the power of your subconscious mind by dr joseph murphy read by ken van life originally printed in 1963 by prentice hall this recording is a production of the master key society copyright 2021 master key society this recording is intended for academic research and study and may contain antiquated language expressions and ideas the views and opinions contained in this book do not necessarily reflect those of master key society and its affiliates how this book can work miracles in your life i've seen miracles happen to men and women in all walks of life all over the world
miracles will happen to you too when you begin using the magic power of your subconscious mind this book is designed to teach you that your habitual thinking and imagery mold fashion and create your destiny for as a man thinketh in his subconscious mind so is he do you know the answers why is one man sad and another man happy why is one man joyous and prosperous and another man poor and miserable why is one man fearful and anxious and another full of faith and confidence why does one man have a beautiful luxurious home while another
man lives out a meager existence in a slum why is one man a great success and another an abject failure why is one speaker outstanding and immensely popular and another mediocre and unpopular why is one man a genius in his work or profession while the other man toils and moils all his life without doing or accomplishing anything worthwhile why is one man healed of a so-called incurable disease and another isn't why is it so many good kind religious people suffer the tortures of the damned in their mind and body why is it many immoral and
irreligious people succeed and prosper and enjoy radiant health why is one woman happily married and her sister very unhappy and frustrated is there an answer to these questions in the workings of your conscious and subconscious minds there most certainly is reason for writing this book it is for the express purpose of answering and clarifying the above questions and many others of a similar nature that motivated me to write this book i have endeavored to explain the great fundamental truths of your mind in the simplest language possible i believe that it's perfectly possible to explain the
basic foundational and fundamental laws of life and of your mind in ordinary everyday language you'll find that the language of this book is that used in your daily papers current periodicals in your business offices in your home and in the daily workshop i urge you to study this book and apply the techniques outlined therein and as you do i feel absolutely convinced that you will lay hold of a miracle working power that will lift you up from confusion misery melancholy and failure and guide you to your true place solve your difficulties sever you from emotional
and physical bondage and place you on the royal road to freedom happiness and peace of mind this miracle working power of your subconscious mind can heal you of your sickness make you vital and strong again in learning how to use your inner powers you will open the prison door of your fear and enter into a life described by paul as the glorious liberty of the sons of god releasing the miracle working power a personal healing will ever be the most convincing evidence of our subconscious powers over 42 years ago i resolved a malignancy in medical
terminology it was called a sarcoma by using the healing power of my subconscious mind which created me and still maintains and governs all my vital functions the technique i applied is elaborated on in this book and i feel sure that it will help others to trust the same infinite healing presence lodged in the subconscious depths of all men through the kindly offices of my doctor friend i suddenly realized that it was natural to assume that the creative intelligence which made all of my organs fashion my body and started my heart could heal its own handiwork
the ancient proverb says quote the doctor dresses the wound and god heals it unquote wonders happen when you pray effectively scientific prayer is the harmonious interaction of the conscious and subconscious levels of mind scientifically directed for a specific purpose this book will teach you the scientific way to tap the realm of infinite power within you enabling you to get what you really want in life you desire a happier fuller and richer life begin to use this miracle working power and smooth your way in daily affairs solve business problems and bring harmony in family relationships be
sure that you read this book several times the many chapters will show you how this wonderful power works and how you can draw out the hidden inspiration and wisdom that is within you learn the simple techniques of impressing the subconscious mind follow the new scientific way in tapping the infinite storehouse read this book carefully earnestly and lovingly prove to yourself the amazing way it can help you it could be and i believe it will be the turning point of your life everybody prays do you know how to pray effectively how long is it since you
prayed as part of your everyday activities in an emergency in time of danger or trouble in illness and when death lurks prayers pour forth your own and friends just read your daily newspaper it is reported that prayers are being offered up all over the nation for a child stricken with a so-called incurable ailment for peace among nations for a group of miners trapped in a flooded mine later it's reported that when rescued the miners said that they prayed while waiting for rescue an airplane pilot says that he prayed as he made a successful emergency landing
certainly prayer is an ever-present help in time of trouble but you do not have to wait for trouble to make prayer an integral and constructive part of your life the dramatic answers to prayer make headlines and are the subject of testimonies to the effectiveness of prayer one of the many humble prayers of children the simple thanksgiving of grace at the table daily the faithful devotions wherein the individual seeks only communion with god my work with people has made it necessary for me to study the various approaches to prayer i have experienced the power of prayer
in my own life and i have talked and worked with many people who also enjoyed the help of prayer the problem usually is how to tell others how to pray people who are in trouble have difficulty in thinking and acting reasonably they need an easy formula to follow an obviously workable pattern that is simple and specific often they must be led to approach the emergency unique feature of this book the unique feature of this book is its down to earth practicality here you're presented with simple usable techniques and formulas which you can easily apply in
your work a day world i've taught these simple processes to men and women all over the world and recently over a thousand men and women of all religious affiliations attended a special class in los angeles where i presented the highlights of what is offered in the pages of this book many came from distances of 200 miles for each class lesson the special features of this book will appeal to you because they show you why oftentimes you get the opposite of what you prayed for and reveal to you the reasons why people have asked me in
all parts of the world and thousands of times why is it that i have prayed and prayed and got no answer in this book you'll find the reasons for this common complaint the many ways of impressing the subconscious mind and getting the right answers make this an extraordinarily valuable book and an ever-present help in time of trouble what do you believe it is not the thing believed in that brings an answer to man's prayer the answer to prayer results when the individual's subconscious mind responds to the mental picture or thought in his mind this law
of belief is operating in all religions of the world and is the reason why they are psychologically true the buddhist the christian the muslim and the hebrew all may get answers to their prayers not because of the particular creed religion affiliation ritual ceremony formula liturgy incantation sacrifices or offerings but solely because of belief or mental acceptance and receptivity about that for which they pray the law of life is the law of belief and belief could be summed up briefly as a thought in your mind as a man thinks feels and believes so is the condition
of his mind body and circumstances a technique a methodology based on an understanding of what you're doing and why you are doing it will help you to bring about a subconscious embodiment of all good things of life essentially answered prayer is the realization of your heart's desire desire is prayer everyone desires health happiness security peace of mind true expression but many fail to achieve clearly defined results a university professor admitted to me recently i know that if i changed my mental pattern and redirected my emotional life my ulcers would not recur but i do not
have any technique process or modus operandi my mind wanders back and forth on my many problems and i feel frustrated defeated and unhappy this professor had a desire for perfect health he needed a knowledge of the way his mind worked which would enable him to fulfill his desire by practicing the healing methods outlined in this book he became whole and perfect there is one mind common to all individual men emerson the miracle working powers of your subconscious mind existed before you and i were born before any church or world existed the great eternal truths and
principles of life anti-date all religions it is with these thoughts in mind that i urge you in the following chapters to lay hold of this wonderful magical transforming power which will bind up mental and physical wounds proclaim liberty to the fear-ridden mind and liberate you completely from the limitations of poverty failure misery lack and frustration all you have to do is unite mentally and emotionally with the good you wish to embody and the creative powers of your subconscious will respond accordingly begin now today let wonders happen in your life keep on keeping on until the
day breaks and the shadows flee away chapter 1 the treasure house within you infinite riches are all around you if you will open up your mental eyes and behold the treasure house of infinity within you there's a gold mine within you from which you can extract everything you need to live life gloriously joyously and abundantly many are sound asleep because they do not know about this gold mine of infinite intelligence and boundless love within themselves whatever you want you can draw forth a magnetized piece of steel will lift about 12 times its own weight and
if you demagnetize this same piece of steel it will not even lift a feather similarly there are two types of men there is the magnetized man who is full of confidence and faith he knows that he is born to win and to succeed then there is the type of man who is demagnetized he is full of fears and doubts opportunities come and he says i might fail i might lose my money people will laugh at me this type of man will not get very far in life because if he is afraid to go forward he
will simply stay where he is become a magnetized man and discover the master secret of the ages the master secret of the ages what in your opinion is the master secret of the ages the secret of atomic energy thermonuclear energy the neutron bomb interplanetary travel no not any of these then what is this master secret where can one find it and how can it be contacted and brought into action the answer is extraordinarily simple the secret is the marvelous miracle working power found in your own subconscious mind the last place that most people would seek
it the marvelous power of your subconscious you can bring into your life more power more wealth more health more happiness and more joy by learning to contact and release the hidden power of your subconscious mind you need not acquire this power you already possess it but you want to learn how to use it you want to understand it so that you can apply it in all departments of your life as you follow the simple techniques and processes set forth in this book you can gain the necessary knowledge and understanding you can be inspired by a
new light and you can generate a new force enabling you to realize your hopes and make all your dreams come true decide now to make your life grander greater richer and nobler than ever before within your subconscious depths lies infinite wisdom infinite power and infinite supply of all that is necessary which is waiting for development and expression begin now to recognize these potentialities of your deeper mind and they will take form in the world without the infinite intelligence within your subconscious mind can reveal to you everything you need to know at every moment of time
and point of space provided you are open-minded and receptive you can receive new thoughts and ideas enabling you to bring forth new inventions make new discoveries or write books and plays moreover the infinite intelligence in your subconscious mind can impart to you wonderful kinds of knowledge of an original nature it can reveal to you and open the way for perfect expression and true place in your life through the wisdom of your subconscious mind you can attract the ideal companion as well as the right business associate or partner it can find the right buyer for your
home and provide you with all the money you need and the financial freedom to be to do and to go as your heart desires it is your right to discover this inner world of thought feeling and power of light love and beauty though invisible its forces are mighty within your subconscious mind you will find the solution for every problem and the cause for every effect because you can draw out the hidden powers you come into actual possession of the power and wisdom necessary to move forward in abundance security joy and dominion i have seen the
power of the subconscious lift people up out of crippled states making them whole vital and strong once more and free to go out into the world to experience happiness health and joyous expression there is a miraculous healing power in your subconscious that can heal the troubled mind and the broken heart it can open the prison door of the mind and liberate you it can free you from all kinds of material and physical bondage necessity of a working basis substantial progress in any field of endeavor is impossible in the absence of a working basis which is
universal in its application you can become skilled in the operation of your subconscious mind you can practice its powers with a certainty of results in exact proportion to your knowledge of its principles and to your application of them for definite specific purposes and goals you wish to achieve being a former chemist i would like to point out that if you combine hydrogen and oxygen in the proportions of two atoms of the former to one of the ladder water will be the result you're very familiar with the fact that one atom of oxygen and one atom
of carbon will produce carbon monoxide a poisonous gas but if you add another atom of oxygen you will get carbon dioxide a harmless gas and so on throughout the vast realm of chemical compounds you must not think that the principles of chemistry physics and mathematics differ from the principles of your subconscious mind let us consider a generally accepted principle water seeks its own level this is a universal principle which is applicable to water everywhere consider another principle matter expands when heated this is true anywhere at any time and under all circumstances you can heat a
piece of steel and it will expand regardless whether the steel is found in china england or india it is a universal truth that matter expands when heated it is also a universal truth that whatever you impress on your subconscious mind is expressed on the screen of space as condition experience and event your prayer is answered because your subconscious mind is principle and by principle i mean the way a thing works for example the principle of electricity is that it works from a higher to a lower potential you do not change the principle of electricity when
you use it but by cooperating with nature you bring forth marvelous inventions and discoveries which bless humanity in countless ways your subconscious mind is principle and works according to the law of belief you must know what belief is why it works and how it works your bible says in a simple clear and beautiful way whoever shall say unto this mountain be thou removed and be thou cast into the sea and shall not doubt in his heart but shall believe that those things which he saith shall come to pass he shall have whatsoever he saith mark
11 23 the law of your mind is the law of belief this means to believe in the way your mind works to believe in belief itself the belief of your mind is the thought of your mind that is simple just that and nothing else all your experiences events conditions and acts are the reactions of your subconscious mind to your thoughts remember it is not the thing believed in but the belief in your own mind which brings about the result cease believing in the false beliefs opinions superstitions and fears of mankind begin to believe in the
eternal verities and truths of life which never change then you will move onward upward and godward whoever reads this book and applies the principles of the subconscious mind herein set forth will be able to pray scientifically and effectively for himself and for others your prayer is answered according to the universal law of action and reaction thought is incipient action the reaction is the response from your subconscious mind which corresponds with the nature of your thought busy your mind with the concepts of harmony health peace and good will and wonders will happen in your life the
duality of mind you have only one mind but your mind possesses two distinctive characteristics the line of demarcation between the two is well known to all thinking men and women today the two functions of your mind are essentially unlike each is endowed with separate and distinct attributes and powers the nomenclature generally used to distinguish the two functions of your mind is as follows the objective and subjective mind the conscious and subconscious mind the waking and sleeping mind the surface self and the deep self the voluntary mind and the involuntary mind the male and the female
and many other terms you will find the terms conscious and subconscious used to represent the dual nature of your mind throughout this book the conscious and subconscious minds an excellent way to get acquainted with the two functions of your mind is to look upon your own mind as a garden you are a gardener and you're planting seeds thoughts in your subconscious mind all day long based on your habitual thinking as you sow in your subconscious mind so shall you reap in your body and environment begin now to sow thoughts of peace happiness right action good
will and prosperity think quietly and with interest on these qualities and accept them fully in your subconscious reasoning mind continue to plant these wonderful seeds thoughts in the garden of your mind and you will reap a glorious harvest your subconscious mind may be likened to the soil which will grow all kinds of seeds good or bad do men gather grapes of thorns or figs of thistles every thought is therefore a cause and every condition is an effect for this reason it is essential that you take charge of your thoughts so as to bring forth only
desirable conditions when your mind thinks correctly when you understand the truth when the thoughts deposited in your subconscious mind are constructive harmonious and peaceful the magic working power of your subconscious will respond and bring about harmonious conditions agreeable surroundings and the best of everything when you begin to control your thought processes you can apply the powers of your subconscious to any problem or difficulty in other words you will actually be consciously cooperating with the infinite power and omnipotent law which governs all things look around you wherever you live and you will notice that the vast
majority of mankind lives in the world without the more enlightened men are intensely interested in the world within remember it is the world within namely your thoughts feelings and imagery that makes your world without it is therefore the only creative power and everything that you find in your world of expression has been created by you in the inner world of your mind consciously or unconsciously a knowledge of the interaction of your conscious and subconscious minds will enable you to transform your whole life in order to change external conditions you must change the cause most men
try to change conditions and circumstances by working with conditions and circumstances to remove discord confusion lack and limitation you must remove the cause and the cause is the way you are using your conscious mind in other words the way you are thinking and picturing in your mind you are living in a fathomless sea of infinite riches your subconscious is very sensitive to your thoughts your thoughts form the mold or matrix through which the infinite intelligence wisdom vital forces and energies of your subconscious flow the practical application of the laws of your mind as illustrated in
each chapter of this book will cause you to experience abundance for poverty wisdom for superstition and ignorance peace for pain joy for sadness light for darkness harmony for discord faith and confidence for fear success for failure and freedom from the law of averages certainly there can be no more wonderful blessing than these from a mental emotional and material standpoint most of the great scientists artists poets singers writers and inventors have a deep understanding of the workings of the conscious and subconscious minds one time caruso the great operatic tenor was struck with stage fright he said
his throat was paralyzed due to spasms caused by intense fear which constricted the muscles of his throat perspiration poured copiously down his face he was ashamed because in a few minutes he had to go out on stage yet he was shaking with fear and trepidation he said they will laugh at me i can't sing then he shouted in the presence of those behind the stage the little me wants to strangle the big me within he said to the little me get out of here the big me wants to sing through me by the big me
he meant the limitless power and wisdom of his subconscious mind and he began to shout get out get out the big me is going to sing his subconscious mind responded releasing the vital forces within him when the call came he walked out on the stage and sang gloriously and majestically enthralling the audience it is obvious to you now that caruso must have understood the two levels of mind the conscious rational and the subconscious or irrational level your subconscious mind is reactive and responds to the nature of your thoughts when your conscious mind the little me
is full of fear worry and anxiety the negative emotions engendered in your subconscious mind the big me are released and flood the conscious mind with a sense of panic foreboding and despair when this happens you can like caruso speak affirmatively and with a deep sense of authority to the irrational emotions generated in your deeper mind as follows be still be quiet i am in control you must obey me you are subject to my command you cannot intrude where you do not belong it is fascinating and intensely interesting to observe how you can speak authoritatively and
with conviction to the irrational movement of your deeper self bringing silence harmony and peace to your mind the subconscious is subject to the conscious mind and that is why it is called subconscious or subjective outstanding differences and modes of operation you will perceive the main differences by the following illustrations the conscious mind is like the navigator or captain at the bridge of a ship he directs the ship and signals orders to men in the engine room who in turn control all the boilers instruments gauges etc the men in the engine room do not know where
they're going they follow orders they would go on the rocks if the man on the bridge issued faulty or wrong instructions based on his findings with the compass sextant or other instruments the men in the engine room obey him because he is in charge and issues orders which are automatically obeyed members of the crew do not talk back to the captain they simply carry out orders the captain is the master of his ship and his decrees are carried out likewise your conscious mind is the captain and master of your ship which represents your body environment
and all your affairs your subconscious mind takes the orders you give it based upon what your conscious mind believes and accepts as true when you repeatedly say to people i can't afford it then your subconscious mind takes that at your word and sees to it that you will not be in a position to purchase what you want as long as you persist in saying can't afford that car that trip to europe that home that fur coat or irmine wrap you can rest assured that your subconscious mind will follow your orders and you will go through
life experiencing the lack of all these things last christmas eve a beautiful young university student looked at an attractive and rather expensive traveling bag in a store window she was going home to buffalo new york for the holidays she was about to say i can't afford that bag when she recalled something she had heard at one of my lectures which was never finish a negative statement reverse it immediately and wonders will happen in your life she said that bag is mine it is for sale i accept it mentally and my subconscious sees to it that
i receive it at eight o'clock christmas eve her fiance presented her with a bag exactly the same as the one she had looked at and mentally identified herself with at 10 o'clock the same morning she had filled her mind with the thought of expectancy and released the whole thing to her deeper mind which has the know-how of accomplishment this young girl a student at the university of southern california said to me i didn't have the money to buy that bag but now i know where to find money and all the things i need and that
is in the treasure house of eternity within me another simple illustration is this when you say i do not like mushrooms and the occasion subsequently comes to you that you are served mushrooms in sauces or salads you will get indigestion because your subconscious mind says to you the boss your conscious mind does not like mushrooms this is an amusing example of the outstanding differences in modes of operation of your conscious and subconscious minds a woman may say wake up at three o'clock if i drink coffee at night whenever she drinks coffee her subconscious mind nudges
her as if to say the boss wants you to stay awake tonight your subconscious mind works 24 hours a day and makes provisions for your benefit pouring all the fruit of your habitual thinking into your lab how her subconscious responded a woman wrote me a few months ago as follows i am 75 years old a widow with a grown family i was living alone and on a pension i heard your lectures on the powers of the subconscious mind wherein you said that ideas could be conveyed to the subconscious mind by repetition faith and expectancy i
began to repeat frequently with feeling i am wanted i am happily married to a kind loving and spiritual minded man i am secure i kept on doing this many times a day for about two weeks and one day at the corner drugstore i was introduced to a retired pharmacist i found to be kind understanding and very religious he was a perfect answer to my prayer within a week he proposed to me and now we're on our honeymoon in europe i know that the intelligence within my subconscious mind brought both of us together in divine order
this woman discovered that the treasure house was within her her prayer was felt as true in her heart and her affirmation sank down by osmosis into her subconscious mind which is the creative medium the moment she succeeded in bringing about a subjective embodiment her subconscious mind brought about the answer through the law of attraction her deeper mind full of wisdom and intelligence brought both of them together in divine order be sure that you think on whatsoever things are true whatsoever things are honest whatsoever things are just whatsoever things are pure whatsoever things are lovely whatsoever
things of good report if there be any virtue and if there be any praise think on these things philippians 4 8 brief summary of ideas worth remembering 1. the treasure house is within you look within for the answer to your heart's desire 2. the great secret possessed by the great men of all ages was their ability to contact and release the powers of their subconscious mind you can do the same 3. your subconscious has the answer to all problems if you suggest your subconscious prior to sleep and want to get up at 6 00 am
it will awaken you at that exact time 4. your subconscious mind is the builder of your body and can heal you lull yourself to sleep every night with the idea of perfect health and your subconscious being your faithful servant will obey you 5. every thought is a cause and every condition is an effect 6. if you want to write a book write a wonderful play give a talk to your audience then convey the idea lovingly and feelingly to your subconscious mind and it will respond accordingly 7. you are like a captain navigating a ship he
must give the right orders and likewise you must give the right orders thoughts and images to your subconscious mind which controls and governs all your experiences eight never use the terms i can't afford it or i can't do this your subconscious mind takes you at your word and sees to it that you do not have the money or the ability to do what you want to do affirm i can do all things through the power of my subconscious mind 9. the law of life is the law of belief a belief is a thought in your
mind do not believe in things to harm or hurt you believe in the power of your subconscious to heal inspire strengthen and prosper you according to your belief it is done unto you 10. change your thoughts and you change your destiny chapter 2 how your mind works you have a mind and you should learn how to use it there are two levels of your mind the conscious or rational level and the subconscious or irrational level you think with your conscious mind and whatever you habitually think sinks down into your subconscious mind which creates according to
the nature of your thoughts your subconscious mind is the seat of your emotions and is the creative mind if you think good good will follow if you think evil evil will follow this is the way your mind works the main point to remember is once the subconscious mind accepts an idea it begins to execute it it is an interesting and subtle truth that the law of the subconscious mind works for good and bad ideas alike this law when applied in a negative way is the cause of failure frustration and unhappiness however when your habitual thinking
is harmonious and constructive you experience perfect health success and prosperity peace of mind and a healthy body are inevitable when you begin to think and feel in the right way whatever you claim mentally and feel is true your subconscious mind will accept and bring forth into your experience the only thing necessary for you to do is to get your subconscious mind to accept your idea and the law of your own subconscious mind will bring forth the health peace or the position you desire you give the command or decree and your subconscious will faithfully reproduce the
idea impressed upon it the law of your mind is this you will get a reaction or response from your subconscious mind according to the nature of the thought or idea you hold in your conscious mind psychologists and psychiatrists point out that when thoughts are conveyed to your subconscious mind impressions are made in the brain cells as soon as your subconscious accepts any idea it proceeds to put it into effect immediately it works by association of ideas and uses every bit of knowledge that you have gathered in your lifetime to bring about its purpose it draws
on the infinite power energy and wisdom within you it lines up all the laws of nature to get its way sometimes it seems to bring about an immediate solution to your difficulties but at other times it may take days weeks or longer its ways are past finding out conscious and subconscious terms differentiated you must remember that these are not two minds they are merely two spheres of activity within one mind your conscious mind is the reasoning mind it is that phase of mind which chooses for example you choose your books your home and your partner
in life you make all your decisions with your conscious mind on the other hand without any conscious choice on your part your heart is kept functioning automatically and the process of digestion circulation and breathing are carried on by your subconscious mind through processes independent of your conscious control your subconscious mind accepts what is impressed upon it or what you consciously believe it does not reason things out like your conscious mind and it does not argue with you controversially your subconscious mind is like the soil which accepts any kind of seed good or bad your thoughts
are active and might be likened unto seeds negative destructive thoughts continue to work negatively in your subconscious mind and in due time will come forth into outer experience which corresponds with them remember your subconscious mind does not engage in proving whether your thoughts are good or bad true or false but it responds according to the nature of your thoughts or suggestions for example if you consciously assume something is true even though it may be false your subconscious mind will accept it as true and proceed to bring about results which must necessarily follow because you consciously
assumed it to be true experiments by psychologists innumerable experiments by psychologists and others on persons in the hypnotic state have shown that the subconscious mind is incapable of making selections and comparisons which are necessary for a reasoning process they have shown repeatedly that your subconscious mind will accept any suggestions however false having once accepted any suggestion it responds according to the nature of the suggestion given to illustrate the amenability of your subconscious mind to suggestion if a practiced hypnotist suggests to one of his subjects that he is napoleon bonaparte or even a cat or a
dog he will act out the part with inimitable accuracy his personality becomes changed for the time being he believes himself to be whatever the operator tells him he is a skilled hypnotist may suggest to one of his students in the hypnotic state that his back itches to another that his nose is bleeding to another that he is a marble statue to another that he is freezing and the temperature is below zero each one will follow out the line of his particular suggestion totally oblivious to all his surroundings which do not pertain to his idea these
simple illustrations portray clearly the difference between your conscious reasoning mind and your subconscious mind which is impersonal non-selective and accepts as true whatever your conscious mind believes to be true hence the importance of selecting thoughts ideas and premises which bless heal inspire and fill your soul with joy the terms objective and subjective mind clarified your conscious mind is sometimes referred to as your objective mind because it deals with outward objects the objective mind takes cognizance of the objective world its media of observation are your five physical senses your objective mind is your guide and director
in your contact with your environment you gain knowledge through your five senses your objective mind learns through observation experience and education as previously pointed out the greatest function of the objective mind is that of reasoning suppose you are one of the thousands of tourists who come to los angeles annually you would come to the conclusion that it is a beautiful city based upon your observation of the parks pretty gardens majestic buildings and lovely homes this is the working of your objective mind your subconscious mind is oftentimes referred to as your subjective mind your subjective mind
takes cognizance of its environment by means independent of the five senses your subjective mind perceives by intuition it is the seat of your emotion and the storehouse of memory your subjective mind performs its highest functions when your objective senses are in advance in a word it is that intelligence which makes itself manifest when the objective mind is suspended or in a sleepy drowsy state your subjective mind sees without the use of the natural organs of vision it has the capacity of clairvoyance and clairaudience your subjective mind can leave your body travel to distant lands and
bring back information often times of the most exact and truthful character through your subjective mind you can read the thoughts of others read the contents of sealed envelopes and closed safes your subjective mind has the ability to apprehend the thoughts of others without the use of the ordinary objective means of communication it is of the greatest importance that we understand the interaction of the objective and subjective mind in order to learn the true art of prayer the subconscious cannot reason like your conscious mind your subconscious mind cannot argue controversially hence if you give it wrong
suggestions it will accept them as true and will proceed to bring them to pass as conditions experiences and events all things that have happened to you are based on thoughts impressed on your subconscious mind through belief if you have conveyed erroneous concepts to your subconscious mind the sure method of overcoming them is by the repetition of constructive harmonious thoughts frequently repeated which your subconscious mind accepts thus forming new and healthy habits of thought and life for your subconscious mind is the seat of habit the habitual thinking of your conscious mind establishes deep grooves in your
subconscious mind this is very favorable for you if your habitual thoughts are harmonious peaceful and constructive if you have indulged in fear worry and other destructive forms of thinking the remedy is to recognize the omnipotence of your subconscious mind and decree freedom happiness and perfect health your subconscious mind being creative and one with your divine source will proceed to create the freedom and happiness which you have earnestly decreed the tremendous power of suggestion you must realize by now that your conscious mind is the watchman at the gate and its chief function is to protect your
subconscious mind from false impressions you are now aware of one of the basic laws of mind your subconscious mind is amenable to suggestion as you know your subconscious mind does not make comparisons or contrasts neither does it reason and think things out for itself this latter function belongs to your conscious mind it simply reacts to the impressions given to it by your conscious mind it does not show a preference for one course of action over another the following is a classic example of the tremendous power of suggestion suppose you approach a timid-looking passenger on board
ship and say to him something like this you look very ill how pale you are i feel certain you are going to be seasick let me help you to your cabin the passenger turns pale your suggestion of seasickness associates itself with his own fears and forebodings he accepts your aid down to the birth and there your negative suggestion which was accepted by him is realized different reactions to the same suggestion it is true that different people will react in different ways to the same suggestion because of their subconscious conditioning or belief for example if you
go to a sailor on the ship and say to him sympathetically my dear fellow you're looking very ill aren't you feeling sick you look to me as if you were going to be seasick according to his temperament he either laughs at your joke or expresses a mild irritation your suggestion fell on deaf ears in this instance because your suggestion of seasickness was associated in his mind with his own immunity from it therefore it called up not fear or worry but self-confidence the dictionary says that a suggestion is the act or instance of putting something into
one's mind the mental process by which the thought or idea suggested is entertained accepted or put into effect you must remember that a suggestion cannot impose something on the subconscious mind against the will of the conscious mind in other words your conscious mind has the power to reject the suggestion given in the case of the sailor he had no fear of seasickness he had convinced himself of his immunity and the negative suggestion had absolutely no power to evoke fear the suggestion of seasickness to the other passenger called forth his indwelling fear of seasickness each of
us has his own interferes beliefs opinions and these inner assumptions rule and govern our lives a suggestion has no power in and of itself except it is accepted mentally by you this causes your subconscious powers to flow in a limited and restricted way according to the nature of the suggestion how he lost his arm every two or three years i give a series of lectures at the london truth forum in caxton hall this is a forum i founded a number of years ago dr evelyn fleet the director told me about an article which appeared in
the english newspapers dealing with the power of suggestion this is the suggestion a man gave to his subconscious mind over a period of about two years quote i would give my right arm to see my daughter cured unquote it appeared that his daughter had a crippling form of arthritis together with a so-called incurable form of skin disease medical treatment had failed to alleviate the condition and the father had an intense longing for his daughter's healing and expressed his desire in the words just quoted dr evelyn fleet said that the newspaper article pointed out that one
day the family was out riding when their car collided with another the father's right arm was torn off at the shoulder and immediately the daughter's arthritis and skin condition vanished you must make certain to give your subconscious only suggestions which heal bless elevate and inspire you in all your ways remember that your subconscious mind cannot take a joke it takes you at your word how auto suggestion banishes fear illustrations of auto suggestion auto suggestion means suggesting something definite and specific to oneself herbert parkin in his excellent manual of auto suggestion records the following incident it
has its amusing side so that one remembers it quote a new york visitor in chicago looks at his watch which is set an hour ahead of chicago time and tells a chicago friend that it's 12 o'clock the chicago friend not considering the difference in time between chicago and new york tells the new yorker that he is hungry and that he must go to lunch unquote auto suggestion may be used to banish various fears and other negative conditions a young singer was invited to give an audition she had been looking forward to the interview but on
three previous occasions she had failed miserably due to the fear of failure this young lady had a very good voice but she had been saying to herself when the time comes for me to sing maybe they won't like me i will try but i'm full of fear and anxiety her subconscious mind accepted these negative auto suggestions as a request and proceeded to manifest them and bring them into her experience the cause was an involuntary auto suggestion for example silent fear thoughts emotionalized and subjectified she overcame it by the following technique three times a day she
isolated herself in a room she sat down comfortably in an armchair relaxed her body and closed her eyes she stilled her mind and body as best she could physical inertia favors mental passivity and renders the mind more receptive to suggestion she counteracted the fear suggestion by saying to herself i sing beautifully i am poised serene confident and calm she repeated this statement slowly quietly and with feeling from five to ten times at each sitting she had three such sittings every day and one immediately prior to sleep at the end of a week she was completely
poised and confident when the invitation to audition came she gave a remarkable wonderful audition how she restored her memory a woman aged 75 was in the habit of saying to herself i'm losing my memory she reversed the procedure and practiced induced auto suggestions several times a day as follows my memory from today on is improving in every department i shall always remember whatever i need to know at every moment of time and point of space the impressions received will be clearer and more definite i shall retain them automatically and with ease whatever i wish to
recall will immediately present itself in the correct form in my mind i am improving rapidly every day and very soon my memory will be better than it has ever been before at the end of three weeks her memory was back to normal and she was delighted how he overcame a nasty temper many men who complained of irritability and bad temper proved to be very susceptible to auto suggestion and obtained marvelous results by using the following statements three or four times a day morning noon and at night prior to sleep for about a month quote henceforth
i shall grow more good humored joy happiness and cheerfulness are now becoming my normal states of mind every day i am becoming more and more lovable and understanding i am now becoming the center of good cheer and good will to all those about me infecting them with good humor this happy joyous and cheerful mood is now becoming my normal natural state of mind i am grateful unquote the constructive and destructive power of suggestion some illustrations and comments on hetero suggestion heterosuggestion means suggestions from another person in all ages the power of suggestion has played a
part in the life and thought of man in every period of time and in each country of the earth in many parts of the world it is the controlling power in religion suggestion may be used to discipline and control ourselves but it can also be used to take control and command over others who do not know the laws of mind in its constructive form it is wonderful and magnificent in its negative aspects it is one of the most destructive of all the response patterns of the mind resulting in patterns of misery failure suffering sickness and
disaster have you accepted any of these from infancy on the majority of us have been given many negative suggestions not knowing how to thwart them we unconsciously accept them here are some of the negative suggestions you can't you'll never amount to anything you mustn't you'll fail you haven't got a chance you're all wrong it's no use it's not what you know but who you know the world is going to the dogs what's the use nobody cares it's no use trying so hard you're too old now things are getting worse and worse life is an endless
