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Hypnotism,ButSuggestion

By

HENRYHARRISONBROWN

Fifth Edition

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Born in Massachusetts in 1840. Served inU. S. Volunteers during Civil War fromAugust, 1862, until October, 18G5. Taughtschool ; worked upon newspapers ; lecturedin various fields for 17 years; was 7 years aUnitarian minister. I entered my presentwork of mental healing and teaching in 1893.Editor and publisher of NOW >ince January,1900. 1 have thus gained by experience thatwhich I teach in my books. I consider noneof them of more immediate practical valuethan this little book. Grateful for the gen-erous reception of former editons, 1 nowsend forth tins revised and enlarged edition,trusting it will also win me as many friendsas the former has done.

How To Control FateThrough Suggestion

By HENRY HARRISON BROWN, authorof "Not Hypnotism, but Suggestion," "Man'sGreatest Discovery/' and editor of NOW.62 pp., paper.

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The principles dealt with arc: Unity. Revo-lution. Tendency of Thought. Fate. ManLogic. Matter. Evolution. Force. Spirit.The New Man. Finer Vibrations. AllKnowledge Possible. Race Sensitiveness.Savior-. Progress. No Sickness. Liberty.Spiritual Gifts. Classification of PsychicTower. Love. Love*- Pitch and Octaves.Concentration. Involuntary Concentration.One Power to Heal. Millennium Here.Wonderfully helpful to all. Following isone of the many good things said of thisbook :

"The world is full of Xew Thought Litera-ture. It is helpful and inspiring to read. Thelatest to come to me is: 'How to ControlFate through Suggestion,' by Henry HarrisonBrown. It is worth many dollars to any onewho will live its philosophy.''

ELLA YYIil^F.LER WILCOX.

The power of Suggestion, which has been verified, con-trolled and admitted, has at the same time reduced thenumber of impostors and miracles of past time. Themost unlikely phenomena have regained this veneer 01*

reality. They are no longer contested, because the) nowappear to us natural, possible and verifiable.

JEAN FINOT, in Century Review, 1906.

Suggestion has but one purpose and it is the Mas-ter purpose of life; to develop the perfection of charac-ter, which is Self-Control."'

'Do you control your thoughts? Can you control yourthoughts? Do you wish the power of controlling yourthoughts? Do you wish to learn the power of yourthoughts? Then take a course in Hypnotism. Learnthrough it. thai you can think, upon your body, pain orits immunity. That you can think upon yourself a men-tal state of peace or of misery; learn that you can controlyour thoughts and thus create any condition you desire;learn that through voluntary concentrationwhich is allthe hypnotist can teach you to do

you can be "Master

of Fate and Captain of your Soul." "

HENRY HARRISON' BROWN, in NOW.

NOT HYPNOTISM,BUT SUGGESTIONA Lesson in

SOUL CULTUREBY

HENRY HARRISON BROWNAuthor of "How to Control Fate through Suggestion," "Man's

Greatest Discovery," "Concentration," "Success," etc.and Editor of NOW.

So shall some Thought of mine yet encircle earth,And puff away thy crumbling altars, Jove.

Lowell.

Logic and Sermons never convince,The damp of night drives deeper into my Soul.

Walt Whitman.

A man for success must have ideas, must obey ideas, or hemight as well be the horse he rides on. Of no use are the menwho study to do exactly as was done before, who never under-stand that today is a new day.

Emerson.

Fifth Revised Edition.

HENRY HARRISON BROWN589 Haight Street, San Francisco, Cal.

1918

TO THE

Young Discjpi.es of Soul Culture

Who Made "NOW" FOLK Possible.

/ hold the KEYTo Health, Success and Happiness.

Study me and find it.Meditation

-rcill re7'CCll it.

Ipply it in Living,Then all THINGS desired

arc thine.

PROEM

YOU!Wore you to learn that in a certain vault was untold treasure,and that, could you find the KEY, it would be yours, whatwould you do?Did you know that beneath your acres lie valuable mines ofprecious ore and only a certain amount of dynamite would rift(he hills and expose it, what would you do?Did some expert convince you that wells of oil lie under yourfield and only a certain drill would bore to it, what would voudo?Did you ascertain that a certain book held all the informationto make you wise in your dealings with men ; that it wouldmake each waking hour happy and each sleeping one peaceful,and that only by a great sacrifice could you obtain it, whatwould you do?You would sacrifice all you at present possess, for you wouldknow that, possessing these, millions more would be yours.You possess now all these treasures. You arc able to pay fortheir revelation. Will you?

