Category: Psychiatry/Psychology
Necessity of a Working Hypothesis.--The Newtonian Hypothesis.--The Atomic Theory.--A Psychological Hypothesis necessary.--Theories of Hypnotism and Mesmerism.--Spiritism.--Mental Therapeutics.--Liébault's Law of Suggestion.--Duality of Mind.--A Working Hypothesis for Psycholog...
Warfare of the Schools.--History of the Science.--Mesmer's Career.--The Academicians.--The Successors of Mesmer.--The Royal Academy of Medicine.--Its Idiotic Prejudices.--Dr. Br...
47. CHAPTER XX.Ghosts.--Scientific Investigations.--Tentative Classification of Phenomena.--Power to create Phantasms demonstrated.--Investigations of the London Society for Psychical Research...
37. CHAPTER X.Platform Experiments misleading.--Their Utter Inutility as a Test.--So-called "Tests" described and explained.--Sexual Outrages impossible.--Auto-suggestion protects the Virtuou...
50. CHAPTER XXIII.The Great Stumbling-block, Unbelief in the Physical History of Christ.--Modern Science confirms the New Testament.--Internal Evidence of the Truth of the History of Jesus.--The...
43. CHAPTER XVI.Various Classes of Phenomena.--Clairvoyance.--Its Field not yet clearly defined.--Telepathy invades its Ancient Domain.--Simple Experiments in Telepathy.--Their Significance.--T...
45. CHAPTER XVIII.The Planchette.--Modifications.--Easily operated.--Automatic Writing.--Governed by the Universal Law.--The Planchette without Spirits.--The Planchette and Telepathy.--Trance.--A...
36. CHAPTER IX.Mesmeric Methods.--The Fluidic Theory.--Influence of the Mind of the Operator.--The Early Mesmerists.--Their Methods and their Effects.--Decadence of the Higher Phenomena under...
49. CHAPTER XXII.The Normal Relations of the Objective and Subjective Faculties.--Their Distinctive Powers and Functions.--The Infinite Wisdom displayed in their Distribution.--It constitutes Ma...
38. CHAPTER XI.Historical Notes.--Mind Cure in Ancient Times.--Bible Accounts.--Miracles of the Church.--Healing by the King's Touch.--Views of Paracelsus and Pomponazzi.--Bernheim's Experimen...
39. CHAPTER XII.Methods classified in Two Divisions.--Mental and Oral Suggestions.--Absent Treatment.--Christian Scientists handicapped by Absurd Theories.--They claim too much.--The Use of Dru...
40. CHAPTER XIII.Telepathy the Normal Means of Communication between Subjective Minds.--Perfect Passivity required for Therapeutic Suggestions.--Natural Sleep the most Perfect State of Passivity...
52. CHAPTER XXV.The Necessity of Signs and Wonders.--Christ's Work was for all Time.--His Consummate Wisdom.--Signs and Wonders as Evidence.--His Perception of Spiritual Laws.--The Perceptive P...
51. CHAPTER XXIV.The Word _Faith_ in its Application to Psychic Phenomena.--Its Definition.--An Epitome of the Law of Suggestion.--Subjective Faith only required.--Illustrative Incident.--The "S...
46. CHAPTER XIX.The Intelligence manifested.--It is a Human Intelligence.--Inherent Probabilities.--Conditions requisite.--The Best Conditions.--A Living Organism necessary.--The Laws of Telepa...
41. CHAPTER XIV.Recapitulation of Propositions.--Natural Sleep the Best Condition attainable both for Healer and Patient.--Demonstrative Experiments.--Healing at a Distance of One Thousand Mile...
42. CHAPTER XV.If a Man die, shall he live again?--The Problem not solved by Spiritistic Phenomena.--The Phenomena admitted.--Their Supernatural Origin denied.--Explained by the Hypothesis.--S...
33. CHAPTER VI.Three Sub-classes of Mental Phenomena.--Mathematical Prodigies.--Musical Prodigies.--Measurement of Time.--Distinction between Results of Objective Education and Intuitive Perce...
