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.
Experiments of "wireless" Mind Reading or Telepathy may be tried between
friends at long distances, space apparently presenting no obstacle to
the passage of the thought waves. Pick out some friend with whom you
have established a strong _rapport_ condition by means of his having
acted as your Transmitter in your Contact Mind Reading experiments, and
by having practiced Rhythmic Breathing, as heretofore described. Have
the Transmitter sit in his room at the appointed time, gazing intently
at some small simple object, such as a knife, a glass, a cup, a book,
etc., and endeavoring to make _a clear mental picture of it_, which
picture he should also _Will_ to be reproduced in your mind. Remember he
should think of the looks or appearance of the object not merely of its
name--he should think of the shape, etc., of the book, instead of
thinking the word "book." At the same time you should sit quietly in
your room, placing yourself in the same passive, receptive mental
attitude that you have acquired and practiced in your Contact Mind
Readings. Then wait patiently for impressions. After a while, if
successful, you will get the _mental picture_ of a book, or whatever
object was thought of by the Transmitter. This experiment may be varied
from time to time, the principle being the same in all cases. It will be
well for both the Transmitter and the Receiver to keep a written record
of the time of each experiment, and the objects thought of. Several
objects may be thought of at a sitting of say five minutes apart, a
careful record being kept by both parties of the time, and object, so
that a later comparison may show the result of the experiments. In case
of the two people being in different cities, they may mail each other
copies of their record for comparison.
THE "AUTOMATIC WRITING" EXPERIMENTS.
Another way of conducting experiments along the lines of the Higher
Phenomena of Mind Reading, is akin to the "Automatic Writing" known to
all students of Occultism. The Transmitter concentrates his thought and
Will in the usual manner, while the Receiver places himself in the usual
receptive, passive state of mind, and awaits the impressions. But
instead of the Receiver merely sitting as usual, he draws his chair to a
table, having a soft pencil in his hand and a pad of paper on the table
before him. He holds the pencil lightly between his fingers, with its
point touching the paper--and then awaits impressions. Under good
conditions, after waiting a time the pencil will begin to twitch and
move feebly. The hands and fingers should allow it full and free motion.
After a few moments of indecision the pencil will often begin to write
out words. In many experiments _the word, or object thought of by the
Transmitter will be written out, or drawn in full by the hand of the
Receiver_ acting automatically. Some experimenters succeed much better
with this plan than with the more common method.
THE STEAD EXPERIMENTS.
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