I.

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"Jt seems to me that most of the objection to hypnotismarises from a fear or prejudice against the name itselfand from misconception and misunderstanding regard-ing its power (or rather lack of power) to produce harm-ful results. The best authorities have found that sug-gestion may he made quite as effective while the subjectis awake as by the use of hypnotism, except in some pe-culiar and unu.ual cases, hut thei e is no reasonable groundtor the denial or condemnation of hypnotism by New1 nought people."Hypnotism is only one form (a minor form) of sugges-tion and suggestion is the method by which all ChristianScience, Divine Science and New Thought healme is ac-complished."Affirmation for healing and self-development is sim-ply self-suggestion and is most effective when the con-scious mind is passive."Hypnotism is simply a condition of induced sleep, dur-ing which the conscious mind is in abeyance and the sub-conscious mind i, free to carry out suggestions and mani-fest its powers."In the hands of the trained physicians of SaltpetriereHospital in Pans hypnotism has produced many almostmiraculous cures, and modified and developed to a won-derful extent the nature of some of the criminal patientstreated there. Many intelligent physicians in our owncountry have employed hypnotism in special and oeculiarcases with success."

WM. E. TOWNE, in Nautilus.

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PREFACE

Phenomena, under the name "Hypnotism," draw in-creased and deserved attention. For nearly one hundredand fifty years it has been known and, under variousnames, produced for amusement, mystification, study, orphysical benefit. It has been best known as ''Mesmer-ism" and "Animal Magnetism." It now has a literatureof its own and occupies much attention in the secularpress. Its friends are in every walk of life. Schoolsand mail courses of study are plentiful. It is destined tobe a most powerful factor in the therapeutic, educationaland reformatory growth of the new century. That thesephenomena exist is now no longer doubted. Their im-portance is admitted by all who give the subject even acasual study.

The author believes that the principle involved in themis the most important man has yet discovered, that it isdestined to produce greater changes in man and his en-vironments than any previous discovery. Believing this,he is devoting his energies to assist the development ofa proper understanding of this Principle in the popularmind. He believes it to be the one Thought needed tobring in the age foretold by prophet and priest.His intention is to explain these phenomena, to showtheir harmony with all other perceptions of Truth. TheLaw that underlies these phenomena is more practicalthan the multiplication table.

But the author wishes to say, first of all. that lie uthe word "Hypnotism" under a protest. The name isa misnomer. It comes from "hypnosis/' meaning sleep.

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Sleep is not necessary to the phenomena nor to receivebenefits from their use. In but few experiments is sleepnecessary. Besides, the word carries with it the miscon-ceptions Oi a false theory. There is no such thing as"hypnotic power" ,, r "hypnotic phenomena." The phe-nomena occur, but they are not hypnotic. They arc notthe effect of a power that the operator p, butare the effect of the subject's own mind. All the phe-nomena produced by a -'hypnotic'" subject arc as honestas those produced by him in school, home or workshopand arc as natural and normal as thoseare really iden-tical in origin. In a subject, they arc artificially repro-duced and exaggerated.The only power the operator has is that which teachermerchant, preacher, mother or friend poss ,,verOthers. It is what, in ordinary speech, is termed "Inflll-

Ihe only difference between the "Hypnotic Pro-501" an-! men in other walks of life is that he under-lids and uses consciously the same power that men in

other phases of life use unconsciously and instinctively.It is the object of this book to remove all mystery fromHypnotism, to prepare mental conditions for a clear un-derstanding of the principle of Suggestion, in accordwith which all phenomena of life occur, and to preparethe way for its application in daily life.As I wr ite this introduction, there comes to my exchangetable a valued journal showing that its otherwise veryintelligent editor has a misconception of the subject ofHypnotism, lie says: "We are individuals and refuseto surrender the control of ourselves or our mentalityto anyone." This book will show that when one shallunderstand what Suggestion is, he will see that, insteadof a surrender of individuality, it is a development ofindividuality. It places him in full control of himselfSuggestion is the road to self-control. It is putting in-

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to practice the law which it is man's province tobend to

hi* Will, the law of Concentration.

To learn our powers and how to use them, is theprov-

ince of education. There is no other way toself-know i-

utee equal to a knowledge of Suggestion.The end of

this knowledge is self-control and self-controlis the

acme of character. Those who oppose hypnotism do so

lv through a misunderstanding of the law of Sugges-

on "If one can thus destroy another's will," itis said,

then he can influence to evil and crime." Certainly,

"If"! But that is impossible, as I shall latershow.

