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Ast h ma, 54— Br n
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57 Palsy , 5 8 — S tammer ing , 58
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M E M I L E COUE
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L E TT E R S
E x t rac t s fro m le t t e r s addresse d t o M Co ué
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M me E mile
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S OM E NOT E S O N M GOUE S T R I P T O P ARI S

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S UGGE S T E D L I S T OF S T AN D A R D BOOKS O N A U T O
S UGG E S T I ON, P S Y CHOL OGY ,

COUE L E A GUE OF A M E R I CA
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Th ep d l m f m di al th ght i wi gi g w y
en u u o e c ou s s n n a a

f m m t i li m Th d y f t h p d m i
ro a er a s . ef a o e re o n an c e o

t h p ill i p t
e P s t it i as f ll
. h l w li e
r ac on ers o a sc oo s n o rea z

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a a er w l d w i th
ar e ar o ou r ea an oe s e re

su lt f o thi k i g P b bly i ty p
our n n t f ll
. ro a n ne e r c en . o a

cu r es h v m t l b i in d p d t f t h pp t
a e a en a as s e en en o e a ar en

m t i al m
a er mpl y d Thi i
ean s e g m t g
o i e t . s s n o ar u en a a ns

t h phy i i
e h l f y h l b t it i
s c an o r e a er o a g an sc oo , u s an r

m t i fv
en n f i tifia or d t ndin g d m
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pl ym t f m tal m
o en o f h m n b tt m t
en e ans or u a e er en .

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r nc a ac o r H t ll ea an s c n ess. e e s

us th t in v y s t h m t i l l m t h it pl
a e er ca e e a er a e e en as s ac e ,

b t th t thi p l
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s on e o su ser en ce a er

i v t mind i m t ; d th t m tt will b y
s se r an , s as er an a a er o e

t h di ti f mi d if t h thi g im d t i i y “
e r ec on o n , e n a e a s n an

w y pa ibl ”
oss Thi impl i
e . th t th m y b i s es a er e a e n

t
s an c es i whi h t h d i d thi g
n c i t i e y w y
es r e n s no n an a

p ibl b t C é d
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ou o es no u er a e o e ne e

l tt
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by hi m th d s
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f th d v l pm t d ppli ti f t h m thod
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will g tly d t h fi l d w g d d
r ea re u ce t h im e e no re ar e as
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p ibl
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C é i ou i tifi s sc enH d t t t w ith c. th y e oes n o s ar a eo r

a n d th t y t
en p v it b y l gi ; b t h b gi with
r o ro e o c u e e ns
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xp im t
e er n d b il d
en s p hi th a y i d t i v u l y s u s e or n uc e .

H t ke a es
y t l i i
ou wh th i g
o a c b i g d n c er e n s ar e e n on e ,

no t t l t
o a m whe th i gs
e c u re r oo b ing di d re n are e scusse .

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6 O UE ME THODTH E C “ ”

H e re c o g i th f t th t p pl
n zes e t th
ac h
g yl a eo e, no o r ou

q i t d wi th hi m th d m y fi d i it m h
ac u a n e s e o ,
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th t
a
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see m hil di h b t h i
s c w i it p d
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u s ans er s, ro u ce s

r su
e lt Os. f l lik p ph i g th w d f
ne ee s e ar a r as n e or s o an

oth er : Th l m w lk t h ill e a e m d wh l
a , nd e ar e a e o e, a

h ppy
a th y wh d
ar e t t mbl
e o t th t whi h i
o no s u e a a c s

see mi gl y t n im pl i my m th d
oo s e n e o .
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C e i i li
ou wi th
s n id ne bl mb f h l a cons er a e nu er o sc o ars

wh h v o t di d d tili d hyp ti m i it v i
a e s u e an u ze no s n s ar ous

ph ases, p ti l ly l t d t di
ar c u ar F m y y
re a e o sease . or an ears

i w
s pp d th t hy p ti m d ki d d ph m
as su ose a no s an n re e no en a

w b m l b t w k w w th t t h ph m
er e a n o r a , u e no no a ese en o en a

ar e p f tly t l th t th y h v b t h g t t
er ec n a u ra , a e a e ee n e r e a es

f t i ll th g f m l d phy i l h l th
ac o rs n a e a es or or a an s ca ea

or di d th t t h m d
sease , an p y h l gi t i m ly
a e o e rn s c o o s s ere

a t t mpti g t
e n i oly f u se h m g d th t
c onsc ou s , or u an oo , a

whi h h d p vi
c a ly b re g to us t ll d
een p w a r ea u n c on r o e o er

for b th g d d ill
o oo an .

Th eiq un t ib ti whi h C e h m d t
ue c on r u ons c ou as a e o

h m n b tt m t
u a e hi
er gen i ti f
ar e , t h p im ys r eco n on o e r ar

pl ace o f t h im gi ti e i th a na f di on d hi n e cur e o sease , an s

d v l pm t f
e e o enm th d o wh by th im gi t i
a e o er e e a na on

m y ba i d
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g d di t d
ze f i t
an b fi t w k
r ec e or s en e cen or .

O urm t li ty i en a f tw t th t whi h w
s o o sor s, a c e u se

c onsc ousi ly d t h t whi h w an a i ly c b e use u n c onsc ous o r su

i
c o nsc ous ly C é g . with m y th i
ou a r e es g i an o e rs n r e co n z

i g thi d l m t li ty
n s ua B t p d
en a I b li v
. u no re ec essor , e e e,

h as r e c og i d t h l
n ze f t h l ti
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su b i
c o nsc ous m t l i ty d t h im gi ti
en a I t w ld
an e a na on . ou

se e m t tim , a th t th t w es, l m t i d ti l i hi
a e o are a os en ca n s

th ght I it f i t i t p t h im m i g th t
ou . s a r o n er re as ean n a

t h im gi ti
e a i na t onth t s a d
on ce xit b y e e n r an c e an e

whi h w c p p e o en i u p wou r d d w
u n consc ous o ers an ra

th m e t f ou g d d il
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no t th i m h i thi l itt l
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ra th er in p r act i cal cu res, an d these are so won derful

th at th e r ea er d will fin d his cr e d li ty p
u ut t o t h e t est .

To t hi s, y our n a u r al t q u es ti on in g, Cou e an d h is dis

p
ci l en wo ul say
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c ome d an d see , wh h ic is a t er all t h e f
o nl y scien tifi t t c es of an ythi ng .

Th e f o rmu l a, E v yder ay , in e v e ry way , I am gett in g

b ett e r an d b tt
e er ,
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Cou e says,
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co v ers all c ases,
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an d,

reg ar dl ess o f di difii l t y th i f m l a

th e se ase or cu , s or u te

pe at d di e te d p d
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u ce s r esu s e ar e
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w y p
a ibl oss D btl e. t h t hi g whi h h pp ns is
ou ess e n c a e

th t th im gin ti t k h l d f th g
a e a a on l idea of
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p g iv b tt m t
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s d i en t h f , m ul a
as su e e n e or ,

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exp i ce d h p (Th h m ti p ti t p at
er en an o e . e r eu a c a en ,
re e

in g t h f m l e or him l f i im gi ti rea hin g

u a, sees se n a na on c

th e p i t wh h n w lk
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wo d f t h m thod is thi th t thi im gin d

n er o
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h m v l us p w t ll i t ti t h bj ective ‘

as ar e o o er o ca n o ac on e su

mi d whi h p od
n , c in l ity t h thi g im gin d
r u c es rea e n a e .

I f th C é m thod hw d f l fi t n
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th i
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fi t l g m a e an e l d ial l in es
ec a on or a an so c

th t i q lly w d f l ? Th f t m t b e t h t
a s e ua on er u e ac see s o a

thi p s whi h C e h l
r ocess c d t til i f cures
ou as e ar n e o u ze or ,

is t h p e whi h h b e b k f v y g e t his
rocess c as en ac o e er r a

t i mvm t A p
or c o e en g t. h l d f n i d erson
ea H e s o o a . e

h l ds it b e f e h i im gin ti
o or til it possesses h is
s a a on un

su bj tiv mi d d t f m h im H
ec e n an n t nt ly
r ans o r s . e co s a

g i v t
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ers u d e are r ans or ,

a nd v t lly t h id f th
e en u a me b m th ea o e on e an e co es e

domi n ti g f a f wh l
n ti
or ce o o e na ons.

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on this vital bj t Th t d ti h l d b gin t

su ec . a e u ca on s ou e a

bir th d v b f t h t it i t h d ty f p nts
an e en e ore , a s e u o ar e
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TH E C “ ”

an d el t ives t o s
r a t o it th t t h mi d ee f hil d a e n s o c ren ar e

pl d i t h
ac e n t tt it d t w d th i w d v l p
e corr ec a u e o ar e r o n e e o
m t th t d
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a e i t i
u ca lf m t y
on c o ns s s d t n se -
as er
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n hi g bj t ; i t h m tt
e ac n su ec s d m th
n e se a ers an so e o e rs

th e mast st nd er mm a
g d w isth m on y co on r ou n an

th ght f l pe pl ; b t h dv
ou u o e b y d th i u e a an ces e on o ers n

sh wi g
o n l i tifi
a c e ar , sc en d imm m th d f c , an s e e o o ac

co mpli hi g t h s n hi ghl y d i bl ese lt Th litt l es r a e r esu s. e e

sec ti i thi bo k whi h d l wit h thi

on n s o bj t c ea s s su ec

sh ld
ou iv t h t h ghtf l tt ti
r ec e e e f ll wh ou u a en on o a o ar e
i t
n eres e t d i th f t n f th hil d
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u ur e o e c r en o s an .

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i hi t y
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s on u c us. e s or o na

for t h p t tw ty fi
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tw k
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i g f t h im gi ti
n o e f t h S ge i t h liv
a na on f th o e a n e es o e

u t l d m illi
n o f Chi th gh th
ons o g n ese r ou ose a es .

C é h ou t ght h w t h p y h l gy f t h m b i
as au us o e s c o o o e o s

p d d W
ro u ce . ll h g d i t t h im g
e ar e a f th t
c an e n o e a e o a

whi h i h l d b f
c s th
e y f e ore im gi ti W e e es o ou r a na on . e

can h g c an lv w wi h
e o u r se W b
es as i k e s . e c an e s c , or

w ll ; g d
e b d
oo , dingly w di t
or a ac c or im gi as e r ec ou r a

na ti thi w y t h t P h p w thi k th
o ns s a or a . er a s e n er e ar e

limit ti a; b t
ons l t tu t lk b te th us t il wno a a ou ose un e

h v b g t pp h th m
a e e un o a r o ac e .

W h v t h ki d f w l d w w t t liv i
e c an a e e n o or e an o e n,

as soo n w as willi g t h l d p p id l b f
e ar e n o o ro er ea s e o re

ou r im gi ti a natil ons i unmi d h ng our u n c onsc ous n s c a e

i t t h t whi h w im gi A d d t f g t th
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us n o a c e a n e. n on or e e

n ight d m an i g p titi f t h f m l nd v
o rn n re e on o e or u a, a e en

th t i g wi th it tw ty k t ; C é h p v t h m
e s r n s en no s ou as ro en e

to b e efi ecti ve .

Anom m m S . VAN ORDE N

 T he M irac l e W i t hi n
A T ri b u t e t o E m il e C o u é
By M B URN AT P ROVINS
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ro ,

art ist iqu e of t h e 1 8t h of D ecemb er ,

pt b
I n S e em er , 1 920, I o en e f or t h e first ime t h e p d t
b o ok Of Of
P r of Ch ar l es B au d o uin ,
. t h e INS TITUTE J J . .

B O USSE AU f Gen va titl d SUGGE STION n d AUTO

o e , en e , a

S UGGE ST ON n d d di
I t d b y th
, a th e ca e e au or
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WITH GRATE F UL A KNOWLE DGME NTS O C T
M LE GOUE THE S E A AS WORKE AN PION
E I , T DE T R D EER .

I d id t p t it d w no n til I h d
u d it th gho n u a r ea r ou .

It tai s v y impl xposit i

con n a f a mag ifi
er s t e e on o n c en

h m it i n w k b d p
u an ar a th y whi h m y
or , ase u on a e or c a

a pp hil di h t o m b
e ar c sOf it tt impli ity
so e, e cau se s u er s c .

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u y p acti s it h is b d t ec iv gr t
an on e r ce e ou n o r e e ea

g d f m it
oo ro .

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ur n o f in d f t i g bl
a en e ars o e a a e

w k E mil Cou é wh
or , si d
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,
h o re es a a c ere e

co n t in ed t h w k n d xp im ts f L iéb
u e or lt f t h
a e er en o au , a er

o f th d t i e f s gg ti n ) f
oc r n e o tw ty y rs Iu es o ,
or en ea ,
re

p t C n é t died t his
ea , a s ubj t t th x lusi n on e su ec , o e e c o

o f v yt hi g l
e er f r th p po
n Of h l pi g h is f ll w
e se , o e ur se e n e o

t
c r ea u r esby i d ci g t h m t l tiv t t h p acti of
n u n e o cu a e e r ce

au t osu gg est ion .

b gi n ing f t hi c t y C é h d tt in d
A t th e e n o s en u r ,
ou a a a e

th e Obj t Of hi ec h H h d di v d th
s r esearc es. e a sco e r e e

im m p w f a t gg ti n n d t h
en se o er o et f it u osu es o a e secr o s

appli ti f g n al se ; h vi g m d inn m bl
ca on or e er u a n a e u era e

exp im t with t housan ds of p t i t he p rov d th

er en s, a en s, e e

acti o f th su bconscious on o g n i
n o e il m t s r a c a en .

9
10 TH E C O UE “
ME TH O D ”

h
Thi s was somet i n g ent ir el y new ; an d t h e great
t p f
meri of t his ro ou n dl mo est sc y d h la is to h v o r a e

f d a m dy f t ibl ill h ret f

ou n re e or onsi de e d
e rr e s, e o ore c r

in bl an d with t h pe of reli f alt h gh in

cu r a e, ou o e , ou ,

so m i t n
e ns a xt m l y painf lces, e re e u .

AS I an ot go i t l ngt hy sci tifi d t ail s I will

c n n o e en c e ,

j st tel l h ow t his l a n d m of Na cy p a tices his

u e r e an n r c

m th d
e o .

Th bst an f his t hing cl

e su —
ce o t t h o gheac e ar cu as u

in l pt
sc u — f n d afte ur e li f t im
ou f p atien t r a e e o re

a ches in summ d
se r , p i n b i f f o
e m u l a t
u o b a r e r e te

p nt d m i g d ni ght
e a orn n an .

This fo m l m st b e p t ed in l ow v i (with ‘

r u a u re ea a o ce

e y l o d b dy in po it i n t h t p mi t f el axing
es c se , o a s o a er s o r

th mus l
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sa c h i r ) or an e a

a nd i m n t n us t n
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lita y n Th magi w d a e
. e c or s r

E VE RY D A Y I N E VE RY WA Y I AM GE TTI N G , ,

B E TTE R AND B E TTE R .

Th y m st b e e pe t d t w n ty t im
u e r mo ni ng and
a e e es , r

ni gh t Y . m y se out ing wit h tw n ty kn t on it

a u a s r e o s

whi h se v
c n ri d in es u n t in g j
as a t a osary co us as a r

does Thi s m terial aid is imp ort t ; it insures

. a an

mec h ic l an i t tion whi h i ess n tial

a r ec a , c s e .

Whil a t i l t in g t he wo ds whi h
e r cu a egiste redse r c ar e r

by t h n ons
e uci u y cm t t th
o s, i k f anyt hing in
ou us no n o

p ti l
ar ith
c u ar , n e Of y ill ss er of yo t o bles
ou r ne n or ur r u .

Y ou m st b e p u iv wit h o l y th desi e t h t all may

ass e, n e r a

be f t h best ; t h f m l a i n ev y w y h
or e e or g e n e u
r al er a as a

efi ec t .

Y o ur des ir e mus t xpe ress i tself witho t passion gent u ,

ly an d without ex er ti on o f y o wil
ur l b t wit h bsolut e
, u a

f ith
a an d confi dence .

F or E mil e Cou é, at t he momen t of in d u cing auto

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su gges ti on , d o esp n o t ap eal w

t o t he wil l in
ay Th e an y .

wil l mu st n o t b e exer cised at al l at th at m omen t % I magi

n ati on on l y mus t
c o me i n o la ; t p y th
at is t h e grea t
tv p w t
mo i e o er , i nfin i ely mor e ac i e t v th
an t h e will p ower

wh i h i
c s usuall y in v ok e d .

H ave c onfid e nc e i n y ou r self B elieve fir mly t h at

al l wil l b e wel l wi t h y ou , sa s y th t
is gre a co u nsell or , an d ,
d d
in ee , all is wel l wi th th hv ose wh o q t a e t h e u n u es io n

f h
in g ai t of a c il , su h d pp t d by p v
l emen e erse er an ce .

f t d d p
As ac s an d e e s s e ak l ou er d th w d w an o r s, I il l
t ell y ou o f my o wn e xp bfe r i en ce e or e I m et M Cou é . .

t b
I mus go ack t o t h e mon th Of pt b wh S e em e r en I

t p d
fir s o ene t h e ook b Of h d f
M C ar l es B au ou in ; a t er
.

t d xp t
d e a il e e bj t
osi io n of h is su th ec t h e au or n ot e s com
p l e t e c u i
'
es ohf s u cd m a l t t
a i es as : e n e r i is ; ecze m a;

t
s am m d b
e ri n g ; u m n e ss ; dt tw t
sin u s — a in g en y five -

y e ar s b w th v
ack , i p t t t
e l e en o er a i ons me r i is ; sal p in
-

g it i s ; fi b e t
r o us v
u mo r ; v ari c ose t
e ins ; et c et c , an d l as
. .

t d p t
b u t n ot l eas , ee tu b er cu lar sor es an d t h e l as st ages
of phth is is (as in t h e c as e of Mme D , of Tr oy es, age
. .

b th ft
3 0, wh o ec ame a m o e r a er h er c u r e ; th is case was
f wd
o ll o e up than d p th
er e was n o r el a se ) Al l
. is is
t t d by t d phy
es ifie to a t en in g t d
sici ans, wh o h ad reat e

the pt t a i en s .

h x p p d p f
T ese e am l es im resse me r o o u n dl y ; some w ere

r e al mir ac l s % I t was n ot a
e q t Of v u e s i o nOf n e r es,
b u t
ill s f or wh h th ic d p
er e is n o me i c in e as y et E s ecially
.

th t a v t
case o f t u b er cu l osis was a r e el a i on t o me .

v d h by f
H a in g su ff ere , myself , or ri l t tr om ac u e n eu ri is

f
of t h e ace, I k n o w wh t p a r e al ph
ain is . F ou r y si c i an s,

t wo Of th p t p
em S ec i al is s, h ad d t
r on ou n c e t h e sen en ce ,
th d
No in g can b e on e f o r y ou , wh h ”
f i c , o f it sel al on e,
su fli c ed t o in c r e ase t h e t b by ft
r ou l e i ts a al i nflu en ce
on my min d ht : T a th “
d d d
No in g c an b e on e h ad in u ce
”

t
t h e wors o f au t osu gg esti ons .
12 TH E 0003 “
ME TH OD ”

Once in poss ssi e on of th e

E very day , in f ormula :

every way , I recit e it wit a ait h, d

i c , al h f wh h
th ou g h
it h ad c ome su dd
en l y , was n on e t h e l ess ca a l e pb
v
o f rem o in g m ou n ai ns I t
iscar e s a ls an d c om
. d dd hw
f ort ers an d , in w d
in an d r ai n , en t ou t in o th e g ar en w t d
b h dd
ar e ea e , murmur in g gen t l y
‘
I am g oing t o b e
c u r ed ; t h er e wil l be no mor e
i t is g oing away ;
neu ritis;
it will no t c ome bac k, e t c ”
I was cur e th e ery n e
. d v xt
d ay ; there was n o m or e su fi er in g f r o m t h e a o mi n a l e b b
p t wh h
c om l ain , ic wd
h ad n ot all o e t
me t o ak e a st e p
ou t Of d dy d p w t
o o rs in W in or am ea h e r , an d h ad ma d e

f b b J t
l i e u n e ara l e t
us imag in e my in en se joy %S k e
. pt ic s
w ill say ,
“
v
I t was all n e r ousn ess bv y
”
O iousl , an d I .

d h th
wil l con c e e t o t em p t
is first oin d h dBu t , el ig t e .

wi th t d d
t h e Cou é me t h od, I rie it f o r an (E em a Of t he
left f
ank l e , r es ul t in g d
r om an afi ect i on o f t h e k i n ey s

wh h d b dy
ic was sai t o b e in cu r a l e I n t wo a s t h e o ed ema .

h ad di sa pp d ear e th I d
en t r eat e
.
f g
a t i u e atn d m en al

de p r essi o n, et c xt y p v
An e rao r d in ar
. t
i m r o e m en re

su l t e d an n d th
h ad b u t on e i ea : t o go t o N an cy an d ank

b f t
my en e ac or .

Iw t en f d
an d ou n x t t
t h e e cell en t man wh o at rac s all
p t
b y h is g oodn ess an d sim lici y , an d h e b e came my
f d
r ien .

d p b
I t was in is ensa l e t o see him on h is own fiel d Of
t
ac io n . vt d pp
H e in i e m e t o a o u l ar cli ni c h T e re I .

t d
wi esse a c onc ert of gr at tu d e l esions
n i — Of t h e l u n gs,
d p d h t d p
is l ace or gans , ast ma , P o t s isease ( l ) , aral y sis
’

h h t d y
—al l t is os of e adl di seases was p u t t o fli g ht I .

saw a p l y t i wh
ar a at c t t d o d t wist d i
s con or e an e n a

ch i g t p nd w lk Cou e h ad t lk d t t h m g
a r, e u a a . a e o e ur

i g
n h t hv g t
eac o fid
a e n i mm
re a c on n en c e , a en se co

fid i
en ce t h nm l v e H i dse
“
Les . t ye sa , e arn o cu r e ou r

selv ; y
es ou I h vcan . v d yb dy ; t h
a e n e er cu r e an o e

re m dy i wi t hin y ou el v
e s C ll p rs
y sp i i t
es. ; l t a u on our r e
 TH E MI RA CL E WI THI N 13

it act f or y our men t al an d s irit ual en efit and it will p b

c o m e , it w
ill cu r e y ou ; y o u ill b e s r o n g and a y
”
w t h pp .

v p
H a in g s ok e n , Cou é a r o ac e the pp h d
ar al y t ic an d p
sai d t o h er :
“
Y ou a e e ar hv h d
D o y ou b elieve t h at y ou .

wil l wa l k ?
“
Y es
”
Very h
ell t en , g et u p %
.
”
w
Th e w o m an ar ose, sh e w d alk e , an d w t en ar ou nd th e
g a r d e n T h e. m ir ac l e w as ac c o p d
m lish e .

y
A ou n g girl afl ict ed Wi th tt dP o s ise ase ,
’
wh ose ver

t eb r al c ol u mn h ad b t h f
e c om e s r aig t again a te r t r ee h
t t t t d
r e a m en s, ol t h pp
m e of t h e in ense a in ess sh e el f t
b p ft h v b
in e in g , so t o s eak , r eb or n a e r a in g e en a o e hp
l ess cri pp le h w
T re e om en , cu r e
. d Of l esi o ns o f t h e
l u n gs, e xp d d ht
r esse e l ig at b b
e in g a l e t o g o b ack t o

w o r k an d t o e n o jy f
n o r m al l i e .

C é in t h mi d t f th
ou , e p pl wh m h l v
s o ese eo e o e o es,

a pp d t m
ear e p o p t ; h ig
e as a m ersony; a ar e n or es on e

a l l h i w k i g t it
s or d hi
s xt di y di i
ra u o us an s e rao r n ar s n

te r es et d d t p m i t h im t t k
n ess oes n o t f it
er o a e a c en or .

I t l d h im
o I w y m th i g
—o I ew y ou so e n o e ou

a ll %
”
Hi pl y w s N re th pl as : th t I hav O, e easu r e a e

i y
n ti d w ll b in g p y m b d tly
ou r c on nue e -
e a s e a un an .

A i n ist ibl
r r es ym p thy d w y t w d thi pl i
e s a ra s ou o ar s a n

p h il than p i t W h h
ro t h s l f o h il d
as A m i n e sou o a c . r

ar m w w lk e d t h k it h g d whi h h l
a ar ou n e c en -
ar en , c e cu

ti tva es him l f g tting p l y t dse e H i p u e ar o o so . e s r ae

t lly v g t i
i ca a d l k
e p th
e ar an an lt f hi oo s u on e r esu s o s

g ar d wen k w ith g ort t i f t i H th

re a m sa s ac on . e e n r esu es

i
se r ous c on v ti Y p
er sa With i y
on .
‘
n ou ossess n ou an u

l im it d p we y Un o i
er , b i g
ou r mm l y ll d
c on sc o u s e n , co on ca e

im g in ti n
a Ita t o m tt. if w b t k w h w t
ac s on a er e u no o o

d m ti t it Th im gi ti m y b mp d t
o es ca e . e a na on a e co are o

a h im p p l y ha n
o rse , d t y
ro er i ge r d esse o ou r carr a , an

with t b i dlou i r
; th t
e h or m re n s
y p f m a l l a o rse a er or

sor s t Of f l i h t i k oo d s y r c s d th B tan cause ou r ea . u ,

h ar him p p l y d iv him with a fi m h d an d

n ess ro er ,
r e r an ,
 14 THE C UE O “
ME TH OD ”

he will g o h
want him t o I t is th e same wi
W er e o
y u . th
y our Unc onscio us self, y o u r i magi natio n Y ou mus dir ec t . t
it f o r y our own goo d f
A u t osugg estion ormul at ed wi . th
p
t h e li s, is an or er d w h
hi c t h e Unc onsci ous receives I t .

r i
c a r es it o t u nk w t u ,
l ves esp i lly t nig ht ;
no n o our se , ec a a

so th t th v i g gg ti is th e most imp ta t
a e e en n su es on or n .

I t gives wo d f l r l ts
n er u esu .

Wh y
‘
f l physical p in dd th f rm l a I t
en ou ee a a e o u :
‘

passes,
i p
t as ses R p a t it v y q
. u ic k l y in e soet f er , a r o

m m in g v ic
ur ur pla ing y o ha d e, th chin g our n on e ac

p t
ar , po y o f h d if it is mental discomf t
or u n ur o re ea or

or di t Th m t h d al
s ress. act e very efl ctiv ly
e o so s e e on

t h min d
e A fte h vin g call d in th e h l p f t h e soul
. r a e e o

for t h bo dy y e call, n it again and again in al l

ou c an o

i
c r cu mst a es an d diE l t i
nc f li fe cu cs o .

I k ow f om xp i
n r t h t unsat isf a t y es l ts
e er en ce a c or r u ,

Obt in d by al t atm nt n b e i g l ly m difi d

a e usu re e , ca s n u ar o e

by thi p ocess s r .

Y w k now ab ut it
ou n o d an k ow it st ill b tt
o , an c n e er

if y wil l r d M Ba d i s book S ggest i n d

ou ea r. u ou n
’
, u on a

A to u ggest i n
u s an d th o h is p mphl et C l tu e f en a : u r o

th e M l P w
or a aft o din g t his b ief lit tl
er , er re a r e

tr ea ti S elf M t y % w i tt n b y M Cané hi ms l f
se , -
as er r e r. e .

N w if I hav be n abl t in pi e y o sufi ci cn tl y

o , e e e o s r u

t m k e t h e pil g im g t N nc y f or y o rs l f y u will
o a r a e o a u e , o

h v th me exp i c t hat I h d ; you will l ve t his

a e e sa er en e a o

un iq m n
ue — ni q a by u f h is n bl
ue ha ity reas on o o e c r

an d his u ns lfish l v f his b thr en as Ch ist h as

e o e o re r

A n d, lik e mysel , f will b e h ealed

y o u y si call y, ph
m o ral l y an d ment all y f
L i e will seem more wort liv
. h
in g an d al t o ge th er b t
more eau ifu l And th at is sur ely .

w th t yi
or r ng f or .
 S E L F M A ST E R Y
T h ro u gh
C o n sc io u s Au t o su gge st io n
By E MIL E COU E .

S u ggest ion , A u t osu ggestion is in on e cam e

o r rat h er ,

an en t irel y n ew su bj
ect , al th h
ou g , at t h e same

it is as Ol d as t h e worl itsel d f
.

I t is new in th
at , u p t o t h e p t
r esen , i t h as n ot ee n b
d df
stu ie r om t h e co r rect v wp t
ie oin , an d c o nse u en l y q t
wr ong con cl usions a e een ormehv b f d I t is Ol d ecause
. b
d b dv t
it ates ack t o th e a en o f man on E art h I d d
n ee ,
.

aut osu gg est ion is an ins ru men t t wh h i c we ossess p when

b
we are orn I t is a orc e
. f Of w d f
on er ul an d in cal cul a l e b
p ower whi c p h
r o u cdes , acc o r di n g t o c i r cu m s t a n c e s, t h e

v ery b est or t h e v
ery worst efi e ct s A rop er k nowl e ge
. p d
h f f v y
of t is o rce is use u l t o e er o n e, b u t , mo re ar icu l arp t
d p
ly , it is in is ensa l e t o b y s i cph
ian s ,
m a g is r a e s, lt t
a e r s wy
an d edu cat ors of t h e y ou n g .

p y
When on e kn ows h ow t o em lo it co nsci ously he can ,
first of all , guard imsel against h f r o oki ng p v arm u l h f
h
a l tosugga t ions in ot ers , t h e co nse ue n ces of w ic q h h
f
may b e disast rous ; urt h ermore , h e c an c onsci ou sl y
b b
rin g a out el h pf
ul on es wh h
i c res or e t sic al phy eal h th
t o t he sick , an d men t al an d moral vigor t o t h e ner ous v
~
ly dcr an ged u nco nsc i ou s ic ims v t Of p v r e io u s u r t ulh f
a ut csuggest ion s ; h e can also g ui e in o r ig d t ht ways ose th
d
wh o h ave a t en en cy t owar e il d v .
16 THE CO E U “
ME TH OD ”

Th e Co nsc ious B e in g an d t h e
U nc o nsc io us Be in g

In or d de t n d t h p h n m
er to un f
rs a
ggest i n e e o en a o su o
o mo
r, c r t ly Of
re ac u a e t gg t ion it i necessa y t
, au osu es , s r o
reali t h t th
ze axi t withi t w b in g
er e e s b l t ly
, n us , o e s a so u e
di ti n t f m
s c h th B th
ro eac i t lli gent b ut whil
o er . o ar e n e , e
on eis ns icos th th i n
c ou , i e o Th t is t h
er s u c onsc ous. a e
reas why t h
on xi t n of th l tt i t gene ally
e e s e ce e a er s no r

Th e exist en ce of t ish
b ei n g may b e easily
u nc onscious

p vd
ro e y
if on e will onl t ak e th e t r ou l e t o examin e cer b
h
t ain p en omen a an d t o t hin k a li l e , f o r examp l e tt
bd
E very o y is amili ar i fso mn am ulism w th
We all b .

kno w h
t at t h e Sl ee alk e r get s u p pw
-
ur in g t h e n ig d ht
an d , wi t ho ut b ei n g awak e, l ea es his r oo m, ressed or v d
d
un r esse , goes d o nst airs, dw
al k s al on g co rr i ors an d, w d
ce rt ainw k r t s to b ed Next m r i ng h i g eatly
or , e u rn . o n e s r

ast i hed t fi di ng w k finish d whi h h h ad l ft

on s a n or e c e e

unfin i h d t h
s e i ght b f e n e o re .

N v rt h l ess h hims l f di d it
e e e l th g h h e does
e et , a ou no

recall any t hin g b t it Wh t p w th en di d his

a ou . a o er

body Ob y if t n n
e ,
i no f his u n n cio us
a u consc ou s or ce , co s

being ?

Consi der n ow, p

if y ou l ease, t h e regrett a ly requ en b f t
case Of d
t h e r unk ard in a st ate of
“
del ir ium t remens
”
.

p
I n a ar oxysm o f rage h e t ak es u p at ever ea o n is wh w p
d f
h an y , a k n i e , hamm er , axe , an d s r ik es ur i ou sl y at t f
t hv
h ose wh o a e t h e mis or t un e t o b e n ear hi m f W en . h
t h e p aroxysm of r age h as p asse d an d h e r egains his
senses, h e l ooks i h wt h
orr o r at t h e scen e of carn a e,
g
t f
ign oran of th e act t hat h e hi msel di d it He re again, f .
18 THE C O UE “
ME TH OD ”

asser t , al wa s y i v
g es way t o t h e imaginati on Th n is an .
'

a bsol u t e r ul e wi t h ou t a sing le excep tio n .

ph y dx
B las em % P ar a o % Y ou say th . Not at al l Tru . %
b th
A solu t e t ru , I re lyp .

d v f th t th Op
A n d in or er t o con ince y ou rsel of is r u en

y o u r e y ,es lb t
oo k a o u y o u p h d ht
a n d t ry t o co m re en w a
y ou see . h d t d h wh t
Y ou will t en u n ers an t at a I m art
t h y
is n o t an emp y t eor , engen ere d d d d b y a iso r er ed
b p
r ain , b u t t h e t f
l ain exp r emion o f an ac u al act .

pp th t
Su ose p
a p
we l ace o n t h e floor a l an k 30 f eet
h wd
lo ng an d 10 in c es i e v d t h t v b dy
. I t is e i en t a e ery o
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woul b e a l e t o alk al on g t a htp f l an k rom on e en d
th w h t t pp
t o t h e o er it ou s e h in g Ofi . NOW c an ge t h e c on
Of
di t i o ns xp
the e t pp th t h p
e r ime n an d su ose a t is lan k
p d h h tw
is l ace , le t us say , as i g as t h e o ers o f a cathedr al ;
h h p pb
w ere t en is t h e erson ca a l e o f walkin g onl y a
f
sin gl e th t
oot al on g w p th d
a n arr o b d a ma e b y t h e oar ?
d
Woul y ou wh o rea d th b
is b e t he on e ? D ou t le ss n o .

