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... conditionsofservice.”"Areyoueverasked to workovertime?""Notoften;butVisualizingistheactofholdingamentalpicture;idealizingistheactofperfectingthementalimageofallfactors,-thepicture,theprocessofsecuringit and theactofmakingitreal.Youoftenignitetheheartofyouridealbyvividmentalpictures and strongfeelingsofdesire to possessthereality;butunlessconnectedupwithyourmotorpowerofaction,itremainsmerelyanurgentunfulfilledpictureofdesirewithinyou-anidealthatdoesnotbecomeareality.Clutchingyourideal to actioncannotbeeffectivelyaccomplishedbyapicture.Letmeillustratethisclearly.Go to anartmuseum;lookatanypaintingrepresentinganumberofpeople.If,aftergoingaway,youcloseyoureyes and visualizethepainting,youholdinyourmindamentalpictureofthepainting.Withcare and practiceyoucanmakethismentalpictureveryvivid and increaseyourability to re-seeinthemindeverydetailofsuchapainting-lines,forms and colorsofthings and people.Yet,itisstillamerepicture;itisflat,lackingaction, and itdoesnotimpel to action.ThatwhichIhavejustdescribedisthevisualizingprocess.Visualizinghasproducedmarvelousresultswhenthepersonvisualizinghasturnedsuchmentalpicture-makingintotheidealizedprocess,eveniftheyhavenotrecognizedthattheyhavedoneso.Idealizing,however,ismoreremarkablebecauseitincludesvisualizing and addsallotherelements to it.Visualizationcomesfromusingthestored-upimagesofbutoneofoursenses,thesenseofsight.Idealizationcomesfromusingthestored-upimagesnotonlyofthesenseofsightbutofallothersenses. To attainthatwhichwedesireitisnecessary,notonly to seethevisualimage,but to act.Trynowanotherprocess:Idealizethepaintingyousawintheartmuseum;bringitvisually to yourmind;re-seeitjustasyoudidbytheprocesspreviouslydescribed.Thenimageaction,-everypersoninitinaction;feelthemdoingthethingtheyarepicturedasdoing;feelthemovement;feeltheactivities.Ifitportraysthemasspeaking,hearthetones,-hearwhattheysay.Imightcontinuewithallotherelementsofthepicture,butIthinkthisissufficient to showyouthedifferencebetweenvisualization and idealization.Visualizationproducesanonmoving,non-activepictureinthemind,eventhoughitbevivid and clear.Beingnon-active,itdoesnotimpel to action and hencemanyofourpicturedidealsdonotbecomerealities.Butifweidealizeaction,ifweusethementalclutchofconnectinguptheidealofthethingdesiredwiththeprocessofobtainingthatwhichwedesire,actionmustresult; and actionisoneoftheessentialfactorsinmakinganyidealcometrue.theactuallandbycreatinganidealizeduseofit,avisionofalittleparkamongthemillionaires-forfortyfamilieseachwithitsownlittlecountryhome.Thefirstresultwasaccomplishedwithinforty-eighthours.Theplanwaspresented to arealestatemaninNewYorkCity.Atoncehewished to buytheentireplotat$300anacre.Butthenephewshadseenavision-theidealizationhadgivenvalue to theirland -and theyrefused.Therealestatemanoffered$400, and then$500anacreforit.Thesecondresultwasthatwithinfourdaysthenephewswereoffered$1,000anacreforthefirstplotthatwas to besold. And why?Thelandwasexactlythesamelandithadbeenaweekbefore,butvaluehadbeenaddedbyidealizingalittlecommunityoffortyculturedfamilieslivingnearacolonyofmillionaires, and valuehadalsobeengiven to itbycreatingadesireforsuchhomes.Thesetwofactors,thementalplan and thedesirecreated,gaveagreatlyincreasedvalue(from$200 to $1,000anacre)infourdays.Becauseoftheplan and thedesirecreatedinthemindsofthose to whomtheplanwasgiven,thisrun-down,neglectedfarmlandledinvaluealltheotherfarmland,eventhoughtheotherfarmlandswereimproved and cultivated.Thiswaspossiblebecausethislandwashilly and rolling and partlywoodedThereforeotherfarmlandcouldnotcompetewiththisasplotsforhomes.Moreover,invaluethislandwithinfourdaysaftertheplanwasmade and presentedwasworthjustfivehundredpercentmorethanthelandsofthegreatestatessurroundingthem.Itwasworthmorebecauseitcouldbepurchasedinsmallplots,whiletheownersoftheestateswouldnotconsidersellinganacreoreventenacresofthelandtheyowned.Hencethisland,which-fourdaysbeforetheplanwasconceivedbyidealization-asatthetailoflandvalues,becametheleaderoflandvaluesincomparisonwithfarmlandvalue and thatofthegreatestates.Wheneveryouwish to increasethevalueofanythingyouhave to sell,addmentaleffortbysaneidealizationthatfitsthebestusethatcanbemadeofthething.Wheneveryouwish to giveapredominantvalue to anything,idealizeaplan and createadesireforitinsuchawaythatthethingyouhave to sellleadsallotherthingsnearitorapproximatelylikeit.Thus,byactualpractice,youprovethatallvalueisofmind and thusthatallvalueisofGod.Thevalueofthatinchindiameter,theelectronisfiftythousandtimessmallerthantheatom!Ofcourse,youcannotimaginethis;itisinfinitelysmall-apartoftheinfinityofGod! And whatistheelectron?Ofwhatsubstanceisit?Allscientistsagreethatitisaninfinitelysmallethericwhirlofenergy-awhirlingholeinspace!Whatthenisdensity?Densityisthespiritofmatter-theinfiniteethericenergy-spaceofGod.Itisthatinwhichallthingslive and move and havetheirbeing.Itexistsbetweentheinfinitelysmallwhirlingelectronsbutabillionthofaninchfromoneanother;itexistsbetweenwhirlingstars and infinitelylargesunsthousandsofmillionsofmillionsofmilesapart.Thereisnodensityofmatter to hinderthemanifestationofyourideals and desires.Sinceyou,yourideals and desiresareofGod, and sincethecellsofyourbody and alsothesubstanceofallothermaterialactualitiesarebuttheinfiniteenergy-spaceofGod,certainlyyouridealscomposedofthissubstance-theonlysubstancethatexists-can and will and docometrue.Infact,thisethericenergy-spacesubstance,whichmakesmatterseem to bedense,istheverysubstancethatgivesbodies to yourideals and thusmakesthemmanifestinmaterialactuality.WHATATTRACTIVEMATTEROFENERGYGIVES TO YOURDESIRESCHAPTER4Anotherstoneinthepathoffaith and theattainmentofyourideals and desiresistheideathatmatterissolid.Asdensitywasfound to bebutinfiniteenergyspace-thespiritualsubstanceinwhichideals and allthingsexistwhatwillsolidityturnout to bewhenyoucome to knowitasitis?Ironseems to beasolidsubstance and veryhard.Doesitshardnessresideinmatterorisitdue to thespiritorenergyofmatter?Themolecules and atomsofironarenoharderormoresolidthanthemolecules and atomsofbutter.Yet,itisdifficult to driveanailintoapieceofiron and easy to driveoneintoachunkofbutter.Thatwhichmakesitdifficult to driveanailintoironisthedegreeofattractiveforceexistingbetweentheparticles.Itisthisforcethatholdsmolecules and theirrespectiveatoms to eachother.Whenyoudriveanailintoiron,whatyouovercomeistheattractiveforcethattries to preventthemoleculesbeingpushedapart.Itiseasy to forceapartthemoleculesofbutter to makespaceforanail.Inthiscasealso,whatyouovercomeistheattractiveforcethatholdstogetherthemolecules and atomsofbutter.valueisnothingmaterial.Ifminddidnotdistinguishbetweenadiamond and apieceofcoal and givespecialvalue to theformerbecauseofourdesireforbeauty,thematerialofthediamondwouldbenomorevaluablethanthematerialofapieceofcoalofthesamesize.Iftherewerenomentalconceptionregardingthepurityofthediamond and nodesire to possessit and useitasdecoration,diamondswouldpossessnomorevaluethanpebbles.Nowletusconsidertheidealizingofthevalueofapieceoflandsothattheprocessincreaseditsvalueinfourdaysfromlessthan$200anacre to $1,000anacre.Theland,ofwhichIwrite,issituatedineasternPennsylvanianearaverybeautifullakesomedistancefromrailroads.Itwaspurchasedtwenty-fouryearsagoasfarmlandatlessthan$15anacre.Itwasleftaspartofanestate to twonephews.Theyoungeronebecameofagein1919 and thelandwasofferedforsale.Theydesired to obtain$200anacreforit and