We will now turn our spotlight on conscious thought transference and mental healing. Almost any two individuals with sufficient time and perseverance can convince themselves of the possibility of thought transference and even become moderately proficient in the art. There is a considerable amount of literature on the subject, such as the Transactions of the Psychical Research Society.
The two individuals conducting the experiments should agree on a mutually convenient time and devote about ten to fifteen minutes daily to the task. Each should ensure they are not interrupted in any way. One person will be the thought-projector or transmitter, and the other the receiver. It’s advisable to alternate these roles to avoid one becoming overly passive, and one is better at transmitting while the other is better at receiving.
It is worth considering the following instructions when attempting to carry out thought transference exercises.
The transmitter should select a specific thought, which could be an abstract idea, a concrete object, or a simple geometric figure, and focus on it, aiming to impress it on the other person. It is essential for the mind to be fully concentrated, as described by Patanjali as “one-pointed”. It is recommended for inexperienced individuals not to attempt to concentrate for too long to avoid attention from wandering and to prevent the development of bad habits or fatigue. For most people, practicing concentration for seconds is safer than doing so for minutes.
The receiver, should make their body as comfortable as possible to avoid any slight bodily uneasiness that could distract their attention from clearing their mind – a task that is not easy for the inexperienced, but becomes simple once the “knack” of it is acquired – and take note of the thoughts that come to your mind. The receiver should write down these thoughts as they appear, remaining passive, rejecting nothing, and encouraging nothing. The transmitter should also keep a record of the thoughts they send, and the two records should be compared at suitable intervals.
Unless the experimenters have a significant deficiency in the use of will and the control of thought, some form of communication will be established in a few weeks or months at the latest. Arthur Powell managed to pull off this trick on his first attempt. The students of “white” occultism, once they have confirmed the possibility of thought transference, will not be satisfied with academic experiments or sending out kind thoughts to friends alone, as useful as these may be. It is possible for them to use their powers of thought to far greater effect.
So, for example, let’s say a student wants to help someone who is struggling with a harmful habit like drinking. The student should first find out when the person’s mind is most likely to be idle, such as at bedtime. If the person is already asleep, even better. At that time, the student should sit alone and imagine the person sitting in front of them. The image doesn’t have to be very clear, but it’s more effective if it’s vivid, clear, and detailed.
If the person is asleep, they will be drawn to the student’s thoughts and will bring the mental image to life. Then, with full concentration, the student should focus on the image and convey the thoughts they want to impress upon the person’s mind. They should present these thoughts as clear mental images, just as they would present arguments or plead with the person using words.
It’s important not to try to control the person’s will in any way. The goal is solely to present ideas that will appeal to their intelligence and emotions, helping them make the right judgment and take action. Don’t try this with your teenage children; the exercise would be pointless as you would not be able to find the correct mental frequency to establish contact! Back on Earth, my mother’s trick to getting my sister to move in a certain direction was to tell her to do the complete opposite!
It’s important to remember that attempting to force someone to behave in a certain way may not always achieve the desired outcome. If successful, the use of force may have a negative impact on the individual’s mental well-being. Additionally, forcing someone to abstain from a particular behaviour does not address the underlying inclination towards self-indulgence. It may simply lead to the emergence of a different vice.
It is fundamentally wrong to impose one’s will on another, even if the intention is to guide them towards right action. True growth and change cannot be coerced externally; rather, it requires the persuasion of the intellect and the purification of emotions.
If one wishes to aid another through thought, a strong wish for their well-being can act as a protective force, surrounding them with positive energy and serving as a barrier against negativity. Similarly, sending thoughts of peace and comfort can help to soothe the mind and create an atmosphere of tranquility around the recipient.
It is evident that thought transference is closely associated with mind-cure, which involves transferring positive, powerful thoughts from the practitioner to the patient. Examples of this include Christian Science, mental science, and mind-healing.
In methods where an individual is healed simply by believing they are well, a significant amount of hypnotic influence is often exerted. The mental, emotional, and etheric bodies of a person are closely connected such that if a person mentally believes they are well, their mind may be able to compel their body to align with their mental state, resulting in a cure.
H. P. Blavatsky believed it was acceptable and even wise to use hypnotism to help an individual overcome drunkenness, provided that the practitioner understood how to break the habit and free the patient’s will so that they could resist the vice of this debilitating condition. When the willpower of the patient has been weakened by their addiction to drinking, the hypnotist uses hypnotism as a temporary measure to enable the patient’s will to recover and assert itself.
Nervous diseases are more responsive to the power of the will because the nervous system is designed to express spiritual powers on the physical plane. The best and fastest results occur when the sympathetic nervous system is addressed first, as it is most directly connected to the aspect of will through desire. The cerebrospinal system is more directly linked to cognition and pure will.
Another healing method involves the healer accurately identifying the issue, visualising the diseased organ, and then imagining it as healthy. The healer then creates a mental thought form and adds emotional matter, followed by densification with etheric matter. Finally, the healer uses gases, liquids, and solids, drawing on the body’s resources and, if needed, from outside sources, to complete the healing.
This method requires some knowledge of anatomy and physiology. However, in the case of an advanced healer, the will of the operator, even with limited physical knowledge, can be guided from a higher plane.
When using this method of healing, there is less risk involved compared to the more common method of working on the sympathetic system mentioned earlier. However, there is a potential danger in healing through sheer willpower. The danger lies in pushing the illness into a higher level of existence. Since illnesses often stem from past negative experiences on higher planes, it is better to let the illness run its course rather than forcefully stopping it and pushing it back into a more subtle level of existence. This is always the conundrum when healing. Some illnesses are karmic learning experiences for the sufferer. If you waltz up and cure them on the spot, the Lords of Karma will not have cleared their charge sheet. This does not mean one should avoid following your heart and trying to help someone. A wise caveat to insert in any healing session is to state that what is to follow should occur in “Divine Law and Order”.
If the illness is a result of negative desires or thoughts, it’s better to use physical methods of healing rather than mental ones. Physical methods don’t run the risk of pushing the illness back into a higher level, which could happen with mental methods. Therefore, mesmerism, a physical process, is suitable for such cases, as was discussed in the series on the Etheric Envelope.
A true method of healing is to make the emotional and mental bodies perfectly harmonious. However, this method is more difficult and slower than the will method. Emotional and mental purity leads to physical health. A person with a perfectly pure and balanced mind will not develop new bodily diseases, although they may still have some unresolved karma to deal with, or they may even take on some of the disharmonies caused by others.
There are other methods of using the power of thought to heal. The mind is the great creative power in the universe; divine in the universe and human in us. Just as the mind can create, it can also restore. When there is an injury, the mind can focus its forces on healing the injury.
Additionally, it’s worth noting that the power of “glamour,” as mentioned in the series on the Emotional Envelope, is simply the ability to create a clear, strong image and then project it into another person’s mind.
In the next presentation, we will conclude our examination of conscious thought transference by examining the effect of prayer on healing.