THE ART AND SCIENCE OF PERSONAL MAGNETISM/PART 2
CHAPTER 2.
MENTAL AND PHYSICAL POLES
Some of the writers on the subject of
personal magnetism have fallen into the error of considering that the entire
secret of personal magnetism is to be found in the phenomena of telepathy or
transference of thought. These writers, however, have been so carried away by
the wonderful facts of the mental phase of personal magnetism, that they have
entirely overlooked the other phase, i.e. the physical pole of the magnetic
personality. This second phase is just as important as is the mental phase, and
the person who wishes to cultivate and develop personal magnetism must give
this second phase the same careful attention and practice as the first phase.
There are two distinct phases or poles of personal magnetism, (1) the mental
and (2) the physical. Do not fail to note this fact, for your success will
depend upon the coordination of the force of both poles.
To many, this idea of there being a
second or physical phase of personal magnetism will seem strange, so accustomed
have they grown to hearing the teachings that personal magnetism is a mental
phenomenon pure and simple. But as we proceed in our study of the subject in
this book, I hope to thoroughly convince you that this second pole of personal
magnetism really exists, and that it is equally potent as the first, or mental
phase or pole. A man is a dual organism, with both mental and physical phases
of manifestation, both mind and body, so is his personal force composed of two
distinct phases or poles, each coordinating with the other in the work of
manifesting energy and creating effects. Some persons have more mental
magnetism, while others have more physical magnetism, but the individual who
really manifests the highest degree of personal magnetism is the one who is
developed along both poles of activity, both phases of magnetism-- physical as
well as mental.
The mental pole or phase of personal magnetism depends for its force and
energy upon the ability of the mind to create thought-waves and to project them
beyond the limits of the brain, into the personal atmosphere of the individual,
and even beyond the range of his own personal atmosphere when necessary. When accompanied with the physical magnetism generated by
the other pole of magnetic activity, this mental magnetism strongly affects
other persons coming within the field of action of these thought-waves. But
without a good supply of the physical magnetism, these thought-waves fail to
have sufficient strength to produce marked results. It would seem that the
physical magnetism were needed to give to the “body” mental magnetism, just as
the mental magnetism is needed to give color, character or “soul” to the
physical magnetism. The two phases of magnetism must work together to gain the
best effects.
It was formerly very difficult to
convey to the mind of the student the facts regarding the mental phase of personal
magnetism, so strange did the whole thing appear to him. But in these days,
when there has been so much written and taught regarding telepathy,
thought-transference and mind-power, the average person is so well posted on
the general subject that he may readily understand the special features of
thought-power as manifested on personal magnetism. So it is not necessary, now,
to first give the student a thorough education regarding the general subject of
telepathy, in order to lead him up to the special subject of personal
magnetism. In this book, I shall take it for granted that the student knows
something of the subject of telepathy or thought-transference, and accordingly
I shall not take up space and time in traveling over this old familiar ground.
But, nevertheless, I think it advisable to point out to you some of the latest
facts discovered by science in connection with the transference of thought.
Science has discovered that the human brain, in the processes of thinking,
actually generates and uses up a certain amount of energy in the area of the
brain tissue. The generation and employment of this energy produces heat, and
actually increases the temperature of the brain areas, as may be proven by the
use of the delicate registering instruments. Found in every well-equipped brain
is as much an actual force as is electricity or the ordinary magnetism of the
lodestone, and is governed by much the same general laws and rules. And, like
electricity or ordinary magnetism, it is not confined to the point at which it
is generated, but, instead, it may be, and is, diffused to points beyond. In
other words, the thought energy of the brain of a person extends beyond the
limits of his brain, creates a thought-atmosphere around him, and registers an effect upon the brains of others
coming within his field of energy.
The discovery of radio-activity in
certain newly discovered elements of matter, notably in the case of radium, has
led science to investigate the matter of the possible radio-activity of other
substances. The result is most surprising, for advanced science now announces
that every substance is radioactive, that is, every substance is constantly
radiating energy or force from itself. This discovery serves to harmonize the
previously separated facts regarding thought-transference, etc., and it is now
accepted as a fact that the human brain is strongly radioactive, and is
constantly sending forth streams of radio-energy. The same laws, which govern
the radium, are now perceived to govern the brain action. This simplifies the
matter, and brings the subject of thought-transference into the general field
of science, and out of the realms of mysticism. The subject is now taught and
studied, on a scientific basis, in the principal universities of the world, and
new discoveries are constantly being made regarding it. The physical pole of
personal magnetism is not to be found in the flesh, blood, or bones of the body
- for these are but the crude machinery by which the higher parts of the human
organism moves and acts. Instead, it is to be found in that most wonderful
part, or parts, of the organism, known as the nervous
system. This nervous system is just as wonderful in its way as is
the brain, and its effects in personal magnetism are just as important.
We are so apt to think of the nerves as being a part of the “body” of the
person, that it is somewhat difficult for us to get the idea that the nervous
system is really as much a part of the mental system as is the brain. In fact,
the nervous system is composed of almost exactly the same kind of matter, as is
the brain. The nervous system, moreover, generates energy of a kind very
similar to that generated by the brain. For that matter, advanced science
really considers that the brain and nervous system are but parts of one and the
same thing, governed by the same general laws, and to be considered in
connection with each other. And, the student of personal magnetism soon comes
to accept this view, when he sees the important part played by the great nerve centers
in the work of personal magnetism. Therefore, although I call the magnetism of
the nervous system by the term “physical,” and that of the brain by
the term “mental,” I do so merely in order to make an easy line of distinction
for the purpose of teaching and study. At the last, however, they are really
but parts of one and the same thing - merely two poles of the same source of
energy.
The nervous system of the human being
is really a most intricate mechanism. Its main feature is the spinal cord which
runs along an opening in the spinal column or backbone, and which is directly
connected with the brain matter in the skull. From the spinal cord emerge many
sets of nerves, in pairs, which branch out in smaller filaments, these in turn
branching out into still smaller, and so on, until each and every part of the
body is supplied with a direct connection with the main nerve trunk. Other
great cables of nerves descend into the trunk of the body, apart from the
spinal cord system, although connected with the latter by nerve links. In
different parts of the body are to be found great masses of nerve-substance,
being matted knots or tangles of nerves, these centers being called plexus or
plexuses, the principal one being the “solar plexus” which is situated right
back of the pit of the stomach, and which plays a very important part in the
life of the person, so important, indeed, that a severe blow struck directly
over it may cause the death of the person.
The nervous system not only conveys
messages from the different parts of the body to the brain, but also serves to
convey the energy of motion to the various parts. In short, there can be no
motion of any part of the body unless the impulse comes over the nerves. When
the nerves governing any part of the body are paralyzed, that part of the body
becomes devoid of motion. So you see, the nervous system is a part of the great
energy-producing system of the body - as much a part of it as is the brain.
Remember this, always, for it is one of the keys to the secrets of personal
magnetism.
When you remember that this nerve-energy spreads itself beyond the limits
of the body, just as does the energy of the brain, then you may begin to see
what I am “driving at” in announcing the second pole or phase of personal magnetism,
namely the “physical” pole, which, in reality, is the phase of magnetism
generated and radiated by the nervous system, particularly by its great centers
of plexus. I think that you are now beginning to get the idea, although I have carefully avoided technical scientific terms and have
expressed myself in the simplest form.
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