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the combustion of gray matter in a brain, in the 

 absence of a soul, than heat can be produced by a 

 convex lens in the absence of light. On the other 5 ray **%}***< 



i , ,. , . - i. r * " Cannot Produce 



hand, objective consciousness, being dependent a Thought 

 upon cerebration, all our thoughts, powers of per- 

 ception, feelings and sensations are determined by 

 the strength and functional activity of the several 

 areas of the brain. 



The objective mind is the instructor of the sub- 

 jective mind; while the subjective, in a sense, 

 inspires the objective. The objective mind 

 through its external organs, the five senses, con- Modus Operand! 



,, . . - . ot Mind/ 



tinually receives impressions from the external 

 world and transfers them to the subjective mind, 

 where they become registered upon the super-con- 

 scious ego. Mental images and thought forms 

 resident in the subjective mind, whether placed 

 there by objective perception or subjective in- 

 tuition, continually pass to the objective mind and 

 become conscious thoughts or memories. New 



incoming impressions continually excite the resi- Vibrations 



, * . between the 



dent thought forms, and, to a greater or less ex- objective and 



tent, change the psychic self. Thus the ego is 

 continually being modified by impressions from 

 without. 



The phenomena of thinking, or conscious men- 

 tation, is not easily analyzed. It consists mainly 

 in taking cognizance of objective and subjective 

 impressions and adjusting them to old thought 

 forms, plus the recollection, readjustment and re- 

 construction of resident images, feelings, thoughts 

 and sentiments. To illustrate, while passing down 

 the street recently, I noticed a photograph of 

 Niagara Falls. This miniature picture imme- 



