Followingcloseuponthis，thereisalongseriesofanticipations，namely，thatweshallsuffercertainchildren’sdiseases，diseasesofmiddlelife，andofoldage；thethoughtthatweshallgrowold，loseourfaculties，andagainbecomechildlike；whilecrowningallisthefearofdeath。Thenthereisalonglineofparticulartearsandtrouble-bearingexpectations，such，forexample，asideasassociatedwithcertainarticlesoffood，thedreadoftheeastwind，theterrorsofhotweather，theachesandpainsassociatedwithcoldweather，thefearofcatchingcoldifonesitsinadraught，thecomingofhay-feveruponthe14thofAugustinthemiddleoftheday，andsoonthroughalonglistoffears，dreads，worriments，anxieties，anticipations，expectations，pessimisms，morbidities，andthewholeghostlytrainoffatefulshapeswhichourfellow-men，andespeciallyphysicians，arereadytohelpusconjureup，anarrayworthytorankwithBradley’s’unearthlyballetofbloodlesscategories。’
　　“Yetthisisnotall。Thisvastarrayisswelledbyinnumerablevolunteersfromdailylife——thefearofaccident，thepossibilityofcalamity，thelossofproperty，thechanceofrobbery，offire，ortheoutbreakofwar。Anditisnotdeemedsufficienttofearforourselves。Whenafriendistakenill，wemustforthwithfeartheworstandapprehenddeath。Ifonemeetswithsorrow……sympathymeanstoenterintoandincreasethesuffering。”[48]
　　[48]H。W。Dresser：VoicesofFreedom，NewYork，1899，p。38。
　　“Man。”toquoteanotherwriter，“oftenhasfearstampeduponhimbeforehisentranceintotheouterworld；heisrearedinfear；
　　allhislifeispassedinbondagetofearofdiseaseanddeath，andthushiswholementalitybecomescramped，limited，anddepressed，andhisbodyfollowsitsshrunkenpatternandspecification……Thinkofthemillionsofsensitiveandresponsivesoulsamongourancestorswhohavebeenunderthedominionofsuchaperpetualnightmare！Isitnotsurprisingthathealthexistsatall？Nothingbuttheboundlessdivinelove？
　　exuberance，andvitality，constantlypouredin，eventhoughunconsciouslytous，couldinsomedegreeneutralizesuchanoceanofmorbidity。”[49]
　　[49]HenryWood：IdealSuggestionthroughMentalPhotography。
　　Boston，1899，p。54。
　　Althoughthedisciplesofthemind-cureoftenuseChristianterminology，oneseesfromsuchquotationshowwidelytheirnotionofthefallofmandivergesfromthatofordinaryChristians。[50]
　　[50]WhetheritdifferssomuchfromChrist’sownnotionisfortheexegetiststodecide。AccordingtoHarnack，Jesusfeltaboutevilanddiseasemuchasourmind-curersdo。“WhatistheanswerwhichJesussendstoJohntheBaptist？”asksHarnack，andsaysitisthis：“’Theblindsee，andthelamewalk，thelepersarecleansed，andthedeafhear，thedeadriseup，andthegospelispreachedtothepoor。’Thatisthe’comingofthekingdom，’orratherinthesesavingworksthekingdomisalreadythere。Bytheovercomingandremovalofmisery，ofneed，ofsickness，bytheseactualeffectsJohnistoseethatthenewtimehasarrived。Thecastingoutofdevilsisonlyapartofthisworkofredemption，butJesuspointstothatasthesenseandsealofhismission。Thustothewretched，sick，andpoordidheaddresshimself，butnotasamoralist，andwithoutatraceofsentimentalism。Henevermakesgroupsanddepartmentsoftheills，heneverspendstimeinaskingwhetherthesickone’deserves’tobecured；anditneveroccurstohimtosympathizewiththepainorthedeath。Henowheresaysthatsicknessisabeneficentinfliction，andthatevilhasahealthyuse。No，hecallssicknesssicknessandhealthhealth。Allevil，allwretchedness，isforhimsomethingdreadful；itisofthegreatkingdomofSatan；buthefeelsthepowerofthesaviourwithinhim。Heknowsthatadvanceispossibleonlywhenweaknessisovercome，whensicknessismadewell。”DasWesendesChristenthums，1900，p。39。
　　Theirnotionofman’shighernatureishardlylessdivergent，beingdecidedlypantheistic。Thespiritualinmanappearsinthemind-curephilosophyaspartlyconscious，butchieflysubconscious；andthroughthesubconsciouspartofitwearealreadyonewiththeDivinewithoutanymiracleofgrace，orabruptcreationofanewinnerman。Asthisviewisvariouslyexpressedbydifferentwriters，wefindinittracesofChristianmysticism，oftranscendentalidealism，ofvedantism，andofthemodernpsychologyofthesubliminalself。Aquotationortwowillputusatthecentralpointofview：——