feltthat,iftheycouldsellitatthatprice,theywouldbeverylucky.Manythingshavehappenedinthelasttwenty-fouryears.ThelandisstillfarfromtherailroadbuteveryfootoflandaroundthelittlelakehasbeenpurchasedbymillionairesfromPhiladelphia and NewYork.Infact,since1919theyhavespent$3,000,000ingeneralimprovementofthismillionaires'colonyinaddition to themoneyspentonindividualestates.Thelandofthetwonephews,however,wasnotofgreatvalue.Theacreagewasnotlargeenoughforagreatestate and thelandwasnotgoodasfarmland.Innosensediditleadsurroundinglandinvalue.Thosewhoknewthelandthoughtitought to beworth$200anacre,but,asthemonthswentby,itwasnotsold.Thenephewswereanxious to realizeontheirland;theywished to gointobusiness, and knowingme,theycalledoneday to askforhelp.Iidealizeditasfarmland and sawitsuselessness.Infact,ithadbeenneglectedsolongthatitwouldtaketwoorthreeyears to bringitback to normalcondition.ThenIidealizeditasasiteforacountryestateofawealthyman.ButIsawitwouldnotdoforthat.Itwasnotlargeenough.Next,Iidealizedtheentirecolonyofmillionairesaboutit;Iidealizeditsnearness to NewYork and Philadelphia;Iidealizedthepeopleinthecitywhodesiredhomes;Iidealizedhumannature,realizingthatthereweremanyculturedpeopleoflimitedmeanswhodesired to livenearverywealthypeoplewhowouldenjoylifeinacommunityofsuchpeople.Consequentlyoutofthecosmostherecame to mymindtheidealofmakingthislandalittleparkdividedintofortylittlehomeplotsofoneacreeach.Thenephews and myselfdrewupthisplan.Wehadgivenaddedvalue to Think,think,thinkofwishes and youwillliveanervouswreck and dieinthementalmadhouseofunfulfilledmentaldesires.Feedthedesiresofyouridealswithyourownfeelings and emotions -and thehigherthefeelings and emotions,thestrongerthefire -and yourdesireswillturn to actionthatcannotbeprevented. And sinceyourdesiresareheartsofideals,thatwhichyoudowillberight.GIVINGABODYOFETHERICSUBSTANCE TO YOURIDEALCHAPTER10Thenextstepis to createabodyforyourideal-abodyofrealethericsubstance.Imagetheidealofthethingyouwant.Doesthethingitselfseemsocompact and densethatyoucannotre-form and re-createit to accordwithyourideal?Itsformcanbechanged,butonlyifyougiveabody to yourideal.First,giveform to thesubstanceoftheideal.Turnback and readagainmythirdchapter.Then,re-idealizeyourimageofthethingdesiredasmadeofinfiniteenergy-space.Bydoingthisyouactuallygroupthespiritualsubstanceintoform.Thisisafirststepincreatingthebodyofyourideal.Second,givethebodyattractivepower.Readagainthefourthchapterofthisbook.Then,re-imageyouridealofthethingyouwant.Realize,thatwhateverthesubstanceofthethingdesired,thatwhichmakesitsactualitypossibleisinfiniteattractiveenergy;thatitisthissameenergythatholdsalltheparticlesofyouridealtogether and draws to itallthefactorsnecessaryformanifestation.Bythusimagingyouridealyougiveitsolidity.Theparticlesofthisspiritualsubstancebecomesfixedsothattheidealwillpersist;sothatitwillnotchange,asanideachanges,orevaporateinvainimaging’s.Bythisprocessyoualsogiveitpower to attract and draw to itallthoseconditions,qualities,thoughts,feelings and attitudesnecessary to makeitreal,-necessary to makeitsactualitypossible.Third,createthebodyofself-activesubstance.Turnback and readthefifthchapter.Realizethateverythingyouwish to changeisininfinitemotion,thrillingwithlife;thateventhepieceofcopperwirethatleads to yourelectriclightiscomposedofwhirlingcentersofspace,infinitelysmall,capableofmoving660,000,000milesanhour and able to changetheirpositions40,000,000timesasecond,Bythisprocessyouridyoursoulofanyideathatanyso-calledmaterialthingcanoppose-themanifestationofyourideal. And yougive to theideal -to itsbodysubstance-thesamequalityofinfinite,infinitelyrapidpowerofmovement,powerofaction,power to Insteadofthinkingofthelandasanout-of-the-waywetplace to whichfewpeoplewished to go,theyidealizeditasaplaceofpeacefulseclusion to whichacertainclassofpeoplewouldwish to goforarest.SuchidealizationrecognizesGodasWisdom.Itwasadapted to theplace and theconditions, to themselves andto theirpocketbooks.IwasthereoneJuly,-therewerenoglass-screenedporches,nocasinos,noornamentedboardwalks, and novainshowoflife.Buttherewaslifeitself!Thepeoplevisitingtherewererealpeople.Therewasfreedomofaction.Therewasfellowship and thespiritoflove and service.Alsotherewasrest.Thefather and motherhadmadeitpay.Theyhadmadeitpayfromyear to year,whichmeanstheyhadrenderedsuchgoodservice,suchidealizedserviceforthepricescharged,thatvisitorsreturnedyearafteryear.Theyhavesucceeded.Thethreechildrenhavebeengivencollegeeducations and thisinitselfissufficientproofoftheirsuccess. And yetthereissomethinggreaterthanthis.Thefather and mothereachsummeraregivingaspiritualeducation to ahundredormoredifferentguestswhoseeGod'sidealizationofserviceinaction.OBTAININGINREALITYTHEIDEALPOSITIONYOUDESIRECHAPTER22GodisAll and Everything-beverysureofthat.Heiseverythingthatexists,notonlyinthemental and spiritualworld,buteverythingthatreallyexistsinthematerialworld.Ifyouthink and planinideas and actinaccordwiththem,becertainthatyouwillleaveoutsomeessentialfactorofyoureffort and probablyfail to attainthatwhichyoudesire.Inthinking and planning to securethepositionyoudesire,or to createapositionforyourself,yourplansmaynotbecomerealitiesifyoufail to idealize and useanyoneofthefactors.Hereisalittleincident:thatofayoungmanwhochangedinafewweeksfrommakingthirty-fivedollarsaweek and workingeighthoursaday to makingfivehundreddollarsamonthworkingbutfourhoursaday.Imethimbyaccident-no,notbyaccident,butbyGod'sdesigning.Ithappenedthus:OneSundayafternoonIwentupintothatsectionofthewildnorthendofCentralParkwhereonecanimagineoneselfinthedeepwoods.Istretchedmyselfontheground and, recliningagainstabigrock,idealizetheProcessofAttainingIt and CarryOuttheProcessinAction, -and, yet,byyourattitude keep therealityfrombecomingyours.Withagroupofcongenialfriends,youcandesire and idealizeanevening'spleasureforyourself and thegirlyoulove,youmaycallforher and go to thegatheringtogether, -and yetyourattitude,ifdisagreeable,can keep thepleasureoftheeveningfrombecomingyours.First,then,giveattention to yourattitude!Second,unifythesubstanceofyouridealwiththesubstanceofthethingorconditiondesired.Thesubstanceofyouridealisyours!Itisofyourmind.Thesubstanceoftherealitymaynotyetbeyours. To makeityours,youmustmakethebodyofyouridealcoincidewiththebodyoractualityofthatwhichyoudesire.Re-readthechapterson Howto FormanIdealthatWillComeTrue,FiringtheHeartDesireofYourIdeal,GivingaBodyofEthericSubstance to YourIdeal, and GivingYourIdealtheImpulseofAction to MakeItReal.Then,re-imageyouridealinaccordwiththosefourqualities-itsform,itsdesire,itssubstance,itsimpulse to action.Next,re-readthethreechaptersofTheSpiritofMatter:YourIdeals and WhatCompactnessofMatterGives to Them,YourDesires and WhatAttractiveEnergyGives to Them,WhatMovementinMatterGives to theBodyofYourDesire.Donotneglect to re-readthese.Youremembermuch,butnotallthethings.Re-readthem,recognizing:thatthematerialdensity,ofthethingyoudesireisanethericsubstancecoincidinginnaturewiththesubstanceofyourideal;thatthematerialsolidityofthethingyoudesireisinfiniteattractiveenergywhichcoincidesinnaturewiththeholding-togetherenergyofyourideal; and thattheenergyofthematerialthingdesiredisethericforce-exactlythesameforceasexistsinyourideal.Now,imageeachdetailofyourideal,projectitoutofyourmind to theplaceoftheactuality, and uniteitwiththesamedetailofthematerialactualityyoudesire to beyours.Donotmissasingledetail;maketheprojectedidealcoincidewiththeactualthingineveryfeature-form,substance,energy and place. To missnofactor,unifystepbystep,-as to