AMORC - The Magic of Mind (Ad 1952)

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the great personages o f the past victims o f a " * stupendous hoax? Could such eminent men of the ancient world as Socrates, Pericles and Alexander the Great have been deluded and cast under the spell o f witchcraft —or did the oracles whom they consulted actually possess a mysteriousfaculty offoresight? That the human mind can truly exert an influence over things and conditions was n o t a credulous belief of the ancients, b u t a known and demonstrable fact to them. That there exists a wealth o f infinite knowledge just beyond the border o f our daily thoughts, which can be aroused and com­ manded at will, was not a fantasy o f these sages o f an­ tiquity, but a dependable aid to which they turned in time o f need. It is time you realized that the rites, rituals and prac­ tices o f the ancients were not superstitions, but supterfuges to conceal the marvelous workings o f natural law from those who would have misused them. Telepathy, projection of thought, the materializing o f ideas into helpful realities, are no longer thought by intelligent per­ sons to be impossible practices, but instead,demonstrable sciences, by which a greater life o f happiness may be had. One o f America’s foremost psychologists and uni­ versity instructors, says o f his experiments with thought transference and the powers of m ind—"The successes were much too numerous to be merely lucky hits and one can see no way for guessing to have accounted for the results.” Have you that open - minded attitude o f today which warrants a clear, positive revelation o f the

facts o f mind which intolerance and bigotry have sup­ pressed for years? Advance with the times;learn the truth about your inherited powers.

L et this free book explain The Rosicrucians (N O T a religious organization) have been leaders in introducing the ancient wisdom o f men­ tal phenomena. Established throughout the world for centuries, they have for ages expounded these truths to those thinking men and women who sought to make the utmost of their natural faculties. Use the coupon below—avail yourself of a pleasing book o f interesting information which explains how you may acquire this m ost unusual and helpful knowledge.

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