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heart; death now stares life full in the face ; its grip tightens ; the piercing scream of agonized terroris uttered ; hope is gone, and consciousness is departing, when, all of a sudden, a something snaps, and we find ourselves comfortably lying in our bed, in this material world of ours, laughing at our own dream. What is it? Is it not an index to what you are doing here in this World ? When the mind changes this chapter of incidents, would you not be lying in your proper bed, the luxurious bosom of Eternity ? Let us think over the scene in the dream-land. Who was its creator? Was it not the result of the activity of your own Mind? Did it not exist in your Imagination alone ? But did you not, all the same, consider it so real and life-like as to actually live it in your own consciousness ? All these questions must be answered in the affirmative. The dream-scene was actually created by your own Imagination, the creative faculty, the Holy Ghost, so to -speak, of your Mind, which also created a new light form for your own good self to perform action through, on the dream stage. Your Imagination was the supporter and the sustainer of the world of your dream, and was within and without the whole dream-creation. Why were you unhappy then? What did your fear? Were you afraid of the creatures of your own Mind ? It is a startling pronouncement, but it is true none the less : you were afraid of the creatures of your own Mind, and were frightened by their monstrous looks. You had liked the scene and desired to take part personally in the drama which was to be enacted; you had, so to speak, forgotten in the excitement of the play that your own
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