grind love is for the birds you just can't win pretty soon you'll be bankrupt watch out you'll get the virus you can't trust a soul etc unless as an adult you use constructive auto suggestion which is a reconditioning therapy the impressions made on you in the past can cause behavior patterns that cause failure in your personal and social life auto suggestion is a means releasing you from the mass of negative verbal conditioning that might otherwise distort your life pattern making the development of good habits difficult you can counteract negative suggestions pick up the paper any
day and you can read dozens of items that could sow the seeds of futility fear worry anxiety and impending doom if accepted by you these thoughts of fear could cause you to lose the will for life knowing that you can reject all of these negative suggestions by giving your subconscious mind constructive auto suggestions you counteract all of these destructive ideas check regularly on the negative suggestions that people make to you you do not have to be influenced by destructive heterosuggestion all of us have suffered from it in our childhood and in our teens if you
look back you can easily recall how parents friends relatives teachers and associates contributed in a campaign of negative suggestions study the things said to you and you will discover much of it was in the form of propaganda the purpose of much of what was said was to control you or instill fear into you this heterosuggestion process goes on in every home office factory and club you will find that many of these suggestions are for the purpose of making you think feel and act as others want you to and in ways that are to their advantage
how suggestion killed a man here is an illustration of heterosuggestion a relative of mine went to a crystal gazer in india who told him that he had a bad heart and predicted that he would die in the next new moon he began to tell all members of his family about this prediction and he arranged his will this powerful suggestion entered into a subconscious mind because he accepted it completely my relative also told me that his crystal gazer was believed to have some strange occult powers and he could do harm or good to a person he
died as predicted not knowing that he was the cause of his own death i suppose many of us have heard similar stupid ridiculous superstitious stories let us look at what happened in the light of our knowledge of the way the subconscious mind works whatever the conscious reasoning mind of man believes the subconscious mind will accept and act upon my relative was happy healthy vigorous and robust when he went to see the fortune teller she gave him a very negative suggestion which he accepted he became terrified and constantly dwelt upon the fact that he was going
to die at the next new moon he proceeded to tell everyone about it and he prepared for the end the activity took place in his own mind and his own thought was the cause he brought about his own so-called death or rather destruction of the physical body by his fear and expectation of the end the woman who predicted his death had no more power than the stones and sticks in the field her suggestion had no power to create or bring about the end she suggested if he had known the laws of his mind he would
have completely rejected the negative suggestion and refused to give her words any attention knowing in his heart that he was governed and controlled by his own thought and feeling like tin arrows aimed at a battleship her prophecy could have been completely neutralized and dissipated without hurting him the suggestions of others in themselves have absolutely no power whatever over you accept the power that you give them through your own thoughts you have to give your mental consent you have to entertain the thought then it becomes your thought and you do the thinking remember you have the
capacity to choose choose life choose love choose health choose abundance the power of an assumed major premise your mind works like a syllogism this means that whatever major premise your conscious mind assumes to be true determines the conclusion your subconscious mind comes to in regard to any particular question or problem in your mind if your premise is true the conclusion must be true as in the following example every virtue is laudable kindness is a virtue therefore kindness is laudable another example is as follows all formed things change and pass away the pyramids of egypt are
formed things therefore someday the pyramids will pass away the first statement is referred to as a major premise and the right conclusion must necessarily follow the right premise a college professor who attended some of my science of mind lectures in may 1962 at town hall new york said to me everything in my life is topsy-turvy and i've lost health wealth and friends everything i touch turns out wrong i explained to him that he should establish a major premise in his thinking that the infinite intelligence of his subconscious mind was guiding directing and prospering him spiritually
mentally and materially then his subconscious mind would automatically direct him wisely in his investments decisions and also heal his body and restore his mind to peace and tranquility the professor formulated an overall picture of the way he wanted his life to be and this was his major premise quote infinite intelligence leads and guides me in all my ways perfect health is mine and the law of harmony operates in my mind and body beauty love peace and abundance are mine the principle of right action and divine order govern my entire life i know my major premise
is based on the eternal truths of life and i know feel and believe that my subconscious mind responds according to the nature of my conscious mind thinking unquote he wrote me as follows i repeated the above statement slowly quietly and lovingly several times a day knowing that they were sinking deep down into my subconscious mind and that results must follow i am deeply grateful for the interview you gave me and i would like to add that all departments of my life are changing for the better it works the subconscious does not argue controversially your subconscious
mind is all wise and knows the answers to all questions it does not argue with you or talk back to you it does not say you must not impress me with that for example when you say i can't do this i am too old now i can't meet this obligation i was born on the wrong side of the tracks i don't know the right politician you are impregnating your subconscious with these negative thoughts and it responds accordingly you are actually blocking your own good thereby bringing lack limitation and frustration into your life when you set
up obstacles impediments and delays in your conscious mind you are denying the wisdom and intelligence resonant in your subconscious mind you are actually saying in effect that your subconscious mind cannot solve your problem this leads to mental and emotional congestion followed by sickness and neurotic tendencies to realize your desire and overcome your frustration affirm boldly several times a day the infinite intelligence which gave me this desire leads guides and reveals to me the perfect plan for the unfolding of my desire i know the deeper wisdom of my subconscious is now responding and what i feel
and claim within is expressed in the without there is a balance equilibrium and equanimity if you say there's no way out i'm lost there's no way out of this dilemma i am stymied and blocked you will get no answer or response from your subconscious mind if you want the subconscious mind to work for you give it the right request and attain its cooperation it is always working for you it is controlling your heartbeat this minute and also your breathing it heals a cut on your finger and its tendency is lifeward forever seeking to take care
of you and preserve you your subconscious has a mind of its own but it accepts your patterns of thought and imagery when you are seeking an answer to a problem your subconscious will respond but it expects you to come to a decision and to a true judgment in your conscious mind you must acknowledge the answer is in your subconscious mind however if you say i don't think there is any way out i am all mixed up and confused why don't i get an answer you are neutralizing your prayer like the soldier marking time you do
not get anywhere still the wheels of your mind relax let go and quietly affirm my subconscious knows the answer it is responding to me now i give thanks because i know the infinite intelligence of my subconscious knows all things and is revealing the perfect answer to me now my real conviction is now setting free the majesty and glory of my subconscious mind i rejoice that it is so review of highlights 1. think good and good follows think evil and evil follows you are what you think all day long two your subconscious mind does not argue
with you it accepts what your conscious mind decrees if you say i can't afford it it may be true but do not say it select a better thought decree i'll buy it i accept it in my mind 3. you have the power to choose choose health and happiness you can choose to be friendly or you can choose to be unfriendly choose to be cooperative joyous friendly lovable and the whole world will respond this is the best way to develop a wonderful personality 4. your conscious mind is the watchman at the gate its chief function is
to protect your subconscious mind from false impressions choose to believe that something good can happen and is happening now your greatest power is your capacity to choose choose happiness and abundance 5. the suggestions and statements of others have no power to hurt you the only power is the movement of your own thought you can choose to reject the thoughts or statements of others and affirm the good you have the power to choose how you will react six watch what you say you have to account for every idle word never say i will fail i will
lose my job i can't pay the rent your subconscious cannot take a joke it brings all these things to pass 7. your mind is not evil no force of nature is evil it depends how you use the powers of nature use your mind to bless heal and inspire all people everywhere eight never say i can't overcome that fear by substituting the following i can do all things through the power of my own subconscious mind nine begin to think from the standpoint of the eternal truths and principles of life and not from the standpoint of fear
ignorance and superstition do not let others do your thinking for you choose your own thoughts and make your own decisions 10. you are the captain of your soul subconscious mind and the master of your fate remember you have the capacity to choose choose life choose love choose health choose happiness 11. whatever your conscious mind assumes and believes to be true your subconscious mind will accept and bring to pass believe in good fortune divine guidance right action and all the blessings of life chapter 3 the miracle working power of your subconscious the power of your subconscious
is enormous it inspires you it guides you and it reveals to you names facts and scenes from the storehouse of memory your subconscious started with your heartbeat controls the circulation of your blood regulates your digestion assimilation and elimination when you eat a piece of bread your subconscious mind transmutes it into tissue muscle bone and blood this process is beyond the can of the wisest man who walks the earth your subconscious mind controls all the vital processes and functions of your body and knows the answer to all problems your subconscious mind never sleeps and never rests
it is always on the job you can discover the miracle working power of your subconscious by plainly stating to your subconscious prior to sleep that you wish a certain specific thing accomplished you will be delighted to discover that forces within you will be released leading to the desired result here then is a source of power and wisdom which places you in touch with omnipotence or the power that moves the world guides the planets in their course and causes the sun to shine your subconscious mind is the source of your ideals aspirations and altruistic urges it
was through the subconscious mind that shakespeare perceived great truths hidden from the average man of his day undoubtedly it was the response of his subconscious mind that caused the greek sculptor phidias to portray beauty order symmetry and proportion in marble and bronze it enabled the italian artist rafael to paint madonnas and ludwig von beethoven to compose symphonies in 1955 i lectured at the yoga forest university rishikesh india and there i chatted with a visiting surgeon from bombay he told me about dr james esdail a scotch surgeon who worked in bengal before ether or other modern
methods of anesthesia were discovered between 1843 and 1846 dr esdail performed about 400 major operations of all kinds such as amputations removal of tumors and cancerous growths as well as operations on the eye ear and throat all operations were conducted under mental anesthesia only this indian doctor at rishikesh informed me that the post-operative mortality rate of patients operated on by dr esdail was extremely low probably two or three percent patients felt no pain and there were no deaths during the operations dr esdail suggested to the subconscious minds of all his patients who were in a
hypnotic state that no infection or septic condition would develop you must remember that this was before louis pasteur joseph lister and others who pointed out the bacterial origin of disease and causes of infection due to unsterilized instruments and virulent organisms this indian surgeon said that the reason for the low mortality rate and the general absence of infection which was reduced to a minimum was undoubtedly due to the suggestions of dr esdail to the subconscious minds of his patients they responded according to the nature of his suggestion it is simply wonderful when you conceive how a
surgeon over 120 years ago discovered the miraculous wonder working powers of the subconscious mind doesn't it cause you to be seized with a sort of mystic awe when you stop and think of the transcendental powers of your subconscious mind consider its extrasensory perceptions such as its capacity for clairvoyance and clairaudience its independence of time and space its capacity to render you free from all pain and suffering and its capacity to get the answer to all problems be they what they may all these and many more reveal to you that there is a power and an
intelligence within you that far transcends your intellect causing you to marvel at the wonders of it all all these experiences cause you to rejoice and believe in the miracle working powers of your subconscious mind your subconscious is your book of life whatever thoughts beliefs opinions theories or dogmas you write engrave or impress on your subconscious mind you shall experience them as the objective manifestation of circumstances conditions and events what you write on the inside you will experience on the outside you have two sides to your life objective and subjective visible and invisible thought and its
manifestation your thought is received by your brain which is the organ of your conscious reasoning mind when your conscious or objective mind accepts the thought completely it is sent to the solar plexus called the brain of your mind where it becomes flesh and is made manifest in your experience as previously outlined your subconscious cannot argue it acts only from what you write on it it accepts your verdict or the conclusions of your conscious mind as final this is why you are always writing on the book of life because your thoughts become your experiences the american
essayist ralph waldo emerson said quote man is what he thinks all day long unquote what is impressed in the subconscious is expressed william james the father of american psychology said that the power to move the world is in your subconscious mind your subconscious mind is one with infinite intelligence and boundless wisdom it is fed by hidden springs and is called the law of life whatever you impress upon your subconscious mind the latter will move heaven and earth to bring it to pass you must therefore impress it with right ideas and constructive thoughts the reason there
is so much chaos and misery in the world is because people do not understand the interaction of their conscious and subconscious minds when these two principles work in a chord in concord in peace and synchronously together you will have health happiness peace and joy there is no sickness or discord when the conscious and subconscious work together harmoniously and peacefully the tomb of hermes was opened with great expectancy and a sense of wonder because people believed that the greatest secret of the ages was contained therein the secret was as within so without as above so below
in other words whatever is impressed in your subconscious mind is expressed on the screen of space the same truth was proclaimed by moses isaiah jesus buddha zoroaster lautze and all the illuminated seers of the ages whatever you feel is true subjectively is expressed as conditions experiences and events motion and emotion must balance as in heaven your own mind so on earth in your own body and environment this is the great law of life you will find throughout all nature the law of action and reaction of rest and motion these two must balance then there will
be harmony and equilibrium you are here to let the life principle flow through you rhythmically and harmoniously the intake and the outgo must be equal the impression and the expression must be equal all your frustration is due to unfulfilled desire if you think negatively destructively and viciously these thoughts generate destructive emotions which must be expressed and find an outlet these emotions being of a negative nature are frequently expressed as ulcers heart trouble tension and anxieties what is your idea or feeling about yourself now every part of your being expresses that idea your vitality body financial
status friends and social status represent a perfect reflection of the idea you have of yourself this is the real meaning of what is impressed in your subconscious mind and which is expressed in all phases of your life we injure ourselves by the negative ideas which we entertain how often have you wounded yourself by getting angry fearful jealous or vengeful these are the poisons that enter your subconscious mind you were not born with negative attitudes feed your subconscious mind life-giving thoughts and you will wipe out all the negative patterns lodged therein as you continue to do
this all the past will be wiped out and remembered no more the subconscious heals a malignancy of the skin a personal healing will ever be the most convincing evidence of the healing power of the subconscious mind over 40 years ago i resolved a malignancy of the skin through prayer medical therapy had failed to check the growth and it was getting progressively worse a clergyman with a deep psychological knowledge explain to me the inner meaning of the 139th psalm wherein it says in thy book all my members were written which in continuance were fashioned when as
yet there were none of them he explained that the term book meant my subconscious mind which fashioned and molded all my organs from an invisible cell he also pointed out that in as much as my subconscious mind made my body it could also recreate it and heal it according to the perfect pattern within it the clergyman showed me his watch and said this had a maker and the watchmaker had to have the idea first in mind before the watch became an objective reality and if the watch was out of order the watchmaker could fix it
my friend reminded me that the subconscious intelligence which created my body was like a watchmaker and it also knew exactly how to heal restore and direct all the vital functions and processes of my body but that i had to give it the perfect idea of health this would act as cause and the effect would be a healing i prayed in a very simple way as follows my body and all its organs were created by the infinite intelligence in my subconscious mind it knows how to heal me its wisdom fashioned all my organs tissues muscles and
bones this infinite healing presence within me is now transforming every atom of my being making me whole and perfect now i give thanks for the healing i know is taking place now wonderful are the works of the creative intelligence within me i prayed aloud for about five minutes two or three times a day repeating the above simple prayer in about three months my skin was whole and perfect as you can see all i did was give life-giving patterns of wholeness beauty and perfection to my subconscious mind thereby obliterating the negative images and patterns of thought
lodged in my subconscious mind which were the cause of all my trouble nothing appears on your body except when the mental equivalent is first in your mind and as you change your mind by drenching it with incessant affirmatives you change your body this is the basis of all healing marvelous are thy works and that my soul subconscious mind knoweth right well psalm 139 verse 14. how the subconscious controls all functions of the body while you are awake or sound asleep upon your bed the ceaseless tireless action of your subconscious mind controls all the vital functions
of your body without the help of your conscious mind for example while you are asleep your heart continues to beat rhythmically your lungs do not rest and the process of inhalation and exhalation whereby your blood absorbs fresh air goes on just the same as when you are awake your subconscious controls your digestive processes and glandular secretions as well as all the other mysterious operations of your body the hair on your face continues to grow whether you are asleep or awake scientists tell us that the skin secretes much more perspiration during sleep than during the waking
hours your eyes ears and other senses are active during sleep for instance many of our great scientists have received answers to perplexing problems while they were asleep they saw the answers in a dream oftentimes your conscious mind interferes with the normal rhythm of your heart lungs and functioning of the stomach and intestines by worry anxiety fear and depression these patterns of thought interfere with the harmonious functioning of your subconscious mind when mentally disturbed the best procedure is to let go relax and still the wheels of your thought processes speak to your subconscious mind telling it
to take over in peace harmony and divine order you will find that all the functions of your body will become normal again be sure to speak to your subconscious mind with authority and conviction and it will conform to your command your subconscious seeks to preserve your life and restore you to health at all costs it causes you to love your children which also illustrates an instinctive desire to preserve all life let us suppose you accidentally ate some bad food your subconscious mind would cause you to regurgitate it if you inadvertently took some poison your subconscious
powers would proceed to neutralize it if you completely entrusted yourself to its wonder working power you would be entirely restored to health how to get the subconscious to work for you the first thing to realize is that your subconscious mind is always working it is active night and day whether you act upon it or not your subconscious is the builder of your body but you cannot consciously perceive or hear that inner silent process your business is with your conscious mind and not your subconscious mind just keep your conscious mind busy with the expectation of the
best and make sure the thoughts you habitually think are based on whatsoever things are lovely true just and of good report begin now to take care of your conscious mind knowing in your heart and soul that your subconscious mind is always expressing reproducing and manifesting according to your habitual thinking remember just as water takes the shape of the pipe it flows through the life principle in you flows through you according to the nature of your thoughts claim that the healing presence in your subconscious is flowing through you as harmony health peace joy and abundance think
of it as a living intelligence a lovely companion on the way firmly believe it is continually flowing through you vivifying inspiring and prospering you it will respond exactly this way it is done unto you as you believe healing principle of the subconscious restores atrophied optic nerves there is the well-known duly authenticated case of madame buret of france recorded in the archives of the medical department of lourdes france she was blind the optic nerves were atrophied and useless she visited lourdes and had what she termed a miraculous healing ruth cranston a protestant young lady who investigated
and wrote about healings at lourdes in mccall's magazine november 1955 writes about madame bire as follows quote at lourdes she regained her sight incredibly with the optic nerves still lifeless and useless as several doctors could testify after repeated examinations a month later upon re-examination it was found that the seeing mechanism had been restored to normal but at first so as far as medical examination could tell she was seeing with dead eyes unquote i have visited lord several times where i too witnessed some healings and of course as we shall explain in the next chapter there
is no doubt that healings take place at many shrines throughout the world christian and non-christian madame beret to whom we just referred was not healed by the waters of the shrine but by her own subconscious mind which responded to her belief the healing principle within her subconscious mind responded to the nature of her thought belief is a thought in the subconscious mind it means to accept something as true the thought accepted executes itself automatically undoubtedly madame buret went to the shrine with expectancy and great faith knowing in her heart that she would receive a healing
her subconscious mind responded accordingly releasing the ever-present healing forces the subconscious mind which created the eye can certainly bring a dead nerve back to life what the creative principle created it can recreate according to your belief it is done unto you how to convey the idea of perfect health to your subconscious mind a protestant minister i knew in johannesburg south africa told me the method he used to convey the idea of perfect health to his subconscious mind he had cancer of the lung his technique as given to me in his own handwriting is exactly as
follows several times a day i would make certain that i was completely relaxed mentally and physically i relaxed my body by speaking to it as follows my feet are relaxed my ankles are relaxed my legs are relaxed my abdominal muscles are relaxed my heart and lungs are relaxed my head is relaxed my whole being is completely relaxed after about five minutes i would be in a sleepy drowsy state and then i affirmed the following truth the perfection of god is now being expressed through me the idea of perfect health is now filling my subconscious mind
the image god has of me is a perfect image and my subconscious mind recreates my body in perfect accordance with the perfect image held in the mind of god this minister had a remarkable healing this is a simple easy way of conveying the idea of perfect health to your subconscious mind another wonderful way to convey the idea of health to your subconscious is through disciplined or scientific imagination i told a man who was suffering from functional paralysis to make a vivid picture of himself walking around his office touching the desk answering the telephone and doing
all the things he ordinarily would do if he were healed i explained to him that this idea and mental picture of perfect health would be accepted by his subconscious mind he lived the role and actually felt himself back in the office he knew that he was giving his subconscious mind something definite to work upon his subconscious mind was the film upon which the picture was impressed one day after several weeks of frequent conditioning of the mind with his mental picture the telephone rang by pre-arrangement and kept ringing while his wife and nurse were out the
telephone was about 12 feet away but nevertheless he managed to answer it he was healed at that hour the healing power of his subconscious mind responded to his mental imagery and a healing followed this man had a mental block which prevented impulses from the brain reaching his legs therefore he said he could not walk when he shifted his attention to the healing power within him the power flowed through his focused attention enabling him to walk whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer believing ye shall receive matthew chapter 21 verse 22. ideas worth remembering 1. your subconscious
mind controls all the vital processes of your body and knows the answer to all problems 2. prior to sleep turn over a specific request to your subconscious mind and prove its miracle working power to yourself three whatever you impress on your subconscious mind is expressed on the screen of space as conditions experiences and events therefore you should carefully watch all ideas and thoughts entertained in your conscious mind 4. the law of action and reaction is universal your thought is action and the reaction is the automatic response of your subconscious mind to your thought watch your
thoughts 5. all frustration is due to unfulfilled desires if you dwell on obstacles delays and difficulties your subconscious mind responds accordingly and you are blocking your own good six the life principle will flow through you rhythmically and harmoniously if you consciously affirm i believe that the subconscious power which gave me this desire is now fulfilling it through me this dissolves all conflicts seven you can interfere with the normal rhythm of your heart lungs and other organs by worry anxiety and fear feed your subconscious with thoughts of harmony health and peace and all the functions of
your body will become normal again eight keep your conscious mind busy with the expectation of the best and your subconscious will faithfully reproduce your habitual thinking nine imagine the happy ending or solution to your problem feel the thrill of accomplishment and what you imagine and feel will be accepted by your subconscious mind and bring it to pass chapter 4 mental healings in ancient times down through the ages men of all nations have somehow instinctively believed that somewhere there resided a healing power which could restore to normal the functions and sensations of man's body they believed
that this strange power could be invoked under certain conditions and that the alleviation of human suffering would follow the history of all nations presents testimony in support of this belief in the early history of the world the power of secretly influencing men for good or evil including the healing of the sick was supposed to be a power derived directly by them from god and the procedures and processes of healing varied throughout the world the healing processes took the form of supplications to god attended by various ceremonies such as the laying on of hands incantations the
application of amulets talismans rings relics and images for example in the religions of antiquity priests in the ancient temples gave drugs to the patient and practiced hypnotic suggestions prior to the patient's sleep telling him that the gods would visit him in his sleep and heal him many healings followed obviously all this was the work of potent suggestions to the subconscious mind after the performance of certain mysterious rites the devotees of hecate would see the goddess during sleep provided that before going to sleep they had prayed to her according to weird and fantastic instructions they were
told to mix lizards with resin frankincense and myrrh and pound all this together in the open air under the crescent moon healings were reported in many cases following this grotesque procedure it is obvious that these strange procedures as mentioned in the illustrations given favored suggestion and acceptance by the subconscious mind of these people by making a powerful appeal to their imagination actually in all these healings the subconscious mind of the subject was the healer in all ages unofficial healers have obtained remarkable results in cases where authorized medical skill has failed this gives cause for thought
how do these healers in all parts of the world affect their cures the answer to all these healings is due to the blind belief of the sick person which released the healing power resident in his subconscious mind many of the remedies and methods employed were rather strange and fantastic which fared the imagination of the patients causing an aroused emotional state this state of mind facilitated the suggestion of health and was accepted by both the conscious and subconscious mind of the sick this will be elaborated on further in the next chapter biblical accounts of the use
of the subconscious powers what things soever ye desire when ye pray believe that ye receive them and ye shall have them mark chapter 11 verse 24 note the difference in tenses the inspired writer tells us to believe and accept as true the fact that our desire has already been accomplished and fulfilled that it is already completed and that its realization will follow as a thing in the future the success of this technique depends on the confident conviction that the thought the idea the picture is already a fact in mind in order for anything to have
substance in the realm of mind it must be thought of as actually existing there here in a few cryptic words is a concise and specific direction for making use of the creative power of thought by impressing upon the subconscious the particular thing which you desire your thought idea plan or purpose is as real on its own plane as your hand or your heart in following the biblical technique you completely eliminate from your mind all consideration of conditions circumstances or anything which might imply adverse contingencies you are planting a seed concept in the mind which if
you leave it undisturbed will infallibly germinate into external fruition the prime condition which jesus insisted upon was faith over and over again you read in the bible according to your faith it is done unto you if you plant certain types of seeds in the ground you have faith they will grow after their kind this is the way of seeds and trusting the laws of growth and agriculture you know that the seeds will come forth after they're kind faith as mentioned in the bible is a way of thinking an attitude of mind and inner certitude knowing
that the idea you fully accept in your conscious mind will be embodied in your subconscious mind and made manifest faith is in a sense accepting as true what your reason and senses deny for example a shutting out of the little rational analytical conscious mind and embracing an attitude of complete reliance on the inner power of your subconscious mind a classical instance of bible technique is recorded in matthew chapter 9 verses 28 to 30 and when he was come into the house the blind men came to him and jesus saith unto them believe ye that i
am able to do this they said unto him yea lord then touched he their eyes saying according to your faith be it unto you and their eyes were opened and jesus straightly charged them saying see that no man know it in the words according to your faith be it unto you you can see that jesus was actually appealing to the cooperation of the subconscious mind of the blind men their faith was their great expectancy their inner feeling their inner conviction that something miraculous would happen and that their prayer would be answered and it was this
is the time-honored technique of healing utilized alike by all healing groups throughout the world regardless of their religious affiliation in the words see that no man know it jesus enjoins the newly healed patients not to discuss their healing because they might be subjected to the skeptical and derogatory criticisms of the unbelieving this might tend to undo the benefits they had received at the hand of jesus by depositing thoughts of fear doubt and anxiety in the subconscious mind for with authority and power he commandeth the unclean spirits and they came out luke chapter 4 verse 36
when the sick came to jesus to be healed they were healed by their faith together with his faith and understanding of the healing power of the subconscious mind whatever he decreed he felt inwardly to be true he and the people needing help were in the one universal subjective mind and his silent inner knowing and conviction of the healing power changed the negative destructive patterns in the patient's subconscious the resultant healings were the automatic response to the internal mental change his command was his appeal to the subconscious mind of the patients plus his awareness feeling and
absolute trust in the response of the subconscious mind to the words which he spoke with authority miracles at various shrines throughout the world it is an established fact that cures have taken place at various shrines throughout the world such as in japan india europe and america i visited several of the famous shrines in japan at the world famous shrine called dayabutsu is a gigantic divinity of bronze where buddha is seated with folded hands and the head is inclined in an attitude of profound contemplative ecstasy it is 42 feet in height and is called the great
buddha here i saw young and old making offerings at its feet money fruit rice and oranges were offered candles were lit incense was burned and prayer is a petition recited the guide explained the chant of a young girl as she murmured a prayer bowed low and placed two oranges as an offering she also lit a candle he said she had lost her voice and it was restored at the shrine she was thanking buddha for restoring her voice she had the simple faith that buddha would give her back her singing voice if she followed a certain
ritual fasted and made certain offerings all this helped to kindle faith and expectancy resulting in a conditioning of her mind to the point of belief her subconscious mind responded to her belief to illustrate further the power of imagination and blind belief i will relate the case of a relative of mine who had tuberculosis his lungs were badly diseased his son decided to heal his father he came home to perth western australia where his father lived and said to him that he had met a monk who had returned from one of the healing shrines in europe
this monk sold him a piece of the true cross he said that he gave the monk the equivalent of 500 for it this young man had actually picked up a splinter of wood from the sidewalk went to the jewelers and had it set in a ring so that it looked real he told his father that many were healed just by touching the ring or the cross he inflamed and fired his father's imagination to the point that the old gentleman snatched the ring from him placed it over his chest prayed silently and went to sleep in
the morning he was healed all the clinic's tests proved negative you know of course it was not the splinter of wood from the sidewalk that healed him it was his imagination aroused to an intense degree plus the confident expectancy of a perfect healing imagination was joined to faith or subjective feeling and the union of the two brought about a healing the father never learned of the trick that had been played upon him if he had he probably would have had a relapse he remained completely cured and passed away 15 years later at the age of
89. one universal healing principle it is a well-known fact that all of the various schools of healing affect cures of the most wonderful character the most obvious conclusion which strikes your mind is that there must be some underlying principle which is common to them all namely the subconscious mind and the one process of healing is faith it will now be in order to recall to your mind once more the following fundamental truths first that you possess mental functions which have been distinguished by designating one the conscious mind and the other the subconscious mind secondly your
subconscious mind is constantly amenable to the power of suggestion furthermore your subconscious mind has complete control of the functions conditions and sensations of your body i venture to believe that all the readers of this book are familiar with the fact that symptoms of almost any disease can be induced in hypnotic subjects by suggestion for example a subject in the hypnotic state can develop a high temperature flushed face or chills according to the nature of the suggestion given by experiment you can suggest to the person that he is paralyzed and cannot walk it will be so
by illustration you can hold a cup of cold water under the nose of the hypnotic subject and tell him this is full of pepper smell it he will proceed to sneeze what do you think caused him to sneeze the water or the suggestion if a man says he is allergic to timothy grass you can place a synthetic flower or an empty glass in front of his nose when he is in a hypnotic state and tell him it is timothy grass he will portray the usual allergic symptoms this indicates that the cause of the disease is
in the mind the healing of the disease can also take place mentally you realize that remarkable healings take place through osteopathy chiropractic medicine and naturopathy as well as through all the various religious bodies throughout the world but it is obvious that all these healings are brought about through the subconscious mind the only healer there is notice how it heals a cut on your face caused by shaving it knows exactly how to do it the doctor dresses the wound and says nature heals it nature refers to natural law the law of the subconscious mind or self-preservation
which is the function of the subconscious mind the instinct of self-preservation is the first law of nature your strongest instinct is the most potent of all auto suggestions widely different theories it would be tedious and unprofitable to discuss to any great extent the numerous theories advanced by different religious sects and prayer therapy groups there are a great number who claim that because their theory produces results it is therefore the correct one this as explained in this chapter cannot be true you are aware that there are all types of healing france anton mesmer an austrian physician
1734-1815 who practiced in paris discovered that by applying magnets to the diseased body he could cure that disease miraculously he also performed cures with various other pieces of glass and metals he discontinued this form of healing and claimed that his cures were due to animal magnetism theorizing that this substance was projected from the healer to the patient his method of treating disease from then on was by hypnotism which was called mesmerism in his day other physicians said that all his healings were due to suggestion and nothing else all of these groups such as psychiatrists psychologists
osteopaths chiropractors physicians and all the churches are using the one universal power resident in the subconscious mind each may proclaim the healings are due to their theory the process of all healing is a definite positive mental attitude an inner attitude or a way of thinking called faith healing is due to a confident expectancy which acts as a powerful suggestion to the subconscious mind releasing its healing potency one man does not heal by a different power than another it is true he may have his own theory or method there is only one process of healing and
that is faith there is only one healing power namely your subconscious mind select the theory and method you prefer you can rest assured if you have faith you shall get results views of paracelsus philippus paracelsus a famous swiss alchemist and physician who lived from 1493 to 1541 was a great healer in his day he stated what is now an obvious scientific fact when he uttered these words whether the object of your faith be real or false you will nevertheless obtain the same effects thus if i believed in saint peter's statue as i should have believed
in saint peter himself i shall obtain the same effects that i should have obtained from saint peter but that is superstition faith however produces miracles and whether it is true or false faith it will always produce the same wonders the views of paracelsus were also entertained in the 16th century by pietro pompanotsi an italian philosopher and contemporary of paracelsus who said we can easily conceive the marvelous effects which confidence and imagination can produce particularly when both qualities are reciprocated between the subjects and the person who influences them the cures attributed to the influence of certain
relics are the effect of their imagination and confidence quacks and philosophers know that if the bones of any skeleton were put in place of the saints bones the sick would nonetheless experience beneficial effects if they believed that they were veritable relics then if you believe in the bones of saints to heal or if you believe in the healing power of certain waters you will get the results because of the powerful suggestion given to your subconscious mind it is the latter that does the healing bernheim's experiments hippolyta bernheim professor of medicine at nancy france 1910-1919 was
the expounder of the fact that the suggestion of the physician to the patient was exerted through the subconscious mind bernheim in his suggestive therapeutics page 197 tells a story of a man with paralysis of the tongue which had yielded to no form of treatment his doctor told the patient that he had a new instrument with which he promised to heal him he introduced a pocket thermometer into the patient's mouth the patient imagined it to be the instrument which was to save him in a few moments he cried out joyfully that he could once more move
his tongue freely among our cases continues bernheim facts of the same sort will be found a young girl came into my office having suffered from complete loss of speech for nearly four weeks after making sure of the diagnosis i told my students that loss of speech sometimes yielded instantly to electricity which might act simply by its suggestive influence i sent for the induction apparatus i applied my hand over the larynx and moved a little and said now you can speak aloud in an instant i made her say a then b then maria she continued to
speak distinctively the loss of voice had disappeared here bernheim is showing the power of faith and expectancy on the part of the patient which acts as a powerful suggestion to the subconscious mind producing a blister by suggestion bernheim states that he produced a blister on the back of a patient's neck by applying a postage stamp and suggesting to the patient that it was a fly plaster this has been confirmed by the experiments and experiences of many doctors in many parts of the world which leave no doubt that the structural changes are a possible result of
