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... the stock in your company. 2 First and foremost, readers need to understand how to do a “quick -and- dirty” valu- ation, in order to manage your business over time to maximize its value and to plan ... valuation con- text and environment. Understanding these, and other topics to be discussed, should make you a more competent adviser to your clients and provide more tools to help your client ... following general topics: • Chapters 1 through 8: How to value your business as of to- day. • Chapter 9: How to value your business as of a future date. • How to manage your business to increase its...

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... conditionsofservice.”"Areyoueverasked to workovertime?""Notoften;but  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. theactuallandbycreatinganidealizeduseofit,avisionofalittle parkamongthemillionaires-forforty familieseachwithitsownlittlecountryhome.Thefirstresultwas accomplishedwithinforty-eighthours.The planwaspresented to arealestatemaninNewYorkCity.Atoncehe wished to buytheentireplotat$300an acre.Butthenephewshadseenavision-theidealizationhadgivenvalue to theirland -and theyrefused.Thereal estatemanoffered$400, and then$500anacreforit.     Thesecondresultwasthatwithinfourdaysthenephewswereoffered $1,000anacreforthefirstplotthatwas to  besold. And why?Thelandwasexactlythesamelandithadbeenaweek before,butvaluehadbeenaddedby idealizingalittlecommunityoffortyculturedfamilieslivingneara colonyofmillionaires, and valuehadalso beengiven to itbycreatingadesireforsuchhomes.Thesetwofactors, thementalplan and thedesirecreated, gaveagreatlyincreasedvalue(from$200 to $1,000anacre)infour days.Becauseoftheplan and thedesire createdinthemindsofthose to whomtheplanwasgiven,thisrun-down, neglectedfarmlandledinvalueallthe otherfarmland,eventhoughtheotherfarmlandswereimproved and cultivated.Thiswaspossiblebecausethis landwashilly and rolling and partlywoodedThereforeotherfarmland couldnotcompetewiththisasplotsfor homes.  Moreover,invaluethislandwithinfourdaysaftertheplanwasmade and presentedwasworthjustfivehundred percentmorethanthelandsofthegreatestatessurroundingthem.Itwas worthmorebecauseitcouldbe purchasedinsmallplots,whiletheownersoftheestateswouldnot considersellinganacreoreventenacresof thelandtheyowned.Hencethisland,which-fourdaysbeforetheplan wasconceivedbyidealization-asatthe tailoflandvalues,becametheleaderoflandvaluesincomparisonwith farmlandvalue and thatofthegreat estates.  Wheneveryouwish to increasethevalueofanythingyouhave to sell,add mentaleffortbysaneidealizationthat fitsthebestusethatcanbemadeofthething.Wheneveryouwish to giveapredominantvalue to anything, idealizeaplan and createadesireforitinsuchawaythatthething youhave to sellleadsallotherthingsnearit orapproximatelylikeit.  Thus,byactualpractice,youprovethatallvalueisofmind and thus thatallvalueisofGod.Thevalueofthat 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.  valueisnothingmaterial.Ifminddidnotdistinguishbetweenadiamond and apieceofcoal and givespecial value to theformerbecauseofourdesireforbeauty,thematerialofthe diamondwouldbenomorevaluablethan thematerialofapieceofcoalofthesamesize.Iftherewerenomental conceptionregardingthepurityofthe diamond and nodesire to possessit and useitasdecoration,diamonds wouldpossessnomorevaluethan pebbles.  Nowletusconsidertheidealizingofthevalueofapieceoflandso thattheprocessincreaseditsvalueinfour daysfromlessthan$200anacre to $1,000anacre.Theland,ofwhichI write,issituatedineastern Pennsylvanianearaverybeautifullakesomedistancefromrailroads.It waspurchasedtwenty-fouryearsagoas farmlandatlessthan$15anacre.Itwasleftaspartofanestate to twonephews.Theyoungeronebecameofage in1919 and thelandwasofferedforsale.Theydesired to obtain$200an acreforit and feltthat,iftheycould sellitatthatprice,theywouldbeverylucky.Manythingshave happenedinthelasttwenty-fouryears.Theland isstillfarfromtherailroadbuteveryfootoflandaroundthelittle lakehasbeenpurchasedbymillionairesfrom Philadelphia and NewYork.Infact,since1919theyhavespent$3,000,000 ingeneralimprovementofthis millionaires'colonyinaddition to themoneyspentonindividual estates.  Thelandofthetwonephews,however,wasnotofgreatvalue.Theacreage wasnotlargeenoughforagreat estate and thelandwasnotgoodasfarmland.Innosensediditlead surroundinglandinvalue.Thosewhoknew thelandthoughtitought to beworth$200anacre,but,asthemonths wentby,itwasnotsold.Thenephews wereanxious to realizeontheirland;theywished to gointobusiness, and knowingme,theycalledoneday to  askforhelp.Iidealizeditasfarmland and sawitsuselessness.In fact,ithadbeenneglectedsolongthatitwould taketwoorthreeyears to bringitback to normalcondition.ThenI idealizeditasasiteforacountryestateofa wealthyman.ButIsawitwouldnotdoforthat.Itwasnotlargeenough. Next,Iidealizedtheentirecolonyof millionairesaboutit;Iidealizeditsnearness to NewYork and Philadelphia;Iidealizedthepeopleinthecity whodesiredhomes;Iidealizedhumannature,realizingthattherewere manyculturedpeopleoflimitedmeans whodesired to livenearverywealthypeoplewhowouldenjoylifeina communityofsuchpeople.  Consequentlyoutofthecosmostherecame to mymindtheidealofmaking thislandalittleparkdividedinto fortylittlehomeplotsofoneacreeach.Thenephews and myselfdrewup thisplan.Wehadgivenaddedvalue to  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      Insteadofthinkingofthelandasanout-of-the-waywetplace to which fewpeoplewished to go,theyidealizedit asaplaceofpeacefulseclusion to whichacertainclassofpeoplewould wish to goforarest.Suchidealization recognizesGodasWisdom.Itwasadapted to theplace and theconditions, to themselves and to their pocketbooks.IwasthereoneJuly,-therewerenoglass-screenedporches, nocasinos,noornamentedboardwalks, and novainshowoflife.Buttherewaslifeitself!Thepeoplevisiting therewererealpeople.Therewasfreedom ofaction.Therewasfellowship and thespiritoflove and service.Also therewasrest.  Thefather and motherhadmadeitpay.Theyhadmadeitpayfromyear to year,whichmeanstheyhadrendered suchgoodservice,suchidealizedserviceforthepricescharged,that visitorsreturnedyearafteryear.Theyhave succeeded.Thethreechildrenhavebeengivencollegeeducations and this initselfissufficientproofoftheir success. And yetthereissomethinggreaterthanthis.Thefather and mothereachsummeraregivingaspiritual education to ahundredormoredifferentguestswhoseeGod's idealizationofserviceinaction.  OBTAININGINREALITYTHEIDEALPOSITIONYOUDESIRE  CHAPTER22  GodisAll and Everything-beverysureofthat.Heiseverythingthat exists,notonlyinthemental and spiritual world,buteverythingthatreallyexistsinthematerialworld.  Ifyouthink and planinideas and actinaccordwiththem,becertain thatyouwillleaveoutsomeessentialfactor ofyoureffort and probablyfail to attainthatwhichyoudesire.In thinking and planning to securetheposition youdesire,or to createapositionforyourself,yourplansmaynot becomerealitiesifyoufail to idealize and use anyoneofthefactors.  Hereisalittleincident:thatofayoungmanwhochangedinafewweeks frommakingthirty-fivedollarsaweek and workingeighthoursaday to makingfivehundreddollarsamonth workingbutfourhoursaday.Imethim byaccident-no,notbyaccident,butbyGod'sdesigning.  Ithappenedthus:OneSundayafternoonIwentupintothatsectionofthe wildnorthendofCentralParkwhere onecanimagineoneselfinthedeepwoods.Istretchedmyselfonthe ground and, recliningagainstabigrock, idealizetheProcessofAttainingIt and CarryOuttheProcessinAction, -and, yet,byyourattitude keep the realityfrombecomingyours.Withagroupofcongenialfriends,youcan desire and idealizeanevening's pleasureforyourself and thegirlyoulove,youmaycallforher and go to thegatheringtogether, -and yetyour attitude,ifdisagreeable,can keep thepleasureoftheeveningfrom becomingyours.  First,then,giveattention to yourattitude!Second,unifythesubstance ofyouridealwiththesubstanceofthe thingorconditiondesired.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ImpulseofAction to MakeItReal. Then,re-imageyouridealinaccordwiththosefourqualities-itsform, itsdesire,itssubstance,itsimpulse to  action.  Next,re-readthethreechaptersofTheSpiritofMatter:YourIdeals and WhatCompactnessofMatterGives to  Them,YourDesires and WhatAttractiveEnergyGives to Them,What MovementinMatterGives to theBody ofYourDesire.Donotneglect to re-readthese.Youremembermuch,but notallthethings.Re-readthem, recognizing:  thatthematerialdensity,ofthethingyoudesireisanetheric substancecoincidinginnaturewiththesubstanceof yourideal;  thatthematerialsolidityofthethingyoudesireisinfiniteattractive energywhichcoincidesinnaturewiththe holding-togetherenergyofyourideal; and   thattheenergyofthematerialthingdesiredisethericforce-exactly thesameforceasexistsinyourideal.  