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stated to carry the weight of evidence they other- 

 wise would. If fully devevloped and carried to 

 their ultimate conclusion they are sufficient to ManisaScml 

 justify the former proposition that "man is a 

 soul." This point decided, we shall proceed to 

 study the manifestations of the soul and its rela- 

 tions to the brain and nervous system. 



The soul in its ultimate nature evades analysis. 

 We do not know what it is. From what we do 

 know it seems to be a distinct, separate entity, 

 possessing individuality and personality, which The Soul Evades 

 are expressed materially through the physical or- Anal y sis ' 

 ganism. The soul is triune in its character, or 

 rather has three planes of manifestation, present- 

 ing three widely different phenomena. In its 

 highest expression it presents the phenomena of 

 the super-conscious, or subjective, mind. In its 

 relation to the brain and nervous system, it is 

 manifested as the conscious, or objective, mind. 

 In its relation to the physical organism, it be- 

 comes sub-conscious life. 



All consciousness is the result of vibrations. 

 The five senses are organs adapted to receiving 

 vibrations from without and conveying them to 

 the seat of consciousness, the brain. Vibrations Consciousness 

 passing from the external world to the soul, or 

 from the soul through the brain and nervous sys- 

 tem, produce when sufficiently strong a sensation ; 

 repeated sensations produce an impulse ; connected 

 and consecutive sensations and impulses produce 

 feelings, desires and thoughts. Continuous 

 thoughts, feelings and desires constitute conscious 

 mind. 



Mind, whether conscious or super-conscious, 