oral suggestion to patients the cause of bloody stigmata in hudson's law of physic phenomena page 153 he states hemorrhages and bloody stigmata may be induced in certain subjects by means of suggestion dr m buru put a subject into the somnambulistic condition and gave him the following suggestion at four o'clock this afternoon after the hypnosis you will come into my office sit down in the armchair cross your arms upon your breast and your nose will begin to bleed at the hour appointed the young man did as directed several drops of blood came from the left nostril
on another occasion the same investigator traced the patient's name on both his forearms with the dull point of an instrument then when the patient was in the somnambulistic condition he said at four o'clock this afternoon you will go to sleep and your arms will bleed along the lines which i have traced and your name will appear written on your arms in letters of blood he was watched at four o'clock and seemed to fall asleep on the left arm the letters stood out in bright relief and in several places there were drops of blood the letters
were still visible three months afterward although they had gradually grown faint these facts demonstrated once the correctness of the two fundamental propositions previously stated namely the constant amenability of the subconscious mind to the power of suggestion and the perfect control which the subconscious mind exercises over the functions sensations and conditions of the body all the foregoing phenomena dramatize vividly abnormal conditions induced by suggestion and are conclusive proof that as a man thinketh in his heart subconscious mind so is he healing points in review one remind yourself frequently that the healing power is in your subconscious
mind 2. know that faith is like a seed planted in the ground it grows after its kind plant the idea seed in your mind water and fertilize it with expectancy and it will manifest three the idea you have for a book new invention or play is real in your mind this is why you can believe you have it now believe in the reality of your idea plan or invention and as you do it will become manifest 4. in praying for another know that your silent inner knowing of wholeness beauty and perfection can change the negative
patterns of the other subconscious mind and bring about wonderful results five the miraculous healings you hear about at various shrines are due to imagination and blind faith which act on the subconscious mind releasing the healing power 6. all disease originates in the mind nothing appears on the body unless there is a mental pattern corresponding to it 7. the symptoms of almost any disease can be induced in you by hypnotic suggestion this shows you the power of your thought eight there is only one process of healing and that is faith there is only one healing power
namely your subconscious mind nine whether the object of your faith is real or false you will get results your subconscious mind responds to the thought in your mind look upon faith as a thought in your mind and that will suffice chapter 5 mental healings in modern times everyone is definitely concerned with the healing of bodily conditions and human affairs what is it that heals where is this healing power these are questions asked by everyone the answer is that this healing power is in the subconscious mind of each person and a changed mental attitude on the
part of the sick person releases this healing power no mental or religious science practitioner psychologist psychiatrist or medical doctor ever healed a patient there is an old saying the doctor dresses the wound but god heals it the psychologist or a psychiatrist proceeds to remove the mental blocks in the patient so that the healing principle may be released restoring the patient to health likewise the surgeon removes the physical block enabling the healing currents to function normally no physician surgeon or mental science practitioner claims that he healed the patient the one healing power is called by many
names nature life god creative intelligence and subconscious power as previously outlined there are many different methods used to remove the mental emotional and physical blocks which inhibit the flow of the healing life principle animating all of us the healing principle resident in your subconscious mind can and will if properly directed by you or some other person heal your mind and body of all disease this healing principle is operative in all men regardless of creed color or race you do not have to belong to some particular church in order to use and participate in this healing
process your subconscious will heal the burn or cut on your hand even though you profess to be an atheist or agnostic the modern mental therapeutic procedure is based on the truth that the infinite intelligence and power of your subconscious mind responds according to your faith the mental science practitioner or minister follows the injunction of the bible for example he goes into his closet and shuts the door which means he stills his mind relaxes lets go and thinks of the infinite healing presence within him he closes the door of his mind to all outside distractions as
well as appearances and then he quietly and knowingly turns over his request or desire to his subconscious mind realizing that the intelligence of his mind will answer him according to his specific needs the most wonderful thing to know is this imagine the end desired and feel its reality then the infinite life principle will respond to your conscious choice and your conscious request this is the meaning of belief you have received and you shall receive this is what the modern mental scientist does when he practices prayer therapy one process of healing there is only one universal
healing principle operating through everything the cat the dog the tree the grass the wind the earth for everything is alive this life principle operates through the animal vegetable and mineral kingdoms as instinct and the law of growth man is consciously aware of this life principle and he can consciously direct it to bless himself in countless ways there are many different approaches techniques and methods in using the universal power but there is only one process of healing which is faith for according to your faith is it done unto you the law of belief all religions of
the world represent forms of belief and these beliefs are explained in many ways the law of life is belief what do you believe about yourself life and the universe it is done unto you as you believe belief is a thought in your mind which causes the power of your subconscious to be distributed into all phases of your life according to your thinking habits you must realize the bible is not talking about your belief in some ritual ceremony form institution man or formula it is talking about belief itself the belief of your mind is simply the
thought of your mind if thou canst believe all things are possible to him that believeth mark chapter 9 verse 23 it is foolish to believe in something to hurt or harm you remember it is not the thing believed in that hurts or harms you but the belief or thought in your mind which creates the result all your experiences all your actions and all the events and circumstances of your life are but the reflections and reactions to your own thought prayer therapy is the combined function of the conscious and subconscious mind scientifically directed prayer therapy is
the synchronized harmonious and intelligent function of the conscious and subconscious levels of mind specifically directed for a definite purpose in scientific prayer or prayer therapy you must know what you are doing and why you are doing it you trust the law of healing prayer therapy is sometimes referred to as mental treatment and another term is scientific prayer in prayer therapy you consciously choose a certain idea mental picture or plan which you desire to experience you realize your capacity to convey this idea or mental image to your subconscious by feeling the reality of the state assumed
as you remain faithful in your mental attitude your prayer will be answered prayer therapy is a definite mental action for a definite specific purpose let us suppose that you decide to heal a certain difficulty by prayer therapy you are aware that your problem or sickness whatever it may be must be caused by negative thoughts charged with fear enlarged in your subconscious mind and that if you can succeed in cleansing your mind of these thoughts you will get a healing you therefore turn to the healing power within your subconscious mind and remind yourself of its infinite
power and intelligence and its capacity to heal all conditions as you dwell on these truths your fear will begin to dissolve and the recollection of these truths also corrects the erroneous beliefs you give thanks for the healing that you know will come and then you keep your mind off the difficulty until you feel guided after an interval to pray again while you're praying you absolutely refuse to give any power to the negative conditions or to admit for a second that the healing will not come this attitude of mind brings about the harmonious union of the
conscious and subconscious mind which releases the healing power faith healing what it means and how blind faith works what is popularly termed faith healing is not the faith mentioned in the bible which means a knowledge of the interaction of the conscious and subconscious mind a faith healer is one who heals without any real scientific understanding of the powers and forces involved he may claim that he has a special gift of healing and the sick person's blind belief in him or his powers may bring results the voodoo doctor in south africa and other parts of the
world may heal by incantations or a person may be healed by touching the so-called bones of saints or anything else which cause the patience to honestly believe in the method or process any method which causes you to move from fear and worry to faith and expectancy will heal there are many persons each of whom claims that because his personal theory produces results it is therefore the correct one this as already explained in this chapter cannot be true to illustrate how blind faith works you will recall our discussion of the swiss physician france anton mesmer in
1776 he claimed many cures when he stroked diseased bodies with artificial magnets later on he threw away his magnets and evolved the theory of animal magnetism this he held to be a fluid which pervades the universe but is most active in the human organism he claimed that this magnetic fluid which was going forth from him to his patients healed them people flocked to him and many wonderful cures were affected mesmer moved to paris and while there the government appointed a commission composed of physicians and members of the academy of science of which benjamin franklin was
a member to investigate his cures the report admitted the leading facts claim by mesmer but held that there was no evidence to prove the correctness of his magnetic fluid theory and said the effects were due to the imagination of the patients soon after this mesmer was driven into exile and died in 1815 shortly afterwards dr braid of manchester undertook to show that magnetic fluid had nothing to do with the production of the healings of dr mesmer dr braid discovered that patients could be thrown into hypnotic sleep by suggestion during which many of the well-known phenomena
ascribed to magnetism by mesmer could be produced you can readily see that all these cures were undoubtedly brought about by the active imagination of the patients together with a powerful suggestion of health to their subconscious minds all this could be termed blind faith as there was no understanding in those days as to how the cures were brought about subjective faith and what it means you will recall the proposition which need not be repeated at length that the subjective or subconscious mind of an individual is as amenable to the control of his own conscious or objective
mind as it is by the suggestions of another it follows that whatever may be your objective belief if you will assume to have faith actively or passively your subconscious mind will be controlled by the suggestion and your desire will be fulfilled the faith required in mental healings is a purely subjective faith and it is attainable upon the cessation of active opposition on the part of the objective or conscious mind in the healing of the body it is of course desirable to secure the concurrent faith of both the conscious and subconscious mind however it is not
always essential if you will enter into a state of passivity and receptivity by relaxing the mind and the body and getting into a sleepy state in this drowsy state your passivity becomes receptive to subjective impression recently i was asked by a man how is it that i got a healing through a minister i do not believe what he said when he told me that there is no such thing as disease and that matter does not exist this man at first thought his intelligence was being insulted and he protested against such a palpable absurdity the explanation
is simple he was quieted by soothing words and told to get into a perfectly passive condition to say nothing and to think of nothing for the time being his minister also became passive and affirmed quietly peacefully and constantly for about one half hour that this man would have perfect health peace harmony and wholeness he felt immense relief and was restored to health it is easy to see that his subjective faith had been made manifest by his passivity under treatment and the suggestions of perfect healthfulness by the minister were conveyed to his subconscious mind the two
subjective minds were then on rapport the minister was not handicapped by antagonistic auto suggestions of the patient arising from objective doubt of the power of the healer or the correctness of the theory in this sleepy drowsy state the conscious mind resistance is reduced to a minimum and results followed the subconscious mind of the patient being necessarily controlled by such suggestion exercised its functions in accordance therewith and a healing followed the meaning of absent treatment suppose you learned that your mother was sick in new york city and you lived in los angeles your mother would not
be physically present where you are but you could pray for her it is the father within which doeth the work the creative law of mind subconscious mind serves you and will do the work its response to you is automatic your treatment is for the purpose of inducing an inner realization of health and harmony in your mentality this inner realization acting through the subconscious mind operates through your mother's subconscious mind as there is but one creative mind your thoughts of health vitality and perfection operate through the one universal subjective mind and set a law in motion
on the subjective side of life which manifests through her body as a healing in the mind principle there is no time or space it is the same mind that operates through your mother no matter where she may be in reality there is no absent treatment as opposed to present treatment for the universal mind is omnipresent you do not try to send out thoughts or hold a thought your treatment is a conscious movement of thought and as you become conscious of the qualities of health well-being and relaxation these qualities will be resurrected in the experience of
your mother and results will follow the following is a perfect example of what is called absent treatment recently a listener to our radio program in los angeles prayed as follows for her mother in new york who had a coronary thrombosis the healing presence is right where my mother is her bodily condition is but a reflection of her thought life like shadows cast on the screen i know that in order to change the images on the screen i must change the projection reel my mind is the projection reel and i now project in my own mind
the image of wholeness harmony and perfect health for my mother the infinite healing presence which created my mother's body and all her organs is now saturating every atom of her being and a river of peace flows through every cell of her body the doctors are divinely guided and directed and whoever touches my mother is guided to do the right thing i know that disease has no ultimate reality if it had no one could be healed i now align myself with the infinite principle of love and life and i know and decree that harmony health and
peace are now being expressed in my mother's body she prayed in the above manner several times daily and her mother had a most remarkable recovery after a few days much to the amazement of her specialist he complimented her on her great faith in the power of god the conclusion arrived at in the daughter's mind set the creative law of mind in motion on the subjective side of life which manifested itself through her mother's body as perfect health and harmony what the daughter felt as true about her mother was simultaneously resurrected in the experience of her
mother releasing the kinetic action of the subconscious mind a psychologist friend of mine told me that one of his lungs was infected x-rays and analysis showed the presence of tuberculosis at night before going to sleep he would quietly affirm every cell nerve tissue and muscle of my lungs are now being made whole pure and perfect my whole body is being restored to health and harmony these are not his exact words but they represent the essence of what he affirmed a complete healing followed in about a month's time subsequent x-rays showed a perfect healing i wanted
to know his method so i asked him why he repeated the words prior to sleep here is his reply the kinetic action of the subconscious mind continues throughout your sleep time period hence give the subconscious mind something good to work on as you drop off into slumber this was a very wise answer in thinking of harmony and perfect health he never mentioned his trouble by name i strongly suggest that you cease talking about your ailments or giving them a name the only sap from which they draw life is your attention and fear of them like
the above mentioned psychologist become a mental surgeon then your troubles will be cut off like dead branches are pruned from a tree if you are constantly naming your aches and symptoms you inhibit the kinetic action which means the release of the healing power and energy of your subconscious mind furthermore by the law of your own mind these imaginings tend to take shape as the thing i greatly feared fill your mind with the great truths of life and walk forward in the light of love summary of your aids to health 1. find out what it is
that heals you realize that correct directions given to your subconscious mind will heal your mind and body 2. develop a definite plan for turning over your requests or desires to your subconscious mind three imagine the end desired and feel its reality follow it through and you will get definite results four decide what belief is know that belief is a thought in your mind and what you think you create 5. it is foolish to believe in sickness and something to hurt or to harm you believe in perfect health prosperity peace wealth and divine guidance 6. great
and noble thoughts upon which you habitually dwell become great acts 7. apply the power of prayer therapy in your life choose a certain plan idea or mental picture mentally and emotionally unite with that idea and as you remain faithful to your mental attitude your prayer will be answered eight always remember if you really want the power to heal you can have it through faith which means a knowledge of the working of your conscious and subconscious mind faith comes with understanding 9. blind faith means that a person may get results in healing without any scientific understanding
of the powers and forces involved 10. learn to pray for your loved ones who may be ill quiet your mind and your thoughts of health vitality and perfection operating through the one universal subjective mind will be felt and resurrected in the mind of your loved one chapter 6. practical techniques and mental healings an engineer has a technique and a process for building a bridge or an engine like the engineer your mind also has a technique for governing controlling and directing your life you must realize that methods and techniques are primary in building the golden gate
bridge the chief engineer understood mathematical principles stresses and strains secondly he had a picture of the ideal bridge across the bay the third step was his application of tried and proven methods by which the principles were implemented until the bridge took form and we drive on it there also are techniques and methods by which your prayers are answered if your prayer is answered there is a way in which it is answered and this is a scientific way nothing happens by chance this is a world of law and order in this chapter you will find practical
techniques for the unfolding and nurture of your spiritual life your prayers must not remain up in the air like a balloon they must go somewhere and accomplish something in your life when we come to analyze prayer we discover there are many different approaches and methods we will not consider in this book the formal ritual prayers used in religious services these have an important place in group worship we are immediately concerned with the methods of personal prayer as it is applied to your daily life and as it is used to help others prayer is the formulation
of an idea concerning something we wish to accomplish prayer is the soul's sincere desire your desire is your prayer it comes out of your deepest needs and it reveals the things you want in life blessed are they that hunger and thirst after righteousness for they shall be filled that is really prayer life's hunger and thirst for peace harmony health joy and all the other blessings of life the passing over technique for impregnating the subconscious this consists essentially in inducing the subconscious mind to take over your request as handed it by the conscious mind this passing
over is best accomplished in the reverie-like state know that in your deeper mind it is infinite intelligence and infinite power just calmly think over what you want see it coming into fuller fruition from this moment forward be like the little girl who had a very bad cough and a sore throat she declared firmly and repeatedly it is passing away now it is passing away now it passed away in about an hour use this technique with complete simplicity and naivete your subconscious will accept your blueprint if you were building a new home for yourself and family
you know that you would be intensely interested in regard to the blueprint for your home you would see to it that the builders conform to the blueprint you would watch the material and select only the best wood steel in fact the best of everything what about your mental home and your mental blueprint for happiness and abundance all your experiences and everything that enters into your life depend upon the nature of the mental building blocks which you use in the construction of your mental home if your blueprint is full of mental patterns of fear worry anxiety
or lack and if you are despondent doubtful and cynical then the texture of the mental material you are weaving into your mind will come forth as more toil care tension anxiety and limitation of all kinds the most fundamental and the most far-reaching activity in life is that which you build into your mentality every waking hour your word is silent and invisible nevertheless it is real you are building your mental home all the time and your thought and mental imagery represent your blueprint hour by hour moment by moment you can build radiant health success and happiness
by the thoughts you think the ideas which you harbor the beliefs that you accept and the scenes that you rehearse in the hidden studio of your mind this stately mansion upon the construction of which you are perpetually engaged is your personality your identity in this plane your whole life story on this earth get a new blueprint build silently by realizing peace harmony joy and goodwill in the present moment by dwelling upon these things and claiming them your subconscious will accept your blueprint and bring all these things to pass by their fruits ye shall know them
the science and art of true prayer the term science means knowledge which is coordinated arranged and systematized let us think of the science and art of true prayer as it deals with the fundamental principles of life and the techniques and processes by which they can be demonstrated in your life as well as in the life of every human being when he applies them faithfully the art is your technique or process and the science behind it is the definite response of creative mind to your mental picture or thought ask and it shall be given you seek
and ye shall find knock and it shall be opened unto you matthew chapter 7 verse 7 here you are told you shall receive that for which you ask it shall be opened to you when you knock and you shall find that for which you are searching this teaching implies the definiteness of mental and spiritual laws there's always a direct response from the infinite intelligence of your subconscious mind to your conscious thinking if you ask for bread you will not receive a stone you must ask believing if you are to receive your mind moves from the
thought to the thing unless there is first an image in the mind it cannot move for there would be nothing for it to move toward your prayer which is your mental act must be accepted as an image in your mind before the power from your subconscious will play upon it and make it productive you must reach a point of acceptance in your mind an unqualified and undisputed state of agreement this contemplation should be accompanied by a feeling of joy and restfulness in foreseeing the certain accomplishment of your desire the sound basis for the art and
science of true prayer is your knowledge and complete confidence that the movement of your conscious mind will gain a definite response from your subconscious mind which is one with boundless wisdom and infinite power by following this procedure your prayers will be answered the visualization technique the easiest and most obvious way to formulate an idea is to visualize it to see it in your mind's eye as vividly as if it were alive you can see what the naked eye only what already exists in the external world in a similar way that which you can visualize in
your mind's eye already exists in the invisible realms of your mind any picture which you have in your mind is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen what you form in your imagination is as real as any part of your body the idea and thought are real and will one day appear in your objective world if you are faithful to your mental image this process of thinking forms impressions in your mind these impressions in turn become manifested as facts and experiences in your life the builder visualizes the type of
building he wants he sees it as he desires it to be completed his imagery and thought processes become a plastic mold from which the building will emerge a beautiful or an ugly one a skyscraper or a very low one his mental imagery is projected as it is drawn on paper eventually the contractor and his workers gather the essential materials and the building progresses until it stands finished conforming perfectly to the mental patterns of the architect i use the visualization technique prior to speaking from the platform i quiet the wheels of my mind in order that
i may present to the subconscious mind my images of thought then i picture the entire auditorium and the seats filled with men and women and each one of them illuminated and inspired by the infinite healing presence within each one i see them as radiant happy and free having first built up the idea in my imagination i quietly sustain it there as a mental picture while i imagine i hear men and women saying i'm healed i feel wonderful i've had an instantaneous healing i'm transformed i keep this up for about 10 minutes or more knowing and
feeling that each person's mind and body are saturated with love wholeness beauty and perfection my awareness grows to the point where in my mind i can actually hear the voices of the multitude proclaiming their health and happiness then i release the whole picture and go on to the platform almost every sunday people stop and say that their prayers were answered mental movie method the chinese say quote a picture is worth a thousand words unquote william james the father of american psychology stressed the fact that the subconscious mind will bring to pass any picture held in
the mind and backed by faith act as though i am and i will be a number of years ago i was in the middle west lecturing in several states and i desired to have a permanent location in the general area from which i could serve those who desired help i traveled far but the desire did not leave my mind one evening while in a hotel in spokane washington i relaxed completely on a couch immobilized my attention and in a quiet passive manner imagined that i was talking to a large audience saying in effect i am
glad to be here i have prayed for the ideal opportunity i saw in my mind's eye the imaginary audience and i felt the reality of it all i played the role of the actor dramatized this mental movie and felt satisfied that this picture was being conveyed to my subconscious mind which would bring it to pass in its own way the next morning on awakening i felt a great sense of peace and satisfaction and in a few days time i received a telegram asking me to take over an organization in the midwest which i did and
i enjoyed it immensely for several years the method outlined here appeals to many who have described it as the mental movie method i have received numerous letters from people who listen to my radio talks in weekly public lectures telling me of the wonderful results they get using this technique in the sale of their property i suggest to those who have homes or property for sale that they satisfy themselves in their own mind that their price is right then i claim that the infinite intelligence is attracting to them the buyer who really wants to have the
property and who will love it and prosper in it after having done this i suggest that they quiet their mind relax let go and get into a drowsy sleepy state which reduces all mental effort to a minimum then they are to picture the check in their hands rejoice in the check give thanks for the check and go off to sleep feeling the naturalness of the whole mental movie created in their own mind they must act as though it were an objective reality and the subconscious mind will take it as an impression and through the deeper
currents of the mind the buyer and the seller are brought together a mental picture held in the mind backed by faith will come to pass the boduan technique charles beauduan was a professor at the rosso institute in france he was a brilliant psychotherapist and a research director of the new nancy school of healing who in 1910 taught that the best way to impress the subconscious mind was to enter into a drowsy sleepy state or a state akin to sleep in which all effort was reduced to a minimum then in a quiet passive receptive way by
reflection he would convey the idea to the subconscious the following is his formula quote a very simple way of securing this impregnation of the subconscious mind is to condense the idea which is to be the object of suggestion to sum it up in a brief phrase which can be readily graven on the memory and to repeat it over and over again as a lullaby unquote some years ago a young lady in los angeles was engaged in a prolonged bitter family lawsuit over a will her husband had bequeathed his entire estate to her and his sons
and daughters by a previous marriage were bitterly fighting to break the will the bodhuan technique was outlined to her and this is what she did she relaxed her body in an armchair entered into the sleepy state and as suggested condensed the idea of her need into a phrase consisting of six words easily graven on the memory it is finished in divine order the significance to her of these words meant that infinite intelligence operating through the laws of her subconscious mind would bring about a harmonious adjustment through the principle of harmony she continued this procedure every
night for about 10 nights after she got into a sleepy state she would affirm slowly quietly and feelingly the statement it is finished in divine order over and over again feeling a sense of inner peace and an all-pervading tranquility then she went off into her deep normal sleep on the morning of the eleventh day following the use of the above technique she awakened with a sense of well-being a conviction that it was finished her attorney called her the same day saying that the opposing attorney and his clients were willing to settle a harmonious agreement was
reached and litigation was discontinued the sleeping technique by entering into a sleepy drowsy state effort is reduced to a minimum the conscious mind is submerged to a great extent when in a sleepy state the reason for this is that the highest degree of outcropping of the subconscious occurs prior to sleep and just after we awaken in this state the negative thoughts which tend to neutralize your desire and so prevent acceptance by your subconscious mind are no longer present suppose you want to get rid of a destructive habit assume a comfortable posture relax your body and
be still get into a sleepy state and in that sleepy state say quietly over and over again as a lullaby i am completely free from this habit harmony and peace of mind reign supreme repeat the above slowly quietly and lovingly for five or ten minutes night and morning each time you repeat the words the emotional value becomes greater when the urge comes to repeat the negative habit repeat the above formula out loud by yourself by this means you induce the subconscious to accept the idea and a healing follows the thank you technique in the bible
paul recommends that we make known our requests with praise and thanksgiving some extraordinary results follow this simple method of prayer the thankful heart is always close to the creative forces of the universe causing countless blessings to flow toward it by the law of reciprocal relationship based on a cosmic law of action and reaction for instance a father promises his son a car for graduation the boy has not yet received the car but he is very thankful and happy and is as joyous as though he had actually received the car he knows his father will fulfill
his promise and he is full of gratitude and joy even though he has not yet received the car objectively speaking he has however received it with joy and thankfulness in his mind i shall illustrate how mr broke applied this technique with excellent results he said bills are piling up i'm out of work i have three children and no money what shall i do regularly every night and morning for a period of about three weeks he repeated the words thank you father for my wealth in a relaxed peaceful manner until the feeling or mood of thankfulness
dominated his mind he imagined he was addressing the infinite power and intelligence within him knowing of course that he could not see the creative intelligence or infinite mind he was seeing with the inner eye of spiritual perception realizing that his thought image of wealth was the first cause relative to the money position and food he needed his thought feeling was the substance of wealth untrammeled by antecedent conditions of any kind by repeating thank you father over and over again his mind and heart were lifted up to the point of acceptance and when fear thoughts of
lack poverty and distress came into his mind he would say thank you father as often as necessary he knew that as he kept up the thankful attitude he would recondition his mind to the idea of wealth which is what happened the sequel to his prayer is very interesting after praying in the above-mentioned manner he met a former employer of his on the street whom he had not seen for 20 years the man offered him a very lucrative position and advanced him 500 on a temporary loan today mr broke is vice president of the company for
which he works his recent remark to me was i shall never forget the wonders of thank you father it has worked wonders for me the affirmative method the effectiveness of an affirmation is determined largely by your understanding of the truth and the meaning back of the words in praying use not vain repetition therefore the power of your affirmation lies in the intelligent application of definite and specific positives for example a boy adds three and three and puts down seven on the blackboard the teacher affirms with mathematical certainty that three and three are six therefore the
boy changes his figures accordingly the teacher's statement did not make three and 3 equal 6 because the latter was already a mathematical truth the mathematical truth caused the boy to rearrange the figures on the blackboard it is abnormal to be sick it is normal to be healthy health is the truth of your being when you affirm health harmony and peace for yourself or another and when you realize these are universal principles of your own being you will rearrange the negative patterns of your subconscious mind based on your faith and understanding of that which you affirm
the result of the affirmative process of prayer depends on your conforming to the principles of life regardless of appearances consider for the moment that there is a principle of mathematics and none of error there is a principle of truth but none of dishonesty there is a principle of intelligence but none of ignorance there is a principle of harmony and none of discord there is a principle of health but none of disease and there is a principle of abundance but none of poverty the affirmative method was chosen by the author for use on his sister who
was to be operated on for the removal of gallstones in a hospital in england the condition described was based on the diagnosis of hospital tests and the usual x-ray procedures she asked me to pray for her we were separated geographically about 6 500 miles but there is no time or space in the mind principle infinite mind or intelligence is present in its entirety at every point simultaneously i withdrew all thought from the contemplation of symptoms and from the corporeal personality altogether i affirmed as follows this prayer is for my sister catherine she is relaxed and
at peace poised balanced serene and calm the healing intelligence of her subconscious mind which created her body is now transforming every cell nerve tissue muscle and bone of her being according to the perfect pattern of all organs lodged in her subconscious mind silently quietly all distorted thought patterns in her subconscious mind are removed and dissolved and the vitality wholeness and beauty of the life principle are made manifest in every atom of her being she is now open and receptive to the healing currents which are flowing through her like a river restoring her to perfect health
harmony and peace all distortions and ugly images are now washed away by the infinite ocean of love and peace flowing through her and it is so i affirmed the above several times a day and at the end of two weeks my sister had an examination which showed a remarkable healing and the x-ray proved negative to affirm is to state that it is so and as you maintain this attitude of mind as true regardless of all evidence to the contrary you will receive an answer to your prayer your thought can only affirm for even if you
deny something you are actually affirming the presence of what you deny repeating an affirmation knowing what you are saying and why you are saying it leads the mind to the state of consciousness where it accepts that which you state as true keep on affirming the truths of life until you get the subconscious reaction which satisfies the argumentative method this method is just what the word implies it stems from the procedure of dr phineus parkhurst quimby of maine dr quimby a pioneer in mental and spiritual healing lived and practiced in belfast maine about 100 years ago
a book called the quimby manuscripts published in 1921 by thomas y crowl company new york city and edited by horatio dresser is available in your library this book gives newspaper accounts of this man's remarkable results in prayer treatment of the sick quimby duplicated many of the healing miracles recorded in the bible in brief the argumentative method employed according to quimby consists of spiritual reasoning where you convince the patient and yourself that his sickness is due to his false belief groundless fears and negative patterns lodged in his subconscious mind you reason it out clearly in your
mind and convince your patient that the disease or ailment is due only to a distorted twisted pattern of thought which has taken form in his body this wrong belief in some external power and external causes has now externalized itself as sickness and can be changed by changing the thought patterns you explain to the sick person that the basis of all healing is a change of belief you also point out that the subconscious mind created the body and all its organs therefore it knows how to heal it can heal it and is doing so now as
you speak you argue in the courtroom of your mind that the disease is a shadow of the mind based on disease-soaked morbid thought imagery you continue to build up all the evidence you can muster on behalf of the healing power within which created all the organs in the first place and which has a perfect pattern of every cell nerve and tissue within it then you render a verdict in the courthouse of your mind in favor of yourself or your patient you liberate the sick one by faith and spiritual understanding your mental and spiritual evidence is
overwhelming there being but one mind what you feel is true will be resurrected in the experience of the patient this procedure is essentially the argumentative method used by dr quimby of maine from 1849 to 1869 the absolute method is like modern sound wave therapy many people throughout the world practice this form of prayer treatment with wonderful results the person using the absolute method mentions the name of the patient such as jon jones then quietly and silently thinks of god and his qualities and attributes such as god is all bliss boundless love infinite intelligence all-powerful boundless
wisdom absolute harmony indescribable beauty and perfection as he quietly thinks along these lines he is lifted up in consciousness into a new spiritual wavelength at which time he feels the infinite ocean of god's love is now dissolving everything unlike itself in the mind and body of john jones for whom he is praying he feels all the power and love of god are now focused on john jones and whatever is bothering or vexing him is now completely neutralized in the presence of the infinite ocean of life and love the absolute method of prayer might be likened
to the sound wave or sonic therapy recently shown me by a distinguished physician in los angeles he has an ultrasound wave machine which oscillates at a tremendous speed and sends sound waves to an area of the body to which it is directed these sound waves can be controlled and he told me of achieving remarkable results in dissolving arthritic calceros deposits as well as the healing and removal of other disturbing conditions to the degree that we rise in consciousness by contemplating qualities and attributes of god do we generate spiritual electronic waves of harmony health and peace
many remarkable healings follow this technique of prayer a walks dr phineus parkhurst quimby of whom we spoke previously in this chapter used the absolute method in the latter years of his healing career he was really the father of psychosomatic medicine and the first psychoanalyst he had the capacity to diagnose clairvoyantly the cause of the patient's trouble pains and aches the following is a condensed account of the healing of a as recorded in quimby's manuscripts quimby was called on to visit a woman who was lame aged and bedridden he states that her ailment was due to
the fact that she was imprisoned by a creed so small and contracted that she could not stand upright and move about she was living in the tomb of fear and ignorance furthermore she was taking the bible literally and it frightened her in this tomb quimby said was the presence and power of god trying to burst the bands break through the bonds and rise from the dead when she would ask others for an explanation of some passage of the bible the answer would be a stone then she would hunger for the bread of life dr quimby
diagnosed her case as a mind cloudy and stagnated due to excitation and fear caused by the inability to see clearly the meaning of the passage of the bible which she had been reading this showed itself in the body by her heavy and sluggish feeling which would terminate as paralysis at this point quimby asked her what was meant in the bible verses yet a little while am i with you and then i go unto him that sent me ye shall seek me and shall not find me and where i am thither ye cannot come john chapter
7 verses 33-34 she replied that it meant jesus went to heaven quimby explained what it really meant by telling her that being with her a little while meant his expression of her symptoms feelings and their causes for example he had compassion and sympathy for her momentarily but he could not remain in that mental state the next step was to go to him that sent us which as quimby pointed out was the creative power of god in all of us quimby immediately traveled in his mind and contemplated the divine ideal for example the vitality intelligence harmony
and power of god functioning in the sick person this is why he said to the woman therefore where i go you cannot come for you are in your narrow restricted belief and i am in health this prayer and explanation produced an instantaneous sensation and a change came over her mind she walked without her crutches quimby said it was one of the most singular of all his healings she was as it were dead to error and to bring her to life or truth was to raise her from the dead quimby quoted the resurrection of christ and
applied it to her own christ or health this produced a powerful effect on her he also explained to her that the truth which he accepted was the angel or idea which rolled away the stone of fear ignorance and superstition thereby releasing the healing power of god which made her whole the decree method power goes into our word according to the feeling and faith behind it when we realize the power that moves the world is moving on our behalf and is backing up our word our confidence and assurance grow you do not try and add power
to power therefore there must be no mental striving coercion force or mental wrestling a young girl used the decree method on a young man who was constantly phoning her pressing her for dates and meeting her at her place of business she found it very difficult to get rid of him she decreed as follows i release blank unto god he is in his true place at all times i am free and he is free i now decree that my words go forth into infinite mind and it brings it to pass it is so she said he