color,sound,taste,smell,balance,heat,movement,directionofmovement,form,size,finenessorroughness,hardnessorsoftness,cold,weight,use,pleasuresfromuse,etcetera.Missnoneofthese!theafternoonweremostefficient.Butwhatdidhedowhilesittingathisdesk?Didhewastethosefirstfiveminutes?Thisiswhathedid:First,heidealizedallthedifferentkindsofinjuriesreported to him, and, inaddition,allthepossibleinjurieshemightbecalledupon to treat;Second,hevisualizedallofthemedicines,antiseptics,accessories,etc.,thatwouldberequired and mightberequired;visionedhisownsupply and suchasurplus to beobtainedatthedrugstoreaswouldmakeanylackimpossible;Third,heidealizedwhatshouldbedoneatonce to aidthefuturerecoveryofthoseinjured-thewisdomofwrappingeachupinawarmblanketimmediatelyafterthefirstaid-asprotectionfromtheafter-chillofthestorm;Fourth,hevisualizedtheplaceswherethemostseriouslyinjuredwerereported to be;idealizedhimselfgoingfromone to anotherbyshortestroutes; and repeatedtheprocess-visioningtheplaceswherethelessseriouslyinjuredwere.Allthisinfiveminutes!Yes,themind-trained to IdealizetheProcess and knowingthatGodisineveryprocess-worksmorerapidlythanradio.Werethefirstfiveminuteswasted?Thosefiveminutesmorethandoubledhisservicethatafternoon and evening, and therewasnofailure to giveaidbecausesomenecessarythingwaslacking.Butwe-yes,weseethevalueofIdealizingtheProcessofDoingThingsinanemergency;butweforgetthatinourliveseachhourisanemergency-acall to dothemost,livethemost.TURNINGDESIRESFORSALESINTOACTUALSALESCHAPTER19Inessenceeveryphaseofcontactinhumansocietyisasale.Ifyouapplyfor and secureapositionyousellyourself to theemployer,whobuysyourservicesincompetitionwithmanyothers.Ifyouaretheleaderofagreatreformmovement,carryingtheidealofthatreform to themassesofpeople and winningthem to supportit,youaresellingyourideals to them.Ofcoursetherearebusinesssales,foreveryphaseofbusinessoperation and managementisasaleofthings,ideas,idealsofservices.Theprocessofsellingisalwaysthesame.Anysaleyoudesire to make-anysaleyouhaveinmindasanideal-canbemadeareality;butevery“idea”youhaveofasalesometimesIworktilltenoreleveno'clockwhenthebosswants to getoutspeciallettersortelegramsforthemidnightmail.""Thentheconditionsofstenographicservicearesuchthatbusinessmendonow and then,eventhoselivinginNewYorkCity,wishservicewhich,underordinaryconditions,isnotrendered."Thisbringsus to thesubjectoftime.Itisclearthatstenographicserviceisrenderedinthedaytime;itisalsoclearthatitisnotrenderedatnight.Evenhotelstenographersdonotworklaterthannineorteno'clock.Doesthatgiveyouanyidea?"Yes,butnothingIcangetholdof;nothingIcanactuallyuse!""Well,let'sdropit,now.Thinkofallthese-yourself,themeans,thework,theotherpeople,theconditions,thetime-over and overagaintonight.Idealizeeveryoneofthefactors-don'tomitasingleone.Come to seemetomorrownight.Here'smyaddress."Thenextnighthecame.Hewasadifferentman.Hewasnolongerastenographer;hewasacreator.Morethanthat,hewasaninspiredcreator.Anewidea,anewthought,aninspiration,hadcome to him.Thisiswhathedid:heorganizedastenographicnightservicebetweennineintheevening and oneinthemorning,-forbusinessmencoming to thecityforadayortwo.Forthisservice,atsuchatime,hewasable to chargetwicethepriceofapublicdaystenographer.Theservicerendered to abigbusinessman-who,havingsettledbusinessaffairsintheearlyevening,wished to getoffcontractsorlettersortelegraphicinstructionsafterthehotelstenographicofficesbadclosed-wasworththeprice.Byidealizingthetimeofrenderingservice,hemadehisstenographicworksurpass and leadallotherstenographicservicesinthecity.Alittlehomewasbought and furnished;they'remarriednow!ADVANCEMENTDEPENDSUPONIDEALIZINGITSPROCESSCHAPTER23Yourworkintheworldisperformedinoneormoreofthreefields:workwiththings,workwithwords,workwithpeople.Ineachofthesefieldsofwork,therearethousands and thousands,whoserveearnestly and loyally,workeverythingtheimageshouldnotcontain?Althoughtherearemanymillionsofdegreesofvariation and anunlimitednumberofcombinations,therearebutafewdifferentbasicqualitiesthatenterintoourimages.Theyare:colors,sounds,tastes,odors,movements and directionsofmovement,balanceorlackofbalance,finenessorroughness,hardnessorsoftness,heatorcold,lightnessorheaviness.Takeanyideayouwish to cometrue.Imageitinyourmindasitnowis,-aimperfectidea.Then,takethefactorofcolors.Imageitagain,mentallyseeingeverycolorithaspossessed,doespossessorcouldpossess.Inthissamewaygoovertheideaofthatwhichyoudesire.Useeveryoneoftheelementsofcolor,sound,taste,odor,heat,cold,motion,directionofmotion,form,size,balance,fineness,roughness,hardness,softness,lightness,heaviness.Donotleaveoutasingleone.Whenyouhavefinishedyouwillhavetheformofaperfectimage-ofanideal,butitwillstillbeonlytheform-withoutaheartofdesire,withoutanethericbody, and withoutimpulse to impelaction.Next,adddesire!FIRINGTHEHEART-DESIREOFYOURIDEALCHAPTER9Wishesarebutwishes;theyleadonly to wishingmorewishes.Desiresareheartbeatsofsoul;theydemand and impel to action.Awishturnsever to itself,wishingthatsomethingwillcome to makeitselftrue.Adesiregoesoutfromself;itdaringlyreachesout,demandingthethingdesired, and divinelycreatesitinreality.Putthefollowingtruthstogether:Desireistheheartofyourideal;inthisheartarethefiresofattainment;sometimestheydiedown and aredim;sometimestheyburnbrightly and glowwithhope and setfire to action;unlesstheythusburnwiththelightofhope and thefireofaction,youridealwillnotcometrue.Whenthefiresofdesirearedimmedbydisappointmentsordiscouragement,ormemoriesofthefailuresofthepast,whatareyougoing to doaboutit?Feedthefireswithyourfeelings and emotions!Yourthoughtswillnotdo;theyarebutdampwood and wetsand.Desiresareoftheheart;theycannotbemade to burnbrightlybyaddingideas and thoughtsofthemind.Isitathing-amaterialthing-youhavedesired and forwhichdesireburnslowbecauseofpastfailures to attainit,orisitanewdesirethatdaresnotburnbrightlyforfearofdisappointmentshoulditnotbeattained?Fireyourmayfallthrough.Ifyouidealizethevalueofthatwhichyouwish to sell,yougiveitadditionalsellingvalue.Ifyouidealizetheprocessofsellingit,youdiscovernewmeansofselling.Ifyouidealizeallkindsofpossiblebuyersofthatwhichyouhaveforsale,youdiscoverabuyercapableofperceivingtheadditionalvalueyouhavegivenyourproduct and abuyercapable and willing to payforthatvalue.ACaseforIllustration:AmanownedatractoflandnearPasadena,California;onthistherewasa$10,000mortgage;hehadboughtitonashoestring,planningsoon to sellit,-foritwasexpectedthatabuildingboomwouldmakeitadesirableresidencesitelongbeforethe$10,000wasdue.ConditionsatEndofSixMonths:Thebuildingboomhadnotmaterialized;themortgagewasdueintendays;realestatemenrefused to takeitup;thoseholdingthemortgagerefused to extendit;thebankerswouldn'ttouchit.CauseforRefusal:Thelandwasinahollow;realestatemen and bankerswereconvincednoonewouldbuyituntileveryotherresidencesitenearithadbeensold;thatmightbeyearshence.TheOwner'sFirstEfforts:When,attheendofthefirstthreemonths,theboomfailed to boom,herecognizedabundantsupply, and faithfully and persistently and confidentlyaffirmed“GodISALLAbundance” and “AllisGod.”Threemonthswentby.Themoneydidnotdropfromtheheaven;butsomethingelsedropped-thecornersofhisbanker'smouth.Whatwasthetrouble?Faithfully and confidentlytheowneraffirmedthetruth:“GodIstheSourceofAbundantSupply.”Whythenthefailure?BecauseGodisSpirit; and consequentlyaslongashecontinuedmerely to affirmGodasAbundantSupply,-thesupplycontinuedinaspiritualstate.Thisthebankersrefused to cash;theywantedcertifiedchecks.Afterafailureofmorethantwo and ahalfmonths,theownertriedIdealizingtheProcess.First,heidealizedthelandinallitsdetails. And