re e v e n r e sp o ns ib l e fo r th e ir cr e a t io n , ’ , , . , , . - , , . , . E NERGY Ou r first r e aliz a t io n S h oul d b e th a t o f th e univ e rs a l b a s is o f a ll m a nif e st e xi st e nc e in e ne rgy , t h a t liv in g , in d e struct ib l e y e t co n v e rt ib l e u r g in g v ib r a t io n , whi ch is c o ns t a nt ly a c c u m u l a t in g with in u s , t o b e fr o m t im e t o tim e d is ch a r g e d in p h y s ic a l , m e nt al o r e m o t io na l a ctivity W e h e r e giv e th e full c om pr e h e ns iv e m e aning t o th e wo r d e n e rgy , . [3] TH E GIST OF IT ctr on ic c ond e ns a tions c om p o s e th e o f p h y s ic a l m a tt e r a nd wh ich m a ni f e sts o th e rwis e in th e we ll k nown f o rm s o f ligh t h e a t e le ctr icity m o t io n g r o wth e tc , th e n m ind a nd s u pr e m e ly a s S p ir it A S living b e in g s we a re c o nst antly a s s im i l a t in g a nd g e ne r a t ing e n e r gy o u t o f it s s o u rc e s ab ou t u s a nd with in ou rs e lve s , wh e r e it a ccu mu la t e s AS h u m a n b e ing s we e xpr e s s th is e n e rgy in ph y s ica l a nd m e ntal a ctio n o r func tio n H e nc e r a th e r th a n m e r e b o die s we a re in r e a lity a ct iv e s e nt ie nt o r g a n iz a t io ns o f e ne r gy fo r wh o m no r m a lity r e q u ir e s a s o u n d , we ll nou r is h e d p hy s ic a l st ru ct u r e in p ro gre s s ing ph a s e s o f a d e qu a t e c oh e r e nt fu nct io n v a r ie d b y r e st a nd r e cr e a t ion a nd a ctu a t e d b y in na t e m o tiv e s in h a rm o n iou s ad j u stm e nt I n o th e r wo r d s a st a t e o f a ppr o pria t e h e a l th y b a l a nc e b e twe e n a ccu mu la tio n a nd d isp o s it ion o f e ne r gy is e s s e nt ia l to we ll b e in g wh o s e a t om s e le , - , , , , . , , . , . , . , , , , - , , , . , - . M I N D AND BOD Y P s y ch o lo gy s ign ifi e s th e m a nne r in whi ch e ne r gy o p e r a t e s m e n t a lly a nd to s u cc e s s fu lly c o p e with d is e a s e and d is o r d e r we mu st b e c o m e a cqu a int e d with c e rt a in p sy ch olo gi c a l m e ch a nis m s s u ch a s s u gg e st io n d is t r a ct ion r e pr e s s io n a nd th e lik e a nd r e a lize th e ab s o lu t e u n ity o f th e o r g a n is m a s a wh ol e Th e min d a nd th e b o dy a re no t s e p a r a t e th in g s , , , , , , . , [ 4] F OR HEALING HE ALT H , A ND HAPPINESS b u t a re me r e ly diffe rin g a sp e cts o f th e one u nifi e d s e lf , ch a ng e s in o ne o f wh o s e a sp e cts a re r e fl e c t e d in a ll th e o t h e rs F o r e x am ple , th e e m o tions o f f e a r a nd a nx i e ty p a r a ly z e Th is c o nd ition is th e n a nd c o ntr a ct th e mi nd c ondu c te d t o a ll p a rts of th e b o dy , a nd c on tr a c tion b e com e s th e o r d e r in e v e ry c e ll and B e ca u s e o f d iff e ring p e rs ona l s u s s tr u ct u r e c e p tib ility t h is c o ntr a ct io n wh e n p e rs ist e nt m ay clu tch th e b r o nchi a l t ub e s a s a s th m a , th e m u s c le s o f th e b a ck with sp ina l p a in o r b o ny disp la c e m e nt , th e w all s o f t h e st o m a ch , c a us ing d y sp e ps ia , th e t is s u e s o f th e k id ne y , p ro ’ d u c ing B r igh t s d is e a s e , o r it m ay wa rp th e n i e a l t b ng with s om e ne rv ou s r s t a o e e f e g a ff e ct io n, o r e v e n m e nt a l d e r a ng e m e nt On th e o th e r h a nd , r e a l d is o r d e r in a b o d ily p a r t s e n d s its d is tr e s s to th e mind , wh o s e c ons e qu e nt s t r a in o f s u fl e ring and f e a r c a n k e e p r e tu rning t o th e p a rt , e v e n wh en it migh t r e c o v e r , a nd f o rm a v ic io u s c ircl e o f ch r o nic d is a b ility wh ich p e rs is ts ind e finit e ly unt il th e m e nt a l str a in is r e m o v e d . . . . . Thi s int im a t e a ss o c ia tio n b e twe e n mind a nd b o dy is we ll a tt e s t e d b y s u ch o b v io u s illu s t r a tions a s th e r e dd e ning o f th e fa ce in S h am e o r e mb a rr a ss m e nt , d is tu rb a nc e o f h e a r t a ct io n b y f e a r , n a u s e a pr o d u c e d b y a r e p u l s iv e th o u gh t , o b struct e d liv e r a nd c ons t ip a tion fr o m a nx iou s co nstr a int , e x c e s s iv e k id n e y [5] GIST TH E or IT ction from f ev e rish e xcit e m e nt and num e r o u s o th e rs t o s ay n o thin g o f th e c o rr e sp o n d ing r e c o v e ry wh e n th e d istr e s s in g e m o tion f a d e s S u ch pu r e ly p sy ch o lo gica l e le me nts a s e m o ti o ns th e n b y th e ir d e fin it e infl u e nc e o n th e r e sp o ns iv e t is s u e s a re s e e n t o d e t e rm in e ph y s ic a l c o nd itions b u t t o fully e xpla in th e ir r e sp o ns ib ility fo r c ont inu o u s d is e a s e a nd d is o r d e r , a d d it io n a l f a ct o rs mu st b e co ns id e r e d a , , . , , , , . GIST OF IT TH E ct iv e wh e n a ris ing fr o m o r a tt e nd e d b y ph y s ica l s e ns a t ion wh ich m e a ns th a t wh e n we f e e l p a in we a re ca u s e d t o b e lie v e s o m e thing wr ong wh ic h is tru e b u t s u gg e st io n m a y t e n d t o e x a gg e r a t e th e s e ns a t io n a nd Ind ig e stio n fo r giv e it u n du e s ign ific a nc e e x a mp l e , c a u s e s e xc e ss o f g a s in th e st o m a ch wh ich b y pr e ss u r e o n th e h e a rt ca n d istu r b it s a ct io n a nd giv e s o m e o f th e s e ns a t io ns a nd t h e r e b y th e s u gg e st ion o f h e a rt d is e a s e T r e a tm e nt d ir e ct e d t o th e h e a rt wo uld t h e n b u t r e info rc e t h is s u g g e stio n a s wo u ld a l s o th e r e p e t itio n o f th e f a ncie d h e a rt s ym pt o m s wh ich a re r e s u lt ing s ol e ly fr om th e n e g le ct e d st oma ch e ff e , , , . , , . , . D ISTRACTI O N S u gg e st io n is fu rth e r f a v o r e d b y d is tra c t ion, wh ich m ay e x ist a s a d istu rb e d , p re o c c u p ie d o r r e s ist le s s m e nt a l st a te , in d u c e d b y s om e u nd e rcu rr e nt o f fe e ling , a n inj u r y , a s h o ck , o r p e rh a p s b y d e lib e r a t e m e nt a l fi x a t io n, which n a rr o ws o r a b s o r b s th e p o we r t o r e a s o n c le a rly , a nd p e rm its th e a dv e rs e s u g h k oo e s ub j e ct st ns t p r r t I f i o e e e e o a e d t t g h a v in g in d ig e st ion, fo r inst a n ce , w e r e u nd e r i m h s m i r t n r s str n fr o w o rr nd a a i v e e o u , y g s o d istr a ct e d wou ld no t b e fr e e t o dis c ou nt th e s e ns a t io n s o f h e a rt d is tu rb a nc e a s m e r e ly h h n e m o e a d e e a s h S t m a c d r v rs a i n e o t t g , . F OR HEALING HE ALT H , AND HAPPINESS s u gg e s tion o f h e a rt d is e a s e wou ld th e n b e a b s o rb e d a nd m a nif e st e d . D E FENSE Mo r e o v e r a m e ch a nis m of d e fe ns e may c o m e in p lay le a ding o ne wh e n h a rd pr e ss e d t o a cc e p t a s u g g e st io n just a s it c o m e s a s a wa y o f e sc a p e fr om s o m e ob lig a t io n o r p re d ic a m e nt a nd p e rh a ps u nc o nsciou s ly b u t wh e n t h e s e m e ch a nis m s o p e r a t e th e r e s ul t in g d is o rd e r is lia b le t o s e t tle d own int o th e in e r t ia o f h ab it fo r with a line o f le s s e ne d r e s ist a n c e e st ab lis h e d th e o rigina l s e ns a t ions will d o ub tle s s r e cu r a nd c o nt inu e to h a mm e r th e ir o mino u s s u gge s tions int o b o th m in d a nd b o d y which in th e m a nn e r s h own m ay t ak e th e m u p a nd e xpr e s s th e m s pur io u s th o u gh th e y a re I t mi gh t e v e n b e inf e rr e d th a t th e in dig e s tio n whi c h a r o s e in th e first p la c e wa s m e r e ly d u e to wo rry wa s p e rh a ps a ggr a v a t e d b y s o m e d ie t a ry ind iscr e t io n a nd wo u l d h a v e b e e n qu it e tr a ns it o ry e xc e p t fo r th e o th e r fa c t o r s A s u ff e r e r fr om h e a rt d is e a s e is th e r e b y r e le a s e d fr o m mu ch a nd we c an all r e m e mb e r f e e ling s ick to st ay h om e fr o m sch ool S o c o u ntle s s o th e r e x a mp le s a ff e c ting a ny c om b ina tio n o f o r g a ns a nd w it h v a ry ing u nd e r cu rr e nts o f mix e d m o t iv e s , will r e a d ily s u gge st th e m s e lv e s , , , , , , , , , , , , , . , , . , . , . T HE GIST OF IT R EPRESSI O N A fu r th e r d e t e rm in in g m e ch a n is m is th a t o f r e pr e s s io n, wh ich a g a in b ring s ou t th e im p o r t anc e o f k no wing th e s e th ing s in t e rm s o f e ne r gy And S inc e a dd it iona l f a ct o rs a re a l s o . inv o lv e d , we c a n g e t a b e t t e r g r a sp o f th e s e pro b le m s b y stu dy in g a p sy ch o lo g ic a l u nit , fo r inst a nc e a s in gle e xp e r ie nc e , s u ch a s a s imp le c o nt a ct , lik e th a t of th e p alm of my h and t o u ch ing th e t o p o f my d e s k Th is e xp e r ie nc e c onsists o f th e m otio n o f th e h a n d d e sc e n d ing in th e a ir a nd th e n st o pp e d b y th e d e s k , wit h th e t h u s d e fl e c t e d e ne rgy tr a ns m itt e d t o my t iss u e s a nd th e nc e t o m y c onscio us ne s s a s an im p u l s e or s e ns a t io n S h o u ld th is c ont a ct b e m a d e with v io le nc e o r a S la m , I wo uld r e c e iv e a s u rch a r g e o f e n e r gy o r f e e ling , a nd b e th ro wn o u t o f e qu ilib rium int o a st a t e o f t e ns io n , a tt e nd e d b y tingling ne rv e s a nd g e n e r a l str a in, wh ich wo u l d l a s t s o m e t im e u nle ss I we nt th r ou gh r e a ctio ns to disch a r ge th is s u rch a r g e , s u ch a s ru b b ing my h a n d o r u tt e r ing s om e e xp l e t iv e with f e e lin g , wh e n th e t e n s io n wo u ld r e la x a nd r e lie f a t o nc e b e f e lt B u t for s o m e mo t iv e I m igh t ch o o s e t o r e pr e s s a ll r e a ct io n a nd m a int a in p e rf e ct c o m p o s u r e , wh e n, if th e r e we r e m a ny r e p e t it ions , a limit t o u nd ist u rb e d e n du r a nc e wou ld b e r e a ch e d , a nd th e str a in wo u ld b e r e fl e ct e d in m y g e n . . . [ 10 ] F OR HEALING HEALT H , AND HAPPINESS ra l c ond ition In o th e r wo r d s th e e ne r gy o f th e b lo w is r e c e iv e d b y my o r g a ni s m a s a n im p a ct o r ch a rg e wh ich a ccu mul a t e s o n r e p e t itio n a nd if I r e fus e t o d isch a r g e th e t e ns io n b y r e a ct ing p u t s m e t o g r e a t p a ins a nd e v e nt u a lly m a nif e st e ff o rt t o c o nt a in it e . , , , ’ . TH E CO MPLE $ E v e ry e xp e r ie nc e m e a ns t h e d e liv e ry into o ne o f a d e finit e v o lu m e o f e ne r gy , a nd t h e s a m e l a w h o ld s in o u r m o r e c o m p le x a nd hi gh ly o r ga niz e d e xp e r ie nce s Th e s h o c k o f a tru e b e re a v e me nt , fo r ins t anc e , lay s u p o n u s a we igh t o f cr u s hing f o rc e , wh ich h o l d s a nd we a rs u s d o wn , a nd d is t o rts ou r no rm al s t a t e o f b e ing , j u st s o lo ng a s we r e t a in it b y re pr e s s ing a ll e m o t ion , a nd b e gins t o ligh t e n a nd r e le a s e u s in p r o p o rt io n a s we v e nt o u r f e e lin g s , and p e rmit th e re a ctions which r e st o r e e qu ilib rium S u ch a v olu m e o f re pr e ss e d , h e ld in f e e lin g c onstitu t e s a c om ple x , o r m e nt a l s o r e , wh o s e f e e ling t o ne , u n d is c h a r g e d a nd r a ck ing th e s y st e m , m a k e s f o r dis t r a c tio n a nd e xp o s e s u s t o a tr a in o f p a th o l o g ic a l e v e nts s imila r t o t h e o ne o u t lin e d , wh e r e a s r e a ct in g a ppr o pria t e ly , in r e sp ons e t o th e u r g e nt pr e ss u r e , we r e t a in no vu lne r a b le sp o t , b u t r e t ur n t o no rm a l b a l a nc e , a nd e v e n a cqu ir e inc r e a s e d e nd ur a nc e fo r s u cc e e d ing str e ss e s which a re b o un d t o c om e F ur . . - . [11] T HE GI S T or IT th e rm o re , thi s s ame pr inciple ob t a ins in th e c a s e of a g r e e ab le e m o t ions fo r mirth d e m and s it s o u tle t in la u ghin g j u st a s mu ch a s s o