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Chapter 15 of 16

Chapter XIV: Mental Gender

粟神的な性

EN

Students of psychology who have followed the modern trend of thought along the lines of mental phenomena are struck by the persistence of the dual-mind idea which has manifested itself so strongly during the past ten or fifteen years, and which has given rise to a number of plausible theories regarding the nature and constitution of these "two minds." The late Thomson J. Hudson attained great popularity in 1893 by advancing his well-known theory of the "objective and subjective minds" which he held existed in every individual. Other writers have attracted almost equal attention by the theories regarding the "conscious and subconscious minds"; the "voluntary and involuntary minds"; "the active and passive minds," etc., etc. The theories of the various writers differ from each other, but there remains the underlying principle of "the duality of mind."

JA

粟神的珟象の方向に沿った近幎の思朮をたどっおきた心理孊の孊埒は、過去十幎から十五幎の間に非垞に匷く珟れ、「二぀の粟神マむンド」の本質ず構成に関する倚くのもっずもらしい理論を生み出した二重粟神マむンドの抂念が執拗に持続しおいるこずに泚目させられたす。故トム゜ン・J・ハド゜ンは䞀八九䞉幎に「客芳的粟神マむンドず䞻芳的粟神マむンド」ずいうよく知られた理論を提唱しお倧きな人気を博したした。この二぀はすべおの個人の䞭に存圚するず圌は䞻匵したした。他の著述家たちも「意識的粟神マむンドず朜圚意識的粟神マむンド」「随意的粟神マむンドず䞍随意的粟神マむンド」「胜動的粟神マむンドず受動的粟神マむンド」などに関する理論で、ほが同等の泚目を集めおきたした。さたざたな著述家の理論は互いに異なりたすが、「粟神マむンドの二重性」ずいう根底にある原理は残っおいたす。

EN

The student of the Hermetic Philosophy is tempted to smile when he reads and hears of these many "new theories" regarding the duality of mind, each school adhering tenaciously to its own pet theories, and each claiming to have "discovered the truth." The student turns back the pages of occult history, and away back in the dim beginnings of occult teachings he finds references to the ancient Hermetic doctrine of the Principle of Gender on the Mental Plane-the manifestation of Mental Gender. And examining further he finds that the ancient philosophy took cognizance of the phenomenon of the "dual mind," and accounted for it by the theory of Mental Gender. This idea of Mental Gender may be explained in a few words to students who are familiar with the modern theories just alluded to. The Masculine Principle of Mind corresponds to the so-called Objective Mind; Conscious Mind; Voluntary Mind; Active Mind, etc. And the Feminine Principle of Mind corresponds to the so-called Subjective Mind; Sub-conscious Mind; Involuntary Mind; Passive Mind, etc. Of course the Hermetic Teachings do not agree with the many modern theories regarding the nature of the two phases of mind, nor does it admit many of the facts claimed for the two respective aspects—some of the said theories and claims being very far-fetched and incapable of standing the test of experiment and demonstration. We point to the phases of agreement merely for the purpose of helping the student to assimilate his previously acquired knowledge with the teachings of the Hermetic Philosophy. Students of Hudson will notice the statement at the beginning of his second chapter of "The Law of Psychic Phenomena," that: "The mystic jargon of the Hermetic philosophers discloses the same general idea" i.e., the duality of mind. If Dr. Hudson had taken the time and trouble to decipher a little of "the mystic jargon of the Hermetic Philosophy," he might have received much light upon the subject of "the dual mind"—but then, perhaps, his most interesting work might not have been written. Let us now consider the Hermetic Teachings regarding Mental Gender.

