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systems in itself. It is the king for whose preservation they both work in their different ways, the subconscious doing duty for the executive, and the in: tellectual discharging the functions of a prime minister who determines and adjusts the relations of the individual with other individuals and bodies in the world. The affairs of the waking moments of life are ordinarily conducted by the prime minister (the intellect), but when the latter is incapable of dealing with any particular situation, e.g., when danger is imminent, the subjective mind takes the reins of control in its own hands. At other times, however, it does not dispute with the discriminative faculty the advisability of its orders, but obeys them all if they happen to bear the seal of the king,' that is to say, it faithfully carries out all such suggestions as are approved of by the will. Hence, suggestions which are strong enough to affect the will are alone recognised and obeyed by the sub-conscious, i.e., the Executive Government of life.
The sub-conscious is there merely to do the will of the ego, so to speak, and, therefore, does not reason concerning the advisability of its orders; it seizes the reins of control only when the prime minister is rendered powerless and the king turns to it for protection and help. In such extreme cases, the executive (incapable of induction) perceives and grasps the situation by direct intuition, and does the best thing possible, under the circumstances, to avert the threatening danger and to preserve the king. If, however, the mischief done by the terror-stricken minister is
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