S E LF MA STE RY

T H R OUGH

CONS CIOUS AUTOS UGGES TION

by

EMILE COUE

AME R ICAN LIB RAR Y S ERVICE

 C O NT E NTS

P AG E
Self M stery T hrough Conscious A ut ug
a os

gestion by E mil C u é , e o 5

T houghts nd P recepts by E mil C u

’
a , e o e 36

O bserv tions on Wh t A utosuggestio n C n

a a a

Do by E mil C u é
, e o 43

E duc tion Aa It O ught T B by E mil

s o e, e

Cou é 50

A S urvey of the “
S éa nces ”
at M . E mile
55
’
Coué s

et ers from P tients T re ted by the C ué

L t a a o

Method . 72 , 75

T h Mir cle Within b y M B u n t P

e a im , . r e - rov . b0

S ome N otes n the Journey of M C ué to

o . o

P ris in O ctober 19 19
a , 85

E v rything for E veryone ! b y Mm

e E mil e e.

Le on 88
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J o lene 3 3! N . Y. T imes .

I
E M LE COU E

T he Ma ster Mind of A utosuggestion

 SE L F MA S T E R Y
T H R O UGH
C O N S C I O U S A U T O S U G G ES T I O N

Suggestion or r ther A utosuggestion is quite new

, a , a
subject n d y t t the m time it is
,
a e ld the world
a sa e as o as .

It is w i the s nse th t until now it h

ne n b n wrongly e a as ee

stu died nd in consequence wro gl y under tood ; it is ld

a n s o
bec use it d t s from the ppe r ce f m n on the e rth
a a e a a an o a a .

In f ct utosugge tion is n ins t rum nt th t w pos e

a a s t a e a e s ss a
birth nd in this in trument or r ther in thi force resides
, a s , a s ,

a m rvel ous nd inc lcul ble power which ccordi g t

a a a a , a n o
circum t nc s produces the best or the wor t re ults
s a e s s .

K owledge of thi force is u eful to e ch n

n f us but it
s s a o e o ,

is peculi rly indispens ble to doctors m gistr te l wyer

a a , a a s, a s,

and to tho ng g d in the work of educ tion

se e a e a .

B y knowing how to pr ctis it n i ly it is po ible a e co s c ou s ss

in the first pl c to avoid provoking in others b d ut

a e
'

a a o

sugge tions which m y h v dis stro s consequences nd

s a a e a u , a

secondly n i ly to provoke good one in te d thus

, co s c ou s s s a ,

bringing phy ic l he lth to th sick and mor l he l th to

s a a e , a a
the n eurotic nd the erring the uncon cious victims of
a ,
s

anterior utosuggestions nd to gu ide into th right path

a , a e

tho e who h d ten dency to take the wrong on

s a a -
e.

TH E C O N S C IO U S S E LF A N D T H E U N CO N S CI O U S
S E LF

In order to underst nd properly the phen men of ug a o a s

ge tion
s to pe k m re co ctly of utosugg tion it
,
or s a o rre a es ,

is necess ry to know th t two bs lutely distinct sel v

a a
'

a o es

exist within u B oth intell igent but while n is n

s. are , o e co
scious the other is unconscious F this re son the x . or a e

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 S el i Mas tery Thr ou h Co ns cious A u tos u gg es tion
g
is ten c e of the l tter g n r l l y ‘ c p s notice It i h w a e e a es a e . s o

ever e y t prove its ex i ten e if n merel y t kes the

as o s c o e a

troubl e to ex mine cert i ph nomen nd to refle t few

a a n e a a c a

mom n t upo them L t us t ke f

e s in t nc th fol l ow
n . e a or s a e e

ing ex mpl a es :

E very h he rd f mn mbuli m ; every one knows

o ne as a o . so a s

th t somn mbul i t g t p t night with ut w king

a a a s e s u a o a ,

le ves his room fter either dre sing himself or not goes
a a s ,

downst irs w l k long corridors nd fter h ving x

a , a s a ,
a a a e

ec ut d cert in acts or
e ccompli hed cert in work return
a a s a , s

to his room goes to bed g in nd shows nex t d y the

,
a a , a a
gre t st toni hment t finding work fini hed which he
a e as s a s

h d l e f t u fini hed the d y befor

a n s a e.

It is however he hims l f who h don it without being e as e

a w re of it Wh t force h his body obeyed if it is not

a . a as

a n ncon cious force in f ct his uncon ciou l f ?

u s , a s s se

L t u now e x mi e the
e s l too freq nt c s f a n a as , ue a e o a
drunk rd tt cked by d li ium t m n A though seized
a a a e r re e s. s
with m dness he picks up the ne rest we pon knife h m
a a a , , a
m er, or h tch t the c se m y be nd strikes furiously
a e , as a a ,
a

those who u nl ucky enough to be in his vicinity O nce

a re .

the tt ck i over he recover his e es nd contempl tes

a a s , s s ns a a
with horror the c ne of c rn ge rou d him without s e a a a n , re
a li ing th t h him e l f is the uthor f it
z a e Here g in is it s a o . a a
not the unco cio el f which h c u ed the unh ppy
ns us s as a s a
m n to t in this w y
a ac a
I f we comp re the consciou with th unco cious self
a s e ns
we th t the con cious s lf is of ten poss sed of very
s ee a s e es a
u nr l i b le memory whil e th unconscious el f n the con
a e e s o
trar
y i provid d with
s m rvelo s nd impecc ble m m
e a a u a a e
ory which regist rs without our knowledge the sm llest e a
event th l st import nt cts of our x i tence F urther
s, e ea a a e s .

it is credulous nd ccept with unre oning docil ity wh t a a s as a

,

*
vr
And what a e sion s, wh at ill s we c eate f or o u s e l v e s e r r v
o ne o f us and i n eve y doma n b
‘
.

y not
“
im m e diatel y
”
r , ery
b ing ing into i r
pl ay
”
i
g ood c o n sc ou s aut o sug g e st ons a g a nst o ur “bad unc on sc ious i
o

i
0

autosugg esti ons ,

”
th us bring ing about the disa
ppe a anc e o f a ll unjust r
sufiermg .

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 S el
f M C n i A uto ugg s tion
as tery Throug h o s c ous s e

it is told T hus as it is the unconscious th t is responsibl e

.
, a
for th functioning o f all our org ns by the intermedi ry of
e a a
th e br in result is produced whi ch may s em r th er
a , a e a

par dox ic l to you : th t is if it bel ieves that a cert in org n

a a a ,
a a
functions well or ill or th t w feel such and such n im a e a
pression the organ in que tion does indeed function well or
,
s

ill or we do feel that impres ion

, s .

N t only does the unconscious sel f preside over the func

o
—tions
f ou organism but lso over ll ur cti n wh t
o r , a a o a o s a

e ver th y r It is this th t w c ll imagination nd it is

e a e. a e a , a

this whi ch contra ry to ccepted opinion lw ys m k

,
a , a a a es

us t even and abov ll ag inst ou will when th re i

ac , e a ,
a r e s

a nt gonism between these two forces

a .

WI LL AND I MA GI N A T I O N
I f we open diction y nd look up the word will “ ”
a ar a ,

w find this definition : T h f cu l ty of freely determi ing

“
e e a n

cert in cts We ccept this definition s true nd m

a a
”
. a a a u

f tt k bl e although nothin g could be more f al e T his

‘
a ac a ,
s .

will that we l im so proudly alw ys yi lds to th im g

c a , a e e a

in ti n
a It
o is n. b lu t rul th t admits of no x pti
a a so e e a e ce on .

B l sphemy ! P r dox ! you will ex cl aim

“ ” “
a N t t ll !
a a . o a a

O n the contrary it is the purest truth I shall reply ”

, .
,

In order to convince your elf of it open your ey look s ,

es ,

round you and try to underst nd wh t you see You will a a .

then come to the conclu ion th t wh t I tell you is not n s a a a

idl e theory o ff spring of sick brain but the simple expr s

,
a e

sion of f ct a a .

S uppose that we pl ce on the ground a pl nk 30 feet a a

long by 1 foot wide It is evident tha t everybody will be.

c p ble o f going from one end to the other of this pl nk

a a a

without stepping over the edge But now change the con .

diti n o f the ex periment

o s nd im agine this pl nk pl ced , a a a

at the height o f the towers o f c thedr l Who th n will a a a . e

be c p ble of adv ncing even

a a f ew feet along this n rrow
a a a

path ? Could you he r me spe k ? P rob bly not B efore a a a .

y ou had taken two steps you would begin to trembl e nd , a

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 S el f Mas t ery Throu h
g C ons ciou s A u tos ugges tion

you would be certam

'

in pite
s o f eve ry e fi ort o f y ou r will
to f l to the ground
a l .

W hy is it then th t you woul d not f ll if the pl nk i s a a a

on the ground nd why shou ld you f l l if it is r i ed to a

, a a a s

height bove th ground ? S impl y bec use i n the first ca se

a e a

i m i n th t it is ea sy to o to the end o f th i s pl ank

y ou g a e g a ,

while in the second case y u im gine th t you nn t do so o a a ca o .

N otice that y ur will is powerless to m ke y u a dvance ;

o a o

if you imagin e th t you c n n t it is b lutely impossible

a a o , a so
for you to do so If tilers and ca rpenters are able to ac.

complish this fe t it is bec use they think they n do it

a ,
a ca .

Verti go is entirely cau sed by the pictu re we m ke in our a

minds th t we going to f ll T hi s picture ‘

a a re tr nsforms a . a

itself immedi tely into f act in pit of ll the fl o t f our

a s e a e r s o

will nd the more violent these e ff orts

, a e the quicker is ar ,

the opposite to the desired result brought bout a .

L t us now consider the c se o f a person suff ering from

e a

insomni If he does not make any eff ort to sleep he will

a. ,

lie quietly in bed If on the contr ary he tries to force him

.

self to sl eep by his will the more eff orts he m kes the , a ,

more r tl ess he b omes

es ec .

Have you not noticed that the more you try to remember
the n m of a person which you h ve forgotten the more
a e a ,

it eludes you until ubstitu ting in your m“ind the idea I

, ,
s
“

shall remember in a minute to the idea I have forgot ”

ten the name comes back t you o f its wn accord with

”
, o o
out the le st efio t ? a
'

Let those o f you who a cyclists remember the days re

when you were learning to ride Y ou went along clutch .

ing th h ndle b rs nd frightened o f f lling S uddenly

e a a a a .

catching ight o f the smallest obstacl e in the road you tried

s

to avoid it and the more eff orts you m de to d

, the a o so ,
more surely you rushed upon it .

Who h not suff ered from n attack o f uncont roll ble

as a a
l ughter which bursts out more violentl y the more one
a ,

tries to co trol it ? n

What was the st te o“f mind f each pe rson in the se dif a o

f e ent circumstances ?
r I d n t w nt t f al l but I c nnot o o a o a

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 S el f Mas ter y T hr ou h
g C ns i us o c o A u tos ugges tion

he lp doing ; I w so I
”
nn t ; I w nt
“
a nt to sleep but ca o
” “
a

to remember the n me of M S nd S o “but I nn t” ; a rs . o a ,

ca o
I w n t to void the obstacle but I I w nt to stop
“ ”
a a nn t ; , ca o a

l ughing but I nn t
a , ca o .
”

A you see in ch of these confl ct s it is lw ys the i

s , ea a a

im gin ti n which g ins the victory over the will without

a a o a ,

a ny ex ception .

T o the s me order o f ide s belongs th c e of the le der

a a e as a

who rushe forw rd t the he d of his troops nd l w ys

s a a a a a a
c rrie th m long with him while the cry E h m n
a s e a ,
“
ac a
for himsel f ! is lmost cert in to c se defe t Why is
”
a a au a a .

this ? It is bec use in the first c se the m n im gin th t

a a e a e a

they mu t go f w d nd in the s cond they im gin th t

s or ar ,
a e a e a
t hey co qu red nd mu t fly for th ir l ive
are n e a s e s.

P nurge w a quite w r f the cont gion of e x mpl

as a a e o a a e,

th t is to y th ction of the im gi n tion wh n to v ng

a sa e a a a ,
e , a e e

hims l f u pon e merch nt on bo rd th me bo t h

a a a e sa a , e

bought hi biggest sheep nd threw it into the

s cert in a se a , a
beforeh nd th t the entire flock would follow which indeed
a a ,

h ppened
a .

We hum n beings h ve cert in resembl nce t sh eep

a a a a a o ,

a nd involun t ri ly we irre istibl y impelled to follow

a ,
are s

other people s ex mples im gining th t we c nnot do

’
a , a a a

otherwi e s .

I could q u ot ex mples but I should

‘

th u n d th e a o sa o er a

fe r to bore you by uch n enumer tion I c nnot how

a s a a . a
ever p by in ilence this f ct which shows th enormou
ass s a e s

power f the im gin tion or in other words f the un

o a a ,
o

con cious in it struggle g inst the will

s s a a .

T here cert in drunk rds wh wi h to giv up drink

a re a a o s e
ing but who c nnot do so A k them nd they will reply
,
a . s , a

in ll sin rity th t they de ir to b sobe th t drink dis

a ce a s e e r, a

gu ts them but th t they

s irresi tibly imp lled to drink
,
a are s e

a g in t th ir will in spite f the h rm they know it wil l

a s e ,
o a

d them
o .

In the s me w y c rt in crimin ls commit crime in spit

a a e a a s e

and when they sked why they cted o

o f th m l v e se es , a re a a s ,

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 S el f C nsci A ut ug g s ti n
Mas tery Through o ous os e o

they nswer I coul d not help it something impelled me

a
“
,
,

it w tronger than I
as s .
”

A nd the drunk rd and the crimi l spe k the truth ;

a na a

they e forc d to do what they do for the imple reason

ar e ,
s

they im gine theyaca nnot prevent themselves from d mg s o o.

T hus we wh are so proud of ou will wh believe that

o r ,
o

we free to act
a re we like e in reality nothing but
as ,
ar

wretched pupp ts o f which our im gination holds l l the

e a a

strings We only ce se to be puppets when we have

. a

learned to guide our im gin tion a a .

UGGE S T I O N A ND A UT O S UGGE S T I O N
S

A ccording to the preceding rem rks we ca n comp re the a a

imagin tion to a torrent which f t lly sweeps w y the

a a a a a

poor wretch wh h f allen into it in spite f his eff orts

o as , . o

to g in the b nk T his torrent seems indomitable ; but if

a a .

you know how you n turn it from its course nd con

, ca a

duct it to the f ctory and there you can transform its

a ,

force into movement heat nd electricity , ,

a .

If this “simile is not enough we m y comp re the imag a a

in ti n— the m dm n at home
,

as it h as been c lled
”
a o a a a

to an unbroken horse which h s neither bridl e n or reins a .

Wh t n the rider do ex cept let himself go wherever the

a ca

horse wishes to take him ? A nd often if the l atter runs

aw y his m d ca reer only comes to end in the ditch
a , a If .

however the rider succeeds in putting bridle n the horse a o ,

the p rts re reversed It is no longer the horse wh o goes

a a .

where he likes it is the rider who obliges the horse to take

,

him wherever he wishes to go .

N w th t we have le rned t realize the enormous power

o a a o
o f the unconscious or im gin tive being I m going to a a , a
show how this self hitherto considered indomitable n be
, , ca
as e sil y control led
a a torrent o n unbroken horse
as r a .

B ut before going ny further it is necess ary to define ca re

a

fully two word that e often used without being properly

s ar

understood T hese a the words sugges tion and aut sug

. re o

g es ti on .

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 S el f
g C Mas tery
n i s A ut ugg ti n T hr ou h o s c ou os es o

Wh t then is suggestion It m y be defined

a ? “
the ct a as a
o f imposing n idea n the br in o f nother Doe this ”
a o a a . s

a ction rea lly exist ? P roperly speaking no S uggestion , .

does n t indeed exist by itself It does not nd c nnot

o . a a
exist ex cept on the in qu n n condition of tr nsforming s e a o a
itself ito t ugg ti n in the subject T hi l tt r word
au os es o . s a e

m y be defined
a the impl nting of n ide in one elf by
as
“
a a a s

onesel f .
”

Y ou m y m ke suggestion to om one ; if the n n

a a a s e u co

scious of the l tter does not ccept the sugg tion if it h

a a es , as

n t o it were dig sted it in order to tr nsform it into

, as ,
e , a

a ut ugg s ti n
os it produc s no res lt I h ve myself
e o ,
e u . a oc
i n l ly m de
c as o a more or less commonpl ce suggestion t
a a a o
ordin ril y very obedi nt ubjects quite u uccess f lly T h
a e s ns u . e
re son is th t th u con ciou s of the ubj ct refused to
a a e n s s e

a ccept it nd did not tr nsform it into ut ugg ti n

a a a os es o .

UT O S UGGE S T I O N
TH E U SE OF A

L t us now return to the point where I s id th t we

e n a a ca

control nd le d our im gi n tion ju t

a torrent or
a a a ,
s as a an
unbroken hor e n be control led T o do so it i nough
s ca .
,
s e

in the first pl ce to know th t this is possible ( of which

a a

f ct lmo t everyo e is ignor nt ) nd secondl y to know by

a a s n a a ,

wh t me n it n be done Well th me ns is very

a a s ca .
, e a

simple ; it is th t which we h v used every d y inc wea a e a s e

c me into the world without wi hing or k nowing it nd

a ,
s a

a bsolutely unconscio sly but which u nfortun tel y f us u , a or ,

we often use wrongly nd to our w detriment T his a o n .

me ns is ut ugg t n
a a os es i o .

Whereas we const ntly give ourselves unconscious uto a a

sugge tions ll we h ve to do is to gi ve ours lves con cious

s , a a e s

ones nd the process consists in this first to weigh c re

,
a : , a
fully in one s mind the things which ’
to be the object a re

o f the utosuggestion nd according they re q uire the ,

a a as

answer yes or n
“ “
to repe t sever l time
”
without o
”
,
a a s

thinking o f nything else “T his thing is coming or

“
a :
”
,
“
this thing is going w y ; this thing will or will not a a
”
,

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 S el f C n i us A ut sugge ti n
Mas tery Throug h o sc o o s o

happen etc etc , If the unconscious ccepts this

.
, . a
su gge tion and transforms it into n autosuggest on the
s a i ,
i3
thing or things are re l iz ed in every particul r a a .

T hus understood ut ugg ti n is nothing bu t h ypn

, a os es o o

ti m ss I s it and I would define it in these simple

a ee ,

word : The influenc f th im gination upon th m r l

s e o e a e o a

n d physical b ing of ma n k ind

a N ow this influence is
e .

undeni ble nd without returning to previous ex mple

, a , a a s,
I will quote a f ew others .

If you persuade yourself that you can do a cert in thing a ,

provided this thing be p ibl you will do it however dif os s e,

h ult it may be
e If on the contrary you imagin tha t y u
. e o
c n ot do the simplest thing in the world it is impossible
a n ,

I f or you to do it and molehill s become f or you unsc l ble

, a a
mount ins a .

S uch is the cas e o f neur thenics who believing them as , ,

se l ves inca pable o f the leas t eff ort often find it imposs ible ,

e v n to w lk a few steps without being exhausted A nd

e a .

these same neurasthenics sink more deeply into their de

pre sion the more efl rt they m ke to throw it off like
s ,
'

o s a ,

the p or wretch in the qui ks nds who sink s in l l the

o c a a
d eper the more he tries t struggle out
e o .

I n the s me w y it is su ffici n t t think a p in is goin g

a a e o a ,

to feel it indeed di sappe r little by littl e and inversely it a , ,

is enough to think th t on suff ers in order to fee l the pain

a e
begi n to come imm edi t ly a e .

I know certain people who predict in dvance that they a

will have sick hea d che on cert in day in certai n cir
a a a a ,

c umst n es and on th t day

a c , in the given c ir cumsta n es
a , c ,

sure enough they feel it T hey broug ht their illnes s on

, .

them el ves just as others cure theirs by cons ious u t

s , c a o
s ugg es tion .

I know th t one gener lly passes f or mad in the eyes f

a a o
the world if one dares to put forw rd ideas which it is not a
accustomed to hea r W ll t the risk of being thought o. e , a s
I y th at if certain people ill mentally and physicall y
,
sa are
,

Of r
c ou se , the thing must be in o ur power .

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 C n i u A t gg s ti n
S el f Mas ter y Throu h
g o sc o s u os u e o

it is th t they im gine themselves to be ill ment lly or

a a a
ph y ically If cert in others
s . p ralytic without h ving a a re a a
any lesion t count for it it is th t they im gine them
o ac , a a

sel ves to be p r lyzed nd it is mong such p rsons th t

a a ,
a a e a
the most extr ordin ry cur produced If oth ers
a a es are .

a g in e happy or unhappy it is th t they im gin them

a ar , a a e

selves to be so for it is possible for two people in ex ctly

, a
the s me circumst nces to be the one p f tly h ppy the
a a , er e c a ,

other b lut ly w t h d
a so e re c e .