JA

ヘルメス哲孊の孊埒は、粟神マむンドの二重性に関するこれらの倚くの「新理論」を読み聞きするずき、埮笑を浮かべたい誘惑に駆られたす。各孊掟はそれぞれの愛する理論に頑なに固執し、各々が「真理を発芋した」ず䞻匵しおいたす。孊埒はオカルトの歎史のペヌゞをさかのがり、オカルトの教えの遠い始たりにおいお、粟神的次元における性の原理——粟神的な性の顕珟——に぀いおの叀代ヘルメスの教矩ぞの蚀及を芋出したす。さらに怜蚎するず、叀代の哲孊が「二重粟神マむンド」の珟象を認識し、粟神的な性の理論によっおそれを説明しおいたこずを発芋したす。粟神的な性の抂念は、先ほど蚀及した近幎の理論に粟通しおいる孊埒には、数語で説明できたす。粟神マむンドの男性的原理は、いわゆる客芳的粟神マむンド、意識的粟神マむンド、随意的粟神マむンド、胜動的粟神マむンドなどに察応したす。粟神マむンドの女性的原理は、いわゆる䞻芳的粟神マむンド、朜圚意識的粟神マむンド、䞍随意的粟神マむンド、受動的粟神マむンドなどに察応したす。もちろん、ヘルメスの教えは粟神マむンドの二぀の局面の本質に関する倚くの近幎の理論に同意するわけではなく、二぀のそれぞれの偎面に぀いお䞻匵される事実の倚くを認めるものでもありたせん。これらの理論や䞻匵の䞀郚は非垞にこじ぀けであり、実隓ず実蚌の詊隓に耐えるこずができたせん。私たちが䞀臎する偎面を指摘するのは、孊埒がすでに獲埗した知識をヘルメス哲孊の教えず融合させる助けずするためにすぎたせん。ハド゜ンの孊埒は、圌の著曞『心霊的珟象の法則』の第二章の冒頭にある次の蚘述に泚目するでしょう。「ヘルメス哲孊者たちの神秘的な専門甚語は同じ䞀般的な抂念を明らかにしおいる」——すなわち粟神マむンドの二重性。もしハド゜ン博士が「ヘルメス哲孊の神秘的な専門甚語」を少しでも解読する時間ず劎力を取っおいたならば、「二重粟神マむンド」の䞻題に぀いお倚くの光を受けるこずができたかもしれたせん。しかし、そうすれば、圌の最も興味深い著䜜は曞かれなかったかもしれたせん。ここで粟神的な性に関するヘルメスの教えを考察したしょう。

EN

The Hermetic Teachers impart their instruction regarding this subject by bidding their students examine the report of their consciousness regarding their Self. The students are bidden to turn their attention inward upon the Self dwelling within each. Each student is led to see that his consciousness gives him first a report of the existence of his Self-the report is "I Am." This at first seems to be the final words from the consciousness, but a little further examination discloses the fact that this "I Am" may be separated or split into two distinct parts, or aspects, which while working in unison and in conjunction, yet, nevertheless, may be separated in consciousness.

JA

ヘルメスの教垫たちはこの䞻題に関する教えを、孊埒に自らの自己に関する意識の報告を怜蚎するよう呜じるこずによっお䌝えたす。孊埒は各自の内に䜏む自己に泚意を向けるよう呜じられたす。各孊埒は、自らの意識がたず自己の存圚の報告——「私はあるアむ・アム」ずいう報告——を䞎えるこずを芋るよう導かれたす。最初はこれが意識からの最終的な蚀葉であるように芋えたすが、もう少し怜蚎を進めるず、この「私はある」は二぀の明確な郚分あるいは偎面に分離あるいは分割できるこずがわかりたす。それらは䞀䜓ずなり連動しお働き぀぀も、意識においお分離できるのです。

EN

While at first there seems to be only an "I" existing, a more careful and closer examination reveals the fact that there exists an "I" and a "Me." These mental twins differ in their characteristics and nature, and an examination of their nature and the phenomena arising from the same will throw much light upon many of the problems of mental influence.

JA

最初は「私アむ」だけが存圚するように芋えたすが、より泚意深く仔现に怜蚎するず、「私アむ」ず「私でないものミヌ」が存圚するずいう事実が明らかになりたす。これらの粟神的双子はその特性ず本質においお異なり、その本質ずそこから生じる珟象の怜蚎は、粟神的圱響の倚くの問題に倧きな光を投じるでしょう。

EN

Let us begin with a consideration of the Me, which is usually mistaken for the I by the student, until he presses the inquiry a little further back into the recesses of consciousness. A man thinks of his Self (in its aspect of Me) as being composed of certain feelings, tastes likes, dislikes, habits, peculiar ties, characteristics, etc., all of which go to make up his personality, or the "Self" known to himself and others. He knows that these emotions and feelings change; are born and die away; are subject to the Principle of Rhythm, and the Principle of Polarity, which take him from one extreme of feeling to another. He also thinks of the "Me" as being certain knowledge gathered together in his mind, and thus forming a part of himself. This is the "Me" of a man.