rr o w in we e p in g , . C O N VERSIO N It m igh t b e j e ct e d h e r e th a t it is no t we ll to k e e p d we llin g u p o n o ne s tr ou b le s wh ich o f c o u rs e is tr u e fo r it m e r e ly a ggr av a t e s th e m a nd le a d s t o th e dis int e g ra t in g h ab it o f Th o u gh if a p a rt icul a r tr a in o f s e lf p ity l am e nt or c o m p la int is b e in g c a rrie d b e y o nd d u e limits it is b e c a u s e it is u s e d a s a p a rt ia l o r s u b st it u t e v e nt fo r d e e p e r tr o u b le t h a t is c o v e r e d o v e r, a nd th e r e f o r e a ll th e m o r e in n e e d o f d is cov e rin g a nd d isch a rgin g F o r th e f e e lin g th a t is f e rm e nt in g in t h e s e s ub m e r ge d m e nt a l c om p le x e s r e a cts o n th e b o dily t is s u e s a nd u nd e r g o e s c o nv e rs io n int o p h y s ica l s ymp t om s s o th a t o b stina t e p hy s ic a l n au s e a fo r ins ta nce ca n b e du e e ntir e ly to a s u ppr e s s e d m e nt a l r e p u gna n ce a nd will d is a pp e a r c o m p le t e ly u p o n d isch a r g e o f it s u n d e rly in g c o mp le x H e nce c onv e r s io n is a no th e r imp o r t a n t p sy ch o p a th o lo gic al m e ch a nism a nd s u g i i h m f r e o i r q r nts c o rr ct n e v e o e e u e e o f s t t g ob ’ , , , - . , . , , , , . . S UMMARY B u t b e f o r e p a ss ing o n we s h ou ld r e c a p it c onst ant , in e x o r a b le u la te , b e ginn in g wit h [ 12 ] HEALING HEALT H F OR , AN D HAPPIN E SS s e lf p e rp e tu a ting b u t c a p a b le o f infin it e tr a ns mu t a t ion Ou r fir s t a w a r e ne s s o f it is a s s e ns a tion th e n p e r c e p tion t h e n r e a ct iv e e m o t io n a nd d isch a r g e with r e tu rn to e qu ilib r ium ; o r r e pr e s s iv e t e n s io n a nd c onv e rs ion int o symp t om s wh ich m a y b e int e ns ifi e d a nd p r olo n g e d b y s u gg e s t io n f a v o r e d b y d istr a ct io n a nd d e f e ns e and th e n m e rg e int o th e in e rtia o f h ab it F o u r flfth s o f a ll h u m an d is a b ility th a t is t o s a y a ll n e rv o u s m e nt a l fu nct ion a l a nd u nd u ly ch r onic d is o r d e rs a s we ll a s m a ny c ont inu ou s o rg a nic d is e a s e s a re c o nst ruct e d o u t o f j u st Bu t t h e s e m e ch a nis m s a nd no th in g e l s e s inc e th e y o r d in a r ily d e v e lo p u nc o nsc io u s ly o u t o f r e a ch o f e ff e ct iv e o r s u b c o nsc io u s ly a d j u st m e nt b y t h e ir v ict im s we s h o u ld no w c o ns id e r th e s u b c onsciou s In fa ct we r e t h e s e pr o c e ss e s not s u b c onsciou s in th e n a rr o w s e ns e th e r e co u ld b e no c onv e rs io n int o symp t om s fo r c onsciou sn e s s p r ov id e s a v e nt b y m e a ns o f a na ly s is a nd a d j u s tm e nt wh ich th e in d ividu al s u b c o nscio u s d o e s no t and t h e r e f o r e th e sym pt o m s a pp e a r a u t o m a tic a lly b e c a u s e th e ir c om p on e nt e ne rgie s r e m a in un d is ch a rg e d a nd u n disp o s e d ene r gy , ind e stru ct ib l e a nd - . , , , , , , . , , , , , , . , , , , , . , , , , , , , . TH E GIST OF IT fo r th e st ub b o rn ch a r a ct e r th e ir b a s is in this fi e ld of dis o rd e rs h a v in g . D ISS O CIATI O N Th e a b ility t o d ir e ct a tt e ntio n is la r ge ly u nd e r c o ntr o l o f th e will , a nd a n o r m al in d i v id u a l is a b l e t o f o cu s h is c o nsc io u s ne s s o n a ny p o rt io n o f h im s e lf o r h is e nv ir o nm e nt , a nd t o k n ow it a s it a ctu a lly is One m ay a l s o , if s o d isp o s e d , with d r a w c onscio u sn e s s fr o m a giv e n a r e a , a nd igno r e th e r e a ct io ns t akin g p la c e in it, wh e n th e y w ill ne v e rth e le s s t a k e p la c e s u b c o nsciou s ly B u t s inc e th e e ntir e s e lf is in r e la t io n wi th its e l f , a nd with th e wh ol e e nvir onm e nt , a nd inte rre a c tions c on t inu a lly o ccu r , th is p a rt ia l ob liv ion c a n o nly b e a ch ie v e d b y f o rc ib ly n a rr o win g th e r a n ge o f c o nsc io u s ne s s s o a s t o e x clu d e th e re pu g n a nt p o rt io n, whi ch th e n b e c om e s a s th o u gh d iv id e d o ff, a t th e e xp e ns e o f th e wh ole , f or th e r e c e pt ion a nd ca rry in g on of th e re p u d i a t e d im pr e s s io ns a nd r e a ct io ns If th e s e im pr e s s ions and s u ppr e ss e d r e a ctions p e rs ist , m o r e a nd m o r e of th e s e lf will b e a ppr o pria t e d fo r th e ir r e qu ir e me nts , u nt il thi s S p lit o fi p or t io n b e c ome s str o ng e n ou gh to p u rs u e a n a lm o st ind e p e nd e nt e x ist e nc e , wit h d iv is io n o f th e s e lf in a m a nn e r whi c h m a nife sts a s d u al o r diss o c ia t e d p e rs on a lity P e rs ons s o a fi e c t e d h e a r v o ic e s wh e n n o n e S p e ak , s o m e . . . - . [ 16 ] HEALING HEALT H F OR , AND HAPPINESS r e a ction in th e s e c o nd a ry s e lf m ak in g its e lf m e nt a ll y au d ib le a s a m e ss a ge o r c omm and fr o m With o u t a nd in du c in g v a r iou s c o nflicts with a b e rr a t io n of c o n d u ct , o r lit e r a l u nh al a nc ing o f m in d A g r iev o u s d is illu s io nm e nt fo r inst a nce m ig h t b e r e s ist e d a nd r e j e ct e d with s u ch d e p th o f pr o t e st a s t o r e s ul t in s u ch d is s o cia t io n fo r a ss um in g th a t th e gr oun d s fo r it a re g e nu ine th e y will a fi e c t th e s u b j e ct a cc o r d ing ly e v e n if o nly s u b c o nscio u s ly , e v e ntu al ly div id e th e s e lf a s S h o wn a b o v e a nd if p e r s ist e nt in du c e s om e o u tcry , in th e f o rm o f v is io ns w a rni n g s o r c o mm a nd s wh ic h r e s u lt in a cts th a t s e e m pr e p o st e r o u s o r ins a ne I t b e co me s quit e o b v iou s h o w r e a d ily a mind a t s u ch dis a dv a nt a g e wou ld d r ift a lo ng h e lp le ss ly u n d e r th e infl u e nc e o f th e m e ch a nis m s a l r e a d y tr a c e d a nd o f o t h e rs st ill m o r e int ri c a t e c o nj u r in g u p d e lu s io ns il lu s io ns a nd h a l lu c ina tio ns wh ir le d a lon g b y o b s e s s ions a nd v ict im iz e d b y f e a rs B u t a ll such s t a t e s a re u n s u b s t a nt ial inh e r e ntly a rtific ia l with ou t e nd u r a nc e o f th e ir o wn a nd w o u l d t e nd t o fa d e a nd cl e a r u p if it we r e no t t h a t th e y a re b e in g r e ne we d fr o m a s till d e e p e r a nd mo r e e ndu r ing s ou rc e Wh a t t h e n k e e ps th e m g o ing $ Th e a nswe r is d ynam ic p e rs o na l m o t iv e instinct o r d e s ir e p lu ra liz e d int o n um e r ou s m o t iv e s wh ich a re , , . , , . , , , , , , . , , , . , , , . , , , , [ 17] TH E GIST or IT r e a l in e xh au stib le spring s o f ou r t h ou gh o ft e n d is gu is e d and no t th e , t ion s ac , M O T I VE S Th e a b n o rm a lit ie s u n d e r c o ns id e r a t io n , a s pr e viou s ly s ta t e d , c onstitu t e n o th ing m o r e th a n a str a ining c om pr o mis e o f c onfl ictin g p e r s ona l c ons id e r a t io ns o r m o tiv e s Or sta t e d m o r e t e chni ca lly , th e y a re b u t th e ou t wa r d r e s ul ta nts o f c o nt e ndin g , int e r io r and s t rictly p s y ch olo gic a l f o rc e s o p e ra t in g in te rm s o f th e m e ch a nis m s d e scr ib ed W e giv e t o th e s e f o rc e s th e n a m e o f m o t iv e s , a lth ou gh in th e ab s olu t e th e y a re r e s olv e d int o a s in gle o ng o in g o ne , th e u r g e o f b e in g , wh ich , h o w e ve r, m a nife s ts a nd b e s t l e n d s its e lf t o a na ly s is a s a tr in ity , c o m pr is ing t h e b a s ic m o t iv e s , ins tincts o r u r g e s , o f s e lf pr e s e rv a tion, s e lf pro j e c tio n, a nd s e lf r e sp e ct Th e s e th re e c omp e llin g m o t iv e s , with th e ir e x t e nd e d c o r o lla r ie s , d e t e rmin e all th a t we d o a nd a re o n e a rth , s ick o r we ll , s o it will b e pr ofit ab le now t o c ons id e r th e m . . - - - . . S ELF P RESERVATI O N - Th e firs t inclu d e s no t o nly th e inst inct of s e lf pr e s e rva t io n o r d e s ir e fo r e xist e nc e , b u t th e wis h t o liv e we ll , in th e b e st p o s s ib le c ir c um s t a nce s , a nd t o s e c u r e s om e o f th e g oo d thin g s of life - . GIST OF IT TH E S ELF P R O J ECTI O N - s e c on d , s e lf pr o j e ction e mb ra c e s th e lov e mo t iv e s e x u r g e a nd s o c ia l instinct wh e r e b y we m a t e e xp a n d o u r f e e lin g s a nd s e e k to e nj oy a nd e nga g e with o u r f e llow b e in g s This a l s o inclu d e s th e lo v e o f lib e rty a nd th e u r g e t o wa r d s e lf e xpr e s s io n in a ll d e s ir e d f o rm s Th e - , , , , , , . , - . S ELF R ESPECT - Th e th ir d m o tiv e , th a t o f s e l f r e sp e ct , c om pr e h e n d s h ono r , d e c e ncy , v irtu e , lo y alty , ’ pr id e , str iv ing fo r a n id e a l, liv ing u p t o o ne s pr inc ip le s , a nd d e s irin g t o s ta nd we ll - . C O N FLICT A g r a nd ga la xy , we m a y we ll f e e l , b u t h o w th e y c a n c ont e nd with o ne a no th e r Th e p o s s ib ilitie s o f d isc o r d in o ne l a ck ing w is d o m a re o b v io u s P a ss io n p e r io d ica lly b e s ie g e s v irtu e , a nd h o no r h a s a lwa y s t o fi gh t g r e e d o f g a in, . . t h ou gh th e c o nfl icts a t f a u lt a re u s u a lly fa r m o r e su b tle a nd with th e Opp o s in g pull o r p u sh o f e a c h e le m e nt m a nif e st o nly in th e twist o f d is o r d e r Th e r e a re a ls o inh ib iting o r c o nstr a inin g fa c t o rs wh a t m igh t b e c a lle d ne g a tiv e m o t iv e s wh ich a c t a s b r a k e s u p o n o u r p o s it iv e im p u l s e s na m e ly c o ns id e r a t io ns o f pr u d e nc e s h a m e o r f e a r th o u gh u l t im a t e , . , , , , [20] , F OR HEALING HEALT H A ND HAPPINESS , s ily id e ntify th e s e with th e p re c e ding , t og e th e r with Opp o s in g d e s ir e o r no t t o d o no t t o b e no t t o h av e wh a t is O u t o f t h e s e c o nst a nt o ft e n c o nfl ict ing o r th wa r te d m o tiv e s a nd th e c ontr a ry e m o t ions th e y th e n e ng e nd e r s u r g e s th e e ne r gy wh ich m ain ta ins th e m o rb id m e ch anis m s a nd p e r p e tu a te s d is o r d e r t h a t is unt il th e m o t iv e s a re h a rm o n iz e d o r int e llig e nt ly d ir e c t e d wh e n o r d e r we ll b e in g a nd pr o g r e s s s u p e r v e ne One m a rryin g m e r e ly fo r a d v ant a g e su b s e rv e s b u t a S in gl e instinct th a t o f a cqu i s itio n o r pr id e Th e o t h e rs a tr o ph y f e rm e nt o r p u tr e fy wi th r e s u lts t o c o rr e s p o nd u nl e s s th e a rt o f wh ol e s o m e t r a ns m u t a t io n is a o qu ir e d a nd t o wa r d whi ch th e wa y s o f a tt a in m e nt wil l b e m a nife st a s we pr o c e e d Mo t iv e s g e t t h e ir c a s t in th e e v olutio nal p e rio d o f ch ildh o o d wh e n im pr e s s io ns a re m a d e and r e a ct io ns t ak e p la c e in v ir gin s o il a nd th e pr imit iv e imp ul s e s a nd str e ss e s o f r e str a int r e a ct in g u p o n th e p a rticu la r t e m p e ram e nt d e t e rmin e th e m a nn e r of a d j u st m e n t t o a ll th a t is t o f o llow At thi s t im e pr e dile ctions a re a cqu ir e d and st an d a rd s a b s o r b e d which u nc o nscio u s ly a nd la t e r fo r g o tt e n c ol o r a nd c on dit ion o u r a ct io ns a nd r e a c t ions a ll th r o u gh lif e And S inc e life it s e lf is s o c omp le x a nd l o a d e d with r ig o r o u s b u fi e t s it is litt le wo n d e r th a t s o m e o f u s c o u ld ana ly s is ea . , , , , , , , , , , - , . , . , , , , . , , , , , . , , . , , [21 ] GIST OF TH E IT f o llo w th e lin e of le a st r e s ist a nc e and com p ro mis e on d is e a s e B u t it is no t sc ie nt ific t o g e n e r a lize fo r e v e ry c a s e is d ist inct ly ind iv id u a l a nd th e pr ob le m is diff e r e nt fo r e a ch o ne a lth ou gh th e a b no r m a l c o ndit