“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