The Inner Consciousness

CHAPTER III.

THE BASEMENTS OF THE MIND.

In the lower levels original: "planes" of the Inner Consciousness, various forms of mental activity take place that are responsible for building, preserving, and repairing the physical body. Every cell has its own share of mind. Every combination of cells—forming cell-groups and bodily organs—also possesses its own "group mind" or "organ mind."

What we call "Instinct" or "Nature" in a person or animal is an expression original: "manifestation" of Mind on these lower levels of the Inner Consciousness. These lower levels are sensitive original: "susceptible" to suggestions or commands from other levels of the mind and will adopt suggested ideas or concepts.

The result is that we are often made sick by ideas absorbed or suggested in this way. Similarly, we are cured of physical ailments by similar methods, when a suggested idea is placed on the proper level through "auto-suggestion" the practice of influencing one's own mind through repetitive thoughts or self-commands, "imparted ideas," and various kinds of mental "treatments." Mind permeates original: "pervades" every part of the physical body and is always capable of being influenced original: "impressed" by orders or suggestions coming from the more dominant parts of an individual's mind.

On some of the lower levels of the Inner Con-