THE INNER WORLD

Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIX, Issue 111, 10 April 1929, Page 2

THE INNER WORLD

REALMS OF THOUGHT. AND PRACTICAL PSYCHOLOGY. “Apparently the real trouble of the world to-day is that its gaze is without, and has wandered from' the true centre within,” stated Mr Walter J. Hall, M.A., last evening in the course of the first of tho series of free popular lectures which ho has arranged to deliver in Palmerston North this week. There was a good attendance. The title of his address last evening was “Health, Wealth and Happiness for All.” “All the drab formulae of the universities, and, I am afraid, some of the dogmas of the Church, do not tend towards this outlook,’’ he commented, “and theoretical discussions are unwanted in an applied sphere of thought. Only 'in ono respect can tlie people be truly wealthy, and that is in the power to utilise the forces of the - ' mind.” Practical psychology could, be appreciated and applied in all its. principles throughout the. world to-day, even by those with untrained minds, stated tho lecturer. It had made remarkable strides in the principal centres of New Zealand and wlien the series of lectures was completed a class would be formed in Palmerston North for the study of the subject. The new world visualised as ideals could be transformed into realities by the proper train of thought and concentration. The application of correct thinking eliminated the weak, vacillating and limited attitude, and created a changed outlook which removed misunderstandings. The march of knowledge was ever forward on tho lines of science. It had been found that tho subconscious mind of man , linked him with an infinite power on which lie could draw without limitation. Consciousness only touched the surface, for in the depths of the mind there were deep currents and potent forces. Coue had demonstrated the powers of suggestion. Modern science indicated that man was at fault in presuming that tlie physical eye compassed everything within reach. Thought was at the basis of everything, and all the conditions of life. The true world was tlie inner world within which there were riches and priceless jewels which could make people prosperous. There eixsted vitality, health and happiness. Every thought which functioned in tlie mind sent out in-swirl of vibration into the ether, and had a definite effect, according to the mental attitudo adopted. If they, would visualise, concentrate on one thing, practiso and be patiently persevering on the right lines, the object sought was realised in the material world. Iho most worth-while things in life were not money, not lavishness, but simple health and true happiness, with proper development, continued tho speaker. The great imaginative, faculty, could be trained to be constructive and progressive, and to make the power within vibrant. Every true work was practically the product of imagination, which represented the imagery of the inner mind. By visualisation tho infinite was being, brought into contact, and the universal mind force was being used. Philosophy was of no uso if enclosed in tomes which never saw the light of day, or encloistered in confining walls. Practical psychology gave it expression in a simple and convincing manner. If tho suggestion of death could work witli terrible effect, he asked, what of the numerous cases of abandonment to sorrow and remorse, lives blasted with regrets? The same priiiciples applied. . Tlie. power of suggestion could be harnessed to produce a bright and happy mental outlook, affirming the positive, and banishing the negative by psychological process. Tlie first-step was always the most difficult. By thinking failure it was automatically produced, but equally true was the result of belief in success by the exclusion of so-ealled realities. Psychologists had stated that thought always correlated witli its objects New worlds for old could be built by those who would realise that mind was the great cause, and that objects were merely the effects. As tlie pattern changed, so would the construction. Scientifically speaking, permanence did not exist, and thought could alter existing conditions. The object of the practical psychologist, lie stated, was to assist people to a happy conception of their environment. The ship of thought had to be kept on the right course, for it was easy for it to swtng to the wrong tack.