The Law of Psychic Phenomena A working hypothesis for the systematic study of hypnotism, spiritism, mental therapeutics, etc.

CHAPTER III.

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REASONING POWERS OF THE TWO MINDS DIFFERENTIATED.

The Subjective Mind incapable of Inductive Reasoning.--Its Processes always Deductive, or Syllogistic.--Its Premises the Result of Suggestion.--Illustrations by Hypnotism.--Hypnotic Interview with Socrates.--Reasons from an Assumed Major Premise.--Interview with a Philosophic Pig.--The Pig affirms the Doctrine of Reincarnation.--Dogmatism of Subjective Intelligence.--Incapable of Controversial Argument.--Persistency in following a Suggested Line of Thought 33