N eur stheni st mmering versions kl eptom ni cer

a a, a , a , a a,
t in c es f p r lysis
a as nothing but the r sult of un
o a a , a re e

conscious utosuggestion th t is to y the result of the

a , a sa
a ction of the n n i upon the phy ic l nd mor l
u co s c ous s a a a

being .

B ut if our uncons ious is the source of m ny f our c a o

ills it n lso bring bout the cure of our physical nd
, ca a a a
ment l ilment It n not only rep ir th ill it h done
a a s. ca a e as ,

but cure re l i llne ses strong i its ction upon our

a s ,
so s a

o rg nisma .

S hut yourself up lone in room se t yourself in n a a , a a

a rm h ir close your eyes to void ny distr ction nd

c a ,
a a a , a
conc ntr te your mind for few moments on thinking
e a a :

S uch n d such th ing is going to dis ppe r S uch

“ “ ”
a a a a , or

nd such thing is coming t p s ”

a a o as .

If you h ve re lly m de the utosugge tion th t i to

a a a a s , a s

sa y if your un onscious h
,
ssimil ted the idea th t you
c as a a a
h ve pre nted to it you
a se t nish d to the thing ,
a re as o e s ee

you h ve thought c me to pa s ( Note th t it is th prop

a o s . a e

er ty o f id eas utosuggested to exist within us un ga re c o

ni dze nd we,
n only know
a f their existence by th
ca o e

e ff ect they produce ) B ut bove ll and this is an es enti l . a a , s a

point the w ill mu t n t b b u g h t in t pl y in p

,
s o e ro o a ra c

t i in g
s ut ugg t i n ; for if it is not in g eement with
a os es o , a r

the im gin tion if one thinks I will make “such nd uch

a
“
a ,
: a s

a thing h ppen nd the im gin tion s ys You

a
”
wil lLE
, a a a a : ar e

ing it but it is not going to be not only does one not ”

, ,

obt in wh t one wants but even ex ctly the reverse is

a a ,
a

brought bout a .

13
 S elf Ill g C n i A t s ugges tion
as te ry T hrou h o s c o us u o

T his rem rk is of p it l import nce and e xpl ains why

a ca a a ,

results e so uns tisf ctory when in trea ting mor l ail

ar a a ,
a

ments one strives to,

du t th w il l It is the t ining r e- e ca e e . ra

of the imag in ti n which is necess ry nd it is th nks to

a o a , a a

this sh de of diff ere ce th t my m thod h s often suc

a n a e a

cee ded where others— n d tho e not the least considered a s

have f iled F rom th numerou ex periments that I have

a . e s

m de daily for tw nty ye rs nd which I have examined

a e a , a

with minute care I h ve been ble t deduct the following ,

a a o

concl usions which I h ve summed up s l ws : a a a

1 When the wil l nd the im gin tion are antagonistic

. a a a ,

it is alw ys the im gi n tion which wins without any

a a a ,

ex ce ption .

In the conflict between the will

2. a nd the im gination a ,

the force of the im g in tion is in di a a rec t ra tio to the s quare

o f th e will .

3When the will nd the im gin tion a e in greement

. a a a r a ,

one does not dd to the other but n is multiplied by the

a , o e

other .

4 T he imagi n tion can be directed

. a .

( T he expressions In direct r tio to the squ are o f the

“
a

will and Is multiplied by

” “
e not rigorously exact ”
ar .

T hey are simply i l lu tr tions destined to make my meaning s a

cl e rer )
a .

A fter what has just been s aid it would seem th at nobody

ought to be ill T h t is quite true E very illness what
. a .
,

ever it m y be n yield to uto ugg ti n da ring and

a , ca a s es o ,

unlikely s my st tement m y seem ; I do not say do s al

a a a e
w y yi l d but
a s n yi l d which i
e , different thing
ca e , s a .

B ut in order t lea d people to pr ctise conscious auto o a

suggestion they mu t be t ught how just as they are s a ,

taught to read or write or pl y the piano a .

A u t sugg es ti n is a I s id bove
o n instrument that
o , s a a , a
we possess t birth and with which w pl y unconsciously
a , e a
a ll our life as a b by pl ys with its r attle
, It is however a a .

a dangerous instrument ; it n wou nd or even kill you if ca

you h ndle it imprudently n d uncons iously

a It ca n on a c .

th e contr ry s ve your life when you know how to emplo

a a
y
14
 f Mas tery T h oug h C ns i us A utog gge tion
S el r o c o s

st nd upright with the body as sti fi as an iron bar the

a , ,

fee t cl o e togeth er from toe to heel while keepi ng the

s ,

a nkle s flexible as if they were hinges T ell him to make .

hi mself like a plank with hi nges at its base whi ch

!

bal ,
18 n

a noe d on the ground Mak e him n oti ce that if one pushe s.

th pl nk slightly e ith er way it f l ls as a ma ss W i thout any

e a a

res ist nce in the direction in which it is pushed T el l him

a , .

th t you are going to pull him back by the shoulders and

a

th t he must let hid f fall in your arms without the

a

sl ightest resistance turning on his ankles as on hinges , ,

that is to say keeping the feet fix ed to the ground T hen .

pull him back by the shoulders and if the experiment does

not succee d repeat it until it does or nea rly so
S c ond experime nt —B eg in by explaining to the ubject
, , .

e s

that in order to demonstra te th e a ction o f the im agi na tion

upon us y ou are going to as k him in a moment t o think :
,
“
I am falling backward I am f l ling backwards s, a
T ell him that he mu st ha ve no thought but this in his
mind that he must not reflect or wonder if he is going to
,

f ll or not or think that if he falls he may hu rt himself

a , ,

etc or f all back purposely to plea se you but that if he

.
, ,

real ly feels something impelling him to fal l back wa rds ,

he must not resist but obey the impulse .

Th en ask your subject to r i e the hea d high and to shut a s

hi eyes and pla ce your right fist on the back o f his n eck
s ,
,

a nd your left ha nd on hi forehead and say to him : “N ow s ,

t hink : I am f al ling backwa rds I am fal ling backwards , ,

etc etc .
, and indeed. Y ou a re f all ing ba ckwa rds
, ,
“
,

A t the
sa me time slide the left h nd l ightly backwa rds to the left a

temple bove the ear and remove very slowly but with
, a , a
conti uous movement the right fi t
n s .

T he su bject is immedi tely fel t to make slight move a a

m nt b ckwards and either t stop himself from f ll ing or
e a , o a
else t f l l completely In the first ca se tell him th t he
o a .
, a
h as res isted nd that he did not think just that he w
, a
as
f l ling but th t he might hurt himself if he did fall T h t
a , a . a
i true for if he h d not tho ght the l atter he would h ve
s , a u a
,

16
 S elf g C Mas tery T hr ou h
ns ious A u tos u g es tion o c
g
fallen like a block R epe t the experiment using a tone of
. a

comm nd if you would force the subject to obey you

a as .

Go on with it until it is completely successful or very

nearly so The oper tor should st nd a little behind the
. a a
subject the left leg forw rd and the right leg well behind
, a
him o as not to be knocked over by the subject when he
, s

falls N eglect o f this precaution might result in a double

.

fall if the person is he vy a

T hird exp im n t —Pl ce the subj ect f acing you th e
.

er e a ,

body still stiff the nldes flexible nd the feet joined and
, a , a
parallel Put your tw h nds n his temples without any
. o a o

pressure look fix edly without moving the

, eyelids t the , , a
root o f his nose nd tell him t think : I am f all ing for
“
, a o
ward I m f lling forw
, rd
a and repe t to him
a a a ,

stressing the syll bl es Y u

“
fall ing for
a ward , o a re ,

Y ou e f al l
ar ing for w rd without cea sing a
to look fi x edl y at him
F u th exp rim n t —
.

o r A k the subject to cl sp his hands

e e s a
as tight as possible th t is t y until the fingers tremble
, a o sa ,

slightly look at him in the s me w y as in the preceding

,
a a

experiment and keep your h nds on his a though to a s

squeeze them together still more tightly T ell him to think .

th t he ca nnot unclasp his fingers th“t you a e going to

a , a r

count three and that when you y three he is“to try

,
sa
”

to separate his hands while thi nk ing ll the time : I can a

not do it I cannot do it ,
n d he will find it im o
p a s
sible T hen count very slowly one two
.
“
three and add , , ,
”
,

imm di tely deta ching the syll bles

e a ,
“
You can a :

I f the
subj ect is thinking properly I ca nnot do it not only is ,
“ ”
,

he unable to sepa rate his finger but the l tter clasp them s, a

selves all the more tightly together the more eff orts he
makes to separate them He obt i ns in f ct exa ctly the . a a

contra ry to wh“ t he w nts In f w moments say to him :

a a . a e

N w think : I can do it nd his fingers will sep r te

”
o , a a a

themselves .

B e careful alw ys to ke p your eyes fi xed on the root

a e

o f the subject s nose n d do not llow him to turn his eyes

’
,
a a

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 S el f C n i u A u t sugges tion
Mas ter y T hr oug h o sc o s o

a way from yours for ingl mom nt If he is bl to a s e e . a e

uncl sp his hands do not think it is your own“ f ult i t I S

a ,
a ,

the subject s he h not properly thought : I c nnot

’
,
as a
,’

A ssure him firmly of this nd begin the e x periment ag i n , a a .

A lw ys use a tone o f comm nd which su ff ers no di

a a s

obedience I do not me n th t it is necessary to r se

. a a ai

your voice ; on the contr ry it is preferable to employ the a

ordin ry pitch but stress every word in a dry and m
a ,
1

p ative tone
er .

When these experiments h ve been successful all the a ,

others succeed equ l ly wel l nd can be easily obtained by a a

c rrying out to the letter the instructions given above
a .

S ome subjects a e very sensitive nd it is e asy to recog

r ,
a

nize them by the f ct th t the contr ction o f their fingers a a a

a nd limbs is easily produced A fter two or three succ ss . e
f ul experiments it is no longer necess a y to s y to them
, r a :
T hink this or think th t ; Y u need only f o example
“ “ ” ”
a o r
—
, , ,

to them simply but in the imperative tone employed

—
sa y
by ll good suggestionists
a Close your h nds ; now you
“
a
c nnot open them
a
“
S hut your eyes ; now you c nnot
”
. a
open them and the subject finds it bsolutely impossible
,
”
a
to open the h nds or the eyes in spite of all his eff orts
a .

T ell him in few moments You can do it now and the “ ”

a : ,

d contr ction t kes pl ce instant neously

e- a a a a .

T hese e x periments can be v ried to infinity H ere a e a . r

a f w more
e M ke the subject j oin his hands and suggest
: a
,

th t they e welded tog ther ; m ke him put his hand on

a ar e a

the t ble nd suggest th t it is stuck to it ; tell him th t

a , a a a
he is fixed to his chair and c nnot rise ; make him rise and a
,

tel l him he c nnot w lk ; put penhol der on the table and

a a a

tell him th t it weighs hundredweight and that he can

a a
not lift it etc etc
,

, ., .

In all these experiments I c nnot repeat too often it is , a

not ugg ti n properly c l led which produces the phe

,
s es o so - a
n m n
o but the ut gg ti n which is consecutive to the
e a, a os u es o
suggestion of the oper tor a .

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 S el f Mas tery T hrou h
g Cons cious A u tos ug
g es tion

ME T H O D C DUR E IN CURA T IVE

O F PR O E
S UGGE S T I O N
Wh en th subject h p ssed through the preceding
e as a

p im nt s n d h
er e u nderstood them he i ripe for cur tive
a as s a

suggestion He is like cultiv ted field in which the seed i

,

. a a
n germin te n d develop where s before it w but f
ca a a , a as
rough e rth in which it would h ve perished
a a .

W h teve ilment th subject suff ers from wheth r it

a r a e , e

is physic l or ment l it is import nt to proceed lw ys in

a a , a a a

the s me w y nd to use the s me words with few v ri

a a , a a a a

a ti on s ccording t the c se
a o a .

S y to the subject S it down and lose your eyes I “

a : c .

a m not going t try n d put you to sl eep o it is quite una as

n ec s ry I k you to close your eyes simply in ord r

e sa . as e

th t your tt ntion m y not be distr cted by th objec ts

a a e a a e
a roun d you N w t ll yoursel f th t every word I y is
. o e a sa
going to fix itsel f in your mind nd be printed engr ved , a , a ,

a n d encrusted in it th t there it is going to sta y fix ed

, a , , ,

imprinted nd encru ted nd that without your will or

, a s , a

k nowl edge in f ct perfectly unconsciously n yo r p rt

, a o u a ,

you your elf nd your whol e org nism

s a going t obey a a re o .

In the first place I y th t every d y three times d y sa a a , a a ,

in the mor ing t midd y nd in th evening t the usu l

n , a a , a e , a a
me l times you will feel h ngry th t is to say you will
a ,
u , a ,

expe ience“ the ag eeable sens tion which m kes you think
r r a a

a nd say O h ! h w nice it wi ll be t h ve something to

: o o a
ea t!
”
You will th en t nd enjoy your food witho t of ea a , u
cour se overeating You will l be careful to mastic te . a so a
it properly so t tr n sform it into sort of soft p ste
as o a a a
before sw l lowing it In these conditions you will digest
a .

it properly nd so fe l no discomfort inconvenience or

, a e , ,

pain of any kind either in the stom ch or intestine You a s.

w ill ssimil te wh t you
a t nd your org nism will m ak e
a a ea a a
use of it t m ke bl ood muscle strength and energy in a
o a , , ,

w ord Life : .

S ince you will h ve digested your food properly the a ,

function f excretion will be norm l nd every morning

o a , a ,

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 S elf M tery Throug h C n ious A utosugges ti n
as o sc o

on rising you will feel the n eed of evacuat in g the bowels ,

ithout ever being obliged to t ke m or

,

and w a me dic e t o u se

any a rtifice you will obtai n a norma l and sati sf a ctory

,

result .

F urthe r every night from the time you wish to go to

,

sleep till the time you wish to wake next morni ng you ,

wil l sleep deeply ca lmly and quietl y Wi thout ni ghtmares

, , , ,

and on waking you wi l l feel perfectly well cheerful and , ,

active .

L ikewise if you occa sion ally su ff er from depression if

,
,

o u a e gloomy and prone to worry and look on the d ark

r
y
side of things from now onwards you will cease to do so
, ,

and in stea d o f worrying an d bei ng depressed and looki ng

,

o n the dark side o f things you a e going to feel perfectly ,

r

cheerful possibly without any special reason f o it just

,
r ,

a s you used to feel depressed for no particula r rea son I .

say f urther still that even if you have real reas on to be

,

worried and depressed you a e not going to be so r .

If you are also subj ect to occasional fits of impatience

or ill temper you will cea se to have them : on the contrary
-

you will be always patient and master of yourself and the ,

th ings which worried annoyed o r irritated you will hence

, , ,

forth lea ve you absolutely indiff erent and perfectly calm .

If you are sometimes atta cked pursued haunted by bad , , ,

and unwholesome ideas by apprehensions fears aversion s

, , , ,

tempta tions or grudges against other people all that will

, ,

be g adually lost sight o f by your imagination a nd will

r ,

mel t away and lose itself as though in a dista nt cloud

whe re it will finally disappear completely A s a dream .

vanishes when we wake so will all these vain images dis ,

appe r a .

T o this I add that all your organs are performing their

functi ons properly T he heart bea ts in a normal way and
.

the circulation of the blood takes place as it should ; the

lungs a e ca rrying out their functions as also the stoma ch
r , ,

the intestines the liver the biliary duct the kidneys and
. , ,

the bl adder If at the present moment any o f them is act

.

20
ing bnorm lly that bnormality i becoming less every day
a a , a s ,

so that quite soon it will have v nished completely nd a , a

the org n will h ve recovered it normal function Fu
a a s . r

ther if there sho ld be ny lesion in any of the e org ns

, u a s s a ,

they will get better from d y to d y and will soon be n a a e

t i ly he led
re
( With reg rd to this I may say th t it is
a . a , a
not nece ry to know which org n is ff ected for it“ to be
s sa a a
cured Under the influence of the uto uggestion E very
. a s

d y in every respect I m getting better d better the ”

a , , a an ,

unconsciou acts upon the org n which it n pick out

s a ca
it el f )
s .

I must lso dd— nd it is e x tremely import nt—th t if

a a a a a
up to the pre ent you h ve lacked confidence in yourself
s a ,

I tel l you th t thi sel f distrust will dis pp r littl by little

a s -
a ea e

a nd give pl ce to sel f nfid n e a b sed on the knowledge -

co e c , a
of this force of i c lcul ble power which is in e ch one f
n a a a o

u s. It is bsolutely neces ry for every hum n being to

a sa a

h ve this confidence Without it one can accompli h

a . s

nothing with it one n ccomplish wh tever one like

, ca a a s,

( within n of course )
reas o You then going to h ve
, . are a

confidence in yourself nd this confidence gives you the , a

a ssur nce th t you

a c p ble of ccomplishing p rf ctly
a a re a a a e e

well wh tever you wish to do — n nditi n th t it i

a o co o a s

n bl — nd wh tever it is your duty to do

,

r eas o a e, a a .

S when you wish to do som thing re son ble or when

o e a a ,

you h ve duty to perform lw ys think th t it is y

a a , a a a e as ,

a nd m ke the words diffi l t imp

a ibl I c nn t it i cu ,
oss e, a o ,
s

t ng
s ro th n I I
er nn t p a n t my lf ,
dis ppear
ca o re v e se a

from your voc bul ry ; they not E nglish Wh t is

a a are . a

E ngli h is B y considering th
“ ”
s It i y nd I
: n s eas a ca . e

thing e y it becomes so for you although it might seem

as ,

di fficult to others You will do it quickly and well nd . , a

without f tigue bec use you do it without eff ort wher s
a , a , ea

if you h d con idered it diffic lt or impos ible it woul d

a s as u s

h ve become so for you simply be se you would h ve

a ,
c au a

th ought it so .

T o the e gener l suggestions which wi l l perha ps s em

s a e

21
 f Mas te y T hrough C nscious A u tosugg tion
S el r o es

long and even childish to some o f you but which ar e ,

necessary must be added those which apply to the par

,

ticular ca se of th patient you a e dea ling W i th

e r .

A ll these suggestions must be ma de in a monotonous

and soothing voice ( alw ys emph izing the essential a as

words ) which although it does not ctually send the sub

,
a

j cet to sleep at least makes him feel drowsy and think of

, ,

nothing in particular .

When you have come to the end of the series“ of sug

gestions you addre s the subject in these terms : In short
s ,

I me an that from every point o f view physi ca l as well ,

a smental you a e going to enj oy excel lent health better

,
r ,

health tha n that you have been able to enj oy up to the

present N ow I am going to count three and when I say
. ,

T hree you will open your eyes and come out of the
“ ”
,

passive state in which you a e now You will come out o f r .

it quite na turally without feeling in the lea st drowsy o

,
r

tired on the contrary you will feel strong vigorous alert

, , , , ,

active full of life ; further till you will feel very cheerfu l
O N E —T W O—
, s ,

a nd fit in every way T H RE E A t the

“
.

word three the subj ect Opens his eyes always with a
“ ”
,

mil and an expression of well being and contentment on

Ei s ?ac e
-

S ometimes —
.

though rarely —the patient is cured on the

, ,

spot ; at other times and this is more generally the ca se , ,

he finds himself rel i ved his pain o his depression ha e , r s

partially or totally disappeared though only for a certai n ,

l pse of time
a .

In every case it is necessary to renew the suggestions

more or l ess frequently according to your subject being ,

careful alw ys to space them out at longer and longer in

a

t val s according to the progress ob tained unti l they a re

er

no longer necessary —that is to say when the cure is c om

,

pl ete .
efore sending w y your p atient you must tell him
B a a ,

th t he carr ies W ithin him the instrument by which he

.
a

ca n cure h i mself nd that you a e as it were only a a r

pro
, .
,

22
 S el f Mas tery T hroug h C ons c io us A u tosugg es tion

F ormerly im gining th t gge tions could only be given

,
a a su s

during sleep I alw ys tried to put my patient to sleep ; but

,
a
‘

on discovering th t it w not indi pensable I left off do

a as s ,

ing it in order to sp re him the dre d and unea ine S S he

.

a a s

almost alw ys ex periences when he is told that he s gon

O

a
g i

to be sent to sleep nd which often m kes him off er i n

,
a a ,

spite of himself n involunta ry resist nce If on the con

, a a . ,

t a y you tell him that you a e not going to put him to

r r ,
r

sleep as there is no need to d so you gai n his confidence o ,

.