ions r e s u l tin g u s u a lly f a ll int o o ne o f th e th r e e m a in g r o u ps o f ph y s ic a l n e rv o u s o r m e nt a l d is o r d e r a nd p e rh a p s s h o u ld no w b e c a t alo gu e d in th a t way . , , , . TH E G IST OF IT ft e n e st ab lish e d u p on s u ch a c omb in a t io n o f p s y ch o lo gic a l m e ch ani sm s a s we ll a s m a ny fo rm s of rh e u m a tis m Th e c a s e s a l s o o f c a nc e r a nd tu m o r h av e s u ch a f o u nd a tion b u ilt u p fr o m s om e ch a nc e b lo w o r inj u ry a nd t u b e rcu lo s is is no w k n o wn t o b e a p s y c h o lo gica l d is e a s e o , . , , . NERVO U S In th e c a t e g o ry o f n e rv o u s d is o r d e rs we p la c e th o s e a ilm e nts in wh ich , a l th ou gh th e r e is no stru ctu r a l ch a n g e in a ny b o d ily p a rt , t h e r e y e t e xis t s m o st try in g d is a b ility A list wo ul d inclu d e n e u r a sth e nia o r n e rv e we a k n e s s , t h ou gh th e n e rv e s th e m s e lv e s a re no t a ff e ct e d , ne rv ou s d e pr e ss io n and n e rv ou s irr ita b ility , a nx ie ty , ph ob ia s o r f e a rs , e xtr e m e s e ns it iv e n e ss , p a infu l s e lf c onscio u s ne s s , ina b ility t o m a k e d e cis ions , d im in is h e d will p o we r o r p o we r o f c o nc e ntr a t io n , d e f e ct iv e m e m o ry , ins omni a , s omn a mb u lis m , p e rs ist e nt b a d d r e a m s , e m o t io n al ins ta b ility , hy st e r ia , st a m m e r in g , o b s e ss io n o r b e in g imp e lle d to s om e irr a tio n a l a ctio n , k le pt om a n ia fo r e x a m p le , a nd o t h e r p e c ul ia r te n d e nc ie s , cu r io u s h a b its , d iss o cia t io n o f p e rs o n a lity with it s e sp e c ial p h e nom e na o f la p s e o r lo s s o f th e s e lf , a s we ll a s ma ny u n iqu e in d e scr ib a b le st a t e s a tt e nd e d b y s e ns a tio ns o f pr e ss in g , b u rs tin g , b u rning , t inglin g , d izzin e ss , ch illin e s s o r tr e mo r . - - . 24 [ ] F OR HEALING HEALT H , A ND HAPPINESS P ER VERSE Th e r e is a l s o a no th e r g r ou p o f d e r a ng e m e nts wh ich f a ll s h o rt o f a b s olu t e m e n ta l a b e rr a t io n, a nd wh e r e in th e s u b j e ct s e e m s o t h e r wis e qu it e n o r m a l , y e t is n o ne t h e l e s s d o mina t e d b y e xtr e m e ly c u nnin g, cru e l o r crim in a l t e nd e ncy , a lc oh o lic o r d ru g a d d ict io n, o r p e rv e rs io n o f th e s e x inst inct S u ch c o ndi t io ns e x is t inv a r iab ly b e c a us e o f th e str e ss e s ind ica t e d , e xc e pt wh e n th e y a re th e r e s u lt o f d e fin it e d e ficie ncy . . ME NTAL U nd e r th e g r o u p ing o f tru e m e nt al a b e rr a t ion, c omm o nly c a lle d ins a n ity , o r t e chn ic a lly psy ch o s is , we p la c e h e r e only th e p sy ch olo g ic a l f o r m s , a nd o m it th o s e d u e t o c o ng e nit al d e f e ct o r a ctu a l d am a g e t o th e b r a in Th o s e c ons id e r e d will th e n c o ns titu t e th e p u r e ly functio nal o r p sy ch o p a th olo gic a l v a r ie t ie s , o ccu rr ing in p e rs o ns p h y s ic a lly n o r m a l y e t m e nt a lly d e ra ng e d in t h e ir a d j u st m e nt t o lif e , a nd o ft e n r e qu ir ing t e m p o r a r y o r p e rm a ne nt s e qu e s t r a t io n A s ign ific a nt way in wh ich t o cl a ss ify th e f ou r s alie nt typ e s o f m e nt al d e vi a t io n wo u ld b e in a cc o r d a nc e w ith th e f o llo w Ing e x t r e m e s $ t h o s e in wh ich th e m ind r u ns t o o f a s t a nd f e v e r is hly , th o s e in which it is . . [25] TH E GIST or IT ch ille d a nd s lo w t h o s e in wh ich its r a d iu s is t o o s m a ll o r ci rcum scr ib e d a nd th o s e in wh ich it is t o o e xp a n d e d o r infl a t e d P s y ch ia try l ik e wis e d e nomi na t e s f ou r m a in v a r ie t ie s m a nia o r e xc e s s iv e m e nt a l e xcit a t io n o ft e n S h o win g ou tb u rsts o f v io le nce ; m e lanch olia o r e xtr e m e m e nt a l d e pr e ss io n s o m e t im e s a t t e nd e d b y s e lf d e str oy ing o r mu tila t ing t e n d e ncie s ; a nd d e me nt ia o r m a rk e d r e du ct io n in m e nt a l r e sp ons iv e n e s s O f t h e s e th e first two a re p r on e t o a l t e rn a t e in th e s a m e in di v id u a l a nd a ll a re u s u ally a tt e n d e d b y d e lu s io ns illu s ions and h allu cin a tions Th e r e is a l s o t h e l a r g e p a r a no id g r o u p ch a r a ct e r ize d b y S p e cia l d e lu s io ns of s e lf a gg r a nd iz e m e nt a nd p e rs e cu tio n in c onn e ct io n with wh ich t h e r e is mu ch s u sp icio n a nd v ind ictiv e n e s s I t sh ou ld a l s o b e r e m a rk e d th a t th e s e st a t e s d o no t a lwa y s e xi st in d ist inct a nd s e p a r a t e t yp e b u t m o r e o f te n a s m ixtu r e s o r b le n d s s h a ding int o o ne a no th e r In f a ct th is e xt e r io r d iff e r e nt ia t ion is m e r e ly th e r e s u lt o f p re v io ns e ff o rts t o c la ss ify a nd if p o s s ib l e a ss ign a p h y s ic a l c a u s e t o e a ch o ne wh e r e a s m o r e r e c e nt c ompr e h e ns io n o f th e c onfl icts a m o ng m o tive s e m o t io ns a nd o th e r p sy chic m e ch a n ism s m a k e s th e ir n a t u r e m o r e tr u ly u n d e r , , . , , - . , . , , - , . , , . , , , s ta nd a b le . HEALING HEALT H F OR AND , HAPPINESS O RIGIN In o r d e r cc ount fo r th e m fully h ow e ve r we mu st r e v e rt b a ck e v e n a s fa r a s infa ncy Th e b a b y is a c om pl e t e e g o t ist m o v e d fo r th e firs t m o nth s o f h is lif e o nly b y imp u l s e s c o nn e c t e d with hi s o wn ob j e ct iv e ne e d s a nd p le a s u r e whi ch fo r th e first y e a r is a s it s h o u ld b e wh e n th e r e sh o u ld b e g in t o b e incu lc a t e d r e a s on a b le d iscip line a nd r e g a r d fo r o t h e r c o ns id e r a tions B u t h e m ay h a v e t o o in d u lg e nt p ro prie t o rs o r s e e m s o s e l f wille d th a t one h e s it a t e s t o cr o ss h im wh e n h is e g o will fl o ur ish u ndu ly a nd fi ll hi s e nt ir e h o r iz on Inst e a d of e xp a nd ing n ob ly a nd b e a u t ifully h is na tu r e will th e n g r o w inwa r d pr e v e nt ing a ppr e cia t ion o f h is u n iv e rs e and c a u s ing h im t o h old h im s e lf e xc e s s iv e ly s u p e r io r with h is c onc e pt ions th e o nly r e a litie s Wh e n thi s is c a rr ie d t o irr a t io na l e xtr e m e s with a t te m pt t o liv e it lit e r a lly we h a v e t o ca ll it ins a nity a nd p u t h im a w a y t o s a v e him fr o m h im s e lf Th e s e ab e rr a tions m ay a l s o b e in d u c e d in a n o pp o s it e m a nne r b y e x ce s s iv e b ul ly ing s u ppr e s s io n o r n e gl e ct wh ich lik e wis e c a u s e th e n a t u r e t o s t rik e in e ng e nd e r ing f e e ling s o f s e lf p ity a nd s e lf lov e which al s o a nd inv it e a e x a g g e r a t e th e ob j e ct iv e e g o s im ila r tr a in o f r e s ul ts to a , , , . , , . , , . , , , . , , , . , , , , - - , , . T HE GI S T or IT C O MMENTARY It is e v id e nt h ow r e a dily m in d s s o h an di c a pp e d wou ld c om e un de r th e influ e nc e o f th e m e ch a n is m s tr a c e d , a nd o f o th e rs m o r e intri ca t e wh ich giv e th e d e r a n ge m e nt it s p a rt ie u la r ch a r a ct e r B u t a g a in we m u st s ay t h a t e v e n th e s e c ondi t io ns a re m e r e ly a r tifi c ia l , with ou t e nd u r a nc e o f t h e ir o wn, a nd wit h th e u r gin g , d isc o r d a nt m o t iv e s h a r m o nize d or c om p o s e d co uld f a d e a nd cle a r u p , which th e y fr e qu e nt ly d o R e c ov e ry o ft e n t ak e s p la c e , b o th sp ont a ne ou s ly a nd b y tr e a tm e nt , a nd a g r e a t m a ny m o r e c o u ld b e e ith e r s a v e d or r e st o r e d if the s e thin g s we r e m o r e wi d e ly u n d e rst o o d J u st wh y one p e rs o n m an if e sts p h y s ic a l, a n o th e r n e rv o u s , o r a no th e r m e nt a l d is o rd e r , is a m a tt e r o f in d iv id u a l c ircu m st anc e s a nd t e mp e r am e nt , b u t m o t iv e s a nd m e ch a nism s c onstit u t e th e f ab r ic , with a cci d e nt o r d e st iny pr e s e nt ing th e p e g t o h a n g it o n, u nt il a fin e r , tr u e r c o m pr e h e ns io n c o m e s F a iling wh ich th e t h ing b e t o d is s ip a t e it c o m e s a h ab it , a wo rking c om pr omis e , fo r o ne I t b e c om e s a t b a y a m o ng c ont e nd in g m o t iv e s a n o u t l e t fo r o th e r f e e ling s k e pt u nd e r pr e s s u re , j u st ifi e s c omp la int a nd e v a s ion, a nd wa rr a nts sy mp a t hy , wh ich we all h a v e a we ak n e ss fo r, a nd m ay e v e n g iv e p u rp o s e t o o th e r wis e pu re p o s e l e s s liv e s In f a ct , th e a ilm e nt . . . . . . [28] F OR HEALING HEALT H , may b e c om e n d a e t p A ND HAPPINESS ch e ris h e d c o d dle d o r r e v e l e d in a cc o r din gly with c o rr e s p o nd ing r e luct a nc e t o r e linqu is h it a nd g e t w e ll P a r a d ox p e rh a p s y e t no ne th e le s s tr u e f o r th e f a c t r e m a ins o ne c a n g e t w e ll j u st a s s o o n a s th e d e s ir e t o is S i ngle a nd u nm ix e d a be , , . , , . TH E GIST OF IT r am e nt, th ou gh o f t e n h e ld a s b o th in th e s am e m o u ld o f min d In th e first p la c e it is a f a culty of all life a nd is inc o rp o r a t e d in a ll liv e ly t hin g s a s o ne o f th e c h a nne l s t h r o u gh whi ch e n e r gy is t o fi nd e xpr e ss io n b u t lik e a ll o th e r fu nct io ns it h a s t o g o t h r o u gh it s pr o c e s s o f e v o lu tion b e f o r e a rr iv in g a t m a t u r ity I t is th e la st o f th e e l e m e nt a ry fu nct io ns t o m a t u r e is th e m o s t pr o tr a ct e d in it s d e v e lo p m e nt is th e o ne m o st ign o r e d c a n m ak e th e m o st tr o ub l e a nd fo r t h is a nd o th e r r e a s o ns is n a t u r a lly h e d g e d in b y th e g r e a t e st a m ou nt of inh ib it ion a nd r e str a int . , , . , , , , . DAN C E R S F o r thi s la s t th e r e a re e xtr e me ly g oo d a nd s u fficie nt r e a s ons S e xu a l in d iscr e tio n m ay b la st th e u ltim a t e v ict im with ille git ima cy , o r wo rs e , th e imm e d ia t e v ict im w ith d is e a s e o r d is g r a c e , o r b o th , a nd th e s u b j e c t lik e wis e , t o g e th e r with th e r is k o f d e mo ra liza t io n o r d e g e ne r a cy S o fo r th e s e m o st co g e nt r e a s ons t h e inst inct iv e a tt itu d e of p e op l e in g e ne ra l is pr o p e rly pru d e nt , c o ns e rv a t iv e , a nd e v e n a ppr e h e ns iv e , a nd is t h u s c o mm u nic a t e d , e v e n Th e r e with ou t wo r d s , t o g r o win g chi ld r e n a re a l s o o th e r g r o u n d s fo r inst inct iv e a v e r s io n in th e f a ct th a t th e e xp r e ss io n of s e x is in p a rts of th e b o dy inh e r e nt ly o ff e ns iv e a nd . . . [32 ] F OR HE ALING HEALT H , AN D HAPPINESS giving m o st s h a m e , a nd th a t in thi s fi e ld we a re t h e m o st v ul ne r a b le t o ridicu l e a nd re pr oa ch No o ne is a t e a s e wh e n th u s in dict e d , no r invul ne r a b le to s u ch a b lo w, no r is a ny o ne t rul y e ntit le d t o u s e s u ch a wea p o n B u t , a s . . p re viou s ly s ta t e d t h e qu e s tio n o f s e x is a fa ct o r in o u r pr ob le m s o le t u s no t b e squ e a m ish h e r e fo r wh e th e r s u ppr e s s e d o r no t th e in s t inct o r u rg e is omn ipr e s e nt a nd g r o ws a nd d e v e lo p s in a cc o r d a n ce with th e v it a lity o f t h e ind ivid u a l a nd s o m e t im e s o u t o f p ro A l o rt io n t o it s o a l t h ou gh in div id u a l s v a ry p t h e r e is no inh e r e nt d iffe r e nc e b e t we e n th e s e x e s in this m a tt e r , , , , , , . , , . E VO LUTIO N S inc e th e funct io n is no t m a t u r e d until th e a g e o f t we lv e o r fift e e n, it mu st n e c e ss a r ily p a s s th r ou gh st ag e s o f d e ve lo p me nt b e f o r e t his H