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passing of the magnetic fluid. to the patient. We must first see whether there is any ground for the belief that a
which it is based, the from the operator
magnatic fluid passes from the body of one person to that of another. As soon as the operator begins to operate by passes or by a brush made of certain kinds of feathers (peacock feathers are used in India, the patient feels that something is coming to him; he feels a warmth or coolness, which must be the result of something; he feels that something is entering his bɔdy, and when his cure is effected he even feels that something is going away from his body; and so far as the testimony of the patients themselves is concerned there is some ground to believe that a magnetic fluid is passing from one to another. When we shake hands .with some persons we feel satisfied with the contact.. What are these likes and dislikes? What is the Me cause of the feeling of pleasure ΟΙ of hatred ? On the lowest plane of physical existence they may be the result of some state of the body, .but on the higher plane they are not. Under ordinary circumstances these emanations mixing with our body produce either pain or pleasure. If the atmosphere is. hot and sultry we feel pain and it is disagreeable to us, because the material things of the world have something to do with our mental nature. If this is true of the material particles the subtle particles certainly must influence us to a greater degree. As to the existence of a magnetic fluid, there is no
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