I started a collection of texts from old osteopathic journals that could be of interest to osteopaths and people curious about osteopathy.
You can fin the full list here
Some were translated into French here
intuitive consciousness
By following a study with practical training, a person becomes acquainted with the principles to such fullness that he can do good work in all parts, and feels no farther effort will be required. He does his work well and feels so, because of his being master of his trade by practical experience and close observation to the study while an apprentice.
Another person of his apprentice class who never lost an hour, cannot do as good work, and lives a life of confused labor, but stands about par in all other branches. The first man has obtained from study something that the second man has not. The first drives through all kinds of difficult problems with ease, while number two is almost a failure in all places. Why the difference? Perhaps number one has worked for and obtained intuitive consciousness, or made all subjects to his mind beings of life, that live under laws made for their being. He who succeeds must study the law of all pursuits or trades. To observe and obey is the only way to succeed; he does succeed by obedience to such laws until mind and body becomes equally sensitive to the fact that man must feel that he is right before he can be successful.
By the law of knowledge and intuition all persons do succeed. Thus we should not be satisfied to know that we are right, but feel so, and act with energy to suit, and our successes will grow with time. We must feel an interest in all we do or we will always eat at the table of disappointment.
It may be possible that we do not think often enough of man’s dual nature, and that his body is under his mind, and obeys its orders all the time. By long service under the mind the body becomes saturated so thoroughly with the telegraphy of thought that it feels premonitions of an order to execute some duty before the order is given; perhaps from the fact that the body is full of the essence of mind and its action. I will drop this thought and say, that the above is only an immature suggestion. I believe the greatest blessing we can obtain is to have sensation in union and action with mind and body if we would succeed.
A.T. Still
Journal of Osteopathy, November 1898
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