atonceanewthoughtcame:Ifthislandisnotnowvaluableasaresidencesite,certainlythereareotherusesforit; and sinceGodknowsalluses,theideaofanotherusewillcome to me.Second,heidealizedthechangesinitsconditionatdifferentseasonsoftheyear and -hurrah-anothernewthoughthehadnotthoughtbefore:Sincethelandwasinahollow and themoistureofthesurroundinglandan“illusionofthemind,”youcould-knowingthecertaintyofthelawthatonlylikeperceiveslike-smile to yourselfovertheideathatnothingbutanillusionarymindcouldconceiveanillusionaryworld,eatillusionaryvegetables,wearillusionaryshirts,handleillusionarymoney,use and dependupontenthousandillusionarythings and liveuponanillusionaryearth.Iholdthatmatterisexistent and thatitisveryunwise and detrimental to denyitsexistence and attempt to liveup to thedenial,-forinstance to denytheexistenceofmaterialfood and try to livewithoutit.But,Iholdalsothatitislackofknowledgeofthetruenatureofmatterthatmakesusthinkofitasdense,solid,motionless and lifeless.Ifinourgreaterknowledgeofmatterwefindthatitisonlyenergyinreality,thatitisnotrestrictedenergybutinfiniteenergy, and thatitisofthesamesubstanceasspirit-thenourconceptofmatterbecomessolikeourconceptofthesubstanceofwhichidealsaremade,thatitispossibleforus to perceivesomedefiniteconnection-arealrelation,perhapsasimilarity,perhapsevenaco-existence-ofthesubstanceofeveryideal and thesubstanceofeverymaterialreality.Withsuchknowledge-foundinnextsucceedingchapters-ourfaiththatidealscometrue,becausetheyareofthesamesubstanceasmatter,canbe and isjustified.Suchfaithwillfireanewourideals and desires and impelus to ceasenoeffortuntiltheybecomerealities; and withknowledgeoftheprocessofattainment,weshallknowbyexperiencethatitisnotsodifficultasitonceseemed. And you,yourself,canmakeyouridealsbecomerealities.Faithisthesubstanceofthingshopedfor.Idealsarethesubstanceofthethingsthatare.WHATCOMPACTNESSOFMATTERGIVES TO YOURIDEALSCHAPTER3Yourideasarealwayschanging and youareeverchangingyourattituderegardingthem.Why?Theyhavenoform,nobodyofspiritualsubstance;beingwithoutbody,theyarenotions and verychangeablenotionsatthat.Butyouare loyalto yourideals;youaresteadfastinyourallegiance to them.Why?Becausethereissomethingfixed and realaboutthem;theyaremadeofspiritualsubstance;theyaretheactualbodiesofyourdesires;ofpaperswerefullofthenewsystem andhowto getfromonepoint to another.AtleastnineoutofeverytenofthemillionsofadultsinNewYorkmusthavereadthedirectionsprevious to theopening,althoughprobablynotoneinahundredthousand-whentheyreadthedirectionsover and overagain-idealizedthenewroute,noridealizedthemselvesgoingaboutthecityor toand fromworkonit.TheResultofNotIdealizingtheProcessonthedayoftheopening,intelligentmen and womencrowded and jammedeachother,wentwheretheydidnotwish to go,evengotlost,thoughmanyofthemhadknownNewYorkalltheirlives.Theconfusion and jammingofthemobattwotransferstationsweresogreatthatscoresofwomenfainted, and manywereseriouslyhurt.Morethanamillionpeoplelosttheirheads-morethanamillionwereconfusedforweeks.Itwasnecessary to closethecrosstownsubwayforamonth to preventaccidents-actually to preventpeoplekillingthemselves and eachother,becauseoftheirconfusedmobaction. And allofthisconfusion,trouble,injury and delaycouldhavebeenpreventedifeachofthesevenmillionpeoplewhousethesubwayshadspentbutfiveminutesprevious to itsopeninginIdealizingtheProcessoftravelingonit. How IIdealizedtheProcessinthisCase:Itookadescriptionoftheroutesfromanewspaper;readitcarefully.ThenIquietlyvisualizedthenewroutes.Next,Iidealizedaction,-Idealizedmyselfusingthenewroutefrommyhome to myoffice,picturingmyselfonthecars,changingwherethedescriptionsaidchangesmustbemade;idealizingeverybitofthejourney to myofficedoor.NextIidealizedonetripafteranother to otherpartsofthecity,untilIhadmyselfmentallyusedeverynew and oldroute.Afterthis,itwasimpossible to beconfused;impossible to makeamistakeinusingthesubway.Millionsofothersthoughtofthenewroutes,butcertainlyveryfewconsciouslyidealizedthemselvestravelingonthem.YeteveryindividualinNewYorkcouldhavedoneitinfiveminutesiftheyhadonlybeeninthehabitofIdealizingtheProcessofDoingThings.Othershadideasofthenewroute,ofwheretheywanted to go, and of how to getthere.Iturnedmyideasintoideals.Idealizingtheprocessofdoingthething,includedmorethanthere-seeingofthementalpictureofthenewroute.Ididmorethanvisualizeit.Iputintoitanelementofaction.Ikeptmy“clutch”insothatthepicturebecamemovement.Thatisalwaysessentialinattainingthatwhichyoudesire.THEACTOFMAKINGTHEREALITYYOURSCHAPTER13Thislastactivity-theactofmakingtherealityyours-comprisesthreesteps:idealizingyourattitude;unifyingthesubstanceoftheidealWITHthesubstanceofthereal; and makingtheactualthingapartofyourpossessionsorplacingyourselfintheactualconditionsthatyouhaveidealized and desired.Yourattituderelates to yourself, to others, to conditions, andto theworldingeneral.Beginwithyourself.Consciouslyornot,youdotakesomekindofanattitudetowardyourself.Youmaythinkyourselfawormoragod.Youarefree to takeanyattitudetowardyourselfyoudesire to take;butthereisonlyoneattitudethatleads to success and itistheidealizedattitude!Incompletethinkingin“ideas”makesyouseeyourselfasachildofsin,suffering,sorrow,weakness,mistake and failure.Thinkofyourselfasyouare:asonofGod-idealizingtheendyoudesire,theprocessbywhichyouattain, and theattitudeyouholdtowardyourself,others,conditions, and theuniverseitself.Then,idealizeyourattitudetowardothers,"Thatwhichyeseekyeshallfind."Ifyouthinkthatallmenaretrying to crushyou,youwillbecrushed;first,becauseyourattitudeclosesyoureyes to theopportunitiesofferedyou; and second,becausesuchanattitudediscovers and draws to youthosewhodonothelpyou.Ifyouidealizeothersaswilling to helpyou,youdraw to youmen and womenwhowilldothesquarethingbyyou and helpyou,-inthemyouwillfindhelp and ajustreward.Thisidealizedattitudedoesnotmakeyouatrustingsimpleton,fortheidealizedattitudealsoidealizeswisdominknowingothers.Theidealizedattitudechangesalltheconditionsoflife.Inbusiness,itleadsus to expectgoodresults, and, expectinggoodresults,weplanbetter.Whenweplanbetter,-thatis,in,amoreidealizedway-wegetbetterresults.Idealizetheworldingeneral.Theuniversemustbegood.Ifitwerenotgooditwouldgo to piecesovernight,-forevildisrupts and destroys.Goodattracts and unites and holdstogether.Youcannotidealizeyourbusiness,yourprofession and yourworkwithoutconductingthewholeaffairasanidealizedservicethatinevitablywillforceyourideals to cometrue!YoumayidealizetheThingDesired,down.Oneacrossthetable,onebesideme.LaterIlearnedthatonewasacoaloperatorofIndiana, and theother,-well,therestofthestoryconcernstheotherman.Onelookatthismantoldmehewasnotaso-called“manofideals,”-thatis,notinaccordwiththeordinaryuseoftheterm.Helookedveryprosperous;hewastalkative-menarealwaysmorecommunicativeafterdinner,smokingagoodcigar,onatrainwithnothingelse to do.Thismanisthesoap-dyekingoftheworld.Onlyafewyearsagohe and afriend,hiswife and hisfriend'swife,startedinbusinessmakingsoap-dyes.Altogethertheyhad$800.Todayeachofthemismorethanamillionaire.Theirsoap-dyessellfortencentsapackage,yettheydoabusinessofmanyhundredthousanddollarsamonth.Theysecuredtheoriginalpatent and consequently,inaddition to theprofitstheymakefromtheirownconcern,theyarepaidroyaltiesbyallothersoap-dyecompanies. How didhedoit?Ihavesaidthatheisnotamanofideals.Thatstatementisbothtrue and nottrue.HeisnotamanofidealsofthePhariseekind,butheisamanwhoidealizesthethingwithwhichheworks. To