God Arises
Review
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observation of this phenomenon, conveyed
telepathically that the secret of human speech had
been discovered, namely, that the teeth in the upper
and lower jaws in the human mouth were
responsible for producing sound. When the upper
and lower teeth came close together – causing
friction – a sound was produced called human
speech. The friction between two objects does, in
fact, produce sound, but just as it is incorrect to
explain the origin of human speech by referring to
this friction, it is likewise ludicrous to explain
prophetic words as garbled utterances welling up
from a deeply troubled unconscious.
The thoughts suppressed in the unconscious mind
are mostly those reprehensible wishes which could
not be realized for fear of social and familial
castigation. For instance, if someone felt a desire to
have incestuous relations with his sister or his
daughter, he should repress such feelings, lest their
expression should bring down upon him the full
weight of social censure. Similarly, if any one felt
inclined to commit murder, the fear he would have
of being put behind bars and the ensuing feelings of
