While we come to be concerned about the apparatus by which is received the vibrations arising from what may be called “purely mental” operations of the brain, such as intellectual thought, constructive imagination, etc., we find a more specialized arrangement, as might be expected. There are several minor receiving points of mental vibrations, regarding which I do not ponder it worth while to go into detail, because of the technical features involved. The principal apparatus for receiving thought vibrations of this kind is that which is known as the “pineal gland,” which I shall now describe.
The pineal gland is a curious mass of nervous substance which is embedded in the human brain, in a position near the middle of the skull almost directly above the extreme top of the spinal column. It is shaped like a small cone; and is of a reddish-gray color. It lies in front of the cerebellum, and is attached to the floor of the third ventricle of the brain. It contains a small quantity of weird particles of gritty, sand-like substance, which are sometimes called “brain-sand.” It derives its scientific name from its shape, which, as I have said, resembles a pine-cone. Physiologists are at sea regarding the function of this strange organ, and generally content themselves with the statement that “its functions are not understood.” But occultists know that the pineal gland, with its strange arrangement of nerve-cell corpuscles, and its tiny grains of “brain-sand,” is the physical telepathic receiving instrument. Students of wireless telegraphy have noticed a startling resemblance between the pineal gland and a part of the receiving instrument employed in wireless telegraphy.
The thought vibrations coming in contact with the nervous system of the receiving person, set up a curious vibration in the substance of the pineal gland and thus the first step in the transformation of these vibrations into thought-forms in the mind of the person is under way. The remainder of the process is too technical, both in the physiological as well as in the occult sense, to be taken up in detail at this place. The student will do well to get the idea of the workings of wireless telegraphy well fixed in his mind, for this will set up the right conception of the working of ordinary telepathy, without the necessity of complicated technical diagrams and descriptions.
And, now then, let us grasp what results from the sending forth and receiving of these mental and emotional waves of force and energy. It is a most remarkable subject, I assure you. While the phenomena of the astral plane is most likely more fascinating to the average student, I would make clear upon you the importance of mastering the occult phenomena of the physical plane, before passing on to that of the higher planes.
In the first place, as all occultists know, each person is frequently encircled with what has been called an “atmosphere” composed of mental and emotional vibrations which are emanated from his personality. The atmosphere of every person depends upon the general character of the thoughts and feelings of the person in question. Consequently, as no two persons are precisely alike in character, it follows that no two personal atmospheres are exactly alike. Each person has a psychic atmosphere of his or her own. These atmospheric vibrations do not extend very far from the presence of the person, and, consequently influence only those coming nearby to him.
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