Xiii. Future Life Of Animals : * "Life and Its Mysteries", by Frank L. Hammer, [1945], p. 114 XIII FUTURE LIFE OF ANIMALS Since the publication of Immortality a number of people have asked whether animals do not also have a future life. They said it was illogical and unjust that vicious and depraved human beings should enjoy...
Ix. Affinity : * "Life and Its Mysteries", by Frank L. Hammer, [1945], p. 85 IX AFFINITY Affinity is the force which keeps bodies together without any visible bonds and is inherent in all existing things. It is analogous to gravitation and acts on every particle of matter and spirit; hence it is not confined...
Xiv. Questions And Answers : * "Life and Its Mysteries", by Frank L. Hammer, [1945], p. 117 XIV QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS "What Is Man?" Man is an immortal spirit temporarily inhabiting a material body. This body is no more the real man than are the clothes he wears to cover it. To understand man it is necessary to study vastly...
V. Truth : * "Life and Its Mysteries", by Frank L. Hammer, [1945], p. 45 V TRUTH There never has been a time when the desire to know the truth was so prevalent and strong. There never has been a time when there were so many intelligent men and women who were not content with surface knowledge, with...
I. Birth : * "Life and Its Mysteries", by Frank L. Hammer, [1945], p. 8 p. 9 I BIRTH Strange, indeed, that people who have implicit faith in life after death should imagine the soul to be new at birth. They do not reason deeply enough. If the soul lives after death it must, of necessity, live before birth...
Xi. Immortality : * "Life and Its Mysteries", by Frank L. Hammer, [1945], p. 105 XI IMMORTALITY Numerous are the reasons advanced of why the world has seemingly gone to pieces. Extraordinary is the ingenuity writers display in avoiding the natural and obvious explanation. Some even delve into astrology in their...
Iv. Telepathy : * "Life and Its Mysteries", by Frank L. Hammer, [1945], p. 36 IV TELEPATHY What is telepathy? Telepathy is a faculty of mind, and is the power which the mind has of communicating its own thoughts and receiving the thoughts of others without employing the known channels of the senses or any other...
Untitled : This is a short collection of articles by a WWII-era US author who appears to have been influenced by New Thought, and to a lesser extent, Theosophy. He offers plain answers, without any metaphysical jargon, to the 'big' questions, including "Where do animals go when they die?". So far not much...
Viii. Equality : * "Life and Its Mysteries", by Frank L. Hammer, [1945], p. 77 VIII EQUALITY There is a story told about an old Spanish peasant who for years had heard people talk about equality, but in the village where he lived he never saw any evidence of it. Nevertheless, he was confident that something...
Xi. Reality : * "Life and Its Mysteries", by Frank L. Hammer, [1945], p. 98 XI REALITY "All reality exists in the mind. The outer phenomenon, that which appears, is only its outer expression. The visible universe is the reflection of the invisible," says Plato. "Unless a thing is apparent to the five bodily...
Vii. Miracles : * "Life and Its Mysteries", by Frank L. Hammer, [1945], p. 63 VII MIRACLES PART 1 Many people wonder whether miracles ever took place. Others believe they may have happened in Biblical times, but are somewhat skeptical whether they actually happened. They share the opinion of the agnostic who says...
X. Individuality : * "Life and Its Mysteries", by Frank L. Hammer, [1945], p. 92 X INDIVIDUALITY What is individuality? How does it differ from personality? From character? Is it permanent or transitory? Do souls retain their individuality after death? These are recurring questions. In the progression of nature...
Dust Jacket Copy : * "Life and Its Mysteries", by Frank L. Hammer, [1945], Dust Jacket cover Dust Jacket flaps "Dust Jacket flap text:" LIFE AND ITS MYSTERIES first appeared in serial form in "The New Age" magazine, and in response to numerous requests the articles are herewith published in one volume. This book...
Title Page : * "Life and Its Mysteries", by Frank L. Hammer, [1945], LIFE AND ITS MYSTERIES By FRANK L. HAMMER DORRANCE & COMPANY PHILADELPHIA [1945] Title Page Verso Scanned , May 2007. Proofed and Formatted by John Bruno Hare. This text is in the public domain in the United States because the copyright w...
Ii. Mind : * "Life and Its Mysteries", by Frank L. Hammer, [1945], p. 17 II MIND PART 1 No study is more fascinating or of greater benefit than the subject mind. It has engaged the most powerful intellects of all ages, from the days of Aristotle down to the present. However, during the last two thous...
Vi. Free Will : * "Life and Its Mysteries", by Frank L. Hammer, [1945], p. 54 VI FREE WILL In a universe governed by unalterable and immutable laws have men free will and, if so, how much? Or are the Mohammedans correct in their belief that a man's fate is bound around his neck at birth? It is true that all which...
Iii. Thought : * "Life and Its Mysteries", by Frank L. Hammer, [1945], p. 29 III THOUGHT "The mystery of thought!" In infancy our bodies awaken to enjoy the world into which we are born. Then our minds awaken to curious questioning and restless desire for knowledge. Then our souls awaken to conscious search...
Preface : * "Life and Its Mysteries", by Frank L. Hammer, [1945], p. v PREFACE LIFE AND ITS MYSTERIES first appeared in serial form in "The New Age" magazine, and in response to numerous requests they are herewith published in one volume with their permission. A few revisions have been made and two chapters...