e nce it is s e e n t o ma nif e st imp e rf e ctly a t e a r lie r p e r io d s , a wk wa r d ly a nd inc oh e r e nt ly , lik e a ny o th e r u n d e v e l o p e d funct io n I n th e pr e a d ole sc e nt chi ld it s e xp r e ss ion m ay b e n e ga tiv e or quit e indi scrim in a t e , b o th a s re g a r d s s e l f a nd o th e r s , g r o p ing a nd b lu nd e r ing lik e th e first e xp e r im e nts in l o c o m o tio n, and in r e a s on no m o r e r e pr e h e ns ib l e S e x c on s c io u s ne s s a nd s e x c u r io s it y th o u gh p e r h a p s , no t id e nt ifi e d a s s u ch , ma y e v e n a pp e a r a t th e unb e lie v ab le ag e o f e igh t e e n m o n th s Th e r e . . . - . [ 33 ] T HE GIS T O F IT th e n f ollo w inn o c e nt o r sh ame fa c e d a tt e m pts to g r a t ify th e cu rio s ity with e xp e r im e nts of v a r io u s in d is cr imina t e k in d s a ll o f which c a n t ak e p la c e qu it e sp o nta n e ou s ly fo r th e inst inct is a u t o g e n e t ic g r o ws of its e l f a nd s e d u ct ion is no t e ss e nt ia l Th e s e e xp e rim e nts a nd in v e s t ig a tio ns m a y b e p e rs o n a l with o th e rs e ith e r s e x o ld o r y o u n g o r e v e n with o th e r cr e a tu r e s fo r s e x is u niv e rs a l a nd m ay m ak e a ny a pp e a l e sp e cia lly a t th is p e rio d o f g r e a t s u sc e p tib ility a nd imp e rf e ct r e str aint Y e t S p e a k ing with o u t pr e j u d ic e s u ch sp on t ane o u s m a n if e st a tio ns a re no t n e c e ss a r ily r e pr e h e ns ib le in th e ir o cc a s ion al o ccu rr e nc e e n t ir e ly h a r m le s s a nd o n no a cc ou nt t o b e d e a lt with b y d r a st ic int im id a t io n o r sh am in g which m ay h a v e a n o pp o s it e e ff e ct fr om th e o ne int e n d e d Ma stu r b a t ion , for inst anc e a lt h o u gh o f c ou rs e no t t o b e e nc o u r a g e d is pr a ct ica lly u niv e rs a l a t s om e p e r io d of life a nd if s e r io u s ly d e tr im e nt a l nob o dy wo ul d b e s a ne o r s ou nd We p la c e th e e mph a s is in th is wa y b e c a u s e o f wid e spr e a d m o rb id misc o n c e p tions o n th e s u b j e ct a nd o f c ou rs e d o no t h e r e r e f e r t o o u t a nd o u t inc o rrigib l e s All righ t ly c onstitu t e d ch ild r e n h av e s u ffi c ie nt s e lf r e sp e ct o f th e ir o wn t o r e stra in th e m with ou t o ffi c io u s a s s ist a nc e a nd b e s id e s th e pr o c e s s is b y n a tu r e s e lf limit e d a nd not in th e cla s s of d ru g h a b its a nd o th e rs wh e r e s om e , , , - , , . , , , , , , . , , , , , , . , , . , - - . - , , , - , [ 34] F OR HEALING HE ALT H , A ND HAPPINESS n int o xic ant is t a k e n into th e sy s t e m th e r e t o pr o d u c e it s o wn u nn a t u r a l a nd c o ns um ing a pp e t it e a li e . NO RMALITY Th e no rm a l ch ild g r o wing righ t a l ong , m e n t a lly , m o r a lly a nd p h y s ic a lly , p a s s e s th r o u gh t h e s e e v o lu tio na ry s t a g e s , p a u s ing p e r io d ic a lly a s in a ll g r o wt h , b u t with t h e in s t inct st e a d ily f o ca lizing , a nd wh e n a d o le sc e nc e b e c o m e s m a tu r ity pr e s um a b ly f o cu s e d , a nd p ro j e c te d e xclu s iv e ly and with pr o p e r r e str a in t t owa r d th e c omp le m e nta ry s e x Th is w ou ld b e th e no r m a l a nd d e s ir a b le , wh ich , if it d o e s no t s u p e rv e ne h a s b e e n d e fl e c t e d o r e x a g g e r a te d , int o s o m e o th e r m a nif e s t a tion Al s o it m u s t b e b o rne in m ind th a t g r o w th it s e lf is a pr o c e s s o f c o nd e ns a tio n o f a b s o rb e d e ne r gie s , a nd ’ t h a t wh e n th e unit s lim it in b ulk is r e a ch e d , ’ o r wh e n o ne g e t s o ne s g r o w th , th e e ne r g ie s whi ch c o ntinu e t o b e a b s o rb e d , p e rh a p s in e v e n g r e a t e r v o lu m e , mu st b e a ff o r d e d o th e r ch a nne l s o f e xpr e ss io n, o ne o f wh ich is in fa c t th e r e pr o d u c t iv e fu nct io n, th e f a c ul ty o f d is c o ntin u ou s g r o wth o r th e la unch ing o f o th e r No r, e v e n in na t ur e , is th e a r d e nt b lo s u nit s s oming a r b itr a r ily lim it e d t o t h e qu a nt ity o f fru it whic h s h a ll b e g a t h e r e d . . . . TH E B ISE $ GIS T OF IT UALITY In a ct u a l n a t u re th e r e is no s u ch thi n g a s p u r e d istinct ty p e o f a ny th in g , a nd th is a pp lie s al s o to s e x In e a rly ge st a tio n t h e e m b r y o is ind e t e r m in a t e , with s tr u ct u r e s a p p e a r ing which m ay d e v e lo p int o e ith e r s e x a pp a r a tu s , o r b o th Aft e r a fe w we e k s , h ow e v e r , o ne pr o g r e ss e s while th e o th e r f a ll s b a ck , s o th a t th e child is fi n a lly b o rn m a le o r f e m a l e , b u t n e v e rth e le ss r e t a ins in it s b o dy , a ll th r ou gh lif e , v e st ig e s o f o r g a ns which , if d e v e l O p e d , wo u l d c o nst it u t e th o s e o f th e o pp o Th e m a le b r e a st is a n o b viou s s it e s e x e x a m p le , o f wh ich th e r e is a c om p le t e s e t o f o t h e rs , wit h a na l o g s in th e f e m a le Th e s e c o nd a ry s e x f e a t u r e s a re st ill b e tt e r k n o wn, s u ch a s h igh v oic e , wid e hips o r r ou n d e d b o dy in s om e m e n, a nd b ig b one s o r a n gula r f o rm in s om e wom e n H e nc e a n a t omic a lly we a re a b le n d , p o t e nt ia lly e it h e r , with s o m e e v e n ma n if e s t in g b o th ch a r a ct e r is tics T e m p e r a me n ta lly th e S h a din g is a l s o o h s e rv e d— v igo r ou s , a g gr e ss iv e wome n , a nd te n d e r, g e ntle m e n, t o s ay no th ing o f ma nnis h wom e n a nd e ff e m in a t e m e n, with c onst itu t io n a nd t e nd e ncie s t o c o rr e sp o nd S om e m e n e v e n m a n ife st a me nstru a l p e rio d , with o r with o u t s a nguine o u s e ffu s io n fr om s om e m e mb r a n e , B u t th e s e tr a its d o a s we ll a s ch a n g e o f lif e . . . . . . . . [ 36 ] F OR HEALING HE ALT H A ND HAPPINESS , no t n e c e s s a r ily m a t ch th e r fo r m any lo ve ly w o m e n a re f o u nd in u n lo v e ly b o d ie s while a s p le nd id m a scu lin e b o dy d o e s no t a n n a a l a lw a y s imm m m y y ea ch o , , . P SYC H O PAT H O LO GY And we ca n c o nc e iv e of d e v ia tio ns in Many th e s p h e r e of th e s e x inst inct its e lf a re m o r e o r l e ss n a t u r a lly inv e rt e d , o r m o d ifi e d in th is r e s p e ct , with g e nu in e ly h om o s e xu al o r p e rv e rt e d pr o cliv it ie s , a nd m a ny ma y e a s ily b e infl u e nc e d th a t way , in th e d e l ic a te , unf o r me d p e r io d o f ch ildh o o d , whi ch b r in g s u s d o wn t o th e s e co nd f a ct o r in t hi s p r ob le m , nam e ly th e psy ch olo gy o f s e x , with in a nd with o u t Th e funct io n is v e ry , v e ry fa r fr o m b e in g a m e r e ph y s ica l o r S O c a lle d a nim a l o ne , fo r it is m o st int ima t e ly p e rm e a t e d , a nd infl u e nc e d b y id e a s , a nd b y th e ps y c h o l og ical ele m e nts we h av e pr e v iou s ly d is cu ss e d , s u ch a s s u gg e st io n, a s s o cia t ion , d is s o cia t io n a nd o th e rs Th e chi ld d o e s no t g r o w u p in s olit u d e a nd s e p a r a t e , b u t is h e mm e d in and e nv ir one d , p h y s ica lly , m e nt a lly a nd sp iritu a lly , b y fa m ily , a ss o cia t e s a nd s tr a ng e rs , a ll imb u e d with v a ry in g a tt it u d e s in t hi s m a tt e r , wh ich t h e y m a y b e o nl y t o o r e a dy t o imp a rt t o h im H e nce his o wn d e ve lo p m e nt is m o d ifi e d o r d ist o rt e d b y thi s o u t s id e p s y ch o lo gy , a s we ll no w . . - . . T HE GIST OF IT rigin a t in g within him S h ame f e a r o r a b u s e m ay c a u s e c e rt a in pr o p e ns it ie s t o str ik e in a nd t a k e d e e p su b c onscio u s r o o t w h ich if u nm o le st e d wou ld h a v e dwindle d and d is a pp e a r e d ; o r a d v e nt it io u s ly s u gg e st e d c h a r m m a y c a u s e p e rn ic io u s pr a c t ic e s t o fl o u r is h wh ich o th e r wis e wo u ld ne v e r h a v e m a ni fe s t e d Th a t f o r b id d e n fru it s e e m s m o st d e s ir a b l e is a lwa y s tru e a nd s inc e in t h is S p h e r e we a re m o r e s e ns it iv e t h a n in a ny to o mu ch o ffi c io u s ne s s m a y o v e r e m p h a s ize s o m e ph a s e a nd g iv e it t o o m uch int e r e s t w it h r e su lts t o b e r e g r e tt e d S o m e s e xu al m a nife s t a t ions a re inst inct iv e ly r e g a r d e d a s b e y o n d th e lim it na m e ly th o s e th a t a re inc e st u o u s h o mo s e x u a l w ith a n im a l s o r o th e rwis e g r o ss ly p e rv e rt e d a nd t h e s e if p e rs ist e nt p la c e th e s u b j e ct a t s e r iou s d is a d v a nt a g e with s o cie ty o r if a rt i fi c ia lly r e pr e ss e d m a k e fo r int o le r a b le d ist ra c t ion wh ich e xp o s e s th e v ictim t o th e v a riou s p a t h o lo gic a l m e ch a nis m s d e t a ile d as by th a t o . , , , . , , - , . , , , , , , . R ATI O NALI$ ATIO N Th e pr o b le m is a lwa y s p e cu lia rly individ u a l, c all s fo r th e u tm o st d iscr e t io n a nd t a ct , if no t h a nd s o ff, whil e m e r e m o rb id d r e a d is n e v e r in o r d e r R e sp e ctfu l c o nfi d e nc e , w ith e nligh t e nm e nt wh e r e ne e d e d , is th e b e st g e ne r a l iz a t io n on th e m ana g e m e nt o f ch ild r e n W e h av e h e r e t o d e a l with a n e ne rgy , g e ne r ic a lly n a m e d . . [ 38 ] T HE GIST OF IT m e mb e r e d fr o m th e sp e c ific ph y s ic a l a cts a s is comm o n ly s u pp o s e d b u t t h r ou gh d ist o rt e d str e ssfu l o r p a infu l f e e ling s c o nc e rning th e m Th e g r o ss s e xu a lity , fo r e x a m p le wh ich a t t e nd s S om e f o r m s o f m e nt a l d e f e ct is a n a cc o m p a ny ing r e s u l t b u t no t n e c e ss a r ily a c a u s e o f th is c on ditio n , , , , . , . S UMMARY S u mm in g it a ll u p , th is is a d e lic a t e , s e n s itiv e , a ct iv e liv in g fi e ld , o f int e ns e st p o t e ncy , e t h e d g e d a b o u t w ith a ll s o rts o f d a n g e rs y a nd m o r b id id e a s which c a n c o m p lic a t e life fo r a ny o ne I t h a s a lr e a dy b e e n in dica t e d th a t s e xu a lly we a re m o r e s u sc e pt ib le , vu l ne ra b l e a nd int e ns e th a n in a ny o th e r way , s o it is e a s y t o s e e h o w s u gg e st io n , d istr a ct ion, r e pr e s s io n a nd diss o c ia tio n c o u ld s u b c on s c io u sly o p e r a t e h e r e a nd c onst itut e t h is th e s o u rc e wh e nc e dis o rd e r is p e rp e tu a t e d , e s i l h i a n i i n a e l i l e m e o a t r st f st t s c a me t o c f e a e p y b e c o nsid e r e d p a rt icu l a rly a b n o rm a l o r h e i n ou s , o r p e rh a p s p e rs ist e nt , a nd t o c all fo r r e pu dia t io n s o e xtr e m e a s t o am o unt t o s e lf imm ol a tion Th e wis e st pr o c e du r e wou ld b e r a t ion a l disp o s it io n o f th e u nwe lc om e impul s e , wh ich in s o m a ny ca s e s is p o s s ib l e , fo r th e s e r e pr e ss e d , p e rv e rt e d im pu l s e s , wh e n not d is p o s e d o f, a re fr e qu e nt ly r e sp ons ib le fo r m a ny a b n o r m a l st a t e s a nd mu ch e rra t ic c o n d u ct , . . F OR not HEALING HEALT H , r e p e a t e d on a cc ou nt o f a ny di r e ct e ffe c t fr o m th e ph y s ic a l a cts b u t b y r e a s o n o f t h e m o rb id a tt itu d e co nc e r ning th e m No r d o e s e v e ry th ing c o nt inu e a l wa y s s e r e ne e v e n u nd e r pr e s um a b ly id e a l c o n d it io ns fo r t h e r e a re v a r io us fl u ct u a tions c onfl ic ts a nd dis t ra c tions which a re b o u nd t o intru d e h owe v e r one is s itu a t e d s o d ou b tl e s s it will b e e nligh t e n ing a t t h is p o int t o ins e r t s o m e r e ma r k s o n th e p sy ch olo gy o f th e s e x e s , b e it A ND HAPPINESS , , . , , , , , , . T