DISARMING ANIMAL MAGNETISM Ans to Christian Science, the deep sleep of Adam, described in Genesis in the allegorical account of material creation, symbolize the fist appearing of magnetism to human thought. Hypnotism has become a force to be reckoned with, as the author of this remarkable allegory realized even then. Following the story of the formation of Eve from Adam's rib — representing the self-division of error, or the fleshy sense of life in matter — the allegory depicts hypnotic mental force as to God's comimands: 5 y 7 Supposi tional evil mind throughout the Bible, In “Sci ence and Health with Key to the Se tures” Mary Baker Eddy says: “In Genesis, this "more subtle than any beast of the field.” In the “Rpocalypee When tearing stom, Wis evil 37Hanpune Anat Macnerism, tenses and becomes. the great_ted_dragon, rollen with sin, inflamed with war against spirituality, and ri violence fulfills this prophecy—Evil-ar animal magnetism, seen_in_widess atheism, —dis- fonesty in business, political corruption tyranny, and in the fagrant avtempe ‘of mortals [0 away with the moral standards developed By Christianity throughout the a; is indeed Hore to be reckoned with-in he realy of we XCiniscian-Science makes this reckoning pos- sible, first by defining animal magnetism clearly as unreal, hypnotic action without actual iden- tity, and then by meeting that seeming action with real action, the law of God, the ever- present, universal force of Spirit. Knowing that the increase of evil in today’s world means that ror ie “Pipe For_destniotions the Chan ort to the tak of oblizonemg Miecleen of ma imal a$$ animal min ly writes, “Its_basis bei ef and_this belief animal, in Science animal_mag- netism, mesmerism, or hypnotism is a mere ne- 38 Disarne Anian Macnerisnt on, possesing_ncithe intelligence, power, oF reality, and in sense it 1s an unreal concept 6f the so-called mortatmind"* In the termi: nology of philosophy, a negation is an absence agrees wittrthtr definition, even when showing ow Tice,ax_nothingness, of alt that isHanpiine Axmaat Magnetism Disarminc Aximat MacyerisM jeformity vi sons evil_action_in_it.to- become aggravated. and e the Master heard thé “E; ify th fume,” in the thundering words of th mighty, “T have both glorified it, and will glorify it again,” that Jesus could then say, “Sow arall the prmce-of this-worle evs Matha wore Atyenselves and she wo a e influences oF aT UNTER THING, if they_would_stop listening to-and Obey: 7) her, shese whisperings, animal pr ee WouT be, otigh Science che serpents fangs are be- ‘quickly stamped out of thought and would not g_ drawn. 750 of he permitted to_grow to iatenselyRypRO =tealingiaSi umanr=mind_to~its. depths, causing. the-conscious_and “unconscious:Hanvune Anmat Macnerism, ‘of the suppositional carnal mind will be stille Mental _impulsions toward selfishness, hatred, _ drugs sexual misbehavior, reliance upon dFUj treachery, dishonesty —all- fall “before the humble accepranc ichings of Christian Science and the honest endeavor to obey the rs. Eddy gives this counsel: “Animal mag- netism, hypnotism, etc., are_disarmed_by the. yractitioner who excludes from his own con- ‘owomese- and Hoar oF Bs patient, ll sense of the realism of any other cause or effect save that which cometh from God,” Christian ie come ‘ill continue to ase animal magne- tism until its hypnotic action ceases to find response in any individual and all mankind are freed to work out the truths of being through the action of Spirit alone, 1 Science and Health, pp. $64,565; 2p. 102; 8 John 12 28, 34; # The First Church of Christ, Scientist, and Miscel- lany, p. 364,