He listen s to you without fe r ny ulterior thought a or a

and it often h ppens—

,

if not the first time anyhow very

a
soon—that soothed by the monotonous sound of your
,

voice he f lls into deep sle p from which he awakes

,
a a e

a stonished at h ving sl ept t lla a a .

r —
If there e sceptics mong you—as“ I am quite sure
and see what is being do e
ar
there a e all I h ve to y to them is : Come to my house
a
nd you will be convinced
a

sa
n a
,

by fact ”
.

You must not however run w y with the idea that auto a a

suggestion can only be brought bout in the way I have a

described It is possible to m ke suggestions to people

. a

without their knowledge nd without any preparation a .

F o instance if a doctor who by his title

r , lone has a a

suggestive influence on his p ti nt tells him that he can a e ,

do nothing for h im and th t his illness is incurable he

,
a ,

provokes in the mind of the l tter an tosuggestion which a au

may h ve the most dis strous conseq uences ; if however

a a

he tell s him that his illne s is s rious one it is true but s a e , ,

that with care time nd p tience he can be cured he

, , a a , ,

sometimes and even often obt ins results which will sur a
prise him .

Here is nother ex mple if doctor a fter e xamining

a a : a

his patient writes a prescription nd gives it to him with

, a

out any comment the remedies prescribed will not ha ve

,

much chance of succeeding ; if on the other h nd he ex , a ,

plains to his p tient that such nd such medicines must be

a a

taken in such and such conditions nd th t they will p o a a r

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duce cert in results those resul ts
a pr ctic ll y ce rt in , are a a a

to be brought bout a .

If in this h ll there medic l men or brother ch emi ts

a are a s ,

I hope they will not think m th ir enemy I m on the e e . a

contr ry their best friend O n th n h nd I hould l ike
a . e o e a s

to the th eoreti c l nd pr cti l study of sugge tion on

se e a a a ca s

the syl l bus of the medic l schools for the gre t ben fit of
a a a e

the sick nd of the doctors themselves ; nd on the other

a a

h nd in my opinion every time th t p tient goes to see

a , ,
a a a

his doctor the l tter shoul d order him one or even sever l
,
a a

medicines even if they not neces ry A m tter of

, are sa . s a a

f ct when p tient isits his doctor it is in order to be

a , a a v ,

tol d wh t medicine will cure him He does not re lize

a . a
th t it i th hygiene nd regimen which do this nd he
a s e a , a

a tt ch s littl import nce to them It is a medicine th t

a e e a . a
h e wants .

In my opinion if the doctor only prescribes a regimen ,

witho t ny medicine his p tient wi ll be dis tisfied ; he

u a , a sa

wil l y th t he took the trouble to consult him for noth

sa a

ing nd o f ten goes to nother doctor It se ms to me

, a a . e

then th t the doctor hould lw ys pr cribe medicines to

a s a a es

his p tie t nd a much po ible medicines m de up

n ,
a ,
as as ss , a
by him el f r ther th n the t nd d m di s so much d
s a a s a ar i
re e e a

e ti d
v r nd which owe their only v lue to the
se a dvertise a a
ment T h doctor s own pr scriptions will inspire in
. e
’
e

finitely more confid nce th n S nd 8 o s pi lls which ny e a o a

’
a
one n procure e ily t the ne rest drug store without
ca as a a

any need of prescription a .

H OW S UGGE S T IO N W O R KS
In order to underst nd properly th p rt played by sug a e a

g stion or r ther by uto uggestion it is enough to know

e a a s ,

that the n n i lf i th g nd di
u t f ll
co s c ous se s e ra rec or o a our
f n ti n M ke this b liev d
u c o s. I s id b ve th t cer a e e ,
as a a o , a a
t in org n which does n t func tion well must perform its
a a o

function nd ins t n tly the rd r is tr nsmitted T h o

, a a o e a . e r

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gan obeys with doci lity nd either t once or little by little , a a

performs its function in norm l m nner T h s expl ns s a a a . i ai

simply nd cle rly how by me ns of suggest on one can

a a a i

st0 p h morrhages cure constip tion c use fibrous tumours

a
e ,
a ,
a

to dis ppear cure p ral ysis tubercular les ons var cose
a ,
a ,
i , i ,

ulcers etc , .

Let us take for x mple c se of denta l ha mo hage

e a , a a rr

which I h d the opp rtunity of observing in the consulting

a o
room of M G thé denti t t T royes A young lady
. au , a s a .

whom I h d helped to cure herself o f asthma from which

a
she had suffered for eight yea rs told me one day that she ,

wanted to have tooth ut A I knew her to be very

a o . s

sensitive I off ered to m ke her feel nothing o f the opera

, a
tion S he n atur lly ccepted with plea sure and we made
. a a

an appointment with the dentist O n the day we had ar .

r anged we presented ourselves t the dentist s nd stand a

’
a ,

ing opposite my p tient I looked fi x edly at her s aying :

a , ,
“
You feel nothing y feel nothing etc etc and then , ou , .,
”
.

while st ll continuing the suggestion I m de a sign to the

i a
dentist In an inst nt the tooth was out without Mlle
. a .

D turning a h ir A f irly often happens a a . s a ,

haemorrhage followed but I told the denti t that I would , s

try suggestion without his using hmmo tati without a s c,

knowing beforeh nd what would h ppen I then asked
a a .

Mlle D to look t me fixedly nd I suggested to her that

. . a , a
in two minutes the h emorrh ge wo ld ce se of its own a a u a
a ccord and we w ited
, T h p tient sp t blood again once
a . e a a
or twice and then ce sed I told her t open her mouth
, a . o ,

and we both looked nd found th t a clot o f blood had a a

formed in the dent l c vity a a .

How is this phenomenon to be expl ined ? “In the simp a

lest way Under the influence f the idea : T he haemo
. o r
h g is to stop the unconscious h d ent to the small a
”
r a e , a s r
te i s and veins the order to stop the flow of blood and
r e
, ,

obediently they contracted n t lly a they would have

, a ura , s
done a rtifici lly at the cont ct of h emostatic like a dre
a a a a
nalin for example
, .

T he s ame re soning expl ins how a fibrous tumour can a a

26
 S al
t Mas ter
y Throu h
g C o ns c ious A utos u
gg es tion

be made “to disappe r T he n n i us having accepted a . u co s c o

the idea It is to go the br in orders the arte ries which ”

a
n ourish it to contr act T hey do so refusing their serv
, . ,

ices and ceasing to nourish the tumour which deprived of

, ,

nourishment dies dries up is reabsorbed nd disappears

, , , a .

TH E U S E O F S E S T O N F O R TH E RE O F UGG
CU I
I I
MO RA L A LME N T S A N D T A N T S E T E R I H
CO N GE N IT A L O R A CQUI R E D
N eurasth enia so common nowad ys gen rally yields to
, a ,
e

sugg estion consta ntl y pr cti sed in the way I h ve indicated a a .

I have had the h ppine s of contributing to the cure of a

a s

large number of neur sthen ics with whom every other a

treatment h d f iled O n of them h d even spent a
a a . e a
month in a speci l e t blishment t Luxemburg without a s a a
obt ining ny improvement In ix weeks he w s com
a a . s a

pl etel y cured and he is now th h ppie t man one woul d

,
e a s

wish to find fter h ving thought himself the most miser

, a a

able N ither is he ever likel y to f l l ill again in the s me

. e a a

way for I showed him how to m ke u e of conscious uto

, a s a

suggesti on nd do s it m rvelou ly well

a e a s .

B ut if suggesti on is useful in tre ting moral compl ints a a

and physic l ilm nts m y it not render still grea ter serv
a a e , a
ices to so iety in tu rning into honest folks the wretched
c ,

children who peo ple our reform tories and who only leave a
them to enter the rmy of crime Let no one tell me it is
a .

impossible T he remedy exi sts and I n prove it

. ca .

I will quote the tw following c ses which e very o a ar

characteristic but here I m st insert a few rem rks in

,
u a

parenthe sis T o m ke you nder t nd the way in which

. a u s a

suggestion act s in the tre tment of mor l taints I will use a a

the following comp ri on S uppose our brain is a plank a s .

in which a e driv n n ils which repres ent the idea s h bits

r e a , a ,

and instin cts which det rmine our

,
cti ons If we find that e a .

there exists in a subject b d ide b d habit a b d in

stinc t —
a a a, a a ,
a

as it were
,
! b d n il w tak e another which is
, a a a ,
e

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 S el f C ns i us A utosug g sti n
Mas tery T hrou gh o c o e o

the go d idea h bit or instinct pl e it n top o f the bad o

one d give a t p with a hammer—n other words w

o a , ,
ac
,

a i e
an
make a s ggestion T h new n il will be dr iven n per
u . e a i

h ps fr ct ion of an inch while the old one w i ll come

.

a a a ,

o ut to the me x tent A t e ch fresh blow with th ham

sa e . a e

mer th t i to y t e h fresh suggestion the on will

, a s sa a ac ,
e

be driven in a fr ction further nd the other will be driven

a a

o ut the same mount until a fter a certain numb r o f

a , ,
e

blows the old n i l wil l come out completely and be re

,
a
placed by the n w one When this substitution h s been
e . a

made the individual obeys it

,
.

L t us return to our e x mples

e Little M a a .

child of eleven living t T royes w s subj ect night and d y a , a a

to cert in ccidents inherent to early in f ncy He wa lso

a a a . s a

a kl eptom ni c nd of course
a untruthful into the ba
a , a , ,
r

gain A t his mother s request I tre ted him by suggestion

.
’
a .

A fter the first visit the accidents ce ased by d y but c on a ,

tinu d t night
e Little by littl e they beca me less fre quent
a . ,

a nd fin lly few months a fterwards the child wa com

a , a , s

pl et ly cured
e In the same period his thieving propen
.

s ities lesse ed nd in ix months they h d entirely cea sed

n , a s a .

T his chil d s brother aged eighteen had conceived a

’
, ,

violent h tred g inst nother of his brothers E very time

a a a a .

th t he h d t ken a littl e too much wine he felt impelled

a a a ,

to dr w a knife nd st b his broth er He felt th t o n

a a a . a e
day or other he would end by doing so an d he knew at th , e
sa me time that h ving done o he would be inconsol ble a s a .

I tre ted h im also by suggesti on an d the result was ma

a , r
velons A fter th first tre tment he was cured His
. e a .

hatred for his brother had disappe red and they have a ,

since become good friends nd got on c pit lly together a a a .

I fol l owed up the case for long time nd the cure was a , a
perm nent a .

S ince such results e to he obta ined by sugges tion ar

would it not be b nefi i l—I might eve n ay indi pens bl

,

—to t ke up this method and introduce it into u reform

e c a s s a e
a o r

jda ly pplied to vicious child en more than 50 per cent

a to i ? I m absol utel y con vin ed th t if suggestion were
r es a c a

! i a r ,

28
 S el f g C
Mas tery
n i s A tosug ges ti n Th ro u h o s c ou u o

T royes par lyzed for two ye r

,
a the result of inj uries a s as

the junction of the spin co umn pelv

.

at l l d th is T h e a an e .

paralysis is only in the l ower limbs in which the rculat on ,

Ci i

of the blood h s pr ctic lly c ed mak ing them swollen

a a a ea s , ,

congested nd discolored S ever l tre tments includi ng

, a . a a ,

the antisyphilitic h ve be en tried without success P relim

, a .

ina y experim nts succes sful ; suggesti on

r e ppl ied by me a ,

and autosuggestion by the p tient f eight da ys A t the a or .

end of thi s time there is an lmost imperceptible but still a

appreci able movemen t o f the le f t leg R enewed sugges .

tion In eight d ys the improvement is noticea ble E very

. a .

wee k or fortnight the e is n increa sed improvement with r a

progressive lessening of the swelling and so on E leven ,
.

months a fterwards on the first of N ovember 19 06 the , , ,

patient goes downst ir l one nd w lks 800 yards and in a s a a a ,

the month of July 1907 goes b ck to the f actory where , , a

he ha continued to work ince th t time with no trace o f

s s a ,

p ralysis
a .

M A . G living t T royes ha long suffered a , s

from enteritis for whi ch di ff erent tre tments have been

,
a

tried in vain He is lso in very b d state menta lly

. a a a ,

being depressed gloomy unsociable nd obsessed by , , , a

thoughts o f suicide Prelimin ry experiments easy fol . a ,

lowed by suggestion which produces an appreciable result

from the very day F three months d il y suggestions to . or , a

begin with then at increasingly longer intervals At the

, .

end of this time the c re is complete the enteritis has dis

, u ,

appeared nd his m , l h ve become excellent

a A s the ora s a .

cure d tes back twelv ye rs without the shadow o f a re

a e a

l pse it may be considered permanent M G

a , is a as . .

striking example o f the eff ects th t n be produced by a ca

suggestion or r ther by utosuggestion A t the same
, a a .

time s I m de sugge tions to him from the physical point

a a s

of view I l so did so from the ment l and he accepted

, a a ,

both suggestions equ l l y w ll E very d y his confidence in a e . a

himself increa sed and he was n xcellent workman in , as a e
order to earn more he looked out for a machine which
,

would enable him to work at home f o his employer A r .

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 f Mas t y T hrough Con cious A utosugge tion
S el er s s

little later a f actory owne r having seen with his own eyes
what a good work man he was entrusted him with the very ,

machin he desir ed T hanks to his skill he was able to

e .

turn out much more than an ordinary workman nd his , a

employer delighted with th r sult gave him anoth r and

, e e , e

yet an other machine until M G who but for sugge s

, .
,

tion woul d have rema ined an ordin ary workm n is now

, a ,

in charge of six machines whi ch bring him a very hand

some profit .

Mme D . at T royes about 3 0 years of age S he is

, .

in th last stages of consumption and grows thinner daily

e ,

in spite of pecial nourishment S he suffers from cough

s .

ing and spitting and has difficulty in breathing ; in fact

, ,

from all appearances she has only a few months to l ive .

P rel imina ry exper iments show great sensitiveness and sug ,

gestion i f ol l owed by imm diate improvement F rom the

s e .

next day the morbid symptoms begin to lessen E very day .

the improvement become more marked the patient ap s , r

idly puts on flesh although she no longer takes special

,

nourishment In a few months the cure is apparently

.

complete T his person wrote to me on the l st of Jan

.

uary 19 1 1 that is to say eight months after I h d left

, , a

T royes to th ank me and to tell me that although pregnant

, , ,

she was perfectly well .

I ha ve pu rposely chosen these ca ses dating ome time s

b ck in order to show that the cures are permanent but I

a , ,

shou ld l ike to add a few more recent ones .

M ! . Post O ffice clerk t Lun eville H ving lost a . a

on e o f hi s children in J anu ary 19 10 the trouble produces , ,

in him a cerebral disturbance which manifests itsel f by

uncontrollable nervous trembling His uncle brings him .

to me in the month of June Prelimin ary experiments fol .

lowed by suggestion F ou days afterwards the patient . r

returns to tell me that the tr embling has disappear ed I .

renew the suggestion and tell him to return in eight days .

A we ek then a fortnight then three weeks then a month

, , , ,

pas by without my hea ring any more of him S hortly

s .

a fter wa rds his uncle comes and tells me that he has j ust

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 S e lf Mas tery Thro ug h Co nsc iou s A ut osugges tion

h d a lette afrom his neph erw w h is perfect l y we l l He , o .

e on in his w rk t ph t wh ch he
.

tak n l ra s h ad i i
has aga e g o as e

been obliged to give up nd the d y before he h d sent ,

a a ,
a

o ff telegram of 170 words with u t the le st difficulty

a o a .

He c uld eas ily he adde d in his l tter have sent off n

o ,
e ,
a

even longer one S ince then he h h d no relapse . as a .

M Y .
of N ancy h uff ered from neurastheni for , as s a

sever l ye rs He has ver ions nervous fears and di

a a . a s , ,
s

orders o f the stomach and inte tines He sleeps badly is s . ,

gloomy and is h unted by ide s o f suicide ; he staggers

a a

when he walk s like a drunken m n and n think f a ,

ca o

n othing but his trouble A l l tre tments ha ve f ailed nd . a a

h gets worse a nd worse ;

e st y in a special nursing home a a

for such ca ses h no eff ect wh tever M Y as comes a . .

to see me at the beginning f O ctober 19 10 P relimin ry o , . a

experim nts comp ratively e sy I explain to the p tient

e a a . a

the principles of autosugge tion nd the existence within s , a

us of the conscious and the unconscious self and then ,

m ke the required suggestion F r two or three d ys

a . o a

M Y . has a little di fficulty with the expl anations I h ve a

given him In a short time light breaks in upon his mind

. ,

a nd he gr sps the whole thing a I renew the suggestion . ,

a nd h makes it himself too every day T he improvement

e . ,

which is at first slow becomes more and more rapid and , ,

in a month and a half the cure is complete T he ex inv lid .

-
a

w h h d l ately consid red him elf the most wretched of

o a e s

men now thinks himself the h ppiest

,
a .

M E o f T royes
. An tt ck of gout ; the right . a a
nkl is inflamed and p inful nd he is unable t w lk
I f

a e a , a o a .

T h prelimina ry experiments how him to be a very sen

e s

sitiv subj ect A fter the first tre tment he is ble to

a . a a te

g in without the help f his stick the carri ge which

a , o , a
brought him and the p in h ce sed T he n ext d y he
, a as a . a
does n t r eturn s I h d told him to do
o a A fterw rds his
a . a

wife comes alone and tells m th t that morning her hus e a

b nd had got up put on his shoes and gone off on hi

a , , s
bicycl e to visit his yards ( he is painter ) It is needless a .

to tell you my utter a stonishment I was not able t foll ow . o

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 S el
f M C
as te ry
g n iou A utosugg tion T hrou h o sc s es

up this ca se s the p ti nt never deigned to come nd see

, a a e a
me ga in but some time fterw rd I he rd th t he h d
a , a a a a a
h ad no relapse .

Mm T of N ncy N e rastheni dyspepsi g

e. a . u a, a, as
t algi
r ent ritis nd pains in diff er nt p rts of th body
a, e , a e a e .

S h h s trea ted her l f for sever l ye rs with

e a neg ti ve
se a a a a
result I tr t her by sugg stion
. d she m k s
ea uto e , an a e a
suggesti ons for hersel f very d y F rom the first d y e a . a
there is a noticeable improvem nt which conti n es without e u
interrupti on A t the present moment this pe rson h long
. as
been cured ment l ly d physic lly nd follows no regim a an a ,
a en .

S h thinks th t she stil l h

e perh ps slight touch of n
a as a a e

teritis but she is not ure

, s .

Mm ! e. sister of Mm T A c te n u
a e. u e ras

th eni ; she st ys in bed fortnight every month

a a it is a , as

tota l ly impossible for her to move or work ; she suff ers

from l ck of ppetite depre ion nd digestive di order
a a ,
ss , a s s.

S h is c red by one visit

e u nd the c re s ems to b p , a u e e er
m nen t a she h h d no rel pse
a s as a a .

Mm H t M x é ill
e. Ge ner l e zem which i
a a v e. a c a, s

p r ticu l rly severe on the left leg B oth legs

a a infl med . a re a ,

a bove ll t th n kles ; w l king is d ifficul t

a a e nd p in f u l
a a a a .

I tre t her by s g estion T h t me eve ing Mm H

a u g . a sa n e.

is ble to wal k sever l hundred y ds witho t f tigue

a a ar u a .

T h d y fte the fe t nd nkles

e a a r no l onge swolle e a a a re r n

a nd h ve not been swol len

a gai n since T h ecz m dis a . e e a

a ppe r r pidl y
a s a .

Mm P t L ne veville
e. P ins in th kidn ys n d
a a u . a e e a

th e kn ees T h il ln es d tes from t n y rs b ck nd i

. e s a e ea a a s

b oming worse every d y S ggestion from me

ec d a . u , an

autosugge stio n from h rself T h improvem nt is im e . e e

medi te nd inc e ses p g

a a i lv T h e cure is obt i ned
r a ro re s s ve . a

r pidly nd is p rm n nt one
a ,
a a e a e .

Mme Z of N ncy felt ill in J nu ry 19 10 with

. a ,
a a , ,

c ng estion f the lungs from which she h d not recovered

o o ,
a

two months l t r S h suff ers from g ne l we kness los

a e . e e ra a , s

o f appetite b d diges tive t ouble r re nd di fficult bowe l

, a r , a a

ac tion insomni copious night sweats A fter the first sug -

,
a, .

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 f M t y T h ug h C ns cious A u tosugges tion
S el as er ro o

gestion the pati nt f l s much better and two days la ter

,
e ee ,

she returns and t lls me th t h feel s quite well E very

e a s e .

trace of illness h s di ppea red and all the organs are

a sa ,

functioning normally T hree or four times she had been

.

on the point of sweating but ea ch time prevented It by ,

.

the use of con cious autosugges tion F rom thi s ti me

s .
.

