Yon will see by reference to previous chapters that the term " Telementation" is used by me in the sense of "mentative influence at a distance," the word being derived from the Greek word Tele, meaning "afar off"; and the word "mentation," which I use in the sense of "mental activity." You will also remember that the word "mentation" implies activity of the Mind-Power, which I hold to be universal in its character. Yon will also remember that the action of telementation depends upon the production of induced mental states by mentative currents. Mentative induction, you remember, operates along the same lines as magnetic or electrical induction, that is, a mental state may be reproduced in another mind by mentative induction operating by means of mentative currents.

I have explained how mental states may be induced by suggestion, as well as by mentative currents, and shall not allude to this phase at this place, but shall consider mentative induction in its phase of manifestation by means of mentative currents. This mention of technical terms may seen somewhat "dry" to you, but you should acquaint yourself with the intelligent use and meaning of the terms, for thereby you will he enabled to hold the ideas firmly in your mind. Terms are "pegs" upon which you may hang thoughts and ideas, so that you may find them when you need them. Otherwise they are scattered around in confusion.

In order that you may more fully understand the wonderful phenomena of telementation, I think we would better take another look at the fundamental principle or Mind-Power itself. By understanding the nature of the force employed, you may better understand its effect and laws of operation. You will remember that I have postulated the existence of a universal Mind-Power, which is imminent in, and manifested in, all form of life, energy and mind. I have also held that all personal manifestations of Mind-Power, in ourselves and others, are hut centers of power in the great Ocean of Universal Mind-Power. You will remember also, that I have claimed that the brain was not a "creator" of Mind-Power, but rather in the nature of a "converter" or "transformer" of the universal Mind-Power into usable forms and phases. "Well so far, we understand the matter. Now let us pass on to the consideration of the mentative currents.

In the first place, the currents must be set into motion somewhere and somehow. Where and how? Let us seel We must see that the mentative currents have their origin, or rather, their initial impulse, in and from the mind of some individual.

How? In and from his brain, of course. Why? Because the brain is the "transformer" or "converter" of the Mind-Power into usable shapes and phases. What is the nature of the brain's action? Science, as well as the occult teachings, inform us that in all brain-processes there is a "burning-up" of brain substance and nervous matter, just as there is a corresponding "burning-up" of the elements in an electric battery. The process is very similar in both cases.

Both brain and battery "convert" or "transform" an energy already existing in an universal form, which energy cannot be created, added to, nor taken away from. And both use up material in the process. And both generate "currents" of force which are capable of affecting changes in other substances, etc. Science shows us that there is a production or generation of "heat" in the manifestation of Mind-Power in the brain. The temperature of the brain rises when it is employed in active thought-work, or other forms of mental activity, or excitement. And even the temperature of a tiny nerve increases when it is used. This fact has been fully demonstrated by Science.

What causes the brain to manifest this energy? Mental states! What is a mental state? You know what "mental" means - and "state" means "a condition." So a mental state is "a mental condition" Then upon what do mental states, or "conditions," depend, and why do they vary? Upon the degrees of vibration of excitement of the mental apparatus! Mental apparatus? Must a thing have a Mental Apparatus, before it can manifest mental states, original or induced? Yes! but remember tins, everything has its mental apparatus, even down to the atom, and the particles that compose atoms; everything "feels" and "responds to feeling," even among the most material forms - Science states this emphatically; and everything that "feels" and "responds," must manifest desire and will, if only in an elementary way, and must have mental apparatus in order to do this; there is mind, and the machinery of mind, in every atom, and all that is evolved therefrom. This is not my personal statement alone, but is the last word of Modern Science, as voiced by her most advanced advocates.

"Vibration of excitement," I have said. What is a vibration? It is a state of intense, rapid movement of a particle. Science informs us that everything is in vibration, always; and that the differing nature of things depends upon their respective rate of vibrations. And what is "excitement," as I use the term? It means "aroused activity." So, then, there is to be found a condition of "aroused vibrational activity" underlying all mental states? And this aroused vibrational activity communicates motion to the mentative currents, and starts them toward others in, whom they induce similar mental states. That is the story in full.

Then if we have a mental state of "aroused vibrational activity" of an individual, how is it passed on to other individuals without direct contact? By mentative currents or waves! What are mentative currents or waves, and how do they operate? Now we are right up to the question with a full understanding of what it means. Then let us answer it in the light of modern Science.

There is a great misapprehension in the minds of the majority of people about "currents" and "waves" of light, magnetism, electricity, heat, etc. They are aware that waves of heat and light, for instance travel over millions and millions of miles from the sun to the earth, and are then felt here, although originating there millions of miles away. They know this fully, but they seem to think that the heat ana light are substances that actually "travel" in waves over the distance. But this is not the teaching of Science, which, on the contrary, holds that light and heat do not so travel, but that the original heat and light vibrations set up "waves in the ether." The ether is a suppositious fine form of matter, filling all space, even between the atoms, as well as between the worlds - nobody knows anything "actually" about the ether, but Science has been forced to postulate its existence, in order to account for certain phenomena.