cametothen，andsincehaveheldto，thatthephysicalchangewhichcameatthattimewas，first，theresultofachangewroughtwithinmebyachangeofmentalstate；andsecondly，thatthatchangeofmentalstatewasnot，saveinaverysecondaryway，broughtaboutthroughtheinfluenceofanexcitedimagination，oraCONSCIOUSLYreceivedsuggestionofanhypnoticsort。Lastly，Ibelievethatthischangewastheresultofmyreceivingtelephathically，anduponamentalstratumquitebelowthelevelofimmediateconsciousness，ahealthierandmoreenergeticattitude，receivingitfromanotherpersonwhosethoughtwasdirecteduponmewiththeintentionofimpressingtheideaofthisattitudeuponme。Inmycasethediseasewasdistinctlywhatwouldbeclassedasnervous，notorganic；butfromsuchopportunitiesasIhavehadofobserving，Ihavecometotheconclusionthatthedividinglinethathasbeendrawnisanarbitraryone，thenervescontrollingtheinternalactivitiesandthenutritionofthebodythroughout；andIbelievethatthecentralnervoussystem，bystartingandinhibitinglocalcentres，canexerciseavastinfluenceupondiseaseofanykind，ifitcanbebroughttobear。Inmyjudgmentthequestionissimplyhowtobringittobear，andIthinkthattheuncertaintyandremarkabledifferencesintheresultsobtainedthroughmentalhealingdobutshowhowignorantweareasyetoftheforcesatworkandofthemeansweshouldtaketomakethemeffective。Thattheseresultsarenotduetochancecoincidencesmyobservationofmyselfandothersmakesmesure；thattheconsciousmind，theimagination，entersintothemasafactorinmanycasesisdoubtlesstrue，butinmanyothers，andsometimesveryextraordinaryones，ithardlyseemstoenterinatall。OnthewholeIaminclinedtothinkthatasthehealingaction，likethemorbidone，springsfromtheplaneofthenormallyUNconsciousmind，sothestrongestandmosteffectiveimpressionsarethosewhichITreceives，insomeasyetunknownsubtleway，DIRECTLYfromahealthiermindwhosestate，throughahiddenlawofsympathy，itreproduces。”
CASEII。“Attheurgentrequestoffriends，andwithnofaithandhardlyanyhopepossiblyowingtoapreviousunsuccessfulexperiencewithaChristianScientist，ourlittledaughterwasplacedunderthecareofahealer，andcuredofatroubleaboutwhichthephysicianhadbeenverydiscouraginginhisdiagnosis。
Thisinterestedme，andIbeganstudyingearnestlythemethodandphilosophyofthismethodofhealing。Graduallyaninnerpeaceandtranquillitycametomeinsopositiveawaythatmymannerchangedgreatly。Mychildrenandfriendsnoticedthechangeandcommenteduponit。Allfeelingsofirritabilitydisappeared。
Eventheexpressionofmyfacechangednoticeably。
“Ihadbeenbigoted，aggressive，andintolerantindiscussion，bothinpublicandprivate。Igrewbroadlytolerantandreceptivetowardtheviewsofothers。Ihadbeennervousandirritable，cominghometwoorthreetimesaweekwithasickheadacheinduced，asIthensupposed，bydyspepsiaandcatarrh。