Mme Z . ha s enjoyed perf e ctl y good health .

M ! . at B el f ort ca nnot ta lk for more than ten

,

minutes or a qua rter of an hour without becoming c om

pletely a phonous Diff erent doctors consulted find no
.

lesion in the voca l organs but one o f them says that M , .

! suff ers from senility of the larynx and this con ,

c lus ion confirms him in the bel ief that he is incurable He .

comes to spend his hol idays at N ancy and a lady o f my ,

a cqua intance a dvises him to come an d see me He refuses .

a t first but eventually consents in spite o f his absolute

,

disbelief in the eff ects of uggestion I treat him in this s .

way nevertheless and ask him to return two d ays a fter

,

wards He comes back on the appointed day and tells me

.
,

that the day before he was able to converse the whole

a fternoon without becoming aphonous T wo d ays l ater .

he returns again to say that his troubl had not reappeared e

a lthough he had not only conversed a gre at deal but even
,

sung the day before T he cure still holds good and I am

.

convinced that it will lways do so a .

B efore closing I should like to say a few words on the

,

application of my method to the tra ining and correction

of
children by their parents
. .

T he latter should wa it until the child is a sleep and then

one of them should enter his room with precaution stop
,

a yard from his bed and repea t 1 5 o 20 times in a mur

,

, r

mur al l the things they wish to obta in from the child from
the point of view of health work sleep application con
,

, , ,

duct etc He shoul d then retire as he came taking grea t

,

, .

care not to awake the child T his ex tr emely simple proc

,

ess gives the be st possible results and it is easy to under ,

stand why When the child is asleep his body and his
.

conscious self are at rest a nd as it were annihilated ; his un , ,

34
 S el f C Mas tery
ons i us A ut gg ti n T hrou h c o os u es o
g
con ci ous elf however is wak e ; it is then to the l tter alone
s s a a
th at one spe ks nd it is very credulous it ccepts wh t
a , a as a a
on e s ys t it without dispute so th t little by little the
a o , a , ,

child rrives t m king f himself wh t his p rents desire

a a a o a a
him to be .

C O N C LU S I O N
What conclusion is to be dr wn from ll this ? a a
T h concl sion is v ry simple nd
e n be ex pressed in
u e a ca
a few words We possess within us force f inc lc l bl e
: a o a u a
power which when we h ndle it unconscio sly is o f t n
, , a u e

prejudici l to u I f on the contr ry we direct it in

a s. a a

conscious nd wise m nner it gives us the m stery of our

a a ,
a

selves nd ll ows us not only to esc pe nd to id others

a a a a a

to esc pe from physic l nd ment l ill s b t al o to l ive in

a , a a a ,
u s

relative h ppiness wh t ver the conditions in which we

a , a e
m y find ourselves
a .

La stl y nd bove ll it should be pplied to the mor l

, a a a ,
a a

regener tion f those who have wandered from the right

a o
path .

E MILE C OU E .
T H O U G H TS A N D PR E C E PT S OF
E M I LE C O U E
ta k en down literally by Mme . E mil e LE O N , his dis ciple .

Do not spend your time in thinking f illness y u might o o

h ve for if you h ve no re l ones you will cre te rtificial

a , a a a a

ones .

When y u m ke conscious utosuggestions do it n tu

o a a , a
r lly imply with conviction nd bove ll with ut ny
a ,
s , ,
a a a o a

efi t If unconscio
or . nd b d utosuggestions o us a a a a re s

often realized it is bec use they e m de without ff t

, a ar a e or .

sure th t you will obt in wh t you w nt

Be a a a a , a nd you
will obt in it so l ong it is within re son
a , as a .

:1
:

a
c

Tobecom master of oneself it is enough to think that

e

one is becoming Yo r h nd tremble your steps f l u a s , a

t
er, tell yourself th t ll th t is going to ce se nd little
a a a a , a

by little it wi ll dis ppe r It is not in me but in yourself

a a .

th t you must h ve confidence for it is in yourself alone

a a ,

th t dw lls the force whi ch n cure you My part simply

a e ca .

consi ts in te ching you to m ke use of th t force

s a a a .

ever discuss things you know nothing bout o you

N a ,
r
will only m ke yourself ridiculou
a s.

T hings which s em mirac u l ous to you h v eperfectly a e a

n tur l c use ; if they seem extraordin ry it is only be

a a a a

36
 We wh t we make ours l ves
are a e and not wh t circum a

stances m k s a e u .

Whoever st rts ff in life with the ide I shall suc

a o a :
“

ce d e lw ys does succeed bec use he does wh t is neces

”
,
a a a a

s ry to bri g bout this ult If only n opportunity

a n a re s . o e

presents itsel f to him nd if this opportunity h s s it , a a ,

a

were onl y one h ir on its he d he seizes it by that one

,
a a ,

hair F rther he often brings about uncons iously o not

. u ,
c r ,

propitio s circumstances u .

He who on the contrary lw ys doubts himself never a a ,

succeeds in doing anything He might find himself in the .

midst of n rmy o f opportunities with he ds of hair like

a a a
A bs alom nd yet he would not see them
, a nd could not a

seize a ingle one even if he h d only to stretch out his

s , a

hand in ord r to do so A nd if he brings bout circum

e . a
stances they gener lly unf vor ble ones Do not then
, are a a a .
'

blame f te you h ve only yoursel f to blame

a , a .

eople
P lw ys prea ching the doctrine of eff ort but
a re a a ,

this idea m st be repudi ted E ff t me ns will nd will

u a . or a , a
me n s the po sible entrance f the imagin tion in opposi
a s o a
tion and the bringing about f the exactly contr ry result
, o a
to the de ired one s .

A
lw ys think thaat wh t you h ve to do is e sy if
pos a a a ,

In this sta te of mind you wil l not spend more of

.
ble .
sx

your streng th th n just what is necess ry ; if you consider

a a
it diff cult you will spend ten twenty times more strengt h
i , ,

than you need ; in other words you will w ste it a .

a:

A utosuggesti on is an instrument which you have to

38
 T h o ug hts Coue and P rec e pts o f M . E mil e
'

lear n how to just you would for ny other inst u

u se as a r

ment A n x cel lent gu n in inexperienced h n ds only gives

. e a

wret h d resul ts but th more ski lled th same h n ds be

c e , e e a

come the more easily they pl ce th bul lets in the target

, a e .

Consci ou utosuggestion m de with confidence with

s a , a ,

f ith with p rseve ance realizes itself m them ti c ll y

a , e r , a a a ,

within re son a .

\Vhen cert in pe ple do not obt in s tisf ctory re ult

a o a a a s s

with t o ugge tion

au it is ither be se th y l ck
s s fi ,
e ca u e a c on

dence or be u e they m k eff orts which is the

,
ca s a e ,

mor freq nt c e T m ke good s ggesti ons it i b

e ue as . o a u s a so

l ut ly n c ss ry t do it with
e e e t fi t T h l tt r impli s
a o ou e or . e a e e

th u
e of the will which m st be nti rely p t side O n
se ,
u e u a . e

must h ve re ou e x l i l y to th imagi n ti on
a c rs e c u s ve e a .

fi
v

Many pe pl e wh h ve t ken e of th eir heal th ll

o o a a car a
th ir l if e in v in imagine th t they
e b i mmedi t el y
a ,
a can e a

cu ed by to gg estion It is mi t ke for it is t
r au su . a s a ,
no

re son ble t thi k so It is

a a ex pecti ng f rom ug
o n . no u se s

g esti on more th n it n norm ll y produ c th t is t

a y ca a e, a o sa , a

progres ive improvement which littl e b littl e tr nsforms

s y a

it self into a complete cu e when th t is possible r , a .

T he me ns employed by the heal ers ll g b k t ut

a a o ac o a o

su gges ti on th t i t y th t these methods wh t ever th y

,
a s o sa a ,
a e

ar e words in nt t i ns ges tures sta ging ll produce in

, ,
ca a o , , , a

th e pati nt the utosugg esti on o f re ov ry

e a c e .

39
 very illness h s two sp ct unle ss it is exclusivel y
E a a e s a

ment l one Indeed on very physic l illness ma nta!

a . ,
e a a

one com s nd attach e s itse lf If we give to th phy ical

e a . e s

ill ess the coefficient 1 the ment l illness m y h ve the

n , a a a

coefficient 1 2 10 20 50 100 and more In ma ny ca se s

, , , , , , .

this n disappear inst ntane u sly and if its coefficient is

ca a o ,

a very high one 100 for inst ance while th at o f the phy i
, , s
ca l ilm nt is 1 only this l tter is left a l o15 t o f the total
a e , a ,

illn s ; such a thing is c lled a miracle and yet there is

es a ,

nothing miraculous about it .

4:

Contrary to common opinion physical diseases e gen , ar

e lly f
ra more easily cured th n mental ones
ar a .

B uff on used to say S tyle is the man We would “ ”

: .

put in th t : M n is wh t he think s The fear f f ailure

a
“
a a
”
. o
is lmo t certain to cause f ilure in the s me way a the
a s a , a s
idea of success brings success nd enables one always to , a
surmount the obstacles that m y be met with a ,

Convi ction is as necess ry t the suggester as to his sub a o

ject It is this conviction this f ith which enables him to

.
, a ,

obt n results where all other me ns have failed

‘
ai a .

a:
* a:

It is not the person who cts it is the method a , .

Contr ry to general opinion suggestion o utosug

a
, r a
gest on n br ng about the cure f org nic lesions
. ,
i ca i o a .

F ormerly it was bel ieved that h ypnoti sm could only be

appl ed to the t etament of nervous illnesses ; its domai n
i r

40
is f gre ter th n that It is true that hypnotism acts
ar a a .

through the intermediary of the nervous system ; but the

nervo s system domin tes the whole org nism T h
u a a . e
muscl es set i n movement by the nerves ; the nerves
are

regul te the circul tion by their direct ction on the he rt

a a a a ,

and by their ction on the blood vessels which they dil te

a a
o rcontr ct T he nerves a t then on ll the org ns nd
a . c a a , a
by their intermedi tion all the unhe lthy org ns m y be
a a a a
aff ected . Docteur P ul J OIRE a ,

P residen t f S ocié té univers e ll e d E tudes psyc hiques

’
o the
ull
( B . No. 4 of the
S L P.) . .

a:

Moral
influence has a consider ble value as help in a a
he ling It is f ctor of the first order which it wo ld be
a . a a u
very wrong to neglect since in medicin in every br nch
, e as a

of hum n ct ivi ty it is th pi itu l f

a a which lead th e s r a orc es e

world . Docteur LOUI S R ENON ,

L c tu ing p f
e r t th F ul ty f M di iu
r o e s s or a f P i e ac o e c e o ar s ,

a nd doc tor at th e N ec k er H os pital.

a:

N ever lo e sight of the gre t principle of

s a autosu

O ptimis m a lw ays a nd in spite f e ve ry thing,

'

on : o

en events do n o t s ee m to f
jus ti y it .

R ené D A O S DE R B I ,

( B . 11 ull of the s L P . . . A .)

a:

u
S gges tion sustained by f ith is a a formidable force .

Docteur A . L ., Paris ( July , ,

41
must walk with the ssur nce of perfect sincerity and in
a a ,

order to possess this ss r nce nd sincerity one must

a u a a ,

wish f or the g ood of th

o ers more th
a n one
’
s own.

Cul ture de F orce C B A UDOUI N

“
. .
 O bs erva tions

has become t ll upright boy whose face beams with

a a ,

he lth He h s grown 12 centimeters and gained 19 lbs

a . a .

in weight S ince then he h lived a perfectly normal

. as

life ; he runs up nd down st irs rid s bicycle and a a ,

e a ,

pl ys footb ll with his comr des

a a a .

Mlle ! of Genev ged 13 S ore on the temple

. a, a .

considered by sever l doctors being o f tubercular origin ;

a as

for a yea r and a h l f it h refused to yield to the diff er

a as

ent trea tments ordered S he is t ken to M B audouin a . a .

,

follower of M C ué t Geneva who treats her by sugges

. o a ,

tion nd tells her to return in a week When she comes

a .

b ck the sore h s he led

a a a .

Mlle 2 .l so o f Ge nev H s had the right leg

a a. a

dr wn up for 17 yea rs owing to an abscess above the

a ,

knee which h d h d t be oper ted upon S he asks M

a a o a . .

B udouin to tre t her by suggestion

a nd h ardly h as he
a , a

begun when the leg n be bent n d unbent in a no rmal ca a

m nner ( T h re w of cour e psychological c use in

a . e as s a a
this case ) .

Mm Urb in M rie ged 55 t Maxe ville Varicose

e. a a , a , a .

ulcer d ting from more th n ye r nd a h alf F irst

, a a a a a .

visit in S eptember 19 15 nd second ne a week later , , a a o .

In fortnight the cure is compl te

a e .

E mile Chenu 10 years old Gr nde R ue 19 ( a refugee

, , a -
,

from Metz ) S ome unknown he rt complaint with vegeta

. a

tions E very night loses blood by the mouth Comes first

. .

in July 19 15 and after a f w vi its the loss o f blood dimi

, ,
e s

nishes nd continues to do so until by the end o f N ovem

, a
ber it h s ce sed completely T he vegetations also seem
a a .

to be no longer there nd by A ugust 19 16 there had been , a , ,

no relapse .

M H azot ged 48 living t B rin Inv lided the 15th o f

. , a , a . a
J nu ry 19 15 with p cifi chronic bronchitis which is get
a a , , s e c ,

ting worse every d y He comes in t me in O ctober 19 15 a . o .

T he improvement i s immedi te and h been maintained

,

a , as
since A t the pres ent moment although he is not com
.
,

pl etel y cured he is very much bett er

, .

M B . h as su ff ered for 2 4 years from fro ntal

44
 O bs ervations

sinus which had necessit ted eleven operations I! In spite

, a
o f all that had been done the sinus persisted ccomp nied , a a

by intoler ble pains T h physic l st te o f the p tient wa

a . e a a a s

piti ble in the extreme ; he had violent nd lmost contin

a a a
n ous p ain extreme we kness ; l ck of
, ppetite could nei a a a ,

ther walk re d nor sleep etc His nerves were in nearly

, a , .

a s bad state his body and in spite of the treatment of

a as ,

such men as B ernheim of N ancy D ejerine o f P ris ,

a ,

Dubois o f B ern o f S tr asburg his ill he lth not only

, , a
continued but even grew worse every d y T h patient a . e
comes to me in S eptember 19 15 on the dvice of one of , , a

my other patients F rom that moment he made r pid . a

progress nd at the present time ( 19 2 1 ) he is perfectly

a

well It is a re l resurrection
. a .

M N agengast ged 18 rue S ellier 3 9 S u ff ering from

. , a , , .

P ott s dise ase Comes to me in the beginning o f 19 14

’
. ,

havin been encased for ix months in pl ster corset

g s a a .

Comes regul rly twice week to the e nces nd m kes

a a
“
s a ,
”
a a
for himself the usu l suggesti on morning an d evening a .

I mprovement soon shows itself nd in short time the , a a

patient is ble to do without his plaster c sing I w him

a a . sa

a gain in A pril 19 16 He w completely cured nd w

, . as , a as
carrying on his duties s postm n fter h ving bee n ssist a a , a a a

a nt to n mbul nce at N ancy where he had stayed until

a a a ,

it w done w y with
as a a .

M D . t J rville Paralysis of the left upper eye

a a .

lid Goes to the hospit l where he receives injections

. a , as a
result of which the eyelid is r ised T h left eye w a . e as ,
however deflected outw rds for more th n 4 5 degrees and
,
a a ,

a n oper tion se med to be necess ry It w

a e t this a . as a

moment th t he c me to me nd th nks to aut sugge

a a , a a o s

tion the eye went b ck little by litt le to its norm l position

a a .

Mm L e. of N ncy Continuous p in in the right a . a

side of the f ce which h d gone on for 10 ye rs S h has

a ,
a a . e

consulted m ny doctors whose prescriptions seemed of no use

a ,

a nd an oper tion is judged to be necessary

a T h p tient . e a

comes to me on the 25th of July 19 16 nd there is n , , a a

immedi te improvement In about ten days time the ’

a .

45
 O bs erva tions

pain has entirely v nished nd up t the 20th o f Decem

a , a o

ber there h d been no recurrence

,
a .

T Maurice g d 8 nd h lf at N ncy : club feet

, a e a a a ,
a .

A first operation cures or nea rly the left foot while ,

so, ,

the right one still rem ins crippled T wo subsequent a .

oper tions do no good T he child is brought to me f or

a .

the first time in F ebru ry 19 15 ; he walks pretty well a , ,

th nks to two contriv nces which hold his feet straight

a a .

T he first visit is followed by n immedi ate improvement a ,

a nd a fter the second the chi ld is a ble to wa lk in ordinary

,

boots T h improvement becomes more nd more marked

. e a ,

and by the 17th of A pril the child is q uite well The right .

foot however is not now quite so strong it was owing

, ,
as ,

to a sprain which he g ve it in F ebru ry 19 16 a a , .

Mlle ! at B l inville A ore on the left foot prob

a . s ,

ably o f specific origin A slight spr in ha brought about

. a s

a swelling o f the foot ccomp nied by acute pains Dif a a .

f nt treatments h ve only h d a negative eff ect and in

e re a a ,

a little while a suppur ting sore ppe rs which seems to in

a a a
dicate caries of the bone W lking becomes more and . a
more painful and difficult in spite of the treatment O n .

the advice of a former p tient wh h d been cured she a o a ,

comes to me and there is notice ble rel ief a fter the first
, a

visits Little by little the swell ing goes down the pain
.
,

becomes less intense the suppur tion le sens and final ly , a s ,

the sore heals over T h pro ess h t ken a few months

. e c as a .

A t present the foot is pr ctic l ly norm l but although a a a ,

the pain and swelling have entirely dis ppeared the back a ,

fl exion of the foot is n ot yet perfe t which makes the c ,

p tient limp sl ightly

a .

Mme R .of Chavigny Met ritis d ting from 10 . a

years back Comes t the end f Jul y 19 16 Improve
. a o , .

ment is immedi te the p in nd loss of blood diminish

a , a a
r pidly and by the following 29 th of S eptember both
a ,

have disappeared T h monthly period which la sted

. e ,

from eight to ten days i now over in four

rue Guilbert de—
, s .

Mme H . P ivé é ou t at N ancy aged - r c r ,

S uff ers from a varicose ulcer d ating from S eptem be r

,
49 .
,

46
 O bs erva tions

19 14 , which h tre ted according to her doctor s dvice

as a
’
a ,

but without succe s Th lower p rt of the leg is s . e a

enormous ( the ulcer which is large two fr nc , as as a a
piece nd goe right down to the bone is situ ted bove
a s , a a
the nkle ) T he infl mm tion is very intense the suppur
a . a a , a
tion copious nd the p in extrem ly violent T he p tient
, a a s e . a
comes for the first time in A pril 19 16 nd the improve , , a
ment which is visible fter the first tre tment continues a a ,

witho t interruption B y the 18th of F ebr ry 19 17 the

u . ua , ,

swell ing h nti ly ub id d nd the p in nd irrit tion

as e re s s e , a a a a
h ve dis ppe red T he sore is still there but it is no
a a a .
,

l rger th n p nd it is only few millimeter in depth ;

a a a ea a a s
it sti l l disch rges very slightly B y 19 20 the cure h
a . as
long been compl te e .

Mlle D t Mirecourt 16 ye rs of ag
. aH suff er d , a e. as e

from tt cks f nerv for three ye rs The tt cks t

a a o es a . a a , a
fir t infreq ent h ve gr du lly come t closer i terv ls
s u , a a a a n a .

When h com to s me on the l t of A pril 19 17 she

e es see s , ,

has h d thre a tt cks in th prec ding fortnight Up to

e a a e e .

the 18th of A pril h did not h ve ny t ll I m y dd s e a a a a . a a

th t this young l dy from the time she beg n the tre t
a a , a a
ment w no longer troubled by th b d he d ch s from
, as e a a a e

which she h d s ff er d lmost const ntly

a u e a a .

Mm M e. ged 4 3 d Am n 2 M l é illea ,
ru e
’
a ce, , a z v .

Comes t the end of 19 16 f violent p ins in the he d

a or a a

from which h h suff ered ll her life A fter few

s e as a . a
visits th y v nish completely T w months fterw rds
e a . o a a

she re lized th t she wa also cured of a prol pse f the

a a s a o
uterus which she h d not mentioned to me nd of which a , a

she w not thinking when she m de her utosuggestion

as a a .

( T his r sult is due to the words in p t con

“ ”
e y : ever res ec

tain d in th formul used morning nd evening )

e e a a .