himthesoap-dyeisoneofthegreatinventionsoftheage.Hisfaceglowedashetoldaboutit;hiseyesshone."Thinkwhatitmeans,"hesaid,"foreverywomanintheland-infact,allovertheworld,fornowwe'resellingsoap-dyes to Europe,Australia,India and Japan -to beableintwominutes to changethecolorofhershirtwaist,ofapieceoflace,oranylighttrimmingmerelybydippingitinourdye,withoutanyboiling, and withoutstainingherhands."Fromtheverybeginninghehadidealizedthethingheproduced.Hehadidealizedthesoapinorder to selectthebestforthepurpose.Hehadidealizedthedyessoas to producethemostusefuldye,themosteasily and quicklyuseddye,-adyeneedingnoboiling,adyethatdoesnotstainthehandsofthoseusingit.Hehadidealizedthechemicalsusedintheprocessofmakingthedye, and, ashetalkedof how hehadbuiltupthebusiness,Isawthathehadevenidealizedthekindofchemicalexperthewanted and hadthensearchedtheUnitedStatesuntilhefoundthemanthatfittedhisideal.Hehadidealizedjustice and hadsecuredpatentrightsforhimself and thosewhohadworkedforhim.Hisprocessofidealizingthething-thesoap-dye-didnotstopwhenhehadputagoodproductonthemarket and whenthatproducthadearnedhimmillionsofdollars.Hetoldme how thatveryafternoonhehadspentthreehourswithJapanesegirlsinNewYork to provehissoap-dyeswouldnotstainthehandsoftheJapanesewomen.GivingaBodyofEthericSubstance to YourIdeal;GivingYourIdealtheImpulseofAction to MakeItReal;TheProcessthatMakesIdealsComeTrue;TheActofMakingtheRealityYours; and Where to CenterYourEffort. TO ATTAINYOURDESIRES,ALLTHREEMUSTBEUSEDCHAPTER7Ifyouidealize and useallthreeofthebasicactivities and onlythosethree,itiseasy to makeyouridealsbecomerealities.Youalwaysattainwhenyouidealize and usethem;but,ifyouleaveoutanyoneofthethree,youfail to attainyourdesire, -and noonecanbeblamedexceptyourself.Ifyouidealizeonlythatwhichyoudesire and holdfaithfully to thatideal,-thatis,ifyouuseonlythefirstofthethreeactivities,-youwillsucceed and justlyinproportion to whatyoudo.SinceGodisjustice,theresultcorresponds to theeffort.Idealizingwhatyouwant and holdingfaithfully to theidealformonths and evenyearsbringsyouthesuccessyoureffortmerits-evenafteryearsyouwillstillbeholding to theideal. And, ifyouidealizethatwhichyoudesire and attempt to takepossessionofitmentally-usingthefirst and thirdofthethreebasicactivities-yousucceed and justlyinproportion to whatyoudo.If,wheninNewYork,youlearnofafootballgame to beplayedinBoston and desire to bepresent,theidealoftheThingDesiredis to beinBoston.Ifyoudesire to drivebyautomobilefromNewYork to Boston,thatistheidealoftheProcessyouintend to use to get to Boston.Ifyougo to yourgarage and sitinyourcarforaday,amonthorayear,holdingfaithfullyallthetime to theThingDesired and holdingalsoamentalpictureofbeinginBoston-mentallypicturingthefirst and thirdsteps,butomittingthesecondone-beforetheyearpassesyourfriendswillwish to sendyou to themadhouse; and onlybecauseyoufailed to usethesecondactivity-thatoftheprocessofactuallystartingthemachine and drivingfromNewYork to Boston.Asthelegfromknee to toeswasasstiffasacarvedpieceofwood,itwasnecessary to useacaneoracrutch and to hunchmywholebodyupwardinorder to swingtheotherlegforward.Today,Icanmovetheleftfootup and downattheankleaseasilyasIcanmovemyrightfoot.Idonotevenlimp!Mystepisspringy and certain.Friendssaythatmywalkismorelikethatofamanofthirtythanthatofamanofsixty-five.Certainly,-withthesmallbonesofmyanklegrowntogetherasonesolidbone,-Iwascompelled to dosomethingwithmyconsciousnessofthe“solidity”ofmatter. To getridoftheideathatmatterisCOMPACT,DENSE and SOLIDisthefirststepinallhealing.Solongasyouthinkofacancer-oratumor,oranabnormalbonegrowth-ascompactsolidmatter,solongwillyoudoubtthepowerofmind and spirit to changeit.Throughoutalltheages,individualshavebeenhealedbyprayer,faith,mind,love and spirit.Eachsuchcaseprovesitcanbedone.Yettoday,notonepersonofeachtwentymillionoftheworld'spopulationishealeddirectlybysuchmethods.Wecannotaccountforthis,byassertingthattheworlddoesnotknowthatGodhashealed.Wecannotaccountforitbyassertingthatmillionsdonotwish to bemadewellbyspiritualhealing.If,atanytimeduringtheages,wehadheld to thetruththatGodisAll and knownthatmatterisspiritualmanifestation,theknowledgeoftheresultsofourspiritualhealingwouldhaveswepttheworld and everyonewouldnowaccept and usethem.WehaveidealsofGod,spirit, and spiritualhealing.Wehavenoidealofmatter,thething to behealed.Ourfailureshavebeendue to ourpartial and verymistakenideasofmatter.Somehavetried to getaroundmatterbycallingitanillusion.Thinkofmatterasanillusionasmuchasyoupleasebut-ifyouhaveacancerontheendofyournose-deepinyourheartyouknowthatyoucannotdenythatyourmindrecognizesthatthatcanceristhere!Solongasyoucallmatteranillusion,youadmitthereissomething to becalledanillusion; and thatsomethingmakesyoudoubt to onedegreeoranotherthepossibilityofthehealing.Otherstry to getaroundmatter,bydenyingitsexistence.Solongasyoufinditnecessary to denymatter,yourverydenialisyouradmissionthatthereissomething to deny.Isitconsistent to denytheexistenceofthematterwecallacancer and then to turnourmindstopsy-turvyinasecond and demandthatuniversalsupplybemanifestedasmatterintheformofmoney and meansofmaterialexistence-food,clothing,houses,etc. ... conditionsofservice.”"Areyoueverasked to workovertime?""Notoften;butVisualizingistheactofholdingamentalpicture;idealizingistheactofperfectingthementalimageofallfactors,-thepicture,theprocessofsecuringit and theactofmakingitreal.Youoftenignitetheheartofyouridealbyvividmentalpictures and strongfeelingsofdesire to possessthereality;butunlessconnectedupwithyourmotorpowerofaction,itremainsmerelyanurgentunfulfilledpictureofdesirewithinyou-anidealthatdoesnotbecomeareality.Clutchingyourideal to actioncannotbeeffectivelyaccomplishedbyapicture.Letmeillustratethisclearly.Go to anartmuseum;lookatanypaintingrepresentinganumberofpeople.If,aftergoingaway,youcloseyoureyes and visualizethepainting,youholdinyourmindamentalpictureofthepainting.Withcare and practiceyoucanmakethismentalpictureveryvivid and increaseyourability to re-seeinthemindeverydetailofsuchapainting-lines,forms and colorsofthings and people.Yet,itisstillamerepicture;itisflat,lackingaction, and itdoesnotimpel to action.ThatwhichIhavejustdescribedisthevisualizingprocess.Visualizinghasproducedmarvelousresultswhenthepersonvisualizinghasturnedsuchmentalpicture-makingintotheidealizedprocess,eveniftheyhavenotrecognizedthattheyhavedoneso.Idealizing,however,ismoreremarkablebecauseitincludesvisualizing and addsallotherelements to it.Visualizationcomesfromusingthestored-upimagesofbutoneofoursenses,thesenseofsight.Idealizationcomesfromusingthestored-upimagesnotonlyofthesenseofsightbutofallothersenses. To attainthatwhichwedesireitisnecessary,notonly to seethevisualimage,but to act.Trynowanotherprocess:Idealizethepaintingyousawintheartmuseum;bringitvisually to yourmind;re-seeitjustasyoudidbytheprocesspreviouslydescribed.Thenimageaction,-everypersoninitinaction;feelthemdoingthethingtheyarepicturedasdoing;feelthemovement;feeltheactivities.Ifitportraysthemasspeaking,hearthetones,-hearwhattheysay.Imightcontinuewithallotherelementsofthepicture,butIthinkthisissufficient to showyouthedifferencebetweenvisualization and idealization.Visualizationproducesanonmoving,non-activepictureinthemind,eventhoughitbevivid and clear.Beingnon-active,itdoesnotimpel to action and hencemanyofourpicturedidealsdonotbecomerealities.Butifweidealizeaction,ifweusethementalclutchofconnectinguptheidealofthethingdesiredwiththeprocessofobtainingthatwhichwedesire,actionmustresult; and