Y ou w d tp bf
ou l n t t ak e t wo s e s
’
b e ore y ou e gan t o t r em

P
bl e an d m S ITE or AL L T HE I I I r o ar s or YOUR m -

Po wm y ou w d t y ou l b
ce r ai nl tu m l e t o t h e gr ou nd .

th t f w
Wh y is it a y ou do n ot all h en t h e p l ank is on
d
t h e gr o u n ? A n d h ow is itth t f wh a y o u do all en it is

raised t h ht
t o an y gr e a py b
e ig ? S im l ec au se in th e first

w
case y ou imagi n e t h at i t is eas y t o alk t o t h e en d of

th t p
a wh
l an k , d
il e in t h e secon cas e yo u imag in e t h a t
i t is imp ossi b le .

b v ht w
O ser e t a y ou may will t o alk al on g it , as mu c h
p
as y ou l ease , b u t , if y ou imagin e t ha t you can not , it is
b t p b
a sol u el y im ossi l e f o r y ou t o do it .

D izzin ess is caused by t he imag e for med in ou r minds

th ta we ar e g oin g t o fall . h t
T is imag e r ans orms it self f
d
imme iat ely int o th e act , m S ITE on ALL m oaTs P
o r OU R WIL L , an d even t h e more qui ck ly t he more i ol en t v
ou r will efi orts are t o t h e con trary
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 SE L F MA S TE RY 19

d
L et us consi er t h e case of a erson afilict ed wi p ln th
somnia . Ifh e mak es n o efi ort t o sl e e , h e p ill res w t
q tui e ly in his b e d I f , on t h e con r ar y , h e
. t wan to
sl eep , t h e gr eat er h is elf ort s t o g o t o sl ee p
t h e more r est
l ess he b ec omes .

v
H a e y ou ever n o ic e t h e act t d f th
at t h e mo r e y ou

b
t ry t o remem er t h e n ame o f a erson p wh h
i c , f or t h e
hv f tt
mo men t , y ou a e orgo e n , t h e ar e r it ecomes f or h d b
y u t o r ecall , un t il y ou
o d
ismiss t h e th ht
ou g I a e hv
f orgot t en
”
h
an d t i nk inst e a
“
d b
it wi l l com e ack t o my
min d h
t en t h e n ame c omes t o y ou n at u r all an d Wi y th
ou t t h e l e ast efl ort l

h d b
T ose wh o ri e i cy cl es ill r ea il rec all w d y eir firs th t
e fi or t s. h h d ht
W il e ol in g on t ig l y t o th e an dl e ars h b
f
fo r ear Of
dd y b v
a fal l , su en l y o u o se r e in t h e ro a a d
h t p bb
arml ess lit l e p hp v
e h
l e o r e r a s e e n a orse Y ou t ry .

v d bt v d
t o a oi t h e o s acl e b u t , t h e m or e y ou t r y t o a oi it ,
t h ht
t h e s raig t er y ou go ri g t o it .

t th
Wh o h as n ot , at on e ime or an o er h ad an u n c on
ht h t b
t rol lab le fit o f l au g er t a be c ame m or e u n c on t r o ll a l e

h h pp
wit eac efl or t t o su r ess it ?
t tt d h h p
Wh a was t h e s a e of min of e ac of t ese ersons ?
w
I do n ot f an t t o W
al l b u t I can t h elp i t
’
I AN T TO
.

p
sl ee w d
b u t c ann ot I . bou l l ik e t o r emem er t h e n ame
d
o f M a ame A W v d th t
b u t I can n o t I ANT t o a oi
. a Oh

W
st acl e b u t c ann o t pp th
I . h
AN T t o su r ess at l au g , b u t I

cann ot .

d y
Y ou will rea il see t at in eac c ase , h ou g h
u n er th h d
t
difi eren t cir cu ms an ces, it was always t h e i magin atio n
t ha t carried away t h e wi ll , w th t
i ou a sin gl e e c e i on x pt .

t
S imil arly , we n o e an Ofi ce r ru s in g or ar at th e h f w d
h d
ea p
of h is t roo s ; h is cou rage ous e am l e ins i resx p p th
em

f
t o oll ow ; b u t th e cr y : v v
S a e y ou rsel es caus es a dis
d
o r er ly an d ft
a al re t r eat W a r ? I n t h e first case, t h e
.

men imagin e t h at t h ey must mar c h for ward an d , in t h e

20 TH E C O UE “
ME TH OD ”

se c o nd th y imagin th t th ey e b at n d m t fl
, e e a ar e e an us ee

to e sca p d th e ea .

P g e k
an ur n w t h on t g i o ef e xa m pl t h
e c f o a n o e, o r e r ce

o f im gin t io a wh t
a t k n, ve ge o m en , hant o a e re n n a er c

with wh m h il d h
o i ede sa d t h ew v b a d hi
e , e se z an r o er o r s

bigg t h p es s eein advan , t hat t h wh l h r d

su r e ce , e o e e

w l d f ll ow ; whi h f
ou o h pp n ed c o cou rse a e .

W h man bei g
e u mbl more o l ess n fl ck f
s, rese e r a o o

h p Ag i nst
s ee . will w f ll ow t h x mpl f
a ou r e o e e a e o

o th imagining t hat w
ers, n t do ot h wi e e ca n o er s .

I l d ite th
cou d c f th ex mpl
ousan sl y th o o er a es, on e

e nu m ti w l d b ti s m I c nn t h w v
er a on ou e re o e. a o ,
o e er ,

o mi t m ph i i g t his f t o
e as z n f th o m pw f ac r o e en r ou s o er o

im gi t i
a na o th wi
on , all d t h e Unc on i us
er in it
se c e sc o ,
s

fight g in t t h will
a a s e .

D n k ds w l d gl dl y t p d i nk in g b t th y
ru ar ou a s o r u e c an

no t t l th m l v A k t h m Th y will t ll y
con r o e se es. s e . c e ou ,

in ll in
a ity t h t t h y w l d l ik t b
s ce r ,
bst emi
a e ou e o e a ous,

th t d i k is disg ting t th m b t t h t t h y
a r n us i o e , u a e ar e r

i tibl y d i v n t o d i k i sp it of t h i WILL
r es s r e d in
r n ,
n e e r , an

Sp i t f th
e o vil q c s whi h th y k w
e e c onse u en e c e no are su r e

to r esul t .

I n t h e same mann er cr imi n als c ommit crimes i n sp i t e

of t h emselves h hyh
Wh en y ou ask t em wh y t e ave act e
. d
th t
a h py d h p
way , t ey r e l : I coul n ot el mysel , I was f
p hd
us e by d pw
t o it , i t was e o n my o er o f resist an c e
”
.

d
A n d t h e r un k ar as d w p
ell as t h e c ri min al s eak s t h e

t th Th y
ru : f d t t th y d b
e ar e or ce th y o ac as e o e c au se e

im gi a t h t th y
ne t h l p t h m lv
a e c an n o e e se es.

I d t o no
y th t y w l
sal i n t p w a O t hour i s o a o er . n e

t
c o n r ary it is g t f ; b t it al m st lw ys t
, a rea o r ce u o a a ur n s

i
a a ns
g t y Y s t t
ou .
a f m i d m t
our b I d si e e o n us e: e r

t od ( o t h v
or ) h anod h t hi
a e g d I su cm suc a n an a

b t t d ( to h v ) i
a ou o o
”
If y mak
or willa e . ou e no

fl w ll e d
’
e tor s
y i ou su cc e .
 SE L F MA S TE RY 21

h
Now t en , we wh o are so r ou p
our will p ower ; we d Of
h ht
wh o t ink t a we act volu n taril y ; we are , in r eal it y ,
o nly oo r pu p pp
et s d d
irect e b y ou r imagina ti on ic wh h
h ol ds t h e re ins We cease t o b e u p ets onl a t er we
. p p y f
hva e l earn e d
t o c onsc iousl y irect our imagin ati on d .

Su gg est io n an d A u t o su gges t io n .

We m ay p r o p erl y co mp ar e t h e imag ination t o a t or

re n t whi h c carr ies d t u ti
to es r c on th e wh o
u nl u ck y on e

g e t s i n t o it s c u rr en , e et v in Spit
n e o f hi s w il l an d e if o r t s

t o re ac s or e h h . s Thi to
rr en t appe ars in om i a l e Bu t d tb .

w
i f you k n o h o w, y ou may tu rn it r om its c ou rse, i er f dv t
it , as it w
ere , t o t h e f t y
ac or , an d r ans orm it s to rc e f f
t f d v p
in o use ul ri in g ower , eat an d el ect ri ci yh t .

A gain , we may li k en t h e imag ina ti on t o a wil orse dh

w th
i nei er th b
ridl e n or r ein s W at else can t h e r i er
. h d
h
d o b u t t o l et t h e orse car ry him w er e it will ? T en , h h
h t b
if th e orse s u m l es, t h e ri er l u n ges in o t h e di c d p t th
wh h t pp d
ic s o e it s mad care er Bu t c ons i er , if t h e ri er
. d d
p bu ts ri dl e an d r ein s o n t h e or se an d h reak s it t o h ar b
n ess, t h e r ol es ar e c an ge h d
Th e orse n o l on ger goe s
. h
wh v e r e er i t w t
an s t o ; it is t he rid er wh o n ow c on r ols t
an d di re ct s all it s m o emen s v t .

ht
W a is su gg estion ? On e c oul e fin e it as dd
t h e ac t
Of p d
im osin g an i ea o n t h e r ain o f an o er erson b ”
th p .

h t p b p
I s su c an ac ion reall y ossi l e ? P r o er ly s eaki n g, p
no . d t y x t by t f
S u ggest ion oes n ot ac u all e is d i sel I t oe s .

x
n ot e ist , an d c ann o t x t x pt
e is e c e t t
o n t h e di s in c c on d i

t i on , sin e qua n on, th t th

a i t t r ansfo r ms i tself in t h e o er

p erson s min
’
d th w d
in t o au t osugg esti on : an d is or we
d efin e as
“
imp lan ting an id ea i n on e s self t h r ou g h one s
’ ’

sel f .

Y ou may su ggest somet in g t o someon e h I f t h e Un .

c o nsci ous of t he l at t er d oes n ot acce t t h at su ggest i on , p

22 TH E C O UE “
ME TH OD ”

d d
if h e oes n ot igest it , S O t o s eak , an d t rans orm it p f
t
in o au t os ugg estion , n o efi ect is ro u ce p d d .

h pp
I t h as a en e t o me , o cc asion all , d y th t
a su ggest i ons ,

mo r e or l ess common l ac e , p wh
en gi en t o or in ar il v d y
bd
o e ie n t at ien t s, p
a e ail e en ir el hv f d t y
Th e re ason was .

th t
a t h e Unc onsc ious ose Of th p t
a i en t s r e u se f d
t o acc ep t
t f
th e su ggest ions and di d n o t r ans orm t em int o au t o h
su g g estions.

T h e U se Oi A u t osu gg est io n .

Re t ur n n ow to the p oin t whe re I sai d th at we coul d

t
con r ol an d di
i magi nation as e asily as
r ec t ou r c ou we ld
dv t t
i er a t o rr en or c ont ro l a wil o rse A ll t a is re dh . ht
q u ir ed is f o r us t o r ealize t h at i t is p ossi b l e, a act o f f
wh h p p
i c most e o l e are ign o r an t Ne , we mus k no . xt t w
wh t a means t o u se Well , t h e m eans are ery sim e
. v m .

f t w th t
I n ac , i ou wan in g t o an d i ou k n owin g it , we t w th t
h v p d th
a e e m l oy e em a solu t el b y
u nc o nsci ou sl y e e r d ay v y
sin c e we c ame in t o t h e w d
o rl ; b u t , un or u n at el y f or u s, f t
hv f
we a e o t en em l oy e p d th
em wron gl y an d t o our dis

a dv tag Th m a
an e . e e n s are , AUT OS U GGE S TIONS .

I n te d f
s t gg ti g
a o au osu es n u n c onsc iou sly , all th t a is
n ee d d is f
e t o a t o gg o r us u su est c onsci ou sl y , an d h ere is
t he way t o do it : fir st c o ns i d er f
car e u ll y th e t hi n gs
whi ch are Obj t f y
t o be t he t ggesti ec o d
our au osu o ns an

d id wh th t h m tt
ec e e er q ie aafl m a t i o
ers r e u r e an r on r a

ne a
g t i ; t
onh p t ven rel t i m eaw i t hse t t h i
er an ki n g f o es, ou

an y t h i g l n
“
th i o
e se :m es
”
r
“
t his
s c g oes
”
; t h is ois g o

i g t h ppe
n o a t h t is t goi g t h pp en
n or a no tc tc n o a , e .
, e .

I f t h Un n i ous ac pt t h su gg t i
e co sc ce if it u t osug
s e es on , a

g t
es s, y will fi
ou d th t t h i d n is l ia e d i ne v e yea rea z e r

d tail
e .

Pl d t d th t t gg ti on is nothing else
e ase u n ers an a au osu es

b t hy p t i m
u no I m p h n d it
s as d may b d fin d
co re e , an e e e
 SE L F MA S TE B Y 23

in sim pl e wor d
infl uen ce of t he imagi nation on t he
s as

mor al an d p hy si cal being of man T is influ en ce is u n . h

d b
eni a l e an d , wi th
ou t r e ea in g p t examp re iou sl y p v
n ot e d t v
I will ci e se er al ot ers h .

If y o u in u ce id
n y o urse l a f beli e a y ou c anf th t
d o

h
a cer t ain t in g ( r o i e p vd d
it c onf orms t o t h e l aws of
t
n a ur e ) y ou ar e goin g t o d o it , n o ma t er h ow difi cul t t
it may b e I f , on t h e co n t r ar y , y ou im ag ine
. at y ou th
cann ot do t h e simp l est th
in g in t h e o r l , it e c omesw d b
p b
im ossi l e f o r y ou t o ac com lis it p h
A mol e ill may .
-
h
b e c ome t o y ou an u nsu rmou n a l e m ou n tain tb .

p t
Th is, ar i cul arly , is th e c ase o f n eu r as h en i cs wh o , t
b v th v
el ie in g p b Of
emsel es in c a a l e t h e sli g t es efi or t , h t
p b v t y
fin d it im ossi l e e en t o ak e onl a f ew s e s, Wi ou tp th t
xt
snfi erin g e ft r em eh a ig u e A n d t ese same neu ras
.

by h v y
t h eni cs, h
t eir er efi o rt s t o r id t ems el es o f t ei r v h
dp d p d p
e ression , onl y get ee e r an d ee er in o it , lik e th e t
f t t q d
un o r un at e wh o get s in o u ick san an d sin k s ee er d p
d p
an d t y t
ee e r , t h e m or e en er ge ic all h e s ru ggl es t o ree f
j t
I n l ik e mann er it su fiices u is t o t hin k t at a ain is h p
g o in g t o c e ase in o r e r t o d
ee l a f th t
t h e a in oes ac ual p d t
ly d pp
isa e ar li t l e t li l e , an d , i c e ersa, it su m
by tt v ece v
j ht
ust t o t hin k t a y ou ar e sn fi er in g , t o immedi a el y eel t f
t h e p ain comin g .

I p p d t
k n ow some ersons wh o can re ic in a an ce dv th t a

h
t ey a r e goin g t o hv d h
a e a h ea ac e on su c h h an d su c a

d t
day , un er cert ain cir cu ms an ces ; an d on th t a day , t h e

c i rcu mstan ces occu r rin g , eth y h v th h d h

a e e ir ea ac es .

Th ey cause th
emsel es v p
ain , wh th Of
il e o ers get r id
h
t eirs b y c onsci ous au t osu gg esti on .

I
am w th t p
ell awar e y
a , s e akin g gen er al l ,

side red a f d
ool wh o dv p
ar es t o e el o d en t ir ely n ew i eas .

W ll t h en % E ven at th i k Of b ing call d fool I

e e r s e e a

say that if some f olk s re m nt all y o ph ysi cally sick

a e r ,
24 THE C O UE “
ME THO D ”

b h
it is ecause t ey imagi ne t h emsel es t o b e sick , eit er v h
men tally or phy si call y A n d a t ,
if some olk s ar e
. th f
p ar al i csyt
, wi tho u t a l esi o n of an y kin , t e sim l y d hy p
imagin e t at h th y
e are ar aly ze Amo n g p
is cl ass o f d . th
p p d
eo l e most ext r ao r in ary cures hv ba e een efi ect ed .

If th oa h ppy ers n happy i t i

re b a th y or u , s e cau se e
im gi n th m l ves t o b h ppy
a e e se h ppy It i p s e a or u n a . s o

sibl f e t w p plor i x tly imil

o eo i m ta e, n e ac s ar c r cu s n ces

an d diti n t b come th
c on o p f tly h ppy d
s, o e , e on e e r ec a an

th e th b l m mis bl
o er a so u e ra e.

N ast h
eu r i t mm i g f Of th wat e kl pt
en a, s a er n ,
ear e r, e o

m i t in f rms Of p
an a, ce r a l ysi t o thi g l ar a s, e c .
,
ar e n o n e se

b t th
u l t Of th
e r esu c ti f t h Un n i us p th
e a on o e co sc o u on e

phy i l m tal mo l b ing

s ca , en or ra e .

B t if t h U ons i ous i t h e
u e f m ny Of
nc c s sour ce o a ou r

ill d il m ts it
s an n
a l b i g b t th
en of ca a so r n a ou e cu r e ou r

m tal
en physi l fili t i
or I t an t ly
ca pai
a c ons . c no on re r

th vil it h d b t l
e e as l m l di
on e , g tu a so cu re r ea a a es, so r ea

is it s act ion on our or gan ism .

I sol at e y ou rse l f in a r oom ; sit d own in an eas y h -

c air ;

cl ose y o ur e y es to v d
a oi all di st r acti on an d t hin k ca:

el usi vely f or a f ew moment s : S u ch an d su c h a thi ng

is goin g t o di appea h nd s h thi g is r,

”
or su c a su c a n

g o in g t h ppen
o a .

If y h v e lly t o ggest ed t h t i if y Un
ou a e r a au su , a s, our

con i h as b
sc ous b d th ide whi h y o hav g a sor e e a c u e su

g t d
es e th y w
,
ill b as t ni
ensh d t ou h app t h e o e o see en e

v y thi g y min d dw l t p
er n (I t i t b
ou r td e u on . s o e no e

th t it i t h p p ty f id
a s t e gg t
ro d t xist
er o e as au osu es e o e

withi us n g i d W nl y k n w f th i xist
n u r eco n ze . e o o o e r e

en ce b y th fi t th y p d )
e e A b v l
ec s l t hi i s ne ro u ce . o e a ,
s a

essen ti l p int TH E WIL L MUS T NOT E BROUGHT m

a o : B

T O PLAY I N PRA CTIS IN G AUTOS U GGE S TION b use if it i eca ,

s

no t in acco d wi t h t h imagin ti on if on t hink s

r I e a ,
e :

ch a t h ing t o happ en
”
wl li h and
su c and t h e imagina
su
26 TH E C O UE “
ME THOD ”

B u t in or d er t o ge t pe p l o e to p
tice tosuggestion
rac au

consc iousl y , it is necessar y t t a h t h m h ow j ust as

o e c e ,

t hy
e ar e t au g t t o h re a d or w it rt pl ay
e or m sical o a u

Au t osu gg esti on , tdbf i an inst m t

as I st a e e or e , s ru en

th t i in us at bi th n d whi h w pl y n onsci
a s r , a on c e a u c ous

ly ll a l if as
our b by pl y with e ttl Bu t it is
a a a s a ra e.

a da ge o s in tr m t ; it n w n d
n r u s v n kill
u en ca ou or e e

y uo if y
, h dl i t
ou im p d t l y aan
n d n co n
esc i us ru en u o

ly On t h e t h
. h n d it m y sav y our lif if y
o er a a e e ou

k now h w t mpl oy it c nscio sl y O

o o e m y y f it o u . ne a sa o

wh t AE SOP said f th t g
a I t i th b t o d t e on ue : s e es , an a

t h sam t im
e t h v y w rst t hin g i t h w l d
e e, e er o n e or .

H OW Su ggest io n W o rk s .

I will n ow ex pl ain
t o y ou at must b e wh
on e in d or er d
t h t ev
a bd er y o y m ay en oy t h e b e n ej
fice n t ac i o n o f t au t o

su gg t i o
esn pp d , a lie consciou sl y : I n say i ng ever yb dy o

I e xagg t littl
er a e a e, f or th ere ar e t wo cl asses o f p p
eo l e

in wh m it is diM
o c ul t t o ar ou se au t osu g g estion .

1 ) Th e mental l y defic i en t wh o ar e u na bl e to un de r

st an d Wh t a y o th m
u ar e say i ng to e .

2) Th wh ose UNWILLIN G t nd
o ar est an d o u er .

In d t o t h o ghl y
o r er nd t d th e pa t play ed
or u u ers an r

by su ggest i th t
on , gg t i n i
or r a t is s fi i t er au osu es o , u c en

to k n w t h t THE UN OONS GI OUS am

o a I s TH E GR AN D

DIRE GTOR or AL L OUR F UN CTIONS . Mak e t h e Unc onscio us

beli v I hav sai d ab v t hat
e e , as e t in o g n whi h o e, a c er a r a c

d es n t fun t i
o o it ho l d m t p f m it f n
c on as s u , us er or s u c

ti w ll nd immediately t h d is t nsmitted Th
on e ,
a e or er ra . e

or g an b ys will
oi n l
g y
e n d i th at o li t tal e b y e er o n ce r,

l ittl it will f n ct i
e, rm ll y u g i on n o a a a n.

Thi s expl ins simpl y an d cl a l y h ow b y means of e ar ,

su gg sti on
e n st o,
p h mo
o n e ca h ag es c u r e con st i p a t i on
e rr , ,
 SE L F MA S TE RY 27

cause fi b r ous t u mors t o di sa pp ear , cur e p ar alysis, tu b

er

cul ar l esi ons , v ar icose so r es, et c .

d
F or ei t amp l e : t ak e a c ase of en t al emorr age , w ic h h h h
pp b v
I h ad o ort un ity t o o ser e at t h e clini c of D r Gau t h é , .

d t
ent is at Tr oy es h
. h pd w
A y ou n g oman w o m I h ad el e
h f h f
t o cu re ersel of ast ma ( r om wh h ic sh e h ad snfi ered
h y d h w td
f or eig t ears ) t ol me on e day t at sh e an e a t oot h
p dul l e . w v tv
As I k ne h er t o b e ery sensi i e, I ofl er ed t o
x t p
mak e t h e e t r ac ion ainl ess y p dNat u rall , sh e acce t e
.

w th p
i l easu r e pp. d d
On t he a oin t e d ay we c all e at t h e
d t p
en t is s ;
’
f Opp t
l acin g mysel w osi e t h e y ou n g oman , I

d xd d
l ook e at he r fi e l y an d sai : Y ou feel n ot h ing, y ou
f e e l n o t h in wh
g, e t t
c ; .il e co t
n i n u in g m y su gg es i o n I
d
si gn all e d t t he t th
en ist ; in a momen t h e t oo was ou t
t d th
an d l i k e D h a d n o i ce
. no vin g ; sh e h ad no t e en
d y h
bl ink e an e el as hp ft h h
As a p ens o en , a emorr age
.

f
fr om t h e g ums ollowed t d p y I ns ea of em l o in g a h asmos
.

t d
t at i c I ol d t h
the w d
en t is t at I oul t r y su gg estion ,
w h t w b f h d wh t w d h pp
it ou k no in g e or e an a oul a en . I
h q d
t en re u est e Miss D dt o l o ok at me fixe l y , an d I
suggest ed ht t h
t o h er t a i n t wo min u es t h eh emo rr ag e

w d tp
oul s o d th w d
o f it s own ac c or ; en we ait e ; t h e y ou n g

w t b d
o man sp a l oo th
ag ain , o n c e or t wi c e , an d en it

d d
ce ase ; I ask e p th d t
h er t o o en h er mou ; t h e e n is t an d
d f d ht t b d f
I l ook e , an d oun t a a cl o o f l oo h ad orme in d
vt
th e c a i y .

th ph
H ow is is en omen o n t o b e eXp l ain ed l
‘
I n the
p
sim l est man n er d d
Un er t h e infl u en ce o f t h e i ea, t h e
.

t
h emor r h age has g ot t o st op , t h e Unc onsciou s h ad sen
v
t o t h e art er ies an d small d w
eins t h e or er n ot t o all o

any mor e b d p
l oo b d ty h y
t o esca e an d , o e ien l , t e con

d
t r act e L j hyw dhv d
NATUR AL Y, u st as t e t oul a e on e ar i

t w th
fic ially on c o n t ac i d
a h mm om fi c , lik e a r en al in f or

Th e same me thod of reaso nin g e xpl ains h ow it is

28 THE C O UE ’ “
ME TH OD ”

p ossi bl e to cause a disappe fi b

Th Unrous t umo r t o ar . e

i
c onsc ou s, h vin g a pt d th id a t hat th t m m t
a cce e e e e u or us

g t h b i o de
o, e th a t i
ra n whi h nr ish n d f d
rs e r e r es, c ou r a ee

it t o
, t t Th y d
con r ac t t ; th y
. f t hei
e o c on rac e re use r ser

vi t f d t h t umo ny l nge nd d p iv d f
c es o ee e r a o r, a e r e o

i hm t it dies d i
n ou r s en p
, i e bs b d n
,
d d is r es u , s r a or e ,
a

app e ars.

N th i
eur as f q nt t h se d y
en a, so ll y yi l d
re ue e a s, usu a e s

to su gg t i if on t n tl y p
es on , tised in t h w y I hav
c s a r ac e a e

i di t d
n ca e I hav h d t h
. ti factio f t ib t ing
e a e sa s n o c on r u

t th
o v y Of m y
e r e co era t heni fte v y an n eu r s cs , a r e er

o th t tm t h ad f il ed O h ad sp t m th i
er re a en a . ne en a on n

p i l it i m t L x mb g with t t h l a t
a s ec a san ar u a u e ur , ou e e s
imp v m n t
ro eI ix w k s h was
e . mpl t l y
n s d ee e co e e cu re ,

an d h i t d y t h h ppi t m
e s o in th w l d
a e ft a es an e or , a er

h vi g h vi g nsi d d hi msel f th m t mis bl

a n a n co er e e os er a e.

A d h will
n e v hv l pse because I h v t a ght
n e er a e a re a a e u

h im h ow t o mak e c onsci ous au t osu ggest ions, an d h e p rac

tices em th
on er u l ly w d f
ell w .

T h e U se Of Su ggest io n fo r t h e Cure o f M o ral

A il m e n t s an d Co n ge nit al o r A c qu ir ed
F aul t s .

Bu t if su ggest ion is use ul in t h e t r eat men f men t al t Of

an d phy
si cal e ect s, h ow mu c df g r ea t e r se r vi ce c fin i t h
d
r e n er t o so ciet y in r ans ormin g in t o t on est f
ol ks t h e h f
p w thd h d
o or , re c e c il r en wh o n ow fill ou r re o rm at o r ies f
v h
an d wh o o n l y l ea e t em t o oin t h e army of crimin al s ? j
h h
L e t no on e say t at t is is im ossi l e I t is p ossi bl e p b .

p v
an d I can r o e it % Tak e t h e two oll o in g c ases w ic f w h h
v y h
ar e er c ar act e rist i c Bu t , arent e icall , t o mak e
. p ht y
p f ty
er e c l c l ear t h e mann er in ic su ggest io n act s in wh h
cases o f m or al t ain t s, I ill u se t h e w
oll o win g com f
p ar ison L et us su
. ose our pp
r ain t o b e a l ank with b p
 SE L F MA S TE R Y 29

nails d iv i t it t o p
r en t id
n o h bit d in re r esen e as , a s, an
st i t s whi h d t min o
nc c ti If w
e er b v th t e u r ac o ns . e o se r e a

th e re xist s ie i divid l nb d id an b d h b it
n ua a a e a, a a a ,

a b d i ti n t
a — in
ns w d b d il w t k n th
c a or a a na , e a e a o er
re p tin g t h g d id t h g d h bit t h g d
r e se n e oo e a, e oo a , e oo
i ti t
ns nc d pl i g it an t p
, f t h b d n il giv it
ac n on o o e a a , e
a t p wi th
a h mm I th w d w m k
a a er .
g n o er or s: e a e a su

g est i n o Th . w ail will b d iv

e ne i p h p n f e r en n er a s a r ac

ti on f n i h whil t h
o a ld o
nc will b f d t
, e e o ne e or ce ou

t th
o m
e xt sa t At eh f h bl w with t h
e en . eac r es o e

h mm th t i t y t h f h gg ti n t h
a er , a s o sa , a e ac r es su es o , e

ne w il will g i
na n th f ti f n i h n d t h
o n a o er r ac on o a nc , a e

b d a will b f d t th t m h f th
one e o r ce til ft ou a uc ur er , u n , a er

a su ffi i t c enmb f bl w t h
nu ld il will b d iv
er o o s, e o na e r en

ou t ti l y n d t h n w
en re will
a py it s pl
e e on e occu ace .

Wh thi sub tit tio h b

en s m d
s t h i di vi d l
u n as een a e, e n ua

i g v n d b y th n w n d o
s o er e t id h bit
e i e a c rr e c e a, a or n

st in c t .

To t
r e u rn t o my e x mpl
a es : tt
L i le M .
,
a chi l d f 11 o

y e ars , l ivi n g at T r o y es, was su bj t ec to ce r ain t li ttl e ac

c ide n t s cus omar t y in in f y

an c . H e was also a kl pt e o

man iac an d , o f c ou rse , u n ru t thf ul At h is mo

. th er s r e
’

q t I t t d h im by gg ti
u es r ea e A ft th su es on . er e v yfi t
er rs

t tm t th
re a en id t osed d in g d yt im b t
ac c en s c e as e ur a e, u

c on ti d t ight ; littl by l ittl th y b m l

nu e a n e e e eca e ess

f q t n d fi ll y ft
re u en a f w m th t h
na hil d w
,
a er a e on s, e c as

m pl t l y d ; th imp l e t t l w l l d
,

co e e cu r e e u s o s ea as a so esse n e

an d , t tha d f i m th e en d ti ly
o s x on s , c ease en re .

Th b th e f thi
ro hil d g d 1 8 h d
er o iv d
s c , a e ,
a c on c e e a

v i ol ent h t d g i t n tha re a f h i b th
a ns E a o er o n e o s ro ers . v

cr y t im t h l d e h d
e e tak l i tt l
er on et m h wi a en a e oo uc n e,

h f l t n imp l
e e a t d w k if
u se d t b h i b th
o ra a n e an s a s ro er .

H h d t h f l i g th t
e a e m d y h w ld
ee n t ll y a ,
so e a , e ou ac u a

co mmit h im
su c d h k w t th
a cr m tim th t
e an e ne a e sa e e a

i f h d id h w l d b i
e , e l blou e n c on so a e.
30 O UE ME THOD
TH E C “ ”

I t t d him l
rea e by suggestio nd t h r s lt w
a so , n, a e e u as

m v l
ar Af t
e ous. th fi t t tm t h w
er e rs d Th rea en e as cur e . e

h t d f his b ot h
a re o va i h ed mp l t ly nd t h y he
r er n s co e e a e

ca m f t f i d
e as I f ll w d p t h
r en s. as fo lo g
o e u e c e or a n

t im th
e : w p m
e cu r e t as er an en .

Si it i po i bl t
n ce s bt i ss h s l ts by sugg
e o o a n su c re u es

ti o n,w l d it
ou t m f l
no th
see mo m m a
use u , or ra er ,

t i t d
o n ro t hi m t h d i t h
u ce s fe r oti ? I n o ouses o co rec on

a m b l um
a so t i t h t b y d ily s gg ti o s ppli d
cer a n a , a u es n a e

t vi i
o hil d n m
c ous c th reh lf o l d b r f m d
, ore an a c u e e or e .

W l d it t b f g t
ou no ie o t i ty t
re a v a dser v ce o soc e o sa e n

b i g b k h l
r n ac d h
, ty m mb
a e an f th h m ear , e ers o e u an

f mily wh w f m ly m lly m t lly d phy

a o ere or er o ra , en a , an s

i ll y di
ca d?
se ase

It m y b a i d p h p t hat
e sa , gg st i
er i s da
a s, ng su e on a er

Su c h an o bj ti o ec n h
s oul d n ot be consi e red d as val i d .