Mm D e. Choisy I R i O nly one gener l sugge -

e- o . a s
tion from me in July 19 16 nd utosuggestion on her part , , a a

morning nd evening In O ctober of the same yea r this

a .

lady tells me th t she is cured of prolapse of the uterus

a a

from which she had suff ered for more than twenty years .

47
 O bs erva tions

Up to A pril 19 20 the cure is still holding good ( S me

, ,
. a

rem rk as in the preceding c s )

a a e.

Mm J ou s l in aged 60 rue des Dominic i n

e. s e 6 Comes
, ,
a s, .

on th 20th of July 19 17 f a viol ent pain in th e r ght

e , ,
or i

leg ccomp nied by consider ble swelling of the whole

, a a a

l imb S he
. n only drag herself lon
ca g with groans but a ,

a fter the sé nce to her gre t a stoni hment she can walk
“ ”
a ,
a s ,

n o m l ly wit hout fe ling the least p in

r a W hen she comes e a .

ba k four d ys a fterwards she ha had no return f the

c a , s o

p in nd the swelling has subsided

a a T his patient tells me .

that ince she has attended the sé nces she has also been
s
“
a
”

cured of white di sch rges and o f enteritis from which a ,

she h d long suff er d ( S me rem rk a bove ) In

a e . a a s a .

N ovember th cure is still holding good e .

Mlle G L aged 1 5
. . rue du Montet 88 H a
. , , . s

sta mmered from inf ncy Comes on the 20th of July 19 17 a . ,

a nd the st m mering ce ses inst ntly

a A month fter I w a a . a sa

her gain nd she h d h d no recurrence

a a a a .

M F erry ( E uge ne ) aged 60 rue de la Cote 5 6 F or

. , , , .

five years h s suff ered from rheumatic pains in the

a

shoul ders and in the left leg Walks with difficulty l e n . a

ing on a stick and c nnot lift the arms higher than the
, a

shoul ders “ Comes on the 17th of S eptember 19 17 A fter

.
, .

the first s é nce the pains vanish compl etely and the
a ,
”
.

patient can not only t ke long strides but even un S till a r .

more he can whirl both arms like a windmill In N ovem

, .

ber the cure is still holding good .

Mm L cour aged 63 chemin des S ables Pains in

e. a , , .

the f ce d ting fr m more than twenty ye rs back A ll

a a o a .

trea tments h ve failed A n operation is advised but the

a .
,

patient refuses to undergo it S he comes for the first .

time on July 2 5th 19 16 and four d ys l ter the p in , , a a a

cea ses Th cure ha h eld good to this d y
. e s a .

Mm M rtin Grande R ue ( Ville V ieille ) 105 Infl m

e. a ,
- -
. a
mation of the uterus of 13 ye rs st nding accompanied by a a ,

pains nd white nd red disch rges T he peri d whi h is

a a a . o , c
very p inful recurs every 22
a 23 days and l a sts 10 12
, or -

days Comes f o the first time on the 1 5th o f N ovember

. r
,

48
 O bs ervations

19 17, returns regularly every week T here is visible

and .

improvement after the first visit which continues r pidly , a

until at the beginning of Janu ry 19 18 the infl mmation a , , a
has entirely disappeared ; the period comes t more a
regul r intervals and without the slightest p i n A pain
a a .

in the knee which the patient h d had for 13 ye rs w a a as

also cured .

Mme C stelli aged 4 1 living t E inville ( M t

. a , , a -
. e
H as su ff ered from intermitt ent rheumatic p ains in the right
knee for 13 ye rs F ive years ag she h d a more violent
a . o a

atta ck th n u u al the leg swells a s well a

a s the kn e then
, s e ,

the l ower p rt of the limb trophies and the p tient is

a a , a

reduced to w lking very painfully with the aid of stick

a a
or crutch S he comes for the first time on the 5 th of
.

N ovember 19 17 S he goes
, way with t th h lp f
. a ou e e o

eith rutch o
er c s tic k S ince then she no longer uses her
r .

crutch at ll but occa sion lly m kes use of her stick

a , a a .

T he p ain in the knee comes b ck from time to tim but a e,

only very slightly .

Mm Meder aged 52 t E invill e F or six month h

e. , , a . s as
suff ered from p in in the right knee accomp nied by swell
a a
ing which m kes it impossible to bend the l g Comes
,
a e .

for the first time on Dec 7th 19 17 R eturns on Jan . , . .

4 th 19 18 sa ying that she h as almost ce sed to uff er and

, ,
a s
th t she n walk normally A fter that visit of the 4th
a ca .
,

the pain ceases entirely and the patient walks l ike other ,

people .

E MI LE CO U E .

49
 E D U C A T I O N AS I T O U G H T
TO BE

It may seem p radoxical but nevertheless the E ducation

a , ,

o f a chil d ought to begin before its birth .

In sober truth if a wom n a few weeks fter con p

,
a ,
a ce

tion makes mental picture f the sex o f the child she is

,
a o

going to bring forth into the world of the physical and ,

moral qualities with which she desires to see it endowed and

i f she will continue during the time o f gest tion to impress a

o n herself th me ment l im ge the child will have the

e sa a a ,

se x and qu l it ie desired
a s .

S part an women onl y brought fo rth robust children who ,

grew to be r doubt ble w rriors because th eir strongest

e a a ,

desire w s to give such heroes to their coun try ; whilst t

a , a

A thens moth r had intellectu l children whose mental

,
e s a

q u l ities w re
a hundredfold gre ter than their physic l
e a a a
a ttributes .

T he child thus engendered will be apt to accept readily

good suggestion which m y be made to him nd to trans
s a a
f orm them int o utosugges tion which l ter will influence
a a ,

the course of his life F you must know that all ou . or r

words all , cts are only the result o f utosuggestions
ou r a , a
c used for the most part by the suggestion o f example or
a , ,

speech .

How then should parents and those entru sted with the ,

education of chil dren avoid provoking bad autosuggestions

a nd on the other hand influence good autosugges tions ?
, ,

In deal ing wi t h children lw ys be even tempere d and , a a -

speak in a gentl e but firm tone In this w y they will . a

become obedi t without ever h ving the slight st desire to
en a e
resist authority
A bove al l— bove all avoid h rshness nd b rutali ty for
.

a , a a
there the ri k i incurred o f influencing an autosugges tion
,
s s

o f cruel ty mpamed by h te
acco a .

Moreover void ca refully in their presence saying evil

, a , ,

50
 E du ca tion A s I t O ug h t T o B e

must h ve the qualities you desire your chil dr n to possess

a e .

A w ken in th em the love f work n d of study m k ng

a o a , a i

it e ier by e x pl aining thing ca ref l ly nd in

as plea sant s u a a

f shion and by introducing in the explan t ion some nec

a ,
a a

dote which wil l m ke the child e ger for the following a a

lesson .

A bove all impres on them that Work is essenti l for s a

m n nd th t he wh does not work in some fas hi on o

a , a a o r

anoth r is worthless useless creatu re and that all work

e , a , ,

produces in the m n who eng ges in it a he lthy and pro

a a a

found s tisf ction ; whilst idlenes s s longed for nd de

a a ,
o a

sired by s m produces wea riness neura then ia disgust

p e, ,
s ,

o f life and le ds those wh

,
do not possess the me ns of
a o a

satisfying the passions created by idleness to deb uchery ,

a

and even to crime .

T e ch children t be alw ys polite nd kind to ll and

a o a a a ,

p rticul rly to those whom the chance of birth h s pl ced

a a a a
in lower cl s th n their wn and also to respect ge
a as a o , a ,

and never to mock t the physic l or mor l def e cts that

a a a
age often prod ces u .

T each them to lov all m nkind without distinction of e a ,

caste T h t one must lways be rea dy to succor those wh

. a a o
ar e in need of h lp n d th t one mu t never be
e fr id of
,
a a s a a
spending time nd money for those who a in need ; in
a re

short th t they must think more of others th n of them

, a a
selves .

In so doing n inner s tis f ction i experi ced th t the

a a a s en a
egoi t ever seeks and n ver finds
s e .

Develop in them self nfid nce nd te ch that before -c o e , a a ,

emb rking upon any undert king it should b submitted to

a a , e

the control of re son thus voiding acting impu lsively

a , a
,

and fter h ving re soned the m tter ut on shoul d form

, a a a a o , e
a deci ion by which s n abides unles inde d some fresh o e , s, e
f ct proves you may h ve b en mist ken
,

a a e a .

T each them bove ll that every one must set out in life
a a

with a very d finite idea th t he wi l l succe d nd that

e a e , a
under the influ nce of this ide he will inevit bly succeed
,

e a a .

N ot indeed th t he should quietly rem in e x pecting events

, a a

52
 E ducation A s I t O u h t T o B e
g
to h ppen but bec use impelled by this ide he will do
a , a , a,
wh t is necess ry to m ke it come true
a a a .

He will kn ow how to t ke dv nt ge of opportunities or a a a a ,

even perh ps of the single opportunity which m y pre ent

a a s

itself it m y be only single thre d or h ir whil t he wh

, a a a a ,
s o

distrusts himsel f is Const nt Guign rd with whom noth a a a

ing succeeds because his eff orts ll directed to th t
, are a a
end .

S uch one m y indeed swim in n oce n of pp

a a a a o or
tu niti provided with he ds of h ir like A bs l om himself
es , a a a ,

a nd he wi l l be un ble to seize single h ir nd often d a a a , a e

termines himsel f the c uses which m ke him f il ; whilst a a a

he who h s the ide of success in himself often gives
, a a ,

birth in n unconscious f shion to the v ry circum

,
a a ,
e

t nces which produce th t s me success

s a a a .

B ut bove ll let p rents nd m sters pr ch by x

a a ,
a a a ea e

a mpl e A chil d is extremely suggestive let something turn

. ,

up th t he wi hes t do and he does it

a s o ,
.

A oon chil dren n speak m ke them repe t mor

s s as ca ,
a a n

ing nd evening twenty times consecutively

a ,
:

D y by d y in all respects I grow better which will

“ ”
a a , , ,

produ c in them n excellent phy ic l mor l nd healthy

e a s a , a a

a tmo phere s .

I f you m ke th following suggestion you wi l l h lp the

a e e

child e ormously to elimin te his f ults and to w ken in

n a a , a a

him the corresponding desir ble qu liti es a a .

E v ry night wh n the child is sleep

e ppro ch quietly e a , a a ,

so a n t tos w ken him to within bout thre or four feet

o a a ,
a e

from hi bed S t nd there murmuring in low monot

s . a ,
a

o n u voice the thing or things you wish him to do

o s .

F in lly it is desir ble th t

a ,
ll te chers should every a a a a ,

morning m ke sugges tions to their pupils somewh t in the

,
a , a

following f hion as .

T elling them t shut their eyes they should Chil

“
y o ,
sa :

dren I ex pect you lw ys to be polite nd kind to every

,
a a a

o ne obedient to your p rents

,
nd tea ch rs when they give a a e ,

you n order or tell you nything ; you will lw y li t n

a ,
a
-
a a s s e

to the order given or the f ct told W thout th nki ng it

o

a i i
J"

53
 tiresome ; you used to think it tiresome when you were
reminded of anything b t w y u underst nd very well , u no o a

that it is for your good th t you told things and con a are ,

se quently instead of being cross with those who spe k to

,
a

you“ you will now be gr teful t them

,
a o .

Moreover you wil l now love your work wha tever it ,

may be ; in your lesson you will lw ys enj oy those things s a a

you may have to learn especi lly wh tever you may not ,
a a

till“now have cared for .

Moreover when the te cher is giving lesson in class a a ,

y ou will now devote ll your ttention solely nd entirely

a a ,
a .

to what he says in tead f ttending to any silly things

, s o a
s id or done by your comp nions nd without doing o
a a , a r

s ying
a anything silly yourself .
“
Under these conditions a y u a e ll intelligent for s o r a , ,

children you a e ll intelligent you will understand easily

, r a ,

and remember easily wh t you h ve le rned It will re a a a .

main embedded in your memory re dy to be t your serv , a a

ice and you will be able to m ke use of it as soon as you
, a
need it .
“
In the s me way when you a e working t your lessons
a r a
alone or at home when you
, accomplishing a t ask or
, a re
studying a lesson you wi ll fix your attention solely on the
,

work you a e doing nd you will lways obtain good

r , a a
m rks for your lessons
a .
”

T his is the Counsel which if fol lowed f aithfully and , ,

truly from henceforth will produce r ace endowed with , a

the highest physical and moral
q u lities a .

E mile Coué .

54
 S EA N C E S
“ ”
A S U RV EY O F T H E
AT M G O UE S
’
.

T he town thrills at this n me for from every r nk o f a , a

so iety peop le come to him nd everyone is w lcomed with
c a e

the me benevolence which l re dy goes for good de l

sa , a a a a .

B ut wh t is xtremel y poign ant is t the end of the sé ance

a e a
to the people who c me in gloomy bent lmost hostil e
see a , , a

( they were in p in ) go w y l ike everybody else ; un n

a , a a co
st ained cheerf ul someti mes r di nt ( they
r , no longer
, a a are
in pai n ! I) With strong nd smiling goodness of which
. a a

he h s the secret M Coue

a it were hold the he rts of
, .
, as , s a

those wh consult him in his h nd ; he ddresses hims lf

o a a e
in turn to the n merous persons who come to cons lt him
u u ,

an d spe k s t them in these t rms

a o e :

W el l M d me n d wh t is your troubl e ?
“
, a a ,
a a .

O h you ,
l ooking for two m n y whys nd wherefores ;
are a a

what doe the c e of your p i m tter t you ? You

s au s a n a o are
in pain that is ,
I will te ch you t get rid of a o

A n d you , Monsieur
your v icose lcer is l ready better ,
ar u a .

T h t is good ve y good indeed do you kn ow considering

a , r , ,

you h ve onl y been here twice ; I ong ul ate y on the

a c ra ou
result you h ve obt ined I f you go on doing your auto
a a .

suggestions properly you will very soon be Y ou ,

have h d th is ul e f ten ye rs you y ? Wh t does

a c r or a ,
sa a

that m tt r ? You might h ve h d it twenty nd more

a e a a a ,

an d it could be cured just th e same .

A nd you say that you h ve not obt i ned ny improv a a a e

me tn D o you know why S impl y because y l ck ou a

confidence in yoursel f When I tell you that you e . ar

better y u f eel better t once don t y u ? W hy ? B e

,
o a ,
’
o

55
c use you h ve f ith in me Just believe in your elf
a a a . s and

you will obt i n the me result a sa .

O h, Madame
not so many details I beg you ! B y look ,

ing out for the det ils you create them and y u would a , o

want a list y rd long to cont in all your maladies A s a

a a a .

m tter of f ct with you it is the ment l outlook which is

a a ,
a
wrong Well m ke up your mind th t it is going to get
. ,
a a

better nd it will be so It s simple s the

a .
’
as a

You tell me you have att cks of nerves every a

Well from to day you a e going to d what I tell you
,
- r o and
you will c se to h ve ea a

You have suff ered from constipation for a long time

What does it matter how long it is You s y it is forty a

ym ? Yes I he rd what you said but it is none the less

rs ,
a ,

true th t you can be cured t morrow ; you he r to m

a o- a ,
- or

row on condition n turally f your doing ex ctly what

, , a , o a

I tell you to do in the way I tel l you to d , o

you have glaucoma M dame I cannot absolutely

Ah ! , a .

promise to cure you of that for I am n t sure th t I can , o a .

T hat doe not me n that you c nnot be cured f o I h ave

s a a , r

known it to happen in the c se of a l dy o f Ch l on sur a a a -

S one nd nother of Lorr ine

a a a a .

Well M demoisel le as you have not had your nervous

, a ,

a ttacks since you c me here where s you used to have a , a

them every day y u e cured Come b ck sometimes al l
,
o ar . a
the same so that I may keep you going along the right
,

lines .

f ling of oppression will dis ppe r with the lesions

T he ee a a
wh ch will disappe r when you assimil te properly ; th t
i a a a
wi l come l l in good time but you mustn t put the cart
l a ,
’

before the it is the s me with oppression as with a

heart trouble it generally diminishes very
,

56
 A S urvey o f th e
“
S é anc ef
’
at M . Cou é
’
s

Wh t I tol d you i quite true ; it w enough to think

a s as

th t y u h d no more p in for the p in to dis ppe r ; d

a o a a a a a o

n o t think th e n tha t it may co me bac k or it will co me

(A wom n otto voice What p tience he
a , s ,
“
a has ! What
a wonderfully p inst king m n l ) a a a
”

A LL T H AT W H N K B ECO M E S RU E O U S W
E T I T F R . E M U ST
N OT TH EN A LO W O RS E VE S o T H I N K WRON GL
L U L T Y.

T H I NK
ROU LE I S GO I N G A W A
“
MY JU S T
AS OU B Y,
”
T Y

T H I N K OU CA N N OT O E N Y OU R H A N S
Y P D .

T h more you more surely the “ ”

e y : I will n t th sa o ,
e

contr ry come bout You must y : I t g ing w y

a s a . sa
“ ’
s o a a ,
”

nd think it Clo e your h nd nd think properly N ow I “

a . s a a :
c nnot op n it T y ! ( she c nnot ) you
a e
”
. th t your willr a , s ee a
is not much good to you
O bs erv a tion —T his is the
.

ess e n tial poin t o f th e meth od .

In order t o m ke uto suggestions you must elimin te th

a a -
, a e
will compl e tely nd only ddress yourself to the im gin
a a a a
ti n so
o , as to void conflict between th m in which the
a a e
will would be v nquished a .

To become trong r s e as o ne becomes Ol d r se ms p r e e a a

dox i ca l but i t
, tr e IS u .

d i bet s
F or Contin e to u ther peutic tr tments ;
a e :
“
u se a ea
I m quite wil ling to m ke sugg stion to you b t I n
a a e s u ca
not promi e to c re you
,

s u

ti n —I h ve
.

Ob s erva seen di betes completely cur d

o a a e
sever l times nd wh t i still more ext ordin ry th
a , a a s ra a , e
al bumen dimi i h nd ev n di ppe r from the urine of
n s a e sa a
cert in p tients
a a .

his obse ion must be a re l nightm re T h people

T ss a a . e
y u used to detest
o becoming your fri nd you like are e s,
them nd they l ike you
a .

A h but to will nd to d i is not the

, m thing a es re sa e .

58
 hen a fter having sked them to close their eyes M
T , a , .

C ué gives to his patients the little suggestive discourse

o

which is to be found in S l f M stery When this is “

e a .
”

over he aga in ddresses himsel f to e ch one sep r tely

, a a a a ,

s ying to e ch “few words on his c se

a a a a :

T o the first You Monsieur in p in but I t ll you

: , , are a , e

that from tod y the cause of this p in whether it is

, a , a
called rthritis or nything el se is going to dis ppe r with
a a , a a
the help of your uncons ious nd the c se h ving di p c , a au a sa

p d the p in will g du lly become less nd le

ea re , a nd in ra a a ss , a

a short time it will be nothing but a moment .

"

T the second person : Your stom ch doe not func

o
“
a s

tion proper l y it is more or less dil t d Well

,
I to ld a e .
, as
you just now your digestive functions , going to work are
better nd better nd I add th t the dil t tion of the
a , a a a a

stom ch is going to disappe r little by little Your

a a .

org nism is going to give b ck progressively to yo r

a a u
stom h the force nd el asticity it h d lost nd by d grees
ac a a , a e

a s this phenomenon is produc d t stom ch will ret rn e ,

he a u
to its primitive form and will c rry out mor nd more a e a

easily the necess ry movement to p ss into the int stine a s a e

th enourishment it cont ins A t the s me time the pouch a . a

formed by the rel x ed stom ch wi ll dimi ish in ize th a a n s ,

e

nutriment will not longer st gn te in thi pouch nd in a a s , a

consequ ence th ferment tion set up will nd by tot lly
e a e a

disappe ring a .

T the third
o T you M demoise ll I :y th t wh tev r o , a e, sa a a e

lesions you m y h ve in your liver your org ni m i

a a , a s s

doing what is nec ss ry to m ke the lesions di ppe r e a a sa a

every d y nd by degree a , athey he l over the symptoms s as a ,

from which you suff will go on l essening nd di p er a sa

pe ring Your liver then f nctions in more and mor
a . u a e

n orm l w y the bile it se retes is alc l ine nd no longer

a a ,
c a a

a cid in the right qu ntity nd qu l ity so th t it p sses

,
a a a , a a

n tur l ly into the intestines nd helps intestin l digestion

a a a a .

T o the fourth My child you he r wh t I s y ; every

: ,
a a a

time you fee l you going to h ve n tt k you will are a a a ac ,

hear my voice t lling you quick s lightning N no ! e as a :

“
o,

59
 A S urve y o f th e
“
S eanc es
”
at M . C ou é
’
s

my friend you a e n t goin g to hav that tt ck and it is

,
r o e a a ,

going to di ppea r be fore it sa

T the fifth etc etc

O , ., .