vanished and she has never seen him since adding it was as though the ground swallowed him up thou shall decree a thing and it shall be established unto thee and the light shall shine upon thy ways job chapter 22 verse 28 serve yourself with scientific truth 1. be a mental engineer and use tried and proven techniques in building a grander and greater life 2. your desire is prayer picture the fulfillment of your desire now and feel its reality and you will experience the joy of the answered prayer 3. desire to accomplish things the easy way
with the sure aid of mental science 4. you can build radiant health success and happiness by the thoughts you think in the hidden studio of your mind 5. experiment scientifically until you personally prove that there is always a direct response from the infinite intelligence of your subconscious mind to your conscious thinking 6. feel the joy and restfulness in foreseeing the certain accomplishment of your desire any mental picture which you have in your mind is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen 7. a mental picture is worth a thousand words
your subconscious will bring to pass any picture held in the mind backed by faith eight avoid all effort or mental coercion in prayer get into a sleepy drowsy state and lull yourself to sleep feeling and knowing that your prayer is answered nine remember that the thankful heart is always close to the riches of the universe 10. to affirm is to state that it is so and as you maintain this attitude of mind is true regardless of all evidence to the contrary you will receive an answer to your prayer 11. generate electronic waves of harmony health
and peace by thinking of the love and the glory of god 12. what you decree and feel is true will come to pass decree harmony health peace and abundance chapter 7 the tendency of the subconscious is lifeward over 90 of your mental life is subconscious so men and women who fail to make use of this marvelous power live within very narrow limits your subconscious processes are always lifeward and constructive your subconscious is the builder of your body and maintains all its vital functions it is on the job 24 hours a day and never sleeps it
is always trying to help and preserve you from harm your subconscious mind is in touch with infinite life and boundless wisdom and its impulses and ideas are always lifeward the great aspirations inspirations and visions for a grander and nobler life spring from the subconscious your profoundest convictions are those you cannot argue about rationally because they do not come from your conscious mind they come from your subconscious mind your subconscious speaks to you in intuitions impulses hunches intimations urges and ideas and it is always telling you to rise transcend grow advance adventure and move forward to
greater heights the urge to love to save the lives of others comes from the depths of your subconscious for example during the great san francisco earthquake and fire of april 18 1906 invalids and cripples who had been confined to bed for long periods of time rose up and performed some of the most amazing feats of bravery and endurance the intense desire welled up within them to save others at all costs and their subconscious responded accordingly great artists musicians poets speakers and writers tune in with their subconscious powers and become animated and inspired for example robert
louis stevenson before he went to sleep used to charge his subconscious with the task of evolving stories for him while he slept he was accustomed to ask his subconscious to give him a good marketable thriller when his bank account was low stevenson said the intelligence of his deeper mind gave him the story piece by piece like a serial this shows how your subconscious will speak lofty and wise sayings through you which your conscious mind knows nothing about mark twain confided to the world on many occasions that he never worked in his life all his humor
and all his great writings were due to the fact that he tapped the inexhaustible reservoir of his subconscious mind how the body portrays the workings of the mind the interaction of your conscious and subconscious mind requires a similar interaction between the corresponding system of nerves the cerebrospinal system is the organ of the conscious mind and the sympathetic system is the organ of the subconscious mind the cerebrospinal system is the channel through which you receive conscious perception by means of your five physical senses and exercise control over the movement of your body this system has its
nerves in the brain and it is the channel of your volitional and conscious mental action the sympathetic system sometimes referred to as the involuntary nervous system has its center in a ganglionic mass at the back of the stomach known as the solar plexus and is sometimes spoken of as the abdominal brain it is the channel of that mental action which unconsciously supports the vital functions of the body the two systems may work separately or synchronously judge thomas troward says quote the vagus nerve passes out of the cerebral region as a portion of the voluntary system
and through it we control the vocal organs then it passes onward to the thorax sending out branches to the heart and lungs finally passing through the diaphragm it loses the outer coating which distinguishes the nerves of the voluntary system and becomes identified with those of the sympathetic system so forming a connecting link between the two and making the man physically a single entity similarly different areas of the brain indicate their connection with the objective and subjective activities of the mind respectively and speaking in a general way we may assign the frontal portion of the brain
to the former and the posterior portion to the later while the intermediate portion partakes of the character of both a rather simple way of looking at the mental and physical interaction is to realize that your conscious mind grasps an idea which induces a corresponding vibration in your voluntary system of nerves this in turn causes a similar current to be generated in your involuntary system of nerves thus handing the idea over to your subconscious mind which is the creative medium this is how your thoughts become things every thought entertained by your conscious mind and accept it
as true is sent by your brain to your solar plexus the brain of your subconscious mind to be made into your flesh and to be brought forth into your world as a reality there is an intelligence which takes care of your body when you study the cellular system and the structure of the organs such as eyes ears heart liver bladder etc you learn they consist of groups of cells which form a group intelligence whereby they function together and are able to take orders and carry them out in deductive function at the suggestion of the mastermind
conscious mind a careful study of the single-celled organism shows you what goes on in your complex body though the monocellular organism has no organs it still gives evidence of mind action and reaction performing the basic functions of movement ailmentation assimilation and elimination many say there is an intelligence which will take care of your body if you let it alone that is true but the difficulty is that the conscious mind always interferes with its five sense evidence based on outer appearances leading to the sway of false beliefs fears and mere opinion when fear false beliefs and
negative patterns are made to register in your subconscious mind through psychological emotional conditioning there is no other course open to the subconscious mind except to act on the blueprint specifications offered it the subconscious mind works continually for the common good the subjective self within you works continuously for the general good reflecting an innate principle of harmony behind all things your subconscious mind has its own will and it is a very real something in itself it acts night and day whether you act upon it or not it is the builder of your body but you cannot
see hear or feel it building as all this is a silent process your subconscious has a life of its own which is always moving toward harmony health and peace this is the divine norm within it seeking expression through you at all times how man interferes with the innate principle of harmony to think correctly scientifically we must know the truth to know the truth is to be in harmony with the infinite intelligence and power of your subconscious mind which is always moving lifeward every thought or action which is not harmonious whether through ignorance or design will
result in discord and limitation of all kinds scientists inform us that you build a new body every 11 months so you are really only 11 months old from a physical standpoint if you build defects back into your body by thoughts of fear anger jealousy and ill will you have no one to blame but yourself you are the sum total of your own thoughts you can keep from entertaining negative thought and imagery the way to get rid of darkness is with light the way to overcome cold is with heat the way to overcome the negative thought
is to substitute the good thought affirm the good and the bad will vanish why it's normal to be healthy vital and strong it's abnormal to be sick the average child born into the world is perfectly healthy with all its organs functioning perfectly this is the normal state and we should remain healthy vital and strong the instinct of self-preservation is the strongest instinct of your nature and it constitutes a most potent ever-present and constantly operative truth inherent in your nature it is therefore obvious that all your thoughts ideas and beliefs must operate with greater potentiality when
they are in harmony with the innate life principle in you which is forever seeking to preserve and protect you along all lines it follows from this that normal conditions can be restored with greater ease and certainty than abnormal conditions can be induced it is abnormal to be sick it simply means you're going against the stream of life and thinking negatively the law of life is the law of growth all nature testifies to the operation of this law by silently constantly expressing itself in the law of growth where there is growth and expression there must be
life where there is life there must be harmony and where there is harmony there is perfect health if your thought is in harmony with the creative principle of your subconscious mind you are in tune with the innate principle of harmony if you entertain thoughts which are not in accordance with the principle of harmony these thoughts cling to you harass you worry you and finally bring about disease and if persisted in possibly death in the healing of disease you must increase the inflow and distribution of the vital forces of your subconscious mind throughout your system this
can be done by eliminating thoughts of fear worry anxiety jealousy hatred and every other destructive thought which tends to tear down and destroy your nerves and glands body tissue which controls the elimination of all waste material potts disease cured in the nautilus magazine of march 1917 there appears an article about a boy suffering from potts disease or tuberculosis of the spine who had a remarkable healing his name was frederick elias andrews of indianapolis now minister of unity school of christianity kansas city missouri his physician pronounced him incurable he began to pray and from a crooked
twisted going about on hands and knees he became a strong straight well-formed man he created his own affirmation mentally absorbing the qualities he needed he affirmed over and over again many times a day i am whole perfect strong powerful loving harmonious and happy he persevered and said that this prayer was the last utterance on his lips at night and the first in the morning he prayed for others also by sending out thoughts of love and health this attitude of mind and way of prayer returned to him multiplied many times his faith and perseverance paid off
with big dividends when thoughts of fear anger jealousy or envy drew his attention he would immediately start his counteracting force of affirmation going in his mind his subconscious mind responded according to the nature of his habitual thinking this is the meaning of the statement in the bible go thy way thy faith hath made thee whole mark chapter 10 verse 52. how faith in your subconscious powers makes you whole a young man who came to my lectures on the healing power of the subconscious mind had severe eye trouble which his doctor said necessitated an operation he
said to himself my subconscious made my eyes and it can heal me each night as he went to sleep he entered into a drowsy meditative state the condition akin to sleep his attention was immobilized and focused on the eye doctor he imagined the doctor was in front of him and he plainly heard or imagined he heard the doctor saying to him a miracle has happened he heard this over and over again every night or perhaps five minutes or so before going to sleep at the end of three weeks he again went to the ophthalmologist who
had previously examined his eyes and the physician said to this man this is a miracle what happened this man impressed his subconscious mind using the doctor as an instrument or means of convincing it or conveying the idea through repetition faith and expectancy he impregnated his subconscious mind his subconscious mind made his eye within it was the perfect pattern and immediately it proceeded to heal the eye this is another example of how faith in the healing power of your subconscious can make you whole pointers to review 1. your subconscious is the builder of your body and
is on the job 24 hours a day you interfere with its life-giving patterns by negative thinking 2. charge your subconscious with the task of evolving an answer to any problem prior to sleep and it will answer you three watch your thoughts every thought accepted as true is sent by your brain to your solar plexus your abdominal brain and is brought into your world as a reality 4. know that you can remake yourself by giving a new blueprint to your subconscious mind 5. the tendency of your subconscious is always lifeward your job is with your subconscious
mind feed your subconscious mind with premises which are true your subconscious is always reproducing according to your habitual mental patterns 6. you build a new body every 11 months change your body by changing your thoughts and keeping them changed seven it is normal to be healthy it is abnormal to be ill there is within the innate principle of harmony eight thoughts of jealousy fear worry and anxiety tear down and destroy your nerves and glands bringing about mental and physical diseases of all kinds 9. what you affirm consciously and feel as true will be made manifest
in your mind body and affairs affirm the good and enter into the joy of living chapter 8 how to get the results you want the principal reasons for failure are lack of confidence and too much effort many people block answers to their prayers by failing to fully comprehend the workings of their subconscious mind when you know how your mind functions you gain a measure of confidence you must remember whenever your subconscious mind accepts an idea it immediately begins to execute it it uses all its mighty resources to that end and mobilizes all the mental and
spiritual laws of your deeper mind this law is true for good or bad ideas consequently if you use it negatively it brings trouble failure and confusion when you use it constructively it brings guidance freedom and peace of mind the right answer is inevitable when your thoughts are positive constructive and loving from this it is perfectly obvious that the only thing you have to do in order to overcome failure is to get your subconscious to accept your idea or request by feeling its reality now and the law of your mind will do the rest turn over
your request with faith and confidence and your subconscious will take over and answer for you you will always fail to get results by trying to use mental coercion your subconscious mind does not respond to coercion it responds to your faith or conscious mind acceptance your failure to get results may also arise from such statements as things are getting worse i will never get an answer i see no way out it is hopeless i don't know what to do i'm all mixed up when you use such statements you get no response or cooperation from your subconscious
mind like a soldier marking time you neither go forward nor backward in other words you don't get anywhere if you get into a taxi and give a half dozen different directions to the driver in five minutes he would become hopelessly confused and probably would refuse to take you anywhere it is the same when working with your subconscious mind there must be a clear-cut idea in your mind you must arrive at the definite decision that there is a way out a solution to the vexing problem in sickness only the infinite intelligence within your subconscious knows the
answer when you come to that clear-cut conclusion in your conscious mind your mind is then made up and according to your belief it is done unto you easy does it a house owner once remonstrated with a furnace repairman for charging two hundred dollars for fixing the boiler the mechanic said i charged five cents for the missing bolt and 199.95 for knowing what was wrong similarly your subconscious mind is the master mechanic the all-wise one who knows ways and means of healing any organ of your body as well as your affairs decree health and your subconscious
will establish it but relaxation is the key easy does it do not be concerned with details and means but know the end result get the feel of the happy solution to your problem whether it is health finances or employment remember how you felt after you had recovered from a severe state of illness bear in mind that your feeling is the touchstone of all subconscious demonstration your new idea must be felt subjectively in a finished state not the future but as coming about now inferno opponent use imagination and not willpower in using your subconscious mind you
infer no opponent you use no willpower you imagine the end and the freedom state you will find your intellect trying to get in the way but persist in maintaining a simple childlike miracle-making faith picture yourself without the ailment or problem imagine the emotional accompaniment of the freedom state you crave cut out all the red tape from the process the simple way is the best how disciplined imagination works wonders a wonderful way to get a response from your subconscious mind is through disciplined or scientific imagination as previously pointed out your subconscious mind is the builder of
the body and controls all its vital functions the bible says whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer believing ye shall receive to believe is to accept something is true or to live in the state of being it as you sustain this mood you shall experience the joy of the answered prayer the three steps to success in prayer the usual procedure is as follows one take a look at the problem two turn to the solution or way out known only to the subconscious mind 3. rest in a sense of deep conviction that it is done do not
weaken your prayer by saying i wish i might be healed i hope so your feeling about the work to be done is the boss harmony is yours know that health is yours become intelligent by becoming a vehicle for the infinite healing power of the subconscious mind pass on the idea of health to your subconscious mind to the point of conviction then relax get yourself off your hands say to the condition and circumstance this too shall pass through relaxation you impress your subconscious mind enabling the kinetic energy behind the idea to take over and bring it
into concrete realization the law of reversed effort and why you get the opposite of what you pray for kuwait the famous psychologist from france who visited america about 40 years ago defined the law of reversed effort as follows quote when your desires and imagination are in conflict your imagination invariably gains the day unquote if for example you were asked to walk a plank on the floor you would do so without question now suppose the same plank were placed 20 feet up in the air between two walls would you walk it your desire to walk it
would be counteracted by your imagination or fear of falling your dominant idea which would be the picture of falling would conquer your desire will or effort to walk on the plank would be reversed and the dominant idea of failure would be reinforced mental effort is invariably self-defeated eventuating always in the opposite of what is desired the suggestions of powerlessness to overcome the condition dominate the mind your subconscious is always controlled by the dominant idea your subconscious will accept the strongest of two contradictory propositions the effortless way is the better if you say i want healing
but i can't get it i try so hard i force myself to pray i use all the willpower i have you must realize that your error lies in your effort never try to compel the subconscious mind to accept your idea by exercising willpower such attempts are doomed to failure and you get the opposite of what you prayed for the following is a rather common experience students when taking examinations and reading through their papers find that all their knowledge has suddenly deserted them their minds become appalling blanks and they are unable to recall one relevant thought
the more they grit their teeth and summon the powers of the will the further the answers seem to flee but when they have left the examination room and the mental pressure relaxes the answers they were seeking flow tantalizingly back into their minds trying to force themselves to remember was the cause of their failure this is an example of the law of reversed effort whereby you get the opposite of what you asked or prayed for the conflict of desire and imagination must be reconciled to use mental force is to presuppose that there is opposition when your
mind is concentrated on the means to overcome a problem it is no longer concerned with the obstacle matthew chapter 18 verse 9 says if two of you shall agree on earth as touching anything that they shall ask it shall be done for them of my father which is in heaven who are these two it means the harmonious union or agreement between your conscious and subconscious on any idea desire or mental image when there is no longer any quarrel in either part of your mind your prayer will be answered the two agreeing may also be represented
as you and your desire your thought and feeling your idea and emotion your desire and imagination you avoid all conflict between your desires and imagination by entering into a drowsy sleepy state which brings all effort to a minimum the conscious mind is submerged to a great extent when in a sleepy state the best time to impregnate your subconscious is prior to sleep the reason for this is that the highest degree of outcropping of the subconscious occurs prior to sleep and just after we awaken in this state the negative thoughts and imagery which tend to neutralize
your desire and so prevent acceptance by your subconscious mind no longer present themselves when you imagine the reality of the fulfilled desire and feel the thrill of accomplishment your subconscious brings about the realization of your desire a great many people solve all their dilemmas and problems by the play of their controlled directed and disciplined imagination knowing that whatever they imagine and feel is true will and must come to pass the following will clearly illustrate how a young girl overcame the conflict between her desire and her imagination she desired a harmonious solution to her legal problem
yet her mental imagery was constantly on failure loss bankruptcy and poverty it was a complicated lawsuit and there was one postponement after another with no solution in sight at my suggestion she got into a sleepy drowsy state each night prior to sleep and she began to imagine the happy ending feeling it to the best of her ability she knew that the image in her mind had to agree with her heart's desire prior to sleep she began to dramatize as vividly as possible her lawyer having an animated discussion with her regarding the outcome she would ask
him questions and he would answer her appropriately he would say to her over and over again there has been a perfect harmonious solution the case has been settled out of court during the day when fear thoughts came into her mind she would run her mental movie with gestures voice and sound equipment she could easily imagine the sound of his voice smile and mannerism she ran this mental picture so often it became a subjective pattern a regular train track at the end of a few weeks her attorney called her and confirmed objectively what she had been
imagining and feeling as true subjectively this is really what the psalmist meant when he wrote let the words of my mouth your thoughts mental images good and the meditations of my heart your feeling nature emotion be acceptable in thy sight o lord the law of your subconscious mind my strength and my redeemer the power and wisdom of your subconscious mind can redeem you from sickness bondage and misery psalm 19 verse 14 ideas worth recalling 1. mental coercion or too much effort shows anxiety and fear which block your answer easy does it 2. when your mind
is relaxed and you accept an idea your subconscious goes to work to execute the idea three think and plan independently of traditional methods know that there is always an answer and a solution to every problem 4. do not be overly concerned with the beating of your heart with the breathing of your lungs or the functions of any part of your anatomy lean heavily upon your subconscious and proclaim frequently that divine right action is taking place five the feeling of health produces health the feeling of wealth produces wealth how do you feel six imagination is your
most powerful faculty imagine what is lovely and of good report you are what you imagine yourself to be seven you avoid conflict between your conscious and subconscious in the sleepy state imagine the fulfillment of your desire over and over again prior to sleep sleep in peace and wake in joy chapter 9 how to use the power of your subconscious for wealth if you are having financial difficulties if you're trying to make ends meet it means you have not convinced your subconscious mind that you will always have plenty and some despair you know men and women
who work a few hours a week and make fabulous sums of money they do not strive or slave hard do not believe the story that the only way you can become wealthy is by the sweat of your brow and hard labor it is not so the effortless way of life is the best do the thing you love to do and do it for the joy and thrill of it i know an executive in los angeles who receives a salary of seventy five thousand dollars yearly last year he went on a nine month cruise seeing the
world and its beauty spots he said to me that he had succeeded in convincing his subconscious mind that he is worth that much money he told me that many men in his organization getting about 100 a week knew more about the business than he did and could manage it better but they had no ambition no creative ideas and were not interested in the wonders of their subconscious mind wealth is of the mind wealth is simply a subconscious conviction on the part of the individual you will not become a millionaire by saying i am a millionaire
i am a millionaire you will grow into a wealth consciousness by building into your mentality the idea of wealth and abundance your invisible means of support the trouble with most people is that they have no invisible means of support when business falls away the stock market drops or they lose their investments they seem helpless the reason for such insecurity is that they do not know how to tap the subconscious mind they are unacquainted with the inexhaustible storehouse within a man with a poverty type mind finds himself in poverty-stricken conditions another man with a mind filled
with ideas of wealth is surrounded with everything he needs it was never intended that man should lead a life of indigence you can have wealth everything you need and plenty to spare your words have power to cleanse your mind of wrong ideas and to instill right ideas in their place the ideal method for building wealth consciousness perhaps you are saying as you read this chapter i need wealth and success this is what you do repeat for about five minutes to yourself three or four times a day wealth success these words have tremendous power they represent
the inner power of the subconscious mind anchor your mind on this substantial power within you then conditions and circumstances corresponding to their nature and quality will be manifested in your life you are not saying i am wealthy you are dwelling on real powers within you there is no conflict in the mind when you say wealth furthermore the feeling of wealth will well up within you as you dwell on the idea of wealth the feeling of wealth produces wealth keep this in mind at all times your subconscious mind is like a bank a sort of universal
financial institution it magnifies whatever you deposit or impress upon it whether it is the idea of wealth or of poverty choose wealth why are affirmations for wealth fail i have talked to many people during the past 35 years whose usual complaint is i've said for weeks and weeks i am wealthy i am prosperous and nothing has happened i discovered that when they said i am prosperous i am wealthy they felt within that they were lying to themselves one man told me i have affirmed that i am prosperous until i'm tired things are now worse i
knew when i made the statement that it was obviously not true his statements were rejected by the conscious mind and the very opposite of what he outwardly affirmed and claimed was made manifest your affirmation succeeds best when it is specific and when it does not produce a mental conflict or argument hence the statements made by this man made matters worse because they suggested his lack your subconscious accepts what you really feel to be true not just idle words or statements the dominant idea or belief is always accepted by the subconscious mind how to avoid mental
conflict the following is the ideal way to overcome this conflict for those who have this difficulty make this practical statement frequently particularly prior to sleep by day and by night i am being prospered in all of my interests this affirmation will not arouse any argument because it does not contradict your subconscious mind's impression of financial lack i suggested to one businessman whose sales and finances were very low and who was greatly worried that he sit down in his office become quiet and repeat this statement over and over again my sales are improving every day this
statement engaged the cooperation of the conscious and subconscious mind results followed don't sign blank checks you sign blank checks when you make such statements as there's not enough to go around there is a shortage i will lose the house because of the mortgage etc if you are full of fear about the future you are also writing a blank check and attracting negative conditions to you your subconscious mind takes your fear and negative statement as your request and proceeds in its own way to bring obstacles delays lack and limitation into your life your subconscious gives you
compound interest to him that half the feeling of wealth more wealth shall be added to him that half the feeling of lack more lack shall be added your subconscious multiplies and magnifies whatever you deposit in it every morning as you awaken deposit thoughts of prosperity success wealth and peace dwell upon these concepts busy your mind with them as often as possible these constructive thoughts will find their way as deposits in your subconscious mind and bring forth abundance and prosperity why nothing happened i can hear you saying oh i did that nothing happened you did not
get results because you indulged in fear thoughts perhaps 10 minutes later and neutralized the good you had affirmed when you place a seed in the ground you do not dig it up you let it take root and grow suppose for example you say i shall not be able to make that payment before you get further than i shall stop the sentence and dwell on a constructive statement such as by day and by night i am prospered in all my ways true source of wealth your subconscious mind is never short of ideas there are within it
an infinite number of ideas ready to flow into your conscious mind and appear as cash in your pocketbook in countless ways this process will continue to go on in your mind regardless of whether the stock market goes up or down or whether the pound sterling or dollar drops in value your wealth is never truly dependent on bonds stocks or money in the bank these are really only symbols necessary and useful of course but only symbols the point i wish to emphasize is that if you convince your subconscious mind that wealth is yours and that it
is always circulating in your life you will always and inevitably have it regardless of the form it takes trying to make ends meet and the real cause there are people who claim that they are always trying to make ends meet they seem to have a great struggle to meet their obligations have you listened to their conversation in many instances their conversation runs along this vein they are constantly condemning those who have succeeded in life and who have raised their heads above the crowd perhaps they are saying oh that fellow has a racket he's ruthless he's
a crook this is why they lack they are condemning the thing that they desire and want the reason they speak critically of their more prosperous associates is because they are envious and covetous of the other's prosperity the quickest way to cause wealth to take wings and fly away is to criticize and condemn others who have more wealth than you a common stumbling block to wealth there is one emotion which is the cause of the lack of wealth in the lives of many most people learn this the hard way it is envy for example if you
see a competitor depositing large sums of money in the bank and you have only a meager amount of deposit does it make you envious the way to overcome this emotion is to say to yourself isn't it wonderful i rejoice in that man's prosperity i wish for him greater and greater wealth to entertain envious thoughts is devastating because it places you in a very negative position therefore wealth flows from you instead of to you if you are ever annoyed or irritated by the prosperity or great wealth of another claim immediately that you truly wish for him
greater wealth in every possible way this will neutralize the negative thoughts in your mind and cause an ever greater measure of wealth to flow to you by the law of your own subconscious mind rubbing out a great mental block to wealth if you're worried and critical about someone who you claim is making money dishonestly cease worrying about him you know such a person is using the law of mind negatively the law of mind takes care of him be careful not to criticize him for the reasons previously indicated remember the block or obstacle to wealth is
in your own mind you can now destroy that mental block this you may do by getting on mental good terms with everyone sleep and grow rich as you go to sleep at night practice the following technique repeat the word wealth quietly easily and feelingly do this over and over again just like a lullaby lull yourself to sleep with the one word wealth you should be amazed at the result wealth should flow to you in avalanches of abundance this is another example of the magic power of your subconscious mind serve yourself with the powers of your
mind 1. decide to be wealthy the easy way with the infallible aid of your subconscious mind 2. trying to accumulate wealth by the sweat of your brow and hard labor is one way to become the richest man in the graveyard you do not have to strive or slave hard 3. wealth is a subconscious conviction build into your mentality the idea of wealth 4. the trouble with most people is that they have no invisible means of support 5. repeat the word wealth to yourself slowly and quietly for about 5 minutes prior to sleep and your subconscious
will bring wealth to pass in your experience 6. the feeling of wealth produces wealth keep this in mind at all times 7. your conscious and subconscious minds must agree your subconscious accepts what you really feel to be true the dominant idea is always accepted by your subconscious mind the dominant idea should be wealth not poverty eight you can overcome any mental conflict regarding wealth by affirming frequently by day and by night i am being prospered in all of my interests nine increase your sales by repeating this statement over and over again my sales are improving
every day i am advancing progressing and getting wealthier every day 10. stop writing blank checks such as there's not enough to go around or there is a shortage etc such statements magnify and multiply your loss 11. deposit thoughts of prosperity wealth and success in your subconscious mind and the latter will give you compound interest 12. what you consciously affirm you must not mentally deny a few moments later this will neutralize the good you have affirmed 13. your true source of wealth consists of the ideas in your mind you can have an idea worth millions of
dollars your subconscious will give you the idea you seek 14. envy and jealousy are stumbling blocks to the flow of wealth rejoice in the prosperity of others 15. the block to wealth is in your own mind destroy that block now by getting on good mental terms with everyone chapter 10 your right to be rich it is your right to be rich you are here to lead the abundant life and be happy radiant and free you should therefore have all the money you need to lead a full happy and prosperous life you are here to grow
expand and unfold spiritually mentally and materially you have the inalienable right to fully develop and express yourself along all lines you should surround yourself with beauty and luxury why be satisfied with just enough to go around when you can enjoy the riches of your subconscious mind in this chapter you can learn to make friends with money and you should always have a surplus your desire to be rich is a desire for a fuller happier more wonderful life it is a cosmic urge it is not only good but very good money is a symbol money is
a symbol of exchange it means to you not only freedom from want but beauty luxury abundance and refinement it is merely a symbol of the economic health of the nation when your blood is circulating freely in your body you are healthy when money is circulating freely in your life you are economically healthy when people begin to hoard money to put it away in tin boxes and become charged with fear there is economic illness money has taken many forms as a medium of exchange down through the centuries such as salt beads and trinkets of various kinds
in early times a man's wealth was determined by the number of sheep and oxen he had now we use currency and other negotiable instruments as it is much more convenient to write a check then carry some sheep around with you to pay bills how to walk the royal road to riches knowledge of the powers of your subconscious mind is the means to the royal road to riches of all kinds spiritual mental or financial the student of the laws of mind believes and knows definitely that regardless of economic situations stock market fluctuation depression strikes war other
conditions or circumstances he will always be amply supplied regardless of what form money takes the reason for this is that he has conveyed the idea of wealth to his subconscious mind and it keeps him supplied wherever he may be he has convinced himself in his mind that money is forever flowing freely in his life and that there is always a wonderful surplus should there be a financial collapse of government tomorrow and all the man's present holdings become valueless as the german marx did after the first world war he would still attract wealth and be cared
for regardless of the form the new currency took why you do not have more money as you read this chapter you are probably saying i'm worthy of a higher salary than i'm receiving i believe most people are inadequately compensated one of the causes many people do not have more money is that they are silently or openly condemning it they refer to money as filthy looker or the love of money is the root of all evil another reason they do not prosper is that they have a sneaky subconscious feeling there is some virtue in poverty this
subconscious pattern may be due to early childhood training superstition or it could be based on a false interpretation of scriptures money and a balanced life one time a man said to me i am broke i do not like money it is the root of all evil these statements represent a confused neurotic mind love of money to the exclusion of everything else will cause you to become lopsided and unbalanced you are here to use your power or authority wisely some men crave power others crave money if you set your heart on money exclusively and say money
is all i want i'm going to give all my attention to amassing money nothing else matters you can get money entertain a fortune but you have forgotten that you are here to lead a balanced life you must also satisfy the hunger for peace of mind harmony love joy and perfect health by making money your sole aim you simply made a wrong choice you thought that was all you wanted but you found after all your efforts that it was not only the money you needed you also desired true expression of your hidden talents true place in
life beauty and the joy of contributing to the welfare and success of others by learning the laws of your subconscious mind you could have a million dollars or many millions if you wanted them and still have peace of mind harmony perfect health and perfect expression poverty is a mental disease there's no virtue in poverty it is a disease like any other mental disease if you were physically ill you would think there was something wrong with you you would seek help and do something about the condition at once likewise if you do not have money constantly
circulating in your life there is something radically wrong with you the urge of the life principle in you is toward growth expansion and the life more abundant you are not here to live in a hovel dress in rags and go hungry you should be happy prosperous and successful why you must never criticize money cleanse your mind of all weird and superstitious beliefs about money do not ever regard money as evil or filthy if you do you cause it to take wings and fly away from you remember that you lose what you condemn you cannot attract
what you criticize getting the right attitude toward money here is a simple technique you may use to multiply money in your experience use the following statements several times a day i like money i love it i use it wisely constructively and judiciously money is constantly circulating in my life i release it with joy and it returns to me multiplied in a wonderful way it is good and very good money flows to me in avalanches of abundance i use it for good only and i am grateful for my good and for the riches of my mind
how the scientific thinker looks at money suppose for example you found gold silver lead copper or iron in the ground would you pronounce these things evil all evil comes from man's darkened understanding from his ignorance from his false interpretation of life and from his misuse of his subconscious mind uranium lead or some other metal could have been used as a medium of exchange we use paper bills czechs nickel and silver surely these are not evil physicists and chemists know today that the only difference between one metal and another is the number and rate of motion
of electrons revolving around a central nucleus they can now change one metal into another through a bombardment of the atoms in the powerful cyclotron gold under certain conditions becomes mercury i believe that our modern scientists in the near future will be able to make gold silver and other metals synthetically in the chemical laboratory the cost may be prohibitive now but it can be done i cannot imagine any intelligent person seeing anything evil in electrons neutrons protons and isotopes the piece of paper in your pocket is composed of atoms and molecules with their electrons and protons
arranged differently their number and rate of motion are different that is the only way the paper differs from the silver in your pocket how to attract the money you need many years ago i met a young boy in australia who wanted to become a physician and surgeon but he had no money i explained to him how a seed deposited in the soil attracts to itself everything necessary for its unfolding and that all he had to do was to take a lesson from the seed and deposit the required idea in his subconscious mind for expenses this
young brilliant boy used to clean out doctors offices wash windows and do odd repair jobs he told me that every night as he went to sleep he used to picture in his mind's eye a medical diploma on a wall with his name on it in big bold letters he used to clean and shine the frame diplomas in the medical building where he worked it was not hard for him to engrave the image of a diploma in his mind and develop it there definite results followed as he persisted with his mental picture every night for about
four months the sequel of this story was very interesting one of the doctors took a great liking to this young boy and after training him in the art of sterilizing instruments giving hypodermic injections and other miscellaneous first aid work he employed him as a technical assistant in his office the doctor later sent him to medical school at his own expense today this young man is a prominent medical doctor in montreal canada he discovered the law of attraction by using his subconscious mind the right way he operated an age-old law which says quote having seen the
end you have willed the means to the realization of the end unquote the end in this case was to become a medical doctor this young man was able to imagine see and feel the reality of being a doctor he lived with that idea sustained it nourished it and loved it until through his imagination it penetrated the layers of his subconscious mind and became a conviction thereby attracting to him everything necessary for the fulfillment of his dream why some men do not get a raise in pay if you are working in a large organization and you
are silently thinking of and resenting the fact you are underpaid that you are not appreciated and that you deserve more money and greater recognition you are subconsciously severing the ties with that organization you are setting a law in motion and the superintendent or manager will say to you we have to let you go actually you dismissed yourself the manager was simply the instrument through which your own negative mental state was confirmed it was an example of the law of action and reaction the action was your thought and the reaction was the response of your subconscious
mind obstacles and impediments on the pathway to riches i'm sure you've heard men say that fellow has a racket he is a racketeer he's getting money dishonestly he's a faker i knew him when he had nothing he's a crook a thief and a swindler if you analyze the man who talks like that you discover he is usually in want or suffering from some financial or physical illness perhaps his former college friends went up the ladder of success and excelled him now he is bitter and envious of their progress in many instances this is the cause
