HOW TO TURN YOUR DESIRES AND IDEALS INTO REALITY pdf

  HOWTOTURNYOURDESIRESANDIDEALSINTOREALITY  ByBrownLandone          PREFACE–THEMANWHOWORKEDOUTTHEPROCESS   ItisunusualIassumeforabusinessmantoaccepttheobligationof writingaforewordtoabookofidealism,and anyattemptonmyparttoaddtoitsspiritualcontentwouldbevain assumption.ButsinceIknowofthe phenomenalresultsofidealizingtheprocess,Icanperhapsgivesome measureoffaithandhopetothosewho havenotalwayssucceededandwhonowdoubtthepossibilityofmaking theiridealsbecomerealities.  Mycertaintyoftheresultsofthisprocessbasesitselfuponmanyyears' personalcontactwiththeattainmentsof BrownLandone,uponmyownindividualandbusinesssuccessinusingthe process,anduponmyintimate acquaintancewiththemanyexecutiveswhohavewithhisaidmadetheir idealscometrue.Someoftheseideals havebeenofthehigherthingsoflife;someofmoremundaneaffairs, suchasincreasingone'ssalaryfromtwoor threethousandayeartoathousandamonthormorebyafewweeks'use oftheprocess.  BrownLandone,theman,likeallofus,hashisindividualhabitsand hobbiesknownonlytointimatefriends.For instance,heneverreadsanythingidealisticimmediatelybeforegoingto sleep."IfIdo,"hesays,"mymind reactsandIhaveunpleasantdreams;but,ifIreadsomethingweird,my soulreactsandIlivethenightinastate ofhighspiritualconsciousness."  Thenthereisthepassionof"cleaningupthings."Today,thisismost annoyingtosomeoftheintimatefriends whomhevisits,fornosoonerisheinthehomethanhemakesforthe basementorattictosatisfyhissoul'sdesire tomakethingsclean.Itisapassionwithhim;itwasborninhim.Asa childhewouldcleanuphisplayroom ratherthanplaywithhistoys.Whenbutfiveyearsoldhebecameso angrybecausetheservantswouldnotlet ClickHereToGetTheaudioVersion+55 FREERareSelfHelpEbook. himmopthekitchenfloorsthatheranawayfromhome!  Althoughhandicappedinchildhoodandyouthwithwhatmostofusconsider insurmountablephysicalhandicaps, yethehaslivedlong,workedmuchandretainsenduringvitality.Those inwhosetimehefirstworked-Helen Wilmans,Dr.Adams,Mrs.Eddy,Dr.Stockhamandothers-havelongsince passedintothegreaterlife.Yet, today(Iknowfromyearsofassociation),heoftenworkstwentyhoursout oftwenty-fourandfindslifeandthe workajoybecausehelovesboth.YouandImaynotwishtoworkthus, yetitgivesonegreatconsciousnessof powertoknowthatsomeonehasattainedsuchspiritualcontactwithLife thatheisabletodoso.  Hisrecreationispainting.Afteraday'swork,usuallyfromeighteento twentyhours,hepaintstoresthimself beforegoingtosleep.Hepaintsatsuchtimeswithphenomenalrapidity.  Hehasworkedmuchandallhehasdoneorwrittenisoriginal.Inpoint offact,hehasdonesomanyoriginal thingsthatmanyfinditdifficulttokeeptrackofhiswork.Morethan twentyyearsagohewroteofthevalueof vitamins,nowbeingacceptedbythemedicalprofession;agenerationago heprovedthesolarplexustobea brainbyitself,astatementthenridiculedbybiologistsbutnow accepted;seventeenyearsagohediscoveredthat toneismostresonantlyprojectedontheparaboliccurveanditisjust nowbeingusedbyengineerstosecure valuablepatents;withinthisdecadehehasformulatedanewscienceof sociologywhichconservativeFrench thinkershavecalled"epochmaking."Hewasthefirstmantoworkouta newscienceoftheartsunifyingthe basicprinciplesofmusic,literature,painting,sculptureand architecture;toworkoutneuralreaction;andto provethatnewbrainstructurecanbedevelopedbyconsciousfunctioning justasBurbankprovedthatnewplant structurescanbedeveloped.  Inthisbookonethoughtdeservesmorethanpassingmention.Duringthe centuriesphilosophershavesoughtthe basisofthesoul'sfaithintheunityofallthings.Clearlytopresent thatbasisofunityisnow,Iknow,Brown Landone'sonegreatlifeaim.Hemayormaynotsucceedinmakingthe worldconsciousofthisunity,butat leasttheattemptinTheSpiritofMattercomesnearermakingusknow thatthespiritualandmaterialworldare onethananythingwrittenpreviously.Withsuchaconsciousnessofthe unityofallthingsofspiritandofmatter, thefaithisstrongandthewayiscleartomakeouridealscometrue.     EDGARH.FELIX-NewYorkCity,June,1922  WHATDESIRESCANYOUMAKECOMETRUE?  CHAPTER1  Everydesireistheheartofsomeideal.Yourdesiresalwayscometrue. Yourwishesseldomdo;theydieby consumingthemselvesinforeverwishingwishes.Adesirewithabodyor anidealwithaheartalwaysbecomes areality!Everydesireistheheartcenterofsomeidealthatiseither revealedtoconsciousnessandunderstoodor hiddenintheultra-consciousnessandmisunderstood.Theidealisthe activebodyofthedesire.Donotexpect yourdesiretocometrueunlessyougiveitabody.Constructanideal thatgivessubstancetoeachdesire.Make theidealactive;-endowitwiththeprocessofattainment.Then,itwill becomeareality!Itwillcometrue!  Butan“idea”isnotan“ideal”!Thatiswhereyourtroubleoftenlies! Onlyafew-avery,veryfew-ofyourideas evercometrue.Andvery,veryfewofyourthoughtsandplansever materializeiftheyaremadeupofideas insteadofideals.Anidealalwaysmanifestsitselfinactionandbecomes areality.Unlessitdoesso,itisnotan ideal.  Inusingtheterm“ideal”Iamnotconceivinganyparticularmeaningof thewordtofitmyownphilosophy;Iam usingthewordasitismadedefinitebyalldictionariesoftheEnglish language,-thatis,thatanidealisaperfect imageinthemind.Anidealdiffersfromanidea.Anideaisanimagein themind.Anidealisaperfectimagein themind.Everyideaoridealiscomposite,-itismadeupofparts.Your ideaofanorangeincludes,amonga scoreofimages:certainimagesofcolor,foryouknowitisnotblack; certainimagesofsize,foryouknowan orangeisnotassmallasapinheadoraslargeasawatermelon;certain imagesofodor,itdoesnotsmelllikean onion;andcertainimagesoftaste,foritdoesnottastelikecarrotsor potatoes,picklesorchilli-sauce.  