F irst of all , t he p r ac t ic e o f su gg esti on woul d be en

st an ce— t o p hy si cians tte din g houses

a n of co rrect i on .

d
S ec on ly , t h ose wh o ou u u es w l d se s gg t io
n f or eir own th
d w d
ev il en s oul ask n o o
’
er b dy s p mi io
ss n , an y ay w .

wv d
H o e er , a mi tt in g f or a momen t t h at t ere mig t h h
d
be some an ger ( wh h i c is NOT t h e case ) , I wou l ask d
bj wh
t h e o ec to r t o t ell me at t hi n gs we use dail y , ar e n ot

d an gerous : b t t
h ow a ou s eam — g u n o e r r ail r oa s ? p wd -
d
hp ty t
— s i s — e l ec t r i c i — au omo il es — aer o l an es ? An d b p
th ep wh h
o isons d ic we, oct ors an d c emist s, use e ery h v
t
day in in fini esimald oses— mig t e n ot kill o ur h th y
pt by tt
a ien t s , i f in a en ti on we mak e mis ak es in weig in g t h
h
t e m ou t ?
 T he M e t ho d A p p li e d t o t h e
E du c at io n an d Co rre c t io n Of Ch ild re n
By E M IL E COUE .

Be fore g o in g f th
ur er let me say a f ew w d o r s as t o t he
ma nner of a pplying my me th do , by p a e tsr n , in th e
e d ucat io n an d c orr e ct i on of c hil d r en .

E du cat io n Sh o ul d Beg in B e fo r e B ir t h .

I t may a pp
pa ad xi l t y b t n v rth l
e ar r o ca o ou u , e e e ess ,

the ed cati n f a hil d h l d b gin bef

u o o bi t h c s ou e or e r .

As matt e of f ct if
a p p t iv m t h
r few a , a ros e c e o er , a

w k s ft
ee c pti
a wil l m k
er m tal pi t e f
co n e on , a e a en c ur o

th e child sh xp ts t b i g in t th w l d
e e ec ni g o r n o e or , c on cer n

its d t h phy si l
se x an d m l q l iti
e with whi h ca an or a ua es c

sh e desi es h fiS p i g t b nd w d d if h will
r er o
‘
r n o e e o e , an S e

t h en con t in t o hol d th t m t l im g
ue d i g th a en a a e ur n e

t im of gest ati
e th hil d will h v t h nd q
on , l e c a e e sex a ua

S pa t r an ht f th b t hil d n wh
wo men b r ou g or r o us c re o

becam do bt bl w gi e re b u th i st g t
a e ar ors, ecau se e r r on es

d i es re was t giv to th i t y ly h n
o e e r c ou n r on su c so s as

w ere lik ly t o b em h oes ; whil t A th n

ec o th e er e a e s, e

w m n g ve bi th t o hil d
o e a wh i t ll t l q l
r c r en ose n e ec u a ua

it i es f ar surp asse d t h i phy i l tt ib t e r s ca a r u es.

A ch il d t hus o ived will m

, dily c pt good
c n ce ,
or e re a ac e

su gg esti on d tr an sf m t h m in t o
s an t su gg t i on or e au o es s

whi h m y det mi th co u s f it s life F y o

c a er ne e r e o . or u

must reali e t h t all o w d nd ll

z a ct s are b t ur or s a a ou r a u

31
32 TH E C O UE “
ME THOD ”

the r esul t s of t
au osu gg est i ons in d u ce d f , or t h e most
p art , t h r ou g h su gges ti on b y means of e a x mpl e or s p h e ec .

W h at an d H o w t o T eac h .

What t h en , h
s oul d p ar en s t an d t e ac h e rs do t o p r e
v t b d t gg
en a au osu d in d ti n
es o s an u ce c hil d r en t o mak e

g ood t gg t i n
au osu in t d ? I des l i g wi
o sth h il s ea n ea n c

d lw y b v t mp d d p k t t h m in '

r en , a a s e e en -
e er e an s ea o e

gen tl b t fi em t u I t hi srw y y i n fl
on es . t h m n a ou u en ce e

t be b di t W
o oith t
e in g t h
en l ight t d i ou to ar ous e s es es re

i t
r es s th ity Abov ll b v y
au or . f l t v id e a , e er c are u o a o

b t lity h h ss b
ru a or y i
ar s n e
s k t in g in , e c ause ou r c r ea

th m e t gg t i n f f
au osu mp i d by h t e F
es o s o ear ac co an e a . ur

th m er v id m ki g d m gi g
o re , a o vil m ks bo t
a n a a n or e re ar a u

a ny i th
on e p ese of hil d
n e ft h pp n
r n ce c r en , as o en a e s

i t h d wi g
n e m wh
ra with t d lib t in t ti n
n r oo , en , ou e er a e en o ,

th b t f i n d is pi k d t pi
e n u r e or an a se n
s It f l r e c e o ec es. o

l w in vi t bl y th t t h y wi ll imi t t yo
o s e a b d examm
a e a e ur a e,

whi h m y b p d t iv f se i s
c a e ro q ces l tuc e o r ou c o nse u en a er

on

As so on as chil d r en ar e a bl t o t lk m
e a ,
ak e t hm e rc

pe t a morn in g an d e e n in g , v tw ty time
en s, th e w ds or

E very day , in ever y way, I am g e tt i n g b ett er an d b et t er .

h
T is h a i ill bt w
r o u ce p d e x cell en t h l th ph ea — y si ca l ,

men t al an d mor al .

h m d i f kn owl dg d l ov f
A wak en in t e a es r e or e e an e o

t
n a ure a nd d v t i t est th m b y givi g l l
en e a or o n er e n a

p ibl xpl n t ion v y l ly in h f l go d

oss e e a a s er c ear , c ee r u ,
o

t mp d t
e er e Yo m st n w th i q e tio
on es . u u a s er e r u s ns

pl tly in t d of h ki g th m
easan ,
hl
g y
s ea wi th c ec n e r ou
“
Wh t both y o a a do b e q iet ery w ill u are u ou

lear n t h t l te et c a a r, .
34 TH E C O UE ' “
ME TH O D ”

Mak e it e asier by xpl i i g I id b f

f or th em e a n n , as sa e o re ,

l
c ear ly d i an t m nn t h im d bj t
n a pl e asan a er , e a an o ec

o f th i w k e r d t dy ; i t d
or an if p s uibl n ro u ce , oss e, an ec

d t whi h i t t hil d
o es c n e r es nd m k th m g f c r en a a e e e a er or

th l e th t i t f ll w
esson a s o o o .

I mp p th m b ov l l t h t w k i
r ess u on e ,
ti l
a e a , a or s essen a

f m n
or d th t h
a an h wh does a t do w k
e f
or s e o no or o

one kin d n th or i a l ss w thl

o er , t s a use e , or ess c r ea ure .

I mp p th m th t ll w k p d
r ess u on e i th m a a or ro u ces n e an

wh d o it
oes wh l m n d p f d ti f ti ;
,
a o eso e a r o o un sa s ac on

wh il idl e whi h pp
en ess, d i bl t o m y
c a e ar s so es r a e an ,

p odr w i
u ces e ar n ess , th i di g t with lif ; n e ur as e n a, s us e

l di g th
ea n wh h v t t h m n f ti fy i g
ose o a e no e ea s o sa s n

p i ass o ns c r ea et d by idl t d b h y d im en ess, o e au c er an cr e.

T hy
e ac hil d our lw y t b p l it
c d mi bl
r en a a s o e o e an a a e

t w d ll p i ll y t th wh m t h
o ar s a , es ec a id t f o ose o e ac c en o

bi th m y h v pl d i
r a a e l i f i t th i
ac e w n a c ass n er o r o e r o n .

T e ac h th m by w d n d x mpl t
e p t ld g
or a e a e o r es ec o a e

an d v t m k d j k b t t h d f t whi h l d
ne er o oc an o e a ou e e ec s c o

a e causes
g ph y i ll y m t ll s ca
y or en a .

T h th m t l v ll m ki d with t di ti ti
e ac e o o e a an n ,
ou s nc on

o f t T h th m th t
c as e . eac m t b lw ye dy a on e us e a a s re a

t o ass si t th wh ose i d f h lp d v t b
o ar e n n ee o e an ne er o e

f id f p din g tim d m y th m Th t th y
a ra o s en e an on e on e . a e

m s t inu ,
w d l w y think f th
a or , a th t h fa s o o e rs ra er an o

th m lve se d th t i
es an ti g th af l ,
in ac n us o n e e e s an nn er

sa ti f ti f whi h t h g i t lw y l k i v i
s ac on or c e e o s a a s oo s n a n .

D v l p e e olf fid se i th m H v th m n d
-
c on en c e n e . a e e u er

t d th t b f
s an a mb ki g e or e e y t p is e b
ar n on an en e r r or us

i s v t e it
ne s en u r h l d b th ghl y n l y d by
, s ou e or o u a a se

cr it i l ca ni g v idi g imp l iv
r e as o n , ; a on d n u s e n ess a on ce

th y h v arrived t
e a e d i i th y h l d sti k t o it
a a ec s on e s ou c ,
 E DUCA TI ON OF CHI L DRE N 35

u n l ess so me a ddi ti o n al f act s p v th

ro e at t h ey h ad b een

T e ac h th em a o bv
th t t h y m t t t in l if e all a e us se ou e

wi t h th y d efi i v
t id er t h t th y will e n d%U e ea a e su cc ee n

d er th i fl e f t hi i d
n t h y i vit ably will s
u en ce o s ea e ne ue

c ee d ,t by itti g d w
no q i tl y xp tin g v t s t o
s n o n u e e ec e en

h ppe b t i fl
a n, d by thi id t h y will d ll th t
u n u en c e s ea e o a a

i
s n ec essar y f ompl t or cTh y will k w h w e e su c c ess. e no o

to p fit by pp t iti
ro d if th
o h ld b b t
or u n es an , er e s ou e u

on e s in gl pp t ity mi g th i w y will i it
e o o r un co n e r a ,
se ze ,

e v if it w by i gl th d ; whil h wh di
en er e a s n e r ea e e o s

t ts him l f m y b lik d t C t t G ig d
r us se a e ene o ons an u n ar ,

wh v s
o ne d ier ythi g b
u ccee h ds x tl y
n an n ec au se e oes e ac

a ll th t p v n ts
a re S h e might wim i
su ccess . uc a on e s n a

p f t
e r ec n f pp t
oc e a it i l l wi th he d
o o f h i or u n es, a a s o a r

l ik Ab l m hi m l f b t w l d n ith
e sa o seth m , u ou e er se e e ,
n or

i
se ze v e i gl
en S h
a s n ft e t es f o
one. uc a on e o en cr e a r

him l f t h v y i m t
se e .
whi h us f il e whil
er c rcu s an ces c ca e a ur , e

h wh i
e t ted with t h i d f
o s sa u r a n i e ea o su c c ess u n c o sc ous

ly t f v bl i m t
cr ea es a o ra whi h ey h im c r cu s an ces c carr

al o n g t o th e su mmit .

P ar en t s h l d mak it p i t t o in
an d t e ac h er s S ou e a o n

t t by x mpl Th hil d i imp ssio bl n d pe

s r uc e a e. e c s re na e a o n

t s gg ti
o u Wh t h ses b i g do h e wi ll w nt
on . a e e es e n n e, a

t do al o
o P t h l d th fo b e v y
s . fl ar en s s ou er e re , er c are u

to t nl y g d x mpl
se o f th i hil d oo e a es or e r c r en .

Su gg e st i o n s — b y P ar e n t s .

To v m f l ts d d f t i hil d
o erc o nd t
e au an e ec s n c r en a o

de v l p g d h bit d d i bl q liti t h f ll ow
e o oo a s an es ra e ua es , e o

in g s gg t
u i wi l l p
es v p w f l i
on d ro e a o er u a .
36 O UE ME THOD TH E C “ ”

P t h l d w it til th hil d i i bed d

ar en s s ou a un e c s n , an

l p ; th
as ee f th en m th ash ld
er i l
or l y ent o er ou n o se ess er

th m pp
e roo h th b d withi y d d m rm
, a r oac e e , n a ar ,
an u ur

t th
o hil d fift
e c tw ty tim v ll t h thi gs
een o r en es o er , a e n

y ou w i h t h hil
s d t d t be
e c g dos h l th o or l p o as r e ar ea , s ee ,

w k ppli ti
or ,
a d t t thca on , c on ti i l
uc , e c en r e r e as n o se ess

ly as
y m t ki g g t
ou ca e, at t nw k th re a c ar e no o a a en e

chil d Thi xt m l y impl p

. s e re di g lw y giv
e s e r oce e n a a s es

m t os ti f t y sa lt
s ac o r d it i r esu
y t d t
s, an
s d s e as o un er an

th why it h l d Wh t h hil d l p his

e r e as o n s ou . en e c s ee s,

b dy d h i
o an i bi g t est ; hi Un n i
s c ons c ous e n ar e a r s c o sc ous

se lf h w v , i
o wk Y e er , p k th f
s a a e. t th ou s ea er e o re , o e

l tt
a l d
er a o n e an it i v y dl as it pts wh t
s er c re u ous, ac ce a

y ou y w i th
sa t t d i t i ou d l itt l
c on r a by li t tl t h c on an , e e, e

chil d b m wh t th p t d i it t b
e co es a e ar en s es r e o e.

L t f the d m th
a e rs an id thi o d d ty
e rs c o ns er s as a sacr e u

t th i
o hil de r c It i m t l r en .d m l f d s en a an ora oo , as n ec es

sar y t th m o ph y i l
e f d as s ca oo .

S u gge st io n s — b y T eac h e rs .

I t is v y desir bl th t t h
er a e a e ac ers s ou l h d mak e su g

gest i o ns t th i p pil v y m
o e r u s e er or n in g , some wh at in
h
t is mann er
My f
d I xp t y t be lw y p olite nd
ri en s, e ec ou o a a s a

kin d t v y b dy nd bedi nt t y ur paren ts an d

o e er o a o e o o

te h ac When ev t h y give y o
ers. d or t ell
er e u an or er ,

y ou m th i g ysoo w ille l w y nl i t,
tt t iv
u l y n d a a s s en a en e a

Obey t h d in te or ti ns giv y i a hee f l

er or s ru c o en ou n c r u

m ann er N v l k p . it en i k er m oo ti esom u on as a r so e, or r e

t k H ith to y m y h ve t h ght
as . er in a whil
ou a a ou ,
on c e e,

th t t ha d w s m ly give t o nn oy y b t now
e or er a er e n a ou , u

y o ud t an dunv y w ll
ers t h at i t is i y our ero w n in e n
 E DUCA TI ON OF CHI L DRE N 37

t er cet an d f or y ou r own d t h t thin gs e bein g tol d

goo a ar

an d e xpl i d t a ne o o
y u. Th f i t d of b in g oss
ere o r e , ns e a e cr

an d di g bl
sa r ee a e, y ou will w b t hank ful t o y o
no e ur

el d ers.

F ur th will w l v y o w k what
e rmo re , y ou no o e ur or ,

e v it m y b e A t p
er a t it will hi fly o sist f
. r ese n c e c n o

t dy I y l on y will lw y j y t h thin gs
s u . n ou r ess s ou a a s en o e

y t
o u ar e t d yo s u v th f ,
whei henh i th t y
o se h d
or c er o ou a

no i li ti nc na on .

Wh t h i givi g y
en a eac er l s i l n ou a esso n , n c ass or

o t h wi er y se ,w il l douv t ll y tt e t i o e a x l iv ou r a en on , e c us e

ly n d a l l y t wh t h
so e , o y with t a py i g y o
e sa s, ou oc cu n ur

min d in y w an
y w ith t h a ill y t p i d th i n g s
e swh i h or s u c

y o m
u r co p i n m an o s
y h v i d d a ; d
a e saes p i ll y or one an ec a

with t d i g ou o n yi g yt hi g f t h k i d y
or sa n an n o e n o ur

se lv es .

U d n h diti n
er su c c on
y o i n t l l
o s,i ge t a
asn d u are e n ,

y ou i t
ar ell i g n et m y f i d
en y ,
w il l il yr en d s, ou e as un er

t d d m mb y
s an an re l
e erWh t y our hv essons . a ou a e

l d will b t w d w y i t h pig h l f y
e arn e e s o e a a n e eon o es o ou r

m m y wh
e or ,
it m in
er e t y redi p l d wha s a ou r s osa an e re

y n
ou ca t k it o t f
a e wh v y h v ed
u o r use , en e er ou a e ne or

use f or it .

L ik ewise wh en y ou ar e al on e , w orkin g at y ou r

less ons at h ome , or b usy at a t ask ,will fix y our at

y ou

te n io nt sol el y on th e w or k in h d I n this w y y
an . a ou

wil l al w y bt
a s o ain go od mark s f or y ou r l essons .

% t un a
s m i
%

: as

h
T is me th d o , if t l y n d f ithf l l y foll ow d
ru a a u e ,
will
p r od u c e a rac e en d w d with t h highest physical
o e e an d

mor al qu al i ies t .
 I n st ru c t i o n s fo r Prac t i t i o n e rs o f
“ ”
t he M e t ho d
H O W T O TE A CH P E OPL E T O MA KE A UT OS UGGE S
TI ON S : A D VI CE A N D I N S TR UCTI ON S T O H I S P UP I L S
A ND DI S CI P L E S

MIL COUE
'

By E E .

I ns t r uc ti o ns in t h e m th d
e f i d o o n u c in g g od
o au t o

su gg esti on s by th e sick an d afilict ed ar e bif

r e ,
b ut are

su fli c ie n t if f oll o wd e .

Th e p r in c i pl e of t h e me th d o m ay b e su mme d up in
th ese w ds
few or

IT I S I MPOSSI L THIN K or T w THINGS A

B E To H o T T E

S M TIM
A E Th t i t
E : y t w ai d ms y b i
o sa j t
, o eas a e n ux a

p i
os ti b
on ,t th y u t b p e i m p d
c ann o i m i d
e su er ose n ou r n .

E VE RY TH OUGHT THAT CO M PL TE LY ILLS OU M IND E F R BE

C O M E S T UE O U S N H AS A T ND N C
R F R AO T D NS O M E E Y T RA F R

ITS L INTO
E F TION AC .

Th f if y
er e o r e , i k p t t hin k th t
o u c an c ause a s c erson o a

hi s or h t bl i g tti g b tt i t will di p p
er r ou e s e n e er , sa ea r .

If y ou bl t m k kl p t m ni t hink th t h
ar e a e o a e a c o a ac a e

will t t l y m
no s ea h will t p t l i g h i
an
—
or e, e s o s ea n e s

c ur ed .

Al w y a s u g y r
en c op t i t s
ra e; t y t o ou use i n a en r ar o

th m f i dl y tim t d b l t o fid
e r en sen en s an Yo a so u e c n en ce . u

Will b id d i
e a y xp im ts b y th i wil lin g
e n our e er en e r

o b di
e If y
en c e .i d m t l ttit d
ou n f ti f c
u ce a en a a u e o sa s a

ti on d g d wil l t h d si d esul t s wi ll b gotten

an oo e e re r e

mor e easil y .
 I NS TR UCTI ONS RA CTI TI ONE RS 39 F OR P

P i ir a se tim l b t
s a s t wh it i
u us, x gg t d u no en s e a er a e .

R p e hi l
r oac tim l b t it h t d if
s a so a s u us, u u r s an ,
c on

ti dnne kl , d pl y I
r an es w rd whi h d
ee . t u se o s c o no

w oun d mb dyi g d d p h i light ph

, e o n n ee e re r o ac es n r ases

whi h c no p p ly bj t t
one c an d whi h th y
ro er o ec o, an c e

d o t bj t t b
no o ecth y f l th t I d t m
o ec ause e ee a o no ean

on ly t p h Y my p h y
o re r o ac . l f b t if
ou a re r o ac ou rse ,
u

an o th p er h yre i t i
r o ac i t t cs I d t
ou ,m k rr a es. o no a e

re p h I tt f t
r oac es, s a e ac s.

Y m t h v
ou b l t
us fid th t y
a e a so u e c on g en ce a ou ar e o

i g t d
n o m g d t o so v y p ti t y t t A
e oo o e er a en ou re a . s

su r e y l f th t
o u rse
y bl t
a d y oup t t
ar e a e o o ou r ar ,
no

p bly b t fii i tl y p vid d it i
assa u e c en bl ,
ro e s r eason a e.

L t th v y t
e e f y er vi on e vyy o ou r o ce con e ou r assu r

an c e . B fi t d i e m
un a ec e d pl i i p h;
n ann er an a n n s eec

b t
u t th
, a m tim b v y fi me sa e lm t e, mm d e er r , a os co an

i g with
n , p ti t a a en .

Al w y mm di g t
a s u se a co whi h p m it f an n on e c er s o no

di b di
so e I d t
en ce . y th t i t i o no y t isa a s n ec essar o r a se

th v i
e ; it i
o ce t h t y
s, o n p f bl t p k i
e c on r ar ,
r e er a e o s ea n

th di y p it h b t t l y t
e or n ar c ,
h yll bl i
u o a s r ess on e ac s a e n

i p d i iv t
cr s , ec s e on es .

S h ld p ti t b l d d ymp th ti t fi t
ou a a en e co an un s a e c a rs ,

d o not l t th t t ebl y a hi d y f m f ll w
r ou e ou , o r n er ou ro o o

i g y
n l m th d f t
our usu a tm t O t h e o t y o r ea en . n e c on r ar

d t bl y S y t y lf
“
d blou e an fi t re e ou r e Al o r s. a o ou rse :

th gh h i l d d ymp th ti w h i g i g
ou e s co an u ns a e c no , e s o n

d b m f i dl y Th p ti t
”
lik m
’
to e e an eco th e r en . en e a en s

a ttit d will t fi t y ; it will h g i t f i d

u e no a ec ou c an e n o r en

T r aini n g, with h
su c lt m y m imp
resu ibl t s, a se e oss e o

y o u , y e t it is t h e simpl t thi g i t h w l d
es Al l th t n n e or . a

is n e c essar y is t o t h t h p ti t by
e ac i f p
e a en , a ser e s o a

p pit
ro r e e an d gr a d t d xp im t t h A B C f
ua e e er en s , e o c on

sc i ou s au t osu gg est i on .
40 TH E C O UE ' “
ME TH OD ”

H er e is th e ser ies I f y ou oll ow it t o t h e l e e r y ou

. f tt
b y
may b e su re, a solu t el sur e , o f o aini n g goo r es ul s , bt d t
x pt
e ce h
in g wit t h e two y es o f eo l e r e i ou sl y men t p p p p v
F irst E x p erim en t .

(P re par at ory )
Ask t h e at ien t o s p t
t n d p ight wit h b dy t ifi a u r , o s as

an ir on b ar , ee cl ose f t
t g t h f om h l t t b t o e er r ee o oe , u

w h
it t he ankles flexi le , b if t hey we hing T ll h im
as re es . e

to think of hims l f as f p st hi g d t it b
e o a o ,
n e a s ase ,

nice ly b al n ced a th fl o R mi n d him t h t p hi g

on e o r. e a us n

t h p o t slightl y
e s i th f w d o backw d will t m
, e er or ar r ar , u

bl it t t h floo wi th t t h l st r sist
e o e r whi h v
ou e ea e an c e , c e er

w y it is push d S y t h t y
a e .
g oi ga t p ll haim ou ar e n o u

ba k by t h sho l d
c e d th t h e is t
u ll w h im l f
ers an a o a o se

to f ll t aight i t y
a s r m wi th t t h
n o lig h t t
o ur ar s, ou e s es

re sist c t urn i g o
an e, hi nk l es as a p
n t w ld
n s a os ou on

hi g ; th t is t say k pi g h i f t t h fl N xt
n es a o , ee n s ee on e oor . e

p ll him back b y th h l d
u n d if t h xp im t
e s ou ers a e e er en

do es n o t e d t
su c c e p t ntil it d
a on ce , re p ea u oes, o r r ac

Se c o n d E x p erim en t .

E xpl ain p ti t t h t i o d t Sh w hi m th
to t he a en a n r er o o e

ac ti f imag i ti
on o na lves y o g i
on on o u rse g t sk ,
u ar e o n o a

hi m in m m n t t thi k
a o e
“
I m fal l in g b k w d
o n : a ac ar ,

t
e c ., t h at h e m t t h v ny
us th t h ght i min d
no a e a o er ou n ,

th t h must n t fl t f
a e o m m nt
re t wh th
ec or a h o e as o e er e

i g i g t o f ll
s o n t a thi k th t in f lli g h mi ght
or n o , or n a a n e

h t hims l f t
ur e ,
th t h mu t t i
e c . d to a e s no ,
n or er

pl ase y o t y t f ll b k w d p p ly b t th t
e u, r o a ac ar ur ose , u a on

t h th
e o h n d
er if h a lly f l n in d fin
e rea b l m t hi gee s a e a e so e n

th t imp l hi m h m t t esist b t m t b y th t
a e s , e us no r u us o e a

imp l Th
u se . k hi m t h l d his h d hi gh
en as d t
o o ea an o
42 TH E C O UE “
ME TH OD ”

F o ur t h E x p er im e nt .

q pt t tp h d
Re u es t h e a ien t o cl as h is an s an d t o ress p
t th t ht p b h
t h e fin gers o ge er as ig l y as ossi l e, t at is t o say
t b
u n il t h e fin ge rs t b
egin t oht re m l e slig l y ; l ook at him
x dy p v xp
fi e l as in r e i ous e t p
er imen s, an d k ee y ou r an s h d
p
o n hi s , tt ht y th h
r essin g t h e l a e r sl ig l as ou g y ou an e w td
to p th t th
ress em oge t ht
e r m o re i g ly Tell h im t o t i nk . h
th t b p
a h e is u n a l e t o u n cl as h h is fin gers ; t at y ou are go
t th
in g t o co u n t o wh
ree , an d en y ou say THRE E h e s oul h d
p t h d wh th
t ry t o se ar a e his an s il e in k in g o nl y :
“
I ca n
n ot d o i t I cann ot w et c , an d h e ill fin d t at . h
b
h e is u n a l e t o do it Cou n t : on e t wo . t h r ee .

v w
er y sl o l y an d ad d at on ce :
“
Y ou can n ot

the p ti t thi ks l ly I
a en n t d
n it h will n ot
so e : ca n o o ,
”
e

on ly b bl t c hi fi g b t t h finge will
e un a e o un s n ers u e rs

p th m lv ll t h h d t g th
r e ss e se es a — t h g e te h i e ar er o e er , e r a r s

efi t t
or s p t e t h m Th fi t i x ctly co t y t
o se ar a e . e c ec s e a n r ar o

wh t h t i t do Af t
a e r es f w seco ds t ll hi m N w
o .
“
er a e n e o

think I : n d h is fi ge
can , wil l un l asp of t hem l v s
a n rs c se e .

It i ti l th t y Sho l d k p y r y fix d at
s essen a a ou u ee ou e es e

th t f hi
e r oo o nd d t all w t h p ti t t o t n
s n ose , a o no o e a en ur

hi s ey wyf my es a fo
a i gl mom t
ro If h o urs r a sn e en . e

h ld b e bl t p t e hi h d whil y o say
s ou a e o se ar a s an s e u

t t hi k t h t it i YOUR
“ ”
Y ou n t d
ca O no , o n n a s

f l t ; it i th t of t h s bj t wh o h not b n t hinking
au s a e u ec as ee

l ly
so e
“
I GAN N O T
:
”
T ll hi m i d ided m nn
. e so n a ec a er ,

a n d t y th r xpe im t v agai
e e r en o er n.

Wh th s exp im t h v s cceeded ll ot hers

en e e er en s a e u , a

will s ed q ally w ll R s l t will b e asil y gott e

u cce e u e . e u s e n

b y f ll win g t o t h l t t
o o t h i st m ct i on given
, e e er , e n s .

U o
se n n ssa y w or ds
u nd
n ec e cou age n o
r Just a en r ne.

sa y : Y o s fl f mu n r astuh ni er I k now bet ter

ro eu e a.

th an you do wh at ail s y ou and h ow mu ch y ou sufl er

 NS TR UCTI ONS F OR P RA CTI TI ONE RS
I 43

(i t al w y ti fi th m t
a s sa b t l d th t ths y fi es e o e o a e sn er )
an d I l k w th t y
a so g i g t nog t i d f y a ou ar e o n o e r o ou r

ailmen t .

Ne v er i
p yt a p ti t
a en . T h ey may say Oh % Y ou
hv a e a hat e r of st on e . Y ou re p ly I t is in y ou r
own in t t;e r es if I w er e to pity y o u ,
I w ou l d
b e oing d
y ou a b ad t urn .

I p p ur osely em l o p yt e rms whi h c ar e n ot v u l gar , but .

fam ili ar on es ; th ey ar e mo re f f o r ce u l .

S p eak in a c alm v o ice , as on e wh o is accust om e d to

be b
o ey e d .

v
Th e o i ce is a we m ak e it wh t
I t is susce i l e o f . pt b
tv t
c ul i a i on h f
T e r e o r e c u l i a e ou r o ic e
. W oe e r tv t y v . h v
tt t b
will t ak e a li l e rou l e , can acq u ir e a g o o on e d .

f th
Th e u r er I go t h e m o r e I se e a on e mus n ot th t t
v
e e n fo r c e att en ti on B y o ser a ion , I t ry t o imi a e . b vt tt
t
n a u re . Th e h t
s or er an d simpl er t h e i ns t ru c ti on th e
be tter it is Do n ot t ry t o m ak e se v eral su g ges ti ons

at a t ime . E VE RY DA Y , I N E VE R Y W AY , I AM GE TTIN G
BE TTE R AN D v yt hi g O
BE TTE R,
”
answers f or e er n . ne

p e rson h d b bl t Op
a h d f y
e en un a e o en his an or e ars,

no twith t di g t tm t by m y physi i
s an n D r ea en an c an s . r.

V h t m d hi m p
ac e th t h d i t tly b y p tting
a e
“
o en a an n s an u

i t hi mi d t h t h ght
n o s I ”
n e ou can .

S m p ti t yi l d f
o e m a dil y th th
en s It
e ar or e r ea an o ers .

i yt
s e as g i h by t h
o re c o dy w y i wh i h th
n se su c i e re a a n c e r

fi g n d limb
ers an t t lm t t
— A ft tw
s con rac a os a on c e . er o

or th f l xp im t it i
r ee succ ess u e l g y er en s s no on er n e c e ssar

t t ll t h m Thi k thi thi k th t Y im

“ ” ” “
o e e : n s, or n a . ou s

l
p y t ll th m c f i t b t i et h fi,
m i m p t
or iv ns an c e , u n e r er a e

t on e d by ll g d gg ti i t
use Cl e y a oo su es on s s os ou r
” “
h ands Now you cann ot op en t h em
. Cl ose y ou r .

ey es Now y ou cann ot Op en t h em, et c ,

. an d y ou ill . w
see t a t h e ht
a ient will fin d it a sol u el pt
im ossi l e t o b t y p b
p
o en eit h er an ds or ey es, i n sp i e of h ish er est t v y b
44 TH E C O UE “
ME TH OD ”

a
. 1

efi ort s. f ew m oments ell hi m :

Af t er a t Y ou can ,

t t
an d ins an l y t h e cont rac i on will cease t .

p
E x erimen ts may b e arie in fin ite ly v d . H er e are a

L et th e p t j in hi h n ds n d su ggest t o hi m t hat
at ien o s a a

t h ey ar e w l ded t oget h
e er :

Pl ace his han d o the t bl nd su ggest t h t it i st k

n a e a a s uc

t o it
Tell him t hta h e is fix e d t o his ch air an d t h at he can

n ot rise f omr it
'

Mak e h im rise an d t ell h im th at it is im p ossi bl e f or hi m

to w alk

p h d
P u t a en ol er on t h e a l e an d t ell hi m a it weig tb th t hs
1 00 kil os an d h e is u n a l e t o l i t it , et c et c b f . .

these xp im t I
In al l tl yt e er en s cann o a oo mu c h st r ess

on t h f t t h t it is
e t sugg tio
ac p p a no es n, ro er l y s p ki
ea ng,

whi h p od ces t h ph m
c r b t
u e en o en a, u au t osugg estion ,

whi h is p d d in th p ti t b y t h
c ro u ce e a en e su gg estio n of

th p t ition
e rac er .

Cu rat ive Su gg est io n M e t h o ds .

Whe n p ti t h p d th gh t h p limi y
the a en as asse r ou e re n ar

e xp im t n d h
er en s a d t d th m h i p p d as u n ers o o e , e s re ar e

f tiv gg sti l ik
or c ur a e su l tiv t d fi l d in whi h
e on , e a cu a e e c

see d m y g mi t n d d v l p ; bef th t h w
a er na e a e e o o re a e as

lik epl w d g
un d
o whi h d w l d p i h
e r ou n on c see ou er s .