of his downfall thinking negatively of these classmates and condemning their wealth causes the wealth and prosperity he is praying for to vanish and flee away he is condemning the thing he is praying for he is praying two ways on the one hand he is saying wealth is flowing to me now and in the next breath silently or audibly he is saying i resent that fellow's wealth always make it a special point to rejoice in the wealth of the other person protect your investments if you are seeking wisdom regarding investments or if you are worried about
your stocks or bonds quietly claim infinite intelligence governs and watches over all my financial transactions and whatsoever i do shall prosper do this frequently and you will find that your investments will be wise moreover you will be protected from loss as you will be prompted to sell your securities or holdings before any loss accrues to you you cannot get something for nothing in large stores the management employs store detectives to prevent people from stealing they catch a number of people every day trying to get something for nothing all such people are living in the mental
atmosphere of lack and limitation and are stealing from themselves peace harmony faith honesty integrity good will and confidence furthermore they are attracting to themselves all manner of loss such as loss of character prestige social status and peace of mind these people lack faith in the source of supply and the understanding of how their minds work if they would mentally call on the powers of their subconscious mind and claim that they are guided to their true expression they would find work and constant supply then by honesty integrity and perseverance they would become a credit to themselves
and to society at large your constant supply of money recognizing the powers of your subconscious mind and the creative power of your thought or mental image is the way to opulence freedom and constant supply accept the abundant life in your own mind your mental acceptance and expectancy of wealth has its own mathematics and mechanics of expression as you enter into the mood of opulence all things necessary for the abundant life will come to pass let this be your daily affirmation right in your heart quote i am one with the infinite riches of my subconscious mind
it is my right to be rich happy and successful money flows to me freely copiously and endlessly i am forever conscious of my true worth i give of my talents freely and i am wonderfully blessed financially it is wonderful unquote step up this way to riches 1. be bold enough to claim that it is your right to be rich and your deeper mind will honor your claim 2. you don't want just enough to go around you want all the money you need to do all the things you want to do and when you want to
do them get acquainted with the riches of your subconscious mind three when money is circulating freely in your life you are economically healthy look at money like the tide and you will always have plenty of it the ebb and flow of the tide is constant when the tide is out you're absolutely sure that it will return four knowing the laws of your subconscious mind you will always be supplied regardless of what form money takes five one reason many people simply make ends meet and never have enough money is that they condemn money what you condemn
takes wings and flies away 6. do not make a god of money it is only a symbol remember that the real riches are in your mind you are here to lead a balanced life this includes acquiring all the money you need seven don't make money your sole aim claim wealth happiness peace true expression and love and personally radiate love and good will to all then your subconscious mind will give you compound interest in all these fields of expression eight there is no virtue in poverty it is a disease of the mind and you should heal
yourself of this mental conflict or malady at once 9. you are not here to live in a hovel to dress in rags or to go hungry you are here to lead the life more abundant 10. never use the terms filthy lucr or i despise money you lose what you criticize there's nothing good or bad but thinking of it in either light makes it so 11. repeat frequently i like money i use it wisely constructively and judiciously i release it with joy and it returns a thousand fold 12. money is not evil any more so than
copper lead tin or iron which you may find in the ground all evil is due to ignorance and misuse of the mind's powers 13. to picture the end result in your mind causes your subconscious to respond and fulfill your mental picture 14. stop trying to get something for nothing there is no such thing as a free lunch you must give to receive you must give mental attention to your goals ideals and enterprises and your deeper mind will back you up the key to wealth is application of the laws of the subconscious mind by impregnating it
with the idea of wealth chapter 11 your subconscious mind as a partner in success success means successful living a long period of peace joy and happiness on this plane may be termed success the eternal experience of these qualities is the everlasting life spoken of by jesus the real things of life such as peace harmony integrity security and happiness are intangible they come from the deep self of man meditating on these qualities builds these treasures of heaven in our subconscious it is where moth and rust do not consume and where thieves do not break through and
steal matthew chapter 6 verse 20 the three steps to success let us discuss three steps to success first step the first step to success is to find out the thing you love to do then do it success is in loving your work although if a man is a psychiatrist it is not adequate for him to get a diploma and place it on the wall you must keep up with the times attend conventions and continue studying the mind and its workings the successful psychiatrist visits clinics and reads the latest scientific articles in other words he is
informed in the most advanced methods of alleviating human suffering the successful psychiatrist or doctor must have the interest of his patients at heart someone may say how can i put the first step into operation i do not know what i should do in such a case pray for guidance as follows the infinite intelligence of my subconscious mind reveals to me my true place in life repeat this prayer quietly positively and lovingly to your deeper mind as you persist with faith and confidence the answer will come to you as a feeling a hunch or a tendency
in a certain direction it will come to you clearly and in peace and as an inner silent awareness second step the second step to success is to specialize in some particular branch of work and know more about it than anyone else for example if a young man chooses chemistry as his profession he should concentrate on one of the many branches in this field he should give all of his time and attention to his chosen specialty he should become sufficiently enthusiastic to try to know all there is available about his field if possible he should know
more than anyone else the young man should become ardently interested in his work and should desire to serve the world he that is greatest among you let him become your servant there is a great contrast in this attitude of mind in comparison to that of the man who only wants to make a living or just get by getting by is not true success man's motive must be greater nobler and more altruistic he must serve others thereby casting his bread upon the waters third step the third step is the most important one you must be sure
that the thing you want to do does not redown to your success only your desire must not be selfish it must benefit humanity the path of a complete circuit must be formed in other words your idea must go forth with the purpose of blessing or serving the world it will then come back to you pressed down shaken together and running over if it is to benefit yourself exclusively the circle or complete circuit is not formed and you may experience a short circuit in your life which may consist of limitation or sickness the measure of true
success some people may say but mr james made a fortune in selling fraudulent oil stock a man may seem to succeed for a while but the money he obtained by fraud usually takes wings and flies away when we rob from another we rob from ourselves because we are in a mood of lack and limitation which may manifest itself in our body home life and affairs what we think and feel we create we create what we believe even though a man may have accumulated a fortune fraudulently he is not successful there is no success without peace
of mind what good is man's accumulated wealth if he cannot sleep nights is sick or has a guilt complex i knew a man in london who told me of his exploits he had been a professional pickpocket and had amassed a large amount of money he had a summer home in france and lived in a royal fashion in england his story was that he was in constant dread of being arrested by scotland yard he had many inner disorders which were undoubtedly caused by his constant fear and deep-seated guilt complex he knew he had done wrong this
deep sense of guilt attracted all kinds of trouble to him subsequently he voluntarily surrendered to the police and served a prison sentence after his release from prison he sought psychological and spiritual counsel and became transformed he went to work and became an honest law-abiding citizen he found what he loved to do and was happy a successful person loves his work and expresses himself fully success is contingent upon a higher ideal than the mere accumulation of riches the man of success is the man who possesses great psychological and spiritual understanding many of the great industrialists today
depend upon the correct use of their subconscious minds for their success there was an article published some years ago about flagler an oil magnet he admitted that the secret of his success was his ability to see a project in its completion for instance in his case he closed his eyes imagined a big oil industry saw trains running on tracks heard whistles blowing and saw smoke having seen and felt the fulfillment of his prayer his subconscious mind brought about its realization if you imagine an objective clearly you will be provided with the necessities in ways you
know not of through the wonder working power of your subconscious mind in considering the three steps to success you must never forget the underlying power of the creative forces of your subconscious mind this is the energy in back of all steps in any plan of success your thought is creative thought fused with feeling becomes a subjective faith or belief and according to your belief is it done unto you matthew chapter 9 verse 29 a knowledge of a mighty force in you which is capable of bringing to pass all your desires gives you confidence and a
sense of peace whatever your field of action may be you should learn the laws of your subconscious mind when you know how to apply the powers of your mind and when you are expressing yourself fully and giving of your talents to others you are on the sure path to true success if you are about god's business or any part of it god by his very nature is for you so who can be against you with this understanding there is no power in heaven or on earth to withhold success from you how he made his dream
come true a movie actor told me that he had very little education but he had a dream as a boy of becoming a successful movie actor out in the field mowing hay driving the cows home or even when milking them he said i would constantly imagine i saw my name in big lights at a large theater i kept this up for years until finally i ran away from home i got extra jobs in the motion picture field and the day finally came when i saw my name in great big lights as i did when i
was a boy then he added i know the power of sustained imagination to bring success his dream pharmacy became a reality thirty years ago i knew a young pharmacist who was receiving forty dollars a week plus commission on sales after 25 years he said to me i will get a pension and retire i said to this young man why don't you own your own store get out of this place raise your sights have a dream for your children maybe your son wants to be a doctor perhaps your daughter desires to be a great musician his
answer was that he had no money he began to awaken to the fact that whatever he could conceive as true he could give conception the first step toward his goal was his awakening to the powers of his subconscious mind which i briefly elaborated on for his benefit his second step was his realization that if he could succeed in conveying an idea to his subconscious mind the latter would somehow bring it to pass he began to imagine that he was in his own store he mentally arranged the bottles dispensed prescriptions and imagined several clerks in the
store waiting on customers he also visualized a big bank balance mentally he worked in that imaginary store like a good actor he lived the role act as though i am and i will be this pharmacist put himself wholeheartedly into the act living moving and acting on the assumption that he owned the store the sequel was interesting he was discharged from his position he found new employment with a large chain store became manager and later on district manager he saved enough money in four years to provide a down payment on a drug store of his own
he called it his dream pharmacy it was he said exactly the store i saw in my imagination he became a recognized success in his chosen field and was happy doing what he loved to do using the subconscious mind in business some years ago i gave a lecture to a group of businessmen on the powers of imagination and the subconscious mind in this lecture i pointed out how gerta used his imagination wisely when confronted with difficulties and predicaments his biographers point out that he was accustomed to fill many hours quietly holding imaginary conversations it is well
known that his custom was to imagine one of his friends before him in a chair answering him in the right way in other words if he were concerned over any problems he imagined his friend giving him the right or appropriate answer accompanied with the usual gestures and tonal qualities of the voice and he made the entire imaginary scene as real and as vivid as possible one of the men present at this lecture was a young stockbroker he proceeded to adopt the technique of gerta he began to have mental imaginary conversations with a multi-millionaire banker friend
of his who used to congratulate him on his wise and sound judgment and compliment him on his purchase of the right stocks he used to dramatize this imaginary conversation until he had psychologically fixed it as a form of belief in his mind this broker's inner talking and controlled imagination certainly agreed with his aim which was to make sound investments for his clients his main purpose in life was to make money for his clients and to see them prosper financially by his wise counsel he is still using his subconscious mind in his business and he is
a brilliant success in his field of endeavor boy of 16 years turns failure into success a young boy who was attending high school said to me i'm getting very poor grades my memory is failing i do not know what is the matter i discovered that the only thing wrong with this boy was his attitude which was one of indifference and resentment towards some of his teachers and fellow students i taught him how to use his subconscious mind and how to succeed in his studies he began to affirm certain truths several times a day particularly at
night prior to sleep and also in the morning after awakening these are the best times to impregnate the subconscious mind he affirmed as follows i realize that my subconscious mind is a storehouse of memory it retains everything i read and hear from my teachers i have a perfect memory and the infinite intelligence in my subconscious mind constantly reveals to me everything i need to know at all my examinations whether written or oral i radiate love and good will to all my teachers and fellow students i sincerely wish for them success and all good things this
young man is now enjoying a greater freedom than he has ever known he is now receiving all a's he constantly imagines the teachers and his mother congratulating him on his success in his studies how to become successful in buying and selling in buying and selling remember that your conscious mind is the starter and your subconscious mind is the motor you must start the motor to enable it to perform its work your conscious mind is the dynamo that awakens the power of your subconscious mind the first step in conveying your clarified desire idea or image to
the deeper mind is to relax immobilize the attention get still and be quiet this quiet relaxed and peaceful attitude of mind prevents extraneous matter and false ideas from interfering with your mental absorption of your ideal furthermore in the quiet passive and receptive attitude of mind effort is reduced to a minimum the second step is to begin to imagine the reality of that which you desire for example you may wish to buy a home and in your relaxed state of mind affirm as follows the infinite intelligence of my subconscious mind is all wise it reveals to
me now the ideal home which is central ideal is in a lovely environment meets with all my requirements and is commensurate with my income i am now turning this request over to my subconscious mind and i know it responds according to the nature of my request i release this request with absolute faith in confidence in the same way that a farmer deposits a seed in the ground trusting implicitly in the laws of growth the answer to your prayer may come through an advertisement in the paper through a friend or you may be guided directly to
a particular home which is exactly what you are seeking there are many ways by which your prayer may be answered the principal knowledge in which you may place your confidence is that the answer always comes provided you trust the working of your deeper mind you may wish to sell a home land or any kind of property in private consultation with real estate brokers i have told them of the way i sold my own home on orlando avenue in los angeles many of them have applied the technique i used with remarkable and speedy results i placed
a sign which read for sale by owner in the garden in front of my home the day after i said to myself as i was going to sleep supposing you sold your house what would you do i answered my own question and i said i would take the sign down and throw it into the garage in my imagination i took hold of the sign pulled it up from the ground placed it on my shoulder went to the garage threw it on the floor and said jokingly to the sign i don't need you anymore i felt
the inner satisfaction of it all realizing it was finished the next day a man gave me a deposit of one thousand dollars and said to me take your sign down we'll go into escrow now immediately i pulled the sign up and took it to the garage the outer action conformed to the inner there is nothing new about this as within so without meaning according to the image impressed on your subconscious mind so it is on the objective screen of your life the outside mirrors the inside external action follows internal action here's another very popular method
used in selling homes land or any kind of property affirm slowly quietly and feelingly as follows quote infinite intelligence attracts to me the buyer for this home who wants it and who prospers in it this buyer is being sent to me by the creative intelligence of my subconscious mind which makes no mistakes this buyer may look at many other homes but mine is the only one he wants and will buy because he is guided by the infinite intelligence within him i know the buyer is right the time is right and the price is right everything
about it is right the deeper currents of my subconscious mind are now in operation bringing both of us together in divine order i know that it is so unquote remember always that what you are seeking is also seeking you and whenever you want to sell a home or property of any kind there is always someone who wants what you have to offer by using the powers of your subconscious mind correctly you free your mind of all sense of competition and anxiety in buying and selling how she succeeded in getting what she wanted there is a
young lady who regularly comes to my lectures and classes she had to change buses three times it took her one and a half hours each time to come to the lectures in one lecture i explained how a young man who needed a car in his work received one she went home and experimented as outlined in my lecture here is her letter in part narrating her application of my method and published by her permission dear dr murphy this is how i received a cadillac car i wanted one to come to the lectures regularly in my imagination
i went through the identical process i would go through if i were actually driving a car i went to the showroom and the salesman took me for a ride in one i also drove it several blocks i claimed the cadillac car as my own over and over again i kept the mental picture of getting into the car driving it feeling the upholstery etc consistently over two weeks last week i drove to our lectures in a cadillac my uncle in inglewood passed away and left me his cadillac and his entire estate a success technique employed by
many outstanding executives and businessmen there are many prominent businessmen who quietly use the abstract term success over and over many times a day until they reach a conviction that success is theirs they know that the idea of success contains all the essential elements of success likewise you can begin now to repeat the word success to yourself with faith and conviction your subconscious mind will accept it as true of you and you will be under a subconscious compulsion to succeed you are compelled to express your subjective beliefs impressions and convictions what does success imply to you
you want undoubtedly to be successful in your home life and in your relationship with others you wish to be outstanding in your chosen work or profession you wish to possess a beautiful home and all the money you need to live comfortably and happily you want to be successful in your prayer life and in your contact with the powers of your subconscious mind you are a businessman also because you are in the business of living become a successful businessman by imagining yourself doing what you long to do and possessing the things you long to possess become
imaginative mentally participate in the reality of the successful state make a habit of it go to sleep feeling successful every night and perfectly satisfied and you will eventually succeed in implanting the idea of success in your subconscious mind believe you were born to succeed and wonders will happen as you pray profitable pointers 1. success means successful living when you are peaceful happy joyous and doing what you love to do you are successful 2. find out what you love to do then do it if you don't know your true expression ask for guidance and the lead
will come 3. specialize in your particular field and try to know more about it than anyone else 4. a successful man is not selfish his main desire in life is to serve humanity 5. there is no true success without peace of mind 6. a successful man possesses great psychological and spiritual understanding seven if you imagine an objective clearly you will be provided with the necessities through the wonder working power of your subconscious mind eight your thought fused with feeling becomes a subjective belief and according to your belief is it done unto you nine the power
of sustained imagination draws forth the miracle working powers of your subconscious mind 10. if you are seeking promotion in your work imagine your employer supervisor or loved one congratulating you on your promotion make the picture vivid and real hear the voice see the gestures and feel the reality of it all continue to do this frequently and through frequent occupancy of your mind you will experience the joy of the answered prayer 11. your subconscious mind is a storehouse of memory for a perfect memory affirm frequently the infinite intelligence of my subconscious mind reveals to me everything
i need to know at all times everywhere 12. if you wish to sell a home or property of any kind affirm slowly quietly and feelingly as follows infinite intelligence attracts me to the buyer for this house or property who wants it and who prospers in it sustain this awareness and the deeper currents of your subconscious mind will bring it to pass 13. the idea of success contains all the elements of success repeat the word success to yourself frequently with faith and conviction and you will be under a subconscious compulsion to succeed chapter 12 scientists use
the subconscious mind many scientists realize the true importance of the subconscious mind edison marconi kettering poincare einstein and many others have used the subconscious mind it has given them the insight and the know-how for all the great achievements in modern science and industry research has shown that the ability to bring into action the subconscious power has determined the success of all the great scientific and research workers an instance of how a famous chemist friedrich von stradnitz used his subconscious mind to solve his problems is as follows he had been working laboriously for a long time
trying to rearrange the six carbon and the six hydrogen atoms of the benzene formula and he was constantly perplexed and unable to solve the matter tired and exhausted he turned the request over completely to his subconscious mind shortly afterward as he was about to board a london bus his subconscious presented his conscious mind with a sudden flash of a snake biting its own tail and turning around like a pinwheel this answer from his subconscious mind gave him the long-sought answer of the circular rearrangement of the atoms that is known as the benzene ring how a
distinguished scientist brought forth his inventions nikola tesla was a brilliant electrical scientist who brought forth the most amazing innovations when an idea for a new invention came into his mind he would build it up in his imagination knowing that his subconscious mind would reconstruct and reveal to his conscious mind all the parts needed for its manufacture in concrete form through quietly contemplating every possible improvement he spent no time in correcting defects and was able to give the technicians the perfect product of his mind he said invariably my device works as i imagined it should in
20 years there has not been a single exception how a famous naturalist solved his problem professor agassi a distinguished american naturalist discovered the indie fatigable activities of his subconscious mind while he slept the following has been reported by his widow in her biography of her famous husband he had been for two weeks striving to decipher the somewhat obscure impression of a fossil fish on the stone slab in which it was preserved weary and perplexed he put his work aside at last and tried to dismiss it from his mind shortly after he waked one night persuaded
that while asleep he had seen his fish with all the missing features perfectly restored but when he tried to hold and make fast the image it escaped him nevertheless he went early to the jardin de plante thinking that on looking anew at the impression he should see something which would put him on the track of his vision in vain the blurred record was as black as ever the next night he saw the fish again but with no more satisfactory result when he awoke it disappeared from his memory as before hoping that the same experience might
be repeated on the third night he placed a pencil and paper beside his bed before going to sleep accordingly toward morning the fish reappeared in his dream confusedly at first but at last with such distinctness that he had no longer any doubt as to his zoological characters still half dreaming in perfect darkness he traced these characters on the sheet of paper at the bedside in the morning he was surprised to see in his nocturnal sketch features which he thought it impossible the fossil itself should reveal he hastened to the jardin de plant and with his
drawing as a guide succeeded in chiseling away the surface of the stone under which portions of the fish proved to be hidden when holy exposed it corresponded with his dream and his drawing and he succeeded in classifying it with ease an outstanding physician solved the problem of diabetes some years ago i received a clipping from a magazine describing the origin of the discovery of insulin this is the essence of the article as i recall it about 40 years ago or more dr frederick banting a brilliant canadian physician and surgeon was concentrating his attention on the
ravages of diabetes at that time medical science offered no effective method of arresting the disease dr banting spent considerable time experimenting and studying the international literature on the subject one night he was exhausted and fell asleep while asleep his subconscious mind instructed him to extract the residue from the degenerated pancreatic duct of dogs this was the origin of insulin which has helped millions of people you will note that dr banting had been consciously dwelling on the problem for some time seeking a solution a way out and his subconscious responded accordingly it does not follow that
you will always get an answer overnight the answer may not come for some time do not be discouraged keep on turning the problem over every night to the subconscious mind prior to sleep as if you had never done it before one of the reasons for the delay may be that you look upon it as a major problem you may believe it will take a long time to solve it your subconscious mind is timeless and spaceless go to sleep believing you have the answer now do not postulate the answer in the future have an abiding faith
in the outcome become convinced now as you read this book that there is an answer and a perfect solution for you how a famous scientist and physicist escaped from a russian concentration camp dr lothar von blank schmidt a member of the rocket society and an outstanding research electronic engineer gives the following condensed summary of how he used his subconscious mind to free himself from certain death at the hands of brutal guards in a russian prison camp coal mine he states as follows i was a prisoner of war in a coal mine in russia and i
saw men dying all around me in that prison compound we were watched over by brutal guards arrogant officers and sharp fast thinking commissars after a short medical checkup a quota of coal was assigned to each person my quota was 300 pounds per day in case any man did not fill his quota his small food ration was cut down and in a short time he was resting in the cemetery i started concentrating on my escape i knew that my subconscious mind would somehow find a way my home in germany was destroyed my family wiped out all
my friends and former associates were either killed in the war or were in concentration camps i said to my subconscious mind i want to go to los angeles and you will find the way i had seen pictures of los angeles and i remembered some of the boulevards very well as well as some of the buildings every day and night i would imagine i was walking down wilshire boulevard with an american girl whom i met in berlin prior to the war she is now my wife in my imagination we would visit the stores ride buses and
eat in the restaurants every night i made it a special point to drive my imaginary american automobile up and down the boulevards of los angeles i made all this vivid and real these pictures in my mind were as real and as natural to me as one of the trees outside the prison camp every morning the chief guard would count the prisoners as they were lined up he would call out 1 2 3 etc and when 17 was called out which was my number in sequence i stepped aside in the meantime the guard was called away
for a minute or so and on his return he started my mistake on the next man as 17. when the crew returned in the evening the number of men was the same and i was not missed and the discovery would take a long time i walked out of the camp undetected and kept walking for 24 hours resting in a deserted town the next day i was able to live by fishing and killing some wildlife i found coal trains going to poland and travel on them by night until finally i reached poland with the help of
friends i made my way to lucerne switzerland one evening at the palace hotel lucerne i had a talk with a man and his wife from the united states of america this man asked me if i would care to be a guest at his home in santa monica california i accept it and when i arrived in los angeles i found that their chauffeur drove me along wilshire boulevard and many other boulevards which i had imagined so vividly in the long months in the russian coal mines i recognized the buildings which i had seen in my mind
so often it actually seemed as if i had been in los angeles before i had reached my goal i will never cease to marvel at the wonders of the subconscious mind truly it has ways we know not of how archaeologists and paleontologists reconstruct ancient scenes these scientists know that their subconscious mind has a memory of everything that has ever transpired as they study the ancient ruins and fossils through their imaginative perception their subconscious mind aids them in reconstructing the ancient scenes the dead past becomes alive and audible once more looking at these ancient temples and
studying the pottery statuary tools and household utensils of these ancient times the scientist tells us of an age when there was no language communication was done by grunts groans and signs the keen concentration and disciplined imagination of the scientist awakens the latent powers of his subconscious mind enabling him to clothe the ancient temples with roofs and surround them with gardens pools and fountains the fossil remains are clothed with eyes sinews and mussels and they again walk and talk the past becomes the living present and we find that in mind there is no time or space
through disciplined controlled and directed imagination you can be a companion of the most scientific and inspired thinkers of all time how to receive guidance from your subconscious when you have what you term a difficult decision to make or when you fail to see the solution to your problem begin at once to think constructively about it if you are fearful and worried you are not really thinking true thinking is free from fear here is a simple technique you can use to receive guidance on any subject quiet the mind and still the body tell the body to
relax it has to obey you it has no volition initiative or self-conscious intelligence your body is an emotional disc which records your beliefs and impressions mobilize your attention focus your thought on the solution to your problem try to solve it with your conscious mind think how happy you would be about the perfect solution sense the feeling you would have if the perfect answer were yours now let your mind play with this mood in a relaxed way then drop off to sleep when you awaken and you do not have the answer get busy about something else
probably when you are preoccupied with something else the answer will come into your mind like toast pops out of a toaster in receiving guidance from the subconscious mind the simple way is the best this is an illustration i once lost a valuable ring which was an heirloom i looked everywhere for it and could not locate it at night i talked to my subconscious in the same manner that i would talk to anyone i said to it prior to dropping off the sleep you know all things you know where that ring is and you now reveal
to me where it is in the morning i awoke suddenly with the words ringing in my ear ask robert i thought it very strange that i should ask robert a young boy about nine years of age however i followed the inner voice of intuition robert said oh yes i picked it up in the yard while i was playing with the boys i placed it on the desk in my room i did not think it worth anything so i did not say anything about it the subconscious mind will always answer you if you trusted his subconscious
revealed the location of his father's will a young man who attends my lectures had this experience his father died and apparently left no will however this man's sister told him that their father had confided to her that a will had been executed which was fair to all every attempt to locate the will failed prior to sleep he talked to his deeper mind as follows i now turn this request over to the subconscious mind it knows just where that will is and reveals it to me then he condensed his request down to one word answer repeating
it over and over again as a lullaby he lulled himself to sleep with the word answer the next morning this young man had an overpowering hunch to go to a certain bank in los angeles where he found a safe deposit vault registered in the name of his father the contents of which solved all his problems your thought as you go to sleep arouses the powerful latency which is within you for example let us suppose you are wondering whether to sell your home buy a certain stock sever partnership move to new york or stay in los
angeles dissolve the present contract or take a new one do this sit quietly in your armchair or at the desk in your office remember that there is a universal law of action and reaction the action is your thought the reaction is the response from your subconscious mind the subconscious mind is reactive and reflexive this is its nature it rebounds rewards and repays it is the law of correspondence it responds by corresponding as you contemplate right action you will automatically experience a reaction or response in yourself which represents the guidance or answer of your subconscious mind
in seeking guidance you simply think quietly about right action which means that you are using the infinite intelligence resident in the subconscious mind to the point where it begins to use you from there on your course of action is directed and controlled by the subjective wisdom within you which is all wise and omnipotent your decision will be right there will only be right action because you are under a subjective compulsion to do the right thing i use the word compulsion because the law of the subconscious is compulsion the secret of guidance the secret of guidance
or right action is to mentally devote yourself to the right answer until you find its response in you the response is a feeling an inner awareness an overpowering hunch whereby you know that you know you have used the power to the point where it begins to use you you cannot possibly fail or make one false step while operating under the subjective wisdom within you you will find that all your ways are pleasantness and all your paths are peace highlights to recall 1. remember that the subconscious mind has determined the success and wonderful achievements of all
great scientific workers two by giving your conscious attention and devotion to the solution of a perplexing problem your subconscious mind gathers all the necessary information and presents it full-blown to the conscious mind three if you are wondering about the answer to a problem try to solve it objectively get all the information you can from research and also from others if no answer comes turn it over to your subconscious mind prior to sleep and the answer always comes it never fails 4. you do not always get the answer overnight keep on turning your request over to
your subconscious until the day breaks and the shadows flee away 5. you delay the answer by thinking it will take a long time or that it is a major problem your subconscious has no problem it knows only the answer 6. believe that you have the answer now feel the joy of the answer and the way you would feel if you had the perfect answer your subconscious will respond to your feeling 7. any mental picture backed by faith and perseverance will come to pass through the miracle working power of your subconscious trust it believe in its
power and wonders will happen as you pray eight your subconscious is the storehouse of memory and within your subconscious are recorded all your experiences since childhood 9. scientists meditating on ancient scrolls temples fossils etc are able to reconstruct scenes of the past and make them alive today their subconscious mind comes to their aid 10. turn over your request for a solution to your subconscious prior to sleep trust it and believe in it and the answer will come it knows all and sees all but you must not doubt or question its powers 11. the action is
your thought and the reaction is the response of your subconscious mind if your thoughts are wise your actions and decisions will be wise 12. guidance comes as a feeling an inner awareness an overpowering hunch whereby you know that you know it is an inner sense of touch follow it chapter 13 your subconscious and the wonders of sleep you spend about eight out of every 24 hours or one third of your entire life in sleep this is an inexorable law of life this also applies to the animal and vegetable kingdoms sleep is a divine law and
many answers to our problems come to us when we are sound asleep upon the bed many people have advocated the theory that you get tired during the day that you go to sleep to rest the body and that a reparative process takes place while you sleep nothing rests in sleep your heart lungs and all your vital organs function while you are asleep if you eat prior to sleep the food is digested and assimilated also your skin secretes perspiration and your nails and hair continue to grow your subconscious mind never rests or sleeps it is always
active controlling all your vital forces the healing process takes place more rapidly while you are asleep as there is no interference from your conscious mind remarkable answers are given to you while you are asleep why we sleep dr john bigelow a famous research authority on sleep demonstrated that at night while asleep you receive impressions showing that the nerves of the eyes ears nose and taste buds are active during sleep and also that the nerves of your brain are quite active he says that the main reason we sleep is because quote the nobler part of the
soul is united by abstraction to our higher nature and becomes a participant in the wisdom and foreknowledge of the gods unquote dr bigelow states also quote the results of my studies have not only strengthened my convictions that the supposed exemption from customary toils and activities was not the final purpose of sleep but have also made clear to my mind the conviction that no part of a man's life deserves to be considered more indispensable to its symmetrical and perfect spiritual development than the while he is separated from the phenomenal world of sleep unquote prayer a form
of sleep your conscious mind gets involved with vexations strife and contentions of the day and it is very necessary to withdraw periodically from sense evidence and the objective world and commune silently with the inner wisdom of your subconscious mind by claiming guidance strength and greater intelligence in all phases of your life you will be enabled to overcome all difficulties and solve your daily problems this regular withdrawal from sense evidence and the noise and confusion of everyday living is also a form of sleep for example you become asleep to the world of the senses and alive
to the wisdom and power of your subconscious mind startling effects of sleep deprivation lack of sleep can cause you to become irritable moody and depressed dr george stevenson of the national association of mental health says quote i believe it can safely be said that all human beings need a minimum of six hours sleep to be healthy most people need more those who think they can get along on less are fooling themselves unquote medical research scholars investigating sleep processes and deprivation of sleep point out that severe insomnia has preceded psychotic breakdown in some instances remember you
are spiritually recharged during sleep and adequate sleep is essential to produce joy and vitality in life you need more sleep robert o'brien in an article maybe you need more sleep in an issue of the reader's digest reports the following experiment on sleep quote for the last three years experiments have been in progress at the walter reed army institute of research in washington dc subjects more than 100 military and civilian volunteers have been kept awake for as long as four days thousands of tests have measured the effects on their behavior and personality results of these tests
have given scientists astonishingly new insights into the mysteries of sleep they now know that the tired brain apparently craves sleep so hungrily that it will sacrifice anything to get it after only a few hours of sleep loss fleeting stolen naps called lapses or micro sleep occurred at the rate of three or four an hour as in real sleep eyelids drooped heartbeat slowed each lapse lasted just a fraction of a second sometimes the lapses were periods of blankness sometimes they were filled with images wisps of dreams as hours of sleep loss mounted the lapses took place
more often and lasted longer perhaps two or three seconds even if the subjects had been piloting an airliner in a thunderstorm they still couldn't have resisted micro sleeps for those few priceless seconds and it can happen to you as many who have fallen asleep at the wheel of a car can testify another startling effect of sleep deprivation was its attack on human memory and perception many sleep deprived subjects were unable to retain information long enough to relate it to the task they were supposed to perform they were totally befuddled in situations requiring them to hold
several factors in mind and act on them as a pilot must when he skillfully integrates wind direction air speed altitude and glide path to make a safe landing unquote sleep brings counsel a young lady in los angeles who listens to my morning radio talks told me that she had been offered a lucrative position in new york city at twice her present salary she was wondering whether to accept or not and prayed prior to sleep as follows the creative intelligence of my subconscious mind knows what is best for me its tendency is always lifeward and it
reveals to me the right decision which blesses me and all concerned i give thanks for the answer which i know will come to me she repeated this simple prayer over and over again as a lullaby prior to sleep and in the morning she had a persistent feeling that she should not accept the offer she rejected the offer and subsequent events verified her inward sense of knowing because the company went bankrupt in a few months following their offer of employment to her the conscious mind may be correct on the facts objectively known but the intuitive faculty
