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MENTALISM

'The laws of thought are the laws of the universe'.- Buchner

the principle of Mentalism is the source to which all other principles and laws originate from, within our mental universe.

it underlies all knowledge; is the cause of all happiness or unhappiness, health or disease, success or failure, and will undoubtedly be associated with our lives after we leave this earth.

"As a man thinks, so is he."

The first hermetic principle of mentalism, will bring forward an understanding that the universe at a foundational and underlying level, is an infinite, universal, living mind, and that the universe we live in, is a mental manifestation of 'the all'

This Principle explains the true nature of "Energy," "Power," and "Matter," and why and how all these are subordinate to the Mastery of the Mind.

Mentalism is the harmonious action of the three most powerful faculties of the mental organisation. The first of these is thought, the second, etheric energy, and the third is will.

Thought is the intelligence which is collected by the brain for use of the mind.

Etheric energy is the force generated in the brain by the process of thinking. It is upon this force that thoughts travel from the cells of the brain to their destination.

The will is the operator and director and dispatches and guides the thoughts to their respective stations. The importance of will power is like the rudder of a ship, guiding and directing the course of our thoughts.

Thus, thought conveyed by etheric energy, and guided and controlled by will, becomes a power of such magnitude that neither material nor distance are a barrier to its transmission.

Thought produces energy and energy creates force, which in turn produces action and motion. Thought through motion displaces the atoms in the air which surround the body, thus creating thought waves or vibrations in the atmosphere.

​A weak thought makes a slight displacement, just as a faint breeze gently sways the leaves of the trees; while strong, forceful thoughts displace the atoms over a greater area.

A thought is but a flash of intelligence that illuminates the brain. Intelligence has always existed and always will exist, so there can be nothing new created.

What we call new is just another spark of light that we have learned to recognise.

The thoughts that cannot be measured or compared by previous experiences have been called imagination, although they are not original or imaginative; they are real and a part of the great intelligence that surrounds us and is us.

People are made successful and famous by sending out to the public a series of thoughts which are taken up by thousands of people, who in turn send them on to thousands of others.

The thoughts sent out were at first similar to a faint breeze, but in passing through the brains of others the force was multiplied until it became as powerful as a hurricane.

Christ says in John "he that believeth in me the works that i do, shall he do also; and greater works than these shall he do."

Mentalism or thought force as it manifests itself in the human brain, is the highest known type of power, the mysteries of which have been called nature, life, spirit, soul and even god.

The power of mentalism over physical ailments is well illustrated by the following historical fact:

At the siege of buda in 1625, the garrison was in the direst straits, the scurvy had become an epidemic, and there seemed to be nothing left to do but to surrender, and no doubt it would have done so, had the prince not conceived an idea and saved the day by the use of mentalism.

He announced to the officers that he has an infallible cure for the dread disease, and that he would personally administer the remedy to each man. he gave each man a few drops of the precious fluid, and at the same time impressed upon his mind the assurance that it would cure him.

The effect produced upon the mind of every man was so strong that the result was instantaneous. They were all cured and the garrison made whole in a few days and ready to fight for victory.

The medicine that achieved this marvelous result was not a drug, but the power of thought guided by a strong will, the fluid administered being nothing but pure water.

This incident illustrated the power of mentalism to arouse the stagnant pool of the physical vitality, and change it into a swift flowing current of healthy, vigorous life.

"Great men are they who see that mental force is stronger than material force; that thought rules the world."- Emerson.

This mental universe could be explained as an infinite intelligence, intelligent field, and even the nature of consciousness itself.

An old hermetic master wrote "He who grasps the truth of the Mental Nature of the Universe is well advanced on The Path to Mastery."

understand this principle and use it for good, for good will return.

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