When everyone h s been attended to M “Coué tells a , .

those present to open their eyes and adds You h ve ,

: a

heard the dvice I h ve j ust given you Well to trans

a a . ,

form it into reality what you must d is this A s l ng ,

o : o as

y u liv
o every morning before getting up and every
e, ,

evening s so n as you are in bed you must shut your

a o ,

eyes so s to concentr te your attention and repeat twenty

, a a ,

times following moving you r lips ( th t is indispens ble )

, a a

and counting m h ni al ly n a string with tw enty kn ots

ec a c o

in it the fol lowing phr se : E v y d y in e y r pect

“
a er a ,
ev r es ,

I a m ge tting be tter a nd be tter .

”

here is no need to think o f anything in pa rticul r as

T a ,

the words in ev ry respe t apply to everything T his

“
e c
”
.

autosuggestion must be m de with confidence with faith a , ,

with the cert inty of obt ining wh t is desired T he

a a a .

gre ter the conviction of the per n the greater and the
a so ,

more r apid will be the results obtaine d .

F urther every time that in the course of the d y or a

,
‘
night you f l any phy ic l or mental discomfort afil m to
ee s a , r

yourself th t you will not consciously contribute to it

a ,

and th t you a e going to m ake it vanish ; then isol ate

a r

yourself s much as possible and p ssing your h nd over

a , a a
your forehe d if it is something mental or on wh tever
a , a
part that is painful if it is something “physical repeat ,

ve y q i kly moving the lips the words

r u c , It is going it is , : ,

etc etc long a it is necess ry With a little

.,
”
. as s a .

practice the mental or physic l discomfort will dis ppea r

, a a
in bo t 20 t 2 5 seconds B egin g in every time it is
a u o . a a
nec ss ry
e a .

F this for the other uto suggestions it is nece s ry

or as a s a
to ct with the same confidence th same conviction the
a , e
s me f aith nd above ll without eff ort
,
”
a , a a .

M C ué l so adds what follows : “If you formerly al

. o a

lowed yourself to m ke bad auto suggestions because yo u a

did it unconsciously now that you know wh t I have just , a

60
taught you you must no longer let this happen A nd if
, . ,

in spite of all you still do it you must only ccuse your

, , a
self nd y M ulp m maxim ulp
, a sa
“
ea c a, ea a c a.
”

A nd now if a gr teful dmirer o f the work nd of the

, a a a
founder o f the method m y be llowed to say few words a a a ,

I will s y Monsieur C ué shows us luminously th t the

“
a . o a
power to get he l th nd h ppiness is within us we h ve a a a : a
indeed re eived this gift c .
”

T herefore suppressing first of ll every c u se of suff er

, , a , a

ing t d
c rea e n g d by u l then putting into
or e co ura e o rs e v e s ,

practice the f vorite m xim of S ocr tes Knowa a a :

“

t hysel f dvice of Pope T hat I m y reject none

” “
n d th, a e a : a
f the benefits th t T hy goodness bestows upon me let ”
o a ,

us take possession f the entire benefit of tos ggestion o au u ,

let us become this very d y members of the Lorr ine a

“
a
S ociety of ppl ied P sychology ; let us m ke memb rs f
”
a a e O
it those who m y be in our c re ( it is good de d to d a a a e o
to them ) .

B y this me ns we sh ll foll ow first of l l the gre t

a a a a
mov ment of the future of which M E Coue is th
e . . e
origi tor ( he devotes to it his d ys his nights his worldly
na a , ,

goods nd refuses t
, a but hush ; no more of this ! o

lest h i modesty refuses to llow th se lines to be published

s a e

without lter tion ) but bove ll by this me ns we h ll

a a , a a a s a
kn ow ex ctly the d ys nd hours of his lectures t P ris
a a a a a ,

N ncy n d other towns where he devoted l y goes to sow

a a ,

the good seed nd where w n go too to see him nd he r

, a e ca , a a
him n d consult him person l ly nd with his help w ke
a a , a a a

o rstir up in our el ves the p rson l power th t ev ryone s e a a e

o f us h r ceived of b c ming happy nd well

as e e o a .

May I be llowed to dd th t when M Co e h ch rged

a a a . u as a

a n ntr n ce fee for his le tures they h ve brought in

e a c , a

thous nds of fr ncs for the Dis bl ed nd others who h ve

a a a a a
suff ered through the w ar .

E oer . .

N w n—E ntr nce is free to the memb rs of the Lorr ine

o a e a

S ociety of applied P sy hology c .

61
 E ! T RA C T S F R O M LE T T E R S

A D D R E SS E D T O M C O U E .

fin l results of the E nglish second ry Certific te h ve

T he a a a a

only been posted up these two hours nd I h sten t tell , a a o

you bout it t l st in so f
a it concerns myself I
, a ea ar as .

p ssed the viv voc with flying l

a a n d sc rcely felt
e c o ors, a a

a tr c of the n rvousn ss which used to c use m such n

a e e e a e a
intoler bl e en tion of n use before the tests During
a s sa a a .

the l tter I w a stonished t my own c lm which g ve

as a a a , a
those who listened to me the impression of p rfect self e
possession on my p rt In short it w j ust the tests I a . , as
dre ded most which contributed most to my success T he
a .

jury pl ced m S econd nd I m infinitely gr teful to y u

a e , a a a o
for help which undoubtedly g ve m n dv nt ge over
, a e a a a a
the o th r e etc ( T h ca se is th t of young . e a a
l dy wh
a ,on ccount of excessive nervou ne s h d f iled
o, a s s , a a
in 19 1 5 T he nervousness h ving v nished under the in
. a a
flu n eof utosuggestion she p ssed successfully being
ce a , a
pl ced 2 nd out of more th n 200 competitors )
,

a a .

Mlle V .

S c h oolmis tres s, A ugus t, 19 16 .

n a:
a:

It is with very gre t ple sure th t I write to th nk you a a a a

most sincerely for the great benefit I h ve received from a
your method B efore I went to you I h d the gre test
.
a a
difficulty in w lking 100 y rds without being ut of
a a , o
bre th where s now I n go miles without f tigue
a , a ca a .

S ever l times ad y nd quite e sily I m ble to walk in

a a a a , a a
40 mi nutes from the rue du B ord de l E u to the rue des - -
’
a
Gl ms th t is to ay ne rly four kilometers T h sthma
a , a s , a . e a
from which I suffered h almost entirely disappeared as
Yours most gr tefully
.

a .

P ul C H ENO T a ,

R u e de S tras bourg, 14 1 N anc

y, A ug ., 19 17.
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 E xtrac ts F rom Letters A ddres sed to M . Coué

I donot kn ow how to th nk you T h nks to you I n a . a ca

say th t I m almost entirely cured and I was only w iting

a a , a
t b so in order to express my gratitude
o e I was suff ering .

from two varicose ulcers one on each foot T hat on the , .

right foot which was big my h nd is entirely

, d as as a , c u re .

It seemed to disappear by magic F o weeks I h d be n . r a e

confined to my bed but l most immediately af ter I , a re

i d your letter the ulcer he l ed over so that I could get

c e ve a
up T h t on the left foot is not yet bsolutely he led b t
. a a a ,
u
will soon be 5 0 N ight nd morning I do and alw ys sh ll
. a , a a ,

recite the prescr ibed formul in which I have enti r con a, e

fid n e I may say also th t my legs were s h rd

c e. a a a as a
stone n d I could not be the sl ightest tou h N w I n
a ar c . o ca
pre s them without th e le st pain and I can w l k once
s a , a
more which is the greatest joy
, .

Mm L IG N e. Y,

Maill n u t— Ch tt ( H t S d ) ero c o r a re e au e a ne ,

May ,
19 1 8 .

38 *

N B It— is worthy of r m rk that thi s lady n ver w

. . e a e sa

M Coué and
. th t it is only th nks to letter he wrote her
, a a a

on A pri
l 1 5 th th t she obt ined the result, nnounced in
a a a

her letter of M y 3 d a r .

I a m wri ti ng
to xpres s my gratitu de for th nks to you
e , a
I h ve esc ped th e ri k of n Operation which is l w ys
a a s a a a a
very d n gerous one I n y more : you have s ved my
a . ca sa a

life f your method of uto uggestion has done alone

, or a s

wh t ll th e medicines nd tre tments ordered for the ter

a a a a

rible intesti nal obstruction from which I sufi d for 19 e re

d ys h d f iled t do F rom the moment when I foll owed

a ,
a a o .

your in t ucti ons and applied your excellent principles my

s r ,

functions have accomplished themsel ves quite n turally a .

Mme .

P an t 6 Mouss on , F e b , 19 20 .
.

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 E xtrac ts F ro m L e tters A ddre ss e d to M . Coué

I do not know how to th nk you for my happiness in a

being cured F more th n 15 ye rs I had suff ered from
. or a a

attacks of asthm which c used the most painful suff oca

a, a

tions every night T h nk s to your splendid method and

. a ,

above all since I w

,
present t n o f your S eances the
as a o e ,

attacks h ave dis ppe red a if by magic It is a real

a as .

mir cle for the v rious doctors wh attended me all de

a ,
a o

clared that there was no cure for sthma a .

Mme .

S ain t-D ie, F e b., 1920.

I am writing to th nk you with ll my heart for having

a a
brought to my knowledge a n w ther peutic method a , e a ,

marvellous instrument which seems to a t like the magic c

wand of a f airy since thanks to the simplest means it
, , ,

brings about the most extr ordin ry results F rom the a a .

first I was extremely interested in your experi ments and ,

a fter my own person l success with your method

a I began ,

ardently to apply it a I h ve become an enthusiastic sup

, s a

porter O f it .

Docte r VA CH E T u ,

Vin c en nes , May , 1920.

a:

F or 8years I h ve suff red from prol pse of the uterus

a e a .

I have used your method of utosuggestion for the l st a a

five months and m now compl etely cured for which I do
, a ,

not know how to th nk you nough a e .

Mm S OULIER e. ,

P l a c e du Marc h é T oul, May ,

19 20.
a:

I have snfie ed terribly for 1 1 years without respite

r .

E very night I ha d a tt cks of sthm nd su ff ered also from

a a a, a

insomnia and gener l we kn ess which prevented any ocen

a a

pati n
o . Menta lly I w depressed restless worried and
, as , , ,

64
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tial help Coming home to Lorr ine for a few days ill
. a , ,

and with my he rt full of sorrow I dreaded the shock

a ,

which I should feel t the sight of the ruins and

a

and went a way comforted nd in good hea lth I was at a .

the end of my tether nd unfortunat ely I am not religious

, a .

I longed to find some one who coul d help me and meeting ,

you by chance at my cou in s house you gave me the very s

’

help I sought I n now work in new spirit I suggest

. ca a ,

to my unconscious to e est blish my physica l equilibrium

r -
a ,

and I do not doubt th t I sh ll rega in my former g ood

a a
health A very noticeable improvement has already shown
.

itself and you will better underst nd my gratitude when

, a
I tell you that suffering from di betes with a renal com
, a
plication I have h d several attacks f glaucom a but my
, a o ,

eyes e now recovering their suppleness S ince then my

ar .

sight has become almost norm l nd my general health a , a

has mu ch improved .

Mlle T H .

P f t the Y oung Ladi s ro ess or a e

’

C ll g t C J m 19 20 o e e a a , .

* :
2

I rea d my thesis with success nd was awarded the , a

highest“ mark and the congratul tions f the j ury O f all a o .

thes e honours a large sh re belongs to you and I do not

”
a ,

forget it I only regretted th t y u were not present to

. a o
he r your name referred to with w rm and sympathetic
a a
interest by the di tingu ish ed Jury You can consider that
s .

the doors of the University h ve been flung wide O pen to a

your tea ching D O not th nk me for it f or I owe you far

. a ,

more th n you can owe me

a .

CH B A UDOUI N .
'

P of t th I n tit t L J R usseau Geneva

r e s s or a e s u . . o , .

dmire your cour g o sness nd m quite sure that

a a e u , a a
Wi ll help to turn m ny friends into a useful and intelli
o

it a

66
 E xtrac ts F rom Le tters A ddressed to M. Coué

gent direction I confess that I h ve personally benefited

. a
by your tea ching and h ve m de my patients do so to
, a a o.

A t the N ur sing Home we try to pply your method col a

l ec tively and have alrea dy obt ined visible results in this
, a
way .
Docteur B ERI LLON ,
P aris, March 19 20 . ,

have r eceived your kind letter as well as yo r very u

inte resting lecture .

I m glad to see that you make r tional connection b

a a a e

twee n hetero and autosug estion nd I note particul rly g , a a

the p ss ge in which you y that the will must not inter

a a sa

vene in autosuggestion T h t is wh t a great number of

. a a

professors o f autosuggestion unfortunatel y including , a

large number o f medic l men do not realize at al l I lso

a , . a
think th t n absolute distinction should be established b
a a e

t ween utosuggestion and the t r ining o f the will

a a .

Docteur VA N VELS EN ,

B russ els, Marc h ,

19 20 .

What must you think o f me T hat I have forgotten

you ? O h no I assure you th t I think o f you with the
. ,
a

most grateful aff ection nd I wish to repeat th t your

, a a
tea chings a e more and more effic cious ; I never spend
r a a

d y without using autosugge tion with increas ed success

a s ,

and I bless you every d y for your method is the true one
a , .

T hanks to it I am a i nil ting your excellent direc tions

, ss r a ,

and m able to control mysel f better every day

a nd I fe l , a e
th t I am
a I m s re that you would find it a u

difli ult to rec ogn i z e in this wom n so active in spite of

c a ,

her 66 years the poor cre ture who was so often iling
,
a a ,

and who only began to be well thanks to you and your ,

guid nce May you be blesse d for this for the sweetest
a . ,

67
 C ué
E x trac ts F r om L e tte rs A ddress ed to M . o

thing in the worl d is to do good to those around us . Y ou

do much d do little for which I th nk God
, an a ,
a .

Mm
—
.

C ess on S i a n t-B rieuc.

AsI am feeling better and better since I beg n to follow a

your method of tos ggestion I should like to off you

au u ,
er

my sincere th nks T he lesion in the l ungs has d sap

a . i
o

pea d my heart is be tter

re ,
I have no more lbumen in . a ,

short I m quite wella .

Mm L E M A I T RE e. ,

R ic hemont, June , 1920.

x

Your booklet nd lecture interested us very much It

a .

would be desirabl e for the good of humanity th t they a

shoul d be published i n several l ngu ges so th t they a a , a

might penetrate to every r ace and country and thus reach ,

a gre ter number of unfortun ate people wh o suff er from

a

t he wrong use of th t al l powerf u l ( and almost divine )

a -

f aculty the most important to m n a you ffirm and

,
a , s a

prove so luminou sly and j udiciously which we call the ,

I m gin tion
a I had alre dy read many books n the will
a . a o ,

a nd h d quite
a n rsenal of formul e thoughts phorisms
a a a , , a ,

etc Your phr s s a e conclu sive I do not think th t

. a e r . a
e ver before have compressed tablets of self confidence
“ ”

—a I c l l you r heal ing phrases—been c ondensed into

.

s a !

typic l formulae in such n intelligent m nner

a a a .

Don E nrique
Madrid .

Your p mphlet on a
“
the self control contains very
-
”

strong argument nd s a very striking ex mple I think a s.

that the substitution of imagination for the power of the

will is a gre t progress a . It is milder and more persuasive .

A. F ., R eimire mon t .

68
 Coué
E x trac ts F rom Le tters A ddressed to M .

m happy to be able to te l l you th t my stomach is

a a
going on well My metritis is l so much better My little
. a .

b y h d
o gl nd in his thigh
a a big a n egg which i as as a s
gr d l ly dis ppea ring
a ua a .

E S int Clem nt ( M t M ) . a - e -
e - .

a:

fter I h d undergone three oper tions in my left leg on

A a a
acco nt of loc l tuberculosis th t leg bec me ill g in
u a a , a a a a

in S eptember 19 20 S ever l doctors decl red th t n w

, . a a a a e
oper tion w necess ry T hey were about to Open my
a as a .

leg from the knee to the nkle nd if the oper tion had a ,
a a

f i led they wo ld h v h d to perform n mput tion

a , u a e a a a a .

A s I h d he rd of your wondrous cur s I c me nd

a a e a a
saw you for the first time on the 6th of N ov mber 19 20 e , .

A f ter the en I felt immedi tely little better I

S a c e, a a .

ex ctly fo ll owed your instructions

a nd went three times a

to you A t the third time I cou l d tel l you th t I w

. , a as

completely c red u .

Mme . H enry ( L orraine ) .

a:

will not w it ny longer t th nk you h rtily for

a a o a ea

al l the good I owe you A utosuggestion h positively . as

tr nsformed m nd I m now getting much better th n

a e a a a

I h ve b en the e m ny yea rs
a e T he symptoms of illness
s a .

h ve dis ppe ed l ittle by little the morbid symptoms h ve

a a ar , a

become r r nd r rer nd l l the functions of the body

are a a , a a
work now norm lly T h result is th t f ter h ving b
a . e a , a a e
come thinner nd thinner during sever l ye r I h ve reg ined
a a a s a a

sever l kil os in few months

a a .

I c nnot do otherwise th n bless the Coue system

a a .

C nn ( A a es .

a:

ince 19 17 my little girl h s been suff ering from epi

S ,
a

lepti crisesc S ev r l doctors h d tol d me th t about the

. e a a a

69
 Coué
E x trac ts F ro m Le tters A ddress e d to M .

ag e of 14 or 1 5 they would dis ppe r become wor se a a or .

Having heard o f you I sent her to y u from the end of

,
o
December ti ll M y N ow her cure is complete f or dur
a . ,

ing six months she has had n relapse o .

P ERR I N ( Cha rles ) ,

E ss ey-l es N ancy.
:1:

F oright years I had nfi ed from a sinking o f the

e , s er

uterus A fter h ving practiced your utosuggestion f r five

. a a o

months I ha ve been radica lly cured I don t kn ow how to

, .
’

express my deep gr titude a .

Mme S OULIE .
,

6 , Pl ac e du March e ,
T out.

a:

from gl ucom ince 19 17 I have

snfl e re d a a a s ,

consulted tw oculists wh tol d me th t only an operation

o o a
would put n end to my su ff erings but unfortun tely
a , a

neither of them would ssure me of a good result a .

In the month of June 19 20 fter h ving attended one , , a a

of your s é nces I f elt much better
a In S eptembe r I ceas ed .

to use the drops of piloca rpine which were the d ily bread a
of my y and since then I h ve felt no more p in My
e e, a a .

pupil is no more dil ted my eyes a e norm l ; it is a real

a , r a
miracle .

Mme . d S ou l os s e.

* 1:

A dedic tion to a M . Cou e by the uthor a of a medical

treatise :
To M . knew how to diss ct the hum n soul
Coué who e a
a nd to extr ct from it a p ychologic method founded on
a s
conscious tosuggestion au .

The m ster is entitled t

a the th nks of l l ; he h s o a a a
cleverly succeeded in disciplining the v grant ( Imagination ) a
and in associ ti ng it usefully with the will
a .

70
 C ué
E xtrac ts F rom Letters A ddres s ed to M . o

T hus he h gi ven m n the means of increa sing ten

as a
fold his mor l force by giving him confidence in him lf
a se .

Docteur P R F n f rt . ., ra c o .

is difficult to spe k of the profound influence x

a e er

cised on me by your so kindly ll owing me to view so often a

your work S eeing it d y by d y
. I h ve done it h
a a , as a , as

impressed me more nd more nd you your elf s id

a ,
a as s a ,

there seems no limits to the possibilities nd future scope a

o f the principles you enunciate not only in the physic l ,

a

life of children but lso in p ibliti f ch nging the

a o ss es or a

ide s now prev lent in punishment f crime in govern

a a o ,

ment in f ct in all the rel tions f

, a , a O
Miss Josephine M R I CH AR S ON . D .

I came I expected gre t de l but wh t I

,
a a a ,
a

h ve seen th nks to your g e t kindness ex ceeds gre tly

a ,
a r a ,
a

my ex pectation .

Mont gu S MONIER W ILLIA M S D a .

-
, .,

London.

71
 F RA G M EN T S F R O M L E T T E R S
Addresse d to Mm E MIL E LE O N Disciple of M C OU E
e. ,
.

F or some time I h ve been w nting to write and th nk

a a a

you most sincerely for having made known to me this

method of autosuggestion T hanks to your good advice .

the ttacks o f nerves t which I w subject have e ntirely

a o as ,

disappeared nd I am certain th t I am quite cured F u

, a a . r

ther I feel myself surrounded by superior force which

,
a

is an unfaltering guide nd by whose aid I surmount , a

with ease the difficulti es f life o .

Mme .

