have really proved efficacious by centring the interest upon the stream of thought. The significant feature of the relationship between the various levels and tendencies of consciousness is found rather in the sources and the goals than in the mere fact of being underneath or above. Consciousness, we have learned, is exceedingly complex, and really to be conscious in an active sense is an attainment. Let us review the important considerations.

In this mental stream are contained all the processes and functions which in former days were attributed to faculties and powers. Thus we learn what we are through what we find ourselves doing. To-day you start out with new resolutions anticipating a day of calmness during which nothing shall disturb your composure or render you impatient. But suddenly brought face to face with a new situation you are greatly disturbed, and almost before you are aware you find yourself giving voice to impatience, vexed, and disconcerted. Presently you regain composure and experience chagrin that you did not maintain your good resolution. By inference you know that the phase of your inner life which you call your lower nature was stronger than you thought, hence your efforts must be redoubled if the ideal shall triumph. The whole of life is such an emergence into consciousness of tendencies within the self until at last we have been touched on all sides. If you are wise you