HE P S Y C H OLO G Y O F T HE SE $ E S T ruly a nd t e rs e ly st a t e d , th e p s y ch o lo gy o f th e s e x e s is ins t a ntly r e v e a le d b y c o nt e m p la t io n of th e ir r e sp e ctiv e p r o to typ e s th e e gg a nd th e sp e r m C o ns id e r in g th e e g g wh ich is s u pr e m e ly f e m a le we fi nd it e ss e nt ia lly s ingle s ta tic nu trie nt f e cu nd c o nt ou r e d e nclo s ing v e g e t a tiv e r e cu rr e nt sub j e ctiv e s u ffi c ie nt O n th e o th e r h a nd th e sp e rm o r m a l e e l e m e nt is m u lt ip le m o tile g a lv a nic line a r l a ncina t e d e lv in g cle a v ing p e rf o ra t in g a n im a l e xig e nt ob j e ct iv e sp e nt I n a wo r d f e m ale ne s s is y o $l $k e d wh il e ma le ne s s is d is s e m ina t e d And h e r e we s e e th a t no th ing in t h e u niv e rs e is f o rt u it o u s no t e v e n na m e s o r wo r d s In th e int e rr e la tio nsh ips b e tw e e n th e two we fi nd th a t th e r e a re b oth r e c ipr o c a t ing n e e d s a nd r e cipro c al d e t rim e nts Th e sp e rm n e e d s th e e g g t o r e ne w it s e x ist e nc e th e e g g ne e d s t h e sp e r m t o liv e Y e t th e S ingle s p e rm is l o st wh e n e nc om p a ss e d b y th e e g g a nd th e e gg b e gins t o d isr u pt wh e n im pr e gn a t e d H e nce th e y e a rning a nd th e s p u rning in th e m o r e B u t s a lv a e v o lv e d f o rm s m a n a nd w o m a n t io n a nd imm o rt a lity a re a chie v e d in th e pr o du ct o f th e u nion which p a rta k e s o f b o th , . , , , , , , , , , , . , , , , , , , , , , , , . , . , . , . , . . . , . , [ 43 ] TH E G IS T OF IT C H ILDREN Ta kin g int o a cc ou nt th e ob s e rv a t ions p re v io u s ly m a d e o n b is e x u a lity , a nd r e alizin g th e d ispr o p o rt io na l c omb in a t io n o f e a ch o f th e s e e l e m e nts in a ny in divid u a l we c a n s e e t h a t , m e r e m a rry in g is v e ry , v e ry fa r fr om b e in g a c o nclu s iv e ly p e r m a ne nt s o lu t ion Th e str e s s e s o f s e n tim e nt which a re a p t t o s u p e rv e ne m ay fi nd o u t le t a s pr ev io u s ly indica t e d , a nd s om e t im e s a re v is it e d u p o n th e fru its o f th e u n ion , b o th way s B y th is we m e a n th a t a n in o r d ina t e t h ou gh s u b c o nscio u s a tt a ch m e nt o r a nt ip a t h y m a y s o m e t im e s d ev e l o p b e tw e e n p a r e nt a nd chi ld with p e rnicio u s e fi e c t u p on th e p s y ch olo gy o f th e la tt e r Child r e n Sh o u ld b e we a ne d , pr o g r e ss iv e ly b u t lo vingly , t o a l a rg e r a nd la r g e r lif e , no t s tu ltifi e d b y c on s t ric ting t ie s F o r th e str e s s e s a nd cle av ag e s pr ev a iling in this m o st vit al r e la tions h ip , t h a t o f a cr e a t e d th ing with its ma tr ix, a re re s p o n s ib le intrins ic a lly fo r mu ch o f th e lif e th a t f ollo ws , b e it th e p u rs u it o f a pr o fe s s io n, th e ch o ic e o f a life p a rtne r , th e f o rm o f r e ligion, o r e v e n th e k in d o f g ov e rnm e nt o ne is c o nt e nt to liv e u n d e r W e h e r e sp e ak ob j e ctiv e ly a s b e fo r e , s o s h o u ld no w b e gin to pr e p a r e th e way fo r a d iff e r e nt a nd fin e r c ompr e h e ns io n . . . . . . T HE PER S ON A L I T Y B u t b e f o r e pr o c e e d ing t o th e e xp o s it ion o f g o o d h e a lth a nd h e a ling whi ch no w s u cc e e d s , l e t u s r e v e rt fo r a m o m e nt t o o u r pr e s e nt a t io n o f b a s ic h um a n m o t iv e s a s o u t lin e d o n p re v io ns p a g e s , a nd h e r e di scu s s th e g r a p hi c r e pr e s e nta tio n o f th e m whi c h f oll ows , v e ntu r ing t h e r e b y t o s u b mi t wh a t pr e s u m e s t o b e a c o m p l e t e a n a lyt ica l d ia gr a m o f h um a n p e r s o na l ity , in t e r m s o f it s a ct u a t in g pr incip le s , tr e nd s a nd fru its , and a mp lifi e d t o sh o w it s u nn e c e s s a ry di s to rt ions . T RIUNITY Up triun e u rg e t o b e t o d o a nd t o k n o w c o m e m at t e r e ne rgy a nd c on s c io u s ne s s o r g a niz e d in div id u a lly int o b o dy fun c t io n a nd mind fo r a lif e th a t is th e n pr e d e s tin e d b y it s t h r e e b a s ic inst incts which c o ns e rv e e xist e nc e ins u r e a c tiv ity a nd s u st a in co nfi d e nc e t o tr a v e rs e it s sp an t owa r d g r owt h ou t of th e e e na l t r , , , , , , , , , . D ISPR O P ORTI O N B u t h e r e , o b j e ct iv e ly , th e r e ma y b e diS p ro p o rt ion a nd di str e ss Th e ins tinct o f s e lf pr e s e rv a tio n m ay d wind le into s e lf ne gle ct , . - [ 45 ] T HE GIS T OF IT th e pr om pt ing t o s e lf p r o j e ctio n d e ge n e r a t e int o s e lf indu lg e nc e , a nd th e c ons id e r a t io n o f s e lf r e sp e ct d is int e g r a t e int o s e lf p ity On th e o th e r h a nd , t o o , th e first c a n h a r d e n int o s e lfis h n e ss , th e s e c o n d b e infl a m e d to m e r e s e lf a gg r a nd iz e m e nt , a nd th e th ird b e c om e s wolle n int o s e lf c o nc e it - - - - . - - . D I STRESS And fi nally th r e e f o rm s o f a ngu ish s u p e r v e ne wh e n th e we lf a r e o f a ny o f o u r tr ip lic ity is in j e o p a r dy S e lf pr e s e rv a t io n qu a k e s wh e n d r o pp e d int o a p o ck e t o f f e a r , s e lf pr o j e c tio n m a y a g o niz e in a b affle d c o nfl ic t o f s u sp e ns e , wh ile s e lf r e sp e ct will st ifl e if s unk in a n a b y s m o f s h a m e T h e s e th r e e , s h a m e , f e a r and s u sp e ns e a re th e c a rd in a l h u m a n t o r m e nts a nd t h e la st is th e m o st u ne nd u r a b le C o rr e sp o n dingly , in t e r m s o f o u r pr e viou s p sy ch o lo gy , th e r e m ay b e s o me c o mp le x t o - . - . . c onfe s s c onfl ict t o r e s olv e o r c onfu s io n ca lm in o r d e r t o r e s to r e int e g rity , , to . , SO U L TH E B u t h a s th e p a ge o nly o ne s id e $ Le t u s tu rn it o ve r a nd s e e S u pp l e m e nt in g a nd tr a nsc e n d ing u r g e , we fi nd th a t th e r e is Asp i r a t ion , c ons e cr a t ing s e lf pr e s e rv a tio n is S e lf S a c rifi c e , b a la nc ing s e lf pr o j e ct io n t h e r e is S e lf C o ntr o l, e nn o b ling s e lf r e s p e ct is S e lf . - - - [ 46 ] - P ac e e S EL F SU RR E ND E R - Pow r S ELF CO NT R O L e - 1 S rvic S ELF S A C R I FI C E e e - S A S P I RA T I O N F OR HE ALING HE ALT H , A ND HAPPINESS S u rr e n d e r S e lf s a c rifi c e y ie ld s th e j oy o f S e rv ic e , s e lf c o ntr o l h o ld s th e mi gh t o f P owe r , whi le s e lf s u rr e nd e r kn o ws th e b lis s o f P e a c e , wh ich t o g e th e r b u ild , b y r e nuncia tion , th e v e ry a c m e o f v o u ch s a f e d a tt ainm e nt , a nd d is s ip a t e a ll p h a nt a s m s - . - - . S PIR IT And now W H E RE is thi s h um a n p a g e with it s two c ontra s tin g sid e s , th a t is y o u , o r t h a t I t r e sts a ll th e wh ile in is m e $ th e ns e e n e v e rl a st ing p h a nt a s m s u , a ll- ch e rishing s e cu rity a rm s s o in t r u th t h e r e , of a re th e no . Y e t we m u s t no t f o rg e t th a t in th e t e rm o f thi s ob j e ctiv e e xist e n c e th e r e a re b o th s id e s t o ou r p a g e , s o l e t us S h ow it s m e a s u r e o f d e fe r e nc e t o e a ch . P AR T I I G O O D HE ALT H AND H E ALI NG C ON S I DE RA T I ON S P H Y S I CA L STATE D a t th e ou ts e t we ll b e ing c o ns is ts in n o th ing sh o rt o f a s ou nd we ll w e ll no u rish e d o rg a n c o o r d in a t e d ism in pr o g r e s s in g p h a s e s of a ppr o i r p a te p u rp o s e ful fu nct io n pr o m pt e d b y t r u ly ins p ir e d m o t iv e s in mu tu a lly b a la nce d a d j u st m e nt and r e gu l a r ly r e invig o r a t e d b y r e s t a nd r e cr e a tion I n sh o rt c omp le t e liv ing And s in c e we h a v e fo u nd th a t th e ph y s ic a l canno t b e j u st t ak e n fo r g ra nt e d we w ill o p e n o u r d is c u s s io n b y ob tr u d in g s o m e o b s e rv a t ions o n it s , , , , , , . . , , . I f y ou we re a fi sh, wou ld y ou p r e s um e t o liv e in ne glig e nt o r d is d aining di sr e g a r d o f Y o u wo ul d y o u r o c e a n $ No , y ou wo u ld no t ’ a ppr e c ia t e y o u r lif e s m e diu m , a nd ne o tia t e g it t o it s u tm o st r e s o u rc e Y e t m a ny h u m an s ’ d o p r e s u m e t o dis r e g a r d th e ir lif e s m e d ium , th e circu mamb ie nt a tm o sph e r e , a nd t h e r e f o re ne e d r e min ding o f it s a ll s u rp a s s ing m e rits Air is o u r r e al a nd u tt e rly ind isp e n s a b le , a ll s u st a ining e le m e nt , fr e sh a nd e v e r circu la t ing . . - . [ 53 ] TH E GIST OF IT fr om r igh t ou t d o o rs d ay o r n igh t m o ist o r d ry , th e r e a l re inv ig o ra nt , e xhila r a nt d e o d o r a nt a nd d is inf e c t a nt p a r e xc e lle nc e So b r e a th e —a nd b r e a th e a nd b r e a th e—a nd t h e n k e e p r igh t on b r e a th ing fr e s h p u r e a ir t h e v e ry insp irin g b r e a t h o f th e sp ir it fr om o u t o f which is a ll cr e a t io n b o t h m a nif e s t a nd c om in g s o k n ow t h is wh e n y o u b r e a th e a nd r e v it a lize y o u r s ou l Ad o p t s om e s im p le th o u gh s y st e m a t ic b r e a th ing e x e rcis e s s u it no r f o r g e t fr om t ime t o a b l e fo r y o u rs e l f t im e e x a gg e r a t e d e xh a la tio n wh ich rid s th e lu n g s o f st a gn a n t a ir p o ck e ts , , , . , , , , , , . , . WATER Th e n wa t e r , n a tu r e s o th e r e l e me nt , p u r e , fr e s h , v ir gin lif e , which c omp o s e s a nd co n t e nts e a ch living th ing Y ou ca nn o t u s e t o o mu ch , in wa rd ly o r o u t wa r d ly , th o u gh all to o No t e a s ily y o u m a y n e g l e ct t h is v irt u e t o o th a t I f a ncy th a t a ny o f my pr ob a b le r e a d e rs m ay b e u ncl e an ly , b u t m a ny m ay h a v e fo r i o i i w a d l u tt n m r ts f h e n r s c e S t h e o t o e e g th e n le t u s d rink , e v e n a s we b r e a th e , d e e p , d r e nchin g d r a u gh t s o f t h is p u r e wa t e r o f th e S p irit wh ich b oth p u rg e s a nd r e st o r e s I d o no t h e s it a t e t o u r g e a h alf gla s s e v e ry h a lf h ou r , o r it s e qu iv a le nt if a t long e r int e rv a l s , Th e t e m a nd a s m u ch a s y o u lik e a t m e al s i a l h a lity r b u t e u pt n q r u b o o t e m a e e a t , y p ’ . . . . . 