Wh t v t h ilm t f t h p ti t m y b physi al
a e er e a en o e a en a e, c

or m tal it i imp t n t t o p
en , s d l w y i th m
or a r oc ee a a s n e sa e

w y a d to an t he m w d with f w v i ti n
use sa e or s e ar a o s , ao

cor din g t o t h Y y t o t h
e casep ti t . ou sa e a en

S it d w d cl o y ey
o n an se our es

I will ot t y t o p t y ou t o sl eep ; it is
n r t n ec u no
 IN STR UCTI ONS F OR PRA CTI TI ONERS 45

I q
r e u est y ou t o cl ose yo ur y
e es sim pl y f or th e
p r p os h
u e t at y ou r att ti en on may n ot b di t
e s r act e d
by t h t e h in gs y ou see ar ou n d y o u

N w impo r ess u p
d th t v y w d I
on y ou r min a e er or
say is g i g t o fi i
o nt l f in y b
x i se d b e fi m ou r ra n an r

ly immi t d g n ev d m,
b en
e dd d th ra e , e e er e

My w d will l w y t y th
or s fix d imp in t d
a a s s a er e e ,
r e ,

emb dd d n d with t y
e e , a will k wl dg in ou our or no e e,
f t wh lly n
ac o i ly u y p t y yu
consc o us on o ur ar , ou o r

sel f d yan ti g i
our en m g ir e or
g t o o b ey an s ar e o n

fi t f ll th t v y d y t h tim
“
I t ll y e ou , rs o a , a e er a ,
re e es
a d y a t m ,
i g
a nd
o rn n v i g t th
,
n oon a l e en n , a e usu a
m l h
ea y w i
ou rs,ll b h g y
ou th t i t ey y un r ,
a s o sa : ou
will f l t h pl i g ee e ti th t mak y
eas n se n sa on a es ou
thi nk Oh %I m dy t t with g t t i f
: a rea o ea r ea sa s ac

t ion
Y ou will i d d t with g t pl n ee ea d rea easu re an en

j y y
o f ourd f oo w,
i tho t v t i
c ou rseg y
; o ou o er e a -
n u

will b f l t h w y f d th ghl y o
e c ar e u o c e ou r oo o r ou s as

t o t n f m it in t
r a s or t f ft p t whi h y o a so r o so as e c ou

will th w ll ow en s a

Y f d will b p p ly di g t d n d y will
our oo e ro er es e a ou
no t f l th ee l ighte t di e s mf t in v i
s sco or ,
c on en en ce , or

p in ith in t h t m h
a — ne er i t h in t st i
e s o ac n or n e e n es

Y will
ou imil t y ass f d w ll d y r o
a e our oo e an ou r

g an i m w
ai ll p fi t b y i t inro m ki n g bl d m l a oo , usc e ,
t gt h
s r en gy
—,
i en er w d mm n a or : .

H vin g dige ted p op l y t h f n ti

a s r f x er , e u c on o e ore
t io will b p f tly
n e m l
er ec n or a :

Ev y m will f l d i
“
er i g i i g y
o rn n , on r s n , ou ee a es r e
fo n
r a v tio ; with t v
e acu a n q i i g m di i ou e e r re u r n e c ne
o ra t ifi i l m
r n
c a f y ki d
ea s o y w ill bt i
an n ,
ou o a n eu

t i el y n m l n d
r or ti f to y b w l mov m t s
a a sa s ac r o e e en .

F r th m
u v y ight f m th m m t y
er o re , e er n , ro e o en ou

wish t o sl p t t h t im ee t whi h y
o e desi e t e a c ou r o
awak e in t h mornin g y o will sl eep
e p ofo d , u a r un ,
 “ ”
46 TH E 0001? ME TH OD

cal m, hol m w b k l p durin g whi h y

eso e, u n ro en s ee , c ou
will h v o ightm ; p waki g y o will feel
a e n n ar es u on n u
w ll hee f l n d dy f
e , c r u ,
a t iv w o k r ea or ac e r .

I f t t im a y h v b
es d ou n d d p
a e d ; i f
ee n sa a e r esse

y ou h v b e
a e b d i g n
end w yi
roo g th i n w il l a orr n , s
c ease f m w ro d i st e d f b in g
no on , an d d n a o e sa ,
e

p esse d d w i d y
r an will f l h f l
o rr e , ou ee c ee r u ,

v y h e f l v g y; y m y h v
er c e r u , e en a ou a a e no
c ause f y or g i ty j t
ou r as y m
a e y h ,
v h d
us ou a a e a
no r eason fo y dp i r M ov
ou r I e y r ess on . ore er sa
th t v n if y h v h d y l eas f b i g
a e e ou a e a an r ea r on or e n
sa d d pressed y
or e NO g in
, g t b
o u ar e o T o o e s .

I f it h pp n m tim
a th t y h v fit of
e s, so e es, a ou a e s
im p t i a n d ill t m p
en c e a y w i ll v
e h v th
er, m ou n e er a e e
i
a a n.
g O n t h t y y w ill
e c o n rar l w y b p t i t ou
; a a s e a en
alw y a sm st f y a lf ; er on d t h th i g
ou rse wh i h a e n s c
w i d i itat d n d
orr e , rr y d y will h f t h
e a an n o e ou e n c e or
l v y
ea e bs l t ly i di ff t d p f tly l m
ou a o u e n er en an er ec ca .

If y t t im
ou ar e a tt k d p d h t d by
es a ac e , u rsu e ,
au n e
b d nd
a a wh l m id b y pp h n i f
un o es o e eas , a re e s o ns , e ars ,

v i n t mpt ti
a ers o s , e g d g es
a a g ain
o n s, t th or ru s o er s ,

all wil l g d ll y di pp ra ua f m yo min d ; th y sa e ar ro ur e

will f d w y d b l t in p i g l d
a e a a an e os as a ass n c ou
a n d wi ll fin ally di pp m pl t l y ; sa d m ear co e e as a re a

vanishes n w k i g o will all y

a a en n vai ,
so ou r n

I say t h at all y our o r gans are p r formi

e ng t he ir

Th e ear t h b e at s n ormall y , th e cir cul at ion of t he

b d l oo is as it h d
s ou l be :
Th e l un gs ar e in fin e c on i ion dt
h
Th e st omac , t h e in es in es, t h e li er , t h e l a er ,t t v b dd
d
t h e ki n eys an d t h e ili ar b yd
u c t are al l u n ct i on in g f
If at h
t is momen t on e of t h em h
s oul d n ot be

b y d ay an d v ery soo n it wi ll h a ve vani h ed s c om

 IN STR UC TI ONS F OR PRA CTI TI ONERS 47

p l ete l y an d t h e organ will b e in p f t wo

e r ec r k in g

th
F ur er , if er e th h d b
s ou l e l esions in any
any
o n e of th
ese or gans th y will
e p v
im r o e day b y day
an d soo n b e en ir el t yh ld ea e .

(I n t h is c o nn e c t io n I wil l say t h a t it is n o t n e c e s
sary to k n o w w hi c h o r g an is a mic t e d in o r de r to
heal it Un der the influ ence o f t h e aut o sugg est io n
.

“ ”
E very day, in ev ery way , I am g e tting be t ter and b e tter
the Unc o ns ci o us ex e rc ise s it s influenc e o n th e p ar
t ic ular, diseased o r gan ) .

I mu s als ot of ext rem e im o rt an ce ,

ad d , an d it is p
th t a if u p t o t h e v p d
r ese n , y ou h a e l ack e tcon
y f t ht t
fiden c e in ou r sel , I ell y ou t a di st ru s in y ou r
fw
sel d y d pp
ill gr a u all is a v p
e ar an d gi e lace t o self
co nfid enc e, b d ase w d
on y our k no l e ge o f th t f a orce
b p w wh h
o f in c al c u l a l e o er ic is in y ou .

h f b t y
T is sel c on fid en ce is a solu el
-
n ec essar y fo r
v y th h b hv
y ou an d e er o e r u man ein g t o a e Wi t h o ut .

i t y ouw v
ill n e er get an ywh ere ; wi t h i t , y ou may
p hw v
ac com l is w t
h at e e r y ou an w h w
t o ( it in t h e l a s
t
o f n a ur e , of cou rse ) .

hv d
Y ou ar e n ow goin g t o a e c onfi en ce in y oursel f
t d b
an d hi s c o n fi en ce e n a l es y ou t o b v ht elie e t a y o u
can r e ac h h eac g o al y ou se t f o r y f
o u r se l (if it is
t
a n a u r al on e )
‘
t t
An d h a y ou w w
ill do ht
ell all t a , in t h e c ou rse
of d tyu , youhv a e t o do .

Soth when , w h
e n y ou th t
is t o d o some in g t h a is
t l
n a ur a wh y h v d ty t p f m l
, or en ou a e a u o e r or , a
w y thi k th t it i
a s n ya th i g t d
s an T h eas n o o . e
w dor I t i difii l t imp
s:
‘
s ib l I cu t it i
, oss e, c an n o , s

b y d m I
e on t h lp my lf
e, ca n n o m t di p
e se us sa

p e ar ent i l y f m y v b l y Th i k
re ro ou r o c a u ar . n :
‘
rr I S

m B l i vi g m tt t b y it
’
sv C N I A . e e n a a er o e e as ,

b m
ec o f
es so y l th gh
or it m y
ou , a m d ifi l t
ou a see cu

to oth Y
er s . will d it q i kl y nd w ll wit h
ou o u c a e ,

out f t ig a b e ause you d it with t fl

u e, c o ou e o
48 TH E C O UE METHOD ' “ ”

Al l d
must b e ma e in a mon ot o n ous, soot
su gg esti o ns h
v ph
in g o ice (em asizin g , hwv
o e er , t h e essen t ial w d
or s )

wh h ic causes th e a ien ,p t t th h ou g t y p
n o t t o ac u all sl ee ,

y et t o be come some wh t d y
a rows an d s otp h t ink in g of
an yth th p t
in g , us er mi t in g y w d p t t
ou r or s t o en e r a e m o re

d py t
ee l in o h is u n c onsci ous self .

To th t
ese g en e r al sugges i ons , wh h
ic may seem r at er h
l e ngthy v h d h
an d e en c il is t
t o so me , b u t s ill ar e n ons
Y
BAB , ad d o t e rsh th pp yat a l to the p t
ar icul ar case o f

pt
t h e a i en t y o u hv d y
a e u n er ou r car e .

Wh yen h v fioui hd y a e i f
n s gg t i
e on ou r ser es o su es s

y ou y t
sao t h p ti t e a en :

I h t I m n th t f m v y poi t f vi w phy
n s or , ea a ro e er n o e , s
i l
ca d m t l y
an en a g in
, g to i y x ll t h l th
o u are o en o e ce en ea ,

b tt h l th th y h v b
e er ea an bl to j y hi t h t o
ou a e een a e en o er

n d wh
“
I m a w g i g to
no un t t h
o n I say
co r ee , a en

r m y o
’
w ill p u y o y n
o d com
en o t f th ur e es a e u o e

Y ou will com e ou t of itv e ry q u i et l y , with t f ou eelin g

t d wy
in th e l e as ro s or ti d
re

O th n t yye co n r ar ou will f eel st ron g , vig or ous, al er t ,

ac ti v f ll f li f
e, u o e

M v y will
o r eo er ou be c h eer f u l , fit an d w ll e in v
e ery

w d th e t h p ti t p n hi y
At th e or re l e a en o e s s e es, a

w y w th mil d
a s i xp i f w ll bei g n d
a s e an an e r ess on o e -
n a

t tm t
c o n en hi f en S m timon l th g hs ly
ace . o e es, a ou rare ,

th p ti t i
e a d i t tl y At th t im
en s cu r e ndns an . o er es , a

m or e
g ll y t h p t i
en e r a t f l li v,
d hi p
e i a en ee s re e e ,
s a n or

ailm t di pp
en p ti ll y t t ally b t f
sa e ar s t im
ar a or o ,
u or a e

o nl y .

I n mos t cases it is n ec essary to re p eat th e su gg est io ns

more or less frequ ent ly , b u t at l onger an d l onger int er

50 THE C O UE METHOD “ ”

ce
p t i g p hn p i es f xt
er di a s n c as o e r aor n arily sensi tiv e

p pl
eo d th
e, an t m y h ere are n o an su c .

Ev y m y b
er m p iv b y
on e a e co e r es ons e t rain in g , bu t

whi h c I h vea rec omm e n dd

e , an d whi h c can b e given

b
F ormerly I l a ored u n er t h e im ressi on t at sug d p h
g es t io ns c oul onl y d
b e gi en whil e t h e at ien t was v p
p
asl ee , an d so I alway s t r ie t o in u ce sl ee ; b u t fin i n g d d p d
ht
t a it was n ot indi s ensa l e , I cease p b
o in g it t o s ar e dd p
p at i en ts t at h feel i n g of f
ear an d u n easin ess, hi c t ey w h h
usu all y h v wh
a e e n t ol a d th t
h e or sh e is goin g t o b e
p u t t o sl ee p h f
T a t ear o. t e n if
n u c es idn v o l u n t ar y r asi s

t ance ag ains sl ee t p
I f , on t h e c on t r ar , y ou tell a
. y
p ti t t h t y
a en a ot goi g t
ou ar e n
p t hi m t sln p y o u o ee ,
ou

imm di t l y gain hi
e a e fid n nd h
s con li t n with
e ce , a e s e s a

receptiv mi d fe f m di t b
n re e ro pp siti s ur It an ce o r o o on .

o ft en h pp a th tens , th d by th m t o o d
a , soo e e on o on us s u n

of y o r v i u t h p ti t f ll
o ce , e a dly l p d w k
en a s so u n as ee an a es

u p t
as o n is h d t h e v i g b
a la p n e en as ee .

I f th a e k pti
er e r m g t y
s e
a
cs an d t hon s ou , er e ar e sur e

t b
o e m so I y
e, t y sa im p l y t hi
o ou C m s t m y s : o e o

h ouse , s wh t i bei g d th
ee a s nnd b e n vin c d
on e er e a co e

by th f t e ac s .

D o no t thi k h w v n th t it is b l tely ec ss y
, o e er , a a so u n e ar

t p oc e d x t l y n d
o r e e ac ly i th w y I h v in di ted
a on n e a a e ca

in ord t m k gg ti n n d b in g b t t g
er o a e su es o s a r a ou au osu

g est i no Ist .i p s i b l s t m ko s gg e t i o n t o ma e su es o s o s e

p eop l w i
e th o t th i k
u w i n g it
e r n d w i
no tho t ny p e a u a r

p ti t ll F i st a
ar u on a a . if or physi i n wh by
n n ce , a c a , o

hi s titl al e h on el dy gg
as a rea t i v i n fl c
a su o hi es e u en e n s

p ti t w e t t ll him t h t h n d thi g f o him

a en , er o e a e ca o no n r ,

th t hi ill
a s i i c r bl h w l d i d
n ess s n u a e, i t h min d
e ou n u ce n e

o f th p ti t n t gg tion which might h v th

e a en a au osu es a e e
 S TR UC TI ONS F OR PRA C TI TI ONERS 5 1
IN

th phy i i n t ll s t h p ti n t th t al t h o g h h is ill ness

e s c a e e a e a , u

i
s a s i o e wit h t i m
e r ous n n d p t ien ce h e will
, e , c are , a a

t i ly b
cer a n d h ft e btains resul ts that are
c ure , e o en o

su rpii g r s n .

Th i fl e ce of t h
n min d p
u en t h body exist s n e u on e u

d i bly n d is i fin it ly g t th n is mmonl y
en a a n e r ea e r a co

su ppo d I t i immen e nmeasu bl I t oft n uses

se . s s , u ra e. e ca

t acti o p lyses whi h m y be onl y t emp o y

c on r ons r ara c a r ar ,

b t which m y al o l ast t h
u ag h lif n l sss so m t h in g rou e, u e e

e xt ao di na y
r r t o h n ge th m t al n d t here
r oc cu rs c a e en a

fo t h phy i l t t of th p ti t
re e s ca s a e e a en .

M k a e
p y o r m iun d t h t y o u g o in g t o bt a in a u are o

c ert ain resul t s an d y ou wil l fin d t h e ways and means ;

th ta pp t ly st g p t f it I f y o con
is t h e a ar en r an e ar o . u

sid y d ty t o t k f lk t o th clinics y o will

er it our u a e o s e , u

fin d w ds t o in d c t h m t g
or n d ven t o cause t h m
u e e o o a e e

t o desi r e t o g o .

I t is e as t o y un d t d ers anb y t h e on e
th e p art pl y d a e

v
wh o gi es t h e su gg estions I t is n ot a Mast er wh o com .

d f
man s ; h e is a rien , a g uid e wh o el s th e at ien t d h p p
s e t p by t ps e al on g t h e a o f re c o ery p th
As all t h e v .

t p v
su gg est i o ns ar e gi en in t h e in er est of t h e at ien t t h e

tt p f t
Unc onsci ous o f t h e l a er is er ec ly cont en t t o as
si mil ateth f th
em an d t r ans or m t em i n o au t osu ggestio ns .

h d f w pd
Wh en t is is one , a cur e oll o s mor e or l ess ra i ly .

th x p pp
A n o er e am l e : S u phyose a f sic ian , a t e r examin

pt t w
in g hi s a ien , w t
er e t o p pt
ri e ou t a r esc ri ion an d
h d v w th t w d
an t bd
it o er i ou a or o f c omm en ; t h e p rescri e
d w
r eme ies hv h
ill n ot a e mu c cfi ec t Bu t if h e exp l ains .

t o hi spt th t h
a i en t a su c h d
an d su c me i cin es mu st b e
h
t ak en in su c h d
an d su c h h
c on it i o ns an d t at t ey will

p d t p
ro u ce cert ain r esul s, it is h
r ac t i c al l y certain t at t h e

expe te d cs lt will b b ght bo t

re u s e r ou a u .

I f th e a m di l m n
er b ot he h mists in my
re e ca e or r r c e

audi ce I trust t hey will t l k pon me as t h i

en ,
no oo u e r
52 THE C O UE METHOD ' ‘ ’

en emy ; I m th t a y t h, i b st
on f i n d O
e con r ar , e r e r e . n

th h d I w l d lik t insc ib
e on e an t h c ri l
ou e o r e on e ur cu a

of m di l eh l th t dy f th ti l d p ti l
ca sc oo s e s u o eo r e ca an r ac ca

su gg ti fes t h b
onfi t f t hor i k d e f t h h
en e
p y o e s c , an o e

i i
s c ans th m lv ; l it i my pi i
e se es t hat wh a so , s o n on en a

p ti t vi it hi phy i ia th l tt sh l d lw y
a en s s s s c n, e a er ou a a s

p ib
r esc r m m di
e on e o r v if t n y
or e re e es, e en no ecessar .

It i f t th t wh
s a acp tie t g t a hi p hy i
en a a n oes o see s s

n ot w t h t in most cases it is th hy giene nd

kn o a , , e a

regim whi h d this h tt a h s li ttl importance

en c o , so e a c e e

t th m
o Wh t h w t is medi in
e . a e an s c e.

I my p ini
n if t h phy i i n p es ib
o on ,di t o l y e s c a r cr es a e n ,

with t m di ine his p ti nt wil l be satisfied H

ou e c ,
a e . e

will y th t it w n t w th whil
sa a i g h is phy i i
as o or e se e n s c an

goes to an o th h t phy i ian sho l d

er. It se ems t o me t a a s c u

alw y p a s ibe medi i f h is p t i t n d

resc r m h c ne or a en a , as uc

as possibl m di in es m d p b y himsel f th t han

e, e c a e u ,
ra er

th e dv tis d emedi wh ch ow t h i valu to ad

a er e r es
i

e e r e

v rt i em
e tsonl y Hi
en s wn p esc ip tion will inspi
. s o r r re

infin it l y m e n fid th th p il ls o p owd
ore c o of en ce an e r ers

S d S whi h n y
o an o bt ai in th near st d ug
c a on e can o n e e r

t with t t h
s ore , d f presc ip t ion
ou e n ee o a r .
 W h at A u t o su gge st io n H as D o n e

SER VATI ONS OF S OME

OB
R E M A R K A B L E C U RE S
By E M E Cou é IL .

h tt
ph w l d b in mpl t if it did
T is l i l e m on o g ra ou e co e e

no t i l nc u d
f w typ i l x mpl es f t h
e a t le ca e a o e ac u a cu res

efi t d Th wh l l i t w l d b t o l g n d it mi gh t
ec e . e o e s ou e o on , a

p v ti m if I w t m ti ll th ca es whi h
ro e r eso e er e o en on a e s c

I h v t a e t d I will t h f
r ea e t t my lf with
. er e o r e , c o n en se

citi g n f w f th m
a m k bl
e o e or e r e ar a e on es.

I nd t h w th t th
or er p rmane t I
o s o a ese cu r es ar e e n ,

h v p p os ly h
a e ur m f ld
e d t es w ll
c osen so e cases o o er a , as e
as a f w f th m e t es
o e or e r ecen on .

T ub e rc ul o sis .

Mr s D . .
, b t 30 y
of Tr oy es, f g i th l st
a ou ears o a e, n e a

t g
s a es o f mpt i
c onsu g w th i n d th
on i d
re ai l y n e r an nn er in

s pit f p i l f di g Th w
e o s ec a ee g hi ng p s
. it t i g p
er e as cou n ,
n , o

p i ress on an d difi l ty i b thi g ; i d d f m ll p

cu n r ea n n ee ro a a

p earan c es s h h d l y f w
e m tah m on t a liv e
; p e on s ore o e r

l imi n ar
y xp im t
e h w er
gr t n it iv
en s s o d ug ea se s en ess an s

g est i i
on f ll w ds by im m
o d i t
o i m ep v m t ; f m
e t h a e ro e en ro e

v y er t d y th m bid ym pt m b g t b l
n ex a e or s o s e an o e ess

p ron ou n ce d ; th imp v m t b m m m k d e ro e en ec a e or e ar e

d ily d th w ight f t h p t i t i
a , an e e od p idly e a en n c r e ase ra

al t h oug h h l s e no
g t k p e i ll yon ier h i g fo ds ;
oo s c a n our s n o

a ft er a f w m th th e u e w on pp tly mpl t
s e c r as a ar en co e e.

Thi l dy w t m
s a th 1 t of J
ro e y 1 911 (t h t
e on e s an u ar , a
w as 8 m t hs ft on I h d l ft T y ) a er l tt
a of e ro es , a e er

53
54 THE C O UE METHOD “ ”

th nk inf o
a s, r mi g m t h t al t h gh p
n e a ou re gnan t , sh e was
p fectly well
er .

Miss X , v .1 3 of Gene
y ear s of age , h as a sor e on
e,
th e e et mpl whi h sev
c e ral oc ors c o nsi er e t o b e of d t d d
t b
u er cul ar o r igin an (1 ari ous t r e a men s e en in g v t t xt d
v
o e r a p er i o of a y ear an d a d al h ad a ail e n ot hi n g ; h f v d
sh e was en th
ak en t o Mr t
B au ouin , a di sci l e of d .p
d
Mr Cou é , r esi in g at Gen e a ; was r ea e b y su gges
. v t td
ti on an d t ol t o ret u r n in a d eek ; en sh e came ack w wh b
th e sor e was e al e % h d
Co n g e st io n of the L u ng s .

Mrs Z , . . of Nan cy , in J an uary 1 91 9, con r act et d co n

g es tio n of th e l u n gs, f r om whi h c sh e h ad n ot r e co er e v d

af t e r ths ; th w g
t wo l w kn
mon l oss f er e as en er a ea ess, o

a pp tit indi gesti

e e, d difii l t b w l acti o inon , r ar e an cu o e n,

so mn i nd c pi
s, i ght we t ; aft
a th ve y fi st
o ou s n -
s a s er e r r

t tm t th p ti t f lt m h b tt ; two days later

r ea en e a en e uc e er

s he m to t ll m t hat h w
ca e p f ctly w ll ev y
e e s e as er e e , er

t ce f ill ness h ad di ap p d n d v y o g n f n
ra o s ear e a e er r a u c

t i o d n ormall y ; t hr
ne o fo times sh h ad be o ee r ur e en n

t h v ge f h ving n i ght sw t again b t ach time

e er o a -
ea s , u e

p v ted it by onsci
r e en t sugg t io ns F m t h at c ous au o es . ro

tim on M s Z h
e , j y d pe f t healt h
r . . as en o e r ec .

A st h m a .

Miss M D . .
, of Troy es, su fi er ed f or eig ht y ears f rom

ast hm whi h mp ll d h
a c co e e er in b ed n earl y all
to sit u p

night t ggl i g fo b
, s ru n r rea , th wh
en h e r r es p t
ir a o ry
or g n s f
a il d t f ti a e o un c on ;
r p
elimi n ary p
ex e riment s

show d h t o b v y
e er e a er sens i i e su t v bj t p
ec , go in g t o sl ee

imm di t l y t h
e gg ti
a e e su es on is gi en v t f
Resu l s : r om t h e
.

v y fi st d y th i g
er r a ere s rea t p v t
im ro emen ; t h e at ienp t
p d g d ight i t
asse a oo n , n er ru pted b y nly singl tt k o a e a ac

of thm whi h l a t d b
as a, c s e u t q a t f n h ; in
a u r er o a our
 WH A T AUTOS UGGE STI ON HAS D ONE 55

a v y h t
er s or time th e asth ma disapp eare d c om pl et e l y ,

an d with t ou r ecu rre n ce th er eaf t er .

B ro n c hi i s t .

Mr H azo t , 48 y ears,
. of B rin , t ak en ill th e 1 5 th of

d ily ;
a he tobe 1 91 5 ; t h w
c ame t o me in Oc r ere as an
imm di t imp v m t whi h h
e a e be maint ined
ro e en c as en a
ev i At t h tim
er s n c e . f w iti g h is te mpl t l y e o r n e no co e e

d b t is v y m h bett
c ur e u er uc er .

S ni li ty f L y n e o ar x.

M X r.P f . f B lf t
, a ul d t talk f
r o essor o e or , co no or

mo t han t en
re fif t mi t witho t h is t h o t b e
or ee n n u es u r a

t here was
l esion in t h e ocal o r gans , b u t on e st ate
no v d
t t
h a t h ere was sen ili ty x wh h
o f t h e l a ry n , i c l ed him t o
b v h
eli e e t at h e c ou l d v d
n e er b e cu r e ; h e came t o Nan cy

v
f or a acat ion , an d a l a dy f d d d
r ie n a vise h im t o see me .

f d t y d
H e r e use , at firs , b u t fin all c onsent e in s ite of p
b
h is a sol u t e d b f
is eli e in t h e c fi ect s of su ggest ion ; I
t t d him
r ea e twithst di g d eq este d him t o c m
,
no an n , an r u o e

back in pl f d y ; h m d t l d m t h t
a c ou e o a s e ca e an o e a on

t h e p vi re day h h d b
ous bl t o v e ll aft e
a ee n a e con erse a r

n oo n wi t h t th light st i di ti of h is ol d t o bl e ;
ou e s e n ca on r u

t w d ys l t
o a h m t a er m g i
e can t o s y teh t ho se e e a a ,
a a e

h d b
a b l tely f f m s t h oat al th gh h
e en a so u re e ro ore r ou e

h d a t onl y be
no t l ki g ll t h tim b t l h ad b
en a n a e e, u a so een

bol d g h t
en ou o i g t h p vi vs ni g T h e s t ill
re ous e en n . e cu r e

h ol d g d d I m vi d th t it is a last i g o e
s oo an a co n n ce a n n .

D isea se
’
Po t t s .

Mr Nagen gast
.
, S el l i er No 3 9
aged
, snfi e r in g18, ru e .

fr om P o tt s
’
iseas e d
H e c ame t o me earl in 1 91 4,
. y
hv
a in g een en cas eb d
in a l as er c orset f or six m on t s p t h .

H e came t wice a week t o th e r eg ul ar sitt ings and h im

56 TH E C OUE METHOD ’ “ ”

sel f mad e th e v
usu al au t osu gg esti on , morni ngs an d e en
in g s.Th imp v m n t m ni f st ed i t l f v y
e ro e pidly
e a e se er ra
a nd v y ert h p ti t w
soon bl t d witho t hi s
e a en as a e o o u

p l st
a et I
e r cors-
w hi m g in i 1 91 6
. H w
sa a a n . e as en
t it ely r d i hi d t i p tm ft
n
cu e
y g o , carr o n n s u es as a s a , a er

h vi g be n I fi mi
a n
“
en te di g t h
a i k i co
n r er , n n e s c n n
ne c tio with t h N n y mb l
n evic wh h a c a u an ce se r e er e e
h d st y d
a til t h
a e vi h d b di t i d
un e ser ce a e en sc o n nue .

E cz e m a .

Mrs H . .
, of Maxévill e , snfl ers f rom e cze ma, pa ti
r cul ar

ly in tense o t h l ft l g ;
n e e e in bot h l egs swollen an d

flame , d especi lly t th nkl

a a e a es ; alkin g difi cu l t an d w
p v
ainf u l ; su gg estio ns : t h e same e e nin g Mrs H was a l e . . b
to w
al k se er al un re v h d d y d w th t f
ar s i ou at igu e ; t h e n ex t
f t
mornin g th e ee an d ank l es were n o l on ge r s oll en an d w
hv
a e n ot b w
ee n s oll en sin ce ; t h e ec zema isa eared d pp
Go u t .

Mr E . of Tr oy es, h ad an at ack t of go u t ; the r ig ht

an kl e p f d
was in flame an d ain ul an d h e was u n a l e t o b
w p
alk ; t h e y xp
relimin art p vd e er imen s ro e hi m t o b e a
v v bj
e ry resp onsi e su f tt t
ec t ; a t er t h e fir s r ea men h e was t
b
a le tow w h b ht
al k t o t h e car riage hi c r ou g hi m , wit ou h t
pp t h
using h is c ane f or su o r ; t er e was n o mo r e ain ; th e p
t b
n ex day h e di d n ot come ack , as I h ad inst ru ct e him d
wf
t o do ; l at er h is th
i e came t o t ell me at h er us an h b d
y h
h ad rise n earl t at mor n in g , h ad p u t on his s oes, an d h
g o n e ofi b y
o n a icw hp
c l e t o h is o r k s o h e is a ain t er) p .

J t hm
ust imagi n e my as onis hv b en t I a e n ot een a l e t o . b
f w
oll o h p v t
u p t is c ase as t h e at i en t n e er r ou l e hi m b d
self t o c ome an d see me ag aind I l earn e l at er t at h e . h
h
h ad gon e a l on g time wit ou t any rel ap se , b u t I do n ot
kn ow wh b
at h as ecome o f h im .
58 THE C O UE ME THOD ' “ ”

l g t phi d nd t h p ti t w
e a ro e d d t w lki g
a e a en as r e u ce o a n
ver y p i f l l y wi th t h id f
a n u th I e a o a can e o r a c ru c .

sawh f t h fi t ti m
er or5 t h f N v mb e 1 91 7 d rs e on o o e er an
h w lk d w y with t t h h l p
s e a e af ith a ou e e o e er can e or
t h S i th h
c ru c . v h d y m
n ce s f en s e n e er a an or e u e or
th thb t
e cru c i ll y di d th
u O i
oc c as o n a use e c an e . n ce n
a whil t h p i i t h k
e e b t i v y l ight
a n n e n ee r e cu rs u s er s .

P al sy .

Mr X . .
, p t os -
t a hil d in
o fiic e c l erk at v
L u n e ill e , l os c

J y 1 91 0; thi
an u ar d b l di t b n whi h
s c au se a c e re ra s ur a ce c

m n if t d it l f by
a es e t ll bl
se t mblin g ;
u n c on r o a e n er vous re

hi l b
s u nc e g ht h im t m
r ou i t h m th f J n ; p o e n e on o u e re

l i mi y xp im t w
n ar e f ll w d by gg tion ;
er en s er e o o e su es s

f d y l t h m b k t t ll m that h i t m
our a s a er e ca e ac o e e s re

bli g h d di pp d ; I p t d t h gg ti n with
n a sa e are re ea e e su es o s,

in t ti n t ll g i i w k ; t h w k w t b y
s ru c o s o ca a a n n a ee e ee en ,

th t w th f w k p d with
en o, r ee , w f m
ou r ee s asse no ne s ro

h im ; l ittl whil
a ft w d h i e l m t t ll m
e a er ar s s u n c e ca e o e e

that h h ad e iv d l tt f m hi ph w i f mi g
r ece e a e er ro s ne e , n or n

h im th t t h l tt a w p f tl y w ll ; th t h h d b
e a er as er ec e a e a e en

re i t t d in h i p it i
ns a e t l g ph l k whi h h
s — os on as e e ra -
c er c e

h d p vi sl y b
a re bl ig d t b d
ou — d th t
ee n o e o a an on an a on

t h d y h w t t h l tt
e a e h h dro e t d l gthy e e er , e a sen e a en

t l g m f 1 70 w d with t t h l t dia l ty ; h
e e ra o or s, ou e e as cu e

a dd d i h i l tt th t h
e n s ld h v
e il y
er t fi na e c ou a e eas sen o a

e v l g
en Th
on er on e. h be l p ere as en n o r e a se .

S t mm i g a er n .

Mi L i i ss 15 y a n er , M t t 8 8 t mm df m
e rs, ru e on e ,
s a er e ro

i f
n an c y Sh m . J l y 20 1 91 7 d w in ta t
e ca e on u , , an as s n

ly d l iv e d f mh df t I wh
er e ro m th l t
er e ec . sa er a on a er

a nd f d h p m an tly
ou n er d er en cur e .

Ki d y D i ne s ea se .

