[54]Thetheisticexplanationisbydivinegrace，whichcreatesanewnaturewithinonethemomenttheoldnatureissincerelygivenup。Thepantheisticexplanationwhichisthatofmostmind-curersisbythemergingofthenarrowerprivateselfintothewiderorgreaterself，thespiritoftheuniversewhichisyourown“subconscious“self，themomenttheisolatingbarriersofmistrustandanxietyareremoved。Themedico-materialisticexplanationisthatsimplercerebralprocessesactmorefreelywheretheyarelefttoactautomaticallybytheshunting-outofphysiologicallythoughinthisinstancenotspiritually
“higher“oneswhich，seekingtoregulate，onlysucceedininhibitingresults——Whetherthisthirdexplanationmight，inapsycho-physicalaccountoftheuniverse，becombinedwitheitheroftheothersmaybeleftanopenquestionhere。
Whenwetakeupthephenomenaofrevivalisticconversion，weshalllearnsomethingmoreaboutallthis。MeanwhileIwillsayabriefwordaboutthemind-curer’sMETHODS。
Theyareofcourselargelysuggestive。Thesuggestiveinfluenceofenvironmentplaysanenormouspartinallspiritualeducation。
Buttheword“suggestion。”havingacquiredofficialstatus，isunfortunatelyalreadybeginningtoplayinmanyquartersthepartofawetblanketuponinvestigation，beingusedtofendoffallinquiryintothevaryingsusceptibilitiesofindividualcases。