4 5 [ ] T HE GIST OF IT wh o k n ow e n ou gh no t t o , f o r it is lit e r a lly and d is gu st in gly tru e th a t we d ig o u r gr a v e s with o u r t e e th Alth o u gh b y n a tu r e o mniv e ro u s , a nd e qu ipp e d t o th riv e v ig o r o u s ly o n a fu lly d iv e rs ifi e d d ie t a r y o f av e r a g e p rim e qu ality , i a l o l d a g e ca n b e p o stp one d , a nd a ll e a rt e r t y u r ic a cid a nd c o g n a t e a ilm e nts di sp e rs e d , b y a d o pt in g a die t c o nt a in ing no n itr o g e n o u s a nim a l f o o d wh o s e e nd pr o d u cts a re th e ir c au s e F or th e r e st , u s e y ou r o wn g o o d j u dg m e nt , a s c o nfirm e d b y y o u r e xp e rie n c e , o nly m ak in g s u r e to e a t e v e ry d ay o f s o m e t hing — n l i th a t is fr e sh and iv g th a t is to s a y , no t — r i o a k i n kille d b y c o ok ng o pr tr ct e d e e p g a nd th u s r e n e w y o u r own lif e fr om th e tru ly liv ing s ou rc e s Al s o j oin Mr H o r a c e F le tch e r, wh o b r in g s a tru e m e s s a g e , a nd a ppr e cia t e th e b e ne fi c e nce of t im e in thi s a s in a ll o th e r g o o d . - . . . . E xE R CIS E And s inc e y ou h av e d oub tl e ss t n , y ou mu st e x e rcis e E v e n th o u gh y ou r r e gu la r wo rk m ay b e phy s ic ally lab o riou s , o ne m igh t a d o pt e m e v e n s ay e sp e cia lly in th a t ca s e ploy a nd now a nd th e n int e rrupt s om e al t e r na t in g s y st e m s o f rh y t h mi ca l e x e rcis e th a t a re s imple fre e m o v e me nts p e rf o rm e d with ou t stra ining e ff o rt a nd inclu d ing e sp e cia lly s o m e th a t b o w a nd o p e n o u t th e n e ck a nd S p ine s u ch a s d r o pping fully f o r wa r d th e h e a d a nd ea e . , , , , , , , , [56] F OR HEALING HEALT H A ND HAPPINESS , b e nd in g t o its e xtr e m e th e e nt ir e b a ck Mo r e o v e r , t h e s e e x e rcis e s Sh o u ld b e t a k e n s S p on t a ne o u s ly a nd I n a S p irit o f e xh ila ra t io n, f o r if p u r e ly p e rfunc to ry th e y a re pr a ct ic ally wo r thl e s s Al w ay s r e m e mb e r th a t str e ngth o f a ny kind is g a in e d b y d r a win g on it , no t m e r e ly b y wa iting fo r it . . . S UNS HINE S H ELTER CLO T HING We will t ak e fo r g r a nt e d t h a t y ou a pp re cia t e s unl igh t a nd a v a il y ou rs e lf o f a ll its b e ne fits wh e n a cc e s s ib l e I t h a s a l l th e virtu e s o f a ir a s a b o v e d e p ic t e d a s we ll a s o th e rs in a d dit io n U nf o rt un a t e ly h owe v e r ou r s e d e nt ary n e e d fo r ne c e ss a ry Sh e lte r u su al ly r e s ul ts in th e c onstru ct io n o f th e s a m e with ou t a d e qu a t e in g r e s s pr ov id e d fo r e it h e r a ir o r s u nsh in e Th e v e ry e r e ct io n o f a r oo f puts t h o s e u nd e r it in s h a d o w a nd th e e s s e nt ia lly civ iliz e d n e e d fo r k e e p in g int e r io rs wa rm e d t o o o ft e n p r e clu d e s a lwa y s fr e sh a ir B u t in g e nuity is a p sy ch ol o gic a l a ttrib u t e s o l e t u s b e g in t o u s e it h e r e to c ircum v e nt t h e s e d e pr iv a tio ns W e wil l not pr e s um e t o dict a t e t a st e in cloth ing whi ch th a nk fo rtune is a nd s h ou ld b e v a r io u s b u t S imp ly s u gg e st a pp a r e l s u it ab le t o s e a s ons a nd ty p e s a nd dis count fr e ak s a nd e xtr e m e s o f e ith e r kin d no t fo r , . , , . , , . , . , . , , , , , , [57 ] T HE GIST O F IT g e tt in g wo rt hy phy sic a l onv e IO p e is truly o f it s j u s t e st e e m a nd t h a t th e inn e r n i i e u s fin d s a fi n r tr r xpr s s u e e e e o n wh e n g , v ib r a nt th r o u gh it s own c on co r d ant c olo r a nd c om p one nt t one Ab ov e h a v e b e e n b r ie fly s e t f o rth th e c a r d in a l p h y s ic a l f a ct o rs fo r g oo d h e a l th a nd it Sh o u ld b e s u p e rfl u ou s t o s ay th a t h e a ling its e lf is f a cilit a t e d b y p a y in g d u e d e f e r e nce t o t h e m b u t th e la tt e r will b e tr e a t e d o f pr e s e ntly th a t th e , $ . , , . S U PE R ST I T I ON S S o now fo r g o o d h e a lth p sy ch o l o g ical And h e r e , a la s , m a y b e a g a r d e n s o r e ly in n e e d o f w e e din g , e v e n b e fo r e go o d s e e d c a n fi nd a ny r oom wh a t e v e r in wh ich t o r o o t To b e gin with , t h e r e a re c e rt a in g e n e r a l m isc onc e pt io ns , o r p a th ol o g ic a l s u p e rs tit io ns , whi ch wh e n e nt e rt a in e d m ay r e nd e r one n e e d ’ l e s s ly d ub io u s a s t o o ne s h e a lth , o r, th r o u gh m o rb id c o nt e mp la ti o n o f th e m , o p e r a t e a s d e t e rr e nts t o r e c ov e ry fr om d is e a s e , s o le t u s d isp o s e o f th e s e a t th e ou ts e t and t h u s b e rid o f th e wo rthl e s s we e d s . . . HEREDITY T h e firs t o ne is th a t c onc e rning th e a lle g e d d r e a dfu ln e ss of h e r e d ity , whi ch is s u ch a n u nne c e s s a r ily t e rr ifyin g t h o u gh t t o s o m a ny p e op le A S a m a tt e r o f f a ct , h e r e d ity is a pr a c tica lly n e gligib le f a ct o r in d is e a s e , fo r sy p h ilis is th e o ne a nd only d is e a s e t a int th a t c a n b e inh e r it e d , a nd e v e n it s e ff e cts ca n b e mi t ig a t e d B u t , o f c ou rs e , th e r e is a pr inc ipl e o f h e r e d ity b y w hich w e d e r iv e lik e n e s s e s , d isp o s itio n, c onstitu tio n a nd t e m p e r a m e nt , a nd if o u r f o r e b e a rs r e a ct e d t o c o nd itio ns in th e wa y which wou ld n a tu r a lly r e s u l t in di s . . [ 59 ] T HE GIST OF IT we , h av ing a s imi la r c onst itu t io n a nd t e m p e r am e nt , will, if we r e a ct in th e s a m e u ne nligh t e n e d wa y s , p ro b a b ly m a n if e st S im i s ea e, la r d is o rd e r B u t th e h e r e dity , s o fa r a s th e d is o r d e r is c onc e rne d, is m e r e ly a pp a r e nt , no t r e a l , a nd c o nst itu t e s no o b st a cle t o re cov e ry wh e n th e ligh t b e gins t o d a wn Ins anity , c a nc e r , tu b e rcu lo s is and a ll th e o th e rs a re th e n m e r e v a n is h e d S h a d ows . . . P R E N ATALI S M P re na t al influ e nc e is a n oth e r f a ct o r t o whi ch a g r e a t d e a l o f u n du e we igh t is g iv e n Al t h ou gh it s o m e tim e s m a n ife sts in qu it e st a rtling wa y s th is h a pp e ns fa r l e s s fre qu e ntly th a n is u s u a lly s u pp o s e d a nd a b no r m a l c onditio ns pr e s u m e d t o b e p e rm a ne ntly fi x e d in p re na ta lism h av e r e p e a t e dly b e e n c o rr e ct e d . , , . D ISEAS E NO d is e a s e sh ou ld b e r e g a rd e d d is t inct e ntity in its e lf , fo r a ll d is e a s e is s imply a r e a ct io n t o , o r c o mpr o mis e o f , o pp o s ing f o rc e s , a nd h a s no sp e cific e n d u r a nc e o f it s ’ o wn Acu t e d is e a s e s a re m e r e ly n a tu r e s r e a ct io n t o c ont amina t io n , a nd s ign ify a c tiv e V it a lity m a k ing its u s u a lly win nin g fi gh t , wh ile chr o n ic o r funct iona l d is o r d e r is a n u nne c e ss a ry c ompr om is e o f th e c o nflic t a as . . F OR HEALI NG HEALT H , WEARING AND HAPPINESS OU T Th e r e is no irr e p la c e a b le we a r ing o u t o f t is s u e wh e n s u b j e ct e d t o th e str a ins c o nsid e red Th e r e m ay b e t e m p o r a r y r e d u c t io n in V ita lity , b u t wh e n r e sp it e iS a ffo rd e d a nd th e rig h t ch o r d is stru c k th e r e sp ons e will b e v ig o r o u s a nd b e tt e r th a n e v e r . ‘ . D URAT I O N Th e d u r a t ion o f a n a ilm e nt b e a rs b u t a s ec o nd a ry r e l a t io n t o th e t im e r e qu ir e d for r e c ov e ry P e rs o ns s ick fo r twe nty y e a r s h a v e b e e n known t o g e t we ll in t we nty min u t e s wh e n th e r igh t th in g wa s d o ne , a nd a ll r e a l h e a l ing is r a p idl y pr o g r e ss iv e . . C HANGE OF LI FE Th e m e no p a u s e , o r ch ang e o f lif e , n e e d no t b e a cr it ica l t im e fo r a ny o ne C e rt ain i i d i i n i m r t t s pr s s t s s t m s a u o u e o o m e e e rge o e g p a t t hi s p e r io d , b u t it d o e s no t pr e v e nt c o rre c t io n , a nd in no ca s e ne e d any tr o u b le b e a nt icip a t e d . . S E x I NCID ENTS S p o nt a n e o u s s e xu a l e xp e rie nc e whi ch is th a t , a s s u ch , a nd no t o u t r a g e o r p h y s ica l d a m ag e , is inca p a b l e o f pr o d u cing d is a b ility E v e n th e s o ca lle d s e xu a l p e rv e rs ions a re . - TH E GIST OF IT s s e nt ially h a rmle s s fr om th e ph y s ic al st a n d p o int , a lth ou g h a ll such e xpr e s s ions ma y b e a wa st e o f p o t e n tia litie s wh ich c ou ld b e d iv e rt e d t o m o r e d e s ir a b l e a tt a inm e nt e . NERVO US N e rv ou s d is o r d e rs h a v e n o th ing to d o with th e ne rv e s th e m s e lv e s wh ich in s u ch c a s e s a re a l w a y s n o rm a l Th e wo r d s ne rv o u s a nd ne r v o u s ne s s a re u s e d t o d e scr ib e th e g e ne r a l c o nditio n o f th e p e rs o n a ff e ct e d which h a s b e e n e xp la ine d o n pr e c e ding p a g e s b u t th e r e is no ch a ng e o r d e t e r io r a t io n in th e a c tu a l ne rve s No r d o th e m e r e ne rv o u s a ffe ct io ns e v e r m e r g e int o ins a nity , . , , . . TH E GIST OF IT p r omis e m a tr im o nial f a mily b u s in e s s — a e hi p rtn rs p with y ou rs e lf o r a ny o ne e l s e A t e mp o r a ry c ompr omi s e is s om e tim e s e xp e di e nt b u t p e r m a n e nt o ne s n e v e r Th e ir str a in a ccumu la t e s a nd e v e nt u a lly u n d e rmin e s , s o b e r ed e e me d , , , . , . . R e aliz e thin g s fo r j u s t wh a t th e y a re R e a liza ti on n e e d no t im p ly sp e cific a ct ion, fo r a tt it u d e a nd c o ndu ct a re two diff e r e nt t hing s , a nd y o u c a n r e a l iz e a g r e a t d e a l with o u t t ak ing a ny a ct io n, b u t a n a rt ificia l a tt it u d e will e v e nt u a lly b r e a k y o u Th e r e a liz a t io n will no t pr ov e s o b a d a ny wa y 5 . . . . L e a rn th ing s e a s ily , th e str a ine d e ff o rtle s s s u b c onscio u s way k e e p y o u rs e lf we ll n o u r is h e d m e nt a lly 6 . to do , , nu a nd . B e h o n e s t with y o u rs e lf a nd p u t y o u r h o u s e in o r d e r , b u t d o not t ak e th ing s t o o s e r i o u s ly , e v e n y o u rs e lf 7 . . Do no t h old t o o clo s e ly th e f a mily a s s o c ia tio ns a nd t ie s , wh ich is s om e tim e s d o ne t o a d e g r e e t h a t is m e r e ly m a u dlin, a nd a m ou nts T o s u ch I t o b u t a p o o ling o f we a k n e s s e s s a y , y o u d o b u t wa llo w in a lit t e r ; th e r e is st ill l i o a h h i s l e e r r r c s s p rs n l i i n v e a t e n o b e l w g, g , a nd pro miscu o u s , a nd giv e s th e s o u l it s r o om 8 . . . 9 . Do no t f e e l to o mu ch r e sp ons ib ility for HE ALING HEAL T H F OR , A ND HAPPINESS Th e y c a n o nly d ev e lo p b y livin g th e ir o wn live s , a nd th e s a m e is tr u e f o r y o u So liv e a c le a n , o ft e n r e fr e s h e d and uns e lf f e tt e r e d lif e , k e pt cle a r o f a ccumula t ing d e b ris o th e rs . . - . No r le t u s d e fam e , no r d e sp is e , no r s e e k to d omin a t e D amn a nd d e v il a re o f th e s a m e e v il ilk whi ch th e tim e h a s c ome t o 10 . . disca r d . D is ab u s e yo u r min d o f a ll its limitin g o u tw o r n pr e c o nc e ptio ns I t is a ne w a ge th a t is d a wnin g a nywa y 11 . , . . Y o u a re G o d s b e l ov e d B e y ou rs e lf int e nt ion Do y ou r b e st , th a t y o u m ay b e j u st ifi e d Think h igh , th a t y o u m ay think high e r P r ay , for th e r e is Go d , a ll k n owin g , a ll l ov in g a nd all a b le , and o nly wa it in g fo r ’ 12 . . . . . - - y o u to ca r e . S e e k y e first th e k ingd om T h is ing is a ncie n t b u t u nsp e a k a b ly tru e 13 . . . 