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By ROBERT A.
NELSON. P s . D .
Revised Edition
ISBN: 0-921298-18-8
Copyright 1951 by R. A. Nelson
Copyright 1971 by Michael P. Hades
Copyright © 1989 by Hades Publications, Inc.
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INTRODUCTION
The 'art of reading people is a comparatively simple process, once
it is analyzed and thoroughly understood. This understanding may be
accomplished by personal experience (contact with others) and by a study
of human behavior.
Psychology is best defined as the field which deals with human
nature and human behavior in general. Thus, the application of psy-
chology will help solve, thru a better understanding, the problems that
arise as people live together in complex society.
Thru the knowledge and understanding of human behavior, the trained
psychologist or reader can easily diagnose critical situations and pre-
dict (with amazing accuracy) the outcome.
Each person presents an INDIVIDUAL problem, yet the PATTERN OF LIFE
and behavior EXPECTANCY is pretty much the same. The life of every
individual has much in common with all other individuals - all persons,
of course, falling in the category of 'human beings.' Variations of
their behavior are caused by well defined factors, which will be discus-
sed later at length.
The skilled reader must be trained to observe, classify and analyze
these factors of 'tell-tale' signs, and interpret them into future activity,
This interpretation is based upon what is KNOWN of human behavior and
how it will REACT to certain emotions and problems.
Scientists, men of medicine, psychologists and lately psychia-
trists (to say nothing of generations of 'fortune tellers') have made
exhaustive studies, recorded thousands of case histories, and have come
to very definite conclusions about human behavior. Volumes of statistics
have been compiled in complete verification.
The United States Government publishes yearly, 'The Statistical
Abstract of the United States', which is a complete statistical HISTORY
of the people of this great country. It is a bountiful story of our
behavior, from which definite conclusions can be drawn.
The findings of our learned scientific men and statistical reports
offer a basic WEALTH OF INFORMATION about people. Considerable informa-
tion of this kind has been taken from these proven sources for this
book.
However, long before such scientific investigation was made into
the behavior pattern, countless numbers of people, down thru the ages,
have assumed the role of character readers, and diviners of the future.
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In their own way, they made very much the same analysis as have the
latter day psychologists and probers into our daily lives. These people
understand HUMAN NATURE and its shortcomings and thus met a natural
demand.
The desire for knowledge of the future is a natural function of
the human - it becomes more intense as the emotions of fear, anxiety,
doubt, etc., increase. If it be a form of superstition - then super-
stition is a NATURAL emotion.
Be that as it may, there is a THIRST FOR KNOWLEDGE of the out-
come of our affairs. This is a natural function - the same as the sense
of hunger. If a person has peace of mind - contentment and without
negative thoughts, he has no desire for a solution to a perplexing prob-
lem simply because those problems do not exist any more, than a person
with a full stomach would seek additional food.
But at some time or other, EVERY HUMAN is in need of a confidant -
someone to help them solve a problem beyond their capacity - and they
seek advice and counsel.
The author has always maintained
swer to their own problems, but seldom
solution. They seek counsel of others
they may learn - and invariably follow
the average person knows the an-
has the COURAGE to accept the
in EXPECTANCY and FEAR of what
their own course.
THE PSYCHIATRIST vs. THE COLD READER
There was a time
ster or close friends.
source of this aid and
psychiatrists couch or
A magical short-cut to
when people in trouble would turn to their mini-
The materialism of our age has lessened the
comfort. More and more people are seeking the
the private reader's crystal ball for guidance.
their problems I
Psychiatry has made great advances since the last war. It is
specifically nothing more than applied psychology. In psychiatry, the
operator ASKS the subject voluminous questions about the problem., but
with the COLD READER, he must GUESS at these problems and offer counsel.
Apparently, the cold reader's task is more difficult, but such may
not always be the case. The cold reader is trained in DETECTING these
symptoms and telling the SUBJECT of the situations that have 'upset his
apple cart.'
Psychiatry is an expensive outlet for the emotions, and is still
somewhat terrifying to many people. The 'reader' is often referred to
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