Dynamic Thought; or, The Law of Vibrant EnergyTheosophy / New ThoughtMystical / EsotericEnglishShareDynamic Thought; or, The Law of Vibrant Energy 3Project Gutenberg #41892 - EnglishMoreVersion - 1 availableProject Gutenberg #41892LanguageEnglishEspañol‹Dynamic Thought; or, The Law of Vibrant Energy 2Dynamic Thought; or, The Law of Vibrant Energy 3Dynamic Thought; or, The Law of Vibrant Energy 4Dynamic Thought; or, The Law of Vibrant Energy 16Dynamic Thought; or, The Law of Vibrant Energy 26Dynamic Thought; or, The Law of Vibrant Energy 28Dynamic Thought; or, The Law of Vibrant Energy 30Dynamic Thought; or, The Law of Vibrant Energy 32Dynamic Thought; or, The Law of Vibrant Energy 34Dynamic Thought; or, The Law of Vibrant Energy 37Dynamic Thought; or, The Law of Vibrant Energy 39Dynamic Thought; or, The Law of Vibrant Energy 41Dynamic Thought; or, The Law of Vibrant Energy 42Dynamic Thought; or, The Law of Vibrant Energy 44Dynamic Thought; or, The Law of Vibrant Energy 45Dynamic Thought; or, The Law of Vibrant Energy 46Dynamic Thought; or, The Law of Vibrant Energy 48Dynamic Thought; or, The Law of Vibrant Energy 49Dynamic Thought; or, The Law of Vibrant Energy 51Dynamic Thought; or, The Law of Vibrant Energy 53Dynamic Thought; or, The Law of Vibrant Energy 54Dynamic Thought; or, The Law of Vibrant Energy 56Dynamic Thought; or, The Law of Vibrant Energy 57Dynamic Thought; or, The Law of Vibrant Energy 59Dynamic Thought; or, The Law of Vibrant Energy 61Dynamic Thought; or, The Law of Vibrant Energy 1Dynamic Thought; or, The Law of Vibrant Energy 64Dynamic Thought; or, The Law of Vibrant Energy 66Dynamic Thought; or, The Law of Vibrant Energy 68›Book.Dynamic Thought; or, The Law of Vibrant Energy 3ListenPlay this chapter in spoken English.Save chapterListen to chapter1The 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. 2This 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. 3The 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. 4And 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. 5And 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. 6But 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. 7So, 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." 8And 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 ‹Previous chapterDynamic Thought; or, The Law of Vibrant Energy 2Next chapterDynamic Thought; or, The Law of Vibrant Energy 4›Similar passagesBy tradition and source labelFind similarCompare selectedCompare with similarAsk Deep ThoughtSelect passages to search for parallels.Tap any verse to select it, then compare selected passages or ask Deep Thought. Public domain in the USA