Now,imageeachdetailofyourideal,projectitoutofyourmind to the placeoftheactuality, and uniteitwith thesamedetailofthematerialactualityyoudesire to beyours.Donot missasingledetail;maketheprojected idealcoincidewiththeactualthingineveryfeature-form,substance, energy and place. To missnofactor,unify stepbystep,-as to color,sound,taste,smell,balance,heat,movement, directionofmovement,form,size, finenessorroughness,hardnessorsoftness,cold,weight,use,pleasures fromuse,etcetera.Missnoneofthese! theafternoonweremostefficient.Butwhatdidhedowhilesittingat hisdesk?Didhewastethosefirstfive minutes?Thisiswhathedid:  First,heidealizedallthedifferentkindsofinjuriesreported to him, and, inaddition,allthepossibleinjurieshe mightbecalledupon to treat;  Second,hevisualizedallofthemedicines,antiseptics,accessories, etc.,thatwouldberequired and mightbe required;visionedhisownsupply and suchasurplus to beobtainedat thedrugstoreaswouldmakeanylack impossible;  Third,heidealizedwhatshouldbedoneatonce to aidthefuture recoveryofthoseinjured-thewisdomof wrappingeachupinawarmblanketimmediatelyafterthefirstaid-as protectionfromtheafter-chillofthestorm;     Fourth,hevisualizedtheplaceswherethemostseriouslyinjuredwere reported to be;idealizedhimselfgoing fromone to anotherbyshortestroutes; and repeatedtheprocess- visioningtheplaceswherethelessseriously injuredwere.Allthisinfiveminutes!  Yes,themind-trained to IdealizetheProcess and knowingthatGodisin everyprocess-worksmorerapidly thanradio.Werethefirstfiveminuteswasted?Thosefiveminutesmore thandoubledhisservicethatafternoon and evening, and therewasnofailure to giveaidbecausesomenecessary thingwaslacking.Butwe-yes,wesee thevalueofIdealizingtheProcessofDoingThingsinanemergency;but weforgetthatinourliveseachhouris anemergency-acall to dothemost,livethemost.  TURNINGDESIRESFORSALESINTOACTUALSALES  CHAPTER19  Inessenceeveryphaseofcontactinhumansocietyisasale.Ifyou applyfor and secureapositionyousell yourself to theemployer,whobuysyourservicesincompetitionwithmany others.Ifyouaretheleaderofa greatreformmovement,carryingtheidealofthatreform to themassesof people and winningthem to supportit, youaresellingyourideals to them.Ofcoursetherearebusinesssales, foreveryphaseofbusinessoperation and  managementisasaleofthings,ideas,idealsofservices.Theprocessof sellingisalwaysthesame.Anysaleyou desire to make-anysaleyouhaveinmindasanideal-canbemadea reality;butevery“idea”youhaveofasale sometimesIworktilltenoreleveno'clockwhenthebosswants to get outspeciallettersortelegramsforthe midnightmail.""Thentheconditionsofstenographicservicearesuch thatbusinessmendonow and then,even thoselivinginNewYorkCity,wishservicewhich,underordinary conditions,isnotrendered.  "Thisbringsus to thesubjectoftime.Itisclearthatstenographic serviceisrenderedinthedaytime;itisalso clearthatitisnotrenderedatnight.Evenhotelstenographersdonot worklaterthannineorteno'clock.Does thatgiveyouanyidea?"Yes,butnothingIcangetholdof;nothingI canactuallyuse!""Well,let'sdropit,now. Thinkofallthese-yourself,themeans,thework,theotherpeople,the conditions,thetime-over and overagain tonight.Idealizeeveryoneofthefactors-don'tomitasingleone.Come to seemetomorrownight.Here'smy address."  Thenextnighthecame.Hewasadifferentman.Hewasnolongera stenographer;hewasacreator.Morethan that,hewasaninspiredcreator.Anewidea,anewthought,an inspiration,hadcome to him.Thisiswhathedid: heorganizedastenographicnightservicebetweennineintheevening and oneinthemorning,-forbusinessmen coming to thecityforadayortwo.Forthisservice,atsuchatime,he wasable to chargetwicethepriceofa publicdaystenographer.Theservicerendered to abigbusinessman-who, havingsettledbusinessaffairsinthe earlyevening,wished to getoffcontractsorlettersortelegraphic instructionsafterthehotelstenographicoffices badclosed-wasworththeprice.Byidealizingthetimeofrendering service,hemadehisstenographicwork surpass and leadallotherstenographicservicesinthecity.  Alittlehomewasbought and furnished;they'remarriednow!  ADVANCEMENTDEPENDSUPONIDEALIZINGITSPROCESS  CHAPTER23  Yourworkintheworldisperformedinoneormoreofthreefields:     workwiththings,  workwithwords,  workwithpeople.  Ineachofthesefieldsofwork,therearethousands and thousands,who serveearnestly and loyally,work 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 mayfallthrough.  Ifyouidealizethevalueofthatwhichyouwish to sell,yougiveit additionalsellingvalue.Ifyouidealizethe processofsellingit,youdiscovernewmeansofselling.Ifyouidealize allkindsofpossiblebuyersofthatwhich youhaveforsale,youdiscoverabuyercapableofperceivingthe additionalvalueyouhavegivenyourproduct and abuyercapable and willing to payforthatvalue.  ACaseforIllustration:AmanownedatractoflandnearPasadena, California;onthistherewasa$10,000 mortgage;hehadboughtitonashoestring,planningsoon to sellit,- foritwasexpectedthatabuildingboom wouldmakeitadesirableresidencesitelongbeforethe$10,000wasdue.  ConditionsatEndofSixMonths:Thebuildingboomhadnotmaterialized; themortgagewasdueintendays; realestatemenrefused to takeitup;thoseholdingthemortgagerefused to extendit;thebankerswouldn'ttouch it.  CauseforRefusal:Thelandwasinahollow;realestatemen and bankers wereconvincednoonewouldbuyit untileveryotherresidencesitenearithadbeensold;thatmightbe yearshence.  TheOwner'sFirstEfforts:When,attheendofthefirstthreemonths, theboomfailed to boom,herecognized abundantsupply, and faithfully and persistently and confidentlyaffirmed “GodISALLAbundance” and “Allis God.”  Threemonthswentby.Themoneydidnotdropfromtheheaven;but somethingelsedropped-thecornersofhis banker'smouth.Whatwasthetrouble?Faithfully and confidentlythe owneraffirmedthetruth:“GodIsthe SourceofAbundantSupply.”Whythenthefailure?BecauseGodisSpirit; and consequentlyaslongashe continuedmerely to affirmGodasAbundantSupply,-thesupplycontinued inaspiritualstate.Thisthebankers refused to cash;theywantedcertifiedchecks.Afterafailureofmore thantwo and ahalfmonths,theownertried IdealizingtheProcess.First,heidealizedthelandinallitsdetails. And atonceanewthoughtcame:Ifthisland isnotnowvaluableasaresidencesite,certainlythereareotheruses forit; and sinceGodknowsalluses,the ideaofanotherusewillcome to me.  Second,heidealizedthechangesinitsconditionatdifferentseasonsof theyear and -hurrah-anothernew thoughthehadnotthoughtbefore:Sincethelandwasinahollow and the moistureofthesurroundingland 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 paperswerefullofthenewsystem and how to getfromonepoint to another.Atleastnineoutofeverytenofthe millionsofadultsinNewYorkmusthavereadthedirectionsprevious to theopening,althoughprobablynotone inahundredthousand-whentheyreadthedirectionsover and overagain -idealizedthenewroute,noridealized themselvesgoingaboutthecityor to and fromworkonit.TheResultof NotIdealizingtheProcessonthedayof theopening,intelligentmen and womencrowded and jammedeachother, wentwheretheydidnotwish to go, evengotlost,thoughmanyofthemhadknownNewYorkalltheirlives. Theconfusion and jammingofthemob attwotransferstationsweresogreatthatscoresofwomenfainted, and manywereseriouslyhurt.Morethana millionpeoplelosttheirheads-morethanamillionwereconfusedfor weeks.Itwasnecessary to closethecrosstown subwayforamonth to preventaccidents-actually to preventpeople killingthemselves and eachother, becauseoftheirconfusedmobaction. And allofthisconfusion,trouble, injury and delaycouldhavebeen preventedifeachofthesevenmillionpeoplewhousethesubwayshad spentbutfiveminutesprevious to its openinginIdealizingtheProcessoftravelingonit.  How IIdealizedtheProcessinthisCase:Itookadescriptionofthe routesfromanewspaper;readitcarefully. ThenIquietlyvisualizedthenewroutes.Next,Iidealizedaction,- Idealizedmyselfusingthenewroutefrommy home to myoffice,picturingmyselfonthecars,changingwherethe descriptionsaidchangesmustbemade; idealizingeverybitofthejourney to myofficedoor.NextIidealized onetripafteranother to otherpartsofthe city,untilIhadmyselfmentallyusedeverynew and oldroute.After this,itwasimpossible to beconfused; impossible to makeamistakeinusingthesubway.  Millionsofothersthoughtofthenewroutes,butcertainlyveryfew consciouslyidealizedthemselvestraveling onthem.YeteveryindividualinNewYorkcouldhavedoneitinfive minutesiftheyhadonlybeeninthehabit ofIdealizingtheProcessofDoingThings.Othershadideasofthenew route,ofwheretheywanted to go, and of how to getthere.Iturnedmyideasintoideals.Idealizingtheprocess ofdoingthething,includedmorethanthe re-seeingofthementalpictureofthenewroute.Ididmorethan visualizeit.Iputintoitanelementofaction.I keptmy“clutch”insothatthepicturebecamemovement.Thatisalways essentialinattainingthatwhichyou desire.  