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I n or der t hat you get t hemost out of Hel l st r om smi t i s t he aut hor ' s r equestt hat you FI RST r ead t heent i r e cont ent s of t he works,"bef ore t r yi ng any of t he ex-per i ment s .

- THE AUTHOR



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HELLSTROM SM i s a coi ned and copyr i ght ed wor d "by Rober t Nel son, andi s vaguel y def i ned "by i t s aut hor as bei ng t he devel opment and pr ac-

t i ce of a ' si xt h sense' or ' Per cept i on' t hat enabl es t he oper at ort o di vi ne cer t ai n t hought s and commands of ot hers.

HELLSTROM SM I S TRUE m ndr eadi ng, and i n i t s hi ghl y devel oped st agesi s def i ni t el y di vor ced f r om any el ement of t r i cker y or f r aud. I t i st he wr i t er ' s si ncer e convi ct i on t hat t he devel opment of t he f acul t ywi l l l ead t o t he revel at i on of myst er i es and poss i bi l i t i es of t hem nd t hat ar e f ar beyond our pr esent day concept i on.

HELLSTROM SM I S WOT NEW' - I t has been pr act i ced ( most l y) i n Eur ope

f or year s, and ot her par t s of t he wor l d. Needl ess t o say, i t wasnot known by t hi s name. I t was cal l ed m ndr eadi ng, and some of t hecr uder exper i ment s wer e pl ai n cont act m ndr eadi ng. I n i t s pr i mar yexper i ment s i t does not empl oy percept i on or a si xt h sense, but de-pends ent i r el y on the cor r ect i nt er pr et at i on of muscul ar i mpul ses.

HELLSTROM SM as pr esent ed t o you her e st ands f or mor e t han muscl eor cont act r eadi ng - pr oper l y devel oped, i t i s a def i ni t e l i nk be-t ween t wo m nds, each wor ki ng i n har mony wi t h t he ot her J I t i s t r uet hat muscl e r eadi ng pl ays an i mpor t ant r ol e i n t he oper at i on of t hesesensat i onal exper i ment s, but i n i t s hi gher phases, muscl e r eadi ngmay be ent i r el y el i m nat ed.

HELLSTROM SM I S AS di f f i cul t t o concr et el y def i ne as ELECTRI CI TY.We know al l about el ect r i ci t y - what i t can do - how i t may be har -nessed t o do our bi ddi ng - i t s appear ance - i t s odor and t he l i ke,yet we cannot act ual l y def i ne el ectr i ci t y, , Thi s may be sai d ofHel l st r om sm Thus f ar , a def i ni t i on has been at t empt ed by onl y aver y f ew.

HELLSTROM SM - a wor d i t sel f - what i t st ands f or - i s an, eni gma'Sur el y, t he aut hor has not , as yet def i ned t he myst er i ous wor d, andst r ange t o say, f ur t her ef f or t her e wi l l not be expended, , What i smor e i mpor t ant i s t hat we consi der t he wor k i t sel f , and wi t h a cl ear -er and f ul l er underst andi ng, t hen maybe we can pl ace our t hought si nt o wor ds f or a sui t abl e expl anat i on.



Axel Vogt was a Ger man sol di er, and f ought "bravel y f or hi s Fat her-l and f or t he dur at i on of t he war . Wounded, bat t l e- scar r ed many,many t i mes, he carri ed, t hese mar ks t o hi s r ecent gr ave. He was am l d manner ed boy - he di dn' t want t o f i ght . To ki l l - but t hati s anot her st or y.

Bef or e t he war , Axel was ver y much i nt er est ed i n magi c and m nd-r eadi ng, but m ndr eadi ng as we know i t i n our t heat r es and hal l si s not pr act i ced i n Germany. I t was pr ohi bi t ed. ' Ther e ar e no st agem ndr eaders t o answer your quest i ons, t o gi ve you advi ce, good orbad; t o sel l you hor oscop books or pr i vat e r eadi ngs af t er t he per -f or mance. Onl y l egi t i mat e per f or mances ar e t ol er at ed. ' I n a questt o sat i sf y hi s cur i osi t y and become a m ndr eader , Vogt t ur ned t o t heonl y t ype of m ndr eadi ng t hat was known and pr act i ced ext ensi vel yi n Eur ope and especi al l y Ger many.

Ot her s bef or e hi m had acqui r ed r eput at i ons ( f ounded upon f act ) asm ndr eader s. He soon acqui r ed t he secr et . Bef or e t he war , and ayoung man, he was a pr of i ci ent m ndr eader , and had earned qui t e ar eput at i on i n t he Musi c Hal l s and t heat r es. Dur i ng t he war , hef ought and r ead m nds ( when he was not r ecuper at i ng i n t he. Ger manwar hospi t al s . )

Af t er t he war , Axel Vogt and hi s good wi f e came t o Ameri ca. W t ht he onl y pr of essi on he knew, Axel nat ur al l y t ur ned t o t he busi nessof maki ng a l i vi ng as a ' m ndr eader ' . An unsuccessf ul vent ur e i n

t he r adi o busi ness convi nced hi m t hat hi s f or t une was i n hi s ac-qui r ed pr of essi on, and not Amer i can busi ness vent ures. '

Axel Vogt , t he M ndreader J Wo - HELL3TR0M t he m ndr eader. ' Thatsounded bet t er . I t WAS bet t er . Ver y r api dl y, he acqui r ed a t r e-mendous r eput at i on i n Amer i ca as a m ndr eader . He st ood i n a cl assby hi msel f , and f i r st came t o t he at t ent i on of t he magi c- m ndedpubl i c at t he Fi r st L i ma, Ohi o I . B. M. Convent i on, i n 1928. Hef ool ed magi ci an and l ayman al i ke. Not hi ng l i ke t hi s had been seenbef or e. Thur st on was bew l der ed. ' Ot hers wer e equal l y amazed.

H s. uncanny wor k became t he t opi c of conver sat i on. He was of f eredhuge sums of money t o di vul ge t he secr et , yet he r ef used, knowi ngt hat t hi s , hi s appar ent exc l us i ve abi l i t y, was hi s t i cket t o f ameand f ort uneo

I n f act , t he wr i t er of f er ed Hel l s t r om $500. 00 f or hi s secret , whi chhe agr eed t o acquai nt ' me wi t h, bef or e r et ur ni ng t o Ger many. "Hi sheal t h was f ai l i ng r api dl y, and I t hi nk t hat when he r et ur ned t oGer many f or t he l ast t i me, he KNEW he was goi ng home t o di e.



But when Hel l st r om br ought t o Amer i ca and cr eat ed such a sensat i onwi t h, was not new. I t was commonpl ace i n Eur ope, and so OLD i nAmer i ca, t hat when pr esent ed wi t h such cl everness and bal l yhoo andi n mor e advanced st ages t hat i t s sol ut i on was OVERLOOKED "by t hekeenest and "best post ed m nds. I n f act , t he pr i mary expl anat i onsof t hi s wor k had appeared i n many an ol d "book, hut even . these sol u-t i ons di d not appear t o of f er t he r eal key t o t hi s m r acl e man.

The st unt s of Hel l st r om wer e perf ormed CRUDELY f i f t y year s ago,and bef ore hi s appear ance i n Amer i ca. ' Hel l st r om wi t h a newert wi st and showmanshi p not onl y wor ked al ong t he SAME OLD LI NES,but Ms wor k was super i or enough t o convi nce ot her s who knew oft he ' muscl e r eadi ng' st unt s t hat t hey compl et el y baf f l ed by hi sper f ormance. \

I t hi nk i n t he year s t hat I knew Axel Hel l s t r om as he shal l beknown f r omnow on, t hat he per f ormed t housands of exper i ment s.However , he al ways r ef used t o al l ow t he aut hor t o act as. a subj ect ,and t hi s f act made me f eel t hat t r i cker y was empl oyed, and t hat hef ear ed t hat I m ght l ear n hi s secret . Tr i cker y was onl y a st eppi ngst one t o hi s gr eat er successes, as we shal l l ear n.

Axel Hel l st r om was a good m ndr eader , because he bel i eved i n hi swor k, arid was const ant l y ' r eadi ng m nds' . He had a ver y def i ni t ei dea of how he was t o accompl i sh t hese m r acul ous feats, . ' and he wasal ways st r i vi ng t o i mpr ove hi s abi l i t y. F i r s t , l ast and al ways,he was a showman.

Hi s psychol ogy of mob of audi ence r ul e was per f ect , t hough hi sbr oken speech was hi s great est asset . You war med t o hi s. speech.Di f f i cul t t o f ol l ow at t i mes as i t was not al ways easy f or hi m t oexpr ess hi s t hought s i n Engl i sh, he commanded your at t ent i on, i ff or no ot her f act .

W t ness a per f or mance her e of t hi s Gr eat Ger man M ndr eader „ W t h

a f l ar e of t r umpet s and t he cr ashi ng of cymbol s, hi s manager woul dmake t he i nt r oduct or y r emarks, expl ai ni ng t he appear ance, of a mostextr aor di nar y i ndi vi dual , one Axel Hel l st r om Ger man M ndr eader andSci ent i st . You ar e i nvi t ed t hat t hi s young man C M AND W LL READYOUR MI ND a new and st ar t l i ng sensat i on. ' Vol unt eer s andcomm t t ees ar e sel ect ed f r omt he audi ence, men and women of hi ghst andi ng, so t her e can be no quest i on of coer ci on or f r aud. Becauseof hi s i nabi l i t y t o cl ear l y and qui ckl y i nst r uct t he vol unt eer sub-j ect s of t h§„. pr ovi si ons of t he exper i ment s, t he manager woul d usual l yexpl ai n t he pr ocedur e.



"Ladi es and Gent l emen: Axel Hel l st r om t he wor l d' s great est m nd-reader, ' " Bef ore you st ands a young man, shor t i n st at ur e, about140 pounds, "bl ack hai r and an i nf ect i ous sml e. ' You ar e at t r act edt o hi m at f i r st . You do not exper i ence any ant agoni sm - any speci alf r ont of skept i c i sm or wel l , i f - youar e- so- smar t , show me at t i t ude.

You ar e l ed t o accept hi m on an equal basi s . Your at t i t ude i s - youmade your cl ai ms, OK, l et ' s see what you can do about i t .