Anideaisimperfectbecauseitlacksmindimageswhichitshouldinclude andbecauseitincludesimageswhich shouldnotbeincluded.Yourideaofacertainpersonisimperfect becauseyourideaofthemdoesnotincludeall theimagedqualitiesaperfecthumanshouldpossessandincludesimaged qualitiesthattheperfecthumanshould notmanifest.Butyourperfectidealofapersonincludesallofthose qualitiesthatsuchapersonshouldpossess andnoneofthose,whichtheyshouldnotmanifest.  Anideaisnotperfect;itisbutapartialimage,andlackingthat somethingwhichisessential,seldomcomestrue. Usuallytheelementanidealacksistheveryelementthat-iftheidea possessedit-wouldmaketheideamanifest asareality.  Differingfromanidea,anidealisaperfectimageinthemind.It includesallofthecomponentpartsthatit shouldincludeanditincludesnothingthatitshouldnotinclude.Thus, incontentandsubstance,itisperfect. Idealsarethesubstanceofthingsthatcometrue.Ideasarebutmental skeletons;theyarewithoutheartandbody, -theyhavenodesire,noideal.  Desiremayberelatedtoanideaoritmaynot.Itisneverapartofit. Thatisoneoftheelementsanidealacks. Anidealhasalwaysaheartofdesire.Thatisoneofthereasonswhy idealscometrue.Mereideasdonotthrill thesoul,urgingandforcingmantoaction.Ideals,surgingwithdesire andimpellingtoaction,leadmantolive, serve,sacrificeanddiethathisidealsmaybemademanifestas realities.  Yourideasseldommaterialize.Theylackdesireandimpulsetoaction. Idealsalwayscometrue.Changeyour ideasintoidealsandtheywillbecomerealities.Itiseasyforyouto dosoassoonasyouknowwhatitistheidea lacks.Thoughtsformedofidealsbecomerealities,-assurelyasthough theywereconceiveddirectlybyGod, Himself.  Whichofyouridealscanyoumakecometrue?Notoneofthemifthey existonlyasdesires,fordesireisbutthe soul'simpulsetobecomereal!But,giveadesireaspiritualbody-that is,embodyitinanideal-anditwill alwayscometrue!Foridealsaresubstanceofthingsthatare!     CANYOU,YOURSELF,MAKEYOURIDEALSBECOMEREALITIES   CHAPTER2  Someofyouareendowedwithfaithandsomebesetwithdoubt.Ofthose endowedwithfaithbasedupon spiritualknowledge,thereisnotonewhosefaithisnotweakeneda littlebytriflingdoubts.Ofthosebesetwith thedarkestofdoubts,thereisnotonewhosedoubtisnotenlighteneda littlebyatouchoffaith.  WhenIstatethatidealscometruenoneofyoudenyitorthinkof denyingit.But,whenIassureyouthatevery idealalwayscomestrueandthateveryoneofyourownparticularideals canbechangedtoamaterialreality,my statementcontrastssoastoundinglywithyourpastexperiencesofhaving triedfaithfullytoattainthatwhichyou desire,thatsomeofyoufeelitcannotbetrue,-someofyoumaydoubt evenmycommonsenseinmakingsuch anassertion.Youwhodoubtthateveryidealcomestrue,doubtsincerely, -doubtbecauseofcommonsense judgmentsbaseduponyourpresentknowledge.Nomatterwhatthecause, doubtinterfereswithyourrealization ofyourideals:itdampensthefireofdesireandlessensyoureffortto attainthatwhichyouwishbecauseyou thinktheeffortisuseless.  Idonotwishyoutoacceptanystatement;Iwishyoutoknowtruth!Do notchangefromdoubttoblindbelief;it willdoyounopermanentgood,-blindfaithsoondies.Butwhatarethe “ideas”inyourmindthatmakeyou doubt?  First,mistakingideasforideals.Second,yourideaofthedensityof matter.Third,yourideaofthesolidityof matter.Fourth,yourideaofmatterasmotionlessandlifeless.Fifth, yourpresentincompleteknowledgeofthe processofmakingidealsbecomerealities.  Thesearetheonlyseriouscausesofdoubt,-fivestonesinthepathof faithandattainment.Ishallnot,in succeedingchapters,givethemmoreattentionthantheydeserve,butjust enoughtoremovethem.  Byandlarge,yourdoubtisbasedupontheseemingimpossibilityof ethericimagesofthemindbeingableeasily tochange,re-formandre-createthesubstanceofmatterthatis seeminglysodense,solidandlifeless.Ifyou couldknowthatmatterisnotsodenseasitseems,notsosolidasit appears,notsolifelessasitisassumedtobe -ifyoucouldknowthesethings,thendoubtwouldbefaithandfaith wouldbedivinelycertain,foreverlasting, andeverimpellingtoaction.  Mostofyourtrouble,then,relatestoyourideaofthenatureofmatter -itssubstanceandattributes.Inwhat followsIshallnotbesosillyastoassertthatmatterdoesnotexist, thatitisamereclaimofmatter,orthatitis anillusion.  IfIshouldassertthatmatterisnon-existent,youcouldlaughatmeand justly,-forIamsoconsciousofthe existenceofmatterthatIfinditnecessarytohaveahouseinwhichto live,abedinwhichtosleep,clothesto wearandfoodtoeat.IfIshouldassertthatmatterisamereclaimof beingmatter,Iwouldcornermyself;when peopleowememoney,Iamnotcontentwiththeclaim,-Ipreferthemoney itself.IfIshouldstatethatmatteris an“illusionofthemind,”youcould-knowingthecertaintyofthelaw thatonlylikeperceiveslike-smileto yourselfovertheideathatnothingbutanillusionarymindcould conceiveanillusionaryworld,eatillusionary vegetables,wearillusionaryshirts,handleillusionarymoney,useand dependupontenthousandillusionary thingsandliveuponanillusionaryearth.  Iholdthatmatterisexistentandthatitisveryunwiseanddetrimental todenyitsexistenceandattempttoliveup tothedenial,-forinstancetodenytheexistenceofmaterialfoodand trytolivewithoutit.But,Iholdalsothatit islackofknowledgeofthetruenatureofmatterthatmakesusthinkof itasdense,solid,motionlessandlifeless.  Ifinourgreaterknowledgeofmatterwefindthatitisonlyenergyin reality,thatitisnotrestrictedenergybut infiniteenergy,andthatitisofthesamesubstanceasspirit-thenour conceptofmatterbecomessolikeour conceptofthesubstanceofwhichidealsaremade,thatitispossible forustoperceivesomedefiniteconnection -arealrelation,perhapsasimilarity,perhapsevenaco-existence-of thesubstanceofeveryidealandthe substanceofeverymaterialreality.  Withsuchknowledge-foundinnextsucceedingchapters-ourfaiththat idealscometrue,becausetheyareofthe samesubstanceasmatter,canbeandisjustified.Suchfaithwillfire anewouridealsanddesiresandimpelusto      ceasenoeffortuntiltheybecomerealities;andwithknowledgeofthe processofattainment,weshallknowby experiencethatitisnotsodifficultasitonceseemed.Andyou, yourself,canmakeyouridealsbecomerealities. Faithisthesubstanceofthingshopedfor.Idealsarethesubstanceof thethingsthatare.  