
From the "Esoteric, Metaphysical" collection. Recorded at the Philosophical Research Society, Los Angeles.
Summary
The talk presents a sweeping moral and metaphysical argument that human beings and the Earth are surrounded by invisible magnetic or auric fields that influence health, behavior, and destiny. Drawing on references to Dr. Kilner of Liverpool, Dr. Tiller, and Dr. Frederick Finch Strong, the speaker claims that scientific and quasi-scientific experiments have shown that the human body emits a protective field extending several feet beyond the physical body. This field is described as an atmosphere, an auric bubble, or a “magnetic field” that can be seen through special screens and that may reveal disease, pregnancy, and other conditions. The speaker extends this idea to the planet itself, arguing that Earth also has a magnetic field that has been polluted by human corruption, selfishness, and misuse of energy. A central theme is that attitudes directly affect this invisible field. Anger, temper, ulterior motives, addiction, and other negative states are said to damage the field, leaving scars that accumulate over time and eventually weaken the body’s defenses. By contrast, constructive thinking, discipline, peace, kindness, and cooperation are presented as forces that strengthen the field and improve physical, emotional, and mental health. The speaker repeatedly insists that many illnesses are psychosomatic or begin in disposition before manifesting in the body. The body, its glands, and its magnetic field are treated as a unified system whose condition depends on moral and emotional order. The talk also broadens from personal health to social and planetary critique. Cities, concrete, industrial life, competition, and modern progress are portrayed as unnatural and destructive, impairing the Earth’s vibrations and contributing to war, disaster, and social breakdown. Nuclear weapons, television, and mass civilization are used as examples of technologies that operate through invisible fields, reinforcing the claim that unseen forces shape visible outcomes. The speaker argues that humanity has ignored natural laws and mistaken selfish advancement for progress, while in fact creating a “sewer” of corruption in the planetary field. Religious and philosophical traditions are woven throughout the argument. The speaker cites Plato’s account of Atlantis, ancient Platonists, Gnostics, Rosicrucians, yoga, Hindu sacred texts, Buddhism, Pythagoras, and Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress. These references support the claim that many traditions have recognized invisible laws, moral causation, and the need for self-discipline. The “armor of righteousness” is identified with the magnetic field, and the speaker argues that right living is not merely a religious ideal but a law of existence built into nature. The talk rejects the idea that people can violate moral laws without consequence, insisting instead that every action produces an equal and corresponding effect. A major practical conclusion is that happiness is not indulgence or the satisfaction of desire, but normalcy, peace, and alignment with nature’s laws. The speaker urges listeners to begin each day with the intention to grow, to solve problems rather than worry about them, and to cultivate a pleasant, cooperative disposition. Self-analysis, discipline, and the correction of faults are presented as the path to restoring equilibrium. The speaker also emphasizes collective cooperation: while individual reform is essential, social improvement depends on groups of people choosing constructive purpose over selfishness. Toward the end, the talk becomes more explicitly exhortative. It warns that humanity is approaching a major correction if it does not change course, and that nations, religions, and individuals alike are subject to the same laws of growth and consequence. The speaker argues that science will only become truly scientific when it explains why human beings must be right, and that education should teach moral growth rather than mere career success. The closing message is that each person must take responsibility for his or her own redemption, because no outside force can permanently correct the inner magnetic field. By keeping the rules of life, the speaker concludes, people can become healthier, happier, wiser, and more harmonious with one another and with the universe.
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