You and Your Forces or the Constitution of Man — Elizabeth Towne — 1923

Can you “become as a little child''? Can you, for the time being, lay aside all your preconceived opinions? Can you let go all the authorities—theologians, scientists, relatives and friends alike—upon whom you have been, perhaps unconsciously, leaning? Can you leave all these and give these lessons your undivided attention? Only so will you be materially enlightened by what you read, whether it be these lessons or some other book. You are not asked to repose a "blind faith," even for the time, in what I write. But you are asked to bring your own reason, and not another's, to bear upon the propositions stated. You are asked simply to give your best attention to the end that you may understand me. Try to see how I arrive at these conclusions. After you have finished the lessons use your own judgment about accepting them as truth. Practice their teachings and you will be convinced of the scientific side, even though you do not accept all the theory. Evolve your own theories. There are man