14 . T ru st . s ay HEA L I N G M E T H O D S R e a lizing no w m o r e fu lly th e r e a l n a t u r e o f d is e a s e a nd d is o r d e r , which s o o f t e n is m e r e ly a c o m pr o mis e o f m o r b id s u gg e st io n , r e pr e s s e d e m o t io n, ign o r a nc e a nd f e a r , e x e rtin g un fa v o r a b le e ffe cts o n m in d and b o dy , we a re b e tt e r e qu ipp e d fo r s olu t io n o f th e p rob le m a nd r e st o r a t io n to no rm a l Th e intr ins ic t e nd e ncy o f a ll lif e is t o r e n e w its e lf a nd c o ntinu e liv ing , a nd th e r e f o r e th e fa c u lty o f h e a ling o r r e c o v e r ing p e rm e a t e s a ll liv ing t h ing s B u t t h e r e m a y b e in d o le nt ine r t ia o r d is f a v o r ing o b st a c le s t o h e a ling , wh e n we wo rk t o pr ov ok e it b y r e a ctio n, o r t o r e mo v e th e ob st a cle s a nd r e nd e r c o n dit io ns fa v o ra b le And s inc e th e m e a s u r e s e xp lo it e d a re s o n um e r o u s , a nd b e c o m e no t infr e qu e nt ly a n e le m e n t in th e d is o r d e r , it s e e m s pr o p e r a t th is p o int t o p au s e and r e vie w th e m . . . . S URGERY B e ginning with th e m o st r a d ic a l, t h e r e is s u rg e ry , a pp lica b le e xclu s iv e ly t o str a igh t ph y s ic a l pr o b le m s , and u rg e nt and ind is p e n s ab le in c o n d itio ns o f h e m o rrh a g e , o p e n w ou n d s , pu s , int ru s io n of f o r e ign b o d ie s a nd c o rr e ct io n o f c e rt a in inj u r ie s a nd d e f o rm it ie s , [ 67 ] TH E GIST OF IT b u t s e ld o m a dv is a b l e o r b e n e ficial fu rth e r Th e pr a ct ic e o f s u rg e ry h a s lo n g b e e n c on d u ct e d a s we ll a s is h um a nly p o ss ib le , s o th a t tru e pr o g r e s s wou ld now c ons ist in m aking it u nn e c e s s a ry , and th e s am e a pplie s to d e nt istry . . ME D ICINE Me dic in e c om e s n e xt a nd h a s it s p la c e Th e v a lu e o f a g e nc ie s fo r th e u rg e nt r e lie f o f p a in e m e r g e ncy st imu la t io n p u r ga tio n a s a nt i d o t e s t o p o is ons a nd fo r o th e r t e m p o ra ry a ll e v ia t io ns is o b v io u s b u t b e y o n d th is t h e ir u s e f u lne s s is d e cid e dly S ligh t a nd o ft e n re p re h e ns ib l e , th ou g h th e s u gge stiv e e ffe ct is o cc a s io na lly r e m e d ial Th e s a m e is tru e o f th e v a r io u s light e le ctric ity a nd o th e r e l e m e nt a ry a pp lica t io ns wh il e fe w o f th e s e rums ful fill t h e ir p romis e Bu t th e pr e ma tu r e r e p u dia tion o f b e ne fi c e nt m e dicin al cr e a t ion is ca rry ing th ing s t o fa n a t ic al e xtr e m e s fo r th e p la inly indic a t e d u s e o f m e dicin e im ie s no in h e r e nt r e cr e a nce a nd m ay e v e n b e a re s p ond ing t o th e infi n it e int e nt io n . , , , , . , , . , m . MANIPULATI O N Th e m a nip u la tiv e m e th od s o f o st e o p a th y To th e a nd ch ir o pr a cti c a re qu it e r a t io n a l av e r a g e p a t ie nt t h e y a re with ou t r is k o f h a r m , r e la xin g o r a d j u stin g th e n e u ro a nd b y . [ 68 ] F OR HEALING HEALT H , A ND HAPPINESS mu scu la r t e ns io n whi ch e xi sts in all d is o r d e rs th e r e s u l t of str a ini n g a tt itu d e , d e fin it e r e lie f m ay b e a ffo rd e d which c a n r e s ul t in u lt im a t e r e c o v e ry This is a l s o th e v irt u e o f th e h y d rO p a thic a nd h e a t m e th o d s as . . S UGG ESTI O N S u gge st ion and a u t o su gg e stio n a re a t wo rk e v e rla st ing ly a nyw a y , and S inc e w e a re p ra c t ic ally fre e t o ch o o s e , we mi gh t b e tt e r s e le ct s u gge s tio ns which co nt a in th e livin g tru th th a t e l e v a t e s , r a th e r th a n th e a d v e rs e d e st ruo t iv e s o rt L it e ra tu r e a nd m o d e rn philo s o p h y in g e ne r a l, t o s a y no thin g o f sp e c ia l Ne w Th o u gh t a nd C h ri s t ia n S cie nc e u tt e r a nce s , fa irly t e e m with c o n ce pts o f me rit, no u rish m e nt a nd u p lift , fr e e ly a nd g r a cio u s ly pr o f fe red , a nd o f whi ch it we r e ce rt a in ly wis e t o a v a il o n e s e lf - . . M ETAP HYSICS Me t a p hy s ic a l a nd f a ith h e a lin g a re r e alit ie s m a ny m a ny t im e s a nd it is no t scie nt ific t o ign o r e t h e m no r th o s e c e r ta in r a r e s ou l s o ft e n h umb l e a nd unt u t o r e d wh o s e e m t o b e na tu r a l h e a l e rs F o r it is e nt ir e ly p o ss ib le t o s ay no t h in g o f b e in g d e s ir a b l e fo r s om e e ff e c t iv e c o nc e pt o r f e e lin g fr o m wh a t ev e r s o u rc e t o p e rm e a t e th e wh ol e s u b c onsciou s , , , , , , . , , , , GIS T TH E OF IT a nd th e r e r e s o lv e o r n e u tra lize th e b as ic str a ins r e sp o ns ib le fo r th e dis o r d e r I n a ny ca s e th e e nd in V ie w is h e a lth y wh o l e s om e r e c o nstru ct ion o n a s ou nd o n g o ing b a s is s o we a re in f a v o r o f a ll g o o d with o u t h a rm . , , , . GIST OF IT TH E r a ga in e v e n b e twe e n th e lin e s a nd in d o ing s o s it d o wn b y y ou rs e lf a nd p o n de r wh e r e th e a pp li c a t io ns m igh t b e th ou gh y o u m ay no t s e e th e m th e firs t t ime I t would no t b e a ny s u p e rficia l s e lf e v id e nt m a tt e r th a t c o ul d g e t y o u int o su ch pr e dic a m e nts s o y o u mu st intr o sp e ct d e e p ly e xp l o ring illu mi n a tin g a nd v e nt ila tin g th e r e mo te co rne rs o f Th e n d e a l with wh a t y o u y o u r s u b co nscio u s fi nd a s r e c omm e n d e d b old ly a nd str a ight f o rwa r d ly r e sp e ct ing o nly tru th ov e , , , . - , , , , . , , . A SSISTANCE B u t , a s st a t e d b e f o r e , th e pr o b l e m is a lway s a n in d iv id u a l o ne , a nd p e r h a ps m e r e g e n e r a litie s will no t s uffic e , a nd th e h a r a ss e d d e s , p e ra t e p a t ie nt r e qu ir e s p e rs onal a ss ist a nc e S u cc e ssfu l , p e rma n e nt cu r in g wi ll th e n inv o lv e th r e e thing s $ a fr a nk u nb u r d e ning a n a ly s is o f th e e x a ct n a tu r e o f th e d is o r d e r in t e rms o f it s o wn S p e cific ca u s e ; g e nu in e , s a tisfy in g e nligh t e nm e nt o n a ll tr o u b le s om e p o ints ; a nd wh o le s om e r e c o nstr u ct ion o n a s ou n d, tru e b a s is S t a t e d in a n o th e r wa y , we first s h oul d h av e co m pl e t e ly e st a b lis h e d p r e c is e ly wh a t we a re d e a lin g with in o rd e r t o d isp o s e o f it u tt e r ly , th e n c o rr e ct a ll m o rb id mi s c o nc e ptio ns , pr ov id e d isch a r g e fo r a ll p a th o lo gic a l t e ns ion, r e s olv e a ll inne r c on flict s a nd in du c e r e a d j u stme nt o n g e nu in e , . . [ 72 ] HEALING HEALT H F OR , A ND HAPPINESS h e a lth y line S This is th e g is t o f th e e nt ir e m a tt e r , b u t a s b e tw e e n p a tie nt a nd h e a le r t h e r e a re c e rta in sp e cia l c on ditions e ss e nt ial t o s u cce ss . . R E $ UIREMENTS In th e first p la c e th e r e mu st b e wh a t is c a lle d r a pp o rt , th a t is t o s ay , a r e a s o n ab le d e g r e e o f mu t u a l co nfid e nc e , tru st , s y mp a th y willin gn e s s to c om e t o g e th e r th e ca se E nt ir e ly c a n d id u nr e s e rv e d c o Op e r a t io n is th e s e c ond r e quir e m e nt ; a nd fi nally th e r e mu st t a k e pla ce th a t s u b tle ind e fi nab le s u b j e ct iv e b u t c onclu s iv e pr o c e ss t e nt a t iv e ly c a lle d $ t r a nsf e r e nc e whi ch ca nn o t b e c o e rc e d b u t whi ch fo llo ws sp o nt a n e ou s ly wh e n th e o th e r co nditio ns a re fu lfille d a nd b y wh ich th e r e a l cu r e is m a d e ; a nd fo r th e s ak e o f wh ich al s o no h e a le r s h o uld o ffi c io u sly ob tru d e hi s m in is t ra tio ns b u t r a th e r s h ou ld wa it u nt il a pp e al e d t o fo r r e lie f a s d id t h e Ma st e r wh o a l s o s a id $ Go a nd t e ll no m an or on . - , , , , $ , , , , , , , , , . , O BSTACLES with th e b e st int e nt ions , o n th e p a rt o f b o th h e a l e r a nd p a ti e nt , th e r e m a y b e o b s ta cle s in th e way F ir s t o f a ll th e r e Bu t a gai n , ev e n . xists in e v e ry one a na tu ra l r e s ist a nc e t o intru s ion o r c o rr e ct io n which m ay le a d h im t o r e j e ct o r r e p u d ia t e a ll th e b e tt e r c o nc e p e , T HE GIS T OF IT t io ns th a t migh t c a u s e h im to r e linqu ish h is o wn o r e xp o s e t h e ir e rr o rs B e s id e s th a t th e dis o rd e r is r e a lly a c o m pr om is e o r r e fu g e fo r o ne a t b a y a nd wil l b e c lu n g t o t e na c io u s ly o n t his a cc o u nt a s we ll a s b e c a u s e it pr o v id e s a n o u t le t fo r e m o tio n o t h e rwis e r e pr e s s e d Th e ine rt ia o f h a b it h a s a ls o t o b e r e c k o ne d w ith t o s a y no t h ing o f th e f a c t t h a t in c e rt a in c a s e s th e p a tie nt ma y h av e an int e rpr e t a t io n o f h is o wn fo r th e p h e n o m e n a wh ic h p u ts h is c a s e in a cla s s a b s o lu t e ly b y its e lf a nd qu it e o u t o f th e r e a ch o f a ny p e rs o n t o c o p e w it h in h is o p in io n And m a ny o f th e s e m is gu id e d c o nc lu s ions are a rr iv e d a t u nc on s cio u s ly s o t h a t th e victim is b y no m e a ns a lt og e th e r to . , , , , . , , , , . , b la m e . F ACI LITIES B u t f o rtun a t e ly we now c a n d e a l with th e s e c on d itio ns in sp it e o f th e ir b a fflin g c h a r a cte r , fo r m o d e rn p s y ch o lo gy h a s pr ov id e d m e a ns fo r e xp lo r in g th e s u b c o nscio u s , a nd d isc o ve r Wo r d a ss o ing a nd u nr a v e lin g it s t a ngle s c ia t ions , d r e a m a na ly s is , a nd scr u t iny o f th e c onst a nt litt le ps y ch o p a th o lo gic a l m e ch a n ism s o f m a nn e r , S p e e ch a nd a ct io n t e ll a st o ry a nd disc o v e r th e m a t e r ia l , wh ich c om pr is e s th e r e pr e s s e d s u b c o ns c io u s lif e o f th e s u b j e ct , a nd ca n b e d isp o s e d o f fo r h is r e lie f . . . 4 7 [ ] F OR TH E HEALIN G HEALT H , AN D HAPPINE SS GIS T OF I T Thi s la st is th e crux o f th e wh ol e m a tt e r W e h a v e a lr e a dy s e e n th a t m o t iv e o r fu nd a m e nt a l d e s ir e is r e a lly d e te rm in a nt fo r all th a t a pp e a rs , and it lik e wis e co n dit ions re c o v e ry I n o th e r wo r d s , y o u ca n g e t we ll o f a ny thin g if y o u r d e s ir e t o is s in gle a nd . . p a r am o unt . I N FO RMATI O N way h a s b e e n d e v is e d for s olvin g th e s e pr o b le m s o n th e ir o wn t e rm s , p e ne tra t ing th e wa ll th a t s h u ts O R th e s ub c o nsc io u s , dis c o v e r ing a nd d isch a rgin g th e m o rb id c om p le x e s , e fi e c ting th e n e c e ss a ry r e a d j u stm e nts , a nd r e co nstru ct in g u nity a nd we ll b e in g Th e m in d m a y b e c onc e iv e d o f a s a m ovin g p ictu r e ca m e r a , with th e fi lm s lidin g b y a nd r e gis t e rin g all e xp e rie nc e s inst a nt a n e o u s ly , a nd m a ny un ob s e rv e d , th e n S lipp in g o n t o th e n e xt , th ou gh th e r e is s om e r e a ction t o e a ch Wh e n th e ph o to gr a ph ic r e e l is pr oj e ct e d on th e scr e e n , a ll th e s e p ictu r e s b l e n d int o o ne a no th e r , m a kin g a n a pp a r e n tly s m o o th , c on t inu o u s st o ry , wh o s e int e r e s t g r ips , a nd m a k e s l o o l d i u v e r o o k e t a s o r le a v e s th e m b lu rr e d y In fa ct , e xp e rts h av e t o g o o v e r th e a ct u al r e e ls , c o rr e ctin g and t akin g o u t fl a ws , a nd a d j u st in g th e p a rts t o m a k e a s m oo t h , c on F or a - . . . [ 75 ] T HE GIST OF IT tinu ou s pr o du ct io n Th e y d o th is b y st o pp ing th e r e e l a t th e d ou b tful s e ct ions , scr u t iniz ing . ch n e g a tiv e c a r e fu lly p e rh a ps e v e n with a mi cr o sc o p e , a nd m ak in g th e n e c e s s a ry c o r r e ct ions L ik e wis e a tr a in e d ob s e rv e r c a n stu dy y ou r c a s e d e t e ct in g e v e n in th e fl o w o f th e fi lm m any d e t a ils u np e rc e iv e d b y y ou , and b e ing e qu ipp e d with inst rum e nts o f pr e c is ion i s a b le if y o u a re willin g a nd will h a l t fo r a sp a c e th e ru s h o f th e m a chin e t o disc ov e r th e s e d e t a il s to y ou a nd f a cilit a t e y ou r a dj u st m e nt of th e m ea , . , , , , , , . T E C H NI$ In UE s e r ie s o f c onv e rs a tion al c o nf e r e nc e s with ou t a rt ificia l pr o c e ss , o r u n du e infl u e nc e O f a ny s o rt h y p no tic s u g g e st iv e o r o th e r wi s e a ca s e c a n b e a n a ly s e d r e c o nst ru ct e d a nd s e t o n t h e r o a d t o re co v e ry e qu ipp e d wit h imm u nity a g a inst f u tu r e d is o r d e r a s we ll Th e first c o ns u lt a tio n c ons id e rs th e c o m m l e h e o i a h st r c s v n fr nf ncy t e i o e a e o f t e p y a s we ll a s p o s s ib l e h e r e d it a r y f a c to rs a nd thu s a fi o rd s a k n owle d ge o f all illne ss e s inj u r ie s s u rgic al o p e r a t io ns o r o th e r e p is o d e s o f p h y s ic a l im p o rt a nd p o s s ib l e p s y ch ol o gic a l infl u e nc e wh ich sh ou ld b e known fo r p u rp o s e s o f pr e cis io n S inc e tr u e h e a lin g m u st d e finit e ly fi nd o u t and a ctu ally d isp o s e o f th e e x a ct ca u s e a , , , , , , ' , . , , , , , , , [ 76 ] F OR HEAL I NG HEALT H , f th e d is o r d e r A ND HAPPINESS Any ph y s ic a l inv e stig a t io n th a t s e e m s ind ic a t e d , is pr o p e rly m a d e o r o . r e p o rt e d u p on s u ch a s t e st ing th