\s an expert. 1 declare that man has foundno law of

so much importance to his well-being as that explained

in this book.

San Francisco, Calif.,

January, 1902.

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There is limitation, model, and suggestion, to the veryarchangels, \i we knew their histor

EMERSON, m "Quotations and Originality."

The best mind is that which is most impressionableA master can formulate his thoughts. Our thoughts atirst possess us. Later, if we have good heads, we come

to possess them. We believe that certain persons addU) the common vision a certain degree of control overthese -t;,tes oi mind; that the true scholar is one whoHas the power tn stand beside his thoughts or to holdtuem Off at arm. length and give them perspective.

EMERSON, in "Natural History of the Intellect."

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PREFACE TO THIS FIFTH EDITION

A few years ago hypnotic exhibitions were a commonform of stage entertainment. That phase of hypnotism,having served its purpose of familiarizing the publicwith the fact that there is in the mind a subtle power,lias passed away. Hypnotism has been considered mys-terious and dangerous because of the belief that thissubtle power resides in the mind and will of the oper-ator, who could use it, secretly and irresistibly, to theinjury of his fellows. But we now know that this pow-er resides within each individual and that it can be exer-cised only by himself and upon himself. We know thathypnotic phenomena are always present in the every daylife of us all. And since every man is controlled by hisown thought, he is in a constant state of self-hypnotism.In fact, all human expressions are forms of self-hypnot-ism. I am that which, for the time, I think I am. Weknow, furthermore, that the stage phenomena are butthe exaggeration of ordinary and natural expressions.The discovery that all mental action is incident uponthought proves the truth of the saying, old as history,'"As a man thinketh in his heart, so is he." This is buta statement of the one Law under which all men live

the Law of Self-suggestion. The phenomena which wereat first ascribed to the hypnotic power of a few individ-uals, a power which was supposed to reside in themalone, we now know are the manifestations of a powerthai is res-dent in each individual and are due to the op-eration of the Law of Suggestion. This knowledge hasbecome so widespread that comparatively little interest18 now felt in stage hypnotism. On the other hand, thereis an absorbing interest in the every day application of

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the I aw of Suggestion. Many cults have arisen, each ofwinch., m ,ts ( ,wn peculiar way, applies this Law for avariety of purposes, especially for healing. But they

f"hold the old, false conceptions of the

8power andganger oi hypnotism and arc still inculcating the oldk>ar

.

ut IL}hv

>a" ignorant of the great Law of Sug-

gestion, under which they do all their work. The bestStage operator ha. no more innate power over his sub-jects than a babe has over a statesman. The power re-gies in the subject, and is merely his ability to controlus own Noughts and voluntarily to accept as his ownhe dionolu suggested to him. The purpose of tins lit-tfc book IS to set forth with the greatest clarity this im-portant principle.The reasons why hypnotism has been so misunderstoodare easily discovered. The chief reason is to he found"I the extraordinary character of the phenomena oh-served in the subject. These phenomena were so strangeand inexplicable that they led to the false conception thatthey were due to the extraordinary and dangerous pow-er ol the- operator. Another reason for the popular mis-understand, no is found in the dishonesty of stage oper-ators, who have not been content with real phenomena,but have supplemented their exhibitions with tricks andtakes. Such dishonest operators have strengthened

the common belief that one person may have the mys-terious and compelling power to force others to actagainst their own will. I dare risk my reputation as ateacher on the affirmation that never yet has any hyp-notist compelled another person to act against his ownwill. Such tricksters are the worst of present day crim-inals, for they teach the dangerous error that one per-son can be made subject, unwillingly, to the thought andwill of another. There are hundreds of people suffer-ing from the delusion that they are under the hypnotic

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control of some other person. The) are found in everyStage of this delusion, from the simple one of fear to thatof hopeless insanity. Every practitioner knows thatthese self-hypnotized persons are most difficult to re-store to normal conditions.Realizing the confusion in the public mind and knowingthe dangers arising from the ignorant fear of hypnotism,I was inspired sixteen years ago, from my wide experi-ence, to write this little hook as a "mental disinfectant."I [aving daily evidence that there is still widespread ig-norance of the importance and heneficence of the Lawof Suggestion, I issue this revised editionthe fifth

Lrusting that the little hook will continue its goodwork. Appreciating the kind reception it has had. 1again send it forth, a modest candidate for public favor.

