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or occur in the realm of the psychical long before 



they do in the physical, the subjective mind may 



take cognizance of them and translate its know- Prophecy. 



ledge to the plane of consciousness, thereby giving 



the power of prophecy. (7) The memory of the 



subjective mind is supposed to be infallible; not 



that all it retains can be consciously recalled, but 



that the ego holds within itself the effects of every Subjective 



impression made upon it, whether received sub- Memory. 



jectively or objectively. 



The new psychology reveals much that is con- 

 ducive to a better understanding of life and its 

 possibilities. It accounts for the occult powers 

 of the soul and will yet teach us how to develop Occult Powers 

 and use them. It gives a rational explanation of 

 dreams, visions, prophecy, telepathy, mental thera- 

 peutics, clairvoyance, clairaudience and all so- 

 called "spirit phenomena." It does not attempt 

 to define the primary elements of mind nor to 

 explain the peculiarities of the individual. Most 

 of its advocates have been caught in the mesh of 

 speculative mental philosophy and hold therefore 

 very indefinite conceptions of the elements of both 

 the objective and subjective minds. * 



The true psychology, which shall correctly de- 

 fine the primary elements of the mind/ the func- 

 tions of the brain, the powers of the soul and 

 explain all the facts of man's super-conscious, 

 conscious and sub-conscious life, is yet to be writ- The Psychology 

 ten. All the present systems of psychology are 

 more or less fragmentary and conflicting. Yet 

 they all contain much that is true. So, without 

 commenting upon the merits or demerits of any 

 system, I shall endeavor to use the facts of all in 

 a brief explanation of human nature. 



