CHAPTER IV 



INTERPRETATION OF PSYCHOLOGY BY THE NEW IDEAS 



IT remains now to adapt the preceding notions to 

 psychology as a whole. 



The simplicity of this interpretation compared with 

 the lamentable impotence of classical psychology, 'will 

 afford a conclusive and palmary proof of its truth. To 

 the classical psychology all the states and all the facts 

 which we are about to discuss are so many pure mysteries. 



I. THE PSYCHOLOGY CALLED NORMAL 



Let us imagine a certain person in whom the synthesis 

 of the different constituent principles is well established. 

 They are linked together by satisfactory affinities and 

 none is out of harmony. 



The centralisation is strong and the homogeneity 

 obvious. 



The central monad the Self directs the mental 

 dynamo-psychism, and has complete control over all 

 its elements. Through the mental dynamo-psychism it 

 directs the vital dynamism and the body, within the 

 limits prescribed by the evolutionary level attained. It 

 must be remembered that this evolutionary level does not 

 allow of consciousness of the vital functions and does 

 not give the power to act on the main bodily functions 

 the vital dynamism retaining a large measure of self- 

 activity. 



The individual so constituted is in stable equilibrium. 

 His psychic health is perfect. But at the same time he 

 finds himself severely limited by organic conditions. 



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