Then st ar t s a st r ange per f or mance . . . . one t hat you can' t possi bl yappr eci at e unl ess you ar e one of t he subj ect s, and act ual l y exper i encet he uncanny sensat i on of havi ng your own MI ND READ - and knowi ng i nyour own consci ousness t hat you, and you al one, possessed t hat t hought .When you begi n t o r eal i ze t hat anot her has f ound t he abi l i t y t o pr yi nt o your MI ND - and read I t , t hen your sensati on i s somet hi ng aki nt o an appr oach t o a gr aveyar d on a l onel y ni ght - your hai r cr eepi ngon your scal p. Many peopl e have conf essed t hi s sensat i on, and I , t oo,

have known i t .

You, my f r i end, ar e t he subj ect . You ar e per m t t ed t o t hi nk of anyment al command. You ar e not i nf l uenced. Your onl y r est r i ct i on i st hat your command must have not hi ng t o do wi t h any obj ect on Hel l -s t r om or your sel f . For i nstance, t hi nk t o t ake your wi f e' s pocket -book, and gi ve i t t o t he gent l eman i n t he 16t h r ow, t hi r d seat Ort o r emove t he neck- t i e f r om t he or chest r a l eader, - and t i e i t ar oundt he saxaphone pl ayer ' s i nst r ument . Or , t o r emove one of t he f oot -l i ght bul bs and pl ace i t i n t he RI GHT coat pocket of Mr . A. Or ,

t hi nk f or Hel l s t r om t o t ake any obj ect ( t hat i s access i bl e) and gi vei t t o some one; put i t i n some def i ni t e l ocat i on or per f or m someact i on wi t h i t .

You ar e not l i m t ed t o t he suggest i ons gi ven you. They ar e mer ei l l ust r at i ons t o acquai nt you wi t h what i s t o f ol l ow. You have af r ee sel ect i on of THOUSANDS of di f f erent ment al commands t hat youare at l i ber t y t o CONCEI VE AND RETAI N i n your own m nd. You need •not t el l anot her , and f ear he may empl oy some t r i cker y and communi cat et hi s i nf or mat i on t o Hel l str om • Oh, no - you and you al one deci deupon t he ment al command, and ret ai n i t i n your m nd - t hat i s, unt i l

Hel l s t r om per f or ms i t . '

You under st and Hel l st r om nor any other i ndi vi dual , can r ead yourm nd, unl ess you concent r at e and hel p. However , i f you t hi nk ascl ear l y and def i ni t el y as possi bl e, f i r s t of t he l ocat i on of t hef i r st act i on, t hen t he obj ect and what act i on i s t o f ol l ow; keep t heset hought s par amount i n your m nd and f ol l ow t he i nst r uct i ons of Hel l -st r om he wi l l l ead you t o the scene of t he oper at i on and per f or m yourment al command.



Not onl y do you experi ence t he uni que sensat i on of havi ng YOURm nd r ead, hut ot her s have t he same oppor t uni t y. A var i et y oft est s are of f er ed, such as f i ndi ng hi dden or conceal ed ar t i cl es.Suppose a pi n i s hi dden. You pl ace i t where you want i t con-ceal ed, whi l e Hel l st r om i s of f t he stage, or i n anot her r oom undera guar d t hat i s known t o he l egi t i mat e.

Ent er s Hel l str om. He t akes you by t he wr i st , and wi t hout a l otof f ool i ng ar ound, l ocat es t he hi dden pi n, what ever t he obj ect maybe. These t est s ar e r epeat ed. Of cour se, i n a t heat r e t her e i sso much possi bi l i t y of t r i cker y, or of someone conveyi ng t hi s i n-f or mat i on t o Hel l st r om by si gnal or code t hat t he per f or mance i snot appr eci ated.

Hel l st r om was at hi s best i n smal l er gr oups of peopl e. Cl ubs,

banquet s, newspaper of f i ces, r adi o st at i ons, uni ver si t i es undert est condi t i ons, on st r eet cor ner s, wher ever a gr oup of peopl egat her . The appr eci at i on of hi s wor k came onl y when you r eal i zedhe empl oyed NO conf eder at es - no assi st ant s - and no out si de hel p.Al l t hat was necessar y was f or t he subj ect t o concent r at e accor d-i ng t o hi s i nst r uct i ons .

You coul d not f ool Hel l st r om by changi ng your m nd f r om the' or i gi nalcommand, because he was a m ndr eader and woul d r ead t he change. Anygood exponent ' of Hel l st r om sm can do l i kewi se.

Hel l st r om was not 100/ , cor r ect , or shoul d I say successf ul . Ther ewer e many t est s t hat he di d not compl ete, and i n each i nst ance, t hef aul t i s wi t h t he subj ect , and not t he oper at or . Thi s, of cour se,wi l l be expl ai ned l at er i n det ai l .

A gr oup of us ar e gat her ed i n a hot el r oom We l ear n t hat Hel l st r omI s s t oppi ng at t he hot el . Let ' s have hi m i n f or a dr i nk and a t est .However , " bef or e he ent er s t he r oom you wr i t e t he name of any per soni n t he hot el ( di s tance i s no bar r i er ) on a sl i p of paper , seal i t i n

t he envel ope and never l et i t get out of your possessi on. Ther e i sone and onl y one copy, whi ch you possess. Ot hers i n t he r oom do notknow t he name or wher eabout s of t he per son, as wr i t t en on t he paper .

Cal l i n Hel l s t r om Tel l hi m you want hi m t o del i ver t he. seal ed-l et t er t o t he par t y whose name appear s, i nsi de.

For t he skept i c, seal t he envel ope bet ween t wo boards, wi t h adhesi ve



t ape, sol der i t I n a t i n can - any way t hat t hor oughl y convi ncesyou t hat Hel l st r om does not , "by any m e a n B of t r i cker y, read t hename. ' The oper at or does not know t he name. '

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I f you know t he whereabout s of t he par t y whose name I s wr i t t en,hand t he envel ope or cont ai ner t o Hel l st r om gr asp hi m "by t he wr i st ,and pr epar e t o very shor t l y come f ace t o f ace wi t h t he owner of t hename, f or he wi l l di r ect l y l ead you to t hi s per son, and pol i t el yhand hi m t he cont ai ner , t el l i ng hi m t hat hi s name i s wr i t t en wi t hi nt he cont ai ner .

These amazi ng f eat s ar e al most unl i m t ed, and st r ange as i t mayseem i t does not mat t er as t o t he nat ur e of t he exper i ment , pr o-vi di ng i t i s accessi bl e t o the oper at or , and has not hi ng t o do wi t hhi s per son, or t he per son of t he subj ect. ' These ar e def i ni t e r e-

s t r i ct i ons .

I have endeavor ed t o pai nt a wor d pi ct ur e of Hel l st r om and hi s un-canny experi ment s, and f or a def i ni t e pur pose. The expl anat i on ofhi s secret , t hough i t was not hi s secret , wi l l be eas i er .

At t he out set , an expl anat i on of how t o dupl i cat e t he f eat s i s amost di f f i cul t and hazar dous t ask, si mpl y because of t he i nt angi -bi l i t y of t he t hi ng. I t i s a wel l known fact t hat we know l ess of

our m nd - i t s f unct i on and oper at i ons - t han any ot her par t of ourbody, yet i t may be r egarded as one of t he most i mpor t ant par t s ofyour body. My endeavor wi l l not be a r ecour se on t he m nd, t hought hat i s t he ONE t hi ng wi t h whi ch we must cont end. I si mpl y want t oconvey t o my r eader s t he f act t hat my t ask i s a ver y di f f i cul t one,and t o ask some tol er ance i f under st andi ng of t he under l yi ng pr i nci -pl es ar e not f i r st under st andabl e.

A real i zat i on_of what Hel l st r om sm i s, and what can be accompl i shedwi t h i t , wi l l come not f r om t he readi ng of t hese wor ds, but f r om

act ual exper i ence as a r esul t of f ol l owi ng t hese di r ect i ons. Beart hat i n m nd. I t i s ver y i mpor t ant .

To i l l us t r at e the di f f i cul t y i n pl ac i ng t hese i ns t r uct i ons i n mer ewor ds, may I i mpose a m nut e or t wo upon your t i me - and per hapsl at er , of sever al hour s of your t hought s. Ever yone, at some t i meor ot her , has some consci ous t hought DAWN upon t hem Thi s t houghtoccur s wi t h l ogi cal r eason, or physi cal happeni ng. You J ust knew



t hat . such and such woul d happen. A f aml i ar, expr ess i on i s , " Ij ust f el t i t i n my hones" "somet hi ng t ol d me""I KNEW i t. ' J " When you exper i ence such an occur r ence - when t hi s ^knowl edge of some f ut ur e event , or f act , a past event , hut notknown t o you "by nor mal means, t hen at t empt t o ver bal l y t o a f r i endor pl ace i n wr i t i ng J UST WHAT HAPPENED AT THE MOMENT THI S KNOWLEDGECAME TO YOUR CONSCI OUSNESS. ' How di d you know you di dn' t per cei vet hi s i nf or mat i on, . now was i t caused by any of t he f i ve normal senses,si ght , t ouch, smel l , hear i ng or any speech.

YET, t hi s consci ousness has become apparent . Some peopl e descr i bet hi s as a si xt h sense, or i f you ar e t o be a hi ghl y devel oped ex-ponent of Hel l st r om sm you wi l l f r equent l y exper i ence ' know edge'f r om some sour ce ot her t han t hr ough t he medi um of t he f i ve nor malsenses. You wi l l f i nd your sel f i n t he pos i t i on of , wel l , J ust KNOWI NG what obj ect i s t o be sel ect ed and of t t i mes, what act i on i s t o

be per f or med. Eowever , t hese are t he hi gher and mor e devel oped phasesof Hel l st r om sm and t hei r accompl i shment s must be devel oped, and i nno other way, . i f i t i s t o be acqui r ed.

Fi r st l et me say t hat ever yone wi l l not make a successf ul exponentof Hel l st r om sm The pr i me r equi si t es i s a HI GHLY DEVELOPED I NTU-I TI ON, whi ch car r i es our t hought s back t o t he above paragr aph. How-ever , I do si ncer el y bel i eve t hat any nor mal m nded per son who st udi est hese i nst r uct i ons and pr oper l y pr act i ces, wi l l be abl e t o dupl i cat emany of t he f eat s wi t h success. The hi gher phases of t he wor k wi l lbe accompl i shed by t he m nor i t y, r at her t han t he maj or i t y. I t i s

onl y f ai r t o say the pr act i ce of t hi s wor k i s i nc l i ned t o cr eat e ner -vousness, as t he operat or must t ense ever y ner ve and be so ment al l yal er t and keen.