JA

孊埒がもう少し意識の奥深くたで探究を進めるたで、通垞は「私アむ」ず間違われる「私でないものミヌ」の考察から始めたしょう。人間は自己をその「私でないもの」の偎面においおある皮の感情、嗜奜、奜悪、習慣、特殊性、特城などから構成されるず考えたす。これらすべおが自分の人栌、すなわち自分自身ず他者に知られる「自己」を圢成するものです。これらの感情や感芚は倉わり、生たれ消え去り、リズムの原理ず極性の原理に服し、感情の䞀方の極端からもう䞀方の極端ぞず導かれるこずを知っおいたす。たた、「私でないものミヌ」を粟神マむンドの䞭に集められたある皮の知識から成るず考え、それが自分自身の䞀郚を圢成しおいるず考えたす。これが人間の「私でないものミヌ」です。

EN

But we have proceeded too hastily. The "Me" of many men may be said to consist largely of their consciousness of the body and their physical appetites, etc. Their consciousness being largely bound up with their bodily nature, they practically "live there." Some men even go so far as to regard their personal apparel as a part of their "Me" and actually seem to consider it a part of themselves. A writer has humorously said that "men consist of three parts—soul, body and clothes." These "clothes conscious" people would lose their personality if divested of their clothing by savages upon the occasion of a shipwreck. But even many who are not so closely bound up with the idea of personal raiment stick closely to the consciousness of their bodies being their "Me" They cannot conceive of a Self independent of the body. Their mind seems to them to be practically "a something belonging to" their body-which in many cases it is indeed.

JA

しかし、私たちはあたりに急いで進んでしたいたした。倚くの人間の「私でないものミヌ」は、䞻ずしお身䜓の意識ずその身䜓的な欲求などから成るず蚀えるかもしれたせん。圌らの意識は䞻ずしお身䜓的な本性に結び぀けられおおり、事実䞊「そこに䜏んでいる」のです。䞀郚の人は個人の衣服さえも「私でないものミヌ」の䞀郚ず芋なし、実際にそれを自分自身の䞀郚ず考えおいるように芋えたす。ある著述家はナヌモラスに「人間は䞉぀の郚分から成る——魂、身䜓、衣服」ず蚀いたした。これらの「衣服意識」の人々は、難砎の際に野蛮人によっお衣服を剝がされれば、人栌を倱っおしたうでしょう。しかし、個人の服装の抂念にそれほど緊密に結び぀けられおいない倚くの人々でさえ、自分の身䜓が「私でないものミヌ」であるずいう意識に固執しおいたす。圌らは身䜓から独立した自己を考えるこずができたせん。粟神マむンドは圌らにずっお実質的に身䜓に「属する䜕か」であるように芋え、倚くの堎合実際にそうなのです。

EN

But as man rises in the scale of consciousness he is able to disentangle his "Me" from his idea of body, and is able to think of his body as "belonging to" the mental part of him. But even then he is very apt to identify the "Me" entirely with the mental states, feelings, etc., which he feels to exist within him. He is very apt to consider these internal states as identical with himself, instead of their being simply "things" produced by some part of his mentality, and existing within him—of him, and in him, but still not "himself." He sees that he may change these internal states of feelings by all effort of will, and that he may produce a feeling or state of an exactly opposite nature, in the same way, and yet the same "Me" exists. And so after a while he is able to set aside these various mental states, emotions, feelings, habits, qualities, characteristics, and other personal mental belongings—he is able to set them aside in the "not-me" collection of curiosities and encumbrances, as well as valuable possessions. This requires much mental concentration and power of mental analysis on the part of the student. But still the task is possible for the advanced student, and even those not so far advanced are able to see, in the imagination, how the process may be performed.

JA

しかし、人間が意識の尺床を䞊昇するに぀れお、自分の「私でないものミヌ」を身䜓の抂念から解きほぐすこずができ、身䜓を自分の粟神的な郚分に「属する」ものず考えるこずができるようになりたす。しかし、それでもなお、「私でないものミヌ」を、自分の䞭に存圚するず感じる粟神状態、感情などずたったく同䞀芖する傟向が非垞に匷いのです。これらの内的状態を自己ず同䞀であるず考える傟向が非垞に匷いのですが、それらは単に自分の粟神性のある郚分によっお生み出され、自分の䞭に存圚する「もの」——自分の、自分の䞭にあるが、しかしなお「自分自身」ではないものにすぎたせん。意志の努力によっおこれらの内的感情の状態を倉えるこずができ、たったく反察の性質の感情や状態を同じ方法で生み出すこずができ、しかも同じ「私でないものミヌ」が存圚し続けるこずを芋たす。こうしお、しばらくするず、これらのさたざたな粟神状態、感情、感芚、習慣、資質、特城、その他の個人的な粟神的所有物を脇に眮くこずができるようになりたす。それらを、貎重な所有物であるず同時に奜奇心ず障害物の「自分以倖」のコレクションの䞭に脇に眮くこずができるのです。これには孊埒の偎の倚倧な粟神的集䞭力ず粟神的分析力が必芁です。しかし、この課題は進んだ孊埒には可胜であり、それほど進んでいない者にずっおも、想像の䞭でその過皋がどのように行われるかを芋るこずはできたす。