WHATCOMPACTNESSOFMATTERGIVESTOYOURIDEALS  CHAPTER3  Yourideasarealwayschangingandyouareeverchangingyourattitude regardingthem.Why?Theyhaveno form,nobodyofspiritualsubstance;beingwithoutbody,theyare notionsandverychangeablenotionsatthat. Butyouareloyaltoyourideals;youaresteadfastinyourallegianceto them.Why?Becausethereissomething fixedandrealaboutthem;theyaremadeofspiritualsubstance;theyare theactualbodiesofyourdesires;of yourhighestideals,yousaythattheyarefixedasthestars,bywhich youmeanthattheyaremadeofsubstance thatiseternal.  Youholdsteadfastlytoyourideals;but,sinceidealsareofthe spiritualandethericsubstance,canyoueasily changethemintomaterialactualities,-makethemmanifestinaworldof matterwhichappearssocompactand dense?Thisideathatmatteriscompactandhencedenseisoneofthe stonesinthepathoffaith;asanidea,it preventsyoufrommakingsufficientefforttomakeyouridealscometrue. Whenyoustudymatterasitis-asthe greatphysicalscientistsnowknowit-andwhenyoufindthatthatwhich iscalleddensityisbutthecompactness ofmateriallyemptyspace-ethericsubstance-spiritualsubstance,does itnotopenupnewvisions?  Alreadyyouperceivethat,ifso-calleddensityofmatterisbut compactnessofethericsubstance,thatwhich makesdensitypossibleissimilartoandco-existentwiththevery substanceinwhichidealsexistandofwhich theyaremade.Allofwhichsuggeststhatthatwhichappearstousas densityisofaidingivingsubstanceto ideals-ingivingthembodiessothattheycancometrue.  Whatisdensityofmatter?Ifmatterisdense,itmustbecompact,-for theideaofdensitydependsupontheidea ofcompactness.Ismatteracompactsubstance?Readcarefullyandthink; forthis,toyou,isvital.Itmeanseither thatyoucanandwillmakeyouridealscometrueorthatyouwillslip throughlifeforeverwishingthatyoumight havedoneso.  Matter,wesay-employingtermsingeneraluse-ismadeupofmasses, massesofminuteparticles,eachparticle ofmillionsofmolecules,eachmoleculeofatoms,andeachatomoffrom hundredsofthousandstomillionsof electrons.Thereisbutoneformofstructureintheuniverse;the universeistheuni-verse-thecreationofonelaw.  Themoonis2thousandmilesindiameter,butitis240thousandmiles awayfromtheearth;2unitsofmatter, 240unitsofethericspace.Ourearthis8thousandmilesindiameter, butitis93,000thousandmilesfromthesun; 8unitsofmatter,93,000unitsofethericspace.Thesun'sdiameteris lessthan1millionmiles,butitsnearest star-neighborismorethan25,000millionmilesaway;1unitofmatter, 25,000unitsofethericspace.The materiallyemptyethericspace-distancebetweenanytwoheavenlybodies isinfinitelygreaterthanthesizeof either.Thusitisthroughouttheuniverse.Thusitisthroughoutmatter. Thematerialemptinessoftheuniverseis atrueindicationoftheso-calleddensityofmatter.  Whatisthedensityofthemolecule?Amoleculeiscomposedofatoms infinitelysmallerthanitself.Itsatoms, however,arenotclosetogether;itisnomorecompactnordensethanthe spaceoftheheavens.  Whatisamolecule?Imagethesun;imagetheEarth,Mars,Mercury,the otherplanetsandtheirmoons,all whirlingandcirclingaroundthesuncentertoformoursolarsystem.The systemisagiganticsphere.Ofwhat? Ofnothingbutethericspace.Thereisnoshelltothissphere;itis justether-conceivedasaglobe-withinwhich whirlafewcomparativelysmallspecksofdust-theearthandthesun, forinstance.  Lookupintheairaboveyou.Imaginetheoutlineofatoyballoon withoutanymaterialexceptafewspecksof invisibledustinthespaceyouimageasaglobe.Thatisthedensityof theuniverse;itisalsoasdenseasthe moleculethatismerelyanethericglobularspaceinwhichatoms-far, farapart-whirlaroundanethericcenter.  Isnotthedensityofmatteralreadyevaporatingsothatinityouseeno hindrancetomakingyouridealsinto realities?Ifnotthemolecule,istheatomdense?Theatom,likethe molecule,hasnoshellorbody.Itismerelya     sphericalsystemofetherspaceinwhichelectronswhirlaroundan ethericcenter.Sofarnothingbutinfinite spaceandinfiniteenergyinspace!Insuch,whathindranceisthereto youridealsanddesirescomingtrue?  Isit,then,theelectronthatgivesmatteritsappearanceofdensity?Of course,iftheelectronwereitselfofgood sizeandifitsownsubstancewerecompact,itcouldgivetomattersome semblanceofmaterialdensity.  Whatisthesizeoftheelectron?Outofpapercutasquareinchsurface. Thenimagineatinypaperbagthesizeof acubicinch.Ifthiscubicinchboxwerefilledwithanyoneofseveral differentgases,thespacewouldcontain approximately441,000,000,000,000,000,000molecules.Theyareveryfar apart;hencethereisplentyofroomin thiscubicinchforamilliontimesthenumberalreadygiven.Sinceeach ofthesemoleculesiscomposedof atoms,eachatommustbedefinitelysmallerthanthemolecule.Sincein anatomtherearemillionsofelectrons withcomparativelygreatinterveningspacescapableofholdingmillions more,howsmall,then,istheelectron! Youcannotconceiveitsinfiniteminutenessfor,althougheachatomis butone-hundredthofone-millionthofone inchindiameter,theelectronisfiftythousandtimessmallerthanthe atom!  Ofcourse,youcannotimaginethis;itisinfinitelysmall-apartofthe infinityofGod!Andwhatistheelectron? Ofwhatsubstanceisit?Allscientistsagreethatitisaninfinitely smallethericwhirlofenergy-awhirlinghole inspace!  Whatthenisdensity?Densityisthespiritofmatter-theinfinite ethericenergy-spaceofGod.Itisthatinwhich allthingsliveandmoveandhavetheirbeing.Itexistsbetweenthe infinitelysmallwhirlingelectronsbuta billionthofaninchfromoneanother;itexistsbetweenwhirlingstars andinfinitelylargesunsthousandsof millionsofmillionsofmilesapart.  