Authentic Science Fiction Monthly No. 46 — page 110: what you’re looking at

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PSYCHIC TWIN ents just to make sure, I suppose.’ “Colson’s work bench is directly behind the wall against which my test motor is mounted. I wonder if. .? *“*There’s a blank here. The next thing I’m conscious of is lying on top of Colson with my hands at his throat. I’ve got to kill him. If I don’t, something terrible is going to happen. I know it!” Bridger strained at the bonds which held him to the couch. “All right, Martin,” said Peinture. He laid his hand gently on the man’s arm. “It’s all over—now relax for a few minutes.’’ The powerful sug- gestion of the Psyche’s voice lulled him to sleep almost instantly. A few minutes later he awoke, feeling refreshed. ““Well ? Whatdo youthink ?” he asked Peinture, eagerly. **Let’s talk it over,”’ said the Psyche, witha reassuringsmile. *“‘. have suspected for some time that the main source of your trouble is a direct hook- up which has been established between your unconscious mind and your motor mechanisms. ““Everyone’s unconscious is capable of correlating data and drawing conclusions. You 109 know the old idea of the ‘Psychic Twin.’ These con- clusions are normally pushed up to the conscious level in the form of intuitions or as biases towards a certain course of action. With you it works differently. Your unconscious makes decisions, and if the stimulus is sufficiently strong it is able to carry out its line of action without reference to your conscious mind, thus making you perform what would outwardly be regarded as irrational acts. “The main fault in this procedure is, of course, that the unconscious, although it may be logical in its judgment of the situation, is uncivilised in its methods and moves directly towards its goal free of any inhibitions. Somewhere along the line the conversation with Colson triggered such -a reaction. Perhaps you your- self will now be able to tell me the nature of that stimulus.” Working on Peinture’s hypothesis, Bridger ran through the hypnotically re- vived memory data. The key relationship of ideas soon became obvious. “TI think I’ve got it, Doc,” he said, hesitantly. ““My un- conscious may have been wrong in method, but it was comicbooks.com