However , i n f i r st l ear ni ng, be cont ent t o pl ay wi t h t he s i mpl erexper i ment s. As you ar e t o r ead t he subj ect B m nd, i t does notmat t er what t he t hought s ar e, as l ong as l ogi cal , and i n accor dancewi t h your gener al demands.

THE SUBJ ECT

Subj ect s of a sex opposi t e t o t he oper at or ar e best . I do not at -t empt t o expl ai n t hi s phenomenon, never t hel ess i t r emai ns a f act .Thi s i s not at al l essent i al i n l ear ni ng or i n ac tual pr ac t i ce. Es -pec i al l y i f t he oper at or be a mal e, a femal e subj ect i s best . F i r s t ,make up your m nd t hat you ar e goi ng t o be a m ndr eader . . To t hi spoi nt t hat sounds si l l y, as you t hus f ar under st and not hi ng of t he



pr ocedur e, "but you wi l l l at er f i nd t hat you must f i r st bel i eveYOU can read m nds bef ore you can convi nce OTHERS, or pl ace t hei rm nds i n a pr oper suscept i bl e state. '

Sel ect a s i ncer e subj ect . One t hat i s wi l l i ng t o hel p you i n your

exper i ment s and want s t o see you succeed. Under no ci r cumst ances,exper i ment (at f i r st ) wi t h smar t peopl e, know- i t - al l s , or subj ectst hat have some pr econcei ved i dea of what you ar e t r yi ng t o do. Suchpr ocedur e wi l l onl y r et ar d your pr ogr ess.

THE PREPARATI ON

Havi ng sel ect ed a pr oper assi st ant , expl ai n t hat you have f ound t het r ue secret of r eal m ndr eadi ng - t hat you can and wi l l r ead hi s

m nd, i f he wi l l co- oper at e wi t h you. I mpr ess t hat you cannot r eadhi s m nd unl ess he concent r at es most st r ongl y upon t he t hought . Undert he pr oper ci r cumst ances, m ndr eadi ng i s a demonst r at i ve possi bi l i t y,and you pr opose t o r ead hi s m nd. I f t he subj ect i s wi l l i ng t o sub-m t t o t he exper i ment , and one you f eel wi l l r eal l y t r y t o f ol l ow yourdi r ect i ons, t hen you ar e r eady t o begi n.

Havi ng sel ect ed one you f eel wi l l pr ove a pr oper subj ect , you mustPREPARE t hi s subj ect I f you ar e t o meet wi t h success. You must di r ectt hei r ment al t hought s i nt o cer t ai n channel s. You must i mpr ess uponyour subj ect t hat you CAN and W LL r ead hi s m nd i f t hey co- oper at e.

You must i mpr ess upon t he subj ect t hat you CANNOT r ead hi s m nd wi t h-out pr oper co- oper at i on. I f t he subj ect i s wi l l i ng t o HELP you i nt he exper i ment and wi l l do thei r best t o f ol l ow your i nst r uct i ons,you may f eel assur ed of a cer t ai n degr ee of success.

Your i nst r uct i ons t o t he subj ect ar e ALL- I MPORTANT. The subj ect mustbe pr oper l y post ed as t o t he PHYSI CAL and MENTAL pr ocedur e, l est yourexper i ment pr ove a f ai l ure. ' I f t he subj ect i s pr oper l y ' pr epar ed'you have won hal f t he bat t l e. The subj ect ' s t hought s ar e not har dt o i nt er pr et or . r ead i f he concent r at es as di r ect ed.

Fi r st convi nce your subj ect t hat you ar e si ncer e, and demand t hesame si ncer i t y f r om hi m For t he pur pose of demonst r at i on, r equestsubj ect t o t hi nk t hat you ar e t o do some poi nt wi t hi n t he r oom andpi ck up some ( accessi bl e) obj ect and pl ace i t i n some ot her l ocat i onof t he r oom Expl ai n t hat t he obj ect must not be on hi s per son, noron your per son. Heavy obj ect s t hat r equi r e physi cal st r engt h ar ef or bi dden.



For t he begi nner , especi al l y i n ear l y t est s, not over a dozenl ogi cal obj ect s shoul d be i n t he r oom and wi del y separated. , A

t abl e wi t h 20 smal l obj ect s on same woul d be most di f f i cul t andunf ai r t o t he begi nner . I f you wi sh you may make sever al sugges-t i ons , such as t o t ur n of f l i ght s , t ur n on r adi o, pul l down t hewi ndow shade, and ot her SI MPLE t est s. Avoi d compl i cat ed t est s

unt i l you become mor e pr of i ci ent .

The r oom i n whi ch you conduct your exper i ment s shoul d be a l arger oom compar at i vel y f r ee of obstacl es , i . e. , chai r s , f ur ni t ur e,et c. , because t he f ast er you can move f r om one pl ace t o anot her ,t he easi er. ' Go to the f ar cor ner of t he r oom or bet t er , st and i nt he door way. Ask t he subj ect i f he i s r eady, and does he possesssome ment al command t hat you ar e t o obey?

Bar e t he r i ght wr i st . Pl ace subj ect at your r i ght s i de, and r e-quest t hat he t ake a gent l e but f i r m gr asp on your r i ght wr i st ,wi t h hi s l ef t hand. Request t hat a f i r m but CONSI STENT gr i p bemai nt ai ned at al l t i mes. Caut i on agai nst al l owi ng t he t ensi on t ovary.

The i nst r uct i ons i n t hi s and t he f ol l owi ng par agr aphs ar e VERY I M-PORTANT. W t h t he subj ect st andi ng at your si de, hol di ng t he wr i st ,I MPRESS t hese condi t i ons on hi s m nd. That you ar e goi ng t o r eadt he thought I n hi s m nd - t hat i s , i f he pr oper l y concent r at es .I f . you FAI L, i t wi l l be because HE di d NOT concent r at e, and the

f ai l ur e wi l l be char ged up to hi m and not your sel f . He i s some-what i n a spot , because he does not wi sh t o see you f ai l , shoul derwhat r esponsi bi l i t y m ght f ol l ow and di spl ay an appar ent l ack ofabi l i t y on hi s par t t o concent r at e i n t he pr esence of ot her spec-tators .

As you expl ai n t hi s t o t he subj ect , you l end a l i t t l e movementt o t he hands. Tal k f or cef ul l y. As you move your r i ght ar m t hegr i p may tend t o l essen. Cal l t hi s t o t he subj ect ' s at t ent i onand agai n r equest t hat he endeavor t o mai nt ai n a f i r m and consi s-

t ent gr i p. I t i s essent i al t o your t al k and act i ons t hat you creat ea STATE OF EXPECTANCY.

Pat t er l i ke t hi s: As I ent er t he r oom FOLLOW ME. Of cour se, Iassume t he exper i ment i s t o be conduct ed i n t hi s r oom ( Subj ectmay say ' yes' , but caut i on hi m not t o speak al oud - ONLY, THI NK,unl ess you r equest a ver bal answer ) . Now, as we ent er t he r oom( you r emai n st andi ng) you ar e FI RST t o t hi nk of t he l ocat i on of t heobj ect or act i on. THI NK t o whi ch par t of t he r oom we go.



I f t he obj ect i s t o our r i ght , THI NK TURN RI GHT. (At t hi s poi nt ,you move your r i ght hand, t o t he r i ght , i ndi cat i ng t hat di r ect i on)or i f we are t o t ur n t o t he l ef t , THI NK TURN LEFT ( i ndi cat ed bygest i cul at i ng wi t h t he l ef t hand) . When we come t o t he pr oper l o-cat i on, THI NK STOP. ( You now dr aw up your hands, f i st s cl aspedt i ght l y, i n a manner s i m l ar t o pul l i ng i n t he rei ns of a hor se. )When we ar e i n t he pr oper area, say t o your sel f - THAT' S RI GHT -now, bend over , and t ake t he obj ect . ( For ce down wi t h t he hands) .BUT, shoul d I t ake t he wr ong obj ect , say t o your sel f NO - NO -t hat ' s wr ong - put i t back ( i ndi cat e act i on wi t h hands. ) Do youunder st and? ( You ar e st i l l t al ki ng wi t h hands) . When I f i nd t hesel ect ed ar t i c l eA say YES YES t hat ' s r i ght , now t ur n t o our r i ghtor l ef t , whi chever t he case may be ( demonst r at e) and when I havecome t o t he pr oper l ocat i on t he second t i me, j ust r epeat . over andover agai n i n your m nd, t he command. Concent r at e, st ep by st ep.And WHEREVER I go, r i ght or wr ong, YOU FOLLOW ME.' But concent r at e.Ar e you r eady? ( Snap t he f i ngers and appear f i dgety and ner vous.

You ar e l i ke a race hor se at t he bar r i er - you want t o be of f - t hes t r ai n i s great . ) .

"LET' S GO" . At t hi s j unct i on, you wi l l f i nd most good subj ect sstart i ng t o wal k di r ect l y t owar d the obj ect , but I f i nd i t bestt o s l i ght l y ar i se f orward on your t oes , a t r i f l e of f bal ance. Fr omt hi s poi nt , subj ect start s and i mmedi at el y i ndi cat es t he def i ni t ecour se t o be f ol l owed.

Remember , you have i mpressed t he subj ect t hat he i s t o FOLLOW YOU.What act ual l y happens i s t hat t he subj ect LEADS you t o the. sel ect edar t i c l e. However , you wal k s l i ght l y i n . f r ont of t he subj ect , bei nggui ded by t he hand on wr i st , but t o al l APPEARANCES you are l eadi ngt he subj ect . I t i s necessar y that you keep t he subj ect c l ose t oyour s i de at al l t i mes. I f you f i nd i t necessar y t o cr owd bet weent wo chai r s or ot her obst acl es, DRAG your subj ect r i ght at your si de.I f necessar y, ver bal l y i nf orm hi m not t o l eave your s i de f or ani nst ant , or "break t he cont act .

You may ' egg' t he subj ect al ong i nt o f ast er act i on by appeari ng

most ner vous and sayi ng " Qui ck - concent r at e - t hat ' s r i ght , l et ' shur r y. " React i on wi l l be exper i enced i f t he subj ect i s ' s l ow .