THEACTOFMAKINGTHEREALITYYOURS  CHAPTER13  Thislastactivity-the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ornot,youdotakesomekindofanattitudetowardyourself. Youmaythinkyourselfawormora god.Youarefree to takeanyattitudetowardyourselfyoudesire to take;butthereisonlyoneattitudethatleads to success and itistheidealizedattitude!Incompletethinkingin “ideas”makesyouseeyourselfasachildofsin, suffering,sorrow,weakness,mistake and failure.Thinkofyourselfas youare:asonofGod-idealizingtheend youdesire,theprocessbywhichyouattain, and theattitudeyouhold towardyourself,others,conditions, and the universeitself.  Then,idealizeyourattitudetowardothers,"Thatwhichyeseekyeshall find."Ifyouthinkthatallmenaretrying to crushyou,youwillbecrushed;first,becauseyourattitudecloses youreyes to theopportunitiesofferedyou; and second,becausesuchanattitudediscovers and draws to youthosewho donothelpyou.Ifyouidealize othersaswilling to helpyou,youdraw to youmen and womenwhowilldo thesquarethingbyyou and helpyou, -inthemyouwillfindhelp and ajustreward.Thisidealizedattitude doesnotmakeyouatrustingsimpleton,for theidealizedattitudealsoidealizeswisdominknowingothers.  Theidealizedattitudechangesalltheconditionsoflife.Inbusiness, itleadsus to expectgoodresults, and,  expectinggoodresults,weplanbetter.Whenweplanbetter,-thatis, in,amoreidealizedway-wegetbetter results.Idealizetheworldingeneral.Theuniversemustbegood.Ifit werenotgooditwouldgo 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, down.Oneacrossthetable,onebesideme.LaterIlearnedthatonewasa coaloperatorofIndiana, and theother, -well,therestofthestoryconcernstheotherman.  Onelookatthismantoldmehewasnotaso-called“manofideals,”- thatis,notinaccordwiththeordinaryuse oftheterm.Helookedveryprosperous;hewastalkative-menarealways morecommunicativeafterdinner, smokingagoodcigar,onatrainwithnothingelse to do.Thismanisthe soap-dyekingoftheworld.Onlyafew yearsagohe and afriend,hiswife and hisfriend'swife,startedin businessmakingsoap-dyes.Altogetherthey had$800.Todayeachofthemismorethanamillionaire.Theirsoap-dyes sellfortencentsapackage,yetthey doabusinessofmanyhundredthousanddollarsamonth.Theysecuredthe originalpatent and consequently,in addition to theprofitstheymakefromtheirownconcern,theyarepaid royaltiesbyallothersoap-dyecompanies. How didhedoit?Ihavesaidthatheisnotamanofideals.That statementisbothtrue and nottrue.Heisnota manofidealsofthePhariseekind,butheisamanwhoidealizesthe thingwithwhichheworks. To himthe soap-dyeisoneofthegreatinventionsoftheage.Hisfaceglowedashe toldaboutit;hiseyesshone.  "Thinkwhatitmeans,"hesaid,"foreverywomanintheland-infact, allovertheworld,fornowwe'reselling soap-dyes to Europe,Australia,India and Japan -to beableintwo minutes to changethecolorofhershirtwaist, ofapieceoflace,oranylighttrimmingmerelybydippingitinour dye,withoutanyboiling, and without stainingherhands."  Fromtheverybeginninghehadidealizedthethingheproduced.Hehad idealizedthesoapinorder to selectthe bestforthepurpose.Hehadidealizedthedyessoas to producethemost usefuldye,themosteasily and quickly useddye,-adyeneedingnoboiling,adyethatdoesnotstainthehands ofthoseusingit.Hehadidealizedthe chemicalsusedintheprocessofmakingthedye, and, ashetalkedof how hehadbuiltupthebusiness,Isawthat hehadevenidealizedthekindofchemicalexperthewanted and hadthen searchedtheUnitedStatesuntilhe foundthemanthatfittedhisideal.Hehadidealizedjustice and had securedpatentrightsforhimself and those whohadworkedforhim.  Hisprocessofidealizingthething-thesoap-dye-didnotstopwhenhe hadputagoodproductonthemarket and  whenthatproducthadearnedhimmillionsofdollars.Hetoldme how that veryafternoonhehadspentthree hourswithJapanesegirlsinNewYork to provehissoap-dyeswouldnot stainthehandsoftheJapanesewomen. 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. Asthelegfromknee to toeswasasstiffasacarvedpieceofwood,it wasnecessary to useacaneoracrutch and  to hunchmywholebodyupwardinorder to swingtheotherlegforward. Today,Icanmovetheleftfootup and  downattheankleaseasilyasIcanmovemyrightfoot.Idonoteven limp!Mystepisspringy and certain. Friendssaythatmywalkismorelikethatofamanofthirtythanthat ofamanofsixty-five.Certainly,-withthe smallbonesofmyanklegrowntogetherasonesolidbone,-Iwas compelled to dosomethingwithmy consciousnessofthe“solidity”ofmatter.  To getridoftheideathatmatterisCOMPACT,DENSE and SOLIDisthe firststepinallhealing.Solongas youthinkofacancer-oratumor,oranabnormalbonegrowth-ascompact solidmatter,solongwillyoudoubt thepowerofmind and spirit to changeit.Throughoutalltheages, individualshavebeenhealedbyprayer,faith, mind,love and spirit.Eachsuchcaseprovesitcanbedone.Yettoday, notonepersonofeachtwentymillionof theworld'spopulationishealeddirectlybysuchmethods.Wecannot accountforthis,byassertingthattheworld doesnotknowthatGodhashealed.Wecannotaccountforitbyasserting thatmillionsdonotwish to bemade wellbyspiritualhealing.If,atanytimeduringtheages,wehadheld to thetruththatGodisAll and knownthat matterisspiritualmanifestation,theknowledgeoftheresultsofour spiritualhealingwouldhavesweptthe world and everyonewouldnowaccept and usethem.      WehaveidealsofGod,spirit, and spiritualhealing.Wehavenoidealof matter,thething to behealed.Our failureshavebeendue to ourpartial and verymistakenideasofmatter. Somehavetried to getaroundmatterby callingitanillusion.Thinkofmatterasanillusionasmuchasyou pleasebut-ifyouhaveacancerontheendof yournose-deepinyourheartyouknowthatyoucannotdenythatyour mindrecognizesthatthatcanceristhere!  Solongasyoucallmatteranillusion,youadmitthereissomething to becalledanillusion; and thatsomething makesyoudoubt to onedegreeoranotherthepossibilityofthehealing. Otherstry to getaroundmatter,by denyingitsexistence.Solongasyoufinditnecessary to denymatter, yourverydenialisyouradmissionthat thereissomething to deny.Isitconsistent to denytheexistenceofthe matterwecallacancer and then to turn ourmindstopsy-turvyinasecond and demandthatuniversalsupplybe manifestedasmatterintheformof money and meansofmaterialexistence-food,clothing,houses,etc. ... conditionsofservice.”"Areyoueverasked to workovertime?""Notoften;but  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. theactuallandbycreatinganidealizeduseofit,avisionofalittle parkamongthemillionaires-forforty familieseachwithitsownlittlecountryhome.Thefirstresultwas accomplishedwithinforty-eighthours.The planwaspresented to arealestatemaninNewYorkCity.Atoncehe wished to buytheentireplotat$300an acre.Butthenephewshadseenavision-theidealizationhadgivenvalue to theirland -and theyrefused.Thereal estatemanoffered$400, and then$500anacreforit.     Thesecondresultwasthatwithinfourdaysthenephewswereoffered $1,000anacreforthefirstplotthatwas to  besold. And why?Thelandwasexactlythesamelandithadbeenaweek before,butvaluehadbeenaddedby idealizingalittlecommunityoffortyculturedfamilieslivingneara colonyofmillionaires, and valuehadalso beengiven to itbycreatingadesireforsuchhomes.Thesetwofactors, thementalplan and thedesirecreated, gaveagreatlyincreasedvalue(from$200 to $1,000anacre)infour days.Becauseoftheplan and thedesire createdinthemindsofthose to whomtheplanwasgiven,thisrun-down, neglectedfarmlandledinvalueallthe otherfarmland,eventhoughtheotherfarmlandswereimproved and cultivated.Thiswaspossiblebecausethis landwashilly and rolling and partlywoodedThereforeotherfarmland couldnotcompetewiththisasplotsfor homes.  Moreover,invaluethislandwithinfourdaysaftertheplanwasmade and presentedwasworthjustfivehundred percentmorethanthelandsofthegreatestatessurroundingthem.Itwas worthmorebecauseitcouldbe purchasedinsmallplots,whiletheownersoftheestateswouldnot considersellinganacreoreventenacresof thelandtheyowned.Hencethisland,which-fourdaysbeforetheplan wasconceivedbyidealization-asatthe tailoflandvalues,becametheleaderoflandvaluesincomparisonwith farmlandvalue and thatofthegreat estates.  Wheneveryouwish to increasethevalueofanythingyouhave to sell,add mentaleffortbysaneidealizationthat fitsthebestusethatcanbemadeofthething.Wheneveryouwish to giveapredominantvalue to anything, idealizeaplan and createadesireforitinsuchawaythatthething youhave to sellleadsallotherthingsnearit orapproximatelylikeit.  Thus,byactualpractice,youprovethatallvalueisofmind and thus thatallvalueisofGod.Thevalueofthat 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.  