until he can increase what he hath. And in this the Will _seems_ to
act like an independent person, ingeniously, yet withal obedient. And
the same also characterizes images in dreams, which sometimes appear
to be so real that it is no wonder many think they are spirits from
another world, as is true of many haunting thoughts which come
unbidden. However, this is all mere Thaumaturgy, which has been so
deadly to Truth in the old _à priori_ psychology, and still works
mischief, albeit it has its value in suggesting very often in Poetry
what Science afterwards proves in Prose.

To return to PARACELSUS, HEINE complains that his German is harder to
understand than his Latin. However, I think that in the following
passages he shows distinctly a familiarity with hypnotism, or
certainly, passes by hand and suggestion. Thus, chap, x, _de Ente
Spirituali_, in which the Will is described, begins as follows: "Now
shall ye mark that the Spirits rule their subjects. And I have shown
intelligibly how the _Ens Spirituale_, or Spiritual Being, rules so
mightily the body that many disorders may be ascribed to it. Therefore
unto these ye should not apply ordinary medicine, but heal the
spirit--therein lies the disorder."

PARACELSUS clearly states that by the power of Foresight--he uses the
exact word, _Fürsicht_--Man may, aided by Sleep, attain to knowledge--
past, present or future--and achieve Telepathy, or communion at a
distance. In the _Fragmenta, Caput de Morbis Somnii_ he writes:

"Therefore learn, that by Foresight man can know future things; and,
from experience, the past and present. Thereby is man so highly gifted
in Nature that he knows or perceives (_sicht_), as he goes, his
neighbor or friend in a distant land. Yet, on waking, he knows nothing