Thereisnodensityofmattertohinderthemanifestationofyourideals anddesires.Sinceyou,youridealsand desiresareofGod,andsincethecellsofyourbodyandalsothe substanceofallothermaterialactualitiesarebut theinfiniteenergy-spaceofGod,certainlyyouridealscomposedofthis substance-theonlysubstancethatexists -canandwillanddocometrue.Infact,thisethericenergy-space substance,whichmakesmatterseemtobe dense,istheverysubstancethatgivesbodiestoyouridealsandthus makesthemmanifestinmaterialactuality.  WHATATTRACTIVEMATTEROFENERGYGIVESTOYOURDESIRES  CHAPTER4  Anotherstoneinthepathoffaithandtheattainmentofyouridealsand desiresistheideathatmatterissolid.As densitywasfoundtobebutinfiniteenergyspace-thespiritual substanceinwhichidealsandallthingsexistwhat willsolidityturnouttobewhenyoucometoknowitasitis?  Ironseemstobeasolidsubstanceandveryhard.Doesitshardness resideinmatterorisitduetothespiritor energyofmatter?Themoleculesandatomsofironarenoharderormore solidthanthemoleculesandatomsof butter.Yet,itisdifficulttodriveanailintoapieceofironand easytodriveoneintoachunkofbutter.That whichmakesitdifficulttodriveanailintoironisthedegreeof attractiveforceexistingbetweentheparticles.It isthisforcethatholdsmoleculesandtheirrespectiveatomstoeach other.Whenyoudriveanailintoiron,what youovercomeistheattractiveforcethattriestopreventthemolecules beingpushedapart.Itiseasytoforce apartthemoleculesofbuttertomakespaceforanail.Inthiscase also,whatyouovercomeistheattractiveforce thatholdstogetherthemoleculesandatomsofbutter.  Whenthedegreeofattractiveforceiscomparativelygreat,wesaythe matterishardandsolid.Whenitis smaller,wesaythematterisnothardandnotsosolid.Butitisnot matteritselfthatissolidornotsolid.Intruth, solidityisbutthespiritofmatter.Itisanothermanifestation-the infiniteattractiveenergyfoundthroughoutthe universe.ItisasinfiniteasGod.Matterisnotsolid!Thereisonly onesolidthingintheuniverse-theinfinite attractiveenergyofGodwhichholdsallthingstogether.Youridealsare ofspirit.Ifyouwishtochangeanypart ofyourbody,knowthatitisnomoresolidthantheheavens;knowthat thatwhichmakesitappearsolidand holdsthetinycentersofforcetogether,isbutinfiniteattractive spirit;thatthisattractivespiritorenergyisof Godandisinfinite.  Yoursoul-withitsmind,loveandlifeforces,isalsoofGod.Being directofGod,madeinHisImage,youare supreme.Beingsupreme,yoursoulcontrolsitsidealsandtheir actualities.Donotdenyevil;thatwhichwecall     evilexists,butwhenyouknowitsrealnatureyoufinditisgood.The solidity,whichyoufearedasanevil hindrancetothemanifestationofyourdesiresandideals,isinfinite attractivespirit,-theveryforcethatgives yourdesiresthepowertoattractallthatisnecessarytomakethemcome true.  WHATMOVEMENTINMATTERGIVESTOYOURBODYOFDESIRE  CHAPTER5  Idealsareofthesubstanceofspiritandspace;theyhavemotionand life.Canthey,then,manifestinmatterifit bemotionlessandlifeless?Thatwhichliveshasmotionofitselfand withinitself;thatwhichhassuchmotionis notdead.Allatomsarereservoirsoflimitlessenergy.Iuseradiumfor illustrationonlybecauseyouhaveheard ofitandknowit.Agrainofradiumisaverysmallparticle;itisless thanonefour-hundredthofonelittleounce ofmatter.Yet,duringeverysinglesecondoftime,agrainofradium givesoff2,000impulsesofenergy.  Isthisenergyofthespirit?Ifitisofthespirit,itisenduring. Man'sbodysustainedbytheenergyofthesoulmay lastahundredyears.Howlongdoesatomicenergylast?Afteronefour- hundredthpartofanounceofradium hasgivenoff2,000impulsesofenergyeverysecondofeveryhourof everydayfor1,700years,ithasusedup butpartofitsenergyandhasenoughlefttocontinuetheprocessatthe sameratefor1,700yearsmore,-andthen [...]... activities -you succeed and justly in proportion to what you do If, when in New York, you learn of a football game to be played in Boston and desire to be present, the ideal of the Thing Desired is to be in Boston If you desire to drive by automobile from New York to Boston, that is the ideal of the Process you intend to use to get to Boston If you go to your garage and sit in your car for a day, a month... nervous wreck and die in the mental madhouse of unfulfilled mental desires Feed the desires of your ideals with your own feelings and emotions -and the higher the feelings and emotions, the stronger the fire -and your desires will turn to action that cannot be prevented And since your desires are hearts of ideals, that which you do will be right GIVING A BODY OF ETHERIC SUBSTANCE TO YOUR IDEAL CHAPTER... desire to make your ideals come true -to turn them into realities, first form your ideal of the Thing Desired but give your great effort to Idealizing the Process and putting it into action That brings you the reality! IDEALIZED THINGS MAKE FORTUNES CHAPTER 15 In whatever you are doing and in whatever you hope to do and attain, it is necessary to deal with three factors: things, words and people In... Three Must be Used; How to Form an Ideal that Will Come True; Firing the Heart-Desire of Your Ideal; Giving a Body of Etheric Substance to Your Ideal; Giving Your Ideal the Impulse of Action to Make It Real; The Process that Makes Ideals Come True; The Act of Making the Reality Yours; and Where to Center Your Effort TO ATTAIN YOUR DESIRES, ALL THREE MUST BE USED CHAPTER 7 If you idealize and use all three... walk into the condition desired Idealize yourself in action: (1) the condition of yourself when in action; and (2) your use of the means to be used in performing your action If this afternoon you are to go to one man or a group of men to discuss or do something which it is necessary for you to present or do in order to make your ideal come true, image yourself with the man or with the men, image yourself... easy and certain: (1) if you conceive a clear-cut ideal of what you desire; (2) if you turn the ideal to the particular process