EN

After this laying-aside process has been performed, the student will find himself in conscious possession of a "Self" which may be considered in its "I" and "Me" dual aspects. The "Me" will be felt to be a Something mental in which thoughts, ideas, emotions, feelings, and other mental states may be produced. It may be considered as the "mental womb," as the ancients styled it-capable of generating mental offspring. It reports to the consciousness as a "Me" with latent powers of creation and generation of mental progeny of all sorts and kinds. Its powers of creative energy are felt to be enormous. But still it seems to be conscious that it must receive some form of energy from either its "I" companion, or else from some other "I" ere it is able to bring into being its mental creations. This consciousness brings with it a realization of an enormous capacity for mental work and creative ability.

JA

この脇に眮く過皋が行われた埌、孊埒は「私アむ」ず「私でないものミヌ」の二重の偎面においお考え埗る「自己」を意識的に所有しおいるこずに気づくでしょう。「私でないものミヌ」は、思考、芳念、感情、感芚、その他の粟神状態が生み出され埗る粟神的な䜕かであるず感じられるでしょう。それは叀代人が呌んだ「粟神的母胎」——あらゆる皮類のあらゆる粟神的子孫を生成するこずのできるもの——ず考えるこずができたす。それは意識に察しお、朜圚的な創造力ず粟神的子孫の生成力を持぀「私でないものミヌ」ずしお報告されたす。その創造的゚ネルギヌの力は莫倧であるず感じられたす。しかし、それでもなお、その粟神的創造物を存圚に生み出すこずができるようになる前に、その「私アむ」の䌎䟶から、あるいは他の「私アむ」から䜕らかの圢態の゚ネルギヌを受け取らなければならないずいう意識があるように芋えたす。この意識は、粟神的な仕事ず創造的胜力の巚倧な容量の認識を䌎いたす。

EN

But the student soon finds that this is not all that he finds within his inner consciousness. He finds that there exists a mental Something which is able to Will that the "Me" act along certain creative lines, and which is also able to stand aside and witness the mental creation. This part of himself he is taught to call his "I." He is able to rest in its consciousness at will. He finds there not a consciousness of an ability to generate and actively create, in the sense of the gradual process attendant upon mental operations, but rather a sense and consciousness of an ability to project an energy from the "I" to the "Me"—a process of "willing" that the mental creation begin and proceed. He also finds that the "I" is able to stand aside and witness the operations of the "Me's" mental creation and generation. There is this dual aspect in the mind of every person. The "I" represents the Masculine Principle of Mental Gender-the "Me" represents the Female Principle. The "I" represents the Aspect of Being; the "Me" the Aspect of Becoming. You will notice that the Principle of Correspondence operates on this plane just as it does upon the great plane upon which the creation of Universes is performed. The two are similar in kind, although vastly different in degree. "As above, so below; as below, so above."

JA

しかし、孊埒はすぐに、自分の内なる意識の䞭に芋出されるのはこれだけではないこずに気づきたす。「私でないものミヌ」がある皮の創造的な方向に沿っお行動するよう意志するこずができ、たた粟神的創造を傍らから芋守るこずもできる粟神的な䜕かが存圚するこずを芋出したす。自分自身のこの郚分を「私アむ」ず呌ぶよう教えられたす。意のたたにその意識の䞭に安らぐこずができたす。そこには、粟神的操䜜に䌎う挞進的な過皋ずいう意味での生成し積極的に創造する胜力の意識ではなく、むしろ「私アむ」から「私でないものミヌ」に゚ネルギヌを投射する胜力——粟神的創造が始たり進行するよう「意志する」過皋——の感芚ず意識を芋出したす。たた、「私アむ」が傍らに立っお「私でないものミヌ」の粟神的創造ず生成の操䜜を芋守るこずができるこずも芋出したす。すべおの人の粟神マむンドにはこの二重の偎面がありたす。「私アむ」は粟神的な性の男性的原理を衚し、「私でないものミヌ」は女性的原理を衚したす。「私アむ」は存圚の偎面を衚し、「私でないものミヌ」は生成の偎面を衚したす。照応の原理がこの次元でも、宇宙の創造が行われる倧いなる次元ず同様に䜜甚しおいるこずに泚目しおください。二぀は皮類においお類䌌しおいたすが、皋床においお倧きく異なりたす。「䞊なるものは䞋なるもののごずく、䞋なるものは䞊なるもののごずし」。

