“B“relatesthefollowingasadream：“IsawtheAmericansoldiers，inclay-coloreduniform，bearingtheflagofvictorytwoweeksbeforetheSpanish-Americanwarwasdeclared，andofcoursebeforeanylivingbeingcouldhaveknowntheuniformtobeadopted。LaterIsaw，severaldaysbeforetheactualoccurrencehappened，thedestructionofCervera’sfleetbytheAmericannavy。”Signed“B。”
　　“JustaftertheSouthAfricanhostilitiesbegan，IsawinadreamafiercestrugglebetweentheBritishandBoers，inwhichtheformersufferedseverelosses。AfewnightsafterIhadaseconddreaminwhichIsawthecontendingforcesinalong-drawncontest，verydisastroustoboth，andinwhichneithercouldclaimavictory。Theyseemedtobefightingtoafrazzle。”Signed“C。”
　　“D“relatedtomeatthetimeoftheoccurrenceofthedreamthefollowing：“Ithadbeensuggestedtomethatthetwocereals，cornandwheat，weretoofarapart，andthatIoughttobuycorn。AtnoonIlaydownonaloungetoawaitluncheon；Ihadbarelyclosedmyeyesbeforeavoicewhispered：`Don’tbuy，butsellthatcorn。’`Whatdoyoumean？’
　　Iasked。`Sellatthepresentprice，andbuyat237/8。’“Theforegoingdreamwasrelatedtomebyapractical，successfulbusinessmanwhoneverspeculates。Iwatchedthecornmarketandknowittooktheturnsindicatedinthedream。
　　Inthisdreamwefindthedreamerconversingwithsomestrangeintelligencepossessedofknowledgeunknowntoobjectivereason。
　　Itcouldnot，therefore，havebeenthewakingthoughtsofthedreamer，forhepossessednosuchinformation。Wasthemessagesuperinducedthroughtheenergiesandactivitiesofthewakingmindonthesubjectivemind？
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　　couldnothavebeen，becausehehadnosuchthoughts；besides，theintelligencegivenwasfreefromtheerrorsofthecalculatingandanxiouswakingmind。
　　Wemustthereforelooktoothersourcesforanexplanation。
　　WasitthehigherselfthatmanifestedtoAbrahaminthedimagesoftheworld？WasittheDivineVoicethatgavesolacetoKrishnainhisabstraction？
　　WasittheunerringlightthatprecededGautamaintothestrangesolitudesofAsia？WasitthesmallvoicethatElijahheardinthedesertofShurr？
　　WasittheComforterofJesusinthewildernessandthegardenofdistress？
　　Or，wasitPaul’sindwellingspiritofthisearthlytabernacle？Onethingwemaytruthfullyaffirm——thatitdidnotproceedfromtherational，objectivemindoftherankmaterialist，whowouldclosealldoorstothatinnerlifeandconsciousnesswherealltruereligionfindsitsbirthmark，itshope，itspromisesanditsfaith；which，rightlyunderstood，willleavetothehorrorsoftheRomancrucifixionthetwinthieves，superstitionandscepticism，whiletheangelof“Goodwill“willgofreetosolacetheworldwiththefruitandfragranceofenduringpowerandpromise。Thesteelchainsthatfastenthesehydra-headedcrocodilesofsensuouspoisonaroundloveanddestinycanonlybeseveredbythediamondofwisdomandknowledge。
　　Acitizenworthyofconfidencerelatesthefollowingdream：
　　“InDecember，1878，Isawinadreammybrother-in-law，HenryYarnell，sufferingfromabloodyknifewound；afterthisIawoke，butsoonfellasleepagain。ThesecondtimeIdreamedofasimilarscene，exceptthatthewoundwastheresultofashotgun。AfterthisIdidnotgotosleepagain。Iwasmuchtroubledaboutmydream，andsoonstartedinthedirectionofmybrother-in-law’shouse。Ihadnotgonefar，whenImetanacquaintancewhopromptlyinformedmethatmybrother-in-lawhadbeenshot。”Signed“E。”
　　Awell-knownresidentofChattanooga，Tenn。，formerlyofNewYorkCity，willvouchfortheaccuracyofthefollowingincidentinhislife：
　　“OnFebruary19，1878，IwasboardingwithafamilyonChristopherstreet，NewYork，whilemywifeandbabywerevisitingmyparentsinthecountry，ashortdistancefromthecity。Ourbabywastakensick。
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　　brainfever，followedbywateronthebrain，causingthelittleone’sdeath。