that always leads to attaining or obtaining that which you wish; and (3) if you know how to make the reality a part of you or your surroundings That you may know how to make your ideas and desires become realities, I now take up the process in this section: To Attain You Desires, ... act of making the reality yours -comprises three steps: idealizing your attitude; unifying the substance of the ideal WITH the substance of the real; and making the actual thing a part of your possessions or placing yourself in the actual conditions that you have idealized and desired Your attitude relates to yourself, to others, to conditions, and to the world in general Begin with yourself Consciously... to pieces over night, -for evil disrupts and destroys Good attracts and unites and holds together You cannot idealize your business, your profession and your work without conducting the whole affair as an idealized service that inevitably will force your ideals to come true! You may idealize the Thing Desired, idealize the Process of Attaining It and Carry Out the Process in Action, -and, yet, by your. .. The substance of your ideal is yours! It is of your mind The substance of the reality may not yet be yours To make it yours, you must make the body of your ideal coincide with the body or actuality of that which you desire Re-read the chapters on How to Form an Ideal that Will Come True, Firing the Heart Desire of Your Ideal, Giving a Body of Etheric Substance to Your Ideal, and Giving Your Ideal the... course, your ideal will not and cannot become a reality Unless you can clearly and definitely state your ideal, it is not sufficiently concrete to make any process of attaining it successful Unless you can definitely and simply state what you are to do and how you are to do it, your plan of the process of attaining or obtaining that which you want will be confused and your effort will be partly wasted and .   HOW TO TURN YOUR DESIRES AND IDEALS INTO REALITY  ByBrownLandone          PREFACE–THEMANWHOWORKEDOUTTHEPROCESS   ItisunusualIassumeforabusinessman to accepttheobligationof writingaforeword to abookofidealism, and  anyattemptonmypart to add to itsspiritualcontentwouldbevain assumption.ButsinceIknowofthe phenomenalresultsofidealizingtheprocess,Icanperhapsgivesome measureoffaith and hope to thosewho havenotalwayssucceeded and whonowdoubtthepossibilityofmaking their ideals becomerealities.  Mycertaintyoftheresultsofthisprocessbasesitselfuponmanyyears' personalcontactwiththeattainmentsof BrownLandone,uponmyownindividual and businesssuccessinusingthe process, and uponmyintimate acquaintancewiththemanyexecutiveswhohavewithhisaidmadetheir ideals cometrue.Someofthese ideals  havebeenofthehigherthingsoflife;someofmoremundaneaffairs, suchasincreasingone'ssalaryfromtwoor threethousandayear to athousandamonthormorebyafewweeks'use oftheprocess.  BrownLandone,theman,likeallofus,hashisindividualhabits and hobbiesknownonly to intimatefriends.For instance,heneverreadsanythingidealisticimmediatelybeforegoing to sleep."IfIdo,"hesays,"mymind reacts and Ihaveunpleasantdreams;but,ifIreadsomethingweird,my soulreacts and Ilivethenightinastate ofhighspiritualconsciousness."  Thenthereisthepassionof"cleaningupthings."Today,thisismost annoying to someoftheintimatefriends whomhevisits,fornosoonerisheinthehomethanhemakesforthe basementorattic to satisfyhissoul'sdesire to makethingsclean.Itisapassionwithhim;itwasborninhim.Asa childhewouldcleanuphisplayroom ratherthanplaywithhistoys.Whenbutfiveyearsoldhebecameso angrybecausetheservantswouldnotlet ClickHere To GetTheaudioVersion+55 FREERareSelfHelpEbook. . alwayscometrue!Youcannotpreventthemmorethanyou canstopthewhizzingofelectrons orthewhirlingofstars.  THEONLYTHREEACTIVITIESNECESSARY  CHAPTER6  First,thereistheIdealofSomethingDesired;Second,theProcessthat Leads to AttainingIt; and Third,theAct ofMakingthe Reality Yours.     Thesearethethreebasicactivitiesofattainingthatwhichyoudesire; theyaretheonlyoneswhichhavebeen and canbesuccessfullyusedinattaininganyqualityordegreeof developmentwithinyourselforinobtaining anything,conditionorpositioninsocietyortheworldaboutyou.These threeactivitiesaresimplystated becausetheyaretrue,-notbecauseIwritethem.Basictruthsarealways simple; and, ifnotenvelopedinamass ofsuperfluouswordsorintertwinedwithawebofentangledthoughts, theyarealwayseasilyunderstood.When simplystated and easilyunderstood,itiseasy to applythem.  Ifyoupermit your ideal to belostinajungleofmanywords and your process to bemisdirectedbyamultitude ofvaryingthoughts and feelings-eachpointinginadifferentdirection -why,then,ofcourse, your idealwillnot and cannotbecomea reality. Unlessyoucanclearly and definitelystate your ideal,itisnotsufficientlyconcrete to makeanyprocessofattainingitsuccessful.Unlessyoucandefinitely and simplystatewhatyouare to do and  how youare to doit, your planoftheprocessofattainingorobtaining thatwhichyouwantwillbeconfused and  your effortwillbepartlywasted and probablyunsuccessful.  Attainingthatwhichyoudesireiseasy and certain:(1)ifyouconceive aclear-cutidealofwhatyoudesire;(2)if you turn theideal to theparticularprocessthatalwaysleads to attainingorobtainingthatwhichyouwish; and (3) ifyouknow how to makethe reality apartofyouor your surroundings. Thatyoumayknow how to make your  ideas and desires becomerealities,Inowtakeuptheprocessinthis section:  To AttainYou Desires, AllThreeMustbeUsed;  How to FormanIdealthatWillComeTrue;  FiringtheHeart-Desireof Your Ideal;  GivingaBodyofEthericSubstance to Your Ideal;  Giving Your IdealtheImpulseofAction to MakeItReal;  TheProcessthatMakes Ideals ComeTrue;  TheActofMakingthe Reality Yours; and   Where to Center Your Effort.  