Havi ng f ul l y ' pr epar ed' your subj ect i n or der t hat he l ai ows hi s par tof t he exper i ment , you f ol l ow t he subj ect t o t he vi c i ni t y ment al l ysel ect ed, and your hand wi l l be di r ect ed t o t he sel ect ed i t em Onceyou t ouch i t , you wi l l know you have t he cor r ect pi ece, as t he sub-j ect wi l l t end to pul l up your wr i st and t ur n you i n anot her di r ec-t i on i f t he obj ect i s to be pl aced el sewher e. I f t hat concl uded t he



YOU KNOW YOUB PURPOSE I S TO DO ONLY ONE THI NG - FI ND THE CON-CEALED ARTI CLE. Let t he most compl i cated test come l at er , becauseyou wi l l need an under st andi ng of t he wor k f r om act ual pr act i ce,as wel l as r eadi ng t he i nst r uct i ons i n pr i nt .

Of t t i mes you wi l l get a subj ect t hat does ' not start wel l ' . Pul lt hem ar ound t he r oom expl ai ni ng t he pr ocedur e, t hen suddenl y doan abr upt about - f ace, whi r l i ng t hem wi t h you. And t he r emar k - " NONo . . . You are not concent r at i ng - t hi nk FI RST WHERE we shoul d go. "I f af t er an at t empt or t wo, t he subj ect does not appear t o gr aspt he i dea and you experi ence a smal l degr ee of success - get anot hersubj ect .

I t does not mat t er i f your subj ect t r i es t o f ool you, as l ong as hei s s i ncer e. You must cl ai m t hat you can r ead hi s ment al commands,j ust as t hey pass t hr ough hi s m nd.

For i nst ance, t he or i gi nal command coul d change, r i ght i n t he m ddl eof an act i on, and a new one subst i t ut ed, and t he r eal exponent of ^Hel l st r om sm wi l l CHANGE t he t est , and ACTUALLY f ol l ow t he t hought si n t he m nd, as THEY ARE MENTALLY EXECUTED. However , on t he otherhand, i f t he subj ect shoul d al l ow hi s m nd t o wander away f r om t heexper i ment at hand, and st ar t t hi nki ng about a t heat r e he at t endedl ast ni ght or any i r r el evant occur r ence, you ar e LOST . . . . . . . andeven though t he f aul t i s wi t h your pr oj ect or ( subj ect ) and not YOUR-SELF, and even t hough t he exper i ment f ai l s because of t hi s, usual l y

t he subj ect wi l l be honest enough t o adm t at t he very poi nt wher eyou f ai l ed, he al l owed hi s m nd t o wander f r om t he exper i ment . ' Thati n i t sel f i s a remarkabl e t es t , and( pr oves beyond concl usi ve ar gumentt hat t he m nd i s capabl e of bei ng r ead, i f under pr oper ci r cumst ances

I t shoul d be made cl ear t o t he oper at or and subj ect al i ke t hat i ft hey ar e t hi nki ng t hat you r emove a gent l eman' s vest , i t. woul d FI RSTbe necessar y f or t hem t o ment al l y di r ect you t o t he pr oper gent l emanand as you wor k, t he coat woul d be an obst acl e t o t he vest . As youar e wi t hout MENTALI TY, you cannot t hi nk t o r emove t he coat f i r st , andconsequent l y t he vest i s NOT ACCESSI BLE. However , i f such a t est i s

per f or med, subj ect MUST t hi nk t o REMOVE THE COAT FI RST ( whi ch i s al ogi cal st ep i n r emovi ng t he vest ) , and t hen t o t hi nk t o r emove t hevest - by unf ast eni ng t he but t ons, et c.

The same i s t r ue of sel ect ed obj ect s t hat are- beyond r each, behi ndobst acl es. I t i s necessar y t hat subj ects f i r st t hi nk t o. r emove t heseobst acl es, or pr ovi de means of ACCESSI BI LI TY t o t he sel ect ed i t emYour di vi nat i on of t he THOUGHT must come s t ep by st ep, and must



nat ur al l y "be concent r at ed i n l i ke manner . I f your subj ect wer e t ot hi nk - go across t he r oom and t ake a ci gar et t e and t hr ow i t ont he f l oor - you woul d be st umped - t he subj ect t hi nks f i r st i n t er msof di r ect i ons ( t hough thi s i s not appar ent t o t hem ) as t o wher e theobj ect r eposes, and what shal l be done wi t h i t .

As you pr ogr ess wi t h your exper i ment s, and t r y mor e di f f i cul t ones,you wi l l f i nd t hi s wor k easy, and l ot s of f un. You w l l , surpr i seyour sel f by ' know ng' what t o do wi t h t he obj ect s many t i mes bef or eyou exper i ence t he physi cal gui dance, and i n such cases, you ar edevel opi ng real "Hel l st r om sm".

W t h many begi nner s, as you appr oach a desk or t abl e, yoy. wi l l senset hat you ar e i n t he r i ght l ocat i on. You wi l l KNOW THI S because youar e unconsci ousl y l ed t her e and you wi l l know t hi s by HELLSTROMI SM.

Thi s concl usi on wi l l not be r eached by ar gument , l ogi cal or physi calai ds . You wi l l j ust KNOW i t .

The wr i t er has f ound t he gr eat est success t o be at t ai ned i f t heoper at or wi l l per f or m t he gr eat est par t of t he exper i ment wi t h eyesCLOSED. Vi si on i s not essent i al , ot her t han t o keep your bear i ngs.Thi s i s especi al l y tr ue at t he ver y begi nni ng of t he t est . You ar el i ke a BLI ND MAN - you know not wher e t o go - and t hi s i s l i t er al l yt r ue. You can' t per cei ve chai r s, t abl es, PROBABLE OBJ ECTS i n yourpat h, whi ch m ght cause you t o specul at e whi ch way t o t ur n, et c.Open t he eyes at f r equent i nt er val s mer el y t o t ur n and get your po-

si t i on. Or, , cat ch j ust enough vi si on bet ween al most cl osed eyel i dst o wat ch your f eet . Tr y t o adopt a st at e such as bei ng awakenedf r om a sound s l eep, wal ki ng but t r yi ng t o retai n a st at e. of s l eepwi t h onl y enough consci ousness t o keep physi cal post ur e.

I f i nd i t ef f ect i ve t o hol d l ef t hand t o my head - as t hough undergr eat ment al st r ess, par t l y shi el di ng my eyes. The f act . t hat youreyes ar e cl osed i s ver y i mpr essi ve on t he spect at or ' s and your gui de.



THE OPERATOR

Ri ght f ul l y speaki ng, you have "been gi ven i nst r uct i ons i n your f i r stTEN l essons. You have "been i nf or med as t o t he pr i mar y i nst r uct i onsi n cont act m ndr eadi ng. You have "been i nst r uct ed how t o achi eve t he

cor r ect ment al at t i t ude on t he par t of t he subj ect - and t hen, howt o r ead hi s r eact i ons. "What i s essent i al at t hi s st age of t he st udyi s a r epet i t i on of t hese exper i ment s.

Once you concl ude a successf ul t est wi t h a subj ect , i t wi l l be mucheasi er, t o per f orm a second one, because t hey underst and t he necess-ar y MENTAL PROCESS f or success . They have been PREPARED. Fur t her ,i f you ar e wor ki ng t o a gr oup of peopl e, and concl ude a successf ult est , and change subj ect s, t he second at t empt wi l l l i kewi se -be easi er .( As a r ul e) Because the second subj ect bel i eves i n your abi l i t y,

and has absor bed some of t he ' pr epar at i on' of t he f i r st subj ect . How-ever , pr epar e t hem as you di d t he f i r st , by expl ai ni ng t he di r ect i onswhi l e hol di ng your hand, et c.

Never under t ake t o use a subj ect t hat has been dr i nki ng any quant i t yof l i quor , because of hi s i nabi l i t y t o concent r at e. St r ange, how-ever , Hel l st r om was at hi s best whi l e under t he i nf l uence of l i quor ,and t he wr i t er her ewi t h adm t s some of hi s most sensat i onal t est swer e per f or med i n a s i m l ar st at e . . . . however , t hi s must not bem sconst r ued as a r ecommendat i on f or a l i qui d di et bef ore t he t est scan be per f or med, but merel y gi ven as gener al i nf ormat i on. A per son,

however , wi t h t oo much t o dr i nk coul d nei t her act as subj ect or oper a-t or wi t h any degr ee of success.

Keep up your experi ment s wi t h t he same subj ect , and sl owl y t ake onnew subj ect s. Go t hr ough t he whol e pr ocedur e each t i me. Then youcan perm t mor e di f f i cul t t es ts . You wi l l have f ai l ur es , yes , aseven do t he best , as expl ai ned.

I t i s essent i al at t hi s t i me that I expl ai n what NOT t o do as wel l

as what t o do. Af t er you have pr epar ed your subj ect , di sm ss ever yt hought f r om your m nd. DO NOT, under any ci r cumst ances, t r y t of i gur e out by l ogi c and r easoni ng, what THEY MI GHT have sel ect ed.Don' t t r y t o guess or r eason - I f you do, you ar e l ost . ' The m ndmust be kept a bl ank and you depend ent i r el y on t he gui dance of t hesubj ec t ' s l ef t wr i s t and i nt ui t i on.

I f you at t empt t o r eason or guess, you ar e si mpl y conduct i ng a ver yf ool i sh guessi ng cont est , wher e t he subj ect ' s odds ar e 1000 t o your



one. ' W t h "begi nner s, I know t he thought wi l l f l ash t hr ough t hei rm nd, ' Wel l , what do you suppose t hey sel ect ed?" Never concer nyour sel f as t o t he sel ect ed obj ect or t he command t hat i s t o beper f or med. Take each phase of t he exper i ment STEP BY STEP - anddo not t r y t o guess what t he concl usi on of t he t est wi l l be. The

guessi ng or ' know edge' ei t her wi l l or wi l l not devel ope l at er ,dependi ng on t he i ndi vi dual .

DO NOT t r y t o guess or r eason t he exper i ment i n advance. However ,as you become mor e prof i ci ent , and endeavor t o under t ake a l ar gerr ange of ment al commands, a cer t ai n amount of r eason or guess wor ki s essent i al , unl ess you ar e f or t unat e enough t o be abl e t o ' per-cei ve' t hese t hought s by i nt ui t i on. More on t he subj ect l at er .