actionisoneoftheessentialfactorsinmakinganyidealcometrue.theactuallandbycreatinganidealizeduseofit,avisionofalittleparkamongthemillionaires-forfortyfamilieseachwithitsownlittlecountryhome.Thefirstresultwasaccomplishedwithinforty-eighthours.Theplanwaspresented to arealestatemaninNewYorkCity.Atoncehewished to buytheentireplotat$300anacre.Butthenephewshadseenavision-theidealizationhadgivenvalue to theirland -and theyrefused.Therealestatemanoffered$400, and then$500anacreforit.Thesecondresultwasthatwithinfourdaysthenephewswereoffered$1,000anacreforthefirstplotthatwas to besold. And why?Thelandwasexactlythesamelandithadbeenaweekbefore,butvaluehadbeenaddedbyidealizingalittlecommunityoffortyculturedfamilieslivingnearacolonyofmillionaires, and valuehadalsobeengiven to itbycreatingadesireforsuchhomes.Thesetwofactors,thementalplan and thedesirecreated,gaveagreatlyincreasedvalue(from$200 to $1,000anacre)infourdays.Becauseoftheplan and thedesirecreatedinthemindsofthose to whomtheplanwasgiven,thisrun-down,neglectedfarmlandledinvaluealltheotherfarmland,eventhoughtheotherfarmlandswereimproved and cultivated.Thiswaspossiblebecausethislandwashilly and rolling and partlywoodedThereforeotherfarmlandcouldnotcompetewiththisasplotsforhomes.Moreover,invaluethislandwithinfourdaysaftertheplanwasmade and presentedwasworthjustfivehundredpercentmorethanthelandsofthegreatestatessurroundingthem.Itwasworthmorebecauseitcouldbepurchasedinsmallplots,whiletheownersoftheestateswouldnotconsidersellinganacreoreventenacresofthelandtheyowned.Hencethisland,which-fourdaysbeforetheplanwasconceivedbyidealization-asatthetailoflandvalues,becametheleaderoflandvaluesincomparisonwithfarmlandvalue and thatofthegreatestates.Wheneveryouwish to increasethevalueofanythingyouhave to sell,addmentaleffortbysaneidealizationthatfitsthebestusethatcanbemadeofthething.Wheneveryouwish to giveapredominantvalue to anything,idealizeaplan and createadesireforitinsuchawaythatthethingyouhave to sellleadsallotherthingsnearitorapproximatelylikeit.Thus,byactualpractice,youprovethatallvalueisofmind and thusthatallvalueisofGod.Thevalueofthatinchindiameter,theelectronisfiftythousandtimessmallerthantheatom!Ofcourse,youcannotimaginethis;itisinfinitelysmall-apartoftheinfinityofGod! And whatistheelectron?Ofwhatsubstanceisit?Allscientistsagreethatitisaninfinitelysmallethericwhirlofenergy-awhirlingholeinspace!Whatthenisdensity?Densityisthespiritofmatter-theinfiniteethericenergy-spaceofGod.Itisthatinwhichallthingslive and move and havetheirbeing.Itexistsbetweentheinfinitelysmallwhirlingelectronsbutabillionthofaninchfromoneanother;itexistsbetweenwhirlingstars and infinitelylargesunsthousandsofmillionsofmillionsofmilesapart.Thereisnodensityofmatter to hinderthemanifestationofyourideals and desires.Sinceyou,yourideals and desiresareofGod, and sincethecellsofyourbody and alsothesubstanceofallothermaterialactualitiesarebuttheinfiniteenergy-spaceofGod,certainlyyouridealscomposedofthissubstance-theonlysubstancethatexists-can and will and docometrue.Infact,thisethericenergy-spacesubstance,whichmakesmatterseem to bedense,istheverysubstancethatgivesbodies to yourideals and thusmakesthemmanifestinmaterialactuality.WHATATTRACTIVEMATTEROFENERGYGIVES TO YOURDESIRESCHAPTER4Anotherstoneinthepathoffaith and theattainmentofyourideals and desiresistheideathatmatterissolid.Asdensitywasfound to bebutinfiniteenergyspace-thespiritualsubstanceinwhichideals and allthingsexistwhatwillsolidityturnout to bewhenyoucome to knowitasitis?Ironseems to beasolidsubstance and veryhard.Doesitshardnessresideinmatterorisitdue to thespiritorenergyofmatter?Themolecules and atomsofironarenoharderormoresolidthanthemolecules and atomsofbutter.Yet,itisdifficult to driveanailintoapieceofiron and easy to driveoneintoachunkofbutter.Thatwhichmakesitdifficult to driveanailintoironisthedegreeofattractiveforceexistingbetweentheparticles.Itisthisforcethatholdsmolecules and theirrespectiveatoms to eachother.Whenyoudriveanailintoiron,whatyouovercomeistheattractiveforcethattries to preventthemoleculesbeingpushedapart.Itiseasy to forceapartthemoleculesofbutter to makespaceforanail.Inthiscasealso,whatyouovercomeistheattractiveforcethatholdstogetherthemolecules and atomsofbutter.valueisnothingmaterial.Ifminddidnotdistinguishbetweenadiamond and apieceofcoal and givespecialvalue to theformerbecauseofourdesireforbeauty,thematerialofthediamondwouldbenomorevaluablethanthematerialofapieceofcoalofthesamesize.Iftherewerenomentalconceptionregardingthepurityofthediamond and nodesire to possessit and useitasdecoration,diamondswouldpossessnomorevaluethanpebbles.Nowletusconsidertheidealizingofthevalueofapieceoflandsothattheprocessincreaseditsvalueinfourdaysfromlessthan$200anacre to $1,000anacre.Theland,ofwhichIwrite,issituatedineasternPennsylvanianearaverybeautifullakesomedistancefromrailroads.Itwaspurchasedtwenty-fouryearsagoasfarmlandatlessthan$15anacre.Itwasleftaspartofanestate to twonephews.Theyoungeronebecameofagein1919 and thelandwasofferedforsale.Theydesired to obtain$200anacreforit and feltthat,iftheycouldsellitatthatprice,theywouldbeverylucky.Manythingshavehappenedinthelasttwenty-fouryears.ThelandisstillfarfromtherailroadbuteveryfootoflandaroundthelittlelakehasbeenpurchasedbymillionairesfromPhiladelphia and NewYork.Infact,since1919theyhavespent$3,000,000ingeneralimprovementofthismillionaires'colonyinaddition to themoneyspentonindividualestates.Thelandofthetwonephews,however,wasnotofgreatvalue.Theacreagewasnotlargeenoughforagreatestate and thelandwasnotgoodasfarmland.Innosensediditleadsurroundinglandinvalue.Thosewhoknewthelandthoughtitought to beworth$200anacre,but,asthemonthswentby,itwasnotsold.Thenephewswereanxious to realizeontheirland;theywished to gointobusiness, and knowingme,theycalledoneday to askforhelp.Iidealizeditasfarmland and sawitsuselessness.Infact,ithadbeenneglectedsolongthatitwouldtaketwoorthreeyears to bringitback to normalcondition.ThenIidealizeditasasiteforacountryestateofawealthyman.ButIsawitwouldnotdoforthat.Itwasnotlargeenough.Next,Iidealizedtheentirecolonyofmillionairesaboutit;Iidealizeditsnearness to NewYork and Philadelphia;Iidealizedthepeopleinthecitywhodesiredhomes;Iidealizedhumannature,realizingthatthereweremanyculturedpeopleoflimitedmeanswhodesired to livenearverywealthypeoplewhowouldenjoylifeinacommunityofsuchpeople.Consequentlyoutofthecosmostherecame to mymindtheidealofmakingthislandalittleparkdividedintofortylittlehomeplotsofoneacreeach.Thenephews and myselfdrewupthisplan.Wehadgivenaddedvalue to Think,think,thinkofwishes and youwillliveanervouswreck and dieinthementalmadhouseofunfulfilledmentaldesires.Feedthedesiresofyouridealswithyourownfeelings and emotions -and thehigherthefeelings and emotions,thestrongerthefire -and yourdesireswillturn to actionthatcannotbeprevented. And sinceyourdesiresareheartsofideals,thatwhichyoudowillberight.GIVINGABODYOFETHERICSUBSTANCE TO YOURIDEALCHAPTER10Thenextstepis to createabodyforyourideal-abodyofrealethericsubstance.Imagetheidealofthethingyouwant.Doesthethingitselfseemsocompact and densethatyoucannotre-form and re-createit to accordwithyourideal?Itsformcanbechanged,butonlyifyougiveabody to yourideal.First,giveform to thesubstanceoftheideal.Turnback and readagainmythirdchapter.Then,re-idealizeyourimageofthethingdesiredasmadeofinfiniteenergy-space.Bydoingthisyouactuallygroupthespiritualsubstanceintoform.Thisisafirststepincreatingthebodyofyourideal.Second,givethebodyattractivepower.Readagainthefourthchapterofthisbook.Then,re-imageyouridealofthethingyouwant.Realize,thatwhateverthesubstanceofthethingdesired,thatwhichmakesitsactualitypossibleisinfiniteattractiveenergy;thatitisthissameenergythatholdsalltheparticlesofyouridealtogether