Mrs P f L n v vill e h d p ains i h

. .
, o a eu kidn ys an d
e , a n er e

k n e es
; h m p l i t d
er c ot d b k 1 0 y ; h
a n w g ing a e ac ears s e as o
 WHA T A UTOS UGGE S TI ON H AS D ONE 59

fr om b ad t o worse v
e e ry day S u ggestio n, on my ar
. p t
an d au t osu g g estion , on p t
h er ar ; im r o emen was im p v t
me di a t e an d p g
r o r esse d t f t
sa is ac or ily S h e was ra i l
. pdy
an d p e r man en tl y c ur e d .

E n t e rit i s .

Mr A . y
G , of Tro es, h as su fi cr ed f or a l on g ime
. . t
f t t
r om en er i is (in fl amm a i on of t h e t o els ) ic dif bw wh h
t t f d
f er en t re a men ts ail e t o cu re ; h e was in a ery b ad v
b dp d
way , ein g e resse , gl oom , u n soc ia l e an d o sesse y b b d
by th ht ou g s o f su ici e ; d
rel imin arp e y xp
erimen s ein g t b
t f t y
sa is ac o r , su gg esti o n oll o e ; f w d pp
a rec ia l e resu l s b t
h w df
s o e r om t h e v
ery fir st day ; co n in ue t dsu gest i ons f o r

th th
ree m o n s, at firs ail y , td th
e n at in cr e asin gly l on ge r

t v
in er als ; at th e en d of a th t t
ime, t he re was a com l e e p t
t t
c u r e ; t h e en e ri is h ad en i r el t y d pp d
isa eare an d h is

t d
m en al c on it ion was e c el l en x As t th dt b
i s cu re a es ack
.

f ortw v el e y ears, wi ou th t ht t p
t h e sl ig es rel a se , it may
w d
ell b e c on si ere d
t o b e erman en p t .

M r G is a st r ik in g exam l e o f t h e efi ec ts
. . p th t
a can

p d th
b e r od u ce b y su ggest i on , o r ra er b y au tosu gg esti on .

h
W il e I was makin g su ggest ions r om t h e ysical oin f ph p t
of v w f
ie , I also did so r om a ment al oin of ie an d p t v w
pt d t
h e ac ce e t h e on e su gges ion as ell as t h e o e r H is w th .

f
sel c onfid en ce in cr e ase d d ail
-
y
an d , as h e was an ex

c ell en tw d
orkm an , in o r er t o e ar n more , h e r ie t d t o ob
t h wh
ain a m ac in e ic oul hw d b
e n a l e hi m t o w
o rk at h ome .

t ft d
S ome ime a erwar s a m an u ac u rer , wh o h ad see n f t
wi th h is own ey es h ow go o a d w
o rk man h e was , en

t td
rus e h v y
h im wit t h e er machi n e h e so mu c hd desire .

h
T ank s t o h is skill Mr G was a l e t o tu rn ou t more
. b
.

w th
o rk d
an an or in ar y o rk er w D elig t e wi h d th. t h e re
t p
sul , his em l oy er ga e him an o v th t
e r an d s ill an o h er t
h t
m ac in e u n il Mr G , wh o b u t f o r his rec ourse t o su g
. .

g e st i onw d hv
s ou l a e r e m ai n e an o r i n d
ary o rk m a n , d w
60 THE C O UE METHOD “ ”

n owis in c ar h ge f i m hi whi h
o s x ac n es c n et h im a h nda

some in com e .

N e r vo u s D y sp e p sia .

Mrs T . .
, of dy p p i g
Nan c y ,
h ad n eur as th eni a, s e s a, as

t l gi
ra t it i
a, d p in i
en e r di ff t p t f th
s, an a s n e r en ar s o e

b dy ; h t e t d h l f f
o s e v lyr a e with g tiv e rse o r se er a ears ne a e

result ; I g v h s gg t i wh i h
a e h t d i
er t su es o ns c s e u rn e n o

t
au osu gg ti n d il y Th
es w t i bl i m p v
o s, a . er e as a n o cea e ro e

m t f m t h fi t d y whi h
en ,
ro ti d with t i t
e rs a , c c on nu e ou n er

rupti ; h w on d l g g b th m t lly d
s e as c ur e on a o, o en a an

phy i ll y ; h f ll w
s ca p i l di t ; thi k th
s e o till
o s n o s ec a e n s er e s

i p h p
s, er l ight t
a h f t i ti b t i t
s, a s ou c o en e r s u s no su r e .

N e u ral g ia .

Mrs L,
. . of
in t Nan c
h e r ig s y; p
i e o f t he ain s ht d
f v
ac e , o e r a p d o f m or e er i o
an 1 0 e ar s ; c o n su l e th y td
man y phy wh
si c ian s o se pt
r esc ri h
ion s d id n ot elp ; p
fin al l y p t
an o e r a io n was d e c id ed p t
u o n , b u t , fir s , sh e

cam e t o m e o n t h e 25 t h o f J y p v
u l , 1 91 6 ; h e r im r o e

t t ft dy p v hd
men was imm ed ia e ; a er 1 0 a s t h e ain an is e
b
an d , u p t o D e cem er 2ot h , th er e was n o r ecu r r en c e .

y h b
Mrs L ac ou r , 63 e ars, C emi n des S a l es, h ad ains
. p
f p y t t t t
in t h e ace f or t h e ast t en ears Al l r ea me n s ak e n .

v d
had a ail e th
h er n o in g an d wh Op t
en an e r a i on was

a dv d f d b t
ise , sh e r e use t o su m i t o it t
S h e c onsu l ed .

tt J y
me f o r t he firs im e on 25 t h of ul 191 6 F ou r a s dy .

t p v hd
la e r t h e ain s h ad an is e v
an d sh e n e er h ad th em

ag ai n u p t o th is day .

N th ni e uras e a.

M Y r .f N y 3 fi
.
,
o f m st h
an c i f , su er c r ro n eur a en a or

se v ly er a h v i
e ars, v f di d f
as a ers on s, n e r ou s ears, sor ers o

th e t m h d i t tin ; hi l p i b k h i
s o ac an n es es s s ee s ro en , e s

g l m
oo y n d h t
a d by i d f i i d
au n e
; wh w lk i g eas o su c e en a n

h t gg l ik d nk m
e s a ers d e a thi k f thru en an an c an n o no

i g b t hi t
n u bl ; ll th m th d h d f il d d h
s r ou e a o er e o s a a e an e
 WHA T A UT OS UGGE S TI O N H A S D ONE 61

w tfen rom b ad t o o rse ; a mon w s r ea en th t tm t i

n a san i
’

t ari um h ad n o t t h e sl ig t es c fi ect h t Mr Y c ame t o see

. . .

y tb
me ear l in Oc o er , 1 91 0; t h e r elimin ary e erimen s p xp t
p vdro e c o m a r a i el p tv y
eas ; I e y
l ain e t o the xp a i end pt t
thep p
r in ci l es of au t osu gg estio n , an d al so t h e exis en c e t
wt i h in u s of t h e c o nsci ous an d t h e u nc onsci ou s b eing
th d
en I ma e su gge s i on s ; f o r t wo o rt r ee th
a s Mr Y dy . .

tt t b p
h ad a li l e r ou l e in gr as in g t h e e l an a i ons xp ic t wh h
v
I h ad gi en h im , b u t i n a l i l e tt wh il e h is cl ou e min dd d
saw t h e l i g ht
, a n d h e u n e d t d
rs oo ; I gva e h im r e s s u g f h
t
ges io n s an d h e r an s o rm e t f d th t
e m in o au t osu g g esti o n s

v y
e er dd th
d ay a in g o ers, o f h is o wn ac c o r ; t h e im d
p vr o em en was sl ot w t tt by tt
at firs , b u t , l i l e li l e it p r o
g r ess e d m o r e r a idl ; p y
in a m o n th a n d h f
a a l t h e c u r e

p
was c om l e e t
Th e cx in al i
. v d wh o so re cen l
-
ty h ad
d p h f t
l o ok e u o n imse l as a m os mi ser a l e m an , n ow con b
d h
si ers ims el m os f t h ppy
a y
Not on l h as. th b er e e en n o

p
r el a se b u t it is im ossi l e f o r su c p b h b
t o oc cur , ec ause

Mr Y is fir ml c o n in ce
. . y v d th t a d f b
h e coul n ot al l ac k
t f b tt
in o h is o rme r mis er a l e s a e of e is en ce x t .

Mrs X , a sist er of Mrs T , h ad a e r b ad c ase of

. . v y. .

n eu r as th
en i a an d r emain e d w
in b ed t wo eek s ou t o f cv
e ry f p b
o u r ; it was im ossi l e f o r h e r t o m o e o r v w or k ;

f
sn fi er e d r o m l ack o f a pp t t p
e i e , d e r ession , an d d tv i ges i e
d isor ers d . d tt
S h e was cur e in on e sin gle si in g an d t h e
t v
cu r e se ems t o b e a l as in g on e , as sh e h as n e er h ad a r e

p
l a se .

t
Miss D , of Mirec ou r , 1 6 ears ol d , su ff er e f or t h e
. y d
p a s t th r e e y e ar s r o m nfe r o u s a a cvk s T e stt
e a a
. c k s, h tt
f t
in r eq u en in t h e e gin n in g , k e b pt
re cu rr in g at s o r er h t
t v
in e r als Wh en sh e came t o me on A r il l st , 1 91 7,
. p
sh e h ad h ad th
r ee a ack s in t wo tt e ek s F r om w a . th t
t i me t o A r i l 1 8 p th th
e r e was n ot a sin gl e a ack I may tt .

add th t
a sin c e t
ak in g t h e r ea m en , t t t th y
is ou n g girl
was n o l on ger r ou l e wi t b d th
b ad e a ac es r om h d h f ic wh h
sh e h ad p v
r e i ousl y su fi c re d al most c on s an l t ty .
62 THE CO UE METHOD’ “ ”

V arico se U lc e r s .

Mrs Urbain Marie

.
, age d 55 , of Maxevill e h ad be en
varic l s f a y ear and a h al f
ose u cer or .

Th e fi st tr tm t t ook pl e in S pt mb
r ea en 1 91 5 t h ac e e er , e
sec d t eatm t a w k l te Th w an absol te
on r en ee a r . e re as u
c ur in t wo w k
e ee s .

Mr H s. G il b t d P ixé éco r t N n cy 49 y ea s
.
, rue u er -
c -
r u , a ,
r
ol d vari cose ul
, in S ept embe 1 914 which was
ce r s ce r

tr eat d by h
e D oct o wit h t u ces er Th l w p t
r ou s c s. e o er ar
o f th l eg was greatl y
e l g d Th l was l g en ar e . e u cer as ar e
as a t wo F an cs p i was l
r t d ab v t h nk l
ece , an d oca e o e e a e
w t t o th bo
en Th infl mmati
e ne .wa v y int e s e a on s er n e,
th u pp
e s ti wur a b dan t an d t h p i xt mely
on as a u n e a n e re
vi l t Th pati t ll ed f t h fi st tim in A p il
o en . e en ca or e r e r
191 6 An imp v m t w
. ti bl aft th fi t
ro e en as no ce a e er e rs
vi it n d ti ed with t inte pti By th 1 8th
s a c on nu ou rr u on . e
o f F b e y t hruarw ll i g h d g de sw m p le t l y n dn a on e o n co e e a
th p in n d i itat i
e a a h d vani hed Th rr w st i ll
on a s . e sore as
th b t it was n l g
ere , u th n p e n d nly 2 o 3 o ar er a a a a o r

mill im t s in d pt h I t st ill di s ha ged v y sligh tl y

e er e . c r er .

I n 1 920 th c h ad l o g been ompl t e

e ure n c e .

M P hili ppe S ch i e
r. 48 y ears of Bouxi e es a x r r, ,
r -
u
D m a m f
es, c a t h fi st t i m on 2ot h of A p il 1 91 7
e or e r e r ,

with 15 y a ol d va i c soear t h l ft l g as la ger ose re on e e e , r

as a fi F a cs pi
ve O t h 27t h f A p il t h sore
r n ec e. n e o r e
was h al d e S w h im again
e . 4t h f May nd f un d
a on o a o
th e cu r et o b e pe m n t r a en .

Ul c e r .

Miss Z ,
B l ain. ill e , h ad of
a so re o n t h e l e v
t f oo , f t
p bb h p p d
.

r o a l y of s ec ific origin A slig t s rain cause a .

w
s ellin g of th e fo ot , p d
accom anie t p b y acu e ain s .

t d d f t
Var ious tr ea ments h ad one n o goo an d a t er a li t l e
wh pp pp d wh h
il e a su u r at in g sore a eare d ic seeme t o in
d b
icat e caries o f t h e o n e b
W alkin g ecame more an d .

p t
more difi cul t in s it e o f cont inu ous tr ea ment s On .

v f pt t
t h e ad i ce o f a ormer a i en of min e , sh e came t o me
an d r elie f b
was not icea l e aft er t h e first f ew visits .
 WHA T AUTOS UGGESTI ON HAS D ONE 63
Gra d ll y t h sw lli g w t d w th pain b cam
ua e e n en o n, e e e
l ess i t
n e nse,th u pp ti b m l a d l
e s d ur a on e ca e ess n ess an
fin a lly t h w h l d mpl t ly I t t ok f w
e sore as ea e co e e . o a e
m on th t o g t thi
s lt
e A t thi writ ing t h f t i
s r esu . s e oo s

disapp ea ed t he backw d fl i
r , ar ex on o f t h e f oo t is n ot y et
pe f t whi h causes th p ti t
r ec , c e a en t o limp sfi gh t l y .

A b s c e ss .

Miss Z also of Gene a, h ad v un d er gon e an Op e rat i on

f or an a scess b a o bv
wh h was 17 y ars ld e t h e k n ee en s e e o
an d h ad , as a onseq d w p ight l eg S h
c u en c e, a ra n u -
r . e
re q t d M B d o in t gi v
u es e r. t atmen t by su g
au u o e a re

g ti
es ond h h d h dl y
an mm e d d in g a wh n ar co en ce o so , e
th el g b g n t b d b k
e e a d forth ino n o mal
en ac an a r
m nna ( t must b e admitt d th t t he e wa
I
er . p ay e a r s a
c h ol o gi c al cause in t his case .
)
F ro nt al S in u s .

Mr B h ad
. . sufl ere d
f or 24 ears rom in fl amma y f
tion of t h e r on al fca i t
(s in u s ) h i v ty
c h a d ee n w h b
p td p
o er a e t
u on 11 im es B ut in s i e of all t h at h ad een. pt b
d o n e t h e in flamma ion (sin usi e ) t ersist e , causin g in t p d
b p
tol era l e ai ns Th e y
. sic al s a e oph
f t h e a i en w as tt pt t
t
ex remely pt b i ia l e H e h ad al m os con t in u ousl y iol en
. t v t
p pp
ains, n o a et i te , e r em e xt
eak n ess an d c ou l w n eit er d h
w d
alk , rea , n o r sl e e p . v w
Hi s n er es er e in n o et t er st at e b
h
t an h is bd o y an d n o wi hs an in g t h e t reat ment of t t t d
su c h h
m en as B ern eim o f Nan cy , D e er ine of P aris, j
b
D u o is of B ern e , X of S r as our g, . t b
is it ia l e s at e th p b t
t d
co n in u e an d grew worse e er d ay v y .

dv
On t h e a ic e of on e o f my ormer a ien s, h e came f pt t
pt b
t o me in S e em er 1 91 5 F rom a moment hi s. e al t th t h h
p vd pd
im r o e ra i ly an d at t h e resen ime (1 921 ) h e is p tt
p f
e r ec t l y we l l T is w
. as a re ha l r esu r r ec t i on .

H e art D ise ase .

h
E mile C en u , 1 0 y ears ol d , of 1 9 Grands Ru e (a
ref ugee f
r om M et z ) h ad h eart t r ou l e b
of un cert ain
64 THE C O UE METH OD ’ “ ”

natu re ; bl d f m th mo th ve y ight ; his fi st visit

e ro e u e r n r
w i
as J ly 1915 ; aft
n u f w t ertm t t h la e of r ea en s e oss
bl d b
oo m l
eca ;e im p essv m t t i
ro e e d d ben
y t h con nu , an e
en d f N v mb
o o e h w er mpl t ely
e as co d Th h as e cu re . ere
b e l p e i
e n n o re a s A g t 1 91 6
s n ce u us .

Y ou n
g B 1 3.
y , l d t
ears od h sp i
,t l i
en ereJ a o a n an u
ar y 1
, 9 1 2 ; h ad ve y i rh t t
ser ous
r b l h teari d ou e, c arac e r ze
b y difli l t y i b
cu th i g ;
n r ea w lk o l y with v y l w
n can a n er s o
an d h t t p
s or s e Th d t
s. wh e tt d d him w
oc o r o a en e as on e
of our b t phy i i
es d p di t d
s c an s an pi d d f t l
re c e a ra an a a

p t t ft
Th e a ien l e h p b b
t h e os it al in F e r u ary , n o ett er %
f d
A ri e n f b h
of t h e amil y r ou g t him t o me Th e m o .

t d d
m en I saw hi m, I c onsi e r e hp him a o el ess case .

v th
Ne e r el ess I l et him go th h p r ou g the reli min ary ex

p e r im en t s wh h
, t o p dd
i c h ep r es o n w e su r r isi n l
g y e ll .

ft h v v t t t
A e r a in g gi en hi m su gges ion an d ins ru c in g h im
h
t o d o t h e sam e f o r f t d b
imsel , I ol him t o come ack
in t wo d h
ay s . d t
W en I saw him t h e sec on ime , I
t d
n o ic e t p t b
t o my gre a su r rise a m os remark a l e im
p v t
r o em e n p t w
in h is res ir a ion an d in h is alk i ng I re .

p e a t c d t h e tv t t t
s u gg es i e rt d
ea m e n H e r e u r n e a
.
g ai n

a f ew dy t a s l a er p v t
Th e im ro emen
. t d h ad con in u e ,
an d so it was at e ac h b q tv su se u en isit .

tt p t t d h pdp
My li l e a ien ma e su c ra i th t th r ogr ess a r ee

w f t
e eks a t er I fir s b f t
saw h im , h e was a l e t o g o o n oo
w th
i th p t
h is mo e r u p t o t h e l a e au of Vill ers His .

b th
r ea f t
in g was re e an d al mos w n o rmal He alk e d .

th t tt b th
Wi ou ge in g ou t of r e a d v pt
an d c oul e e n go u s airs,
t
so m e hi n gwh h ic p b
i t was im ossi l e f or him t o do a
h t th w
s or r ee p v
ee k s ag o t t
Th e im r o emen c on inu ed
.

t d y
s e a il v
an d p d
ery soo n h e su r r ise me b y ask in g my
p d th
e r mission t o g o t o Cari gn an t o se e hi s gr an mo er .

As h e seem e dw h dv d
el l en ou g I a ise h im t o d o so He .

w t p
en , k ee in g int h w th ou c by
i me r egul arl y mail His .

h th
e al tt b tt b tt d
is ge in g e er an d e e r ; h e h as a goo ap
p tt
e i e , hisd igest ion an d assimil at ion are goo d , an d th e
f pp
e el ing o f o ft
r essi o n h as l e him en t irel y Now h e n ot .
66 THE C O UE METHOD “ ”

t
s airs al o n e , walk d 1000 ya ds ; in t h month of
an d e r e

J lyu , 1 907, h w t b k t h i f ct o y wh re h h as
e en ac o s a r e e
sin c e w o rk e d ti sly
c on wi th t th l
n u ou ,t tr ce of ou e eas a

p ara ly i s s.

W o mb T ro u b le .

Mrs . J y
60 ears ol d , r u e des D omi n icai ns 6,
ousse lin ,
came t o m e on 20t h J
u l y , 1 91 7, co m l ainin g o f a i ol en p v t
p ain in th e ri g d b w ht
l eg an d a consi e ra l e s ell in g of t h e
t b
e n i r e lim d d h
S h e coul
. onl y r ag e rsel f al on g moan
in gw th p
i ftain t t d
A er t he t r ea men sh e coul , t o her
.

g rt
ea ash t w
t o n is m e ny h tf
, a lk n o r m a ll w i t ou e eli n g t h e
l eastp h
ain f d
W en sh e came again our ay s lat er , sh e
.

said th t a p
sh e h ad h ad n o t v ain in t h e in e r al an d t h e
b dd h w
swellin g h ad su s i e f d
T is ht oman in o rme
. me t a
h
sin ce c omi n g t o my b d
ouse sh e h ad al so een cu r e of
wh t d h
i e w b
i sc ar ges an d o f in flammati on of t h e om
f rom wh h v b
ic sh e h ad su fi ere d a l ong t ime I n No em e r .

t h
t h e cure was s ill d ol di n g g oo .

. d
Mrs Mar tin , Gr an e Ru e (Vill e Vieill e ) 105 In .

w b th
flammati on o f th e om o f y t d ir t een ears s an in g , ac
p d by p
co m an i e wh d h
ai ns an d red an d it e isc ar ges Th e .

t yp
mon h l w v p f
e r i o ds ere pp d v
ery ain u l an d a eare e er y

d t f tw
22 or 23 ay s, l as i n g r om t en t o dy el ve a s F irst .

tt
c onsul a io n b
on 1 5 t h o f N ov em er 1 91 7 an d re g ul ar
yv t t
week l ft
isi s h ere a er f t b ttTh e p at ien t el
. e e r af t er

beg inni n g of J an u ary 1 91 8 , t h e in flamma io n h ad t com

reg ul ar an d p ainl ess . A pi ia n n th e k nee whi h c th e

p ti t
a en h ad al so h ad f o r thi t e r e n y ear s,
h ad disap

Mr s M
, . . d Am
43a n y
cc 2 M al
ears, r u e
,
ze il l e ,
’
cam e v
tw d
o ar t h e en d o f 1 91 6 c om l a in in g of i ol en ea p v t h d
h w h
ac es hi c sh e h as h ad al mos all h er l i e A t er a t f . f
v t p
f ew is i s t h e ains h ad en irel y disa eare t pp d .

b t th f
A ou t wo m o n s a t er wards she n o t ice a sh e d th t
d p
was al so cu re d o f a is l acemen of t he om , o f w i ch t w b h
 AUT OS UGGESTI ON H A S D ONE 67
WH A T
h h ad
s e id thi g t m d t whi h h g v
sa no n o e an o c s e a e no
th ght wh m ki g h
ou en t gg at i n ( h
T er au osu es on s . e re
su lt i d t th w d
s ue N EVE
o eW orti d s: I RY AY , c on a ne

i th f m l t b
n e or p tdm i g d v i g )
u a o e re ea e o rn n s an e en n s.

M D Ch i y l R i h d
rs. .
,
ly
o s -
eg -
l o g ,
a on on e en e r a su

ges t i on m y p
on t d th ft mar d h an t g er e a er a e er au osu

ges t i m
ons i g d v i
or n n g I O t
an b f t h e m en n . n c o er o e sa e

y thi l dy i f m d m th t h w
ear s a n or d fe e a s e as cu r e o a

p r l p
o a su s f t h w m b wh
o i h h ed t b
o l d h f c a r ou e er or
20 y Up t o 1 920 t h
ears . i til l p m t e cu r e s s er an en .

(S m a m k
e re i t h par d i g
as ) n e re ce n c ase .

M t iti e r s.

Mm R .f Ch vig y .
, fl
o d f m M t iti
a n (i , sn e re ro e r s n
fi mm ti
a af t h w mb ) f
on o 10 y e C m to m
o or ears. a e e

en d f J l y 1 91 6
o u Th w imm di t imp v
. ere as an e a e ro e
m t th p i
en , e d l f bl d dimi i h d
a n an p idl y
oss o oo n s e ra

an d by t h 29t h f S pt mb e b th h d di pp d
o e e er o a sa eare
Th m thl y p i d whi h l t d f m 8 t 1 0 d y i
e on er o c as e ro o a s s
n ow ov i 4 d ys
er n a .
T h o u gh t s an d Pre c e p t s o f E m il e C o u é
R ECO E RD D BY MM E . E MI L E L E ON .

I t is n ot th e p er son wh o ac s,t it is t h e met h od .

We can mak e , t o ou r se l v
es , v y m h t
er uc s r on g er
sugges ti o ns th an an y o n e else c an , wh v th t p
oe er a erso n
may b e .

I do immse an hi n g o n an od
n ot yt I sim l yb y . py
h pp p
el eo l e t o d o wh a t t h ey wou ld l i k e t o d o, b u t a wh t
th y b v th
e elie e v p b Of
e msel es in ca a l e d o in g I t is n ot .

t t
a c on es wh h
b u t an associa ti o n ic exist s e ee n em b tw th
y f
an d m sel th t
I t is n ot I
. a act , b u t a o er existin g pw
wh h t h th
in t h emselves, ic I eac e m t o use
”
.

Con t rar y t o gen er al o pi

n i o n , au t osu g g esti on is ab le
”
to c u r e or ganic lesio ns .

D on t
’
b tho er ba ou t the cause Of an ail men t ; be
c o n cer n e d on l y a ou b t th e cfi e ct , an d t o mak e t h a t e fi ec t
disap p ear , if su c hb t e a all n at ur al .

Th e w d
I wou ld li k e t o, al a s im l : B u t I
or s: wy py
c an n o t I f y ou sufi er , n e er say :
.
‘
I v
ill tr y t o get w
ri d Of th
is or a ,
’
th t
b u t say :
‘
I am g oin g t o c au se i t
t o disap p ear , f or , if
’
er e is ou , eth
r e i s n o res ud bt th
l t .

Th e k ey t o my ME T H OD is in t h e k n o l e ge a w d th t
t h e i magina tion is su p er i or t o t h e wil l If o g o t o . b th
g e th
e r i n t h e sam e i r e c i o n , asd t
in sa n
y g f o r ins a n c e
i t
‘
I wi ll an d I can ,
’
e ar e th y
er e c l 1n ac c or ; op f ty
e r d th
wise t h e imagi na ti o n al wa ys wins o er t h e wil l v .

68
 TH OUGH TS A ND PRECEPTS 69

Man y, wh o hv t
a e ak en d
me ic al t re atmen ts all th eir
liv es , xp t t b e d t
ec o by t e gg t i
cu r e a on ce au osu es on .

T h t i mi t k I t i
a s a s a e. bl t xp t y s u n r easo n a e o e ec an

thi g l ik th t I t i
n e l ta .k m f t g
s use ess o as or e o au osu

ges t i th wh t it
on an m l l y b i g b t th t
a can n or a r n a ou ,
a
i t
s yo p sag iv : im p a v m t
ro wh i h l
r ess w l y e ro e en c s o

t f m it lf ”i t mp l t
r an s or s se v y if t hn o l tt co e e r ec o er , e a er
i
s a t ll t l
a na u r a .

D v l p t h h b it Of xp
e e o i g y
e lv a p mpt e ress n ou rse es ro

ly , l l y impl y
c ear d with, s l m d t mi ti S p k
an ca e er na on . ea

b i fly b t di ti tly
r e ,
— u s ncyw d use n o un n ec essar or s.

C l tiv t u lf t l A v id g f
a e se -
con r o
g b . o an er , o r an er urns
u p v
our reser y
g ; i t w k e en e r A g v ea en s us . n er n e er ac
co m pl i h syt hi g g d ly d t y I t i lw y
es an — n oo on es r o s . s a a s

an o bt l t s ac e o su c c ess .

L et us be calm, gen tl e, b v
e n e o l en t ,
su r e Of ou r
sel v es, an d mo re o v er l et us be se lf -
su fli c i en t .

Th e Un c onsciou s self ir ect s e er in g , o th e d v yth b th

phy s ic al an d t h e m or al I t resi es o er t h e u n c i on s . p d v f t
o f al l t h e o r gans dw
o n t o t h e in fin i esim al cells o f ou r t
t
sy s e m , t r ou g h h
t h e in er me iary of t h e n er es t d v .

TO b e f d Of b
a r ai e comin g ill is t o in i vt e ill n ess .

I t is an illusion t o thi nk th t ya ou hav e no ill usions .

DO p d tim t yi g t
n ot s en e r n o fin d m al a ies a y ou d th t
may p ibly h v ; if y h v
oss a e ou a e n o r eal on es, y o u are
su r e t
o t a tifi i l es
crea e r c a on .

Man may b e co m p ar e d to a b asin with f a au ce t at

t h e t op f or fil l in g , an d a d r ain at th e b tt m ( f
o o l ar ger
o
d iamet er an t h e th f )
au cet f or em t in g py . I f t h e r ain d
be cl ose d , the basin may b e fill e an d k e d pt f u ll Wh e n
.
70 THE C O UE METHOD “ ”

b th v t
o Op at th sam t im t h b in i l
en s ar e en e e e, e as s a
w y mpty
a s e W h t h pp n . th a th h nd if th
a e s , ou e o er a , e
d in
ra m i re l d d t h f t Op ? Th ba i
a n s c ose an e au c e en e s n
fil l s u
p d v fl
an w o er o s .

N W th l t ll k p d in l d th t i ‘ ’
O en , e us a ee our ra s c ose , a s,

l t
e t w t
us no t gth L t
as e our m k nl y o
s r en . e us a e o ne
m tio wh
on m er e n o y i t d f t w ty
o r e are n ec essar ,
n s ea o en
or f ty m ti
or with
o m f lk
on s as L t v t so e o s . e u s n e e r se
i g
n th t
r ea d l as e thi k th t Wh t w h v t d
, an a so n a a e a e o o
is eas y if it is
, t ll p ib l f a m p lai h m t Ioss e o acc o s en . n

t his w y a v i Of t gth wil l al w y b f ll

our reser o r s r en a s e u ,

t h infl w b ing mo e th n
e o e fl i t f r din y a su c en or our or ar
n e ds if w k n w h w t
”
e , e ito mi ll yo o u se ec on o ca .

I t s n ot t h e n u m e r o f e ars
’
a b
mak es y ou y th t Ol d ,
bu t t h e id ea t ha t y ou ar e get tin g ol d Man are . y st ill

y o u n g at e i g y, il e o e ht wh
rs ar e Ol d at o r y th f t .

Th e al r uist fin s wi t d th ou t seek i n g wh t a the e go ist

seek s wi ou th t
fin di n g .

Th e more goo dy ou do t o ot h er s, t h e m or e g oo dy ou

do t o y ou rsel

R ic hi s h e wh o t hin ks h e is r ic h an d p oo r is h e wh o
t hin k s h e is p o or .

H e wh o ossesses gr e a p t w l th h l d
ea s ou u se a l arge
p art o f it t o d o go o d .

Wh en t wo p pleo e v t
li e o ge th er , th e so cal l e
-
d mu tual
c onc essi ons u su a ll y co m f e r om th e same p erso n .

W ou l d y ou v
a oi d en n u i
? Ha v e v
se er al h bbi
o es .

When ti dre of on e , p l ay wit h an o th er .

”

Here i d ty h w it l f
s o s se mos l y t as a ft a al re al i za ti on

o f t h e ide a Of it s xi t e s en c e .
 TH OUGH TS A ND PRECEPTS 71

One Wh o is orn b w lthy

ea k nows n ot th e v alu e of
r ic h es ; h e wh o al way s jy
en o s goo dh eal t h h as no i de a
of th e tr e asu r e he p osse sse s .

To a pp t
re c ia e r ic h es , o n e mu s a t h v k w p v ty
e no n o er
To a pp re c i a e t g oo d h lth
ea ,
o n e mus t h v b il l a e een .

b tt
I t is e er t o b e ign o r an of e il an d t v avoid it , th an
to f
b e amil iar i w th
it an d cu l tivat e i

S im li p fy al wy a s— do n ot c om pl i cat e .

S t Oics dr a w on imaginati on wh en , in s t d Of
ea say
in g : I wil l n ot
’
I do n o t sn fi er
‘ ‘
sn fi er
’
t h ey say :

On e can n o t hav e mo r e th an on e i d ea in m in at d a

tim e; i de as foll w o on e an o th er Wi th ou t su p p
erim osin g .

p t
I f y ou rac ic e c onscious au t osu ggestion , d o it in a
t
n a ural way , q t u i e sim ly , wi p
firm c on i c i on an d es th v t
p e c i all y Wth t
i ou an e fi o rt I f u n c o nsc i ous au.t osu g g es
ti o ns, p d
r o u c in g b ad efi ec ts , m an i est emsel es so f th v
y
e asil , it is j tb
us ecause e ar e m a e wi th y
ou an y e f d th t
f o rt .

Be b
a sol u t el y t i y
ce r ain , wn n our o min d that
, y ou

will get W ht a y o u w t p vid d Of

an , ro e c ou r se th t a y ou
do n ot e xp cte an ythi g nn at
n u ur

TO b e come f mast er
f o t
y o
ou t
r h
seiln k it is sufi cien t
t h at y ou ar e t Of y mas er
our sel , o r cer t ainl g oi n g t o f y
y h d t b
be I f ou r an s r em le , if our st e s are u n cer ain ,
. y p t
t ell y oursel f ht th
t a all is is a ou t o isa e ar an d , b t d pp
litt l e b y l itt l e , it will disa e ar pp .