　　“Atourboarding-placetherewasatthetimeaquartetteofusgrasswidowers，aswecalledourselves，andinordertopassawaythetimepleasantlywehadorganizeda`grasswidowers’euchreclub。’Weusedtomeetalmosteveryeveningafterdinnerinthedining-room，andplayuntilabouteleveno’clock，whenwewouldretire。OntheabovedateIdreamedthatafterplayingourusualeveninggameswetookourdepartureforourrooms，andonthewayupthesecondflightofstairsIheardaslightmovementbehindme；onlookingaroundIfoundIwasbeingfollowedbyatallfigurerobedinalong，loosewhitegown，whichcamedowntothefloor。Thefigureseemedtobethatofaman——Iwouldsay，aboutsevenfeettall——whofollowedmeupthesecondflightandalongthehallway，enteringmyroom。Aftercominginthedoorhemadeacircleoftheroomandseemedtobelookingforsomething，andwhenheapproachedthedoortomakehisexithestoppedstill，andwithagestureofhishandremarked，`Ihavetakenallyouhave。’Onthefollowingmorning，about9：30o’clock，Ireceivedatelegramfrommywifeannouncingthedeathofouronlybaby。”
　　Signed“F。”
　　Awell-knowncitizenofChattanooga，Tenn。，relatesandvouchesforthetruthofthefollowingoccurrence：
　　“Severalyearsago，whenaboy，Ihadaschoolmateandfriend，WillieT。，betweenwhomandmyselftheresprungupamutualfeelingofhighregard。Wewerechumsinthesensethatwewerealmostconstantlytogether，bothatschoolandathome，andamongthepartnershipsweformedwasoneofhavingamateurshadowgraphandpanoramicshowsinthebasementofWillie’shome。Thismuchtoshowthementalandsocialrelationshipthatexistedbetweenus。SometimeduringthisassociationIcannotrecalltheexactnightnowIhadastrangedream，inwhichmychumappearedtomewithout-stretchedhand，askingmetoshake，saying，`Ishallnotseeyouanymore。’Withthat，thedreamlapsedandwasover。Ithoughtnothingoftheoccurrence，andhadalmostforgottenit，whenoneday，aboutaweeklater，duringwhichtimeIhadnothadaglimpseofmychum，whilehewasouthuntingwithanotherfriend，W。McC。，infollowinghimoverarailfence，thelatter’sgunwasaccidentallydischargedinWillie’sfaceand16
　　neck，resultingininstantdeath。WiththisshockingnewsthememoryofthedreamIhadhadcamebacktomevividlyandpuzzledmeverygreatly，andindeedhaspuzzledmetothisday。”Signed“G。”
　　Therecipientsoftheabovedreamsarelivingto-dayandtheirnamesandaddressmaybeobtained，noneofthemarecredulousfanaticsorpredisposedtoabeliefinpsychicorspiritphenomena。
　　Theabovedreams，excepttwo，cannotbeexplainedbytelepathy，becausethementalpicturecastonthedreammindhadnotineitherinstancetakenplaceinwakinglife。Thiswouldaccountforthedreamperceptionof“D。”whichdidnot，inallprobability，takeplaceuntilafterthemurderhadbeencommitted。
　　Thevisionof“F“mightbedisposedofinthesameway。
　　Inthisinstance“F“sawthewhite-robedspecteropenthedoor，walkaroundtheroomandfinally，takinghispositionasiftodepart，say：“Ihavetakenallyouhave。”Nodoubtthisvisiontookplaceattheexactmomentofthechild’sdeath。
　　Therearethousandsofsimilarexperiencesoccurringdailyinthelivesofhonest，healthyandsanehumanbeings，thatrivalthepsychicmanifestationsofIndianYogismorHebrewrecords。
　　Stillmengoondoubtingthistrueandlovingsubjectiveintelligencethatisconstantlywooingforentranceintothesoulandisevervigilantinwarningthemateriallifeofapproachingevils。TheyprefertheWitchofEndor，andtheBlackMagiciansofancientEgypttothehigher，orChristself，thathasbeenseenandheardbythesagesandsaintsofallages，assumingappropriatesymbols，asinthecaseofthevisionof“F。”wheretheangelofdeathwasassumed。
　　ToPaulitappearedasagreatpersonaltruthwhomhewasrelentlesslypersecuting。Tomanyawaywardsonordaughterofthepresenttime，itappearsasadeadrelativeorfriend，inordertoapproachthematerialmindandmakeitswarningmoreeffective。
　　TothosewhowereinterestedintheteachingsofChrist，butwhoafterhisdeathwereinclinedtodoubthim，thishigherselfmaterializedintheformoftheGreatMasterinordertoimpressontheirmaterialmindsthespiritualimportofhisteachings。So，tothisday，whendoubtandtemptationmarthemoral17
　　instinct，God，throughthespiritualself，asJobsays，approachesmanwhileindeepsleepuponthebedtoimpresshisinstructionsthathemaychangemanfromhispurpose。