R ue de B ougainvil le, 4 , Paris.

a:

A mazed at the results obt ined by the autosuggestion a

which you made known to me I th nk you with all my , a

heart .

F ora year I h ave been entirely cured o f articul ar rheu

matism of the right shoul der from which I had suff ered
for eight yea rs nd from chronic bronchitis which I had
, a

h d still longer
a The numerous doctors I h d consulted
. a
decl red me incur ble but th nks to you and to your treat
a a , a
ment I h ve found with p rfe t he lth the conviction that
, a e c a

I possess the power to keep it .

Mme .L. T
R u e da Laos, 4 , Paris .

* 1!

I want to tell you what excellent results M Cone s .

’

wonderful method h s produced i my ca se and to ex press

a n ,

my deep gr atitude for your v lu ble help I have always a a .

been an emic and h ve h d poor health but a fter my

a , a a ,

husband s death I beca me much worse I suff ered with my

’
.

A
7 4:
kidn eys I could not stand upright I also snfi ed from
, , er
n rvo sness and avers ions
u A l l th t has gone and I m a
e . a a
d fier nt pe son
i eI no longer suff er I have more endur
r .
,

ance nd I am more che rful My friends hardly

, a e .

rec ognize me and I fe l new woman , I intend to e a .

spre d the news of this wonderful method so cl r

a , ea , so
simple so benefi ent and t continue to get from it the
, c , o

be st resul ts for myself as well .

M . L . Paris , June , 1920 .

* 3

c nn ot find words t th nk you f o teachin g me your

I a o a r

good meth od Wh t h ppi ess you have brought to me !

. a a n

I than k G d who led me t make your cquaint n ce f y

o o a a , or ou
h ve e nti r ly transformed my life F ormerly I su ff ered
a e .

terribly t ea h monthl y pe i od nd was obliged to li in

a c r a e

b d N w all is quite regu l r n d painl ess

e . o It is th s me a a . e a
with my digestion and I m no longer obl iged to l iv on ,
a e

mil k I used and I h ve no more p in which is joy

as ,
a a , a .

My hu b nd is as tonished t find that when I t vel I

s a o ra

h ve no more head hes w h reas before I w

a lw ys ac ,
e as a a

ta kin g ta blets N w th n ks t y u I need no r medies

. o , a o o , e

at ll but I do not forg t t

a ,
rep t 2“0 times mor in g nd e o ea n a

eve ning the phrase y u t ught me

,
E very d y in ve y o a : a , e r
e pe ct I am gettin g better n d bett er
r s ,
a .
”

B. P a ris , O c to ber , 1920 .

—
Inreading th method I fi d it more n d more u
re e n a s

p rior to all the developm nts inspi ed by it It surp sses

e e r . a

all th t h s been invented O f

a alled sci entific y tem so-c a s s s,

th mselves based on the un cert in resul ts of n ncert in

e a a u a

i nc
sc e which feel s it w y nd deceives it elf nd f
e, s a a s , a o

whi h th e means f ob se rvati on a e al so fairly prec iou s

c o r ar

in spite of what the learned say M Coué on the oth r , . , e

hand suffices f o everythi ng goe st r i ght to the im at

,
r , s a a ,

t n
ai it with certainty and in freeing his pati ent c rries
s a

73
 F ragments F rom L e tters

generosity nd knowledge to its highest point since he

a ,

leaves to the patient himself the merit of this freedom nd , a

the use of marvellous power N 0 real ly there is

a . , ,

noth ing to lter in this method It is as you so strik ingly

a .

say Gospel T o report f ithfull y his cts and words nd

: a . a a a

sprea d hi method that is wh t must be done nd wh t I

s ,
a , a a

sh ll do myself as fa as is in any w y possible

a r a .

P C

I m am zed at the results th t I have obtained nd con

a a a a
tinne to obt in daily by the u of the excell ent method
a , se
you h ve t ught me of conscious autosuggestion I w
a a . as
ill ment l ly nd physica lly
a N w I am well nd am lso
a . o a a

nea rl y lw ys cheerful T h t i to say that my d p e

a a . a s e r s

sion h s given way to cheerfulne s and cert inly I do

a s , a
not compl in of the ch nge for it is very prefer ble I
a a , a ,
'

assure you How wretched I u ed to be ! I could digest

. s

nothing ; now I digest perfectly well and the intestines t ac

n tur l ly
a aI lso used to sleep so b dly where s now the
. a a , a

nights not long enough ; I could not work b t now I

are ,
u
a m ble to work h rd O f ll my ilments nothing is left
a a . a a
but n occ sion l touch of rheum tism which I f el sure
a a a a , e

wil l dis ppea r like the rest by continuing your good

a

method I cannot find words to ex press my deep gr titude

. a
to you.
Mme F R I RY . ,

B oul evard Males herbes ,

74
 E ! T RA C T S F R O M L E T T E RS
A ddres sed t o Mlle KA U F MA N T Disciple of M C OU E .
, .

As I h ve been feeling better nd better since follow

a a
ing the method of utosuggestion which you t ught me I a a ,

feel I owe you the incerest th nks I m now qu lified s a , a a

to spe k of the gre t nd undeni bl e dv nt ges of this

a a a a a a a

method to it lone I owe my recovery

,
as I had lesion
a . a
in the lungs which c used me to pit bl ood I suffered a s .

from l ck of ppetite d ily vomiting los of fl h nd

a a , a , s es , a
obstin te constip tion T h spitti g of bl ood les ened at
a a . e n , s

once nd soon entirely dis ppe red T h vomiting ce sed

a a a . e a ,

the constip tion no longer ex ists I h ve g t b ck my

a ,
a o a

appetite n d in tw ,
months I have g ined n rly stone
a o a ea a
in weight In the f ce of such res lts observed not only
. a u ,

by p rents nd friends but l so by the doctor who h s

a a , a a

been ttending me for sever l months it is impossible to

a a ,

deny the good eff ect of utosugg stion nd n t to de a e a o

cl re ope ly th t it is to your method th t I owe my return

a n a a

to life I uthorize you to publ ish my n me if it is l ikely

. a a

to be f s rvice to others nd I beg you t bel ieve me

o e , a o .

Y ours most gratef lly u ,

Je nne GILLI a ,

1 5 A v B orriglione, N ic e,
, . March , 19 18.

* 2:

I con ider it a duty to tell you h w gr tef l I m to you

s o a u a

for cqu inting m with th benefits of uto uggestion

a a e e a s .

T h nks t you I no longer su ff er from tho e go izi g nd

a o ,
s a n n a

f re quent he rt stoppag es n d I h ve reg i ed my

a ppetite ,
a a a n a

which I h d lost for months S till more

a hospit l . , as a a

n r e
u s I must th nk you from my he rt for the l most
, a a a

mir cul ous recovery of one of my p tients seriously ill

a a ,

with t berculosis which c used him to vomit blood on

u ,
a c

75
 E x tra c ts F rom L e tters

s ta ntly copiously His f mily nd myself were very

a nd . a a

a nx ious when he ven sent you to him A fter your first

a .

vi it the spitting f bl ood cea sed his ppetite returned

s o .
, a ,

a nd fter few more visits m de by you to his sick b d

a a a e ,

a ll the org ns little by little resumed their norm l func

a a
tions A t l t one d y we h d the ple s nt surprise nd
. as a a a a a
j oy of Seeing him rrive t your private sé nce where a a a , ,

before tho e present he himself m de the decl r tion f

s , a a a o
his cure due to your kind intervention
, .

T h nk you with ll my he rt
a a a .

Yours gr tefully nd symp thetic lly a a a a ,

A K ETT NER .
,

26 A v. B orriglion e, N ic e,
, M ar c h , 19 18.

to d y I h ve put off writing to you to th nk

day a a a
you for the cu re of my little S ylv in I w in de p ir a . as s a ,

the doctor t l ling me th t there w nothing more to be

s e a as
done but to try the s nitorium f A rc chon Jui t a o a or coo ,

ne r Dunkirk I w going to do so when Mme Coll rd

a . as . a
advised me to go nd see you I hesit ted s I felt a . a , a
sc ptic l bout it ; b t I now h ve the proof of your skill
e a a u a ,

for S ylv in h completely recovered His appetite is

a as .

good his pimples nd his gl nds e compl etely cured

, a a ar
nd wh t is sti l l more extr ordin ry since the first time
,

a a a a ,

th t we went to see you he h not coughed ny more

a as a
not even once ; th result is th t since the month f June
,

e , a O
he h g ined 6 lb ; I n never th nk you enough nd
as a s. ca a a
I procl im to everyone the benefits we h ve received
a a .

Mme . P O I RS O N ,
Liv erdu n, A ugus t, 19 20 .

‘
I‘ *

How n I prove to you my deep gr titude ? You h ve

ca a a
saved my l i fe I h d displaced he rt which c used ter
. a a a a
r ible ttacks of su ff oc tion which went n continu lly ; in
,
a a o
, a
fact they were so vio lent th t I h d no rest d y night a a a or ,

76
 E x trac ts F rom L e tters

in spite o f d ily injections of morphia I cou ld t nothing

a . ea
without instant vomiting I h d violent p ins in the he d . a a a

which bec me ll swoll en nd a result I lost my sight

a , a as a .

I w in a l ment ble st te nd my whole org nism suf

as a a a a a
f d from it
ere I h d bscesses on the liver T he doctor
. a a .

despa ired of me fter h ving tried ev rything ; blood

a a e

letting cupping n d sc ifying poultices ice nd every

, a ar , , , a

possible remedy without ny improvement I h d , a . a re

course to your kindness on the doctor dvice ’

s a .

A f ter y ou r first visits th tt cks bec me less violent e a a a

a n d less fre quent nd soon dis ppeared complete l y
, a Th a . e

b d nd troubled nights b c me c lm r unti l I was able

a a e a a e ,

to sleep the whole night through without w king T h a . e

p ins I had in the l iver ce sed completely I coul d

a a .

begi n to t ke my food gain dig sting it perf ctly well

a a ,
e e ,

an d I ga in ex perien ced th fe ling of hunger which I h d

a e e a

n t k no wn for months
o My he d ches ce ed nd my . a a as , a

eyes which h d troubled me

, m ch a quite cured
a SO u , re ,

s ince I m now bl e to occupy myself with

a a littl e m nu l a a a

work .

A t each vi sit th t y u p id me I felt th t my org ns

a o a , a a

were r s ming their n tur l f unctions I w not the

e u a a . as

only one t observe it for th doctor who c me to see me

o , e a

every week fo nd me m ch better nd fin lly there c me

u u , a a a

re overy since I co ld get up f t r h ving be n in bed

c , u a e a e

e leven months I got up witho t y discomfort not

. u an ,

even th le t gi ddiness nd in fortnight I could go ut

e as , a a o .

It is ind ed th nks t you th t I m cured for the doctor

e a o a a ,

s ys th t for ll th t the medicines did m I might just

a a a a e,

as w l l h ve t ken
e o ea a n n .

A fter h ving bee n given a p by tw doctors who h ld u o e

o ut no hope of cure here I m c red ll th s me and , a u a e a ,

it is indeed complete c re for now I n t me t nd I

a u ,
ca ea a , a

ea t pound of bread every d y How n I th nk you

a a . ca a ,

f o I repeat it is th nks to the suggestion you t ught me

r , a a

that I we my l ife o .

J n e GRO SJEA N ea n ,

N ancy, N ov ., 192 0.
 E x tra c ts F rom L e tters

the science of utosuggestion—for I a

consider it entirely a i n —h s rendered me grea t

as sc e ce a

services ; but truth compels me to decl re that if I continue a

to interest myself p rticul rly in it it is bec use I find in a a ,

a

it the me ns of exerci ing true ch rity

a s a .

In 19 15 wh n I w present for the first time t M e as a .

Cone s lectures I confess th t I w s entirely sceptic l

’

,
a a a .

B efore f cts a h nd d tim a repe ted in my presence I u re es a ,

w asobliged to surrender to evidence nd recognize th t uto , a a a

sugge tion lw ys cted though n tur lly in di ff erent de

s a a a ,
a a

grees on org nic dise ses T h only c ses ( nd those

, a a . e a a

were very r re ) in which I have seen it f ail

a nervous a re

c se neur stheni o im gin ry illness

a s, a a r a a .

T h re is no need to tell you g in th t M C ué like

e a a a . o ,

your el f but even more strongly insists on this point :

s , ,
“
th t he nev r performs mir cl e
a cu res nybody but
e a a or a ,

th t he shows people how to cure themselves I confess

a
”
.

th t on this point I sti ll rem in a trifle incredulous for if

a a ,

M C é does not actu l ly cure people he is a powerful

. ou a ,

a id t their recovery in giving he rt t the sick in

o ,
“
a
”
o ,

te ching them never to d sp ir in uplifting them in le d

a e a , , a
ing high r th n themselves into mor l spheres th te a a a
the m jority of hum nity plunged in m teri lism h
a a , a a , as
never re ched a .

Th more I study utosuggestion the better I under

e a ,

st nd the divine l w of c nfidence and l e that Christ

a a o ov
pr ched u
ea T hou sh lt love thy neighbor
s : and by
“
a
”

giving little of on s he rt nd of one s mor l force to

a e
’
a a
’
a
hel p him to rise if he h f llen and to cure himself if he as a
is ill H re lso from my Chri ti n point of view is the
. e a s a ,

a pplic tion of utosuggestion which I consider s a bene

a a a
fi i l
c a nd comforting science which helps us to under
a

stand th t the children f Go d w all h ve within us

a as o , e a
forces whose existence we did not suspect which properly ,

directed serve to elev te us mor lly nd t he l us

, a a a o a
physically .

T hose who do not know your science or wh only know , o

78
 T H E M I RA C L E W I T H I N
R
( pe in t d frm th R nai
e nc e politique
ro litté raire e
“
e ssa ,
et

D e cember, 1920 )
”
artis tiq u e f
o th e 18th of

HO MAGE T O E MILE COU E

In the course of the month o f S eptember 19 20 I opened , ,

for the first time the book of Charles B audouin f Genev , o a,

professor at the Institute R ousseau in th t town a .

T his work published by the firm o f D el h ux

,
nd ac a a

N i tlé 26 rue S aint Domini que Paris is c lled

“
es , ,
S ugg -
, ,
a : es

tion t A utosuggestion T h uthor h dedicated it T

e
“ ”
. e a as : o

E mil Cou é th initia to

e nd b n f
,
t e with d p g ti r a e e ac or, ee ra
”
tude .

I re d it nd did not put down the book until I h d

a a a

re ched the end

a .

T h f ct i th t it cont ins the very simple e x position of

e a s a a

a m gnificently hum nit ri n work

a founded n theory a a a ,
o a

which m y ppe r childish just bec use it is within the

a a a a
scope of everyone A nd if everyone puts it into pr ctice
. a ,

the greatest good will proceed from it .

A fter more th n tw enty ye rs of indef tig ble work

a a a a ,

E mile C ué who t the present time lives t N ncy where

o a a a ,

he lately foll owed the work and experiments of L ié b ult a ,

the f ther of the doctrine f suggestions for more th n

a o , a
twenty ye rs I y Cou e ha been occupied exclusively
a , sa , s

with this question but p rticul rly in order to bring his

, a a

fellow cre tures t cultivate t ugg ti n

a o au os es o .

A t the beginning of the century Cou e had ttained the a

object of his rese rches and h d disengaged the general
a , a
an d immen e force of utosuggestion A f ter innumer ble
s a . a
experiments on thous nds of subjects h h w d th ti n a , e s o e e ac o
of th un n i e in g ni
co T his is new and the
s c ous or a c cas es . ,

gre t merit of this profoundly modest le rned m n is t

a , a a , o
h ve found a remedy for terrible ills reputed incurable or
a
,

terribl y p inful without any hope O f relief

a , .

A s I cannot enter here into long scientific details I will

80
 T he Miracl e Within
content myself by saying how the learned man of Nancy
practi ses his method .

T he chisel led epitome o f a whole life f patient e o t

sea rches and o f ceaseless obsew tions is a brief formula a ,

wh ch I s to be repeated morning nd evening

i a .

It must be said in a low voice with the eyes closed in , , a

pos t on favourable to the relaxing O f the muscul r system
i i a ,

it may be in bed o it may be in an easy ch ir and in

, r a a
tone of vo ce a f one were reciti ng a litany
o
,

r s I .

Here a e the m gic words E v y day in

r
ya spe t :
“
er , e ver re c ,

I a m getting better and better

”
.

hey must be said t e ty times following with the h lp

T wn , e
of a string with twenty knots in it which serves as a ,

rosary T his material detail h its import nce ; it ensures

. as a

mechanical recitation which is essential , .

While articulating these words which a egiste d by , re r re

th e unc ons ious one must not think o f anything pa rti
c ,

ular neither f one s illness nor o f one s troubles one

’ ’
c , o ,

must be passive j ust with the desire th t all may be fo

, a r
the best The formula in v y resp c t h s gen ra l
.
“
e er e
”
a a e

eff ec t .

T his desire must be expressed without p ssion without a ,

will with gentleness but with bsolut c nfid n e

, , a e o e c .

F o E mile Coué at the moment of autosuggestion d

r , oes

n ot call in th wil l in any w y on the c ont y ; there mu st

e a ,
rar

be no question of the will t th t moment but the im gi a a , a ‘

n tion
a the gre t motive force infinitely more active th n
,
a a

that which is usually invoked the imagin tion alone mu st , a

be“brought into pla y .

H ave confidence in yourself says this g ood c ounsell r ,

”
o ,
“
believe firml y that all will be well A nd indeed all is ”
.

well for those who have f ith fortified by perseverance a , .

A s deeds t lk louder th n words I will tell you what

a a ,

h ppened to myself before I h d ever seen M Coué

a a . .

I must go ba k then to the mont h of S eptember wh n I

c e

opened M Charles B audouin s volume At the end of

.
’
. a

substantial exposition the author enumerates th e c ure o f ,

il lnesses such as enteritis e cz ema stammering dumbness , , , ,

81
 T he Mirac le Within
a sinus d ting from twenty years b ck which h d n ssi
a a a ece

f ted eleven oper tions

a metritis salpingitis fibrous tu a , , ,

mours v ricose veins etc l stly nd bove all deep tuber

, a , ., a a a ,

cul ores and the last st ges of phthisis ( c se of Mme

at s , a a .

D f T royes aged 3 0 ye rs who h a become

O mother , a , s a

since h cure ; c se w followed up but there w no

er a as ,
as

rel pse ) A ll this is often testified to by doctors in atten

a .

d nce the p tients

a ou a .

T hese ex mples impressed me profoundly ; th a w ere as

the mir cle It w not a question f nerves but of ills

a . as o ,

which medicine ttacks without success T his cure f a . o

tuberculosis w revel tion to me as a a .

H ving su ff ered for two years from acute neuritis in the

a

f ce I w in horrible p in F our doctors two of them

a , as a . ,

speci lists h d pronounced the entence which would be

a , a s

enough f itself alone t increa se the trouble by its f t l

, o , o a a

influ nce on the mind N othing to be done ! T his

e :
“ ”

“
nothing to be done had been for me the worst o f auto ”

sugg stions e .

In po session f the formul a E very d y in every e

“
s O : a ,
r

etc I recited it with f aith which lthough it

.
, a , a
had come uddenly w none the less capable o f removing
s , as

mount i nd throwing down shawls and scarves

a n s, a b re ,
a
he ded I w nt into the garden in the r in nd wind repe t
a , e a a a
ing gently I m g ing t b u ed I shal l h ve no more
“
a o o e c r , a
neuritis it is going w y it will not come back etc
, a a , , .

T h next d y I w
e cured nd never ny more since h ve
a as a a a
I su ff ered from thi bomin ble compl int which did not s a a a ,

allow m to t ke tep out of doors and m de life unbear

e a a s a
able It wa n immen e j oy T h incredulous will say :
. s a s . e
It was all nervous O bviously and I give them this first
“ ”
.
,

point B ut delighted with the result I tried the Coué

.
, ,

Method for an oedema of the lef t ank le resulting from an ,

aff ection of the kidneys reputed incur able In tw days . o

the oedem h d dis ppeared I then treated fatigue and
a a a .

ment l depres ion etc and extraordinary improvement w s

a s , ., a

produced nd I had but one idea : to

,
go to Nancy to t hank
a

my benef actor .

82
 T he Mirac le W ithin
I went there nd found the excellent man ttractive by
a , a

his goodness and simplic ity wh h become my friend , o as .