　　“Thegreatcentralfactoftheuniverseisthatspiritofinfinitelifeandpowerthatisbackofall，thatmanifestsitselfinandthroughall。ThisspiritofinfinitelifeandpowerthatisbackofalliswhatIcallGod。Icarenotwhattermyoumayuse，beitKindlyLight，Providence，theOver-Soul，Omnipotence，orwhatevertermmaybemostconvenient，solongasweareagreedinregardtothegreatcentralfactitself。Godthenfillstheuniversealone，sothatallisfromHimandinHim，andthereisnothingthatisoutside。Heisthelifeofourlifeourverylifeitself。WearepartakersofthelifeofGod；
　　andthoughwedifferfromHiminthatweareindividualizedspirits，whileHeistheInfiniteSpirit，includingus，aswellasallelsebeside，yetinessencethelifeofGodandthelifeofmanareidenticallythesame，andsoareone。Theydiffernotinessenceorquality；theydifferindegree。
　　“ThegreatcentralfactinhumanlifeisthecomingintoaconsciousvitalrealizationofouronenesswiththisInfiniteLifeandtheopeningofourselvesfullytothisdivineinflow。
　　InjustthedegreethatwecomeintoaconsciousrealizationofouronenesswiththeInfiniteLife，andopenourselvestothisdivineinflow，doweactualizeinourselvesthequalitiesandpowersoftheInfiniteLife，dowemakeourselveschannelsthroughwhichtheInfiniteIntelligenceandPowercanwork。InjustthedegreeinwhichyourealizeyouronenesswiththeInfiniteSpirit，youwillexchangedis-easeforease，inharmonyforharmony，sufferingandpainforaboundinghealthandstrength。Torecognizeourowndivinity，andourintimaterelationtotheUniversal，istoattachthebeltsofourmachinerytothepowerhouseoftheUniverse。Oneneedremaininhellnolongerthanonechoosesto；wecanrisetoanyheavenweourselveschoose；andwhenwechoosesotorise，allthehigherpowersoftheUniversecombinetohelpusheavenward。”[51]
　　[51]R。W。Trine：InTunewiththeInfinite，26ththousand，N。Y。
　　1899。Ihavestrungscatteredpassagestogether。
　　Letmenowpassfromtheseabstracterstatementstosomemoreconcreteaccountsofexperiencewiththemind-curereligion。I
　　havemanyanswersfromcorrespondents——theonlydifficultyistochoose。ThefirsttwowhomIshallquotearemypersonalfriends。Oneofthem，awoman，writingasfollows，expresseswellthefeelingofcontinuitywiththeInfinitePower，bywhichallmind-curedisciplesareinspired。
　　“Thefirstunderlyingcauseofallsickness，weakness，ordepressionisthehumansenseofseparatenessfromthatDivineEnergywhichwecallGod。Thesoulwhichcanfeelandaffirminserenebutjubilantconfidence，asdidtheNazarene：’IandmyFatherareone，’hasnofurtherneedofhealer，orofhealing。
　　Thisisthewholetruthinanutshell，andotherfoundationforwholenesscannomanlaythanthisfactofimpregnabledivineunion。Diseasecannolongerattackonewhosefeetareplantedonthisrock，whofeelshourly，momently，theinfluxoftheDeificBreath。IfonewithOmnipotence，howcanwearinessentertheconsciousness，howillnessassailthatindomitablespark？
　　“Thispossibilityofannullingforeverthelawoffatiguehasbeenabundantlyproveninmyowncase；formyearlierlifebearsarecordofmany，manyyearsofbedriddeninvalidism，withspineandlowerlimbsparalyzed。Mythoughtswerenomoreimpurethantheyareto-day，althoughmybeliefinthenecessityofillnesswasdenseandunenlightened；butsincemyresurrectionintheflesh，Ihaveworkedasahealerunceasinglyforfourteenyearswithoutavacation，andcantruthfullyassertthatIhaveneverknownamomentoffatigueorpain，althoughcomingintouchconstantlywithexcessiveweakness，illness，anddiseaseofallkinds。ForhowcanaconsciouspartofDeitybesick？——since’Greaterishethatiswithusthanallthatcanstriveagainstus。’“
　　Mysecondcorrespondent，alsoawoman，sendsmethefollowingstatement：——
　　“Lifeseemeddifficulttomeatonetime。Iwasalwaysbreakingdown，andhadseveralattacksofwhatiscallednervousprostration，withterribleinsomnia，beingonthevergeofinsanity；besideshavingmanyothertroubles，especiallyofthedigestiveorgans。Ihadbeensentawayfromhomeinchargeofdoctors，hadtakenallthenarcotics，stoppedallwork，beenfedup，andinfactknewallthedoctorswithinreach。ButIneverrecoveredpermanentlytillthisNewThoughttookpossessionofme。
　　“IthinkthattheonethingwhichimpressedmemostwaslearningthefactthatwemustbeinabsolutelyconstantrelationormentaltouchthiswordistomeveryexpressivewiththatessenceoflifewhichpermeatesallandwhichwecallGod。ThisisalmostunrecognizableunlessweliveitintoourselvesACTUALLY，thatis，byaconstantturningtotheveryinnermost，deepestconsciousnessofourrealselvesorofGodinus，forilluminationfromwithin，justasweturntothesunforlight，warmth，andinvigorationwithout。Whenyoudothisconsciously，realizingthattoturninwardtothelightwithinyouistoliveinthepresenceofGodoryourdivineself，yousoondiscovertheunrealityoftheobjectstowhichyouhavehithertobeenturningandwhichhaveengrossedyouwithout。
　　“IhavecometodisregardthemeaningofthisattitudeforbodilyhealthASSUCH，becausethatcomesofitself，asanincidentalresult，andcannotbefoundbyanyspecialmentalactordesiretohaveit，beyondthatgeneralattitudeofmindIhavereferredtoabove。Thatwhichweusuallymaketheobjectoflife，thoseouterthingsweareallsowildlyseeking，whichwesooftenliveanddiefor，butwhichthendonotgiveuspeaceandhappiness，theyshouldallcomeofthemselvesasaccessory，andasthemereoutcomeornaturalresultofafarhigherlifesunkdeepinthebosomofthespirit。ThislifeistherealseekingofthekingdomofGod，thedesireforhissupremacyinourhearts，sothatallelsecomesasthatwhichshallbe’addeduntoyou’——asquiteincidentalandasasurprisetous，perhaps；andyetitistheproofoftherealityoftheperfectpoiseintheverycentreofourbeing。
　　“WhenIsaythatwecommonlymaketheobjectofourlifethatwhichweshouldnotworkforprimarily，Imeanmanythingswhichtheworldconsiderspraiseworthyandexcellent，suchassuccessinbusiness，fameasauthororartist，physicianorlawyer，orrenowninphilanthropicundertakings。Suchthingsshouldberesults，notobjects。Iwouldalsoincludepleasuresofmanykindswhichseemharmlessandgoodatthetime，andarepursuedbecausemanyacceptthem——Imeanconventionalities，sociabilities，andfashionsintheirvariousdevelopment，thesebeingmostlyapprovedbythemasses，althoughtheymaybeunreal，andevenunhealthysuperfluities。”
　　Hereisanothercase，moreconcrete，alsothatofawoman。Ireadyouthesecaseswithoutcomment——theyexpresssomanyvarietiesofthestateofmindwearestudying。
　　“Ihadbeenasuffererfrommychildhoodtillmyfortiethyear。
　　[Detailsofill-healtharegivenwhichIomit。]IhadbeeninVermontseveralmonthshopingforgoodfromthechangeofair，butsteadilygrowingweaker，whenonedayduringthelatterpartofOctober，whilerestingintheafternoon，Isuddenlyheardasitwerethesewords：’Youwillbehealedanddoaworkyouneverdreamedof。’ThesewordswereimpresseduponmymindwithsuchpowerIsaidatoncethatonlyGodcouldhaveputthemthere。I
　　believedtheminspiteofmyselfandofmysufferingandweakness，whichcontinueduntilChristmas，whenIreturnedtoBoston。WithintwodaysayoungfriendofferedtotakemetoamentalhealerthiswasJanuary7，1881。Thehealersaid：
　　’ThereisnothingbutMind；weareexpressionsoftheOneMind；
　　bodyisonlyamortalbelief；asamanthinkethsoishe。’I
　　couldnotacceptallshesaid，butItranslatedallthatwasthereforMEinthisway：’ThereisnothingbutGod；IamcreatedbyHim，andamabsolutelydependentuponHim；mindisgivenmetouse；andbyjustsomuchofitasIwillputuponthethoughtofrightactioninbodyIshallbeliftedoutofbondagetomyignoranceandfearandpastexperience。’ThatdayI
　　commencedaccordinglytotakealittleofeveryfoodprovidedforthefamily，constantlysayingtomyself：’ThePowerthatcreatedthestomachmusttakecareofwhatIhaveeaten。’ByholdingthesesuggestionsthroughtheeveningIwenttobedandfellasleep，saying：’Iamsoul，spirit，justonewithGod’sThoughtofme，’andsleptallnightwithoutwaking，forthefirsttimeinseveralyears[thedistress-turnshadusuallyrecurredabouttwoo’clockinthenight]。Ifeltthenextdaylikeanescapedprisoner，andbelievedIhadfoundthesecretthatwouldintimegivemeperfecthealth。WithintendaysIwasabletoeatanythingprovidedforothers，andaftertwoweeksIbegantohavemyownpositivementalsuggestionsofTruth，whichweretomelikestepping-stones。Iwillnoteafewofthem，theycameabouttwoweeksapart。
　　“1st。IamSoul，thereforeitiswellwithme。