I t is i n men ot a y o u mus a e coth t

n fi e n c e ,
b u t thv d
in y our self ; f o r in y ou r own self is t h e ower t o eal p h .

p t p
My ar is sim ly t o t e ac y ou h ow t o use t a ower h ”
htp .
 “ ”
72 TH E c o ve ME TH OD

Ne ver disc uss h

k now not hin g a ou t ,
t i n gs y ou b
h
o t erwise y ou will o nl say somet in g oo lisy h f h .

h ht
T in gs t a may seem extrao r inar t o y ou ave d y h
a n at u r al cause If th
ey a p ear ext raor in ar
. p
t o y ou r d y
d b ht
min , it is ecause t a cause h as esca e y ou On ce y ou pd .

k n ow t h e cause th e th
in g a ears t o y ou as ui e pp q t
n atu r al .

I t is th e i magina tio n an d n ot t h e will ic is t h e wh h

d f t
omin at in g acu l y of man I t is a se rio u s mist ak e t o
.

adv p p t th
ise eo l e t o r ain e ir wi l ls ; t ey s o u l d l ear n t o h h
t d t h
con r ol an d irec t eir imagi nati ons .

We h
do n ot see t in gs as t h ey ar e, b u t as ey seem th
to be h p
T is ex l ains th e con r adi c ory e i en ce gi en
. t tvd v
by several ey e wi n esses -
an t
acci en , ou g th eOf d t th h
tt
s a e men t s Of
all ar e m a e in goo ai h d df t .

A u tosu ggestion is us o n e inst ru men j t

hic we t w h
must l ear n t o use , l ik e any o er Th e mos er ect th . t p f
g un , in in ex e r i en cpe an s , g i es d h d
oo r r esu l t s ; t h e v p
d h d b
mo re sk ill e y ou r an s ec ome, t h e more o en y ou ft
’
b
hit t h e u ll s ey e .

Consci ous au t osu gg estio n, ma e d with con fi dn e ce ,

f th
ai , an d erse e r ap
n ce re a l i v
zes i sel t f tm au o at icall y , in
tt
all m a ers wit in reason
’
h .

If c ert ain pe p l do n ot o t ain sa is ac or resul s

o e b t f t y t
w th
i au t osu gg est io n i t i s e c a use bt e l a c k chy
o n fi de n ce ,

or b h
ecause t ey m k
a e e fi o r t s , t h e l a e r e tt b
in g m o re

f ty
r eq u en l h
t e cas e T o m
. a k e g o o d a u t osu gg e s t i o n s i t
b t y
is a sol u el n e c essary t o m a k e t e m w i t h h
ou t e ffo r t .

tt
Th e l a e r p im li es t h e u s e o f t h e W i l l a n d a m u s t th t
f
b e l e t ou t of t h e g a m e e n ir e l y t
Y o u m. u s a e r e t hv
cou rse e x c lu s i ve l y t o t h e i m a g i n a t i o n .
74 THE C O UE ME THOD “ ”

t
ma er ializes an d b e c omes a r eali ty p vided
, ro su c h is
th
wi in th e r ealm of p ossi bility .

We are t h t whi h
a c we mak e of ou rsel ves, n ot wha t
fat e mak es us.

Whoever t
in li e wit
s arts th e ou g tf fir ml y h th h
p d d
l ant e in hi s min : I shall su cceed al ays do es suc
‘ ’
w
c ee d b
ecause h e oes d wh t
a is n ecessary t o at en d If th .

an o pp
ort u ni ty c omes h i s way an d if a o o rt u ni ty th t pp
p
has, so t o s e ak , onl y on e sin gl e air on it s ea , h e h h d
se izes i t b y at on e th air h
Moreo er , h e o t en rin gs
. v f b
a oub t un c onsc iou sl y o r n ot , p pt
ro i i ous circu ms an ces t .

On t h e co nt rary , h e wh o al ays ou t s w
imsel , will d b h f
v
n e er arri e an y v ere whS u c a man mi g t swim in an
. h h
ocean f
ull of o pp
o r t un i ies i ea s t w th h d Of h
air lik e Ah
sal o m s
’
He . ou l w d
n ei th
er see n or seize a sin gl e on e ,
v
e en if h e h ad o nl y
t o reac ou t hi s an an d grasp it h h d .

f b
The re or e, do n ot l ame at e , l ame y o urself only f b .

We hea r mu c h of t he v l f fi t Th t theo y
a ue o e or . a r

must e n r el y r ep u di a e ,
be ti t d f h Wh ys ff t y
or e o sa e or sa s
wil l, an d if t h e will is rou b ght int pl y im gination o a , a
may run cou n ter t o it an r d b i g b t x tl y
n t arya ou e ac con r

resu l t s.

Al w th t wh t y h v to d is easy if
ays think a a ou a e o ,
it is t ll p a ibl a f b in g d e
oss Th
e o y w illen ot on . en ou
exp en d ny m e ta gth t h or
n j u st W h t i n ec emary
s r en a a s .

If y th ink it i difi ult y will sp d many times

ou s c , ou en
m re st r eng th than is
o t ually r q i d t p f m it
ac e u re o e r or

y
-
sim pl
ou y w st e t gth a s re n .
’

C h isti
r an martyr s died with mil p th i lip s s es u on e r .

T hy
e did n ot sn fi er t h f ll ext
e ut Of t hos wf l tor en e a u

t u r cs bu t , h ol din g cl arl y in min d t h e i mag e of t he

e

cr own o f life whi ch awai ted t h em, t h ey really ax

 TH OUGH TS A ND PRECEPTS 75

p c r i en c ed t he h v l y j y whi h w
ea en o c as soon t o be th e irs,

n ot thi nk i ng o f ythi g l
an
”
n e se .

A erson pan s t o d o su c w t
an d su c a in g , b u t , h h th
imagi ning th at h e is n o t ab l e t o acc omp lish it, h e oes d
x t
e ac l y t h e con r ary t o th t wh h
a ic h et wan t s t o do .

Di i is a t ik i g
zz n ess x mpl f t his S pp
s r n e a e o . u ose a

p erson i walki g s v y w p th b d in g
n on a er n a rr o a ,
or er a

t p p ip i
s ee A t fi t h thi k
r ec ce . thing f it ; b t rs e n s no o u

su dd l y t h e id e m t h im t h t h m y t mbl
en , a co es o a e a u e

ov t h dge I f h h t h mi f t n t l k d w
er e e . e as e s or u e o oo o n,

h i l t
e s Th im g
os f
.
f l l h t
e k n t i
a n h i
e o a a as a e roo s

mi d ; h f ls him l f tt
n e t d t w d t h byss by
ee se a r ac e o ar e a

an i vi ibl f
n s whi h b e m m or c ea d m e i c e co es o re n or n

sist t t h g e t
en , hi ff te t
r a er ist ; fi l l y hs e or s a r es an c e na e

g i v w
es y d daw h g an T h is i t h o u Of
n m t e oes. s e ca s e os

a cc i d t in t h A l p
en s e s.
“
P h ysical ly y ou r esp on d t o th e men tal p ic tu r e p r o
duc ed by y ou r imagina ti on ; u n wh o l esome t h ou g h ts ar e
”
li k e an aby ss t h at a t tr ac ts t h ose u n a ble t o r esist .

p t w t
Re ea t en y t imes , mo rni n g and e enin g : E ver y v
day, i n ever y way, I am g et ting b e t t er an d b e t t er It .

is t h e same reme y f o r e ery o d

in t h e orl I t isv b dy w d .

p
so sim l e an d so eas y
A l m os t o o e asy , isn
’
it ? H OW
. t t
v th
e er , is is im or an : if y ou a e t h ep t t ou g in y ou r hv th ht
mind th at y ou ar e sic k , y ou su re l y wil l b e I f y ou .

th ink y ou ar e g oing t o b e c u r ed , it is su re t o a en h pp .

I t is t h e c er t ain ty a y o u are a ou t t o reth t

c o er, a b v th t
b t
r i n gs r esu l s, n o t t h e h op e
”
.

P a tien c e an d p er sever an ce ar e n ecessary in a u t osu g

g est i on , as w ll e as in e v yt hi
er n g else .
”
 “ ”
76 TH E COUE ME TH OD

27 2 1 91 7
- -
Y es, y est er day I
. asse t h e 6ot h mil e p d
t
s on e an d am o n my way t o b e a se t uage n ar ian ; b u t p
u n l ess a om b b
o r a 45 Col t ars my way , I do n o t ih b
t en dt o st o p th
ere, an d I ll c arry
’
my y ears l ig l ht y .

That is my idea and i t will manifes t i tself .

Emu : Co u é .

S e le c td
e Co mm e n t s.

F ormerl it was el ie e y a y n b
v d th t h p t
o ism c ou ld o n l y
pp d f y
b e a li e , su ccess ull , t o n er ou s iseases I t s o e r v d pw .

an d in flu e n c e go m u c ur t er anh f h th th t
a I t is r u e t .

th t h p t
a y n o ism ac s r o u g t h e t th h
n er o us s s e mv as yt
in

v
t erm e diary ; b u t t h e n er ou s sy s em c on r ols t h e t t ol e wh
o r g an ism Th e mu scl es ar e m a e t o m o e
. d v by
t h e n e r ves ;
v t t
t h e n er es r eg ul a e t h e c ir c u l a ion o f t h e l oo b d by
t h el r
t t
d ir ec ac ion on t h e ear an d h t by th
ei r ac ion on t h e t
b dv
loo essels whic ey h th d t
il a e o r c on r ac t t h f
T er e o r e , .

v
t h e n er es act o n all t h e o r gans an d , by th
eir in e r t
d y t
me iar ac ion , may influ en ce isease o r gans d d .

D t P l J i oc o r au o re ,

P r e siden t o f t h e S o c iety o f Un ive r sal P syc h o lo g ic al S t u die s

A
.

( Bu ll 4 o f the S L P
.
)
. . . .

As v
an aidm t l i fl i pw
to r eco e ry , en a n u en ce s a o er

f l dj
u a t I t i f t f t h fi t d whi h w
unc . s a ac or o e rs or er c e
t aff d t gl t i i m di i
c ann o or W ll i
o ne ec , s n ce n e c n e as e as n
e v y th b h f h m n tivity it i th p i it l
er o er r an c o u a ac , s e s r ua

f th t
or c es l d t h w l d
a ea e or .

D r L ou is Re n on ,
.

L e c t u ring P ro f e sso r o f t h e F ac u lty o f M e dic ine o f P a r is

and Pl si i a t t h e N e c k e r H o sp it al ( B ll f t h
g X?
u 3 o . e .

s L
 TH OUGH TS AND PRECEPTS 77

v
Ne e r l ose sigh t Of thi g s r eat p r in ci pl e in au t osu g

g es t i on : OP TI M IS M ALW A YS AN ,
D m sr rrn o r E VE R T H I NG % Y
EVEN IF E VE N TS DO N OT S E E M T O J U S TI F Y rr

Ré n é B r ab ois,
(Bull . 11 of th e S . L . P . A) .

t
S u gges ion , t
su s ain e d by f ith a ,
is a f or mi d bl a e

f or ce .
”

Dr . A . L .
,
P ar is, J lyu ,
1 920 .

h v d t i pi
To a e an o ns r e u ns h k bl a fid
ea e c on e n c e , on e
m t us t with t h
ac e assu r an c e whi h l y p f t i
c on er ec s n
i ty
c er n gi v ; t
ca p e o o ssess su c h d i ity
assu r an ce an s n c er

y m
ou t pl us t h g dac e e oo of o th bv y
ers a w i o e ou r o n h

t ts
e r es .

Cu l t u r e of M o r a l F or c e by C B au
. d o u in .
 M . E m il e Co u é at W o rk
in H is Cli n ic
Th e Ol d tw
Nanc y
o r il ls at th e men i on o f t h e
n of th t
n ame of Cou é p
P eo l e o f e ery r ank an d cl ass flock t o
. v
him an d all are recei e wi an e u all y vd q b v t
en e ol e n th
d wh h
r eg ar , ic at onc e s art s man t al on g y t h e way
tw d v y
o ar s rec o er B u t t h e ee l . d py t h p t
ou c i n g ar is t o
se e , at t h e cl ose o f t h e sessi on , p
eop l e wh o c ame in b ten
an d gl oo my , i w th
an al m ost os il e h t f
e eling (caused b y

p w
ain ) , go a ay gl a , a y, u n c od h pp
n st r ai n e a ndd Oft e n
rad ian i t w th
j y,
o — n o l o n ge r in a in p .

S miling an d goo n a u r e , i d t d w th h f
a c ee r u ln ess t a is ht
t h d
h is sec r e , Mr Cou e ol s, so t o s eak , t h e earts of h is
.
’

p h
pta ien t s in t h e ollo o f h is h an w On e h d by
o n e h e ad .

d resses t h e c r ow Of d
e o l e wh o a en p p tt d
h is cl in ic , t al k
h
in g t o t em as oll o s f w
Well Madam what is you r c ompl ain t ? Oh %y ou l ook
, ,

t oo mu ch f or t h e why an d whe r efor e What does it

—
.

ma tt er t o y ou w h
at causes y ou r pai n . Y ou su fl er th at
is en o u g h . I will hwy
s o ou h o w y ou can g et ri d o f y o u r
p ain .

A n d you , my d ea r si r , y v i
ou r ar c ose so re is im
p v
r o in g al rea T dy fin e , . a s neht aDO
’
s th t fi ’
.
y o u k n o ,w
y o u a ehv b
ee n h e re onl y tw
ic e ? I c o n gr a u l a e y ou on t t
t h
h avin g go t en su c go o r esu l t s in so s or a ime d If h t t .

y o u c o n t
in u e t o m ak e y o u r a u t osu gg est i on r o er l y, y o u p p
w ill so on b e en ir el cu r e tY ou say y a y ou d
a e h ad. th t hv
h
t is u l cer f or t en y ears W at s t h e difi eren ce ? Y ou
’
. h
t
migh h av e h ad a so r e f o r th t
en y ears or more , b u t tw t y
it w ill h
e al u p us t h e same j t
’
.

78
 M COUE A T WORK
. 79

A nd y ou Y ou say .at y ou a e n ot im r o e at th hv p vd
al l. Do y ou k n o w
wh y ? S im ly e c au se y ou a e n o p b hv
co nfidenc e in y ou rself W en I say a y ou are e e r , . h th t b tt
y o u e gibn t o e el e t e r at f bt
on c e , on
’
y ou ? W h y ? d t
Because y ou elie e in me b v
Belie e n ow in y ou rsel
”
. v f
an d y ou will get ju st as good r esu l ts .

Oh % Ma am Not so m and . e a ils , I b e g y ou In ydt .

d
l ookin g f or et ails y ou cr ea e e m an d y ou ou l n ee t th w d d
a l ist a y ard l ong t o ol all y ou r m al a ies h d
As a m a e r d . tt
off t ac it is y our men tal ou t lo ok ic is r o n g Now, wh h w .

j t
us mak e u p y ou r min d th t
a y o u ar e g oin g t o g et e er b tt
an d ou w
ill be e er ery soon b tt v
I am going t o s o . hw
y o u OW t o m ak e y o u r au t o su gg es t i on s I t
’
s as sim l e . p
an d as p
l ain as t h e Gosp e

Y ou say o
y u ha v e an at ack t o f n er v es, e e r v yw eek .

Al l rig ht . Y ou d o as I t ell y ou to an d fr o m n o w on y ou
will n ot h ve th m
a e an y mor e .

h v been a su fie re r f r om c on st i p
‘
Y ou a e f or a at i on
long While Wh at does t h e ime ma er ? Y ou say , f or
. t tt
f t
or y y ears Y es, I e ar
. d y o u , b uv h
t n e e r t el e ss h i t is

ht d h
t rue t a y ou can b e c ure t o morr ow; d o y ou ear , t o -

d t Of
morr ow % On co n i i on , ht j t wh t
c o u r se , t a y o u do us a

I t ell y ou t o do , and th t
a y ou do it j hw
u st as I s o y o u
”
.

Ah % Y o s fl cr fr m gl u m M d m I
u t o au c o a, a a . can n o

abs lutely p mise

o mpl te
ro Of th t ; I m t a co e cur e a a no

q it su e B t th t d
u e r . t m u th t ai im oes n o e an a a c ur e s

p ssible for I h see

o ,
l dy f Ch l ave S O n a a , o a on s su r - -
a ne,

n th d ”
and a o n f T l
er o e, o ou , c ure .

Well Mademoisell
, y h v n t h d y e, as ou a e o a an n er

vous t t ks sin
a ac t h last t im y cem h nd b e e ou ca e er e , a e

f re th t y used t o hav th m v y d y y
o a ou e e e er a , ou ar e

cure d N ve t h l ess
. e m ndr e m e in whil e
, co e a se e on ce a

so t h t I may k eep y ou m vin g

a l ng m t h e right di o a o rec
 “ ”
80 THE COUE ME TH OD

pp f
Y ou r eelin g of o ressi on w v j t
ill anish us as soon
as y our l esi on sh v d pp d
a e isa e are wh
an d en y ou as
f dp p y htw
simil at e y ou r oo r o erl T a b t
ill all come a ou , .

d
in goo t ime , b u t d ’
bf
on t p u t t h e cart h
e or e t h e o rse .

I t is t h e same w h ppit o r essi on as w th h i t b ear t r ou l e ,

b h
ot g e n e ra d p p y q
ll y isap e ar r et t ui c kl y .

S p ki g t o
ea hil d (in
n l nd
a c mm n di n g a c e ar a co a
v i ) Sh t y
o ce
“
: y I d u t t lk t y bo t
ou r e es . o no a o ou a u
l i n
es o n ythi g
s or a f t h ki n d ; y w ld t d n o e ou ou no un er

st d it nyw y Th e p in i y
an ,
a a h ti gi g d
. a n ou r c es s o n an

y ou d t f l lik
on
’
g hi g eey m e cou n an or e .

T e wh
o on mpl i s f f tig o co W ll I h v t h a n o a ue : e , a e e

sa m mpl in t Th
e co d y wh I t
a . m ti d er e ar e a s en , oo , a re

Of ivi g p pl ;
rece v th l I
n eo iv th m ll d y
e ne er e ess r ec e e e a a
l g D
on . t y I n t h lp it One can l w y i e
on
’
’
sa :
‘
ca
’
e .
’
a a s r s
a b ove on e s sel f .

(E x l an a p
i o n Th e t
id ea of b ei
. n g t i r ed r in gs a o u b b t
th t
a l an g u i eel in g o f df ft
a ig ue ; b u t , t h e i dea of havin g

a du t y t o p erform al ays g i es us t h e n ecessary s r en g w v t th

t o d o it . p t
Th e s iri can an d must r emain m ast er o f t h e
t
animal n a u re ) .

Wh t v may b e th e cause
a e er a r e en ts y o u r th t p v
w alk in g , it is g oin g t o d pp
isa e ar , b it b it , e ery day by v .

w p v b
Y ou k n o t h e ol d r o er : H eaven h elp s t h ose wh o h elp
th emselves d tt wh
S t an u p f or a li l e
. il e , se er al imes v t
e ac h day , su pp
or t in g y fbt
ou r sel e ween t wo eo l e DO p p .

n ot say t o y ou rsel : f
‘
My k idneys ar e t oo weak , I can t ’

d o i t , b u t say al ou an d i
’
d w th v
a firm o ice : I can , I c an ,
I can .

A ft er o
y u hv
E ver y day, i n ever y way,
a e re peat d e
‘

I am g et tin g b et t er an d b et t er , y ou ad d : Th e erson s
’ ‘
p
th t h v b f w
a a e ee n ol l o in g me , d o n ot oll o me n ow ; f w
they cann o t f wol l o me any mor e
’
.

Wh t I hav b
‘
a t lli n g e een e y o u v yt
is er r ue : I t is
e ou gh f or y ou t o t hink t h t
n a y ou hv oma e n ore p ain,
 “ ”
82 TH E COUE ME TH OD

T h en , re q
ti g h i p ti ts t l ose th i y h
u es n s a en o c e r e es , e

g v th
a e m t h liettl gg t i v
e di wh i h y w ill
e su es e sc ou r se c ou
fi d i t h t xt f Th t li ttl d i
“
n n e P AC e ONE RS or R TI TI . a e s
course fin i h d h dd
s e h im lf g in t
, hp
e a r esses se a a o e ac a

ti t p t ly yi g f w pl
en se ar a e t w d g din g
, sa n a e easan or s r e ar
th i in di vid l ill
e r ua n esse s

d
Y ou , my e ar sir , are in ain , b u t I t ell y ou a p th t
from this day on , a , th t wh h p
ic caus es t h e ain , is goin g
to d pp
isa e ar N ma er . O tt wh th
e er it is c al l ed ar t h ri tis
or wh th
e er it g o es by h
an y o t er n am e , y
o u r Un c onsc ious
self w
ill do t h e th df b h
in g n ee u l t o an is t h e ca use an d
as t h e cause is b
e in g remo e , li l e v d tt by tt
l i l e , t h e ain p
also w v h
ill anis an d in a s or t ime h t th
er e will b e n o th
in g l e ft
o f it b u t t h e memor y .

Y ou r st o mac h de
p op ly it i o s n ot f u nc ti on r er , s
mor l
e or dist ess W ll % As I t l d y j t w
e nd d e . e o ou us no ,

y digest iv o gans
ou r g ineg t w k b tt
r e n d ar e o o or e r a
b tt t h dist ti f y
e er , e t m h i al going t o
en on o ou r s o ac s so
di ppsa by d by
ear , A y ti y t m g in
an . s o ur en re s s e re a s
f nd
orc e a l t i ity y e ast m h will b fit t h by
c , our s o ac en e e re

a n d l wl y g t b
s o k i t p p e f mt a y t m ac n o ro er or o c rr ou , ore
an d m asily t h
or e m v m t
e y t pass th e
,
e o e en s n ecessar o
i hm t i t
n ou r s t i i t t h i t ti
en At the
con a n s, n o e n es n es .

sa m t im th e p
e eh f m d by th l g d st m h ou c or e e en ar e o ac
will dimi ish in i ; t h f d w ill n l ng
n st ag n t
s ze e oo o o er a e
in th t p a h d ou c q tly f m t ti will di
an ,
conse u en ,
er en a on s
a pp ear .

To you , Ma emoisell e , I say d

a a e er l esions th t wh t v
y o u m ay a e in hv
yo u r l i er , o u r o r g an ism is o in g v y d
wh t v
a e er is n e c essar t o c au se ose l esion s t o y
e al u p , th h
more an d mo re e ery day v
By d egr ees, t h e sy m t oms . p
fro m w hhi c y ou now sufier ill l ssen, an d finally dis
e w
a pp t
ear en irely Y our li er is goin g t o u nct ion , mor e
. v f
an d mor e in a n ormal way , secretin g an alk al in e il e b
 M COUE A T WORK
. 83

whi ch is
l on ger aci ul ous , b u t rig
no d
in u an i y an d ht q tt
q u ah t y , so a i t th t
ill ass in w
o t h e in es in al r ac p
in t t t t t
p p t
ro er c o n di i on , an d ai d in es in al iges io n t t d t .

My c hil d , v y tim y f l
y ou just l iste n : E er e ou ee an
o th er a tta k mi gc coy w h mny v i y
on ,i g ou il l e ar o c e sa n
with light i g lik p d ty N N my f i d
,

t o y ou , n n -
e ra i i : o, o, r en ,

y ou ar e ot goi g t
n h v th t tt k % I t will b g
n o a e a a ac e on e
bf e ore it ll y m
r ea co es .

hv t d
I a e ol y ou an d I r e e a , p t my ear sir , d a ou r th t y
v h t
ari cose so re is g o in g t o e al . F r o m hi s d ay o n in
t w f
t erl ac in g gr anu l a ions b tt y
ill o rm at t h e o om of ou r
w th y w
ul ce r an d gr o in g ,d y e h
ill gr a u al l fill t h e ol e n o w
x t
e is in g . t l dg will pp h
A t t h e same ime t h e e es re a r o ac

h th
e ac o y d t b th i h ight d Width
er in e ver ir ec ion o n e an
th t h
u nt il ey h
ou c t g th
an d eal u p al o e er .

hv
Y o u a e a ru t u re , y ou say p
W ell % I t c an an d it .

wil l b e cure d
Y ou r Un c on sciou s self
. ill act in su c w h
ht
a way t a t h e ru ur e pt
i c e ist s in ou r er i o n eum wh h x y p t
h
is go in g t o eal u p b y egr ees Th e ol e ill get small e r d . h w
an d small er e e r v y
day un il it is c om l e el cl ose an d t p t y d
y ou have n o ru pt u re an y
”
mo r e .

An d y ou , my ear sir , wh o d
a e gl au c om a (o r a hv
t
ca ara ct , o r some sor t
of an aff e c io n o f t h e e es ) , I ell t y t
y ou a th t f
r o m is d ay o n , t h ethl e si o ns i c y o u a e wh h hv
y
in o u r ey es wil l egin t o e al u p an d as b e do so h th y by
d e grees, y ou will n o ice a ou r t
e es ar e g e inth t y
g y tt
b tt
e e r an d b tt
e er an d y o u il l b e a l e t o see ar e r w b f th
an d mu c h
m ore cl early .

Y ou say y ou h vea e czema ( or an afl ec t io n of the

skin ) . T ish w il l di pp p i dl
afi e ct i ony; I i d sa ear ra sa

ra p i d l y y ,
d t d
ou ? T hun wh i h
ers an b g ht e cau s e c r ou

b t thi ff ti i g i g t v i h d t lly
a ou s a ec on s o n o an s an ,
n a u ra ,

th e c au es b i g m v d th
e n ympt m will v ni h lik
re o e , e s o s a s e
 “ ”
84 TH E COUE ME TH OD

wi I f th
se . i m ting it hi g i t h
er e s fi t d s ar or c n n e a ec e

p t y Will ti th t it l
ar s ou d y by d y
no If ce a essens a a .

th iere light di h g
s a s it W ill al b l nd l sc ar e, so e ess a ess

v ydy i h t y
e er a k in p l
n s ff i t h f m
or , as ou r s ee s o n e or
of l sc a es,
y w ill fi d i t p l d
ou by w l st i ski n n re ac e a ne e a c
of t l l
na u ra c o or .
”

E n teri tis Th e in t es in al in fl amm a io n

. ill dim t t w
h
in is gr a u all d y
an d t h e g lai r es an d m em r an es ic b wh h
t
some im es ac co m an p yy
ou r s oo ls, t
il l at t h e same ime w t
be c o me l ess r e u en u n il f q t t th
ey ste p al o g e er an d y ou t th
w ill b e cu r e
”
d .

A n e mi a Y ou r l o o
.b d b
is e c o min g mo r e an d mo r e
r ic h , r e d an d a u n an b d t t
u n il it h as im r o e d t o t h e p v
t
n a u r al s a e o f a tt
e alh thy p
e rso n In is way y ou r . th
y dt
a n e m ia a n d all t h e ann o in g c o n i ion s at ol l o in th f w
t
it s r ain w hv t v hd
ill a e en ir el y an is e
”
.

E v y t im
er t o a e ains say r ig
e y ou a a b e g in hv p ht w y
I t p asses, i t p asses S ay it u ick l , r a idl , l ik e a b ar
. q y p y
r ag e fir e -
Y ou mus l e arn h ow t o use au t osu ggesti o n
. t
an d a er ft h v
a i n g h ad a f ew l esson s, y ou ill n ot n ee w d
me an ymor e , u nl ess y ou thin k a y o u n ee me th t d .

Th e t hv b v y
xp
e e r imen s f l If y a e een er su c c ess u . ou

d t g t
o no y l p e i t i anb s eey m k i g,
i s e cau se ou ar e a n c
f t It i
o r s. gh t I
s e n ou
y m g i g t l p I mo sa : a o n o s ee ,
a

g i o n
g t l p h om m i s ee
g it lik
, t h u d Of fl yi g n e e so u n a n
b I f th i p v
ee . s f l it i
ro impl y b
es u nsu c ce ss u s s e c ause

y ou t d i i
ar e n o
g t i g ht ”
o n r .

th t i p i d
All lf q i d Wh t h
a s er o ical is se -
ac u re . en e
tim iv whi h i d h g f l if ll l di ‘ ’
e ar r es c s cal l e c an e o e, a a es

hv a e mp l i t
on e th F m hi l dh o d th y
co a n or an o er . ro c o e
h v h
a ed it id A t G t d h it C i M y
e ar sa : un er r u e as , ou s n ar
h it t
as d th y
, m
e c t .lly th t th y t
, an e assu e n a ura a e o o ar e

g i t
o n
g h v it
”
o a e .
 M COUE A T WORK
. 85

To say : v ded
P ro i hv I do
al gi i n ot a e n eu r a, s as
mu ch y i as sa n g th t y xp t t h v it D t giv
a ou e ec o a e . o no e
a th ght t ou o ilm t f
an a y k in d then w i th to an , o er se a

whi h y c ou
‘
exp t n d
ec f id Of is g i g t
a are a ra , o n o
h pp n
a e .

Y ou are cons ip at e ec ause y ou t h ink y ou t db ar e . Just

thin k th e contr ar y an d t h e con r ary il l a t w h pp en .

he e fT nd v si n m st disapp Y h v
s ears a a er o s u ear . ou a e
i y u s l f t h i st r me t o f Y
n o r e e v y D iv
n u n our re c o er . r e

th m w y l t t h m dr p l ik th
e a a
,
e mb f m y e o e e cr u s ro ou r
t bl N b dy in t h wo l d n x i
a e . o o y i fl e r ca e er c se an n u en c e
on y n l ou , u
y p m i t i t D t
ess m ou xt t im ert . on
’
co e ne e o

t ll m th t y
e e ot b tt a y w i l l b b
o u are n tt A d e er , ou e e er . n

d t
o no y w ill sap
u se i t i d t vou r t h w ,
d r s ,
o no e e n use e or s:
‘
I wi ll I f b id y .
(
’
i f th i y
or t hi g t l l out ere s an n a a o

f bid )
or .

If y h v b k en bo g t th h p it l thi
ou a e a ro ne o o e os a s

m in g
or n S gg sti n do s . t s t u pi b k
e o e no re e or re a r ro en

b s b t di t a d t l t h g
on e , u rec s m ln c on r o s e or an s, u sc e s,
n erv s et e , c.

Do y f ll w yo di t f alb m n ? P ti t
ou o
”
o ur e or u e a en

I do n ot l ik e t h mil k food W ll “
Mr Co é e -
. u e ,

imagi ne th at y ou do lik e i t .

As d those
it c in gs y ou a e ee n e re
regar s r ee h hv b h th
t p
imes ) im ress t h e t ou g t on y ou r min a t h ey will
h h d th t
v
n e er c ome ack a ain
g b
I f y ou ar e afraid t a e ar e . h t th y
g o in g t o o c cur ag ain , t e y su rel y ill E e n a t e r y o uh w v f .

hv p vd
a e im r o e , c on in u e t o see m e r om ime t o ime t f t t
in or er a d th t
I may en co u rage y ou t o k ee y o u rsel in p f
t h e r ig ht d t
irec ion .

On e may
P a ti en t : f o rc e o n e s sel
’
f t thi nk d t
o , oc o r ?
“
Mr Cou i : NO n ee
. dt f o or ce y ou r se lf t p ti o r ac ce
th e

th d
me o ; t a comes
’
ht q itu e t
n a u r all y . I t is t h e same

w thi me , you k now

”
.
86 TH E C O UE “
ME TH OD ”

(
P a t ie n t : I c an n o t say :
‘
I c ann o t
’
wh en I thi nk
I
M r Can ez
. Do as I t e ll y o u . It
’
s I wh o gi v e y ou
l esson , t o me
’
a no t y ou .

B r o nc hit is : Y ou hv b a e r on c hiti s an d a re t ki a ng the

Val d a a l et s tb s . T a ht ’
all ri g ht t o c al m ir r it ti
a on . Sug
g es i o t
n wil l m ak e th e c au se o f ir r i t ti
a on di pp
sa ea r .

hv
Y ou y d t b t it ; f
a e see n ou r o c o r a ou ol lo w the di et

he h p
as ib d f
r esc r
y M d m e
y or ou . a a ,
ou mu s t f
ol l o w
th e t tm t p
re a ib d by y
en d t r e sc r e ou r oc o r an d ma k e su g

g e s ti o n s at t he same ti me ; Th e on e d oe s n ot p v t re en

or p hibit
ro t he o th er ; on the c o n r ar t y ,
I t oo p ib
re sc r e
”
f or y ou .

h
T er e is no h ea l er h er e, but a g e n tl e man wh o
t eac h es y ou wh t a t o do t o h e al y ou rsel f .

Ne n r algia W hat ever th e c au se m ay b e f or y ou r

h d h ea ac es,y our o rg an ism
do will h
all t at is ne cessar y

t o mak e th t
a cause isa d pp
ea r b y d e gr ees an d , o f c ou rse ,

in t h e same measur e as t h e c ause oes d isa e ar , ou r d pp y

n eu r al gia w f q
ill b e l ess r e u en an d l ess viol en u n il , t t t
hv v
in t h e n e ar u u r e , it wil l f t a e an is e d al to ge er h th .

Y ou e el , f by v yt p
t h e way , e er ime I ass my an ac r oss h d
y ou r f h d t
o r e e a , it y ak es awa so m e o f t h e ain ; an d in p
a m omen , t wh p y y
en y ou o en o u r e e s, y o u ill fin d a w th t
y o u a re e n t i yf f
r e l r ee r o m it .

P a tien t I hot
sufi oc at e , ea er es p e c iall y i n w th .