of her subconscious mind saw the failure of the concern in question and prompted her accordingly saved from certain disaster i will illustrate how the wisdom of your subconscious mind can instruct you and protect you relative to your request for right action as you go to sleep many years ago before the second world war i was offered a very lucrative assignment in the orient and i prayed for guidance and the right decision as follows infinite intelligence within me knows all things and the right decision is revealed to me in divine order i will recognize the answer
when it comes i repeated this simple prayer over and over again as a lullaby prior to sleep and in a dream came the vivid realization of things to come three years hence an old friend appeared in the dream and said read these headlines don't go the headlines of the newspaper which appeared in the dream related to war and the attack on pearl harbor occasionally the writer dreams literally the aforementioned dream was undoubtedly a dramatization of the subconscious mind which projected a person whom i trusted and respected to some a warning may come in the form
of a mother who appears in a dream she tells the person not to go here or there and the reason for the warning your subconscious mind is all wise it knows all things oftentimes it will speak to you only in a voice that your conscious mind will immediately accept as true sometimes your subconscious will warn you in a voice which sounds like that of your mother or some loved one which may cause you to stop on the street and you find if you had gone another foot a falling object from a window might have struck
you on the head my subconscious mind is one with the universal subconscious and it knew the japanese were planning a war and it also knew when the war would start dr rein director of the department of psychology at duke university has gathered together a vast amount of evidence showing that a great number of people all over the world see events before they happen and in many instances are therefore able to avoid the tragic event which was foreseen vividly in a dream the dream which i had showed clearly the headlines in the new york times about
three years prior to the tragedy of pearl harbor in consequence of this dream i immediately cancelled the trip as i felt a subconscious compulsion to do so three years later the second world war proved the truth of the inner voice of intuition your future is in your subconscious mind remember that the future the result of your habitual thinking is already in your mind except when you change it through prayer the future of a country likewise is in the collective subconscious of the people of that nation there's nothing strange in the dream i had wherein i
saw the headlines of the new york newspapers long before the war began the war had already taken place in my mind and all the plans of attack were already engraved on that great recording instrument the subconscious mind or collective unconscious of the universal mind tomorrow's events are in your subconscious mind so are next weeks and next months and they may be seen by a highly psychic or clairvoyant person no disaster or tragedy can happen to you if you decide to pray nothing is predetermined or foreordained your mental attitude for example the way you think feel
and believe determines your destiny you can through scientific prayer which is explained in a previous chapter mold fashion and create your own future whatsoever a man soweth that shall he also reap a cat nap nets him fifteen thousand dollars one of my students mailed me a newspaper clipping three or four years ago about a man called ray hammerstrom a roller at the steel works in pittsburgh operated by jones and laughlin steel corporation he received fifteen thousand dollars for his dream according to the article the engineers could not fix a faulty switch in a newly installed
bar mill which controlled the delivery of straight bars to the cooling beds the engineers worked on the switch about 11 or 12 times to no avail hammerstrom thought a lot about the problem and tried to figure out a new design which might work nothing worked one afternoon he lay down for a nap and prior to sleep he began to think about the answer to the switch problem he had a dream in which a perfect design for the switch was portrayed when he awoke he sketched his new design according to the outline of his dream this
visionary cat nap won hammerstrom a check for fifteen thousand dollars the largest award the firm ever gave an employee for a new idea how a famous professor solved his problem in sleep dr h v helprecht professor of assyrian at the university of pennsylvania wrote as follows quote one saturday evening i had been warying myself in the vain attempt to decipher two small fragments of agate which were supposed to belong to the finger rings of some babylonians about midnight weary and exhausted i went to bed and dreamed the following remarkable dream a tall thin priest of
nipur about 40 years of age led me to the treasure chamber of the temple a small low-ceilinged room without windows while scraps of agate and lapis lazuli lay scattered on the floor here he addressed me as follows the two fragments which you have published separately on pages 22 and 26 belong together and are not finger rings the first two rings served as earrings for the statue of the god the two fragments you have are the portions of them if you will put them together you will have confirmation of my words i awoke at once examined
the fragments and to my astonishment found the dream verified the problem was then at last solved unquote this demonstrates clearly the creative manifestation of his subconscious mind which knew the answer to all his problems how the subconscious worked for a famous writer while he slept robert louis stevenson in one of his books across the plains devotes a whole chapter to dreams he was a vivid dreamer and had the persistent habit of giving specific instructions to his subconscious every night prior to sleep he would request his subconscious to evolve stories for him while he slept for
example if stevenson's funds were at a low ebb his command to his subconscious would be something like this give me a good thrilling novel which will be marketable and profitable his subconscious responded magnificently stevenson says these little brownies the intelligences and powers of his subconscious can tell me a story piece by piece like a serial and keep me its supposed creator all the while in total ignorance of where they aim and he added that part of my work which is done when i am up and about while he is consciously aware and awake is by
no means necessarily mine since all goes to show that the brownies have a hand in it even then sleep in peace and wake in joy to those who suffer from insomnia you will find the following prayer very effective repeat it slowly quietly and lovingly prior to sleep my toes are relaxed my ankles are relaxed my abdominal muscles are relaxed my heart and lungs are relaxed my hands and arms are relaxed my neck is relaxed my brain is relaxed my face is relaxed my eyes are relaxed my whole mind and body are relaxed i fully and
freely forgive everyone and i sincerely wish for them harmony health peace and all the blessings of life i am at peace i am poised serene and calm i rest in security and in peace a great stillness steals over me and a great calm quiets my whole being as i realize the divine presence within me i know that the realization of life and love heals me i wrap myself in the mantle of love and fall asleep filled with good will for all throughout the night peace remains with me and in the morning i shall be filled
with life and love a circle of love is drawn around me i will fear no evil for thou art with me i sleep in peace i awake in joy and in him i live move and have my being summary of your aids to the wonders of sleep 1. if you are worried that you will not wake up on time suggest to your subconscious mind prior to sleep the exact time you wish to arise and it will awaken you it needs no clock do the same thing with all problems there is nothing too hard for your
subconscious two your subconscious never sleeps it is always on the job it controls all your vital functions forgive yourself and everyone else before you go to sleep and healing will take place much more rapidly 3. guidance is given you while you are asleep sometimes in a dream the healing currents are also released and in the morning you feel refreshed and rejuvenated 4. when troubled by the vexations and strife of the day still the wheels of your mind and think about the wisdom and intelligence lodged in your subconscious mind which is ready to respond to you
this will give you peace strength and confidence five sleep is essential for peace of mind and health of body lack of sleep can cause irritation depression and mental disorders you need eight hours sleep six medical research scholars point out that insomnia precedes psychotic breakdowns seven you are spiritually recharged during sleep adequate sleep is essential for joy and vitality in life eight your tired brain craves sleep so hungrily that it will sacrifice anything to get it many who have fallen asleep at the wheel of an automobile can testify to this 9. many sleep deprived people have
poor memories and lack proper coordination they become befuddled confused and disoriented 10. sleep brings counsel prior to sleep claim that the infinite intelligence of your subconscious mind is guiding and directing you then watch for the lead which comes perhaps on awakening 11. trust your subconscious completely know that its tendency is always lifeward occasionally your subconscious answers you in a very vivid dream and a vision in the night you can be forewarned in a dream in the same way as the author of this book was warned 12. your future is in your mind now based on
your habitual thinking and beliefs claiming infinite intelligence leads and guides you and that all good is yours and your future will be wonderful believe it and accept it expect the best and invariably the best will come to you 13. if you are writing a novel play or book or are working on an invention speak to your subconscious mind at night and claim boldly that its wisdom intelligence and power are guiding directing and revealing to you the ideal play novel book or revealing the perfect solution whatever it may be wonders will happen as you pray this
way chapter 14 your subconscious mind and marital problems ignorance of the functions and powers of the mind is the cause of all marital trouble friction between husband and wife can be solved by each using the law of mind correctly by praying together they stay together the contemplation of divine ideals the study of the laws of life the mutual agreement on a common purpose and plan and the enjoyment of personal freedom bring about that harmonious marriage that wedded bliss that sense of oneness where the two become one the best time to prevent divorce is before marriage
it is not wrong to try to get out of a very bad situation but why get into the bad situation in the first place would it not be better to give attention to the real cause of marital problems in other words to really get at the root of the matter involved as with all other problems of men and women the problems of divorce separation annulment and endless litigation are directly traceable to lack of knowledge of the working and interrelationship of the conscious and subconscious mind the meaning of marriage marriage to be real must first be
on a spiritual basis it must be of the heart and the heart is the chalice of love honesty sincerity kindness and integrity are also forms of love each partner should be perfectly honest and sincere with the other it is not a true marriage when a man marries a woman for her money social position or to lift his ego because this indicates a lack of sincerity honesty and true love such a marriage is a farce a sham and a masquerade when a woman says i am tired working i want to get married because i want security
her premise is false she is not using the laws of mind correctly her security depends on her knowledge of the interaction of the conscious and subconscious mind and its application for example a woman will never lack for wealth or health if she applies the techniques outlined in the respective chapters of this book her wealth can come to her independent of her husband father or anyone else a woman is not dependent on her husband for health peace joy inspiration guidance love wealth security happiness or anything in the world her security and peace of mind come from
her knowledge of the inner powers within her and from the constant use of the laws of her own mind in a constructive fashion how to attract the ideal husband you are now acquainted with the way your subconscious mind works you know that whatever you impress upon it it will be experienced in your world begin now to impress your subconscious mind with the qualities and characteristics you desire in a man the following is an excellent technique sit down at night in your armchair close your eyes let go relax the body become very quiet passive and receptive
talk to your subconscious mind and say to it i am now attracting a man into my experience who is honest sincere loyal faithful peaceful happy and prosperous these qualities which i admire are sinking down into my subconscious mind now as i dwell upon these characteristics they become a part of me and are embodied subconsciously i know there is an irresistible law of attraction and that i attract to me a man according to my subconscious belief i attract that which i feel to be true in my subconscious mind i know i can contribute to his peace
and happiness he loves my ideals and i love his ideals he does not want to make me over neither do i want to make him over there is mutual love freedom and respect practice this process of impregnating your subconscious mind then you will have the joy of attracting to you a man possessing the qualities and characteristics you mentally dwelt upon your subconscious intelligence will open up a pathway whereby both of you will meet according to the irresistible and changeless flow of your own subconscious mind have a keen desire to give the best that is in
you of love devotion and cooperation be receptive to this gift of love which you have given to your subconscious mind how to attract the ideal wife affirm as follows i now attract the right woman who is in complete accord with me this is a spiritual union because it is divine love functioning through the personality of someone with whom i blend perfectly i know i can give to this woman love light peace and joy i feel and believe i can make this woman's life full complete and wonderful i now decree that she possesses the following qualities
and attributes she is spiritual loyal faithful and true she is harmonious peaceful and happy we are irresistibly attracted to each other only that which belongs to love truth and beauty can enter my experience i accept my ideal companion now as you think quietly and with interest on the qualities and attributes which you admire in the companion you seek you will build the mental equivalent into your mentality then the deeper currents of your subconscious mind will bring both of you together in divine order no need for third mistake recently a teacher said to me i have
had three husbands and all three have been passive submissive and dependent on me to make all decisions and govern everything why do i attract such type men i asked her whether she had known that her second husband was the effeminate type and she replied of course not i would not have married him apparently she had not learned anything from the first mistake the trouble was with her own personality makeup she was very masculine domineering and unconsciously wanted someone who would be submissive and passive so that she could play the dominant role all this was unconscious
motivation and her subconscious picture attracted to her what she subjectively wanted she had to learn to break the pattern by adopting the right prayer process how she broke the negative pattern the above mentioned woman learned a simple truth when you believe you can have the type of man you idealize it is done unto you as you believe the following is the specific prayer she used to break the old subconscious pattern and attract to her the ideal mate i am building into my mentality the type of man i deeply desire the man i attract for a
husband is strong powerful loving very masculine successful honest loyal and faithful he finds love and happiness with me i love to follow where he leads i know he wants me and i want him i am honest sincere loving and kind i have wonderful gifts to offer him they are good will a joyous heart and a healthy body he offers me the same it is mutual i give and i receive divine intelligence knows where this man is and the deeper wisdom of my subconscious mind is now bringing both of us together in its own way and
we recognize each other immediately i release this request to my subconscious mind which knows how to bring my request to pass i give thanks for the perfect answer she prayed in the above manner night and morning affirming these truths and knowing that through frequent occupation of the mind she would reach the mental equivalent of that which she sought the answer to her prayer several months went by she had a great number of dates and social engagements none of which was agreeable to her when she was about to question waver doubt and vacillate she reminded herself
that the infinite intelligence was bringing it to pass in its own way and that there was nothing to be concerned about her final decree in her divorce proceedings was granted which brought her a great sense of release and mental freedom shortly afterward she went to work as a receptionist in a doctor's office she told me that the minute she saw the physician she knew he was the man she was praying about apparently he knew it too because he proposed to her the first week she was in the office and their subsequent marriage was ideally happy
this physician was not the passive or submissive type but was a real man a former football player an outstanding athlete and was a deeply spiritual man though he was completely devoid of any sectarian or denominational affiliation she got what she prayed for because she claimed it mentally until she reached the point of saturation in other words she mentally and emotionally united with her idea and it became a part of her in the same way that an apple becomes a part of her bloodstream should i get a divorce divorce is an individual problem it cannot be
generalized in some cases of course there never should have been a marriage in some cases divorce is not the solution no more so than marriage is the solution for a lonely man divorce may be right for one person and wrong for another a divorced woman may be far more sincere and noble than many of her married sisters who perhaps are living a lie for example i once talked with a woman whose husband was a dope fiend an ex-convict a wife-beater and a non-provider she had been told it was wrong to get a divorce i explained
to her that marriage is of the heart if two hearts blend harmoniously lovingly and sincerely that is the ideal marriage the pure action of the heart is love following this explanation she knew what to do she knew in her heart that there is no divine law which compelled her to be brow-beaten intimidated and beaten because someone said i pronounce you man and wife if you are in doubt as to what to do ask for guidance knowing that there is always an answer and you will receive it follow the lead that comes to you in the
silence of your soul it speaks to you in peace drifting into divorce recently a young couple married for only a few months were seeking a divorce i discovered that the young man had a constant fear that his wife would leave him he expected rejection and he believed that she would be unfaithful these thoughts haunted his mind and became an obsession with him his mental attitude was one of separation and suspicion she felt unresponsive to him it was his own feeling or atmosphere of loss and separation operating through them this brought about a condition or action
in accordance with the mental pattern behind it there is a law of action and reaction or cause and effect the thought is the action and the response of the subconscious mind is the reaction his wife left home and asked for a divorce which is what he feared and believed she would do divorce begins in the mind divorce takes place first in the mind the legal proceedings follow after these two young people were full of resentment fear suspicion and anger these attitudes weaken exhaust and debilitate the whole being they learn that hate divides and that love
unites they began to realize what they had been doing with their minds neither one of them knew the law of mental action and they were misusing their minds and bringing on chaos and misery these two people went back together at my suggestion and experimented with prayer therapy they began to radiate love peace and good will to each other each one practiced radiating harmony health peace and love to the other and they alternated in the reading of the psalms every night their marriage is growing more beautiful every day the nagging wife many times the reason the
wife nags is because she gets no attention often times it is a craving for love and affection give your wife attention and show your appreciation praise and exalt all her many good points there is also the nagging type of woman who wants to make the man conform to her particular pattern this is about the quickest way in the world to get rid of a man the wife and the husband must cease being scavengers always looking at the petty faults or errors in each other let each give attention and praise for the constructive and wonderful qualities
in the other the brooding husband if a man begins to brood grows morbid against his wife because of the things she said or did he is psychologically speaking committing adultery one of the meanings of adultery is idolatry for example giving attention to or uniting mentally with that which is negative and destructive when a man is silently resenting his wife and is full of hostility toward her he is unfaithful he is not faithful to his marriage vows which are to love cherish and honor her all the days of his life the man who is brooding bitter
and resentful can swallow his sharp remarks abate his anger and he can go to great lengths to be considerate kind and courteous he can deftly skirt the differences through praise and mental effort he can get out of the habit of antagonism then he will be able to get along better not only with his wife but with business associates also assume the harmonious state and eventually you will find peace and harmony the great mistake a great mistake is to discuss your marital problems or difficulties with neighbors and relatives suppose for example a wife says to the
neighbor john never gives me any money he treats my mother abominably drinks to excess and is constantly abusive and insulting now this wife is degrading and belittling her husband in the eyes of all the neighbors and relatives he no longer appears as the ideal husband to them never discuss your marital problems with anyone except a trained counselor why cause numerous people to think negatively of your marriage moreover as you discuss and dwell upon these shortcomings of your husband you are actually creating these states within yourself who is thinking and feeling it you are as you
think and feel so are you relatives will usually give you the wrong advice it is usually biased and prejudiced because it is not given in an impersonal way any advice you receive which violates the golden rule which is a cosmic law is not good or sound it is well to remember that no two human beings ever live beneath the same roof without clashes of temperament periods of hurts and strain never display the unhappy side of your marriage to your friends keep your quarrels to yourself refrain from criticism and condemnation of your partner don't try to
make your wife over a husband must not try to make his wife over into a second edition of himself the tactless attempt to change her in many ways is foreign to her nature these attempts are always foolish and many times result in a dissolution of the marriage these attempts to alter her destroy her pride and self-esteem and arouse a spirit of contrariness and resentment that proves fatal to the marriage bond adjustments are needed of course but if you have a good look inside your own mind and study your character and behavior you will find so
many shortcomings and they will keep you busy the rest of your life if you say i will make them over into what i want you're looking for trouble and the divorce court you're asking for misery you will have to learn the hard way that there is no one to change but yourself pray together and stay together through steps in prayer the first step never carry over from one day to another accumulated irritations arising from little disappointments be sure to forgive each other for any sharpness before you retire at night the moment you awaken in the
morning claim infinite intelligence is guiding you in all your ways sending out loving thoughts of peace harmony and love to your marriage partner to all members of the family and to the whole world the second step say grace at breakfast give thanks for the wonderful food for your abundance and for all your blessings make sure that no problems worries or arguments shall enter into the table conversation the same applies at dinner time say to your wife or husband i appreciate all you're doing and i radiate love and good will to you all day long the
third step the husband and wife should alternate in praying each night do not take your marriage partner for granted show your appreciation and love think appreciation and good will rather than condemnation criticism and nagging the way to build a peaceful home and a happy marriage is to use a foundation of love beauty harmony mutual respect faith in god and all things good read the 23rd 27th and 91st psalms the 11th chapter of hebrews the 13th chapter of 1 corinthians and other great texts of the bible before going to sleep as you practice these truths your
marriage will grow more and more blessed through the years review your actions 1. ignorance of mental and spiritual laws is the cause of all marital unhappiness by praying scientifically together you stay together 2. the best time to prevent divorce is before marriage if you learn how to pray in the right way you will attract the right mate for you 3. marriage is the union of a man and woman who are bound together by love their hearts beat as one and they move onward upward and godward 4. marriage does not bequeath happiness people find happiness by
dwelling on the eternal truths of god and the spiritual values of life then the man and woman can contribute to each other's happiness and joy 5. you attract the right mate by dwelling on the qualities and characteristics you admire in a woman or man and then your subconscious mind will bring you together in divine order 6. you must build into your mentality the mental equivalent of what you want in a marriage partner if you want to attract an honest sincere and loving partner in life you must be honest sincere and loving yourself 7. you do
not have to repeat mistakes in marriage when you really believe you can have the type of man or woman you idealize it is done unto you as you believe to believe is to accept something as true accept your ideal companion now mentally eight do not wonder how why or where you will meet the mate you are praying for trust implicitly the wisdom of your subconscious mind it has the know-how and you don't have to assist it 9. you are mentally divorced when you indulge in peeves grudges ill will and hostility toward your marriage partner you
are mentally dwelling with error in the bed of your mind adhere to your marriage vows i promise to cherish love and honor him or her all the days of my life 10. cease projecting fears to your marriage partner project love peace harmony and good will and your marriage will grow more beautiful and more wonderful through the years 11. radiate love peace and good will to each other these vibrations are picked up by the subconscious mind resulting in mutual trust affection and respect 12. a nagging wife is usually seeking attention and appreciation she is craving for
love and affection praise and exalt her many good points show her that you love her and appreciate her 13. a man who loves his wife does not do anything unloving or unkind in word manner or action love is what love does 14. in marital problems always seek expert advice you would not go to a carpenter to pull a tooth neither should you discuss your marriage problems with relatives or friends you should go to a trained person for counsel 15. never try to make your wife or husband over these attempts are always foolish and tend to
destroy the pride and self-esteem of the other moreover it arouses a spirit of resentment that proves fatal to the marriage bond cease trying to make the other a second edition of yourself 16. pray together and you will stay together scientific prayer solves all problems mentally picture your wife as she ought to be joyous happy healthy and beautiful see your husband as he ought to be strong powerful loving harmonious and kind maintain this mental picture and you will experience the marriage made in heaven which is harmony and peace chapter 15 your subconscious mind and your happiness
william james father of american psychology said that the greatest discovery of the 19th century was not in the realm of physical science the greatest discovery was the power of the subconscious touched by faith in every human being is that limitless reservoir of power which can overcome any problem in the world true and lasting happiness will come into your life the day you get the clear realization that you can overcome any weakness the day you realize that your subconscious can solve your problems heal your body and prosper you beyond your fondest dream you might have felt
very happy when your child was born when you got married when you graduated from college or when you won a great victory or a prize you might have been very happy when you became engaged to the loveliest girl or the most handsome man you could go on and list innumerable experiences which have made you happy however no matter how marvelous these experiences are they do not give real lasting happiness they are transitory the book of proverbs gives the answer whosoever trusteth in the lord happy is he when you trust in the lord the power and
wisdom of your subconscious mind to lead guide govern and direct all your ways you will become poised serene and relaxed as you radiate love peace and good will to all you are really building a superstructure of happiness for all the days of your life you must choose happiness happiness is a state of mind there is a phrase in the bible which says choose ye this day whom ye will serve you have the freedom to choose happiness this may seem extraordinarily simple and it is perhaps this is why people stumble over the way to happiness they
do not see the simplicity of the key to happiness the great things of life are simple dynamic and creative they produce well-being and happiness saint paul reveals to you how you can think your way into a life of dynamic power and happiness in these words finally brethren whatsoever things are true whatsoever things are honest whatsoever things are just whatsoever things are pure whatsoever things are lovely whatsoever things are of good report if there be any virtue and if there be any praise think on these things philippians chapter 4 verse 8 how to choose happiness begin
now to choose happiness this is how you do it when you open your eyes in the morning say to yourself divine order takes charge of my life today and every day all things work together for good for me today this is a new and wonderful day for me there will never be another day like this one i am divinely guided all day long and whatever i do will prosper divine love surrounds me and folds me and unwraps me and i go forth in peace whenever my attention wanders away from that which is good and constructive
i will immediately bring it back to the contemplation of that which is lovely and of good report i am a spiritual and mental magnet attracting to myself all things which bless and prosper me i am going to be a wonderful success in all my undertakings today i am definitely going to be happy all day long start each day in this manner then you will be choosing happiness and you will be a radiant joyous person he made it a habit to be happy a number of years ago i stayed for about a week in a farmer's
house in connemara on the west coast of ireland he seemed to be always singing and whistling and was full of humor i asked him the secret to his happiness and his reply was it is a habit of mine to be happy every morning when i awaken and every night before i go to sleep i bless my family the crops the cattle and i thank god for the wonderful harvest this farmer has made a practice of this for over 40 years as you know thoughts repeated regularly and systematically sink into the subconscious mind and become habitual
he discovered that happiness is a habit you must desire to be happy there is one very important point about being happy you must sincerely desire to be happy there are people who have been depressed dejected and unhappy so long that were they suddenly made happy by some wonderful good joyous news they would actually be like the woman who said to me it is wrong to be so happy they have been so accustomed to the old mental patterns that they do not feel at home being happy they long for the former depressed unhappy state i knew
a woman in england who had rheumatism for many years she would pat herself on the knee and say my rheumatism is bad today i cannot go out my rheumatism keeps me miserable this dear elderly lady got a lot of attention from her son daughter and the neighbors she really wanted her rheumatism she enjoyed her misery as she called it this woman did not really want to be happy i suggested a curative procedure to her i wrote down some biblical verses and told her that if she gave attention to these truths her mental attitude would undoubtedly
change and would result in her faith and confidence in being restored to health she was not interested there seems to be a peculiar mental morbid streak in many people whereby they seem to enjoy being miserable and sad why choose unhappiness many people choose unhappiness by entertaining these ideas today is a black day everything is going to go wrong i'm not going to succeed everyone is against me business is bad and it is going to get worse i'm always late i never get the brakes he can but i can't if you have this attitude in mind
the first thing in the morning you will attract all these experiences to you and you will be very unhappy begin to realize the world you live in is determined largely by what goes on in your mind marcus aurelius the great roman philosopher and sage said quote a man's life is what his thoughts make of it unquote emerson america's foremost philosopher said quote a man is what he thinks all day long unquote the thoughts you habitually entertain in your mind have the tendency to actualize themselves in physical conditions make certain you do not indulge in negative
thoughts defeatist thoughts or unkind depressing thoughts recall frequently to your mind that you can experience nothing outside your own mentality if i had a million dollars i would be happy i visited many men in mental institutions who were millionaires but they insisted they were penniless and destitute they were incarcerated because of psychotic paranoic and manic depressive tendencies wealth in and of itself will not make you happy on the other hand it is not a deterrent to happiness today there are many people trying to buy happiness through the purchase of radios television sets automobiles a home
in the country a private yacht and a swimming pool but happiness cannot be purchased or procured in that way the kingdom of happiness is in your thought and feeling too many people have the idea that it takes something artificial to produce happiness some say if i were elected mayor made president of the organization promoted to general manager of the corporation i would be happy the truth is that happiness is a mental and spiritual state none of these positions mentioned will necessarily bequeath happiness your strength joy and happiness consist in finding out the law of divine
order and right action lodged in your subconscious mind and by applying these principles in all phases of your life he found happiness to be the harvest of a quiet mind lecturing in san francisco some years ago i interviewed a man who was very unhappy and dejected over the way his business was going he was the general manager his heart was filled with resentment toward the vice president and the president of the organization he claimed that they opposed him because of this internal strife business was declining he was receiving no dividends or stock bonuses this is
how he solved his business problem the first thing in the morning he affirmed quietly as follows all those working in our corporation are honest sincere cooperative faithful and full of good will to all they are mental and spiritual links in the chain of this corporation's growth welfare and prosperity i radiate love peace and goodwill in my thoughts words and deeds to my two associates and to all those in the company the president and the vice president of our company are divinely guided in all their undertakings the infinite intelligence of my subconscious mind makes all decisions
through me there is only right action in all our business transactions and in our relationship with each other i send the messengers of peace love and goodwill before me to the office peace and harmony reigns supreme in the minds and hearts of all those in the company including myself i now go forth into a new day full of faith confidence and trust this business executive repeated the above meditation slowly three times in the morning feeling the truth of what he affirmed when fearful or angry thoughts came into his mind during the day he would say
to himself peace harmony and poise govern my mind at all times as he continued disciplining his mind in this manner all the harmful thoughts ceased to come and peace came into his mind he reaped the harvest subsequently he wrote me to the effect that at the end of about two weeks of reordering his mind the president and the vice president called him into the office praised his operations and his new constructive ideas and remarked how fortunate they were in having him as general manager he was very happy in discovering that man finds happiness within himself
the block or stump is not really there i read a newspaper article some years ago which told about a horse who had shied when he came to a stump on the road subsequently every time the horse came to that stump he shied the fanner dug the stump out burned it and leveled the old road yet for 25 years every time the horse passed the place where the former stump was he shied the horse was shying at the memory of a stump there is no block to your happiness saving your own thought life and mental imagery
are fear or worry holding you back fear is a thought in your mind you can dig it up this very moment by supplanting it with faith in success achievement and victory over all problems i knew a man who failed in business he said to me i made mistakes i've learned a lot i'm going back into business and i will be a tremendous success he faced up to that stump in his mind he did not whine or complain but he tore up the stump of failure and through believing in his inner powers to back him up
he banished all fear thoughts and old depressions believe in yourself and you will succeed and be happy the happiest people the happiest man is he who constantly brings forth and practices what is best in him happiness in virtue complement each other the best are not only the happiest but the happiest are usually the best in the art of living life successfully god is the highest and best in you express more of god's love light truth and beauty and you will become one of the happiest persons in the world today epictetus the greek stoic philosopher said
quote there is but one way to tranquility of mind and happiness let this therefore be always ready at hand with thee both when thou wakest early in the morning and all the day long and when thou goest late to sleep to account no external things thine own but commit all these to god unquote summary of steps to happiness 1. william james said that the greatest discovery of the 19th century was the power of the subconscious mind touched by faith 2. there is tremendous power within you happiness will come to you when you acquire a sublime
confidence in this power then you will make your dreams come true 3. you can rise victorious over any defeat and realize the cherished desires of your heart through the marvelous power of your subconscious mind this is the meaning of whosoever trusteth in the lord spiritual laws of the subconscious mind happy is he four you must choose happiness happiness is a habit it is a good habit to ponder often on whatsoever things are true whatsoever things are honest whatsoever things are just whatsoever things are pure whatsoever things are lovely whatsoever things are of good report if
there be any virtue and if there be any praise think on these things philippians chapter 4 verse 8 5. when you open your eyes in the morning say to yourself i choose happiness today i choose success today i choose right action today i choose love and good will for all today i choose peace today pour life love and interest into this affirmation and you have chosen happiness 6. give thanks for all your blessings several times a day furthermore pray for the peace happiness and prosperity of all members of your family your associates and all people
everywhere seven you must sincerely desire to be happy nothing is accomplished without desire desire is a wish with wings of imagination and faith imagine the fulfillment of your desire and feel its reality and it will come to pass happiness comes in answered prayer eight by constantly dwelling on thoughts of fear worry anger hate and failure you will become very depressed and unhappy remember your life is what your thoughts make of it nine you cannot buy happiness with all the money in the world some millionaires are very happy some are very unhappy many people with very
little worldly goods are very happy and some are very unhappy some married people are happy and some very unhappy some single people are happy and some are very unhappy the kingdom of happiness is in your thought and feeling 10. happiness is the harvest of a quiet mind anchor your thoughts on peace poise security and divine guidance and your mind will be productive of happiness 11. there is no block to your happiness external things are not causative these are effects not cause take your cue from the only creative principle within you your thought is cause and
a new cause produces a new effect choose happiness 12. the happiest man is he who brings forth the highest and best in him god is the highest and best in him for the kingdom of god is within chapter 16 your subconscious mind and harmonious human relations in studying this book you'll learn that your subconscious mind is a recording machine which faithfully reproduces whatever you impress upon it this is one of the reasons for the application of the golden rule in human relations matthew chapter 7 verse 12 says all things whatsoever you would that men should
do unto you do ye even so to them this quotation has outer and inner meanings you are interested in its inner meaning from the standpoint of your subconscious mind which is as you would that men should think about you think you about them in like manner as you would that men should feel about you feel you also about them in like manner as you would want men to act toward you act you toward them in like manner for example you may be polite and courteous to someone in your office but when his back is turned
you are very critical and resentful toward him in your mind such negative thoughts are highly destructive to you it is like taking poison you are actually taking mental poisons which rob you of vitality enthusiasm strength guidance and good will these negative thoughts and emotions sink down into your subconscious and cause all kinds of difficulties and maladies in your life the master key to happy relationships with others judge not that ye not be judged for with what judgment ye judge ye shall be judged and with what measure ye meet it shall be measured to you again
matthew chapter 7 verses 1 and 2 a study of these verses and the application of the inner truths therein contained represent the real key to harmonious relations to judge is to think to arrive at a mental verdict or conclusion in your mind the thought you have about the other person is your thought because you are thinking it your thoughts are creative therefore you actually create in your own experience what you think and feel about the other person it is also true that the suggestion you give to another you give to yourself because your mind is
the creative medium this is why it is said for with what judgment ye judge ye shall be judged when you know this law and the way your subconscious mind works you are careful to think feel and act right toward the other these verses teach you about the emancipation of man and reveal to you the solution to your individual problems and with what measure ye meat it shall be measured to you again the good you do for others comes back to you in like measure and the evil you do returns to you by the law of
your own mind if a man cheats and deceives another he is actually cheating and deceiving himself his sense of guilt and mood of loss inevitably will attract loss to him in some way at some time his subconscious records his mental act and reacts according to the mental intention or motivation your subconscious mind is impersonal and unchanging neither considering persons nor respecting religious affiliations or institutions of any kind it is neither compassionate nor vindictive the way you think feel and act toward others returns at last upon yourself the daily headlines made him sick begin now to
observe yourself observe your reactions to people conditions and circumstances how do you respond to the events and news of the day it makes no difference if all the other people were wrong and you alone were right if the news disturbs you it is your evil because your negative emotions robbed you of peace and harmony a woman wrote me about her husband saying that he goes into a rage when he reads what certain newspaper columnists write in the newspaper she added that this constant reaction of anger and suppressed rage on his part brought on bleeding ulcers
and his physician recommended an emotional reconditioning i invited this man to see me and i explained to him the way his mind functions indicating how emotionally immature it was to get angry when others write articles with which he disapproves or disagrees he began to realize that he should give the newspaper man freedom to express himself even though the latter disagreed with him politically religiously or in any other way in the same manner the newspaper man would give him the freedom to write a letter to the newspaper disagreeing with his published statements he learned that he