TO ATTAIN YOUR DESIRES, ALLTHREEMUSTBEUSED  CHAPTER7  Ifyouidealize and useallthreeofthebasicactivities and onlythose three,itiseasy to make your ideals become realities.Youalwaysattainwhenyouidealize and usethem;but,ifyou leaveoutanyoneofthethree,youfail to  attain your desire, -and noonecanbeblamedexceptyourself.  Ifyouidealizeonlythatwhichyoudesire and holdfaithfully to that ideal,-thatis,ifyouuseonlythefirstofthe threeactivities,-youwillsucceed and justlyinproportion to whatyou do.  SinceGodisjustice,theresultcorresponds to theeffort.Idealizing whatyouwant and holdingfaithfully to the idealformonths and evenyearsbringsyouthesuccess your effortmerits -evenafteryearsyouwillstillbe holding to theideal.  And, ifyouidealizethatwhichyoudesire and attempt to takepossession ofitmentally-usingthefirst and third ofthethreebasicactivities-yousucceed and justlyinproportion to whatyoudo.  If,wheninNewYork,youlearnofafootballgame to beplayedinBoston and desire to bepresent,theidealof theThingDesiredis to beinBoston.Ifyoudesire to driveby automobilefromNewYork to Boston,thatisthe idealoftheProcessyouintend to use to get to Boston.Ifyougo to your garage and sitin your carforaday,a monthorayear,holdingfaithfullyallthetime to theThingDesired and holdingalsoamentalpictureofbeingin     Boston-mentallypicturingthefirst and thirdsteps,butomittingthe secondone-beforetheyearpasses your  friendswillwish to sendyou to themadhouse; and onlybecauseyou failed to usethesecondactivity-thatofthe processofactuallystartingthemachine and drivingfromNewYork to Boston.  Itisnotenough to hold ideals oftheThingDesired,-thefirststep.It isnotsufficient and itmaybedangerous to  declarementallythatyoupossessit,-thethirdstep.Itisnotenough even to havefaiththat your desirewillcome true,thoughfaithisthesubstanceofthingshopedfor.Youmustput your ideals into idealizedactionfor ideals  arethesubstanceofthingsthatare and idealizedactionistheonly certainprocessofattainment.  “Faithwithoutworksisdead”doesnotstand-alone;Christ and the apostlespresentedthetruthmanytimes:"I mustworktheworksofHimthatsentMe....Return to God, and do works.-Whatdothitprofitthoughaman sayhehathfaith, and havenotworks?-Canfaithsavehim?-Wasnot Abraham,ourfather,justifiedbyworks?By workswasfaithmadeperfect.-Iwillgiveuntoeveryoneofyou according to your works.-Hethat overcometh and keepethmyworksuntotheend, to himwillIgivepower overthenations."Ofthenames to be writtenintheBookofLife,theyare to bejudged"according to their works"; and theverylastmessage-last chapterofRevelation-is"Behold,Icomequickly; and myrewardiswith me, to giveeverymanaccordingashis workshallbe."  "Hitch your wagon to aSTAR"isnotsufficient.”"HITCH your wagon to a star"bringsresults.”  HOW TO FORMANIDEALTHATWILLCOMETRUE  CHAPTER8  First,anideal to cometruemustbeanideal;anideawillnotdo. Second,anideal to becomea reality musthave aheartofdesire, -and agoodstrongheart.Third,anideal to come into manifestationmustbeabodyofreal ethericsubstance.Fourth,anideal to becomeanactualitymustpossess animpulseofaction.Lackinganyoneor moreofthese, your ideals donotbecomerealities.  First your idealmustbeanideal,notanidea.Theidealwillcometrue. Sincemostpeoplethink and planinideas; theirthoughts and plansseldommaterialize:Afterrepeatedfailures, somebecomediscouraged,despondentor resigned and somelosefaithintheircapacity to attainthegreatgoal and doubtthejusticeofsociety,theworld and God.Othermen and womenthinkin ideals; withthemitisahabit. Suchmen and womenaresuccessful and  attain to agreatextentthatwhichtheydesire.Theyattainin proportion to their ideals.   Youmayidealize your thoughtsof-ethical and spiritualadvancement and attainsoulconsciousness;yetwhenit comes to othermattersyoumayuseonlyideas and fail.Ontheother hand,althoughothersmaynotidealize ethical and spiritualconceptsasyoudo,yettheydoidealize,-thatis, makeperfectimagesoftheirthoughtsof development,advancement,work, and business; and hencetheysucceedin thoselines to agreaterextentthan youdo.Thisisjust;infact,itisGod'sJustice.Youfailinthat whichyoudonotidealize;yousucceedinthat whichyouidealize.Theyalsofailinthatwhichtheydonotidealize and succeedinthatinwhichtheyuse ideals.   Backofeverythingintheworldthereisanideal:backofthedesignof everychair;thedecorationofeveryroom; thecut and materialofeverygown and everysuitofclothes;backof everythingthatevercomestrue.Those whothinkinlittle ideals, succeedinlittlethings;thosewhothinkin big ideals, succeedinbigthings.  Noadvanceofmankindhaseverbeeneffectedexceptitwasfirstformed by ideals ofsomekind:nopainting waseverpainted,nostatueeversculptured,nomusicevercomposed,- exceptfirstconceivedasideal.Nomotor, nodynamo,noengine,noprintingpress,nolinotype,noautomobile,no airplane-notonewaseverinvented exceptitfirstexistedasanideal.Nothingineducationwasevertaught and noethicalorspiritualconceptwas everpreachedthatdidnotpreviouslyexistinidealforminthemind.  Thosewhothinkideasneverattain to greatness.Greatmen and women alwaysthinkin ideals. Change your  “ideas” to ideals! ” How? Bymakingitaperfectimage,addingdesire, givingitbodysubstance, and creatingin itanirresistibleimpulse to manifestitselfinaction.  How canyoucompleteanideasoas to makeitanideal?First,byadding thefactorstheidealacks.Youhavean ideaofthecolorofanapple. How perfectisit?Takepaints and try to paintapictureofanapple and youwill     discoverthattherearescoresoftints and blendsofcolorsthat your ideadoesnotcontain.Youhaveanideaof theprofileofthefaceofsomeoneyoulove.Takeapencil and try to drawthatprofile!Youhaveanideaofthe shape and formofthelegsof your table.Close your eyes;run your fingersoveroneofthelegs;feelevery indentation,everypartthatprojects,thenumberofringsaroundthe legs.Scoresofnewfactorsareadded to your  idea.  