Havi ng cl osed . your eyes, you ar e not BO i ncl i ned t o be ment al l y

di st r acted. I f you coul d shut your hear i ng of f , t hi s m ght pr ovean ai d i n some cases. However , on t he other hand, wher e a gr oupof peopl e know t he t est t o be per f or med, you can al most t el l i fyou ar e ' hot or col d' by t he al most i naudi bl e sounds t hat emanatef r om t hem Somet i mes, much gui dance i s obt ai ned by sound cr eat edby t he br eat hi ng, so t he oper at or shoul d not concer n hi msel f aboutt hese s i t uat i ons. Keep t he m nd i n a per f ect l y passi ve st at e, andi f t hi s can be successf ul l y accompl i shed over a ser i es of manyexper i ment s, t he oper at or wi l l become so pr of i ci ent as t o be abl et o ' per cei ve' t hese t hought s, and not t hr ough physi cal cont act .

I t i s, however , f i r st necessar y t o become a GOOD cont act m nd-r eader . As I t ol d you bef or e, t hi s wi l l be accompl i shed not t hr oughan under st andi ng of t he r eadi ng of t hese wor ds, but by pl aci ng t hesei nst r uct i ons i nt o actual pr act i ce.

At t hi s J unct i on, i t i s hoped by t he wr i t er t hat you have not pl acedt hi s book asi de t o t r y one of t he exper i ment s f r om t he knowl edge t hatyou have t hus f ar gai ned. I t i s t r ue t hat i f you have t r i ed exper i -ment s t hat you shoul d meet wi t h success, but t he mor e you r ead, t hegr eat er wi l l be your under st andi ng.

Ther ef or e, I t r y t o i mpr ess upon your m nd t he necessi t y, of FI RSTa cl ear under st andi ng of t he basi c pr i nci pl es, SECOND, t he necessi t yof pr act i ce and r epet i t i on of t hese pr i nci pl es, and THEN may comet he unf ol dment of t he hi gher pr i nci pl es of a devel oped i nt ui t i on orsi xt h sense.

Af t er havi ng acquai nt ed wi t h al l t he avai l abl e i nf or mat i on as t o



t he "basi c pr i nci pl es and hi gher pr i nci pl es, my t ask wi l l "bef i ni shed. I t r emai ns wi t h you i f you ar e t o "be a medi ocr e successor a sensat i on. Fur t her , i t i s wi t hi n your own pr ovi nce as t owhet her you wer e "born wi t h suf f i c i ent i nt ui t i on or abi l i t y t odevel op thi s i nt ui t i on or abi l i t y t o be a t r ue sensat i on i n t hi s wor k.

A STRANGE I NTERLUDE

The wr i t er has been a successf ul exponent of Hel l st r om sm f or six

year s, and i n t hat span of t i me, has concl uded t housands of hi ghl ysuccessful experiments. Fai l ur es have been prevalent, but I f eelt hat I am one of t he most successf ul oper at or s of t hi s wor k t oday( t her e ar e onl y a f ew) , and my experi ment s have been ser i ousl y car-r i ed f ar beyond t he expl anat i on I set f or t h her e. Not I n a spi r i tof egot i sm but as gener al i nf or mat i on and my abi l i t y to,, set f o r t h

t hese i nst r uct i ons and dat a, I do f eel , poi nt for poi nt , t hat my wor kwas equal if not super i or t o t hat of my l at e and est eemed f r i end,Axel HellBtrom.

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Had Hel l st r om l i ved a l onger span of l i f e, I am sur e he woul d have,gi ven us much f ood f or t hought . Whi l e my exper i ment s have been i nno way di r ect l y r el at ed t o hi s wor k, I have been f or t unat e enought hat I coul d car r y on.

I am f i r m y convi nced t hat t her e i s such a t hi ng as ' genui ne m nd-

r eadi ng ' "and t hat Hel l st r om pr act i ced i t many t i mes, and I know Ihave genui nel y accompl i shed i t many t i mes; I am f ur t her of t he bel i eft hat t hi s wor k, st ar t i ng wi t h muscl e r eadi ng and devel opi ng i t , wi l lsome day r eveal t he possi bi l i t y of m ndr eadi ng i n a gr eat er scope,or what we may descr i be as ment al t el epat hy over gr eat di st ances andbet ween many peopl e.

I do si ncer el y bel i eve t hat har moni ous condi t i ons can be set upbet ween t wo m nds and a per f ect underst andi ng t r anspi r e, t hough nophysi cal cont act t akes pl ace. Frequent l y we f i nd such exi st i ng

bet ween man and w f e, , ( who are si ncer el y i n l ove wi t h one anotherover a l ong per i od of year s) . "They seem t o under st and each ot her " ,peopl e remark. These cases act ual l y exi st and cannot be debat edt hough t he t r ansm ssi on of t hought s bet ween t hese m nds cannot becont r ol l ed.

Year s ago, bef or e I knew t hat such a man as Axel Hel l st r om exi st ed,or was f am l i ar wi t h muscl e or cont act m ndr eadi ng, I had a ser i oust ur n of m nd, and expr essed such t hought s as' I have J ust . wr i t t en.



W t h t he ai d of my br ot her , I conf essed my bel i ef t hat t her e wasa possi bi l i t y t hat t wo m nds, I F pr oper l y at t uned, coul d pr oj ectand r ecei ve t hought s. I t seems f ool i sh, especi al l y t o us, as wewer e magi cal l y i ncl i ned al most f r om i nf ancy, and possessed a wi dest or e of knowl edge of t he f r audul ent si de of m ndr eadi ng and al l i edpseudo ar t s.

Never t hel ess, not hi ng vent ur ed, not hi ng gai ned. At t he t i me, bot hshar ed a l ar ge bedr oom wi t h an adj oi ni ng sl eepi ng por ch. An opendoor separ at ed t he t wo r ooms. At t he qui et of ni ght , my br ot herLawr ence ( Al i a Rageh, t oday) woul d l i e i n hi s bed, and I i n m ne.He woul d at t empt t o concent r ate hi s m nd as i nt ent l y as he knew howon some par t i cul ar make of aut omobi l e - t o vi sual i ze i t - and t opr oj ect t hat t hought across t he room t o me. I n t ur n I woul d en-deavor t o al l ow my m nd t o become bl ank and pass i ve. Many, manymakes of , cars woul d come t o my m nd and t hen I woul d f i nd

mysel f debat i ng whi ch one he woul d sel ect - t r yi ng t o out guess hi m -and t hat was not our pur pose, t o f ool one anot her - we wer e honest l yt r yi ng a ser i ous exper i ment , i n whi ch bot h shar ed a par t i al bel i ef .Agai n, I woul d cause my m nd t o become bl ank. A Chevr ol et car sprangi nt o my ment al vi si on i n t he dar kened r oom and I spoke t he wor d"Chevrol et ". The moment I sai d t he wor d, a st r ange chi l l r an f r omt he r oot s of my hai r t o t he ot her end of my spi ne. ' My brot her sai dhe exper i enced a si m l ar sensat i on, because I had GUESSED what carhe was t r yi ng t o pr oj ect t o me. '

Coi nci dence„• Yes, t hat i s what we thought . ' We t r i ed i t . agai n and

agai n, and wi t h an excel l ent degr ee of success . OUR AVERAGE OFCORRECT GUESSES WAS FAR BEYOND THE AVERAGE OF COI NCI DENCE. Theseexper i ment s we cont i nued over a per i od of sever al mont hs, not onl ywi t h makes of aut omobi l es but wi t h f l ower s, m scel l aneous obj ect s,wor ds and t hought s.

So convi nced wer e we t hat we had act ual l y di vi ned t he secr et of t r uem ndr eadi ng t hat we pl anned t o commer ci al i ze i t af t er f ur t her de-vel opment occur r ed . . . . Our pr ogr ess t hen sl ackened, not t hr ought he f act t hat we cr eat ed many i mpor t ant er r or s, but our heal t h be-

gan t o be af f ect ed . . . . was i t t hat we wer e t amperi ng wi t h some-t hi ng not meant f or mor t al man? . . . . A shor t t i me l at er , I conf essedour exper i ment s t o a wor l d f amous psychi at r i st , who war ned agai nstt hei r cont i nuance and suggest ed a rest. ' My br ot her shor t l y t her e-af t er went away t o school .

Thi s exper i ence, t hough years ago, r emai ns bur ned vi vi dl y i n my m nd.I t convi nced me of possi bi l i t i es t hat I r eal i ze i n t hi s mor e moder nage wi l l be scof f ed at and r i di cul ed.



Hel l st r om sm "brought much of t hi s "back t o me, and i n t he t wocases , I real i zed a s i m l ar i t y. Hel l s t r om possessed s i m l ari deaB, he conf essed t o me "bef ore hi s deat h, and I do si ncer el ybel i eve t hat one of t hese t hought s woul d be i n pr act i ce werehe l i vi ng t oday . . . he pr oposed t o have a l ar ge st age dr op wi t h

a hundr ed obj ect s on same, and al l ow any subj ect t o come f r omt he audi ence, sel ect one, and mer el y by t ouchi ng t he subj ect ,name t he sel ect ed o b j e c t I f eel that I t oo, i n t i me, coul d dup-l i cat e such a f eat , but wi l l not . 1 W l l expl ai n l at er .

HELLSTROM SM CONTI NUED

I wi sh to descr i be and i nt er pr et t he hi gher phases of Hel l st r om smas bei ng a f acul t y, added or devel oped si xt h sense. Thi s wi l l bedevel oped i n a f ew, and onl y t hr ough cont i nual pr act i ce. I t wi l l

gr ow upon you wi t h each succeedi ng exper i ment , i f you are so f or -t unat e t o possess t hese possi bi l i t i es.

I n some cases, you wi l l f i nd i t possi bl e t o KNOW t he t est bef or et he subj ect has i ndi cat ed that he ' has made up hi s m nd' . Thi shas occur r ed t o the wr i t er i n sever al occasi ons - t he possessi onof a knowl edge of t he t est t o be per f ormed, t hi s knowl edge com ngt o me whi l e I was wai t i ng f or , t he subj ect t o t el l me t o start . 'I have never been abl e t o cont r ol or pr e- det er m ne when such anoccur r ence woul d happen. Appr oachi ng some obj ect , I woul d i nst i nc-

t i vel y know t hat i t was t he ment al l y sel ected obj ect , pi ck i t upand compl et e t he t est , l eavi ng t he subj ect st andi ng i n the m ddl eof t he room' Such t est s ar e t r emendous sensat i ons. They arenat ur al ' br eaks' and t her ef or e shoul d be capi t al i zed upon f or t hei rval ue. I f you f i nd a good subj ect , make f ul l us.e of t hem Forent er t ai nment pur poses i n a cr owd, per f or m onl y a f ew t est s. Thosemost eager t o act as subj ect s, who are s i ncer e, usual l y make t hebest subj ect s. To f ur t her pl ace t he bur den or f aul t , i n advance,i n case of f ai l ur e wi l l cause t he si ncer e subj ect , and especi al l yone sl i ght l y embar r assed by t hei r pr om nent par t i n t he exper i ment ,hel p you unconsci ousl y j ust t hat much mor e.

