Begin all your practicing with this Rapport Breathing, and start each demonstration with it, also. You will find that it will have a very soothing, calming, quieting effect upon both persons, and will produce in each a mental earnestness and concentration that will help along the demonstration of Mind Reading. We shall not mention this Rhythmic Breathing or Rapport Condition when we proceed to give you the detailed direction, for the demonstration, but you must remember that it should be observed in each case. Of course, you will be able to get results without it--but not so easily, or so thoroughly and satisfying. It is well to conclude your practice by taking a few deep breaths by yourself, and not in unison with the Transmitter. This destroys the Rapport Condition. GENERAL DIRECTIONS. The prime requisite for a successful demonstration of Mind Reading is the acquirement, or possession, by the Transmitter, of a clear idea of _direction_ in his mind. The associated requisite is that the Transmitter be able to _concentrate his will_ upon the mind of the Receiver, impressing upon him the _Sense of Direction_ so strongly that he will move in accordance with the Will of the Transmitter. Remember the two points to be observed by the Transmitter. Begin by having the Transmitter standing beside you in the centre of the room, _you being blindfolded_. Have him mentally select some one corner of the room, saying nothing to you of his choice. Then let him concentrate his mind upon that one corner, forgetting every other part of the room. Then have the Transmitter grasp your Left Hand with his Right Hand, you grasping his fingers in your hand and lifting the hand to your forehead. Hold the hand against your forehead, just above your eyes. Instruct him then to _will_ that you go to the corner of the room that he has selected, shutting out all other thoughts from his mind, and _concentrating_ his entire Attention upon the projection of his Will. He must not content himself merely forming a Mental Picture of the selected corner, but must think of the _Direction_ of that corner, just as he would in case he were to wish to walk there himself. He must not simply think "That Corner"--he must think "_There!_" using the sense of Direction. He must _will_ that you shall _go there_, carrying the words "_Go There!_" in his mind. You, the Receiver, must place yourself in a perfectly _passive_ and _receptive_ state of mind, resigning your own Will for the time being, and being perfectly willing and desirous of being mentally _directed_ or _led_ by the Will of the Transmitter. He is the Active factor, and you the Passive. It is the strength of his Will, and the degree of your Receptivity that makes the demonstration a success.