heads wholly above water. In terms of the well known figure, we do not see the wood for the trees. Some of us are able to maintain a general direction, while others have not yet learned the points of the compass. Occasionally we emerge into a clearing and make good resolutions, but forthwith plunge into the forest to grope amidst enticing objects that render us unmindful of our purpose. Spectres of our dead selves arise when we would be upright and moral. In business and vocational matters we maintain a steady pace for many successive hours, but habit draws us aside when the time for relaxation ensues. Since this is what it is to be conscious there is less reason than we thought to claim the aid of the subconscious.

To be sure, there are partly hidden clues which still serve us better than any that we plainly see. Here, for example, is an instance from real life recently told me. A business man who knew himself well decided to give up smoking and wine drinking, for he realised that these habits interfered with his spiritual progress. He knew that he could accomplish little by direct attack, therefore he simply waited, keeping his good intention in mind, expecting a favourable juncture. Finally, one day when some one offered him a cigar it occurred to him without thinking about the matter at all, to remark rather casually that he thought he would not smoke that day. That incident