EN

These aspects of mind-the Masculine and Feminine Principles-the "I" and the "Me"-considered in connection with the well-known mental and psychic phenomena, give the master-key to these dimly known regions of mental operation and manifestation. The principle of Mental Gender gives the truth underlying the whole field of the phenomena of mental influence, etc.

JA

粟神マむンドのこれらの偎面——男性的原理ず女性的原理——「私アむ」ず「私でないものミヌ」——は、よく知られた粟神的・心霊的珟象ず関連しお考察されるずき、粟神的操䜜ず顕珟のこれらの䞍明瞭に知られた領域ぞのマスタヌ・キヌを䞎えたす。粟神的な性の原理は、粟神的圱響などの珟象の党領域の根底にある真理を䞎えるのです。

EN

The tendency of the Feminine Principle is always in the direction of receiving impressions, while the tendency of the Masculine Principle is always in the direction of giving, out or expressing. The Feminine Principle has much more varied field of operation than has the Masculine Principle. The Feminine Principle conducts the work of generating new thoughts, concepts, ideas, including the work of the imagination. The Masculine Principle contents itself with the work of the "Will" in its varied phases. And yet, without the active aid of the Will of the Masculine Principle, the Feminine Principle is apt to rest content with generating mental images which are the result of impressions received from outside, instead of producing original mental creations.

JA

女性的原理の傟向は垞に印象を受け取る方向にあり、男性的原理の傟向は垞に䞎える、あるいは衚珟する方向にありたす。女性的原理は男性的原理よりもはるかに倚様な掻動の堎を持っおいたす。女性的原理は新しい思考、抂念、芳念を生成する仕事を行い、想像力の仕事もそこに含たれたす。男性的原理はそのさたざたな局面における「意志」の仕事で満足したす。しかし、男性的原理の意志の胜動的な揎助なしには、女性的原理は独自の粟神的創造を産み出す代わりに、倖郚から受けた印象の結果である粟神的むメヌゞを生成するこずに満足しがちです。

EN

Persons who can give continued attention and thought to a subject actively employ both of the Mental Principles-the Feminine in the work of the mental generation, and the Masculine Will in stimulating and energizing the creative portion of the mind. The majority of persons really employ the Masculine Principle but little, and are content to live according to the thoughts and ideas instilled into the "Me" from the "I" of other minds. But it is not our purpose to dwell upon this phase of the subject, which may be studied from any good text-book upon psychology, with the key that we have given you regarding Mental Gender.

JA

ある䞻題に持続的な泚意ず思考を向けるこずのできる人は、䞡方の粟神的原理を積極的に䜿甚しおいたす。すなわち、粟神的生成の仕事における女性的原理ず、粟神マむンドの創造的郚分を刺激し掻性化する男性的意志です。倧倚数の人は、実際には男性的原理をほずんど䜿わず、他者の粟神マむンドの「私アむ」から「私でないものミヌ」に怍え付けられた思考や芳念に埓っお生きるこずに甘んじおいたす。しかし、私たちがこの䞻題のこの局面に぀いお詳述する意図はありたせん。粟神的な性に぀いお䞎えた鍵をもっお、心理孊の良い教科曞から孊ぶこずができるからです。

EN

The student of Psychic Phenomena is aware of the wonderful phenomena classified under the head of Telepathy; Thought Transference; Mental Influence; Suggestion; Hypnotism, etc. Many have sought for an explanation of these varied phases of phenomena under the theories of the various "dual mind" teachers. And in a measure they are right, for there is clearly a manifestation of two distinct phases of mental activity. But if such students will consider these "dual minds" in the light of the Hermetic Teachings regarding Vibrations and Mental Gender, they will see that the long sought for key is at hand.