　　Thespiritualworldalwaysfixesitsorbituponastraightline，whilethematerialworldisfonderofcurves。Wefindmanstrugglingthroughdreadfulmarshesanddesertsofcharlatanisminordertogetaglimpseintohisfuture，insteadofsolicitouslyfollowingthestraightlineofinnerconsciousnessthatconnectswiththeinfinitemind，fromwhich，aidedbyhisChurchandthehealthyactionofhisownjudgment，hemayreceivethosehelpfulspiritualimpressionsandmessagesnecessarytosolacethelongingsofthesearchingsoul。
　　ThephilosophyoftheTrueMasteristhestraightline。
　　Pythagoras，PlatoandChristcreatedanglesbyrunningverticallinesthroughtheecclesiasticalandhypocriticalconventionalitiesoftheirday。ThenewanglesandcurvesthusproducedbytheboldphilosophyofthehumbleNazarenehaveconfrontedwithimpregnablefirmnessduringtheinterveningagesthesophistryofthePharisees。
　　“Inadream，inavisionofthenight，whendeepsleepfallethuponmen，inslumberingsuponthebed；thenheopeneththeearsofmenandsealeththeirinstruction。Thathemaywithdrawmanfromhispurposeandhidepridefromman。”——JOB33：15。
　　“MancannotcontradictthelawsofNature。But，areallthelawsofNatureyetunderstood？”
　　“Realphilosophyseeksrathertosolvethantodeny。”——
　　LYTTON。
　　Thosewholiveactivelivesexcludespiritualthoughtandfilltheirmindswiththefascinationsofworldlyaffairs，pleasureandbusiness，dreamwithlessfrequencythanthosewhoregardobjectivematterswithlighterconcern。Theformerdependaloneuponthevoluptuouswarmthoftheworldforcontentment；theylooktomoney，thepresenceofsomeone，ortootherexternalsourcesforhappiness，andareoftendisappointed；
　　whilethelatter，withajustappreciationoftemporalwants，dependaloneupontheinnerconsciousnessforthatpeacewhichpassethallcarnalunderstanding。
　　Theyarestrengthened，aswereBuddhaandChrist，bysuppressingthesensualfiresforfortydaysandnightsinthewilderness18
　　oftrialandtemptation。Theynumberafew，andareneverdisappointed，whiletheformernumbermillions。
　　Natureisthree-fold，soisman；maleandfemale，sonorsoul。Theunionofoneandtwoproducethetriadorthetrinitywhichunderliesthephilosophyoftheancients。
　　Manhasaphysicalorvisiblebody，anatomofthephysicalorvisibleearth。Hehasasoultheexactcounterpartofhisbody，butinvisibleandsubjective；incompleteandimperfectastheexternalman，orviceversa。
　　Thesoulisnotonlythesonorcreationofman，butitistherealman。Itistheinnerimperishabledoubleorimprintofwhathasoutwardlyandinwardlytranspired。Allthoughts，desiresandactionsenterthesoulthroughtheobjectivemind。
　　Theautomatonofthebodyrespondsasquicklytothebatoftheeyeasitdoestothemovementofthewholebody。Byitthefoot-stepsofmanandtheveryhairsofhisheadarenumbered。Thusitbecomeshisinvisiblecounterpart。Itisthereforethebookoflifeordeath，andbyithejudgeshimselforisalreadyjudged。Whenitiscompletenothingcanbeaddedortakenfromitspersonnel。Itissometimespartlyopenedtohiminhisdreams，butindeathisclearlyrevealed。
　　Manhasalsoaspiritualbody，subjectiveto，andmoreetherealthanthesoul。Itisaninfinitesimalatom，andisrelatedinsubstancetothespiritualorinfinitemindoftheuniverse。Justasthegreatphysicalsun，thecenterofvisiblelight，lifeandheat，isstrivingtopurifythefoulmiasmaofthemarshandsenditsluminousmessagesofloveintothedarkcrevicesoftheearth，sotheGreatSpiritualSun，ofwhichtheformerisavisibleprototypeorreflection，isstrivingtoilluminatewithDivineWisdomthepersonalsoulandmindofman，thusenablinghimtobecomecognizantofthespiritualorChristpresencewithin。
　　TheheresyandHerodofwantonflesh，degeneratevictimofthesensuousfilthandfermentationofself-indulgence，iseverstrivingtoexileandsuppress，fromthewildernessofsin，thewarningcryoftheNazaritevoicebyintriguingwiththecunning，incestuousdaughtersofunholythoughtsanddesires。
　　Theobjectivemindismostactivewhenthebodyisawake。
　　Thesubjectiveinfluencesaremostactive，andoftenfillthemindwithimpressions，whilethephysicalbodyisasleep。Thespiritualintelligencecanonlyintrudeitselfwhenthehuman19