31^ A. T. SCtlOFlELD, M.D.^ ON SCIENCE AND THE UNSEEN WORLD. 



This surrounding nerve force is called the aura, and the old 

 idea of it round the head only, was the halo. 



People with acute psycliic sense, such as sensitives, clairvoy- 

 ants, etc. (and such people undoubtedly exist everywhere and 

 are increasing in numbers), can see this projection, and 

 frequently in various colours, surrounding the human form. 

 From this they make A^arious deductions which I need not specify. 



2. Hypnotism. — The phenumena produced here are due to the 

 fact which I have brought out years ago in this Institute, that only 

 a small part of the human mind is illuminated by consciousness, 

 and that the rest, which I temporarily call the unconscious mind, 

 while possessing great powers, and particularly over the body, is 

 not in the ordinary state readily accessible. The point in hypno- 

 tism is to temporarily abolish by iiypnotic sleep or waking trance, 

 the voluntaiy mental powers, and thus lay bare the substratum 

 on which they rest. The hypnotist can then bring this into 

 action and make impressions upon it, which can be retained 

 when consciousness is regained. Hypnotism can thus be used 

 experimentally, diagnostically, and therapeutically ; and skilled 

 and highly qualified professors are always at the service of the 

 medical profession for these purposes. I will give an illustra- 

 tion of its powers. 



A well known physician with hypnotic powers, having cured 

 a young lady of nineteen of various ailments, tested her 

 hypnotic powers as follows. On Wednesday, March 11th, 

 1902, at 4 p.m. she was hypnotized in the presence of three 

 medical men, and four suggestions were made that the patient 

 should, after the expiration of the number of minutes they 

 named, make a cross on a piece of paper. These numbers were 

 21,400, 21,420, 21,428, 21,434. On the right day, Thursday, 

 March 26th, the lady was hypnotized, and made the four 

 crosses spontaneously without suggestion, two of them at the 

 exact minute, one a minute, and the other two minutes too 

 soon. 



3. Faith-liccding. — Here I am obliged to group together in 

 my brief summary many opposing systems and various different 

 powers. 



It will be quite impossible for me to give the grounds for the 

 statements I must make on this subject. I must speak 

 dogmatically as one who has studied the subject closely for over 

 twenty years, and refer to what I have written far detailed 

 proof of my statements, and perhaps on this head especially, 

 to a forthcoming article on " Spiritual Healing " in the March 

 Contcmijorary lieviciv. 



