Literary notes about mentation (AI summary)
The term "mentation" is depicted as a multifaceted concept in literature, referring broadly to the spectrum of mental activity—from involuntary, automatic processes to fully conscious, deliberate thought. In some contexts, it is portrayed as an essential component of life, interwoven even with plant-life and the instinctual behaviors of animals [1] [2] [3]. Authors distinguish between active, focused mentation and more subliminal forms, highlighting variations in how the mind operates, whether through deliberate concentration or inherent, automatic function [4] [5] [6]. Additionally, mentation is sometimes equated with the broader operation of the mind itself, creating a bridge between the empirical body and its often elusive intellectual processes [7] [8].
- Well, remember our axiom—"no Life without Mentation."
— from Dynamic Thought; Or, The Law of Vibrant Energy by William Walker Atkinson - A moment's reflection will give you instances of Mentation among the plants.
— from Dynamic Thought; Or, The Law of Vibrant Energy by William Walker Atkinson - Mentation everywhere in the animal kingdom, in some degree.
— from Dynamic Thought; Or, The Law of Vibrant Energy by William Walker Atkinson - Banishing from the mind all thoughts and ideas not in harmony with your special subject of study implies Active Mentation.
— from The Doctrine and Practice of Yoga Including the Practices and Exercises of Concentration, both Objective and Subjective, and Active and Passive Mentation, an Elucidation of Maya, Guru Worship, and the Worship of the Terrible, also the Mystery of Will-Force by Mukerji, A. P., swámi - Passive mentation represents automatic, involuntary thinking.
— from The Doctrine and Practice of Yoga Including the Practices and Exercises of Concentration, both Objective and Subjective, and Active and Passive Mentation, an Elucidation of Maya, Guru Worship, and the Worship of the Terrible, also the Mystery of Will-Force by Mukerji, A. P., swámi - “If we depict sapient mentation as an iceberg, we might depict nonsapient mentation as the sunlight reflected from its surface.
— from Little Fuzzy by H. Beam Piper - , (1) Body (Substance); and (2) Mentation (Mind).
— from Dynamic Thought; Or, The Law of Vibrant Energy by William Walker Atkinson - No body, without Mentation; no Mentation without a body.
— from Dynamic Thought; Or, The Law of Vibrant Energy by William Walker Atkinson
