Dynamic Thought; Or, The Law of Vibrant Energy

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Atkinson William Walker. Dynamic Thought; Or, The Law of Vibrant Energy

A FOREWORD

CHAPTER I "IN THE BEGINNING"

CHAPTER II. THINGS AS THEY ARE

CHAPTER III. THE UNIVERSALITY OF LIFE AND MIND

CHAPTER IV. LIFE AND MIND AMONG THE ATOMS

CHAPTER V. THE STORY OF SUBSTANCE

CHAPTER VI. SUBSTANCE AND BEYOND

CHAPTER VII. THE PARADOX OF SCIENCE

CHAPTER VIII. THE FORCES OF NATURE

CHAPTER IX. RADIANT ENERGY

CHAPTER X. THE LAW OF ATTRACTION

CHAPTER XI. THE THEORY OF DYNAMIC THOUGHT

CHAPTER XII. THE LAW OF VIBRANT ENERGY

CHAPTER XIII. THE RIDDLE OF THE SPHINX

CHAPTER XIV. THE MYSTERY OF MIND

CHAPTER XV. THE FINER FORCES OF THE MIND

CHAPTER XVI. THOUGHT IN ACTION

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THIS book will deal with Life. It holds that Life is Universal – that it is inherent in, and manifests (in different degrees) in every part, particle, phase, aspect, condition, place, or relationship, in the World of Things that we call the Universe.

It holds that Life manifests in two aspects or forms, which are generally found by us in connection and co-operation with each other, but which are both, probably, an expression of some One Thing higher than either. These two aspects or forms, which together go to make up or produce that which we know as "Life," are known as (1) Substance or Matter; and (2) Mind. In this book the term "Substance" is used in preference to "Matter," owing to the fact that the term "Matter" has become closely identified with certain ideas of the Materialistic school of thought, and has generally been regarded by the public in the light of "dead matter," whereas this book holds that all Substance is Alive. The term "Mind" is used in the sense of "Mind, as we know it," rather than as "Mind, as it is" – or, as "The Cosmic Mind." In some places the term "Mind-principle" is used to convey the idea of "a portion of the Great Principle of Mind, of which that which we call 'Mind' is but a small and but partially expressed portion." These terms are explained and illustrated as we proceed. The aspect of "Energy or Force" is not treated as a separate aspect or form of Life, in this book, for the reason that it is regarded as merely a manifestation of Mind, as will appear as we proceed. We have much to say regarding Motion, but the writer has tried to explain and prove that, at the last, all Motion results from Mental Action, and that all Force and Energy is Vital-Mental Force and Energy.

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And now on to the mineral kingdom. "What," you may cry, "Mind and Mentation in the mineral and chemical world – surely not?" Yes, even in these low planes may be found traces of mental action. There is Life everywhere – even there. And where there is Life there is Mind. Away back among the chemical principles, and the minerals we may go in our search for Life and Mind – they cannot escape us – even there!

There is an "assimilation" of material to build up the crystal in the first place, just as an animal assimilates matter to build up its shell – or a tree to form its bark. The "form" of the crystal is truly its "body," and behind and in that body there is "something at work" that is not the body, but which is forming it. And, later on, that crystal increases in size, and then begins to separate into two, throwing off a smaller crystal, identical in form with the parent crystal. This manner of reproduction is almost identical with the process of reproduction in the lower forms of "life," which consist merely of a like separation of the parent form into two, and the throwing off of the offspring.

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