and draws to itallthefactorsnecessaryformanifestation.Bythusimagingyouridealyougiveitsolidity.Theparticlesofthisspiritualsubstancebecomesfixedsothattheidealwillpersist;sothatitwillnotchange,asanideachanges,orevaporateinvainimaging’s.Bythisprocessyoualsogiveitpower to attract and draw to itallthoseconditions,qualities,thoughts,feelings and attitudesnecessary to makeitreal,-necessary to makeitsactualitypossible.Third,createthebodyofself-activesubstance.Turnback and readthefifthchapter.Realizethateverythingyouwish to changeisininfinitemotion,thrillingwithlife;thateventhepieceofcopperwirethatleads to yourelectriclightiscomposedofwhirlingcentersofspace,infinitelysmall,capableofmoving660,000,000milesanhour and able to changetheirpositions40,000,000timesasecond,Bythisprocessyouridyoursoulofanyideathatanyso-calledmaterialthingcanoppose-themanifestationofyourideal. And yougive to theideal -to itsbodysubstance-thesamequalityofinfinite,infinitelyrapidpowerofmovement,powerofaction,power to Insteadofthinkingofthelandasanout-of-the-waywetplace to whichfewpeoplewished to go,theyidealizeditasaplaceofpeacefulseclusion to whichacertainclassofpeoplewouldwish to goforarest.SuchidealizationrecognizesGodasWisdom.Itwasadapted to theplace and theconditions, to themselves andto theirpocketbooks.IwasthereoneJuly,-therewerenoglass-screenedporches,nocasinos,noornamentedboardwalks, and novainshowoflife.Buttherewaslifeitself!Thepeoplevisitingtherewererealpeople.Therewasfreedomofaction.Therewasfellowship and thespiritoflove and service.Alsotherewasrest.Thefather and motherhadmadeitpay.Theyhadmadeitpayfromyear to year,whichmeanstheyhadrenderedsuchgoodservice,suchidealizedserviceforthepricescharged,thatvisitorsreturnedyearafteryear.Theyhavesucceeded.Thethreechildrenhavebeengivencollegeeducations and thisinitselfissufficientproofoftheirsuccess. And yetthereissomethinggreaterthanthis.Thefather and mothereachsummeraregivingaspiritualeducation to ahundredormoredifferentguestswhoseeGod'sidealizationofserviceinaction.OBTAININGINREALITYTHEIDEALPOSITIONYOUDESIRECHAPTER22GodisAll and Everything-beverysureofthat.Heiseverythingthatexists,notonlyinthemental and spiritualworld,buteverythingthatreallyexistsinthematerialworld.Ifyouthink and planinideas and actinaccordwiththem,becertainthatyouwillleaveoutsomeessentialfactorofyoureffort and probablyfail to attainthatwhichyoudesire.Inthinking and planning to securethepositionyoudesire,or to createapositionforyourself,yourplansmaynotbecomerealitiesifyoufail to idealize and useanyoneofthefactors.Hereisalittleincident:thatofayoungmanwhochangedinafewweeksfrommakingthirty-fivedollarsaweek and workingeighthoursaday to makingfivehundreddollarsamonthworkingbutfourhoursaday.Imethimbyaccident-no,notbyaccident,butbyGod'sdesigning.Ithappenedthus:OneSundayafternoonIwentupintothatsectionofthewildnorthendofCentralParkwhereonecanimagineoneselfinthedeepwoods.Istretchedmyselfontheground and, recliningagainstabigrock,idealizetheProcessofAttainingIt and CarryOuttheProcessinAction, -and, yet,byyourattitude keep therealityfrombecomingyours.Withagroupofcongenialfriends,youcandesire and idealizeanevening'spleasureforyourself and thegirlyoulove,youmaycallforher and go to thegatheringtogether, -and yetyourattitude,ifdisagreeable,can keep thepleasureoftheeveningfrombecomingyours.First,then,giveattention to yourattitude!Second,unifythesubstanceofyouridealwiththesubstanceofthethingorconditiondesired.Thesubstanceofyouridealisyours!Itisofyourmind.Thesubstanceoftherealitymaynotyetbeyours. To makeityours,youmustmakethebodyofyouridealcoincidewiththebodyoractualityofthatwhichyoudesire.Re-readthechapterson Howto FormanIdealthatWillComeTrue,FiringtheHeartDesireofYourIdeal,GivingaBodyofEthericSubstance to YourIdeal, and GivingYourIdealtheImpulseofAction to MakeItReal.Then,re-imageyouridealinaccordwiththosefourqualities-itsform,itsdesire,itssubstance,itsimpulse to action.Next,re-readthethreechaptersofTheSpiritofMatter:YourIdeals and WhatCompactnessofMatterGives to Them,YourDesires and WhatAttractiveEnergyGives to Them,WhatMovementinMatterGives to theBodyofYourDesire.Donotneglect to re-readthese.Youremembermuch,butnotallthethings.Re-readthem,recognizing:thatthematerialdensity,ofthethingyoudesireisanethericsubstancecoincidinginnaturewiththesubstanceofyourideal;thatthematerialsolidityofthethingyoudesireisinfiniteattractiveenergywhichcoincidesinnaturewiththeholding-togetherenergyofyourideal; and thattheenergyofthematerialthingdesiredisethericforce-exactlythesameforceasexistsinyourideal.Now,imageeachdetailofyourideal,projectitoutofyourmind to theplaceoftheactuality, and uniteitwiththesamedetailofthematerialactualityyoudesire to beyours.Donotmissasingledetail;maketheprojectedidealcoincidewiththeactualthingineveryfeature-form,substance,energy and place. To missnofactor,unifystepbystep,-as to color,sound,taste,smell,balance,heat,movement,directionofmovement,form,size,finenessorroughness,hardnessorsoftness,cold,weight,use,pleasuresfromuse,etcetera.Missnoneofthese!theafternoonweremostefficient.Butwhatdidhedowhilesittingathisdesk?Didhewastethosefirstfiveminutes?Thisiswhathedid:First,heidealizedallthedifferentkindsofinjuriesreported to him, and, inaddition,allthepossibleinjurieshemightbecalledupon to treat;Second,hevisualizedallofthemedicines,antiseptics,accessories,etc.,thatwouldberequired and mightberequired;visionedhisownsupply and suchasurplus to beobtainedatthedrugstoreaswouldmakeanylackimpossible;Third,heidealizedwhatshouldbedoneatonce to aidthefuturerecoveryofthoseinjured-thewisdomofwrappingeachupinawarmblanketimmediatelyafterthefirstaid-asprotectionfromtheafter-chillofthestorm;Fourth,hevisualizedtheplaceswherethemostseriouslyinjuredwerereported to be;idealizedhimselfgoingfromone to anotherbyshortestroutes; and repeatedtheprocess-visioningtheplaceswherethelessseriouslyinjuredwere.Allthisinfiveminutes!Yes,themind-trained to IdealizetheProcess and knowingthatGodisineveryprocess-worksmorerapidlythanradio.Werethefirstfiveminuteswasted?Thosefiveminutesmorethandoubledhisservicethatafternoon and evening, and therewasnofailure to giveaidbecausesomenecessarythingwaslacking.Butwe-yes,weseethevalueofIdealizingtheProcessofDoingThingsinanemergency;butweforgetthatinourliveseachhourisanemergency-acall to dothemost,livethemost.TURNINGDESIRESFORSALESINTOACTUALSALESCHAPTER19Inessenceeveryphaseofcontactinhumansocietyisasale.Ifyouapplyfor and secureapositionyousellyourself to theemployer,whobuysyourservicesincompetitionwithmanyothers.Ifyouaretheleaderofagreatreformmovement,carryingtheidealofthatreform to themassesofpeople and winningthem to supportit,youaresellingyourideals to them.Ofcoursetherearebusinesssales,foreveryphaseofbusinessoperation and managementisasaleofthings,ideas,idealsofservices.Theprocessofsellingisalwaysthesame.Anysaleyoudesire to make-anysaleyouhaveinmindasanideal-canbemadeareality;butevery“idea”youhaveofasalesometimesIworktilltenoreleveno'clockwhenthebosswants to getoutspeciallettersortelegramsforthemidnightmail.""Thentheconditionsofstenographicservicearesuchthatbusinessmendonow and then,eventhoselivinginNewYorkCity,wishservicewhich,underordinaryconditions,isnotrendered."Thisbringsus to