Ther e ar e many f act or s t o consi der. Once you get of f an excep-t i onal l y good t est or t wo, stop. ' W t h a good aver age don' t con-t i nue t o do mor e exper i ment s, wi t h t he possi bi l i t y of a f ai l ur et hrough some poor subj ect .

You must ' be a showman t o get t he most out of any per f or mance, andt hi s i s l i kewi se t r ue of Hel l st r om sm Al ways r emember t hat youar e pl ayi ng a r ol e s i m l ar t o a magi ci an - t hat you must out - t hi nk



and. out - smar t your audi ence, and t herei n depends your success.

I n your exper i ment s, you wi l l f i nd your sel f st andi ng i n f r ont of asi ngl e obj ect , say an el ectr i c l i ght swi t ch. You have been di r ect -ed t her e, know you ar e i n t he cor r ect l ocat i on. Reason may ent eryour m nd and t el l you t hat you ar e t o swi t ch on t he l i ght s. Thi syou do, and t o your amazement , you ar e cor r ect . I t now r esol vesi t sel f i nt o the debat e of whet her you ar r i ved at t hi s concl usi onas a r esul t of r eason or l ogi c, or I f you recei ved some t houghti mpul se that causes you t o ' know .

I n such cases as t hi s, r el ease your wr i st f r om subj ect ' s hand, andwi t hout physi cal cont act, per f or m t he act i on. I f you ar e wr ong,you ar e wr ong. However , as you appr oach t he subj ect , you may senset hat you ar e wr ong, wher eas you become t he showman - r ub your wr i st

wi t h your l ef t hand as i f t o r est or e bet t er c i r cul at i on - and startagai n wi t h t he subj ect .

Af t er you l ear n t o be a pr of i ci ent cont act m ndr eader - t o pr epar et he subj ect so t hat t hey wi l l pr oper l y r eact, t o ascer t ai n t hei rdi r ect i ons and ant i ci pat e t hei r ment al commands, you may. t hen con-si der t he next step of what I t er m Hel l st r om sm

HI GHER PHASES

M ndr eadi ng t hr ough t he medi um of physi cal obj ect s, and not per -sonal cont act . I have an excel l ent success i n al l owi ng subj ectt o hol d my pen- kni f e - on the end of my wat ch chai n. I n t ur n, Ihol d t he wat ch, and af t er havi ng i nst r ucted subj ect , I pl ace t hewat ch to my ear , expl ai ni ng I am l i st eni ng t o t he subj ect ' s t hought s- i n t he same manner I woul d l i st en t o a t el ephone conver sat i on.Thi s i s ef f ect i ve.

The per i od of concent r at i on begi ns . . . . . . I move f or war d, st ar t i ng

t he subj ect , who wi l l t r ai l ar ound wi t h you, and l ead you t o t hepr oper pl ace. I usual l y l eave t he wat ch chai n sl ack, except f ort wo or t hr ee at t empt s, whi ch I cause t o be t aut , t o make sur e ofmysel f . W t h an exper i enced subj ect , t hey wi l l l ead you t o t hedesi r ed l ocat i on, t he same as hol di ng your wr i st . Needl ess t o say,t hi s i s more compl i cat ed t han where physi cal cont act i s empl oyed.I f i nd the pr oper ar ea, and r el ease t he wat ch. By keepi ng my eyeon i t ( unbeknown t o subj ect ) I can al most t el l when I am doi ng t hement al command. I f success does not t el l when I am doi ng t he men-t al command, I hol d t he wat ch a second, pul l i ng i t ever so sl i ght l y,



one way or t he ot her t o get my di r ect i on. From t hat poi nt , Iei t her wai t f or some f l ash as t o t he pr ocedur e, and i f i t i s notf or t hcom ng, I t hi nk ' f eel out t he exper i ment s by the cont actr eadi ng met hod' .

Exper i ment s may al so be per f ormed hol di ng on t o a penci l or anyr i gi d obj ect , t he gui dance bei ng mor e def i ni t e. I f thi s, phaseof t he wor k i s t o be consi dered, I r ecommend a wat ch chai n and apen- kni f e. Or a handker chi ef , or even st r i ng. I have f ound i tpossi bl e i n many cases, wher e a good subj ect has been devel oped,t o al l ow t he subj ect t o wal k besi de or behi nd me. By gl anci ngdown at hi s" f eet and t he manner i n whi ch he wal ks, t ur ns, hesi -t at es J ust what hi s r eact i ons are, I cannot def i ni t el y expl ai n, ast hey ar e ver y i nt angi bl e, but exper i ment at i on wi l l r eveal . Youwi l l not i ce cer t ai n di r ect i onal f eat ur es and f r om t hen on, youmust r ead - but not t r y t o out guess - t he subj ect ' s pur pose.

I have on f i ve occasi ons been abl e t o act ual l y di vi ne t he t hought si n a spect at or ' s m nd - whi l e f ul l y f i ve feet f rom t hem - andt hr ough no cont act what soever , t he par t y never even get t i ng out oft he chai r . I r ecei ved ( t o t he best of my knowl edge) no di r ect i onali nf ormat i on t hr ough my f i ve normal senses t hat woul d have acquai nt edme wi t h t he t est . I cannot expl ai n HOW I KNEW t hese t est s any mor et han I can expl ai n the physi cal pr oper t i es of t he Moon, yet I knowt hese t est s ar e accompl i shed f act s, and t he Moon, wel l , we' r e awar eof i t s presence. '

I cannot t el l , you HOW YOU CAN DUPLI CATE t hese f eat s, because I donot know f r om whence t he i nf or mat i on comes. I bel i eve i t i s at el epat hi c f l ash f r om t he subj ect ' s m nd t o my m nd. I di d notpl an any of t hese f i ve exper i ment s i n t hi s manner , but had i nt endedt o per f or m t hem i n any usual manner . Consci ousness of what t het f est"was, came i nt o my m nd, and t hi nki ng f or some r eason t hat I' was r i ght , I TOOK A LONG SHOT, and i n a j oki ng way ( an out ) de-cl ar ed mysel f . ' Tr ul y i t was a sensat i on. I f I had been wr ong Iwoul d have sai d t o my subj ect - "OK, come on, l et ' s see i f we canr ead your m nd . . . . now hol d my wr i s t , et c . " W t h t hi s per f ect

t est concl uded, I di d not at t empt ot her s. I had per f or med, so t ospeak, a m r acl e, and I di d not want t o run any r i sk of decr easi ngmy i nst ant l y acqui r ed r eput at i on.

I n doi ng t hese test s , I f i rm y bel i eve t hat many wi l l devel op anI NTUI TI ON t hat wi l l per m t dupl i cat i on of t hese t est s . Of t en i twi l l DAWN upon t he operator what act i on i s t o be per f or med her e ort her e. Onl y yest er day, I demonst r at ed Hel l st r om sm t o a pr ospect i vecl i ent , who t hought f or me t o cr oss t he r oom and pi ck out one of



t he t hr ee hat s, r ecr oss t he r oom and pl ace t he hat on my desk.Thi s I i mmedi at el y di d, and as I appr oached t he desk ( I gl ancedt hrough my cl osed eyel i ds and saw t hat my desk was t he oTrstacl ci n f r ont of me. ) I knew i nst ant l y t o DROP t hat hat on t he desk.The t est was per f or med 10Cf o cor r ect . I KNEW t o pl ace i t there. '

But on t he ot her hand, my subj ect coul d have t hought t o pl ace t hehat UPSI DE DOWN, on i t s si de, i n t he dr awer , pl ace I t on t he deskand set a penci l on i t , or what not , yet my i nt ui t i on tol d me t hatI was corr ect. ' Fi r m y bel i evi ng t hat I had been pr oper l y i nf or med,I f ol l owed my i nt ui t i on.

To t hose not so f or t unat e t o devel op such a phase as t hi p. yourwor k wi l l be sl ower and you wi l l wor k mor e on an el i m nat i on basi s.However , i n Hel l st r om sm you ar e cont ent t o work and t hi nk i n di -r ect i ons, and not obj ect s. Your subj ect does not t ake you al l ar oundt he room on a hi t and m ss bas i s , but t o the l ocal i t y i n whi ch t he

f i r st act i on i s t o be per f or med.

You r each t hi s l ocal i t y, and conf r ont i ng you ar e many, mgny obj ect s.Your hand i s l ed t her e by physi cal gui dance on t he par t of t he sub-j ect , or by your i nt ui t i on. Pi ck up t he obj ect you f eel I s the cor-r ect one. I f you get t he wr ong one - i nst ant l y you can t el l you havet he wr ong one - i f t he subj ect f ol l ows your i nst r uct i ons. You knowt o set i t down - your hand i s f or ced downwar d. Pay no at t ent i on t ot he tensi on on your wr i st - whet her i t l essens or t i ght ens. Be con-t ent t o pi ck many obj ect s up and repl ace t hem bef ore you get t her i ght obj ect . I n such cases, i t i s because your subj ect , i s notst r i ct l y conf or m ng t o your i nst r uct i ons , and at t hi s j unct i on, i tI s necessar y t o say "THI NK - THI NK AS I NTENTLY AS YOU CAN . . . t hi nkwher e i t i s - what obj ect you want - HURRY". Get ner vous, exci t ed,whi ch t ends t o creat e exci t ement i n t he subj ect , and ai ds i n t hesuccessf ul per f or mance of t he t est .

Bef or e, I t ol d you not t o t r y t o sur m se or guess t he test t o beper f or med. Let i t he unf ol ded, st ep by st ep. However , l ogi c,r eason and guess wor k pl ay an i mpor t ant par t , and t hat i s whatf ool ed the ol d f ol l ower s of muscl e r eadi ng. They coul d easi l y un-

der st and how Hel l st r om m ght be di r ect ed t o some obj ect , but t heywer e st umped when t hey saw hi m per f or m t he ment al commands.

