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measure to the influence of this deeper sense behind the 

 other senses. 



Psychologists believe in a general sensibility which shows 

 itself not only in the vague internal organic sensations, but 

 also in the other diffused states of our bodies resulting 

 from light or warmth or other physical conditions. They 

 have, however, not given sufficient attention to the subject, 

 which seems to me of great importance in the synthetic 

 make-up of Mind. 



The obscure subject of Telepathy seems to me to fall 

 within the ^'field" of Mind, and possibly to involve a form 

 of sensuous intuition which cannot be attributed to any of 

 the special senses. The phenomena of Telepathy are mostly 

 associated with striking experiences or topics falling within 

 the area of conscious thought or discussion. It is possible, 

 therefore, that the form of sense which becomes active in 

 Telepathy is closer to thought than the ordinary senses, 

 that it lies between thought and these senses, and that its 

 subtle activity reveals the thought where these senses cannot 

 do so. In short, it may be in the nature of what has been 

 called an " intellectual intuition." Just as all sensation in- 

 volves thought, so all thought involves obscure diffused 

 sensation. And it is possible that in this area of obscure 

 sensation at the bottom or on the fringe of thought the 

 explanation of telepathic sensation may lie. And subjects 

 who have this form of sensitiveness may sense the thought 

 itself or other conscious experience of other individuals 

 without communication in the ordinary ways of the senses. 

 This sensitiveness may be a form of the above-mentioned 

 universal sensus communis^ the .nature and functions of 

 which are of great importance for the mind as a whole 

 and are well worth exploring by psychology. Here I can 

 only incidentally mention the matter. 



So much for the contribution of the past to the present 

 conscious activity of Mind. It will be noticed that it is of a 

 highly synthetic or holistic character and that, whether it 

 operates as subconscious sensation or subconscious judg- 

 ment, it supplies much of the cement which Mind requires 

 for its constructions and syntheses on the conscious level. 