How canyoubecertainthatyouhaveaddedeverythingtheperfectimage ought to contain and leftout everythingtheimageshouldnotcontain?Althoughtherearemanymillions ofdegreesofvariation and an unlimitednumberofcombinations,therearebutafewdifferentbasic qualitiesthatenter into ourimages.They are:colors,sounds,tastes,odors,movements and directionsofmovement, balanceorlackofbalance,finenessor roughness,hardnessorsoftness,heatorcold,lightnessorheaviness.  Takeanyideayouwish to cometrue.Imageitin your mindasitnowis, -aimperfectidea.Then,takethefactor ofcolors.Imageitagain,mentallyseeingeverycolorithaspossessed, doespossessorcouldpossess.Inthis samewaygoovertheideaofthatwhichyoudesire.Useeveryoneofthe elementsofcolor,sound,taste,odor, heat,cold,motion,directionofmotion,form,size,balance,fineness, roughness,hardness,softness,lightness, heaviness.  Donotleaveoutasingleone.Whenyouhavefinishedyouwillhavethe formofaperfectimage-ofanideal,but itwillstillbeonlytheform-withoutaheartofdesire,withoutan ethericbody, and withoutimpulse to impel action.Next,adddesire!  FIRINGTHEHEART-DESIREOF YOUR IDEAL  CHAPTER9  Wishesarebutwishes;theyleadonly to wishingmorewishes. Desires are heartbeatsofsoul;theydemand and  impel to action.Awishturnsever to itself,wishingthatsomethingwill come to makeitselftrue.Adesiregoes outfromself;itdaringlyreachesout,demandingthethingdesired, and divinelycreatesitin reality.   Putthefollowingtruthstogether:Desireistheheartof your ideal;in thisheartarethefiresofattainment; sometimestheydiedown and aredim;sometimestheyburnbrightly and glowwithhope and setfire to action; unlesstheythusburnwiththelightofhope and thefireofaction, your idealwillnotcometrue.Whenthefires ofdesirearedimmedbydisappointmentsordiscouragement,ormemoriesof thefailuresofthepast,whatare yougoing to doaboutit?Feedthefireswith your feelings and emotions! Your thoughtswillnotdo;theyarebut dampwood and wetsand. Desires areoftheheart;theycannotbemade to burnbrightlybyaddingideas and  thoughtsofthemind.  Isitathing-amaterialthing-youhavedesired and forwhichdesire burnslowbecauseofpastfailures to attainit, orisitanewdesirethatdaresnotburnbrightlyforfearof disappointmentshoulditnotbeattained?Fire your  desiresothatitwillcometrue.Fireitwith YOUR feelings and emotions.  Areyouayoungwoman and isitadaintyrose-coloredgownyoudesire? Imagethecolorofit and feelthejoyof gowningyourselfinthatcolor.Feelthepleasureitwouldgiveyou to lookatyourselfinthatcolor.Thinkofits coloragain,-thecolorofroses.Imaginethatyouhaveperfumedthegown withjustatouchofessenceofroses. Feelthejoyofsmellingthesweetodorofroses.Feelthejoyof smellingtheperfumewithwhich your dressis scented.Thinkofthefeelofthematerial, -how soft and delicate.Feel thejoyyoufeelinfeelingit.Thinkofthe lightnessofthedress.Feelthejoyyouexperienceinhandlinglight and dainty and fluffythings.Feelthejoyyou wouldfeelinputtingonthatdress and inwaitingfor your sweetheart to call.Feelthejoyyouwouldfeelashe admiredit and complimentedyouuponit.Feelthejoyyouwouldfeel dressedinthatgown,whenwithagroup ofpeople.Isnot your desirefired and burningwithimpulse to act?Will younotdosomething to getthatdress; and, idealizing your doing,youwilldoitintherightway and getitin therightway.  Areyouayoungmandesiringanewsuitofclothes?Fire your desirewith your feelings.Imagethesuityouwish -itscolor,cut,form,material, and fit to you.Feel how happyyouwould feeldressedinthatsuitcallingonthe girlyoulove.Feel how proudyouwouldfeelifyoucouldwearitwhen goinghome to seemother.Feel how  satisfiedyouwouldfeelwalking into theofficedressedinthatsuit. Feelall your goodfeelings-feltunderall otherconditions-inrelation to thatsuit.Isnot your desirefired to thepointwhereyouwilldosomething to getit and, idealizing your doing,youwilldotherightthing and getitinthe rightway?     Isitapositionyoudesire?Feelthejoytheincomeofthatposition wouldgiveyou.Feelthepleasuresyoucould obtainwiththatincome.Feelthejoyoftheopportunitiestheincome wouldgive.Feelthetrueprideof advancement.Feelthejoyofknowingyouhaveattainedtheposition and madegood.Feelthejoyofgenerously helpingotherswheninthatposition.Feelwhatthatpositionwouldmean to youamong your fellows.Feelwhat itwouldmean to youamongbusinessmen.Feelallthesefeelings-feeding your desires with your FEELINGSinstead ofwithwishes and thoughts -and youwilldosomething to attainthat whichyoudesire.  Think,think,thinkofwishes and youwillliveanervouswreck and die inthementalmadhouseofunfulfilled mental desires. Feedthe desires of your ideals with your ownfeelings and emotions -and thehigherthefeelings and emotions,thestrongerthefire -and your desires will turn to action thatcannotbeprevented. And since your  desires areheartsof ideals, thatwhichyoudowillberight.  GIVINGABODYOFETHERICSUBSTANCE TO YOUR IDEAL  CHAPTER10  Thenextstepis to createabodyfor your ideal-abodyofrealetheric substance.Imagetheidealofthethingyou want.Doesthethingitselfseemsocompact and densethatyoucannotre- form and re-createit to accordwith your ideal?Itsformcanbechanged,butonlyifyougiveabody to your ideal.  First,giveform to thesubstanceoftheideal. Turn back and readagain mythirdchapter.Then,re-idealize your  imageofthethingdesiredasmadeofinfiniteenergy-space.Bydoing thisyouactuallygroupthespiritual substance into form.Thisisafirststepincreatingthebodyof your ideal.  