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fecepiance they were at one time {here is always the poesibllity of mouifeation or the substitution of Diners sin "the light of advancing Rmowiedye, "Admitting the existence Df those under consideration it does for follow that the spiritualist theory ip necessarily the only explanation, though undoubtedly it affords at this Liman plausible one and an attractive bation for popular acceptance of interest to note that an aitenative theory has peen advanced n'a book published a few years a fentited. "Spiritvalinm and the New Prychotogy" which explains "Mind trid "Oceult Phenomena" as purely Dysical manifestations. The author Ie''De. Millis Culpin, formerly practice in Shanghai, who has at-Gained distinction in London since the War as an exponent of the psycho Analytical treatment. (The book is in {he library of the Shanghai Club)
"Thislast volume ofthe Trilogy is not written for the novice, but for those who: accept. the reality of psychic phenomena and are prepared serious think out. its implications, its effect on old ideas and ow it must Influence thought in the future. To, such It should. prove of absorbing interest, and that It wil be it is only necessary t0 fate that no less than 35" English editions and' translations afteen languages of the frst Volume were printed in three years and of "the. second volume eleven editions in the first year of publica ton, "Phe author claims and attempts the theory spiritualism in no. way conflicts with 'Dut rather is confirmed by the very Tatest results of scientific research, His contention, which has" already Feceived euch influential support demand. respectful consideration, that piyehie' phenomena can be explained only on the basis that mind personality exist after the change falled death, itis mot physical matter that is the sovereign power of the Universe but some unseen force "which ig responsible for the Vibrations which produce matter. Apart from mind it is Impossible Imagine the Universe and is equal tmpossibie to imagine the Universe without substance on which the mind can act. When, however, mind. man is freed from its physical me 'Slrument and attains full' freedom time and distance will cease fort. Mind "is never seen, ut only. its offer. Te is' the thinking substance of the Universe, the moulding power is in Nature and the cause of development, form and feature. Cause and effect are but words to There have been 20,000 books written about the War and the selassie "war book has yet to be published. That ix the view of the fouthers of this excellent anthology. Their desire is to attempt to give a complete picture of the" War aking representative extracts from the best of the War literature, link-Ing them with a few lines of comment in order to preserve the nartrative form, and so to provide a record which may be regarded as suitable substitute for the war: [classic until that book comes along ever it does. Both Editors took Ipart in the War and can describe it from the personal point of view. Both have studied the directional side of the War for many years.
No attempt will be made to capitulate the names of the authors fon whom the compilers have drawn. They make a formidable list which is exceedingly comprehensive. One fof the most effective passages treats the marvellous defence of Verdun, the bravery of both sides, attackers and defenders, and the purpose is achieved by reproducing, first of all, Gen-Jeral Erich von Falkehayne's own account of the German objectives at Verdun and Marshall Petain's record fof the struggle from the view of the defenders. 'That is characteristic of the compilers' methods, and there is no doubt that whoever does write the classic war book will be enormously helped by this little volume fof 150 extracts from the best books 80 far written on the subject—r1t
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