It w indispensable t see him

as in his field of action He o .

invited me to popul r sé nce

“
I hea rd a con
a a a
”
.

cert of gr titude Le ions in the lungs displ ced org ns

a . s ,
a a ,

asthm P ott s dise se ( I) par lysis the whole deadly

’
a, a , a ,

horde f dise ses were being put to flight I w

o a . sa a

par l ytic wh
a t contorted
, nd twisted in his chair
o sa get a ,

up and walk M C ué h d spoken he dem nded con

. . o a , a
fid n e g e t imm nse confidence in oneself He s id
ce , r a , e . a :

L rn to cure yoursel ves you so ; I h ve never

“
ea n d , ca o a

cured nyone T h power is within you yourselves call

a . e ,

upon you r spirit m ke it a t for your physic l nd ment l

, a c a a a

good nd it will come it will cure you you will be st ong

, a , , r
a nd h ppy“ H ving spoken C ué ppro ched the
a
”
. a , o a a

p ral ytic
a Y u he d wh t I s id do you believe th t
: o ar a a a
—
,

y u
o will w l k ? Yes a Very wel l then get up !
” “
T he
”
.
“
,
”

wom n got up she w l ked nd went rou d the garden

a , a , a n .

T he mir cl e w s ccomplished
a a a .

A young gi rl with P ott s disea se whose vertebr l column

’
, a

b c me str ight agai n fter three visits told me wh t n

e a a a , a a

intense h ppiness it w to f el hersel f coming b ck to life

a as e a

a fter h ving th ought herself hopeless c se

a a a .

T hree women cured o f lesions in th lungs ex pr ssed

,
e ,
e

th ir delight
e t going b k t work n d to norm l life
a ac o a a a .

C ué in the midst of those people whom he loves s emed

o ,
e

to me being p rt for thi s m n ignores money ll his

a a a , a ,
a

work is g tuitous nd his extr ordin y disinterestedness

ra , a a ar

forbids his t k ing f rthing f o it I owe you some

a a a r .
“

thing I s”
id to him
, I simply
a w you ,
“
o e
“
N onl y th plea sure I sh ll h ve from your continuing
o, e a a

t keep
o

A n irresistible symp thy ttr cts one to this simple a a a

mind d phil nthropist ; m in m w w l ked round th

e a ar ar e a e

k it hen ga rden which he cultiv tes himself getti ng up

c a ,

e rly to do so P r ctic lly veg et ri n he considers with

a . a a a a a ,

satisf ction the resul ts f his work A nd then the seriou

a o . s

conve sation goes n In your mind you possess n n

r o :
“
a u

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 Th e Mirac l e Within
limi te d power It cts on m tter if we know how to do
. a a

m c te it T h im gin tion is like horse without

e sti a . e a a a a

bridle ; if such horse is pulling the c rri ge in which you

a a a

a re , he m y do ll sort s f foolish things nd take you to

a a o a

your de th B ut harness him properly drive him with

a . ,
a

s ure h nd nd he will go wherever you like T hus it is

a , a .

with the mind the im gin tion T hey must be directed for
, a a .

our own good A tosugge tion formul ted with the lips
. u s ,
a ,

is n order which the unconscious receives it c rries it

a ,
a

out unk own to our elves nd bove ll t night

n th t s a a a a ,
so a

th evening utosuggestion is the most import nt

e a It gives a .

m rv lo s r s lts
a e u e u .

When you feel phy ic l p in dd the form l I t i a s a a , a u a

“
s

g ing
o very quickly rep ted in kind of dron ea , a
ing voice pl cing your h nd on the p rt where you f el
, a a a e

the p in or on th forehe d if it i ment l di tress

a , e a , s a a s .

F thor m thod cts very ffi i u ly on the mind

e e a e c ac o s .

A f ter h ving c lled in the he l p of the so l for th body

a a u e ,

o n e n ca k it g in for ll the circumst nces nd diffi ul

as a a a a a c
ties f lif O e.

T here l o I know f rom e x peri nce th t event

a s n be e a s ca
singul rly modified by this process
a .

You know it to d y nd y u wi ll know it better sti ll -

a , a o
by r ding M B udouin s book nd then his pamphlet
ea . a
’
, a :
“
C lt u d lure f m l end thena l stly the littl
orc e ora e
”
,
a , a , e

succinct tre ti e written by M C ué himse l f S lf M

a s . o :
“
e as
A l l these work m y be f ound t M C ué s
” ’
t y
er . s a a . o .

I f however I h ve been b le to inspire in you the desirea a

of m king this excell ent pilgrim ge yourself you will go

a a ,

to N ncy to fetch the booklet Like my elf y u will lov

a . s o e
this uni que m n uni que by r on f his noble ch ritya , ea s o a
a nd of his love f his fellows Christ t ught it or as a .
,

Like myse l f lso you will be cured physic l ly and men

a , a
t lly Li f e will eem to you better nd more be utiful
a . s a a .

T h t sure ly is worth the trouble f trying f

a o o r.

M . B U R N A T - P RO VI N S .

84
SO ME NO TES ON T H E JO U R N E Y
OF M . CO UE T O PA R I S IN
O C T O B E R, 1
9 1
9

T hede ire th t the te hings of M Coue in P ris l st

s a ac . a a

O ctober should n t be l ost to others h urged me to

o , as

write them down Putting side this time the n merous. a u

people physically ,
ment l ly ill who h ve seen their
or a , a

troubles lessen and disappe r s the result of hi bene a a s

fi nt tre tment let us begi n by quoting just

ce a , f w of his a e

te chings
a .

Q ti n —W h y is it th t I do not obt in better re ults

ues o . a a s

al though I use your method nd pr yer ? a a

A m n —B ec use prob bly

ir e t the b ck of your mind
a ,
a , a a

the e is n
r n ai u d bt or be use you m k e ff t
u nco s c o s ou ,
ca a e or s .

N w r member th t e fl t e determined by the w i l l ; if

'

o , e a o r s ar
you bring the will into pl y You run seriou s risk of a , a
bringing the imagin tion into play too b t in the contr ry a , u a
dire ti on which brin gs about just the reverse of wh t
c , a

you desire
Qu ti n —Wh t
.

es o we to do when something troubles

a are

us ?
Am n —Wh n somethin g h ppens th t t ouble
e e you a a r s ,

p t at once N o that doe not t ouble me t ll not in

“
re ea , s r a a ,

th lea st the f ct is r ther g e ble th n otherwi se In ”

e , a a a r ea a .

short the ide i to work ourselve up in a good sense

, a s s

inst d of in b d
ea a a
Q u ti n —A e the prelimin ry ex periments indi pen
.

es o r a s

sable if they un ccept ble to th pride of the subject ?

are a a e

An n —N srvc they n t indispens ble

o, but the y are o a , are
o f grea t u tility ; for although they m y se m childi h t a e s o
cert i n people they e on the contr ry extremely serious ;
a , ar a

th ey do indeed prove three things :

1 T h t eve ry idea th t we have in our minds becomes

. a a

85
true for us nd h tendency t tr nsform itself into
,
a as a o a

a ction .

2 T h t when there is
. a conflict between the imagination a

a n d the will it is lw ys the imagin tion which wins ; nd

,
a a a a

in this c se we do ex ctly the c nt a y f what we wish

a a o r r o

to do .

3 T h t it is e sy for us to put into our minds with u t

. a a , o

fl t the ide th t we wish to h ve since we h ve

f
a ny e or ,
a a a , a

been bl without e ff ort to think in succession I n

“
a e : ca

not nd then I n
,
”
a
“
ca
”
.

T he prelimin ry ex periments should not be repe ted t a a a

home ; lone one is O ften un ble to put oneself in the right

a , a

phy ic l nd ment l conditions there is ri k of f ilure

s a a a ,
a s a ,

n d in this c se one s self nfid n is sh ken ’

a a -
co e ce a .

Q ti n —When one i in p in one c nnot help think

u es o . s a , a
ing of one s trouble ’
.

A w ns —Do not be f raid to think of it ; on the con

er . a

y do think of it but to s y to it I m not f id

“
trar , , a , a a ra
of you ”
.

If you go nywhere nd dog rushes t you b rking

a a a a a ,

look it firmly in the eyes and it will not bite you ; but if
you fe r it if you turn b ck he wi ll soon h ve his
a , a , a
teeth in your leg s.

Q ti n —A nd if one does retre t ?

u es o a a
A n w —G b ckw rds
s e r. o a a

Q ti n —How n we re lize wh t we desire ?

.

u es o ca a a
A n w —B y often repeating wh t you desire
.

s e r. I m a :
“
a
g ining ssur nce
a nd you will do so ;
a My memory
a ,
”
a
“

i improving nd it re l l y does so ; I m becoming

” “
s , a a a
a bsol tely m ster of myself nd you find th t you e
u a
'

,
”
a a ar
be oming so
c .

I f you y the contr ry it is the contr ry which will

sa a , a
come bout a .

Wh t you y persistently nd very quickly m t

a sa a co es o
( Wi thi n the dom i n of the reason ble of course )
.

p ass a a
S ome testi monies
, .

:
A young l dy to nother l ady : “How simple it i ! T her e
a a s

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“ ”
EV E RY T H I N G F O R E V E RY O N E
B y Mme E MILE LEO N Dis c iple of M C O UE. , . .

When one h been able to t ke dv nt ge o f a gre t

as a a a a a

benefit ; when this benefit is within reach f everyone l o , a

though lmost everyone is ignor nt of it is it not n

a a , a

urg nt nd bsolute duty ( for those who

e a a initi ted ) a re a
to m ke it known to those round them ? F “ ll n m ke
a a or a ca a

their own the m zing results of the E mile Coue a a

Method ”
.

T drive w y p in is
o but how much more is it
a a a
to le d into the possession of new lif ll tho e who
a a e a s

La st A pril we h d th visit of M E mil Coue t P ris

a e . e a a ,

a nd here some of his t ching

a re ea s :

Q u ti n —Question of theist I think it is nworthy

es o a : u
of th E tern l to m ke
e obedience to his will depend
a a ou r ,

on wh t M Coue c lls trick or mechanic l process : con

a . a a a
scious utosuggestion a

M C u —Whether we wish it or not our im gination

.
’

. o e. , a
always overrules our will when they in conflict We , are .

can l e d it into the right p th indic ted by ou

a re son by a a r a ,

n i u ly employing th mech nic l process th t we em

co sc o s e a a a
ploy n n i u ly often to le d into the wrong
u co sc o s a .

A nd the thoughtful que tioner s ys to herself Y s it s a :

“
e
is true in this elev ted sphere of thought conscious uto
,

, a , a
suggestion h the power to free us from obstacle
as t d s c rea e
by u olv which might
rs e it were put a veil between
es , as
us nd God just s piece of stuff hanging in window
a , a a , a
n prevent the sun from coming into room
,
ca a
Q ti n —How ought one to set bout bringing those
.

u es o a
de r to one who m y be suff ering to m ke themselves good
a a , a
autos ggestions which would set them free ?
u
An w —Do not insist or lecture them b ut it Just
s er. a o .

88
 “ ”
E very thing F or E veryone

not the will which rules us but the imagin ti n; that is the a o

b sis the fund ment l basis

a a a .

Q u ti n —Will you give me a summ ry of your

,

es o . a
“
Method f o Mme ”
wh is doing an important work ?
r . o

M E Coué Here is the summ ry of the Method in

“ ”
- a
. . .

a few words : Contrary to wh t is taught it is not our will a ,

which makes us act but our imagin tion ( the unconscious )

,
a .

If we often do act we will it is because at the same

as ,

time w think that we an If it is not so we do exa ctly

e c . ,

the reverse of what we wish E x T he more person . : a

with in omni det mines to sleep the more excited

s a er ,

she becomes ; the more we try t remember name o a

which we think we h ve forgotten the more it escapes a ,

us ( it comes b ck only if in your mind you repl ce the

a , ,
a

idea I h ve forgotten by the idea it will come

:
“
a
”
,
“

the more we strive to prevent ourselves from

l aughing the more our l ughter bursts out ; the more w
, a e
d t min e to void n obst cle when le rning to bicycle
e er a a a , a ,

the more we rush upon it .

We must then apply ourselves to directi g our imagina n

tion which now directs us ; in this way we e sily arrive t a a
bec oming ma sters of ourselves physic lly and mor lly a a .

How e we to arrive at this result ? B y the practice

ar

of conscious t ugg tion au os es .

Conscious utosuggestion is based on this principle

a .

E very ide th t we h ve in our mind becomes true for us

a a a
a nd tends to re alize itself .

T hu if we d i something we an obt in it t the

s, es re , c a a
end of a more or less long time if we often repe t that , a
this thing is going to come or to di ppe r according to , sa a ,

whether it is good quality or a f ult either physic l o

a a , a r
mental .

E verything is included by employing night and morning

the general formula E very day in very esp t I am
“
: , e r ec
getting better and better
,
”

Q u ti n —F those who e sa d—
.

es o who e in distress ?
A n w —A long
. or ar ar

you think : I am d you c n

“ ”
s er. s as sa a
,
n ot be cheerful and in order to think something
, it is ,

90
 ‘
4' ”
E very thin F or E ver one
g y
enough t y without eff ort I do think this thing
o sa a :
“
s

to the distress it will disappear however violent it may be , ,

tha t I n affirm ca .

A m n rrives bent dragging himself p infully long

a a , a a ,

le ning on two sticks ; he ha on his f ce n expression o f

a s a a

dull depression A the hall is filling up M E C ué u

. s , . . o e

ters A fter having questioned

. this m n he s ys to him a , a
something like this : S o you h ve had rheum tism for
“
a a

3 2 ye rs nd you cannot wal k Don t be a fraid it s not ’ ’

a a . ,

going to last s long th t again a as a

”

T hen fter the prelimin ry experiments S hut your

“
a a :

eyes n“d repeat very quickly indeed moving your l ips the
, a , ,

words : It is going it is going ( t the same time M Coué ,

”
a .

p sses his h nd over the legs of the patient for 20 t 25

a a , o
seconds ) N w you e no longer in pain get up nd w lk
. o ar , a a

( the patient w lks ) quickly ! quicker ! more quickly still !

a

and since you an walk so well you going t run ; run !

c ,
are o

Monsieur run ! T h p tient runs ( j oyously almost as if

,
e a ,

he h d recovered his youth ) to his great stonishment and

a ,
a ,

a lso to th t of the numerous persons present at the séance

a

o f A pril 2 7th 1920 ( Clinic of Dr B é il l n )

, . . r o .

A l dy de l res My husb nd suffered from attacks f “

a c a : a o

a sthm for m ny ye rs he h d such difficulty in breath

a a a , a
ing that we fe red f tal issue ; his medic l dviser Dr
a a a a a , .

! h d gi en him up
a He w s almost r dic lly cured
v . a a a

o f his tt ks fter only n visit from M Coue

a ac , a o e .
”
.

A young wom n comes to thank M C ué with lively a . o

gr titude Her doctor Dr Va het who w with her in

a . , . c , as

the room s ys that the cerebral na mia from which she

, a a

h ad su ff ered for a long while which he h d not succee ded ,

a

in ch ecking by the usu l me ns had disappe red if by a a ,

a as

m gic through the use o f con cious utosuggestion

a s a .

A nother person who h d h d fr ctured leg nd could a a a a a

not w lk without p in
a nd limping could t once w lk a a , a a

norm lly No more p in no more limping

a . a , .

In the h ll which thrills with interes t joyful testimonies

a ,

break out from numerous persons who have been relieved

or cured .

91
 Adoctor A utosugge tion is the weapon f healing
:
“
s o
”
.

A to this philosopher wh writes ( he menti ons his name )

s o ,

he relies on the g nius of C ué e o .

A gentl em n a former m gistrate whom a ,

l dy had a , a a

asked t express his appreci tion e xclaims in moved

tone I c nnot put my ppreci tion into word —I think
o a , a
“
: a a a s

it is admir bl A wom n of the world e x cited by the

a e a ,

disappe r nce of her suff erings : O h M C ué ne c ould

a a
“
, . o , o

kneel to you You a the merciful God l “A nother re

”

l dy very much impressed herself rectifies N 0 his

a , ,
: ,

messenger ”
.

A n aged l dy : It is delightful when one is aged and

a ,

fragile to replace a feeling of general ill health by that

,

of refreshment and general well being and M E Coué s -

, . .
’

method n I ffirm for I h ve proved it produce this

ca , a a ,

happy result which is all the more complete and la sting

,

since it reli s n the all po werful force which is within us

e o -
.

A w rmly sympathetic voice calls him the modest name

a

he prefers to th t of M ster Professor Coue

“
a a
”
: .

A young woman who h be n entirely won over : M“

as e .

Coué goes str ight to his im att ins it with sureness and
a a , a , ,

in setting free his patient carries generosity nd knowl , a

edge to its highest point since he leaves t the patient , o
himself the m rit of his liber tion and the use f a ma
e a o r
e llous power
”
v .

A liter ry m n whom a l dy sks to write a little c h f “

a a , a a e
d oeuv e on the benefic nt Method refuses bsolutely
’ ” “ ”
r e a ,

emphasizing the simple words which used ccording to the , a

Method help to make all suff ering dis ppe r : IT IS
GO I N G A WA Y—th t is the h f d euvr he affirms
, a a
’ ”
a c e - o e .

A nd the thous nds of sick folks who have been relieved a

or cured will not contradict him .

A l dy who h a su ff ered much declares : In reading

as
“
re -
the Method I find it more nd more superior to the de
“ ”
a
velopm nt it has inspired
e s; there is really nothing to take
away nor add to this
“
Method —all that is left is t spread ”
o
it I sh ll do so in every possible way
. a
”

92
H O W TO P RA C TI C E C O N S C I OU S
A U T O S U G G ES T I O N

very morning before getting up and every evening

E as

soon you in bed shut your eyes nd repe t twenty

as a re , , a a

time in succession m ving y u lips ( this is indi pen

s o o r s s

nd counting m h ni
,

able ) , a l ly on a long string with ec a ca

twenty knots the following phr se : D y by d y in
“
, y a a a , e v er

w y I m g tting bett r nd b tt r
a , a Do
e not think f any e a e e
”
. o

thing p rticul r the words in ev y w y pply t

a
“
a , as er a
”
a o

everything .

M ke this utosuggestion with confidence with f ith

a a , a ,

with the cert inty of obt ining wh t you w nt Th a a a a . e

gre ter the conviction the gre ter and the more r pid will
a ,
a a
be the results obt ined a .

F urther every time in the course o f th d y

, night e a or
th t you feel ny distress physic l
a ment l immediately
a a or a ,

a fii m t y u lf th t you will not consciously contribute

r o o rs e a

to it nd th t you
, a going to m ke it dis ppea r ; then
a are a a
isol te yourself
a much po sible shut your eyes and
as as s , ,

p ssing your h nd over your forehe d if it is som ething

a a a ,

ment l over the p rt which is p inful if it is something

a , or a a ,

physic l repe t xt m ly qui kly moving your lips the

a , a e re e c , ,

word It is going it is going

s :
“
etc etc long , .
, .
, as as
it m y be necess ry With little practice the physic l o
a a . a a r
ment l distress will h ve v ni hed in 20 to 2 5 seconds
a a a s .

B egin g in whenever it is necess ry

a a A void ca refully any a .

eff ort in practising autosuggestion .

E MILE CO U E
The R ema rka ble S tory of The First A merican Woman To B e
Trea ted a nd C ured by Coué a t N anc y .

MY P IL G R IM A G E
TO CO U E
B y E LLA B OYCE KIR K
Pa tie nt an d Pupil o f Emile Coué

H IS b k is ri
bso b ng interest g v ng a s it doe s an
f ii
l —
oo one o a , , ,

i int mate c o se up a cc o unt o f the ac tua

, ork ngs o f Co ué s lw i ’

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onde f methods Mrs. K k re ate s g aph c a y the deta s o f
. ir l r i ll il
i c r
he r e xpe r e n e and ma ke s the e ade f eel the k nd y pe sona ty o f r i l r li
il rr i A fte e ad ng S e Maste y T hrough onsc ous lf r C i
“
E m e Coué .

i
A utosugge st on ,
"
r
ma ke yo u c onc ept on o f Coué s methods c om i '

ple te by e a d ng Mrs K k s oo k
r i ir b
’
. .

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’
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“
TO IT CO N CE RN
F or s e ve nte e n y ea s r
I have be e n fahing eve y r
r
f o m of r
t e a tme nt f or
s fif e ning a n d c o ntrac tio n

of the mus c les o f the l o we l imbs Neve the less r r

r
. ,

I s uf ere d inte nse pa in a nd was apidly bec oming

una bl e to wa lk H aving ea d of M. Coué I de r a

r r
. ,

c ide d a s a last es o t to go to him 0 1 N a nc y . I

ha d hope but no f a ith but af te the fi s t t e a tme nt r r r
r r r
,

I f e ll muc h be tte . S inc e the s ec ond t e a tme nt the e

r rr
has be e n no e c u e nc e of the pa in or s l ifiness The
r r
.

imp o ve me nt is inc e as ing a nd I no w wa lk with ,

eas e .

( S igne d) Mrs . E lla B oy c e Ki k. r "

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