DYNAMIC THOUGHT
CREATED BY WISDOM DRAGONS
Dynamic
Thought
OR
THE LAW OF VIBRANT
ENERGY
BY
WILLIAM WALKER ATKINSON
"I am attacked by two very opposite sects—the Scientists and
the Know-Nothings; both laugh at me, calling me the 'Frogs' Dancing Master,'
but I know that I have discovered one of the greatest Forces in Nature."—Galvini.
2021
A FOREWORD
This
is a queer book. It is a marriage of the Ancient Occult Teachings to the latest
and most advanced conceptions of Modern Science—an odd union, for the parties
thereto are of entirely different temperaments. The marriage might be expected
to result disastrously, were it not for the fact that a connecting link has
been found that gives them a bond of common interest. No two people may truly
love each other, unless they also love something in common—the more they love
in common, the greater will be their love for each other. And, let us trust
that this will prove true in this marriage of Occultism and Science, celebrated
in this book.
The
Occultists usually get at the "facts," first, but they manage to
evolve such outrageous theories to explain the facts, that the world will have
none of their wares, and turns to Science for something "reasonable."
Science, proceeding along different lines, at first denies these
"facts" of the Occultists, not finding them accounted for by any of
her existing theories; but, later on, when the "facts" have been
finally thrust under her eyes, after repeated attempts and failures, she says,
"Oh, yes, of course!" and proceeds to evolve a new theory, welding it
with other scientific hypotheses, and after attaching a new label thereto, she
proudly exhibits the thing as "the latest discovery of Modern
Science"—and smiles indulgently, or indignantly, when the theory of the
old Occultists is mentioned, saying, "Quite a different thing, we assure
you!" And yet, in all justice, be it said, Science usually proceeds to
find much better "proofs" to fit the "facts" of Occultism,
than did the Occultists themselves. The Occultist "sees things," but
is a poor hand at "proofs"—while the Scientist is great on
"proofs," but so often, and so long, fails to see many things patent
to the Occultist who is able to "look within" himself, but who is
then unable to positively and scientifically "prove" the facts. This
is easily explained—the Occultist's information comes from "within,"
while the Scientist's comes from without—and "proofs" belong to the "without"
side of Mentation. And this is why the Occultists so often make such a bungle
regarding "proofs" and the Scientist fails to see "facts"
that are staring the Occultist in the face.
The
whole history of Occultism and Science proves the above. Take the phenomenon
called "Mesmerism" for instance—it was an old story with the
Occultists, who had been for years aware of it, theoretically and practically.
Mesmer brought it into general prominence, and Science laughed at it and at
Mesmer's "fluid" theory, and called him a charlatan and imposter.
Years afterwards, Braid, an English surgeon, discovered that some of the facts
of "Mesmerism" were true, and he announced his discovery in a
scientific manner, and lo! his views were accepted, and the thing was called
"Hypnotism," poor old Mesmer being forgotten, because of his theory.
Then, after a number of years, certain other aspects of the phenomenon were
discovered, and scientifically relabelled "Suggestion," and the
re-naming was supposed to "explain" the entire subject, the learned
ones now saying, "Pooh, 'tis nothing but 'Suggestion,'" as if that explained
the matter. But so far, they have only accepted certain phases of this form of
Dynamic Thought—for that is what it is, and there are many other phases of which
they do not dream.
And
the same is true of the Occult Teaching that there is "Life in
Everything—the Universe is Alive." For years, this idea was hooted
at, and we had learned scientific discourses upon "dead Matter,"
"inert substance," etc. But, only within the past decade—yes, within
the last five years, has Science discovered that there was Life in Everything,
and that even in the Atom of mineral and chemical substance, there was to be
found evidence of Mind. And Science is beginning to plume itself on its
"recent discovery," and to account for it by a new theory, which is
"quite a different thing, we assure you," from the old Occult Theory.
And
the same will prove true in the case of the Occult Teaching of an Universal
Mind, or Cosmic Mind. Science and Philosophy have long laughed at this, but
even now their foremost investigators have come to the borders of a new
country, and are gasping in amazement at what they see beyond its borders—they
are now talking about "Life and Mind in the Ether"—and before long
they will discard their paradoxical, absurd, hypothetical Ether, and say,
"We are bathed in an Ocean of Mind"—only they will insist that this
"Ocean of Mind" is, somehow, a "secretion of
Matter"—something oozing out from the pores of Matter, perhaps.
But
Science is doing valuable work in the direction of investigation and
experiment, and in this way is proving the principal occult
teachings in a way impossible to the Occultists themselves.
So,
you see that both Occultism and Science have their own work to do—and neither
can do the work of the other. Just now Science is coquetting with the question
of "Thought Transmission," etc., at which she has for so long sneered
and laughed. By and by she will accept the facts, and then proceed to prove
them by a series of careful and conclusive experiments, and will then announce
the result, solemnly, as "a triumph of Science."
And
so, in this book you will find a marriage of the old Occult Teachings and
Modern Scientific Researches and Investigation. And the two are bound together
with that bond forged by the writer of the book—heated in the oven of his mind,
and hammered into shape with his "untrained" thought—a crude, clumsy
thing, but it serves its purpose—a thing called "The Theory of Dynamic
Thought."
And
so, this is what this Theory is—a "tie that binds." How you
will like it depends upon yourself. For himself, the writer does not hesitate
to say that he is pleased with his handiwork, rude, and clumsy though it may
be. He believes that he has made a thing that will stand wear and tear, and
that though it be not beautifully finished, it "will serve," and
"be useful." And that is the main thing, after all. And, then,
perhaps, some may see beauty in the very crudeness of the thing—may see that it
bears the loving mark of the hammer that beat it into shape—may recognize that
over it has passed the caress of the hand that made it—and in that seeing there
may come the recognition of a beauty that is beyond "prettiness."
WILLIAM WALKER
ATKINSON.
Los Angeles, California,
February 16, 1906.
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