So many var i ous act i ons can be per f or med wi t h most any obj ect . I fyou ar e l ed t o a hat , and t hen di r ect ed t o i n f r ont of a young l ady,your r eason wi l l al most t el l you t hat you ar e t o gi ve t he hat t o t hel ady or pl ace i t on her head. As you appr oach a r adi o, you ar epr obabl y to tur n i t of f ( i f pl ayi ng) or v i ce ver sa . . or t o set t hedi al at some f i gur e. Common sense t el l s you t hat onl y a f ew act i ons



ar e possi bl e.

You may f i nd i t necessar y t o go f r om one t o anot her , hut you vi l lknow when you ar e r i ght or wr ong, dependi ng on your i nt ui t i on, or

t he muscul ar r eact i on of t he subj ect . BUT don' t st op and r easonunt i l you f i nd no f ur t her gui dance. I t i s gr ant ed t hat a per sonhol di ng your wr i st coul d har dl y t el l you t o turn a vase' upsi de down.But you r eal i ze when you have t he vase t hat I t i s cor r ect , you knowt hat somethi ng must he per f ormed wi t h same i n THAT vi ci ni t y ( unl essl ed away) . I f you do not get a f l ash of what i s want ed, exper i mentby a pr ocess of el i m nat i on. Appear t o set i t on i t s s i de - i f youar e doi ng wr ong - need not compl et e t he exper i ment i n t hat di r ec-t i on - and make a par t i al m ss. You wi l l be di r ect ed.

I f a per son t hi nks f or you t o appr oach a cl ock and set t he hands

at 8 o' cl ock, you know by gui dance when you have t he cor r ect obj ect ,t he cl ock. I f i t i s not t o be t aken f rom i ts pl ace, some act i ont her e must occur . The hands may be set , t he al ar m set - of f , or any-t hi ng, but as you handl e and exper i ment wi t h t he possi bi l i t i es,gui dance comes and t he t est i s usual l y compl et ed most successf ul l y.

Onl y when you ar e st uck - cal l upon your ment al i t y, OR what i s anequal l y good pl an - J OG up your subj ect t o get hi m t hi nki ng - soyou can get hi s r eact i ons„ Under st and your pl an i s not t o pl ay agame of el i m nat i on, or ' hot or col d' . Def i ni t e obj ect i yes ar ei ndi cat ed by t he good subj ect , and i t i s up t o you t o capi t al i zeon t hi s ci r cumst ance.

The aver age subj ect or gr oup t hat deci des t he ment al command,usual l y sel ect si mpl e t est s. I f you ar e l ed t o a gent l eman seat edi n a chai r , you may be al most assur ed t hat you ar e t o r emove hi sgl asses, handker chi ef , wat ch, penci l or some easi l y accessi bl e ob-j ect . I f your i mpul se t akes you t o hi s f eet , i t i s al most f or egoneconcl usi on t he shoe i s t o be r emoved. Exper i ment at i on wi l l t el lyou what t o do, and gui dance hands t el l you r i ght or wr ong.

Real di f f i cul t t es t s are nat ural l y di f f i cul t t o per f orm Tes t si nvol vi ng sever al act i ons ar e l i kewi se compl i cat ed. I f t he ment alcommand i s f or you t o sel ect a cer t ai n book, t hat i s easy - THENt o pl ace t he book f ace down on a desk, and pl ace Mr . J ones' hat ont op of same, THEN set a cockt ai l gl ass i n the hat , you i n r eal i t yhave t hr ee separ at e t est s. - Havi ng pl aced t he book on t he desk,you know t he t est i s not compl ete, because you have i nst r uct ed yoursubj ect t o speak al oud at t he end of t he t est and r el ease your



wr i st . Far t her , t hi s i s not r eal l y necessar y, "because when youdo successf ul l y compl et e a t est , your subj ect i s t oo sur pr i sedt hey wi l l i nvar i abl y rel ease your wr i st and excl ai m al oud t hei rsur pr i se.

Test s such as t o sel ect a cer t ai n book, open t o a speci f i c pageand mar k a ci r cl e around a sel ect ed wor d, as possi bl e - hut qui t edi f f i cul t . Such t ests can be el i m nat ed by t he per f or mer , cal l i ngf or mor e si mpl e t est s, t hough of f er i ng a sel ect i on of a t housandand one t hi ngs t hat may be ment al l y sel ect ed. On such t est s oft hi s k i nd, you may rest r i c t t hem stat i ng t hat i t i nvol ves act i onof your own person, whi ch you expl ai ned was out l awed.

Underst and t hat you cannot perf or m any act i on, On or W TH yoursubj ect or your sel f . That i s t o be def i ni t el y under st ood BEFORE

t he exper i ment i s commended. No al i bi i s r equi r ed l at er , i f t hesubj ect i s conf used and does not abi de wi t h t hese i nst r uct i ons.

My onl y i nst r ucti ons f or devel opi ng the hi gher phases of Hel l -st r om sm i s t o cont i nue t hese exper i ment s, t he s i mpl er ones f i r st ,t hen i nt o t he wat ch- chai n or handker chi ef cont act and occasi onal l yt ake a l ong shot . Pr act i ce al one wi l l enabl e some t o acqui r e t heabi l i t y t o ' read m nds wi t hout cont act ' . Fur t her i nst r uct i on i susel ess.

Hel l st r om sm as we consi der i t , i s based upon di r ect i onal t en-denci es, and not upon di vi ni ng t hought s i n m nd. I t i s a ment alpr ocess and you must be conduct ed st ep by st ep. I t wi l l not en-abl e you t o t el l t he pl ayi ng car d a subj ect i s t hi nki ng of , buti t wi l l enabl e you t o f i nd t he cor r ect car d. Car ds may be pl acedi n a c i r c l e, and you wi l l be di r ected t o i t , OR you can deal t hecards down on a t abl e, and when you come t o t he r i ght onp, youf eel t he i mpul se that wi l l i nf or m you.

Hel l s t r om sm s t r i ct l y speaki ng, wi l l not enabl e you t o t el l a

per son' s name, or r ead t he quest i on i n t hei r m nd. Names coul dbe pl aced on si gns and you coul d pi ck t he pr oper si gn, t hus r e-veal i ng t he same. However , i t s pur pose i s t o demonst r ate t hepossi bi l i t y of ment al t el epat hy or t o obey t he ment al commandsof ot her s, and not as a f or t une tel l i ng st unt .

I do f eel t hat i t s devel opment may l ead t o a poi nt wher e vari oust hought s f r om t he m nds of ot her s can be i nt er pr et ed, such as t heexperi ment s I ment i oned by t he wr i t er and my br ot her sever al year s



ago. We di scont i nued our f ur t her r esear ch because I f el t t hat a t oocont i nual pr esent at i on and t hought on t hi s subj ect i s a t r emendousbur den f or t he m nd and par t i cul ar l y t he ner vous syst em

The pr act i ce of Hel l st r om sm especi al l y i n i t s mor e compl i cat edf orms, cr eates ner vousness. The deeper your exper i ment s. , t he mor et hi s wi l l becomes appar ent . Ther ef or e you ar e f or e- war ned, as ar esul t of my own exper i ences and ot hers, t hat nervous di sor der sm ght f ol l ow a t oo st r enuous campai gn.

Hel l st r om made hi s l i vi ng doi ng t hi s wor k, and as I sai d bef or e, hecoul d per cei ve t he act i on t hr ough i nt ui t i on. He perf or med manyt est s dai l y f or year s. He was ext r emel y ner vous. He l i ked hi eschnapps. 1 One creat ed t he ot her . I . do f eel hi s deat h was hast enedby an over exci t ed nervous syst em br ought about by t he const antdemands of hi s wor k.

I N CONCLUSI ON

I n concl usi on, l et us agai n at t empt t o def i ne t he coi ned wordHel l st r om sm I t i s t he devel opment and pr act i ce of empl oyi ngt he m nd t o i nt er cept and recei ve cer t ai n thought vi br at i ons aspr oj ect ed by anot her subj ect , en r appor t , ei t her t hr ough physi calcont act , or no cont act what - soever .

I t i s t he aut hor ' s s i ncer e hope that I have been abl e to i nt el l i -gent l y convey t he meani ng ari d how t o devel op t hi s st r ange power -a subj ect of whi ch we know so l i t t l e as t o make i t s under st andi ngdi f f i cul t t o express i n pr i nt .

When, and i f you do, acqui r e t he HI GHER secr et s of Hel l st r om sm -t he percept i on of t he t hought s of ot her s t hr ough t he means ot hert han your f i ve nor mal senses - you wi l l know you have at t ai ned yourgoal - yet you wi l l exper i ence the seme di f f i cul t y i n expr essi ng

t he sensat i on t o ot her s, as I have f ound i n t hi s t ask.

I f eel any consci ent i ous st udent of t hi s book shoul d be abl e t of i nd hi dden or conceal ed ar t i cl es. I f eel most of my r eader s wi l lbe abl e t o per f or m a gr eat many of t hese t est s wi t h t r ue success,yet I cannot assur e one r eader t hat he wi l l acqui r e a sense ofi nt ui t i on that wi l l make hi m an out st andi ng exponent of Hel l st r om smi n i t s hi gher phases. I have t ol d you qui t e si mpl y how I acqui r edt hi s f acul t y, and how you may go about i t , t o do l i kewi se.



The per f or mance of t hese f eat s ar e ext r emel y sensat i onal , and. cer -t ai nl y wor t hy of any ef f or t expended i n t hei r behal f . Go f or t h,t hen, wi t h these basi c pr i nci pl es and acqui r e t he t r ue ar t of HELL-STROM SM.

SUGGESTED ROUTI NE FOR PUBLI C EXHI BI TI ONS

For publ i c exhi bi t i ons f rom t he stage or pl at f or m t he i nt r oductoryl ect ur e shoul d f i r st be gi ven. Next t he subj ect shoul d be sel ect edby i nvi t i ng a comm t t ee upon t he st age. To pr event t he t hought oft r i cker y or pr e- ar r angement t he audi ence shoul d be per m t t ed t osel ect t he comm t t ee. Whi ch shoul d be composed of men and womenof pr om nence. I t i s di f f i cul t somet i mes t o get i peopl e of t hi scal i ber t o vol unt ar i l y of f er t hei r ser vi ces , so i t i s suggested t hemanager of t he t heat r e make a not e of t he names of sever al pr om nent

peopl e i n at t endance, and you speci f i cal l y cal l f or t hem af t erget t i ng t he audi ence' s appr oval .

