Chapter II - Imposition and Demonstration
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realities of mortal mind, whereas science admits none
realities of mortal mind, whereas science admits none
of these things, but reveals Truth, outside of mortality
and error. We can do good to our neighbor through the
science of being, but through it we cannot do evil also.
Clairvoyance can do evil, accuse wrongfully, and ex-
plain unscientifically. If we act from the stand-point
of spiritual sense we are right, but if from personal
sense, we do evil continually. The sensuous may be
clairvoyant, but cannot be scientific, and the scientific
cannot be sensual. Foretelling events is to discern
them spiritually outside of personal sense, which is
prophecy, and accords with the ancient worthies; or
through a belief which is clairvoyance, or mind-reading.
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If advanced in the science of being sufficiently to
If advanced in the science of being sufficiently to
blend with the Truth of being, we are seers and proph-
ets involuntarily, not because we are controlled by
"spirits," persons, but by Spirit, which is purity, right-
eousness, and omnipotence. To know the past, present
and future, is the office of Intelligence, yea, it is ever‑
present Truth; and to understand we are not pent up
within the boundaries of personal sense, confined to the
ear, and eye, for sound and sight, or to muscles, bones,
etc., for locomotion, is science, whereby we discern
somewhat of being that is real. "Though we take the
wings of morning and flee to the uttermost parts of the
earth, behold Thou art there." Soul is ever present,
embracing its likeness, man, and supporting the idea of
Truth to carry out proofs of omnipotence. The science
of being enables us to read mind, foretell events that
concern the universal good, to trace records of Soul,
and receive inspirations from God; but not from idle
curiosity, or to work evil, or dip into the experiences
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of the dead, or connect erring and mortal belief with
of the dead, or connect erring and mortal belief with
Principle and its phenomena.
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In science, we read mind from the stand-point of
In science, we read mind from the stand-point of
Soul, and with all the accuracy of the astronomer calcu-
lating the path of the planets. This mind-reading is
distinguishable from clairvoyance, in that it is the
understanding of being back of personal sense, and
possessed by individuals highly spiritual. Its intuitions
are from Soul, revealing what disturbs the harmony of
man, and what promotes it, and enabling us to heal the
sick. We can never learn Christ, as the Principle of
healing, except we are able to read mind after this
manner, and discern the error we would destroy. The
Samaritan woman said, "He told me all things that
ever I did, is not this the Christ? "Again, as he jour-
neyed with his students, understanding their thoughts,
he rebuked them, etc.
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Through this spiritual sense Jesus healed the sick;
Through this spiritual sense Jesus healed the sick;
and events of great moment concerning the Christian
era and the history of the world were foretold by the
glorious old prophets, through spiritual vision. Our
Master referred to a lack of spiritual discernment in
this direction, when he said, "Ye hypocrites that can
discern the face of the sky, but cannot discern the signs
of these times"; in other words, whose personal sense
was acute, but whose spiritual sense was wanting; he
knew it was a wicked and adulterous generation, who
seeking material signs, lost the prerogatives of Soul; his
cut at the materialism of the age was pungent, but
requisite, and he never spared hypocrisy the sternest
condemnation. Again, he said to this class of believers,
"Ye do the things ye ought not to do, and leave undone