888 Dynamic Theory. 



not things either in motion or still. Thus, derived from a common ori- 

 gin, they are of a common nature in their essential working qualities. 



CHAPTER LXXIX. 



TELEPATHIC TRANSFER OF BRAIN ACTION. 



From the facts set forth in the chapters on Polarity and Electricity, 

 we have reason to conclude that there is a Field of Force surrounding 

 every body in which electric tensions are generated ; and that, practically 

 means every body in existence, by no means excepting organized bodies. 

 There is the strongest reason to believe that the analogy between mag- 

 netism and nervous force is the same as that between the vibrations 

 which produce red and those which produce blue ; that is, they are dif- 

 ferent tones of the same sort of motion. In addition, therefore, to the 

 magnetic field adout an organized body, there is also by analogy the 

 nervous field, or rather, perhaps, the field of nervous tones. If the body 

 radiate heat, there is a field of heat tones and there is also the field of 

 the tones of the color which the body reflects. It might be reasonably 

 anticipated that when two organic bodies are brought near to each other, 

 so that their fields of force overlap or infringe, the disturbance thus 

 caused in the field of force would react upon the nervous currents and 

 tensions in the interior of the body itself, disturbing and rearranging 

 them. This inference is strongly supported by^numerous facts to be 

 hereinafter cited. The disturbing forces, it must be inferred, constantly 

 produce their effect even when there is no consciousness of it. But del- 

 icate as these forces are, their operation is, nevertheless, often sufficient 

 to produce the most startling effects upon consciousness. However, 

 there is reason to think that in the case of man, the subtile influence 

 which is almost constantly at work, produces effects in a silent and im- 

 perceptible manner entirely unperceived by consciousness. For, after be- 

 ing exposed to the influence of a certain presence for a time, it often 

 happens that we suddenly become aware that new feelings have been 

 produced in us, such as aversion or attraction, love or dislike, &c. And 

 this happens when it cannot be attributed to the effects of any oral com- 

 munication, although there is generally a possibility of the influence of 

 the expression of the countenance and actions of one person upon the 

 imagination of another, even when no words are spoken. But after 

 making allowance for that, too, there is reason to believe in a residual 

 influence independent of the ordinary senses. It has often been re- 

 marked that a person sitting in an audience has been influenced to turn 

 around when a friend sitting some distance back has strongly concen- 

 trated his attention upon him. Thoughts of a person who has not been 