32. CHAPTER V.Practical Illustrations.--Reasons for Limitations of Subjective Power.--Its Practical Significance.--Its Application to the Solution of Problems of Insanity.--The Mental Phenome...
44. CHAPTER XVII.Psychometry.--"The Souls of Things."--Professor Denton's Experiments.--Wonderful Visions of the Ancient Environment of Geological Specimens.--A Piece of Mortar from Cicero's Hou...
54. CHAPTER XXVII.The Question of Identity.--Consciousness and Memory.--Identity considered in Reference to Rewards and Punishments.--Conscience.--Conflicting Theories of Psychologists.--Educatio...
48. CHAPTER XXI.Facts of Startling Import.--The Case of Washington Irving Bishop.--Other Instances of Suspended Animation.--Vampirism.--Catalepsy.--East Indian Fakirs buried alive for Months.--...
53. CHAPTER XXVI.The Success of Christ's Mission.--Chaotic State of Spiritual Philosophy in His Time.--The Various Doctrines in Vogue.--Jesus the first to simplify the Doctrine of Immortality.--...
31. CHAPTER IV.Confirmed by Hypnotic Phenomena.--Opinions of Psychologists.--Sir William Hamilton's Views.---Observations of Dr. Rush.--Talent for Poetry and Music developed by Abnormal Condit...
30. CHAPTER III.The Subjective Mind incapable of Inductive Reasoning.--Its Processes always Deductive or Syllogistic.--Its Premises the Result of Suggestion.--Illustrations by Hypnotism.--Hypno...
28. CHAPTER I.Necessity of a Working Hypothesis.--The Newtonian Hypothesis.--The Atomic Theory.--A Psychological Hypothesis necessary.--Theories of Hypnotism and Mesmerism.--Spiritism.--Menta...
29. CHAPTER II.The Doctrine of the Trinity of Man.--The Greek Philosophy.--The Early Christian Fathers.--Hermetic Philosophy.--Swedenborg.--Duality in Modern Philosophy.--"Objective" and "Subj...
34. CHAPTER VII.The Subjective Mind Incapable of Controversial Argument.--A Sceptical Audience demoralizes it.--The Presence of an Avowed Sceptic prevents Successful Exhibition of Subjective Ph...
25. CHAPTER XXV.The Necessity of Signs and Wonders.--Christ's Work was for All-Time.--His Consummate Wisdom.--Signs and Wonders as Evidence.--His Perception of Spiritual Laws.--The Perceptive P...
22. CHAPTER XXII.The Normal Relations of the Objective and Subjective Faculties.--Their Distinctive Powers and Functions.--The Infinite Wisdom displayed in their Distribution.--It constitutes Ma...
18. CHAPTER XVIII.The Planchette.--Modifications.--Easily operated.--Automatic Writing.--Governed by the Universal Law.--The Planchette without Spirits.--The Planchette and Telepathy.--Trance.--A...
23. CHAPTER XXIII.The Great Stumbling-Block, Unbelief in the Physical History of Christ.--Modern Science confirms the New Testament.--Internal Evidence of the Truth of the History of Jesus.--The...
20. CHAPTER XX.Ghosts.--Scientific Investigations.--Tentative Classification of Phenomena.--Power to create Phantasms demonstrated.--Investigations of the London Society for Psychical Research...
10. CHAPTER X.Platform Experiments misleading,--Their Utter Inutility as a Test.--So-called "Tests" described and explained.--Sexual Outrages impossible.--Auto-Suggestion protects the Virtuou...
14. CHAPTER XIV.Recapitulation of Propositions.--Natural Sleep the Best Condition attainable both for Healer and Patient.--Demonstrative Experiments.--Healing at a Distance of One Thousand Mile...
6. CHAPTER VI.Three Sub-Classes of Mental Phenomena.--Mathematical Prodigies.--Musical Prodigies.--Measurement of Time.--Distinction between Results of Objective Education and Intuitive Perce...
9. CHAPTER IX.Mesmeric Methods.--The Fluidic Theory.--Influence of the Mind of the Operator.--The Early Mesmerists.--Their Methods and their Effects.--Decadence of the Higher Phenomena under...