could disagree without being disagreeable he awakened to the simple truth that it is never what a person says or does that affects him it is his reaction to what is said or done that matters this explanation was the cure for this man and he realized that with a little practice he could master his morning tantrums his wife told me subsequently that he laughed at himself and also at what the columnist say they no longer have power to disturb annoy and irritate him his ulcers have disappeared due to his emotional poise and serenity i hate women
but i like men a private secretary was very bitter towards some of the girls in her office because they were gossiping about her and as she said spreading vicious lies about her she admitted that she did not like women she said i hate women but i like men i discovered also that she spoke to the girls who were under her in the office in a very haughty imperious and irritable tone of voice she pointed out that they took a delight in making things difficult for her there was a certain pomposity in her way of speaking
and i could see where her tone of voice would affect some people unpleasantly if all the people in the office or factory annoy you isn't it a possibility that the vibration annoyance and turmoil may be due to some subconscious pattern or mental projection from you we know that a dog will react ferociously if you hate or fear dogs animals pick up your subconscious vibrations and react accordingly many undisciplined human beings are just as sensitive as dogs cats and other animals i suggested a process of prayer to this private secretary who hated women explaining to her
that when she began to shows up in a person's speech actions in his writings and in all phases of his life she ceased reacting in a typical resentful and angry way she established a pattern of prayer which she practiced regularly systematically and conscientiously in the office the prayer was as follows i think speak and act lovingly quietly and peacefully i now radiate love peace tolerance and kindliness to all the girls who criticized me and gossiped about me i anchor my thoughts on peace harmony and goodwill to all whenever i am about to react negatively i
say firmly to myself i'm going to think speak and act from the standpoint of the principle of harmony health and peace within myself creative intelligence leads rules and guides me in all my ways the practice of this prayer transformed her life and she found that all criticism and annoyance ceased the girls became co-workers and friends along life's journey she discovered that there is no one to change but myself his inner speech held back his promotion one day a salesman came to see me and described his difficulties in working with the sales manager of his organization
he had been with the company 10 years and had received no promotion or recognition of any kind he showed me his sales figures which were greater proportionately than the other men in the territory he said that the sales manager did not like him that he was unjustly treated and that at conferences the manager was rude to him and at times ridiculed his suggestions i explained that undoubtedly the cause was to a great degree within himself and that his concept and belief about his superior bore witness to the reaction of this man the measure we meet
shall be measured to us again his mental measure or concept of the sales manager was that he was mean and cantankerous he was filled with bitterness and hostility toward the executive on his way to work he conducted a vigorous conversation with himself filled with criticism mental arguments recriminations and denunciations of his sales manager what he gave out mentally he was inevitably bound to get back this salesman realized that his inner speech was highly destructive because the intensity and force of his silent thoughts and emotions and personally conducted mental condemnation and vilification of the sales manager
entered into his own subconscious mind this brought about the negative response from his boss as well as creating many other personal physical and emotional disorders he began to pray frequently as follows i am the only thinker in my universe i am responsible for what i think about my boss my sales manager is not responsible for the way i think about him i refuse to give power to any person place or thing to annoy me or disturb me i wish health success peace of mind and happiness for my boss i sincerely wish him well and i
know he is divinely guided in all his ways he repeated this prayer out loud slowly quietly and feelingly knowing that his mind is like a garden and that whatever he plants in the garden will come forth like seeds after their kind i also taught him to practice mental imagery prior to sleep in this way he imagined that his sales manager was congratulating him on his fine work on his zeal and enthusiasm and on his wonderful response from customers he felt the reality of all this felt his handshake heard the tone of his voice and saw
him smile he made a real mental movie dramatizing it to the best of his ability night after night he conducted his mental movie knowing that his subconscious mind was the receptive plate on which his conscious imagery would be impressed gradually by a process of what may be termed mental and spiritual osmosis the impression was made on his subconscious mind and the expression automatically came forth the sales manager subsequently called him up to san francisco congratulated him and gave him a new assignment as division sales manager over 100 men with a big increase in salary he
changed his concept and estimate of his boss and the latter responded accordingly becoming emotionally mature what the other person says or does cannot really annoy or irritate you except you permit him to disturb you the only way he can annoy you is through your own thought for example if you get angry you have to go through four stages in your mind you begin to think about what he said you decide to get angry and generate an emotion of rage then you decide to act perhaps you talk back and react in kind you see that the
thought emotion reaction and action all take place in your mind when you become emotionally mature you do not respond negatively to the criticism and resentment of others to do so would mean that you have descended to that state of low mental vibration and become one with the negative atmosphere of the other identify yourself with your aim in life and do not permit any person place or thing to deflect you from your inner sense of peace tranquility and radiant health the meaning of love in harmonious human relations sigmund freud the austrian founder of psychoanalysis said that
unless the personality has love it sickens and dies love includes understanding goodwill and respect for the divinity in the other person the more love and good will you emanate and exude the more comes back to you if you puncture the other fellow's ego and wound his estimate of himself you cannot gain his good will recognize that every man wants to be loved and appreciated and made to feel important in the world realize that the other man is conscious of his true worth and that like yourself he feels the dignity of being an expression of the
one life principle animating all men as you do this consciously and knowingly you build the other person up and he returns your love and good will he hated audiences an actor told me that the audience booed and hissed him on his first appearance on the stage he added that the play was badly written and that undoubtedly he did not play a good role he admitted openly to me that for months afterward he hated audiences he called them dopes dummies stupid ignorant gullible etc he quit the stage in disgust and went to work in a drug
store for a year one day a friend invited him to hear a lecture in town hall new york city on how to get along with ourselves this lecture changed his life he went back to the stage and began to pray sincerely for the audience and himself he poured out love and good will every night before appearing on the stage he made it a habit to claim that the peace of god filled the hearts of all present and that all present were lifted up and inspired during each performance he sent out love vibrations to the audience
today he is a great actor and he loves and respects people his good will and esteem are transmitted to others and are felt by them handling difficult people there are difficult people in the world who are twisted and distorted mentally they are malconditioned many are mental delinquents argumentative uncooperative cantankerous cynical and sour on life they are sick psychologically many people have deformed and distorted minds probably warped during childhood many have congenital deformities you would not condemn a person who had tuberculosis nor should you condem a person who is mentally ill no one for example hates
or resents a hunchback there are many mental hunchbacks you should have compassion and understanding to understand all is to forgive all misery loves company the hateful frustrated distorted and twisted personality is out of tune with the infinite he resents those who are peaceful happy and joyous usually he criticizes condemns and vilifies those who have been very good and kind to him his attitude is this why should they be so happy when he is so miserable he wants to drag them down to his own level misery loves company when you understand this you remain unmoved calm
and dispassionate the practice of empathy in human relations a girl visited me recently stating that she hated another girl in her office she gave us her reason that the other girl was prettier happier and wealthier than she and in addition was engaged to the boss of the company where they worked one day after the marriage had taken place the crippled daughter by a former marriage of the woman whom she hated came into the office the child put her arms around her mother and said mommy mommy i love my new daddy look what he gave me
she showed her mother a wonderful new toy she said to me my heart went out to that little girl and i knew how happy she must feel i got a vision of how happy this woman was all of a sudden i felt love for her and i went into the office and wished her all the happiness in the world and i meant it in psychological circles today this is called empathy which simply means the imaginative projection of your mental attitude into that of another she projected her mental mood or the feeling of her heart into
that of the other woman and began to think and look out through the other woman's brain she was actually thinking and feeling as the other woman and also as the child because she likewise had projected herself into the mind of the child she was looking out from that vantage point on the child's mother if tempted to injure or think ill of another project yourself mentally into the mind of moses and think from the standpoint of the ten commandments if you are prone to be envious jealous or angry project yourself into the mind of jesus and
think from that standpoint and you will feel the truth of the words love ye one another appeasement never wins do not permit people to take advantage of you and gain their point by temper tantrums crying jags or so-called heart attacks these people are dictators who try to enslave you and make you do their bidding be firm but kind and refuse to yield appeasement never wins refuse to contribute to their delinquency selfishness and possessiveness remember do that which is right you are here to fulfill your ideal and remain true to the eternal verities and spiritual values
of life which are eternal give no one in all the world the power to deflect you from your goal your aim in life which is to express your hidden talents to the world to serve humanity and to reveal more and more of god's wisdom truth and beauty to all people in the world remain true to your ideal know definitely and absolutely that whatever contributes to your peace happiness and fulfillment must of necessity bless all men who walk the earth the harmony of the part is the harmony of the whole for the whole is in the
part and the part is in the whole all you owe the other as paul says is love and love is the fulfilling of the law of health happiness and peace of mind profitable pointers in human relations 1. your subconscious mind is a recording machine which reproduces your habitual thinking think good of the other and you are actually thinking good about yourself 2. a hateful or resentful thought is a mental poison do not think ill of another for to do so is to think ill of yourself you are the only thinker in your universe and your
thoughts are creative 3. your mind is a creative medium therefore what you think and feel about the other you are bringing to pass in your own experience this is the psychological meaning of the golden rule as you would that man should think about you think you about them in the same manner 4. to cheat rob or defraud another brings lack loss and limitation to yourself your subconscious mind records your inner motivations thoughts and feelings these being of a negative nature loss limitation and trouble come to you in countless ways actually what you do to the
other you are doing to yourself five the good you do the kindness proffered the love and good will you send forth will all come back to you multiplied in many ways six you are the only thinker in the world you are responsible for the way you think about the other remember the other person is not responsible for the way you think about him your thoughts are reproduced what are you thinking about now about the other fellow seven become emotionally mature and permit other people to differ from you they have a perfect right to disagree with
you and you have the same freedom to disagree with them you can disagree without being disagreeable eight animals pick up your fear vibrations and snap at you if you love animals they will never attack you many undisciplined human beings are just as sensitive as dogs cats and other animals nine your inner speech representing your silent thoughts and feelings is experienced in the reactions of others toward you 10. wish for the other what you wish for yourself this is the key to harmonious human relations 11. change your concept and estimate of your employer feel and know
he is practicing the golden rule and the law of love and he will respond accordingly 12. the other person cannot annoy you or irritate you except you permit him your thought is creative you can bless him if someone calls you a skunk you have the freedom to say to the other god's peace fills your soul 13. love is the answer to getting along with others love is understanding good will and respecting the divinity of the other 14. you would not hate a hunchback or you would have compassion have compassion and understanding from mental hunchbacks who
have been conditioned negatively to understand all is to forgive all 15. rejoice in the success promotion and good fortune of the other in doing so you attract good fortune to yourself 16. never yield to emotional scenes and tantrums of others appeasement never wins do not be a doormat adhere to that which is right stick to your ideal knowing that the mental outlook which gives you peace happiness and joy is right good and true what blesses you blesses all 17. all you owe any person in the world is love and love is wishing for everyone what
you wish for yourself health happiness and all the blessings of life chapter 17 how to use your subconscious for forgiveness life plays no favorites god is life and this life principle is flowing through you this moment god loves to express himself as harmony peace beauty joy and abundance through you this is called the will of god or the tendency of life if you set up resistance in your mind to the flow of life through you this emotional congestion will get snarled up in your subconscious mind and cause all kinds of negative conditions god has nothing
to do with unhappy or chaotic conditions in the world all these conditions are brought about by man's negative and destructive thinking therefore it is silly to blame god for your trouble or sickness many persons habitually set up mental resistance to the flow of life by accusing and reproaching god for the sin sickness and suffering of mankind others cast the blame on god for their pains aches loss of loved ones personal tragedies and accidents they are angry at god and they believe he is responsible for their misery as long as people entertain such negative concepts about
god they will experience the automatic negative reactions from their subconscious minds actually such people do not know that they are punishing themselves they must see the truth find release and give up all condemnation resentment and anger against anyone or any power outside themselves otherwise they cannot go forward into a healthy happy or creative activity the minute these people entertain a god of love in their minds and hearts and when they believe that god is their loving father who watches over them cares for them guides them sustains and strengthens them this concept and belief about god
or the life principle will be accepted by their subconscious mind and they will find themselves blessed in countless ways life always forgives you life forgives you when you cut your finger the subconscious intelligence within you sets about immediately to repair it new cells build bridges over the cut should you take some tainted food by error life forgives you and causes you to regurgitate it in order to preserve you if you burn your hand the life principle reduces the edema and congestion and gives you new skin tissue and cells life holds no grudges against you and
it is always forgiving you life brings you back to health vitality harmony and peace if you cooperate by thinking in harmony with nature negative hurtful memories bitterness and ill will clutter up and impede the free flow of the life principle in you how he banished that feeling of guilt i knew a man who worked every night until about one o'clock in the morning he paid no attention to his two boys or his wife he was always too busy working hard he thought people should pat him on the back because he was working so arduously and
persistently past midnight every night he had a blood pressure over 200 and was full of guilt unconsciously he proceeded to punish himself by hard work and he completely ignored his children a normal man does not do that he is interested in his boys and in their development he does not shut his wife out of his world i explained to him why he was working so arduously there's something eating you inside otherwise you would not act this way you are punishing yourself and you have to learn to forgive yourself he did have a deep sense of
guilt it was toward a brother i explained to him that god was not punishing him that he was punishing himself for example if you misuse the laws of life you will suffer accordingly if you put your hand on a naked charged wire you will get burned the forces of nature are not evil it is your use of them that determines whether they have good or evil effect electricity is not evil it depends on how you use it whether to burn down a structure or light up a home the only sin is ignorance of the law
and the only punishment is the automatic reaction of man's misuse of the law if you misuse the law of chemistry you may blow up the office or the factory if you strike your hand on a board you may cause your hand to bleed the board is not for that purpose its purpose may be to lean upon or to support your feet this man realized that god does not condemn or punish anyone and that all his suffering was due to the reaction of his subconscious mind to his own negative and destructive thinking he had cheated his
brother at one time and the brother had now passed on still he was full of remorse and guilt i asked him would you cheat your brother now he said no did you feel you were justified at the time his reply was yes but you would not do it now he added no i'm helping others to know how to live i added the following comment you have a greater reason and understanding now forgiveness is to forgive yourself forgiveness is getting your thoughts in line with the divine law of harmony self-condemnation is called hell bondage and restriction
forgiveness is called heaven harmony and peace the burden of guilt and self-condemnation was lifted from his mind and he had a complete healing the doctor tested his blood pressure and it had become normal the explanation was the cure a murderer learned to forgive himself a man who murdered his brother in europe visited me many years ago he was suffering from great mental anguish and torture believing that god must punish him he explained that his brother had been having an affair with his wife and that he had shot him on the spur of the moment this
had happened about 15 years previous to his interview with me in the meantime this man had married an american girl and had been blessed with three lovely children he was in a position where he helped many people and he was a transformed man my explanation to him was that physically and psychologically he was not the same man who shot his brother since scientists inform us that every cell of our bodies changes every 11 months moreover mentally and spiritually he was a new man he was now full of love and good will for humanity the old
man who committed the crime 15 years before was mentally and spiritually dead actually he was condemning an innocent man this explanation had a profound effect on him and he said it was as if a great weight had been lifted from his mind he realized the significance of the following truth in the bible come now let us reason together saith the lord though your sins be as scarlet they shall be as white as snow though they be red like crimson they shall be his wool isaiah chapter 1 verse 18 criticism cannot hurt you without your consent
a school teacher told me that one of her associates criticized a speech she had given saying to her that she spoke too fast she swallowed some of her words she couldn't be heard her diction was poor and her speech ineffective this teacher was furious and full of resentment toward her critic she admitted to me that the criticisms were just her first reaction was really childish and she agreed that the letter was really a blessing and a marvelous corrective she proceeded immediately to supplement her deficiencies in her speech by enrolling in a course in public speaking
at city college she wrote and thanked the writer of the note for her interest expressing appreciation for her conclusions and findings which enabled the teacher to correct the matter at once how to be compassionate suppose none of the things mentioned in the letter had been true of the teacher the latter would have realized that her class material had upset the prejudices superstitions or narrow sectarian beliefs of the writer of the note and that a psychologically ill person was simply pouring forth her resentment because a psychological boil had been hurt to understand this fact is to
be compassionate the next logical step would be to pray for the other person's peace harmony and understanding you cannot be hurt when you know that you are master of your thoughts reactions and emotions emotions follow thoughts and you have the power to reject all thoughts which may disturb or upset you left at the altar some years ago i visited a church to perform a marriage ceremony the young man did not appear and at the end of two hours the bride-to-be shed a few tears and then said to me i prayed for divine guidance this might
be the answer for he never faileth that was her reaction faith in god and all things good she had no bitterness in her heart because as she said it must not have been right action because my prayer was for right action for both of us someone else having a similar experience would have gone into a tantrum have had an emotional fit required sedation and perhaps needed hospitalization tune in with the infinite intelligence within your subconscious depths trusting the answer in the same way that you trusted your mother when she held you in her arms this
is how you can acquire poise and mental and emotional health it is wrong to marry sex is evil and i am evil some time ago i talked to a young lady aged 22 she was taught that it was a sin to dance to play cards to swim and to go out with men she was threatened by her mother who told her she would burn eternally in hellfire if she disobeyed her will and her religious teachings this girl wore a black dress in black stockings she wore no rouge lipstick or any form of makeup because her
mother said that these things were sinful her mother told her that all men were evil and that sex was of the devil and simply diabolic debauchery this girl had to learn how to forgive herself as she was full of guilt to forgive means to give for she had to give up all these false beliefs for the truths of life and a new estimate of herself when she went out with young men in the office where she worked she had a deep sense of guilt and thought that god would punish her several eligible young men proposed
to her but she said it is wrong to marry sex is evil and i am evil this was her conscience or early conditioning speaking she came to me once weekly for about 10 weeks and i taught her the workings of the conscious and subconscious mind as set forth in this book this young girl gradually came to see that she had been completely brainwashed mesmerized and conditioned by an ignorant superstitious bigoted and frustrated mother she broke away completely from her family and started to live a wonderful life at my suggestion she dressed up and had her
hair attended to she took lessons in dancing from a man and she also took driving lessons she learned to swim play cards and had a number of dates she began to love life she prayed for a divine companion by claiming that infinite spirit would attract her a man who harmonized with her thoroughly eventually this came to pass as she left my office one evening there was a man waiting to see me and i casually introduced them they are now married and harmonized with each other perfectly forgiveness is necessary for healing and when ye stand praying
forgive if ye have ought against any mark chapter 11 verse 25 forgiveness of others is essential to mental peace and radiant health you must forgive everyone who has ever hurt you if you want perfect health and happiness forgive yourself by getting your thoughts in harmony with divine law and order you cannot really forgive yourself completely until you have forgiven others first to refuse to forgive yourself is nothing more or less than spiritual pride or ignorance in the psychosomatic field of medicine today it is being constantly stressed that resentment condemnation of others remorse and hostility are
behind a host of maladies ranging from arthritis to cardiac disease they point out that these sick people who were hurt mistreated deceived or injured were full of resentment and hatred for those who hurt them this caused inflamed and festering wounds in their subconscious minds there is only one remedy they have to cut out and discard their hurts and the one and only sure way is by forgiveness forgiveness is love in action the essential ingredient in the art of forgiveness is the willingness to forgive if you sincerely desire to forgive the other you are 51 percent
over the hurdle i feel sure you know that to forgive the other does not necessarily mean that you like him or want to associate with him you cannot be compelled to like someone neither can a government legislate good will love peace or tolerance it is quite impossible to like people because someone in washington issues an edict to that effect we can however love people without liking them the bible says love ye one another this anyone can do who really wants to do it love means that you wish for the other health happiness peace joy and
all the blessings of life there is only one prerequisite and that is sincerity you're not being magnanimous when you forgive you are really being selfish because what you wish for the other you are actually wishing for yourself the reason is that you are thinking it and you are feeling it as you think and feel so are you could anything be simpler than that technique of forgiveness the following is a simple method which works wonders in your life as you practice it quiet your mind relax and let go think of god and his love for you
and then affirm i fully and freely forgive mention the name of the offender i release him mentally and spiritually i completely forgive everything connected with the matter in question i am free and he she is free it is a marvelous feeling it is my day of general amnesty i release anybody and everybody who has ever hurt me and i wish for each and every one health happiness peace and all the blessings of life i do this freely joyously and lovingly and whenever i think of the person or persons who hurt me i say i have
released you and all the blessings of life are yours i am free and you are free it is wonderful the great secret of true forgiveness is that once you have forgiven the person it is unnecessary to repeat the prayer whenever the person comes to your mind or the particular hurt happens to enter your mind wish the delinquent well and say peace be to you do this as often as the thought enters your mind you will find that after a few days the thought of the person or experience will return less and less often until it
fades into nothingness the acid test for forgiveness there is an acid test for gold there is also an acid test for forgiveness if i should tell you something wonderful about someone who has wronged you cheated you or defrauded you and you sizzled at hearing the good news about this person the roots of hatred would still be in your subconscious mind playing havoc with you let us suppose you had a painful abscess on your jaw a year ago and you told me about it i would casually ask you if you had any pain now you would
automatically say of course not i have a memory of it but no pain that is the whole story you may have a memory of the incident but no sting or hurt anymore this is the acid test and you must meet it psychologically and spiritually otherwise you are simply deceiving yourself and not practicing the true art of forgiveness to understand all is to forgive all when man understands the creative law of his own mind he ceases to blame other people and conditions for making or marring his life he knows that his own thoughts and feelings create
his destiny furthermore he is aware that externals are not the causes and conditioners of his life and his experiences to think that others can marry your happiness that you are the football of a cruel fate that you must oppose and fight others for a living all these and others like them are untenable when you understand that thoughts are things the bible says the same thing for as a man thinketh in his heart so is he proverbs chapter 23 verse 7 summary of your aids to forgiveness 1. god or life is no respecter of persons life
plays no favorites life or god seems to favor you when you align yourself with the principle of harmony health joy and peace two god or life never sends disease sickness accident or suffering we bring these things on ourselves by our own negative destructive thinking based upon the law as we sow so shall we reap three your concept of god is the most important thing in your life if you really believe in a god of love your subconscious mind will respond in countless blessings to you believe in a god of love 4. life or god holds
no grudge against you life never condemns you life heals a severe cut on your hand life forgives you if you burn your finger it reduces the edema and restores the part to wholeness and perfection 5. your guilt complex is a false concept of god and life god or life does not punish or judge you you do this to yourself by your false beliefs negative thinking and self-condemnation 6. god or life does not condemn or punish you the forces of nature are not evil the effect of their use depends on how you use the power within
you you can use electricity to kill someone or to light the house you can use water to drown a child or quench his thirst good and evil come right back to the thought and purpose in man's own mind seven god or life never punishes man punishes himself by his false concepts of god life and the universe his thoughts are creative and he creates his own misery 8. if another criticizes you and these faults are within you rejoice give thanks and appreciate the comments this gives you the opportunity to correct the particular fault 9. you cannot
be hurt by criticism when you know that you are master of your thoughts reactions and emotions this gives you the opportunity to pray and bless the other thereby blessing yourself 10. when you pray for guidance and right action take what comes realize it is good and very good then there is no cause for self-pity criticism or hatred 11. there is nothing good or bad but thinking makes it so there is no evil in sex the desire for food wealth or true expression it depends on how you use these urges desires or aspirations your desire for
food can be met without killing someone for a loaf of bread 12. resentment hatred ill will and hostility are behind a host of maladies forgive yourself and everybody else by pouring out love life joy and good will to all those who have hurt you continue until such time as you meet them in your mind and you are at peace with them 13. to forgive is to give something for give love peace joy wisdom and all the blessings of life to the other until there is no sting left in your mind this is really the acid
test of forgiveness 14. let us suppose you had an abscess in your jaw about a year ago it was very painful ask yourself if it is painful now the answer is in the negative likewise if someone has hurt you lied about and vilified you and said all manner of evil about you is your thought of that person negative do you sizzle when he or she comes into your mind if so the roots of hatred are still there playing havoc with you and your good the only way is to wither them with love by wishing for
the person all the blessings of life until you can meet the person in your mind and you can sincerely react with a benediction of peace and goodwill this is the meaning of forgive until seventy times seven chapter 18 how your subconscious removes mental blocks the solution lies within the problem the answer is in every question if you are presented with a difficult situation and you cannot see your way clear the best procedure is to assume that infinite intelligence within your subconscious mind knows all and sees all has the answer and is revealing it to you
now your new mental attitude that the creative intelligence is bringing about a happy solution will enable you to find the answer rest assured that such an attitude of mind will bring order peace and meaning to all your undertakings how to break or build a habit you are a creature of habit habit is the function of your subconscious mind you'll learn to swim ride a bicycle dance and drive a car by consciously doing these things over and over again until they establish tracks in your subconscious mind then the automatic habit action of your subconscious mind took
over this is sometimes called second nature which is a reaction of your subconscious mind to your thinking and acting you are free to choose a good habit or a bad habit if you repeat a negative thought or act over a period of time you will be under the compulsion of a habit the law of your subconscious is compulsion how he broke a bad habit mr jones said to me an uncontrollable urge to drink seizes me and i remain drunk for two weeks at a time i can't give up this terrible habit time and time again
these experiences had occurred to this unfortunate man he had grown into the habit of drinking to excess although he had started drinking of his own initiative he also began to realize that he could change the habit and establish a new one he said that while through his willpower he was able to suppress his desires temporarily his continued efforts to suppress the many urges only made matters worse his repeated failures convinced him that he was hopeless and powerless to control his urge or obsession this idea of being powerless operated as a powerful suggestion to his subconscious
mind and aggravated his weakness making his life a succession of failures i taught him to harmonize the functions of the conscious and subconscious mind when these two cooperate the idea or desire implanted in the subconscious mind is realized his reasoning mind agreed that if the old habit path or track had carried him into trouble he could consciously form a new path to freedom sobriety and peace of mind he knew that his destructive habit was automatic but since it was acquired through his conscious choice he realized that if he had been conditioned negatively he could also
be conditioned positively as a result he ceased thinking of the fact that he was powerless to overcome the habit moreover he understood clearly that there was no obstacle to his healing other than his own thought therefore there was no occasion for great mental effort or mental coercion the power of his mental picture this man acquired a practice of relaxing his body and getting into a relaxed drowsy meditative state then he filled his mind with the picture of the desired end knowing his subconscious mind could bring it about the easiest way he imagined his daughter congratulating
him on his freedom and saying to him daddy it's wonderful to have you home he had lost his family through drink he was not allowed to visit them and his wife would not speak to him regularly systematically he used to sit down and meditate in the way outlined when his attention wandered he made it a habit to immediately recall the mental picture of his daughter with her smile and the scene of his home enlivened by her cheerful voice all this brought about a reconditioning of his mind it was a gradual process he kept it up
he persevered knowing that sooner or later he would establish a new habit pattern in his subconscious mind i told him that he could liken his conscious mind to a camera that his subconscious mind was the sensitive plate on which he registered and impressed the picture this made a profound impression on him and his whole aim was to firmly impress the picture on his mind and develop it there films are developed in the dark likewise mental pictures are developed in the dark room of the subconscious mind focused attention realizing that his conscious mind was simply a
camera he used no effort there was no mental struggle he quietly adjusted his thoughts and focused his attention on the scene before him until he gradually became identified with the picture he became absorbed in the mental atmosphere repeating the mental movie frequently there was no room for doubt that a healing would follow when there was any temptation to drink he would switch his imagination from any reveries of drinking boats to the feeling of being at home with his family he was successful because he confidently expected to experience the picture he was developing in his mind
today he is president of a multi-million dollar concern and is radiantly happy he said a jinx was following him mr block said that he had been making an annual income of twenty thousand dollars but for the past three months all doors seemed to jam tightly he brought clients up to the point where they were about to sign on the dotted line and then at the 11th hour the door closed he added that perhaps a jinx was following him in discussing the matter with mr block i discovered that three months previously he had become very irritated
annoyed and resentful toward a dentist who after he had promised to sign a contract had withdrawn at the last moment he began to live in the unconscious fear that other clients would do the same thereby setting up a history of frustration hostility and obstacles he gradually built up in his mind a belief in obstruction and last minute cancellations until a vicious circle had been established what i fear most has come upon me mr block realized that the trouble was in his own mind and that it was essential to change his mental attitude his run of
so-called misfortune was broken in the following way i realize i am one with the infinite intelligence of my subconscious mind which knows no obstacle difficulty or delay i live in the joyous expectancy of the best my deeper mind responds to my thoughts i know that the work of the infinite power of my subconscious cannot be hindered infinite intelligence always finishes successfully whatever it begins creative wisdom works through me bringing all my plans and purposes to completion whatever i start i bring to a successful conclusion my aim in life is to give wonderful service and all
those whom i contact are blessed by what i have to offer all my work comes to full fruition in divine order he repeated this prayer every morning before going to call on his customers and he also prayed each night prior to sleep in a short time he had established a new habit pattern in his subconscious mind and he was back in his old accustomed stride as a successful salesman how much do you want what you want a young man asked socrates how he could get wisdom socrates replied come with me he took the lad to
a river pushed the boy's head under the water held it there until the boy was gasping for air then relaxed and released his head when the boy regained his composure he asked him what did you desire most when you were under water i wanted air said the boy socrates said to him when you want wisdom as much as you wanted air you were immersed in the water you will receive it likewise when you have a really intense desire to overcome any block in your life and you come to a clear-cut decision that there is a
way out and that is the course you wish to follow then victory and triumph are assured if you really want peace of mind and intercom you will get it regardless of how unjustly you have been treated or how unfair the boss has been or what a mean scoundrel someone has proved to be all this makes no difference to you when you awaken to your mental and spiritual powers you know what you want and you will definitely refuse to let the thieves thoughts of hatred anger hostility and ill will rob you of peace harmony health and
happiness you cease to become upset by people conditions news and events by identifying your thoughts immediately with your aim in life your aim is peace health inspiration harmony and abundance feel a river of peace flowing through you now your thought is the immaterial and invisible power and you choose to let it bless inspire and give you peace why he could not be healed this is a case history of a married man with four children who was supporting and secretly living with another woman during his business trips he was ill nervous irritable and cantankerous and he
could not sleep without drugs the doctor's medicine failed to bring down his high blood pressure of over 200. he had pains in numerous organs of his body which doctors could not diagnose or relieve to make matters worse he was drinking heavily the cause of all this was a deep unconscious sense of guilt he had violated the marriage vows and this troubled him the religious creed he was brought up on was deeply lodged in his subconscious mind and he drank excessively to heal the wound of guilt some invalids take morphine and codeine for severe pains he
was taking alcohol for the pain or wound in his mind it was the old story of adding fuel to the fire the explanation and the cure he listened to the explanation of how his mind worked he faced his problem looked at it and gave up his dual role he knew that his drinking was an unconscious attempt to escape the hidden cause lodged in his subconscious mind had to be eradicated then the healing would follow he began to impress his subconscious mind three or four times a day by using the following prayer my mind is full
of peace poise balance and equilibrium the infinite lies stretched in smiling repose within me i am not afraid of anything in the past the present or the future the infinite intelligence of my subconscious mind leads guides and directs me in all ways i now meet every situation with faith poise calmness and confidence i am now completely free from the habit my mind is full of inner peace freedom and joy i forgive myself then i am forgiven peace sobriety and confidence reign supreme in my mind he repeated this prayer frequently as outlined being fully aware of
what he was doing and why he was doing it knowing what he was doing gave him the necessary faith and confidence i explained to him that as he spoke these statements out loud slowly lovingly and meaningfully they would gradually sink down into a subconscious mind like seeds they would grow after their kind these truths on which he concentrated went in through his eyes his ears heard the sound and the healing vibrations of these words reached his subconscious mind and obliterated all the negative mental patterns which caused all the trouble light dispels darkness the constructive thought
destroys the negative thought he became a transformed man within a month refusing to admit it if you are an alcoholic or drug addict admit it do not dodge the issue many people remain alcoholics because they refuse to admit it your disease is an instability an inner fear you are refusing to face life and so you try to escape your responsibilities through the bottle as an alcoholic you have no free will although you think you have and you may even boast about your willpower if you are a habitual drunkard and say bravely i will not touch
it anymore you have no power to make this assertion come true because you do not know where to locate the power you are living in a psychological prison of your own making and you are bound by your beliefs opinions training and environmental influences like most people you are a creature of habit you are conditioned to react the way you do building the idea of freedom you can build the idea of freedom and peace of mind into your mentality so that it reaches your subconscious depths the latter being all-powerful will free you from all desire for
alcohol then you will have the new understanding of how your mind works and you can truly back up your statement and prove the truth to yourself 51 healed if you have a keen desire to free yourself from any destructive habit you are 51 healed already when you have a greater desire to give up the bad habit than to continue it you will not experience too much difficulty in gaining complete freedom whatever thought you anchor the mind upon the latter magnifies if you engage the mind on the concept of freedom freedom from the habit and peace
of mind and if you keep it focused on this new direction of attention you generate feelings and emotions which gradually emotionalize the concept of freedom and peace whatever idea you emotionalize is accepted by your subconscious and brought to pass the law of substitution realize that something good can come out of your suffering you have not suffered in vain however it is foolish to continue to suffer if you continue as an alcoholic it will bring about mental and physical deterioration and decay realize that the power in your subconscious is backing you up even though you may
