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supreme, and thought-forms long persisted in, 

 often repeated, or greatly intensified, take definite 

 form in matter; (3) the established physical or- 

 ganism represents the in-dwelling life, but is sub- 

 ject to change as the life changes, and therefore Q^Jj^ 1 

 the physical organism is constantly being formed, Devek 

 reformed, and may be deformed by the normal 

 or abnormal manifestation of the in-dwelling life ; 

 (4) the mother and child are in constant rapport 

 with each other; (5) when any two natures are 

 thus psychologically connected, the suggestions, Between Mother 

 thoughts, feelings, emotions and sensations in aod Child, 

 one are fully registered in the other; (6) the 

 child's physical and mental organism is forming 

 during the embryonic development, and therefore 

 is susceptible to impression, so that both the nor- 

 mal and abnormal states of the mother modify 

 its life. 



Experiments in suggestive therapeutics and 

 mental control indicate that the potency of a q^e L aw 

 suggestion is largely determined by three general Suggestion. 

 conditions : ( i ) The strength and definiteness 

 with which the suggestion is given; (2) the sus- 

 ceptibility of the subject, and (3) the number of 

 repetitions. 



The power to lodge a suggestion in the mind 

 of another varies greatly; some persons are able 

 to do so readily, others never succeed even with 

 years of practice; much seems to depend upon 

 the dynamic power of the mind and the clearness 

 of the thought. The latter seems particularly 

 essential. A thought to produce any marked 

 effect upon another mind must be clear, definite 

 and sharp. 



