Telepathy

Use in the book

IX proposes a vibratory account: thought, emotion, reason, will, and desire are said to emit vibrations capable of inducing states in other minds. The musical-instrument analogy makes the reproduction of a mental state seem like the reproduction of a tone.

XIV gives the same claim a generative image. A masculine principle projects energy into another person's feminine principle, where a seed-thought grows. Telepathy, suggestion, and hypnotism are then discussed together.

Places to read

1. IX Vibration · Block 10… “is the principle which produces the phenomena of "telepathy"; mental influence, and other forms of the action and power of mind over mind, with which the general public is rapidly becoming” …
2. IX Vibration · Block 11“Every thought, emotion or mental state has its corresponding rate and mode of vibration. And by an effort of the will of the person, or of other persons, these mental states” …
3. XIV Mental Gender · Block 13… “the wonderful phenomena classified under the head of Telepathy; Thought Transference; Mental Influence; Suggestion; Hypnotism, etc. Many have sought for an explanation of these varied phases of phenomena under the theories” …
4. XIV Mental Gender · Block 14“In the phenomena of Telepathy it is seen how the Vibratory Energy of the Masculine Principle is projected toward the Feminine Principle of another person, and the latter takes the seed-thought” …

In this edition

Telepathy and thought transference are retained as source labels. Their presence in a taxonomy is not reported as independent verification.

Reading the argument

The analogy describes how the author wants the process understood; it does not demonstrate that transmission occurs. The chapter gives no controlled procedure distinguishing the asserted effect from ordinary communication, shared circumstances, or expectation.

telepathy

“telepathy” — 3 occurrences in 3 text blocks: IX.10; XIV.13–14.

Thought Transference

“Thought Transference” — 1 occurrence in 1 text block: XIV.13.