be seized with melancholia you should begin to imagine the joy of freedom that is in store for you this is the law of substitution your imagination took you to the bottle let it take you now to freedom and peace of mind you will suffer a little bit but it is for a constructive purpose you will bear it like a mother in the pangs of childbirth and you will likewise bring forth a child of the mind your subconscious will give birth to sobriety cause of alcoholism the real cause of alcoholism is negative and destructive thinking for
as a man thinketh so is he the alcoholic has a deep sense of inferiority inadequacy defeat and frustration usually accompanied by a deep inner hostility he has countless alibis as to his reason for drinking but the sole reason is in his thought life three magic steps the first step get still quiet the wheels of the mind enter into a sleepy drowsy state in this relaxed peaceful receptive state you are preparing for the second step the second step take a brief phrase which can readily be graven on the memory and repeat it over and over as
a lullaby use the phrase sobriety and peace of mind are mine now and i give thanks to prevent the mind from wandering repeat it aloud or sketch its pronunciation with the lips and tongue as you say it mentally this helps its entry into the subconscious mind do this for five minutes or more you will find a deep emotional response the third step just before going to sleep practice what johann von guerta german author used to do imagine a friend a loved one in front of you your eyes are closed you are relaxed and at peace
the loved one or friend is subjectively present and is saying to you congratulations you see the smile you hear the voice you mentally touch the hand it's all real and vivid the word congratulations implies complete freedom hear it over and over again until you get the subconscious reaction which satisfies keep on keeping on when fear knocks at the door of your mind or when worry anxiety and doubt cross your mind behold your vision your goal think of the infinite power within your subconscious mind which you can generate by thinking and imagining and this will give
you confidence power and courage keep on persevere until the day breaks and the shadows flee away review your thought power 1. the solution lies within the problem the answer is in every question infinite intelligence responds to you as you call upon it with faith and confidence 2. habit is the function of your subconscious mind there is no greater evidence of the marvelous power of your subconscious than the force and sway habit holds in your life you are a creature of habit three you form habit patterns in your subconscious mind by repeating a thought and act
over and over again until it establishes tracks in your subconscious mind and becomes automatic such as swimming dancing typing walking driving your car etc four you have freedom to choose you can choose a good habit or a bad habit prayer is a good habit 5. whatever mental picture backed by faith you behold in your conscious mind your subconscious mind will bring to pass 6. the only obstacle to your success and achievement is your own thought or mental image 7. when your attention wanders bring it back to the contemplation of your good or goal make a
habit of this this is called disciplining the mind 8. your conscious mind is the camera and your subconscious mind is the sensitive plate on which you register or impress the picture 9. the only jinx that follows anyone is a fear thought repeated over and over in the mind break the jinx by knowing that whatever you start you will bring to a conclusion in divine order picture the happy ending and sustain it with confidence 10. to form a new habit you must be convinced that it is desirable when your desire to give up the bad habit
is greater than your desire to continue you are 51 healed already 11. the statements of others cannot hurt you except through your own thoughts and mental participation identify yourself with your aim which is peace harmony and joy you are the only thinker in your universe 12. excessive drinking is an unconscious desire to escape the cause of alcoholism is negative and destructive thinking the cure is to think of freedom sobriety and perfection and to feel the thrill of accomplishment 13. many people remain alcoholics because they refuse to admit it 14. the law of your subconscious mind
which held you in bondage and inhibited your freedom of action will give you freedom and happiness it depends on how you use it 15. your imagination took you to the bottle let it take you to freedom by imagining you are free 16. the real cause of alcoholism is negative and destructive thinking as a man thinketh in his heart subconscious mind so is he 17. when fear knocks at the door of your mind let faith in god and all things good open the door chapter 19 how to use your subconscious mind to remove fear one of
our students told me that he was invited to speak at a banquet he said he was panic stricken at the thought of speaking before a thousand people he overcame this fear this way for several nights he sat down in an armchair for about five minutes and said to himself slowly quietly and positively i am going to master this fear i am overcoming it now i speak with poise and confidence i am relaxed and at ease he operated a definite law of mind and overcame his fear the subconscious mind is amenable to suggestion and is controlled
by suggestion when you still your mind and relax the thoughts of your conscious mind sink down into the subconscious through a process similar to osmosis whereby fluids separated by a porous membrane intermingle as these positive seeds or thoughts sink into the subconscious area they grow after their kind and you become poised serene and calm man's greatest enemy it is said that fear is man's greatest enemy fear is behind failure sickness and poor human relations millions of people are afraid of the past the future old age insanity and death fear is a thought in your mind
and you are afraid of your own thoughts a little boy can be paralyzed with fear when he is told there is a boogeyman under his bed who is going to take him away when his father turns on the light and shows him there is no boogie man he is freed from fear the fear in the mind of the boy was as real as if there really was a boogeyman there he was healed of a false thought in his mind the thing he feared did not exist likewise most of your fears have no reality they are
merely a conglomeration of sinister shadows and shadows have no reality do the thing you fear ralph waldo emerson philosopher and poet said quote do the thing you are afraid to do and the death of fear is certain unquote there was a time when the writer of this chapter was filled with unutterable fear when standing before an audience the way i overcame it was to stand before the audience do the thing i was afraid to do and the death of fear was certain when you affirm positively that you are going to master your fears and you
come to a definite decision in your conscious mind you release the power of the subconscious which flows in response to the nature of your thought banishing stage fright a young lady was invited to an audition she had been looking forward to the interview however on three previous occasions she had failed miserably due to stage fright she possessed a very good voice but she was certain that when the time came for her to sing she would be seized with stage fright the subconscious mind takes your fears as a request proceeds to manifest them and brings them
into your experience on three previous auditions she sang wrong notes and she finally broke down and cried the cause as previously outlined was an involuntary auto suggestion for example a silent fear thought emotionalized and subjectified she overcame it by the following technique three times a day she isolated herself in a room she sat down comfortably in an armchair relaxed her body and closed her eyes she stilled her mind and body to the best of her ability physical inertia favors passivity and renders the mind more receptive to suggestion she counteracted the fear suggestion by its converse
saying to herself i sing beautifully i am poised serene confident and calm she repeated the words slowly quietly and with feeling from five to ten times at each sitting she had three such sittings every day and one immediately prior to sleep at night at the end of a week she was completely poised and confident and gave a definitely outstanding audition carry out the above procedure and the death of fear is certain fear of failure occasionally young men from the local university come to see me as well as school teachers who often seem to suffer from
suggestive amnesia at examinations the complaint is always the same i know the answers after the examination is over but i can't remember the answers during the examination the idea which realizes itself is the one to which we invariably give concentrated attention i find that each one is obsessed with the idea of failure fear is behind the temporary amnesia and it is the cause of the whole experience one young medical student was the most brilliant person in his class yet he found himself failing to answer simple questions at the time of written or oral examinations i
explained to him that the reason was he had been worrying and was fearful for several days previous to the examination these negative thoughts became charged with fear thoughts enveloped in the powerful emotion of fear are realized in the subconscious mind in other words this young man was requesting his subconscious mind to see to it that he failed and that is exactly what it did on the day of the examination he found himself stricken with what is called in psychological circles suggestive amnesia how he overcame the fear he learned that his subconscious mind was the storehouse
of memory and that it had a perfect record of all he had heard and read during his medical training moreover he learned that the subconscious mind was responsive and reciprocal the way to be on rapport with it was to be relaxed peaceful and confident every night and morning he began to imagine his mother congratulating him on his wonderful record he would hold an imaginary letter from her in his hand as he began to contemplate the happy result he called forth a corresponding or reciprocal response or reaction in himself the all-wise and omnipotent power of the
subconscious took over dictated and directed his conscious mind accordingly he imagined the end thereby willing the means to the realization of the end following this procedure he had no trouble passing subsequent examinations in other words the subjective wisdom took over compelling him to give an excellent account of himself fear of water mountain closed spaces etc there are many people who are afraid to go into an elevator climb mountains or even swim in the water it may well be that the individual had unpleasant experiences in the water in his youth such as having been thrown forcibly
into the water without being able to swim you might have been forcibly detained in an elevator which failed to function properly causing resultant fear of closed places i had an experience when i was about 10 years of age i accidentally fell into a pool and went down three times i can still remember the dark water engulfing my head and my gasping for air until another boy pulled me out at the last moment this experience sank into my subconscious mind and for years i feared the water an elderly psychologist said to me go down to the
swimming pool look at the water and say out loud in strong tones i am going to master you i can dominate you then go into the water take lessons and overcome it this i did and i mastered the water do not permit water to master you remember you are the master of the water when i assumed a new attitude of mind the omnipotent power of the subconscious responded giving me strength faith and confidence and enabling me to overcome my fear master technique for overcoming any particular fear the following is a process and technique for overcoming
fear which i teach from the platform it works like a charm try it suppose you are afraid of the water a mountain an interview an audition or you fear closed places if you are afraid of swimming begin now to sit still for five or ten minutes three or four times a day and imagine you are swimming actually you are swimming in your mind it is a subjective experience mentally you have projected yourself into the water you feel the chill of the water and the movement of your arms and legs it is all real vivid and
a joyous activity of the mind it is not idle daydreaming for you know that what you are experiencing in your imagination will be developed in your subconscious mind then you will be compelled to express the image and likeness of the picture you impressed on your deeper mind this is the law of the subconscious you could apply the same technique if you are afraid of mountains or high places imagine you are climbing the mountain feel the reality of it all enjoy the scenery knowing that as you continue to do this mentally you will do it physically
with ease and comfort he blessed the elevator i knew an executive of a large corporation who was terrified to ride in an elevator he would walk up five flights of stairs to his office every morning he said that he began to bless the elevator every night and several times a day he finally overcame his fear this was how he blessed the elevator the elevator in our building is a wonderful idea it came out of the universal mind it is a boon and a blessing to all our employees it gives wonderful service it operates in divine
order i ride it in peace and joy i remain silent now while the currents of life love and understanding flow through the patterns of my thought in my imagination i am now in the elevator and i step out into my office the elevator is full of our employees i talk to them and they are friendly joyous and free it is a wonderful experience of freedom faith and confidence i give thanks he continued this prayer for about 10 days and on the 11th day he walked into the elevator with other members of the organization and felt
completely free normal and abnormal fear man is born only with two fears the fear of falling and the fear of noise these are a sort of alarm system given you by nature as a means of self-preservation normal fear is good you hear an automobile coming down the road and you step aside to survive the momentary fear of being run over is overcome by your action all other fears were given to you by parents relatives teachers and all those who influenced your early years abnormal fear abnormal fear takes place when man lets his imagination run riot
i knew a woman who was invited to go on a trip around the world by plane she began to cut out of the newspapers all reports of airplane catastrophes she pictured herself going down in the ocean being drowned etc this is abnormal fear had she persisted in this she would undoubtedly have attracted what she feared most another example of abnormal fear is that of a businessman in new york who was very prosperous and successful he had his own private mental motion picture of which he was the director he would run this mental movie of failure
bankruptcy empty shelves and no bank balance until he sank into a deep depression he refused to stop this morbid imagery and kept reminding his wife that this can't last there will be a recession i feel sure we will go bankrupt etc his wife told me that he finally did go into bankruptcy and all the things he imagined and feared came to pass the things he feared did not exist but he brought them to pass by constantly fearing believing and expecting financial disaster job said the thing i feared has come upon me there are people who
are afraid that something terrible will happen to their children and that some dread catastrophe will befall them when they read about an epidemic or rare disease they live in fear that they will catch it and some imagine they have the disease already all this is abnormal fear the answer to abnormal fear move mentally to the opposite to stay at the extreme of fear as stagnation plus mental and physical deterioration when fear arises there immediately comes with it a desire for something opposite the thing feared place your attention on the thing immediately desired get absorbed and
engrossed in your desire knowing that the subjective always overturns the objective this attitude will give you confidence and lift your spirits the infinite power of your subconscious mind is moving on your behalf and it cannot fail therefore peace and assurance are yours examine your fears the president of a large organization told me that when he was a salesman he used to walk around the block five or six times before he called on a customer the sales manager came along one day and said to him don't be afraid of the boogeyman behind the door there is
no boogeyman it is a false belief the manager told him that whenever he looked at his own fears he stared them in the face and stood up to them looking them straight in the eye they faded and shrank into insignificance he landed in the jungle a chaplain told me of his experiences in the second world war he had parachuted from a damaged plane and landed in the jungle he said he was frightened but he knew there were two kinds of fear normal and abnormal which we have previously pointed out he decided to do something about
the fear immediately and began to talk to himself saying john you can't surrender to your fear your fear is a desire for safety and security and a way out he began to claim infinite intelligence which guides the planets in their courses is now leading and guiding me out of this jungle he kept saying this out loud to himself for 10 minutes or more then he added something began to stir inside me a mood of confidence began to seize me and i began to walk after a few days i miraculously came out of the jungle and
was picked up by a rescue plane his changed mental attitude saved him his confidence and trust in the subjective wisdom and power within him was the solution to his problem he said had i begun to bemoan my fate and indulge my fears i would have succumbed to the monster fear and probably would have died of fear and starvation he dismissed himself the general manager of an organization told me that for three years he feared he would lose his position he was always imagining failure the thing he feared did not exist save as a morbid anxious
thought in his own mind his vivid imagination dramatized the loss of his job until he became nervous and neurotic finally he was asked to resign actually he dismissed himself his constant negative imagery and fear suggestions to his subconscious mind caused the latter to respond and react accordingly it caused him to make mistakes and foolish decisions which resulted in his failure as a general manager his dismissal would never have happened if he had immediately moved to the opposite in his mind they plotted against him during a recent world lecture tour i had a two-hour conversation with
a prominent government official he had a deep sense of inner peace and serenity he said that all the abuse he receives politically from newspapers and the opposition party never disturb him his practice is to sit still for 15 minutes in the morning and realize that in the center of himself is a deep still ocean of peace meditating in this way he generates tremendous power which overcomes all manner of difficulties and fears sometime previously a colleague called him at midnight and told him a group of people were plotting against him this is what he said to
his colleague i'm going to sleep now in perfect peace you can discuss it with me at 10 am tomorrow he said to me i know that no negative thought can ever manifest except i emotionalize the thought and accept it mentally i refuse to entertain their suggestion of fear therefore no harm can come to me notice how calm he was how cool how peaceful he did not start getting excited tearing his hair or wringing his hands at his center he found the still water an inner peace and there was a great calm deliver yourself from all
your fears use this perfect formula for casting out fear i sought the lord and he heard me and delivered me from all my fears psalm 34 verse 4 the lord is an ancient word meaning law the power of your subconscious mind learn the wonders of your subconscious and how it works and functions master the techniques given to you in this chapter put them into practice now today your subconscious will respond and you will be free of all fears i sought the lord and he heard me and delivered me from all my fears step this way
to freedom from fear 1. do the thing you are afraid to do and the death of fear is certain say to yourself and mean it i am going to master this fear and you will 2. fear is a negative thought in your mind supplant it with a constructive thought fear has killed millions confidence is greater than fear nothing is more powerful than faith in god and the good 3. fear is man's greatest enemy it is behind failure sickness and bad human relations love casts out fear love is an emotional attachment to the good things of
life fall in love with honesty integrity justice good will and success live in the joyous expectancy of the best and invariably the best will come to you 4. counteract the fear suggestions with the opposite such as i sing beautifully i am poised serene and calm it will pay fabulous dividends 5. fear is behind amnesia at oral and written examination time you can overcome this by affirming frequently i have perfect memory for everything i need to know or you can imagine a friend congratulating you on your brilliant success on the examination persevere and you will win
6. if you are afraid to cross water swim in your imagination swim freely joyously project yourself into the water mentally feel the chill and thrill of swimming across the pool make it vivid as you do this subjectively you will be compelled to go into the water and conquer it this is the law of your mind seven if you are afraid of closed places such as elevators lecture halls etc mentally ride in an elevator blessing all its parts and functions you will be amazed how quickly the fear will be dissipated eight you were born with only
two fears the fear of falling and the fear of noise all your other fears were acquired get rid of them 9. normal fear is good abnormal fear is very bad and destructive to constantly indulge in fear thoughts results in abnormal fear obsessions and complexes to fear something persistently causes a sense of panic and terror 10. you can overcome abnormal fear when you know the power of your subconscious mind can change conditions and bring to pass the cherished desires of your heart give your immediate attention and devotion to your desire which is the opposite of your
fear this is the love that casts out fear 11. if you are afraid of failure give attention to success if you are afraid of sickness dwell on your perfect health if you are afraid of an accident dwell on the guidance and protection of god if you are afraid of death dwell on eternal life god is life and that is your life now 12. the great law of substitution is the answer to fear whatever you fear has its solution in the form of your desire if you are sick you desire health if you are in the
prison of fear you desire freedom expect the good mentally concentrate on the good and know that your subconscious mind answers you always it never fails 13. the things you fear do not really exist except as thoughts in your mind thoughts are creative this is why job said the thing i feared has come upon me think good and good follows 14. look at your fears hold them up to the light of reason learn to laugh at your fears that is the best medicine 15. nothing can disturb you but your own thought the suggestions statements or threats
of other persons have no power the power is within you and when your thoughts are focused on that which is good then god's power is with your thoughts of good there is only one creative power and it moves as harmony there are no divisions of quarrels in it its source is love this is why god's power is with your thoughts of good chapter 20 how to stay young in spirit forever your subconscious mind never grows old it is timeless ageless and endless it is a part of the universal mind of god which was never born
and it will never die fatigue or old age cannot be predicated on any spiritual quality or power patience kindness veracity humility good will peace harmony and brotherly love are attributes and qualities which never grow old if you continue to generate these qualities here on this plane of life you will always remain young in spirit i remember reading an article in one of our magazines some years ago which stated that a group of eminent medical men at the de corsi clinic in cincinnati ohio reported that years alone are not responsible for bringing about degenerative disorders these
same physicians stated that it is the fear of time not time itself that has a harmful aging effect on our minds and bodies and that the neurotic fear of the effects of time may well be the cause of premature aging during the many years of my public life i have had occasion to study the biographies of the famous men and women who have contributed their productive activities into the years well beyond the normal span of life some of them achieved their greatness in old age at the same time it has been my privilege to meet
and to know countless individuals of no prominence who in their lesser sphere belong to those hearty mortals who have proved that old age of itself does not destroy the creative powers of the mind and body he had grown old in his thought life a few years ago i called on an old friend in london england he was over 80 years of age very ill and obviously was yielding to his advancing years our conversation revealed his physical weakness his sense of frustration and a general deterioration almost approaching lifelessness his cry was that he was useless and
that no one wanted him with an expression of hopelessness he betrayed his false philosophy we are born grow up become old good for nothing and that's the end this mental attitude of futility and worthlessness was the chief reason for his sickness he was looking forward only to senescence and after that nothing indeed he had grown old in his thought life and his subconscious mind brought about all the evidence of his habitual thinking age is the dawn of wisdom unfortunately many people have the same attitude as this unhappy man they are afraid of what they term
old age the end and extinction which really means that they are afraid of life yet life is endless age is not the flight of years but the dawn of wisdom wisdom is an awareness of the tremendous spiritual powers in your subconscious mind and the knowledge of how to apply these powers to lead a full and happy life get it out of your head once and for all that 65 75 or 85 years of age is synonymous with the end of you or anybody else it can be the beginning of a glorious fruitful active and most
productive life pattern better than you have ever experienced believe this expect it and your subconscious will bring it to pass welcome the change old age is not a tragic occurrence what we call the aging process is really change it is to be welcomed joyfully and gladly as each phase of human life is a step forward on the path which has no end man has powers which transcend his bodily powers he has senses which transcend his five physical senses scientists today are finding positive indisputable evidence that something conscious in man can leave his present body and
travel thousands of miles to see hear touch and speak to people even though his physical body never leaves the couch on which it reclines man's life is spiritual and eternal he need never grow old for life or god cannot grow old the bible says that god is life life is self-renewing eternal indestructible and is the reality of all men evidence for survival the evidence gathered by the physical research societies both in great britain and america is overwhelming you may go into any large metropolitan library and get volumes on the proceedings of physical research society based
on findings of distinguished scientists on survival following so-called death you will find a startling report on scientific experiments establishing the reality of life after death in the case of psychic survival by heroin carrington director of the american psychical institute life is a woman asked thomas edison the electrical wizard mr edison what is electricity he replied madam electricity is use it electricity is a name we give an invisible power which we do not fully comprehend but we learn all we can about the principle of electricity and its uses we use it in countless ways the scientist
cannot see an electron with his eyes yet he accepts it as a scientific fact because it is the only valid conclusion which coincides with his other experimental evidence we cannot see life however we know we are alive life is and we are here to express it in all its beauty and glory mind and spirit do not grow old the bible says and this is life eternal that they may not know thee the only true god john chapter 17 verse 13. the man who thinks or believes that the earthly cycle of birth adolescence youth maturity and
old age is all there is to life is indeed to be pitied such a man has no anchor no hope no vision and to him life has no meaning this type of belief brings frustration stagnation cynicism and a sense of hopelessness resulting in neurosis and mental aberrations of all kinds if you cannot play a fast game of tennis or swim as fast as your son or if your body has slowed down or you walk with a slow step remember life is always clothing itself anew what men call death is but a journey to a new
city in another dimension of life i say to men and women in my lectures that they should accept what we call old age gracefully age has its own glory beauty and wisdom which belong to it peace love joy beauty happiness wisdom good will and understanding are qualities which never grow old or die ralph waldo emerson poet and philosopher said quote we do not count a man's years until he has nothing else to count unquote your character the quality of your mind your faith and your convictions are not subject to decay you are as young as
you think you are i give public lectures in caxton hall london england every few years and following one of these lectures a surgeon said to me i'm 84 years of age i operate every morning visit patients in the afternoons and i write from medical and other scientific journals in the evening his attitude was that he was as useful as he believed himself to be and that he was as young as his thoughts he said to me it's true what you said man is as strong as he thinks he is and as valuable as he thinks
he is this surgeon has not surrendered to advancing years he knows that he is immortal his final comment to me was if i should pass on tomorrow i would be operating on people in the next dimension not with a surgeon's scalpel but with mental and spiritual surgery your gray hairs are an asset don't ever quit a job and say i'm retired i'm old i'm finished that would be stagnation death and you would be finished some men are old at 30 while others are young at 80. the mind is the master weaver the architect the designer
and the sculptor george bernard shaw was active at 90 and the artistic quality of his mind had not relaxed from active duty i meet men and women who tell me that some employers almost slam the door in their faces when they say they are over 40. this attitude on the part of the employers is to be considered cold callous evil and completely void of compassion and understanding the total emphasis seems to be on youth for example you must be under 35 years of age to receive consideration the reasoning behind this is certainly very shallow if
the employer would stop and think he would realize that the man or woman was not selling his age or gray hair rather he was willing to give of his talents his experience and his wisdom gathered through years of experience in the marketplace of life age is an asset your age should be a distinct asset to any organization because of your practice and application through the years of the principles of the golden rule and the law of love and goodwill your gray hair if you have any should stand for greater wisdom skill and understanding your emotional
and spiritual maturity should be a tremendous blessing to any organization a man should not be asked to resign when he is 65 years of age that is the time of life when he could be most useful in handling personnel problems making plans for the future making decisions and guiding others in the realm of creative ideas based on his experience and insight into the nature of the business be your age a motion picture writer in hollywood told me that he had to write scripts which would cater to the 12 year old mind this is a tragic
state of affairs if the great masses of people are expected to become emotionally and spiritually mature it means that the emphasis is placed on youth in spite of the fact that youth stands for inexperience lack of discernment and hasty judgment i can keep up with the best of them i am now thinking of a man 65 years of age who is trying frantically to keep young he swims with young men every sunday goes on long hikes plays tennis and boasts of his prowess and physical power saying look i can keep up with the best of
them he should remember the great truth as a man thinketh in his heart so is he proverbs 23 verse 7. diet's exercise and games of all kinds will not keep this man young it is necessary for him to observe that he grows old or remains young in accordance with his processes of thinking your subconscious mind is conditioned by your thoughts if your thoughts are constantly on the beautiful the noble and the good you will remain young regardless of the chronological years fear of old age job said the thing which i greatly feared is come upon
me there are many people who fear old age and are uncertain about the future because they anticipate mental and physical deterioration as the years advance what they think and feel comes to pass you grow old when you lose interest in life when you cease to dream to hunger after new truths and to search for new worlds to conquer when your mind is open to new ideas new interests and when you raise the curtain and let in the sunshine and inspiration of new truths of life and the universe you will be young and vital you have
much to give if you are 65 or 95 years of age realize you have much to give you can help stabilize advise and direct the younger generation you can give the gift of your knowledge your experience and your wisdom you can always look ahead for at all times you are gazing into infinite life you will find that you can never cease to unveil the glories and wonders of life try to learn something new every moment of the day and you will find your mind will always be young 110 years old some years ago while lecturing
in bombay india i was introduced to a man who said he was 110 years old he had the most beautiful face i've ever seen he seemed transfigured by the radiance of an inner light there was a rare beauty in his eyes indicating he had grown old in years with gladness and with no indication that his mind had dimmed its lights retirement a new venture be sure that your mind never retires it must be like a parachute which is no good unless it opens up be open and receptive to new ideas i have seen men of
65 and 70 retire they seem to rot away and in a few months passed on they obviously felt that life was at an end retirement can be a new venture a new challenge a new path the beginning of the fulfillment of a long dream it is inexpressibly depressing to hear a man say what shall i do now that i'm retired he is saying in effect i'm mentally and physically dead my mind is bankrupt of ideas all this is a false picture the real truth is that you can accomplish more at 90 than you did at
60 because each day you are growing in wisdom and understanding of life and the universe through your new studies and interest he graduated to a better job an executive who lives near me was forced to retire a few months ago because he had reached the age of 65. he said to me i look upon my retirement as promotion from kindergarten to the first grade he philosophized in this manner he said that when he left high school he went up the ladder by going to college he realized this was a step forward in his education and
understanding of life in general likewise he added now he could do the things he had always wanted to do and therefore his retirement was still another step forward on the ladder of life and wisdom he came to the wise conclusion that he was no longer going to concentrate on making a living now he was going to give all his attention to living life he is an amateur photographer and he took additional courses on the subject he took a trip around the world and took movies of famous places he now lectures before various groups lodges and
clubs and is in popular demand there are countless ways of taking an interest in something worthwhile outside yourself become enthusiastic over new creative ideas make spiritual progress and continue to learn and to grow in this manner you remain young in heart because you are hungering and thirsting after new truths and your body will reflect your thinking at all times you must be a producer and not a prisoner of society the newspapers are taking cognizance of the fact that the voting population of the elderly in california elections is increasing by leaps and bounds this means that
their voices will be heard in the legislature of the state and also in the halls of congress i believe there will be enacted a federal law prohibiting employers from discrimination against men and women because of age a man of 65 years may be younger mentally physically and physiologically than many men at 30. it is stupid and ridiculous to tell a man he cannot be hired because he is over 40. it is like saying to him that he is ready for the scrap heap or the junk pile what is a man of 40 or over to
do must he bury his talents and hide his light under a bushel men who are deprived and prevented from working because of age must be sustained by government treasuries at county state and federal levels the many organizations who refuse to hire them and benefit from their wisdom and experience will be taxed to support them this is a form of financial suicide man is here to enjoy the fruit of his labor and he is here to be a producer and not a prisoner of society which compels him to idleness man's body slows down gradually as he
advances through the ears but his conscious mind can be made much more active alert alive and quickened by the inspiration from his subconscious mind his mind in reality never grows old job said o that i were as in months past as in the days when god preserved me when his candle shined upon my head and went by his light i walked through darkness as i was in the days of my youth when the secret of god was upon my tabernacle job chapter 29 verses 2-4 secret of youth to recapture the days of your youth feel
the miraculous healing self-renewing power of your subconscious mind moving through your whole being know and feel that you are inspired lifted up rejuvenated revitalized and recharged spiritually you can bubble over with enthusiasm and joy as in the days of your youth for the simple reason that you can always mentally and emotionally recapture the joyous state the candle which shines upon your head is divine intelligence and reveals to you everything you need to know it enables you to affirm the presence of your good regardless of appearances you walk by the guidance of your subconscious mind because
you know that the dawn appears and the shadows flee away get a vision instead of saying i'm old say i am wise in the way of the divine life don't let the corporation newspapers or statistics hold a picture before you of old age declining years decrepitude senility and uselessness reject it for it is a lie refuse to be hypnotized by such propaganda a firm life not death get a vision of yourself as happy radiant successful serene and powerful your mind does not grow old former president herbert hoover now 88 years old is very active and
is performing monumental work i interviewed him a few years ago in his suite at the waldorf astoria new york city i found him healthy happy vigorous and full of life and enthusiasm he was keeping several secretaries busy handling his correspondence and was himself writing books of a political and historical nature like all great men i found him affable genial amiable loving and most understanding his mental acumen and sagacity gave me the thrill of a lifetime he is a deeply religious man and is full of faith in god and in the triumph of the eternal truth
of life he was subjected to a barrage of criticism and condemnation in the years of the great depression but he weathered the storm and did not grow old in hatred resentment ill will and bitterness on the contrary he went into the silence of his soul and communing with the divine presence within him he found the peace which is the power at the heart of god his mind active at 99 my father learned the french language at 65 years of age and became an authority on it at 70. he made a study of gaelic when he
was over 60 and became an acknowledged and famous teacher of the subject he assisted my sister in a school of higher learning and continued to do so until he passed away at 99. his mind was as clear at 99 as it was when he was 20. moreover his handwriting and his reasoning powers had improved with age truly you are as old as you think and feel we need our senior citizens marcus porseus cato the roman patriot learned greek at 80. madame ernestine schumann-heink the great german-american contralto reached the pinnacle of her musical success after she
became a grandmother it is wonderful to behold the accomplishments of the oldsters general douglas macarthur harry s truman general dwight david eisenhower and american financier bernard barrack are interesting active and contributing their talents and wisdom to the world the greek philosopher's socrates learned to play musical instruments when he was 80 years old michelangelo was painting his greatest canvases at 80. at 80 ceos simonides won the prize for poetry johann von guerta finished faust and leopold von ranki commenced his history of the world which he finished at 92. alfred tennyson wrote a magnificent poem crossing the
bar at 83. isaac newton was hard at work close to 85. at 88 john wesley was directing preaching and guiding methodism we have several men of 95 years who come to my lectures and they tell me they are in better health now than they were at 20. let us place our senior citizens in high places and give them every opportunity to bring forth the flowers of paradise if you are retired get interested in the laws of life and the wonders of your subconscious mind do something you have always wanted to do study new subjects and
investigate new ideas pray as follows as the heart pantheth after the water brooks so penteth my soul after thee o god psalm 42 chapter 1 the fruits of old age his flesh shall be fresher than a child's he shall return to the days of his youth job chapter 33 verse 25 old age really means the contemplation of the truths of god from the highest standpoint realize that you are on an endless journey a series of important steps in the ceaseless tireless endless ocean of life then with the psalmist you will say they shall still bring
forth fruit in old age they shall be fat and flourishing psalm 92 chapter 14 but the fruit of the spirit is love joy peace patience gentleness goodness faith meekness temperance against such there is no law galatians chapter 5 verses 22 to you are a child son of infinite life which knows no end and you are a child of eternity profitable pointers one patience kindness love good will joy happiness wisdom and understanding are qualities which never grow old cultivate them and express them and remain young in mind and body two some research physicians say that the
neurotic fear of the effects of time may well be the cause of premature aging 3. age is not the flight of years it is the dawn of wisdom in the mind of man 4. the most productive years of your life can be from 65 to 95. 5. welcome the advancing years it means you're moving higher on the path of life which has no end six god is life and that is your life now life is self-renewing eternal and indestructible and is the reality of all men you live forever because your life is god's life seven
evidence of survival after death is overwhelming study proceedings of psychical research society of great britain and america in your library the work is based on the scientific research by outstanding scientists for over 75 years eight you cannot see your mind but you know you have a mind you cannot see spirit but you know that the spirit of the game the spirit of the artist the spirit of the musician and the spirit of the speaker is real likewise the spirit of goodness truth and beauty moving in your mind and heart are real you cannot see life
but you know you are alive 9. old age may be called the contemplation of the truths of god from the highest standpoint the joys of old age are greater than those of youth your mind is engaged in spiritual and mental athletics nature slows down your body so that you may have the opportunity to meditate on things divine 10. we do not count a man's years until he has nothing else to count your faith and convictions are not subject to decay 11. you are as young as you think you are you are as strong as you
think you are you are as useful as you think you are you are as young as your thoughts 12. your gray hairs are an asset you are not selling your gray hairs you are selling your talent abilities and wisdom which you have garnered through the years 13. diets and exercises won't keep you young as a man thinketh so is he 14. fear of old age can bring about physical and mental deterioration the thing i greatly feared has come upon me 15. you grow old when you cease to dream and when you lose interest in life
you grow old if you are irritable crotchety petulant and cantankerous fill your mind with the truths of god and radiate the sunshine of his love this is youth 16. look ahead for at all times you are gazing into infinite life 17. your retirement is a new venture take up new studies and new interests you can now do the things you always wanted to do when you were so busy making a living give your attention to living life 18. become a producer and not a prisoner of society don't hide your light under a bushel 19. the
secret of youth is love joy inner peace and laughter in him there is fullness of joy in him there is no darkness at all 20. you are needed some of the great philosophers artists scientists writers and others accomplished their greatest work after they were 80 years old 21 the fruits of old age are love joy peace patience gentleness goodness faith meekness and temperance 22 you are a son of infinite life which knows no end you are a child of eternity you are wonderful you