“
M r Cou é : Y ou a e seen ou r oc or ?
. hv P a t i en t : I y d t
v d
h a e seen six oct ors T ey sai it is n er ousn ess, b u t . h d v
eth y
d id n o i n g f o r i t
”
th “
M r Co u é : Y es, it is n er. .

vo u sn ess , b u t we ar e g oin g t o el y o u t o ge t r i d of i t
”
h p .
 M COUE A T WORK
.
'
87

f
v bd th
A t er e er y o y h as us een asse b p d
in r e ie v w
t pt
Mr Cou é ells his a ien ts t o o en
. p th y
e ir e es, an d says
hv h d
Y ou dv
a e e ar t h e a ice I a e us g ihv j t v
e n y o u .

d f
Well %I n or er t o tr ans orm my su gges ions in o r eali t t
t h wh t
ies, ere is t a y ou m us d o : A s l o n g as y o u li e v
,

v bf
e ery mor n in g e ore r isin g , an d e ery e e n in g as soon v v
as y o u are in b ed , cl ose y ou r e es an d r e ea , y p t tw ty
en
t h p t
imes, wit y our l i s ( hi s is in di s ens a le ) an d cou n p b t
h
in g mec an icall on a st r in g y i w th tw t
e n y k n o s in it , t
f w
t h e oll o in g ph
r ase : E ver y day , in ever y way, I am

g ett i n g b e t t er an d b e t t er .

h
D o n ot t ink o f an yt in g in h p art icul ar as t h e
w dor s :
‘
in ever y way a l t o e er pp y v yth in g Mak e is . th
au t osugg est ion w h d
it c onfi en ce , i w th f h ait , i t h e cer w th
ht
tain ty t a y ou ar e go in g t o o t ain b wh at y ou esir e d .

Th e grea er t h e ait f th of t h ept t a i en , t h e gr ea er an d t h e t

pd
mor e ra i will b e t h e re sul s t .

t d
Moreover , if at an y ime u rin g t h e day or nig ht
y o uf e el a n y y ph
si ca l o r m et d
n a l f i sc o m o r t , sa y t o our y
sel f ht t b
t a y ou will n ot c onsciou sly c on ri u e o ar it , t tw d
h p
b u t t at y ou are goin g t o c om el it t o di s a e ar T en pp h .

f h p b
isol at e y ou rsel as mu c as ossi l e an d ass ou r an p y h d
ac r oss y our f h d
ore e a , if it is some th in g men tal , or o er v
p f p th p y
t h e ain u l art , if it is some in g h si c al , an d re ea p t
wi th ext reme r a i i p d ty,
m vo i n g pt h e li s :
‘
I t p a s ses , i t
p as s es , i t p a s s es a s l o n g as is n e ce ss a r y W i a li t .l e th t
p r ac t ice t he men al o r t phy
sic al di scom o rt will disap f
p ear in t went y t o tw
en ty five sec on s -
Re ea ag ain d . p t
wh v
en e er n ecessar y .

I n t is h as w ll in th
e as o er au t osu gg estions it is nec
essary to act with q l” e ua d
con fi en ce , q
e u al f h
ait , an d
bv
a o e al l wit h ou t e fl
’
or t .

Mr Cou é . says f hv b i
ur t h er : If f o rmer ly y ou a e een n

t h habit f makin g u consci sly t o y

e o s lf b d,
t n ou ou r e ,
a au o

suggesti n now k n owin g wh t I h av t a ght y

o s, y o a e u ou , u

must n t l t t h ose b d
o co ns ious
e t osuggest ionsa , un c au

o ccu r again And if in sp it e of all I h ve sai d an d

. a
88 THE C O UE “
ME TH OD ”

d one , y o u st ill p
in making t em, t hen y ou a e
ersist h hv
onl y y our se l es t ov l am e and hadb e t e r st rik e y ou r b t
b r eas t
and say :
‘
Mea culp a, mea cul a, mea ma ima p x
c ul ap ’ n

Now, if grat e ul
a f a dmir er of th e w or k an d o f th e
f ou n er d of th e
“
me t h od m
”
ay b e e rmi e p t o say a tt d
w d
f ew or s :
t
S in ce Mr Cou é ells us t a it is t h e imagina tion
. ht
wh h ic m ak es us act an d a th t th
is is t h e asis o f h is b
th d
me o ,
’
w d I o ul l ik e t o add : Th e ill ars o f his p
t t
s r u c u re ar e t h e t h ousan ds of c u r es o b tain ed , an d t h e

w
c r o n in gp t t
ar , t h e mos magni ficen l y cr o nin g ar , t w p t
b d
is h is n o l e a missio n , th e p ower is in y ou , in eac h of
y ,o u ctt t
o ns i u i n g n o t o n l y an imm en se e n e fi f o r b
su fi e r t
h ty t b t
in g u man i , b u t also a r i u e t o its crea or t .

f h h d pt t
H en c e ort , e ac can a a “
hi s me o
”
th d
t o h is o wn
p d
erso n al c r ee .I f we are rel igious, it will el h p
us t o
v b wh h yb v
_

r em o e o st a cl es ic we u n cons ciou sl elie e t o ex

b tw
ist e een God an d ou rsel es v An d f or el ie ers as
. b v
w ell as p f h
sk e ti cs, r ee t ink e rs -
an d eat en ,h h the
h d
Cou é met h od t e ac es us h ow t o eli er o u rsel es r om v v f
t
m en al or ph ypsi c aht
l a in t a is u n us t i fie , jb yd u se o f
p v p
t h e sim l e y et mar el ou s r ocess of Cou e : I t p asses %
th
As fo r j t
ose wh o r e ec the me od , th
ign or an o f t
t f
t h e secr e of its o rce ,I will ask on e qu estion : D o y ou
t
also re j e c t h b
el ec ric l ig t ec ause y ou as ell as th e w
g r t t
e a e s an d t m os dp f
l e ar n e r o esso rs ) d o n o t k n o w t h e

pw
secret o f t h e y
o er o f el ect ri cit 1
’

Oh % Now, y ou don t k n ow, y ou cann ot kn ow h at

’
w
th b d th
is l esse me od c an d o an d w
ill do t o r est ore y ou
t y p y
m en all and h sic all y B u t in livi ng and p r actisi ng
.

i t , y ou wil l k n ow i t I t is su re t o h el y ou t o gain th e
. p
v y
i ct or , t h e mast er of y ou rsel y f .
 “ ”
90 THE COUE ME TH OD

k il ome t Th e a
res . s ma, r om w i c I th f h h sn fl er ed so
mu c h , h as disapp ear ed al most c o m l et el y p . Pl ease ac
ce pt most sin cere ank s r om y ou rs grat e th f f u lly ,

P aul C h en o t , R u e de S trasb ou rg 141 .

H au t e S aone, May , 1 91 8 -
.

I don
’
t
k no w h o w t o an k y o u T an k s t o y ou I th . h
h
c an say t at I am al most en t irel y cu re , b u t mer el y d
w td
ai e p
f or com l et e cur e e or e e ressin g my grat it u e bf xp d
t o y ou , b u t will ai n o l on ge r w t
I was afllict ed i . w th
v
t wo ar ic ose ul cers, on e on eac oo t Th e on e on my hf .

ht f
r ig oo t , whi c h
was as b ig as my an , is en ir ely h d t
h d
eal e . I t seeme t o isa ear as if b y magic d d pp F or .

w I
eek s h ad een c on fin e t o my b edb d
S or ly a t er . h t f
t h e r ece i pt
of y our l e er t h e u l cer tt
eal e , so a I was h d th t
b
a l e t o get u p f f
Th e on e on t h e l e t o ot is n ot en irel
. t y
h d
e al e y e t b u t will b e soo n E e r y v
n ig a n d e e r y . ht v
p p
morni n g I re eat t h e h rase , as ire ct e , i d com l e e d w th p t
d
c on fi en ce I mu s al so ell y ou
. t t a th t
my l e gs ere as w
h d
ar as st on e an d I c oul n ot d b
ear t h e sli g es ou c ht t t h
onth em Now can r ess
. I p
e m wi th ou th
t h e l eas ain t tp
an d I ca n walk again W a joy % ht .

M d m L ig y M i l
a a e n ,
a e r on c ou r t -
Ch ar et t e .

N B I t is no t ewo rt hy th at t h is lady has neve r see n M r Co ué ;

. .

it was d ue t o a lett e r, wh ic h t h e lat t e r wro t e he r o n t h e 1 sth o f

A p r il , t h at she o bt ain ed t h e r e su lt s m en t io ne d abo ve in h e r l e t t er

o f M ay 3 rd .

b y 1 920 t
P o n a Mousson , F e
- -
ru ar , .

I w it t r xp e my wh l h
o e t d g tit d t
r ess o e ear e ra u e o

you , f t h
or , k t o y I h
an s v p d t h i k
ou , f a e esca e e r s s o a

d g
an perat i
e ro u s o M y h v on .v d my li f or e : ou a e sa e e.

Y our m th od f e t gg t i ol h
au osu d wh t es on, a on e , as on e a

m di i
e nd t
c n es a tm t ld t d f
rea th t t i bl
en s c o u no o or a er r e

i t t i l b t ct i
n es na f m whi h I h d fl d f
o s ru on , ro c a su ere or

19 d y F m th m m t I b g
a s. ro t f ll w y
e o i en e an o o o our n

t
s r ucti nd
ons ppli d y a x ll t p i ipl my
a e our e ce en r nc es,

y t
s s e m f t i d q
unc i t t ll
on e
y u e n a u ra .

Mad m S a e
 L E TTE R S 91

S aint D i e , F e
-
b ru ar y ,
1 920 .

I
d o n ot kn o h ow t o w
a nk y o u e n o u f or t h e th gh
h pp
joy an d a in ess I a e in ein g cu r e F o r m o re hv b d .

th an fi een ft y
ears I su fl er ed r om as m a E er n ig f v y ht th .

I t
almos su fi oc at e d T ank s t o y ou r s l en d i me o ,
. h p d th d
p
an d es eciall y sin ce h ad t h e ri il e ge o f ein g r esen I p v b p t
at on e o f y
our si in gs, ese a ack s a e tt
isa e ar e th tt h v d pp d
as if by
magi c I t is ru l a mir ac l e , f or all t h e oc ors
. t y d t
t dd
wh o a t en e me , assu re me t a er e was n o cu r e d h t th
f or ast ma h .

Mm e V .

S ens , J une, 1920 .

I hv b
a e w iti g t w it y
ee n a n t il I h d o r e ou un a see n

th e l f my h b d P f
unc e o us M phy i i
an ,
i r o essor .
,
s c an -
n

c hi f f t h T
e o e H p it l H w en o n g os tl y ta i h
. d e as rea as on s e
to hi
see ph w i
s ne h x ll t h l th ft t h
e n su c e ce en ea a er e

l tt
a h ad b
er ff i g f m
e en su ff ti g thm ti
er n ro su oc a n as a c

a tt k v y ight f fift
ac s e er n y W h d t i d
or ee n e ar s . e a r e

v ythi n g All t h g t m di l lights h ad t t d

e er . e r ea e ca rea e
h im b t t h, u t ir m di l
e en i e w en bl ca t o h lp sc en c e as u a e e

h im Y . l d
ou a o n e , i h v d d wh
ear s r , y
a e su c ce e e ere ever

b od y d v
an y t h i g
e er l f ail d nY m y
e se h b d i e . es, us an s
n w w ll
o eH i . t y t e m pl t ly
s no d b t
e co m st e e cu re , u one u
n t f t t d ft y t d i
’
o g e t or h h i i aase i f fi
s se s o g een e ars s an n .

D J wh o w
r. am d t th as l ts obtain d b y
aze a e resu e

y o r
u m th o d e h d,o bt d l y as w itt
un t u y e n d r en o ou , a

D r. M d i . v y m h t mk y
es r es er p
uc l o a e our e rso n a

acq in tan ; h h
ua ce b p f
e as d m mb
e en a f r o essor an e er o
th F e l ty f
acu tw ty y or H i h ppy v y h ppy
en e ars . e s a , er a ,

t h t hi
a ph w i lrn t ti l y
s ne e s a d Wh v
os en re cur e . en e e r

y oug o g ain at o P ar is h w ill b g t l y p l e d t o e re a e ase see

y ou . D B r. a l all
. f
,
m t im
so , t c t i m s o h i
ro e o e n s ex

p ti t ; it w ft t y in g v yt hi g p ibl th t I
a en as a er r e er n oss e a

wen t t o y ou .
Mme M .
 “ ”
92 TH E COUE '
ME TH OD

Vin cenn es, May , 1 920 .

I am w t w th
r i in g t o y o u i h t th
al l my e ar t o an k y ou
h v b ht
f o r a i n g r ou g w th p t
t o my k n o l e d ge a n ew er a eu ic
th
me od ; a w d f
on er ul t wh h
ins ru men t ic see ms t o act
lik e t h e m agicw d an fof a th
airy , sin c e , ank s t o t h e
p t
sim l es b b t t xt d
means , it r in gs a ou t h e mos e r aor in ary
r esul ts .

F m th fi t I h d
ro e liv ly i t rst in y a a e n eres ou r ex

perim t d
en s ft myan w p l, a wi th
er o n erso n a su c c esses

y m thod I g ly pply it t v y Opp t n ity

ou r e , ea e r a a e er or u
and h v i b m f v t d th i ti d pt
a e s n ce eco e a er e n an en us as c a e .

D r Vac h et
. .

Toul , May , 1 920 .

D u r in g eig ears I ht y
a e snfl e r ed r om is l ac e hv f d p
t
m en o f t h e om w b
H a in g use o ur m e
. o v
of au t o dy th d
s u gg estion f or five m on h s, I am n o w c om l et el t
c u re p y d
an d r eall y d o n o t k n o h ow t o w
an k y o u sufli c ien t ly th .

Mme S oul ie r, P l ace du Mar c h e

. .

P aris, A p r il , 1920 .

hv
I a e sufi ered h bly
or r i
f or ele en y e ars i ou v w th t
t pti
in e r r u on E ery n v. ight
I h ad a acks o f as ma tt th .

f
I sn fi ere d also r om in so mn ia an d gener al eak n ess w
wh h d pt
ic ma e occu a ion of any kin im ossi l e Men d p b .

t y
all I was dp
e resse , d rest l ess an d orr ie , see in g w d
t
mou n ains er e wht ere h er e b ut mol e il ls w h ad h I -
.

tak e n an y amou n t
o f t r ea men s t
i ou su c cess an dt w th t
v d t d v
.

e e n h ad u n er gon e , in S wi zerl an , t h e re m o al o f t h e

p yb
s on g on es o f t h e n ose , l ik ewise wi ou e ff e c th t
In t .

v b
No em er 1 91 8 , ecame I b w
o rse in c onse u en ce o f a q
g r eta so rr o w W il e m y
. u s h an w as at Co r uh b d
( as a n f
ofi c er o n o ar a b d b
att l esh i ) I l os ou r onl p t
son , in y
six d
ay s, f
r om in flu enz a H e was a l o el c il o f t en
. v y h d
y e ars, an d t h e su n s in e o f ou r l i e h Al o ne an d o e rf .v
wh el me d w th
i so rr o , I r e r oac e w
m se l p hd y fb
it t erly f or
n ot hv b
a in g een a l e t o r o ec b p t t
an d sa e our t r easu re v .
 L E TTE R S 93

Iw ly i s n
as n e ar d w t d t di
n a W h my h
e an an e o e . en us
b d t d (i F b y ) h t k m t
an r e u rn e n e th
r u ar , e oo e o an o er
d t wh p
oc or , ib d v i
o m di
r esc r l g wi th t h
e ar ou s r e e es a o n e

wt a er s f M t D e
o I p t t h m th f A g t
on -
or . s en e on o u us
at th t pl a b t my
ac e t u th tt k f thm
on re u rn e a ac s o as a
d
r e cu rr e bf
, asI l i d with d p i
e o r e. th t I rea ze , es a r, a
w asg i g f
o n m b d t wro i v a y p to A t th t
o r se n e er r es ec . a
crit i l tim I h d t h pl
ca e f m ti g y
a e Al easu r e o ee n ou .
“

th gh I h dl y xp t d y g d f m it I tt d d
ou ar e ec e an oo ro ,
a en e
y ou r f d i g t h m th f O t b
c on er e n ces ur n d I e on o c o er an
am v y h ppy ter ay th t b y t h o sa d f N v m b a e en o o e er

I w as r d I
cu e m i . d p i gl my th ght
n so n a, e r ess o n oo ou s
,
h v di pp d if by m gi I m w w ll t g
a e sa e are as a c . a no e , s r on ,

an d f ll f u go W ith m phy
co u r a e .
y i l h l th t d s ca ea r es o r e ,

I h v a e l v d my m t l q ilib i m d if
a so r ec o er e en a e u r u an ,

it w t f
e re n o t h i if bl
or ff t f t h l
e ne f my ac e a e e ec o e oss o
chil d whi h k p my m th h t till bl di g I
c ee s o er -
ear s ee n ,

w l d y th t I m ti l y w ll d
ou sa a a f en p re e an , so ar as os

sibl h ppy I wi h t g d
e, a . I h d m t y
s bo oo n ess a e ou e

f My h il d w l d th
o re . c hv k w ou hee f l d en a e no n a c r u an

cou r a e ous
g m th o er .
A th d tha ks M C é Th k y g i d
ou sa n n ,
r. ou . an ou a a n an
ag ai n .

Most grate fu ll y y ou rs,

E . I R u e d e L i ll e .

J an u ary , 1 920 .

t
I c an n ow ak e u p again t h e s r u ggl e ic I m ain t wh h
th ty y
t ain e d f or t ir ears, u n il e au s e I ou n in xh td f d .

y o u t
, l t w d f
as A u gu s , o n e r u l a n d r o i e n i al el p p vd t h .

t d
Re u r n in g t o ou r e ar L orr ain e , I ar ri e ill an d i vd w th
a h t f
e ar w d
u ll o f sor r o I re a e t h e s ock . ic I dd h wh h
w d f
oul ht
e el at t h e sig o f all t h e ru in s an d di s r ess t .

I w t wy
en f td
a a c om o r e an d in g o o e al I was al d h th .

t f t t y
mos in san e— u n or u na el I am n ot r el igiou s I l o n ge d .

h p
f o r so meon e t o el an d com or me By a l u ck f t y .

t
ch an c e I m et y ou at my sis er s an d y ou ga e m e t h e
’
v
v t
e ry h elp an d c on sol a io n I sou g t I n ow ork i h . w w th
 “ ”
94 TH E CODE ME TH OD

n ew s pi it d gg t t my nc n iou lf t
r an su es o u o sc s se o re
t bl i h my phy i l q ili b i m I h v
es a s do bt
s ca e u r u . a e no u
th t I h ll gai my f m g d h lth I h v l
a s a re n or er oo ea . a e a
dy ti d m imp v m t Y wil l b tt
r ea no ce so e ro e en . ou e er u n
d t
ers an d my g t it d wh n I t ll y th t ff i g
ra u e e e ou a , su er n

f m di b t
ro d l
a e es m p l i ti I h v
an h d a r en a co ca on , a e a

sev l tt k f gl m ; b t my y
er a a ac s o w au c o a u e es ar e n o re

cov i g l wly My y ight h i t h m tim b

er n s o . e es as n e e an e e

com lm t
e m l
a d my g os l h l th i m h
n or a an en e r a ea s uc
b tte
e r.

Mll e Th . P r ofessor at t h e Y ou n g L adies

’
Coll eg e
f
o Oh . s .

I d my th i with
r ea d h v b
es s w dd su cc e ss an a e ee n a ar e
the high t m k t g th with t h
es ar g ,t l t
o i n e f er e co n ra u a o s o
th e J y Of ll th h
ur . l g ah i d t e se o n o rs a ar e s ar e s ue o

y o u , an d I d t f g t it My ly
o no g t i th
or t y e . on re re s a ou
w er e n o t p t t h resen
y m f d t
o w i the ar ou r na e r e erre o
w ar m d y mp th t i i t
an s t by di ti g i h d
a e c n e r es so s n u s e a

Jur y Y my t
. ou d th t t h d
a res f th U i assu r e a e oors o e n
ve rs ity h v b th w wid p t y t hi g
a e een ro n e o en o ou r eac n .

Do no t th k m pl anf I w y f e, m th
ease , or o e ou ar ore an

y ou o we me .

C h ar l es B au d ou in , P r ofessor at th e
I nsti t u t J J R ousseau , Gen eva
. . .

P ar is, Mar c h,
1920 .

I dmi y a d td re g d m
ou r un au n e c ou r a e an a su re
th t it will h l p t giv t m ny mi d n i tell ige t
a e o e o a n s a n n

an d f l di ti
use u I m t on f th t I p
re c lly
on . us c ess a erson a
h v b fit t d by y t hi g d m ppl ying it
a e en e e ou r e ac n , an a a
to my p t i t l A t t h Cl i i w t y t
a en s , pply
a so . e n c e r o a

y ou r m th d ll tiv l y
e od h v l dy obt ai ed
co ec e , an a e a re a n

vi ibl
s l ts e r esu .

Dr Be till o . r n.
 L E TTE RS 95

Bruxell es, Mar c h , 1 920 .

I hv a e re c e i e vdy ou r k in d l tt e er an d al so y ou r v y er
in t ti g
eres l ec u re
n am at I
o se e
. a y o u m ak e a g l d t th t
ra t io l f
na u si on e b tw
e en h e t er o an d au t osu gg estion ; I
no te p ti
ar cul ar l y th e assage in p
ic y ou say a the wh h th t
t v
W I L L mu st n ot in e r en e in au t osu gg estio n T a is ht .

wh t b t h
a a n u m er o f e ac e rs an d u sers o f au o su gges i on , t t
d
in clu in g a grea man y t
sic ians, d o n ot u n ers anphy d t d .

I co n si er d th t
a , lik ewise , an a sol u e is in c ion s oul b t d t t h d
be m a e e d b tw
een au t osugg es tio n an d t h e t r ain i n g of
t h e wil l .
D r van V el sen . .

Cesson S ain B r ieu c

-
t -
.

Iw d wh t y m t thi k f m ? F g tt
on er a ou us n o e or o en

y ? N v % R t
ou e er d th t I h l l lw y think
es assu re a s a a a s
of y with d p d g t f l ff ti
ou ee an I m t tell
ra e u a ec on . us

y outh t y a te hi g ou r m ac d m n s ar eff t iv ore an or e e ec e

with m ; I d t p e d y with t
o no i g
ass a t a gg ou us n au osu es

ti n with i
o d n c r ease d bl v
su c c ess,
y y dany; ess ou e er a

y m
ou r th d ie t h to s T h e k s t i
ru et I on e t . l an o c on r o
my l f b tt
se e er —
v y d y I imil t y di ti
e er a ass a e ou r re c o ns

an d f l my l f t
ee g se I ms r on th t y w l d
er. a su r e a ou ou

h v difli lt y i
a e cu g n i i g i
n mreco t iv z ni p it n e , so ac e n s e

of 66 y th p
ears, t wh w
e oo r c r ea u re ft ili g o as so o en a n

an d wh i ly
o w b gi i g t f l w ll th k t
s on no e nn n o ee e , an s o

y ou n d t a y g iod n o ur M y t h u L d b
a ce . l y a e or ess ou ,

my d i f
e ar s r ,it i t h orw t t thi g t d g d t
s e s e e es n o o oo o

o th Y
ers. d ing m h g d ; I d
ou ar e o l ittl
uc d oo o a e an

I th n k G d f
a it o or .

M me M .

R ic h em on t J , u ne , 1 920 .

Am feeli ng b tte er an d b tt
e er sin c e f ll w i
o o ng y ou r
hd
met o o f au t osu gg esti o n I ask y ou o ease acc e . t pl pt
t
my mos sin ce re t ank s h
Th e le sion o f t h e l u n gs has
.

d pp d h t b tt
isa ear e , t h e e ar is e er an d th ere is n o more
b
al um en ; in s o r h t
I am eelin g fin e f .

Mme L emai r e . t .
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96 TH E CODE ME TH OD

Madr id .

Y ou r b o okl e t an d
lec u r e y
a e in e res e
ou r t us hv t td
v y
er mu c h d
F o r t h e goo o f u m an i
. it oul h
b e de ty w d
b h v th p t d
sir a l e t o a e em r in e in se er al l an gu ages, so v
th t th
a ht
ey m ig v r each e e ry r ac e an d cou n r y an d us t th
h pp t b
mak e a y a grea er n u m er of u n o r u n a e eo l e, f t t p p
b th y
wh o su ff er e cause e ar e us in g wr on gl y is mig th hty
an d al most v f ty wh h
di in e acul ic we c all imagina tio n
an d wh h t p t t
ic is mos im or an t o man , as y ou aflirm an d
p rvo e s o yc l e j d
a r l anyd u i d
c iou dsl I h ad a l r e a y r ea .

man yb Ihv q t
o o k s on t h e W I L L an d a e al so u i e an ar

f
se n al o f th ht ph
o rm u l a e, ou g s, a t h o r isms , et c Y o ur e ac .

v I
in g is c on clusi e h th t y v
d o n ot t ink
. a an o ne e er b e
f or e d d
c on ense t y th f
so in t ell igen lt e se o rmul as in o
“
p dtb t
c o m resse f
a l e s o f sel c o n fide n c e,
”
as I c al l y o ur
-

h ph
e al in g r ase s .

q D o n E n ri u e C

F R OM L E TTE R S T O M u n E MI L E L E ON, .

D iscip l e o f M Cou e . .

P ar is .

F or tim I h v b
so m e w ti g t w it
e d a e e en an n o r e an
th k y m t i
an ouly f h vi g b ght t o my
os s n cer e or a n r ou
k wl d g thi m th d f
no e e t o gg t i
s Th k s te o o au su es on . an o
y g d dvi t h tt k f v t whi h I w
ou r oo a ce e a ac s o n er es, o c as
subj t h v ti l y di pp d d I m t i
ec , a e en re sa eare , an a c er a n
th t I m mpl t ly
a a d M v I f l my l f
co e e cu r e . o r eo e r , ee se
d d by
su r r ou n p i f
e whi h i f lt i g
a su e r or or c e c s an u n a er n

g i
u d wh i
e h i d m t v m with
c a th
s d if e o o er c o e, e ase , e
fi lt i
cu f li f
es o e.

Mme F . 4, r ue d e B ou gain vil le .

 “ ”
98 TH E COUE '
ME TH OD

digestion ; I am no l nge obliged t o li ve n milk as I o r o ,

us d t
e an d the
o are no m e p ains at whi h I mre or , c a
v y h p py My husb nd i ast onish d t o find t h t
er a . a s e a ,

wh tr v lin g I am fr f om h da h whil
en a e , ee r ea c e
m l y I h d t t k t abl ts all t h tim
er a o w th a e e e e. o ,

t yo
o d m d m I hav n need of medi ine ny
u, e ar a a e, e o c a
m o re .B t I d t f g t t
u peat tw nty times
o no or e o re e cv
er y m o i g n d v nin g t h ph ase whi h y ou hav
rn n a e e e r c e
t a g ht m Ev y d y m in ev y way I am gett in g
‘
u e: er a , er ,

bett d b tt
er an e er .
’

B P .

P ar is .

I am d
htf lly s p is d t th
eli g u ul ts whi h I ur r e a e r es c
h v bt ai d n d am t ill btaini g daily b y use f
a e o ne , a s o n ,
o
th x ll t m thod whi h y ta ght me of conscious
e e ce en e c ou u
t
au osu g g ti n I w
es o m t ll y . d physicall y si k
as en a an c .

N w I m w ll an d al m t l w ys in high spi it s My
o a e os a a r .

d pr ssi h giv w y t o const ant ch ful ess and

e e on as en a
'

ee r n
I t inl y d t ompl i of t h e hange S ap rist i l
cer a o no c a n c .

H w w t h d I
o re c d t b I w unabl e t o di gest
e us e o e. as
'

a n ythi g wh t v it w ; now I digest v yth ing

n , a e er as e er
an d t h int st i al f n t ion
e e n at ral
n M oreove I
u c s are u . r,
s nfl d f m i omni
er e ro n d n ow t h
ns night s are n ot l ong
a a e
en o ug h I .l d n o t w k
co u at all n w I am ca p bl o f
or , o a e
d i g all ki ds of h d wo k Of all my ail ments
o n n ar r .

no thin g m i s b t n occasi nal sli ght t o h of heu

re a n u a o uc r
m t i m b t I m su
a s , u t hat b y t h e cont in u ed use o f
a re

y s
ou r p l di d m enth o d t h t l w il l dis
ea pp e as v ery a a so ar e
t hin g ls di d e I ann ot fi d p ro pe words t o xp ress
e . c n r e
m y d p g t it d t y
ee ra u e o ou .

Mme F ri ry B ou levar d Malesher bes

.
,
.
 F ROM L E TTE R S TO MLLE . KA UF MANT
D iscip l e o f M Cou é
. .

Nice,
b tt
F eelin g e er an d e er sin ce I a e b tt
oll o e the hv f wd
t d
me h o of au t osu ggesti on ic y ou au g t me , I con wh h t h
d
si er it my d t
u y t o t ank y ou m os h
eart il y I am n ow th .

q p
u alified t o s eak o f t h e g rea an d u n en i a l e ad t d b
v tan ages o f th hd
is met o , as it al on e p u t me on t h e r oa d
t o r ec o e ryv td
My illn ess c onsis e o f a l esi on in t h e
.

l u n gs, wh h d p tt b d
i c cause s i in g of l oo an d i n a i i on dd t
pp t t h
I had n o a e i e f or anyt in g , omit e v dd
ail y , b
ec am e
a mere sk el et o n an d su fi er e d f bt
r om o s in at e c ons i a tp
t ion . p tt b d d
The s i ing of l o o l essen e al mos imme iat e t d
t pp d v
ly an d soon s o e en t irel y t h e omit in g cease , co n d
st ip at i on disa ppear ed , my a pp t t
e i e cam e b
ack an d in
h
t wo mont s I gain e t el e d w v p d ou n s .

I n th p esen ce f s h es l ts ob
e r o v d t l y by
uc r u , ser e no on
my p are ts n d f i en ds b t lso b y th d t
an r u wh a t e oc or o a
t n ded m f
e e sev al m n th
or it i imp ssibl t d y
er o s, s o e o en
t h good fi t s o f
e e t osugg tion n d I m t d l e
ec au es a us ec ar
p blicl y th t I ow my t t o li f t y m thod
u a e r e u rn e o ou r e .

Y u are a t h ri d t
o u omy ze m if I an b e f
o use na e c o
ser vice t o
p t h rs W it he d p g
.ra t i t d I b g t o
ee re m i n u e e a ,

y ours m o st gra tef ll y u

J ann Gilli 15 Av e e B o igli n, en u e rr o e .

Nice , Mar c h %
191 9 .

I d
consi er it a sacre d d ty
to e r ess t o y ou my
u xp
deep gr at hv
i t u hde f or a in g t au g t me y our met o of hd
aut o gg e tio n f
su w hId vd h
s r om h ic eri e su c g reat en efits b .

Thanks t o y ou dear madam I s if , e, u er n o l onge f om r r

those f eq ent and agoni ing p l pit ti n
r u z a a o s o f th h art e e
99
 “ ”
100 THE COUE ME TH OD

l ost f or mon th s As a os ital . h p nu rse Ihv a e to t hank

y ou f or t h e al m ost mi r ac ul o us reco er y v of on e of my

t hatt h e worst mig t a en at an y momen t h h pp

w en h
f h v
merci ul ea en sen y ou t o h im Af t er y our ery fir st t . v
p
visi t t h e s itt in g of l o o cease , his a eti e retu rne b d d pp t d
ft
an d , a er y ou h ad ma e a f ew mo re visit s t o h is si ck d
bed, all t h e o rgan s gr a u all y resu me t eir n ormal d d h
fu n c ions t F in all y we h ad t h e
. l easan t sur rise o f p p
seein g him arri e on e day at y o ur rv
i at e clin i c p v
wh ere , bf
e o re t ose h resen , h e himsel t ol p
t h e st ory t f d
of h is w d f
on er ul cur e , ascri in g it t o y ou r p ersonal m b
I t h ank y ou f ro m th e v yber ott om o f my hear t .

A . Kettn er , 26, A venue B or r ig lio ne .

v d n A g t 30 1920 Li er u ,
u us , .

F m d y t d y I h v p t 3 w it i g t o th nk
ro a o a a e u 0 r n a

y ou f t h cu e
or o f m y li t tl eS y l v ai r I w as in d esp a i r e n.

wh n t h d t o t ol d me t h t t h re was n t hin g m re
e e oc rs a e o o

t o b e don excep t t gi v hi
e, m a h c b y se d
oi n g him e c an e n

t o th san at ium t A ca h
e or J i oot n ar Duna r c on or u c , e
ki k r I w . ab o t t se d him th
as whe Mm Col
u o n ere n e.

lard advi e d goi g t o see y s first F eel in g sk eptical

n ou .

abo t it I h si tat d b t n ow I h v
u , e t h e p oo f o f your
e u a e r

sci n ce my S y l v i n h as compl t l y r ecove e d

e , a He n w e e r . o

cat s wit h go od app tit e hi pimples and glands are e ,

s

compl t el y c d n d m t ext aord in ary of all since

e u re a , os r ,

ou r first vi it t o y ou h h as n t cou gh e d ny more

s , e o a ,

n ot even o S ince l ast J n e h e h as gai ed six

n ce . u n

po n d I can nev th ank y o n ough and will p ro

u s . er u e
l im p bli cl y t h
c a b fits
u iv d f m y r treat
e en e rece e ro ou

ment .

