knowledge supplied to it. What we get from the super-conscious is
direct inspiration from higher planes. This higher mind might also
be called the Mind of Illumination, for those who can enter into it
become illumined, being able to know the Truth and to see things as
they really are, and not as they falsely appear to the senses.

This limited consciousness in which we live is bounded by our five
senses. The universe that we see around us is partly real and partly
an illusion. The real universe is Spiritual and infinite: what we
sense is a limited, partial conception of a fragment of it. Our
limited, finite conception of the universe is entirely misleading
and erroneous, and so long as we rely on sense evidence and the human
mind, we remain in darkness and uncertainty. When, however, we can
rise into the super-conscious realm, our consciousness expands,
transcending the senses and the limitations of the physical plane.

The Spiritual mind is, of course, only accessible to those who are
more delicately attuned to its finer vibrations. Nothing that is worth
having can be had without effort, and it is only after much
self-discipline that it becomes possible for the student to raise
his consciousness to this higher realm and understand life from the
standpoint of the Universal Mind.

There is nothing, either mystical or psychical, about the use of this
higher mind. One who makes use of it becomes spiritually-minded, that
is all. He does not go into trances, nor need he become clairvoyant:
he simply remains a sane, normal individual, with this difference
only--he makes use of more of his mind than does the ordinary
individual.

One who is able to use this higher mind develops that which has been
termed "the divine quality of originality." If ever a person is to
rise above the dead level of mediocrity it must be through direct
inspiration from higher planes, through his super-conscious mind.
If ever a person is to bring forth a new idea which shall enrich
humanity and add to the common good, it must come through the higher
mind.

One who is properly attuned, becomes, through the super-conscious