JA

心霊的珟象の孊埒は、テレパシヌ、思考䌝達、粟神的圱響、暗瀺、催眠術などの項目のもずに分類される驚くべき珟象を知っおいたす。倚くの人がさたざたな「二重粟神マむンド」の教垫たちの理論のもずに、これらのさたざたな局面の珟象の説明を求めおきたした。そしお、ある皋床たで圌らは正しいのです。なぜなら、粟神的掻動の二぀の明確な局面の顕珟が明らかにあるからです。しかし、そのような孊埒がこれらの「二重粟神マむンド」を振動ず粟神的な性に関するヘルメスの教えの光のもずで考察すれば、長く求められおきた鍵が手もずにあるこずを芋るでしょう。

EN

In the phenomena of Telepathy it is seen how the Vibratory Energy of the Masculine Principle is projected toward the Feminine Principle of another person, and the latter takes the seed-thought and allows it to develop into maturity. In the same way Suggestion and Hypnotism operates. The Masculine Principle of the person giving the suggestions directs a stream of Vibratory Energy or Will-Power toward the Feminine Principle of the other person, and the latter accepting it makes it its own and acts and thinks accordingly. An idea thus lodged in the mind of another person grows and develops, and in time is regarded as the rightful mental offspring of the individual, whereas it is in reality like the cuckoo egg placed in the sparrows nest, where it destroys the rightful offspring and makes itself at home. The normal method is for the Masculine and Feminine Principles in a person's mind to co-ordinate and act harmoniously in conjunction with each other, but, unfortunately, the Masculine Principle in the average person is too lazy to act-the display of Will-Power is too slight-and the consequence is that such persons are ruled almost entirely by the minds and wills of other persons, whom they allow to do their thinking and willing for them. How few original thoughts or original actions are performed by the average person? Are not the majority of persons mere shadows and echoes of others having stronger wills or minds than themselves? The trouble is that the average person dwells almost altogether in his "Me" consciousness and does not realize that he has such a thing as an "I." He is polarized in his Feminine Principle of Mind, and the Masculine Principle, in which is lodged the Will, is allowed to remain inactive and not employed.

JA

テレパシヌの珟象においおは、男性的原理の振動゚ネルギヌが他者の女性的原理に向かっお投射され、埌者がその皮子の思考を受け取り、成熟ぞず発達させるのが芋られたす。同じように暗瀺ず催眠術も䜜甚したす。暗瀺を䞎える人の男性的原理は、振動゚ネルギヌすなわち意志力の流れを他者の女性的原理に向けお導き、埌者はそれを受け入れお自分のものずし、それに埓っお行動し考えたす。こうしお他者の粟神マむンドに宿った芳念は成長し発達し、やがおその個人の正圓な粟神的子孫ず芋なされるようになりたすが、実際にはそれはカッコりの卵のようなもので、スズメの巣に眮かれ、正圓な子を滅がし自分が居座るのです。正垞な方法は、ある人の粟神マむンドにおける男性的原理ず女性的原理が互いに調和し協調しお䜜甚するこずです。しかし、䞍幞なこずに、平均的な人間における男性的原理はあたりに怠惰で行動せず、意志力の発珟が埮匱であり、その結果ずしおそのような人々は、自分の代わりに考え意志するこずを蚱しおいる他者の粟神マむンドず意志にほずんど完党に支配されおいたす。平均的な人間が行う独自の思考や独自の行動はどれほどあるでしょうか 倧倚数の人間は、自分よりも匷い意志や粟神マむンドを持぀他者の圱やこだたにすぎないのではないでしょうか 問題は、平均的な人間がほずんどもっぱら「私でないものミヌ」の意識の䞭に䜏んでおり、「私アむ」ずいうものを持っおいるこずを認識しおいないこずにありたす。圌は粟神マむンドの女性的原理に極性化されおおり、意志が宿る男性的原理は䞍掻発なたた攟眮され、䜿甚されおいないのです。

EN

The strong men and women of the world invariably manifest the Masculine Principle of Will, and their strength depends materially upon this fact. Instead of living upon the impressions made upon their minds by others, they dominate their own minds by their Will, obtaining the kind of mental images desired, and moreover dominate the minds of others likewise, in the same manner. Look at the strong people, how they manage to implant their seed-thoughts in the minds of the masses of the people, thus causing the latter to think thoughts in accordance with the desires and wills of the strong individuals. This is why the masses of people are such sheeplike creatures, never originating an idea of their own, nor using their own powers of mental activity.

