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Mystic Masonry.
the "Flgo in the physical body, and the key to the
problem lies in the planes of Consciousness. It is
because modern materialistic science has overlooked
the importance, and failed to understand the philosophy
of Consciousness, that it denies or is agnostic
regarding the existence of the soul. It should also
be observed, that we do not put forth a theory of
Consciousness as a w^orking hypothesis, but start
with Consciousness as an empirical fact in all human
experience. Regarding the nature of consciousness
itself, we are agnostic enough to suit the
Spencers and Huxleys of Science, for we have
posited it as the highest point in the nature of man
a "spark" from the Unknowable; the "forever Concealed."
As to changes in states and extension of the
bounds of consciousness, this has already been
proved empirically in the experiments in hypnotism.
Beyond the field of touch, outside the range of sight
or sound, as applied to the ordinary functions of the
senses. Hypnotic Subjects have been influenced by
the silent will, and become conscious of the unexpressed
thought of the Hypnotizer. Thus, even
modern materialism with its mechanical working
hypothesis has worked up to the problem of cmsciousness.