Mme P o irson
. .
 “ ”
102 TH E CODE ME TH OD

c o very is so com pl t t h t I
e e a c an n ow e at meat an d al so
t ak e a po un d f b ad d il y
o re a . H ow can I t ank y ou ? h
I re p e at , it is t o y g
our d oo su ggest ions th
at I owe my

J e ann e Gr os j e an .

Nan cy , No v mbe er

P erson ally t h e sc ie n c e of au t osu gg ic ,

esti on
— wh h
d d d t
in ee , I consi er en ir ely as a scien ce— h as e en o f b
g r e at e nbefit t o m e ; m y i n t e res t i n it co n in u es , p a r t
b
ticul arly , ec ause I fin d it t o b e t h e me ans of ex ercis
in g t r ue c ari ty h .

h
I n 1 91 5 , w en f or t h e first ime I was t resen t at p
o n e o f Mr Cou é s l ec ur es,
’
. t I
c on ess I was en t irel f y
p
sk e t ic al ; b u t i n t h e ac e of f
acts r e e at e f p
a h u n d r ed d
times in my ery v p
r esen c e , I h ad t o b ow e or e t h e bf
vd
e i en ce an d recogn ize th t
a au t osu gg est i on oes act , al d
th hou g o f c ou rse in d ifi e r en t d
egr ee s, on or gan ic dis
t
e as es S r an gel y , t h e onl
. cases in y ic I a e kn o n wh h h v w
h
it t o f ail (an d t ose er e ery r are ) w v w
er e o f a n ervous
h
n at u r e su c th
as n eu r as eni a an d imagin ar mal a i esy d .

d
I t is n ee l ess t o t ell y ou again t at Mr Co u é insists, h .

f v
lik e y oursel , b u t e en more st r on gl , on y
is oin t th p
‘
ht
t a he d p f
oes n ot er or m an y m iracl es, h a he t t oes d
n ot cu r e anyb dy o ht
, b u t t a h e o n l t e ac es eyo h p p
l e t o
h v
cu r e t emsel es
’
f th
I c on ess
. at , on t is oin , I amh p t
t d
still a l i t le in cr e ul ous ; f o r if Mr Cou é oes n ot
. d
y
act u all p
cu re erso n ally , h e is m ost eci e l y a d dd
ower p
v
f ul ai d t o rec o ery p h H e u ts eart an d n ew cou r age
.

t h h
in o t h e si ck an d aMict ed an d t eac es t em n e er t o v
d pes air p f
He h as an u l i t in g influ en ce an d g ui es
. d
th em t o mor alh h th t b y d h
eig t s hi er o e on t em an d w ic , h h
in th v d t h v
eir e ery ay ma erial ism, t ey ne er e en con v
ceived of .

d p I
Th e e e er gdy
o in t o t h e s t u o f a u t osu g g est io n , t h e
b
t h e ett er I b d d
am a l e t o u n erst an th e di ine l aw of v
d v h h h
c on fi en c e an d l o e w ic h C rist t au g t us : L ove th y
 LE TTE RS 103

neig h bor as v
th yself ; gi e him a littl e of y our heart an d
of y our mor al force ; h p el him rise if he h as allen ; f
h eal him if h e is sick . htT a is t h e Gi
‘
ft of God
’
of
wh h J
ic p d
esu s s e ak s t o t h e go o t
S amari an . A u t osug
g es t i on is a b e n ef t
fic i al an d c o m o r in g sc ien ce an d i t s
app t fh t p t v d
lica io n , r om my C ris i an o in o f iew, ten s t o
b d t d th t
mak e us e t t er un ers an h d a we ar e all t h e c il ren
th t
o f God , ah v w th
we all p td
a e i in us u nsus e c e , nu
d d f
r e ame ofwh h ht y d t d
orc es i c , ri g l ir ec e , ser ve t o
v h
el e at e u s mor ally an d t ophy h eal u s sical ly T ose
.

y hv
wh o do n ot kn ow our science or a e mer el y a sligh t
h d p
ink li n g o f it , s oul j d n ot ass u gmen t unl ess an d
t th h v
u n il ey d
a e wi t n esse t t h e magn ificen resul ts oh
by
t ain ed t d d
au t osu gg esti on, an d t h e gre a g o o i t oes .

M L D
. .
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106 TH E COUE ME TH OD

st acl es, cre ate d by

v whi ch act lik e a veil placed
ou rsel es ,

between God n d ourselv s ; as ag s spended ove

a e a r , u r

a wi dow prev ts th sun f m hi i g in t o

n , en room e ro s n n a .

Qu stion H w can w i d ce snfl

e : o wh o are ea e n u e rers, n r

and d to t
ear mak g ood t o gg tio ns whi h
us, o e au su es c

wo l d w e t h m from p ain ?
u e

A nsw D n t urge o l c t r t h m b out it S im

er : o o r e u e e a .

l
p y mi n
red t h m t h t I omm d t h a
et t h y m k e tao rec en e a au

th e res ul t t hey want .

Que tion H w can o

s : pl ain satisf t ily to one s
o n e ex ac o r ,
’

sel f and t o th s this ph n m o er —, t h t th e mer e e o en o n a

re pet iti of th sam w ds I m g oing t o sleep

on
“
e e
”
or : a ,

th p w t o p du th desi ed
“ ”
I t p ss a tes, h e c ., as e o er ro ce e r

efl c t
e n d so p ow rft
, a th t th resul t is a
e t i n ty t a e cer a

A nsw Th e er : p titio f th m wo ds f rces us

re e n o e sa e r o

t o thin k t hem n d wh n w , t hi k t h m t h y b ome

a e e n e e ec

tru e for u s n d t ra ns fa m t h m l v s in t o re ality

or e se e .

Questio n H ow is n t nse v sel f ma t y as an

: o e o co r e -
s er

in w d p w ?
ar o er

A nswe T be mast e
r : f yo
o el f it i n ou gh t or o u rs s e

t hin k t h t y u are m st e ;
a o d in o d t o t hi nk it y ou
a r an r er ,

m st u p ret i t f
ea t n b t w ith o o t ney fl o
, t u u a e r .

Qu estion An d h ow o e t o k p s liberty of
’
: is n ee on e

A nswer : S elf mas ery -

t a ppli j es ust as mu c h physical
ly as it d oes men t al ly .

Q ue st ion er : We c annot esca pe t roubl o sadness can e r ,

we , if we d o do as we n ot sh oul d % I t wo ld not b e u

jus t an d au t osugg est i on cann ot , an d ou gh t n ot to p re

v en t j
ust sufl er ing .
 AL L F OR E VE R Y ONE 1 07

Mr Cou e (very
. ser io usl y an d a ffi r ma i t v ly )
e : Cer
tainl y an d assu r edl y it o u g ht n ot to be so , b u t it f
ot en
is, at any rat e f or a t i me .

Qu estion : th t p t i t w
Wh y d hav
did a a en , no cure , e
th os in ce nt d t
essaibl tt k ? an er r e a ac s
A w ns H xp t d th
er : tt k ; h f d th m ;
e e ec e ose a ac s e e ar e e
h en cehe p v k d t h m I f thi g tl m n will m k
ro o e e . s en e a a e
u p h i m is d fi y th t h i
m l n t g oin g t
r h v ny a e s no o a e a
m o re tt k a h wil l
ac s,t h v th m eB t if h o no a e e . u e c n
t in uest o t hink t h t h will h ve th m h e a t ai ly e a e , cer n

will h ve t h m a e .

Q u estion : In w ht d
a oes y ou r me t hod di fi er from
A n swer : Th e diff i my m th d
er e n c e i t h t it
n e o s: a

b d
is ase o n t h e p i ipl th t it i ot t h will whi h
r nc e a s n e c
rul es us, bu t t h e im gi ti on
a Th t i it s f n d m n t al
na . a s u a e

Que ti n s o : Will y ou g i e m e a suvmmary o f y ou r

m th d f
e o or Mm e . B , wh o is wri ing an immrt ant
. t
work on t he su bj t ?
ec

A nswer : I can giv

e y ou a su mm ary o f my met o hd
d
in a f ew wo r s : Con rary t o th e common eli e it is t b f
n ot o u r wil l whi c h
mak es us act , b u t our imagination
(w hi c is ah
n u n c onsci o u s e in g) I f it o en a ens b . ft h pp
th at we do act as we wil l , it is ecau se we t hin k, at th e b
same t ime , t h at we we do exact
c an . If th at be no t so ,

l y t h e con r ary of t
a we wil l ed t o d o wh t
F or exam l e . p
Th e mor e a erson afili ct ed wi p i nsomn ia determines th
p x td
t o sl ee , t h e mor e e c i e h e gets ; t h e m o r e y ou t ry t o
r eme m er a n ameb ic y ou s eem t o a wh h
e o r g o t t en , hv f
th e mo re el us i e it is v
I t onl y c omes ack t o y our mi n
. b d
t d “
h
if , ins ea of t ink in g I h ave forg otten, y ou r ep l ace
1 08 TH E COUE ME TH OD

t h t t h o gh t b y
a u I k no w i t , I k now it, I re member i t .

Th e more we b rst f l ght e th

st ri e v to su pp r ess a u o au r, e

m ore vi l tly t h l ght e p l des Th m

o en e au p er x o . e or e a er

so n l i g to id
e ar n n bi y l wil l t o v id_
r bt l
e a c c e s a o an o s ac e ,

th t ight h n ight i t o it
e s ra er e ru s r n .

W m t th f
e us d v to di t
, ere ore , enimagina ea or r ec ou r

ti —
on whi h t p t di t
c a I n t his w y w
resen rec s us. a e

eas il y b m phy i ll y n d m t ll y m t
eco e, f
s ca a en a , as ers o ou r

se lv H w
es. w t o iv t t hi
are l t % By t h
e o arr e a s resu e

p ti f
rac ce oi t g g sti n w hi h
c onsc ous au osui b ase d e o , c s on

thi p i ipl E v y id fi ml y impl t d i

s r nc e: er e a, r an e n ou r

mi ds t ds t b
n ,
m t
en f o d t li
e co it l fe rue o r us an o re a ze se

Th if w d i
u s, m thi g phy i l
e m tal w
es r e so e n s ca or en ,
e

can o bt i it a n l t p vid d w peat pid

, soon er or a er , ro e e re ra

ly d ft
an th t th thi g i g i g t h pp
o en , a ie n s o n o a en , or s

no t g i g t h pp
o n cc di ng as t wh t h
o a it i
en , a m or o e er s so e

thi g d i bl
n d i bl
es r a e or un es r a e.

E v yt hi g i p vi d d f
er n i th g s l f m l t
ro e or n e en e r a or u a o

b e use d m i g d ight E v y d y i ev y w y
o rn n an n : er a , n er a ,

I am g et ti n g b ett er and b et ter .

Q u est i o n : F or t h ose wh o ar e sad or wh o ar e in dis

t ress ?
A nswerAs l ong as y ou t ink
: I am sad, y ou ca n h
n ot b e g ay ; an d in or er t o t hin k some t hing it is en ou gh d
t o say , wi t ou efl or t :
“
h t
I thin k t his thin g, ”
et c P ain .

or d t
is r ess, n o ma er h ow iol en t it may b e, will distt v
a pp
e ar . h
T at I can afl rm p ositivel y .

A man , ent wit b

h h
r eumat ism, arri es, ainf ull y v p
draggin g h f h h p
imsel wit t h e el of two can es His ace . f
h
s ows a u ll e
s d xp
res ion o f ain A p
s t h e r oo m is fill .

in g up M Cou é n t
r. nd fter q e ers a ,
a u est ioning t his man ,
sa sy t o him : Well
Y ou say y ou ave een sufi ering
‘
. h b
fro m r h eu mat ism f or thi rty two y e ars and y ou cannot -
 “ ”
110 TH E CODE ME TH OD

A doct o r A u t osu ggest ion is t he great P ower of

Heali ng . He rel ies on t h e genius of Cou é .

A f ormer magist rat e e cl aims ent usiast i call y : x h I

can n o p u t my a t
reci at ion in o wor ds l pp
I th ink it is t
d
a mir a l e l
’
b
t
A socie y woman , overexcite b y t h e disa p ear an ce d p
o f h er snfl erin gs, e cl aims : x
Oh l Mr Cou é , on e woul . d
are t h e

th
A n o er l a y , ersel alsod ery mu c h
imp remed, set f v h
f h
h er el l ow eare r r ig t , b y say in g : “
No, His am as h b
d
sa o r .

An Ol d delightf ul to be ble even when

la yd : I t is a ,

one is age d an d f agil e t o place a feeling of general

r ,
re

we k n ess n d ill heal th b y o

a a of re f eshme t an d ne r n

g en al w ll being
er Th e m t h od f Mr E mil Cou e
-
. e e o . e

can I aM m f
,
I h ve exp eri
r , d it myself bring
or a en ce ,

abou t t hat indesc ib bly h pp y res l t whi ch is all th

r a a u e

m e ompl te an d l ast in g as it relies on th e all powe

or c e , r

f l force whi h is wit hi us

”
u c n .

A t l y symp t h t i v ice c ll ed him b y t h e mod t

ru a e c o a es

h p f t o t h t of
“ ”
n m a e e r e ersmast e i e P ofessor a r . .
,
r

Cou é .

A y oun g woman , lik ewise ery en usi ast ic , says v th

Mr Cou é goes st r aig t t o his mark , att ains it sur el y
. h
an d d v
eli ers h is at ien t p
He raises gener osi y an d . t
d
k n owle ge t o t h e ig es h h tp
it ch by l ea ing t o th e p ati en v t
f
hi msel th e meri t of his own deliver ance, te ac ing him h
at t he same t ime t h e use o f a most marv lous powe e r.

A lite a y
r r m an , re q u est e t o writ e a lit t l e e i o m d
e pt
of t e
h en e fic i alb m et o re u s ed a s ol u t ehd
l y a n d st at e f b d
 AL L F OR E VE R Y ONE 111

emp h at icall y m phr t hat th e

ase sim e , i t p asse s, is t h e

e pit me sin ce b y its use acco di g

o , , r n to t he
‘
met o , hd
it u ses all sufl e in g t
ca di app r o s e ar A n d t h e many
.

t h ousan ds of i k f lk s wh h v be s c o o a e en rel ie e vd
or cure d
will n ot o t di t him c n ra c .

A lady wh o h as sufiered mu c ecl ar es : I n r e rea hd -

d
in g t h e me o
‘ ’
th d
more an d more I fin d it su erio r p
to th e mo re len gt y wri in gs w ic h
it h as ins ir e t h h p d .

h th
Tr uly , t ere is n o in g t o b e a e an d n o in g t o b e dd d th
t ak en away f r om th e met h od . It re mains onl y to
p
s read it . I h
s all do t h t in
a v
e ery way p ossi b le
”
.

In co n cl usion I will say : Al t h ou g h Mr Cou é

.
’
s mo d
est y causes v him t o answer e ery on e :

I h v n m gn ti fl i d
a e o a e c u hv I i fl
a e no n u en ce

I have neve c d nyb dy r ur e a o My di ipl bt sc es o ain the

same esu l ts my l f
r as se .

I can in all sin c erit y :

say ,

I nst r uct ed as t ey ar e h
by t his ricel ess me o p ey att em th d th
t o oll ow e ir pt f th
mast er and inst ru ct or , an d w en , in some f ar is an h d t t
h v
futu re , th e t rilling oice o f t h e au t or is c all e t o a h d
h h ph
ig er s ere an d c an n o l on ger t eac em e re b e h th h
low, t h e meth od, his work , will c on in u e t o c on ri u e t t b t
in h
elp in g, consolin g an d cur in g ousan s an d th d
h
t ousan s o f d
uman e in gs hIt b
ill b e i mmort al, an d . w
d
will be commu nicate b y gen er ou s F r an c e t o t h e en ir e t
worl d for t h e man of lett ers was ri g t He kn ew h .

p
h ow t o ex ress in on e a ro riat e wor t is t r ue, sim pp p d h
p l e y et m ar el ous ai d i v
n c o n u eri n g a i n : I t p asseqs % p
Th ere is t h e e it ome p .
 S OME NOTE S ON THE TRI P OF MB . c oo n T o
PARI S : OCTOB E R, 1 91 8 .

Th e desire t h at th e t eachin gs oe Coué in P aris, .

b h d
last Oct o er , s oul not b e l ost t o ot h ers, h as in du ced
h dw
me t o writ e t em o n We will not men ti on at t his
.

t b
t ime th e grea n um er of ment al an d y si cal snfl erers ph
d
wh o, un er his treatmen t , a e seen hv
ei r t rou l es an d th b
p ains l essen an d disa pp m
ea r , b u t li i t our sel es t o a sim v
p l e st at emen t of a few of his t e ac in gs h
Que tion H ow is it th at I do n ot obt ain bett er
s : re
su l t s in sp it e of using y our m th od and fo mul a ?
e r

gr oun d of y o u r d
min an u nc onscious dou b t , or ecause b
y o u m a k e e fi or ts R . em em e r b p
l ease ,t h a t eff ts are de
o r

t ermined by t h e will I f y ou b rin g t h e will in o l a

. t p y
y o u r un a se r i ous r is k o f b r i n i
g gn t h e i m a g in a t i o n in t o

l
p y a a t t h e sa m e t im e , b u t in o sOpp
it i on t o y ou r w ish ,

b b j
th us rin ging a ou t ust t h e re er se o f w at y ou esire v h d .

at on ce h d
No , t at oes not t rou bl m e e at all, not at

y
all ; if an t hin g it is rat er agreea h ble to m e.
”
I n sh ort ,
d
th e i ea is t o work y ou rsel int o a f go od f rame o f m in , d
t
rat h er t han in o a b ad on e .

p e nsabl e if they h urt the p r ide of t he su ect ? bj

A nswer : No, t hey are not indm ensab le, but th ey are
11 2
 “ ”
1 14 THE COUE ME TH OD

st ance : I am will ;
gain in gMy p oise , and y ou

memory imp roves, an d it ce rt ainl y will imp rove ; I

am abl e t o con tr ol my sel f absol u t ely , an d t h ere is n o

q u es ti
bu tonat y ou ill th w .

f
I f y ou t ell y our sel th e c ont r ary , it is th e con t r ary
h h
w ic is go in g t o a en Wh at y ou t ell y oursel p er h pp . f
sist en tl y an d ver y r ap id l y , c om es t o ass ( r o i e of p p vd d
c ou rse , t a it is some ht in g n atu ral ) th .

A F E W TES TI M ONI ALS .

One y oun g la y t o an ot er : d
H ow sim le it all is % h p
h h
T er e is n ot in g t o add t o it ; h e seems t o b e ins ire p d .

D on t y ou
’
th
ink t er e are some uman h
ein gs wh o h b
d
r a i at e influ en c e ?

A n eminen P arisian t d oc t or sai dt o a n um e r o f o b the r

phy sic ians ar oun h im d I hv a e com pl te ely ad pt e d

o

th e i d eas of Mr Cou é . .
”

A p oly t echni ci an , kn own as a se er e v cr i ti c, says o f

“
Mr Cou é : H e is a ower
.
”
p .

Y es ; he is p w f good ; wit h t m y for th

a o er or ou er c e

b d a tos gg ti
a u u f th es d f ti t typ b t i
ons o e e ea s e, u n

d f t igab l y
e a tiv p ain t kin g d miling h is at ll
ac e, s a an s , e a

times eady t o h l p v y n t o d v l p his o h e p e

r e e er o e e e o .
r r r

son alit y F in all y h tea hes them h w t o

. e th m c o cu r e e

selv ; th es t h be efici l
ese ar e h ar act e ist i e of t h e n a c r cs

C é ou
“
m th d ”
e o .

H ow l d on f il t o desi
c ou from t he ve y bott om
e a r e, r

of o h a t th t ll might d st and and seize th

ne s
’
e r , a a un er e

g d
oo w w h
ne i h Ms C é b i
c n g I t i t hre aw
. k ening ou r s . s a ,

p i
ossbl f e v y o
or n e of t h
e p rso
er n al p owe to b e
, e e r

h l thy su cessf ul and hap p y

ea , c I t is if y ou cons nt .
, e ,

y ou w o
r % h le life ,
 A LL F OR E VE R Y ONE 1 15

There fo e it is the p ivil ge and th d ty of th ini

r , r e e u e

ti t d t o p ad by
s e s re v y p ibl m n t h e k wl
, e er oss e ea s, no

edge of this w d f l m thod t h h p py es lt f

“
on er u e , e a r u s o

which hav b r cogni d n d t stifi d t by m ny

e e en e ze a e e o a

tho san ds of pe
u n S h t timo y will t
rso s. h th uc es n eac o er

th n d f p pl wh ff wh
ousa s o eo ei p i d i
o su er , o ar e n a n an n

te a dy t o de p i H lp t h m ll t g t t h b
rs, r e a s a r. e e a o e e en e

fits f this pra ti

o c c e.

Th n thi nki g f F n
e , ntfi M p h ot b t b is d ;
ra ce, an u ru e

of h d f nd
er e e vi t io b t m til t d ; f ll th
ers, c or us u u a e o a e

phy i l nd m t l fi i g
s ca a en a d by t h w ; m y
su er n cause e ar a

thos wh h v th pow
e o a e th g te t p w v er e r ea es o er e er

g iv n
e t m on i t h
a p ow fs d i g g e d — S t ) er o o n oo
’
o c r a cs

see t o it th t thi in exha t ibl

a s f m t l d us e sou r c e o en a an

phy i al f
s c whi h t h C
o r ce
“
m th d c
”
p t withi e on e
I

e o u s n

th e re ach of ve y on b m th p t im y of t h
e r e, eco es e a r on e

en ti n atio and th gh it f ll h m ity

re n , r ou , o a u an .

Mme E M I LE L EON,
.

Collab orat or , at P aris, of Mr Cou é . .

 1 18

Ho w to Prac t ic e Co n sc io u s
A u t o su g g e st io n
E very morning on awak eni n g an d e ery v evening as
soo n as y o u ar e in b e d , cl ose y ou r e y es, an d with t fix
ou
y
in g our a t en ion on t t wh t y a ou say , p r o n oun c e tw ty en

t j t
im es, us l ou en ou g d h th t yso a ou may ear y our h own
wo d t h foll
r s, e owin g ph ase i g
r , us n t
a s rin g wit h tw nty e
k n ots in it f or c ou n ti
ng
“
Day b y da y , in e ve ry wa y , I am g e tt in g

d
Th e wor s : I n ever y way “
b
e in g g oo d
f or an y ing th
v h
an d e eryt in g, it is n ot n ec essary t o f t
or mu l a e p ar
t
t icul ar au osu ggest ions .

Mak e th t
is au osu gges io n t w th f th
i ai d
an d c o n fi en c e ,

an d wi th
t h e c ert ain ty th t
a y ou a r e g o in g t o o a in bt
wh t y a d i ou es r e .

M v if d i g t h d y
ore o er , ur n ight y ehv a or n , ou a e a

phy i l m nt l p in d p i imm di t ly f
s ca or e a a or e r ess o n , e a e a

fi m to y
r l f th t y
ou rse t g i g t
a ou i
ar e n o ly o n o c ons c ou s

t ib t
c on r n y t hi g t
u e a m i t i th t p i
n o d p
a n a n a a n or e r es

si o n, b t th t it will di pp
u a q i k l y Th i l t
sa e ar u c . en so a e

y ou r s l f
e m h
as p i bl
uc l asy ossy d p
e , c ose
as o ur e es, an s

y ou r h n d a oss y ac r f h d i foury t b l
or e i ea o ur rou e s

m t l
en a , v t h hi g p t f y b dy if y
or o er e ac n ar o ou r o ou r

tro bl e is physi l d p t q i k ly m vi g y
u ca , an re ea u c ,
o n ou r

lips t h w rd C ti
”
, e o It p s: it p tasses, asses, e c. on nu e

this l o g m y b
as n as s
ay a t ile t h m
n ec est l r , un e en a or

physi al p in h di pp d whi h it
c a as sa ll y d
e ar e , c usu a oes

wi thin tw ty en tw t y fiv or d B gi g i v
en -
e se co n s . e n a a n c

e ry t ime y ou fin d it n ecessary t o do so .

Lik e t h e first au t osu ggest ion g i en a o e , y o u mus v bv t

p
re eat th
is on e also wi a so l u e ai th b
an d c on fi en ce , t f th d
b u t cal ml , wi ou y efi o r t th t
Re ea t h e ormu l a as . p t f
E M IL E Co mi .
 S UGG E ST E D L I ST

OF S TA N D AR D W O R KS ON AU T OS U GGE S T I ON ,

P S YCH O O GY A N D O T H E R L ALLI E D SU BJE CT S .

AD LE R D Al f d —T h N ti
, r. re e e uro c Co nst it ut io n .

A R N OLD F O S TE R M L —S t di
-
, . . u es in D reams
B AL D W I N J m M M t l D , a es .
-
en a ev e l o p ment m the

BAUD OU I N , Ch arle y -
S ugg e st ion an d A u t o sugg est io n

B E TTS , G H . .
—T h e M ind and Its

B R I LL ,
P ro f . A. A— F u n dam e n t al Co nc ep t io ns of

P sy ch oanaly si s
B R O O KS , C . H arry —T h e
. Prac t ic e of A ut o sug g e st io n

b y t h e M e th o d of E mil e 0011 6
B R OW N , H .
—Advanc ed
B R OW N ,
—
W P sy ch o lo gy
. and

COR I A T , I sado r H .
—Re p ressed
D E W E Y, J —
H uman Nat ure and

D R E VE R , J .
-
Psy c h o l o gy of E very D ay
E DS ON , D . O —Ge t t ing
. W h at W e W aa
FI R TH , V M .
—M achinery o f t h e
.

F RE U D , Pro f S ig mund —D elu sio n s

. and D re am s . W it h
an I nt r o duc t io n b y D r G S t anl ey . .

I nt erp re t at ion of Dreams

FRI N K H W —M , . . or bid F e ars and Co mp ul sio ns m m .

GE N TI LE G —Th , . eo ry of M in d as Pur e
H E AL Y W M t , a- en al Co n flic t s an d

1 19
 “ ”
120 TH E COUE ME TH OD

B
H O H OUS E , L . T .—M in d in
H OL L I N GW ORT I I , H -
. L .
—Vo c ati onal
A
J ME S , W .
—Psy ch ol o gy ; Ad vanc ed Co urs e, 2
Psy ch o l o gy ; B riefer Co ur se , 1

JU N G, C G —Psy c h o l o gy
. . of t h e Un c

KI T S O N , H —H o w t o U se . D . Yo ur
KU L P E O swal d —Ou t lin e s o f
,

LAY W —Man s Unco nsc io us

, .
’

LAW RE N CE , D H . .
-
Psy c h o anal y sis an d th e

Un co nsc io us
LE VY P E —R
, . . at io nal E du cat io n of th e W il l .

M A R S H ALL H , . R —Mind
. an d

M E R CI E R Ch as —S anit y, . and I nsani t y m m “ .

MO LL , Dr . Alb ert —Hy p no t ism

M U N S T E R BU R G , Hu g o —Psy ch o lo g y :
. Ge n e ral an d

Ap p l i d e

M YE R S O N,
—
AL F o undat io n s of P e rs o nal ity
PI E R CE , F —Our
. U nc o n sc io u s M in d an d H o w t o U se I t
P R I N CE , M -
. T h e U nc o nscio u s

Q U A CK E N B O S , J D . .
-
B o dy an d

R US S E LL , B . A . W —Anal y sis
. of

SE A S H O RE , C E .
—Psy ch o l o gy
. in Daily L ife m m

S T E KE L , D r . W ilh e lm —T h e Bl e o ve d E go
S T O U T, G F s .
'
-
A nal yt ic P sy ch o l o gy ; 2
T AN S LE Y A , . G —T h e N e w Psy c h o l o gy
. an d I t s R e la

TI TC H E N E R , E . B —Ah
. Ou t line of Psy c h o l o gy . .

E xp e riment al Psy c h o l o gy .
 C o u é L e agu e of A m e ric a
I n F ranc e , a nd v a rio u s c o un ries o f t E u ro p e wh e re t he
ea rlie s tb e ne fi t o f Mr . Co ue s c linic s was t
n a u rally fel t ,

t he re c ame an earl yd ema n d fo r an o rganiza tion to u nit e

t h o se wh o we re symp at h e t ic wi th thi w s o n de r ful w o rk ,

an d t h e L o rraine S o c ie ty of p
A p lie d P syc h o lo gy resul ed t ;
an d no w, in Ame rica , a v e ry g rea in e re s has t t t d v l p ed
e e o

whi h ic s demanding a fo rm o f o rgan iza t ion . In thi b ys us

day man y of th e be s t thi ngs slip in t

o t he b ack gro u nd o f
o ur th ght
ou , and ar e p ra c tic ally t
lo s t o us . I t mu s t t no

be so with thi s. T he ne e d is so g rea t an d t he

“
Me th do
”

t th t
‘

so sc ien t ific , p r ac t ical and e ffic ie n a we sho u ld mak e

t he mo s t of it , fo r v
o ur se l e s an d o th er s . T he remo en ess t
of F ran ce a nd t h e diff e re nce o f langu age see med to make
a p t
se ara e o rgan iz a ti on de sirab le in thi s co un ry t and

th e re fo r e a num be r o f p e r so n s ha v e uni e d t in fo rming

“ ”
th e COU E L E A GU E OF A M E R I CA A nyo ne may .

b eco me a m em e r o f t h e
“
b ”
L E A GUE b y re gis e ring his t
o r h er name and addre ss, u s e x p re ssin
g an in e re s in th t t
the Co ué I de al of S E L F M A S T E RY by A UT O S UG
GE S T I O N .

h
T is is no t p r i ma ril y an o rganiza ti on o f th e sic k or

th o se wh o hv a e been c u re d— t h
o u gh all suc h are o f c o u rse
—
we lc o me d b u t an y wh o see in the
“
me ho d t ”
an o p p o r

t unity o f be ne fitt ing y d ct lly i 1 mi d p tira c call an a ua n 3011 , n

d b dy i vit d t it w ith t h
“
an o ,
a re COU E L E A GUE
n e o un e e

Th t h b fit i withi th rea h”
O F A M E R I CA . a su c e ne s n e c

of ll w ill I thi k b
a li d b y
, y wh giv n ea , e re a z e an o e r so n

abl th ght t thi littl boo k

e ou o s e .

122
 COUE L E A GUE OF AME RI CA 1 23

T ho thi v l m with
se who will li th t
r e ad s o u e c a re , rea ze a

M C é i m ly i t d i g
r . ou d
s t li i g
e re v y n ro uc n an ou -
n n a er

l g bj t M h h b w it t p th bj t
a r e su ec . uc as ee n r en u on e su ec

l dy
a rea d th w ill d btl b p
, an t d i th
e re ou e ss e r e sen e n e

f t m y v l m
u u re l t dian i t
o u Ap p d de s, ec u r e s, sc u s s o ns, e c . en e

t thi
o m t will b f
s an no u nc e d bibli g p hy f en e o un a o ra o

w k w i ti g W w ill b gl d t f i h y
or s no ex s n . e e a o u rn s an o ne

with pi f th b k t co es o tpi W le se oo s a c u rre n r ces . e a so

p l t kanp t h m om b f t h
ee L g i t e h w ith
e e rs o e ea u e n o uc

th dv e a w hi h m y b m d i t h b j t i f t
an c e c a e a e n e su ec n u u re

w k or s.

A co u rse of le c tu re s is no w b e ing p p
re a r e d wh ic h
p ro m ises t o b e h elp ful . T h e lec t u r e s are de sign e d t o e x
te nd t h e p rincip le s o f M r Co ué into
. se v e ral fiel ds o f in

t e re st whi h c ar e me re ly sugge s e d t in thi s t v

lit le o lu me ,

b ut are no t c arr ie d o u t in any de t a il . I n fo r m ti a o n as to

thi s c o u rse o f le c t
u re s will b e fu rnish e d o n re qu e s t .

I t is vi ti th t thi m v m t i it i t d by
o ur co n c o n, a s o e en , n a e

M C é i d ti d t h v w id i fl
r. ou s es d f l
ne o a e e n u e n ce an u se u

ne ss.T h L E A GU E th g h it e ffi will b gl d t ro u s o c e rs e a o

w
an s h q ti
e r su cm y i i t h mi d
ue s f o ns a s
y a a r se n e n s o an

of it m mb s e e rs .

A S VA N ORD E N S e cre tary

. .
,
.

Ramse y Ne w , J e rse y .
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I have the pleasu re to r e mi t en cl ose d the su m of

to bec ome an A ct i v e Member

(5 F rancs ) or a S o cial Mem b er (10 F r an cs ) of th e

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of th e S ociet y an d to b e a dmitt d f e r ee of c h ar ge , to

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I nsert 5 F rance if y ou wis t o be an acti e Mem v b er ,

or p f
10 F rancs it y ou re er t o b e a S oc ial Mem er b .
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