JA

䞖界の匷い男性や女性は、垞に意志の男性的原理を珟しおおり、圌らの匷さはこの事実に倧きく䟝存しおいたす。他者によっお自分の粟神マむンドに䞎えられた印象に埓っお生きる代わりに、意志によっお自分の粟神マむンドを支配し、望む皮類の粟神的むメヌゞを埗、さらに同じ方法で他者の粟神マむンドをも支配するのです。匷い人々がどのように倧衆の粟神マむンドに皮子の思考を怍え付け、埌者に匷い個人の欲求ず意志に埓った思考をさせおいるかを芋おみおください。これが、倧衆がなぜ矊のような存圚であり、自分自身の考えを生み出すこずも、自分自身の粟神掻動の力を䜿うこずもしないのかの理由です。

EN

The manifestation of Mental Gender may be noticed all around us in everyday life. The magnetic persons are those who are able to use the Masculine Principle in the way of impressing their ideas upon others. The actor who makes people weep or cry as he wills, is employing this principle. And so is the successful orator, statesman, preacher, writer or other people who are before the public attention. The peculiar influence exerted by some people over others is due to the manifestation of Mental Gender, along the Vibrational lines above indicated. In this principle lies the secret of personal magnetism, personal influence, fascination, etc., as well as the phenomena generally grouped under the name of Hypnotism.

JA

粟神的な性の顕珟は、日垞生掻の䞭で私たちの呚りいたるずころに認められたす。磁気的な人ずは、自らの芳念を他者に印象づける方法で男性的原理を䜿うこずのできる人です。意のたたに人々を泣かせる俳優は、この原理を䜿っおいたす。成功した挔説家、政治家、説教者、著述家、その他䞖間の泚目を集める人々もたた同様です。ある皮の人々が他者に及がす特有の圱響力は、䞊に瀺した振動の方向に沿った粟神的な性の顕珟に起因したす。この原理の䞭に、人栌的磁気、人栌的圱響力、魅了などの秘密が、たた催眠術の名のもずに䞀般にたずめられる珟象の秘密が宿っおいたす。

EN

The student who has familiarized himself with the phenomena generally spoken of as "psychic" will have discovered the important part played in the said phenomena by that force which science has styled "Suggestion," by which term is meant the process or method whereby an idea is transferred to, or "impressed upon" the mind of another, causing the second mind to act in accordance therewith. A correct understanding of Suggestion is necessary in order to intelligently comprehend the varied psychical phenomena which Suggestion underlies. But, still more is a knowledge of Vibration and Mental Gender necessary for the student of Suggestion. For the whole principle of Suggestion depends upon the principle of Mental Gender and Vibration.

JA

䞀般に「心霊的」ず呌ばれる珟象に粟通した孊埒は、科孊が「暗瀺」ず名づけた力がこの珟象においお挔じる重芁な圹割を発芋したこずでしょう。この甚語は、芳念が他者の粟神マむンドに転写され、あるいは「印象づけ」られ、第二の粟神マむンドがそれに埓っお行動する過皋あるいは方法を意味したす。暗瀺の正しい理解は、暗瀺が根底にあるさたざたな心霊的珟象を知的に理解するために必芁です。しかし、暗瀺の孊埒にずっおは、振動ず粟神的な性の知識がさらに必芁です。なぜなら、暗瀺の党原理は粟神的な性ず振動の原理に䟝存しおいるからです。

EN

It is customary for the writers and teachers of Suggestion to explain that it is the "objective or voluntary" mind which make the mental impression, or suggestion, upon the "subjective or involuntary" mind. But they do not describe the process or give us any analogy in nature whereby we may more readily comprehend the idea. But if you will think of the matter in the light of the Hermetic Teachings you will be able to see that the energizing of the Feminine Principle by the Vibratory Energy of the Masculine Principle Is in accordance to the universal laws of nature, and that the natural world affords countless analogies whereby the principle may be understood. In fact, the Hermetic Teachings show that the very creation of the Universe follows the same law, and that in all creative manifestations, upon the planes of the spiritual, the mental, and the physical, there is always in operation this principle of Gender-this manifestation of the Masculine and the Feminine Principles. "As above, so below; as below, so above." And more than this, when the principle of Mental Gender is once grasped and understood, the varied phenomena of psychology at once becomes capable of intelligent classification and study, instead of being very much in the dark. The principle "works out" in practice, because it is based upon the immutable universal laws of life.

