Esoteric V10: July 1896 - Iapsop.com

SOUL FUNCTION.
RY PROF. CRAS. PURDY.
During the passing centuries, since infant man began to
extend the scope of his objective researches toward discovering
the inner workings of the organism in which he lives and has
his being, one of the hypotheses which he has expressed, anJ
one which comes very dose to the truth, is that which allies the
workings of the subconscious mind to the reflex action of the
spinal nerve: for near the base of this important vital factor of
our organism is a brain center known as the Solar Plexus,
which, with itB corresponding system of nerves and ganglia, is
termed "the sympathetic system." (For the description of this
system and its physiological workings we would refer to the able
artide on "The Sympathetic System" by F. E. Way, M. D.,
in TnF. EsoTERIC, Febi"Uary number, Vol. VII.)
This b1·ain' center, the Sola1· Plexus, is the seat of the snbconscions
mind. or soul. 'V e have deduced this fact from
autlumticated flr natural or ind ncetl,-as in hypnosis,-or as the
result of an act ~idPnt. . \Vheu the aceident has heen to the
Solar Plexus, it has generally resultetl in death: anti in sud1
instanees, though the ohjeeti \"e 111 i ntl was ctlll!!l'ions to the last,
no plwnmnenl\ of the subconscious mintl were present.
Again, the Solar Plexus is the chemit•al b1·aiu of the organism,
as it conducts the pi'Ocesl' of !!l'lPeting the pmper qualities,
in proper qu:\ntities, from the tligestPd antl emulsified food
essences necessary to rebuilding the tissues of the bocly broken
down by all na.tm·al wear and tear, as wPII a!l replenishing
waste of ti11sue substance ea.used by all kinds of abnRive habits,
and repait·ing wotmols, contusions, and o:o