ral Most desirable state of mind-Camouflage nature of language-Man makes his own world-Ecstatic contempla- tion vs. inspiring contemplation-The revealed species and human usefulness-Substance of the immaterial natural- Intelligence supplies its own needs-The world's desire- Nature of nature-Influence of the objects of the vision of the mind on nature-Nature of righteous judgment-The revealed species and ethics-Progress without the Bible- Substance derived from the inglorious prophets-Personal experiences with moderns under the influence of Revelation -Admonitions of Paul reveal like insufficiency-Insuffi- ciency of Revelation in the thought-out world-Processes of mental absorption and annihilation-Exact and natural sciences and Revelation-Segregation of species under do- mestication-Relation of species to methods of vision-Ef- fect of Revelation on the thought-out natural-The cohesion of civilization Similarity of ancient and modern methods— Object lessons from moderns under the influence of Revela- tion-Pacifism of the religious variety-Literary culture a deception-Precept and example necessary to progress- Spirit the only energy-Mistaken ideas of economy-Ne- Luxury, Belief, and Revelation important factors in the human progress-Law of growth-Advance beyond belief necessary Origin of belief-Difference between believing and knowing-Definitions of belief-Substance synonymous with power-Belief not an entity-Effect of belief-Belief in God not sufficient-Nature and substance of man-Ideas of right and wrong-Comparison of the oldest and youngest of sciences-Definition of Revelation-Effect of Revelation on the faculties Mental species defined-Effect of the struggle for existence-Cause of arrested species-Natural reliance on God not sufficient in the inspired thought-out world-Failure of monks and mystics to solve the problems of civilization and decay-The problem of good and evil— Philosophical exploration made possible through the process of desymbolization-Effect of the study of spirit-Insufficiency of scientific achievements without socialized conscience -Effect of exercising the faculties while under the influence of Revelation-Possibilities of higher development— Natural science and Divine science. INTRODUCTION. The study of mental activities and their relation to God and nature has been, and is yet, an intellectual luxury. Occasionally a new teacher comes into the world. and interests a limited group by restating in an entertaining way what others have taught. The conclusions in this book have not been thought out in ecstasy and idealism but they are the result of laboratory demonstration. Some of the experiments have been made more than a thousand times, many of them hundreds of times, and even where the experiments have not been so numerous the conclusions have been sustained by experience. Until this subject is reduced to some order and classification, which can be incorporated into our daily activities and academic life, it will never get further than speculation and entertainment. Moreover, to accomplish this, the method of presenting the subject must, of necessity, by its naturalness, appeal to our relation to nature, to our knowledge of the processes of evolving civilization and to our consciousness of a Supernal influence. The pragmatic school that has been forced on the academic world by the evolving processes of utilitarianism will, like all of the others, fail of its purpose unless we avoid the tendency to merely discuss these processes as a school instead of studying and extending the processes themselves. The system of classifying the different expressions of mind as outlined in this work, will, as a result of its nature, eliminate its own imperfections. By making obvious to the vision of the mind the different phases of mind, as well as their relation to the element to which they are necessary, an objective study of the mind becomes possible. The classification: Felt-out-Thought-out - In spired, and Revealed Minds, by its very naturalness, appeals readily to the obvious distinctions with which all are, to some extent, familiar. The blending of the different strata of useful activities that ultimate in Mind is susceptible of further distinctions, classifications and extensions as we connect their development with the necessity of their existence. The thought-out natural or male or female mind is distinguishable from the thoughtout useful or civilized mind, and the thought-out useful or civilized mind is again distinguishable from the thought-out inspired mind when the thought-out inspired mind blends with the revealed Mind. ORIGIN OF CHAPTER I PARTURIENT PARAGRAPHS Many years ago in reading Darwin's "Origin of Species" I was wonderfully impressed by these words: "I may here premise, that I have nothing to do with the origin of mental powers any more than I have with that of life itself." They have often recurred to me since, and as they completely exonerate Darwin from the misrepresentations that have so long perverted the teachings of this remarkable man, I have ever since used them to defend him. Nothing has been discovered since to change the fundamental contention of his theory. In fact, it is no longer a theory but a fixed fact with regard to the transformation of the obvious. So far as the origin of life is concerned, little has been determined by the school that he established. However, the systems of modification and variation for which he contended are now a part of our agricultural and industrial activities. So far as symbolical determinism is concerned, life seems to be as far away as ever. To determine what life is, I have learned that we must resort to an entirely different method than has been heretofore used. Life has been isolated and the purpose of this work is to ex 1 1 Origin of Species-Darwin (Page 346), Vol. I. |