8. CHAPTER VIII.Warfare of the Schools.--History of the Science.--Mesmer's Career.--The Academicians.--The Successors of Mesmer.--The Royal Academy of Medicine.--Its Idiotic Prejudices.--Dr. Br...
12. CHAPTER XII.Methods classified in Two Divisions.--Mental and Oral Suggestions.--Absent Treatment.--Christian Scientists handicapped by Absurd Theories.--They claim too much.--The Use of Dru...
24. CHAPTER XXIV.The Word _Faith_ in its Application to Psychic Phenomena.--Its Definition.--An Epitome of the Law of Suggestion.--Subjective Faith only required.--Illustrative Incident.--The "S...
26. CHAPTER XXVI.The Success of Christ's Mission.--Chaotic State of Spiritual Philosophy in His Time.--The Various Doctrines in Vogue.--Jesus the first to simplify the Doctrine of Immortality.--...
27. CHAPTER XXVII.The Question of Identity.--Consciousness and Memory.--Identity considered in Reference to Rewards and Punishments.--Conscience.--Conflicting Theories of Psychologists.--Educatio...
15. CHAPTER XV.If a Man die, shall he live again?--The Problem not solved by Spiritistic Phenomena.--The Phenomena admitted.--Their Supernatural Origin denied.--Explained by the Hypothesis.--S...
16. CHAPTER XVI.Various Classes of Phenomena.--Clairvoyance.--Its Field not yet clearly defined.--Telepathy invades its Ancient Domain.--Simple Experiments in Telepathy.--Their Significance.--T...
5. CHAPTER V.Practical Illustrations.--Reasons for Limitations of Subjective Power.--Its Practical Significance.--Its Application to the Solution of Problems of Insanity.--The Mental Phenome...
17. CHAPTER XVII.Psychometry.--"The Souls of Things."--Professor Denton's Experiments.--Wonderful Visions of the Ancient Environment of Geological Specimens.--A Piece of Mortar from Cicero's Hou...
11. CHAPTER XI.Historical Notes.--Mind Cure in Ancient Times.--Bible Accounts.--Miracles of the Church.--Healing by the King's Touch.--Views of Paracelsus and Pomponazzi.--Bernheim's Experimen...
7. CHAPTER VII.The Subjective Mind incapable of Controversial Argument.--A Sceptical Audience demoralizes it.--The Presence of an Avowed Sceptic prevents Successful Exhibition of Subjective Ph...
4. CHAPTER IV.Confirmed by Hypnotic Phenomena.--Opinions of Psychologists.--Sir William Hamilton's Views.--Observations of Dr. Rush.--Talent for Poetry and Music developed by Abnormal Conditi...
19. CHAPTER XIX.The Intelligence manifested.--It is a Human Intelligence.--Inherent Probabilities.--Conditions requisite.--The Best Conditions.--A Living Organism necessary.--The Laws of Telepa...
13. CHAPTER XIII.Telepathy the Normal Means of Communication between Subjective Minds.--Perfect Passivity required for Therapeutic Suggestions.--Natural Sleep the Most Perfect State of Passivity...
3. CHAPTER III.The Subjective Mind incapable of Inductive Reasoning.--Its Processes always Deductive, or Syllogistic.--Its Premises the Result of Suggestion.--Illustrations by Hypnotism.--Hypn...
21. CHAPTER XXI.Facts of Startling Import.--The Case of Washington Irving Bishop.--Other Instances of Suspended Animation.--Vampirism.--Catalepsy.--East Indian Fakirs buried alive for Months.--...
2. CHAPTER II.The Doctrine of the Trinity of Man.--The Greek Philosophy.--The Early Christian Fathers.--Hermetic Philosophy.--Swedenborg.--Duality in Modern Philosophy.--"Objective" and "Subj...
1. CHAPTER I.Necessity of a Working Hypothesis.--The Newtonian Hypothesis.--The Atomic Theory.--A Psychological Hypothesis necessary.--Theories of Hypnotism and Mesmerism.--Spiritism.--Menta...