Man and Woman and Child
Harold W. Percival
Jun 2017 · Pronoun
Ebook
216
Pages
About this ebook
Written in a more casual style, but without forfeiting the clarity so evident in Thinking and Destiny, Harold Percival’s momentous first book, Man and Woman and Child offers additional information about the plight of the human.
This book follows the development of the child into conscious inquiry of him or her self and the important role parents play in nurturing that self-discovery. The author details how children become entrapped in the false notion that they are their bodies. This can lead to the “stranger in a strange land” syndrome that so many people experience. Adults can assist children to the full potential of their development, but first they themselves must come into a state of self-knowing. Mr. Percival writes of this maturation process of the human from a physiological, psychological and metaphysical perspective. Understanding ourselves from this multi-dimensional frame of reference is imperative if we are to accurately discern the relationship of self to the body we inhabit. When awakened to this reality we then have a choice—to return to the games of make-believe, or reside in that reality.
Mr. Percival presents us with a specific method through which we can locate and free the conscious self in the body thereby dehypnotizing ourselves from our self-imposed hypnotic state. And once we comprehend who and what we are it is less likely that we again will fall into forgetfulness of our true state of being. Specific instructions in breathing and thinking techniques are provided, as well as other exercises to assist with this process.
Also offered in this book is a key to extracting further meaning from the story of Adam and Eve, as well as the relationship of the Garden of Eden to what Percival calls The Realm of Permanence. The Realm of Permanence is the place from where we came and will one day return—when we have fulfilled our purpose and, thus, achieved conscious immortality.
In the last paragraph of the book the author, speaking about the destiny of the human, states:
“. . . soon or late he must, and finally will, choose to take
the first step on The Great Way to Conscious Immortality.”
This book follows the development of the child into conscious inquiry of him or her self and the important role parents play in nurturing that self-discovery. The author details how children become entrapped in the false notion that they are their bodies. This can lead to the “stranger in a strange land” syndrome that so many people experience. Adults can assist children to the full potential of their development, but first they themselves must come into a state of self-knowing. Mr. Percival writes of this maturation process of the human from a physiological, psychological and metaphysical perspective. Understanding ourselves from this multi-dimensional frame of reference is imperative if we are to accurately discern the relationship of self to the body we inhabit. When awakened to this reality we then have a choice—to return to the games of make-believe, or reside in that reality.
Mr. Percival presents us with a specific method through which we can locate and free the conscious self in the body thereby dehypnotizing ourselves from our self-imposed hypnotic state. And once we comprehend who and what we are it is less likely that we again will fall into forgetfulness of our true state of being. Specific instructions in breathing and thinking techniques are provided, as well as other exercises to assist with this process.
Also offered in this book is a key to extracting further meaning from the story of Adam and Eve, as well as the relationship of the Garden of Eden to what Percival calls The Realm of Permanence. The Realm of Permanence is the place from where we came and will one day return—when we have fulfilled our purpose and, thus, achieved conscious immortality.
In the last paragraph of the book the author, speaking about the destiny of the human, states:
“. . . soon or late he must, and finally will, choose to take
the first step on The Great Way to Conscious Immortality.”
About the author
Harold Waldwin Percival was born in Bridgetown, Barbados, British West Indies, on April 15, 1868, on a plantation owned by his parents. In 1893, and twice during the next fourteen years, Percival had the unique experience of being conscious of Consciousness, a potent spiritual and noetic enlightenment. He stated, Being conscious of Consciousness reveals the 'unknown' to the one who has been so conscious. Then it will be the duty of that one to make known what he can of being conscious of Consciousness. He stated that the value of that experience was that it enabled him to know about any subject by a mental process he called real thinking. Because these experiences revealed more than was contained in Theosophy, he wanted to write about them and share this knowledge with humanity. From 1904 to 1917, Percival published a monthly magazine, The Word, which was dedicated to the brotherhood of humanity and had a worldwide circulation. Many eminent writers of the day contributed to the magazine and all of the issues contained an article by Percival as well. These early writings earned him a place in Who's Who in America. In 1912 he began to outline material for a book which would contain his complete system of thinking. Because his body had to be still while he thought, he dictated whenever assistance was available. In 1932 the first draft was completed. The first edition of Thinking and Destiny was finally printed in 1946. Subsequently, in 1951, he published Man and Woman and Child and in 1952, Masonry and Its Symbols and Democracy Is Self-Government. The Word Foundation, Inc. was formed in 1950 to make known to the people of the world all books written by Harold W. Percival and to insure that his legacy to humanity would be perpetuated. Percival assigned the copyrights for all of his books to The Word Foundation. On March 6, 1953, Percival passed away of natural causes in New York City.
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