HENRY HARRISON BROWN.

San Francisco, Calif.,February 14, 1918.

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The Key to Wisdom, the Inlet to Power,And the road to Success, are all foundIn the Principle of Suggestion.

This discussion is based upon aphilosophy, called "NOW" Philosophy,

or "Soul Culture"

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NOT HYPNOTISM,BUT SUGGESTION

TRUTH ANDUNITY

Truth is a fixed quantity. Man perceives but does notcreate Truth. Truth and the Universe are Coexten-sive.

It is not Truth and error; it is only more or less Truth.The Universe is One. This Universe is divided, by myConsciousness, into myself and that which is not myself.This division is purely a mental one ; I make it when 1say,- "I AM." There is a larger part of the Universe oiwhich I am not conscious. That of which I am con-scious I shall call myself; that of which I am uncon-scious is variously named God. Energy, Force, Nature,etc. These are but names, and names are only symbolsfor that which is. I am not a separated portion of theUniverse; 1 am a manifestation of the whole of it. Jimsmy recognition of Self divides the Universe, to my con-sciousness, into what I call "I," which is the Within, andwhat I call "Xot I," which is the Without. This is thesimplest of all philosophical statements It is as simple asCause and Effect.

"I" AND"NOT I"

Through Sensation I am able to separate between the''Me" and the "Not me," between the Absolute and theIndividual. Consciousness abides in the power to sense

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that which is the Me, and distinguish if from the Nonme. Sensation is differentiated into five special senses.By means of these senses, 1 know that 1 am not thatwhlch l 5ense. I am the "\" which senses. Because Isense, that is because I feel, I think. ! am somethingthai reels and thinks. What is this "I"? It is not thatwhich is felt and is thought about. We name it Ego,Soul, Spirit, Self. This \s simply naming the "1 A.M."'It names but does not explain. Now that "I A.M." be-cause I feel and think, the questions rise: Can I feelwhat I choose to feel? Can I think what I choose tothink? It is with these questions that this book deals.It I can thus choose, I am a free man. If 1 cannot. 1am a slave.

POWER OFCHOICE

Can I control the Non-Ale SO that it will make .Me feeland think as I choose. \m I an independent individ-uality in the Universe where I can use, at will, the foiOi that I 'inverse? This is the most important questionman has ever considered. Heretofore the answer hasbeen, "No!" lint the twentieth century opens with theanswer. "A'es!'*

SENSATION

How? To teach "how," is the object of this book.Briefly the answer is this:The phenomena called Hyp-notic, but which are the daily phenomena of Suggestion,when once their significance is known, contain this need-ed knowledge. To nnderstand this significance, we mustlook, through the demonstrations of science, into thephenomena of sensation.Sensation is the recognition by the Ego of that which

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is on the without i itselfoutside itself. Sensation aris-es from contact of the Within and the Without. Whatcontacts? To science, all is motion. The Ego is a formof motion. The Without is a form of motion. All con-tact is through radiation from centers. These radiationsare called, when passing through space. Vibrations. Allcontact is that of some vibration upon the Ego. rhebody does not feel; it is only the channel through whichvibrations impinge upon the Ego. A body which theEgo has left does not feel. Dead bodies have notion. Vibrations differ in speed Pitch is the betterword. Vibrations of different pitch produce differentsensations. We call one sensation taste, another odor,another sound, another light, but these are only differ-entiations of the one sense of touch.

EMOTION

The begining of consciousness lies in Feeling. By it weare kept in touch with Unity, of which we are simply amanifestation. Unity is indivisible. Thus I, the Ego,am a necessity to Unity, for without an Ego then' wouldbe neither sensation nor thought. Individuality is mani-fest in Unity, through thought, born of Feeling. What-ever 1 sense, be it pleasure or pain, joy or sorrow, beau-ty or goodness, music or love, is produced in me as a re-sponse of the Ego to some vibration. This responcall an emotion. "E" means out; thus we have an out-motion to meet the ''in"-motion ; an involution and anevolution. When the Ego does not respond to the \ ;bration, as in very young children; in the blind, and inthe deaf; there i- in these neither light nor sound. Butthe vibrations from without, which would cause thesesensations, were they received, still exist. Thusthe individual make his own world. The blind lives ina world of darkness, and the deaf in a soundless one.

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