Practical Mind-Reading: A Course of Lessons on Thought-Transference, Telepathy, Mental-Currents, Mental Rapport, &c.Atkinson, William Walker
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Practical Mind-Reading: A Course of Lessons on Thought-Transference, Telepathy, Mental-Currents, Mental Rapport, &c.
Atkinson, William Walker
Telepathy -- Handbooks, manuals, etc.
You should instruct the Transmitter, along the lines indicated in a
previous chapter, i.e. that he must hold the thought of _direction_, fix
his eyes on the chosen spot and then _concentrate his will_ upon it, and
that your success will depend materially upon _his ability to
concentrate his Mind and Will upon the task_. You should explain to him
that you receive your impulses through his thought-waves or vibrations,
and that the stronger these are, the better you will succeed. Make this
plain to him. When the Transmitter fails to concentrate his Will, you
will know it at once, and should call his attention to it, saying
"Concentrate, concentrate now--_harder_--use your _Will_," or words to
that effect. You should impress upon the Transmitter that it is the
_strength of his Will_ that produces the mental vibrations that give you
the impressions.
BEGINNING THE TEST.
Then, take the hand of the Transmitter, in the manner already described
in previous lesson, placing it to your forehead, or else holding it up
high in front of you. Then begin a wavering motion, or direction,
preferably describing a circle, slowly. In this meaningless wavering
motion remain perfectly passive awaiting impressions. Soon you will
begin to feel a mental resistance to certain directions, and a mental
willingness that you move in another direction. Then move along the line
of the least mental resistance. In some cases you will receive a strong
_mental urge_, _pull_, or _push_, in the direction of the selected spot.
Here is where your practice comes in, for in your practice experiments
you have acquired the art of recognizing these impressions as they come
to you, in their different forms, and so are prepared to yield to them
and move accordingly. It is impossible to describe in writing just how
these impressions come, and feel like, for actual experience is
necessary before you will know just what is meant. But once you have
accustomed yourself to receive and recognize the impressions, the rest
is all a matter of practice and development.
And now for the demonstrations themselves. You should begin with the
simplest feats, and then work up gradually to the more complicated and
difficult ones. This plan will build up your own powers, and will
develop the Transmitter's. We herewith give a number of interesting
feats and demonstrations, explaining the details of each. Of course,
the general directions we have given regarding the receiving of
impressions, etc., will apply to all of these feats, for the principle
underlying them all is the same, precisely.
FINDING A LOCATION.
DEMONSTRATION I. Begin by having the audience select a part in the room,
which may be easily reached by you. Then proceed as directed, until you
feel that you have reached the right place, or location.
FINDING A PERSON.
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