valueisnothingmaterial.Ifminddidnotdistinguishbetweenadiamond and apieceofcoal and givespecial value to theformerbecauseofourdesireforbeauty,thematerialofthe diamondwouldbenomorevaluablethan thematerialofapieceofcoalofthesamesize.Iftherewerenomental conceptionregardingthepurityofthe diamond and nodesire to possessit and useitasdecoration,diamonds wouldpossessnomorevaluethan pebbles.  Nowletusconsidertheidealizingofthevalueofapieceoflandso thattheprocessincreaseditsvalueinfour daysfromlessthan$200anacre to $1,000anacre.Theland,ofwhichI write,issituatedineastern Pennsylvanianearaverybeautifullakesomedistancefromrailroads.It waspurchasedtwenty-fouryearsagoas farmlandatlessthan$15anacre.Itwasleftaspartofanestate to twonephews.Theyoungeronebecameofage in1919 and thelandwasofferedforsale.Theydesired to obtain$200an acreforit and feltthat,iftheycould sellitatthatprice,theywouldbeverylucky.Manythingshave happenedinthelasttwenty-fouryears.Theland isstillfarfromtherailroadbuteveryfootoflandaroundthelittle lakehasbeenpurchasedbymillionairesfrom Philadelphia and NewYork.Infact,since1919theyhavespent$3,000,000 ingeneralimprovementofthis millionaires'colonyinaddition to themoneyspentonindividual estates.  Thelandofthetwonephews,however,wasnotofgreatvalue.Theacreage wasnotlargeenoughforagreat estate and thelandwasnotgoodasfarmland.Innosensediditlead surroundinglandinvalue.Thosewhoknew thelandthoughtitought to beworth$200anacre,but,asthemonths wentby,itwasnotsold.Thenephews wereanxious to realizeontheirland;theywished to gointobusiness, and knowingme,theycalledoneday to  askforhelp.Iidealizeditasfarmland and sawitsuselessness.In fact,ithadbeenneglectedsolongthatitwould taketwoorthreeyears to bringitback to normalcondition.ThenI idealizeditasasiteforacountryestateofa wealthyman.ButIsawitwouldnotdoforthat.Itwasnotlargeenough. Next,Iidealizedtheentirecolonyof millionairesaboutit;Iidealizeditsnearness to NewYork and Philadelphia;Iidealizedthepeopleinthecity whodesiredhomes;Iidealizedhumannature,realizingthattherewere manyculturedpeopleoflimitedmeans whodesired to livenearverywealthypeoplewhowouldenjoylifeina communityofsuchpeople.  Consequentlyoutofthecosmostherecame to mymindtheidealofmaking thislandalittleparkdividedinto fortylittlehomeplotsofoneacreeach.Thenephews and myselfdrewup thisplan.Wehadgivenaddedvalue to  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      Insteadofthinkingofthelandasanout-of-the-waywetplace to which fewpeoplewished to go,theyidealizedit asaplaceofpeacefulseclusion to whichacertainclassofpeoplewould wish to goforarest.Suchidealization recognizesGodasWisdom.Itwasadapted to theplace and theconditions, to themselves and to their pocketbooks.IwasthereoneJuly,-therewerenoglass-screenedporches, nocasinos,noornamentedboardwalks, and novainshowoflife.Buttherewaslifeitself!Thepeoplevisiting therewererealpeople.Therewasfreedom ofaction.Therewasfellowship and thespiritoflove and service.Also therewasrest.  Thefather and motherhadmadeitpay.Theyhadmadeitpayfromyear to year,whichmeanstheyhadrendered suchgoodservice,suchidealizedserviceforthepricescharged,that visitorsreturnedyearafteryear.Theyhave succeeded.Thethreechildrenhavebeengivencollegeeducations and this initselfissufficientproofoftheir success. And yetthereissomethinggreaterthanthis.Thefather and mothereachsummeraregivingaspiritual education to ahundredormoredifferentguestswhoseeGod's idealizationofserviceinaction.  OBTAININGINREALITYTHEIDEALPOSITIONYOUDESIRE  CHAPTER22  GodisAll and Everything-beverysureofthat.Heiseverythingthat exists,notonlyinthemental and spiritual world,buteverythingthatreallyexistsinthematerialworld.  Ifyouthink and planinideas and actinaccordwiththem,becertain thatyouwillleaveoutsomeessentialfactor ofyoureffort and probablyfail to attainthatwhichyoudesire.In thinking and planning to securetheposition youdesire,or to createapositionforyourself,yourplansmaynot becomerealitiesifyoufail to idealize and use anyoneofthefactors.  Hereisalittleincident:thatofayoungmanwhochangedinafewweeks frommakingthirty-fivedollarsaweek and workingeighthoursaday to makingfivehundreddollarsamonth workingbutfourhoursaday.Imethim byaccident-no,notbyaccident,butbyGod'sdesigning.  Ithappenedthus:OneSundayafternoonIwentupintothatsectionofthe wildnorthendofCentralParkwhere onecanimagineoneselfinthedeepwoods.Istretchedmyselfonthe ground and, recliningagainstabigrock, idealizetheProcessofAttainingIt and CarryOuttheProcessinAction, -and, yet,byyourattitude keep the realityfrombecomingyours.Withagroupofcongenialfriends,youcan desire and idealizeanevening's pleasureforyourself and thegirlyoulove,youmaycallforher and go to thegatheringtogether, -and yetyour attitude,ifdisagreeable,can keep thepleasureoftheeveningfrom becomingyours.  First,then,giveattention to yourattitude!Second,unifythesubstance ofyouridealwiththesubstanceofthe thingorconditiondesired.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ImpulseofAction to MakeItReal. Then,re-imageyouridealinaccordwiththosefourqualities-itsform, itsdesire,itssubstance,itsimpulse to  action.  Next,re-readthethreechaptersofTheSpiritofMatter:YourIdeals and WhatCompactnessofMatterGives to  Them,YourDesires and WhatAttractiveEnergyGives to Them,What MovementinMatterGives to theBody ofYourDesire.Donotneglect to re-readthese.Youremembermuch,but notallthethings.Re-readthem, recognizing:  thatthematerialdensity,ofthethingyoudesireisanetheric substancecoincidinginnaturewiththesubstanceof yourideal;  thatthematerialsolidityofthethingyoudesireisinfiniteattractive energywhichcoincidesinnaturewiththe holding-togetherenergyofyourideal; and   thattheenergyofthematerialthingdesiredisethericforce-exactly thesameforceasexistsinyourideal.  Now,imageeachdetailofyourideal,projectitoutofyourmind to the placeoftheactuality, and uniteitwith thesamedetailofthematerialactualityyoudesire to beyours.Donot missasingledetail;maketheprojected idealcoincidewiththeactualthingineveryfeature-form,substance, energy and place. To missnofactor,unify stepbystep,-as to color,sound,taste,smell,balance,heat,movement, directionofmovement,form,size, finenessorroughness,hardnessorsoftness,cold,weight,use,pleasures fromuse,etcetera.Missnoneofthese! theafternoonweremostefficient.Butwhatdidhedowhilesittingat hisdesk?Didhewastethosefirstfive minutes?Thisiswhathedid:  First,heidealizedallthedifferentkindsofinjuriesreported to him, and, inaddition,allthepossibleinjurieshe mightbecalledupon to treat;  Second,hevisualizedallofthemedicines,antiseptics,accessories, etc.,thatwouldberequired and mightbe required;visionedhisownsupply and suchasurplus to beobtainedat thedrugstoreaswouldmakeanylack impossible;  Third,heidealizedwhatshouldbedoneatonce to aidthefuture recoveryofthoseinjured-thewisdomof wrappingeachupinawarmblanketimmediatelyafterthefirstaid-as protectionfromtheafter-chillofthestorm;     Fourth,hevisualizedtheplaceswherethemostseriouslyinjuredwere reported to be;idealizedhimselfgoing fromone to anotherbyshortestroutes; and repeatedtheprocess- visioningtheplaceswherethelessseriously injuredwere.Allthisinfiveminutes!  Yes,themind-trained to IdealizetheProcess and knowingthatGodisin everyprocess-worksmorerapidly thanradio.Werethefirstfiveminuteswasted?Thosefiveminutesmore thandoubledhisservicethatafternoon and evening, and therewasnofailure to giveaidbecausesomenecessary thingwaslacking.Butwe-yes,wesee thevalueofIdealizingtheProcessofDoingThingsinanemergency;but weforgetthatinourliveseachhouris anemergency-acall to dothemost,livethemost.  TURNINGDESIRESFORSALESINTOACTUALSALES  CHAPTER19  Inessenceeveryphaseofcontactinhumansocietyisasale.Ifyou applyfor and secureapositionyousell yourself to theemployer,whobuysyourservicesincompetitionwithmany others.Ifyouaretheleaderofa greatreformmovement,carryingtheidealofthatreform to themassesof people and winningthem to supportit, youaresellingyourideals to them.Ofcoursetherearebusinesssales, foreveryphaseofbusinessoperation and  managementisasaleofthings,ideas,idealsofservices.Theprocessof sellingisalwaysthesame.Anysaleyou desire to make-anysaleyouhaveinmindasanideal-canbemadea reality;butevery“idea”youhaveofasale sometimesIworktilltenoreleveno'clockwhenthebosswants to get outspeciallettersortelegramsforthe midnightmail.""Thentheconditionsofstenographicservicearesuch thatbusinessmendonow and then,even thoselivinginNewYorkCity,wishservicewhich,underordinary conditions,isnotrendered.  "Thisbringsus to thesubjectoftime.Itisclearthatstenographic serviceisrenderedinthedaytime;itisalso clearthatitisnotrenderedatnight.Evenhotelstenographersdonot worklaterthannineorteno'clock.Does thatgiveyouanyidea?"Yes,butnothingIcangetholdof;nothingI canactuallyuse!""Well,let'sdropit,now. Thinkofallthese-yourself,themeans,thework,theotherpeople,the conditions,thetime-over and overagain tonight.Idealizeeveryoneofthefactors-don'tomitasingleone.Come to seemetomorrownight.Here'smy address."  Thenextnighthecame.Hewasadifferentman.Hewasnolongera stenographer;hewasacreator.Morethan that,hewasaninspiredcreator.Anewidea,anewthought,an inspiration,hadcome to him.Thisiswhathedid: heorganizedastenographicnightservicebetweennineintheevening and oneinthemorning,-forbusinessmen coming to thecityforadayortwo.Forthisservice,atsuchatime,he wasable to chargetwicethepriceofa publicdaystenographer.Theservicerendered to abigbusinessman-who, havingsettledbusinessaffairsinthe earlyevening,wished to getoffcontractsorlettersortelegraphic instructionsafterthehotelstenographicoffices badclosed-wasworththeprice.Byidealizingthetimeofrendering service,hemadehisstenographicwork surpass and leadallotherstenographicservicesinthecity.  Alittlehomewasbought and furnished;they'remarriednow!  ADVANCEMENTDEPENDSUPONIDEALIZINGITSPROCESS  CHAPTER23  Yourworkintheworldisperformedinoneormoreofthreefields:     workwiththings,  workwithwords,  workwithpeople.  Ineachofthesefieldsofwork,therearethousands and thousands,who serveearnestly and loyally,work 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 mayfallthrough.  Ifyouidealizethevalueofthatwhichyouwish to sell,yougiveit additionalsellingvalue.Ifyouidealizethe processofsellingit,youdiscovernewmeansofselling.Ifyouidealize allkindsofpossiblebuyersofthatwhich youhaveforsale,youdiscoverabuyercapableofperceivingthe additionalvalueyouhavegivenyourproduct and abuyercapable and willing to payforthatvalue.  ACaseforIllustration:AmanownedatractoflandnearPasadena, California;onthistherewasa$10,000 mortgage;hehadboughtitonashoestring,planningsoon to sellit,- foritwasexpectedthatabuildingboom wouldmakeitadesirableresidencesitelongbeforethe$10,000wasdue.  ConditionsatEndofSixMonths:Thebuildingboomhadnotmaterialized; themortgagewasdueintendays; realestatemenrefused to takeitup;thoseholdingthemortgagerefused to extendit;thebankerswouldn'ttouch it.  CauseforRefusal:Thelandwasinahollow;realestatemen and bankers wereconvincednoonewouldbuyit untileveryotherresidencesitenearithadbeensold;thatmightbe yearshence.  TheOwner'sFirstEfforts:When,attheendofthefirstthreemonths, theboomfailed to boom,herecognized abundantsupply, and faithfully and persistently and confidentlyaffirmed “GodISALLAbundance” and “Allis God.”  Threemonthswentby.Themoneydidnotdropfromtheheaven;but somethingelsedropped-thecornersofhis banker'smouth.Whatwasthetrouble?Faithfully and confidentlythe owneraffirmedthetruth:“GodIsthe SourceofAbundantSupply.”Whythenthefailure?BecauseGodisSpirit; and consequentlyaslongashe continuedmerely to affirmGodasAbundantSupply,-thesupplycontinued inaspiritualstate.Thisthebankers refused to cash;theywantedcertifiedchecks.Afterafailureofmore thantwo and ahalfmonths,theownertried IdealizingtheProcess.First,heidealizedthelandinallitsdetails. And atonceanewthoughtcame:Ifthisland isnotnowvaluableasaresidencesite,certainlythereareotheruses forit; and sinceGodknowsalluses,the ideaofanotherusewillcome to me.  Second,heidealizedthechangesinitsconditionatdifferentseasonsof theyear and -hurrah-anothernew thoughthehadnotthoughtbefore:Sincethelandwasinahollow and the moistureofthesurroundingland 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 paperswerefullofthenewsystem and how to getfromonepoint to another.Atleastnineoutofeverytenofthe millionsofadultsinNewYorkmusthavereadthedirectionsprevious to theopening,althoughprobablynotone inahundredthousand-whentheyreadthedirectionsover and overagain -idealizedthenewroute,noridealized themselvesgoingaboutthecityor to and fromworkonit.TheResultof NotIdealizingtheProcessonthedayof theopening,intelligentmen and womencrowded and jammedeachother, wentwheretheydidnotwish to go, evengotlost,thoughmanyofthemhadknownNewYorkalltheirlives. Theconfusion and jammingofthemob attwotransferstationsweresogreatthatscoresofwomenfainted, and manywereseriouslyhurt.Morethana millionpeoplelosttheirheads-morethanamillionwereconfusedfor weeks.Itwasnecessary to closethecrosstown subwayforamonth to preventaccidents-actually to preventpeople killingthemselves and eachother, becauseoftheirconfusedmobaction. And allofthisconfusion,trouble, injury and delaycouldhavebeen preventedifeachofthesevenmillionpeoplewhousethesubwayshad spentbutfiveminutesprevious to its openinginIdealizingtheProcessoftravelingonit.  How IIdealizedtheProcessinthisCase:Itookadescriptionofthe routesfromanewspaper;readitcarefully. ThenIquietlyvisualizedthenewroutes.Next,Iidealizedaction,- Idealizedmyselfusingthenewroutefrommy home to myoffice,picturingmyselfonthecars,changingwherethe descriptionsaidchangesmustbemade; idealizingeverybitofthejourney to myofficedoor.NextIidealized onetripafteranother to otherpartsofthe city,untilIhadmyselfmentallyusedeverynew and oldroute.After this,itwasimpossible to beconfused; impossible to makeamistakeinusingthesubway.  Millionsofothersthoughtofthenewroutes,butcertainlyveryfew consciouslyidealizedthemselvestraveling onthem.YeteveryindividualinNewYorkcouldhavedoneitinfive minutesiftheyhadonlybeeninthehabit ofIdealizingtheProcessofDoingThings.Othershadideasofthenew route,ofwheretheywanted to go, and of how to getthere.Iturnedmyideasintoideals.Idealizingtheprocess ofdoingthething,includedmorethanthe re-seeingofthementalpictureofthenewroute.Ididmorethan visualizeit.Iputintoitanelementofaction.I keptmy“clutch”insothatthepicturebecamemovement.Thatisalways essentialinattainingthatwhichyou desire.  THEACTOFMAKINGTHEREALITYYOURS  CHAPTER13  Thislastactivity-the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ornot,youdotakesomekindofanattitudetowardyourself. Youmaythinkyourselfawormora god.Youarefree to takeanyattitudetowardyourselfyoudesire to take;butthereisonlyoneattitudethatleads to success and itistheidealizedattitude!Incompletethinkingin “ideas”makesyouseeyourselfasachildofsin, suffering,sorrow,weakness,mistake and failure.Thinkofyourselfas youare:asonofGod-idealizingtheend youdesire,theprocessbywhichyouattain, and theattitudeyouhold towardyourself,others,conditions, and the universeitself.  Then,idealizeyourattitudetowardothers,"Thatwhichyeseekyeshall find."Ifyouthinkthatallmenaretrying to crushyou,youwillbecrushed;first,becauseyourattitudecloses youreyes to theopportunitiesofferedyou; and second,becausesuchanattitudediscovers and draws to youthosewho donothelpyou.Ifyouidealize othersaswilling to helpyou,youdraw to youmen and womenwhowilldo thesquarethingbyyou and helpyou, -inthemyouwillfindhelp and ajustreward.Thisidealizedattitude doesnotmakeyouatrustingsimpleton,for theidealizedattitudealsoidealizeswisdominknowingothers.  Theidealizedattitudechangesalltheconditionsoflife.Inbusiness, itleadsus to expectgoodresults, and,  expectinggoodresults,weplanbetter.Whenweplanbetter,-thatis, in,amoreidealizedway-wegetbetter results.Idealizetheworldingeneral.Theuniversemustbegood.Ifit werenotgooditwouldgo 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, down.Oneacrossthetable,onebesideme.LaterIlearnedthatonewasa coaloperatorofIndiana, and theother, -well,therestofthestoryconcernstheotherman.  Onelookatthismantoldmehewasnotaso-called“manofideals,”- thatis,notinaccordwiththeordinaryuse oftheterm.Helookedveryprosperous;hewastalkative-menarealways morecommunicativeafterdinner, smokingagoodcigar,onatrainwithnothingelse to do.Thismanisthe soap-dyekingoftheworld.Onlyafew yearsagohe and afriend,hiswife and hisfriend'swife,startedin businessmakingsoap-dyes.Altogetherthey had$800.Todayeachofthemismorethanamillionaire.Theirsoap-dyes sellfortencentsapackage,yetthey doabusinessofmanyhundredthousanddollarsamonth.Theysecuredthe originalpatent and consequently,in addition to theprofitstheymakefromtheirownconcern,theyarepaid royaltiesbyallothersoap-dyecompanies. How didhedoit?Ihavesaidthatheisnotamanofideals.That statementisbothtrue and nottrue.Heisnota manofidealsofthePhariseekind,butheisamanwhoidealizesthe thingwithwhichheworks. To himthe soap-dyeisoneofthegreatinventionsoftheage.Hisfaceglowedashe toldaboutit;hiseyesshone.  "Thinkwhatitmeans,"hesaid,"foreverywomanintheland-infact, allovertheworld,fornowwe'reselling soap-dyes to Europe,Australia,India and Japan -to beableintwo minutes to changethecolorofhershirtwaist, ofapieceoflace,oranylighttrimmingmerelybydippingitinour dye,withoutanyboiling, and without stainingherhands."  Fromtheverybeginninghehadidealizedthethingheproduced.Hehad idealizedthesoapinorder to selectthe bestforthepurpose.Hehadidealizedthedyessoas to producethemost usefuldye,themosteasily and quickly useddye,-adyeneedingnoboiling,adyethatdoesnotstainthehands ofthoseusingit.Hehadidealizedthe chemicalsusedintheprocessofmakingthedye, and, ashetalkedof how hehadbuiltupthebusiness,Isawthat hehadevenidealizedthekindofchemicalexperthewanted and hadthen searchedtheUnitedStatesuntilhe foundthemanthatfittedhisideal.Hehadidealizedjustice and had securedpatentrightsforhimself and those whohadworkedforhim.  Hisprocessofidealizingthething-thesoap-dye-didnotstopwhenhe hadputagoodproductonthemarket and  whenthatproducthadearnedhimmillionsofdollars.Hetoldme how that veryafternoonhehadspentthree hourswithJapanesegirlsinNewYork to provehissoap-dyeswouldnot stainthehandsoftheJapanesewomen. 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. Asthelegfromknee to toeswasasstiffasacarvedpieceofwood,it wasnecessary to useacaneoracrutch and  to hunchmywholebodyupwardinorder to swingtheotherlegforward. Today,Icanmovetheleftfootup and  downattheankleaseasilyasIcanmovemyrightfoot.Idonoteven limp!Mystepisspringy and certain. Friendssaythatmywalkismorelikethatofamanofthirtythanthat ofamanofsixty-five.Certainly,-withthe smallbonesofmyanklegrowntogetherasonesolidbone,-Iwas compelled to dosomethingwithmy consciousnessofthe“solidity”ofmatter.  To getridoftheideathatmatterisCOMPACT,DENSE and SOLIDisthe firststepinallhealing.Solongas youthinkofacancer-oratumor,oranabnormalbonegrowth-ascompact solidmatter,solongwillyoudoubt thepowerofmind and spirit to changeit.Throughoutalltheages, individualshavebeenhealedbyprayer,faith, mind,love and spirit.Eachsuchcaseprovesitcanbedone.Yettoday, notonepersonofeachtwentymillionof theworld'spopulationishealeddirectlybysuchmethods.Wecannot accountforthis,byassertingthattheworld doesnotknowthatGodhashealed.Wecannotaccountforitbyasserting thatmillionsdonotwish to bemade wellbyspiritualhealing.If,atanytimeduringtheages,wehadheld to thetruththatGodisAll and knownthat matterisspiritualmanifestation,theknowledgeoftheresultsofour spiritualhealingwouldhavesweptthe world and everyonewouldnowaccept and usethem.      WehaveidealsofGod,spirit, and spiritualhealing.Wehavenoidealof matter,thething to behealed.Our failureshavebeendue to ourpartial and verymistakenideasofmatter. Somehavetried to getaroundmatterby callingitanillusion.Thinkofmatterasanillusionasmuchasyou pleasebut-ifyouhaveacancerontheendof yournose-deepinyourheartyouknowthatyoucannotdenythatyour mindrecognizesthatthatcanceristhere!  Solongasyoucallmatteranillusion,youadmitthereissomething to becalledanillusion; and thatsomething makesyoudoubt to onedegreeoranotherthepossibilityofthehealing. Otherstry to getaroundmatter,by denyingitsexistence.Solongasyoufinditnecessary to denymatter, yourverydenialisyouradmissionthat thereissomething to deny.Isitconsistent to denytheexistenceofthe matterwecallacancer and then to turn ourmindstopsy-turvyinasecond and demandthatuniversalsupplybe manifestedasmatterintheformof money and meansofmaterialexistence-food,clothing,houses,etc. ... conditionsofservice.”"Areyoueverasked to workovertime?""Notoften;but  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. theactuallandbycreatinganidealizeduseofit,avisionofalittle parkamongthemillionaires-forforty familieseachwithitsownlittlecountryhome.Thefirstresultwas accomplishedwithinforty-eighthours.The planwaspresented to arealestatemaninNewYorkCity.Atoncehe wished to buytheentireplotat$300an acre.Butthenephewshadseenavision-theidealizationhadgivenvalue to theirland -and theyrefused.Thereal estatemanoffered$400, and then$500anacreforit.     Thesecondresultwasthatwithinfourdaysthenephewswereoffered $1,000anacreforthefirstplotthatwas to  besold. And why?Thelandwasexactlythesamelandithadbeenaweek before,butvaluehadbeenaddedby idealizingalittlecommunityoffortyculturedfamilieslivingneara colonyofmillionaires, and valuehadalso beengiven to itbycreatingadesireforsuchhomes.Thesetwofactors, thementalplan and thedesirecreated, gaveagreatlyincreasedvalue(from$200 to $1,000anacre)infour days.Becauseoftheplan and thedesire createdinthemindsofthose to whomtheplanwasgiven,thisrun-down, neglectedfarmlandledinvalueallthe otherfarmland,eventhoughtheotherfarmlandswereimproved and cultivated.Thiswaspossiblebecausethis landwashilly and rolling and partlywoodedThereforeotherfarmland couldnotcompetewiththisasplotsfor homes.  Moreover,invaluethislandwithinfourdaysaftertheplanwasmade and presentedwasworthjustfivehundred percentmorethanthelandsofthegreatestatessurroundingthem.Itwas worthmorebecauseitcouldbe purchasedinsmallplots,whiletheownersoftheestateswouldnot considersellinganacreoreventenacresof thelandtheyowned.Hencethisland,which-fourdaysbeforetheplan wasconceivedbyidealization-asatthe tailoflandvalues,becametheleaderoflandvaluesincomparisonwith farmlandvalue and thatofthegreat estates.  Wheneveryouwish to increasethevalueofanythingyouhave to sell,add mentaleffortbysaneidealizationthat fitsthebestusethatcanbemadeofthething.Wheneveryouwish to giveapredominantvalue to anything, idealizeaplan and createadesireforitinsuchawaythatthething youhave to sellleadsallotherthingsnearit orapproximatelylikeit.  Thus,byactualpractice,youprovethatallvalueisofmind and thus thatallvalueisofGod.Thevalueofthat 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.  valueisnothingmaterial.Ifminddidnotdistinguishbetweenadiamond and apieceofcoal and givespecial value to theformerbecauseofourdesireforbeauty,thematerialofthe diamondwouldbenomorevaluablethan thematerialofapieceofcoalofthesamesize.Iftherewerenomental conceptionregardingthepurityofthe diamond and nodesire to possessit and useitasdecoration,diamonds wouldpossessnomorevaluethan pebbles.  Nowletusconsidertheidealizingofthevalueofapieceoflandso thattheprocessincreaseditsvalueinfour daysfromlessthan$200anacre to $1,000anacre.Theland,ofwhichI write,issituatedineastern Pennsylvanianearaverybeautifullakesomedistancefromrailroads.It waspurchasedtwenty-fouryearsagoas farmlandatlessthan$15anacre.Itwasleftaspartofanestate to twonephews.Theyoungeronebecameofage in1919 and thelandwasofferedforsale.Theydesired to obtain$200an acreforit and feltthat,iftheycould sellitatthatprice,theywouldbeverylucky.Manythingshave happenedinthelasttwenty-fouryears.Theland isstillfarfromtherailroadbuteveryfootoflandaroundthelittle lakehasbeenpurchasedbymillionairesfrom Philadelphia and NewYork.Infact,since1919theyhavespent$3,000,000 ingeneralimprovementofthis millionaires'colonyinaddition to themoneyspentonindividual estates.  Thelandofthetwonephews,however,wasnotofgreatvalue.Theacreage wasnotlargeenoughforagreat estate and thelandwasnotgoodasfarmland.Innosensediditlead surroundinglandinvalue.Thosewhoknew thelandthoughtitought to beworth$200anacre,but,asthemonths wentby,itwasnotsold.Thenephews wereanxious to realizeontheirland;theywished to gointobusiness, and knowingme,theycalledoneday to  askforhelp.Iidealizeditasfarmland and sawitsuselessness.In fact,ithadbeenneglectedsolongthatitwould taketwoorthreeyears to bringitback to normalcondition.ThenI idealizeditasasiteforacountryestateofa wealthyman.ButIsawitwouldnotdoforthat.Itwasnotlargeenough. Next,Iidealizedtheentirecolonyof millionairesaboutit;Iidealizeditsnearness to NewYork and Philadelphia;Iidealizedthepeopleinthecity whodesiredhomes;Iidealizedhumannature,realizingthattherewere manyculturedpeopleoflimitedmeans whodesired to livenearverywealthypeoplewhowouldenjoylifeina communityofsuchpeople.  Consequentlyoutofthecosmostherecame to mymindtheidealofmaking thislandalittleparkdividedinto fortylittlehomeplotsofoneacreeach.Thenephews and myselfdrewup thisplan.Wehadgivenaddedvalue to  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      Insteadofthinkingofthelandasanout-of-the-waywetplace to which fewpeoplewished to go,theyidealizedit asaplaceofpeacefulseclusion to whichacertainclassofpeoplewould wish to goforarest.Suchidealization recognizesGodasWisdom.Itwasadapted to theplace and theconditions, to themselves and to their pocketbooks.IwasthereoneJuly,-therewerenoglass-screenedporches, nocasinos,noornamentedboardwalks, and novainshowoflife.Buttherewaslifeitself!Thepeoplevisiting therewererealpeople.Therewasfreedom ofaction.Therewasfellowship and thespiritoflove and service.Also therewasrest.  