Second,givethebodyattractivepower.Readagainthefourthchapterof thisbook.Then,re-image your idealof thethingyouwant.Realize,thatwhateverthesubstanceofthething desired,thatwhichmakesitsactuality possibleisinfiniteattractiveenergy;thatitisthissameenergythat holdsalltheparticlesof your idealtogether and draws to itallthefactorsnecessaryformanifestation.Bythus imaging your idealyougiveitsolidity.The particlesofthisspiritualsubstancebecomesfixedsothattheideal willpersist;sothatitwillnotchange,asan ideachanges,orevaporateinvainimaging’s.Bythisprocessyoualso giveitpower to attract and draw to itall thoseconditions,qualities,thoughts,feelings and attitudesnecessary to makeitreal,-necessary to makeits actualitypossible.  Third,createthebodyofself-activesubstance. Turn back and readthe fifthchapter.Realizethateverythingyou wish to changeisininfinitemotion,thrillingwithlife;thateventhe pieceofcopperwirethatleads to your  electriclightiscomposedofwhirlingcentersofspace,infinitely small,capableofmoving660,000,000milesan hour and able to changetheirpositions40,000,000timesasecond,By thisprocessyourid your soulofanyidea thatanyso-calledmaterialthingcanoppose-themanifestationof your ideal. And yougive to theideal -to its bodysubstance-thesamequalityofinfinite,infinitelyrapidpowerof movement,powerofaction,power to  makeitselfcometrue.  Imagethebodyof your idealcomposedofspiritsubstance,vibratingat thistremendousrate,exertingenormous power, and yougiveitadditionalpower to makeitself into anactuality. To thispointintheprocess,whatis your  ideal?  First,aperfectimage-includingonlythoseelementsitshouldpossess and nonethatitshouldnotpossess.  Second,anidealwithaheartofdesire,fired to actionbyall your feelings and soul desires: (1)increasedby imagingthebeauty and utilityoftheideal and thepleasuresitwill giveyou and (2)augmentedbyevery conceivableelementofdesireyoucanawakenbyimagingeverything composingitsimage-color,sound,et cetera.  Third,anidealbody-formedoftheinfinitespiritsubstance,energy- ether;abodyofthesamematerialasthe essenceofmatterwhichmakesiteasyfortheideal to manifestasan actuality;abodyheldtogether and made permanentbyinfiniteattractiveenergy;abodycomposedofetheric substancewhoseparticlesvibrateatarateso rapidthatimaginationcannotconceiveit;abodycomposedofetheric substanceanounceofwhichhasgigantic power,sufficient-iffreedatonetime -to tosstheAlps into the AtlanticOcean.    Nowgivetheidealthesoulimpulse to act, and youcannotpreventits comingtrue.  GIVING YOUR IDEALTHEIMPULSEOFACTION TO MAKEITREAL  CHAPTER11  Thereisonemorestepintheprocessofmaking your idealcomplete.It possessesinfiniteenergy,butyoumust giveittheimpulseofaction. How canyoudothis?InthisIdifferfrom manyothers.Iholdthatvisualizationis notsufficient.Visualization,althoughitoftenaccomplisheswonders,is afterallbutapicturingofanidea.It doesmaketheideavividbutitadds to itonlyoneofseveralelements- onlytheimagesofthesightsense.  InsteadofvisualizationIuseidealization-theperfectimage.This includesthefactorofvisualization and thatof theelevenotherfactors.Usingtheotherfactors-especiallythoseof motion and directionofmotion-wegivethe idealanimpulse to move and thisin turn givesittheactionpowerthat makestheidealmanifestasa reality.   Visualizingistheactofholdingamentalpicture;idealizingistheact ofperfectingthementalimageofall factors,-thepicture,theprocessofsecuringit and theactofmaking itreal.  Youoftenignitetheheartof your idealbyvividmentalpictures and strongfeelingsofdesire to possessthe reality; butunlessconnectedupwith your motorpowerofaction,it remainsmerelyanurgentunfulfilledpicture ofdesirewithinyou-anidealthatdoesnotbecomea reality. Clutching your ideal to actioncannotbeeffectively accomplishedbyapicture.Letmeillustratethisclearly.  Go to anartmuseum;lookatanypaintingrepresentinganumberof people.If,aftergoingaway,youclose your  eyes and visualizethepainting,youholdin your mindamentalpicture ofthepainting.Withcare and practice youcanmakethismentalpictureveryvivid and increase your ability to re-seeinthemindeverydetailofsucha painting-lines,forms and colorsofthings and people.Yet,itisstill amerepicture;itisflat,lackingaction, and  itdoesnotimpel to action.ThatwhichIhavejustdescribedisthe visualizingprocess.Visualizinghasproduced marvelousresultswhenthepersonvisualizinghasturnedsuchmental picture-making into theidealizedprocess, eveniftheyhavenotrecognizedthattheyhavedoneso.  Idealizing,however,ismoreremarkablebecauseitincludesvisualizing and addsallotherelements to it. Visualizationcomesfromusingthestored-upimagesofbutoneofour senses,thesenseofsight.Idealization comesfromusingthestored-upimagesnotonlyofthesenseofsightbut ofallothersenses. To attainthatwhich wedesireitisnecessary,notonly to seethevisualimage,but to act.  Trynowanotherprocess:Idealizethepaintingyousawintheartmuseum; bringitvisually to your mind;re-see itjustasyoudidbytheprocesspreviouslydescribed.Thenimage action,-everypersoninitinaction;feelthem doingthethingtheyarepicturedasdoing;feelthemovement;feelthe activities.Ifitportraysthemasspeaking, hearthetones,-hearwhattheysay.Imightcontinuewithallother elementsofthepicture,butIthinkthisis sufficient to showyouthedifferencebetweenvisualization and idealization.Visualizationproducesanonmoving, non-activepictureinthemind,eventhoughitbevivid and clear.Being non-active,itdoesnotimpel to  action and hencemanyofourpictured ideals donotbecomerealities.But ifweidealizeaction,ifweusethe mentalclutchofconnectinguptheidealofthethingdesiredwiththe processofobtainingthatwhichwedesire, actionmustresult; and actionisoneoftheessentialfactorsinmaking anyidealcometrue.