e r e fl e x e s for l e s io ns th e e y e s th e m a nne r o f S p e e ch th e l n i e l a o d i s r t n c rr a e a s w s c n i a d a e a l a e g g g e r ing a ny p a rt ic u la r d is a b ilit y th a t pr e s e nts Th e n t o e lim ina t e th e p e rs onal e qu a t io n a nd s e cu r e c lu e s t o th e c a u s a tion we pr o c e e d t o th e wo r d a ss o cia t ions wh ich c ons ists o f r e a d ing t o th e s u b j e ct a lis t o f o rd ina ry wo rd s a nd r e q uiring h im t o r e sp ond to e a ch one b y sp e ak ing th e first wo r d th a t c ome s t o his Th is is m ind u p o n h e a r ing th e wo r d r e a d no t a pr o c e s s o f int e ll e ctu a l th o u gh t b u t m e r e ly a s u p e rficia l wo r d s o u n d ing th o u gh th e a nsw e r a nd t im e r e qu ir e d t o giv e it a re n o t e d and th e list wh e n co mple t e b e c om e s a sch e ma tic dia gr a m o f a ll m e nt al pro c e s s e s b o th r e c e nt a nd r e m o t e a nd p o ints th e w a y s fo r disch a r ging th e v a r iou s t e ns io ns wh ich a re r e sp o ns ib l e f o r th e d is ab ility T h e p a t ie nt is th e n inv it e d t o fi le a c om l n l i m i n l u i i h e t e l l o c o p a t s rr n o t ng b u t b f p g m a k ing th e c a s e o u t j u st a s b a d a s it h a s e v e r a pp e a r e d r e cit in g a ll p o ss ib le p oints o f a g g r a v a t io n a nd v o icing h is o wn th e o ry a s t o it s na tur e a nd th e r e a s ons fo r it All t h is t im e th e pr a ctitio n e r will h a v e b e e n k e e nly a l e rt a b s o r b ing th e pr o b l e m in a ll it s d e t a il s and r am ifica t io ns and no t in g p o ints r e qu irin g , , , , , . , , , . , , - , , , , . , , , , . , , [77 ] T HE GIS T OF IT fu rth e r c ons id e r a tion ; a nd b e ing an ob s e rv e r m e r e ly a s we ll a s a tr ain e d o ne is a b l e t o c o m pr e h e nd infi n it e ly m o r e th a n th e h a r a ss e d s ub j e ct At s ub s e qu e nt c onf e r e nc e s th e r e cit al guid e d b y th e ind ica t o rs a lr e a dy s e cu r e d a nd o th e rs t h a t a ccr u e p a ss e s g r a d u a lly t h r o u gh th e o u t e r a ccr e t ions o f com p la int g e tt ing e v e ntu a lly t o t h e b a s ic str a ins wh ich a re a t fa u lt , a nd pr ov id e s a ppr o pr ia t e v e nt fo r th e m o rb id c o m p le x e s s o long u nd e r r e pr e ss io n a nd th e r e f o r e c a u s a t iv e o f d is e a s e Th e p o ints o f p a rt icu l a r s e ns it iv e n e s s o r irr it a t io n a re d ra wn o u t th o r o u gh ly a nd th is v e rb a l r e cit al o r p u tt ing o u t int o wo r d s o f wh a t b e f o r e h a d b e e n m e r e ly p e nt u p f e e lin g s a nd v a gu e str e s s e s is a m e a s u r e o f r e lie f wh ich is r e ally p e rm a n e ntly cu r a tiv e a lth ou gh p e rh a p s no t o b v io u s ly s o u nt il o ne h a s e nj o y e d th e e xp e ri At th e s a m e tim e o pp o rtu n ity is e nc e a ff o r d e d fo r c o rr e ct in g a ny m o rb id m isc o n which s e rv e t o k e e p th e d is o r d e r c e p tio ns fix e d a nd t o o fi e r th e p a rticu la r e nligh t e n m e nt a nd r e c omm e nd a t io ns fo r th e p a rt icu la r pr ob le m s t o b e s olv e d , , . , , , . , , - , , . , , . P R O MISE ch a nge ab le c on d itions d o not c o ns titu t e a n o b st a cle fo r if o ne p e rs o n ca n e ff e ct a h e a l th y a d j u st m e nt t o t h e in e v it a b le App a r e ntly un , [78] D I A G RA M B u t b e fo r e conclu d in g e nt ir e ly ou r cons id e ra tio n o f th e s e t hin g s in t e r m s o f th e o b j e c t iv e , le t u s a naly s e s ome S p e cifi c f o rm o f d is a b ility wh ich s h a ll s e rv e t o illu str a t e a ll o f th e b a s ic p rincip le s th a t we h a v e b e e n e x p o u ndin g Le t u s t ak e , fo r e x a m ple , d e a fn e s s , a c o n dit io n try in g b o th t o v ictim a nd c o m p an io ns , and whi ch h a s c om e o n in th e u s u al wa y th r ou gh th e v a rio u s st age s o f wh a t th e s p e c ia lis t wo ul d c a ll o t it is m e d ia And first we s h ou ld h av e a r e al c omp re h e n s io n o f a ll o f th e f a ct o rs inv olv e d O u r u pp e r a ir p a s s a g e s p e rf o r m two fu nct ions in a d d i tio n to th a t o f m e re ly a dmitt in g and e xp e llin g a ir Inside th e n a s al cav ity a nd u pp e r th r o a t th e r e a re highly sp e cia lize d tis s u e s wh o s e d u ty it is to a d j u st th e t e m p e r a tu r e o f e v e ry b r e a th , h owe v e r h o t o r c old , t o a d e g r e e s u it a b le fo r r e c e ptio n in th e lu n g s ; a nd th e s e c o n d o f th e two a d d it io n al f unct io ns o f t h e s e p a s s a ge s is th e s e rv in g a s ch a nn e l s for e xpr e s s io n o f o u r th ou ght s and f e e ling s , n am e ly , sp e e ch and all o th e r v o caliza tion , inclu d in g e v e n s igh in g ’ If, now, a p e rs o n s circul a t io n is co n ge st e d fr om pr ev iou s continu e d f o od e xc e ss , hi s d e l , . . . . . [81] T HE GIST O F IT t e mp e r a tu r e e qu aliz e rs th e r e in th e u pp e r a ir p a ss a g e s m u st wo r k a t a s e r iou s d is a dv a nt a ge a nd wh e n his circu la t ion is fu r t h e r str a in e d b y h is b o dy b e ing s ub j e ct e d to d r a u gh ts o r ch illing th e r e gio n o f th e s e s e n s itiv e r e g ula t o rs b e c ome s its e lf c o n ge s te d clo gg e d a nd ca t a rrh a l, a nd th e u nh a pp y v ic tim h a s wh a t we c a ll a c o ld a cu t e o r chr o nic a cc o r d in g to th e m e r its o f h is h yg ie ne F u rth e rm o r e th e c o nt in u ing e xpe r ie nc e s of o b j e ct iv e lif e a re p e rp e t u a lly a ff e c t in g o u r s e ns ib ilitie s a nd indu cing e m o tions o r a tti t ud e s wh ich th e n h av e t h e ir cla im on e xpr e s s io n a nd lik e wis e c o n g e st it s ch a nn e l if m e r e ly ch o k e d b a ck o r st ifl e d Wh e n if for s o me c onstr a inin g m o t iv e r e pr e ss io n is d e ma nd e d th e o r g an s o f e xpr e ss ion b e c om e th e p hy s ic a l fo cu s o f thi s b lo ck a ding c o nflict and a re t h u s pr e d isp o s e d t o th e s a m e u nna tu r al c on dition wh ich th e n is p e rp e tu a t e d th r o u gh p e rsist e nc e o f th e u nh e a lthy f e e ling and su s ic a te , , , , , , . , , , . , , , , , c e p tib ility t o it s e fi e c ts . 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B u t th is a b no rm a l s t a t e , h o we v e r s u p e rin d u c e d , m a y th e n, if no t a rr e s t e d b y g e nu in e co rr e c t io n, e x t e nd t o a d j a c e nt p a rts , Up , d o wn o r S id e w a y s , a nd c a n p a ss b y wa y o f th e e u s t a ch ia n tu b e to th e ca vity o f th e e a r, th e r e im p a ir in g th e h e a r ing fu nct io n a nd r e s u lting in wh a t we c a ll d e a fne s s , wh ich , a ft e r a ll, is no t in th e t ru e pr im a ry s e ns e a n e a r tr o u b le , a nd c o u ld h a v e b e e n, o r c a n b e , o b v ia t e d o r c o rr e ct e d a t a ny st a g e , b y an im pr o v e d h y gie ne a nd int e llig e nt ps y ch o lo gic a l r e a d j u st m e nt wh ich a ff o r d s r e a l o u t le t fo r th e m o rb id f e e ling s w h o s e e n e rgie s th e v ic tim m ay no t b e s u fficie ntly e nligh t e ne d o f h im s e lf t o d isp o s e c onstru c t iv e ly , . 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E $ T RA C O NS C I O U S M IN D Y ou r e xtr a c onscio u s mind div in e r e ality o f y ou , b e a rin g , th e n is th e th e s a m e p ro , F OR HEALING HEALT H , A ND HAPPINESS n o u rt i n mp rt a n o r co sciou s think a l i o c o t e y p ing a s d o e s th e b u lk o f th e p o s it iv e sp h e r e o f a n a t om t o it s gy r a t in g ne g a t iv e e le ct r o ns wh ich r e la tiv e ly a re a s d isp e rs e d a nd infre qu e nt a s th e p la n e ts in a s o la r s y st e m o r th e m e r e f o rmu la t e d th ou gh ts in th e e nt ir e r e a ch o f y o u r min d I t is th e s o ca lle d int e rste lla r o r intr a a t om ic sp a c e wh ich is th e f e rt il e r e al L ik e wis e it is y ou r e xtr a c o nsciou s m in d which s u st a in s yo u and pr ov ide s y ou with a ll th a t y o u h a v e o r a re s o le a rn t o t ru st it u tt e rly And a l r e a dy pe rh a p s it h a s b e e n p e rc e iv e d th a t th e s o c a lle d sp a c e is no t d ivid e d O H in m e a s u r e d qu a nt itie s a m o ng its d e ma rk a ting pr e c ip it a tions b u t r a th e r is difi u s e d fr e e ly j u st a s th e a nd in t e rch a n g e a b ly th r ou gh o u t a ir wh e th e r t e m p o r a r ily c o nfin e d in a r o o m , o r fr e e ly circul a tin g o u ts id e is a ll o ne a tm o s i n l h e r l l o m i a t c p nts n v rs l e h a f t s o o e u e w i p y d istrib u t e d S o t o sp e a k th e tru e st we woul d S im p ly s a y e xtr a conscio u s m ind inst e a d o f r e f e rr in g t o y ou rs o r min e a nd now it ca n b e r e a liz e d h o w a ll o f th e s o c a lle d s u b c on s c io u s p h e n o m e na whi c h we r e sp o k e n o f a t fir s t c o m e t o tr a nsp ir e a s we ll a s all o th e rs , inclu din g e v e n th a t o f a b s e nt tr e a tm e nt ; fo r th r ou gh th e c ontinu ity o f th e int e rv e n in g v ib r a nt me diu m th e s e s u b j e ct iv e tra nsf e r e nc e s a re inc e s s a ntly ta kin g p la ce a nd th e ir p e rc e pt ion a nd b e ne fi ce nc e is o nl y hin d e r e d o , , - . - . . , , , - , , , , , , . , , - , - , , , [ 93 ] TH E by GIST OF IT xc e ss iv e c onc e rn a nd intrig ue with th e p s e u d o p rima ry ob j e ctiv e , th ing s , p e rs ons o r pr e m is e s e - . R EALI $ ATI O N Any wh o m ight c a r e t o t e st this co nclu s io n, o r v e r ify it fo r t h e m s e lv e s b y a ctu a l e xp e ri e nc e , c a n d o s o with o u t h ind r a nc e S imp ly d is e ng a g e y ou rs e lf fr o m o b j e ct iv ity fo r a S p a c e , d e t a ch e d fr om all h ab itu a l a ct iv ity , m e nt a l o r p h y s ic al , a nd p e rm ittin g y o u rs e lf . p e rc e iv e th r ou gh y o u r p e rh a p s pr e v io u s ly u nr e c o gn iz e d f o u rt h d im e ns ion a l c o mp re h e n s ion wh e r e e v e ry th ing is r e a lize d th o u gh u n f o rmu la t e d y ou will s e cu r e e v id e nc e o f y ou r F o r a s st a t e d b e f o r e in o wn fo r y o u rs e lf a n o t h e r wa y k n owl e d g e c a n o n ly c o m e t o o ne firs t in t e rm s of wh a t th e y a lr e a d y know a nd t o g a in th is k n o wle d g e y o u mu st o p e n y o u r Y e t th e o wn ch a nne l fo r it to c o m e t o y o u tru e r e a liza t io n is no t ob j e ct iv e a nd ca nn o t b e b e in g o th e r wi s e s o d o no t s ee k t o ob j e ctify it o r striv e fo r it o b j e ct iv e ly for it is o f t h e s o u l , which its elf is n e v e r s e e n no r h e a r d no r f e lt , no r o th e r wis e p e rce iv e d , b u t o nly k n o wn to , , . , , , . , , , , , . S IG N S Y e t th e r e h a v e b e e n v o u ch s a fe d fo r th o s e wh o c a r e , princip le s fo r gu id anc e in th is v a s t r e alm , princip le s s ome time s u nch a rta b l e [ 9 4] TH E GIS T O F IT a nd d e a l t b a ck in d u e c ou rs e , with b u t th e int e r e st o f a n e nligh t e n ing le ss on a d d e d Th e s u pr e m e ly v it a l c onclu s ion fr o m a ll th a t h a s g one b e f o r e , wi th a ll o f its c omp le x itie s , is th a t th e a tt itu d e o f min d is wh a t d e t e r m in e s a ll, a nd th is its e lf , if u nh e a lth y , will ch an g e a s s oo n a s o ne c a r e s fo r it s ch a ng ing , wh e n, in a c co r d a nc e with wh a t we h av e j u s t m e ntio n e d, th e h a rv e st will b e g a th e r e d , F o r a ll th a t is t o ok it s o r ig in in a nd a s s o o n Min d , a nd wh a t e v e r is c o nc e iv e d in mind c om e s int o b e in g S o le t u s st a rt fr e sh , fr e e d fr o m th e h u sk s o f ou two rn p re c onc e ptions , a nd b u il d a ne w e st a t e , fo r o u rs e lv e s a nd for th e wo rld . . . . 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