Thefather and motherhadmadeitpay.Theyhadmadeitpayfromyear to year,whichmeanstheyhadrendered suchgoodservice,suchidealizedserviceforthepricescharged,that visitorsreturnedyearafteryear.Theyhave succeeded.Thethreechildrenhavebeengivencollegeeducations and this initselfissufficientproofoftheir success. And yetthereissomethinggreaterthanthis.Thefather and mothereachsummeraregivingaspiritual education to ahundredormoredifferentguestswhoseeGod's idealizationofserviceinaction.  OBTAININGINREALITYTHEIDEALPOSITIONYOUDESIRE  CHAPTER22  GodisAll and Everything-beverysureofthat.Heiseverythingthat exists,notonlyinthemental and spiritual world,buteverythingthatreallyexistsinthematerialworld.  Ifyouthink and planinideas and actinaccordwiththem,becertain thatyouwillleaveoutsomeessentialfactor ofyoureffort and probablyfail to attainthatwhichyoudesire.In thinking and planning to securetheposition youdesire,or to createapositionforyourself,yourplansmaynot becomerealitiesifyoufail to idealize and use anyoneofthefactors.  Hereisalittleincident:thatofayoungmanwhochangedinafewweeks frommakingthirty-fivedollarsaweek and workingeighthoursaday to makingfivehundreddollarsamonth workingbutfourhoursaday.Imethim byaccident-no,notbyaccident,butbyGod'sdesigning.  Ithappenedthus:OneSundayafternoonIwentupintothatsectionofthe wildnorthendofCentralParkwhere onecanimagineoneselfinthedeepwoods.Istretchedmyselfonthe ground and, recliningagainstabigrock, idealizetheProcessofAttainingIt and CarryOuttheProcessinAction, -and, yet,byyourattitude keep the realityfrombecomingyours.Withagroupofcongenialfriends,youcan desire and idealizeanevening's pleasureforyourself and thegirlyoulove,youmaycallforher and go to thegatheringtogether, -and yetyour attitude,ifdisagreeable,can keep thepleasureoftheeveningfrom becomingyours.  First,then,giveattention to yourattitude!Second,unifythesubstance ofyouridealwiththesubstanceofthe thingorconditiondesired.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ImpulseofAction to MakeItReal. Then,re-imageyouridealinaccordwiththosefourqualities-itsform, itsdesire,itssubstance,itsimpulse to  action.  Next,re-readthethreechaptersofTheSpiritofMatter:YourIdeals and WhatCompactnessofMatterGives to  Them,YourDesires and WhatAttractiveEnergyGives to Them,What MovementinMatterGives to theBody ofYourDesire.Donotneglect to re-readthese.Youremembermuch,but notallthethings.Re-readthem, recognizing:  thatthematerialdensity,ofthethingyoudesireisanetheric substancecoincidinginnaturewiththesubstanceof yourideal;  thatthematerialsolidityofthethingyoudesireisinfiniteattractive energywhichcoincidesinnaturewiththe holding-togetherenergyofyourideal; and   thattheenergyofthematerialthingdesiredisethericforce-exactly thesameforceasexistsinyourideal.  Now,imageeachdetailofyourideal,projectitoutofyourmind to the placeoftheactuality, and uniteitwith thesamedetailofthematerialactualityyoudesire to beyours.Donot missasingledetail;maketheprojected idealcoincidewiththeactualthingineveryfeature-form,substance, energy and place. To missnofactor,unify stepbystep,-as to color,sound,taste,smell,balance,heat,movement, directionofmovement,form,size, finenessorroughness,hardnessorsoftness,cold,weight,use,pleasures fromuse,etcetera.Missnoneofthese! theafternoonweremostefficient.Butwhatdidhedowhilesittingat hisdesk?Didhewastethosefirstfive minutes?Thisiswhathedid:  First,heidealizedallthedifferentkindsofinjuriesreported to him, and, inaddition,allthepossibleinjurieshe mightbecalledupon to treat;  Second,hevisualizedallofthemedicines,antiseptics,accessories, etc.,thatwouldberequired and mightbe required;visionedhisownsupply and suchasurplus to beobtainedat thedrugstoreaswouldmakeanylack impossible;  Third,heidealizedwhatshouldbedoneatonce to aidthefuture recoveryofthoseinjured-thewisdomof wrappingeachupinawarmblanketimmediatelyafterthefirstaid-as protectionfromtheafter-chillofthestorm;     Fourth,hevisualizedtheplaceswherethemostseriouslyinjuredwere reported to be;idealizedhimselfgoing fromone to anotherbyshortestroutes; and repeatedtheprocess- visioningtheplaceswherethelessseriously injuredwere.Allthisinfiveminutes!  Yes,themind-trained to IdealizetheProcess and knowingthatGodisin everyprocess-worksmorerapidly thanradio.Werethefirstfiveminuteswasted?Thosefiveminutesmore thandoubledhisservicethatafternoon and evening, and therewasnofailure to giveaidbecausesomenecessary thingwaslacking.Butwe-yes,wesee thevalueofIdealizingtheProcessofDoingThingsinanemergency;but weforgetthatinourliveseachhouris anemergency-acall to dothemost,livethemost.  TURNINGDESIRESFORSALESINTOACTUALSALES  CHAPTER19  Inessenceeveryphaseofcontactinhumansocietyisasale.Ifyou applyfor and secureapositionyousell yourself to theemployer,whobuysyourservicesincompetitionwithmany others.Ifyouaretheleaderofa greatreformmovement,carryingtheidealofthatreform to themassesof people and winningthem to supportit, youaresellingyourideals to them.Ofcoursetherearebusinesssales, foreveryphaseofbusinessoperation and  managementisasaleofthings,ideas,idealsofservices.Theprocessof sellingisalwaysthesame.Anysaleyou desire to make-anysaleyouhaveinmindasanideal-canbemadea reality;butevery“idea”youhaveofasale sometimesIworktilltenoreleveno'clockwhenthebosswants to get outspeciallettersortelegramsforthe midnightmail.""Thentheconditionsofstenographicservicearesuch thatbusinessmendonow and then,even thoselivinginNewYorkCity,wishservicewhich,underordinary conditions,isnotrendered.  "Thisbringsus to thesubjectoftime.Itisclearthatstenographic serviceisrenderedinthedaytime;itisalso clearthatitisnotrenderedatnight.Evenhotelstenographersdonot worklaterthannineorteno'clock.Does thatgiveyouanyidea?"Yes,butnothingIcangetholdof;nothingI canactuallyuse!""Well,let'sdropit,now. Thinkofallthese-yourself,themeans,thework,theotherpeople,the conditions,thetime-over and overagain tonight.Idealizeeveryoneofthefactors-don'tomitasingleone.Come to seemetomorrownight.Here'smy address."  Thenextnighthecame.Hewasadifferentman.Hewasnolongera stenographer;hewasacreator.Morethan that,hewasaninspiredcreator.Anewidea,anewthought,an inspiration,hadcome to him.Thisiswhathedid: heorganizedastenographicnightservicebetweennineintheevening and oneinthemorning,-forbusinessmen coming to thecityforadayortwo.Forthisservice,atsuchatime,he wasable to chargetwicethepriceofa publicdaystenographer.Theservicerendered to abigbusinessman-who, havingsettledbusinessaffairsinthe earlyevening,wished to getoffcontractsorlettersortelegraphic instructionsafterthehotelstenographicoffices badclosed-wasworththeprice.Byidealizingthetimeofrendering service,hemadehisstenographicwork surpass and leadallotherstenographicservicesinthecity.  Alittlehomewasbought and furnished;they'remarriednow!  ADVANCEMENTDEPENDSUPONIDEALIZINGITSPROCESS  CHAPTER23  Yourworkintheworldisperformedinoneormoreofthreefields:     workwiththings,  workwithwords,  workwithpeople.  Ineachofthesefieldsofwork,therearethousands and thousands,who serveearnestly and loyally,work 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 mayfallthrough.  Ifyouidealizethevalueofthatwhichyouwish to sell,yougiveit additionalsellingvalue.Ifyouidealizethe processofsellingit,youdiscovernewmeansofselling.Ifyouidealize allkindsofpossiblebuyersofthatwhich youhaveforsale,youdiscoverabuyercapableofperceivingthe additionalvalueyouhavegivenyourproduct and abuyercapable and willing to payforthatvalue.  ACaseforIllustration:AmanownedatractoflandnearPasadena, California;onthistherewasa$10,000 mortgage;hehadboughtitonashoestring,planningsoon to sellit,- foritwasexpectedthatabuildingboom wouldmakeitadesirableresidencesitelongbeforethe$10,000wasdue.  ConditionsatEndofSixMonths:Thebuildingboomhadnotmaterialized; themortgagewasdueintendays; realestatemenrefused to takeitup;thoseholdingthemortgagerefused to extendit;thebankerswouldn'ttouch it.  CauseforRefusal:Thelandwasinahollow;realestatemen and bankers wereconvincednoonewouldbuyit untileveryotherresidencesitenearithadbeensold;thatmightbe yearshence.  TheOwner'sFirstEfforts:When,attheendofthefirstthreemonths, theboomfailed to boom,herecognized abundantsupply, and faithfully and persistently and confidentlyaffirmed “GodISALLAbundance” and “Allis God.”  