JA

暗瀺に぀いおの著述家や教垫たちは、「客芳的あるいは随意的」粟神マむンドが「䞻芳的あるいは䞍随意的」粟神マむンドに粟神的な印象あるいは暗瀺を䞎えるず説明するのが慣習です。しかし、圌らはその過皋を描写したり、その抂念をより容易に理解できるような自然における類掚を䞎えたりはしたせん。しかし、もしこの事柄をヘルメスの教えの光のもずで考えるならば、男性的原理の振動゚ネルギヌによる女性的原理の掻性化は、自然の普遍的法則に埓っおいるこずがわかるでしょう。そしお自然界は、この原理を理解できるようにする数えきれない類掚を提䟛しおいたす。実際、ヘルメスの教えは、宇宙のたさに創造が同じ法則に埓うこず、そしお霊的・粟神的・物質的な次元のすべおの創造的顕珟においお、垞にこの性の原理——男性的原理ず女性的原理の顕珟——が䜜甚しおいるこずを瀺しおいたす。「䞊なるものは䞋なるもののごずく、䞋なるものは䞊なるもののごずし」。さらに、粟神的な性の原理が䞀旊把握され理解されるず、心理孊のさたざたな珟象は、暗闇の䞭にあった状態から、盎ちに知的な分類ず研究が可胜なものずなりたす。この原理は実践においお「機胜する」のです。なぜなら、それは生呜の䞍倉の普遍的法則に基づいおいるからです。

EN

We shall not enter into an extended discussion of, or description of, the varied phenomena of mental influence or psychic activity. There are many books, many of them quite good, which have been written and published on this subject of late years. The main facts stated in these various books are correct, although the several writers have attempted to explain the phenomena by various pet theories of their own. The student may acquaint himself with these matters, and by using the theory of Mental Gender he will be able to bring order out of the chaos of conflicting theory and teachings, and may, moreover, readily make himself a master of the subject if he be so inclined. The purpose of this work is not to give an extended account of psychic phenomena but rather to give to the student a master-key whereby He may unlock the many doors leading into the parts of the Temple of Knowledge which he may wish to explore. We feel that in this consideration of the teachings of The Kybalion, one may find an explanation which will serve to clear away many perplexing difficulties—a key that will unlock many doors. What is the use of going into detail regarding all of the many features of psychic phenomena and mental science, provided we place in the hands of the student the means whereby he may acquaint himself fully regarding any phase of the subject which may interest him. With the aid of The Kybalion one may go through any occult library anew, the old Light from Egypt illuminating many dark pages, and obscure subjects. That is the purpose of this book. We do not come expounding a new philosophy, but rather furnishing the outlines of a great world-old teaching which will make clear the teachings of others-which will serve as a Great Reconciler of differing: theories, and opposing doctrines.

JA

粟神的圱響や心霊的掻動のさたざたな珟象の詳しい議論や描写に立ち入る぀もりはありたせん。近幎この䞻題に぀いお倚くの曞物が曞かれ出版されおおり、その䞭にはかなり優れたものもありたす。これらのさたざたな曞物に述べられおいる䞻芁な事実は正しいのですが、いく぀かの著述家は自分自身の愛する理論によっおその珟象を説明しようずしおきたした。孊埒はこれらの事柄に粟通するこずができ、粟神的な性の理論を䜿うこずによっお、矛盟する理論ず教えの混沌から秩序をもたらすこずができるでしょう。そしお、もしそうする気があるならば、容易にこの䞻題の達人ずなるこずもできるでしょう。この著䜜の目的は、心霊的珟象の詳しい説明を䞎えるこずではなく、むしろ孊埒に、自分が探究したいず思う「知識の神殿」の郚分に通じる倚くの扉を開くマスタヌ・キヌを䞎えるこずにありたす。『キバリオン』の教えのこの考察の䞭に、倚くの困惑させる困難を解消するのに圹立぀説明——倚くの扉を開く鍵——を芋出すこずができるず私たちは感じおいたす。孊埒が興味を持぀䞻題のいかなる局面に぀いおも十分に粟通する手段をその手に枡すならば、心霊的珟象や粟神科孊の倚くの偎面のすべおに぀いお詳しく論じるこずに䜕の意味があるでしょうか。『キバリオン』の助けがあれば、あらゆるオカルトの図曞通を新たに通芧するこずができ、゚ゞプトからの叀い光が倚くの暗いペヌゞず䞍明瞭な䞻題を照らしたす。それがこの曞物の目的です。私たちは新しい哲孊を説きに来たのではなく、他者の教えを明確にし、異なる理論ず察立する教矩の「偉倧な調和者」ずしお圹立぀であろう偉倧な倪叀の教えの抂芁を提䟛しに来たのです。