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ur　immune　system　below　the　belt？　AIDS　hits　us　at　a　level　we　aren't　prepared　to　deal　with。　So；　in　a　sense；　does　the　sphere。　Because　we　believe　that　we　can　think　whatever　we　want；　without　consequence。　'Sticks　and　stones　can　break　my　bones；　but　names　can　never　hurt　me。'　We　have　sayings　like　that；　which　emphasize　the　point。　But　now　suddenly　a　name　is　as　real　as　a　stick；　and　it　can　hurt　us　in　the　same　way。　Our　thoughts　get　manifested…what　a　wonderful　thing…except　that　all　our　thoughts　get　manifested；　the　good　ones　and　the　bad　ones。　And　we　simply　aren't　prepared　to　control　our　thoughts。　We've　never　had　to　do　it　before。〃

〃When　I　was　a　child；〃　Beth　said；　〃I　was　angry　with　my　mother；　and　when　she　got　cancer；　I　was　terribly　guilty。　。。。〃

〃Yes；〃　Norman　said。　〃Children　think　this　way。　Children　all　believe　that　their　thoughts　have　power。　But　we　patiently　teach　them　that　they're　wrong　to　think　that。　Of　course；〃　he　said；　〃there　has　always　been　another　tradition　of　belief　about　thoughts。　The　Bible　says　not　to　covet　your　neighbor's　wife；　which　we　interpret　to　mean　that　the　act　of　adultery　is　forbidden。　But　that's　not　really　what　the　Bible　is　saying。　The　Bible　is　saying　that　the　thought　of　adultery　is　as　forbidden　as　the　act　itself。〃

〃And　Harry？〃

〃Do　you　know　anything　about　Jungian　psychology？〃

Beth　said；　〃That　stuff　has　never　struck　me　as　relevant。〃

〃Well；　it's　relevant　now；〃　Norman　said。　He　explained。　〃Jung　broke　with　Freud　early　in　this　century；　and　developed　＇＇273＇＇　his　own　psychology。　Jung　suspected　there　was　an　underlying　structure　to　the　human　psyche　that　was　reflected　in　an　underlying　similarity　to　our　myths　and　archetypes。　One　of　his　ideas　was　that　everybody　had　a　dark　side　to　his　personality；　which　be　called　the　'shadow。'　The　shadow　cont