Threemonthswentby.Themoneydidnotdropfromtheheaven;but somethingelsedropped-thecornersofhis banker'smouth.Whatwasthetrouble?Faithfully and confidentlythe owneraffirmedthetruth:“GodIsthe SourceofAbundantSupply.”Whythenthefailure?BecauseGodisSpirit; and consequentlyaslongashe continuedmerely to affirmGodasAbundantSupply,-thesupplycontinued inaspiritualstate.Thisthebankers refused to cash;theywantedcertifiedchecks.Afterafailureofmore thantwo and ahalfmonths,theownertried IdealizingtheProcess.First,heidealizedthelandinallitsdetails. And atonceanewthoughtcame:Ifthisland isnotnowvaluableasaresidencesite,certainlythereareotheruses forit; and sinceGodknowsalluses,the ideaofanotherusewillcome to me.  Second,heidealizedthechangesinitsconditionatdifferentseasonsof theyear and -hurrah-anothernew thoughthehadnotthoughtbefore:Sincethelandwasinahollow and the moistureofthesurroundingland 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 paperswerefullofthenewsystem and how to getfromonepoint to another.Atleastnineoutofeverytenofthe millionsofadultsinNewYorkmusthavereadthedirectionsprevious to theopening,althoughprobablynotone inahundredthousand-whentheyreadthedirectionsover and overagain -idealizedthenewroute,noridealized themselvesgoingaboutthecityor to and fromworkonit.TheResultof NotIdealizingtheProcessonthedayof theopening,intelligentmen and womencrowded and jammedeachother, wentwheretheydidnotwish to go, evengotlost,thoughmanyofthemhadknownNewYorkalltheirlives. Theconfusion and jammingofthemob attwotransferstationsweresogreatthatscoresofwomenfainted, and manywereseriouslyhurt.Morethana millionpeoplelosttheirheads-morethanamillionwereconfusedfor weeks.Itwasnecessary to closethecrosstown subwayforamonth to preventaccidents-actually to preventpeople killingthemselves and eachother, becauseoftheirconfusedmobaction. And allofthisconfusion,trouble, injury and delaycouldhavebeen preventedifeachofthesevenmillionpeoplewhousethesubwayshad spentbutfiveminutesprevious to its openinginIdealizingtheProcessoftravelingonit.  How IIdealizedtheProcessinthisCase:Itookadescriptionofthe routesfromanewspaper;readitcarefully. ThenIquietlyvisualizedthenewroutes.Next,Iidealizedaction,- Idealizedmyselfusingthenewroutefrommy home to myoffice,picturingmyselfonthecars,changingwherethe descriptionsaidchangesmustbemade; idealizingeverybitofthejourney to myofficedoor.NextIidealized onetripafteranother to otherpartsofthe city,untilIhadmyselfmentallyusedeverynew and oldroute.After this,itwasimpossible to beconfused; impossible to makeamistakeinusingthesubway.  Millionsofothersthoughtofthenewroutes,butcertainlyveryfew consciouslyidealizedthemselvestraveling onthem.YeteveryindividualinNewYorkcouldhavedoneitinfive minutesiftheyhadonlybeeninthehabit ofIdealizingtheProcessofDoingThings.Othershadideasofthenew route,ofwheretheywanted to go, and of how to getthere.Iturnedmyideasintoideals.Idealizingtheprocess ofdoingthething,includedmorethanthe re-seeingofthementalpictureofthenewroute.Ididmorethan visualizeit.Iputintoitanelementofaction.I keptmy“clutch”insothatthepicturebecamemovement.Thatisalways essentialinattainingthatwhichyou desire.  THEACTOFMAKINGTHEREALITYYOURS  CHAPTER13  Thislastactivity-the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ornot,youdotakesomekindofanattitudetowardyourself. Youmaythinkyourselfawormora god.Youarefree to takeanyattitudetowardyourselfyoudesire to take;butthereisonlyoneattitudethatleads to success and itistheidealizedattitude!Incompletethinkingin “ideas”makesyouseeyourselfasachildofsin, suffering,sorrow,weakness,mistake and failure.Thinkofyourselfas youare:asonofGod-idealizingtheend youdesire,theprocessbywhichyouattain, and theattitudeyouhold towardyourself,others,conditions, and the universeitself.  Then,idealizeyourattitudetowardothers,"Thatwhichyeseekyeshall find."Ifyouthinkthatallmenaretrying to crushyou,youwillbecrushed;first,becauseyourattitudecloses youreyes to theopportunitiesofferedyou; and second,becausesuchanattitudediscovers and draws to youthosewho donothelpyou.Ifyouidealize othersaswilling to helpyou,youdraw to youmen and womenwhowilldo thesquarethingbyyou and helpyou, -inthemyouwillfindhelp and ajustreward.Thisidealizedattitude doesnotmakeyouatrustingsimpleton,for theidealizedattitudealsoidealizeswisdominknowingothers.  Theidealizedattitudechangesalltheconditionsoflife.Inbusiness, itleadsus to expectgoodresults, and,  expectinggoodresults,weplanbetter.Whenweplanbetter,-thatis, in,amoreidealizedway-wegetbetter results.Idealizetheworldingeneral.Theuniversemustbegood.Ifit werenotgooditwouldgo 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, down.Oneacrossthetable,onebesideme.LaterIlearnedthatonewasa coaloperatorofIndiana, and theother, -well,therestofthestoryconcernstheotherman.  Onelookatthismantoldmehewasnotaso-called“manofideals,”- thatis,notinaccordwiththeordinaryuse oftheterm.Helookedveryprosperous;hewastalkative-menarealways morecommunicativeafterdinner, smokingagoodcigar,onatrainwithnothingelse to do.Thismanisthe soap-dyekingoftheworld.Onlyafew yearsagohe and afriend,hiswife and hisfriend'swife,startedin businessmakingsoap-dyes.Altogetherthey had$800.Todayeachofthemismorethanamillionaire.Theirsoap-dyes sellfortencentsapackage,yetthey doabusinessofmanyhundredthousanddollarsamonth.Theysecuredthe originalpatent and consequently,in addition to theprofitstheymakefromtheirownconcern,theyarepaid royaltiesbyallothersoap-dyecompanies. How didhedoit?Ihavesaidthatheisnotamanofideals.That statementisbothtrue and nottrue.Heisnota manofidealsofthePhariseekind,butheisamanwhoidealizesthe thingwithwhichheworks. To himthe soap-dyeisoneofthegreatinventionsoftheage.Hisfaceglowedashe toldaboutit;hiseyesshone.  "Thinkwhatitmeans,"hesaid,"foreverywomanintheland-infact, allovertheworld,fornowwe'reselling soap-dyes to Europe,Australia,India and Japan -to beableintwo minutes to changethecolorofhershirtwaist, ofapieceoflace,oranylighttrimmingmerelybydippingitinour dye,withoutanyboiling, and without stainingherhands."  Fromtheverybeginninghehadidealizedthethingheproduced.Hehad idealizedthesoapinorder to selectthe bestforthepurpose.Hehadidealizedthedyessoas to producethemost usefuldye,themosteasily and quickly useddye,-adyeneedingnoboiling,adyethatdoesnotstainthehands ofthoseusingit.Hehadidealizedthe chemicalsusedintheprocessofmakingthedye, and, ashetalkedof how hehadbuiltupthebusiness,Isawthat hehadevenidealizedthekindofchemicalexperthewanted and hadthen searchedtheUnitedStatesuntilhe foundthemanthatfittedhisideal.Hehadidealizedjustice and had securedpatentrightsforhimself and those whohadworkedforhim.  Hisprocessofidealizingthething-thesoap-dye-didnotstopwhenhe hadputagoodproductonthemarket and  whenthatproducthadearnedhimmillionsofdollars.Hetoldme how that veryafternoonhehadspentthree hourswithJapanesegirlsinNewYork to provehissoap-dyeswouldnot stainthehandsoftheJapanesewomen. 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. Asthelegfromknee to toeswasasstiffasacarvedpieceofwood,it wasnecessary to useacaneoracrutch and  to hunchmywholebodyupwardinorder to swingtheotherlegforward. Today,Icanmovetheleftfootup and  downattheankleaseasilyasIcanmovemyrightfoot.Idonoteven limp!Mystepisspringy and certain. Friendssaythatmywalkismorelikethatofamanofthirtythanthat ofamanofsixty-five.Certainly,-withthe smallbonesofmyanklegrowntogetherasonesolidbone,-Iwas compelled to dosomethingwithmy consciousnessofthe“solidity”ofmatter.  To getridoftheideathatmatterisCOMPACT,DENSE and SOLIDisthe firststepinallhealing.Solongas youthinkofacancer-oratumor,oranabnormalbonegrowth-ascompact solidmatter,solongwillyoudoubt thepowerofmind and spirit to changeit.Throughoutalltheages, individualshavebeenhealedbyprayer,faith, mind,love and spirit.Eachsuchcaseprovesitcanbedone.Yettoday, notonepersonofeachtwentymillionof theworld'spopulationishealeddirectlybysuchmethods.Wecannot accountforthis,byassertingthattheworld doesnotknowthatGodhashealed.Wecannotaccountforitbyasserting thatmillionsdonotwish to bemade wellbyspiritualhealing.If,atanytimeduringtheages,wehadheld to thetruththatGodisAll and knownthat matterisspiritualmanifestation,theknowledgeoftheresultsofour spiritualhealingwouldhavesweptthe world and everyonewouldnowaccept and usethem.      WehaveidealsofGod,spirit, and spiritualhealing.Wehavenoidealof matter,thething to behealed.Our failureshavebeendue to ourpartial and verymistakenideasofmatter. Somehavetried to getaroundmatterby callingitanillusion.Thinkofmatterasanillusionasmuchasyou pleasebut-ifyouhaveacancerontheendof yournose-deepinyourheartyouknowthatyoucannotdenythatyour mindrecognizesthatthatcanceristhere!  Solongasyoucallmatteranillusion,youadmitthereissomething to becalledanillusion; 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