attract the use of Fascination.

Those who actually develop within themselves such a spirit, regarding
it as one, that is a self beyond self, attain to a power which few
understand, which is practical, positive, and real, and not at all a
superstitious fancy. It may begin in imagining or fancy, but as the
veriest dream is material and may be repeated till we see it visibly
and can then copy it, so can we create in ourselves a being, a
segregation of our noblest thoughts, a superb abstraction of soul
which looks from its sunny mountain height down on the dark and
noisome valley which forms our worldly common intellect or mind, or
the only one known to by far the majority of mankind, albeit they may
have therein glimpses of light and truth. But it is to him who makes
for himself, by earnest Will and Thought, a _separate_ and better Life
or Self that a better life is given.

Those who possess genius or peculiarly cultivated minds of a highly
moral caste, gifted with pure integrity, and above vulgarity and
worldly commonplace habits, should never form a tie in friendship or
love without much forethought. And then if the active agent has
disciplined his mind by self-hypnotism until he can control or manage
his Will with ease, he will know without further instruction how to
fascinate, and that properly and legitimately.

Those who now acquire this power are few and far between, and when
they _really_ possess it they make no boast nor parade, but rather
keep it carefully to themselves, perfectly content with what it yields
for reward. And here I may declare something in which I firmly
believe, yet which very few I fear will understand as I mean it. If
this fascination and other faculties like it may be called Magical