THE LAWS OF MENTAL HEALING.

I.

THE OBSTACLES TO PROGRESS.

“Progress, man’s distinctive mark alone,
Not God’s, and not the beasts’: God is, they are;
Man partly is, and wholly hopes to be.”
original: Robert Browning, "A Death in the Desert" (1864). The poet argues that while God is perfection and animals are governed by instinct, humanity is defined by the constant struggle toward a higher state of being.

Before attempting to provide an outline of the laws of mental healing At the time of writing, "mental healing" referred to various metaphysical and psychological approaches to health, often associated with the New Thought movement., it may be helpful to briefly consider some of the difficulties encountered, not only in its practical application but also in its popular acceptance as a system with a real and scientific basis.

Truth is eternally and unchangeably complete, but to human consciousness, it is constantly growing. The only changeable factor related to it is the ever-expanding capacity of the human mind to recognize it more fully. Every new development of any importance finally finds its permanent place only through friction, misunderstanding, and opposition. What already exists occupies all the space, and there is no room for