2 SUBLIMINAL TENDENCIES 



This is the case of humanity, but through- 

 out the Animal World I believe the subcon- 

 scious mind rules exclusively, otherwise there 

 could be no purposeful manifestations, or even 

 existence, on a plane where there is no self- 

 conscious reasoning mind. 



Before the dawn of human inteUigence 

 Nature reigned in all her purity, and in realms 

 where personal intelligence is not she still 

 continues to take the helm with no uncertain 

 hand. Of this I shall endeavour to show. In 

 the meanwhile, it should be noted that persons 

 having subliminal tendencies are generally 

 described as " gifted." One has the gift of 

 clairvoyance ; another the gift of psycho- 

 metry ; whilst a third is endowed with the 

 power of water-finding (divining) and so on. 

 However, I think these manifestations shoidd 

 not be considered in the light of special gifts, 

 but rather as fitful recurrences of faculties 

 prevaiHng in times before the evolution of 

 self-conscious mind, and in which heredity 

 takes part. 



These " gifted " persons are commonly 

 looked upon with suspicion, and by some 

 are said to have supernatural powers. Their 

 powers are supernormal, but not supernatural ; 

 on the contrary, I believe they are entirely 

 natural, but have become atrophied and out 



