PREFACE.

Suggestion of some kind is the great mental motor. It may enter the human mind either in thought-waves projected by another mind, or through the avenue of an outer sense. Hypnotic suggestion stirs the mind on the sensory level original: "sensuous plane" by the dominant imposition of the force of another personality. IDEAL SUGGESTION is the photographing of pure and perfect ideals directly upon the mind through the medium of the sense of sight. It is voluntary, and free from any mixture original: "admixture" of personality or imperfection. By the cultivated vigor of thought-concentration, it develops wonderful power and utility.

The principles presented are unconventional and often misunderstood original: "misapprehended", but the dawn of their general recognition is at hand. If the author can add even a small contribution to the influences which will hasten their acceptance, he will find plenty of reward original: "abundant recompense" for this attempt at their popular interpretation. While they involve laws and forces which extend above and beyond the domain of the pure intellect, they are orderly and have scientific adaptability. The molding original: "moulding" influence of the spiritual and internal man upon his