You pr epar e your subj ect , expl ai ni ng t he nat ur e of your wor k, anda t est i s ar r anged by t he comm t t ee. I t i s suggest ed i n such exhi -bi t i ons that t he f i r s t tes t i s t o f i nd a conceal ed ar t i c l e. A pi ni s usual l y hi dden some pl ace on t he s t age, or per son of t he comm t t ee. Thi s act i on i s per f or med whi l e the oper at or i s i n anot herr oom under guar d of par t of t he comm t t ee. Af t er you successf ul l ycompl et e t hi s t est , you ar e r eady f or t he more compl i cat ed t est s.

One member of t he audi ence or comm t t ee i s r equest ed t o wr i t e t hename of some member of t he comm t t ee or audi ence on a sl i p of paper ,and seal i t i n an envel ope. The oper at or t hen l eads t he comm t t ee-man t o t he per son whose name i s i n t he envel ope and del i ver s same.

The next t wo or t hr ee t est s shoul d be a demonst r at i on of t he oper a-t or ' s abi l i t y t o r ead t he ment al commands of var i ous s ubj ect s. Asyou pr ogr ess and get a good subj ect , t r y t he wat ch- chai n or hand-kerchi ef met hod.

I f you ar e qui t e pr of i ci ent and condi t i ons ar e good, t hen t r y oneexper i ment wi t h non- cont act . At al l t i mes, you must caut i on t heaudi ence t o r emai n qui et , and r ef r ai n f r om maki ng unnecessar y noi sesor di st ur bances, as t he per f or mer must not al l ow out si devi nf l uencest o pr ey upon hi s m nd.

A si m l ar r out i ne may be f ol l owed f or cl ubs, banquet s and ot her



gat her i ngs, and ar r anged at t he di scr et i on of t he per f or mer .

An i nt er est i ng demonst r at i on can be ar r anged, t he perf or mer t o pl ayt he par t of a sci ent i f i c cri m nol ogi st and sol ve an enact ed mur der .Di r ect i ons ar e gi ven t he comm t t ee. Per f or mer i s t hen pl aced underguar d, so t hat t he i nf or mat i on cannot he passed on t o hi m

Among t he comm t t ee, t hey deci de t hat Mr . A i s t o enact t he par tof t he mur der er . Anot her i s sel ected t o he t he vi ct i m Mr . A t henappr oaches t he vi ct i m and goes t hr ough t he act i on of st abbi ng hi munt i l dead. Each member of t he comm t t ee t hen ar e seat ed i n a ci r -cl e, and ent er s per f or mer .

Any wi t ness or comm t t eeman other t han t he t wo part i ci pant s i n t he

l i t t l e dr ama may act as subj ect . Per f or mer t akes subj ect by t hewr i st , af t er expl ai ni ng that t hey ar e f i rst t o t hi nk who was t hevi ct i m and you t hen f i nd t he vi ct i m Next , you ar e t o f i nd t heki l l er , and you do, dr amat i cal l y decl ar i ng Mr . A as t he mur der er ,and you pl ace hi m under ar r est , t hereby sol vi ng t he cr i me by men-t al t el epat hy.

Var i ous act i ons can be empl oyed and ot her char act ers i nvol ved,such as pol i cemen who di scovered t he body, a l awyer who r epr esent st he deceased person, et c.

Ot her act i ons and pl ayl et s ar e enact ed out and sol ved by. t he per-f or mer . Thi s f i el d opens a most unusual f or m of ent er t ai nment ,and i s especi al l y ef f ect i ve among smal l er gr oups of peopl e, wher et hey know t her e i s no poss i bi l i t y of t r i cker y, or a secret ass i s -t ant .



LECTURE

"Ladi es and Gent l emen: I t I s my uni que pl easur e of pr esent i ng aser i es of exper i ment s i n genui ne ment al t el epathy - a demonst r a-t i on such as you have never "bef ore wi t nessed. I mai nt ai n t hat Ican read t he m nd of any nor mal per son, i f t hi s per son wi l l co-operat e and ai d me by i nt ent l y concent r at i ng hi s m nd on some one

subj ect . I wi l l def i ni t el y pr ove my cl ai m by an act ual demonst r a-t i on of t hese power s.

For t he pur pose of t he demonst r at i on, I want sever al per sons ofser i ous m nd, men and women who woul d l i ke t o have t he exper i ence,t he ver y unusual sensat i on, of HAYI NG THEI R MI ND READ. I assureyou t hat I wi l l not embar r ass you, and t hat my wor k wi l l be car -r i ed out i n a hi ghl y sci ent i f i c manner . "

( Get comm t t ee or subj ect , and t hen ' pr epar e' subj ect as descr i bedpr evi ousl y i n t he book, and empl oy al ong t he same l i nes. Thi s con-st i t ut es par t of your l ect ur e, as you not onl y acquai nt t he subj ect ,t al ki ng di r ectl y t o them but t o your ent i r e audi ence, and i n t ur n,t hey underst and t he pur pose of your exper i ment .

For smal l er gr oups, et c. , a mor e i nf or mal i nt r oduct i on shoul d bemade.



Her ei n I gi ve you t he f r ui t s of many year s of exper i ment at i on andr esear ch i n t hi s f i el d hy t he wr i t er ; an abundance of ext r emel yval uabl e dat a made possi bl e by t he l at e Axel Hel l st r om and by mygood Fr i end, Ot t kar Fi scher , of Vei n, Aust r i a, a st udent and aut hor -i t y on thi s wor k.

Thi s i s t he f i r st compl et e and aut hor at i ve book wr i t t en upon t hesubj ect and needl ess t o say, onl y t he pr i mar y st ages of t he possi -bi l i t i es of ment al t el epat hy and i t s f ut ur e devel opment have beent ouched upon. Ti me i t sel f wi l l r eveal and unf ol d many of t her emai ni ng myst er i es.

Not - genome wTLl i out t hi s si gnat ur e.

Any book, manuscr i pt , or ci r cul ar bear i ng t he name of Hel l st r om smand NOT t he si gnat ur e of t he aut hor , i s NOT a t r ue copy, but ani nf r i ngement on t he l egal l y owned copyri ght of t he publ i sher s.

FI NI S



LATER DAY EXPERI MENTS

I N

HELLSTROM SM



Si x year s ago I wr ot e and. publ i shed, t he book "Hel l st r om sm" andat t hat t i me, I was wel l awar e of t he f act t hat t her e was muchmor e t o be sai d on t he subj ect. I f el t t hat t he next f ew year swoul d t hr ow much l i ght and expl anat i on on t hi s st r ange subj ect .

And t he l ast si x year s have of f er ed many a r evel at i on, f or dur i ngt hat t i me, I have car ef ul l y cat al ogued my exper i ment s, my r eact i ons,my t hought s and my anal ysi s. .

My l at er day exper i ment s, suppl ement ed by const ant exper i ment at i onwi t h Hel l st r om sm f or s i x year s pr evi ous t o wr i t i ng the book, havegi ven me a weal t h of mat er i al f or r ef l ect i on.

My concl usi ons have not been al t er ed, but ver i f i ed. For year s,I have honest l y bel i eved t hat Hel l st r om sm was t he devel opment ofan i nt ui t i on or si xt h sense, and that const ant pr act i ce and pa-t i ence woul d be r ewar ded, by a shar peni ng of t hese f acul t i es. . Tot hi s concl usi on, I hol d st eadf ast t oday. I have pr oven i t t o myown pers onal sat i sf act i on, and t o ot her s.

Somewher e i n t he f ut ur e, I bel i eve, a f ew peopl e wi l l devel op t hepower of i nt ui t i on t o a mar ked degr ee. I do not speak of ' commandper f or mances' of t he si xth sense or t heat r i cal demonst r at i ons, orf or per sonal use. However , t he shar peni ng of t he i nt ui t i on makesi t mor e concl usi ve and val uabl e t o t he possessor .

I n a ser i es of exper i ment s, conduct ed by mysel f and a f ew of my ex-ponent s, we have def i ni t el y pr oven beyond any mer e coi nci dence hi tor m ss aver age t hat i t i s possi bl e t o di vi ne t he thought s of an-ot her - under t he pr oper c i r cumst ances - t hat i t i s possi bl e t opr oj ect t hought s and commands t o ot hers - by ment al t el epat hy orwhat ever t er ms you may choose t o use, ,

Good Hel l st r om sm oper at or s i nvar i abl y ' sense' t he l at t er hal f oft he experi ment , br eak cont act and compl et e t he r out i ne wi t h per f ect

assur ance and cor r ect knowl edge. I n some cases, cont act i s made -i nst ant l y br oken and t he f ul l command obeyed wi t h t he subj ect seat edi n a chai r , mer el y act i ng as an onl ooker . . •

These cases ar e rar e, t hat i s qui t e t r ue, and cannot be' ant i ci pat ed,yet t hey have occur r ed on a number of occasi ons.



f or ce - encour age and cul t i vat e i t - t hat a r ar e i nner under st and-i ng wi l l cr op up bet ween t hem An unders t andi ng wi t hout a spokenwor d.

But what has al l t hi s t o do wi t h Hel l st r om sm - and why t hese

t hought s i n t hi s book?

Si mpl y t hi s - Hel l st r om sm i s an adopt i on and use of a s i xt h sense -and when cul t i vat ed, I si ncer el y bel i eve wi l l open a gr eat gat ewayt o cl ear er under st andi ng - si ncer i t y and a mor e pr oduct i ve l i f e.

A f ew of my f our hundr ed st udent s wi l l cher i sh t hese t hought s -ot her s wi l l scof f at t hem as t he ravi ngs of a mad man. Associ at edas I have been wi t h t he ' pseudo- ment al pr of essi on' f or t he past 20

year s, many wi l l f i nd i t di f f i cul t t o accept my ut t er ances wi t h agr ai n of s i ncer i t y - and yet i t was t hi s same cr i t i cal at t i t udet hat kept me f r om t he t r ue Becret of Hel l s t r om sm

Onl y when, and i n desperat i on as t o l ear n how t o do t hese wonder f ult est s - di d I r esol ve then t o pl ay ' chump' and t r y i t f rom a f ai r ,and unbi ased and l egi t i mat e st andpoi nt - di d t he r evel at i ons ofHel l st r om sm come t o me - so envel oped and i nt r i gued me t hat I amcompel l ed t o voi ce t hese af t er - t hought s her e, i n t he real i zat i ont hat a f ew wi l l under st and and pr of i t by t hem

Rober t A. Nel son

Apr i l 15, 1941

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