Mind and Body; or, Mental States and Physical Conditions

scious mind of its owner allows to pass down to it. If, as Henry Wood Henry Wood (1834–1909) was a popular American author and a leading figure in the New Thought movement, which explored the connection between mental states and physical health. has said in the paragraph previously quoted, it "acts automatically upon the physical body original: "organism"," and "seems to be a living, thinking personality, conducting affairs on its own account," and at the same time, accepts and "takes on" suggested conditions, it may be readily understood how the wonderful and almost incredible statements of the authorities mentioned in the preceding chapters have had a real and substantial basis in truth.

This understanding of the part played by the Subjective Mind A term used in early psychology to refer to the subconscious or unconscious mind. in controlling and affecting physical conditions and activities, together with its suggestible nature, gives us a key to the whole question of "why" Mental Healing A term for the practice of treating physical ailments through mental influence or prayer, popular in the late 19th century. works. Suggestion is the connecting link between the mind and the body, and an understanding of its laws and principles enables one to see the driving cause of the strange phenomena of Faith Cures, under whatever name they may pass, and under whatever guise they may present themselves. "Suggestion" is the explanation offered by the New Psychology The "New Psychology" refers to a movement in the late 1800s and early 1900s that emphasized the study of the subconscious, suggestion, and the mind's power over behavior and health. for the