William Walker Atkinson -Thought as a Vibration Toward Manifestation

THE Universe is governed by Law - one great Law.very many of us can testify that we have distinctly
Its manifestations are multiform, but viewed from thefelt the thought vibrations of others, both whilst in the
Ultimate there is but one Law. We are accustomedpresence of the sender and at a distance. Telepathy
with some of its manifestations, but are almost totallyand its kindred phenomena are not idle dreams.
ignorant of certain others. Still we are learning a littleLight and heat are manifested by vibrations of a far
more every day - the veil is being progressively lifted.lower intensity than those of Thought, but the
We speak learnedly of the Law of Gravitation, but paydifference is solely in the rate of vibration. The annals
no attention to that equally wonderful manifestation,of science throw an interesting light upon this question.
THE LAW OF ATTRACTION IN THE THOUGHTProf. Elisha Gray, an eminent scientist, says in his little
WORLD.book, "The Miracles of Nature":
We are familiar with that wonderful manifestation of"There is much food for speculation in the thought that
Law which draws and holds together the atoms ofthere exist sound-waves that no human ear can hear,
which matter is composed - we recognize the powerand color-waves of light that no eye can see. The
of the law that attracts bodies to the earth, that holdslong, dark, soundless space between 40,000 and
the circling worlds in their places, but we close our400,000,000,000,000 vibrations per second, and the
eyes to the mighty law that draws to us the things weinfinity of range beyond 700,000,000,000,000 vibrations
desire or fear, that makes or destroys our lives.per second, where light ceases, in the universe of
When we come to see that Thought is a force - amotion, makes it possible to indulge in speculation."
manifestation of energy - having a magnet-like powerWilliam Walker Atkinson, in his work entitled "Short
of attraction, we will begin to understand the why andChapters in Science," says:
wherefore of many things that have heretofore"There is no gradation between the most rapid
seemed dark to us. There is no analysis that will soundulations or tremblings that produce our sensation of
well repay the student for his time and trouble as thesound, and the slowest of those which give rise to our
study of the workings of this mighty law of the worldsensations of gentlest warmth.
of Thought - the Law of Attraction.There is a huge gap between them, wide enough to
When we think we send out vibrations of a fineinclude another world of motion, all lying between our
ethereal substance, which are as real as the vibrationsworld of sound and our world of heat and light; and
manifesting light, heat, electricity, magnetism. That thesethere is no good reason whatever for supposing that
vibrations are not evident to our five senses is nomatter is incapable of such intermediate activity, or that
proof that they do not exist. A powerful magnet willsuch activity may not give rise to intermediate
send out vibrations and exert a force sufficient tosensations, provided there are organs for taking up
attract to itself a piece of steel weighing a hundredand sensifying their movements."
pounds, but we can neither see, taste, smell, hear norI cite the above authorities merely to give you food for
feel the mighty force.thought, not to attempt to demonstrate to you the fact
These thought vibrations, likewise, cannot be seen,that thought vibrations exist.
tasted, smelled, heard nor felt in the ordinary way;The last-named fact has been fully established to the
although it is true there are on record cases ofsatisfaction of numerous investigators of the subject,
persons peculiarly sensitive to psychic impressionsand a little reflection will show you that it coincides with
who have perceived powerful thought-waves, andyour own experiences.