thesubjectoftime.Itisclearthatstenographicserviceisrenderedinthedaytime;itisalsoclearthatitisnotrenderedatnight.Evenhotelstenographersdonotworklaterthannineorteno'clock.Doesthatgiveyouanyidea?"Yes,butnothingIcangetholdof;nothingIcanactuallyuse!""Well,let'sdropit,now.Thinkofallthese-yourself,themeans,thework,theotherpeople,theconditions,thetime-over and overagaintonight.Idealizeeveryoneofthefactors-don'tomitasingleone.Come to seemetomorrownight.Here'smyaddress."Thenextnighthecame.Hewasadifferentman.Hewasnolongerastenographer;hewasacreator.Morethanthat,hewasaninspiredcreator.Anewidea,anewthought,aninspiration,hadcome to him.Thisiswhathedid:heorganizedastenographicnightservicebetweennineintheevening and oneinthemorning,-forbusinessmencoming to thecityforadayortwo.Forthisservice,atsuchatime,hewasable to chargetwicethepriceofapublicdaystenographer.Theservicerendered to abigbusinessman-who,havingsettledbusinessaffairsintheearlyevening,wished to getoffcontractsorlettersortelegraphicinstructionsafterthehotelstenographicofficesbadclosed-wasworththeprice.Byidealizingthetimeofrenderingservice,hemadehisstenographicworksurpass and leadallotherstenographicservicesinthecity.Alittlehomewasbought and furnished;they'remarriednow!ADVANCEMENTDEPENDSUPONIDEALIZINGITSPROCESSCHAPTER23Yourworkintheworldisperformedinoneormoreofthreefields:workwiththings,workwithwords,workwithpeople.Ineachofthesefieldsofwork,therearethousands and thousands,whoserveearnestly and loyally,workeverythingtheimageshouldnotcontain?Althoughtherearemanymillionsofdegreesofvariation and anunlimitednumberofcombinations,therearebutafewdifferentbasicqualitiesthatenterintoourimages.Theyare:colors,sounds,tastes,odors,movements and directionsofmovement,balanceorlackofbalance,finenessorroughness,hardnessorsoftness,heatorcold,lightnessorheaviness.Takeanyideayouwish to cometrue.Imageitinyourmindasitnowis,-aimperfectidea.Then,takethefactorofcolors.Imageitagain,mentallyseeingeverycolorithaspossessed,doespossessorcouldpossess.Inthissamewaygoovertheideaofthatwhichyoudesire.Useeveryoneoftheelementsofcolor,sound,taste,odor,heat,cold,motion,directionofmotion,form,size,balance,fineness,roughness,hardness,softness,lightness,heaviness.Donotleaveoutasingleone.Whenyouhavefinishedyouwillhavetheformofaperfectimage-ofanideal,butitwillstillbeonlytheform-withoutaheartofdesire,withoutanethericbody, and withoutimpulse to impelaction.Next,adddesire!FIRINGTHEHEART-DESIREOFYOURIDEALCHAPTER9Wishesarebutwishes;theyleadonly to wishingmorewishes.Desiresareheartbeatsofsoul;theydemand and impel to action.Awishturnsever to itself,wishingthatsomethingwillcome to makeitselftrue.Adesiregoesoutfromself;itdaringlyreachesout,demandingthethingdesired, and divinelycreatesitinreality.Putthefollowingtruthstogether:Desireistheheartofyourideal;inthisheartarethefiresofattainment;sometimestheydiedown and aredim;sometimestheyburnbrightly and glowwithhope and setfire to action;unlesstheythusburnwiththelightofhope and thefireofaction,youridealwillnotcometrue.Whenthefiresofdesirearedimmedbydisappointmentsordiscouragement,ormemoriesofthefailuresofthepast,whatareyougoing to doaboutit?Feedthefireswithyourfeelings and emotions!Yourthoughtswillnotdo;theyarebutdampwood and wetsand.Desiresareoftheheart;theycannotbemade to burnbrightlybyaddingideas and thoughtsofthemind.Isitathing-amaterialthing-youhavedesired and forwhichdesireburnslowbecauseofpastfailures to attainit,orisitanewdesirethatdaresnotburnbrightlyforfearofdisappointmentshoulditnotbeattained?Fireyourmayfallthrough.Ifyouidealizethevalueofthatwhichyouwish to sell,yougiveitadditionalsellingvalue.Ifyouidealizetheprocessofsellingit,youdiscovernewmeansofselling.Ifyouidealizeallkindsofpossiblebuyersofthatwhichyouhaveforsale,youdiscoverabuyercapableofperceivingtheadditionalvalueyouhavegivenyourproduct and abuyercapable and willing to payforthatvalue.ACaseforIllustration:AmanownedatractoflandnearPasadena,California;onthistherewasa$10,000mortgage;hehadboughtitonashoestring,planningsoon to sellit,-foritwasexpectedthatabuildingboomwouldmakeitadesirableresidencesitelongbeforethe$10,000wasdue.ConditionsatEndofSixMonths:Thebuildingboomhadnotmaterialized;themortgagewasdueintendays;realestatemenrefused to takeitup;thoseholdingthemortgagerefused to extendit;thebankerswouldn'ttouchit.CauseforRefusal:Thelandwasinahollow;realestatemen and bankerswereconvincednoonewouldbuyituntileveryotherresidencesitenearithadbeensold;thatmightbeyearshence.TheOwner'sFirstEfforts:When,attheendofthefirstthreemonths,theboomfailed to boom,herecognizedabundantsupply, and faithfully and persistently and confidentlyaffirmed“GodISALLAbundance” and “AllisGod.”Threemonthswentby.Themoneydidnotdropfromtheheaven;butsomethingelsedropped-thecornersofhisbanker'smouth.Whatwasthetrouble?Faithfully and confidentlytheowneraffirmedthetruth:“GodIstheSourceofAbundantSupply.”Whythenthefailure?BecauseGodisSpirit; and consequentlyaslongashecontinuedmerely to affirmGodasAbundantSupply,-thesupplycontinuedinaspiritualstate.Thisthebankersrefused to cash;theywantedcertifiedchecks.Afterafailureofmorethantwo and ahalfmonths,theownertriedIdealizingtheProcess.First,heidealizedthelandinallitsdetails. And atonceanewthoughtcame:Ifthislandisnotnowvaluableasaresidencesite,certainlythereareotherusesforit; and sinceGodknowsalluses,theideaofanotherusewillcome to me.Second,heidealizedthechangesinitsconditionatdifferentseasonsoftheyear and -hurrah-anothernewthoughthehadnotthoughtbefore:Sincethelandwasinahollow and themoistureofthesurroundinglandan“illusionofthemind,”youcould-knowingthecertaintyofthelawthatonlylikeperceiveslike-smile to yourselfovertheideathatnothingbutanillusionarymindcouldconceiveanillusionaryworld,eatillusionaryvegetables,wearillusionaryshirts,handleillusionarymoney,use and dependupontenthousandillusionarythings and liveuponanillusionaryearth.Iholdthatmatterisexistent and thatitisveryunwise and detrimental to denyitsexistence and attempt to liveup to thedenial,-forinstance to denytheexistenceofmaterialfood and try to livewithoutit.But,Iholdalsothatitislackofknowledgeofthetruenatureofmatterthatmakesusthinkofitasdense,solid,motionless and lifeless.Ifinourgreaterknowledgeofmatterwefindthatitisonlyenergyinreality,thatitisnotrestrictedenergybutinfiniteenergy, and thatitisofthesamesubstanceasspirit-thenourconceptofmatterbecomessolikeourconceptofthesubstanceofwhichidealsaremade,thatitispossibleforus to perceivesomedefiniteconnection-arealrelation,perhapsasimilarity,perhapsevenaco-existence-ofthesubstanceofeveryideal and thesubstanceofeverymaterialreality.Withsuchknowledge-foundinnextsucceedingchapters-ourfaiththatidealscometrue,becausetheyareofthesamesubstanceasmatter,canbe and isjustified.Suchfaithwillfireanewourideals and desires and impelus to ceasenoeffortuntiltheybecomerealities; and withknowledgeoftheprocessofattainment,weshallknowbyexperiencethatitisnotsodifficultasitonceseemed. And you,yourself,canmakeyouridealsbecomerealities.Faithisthesubstanceofthingshopedfor.Idealsarethesubstanceofthethingsthatare.WHATCOMPACTNESSOFMATTERGIVES TO YOURIDEALSCHAPTER3Yourideasarealwayschanging and youareeverchangingyourattituderegardingthem.Why?Theyhavenoform,nobodyofspiritualsubstance;beingwithoutbody,theyarenotions and verychangeablenotionsatthat.Butyouare loyalto yourideals;youaresteadfastinyourallegiance to them.Why?Becausethereissomethingfixed and realaboutthem;theyaremadeofspiritualsubstance;theyaretheactualbodiesofyourdesires;ofpaperswerefullofthenewsystem andhowto getfromonepoint to another.AtleastnineoutofeverytenofthemillionsofadultsinNewYorkmusthavereadthedirectionsprevious to theopening,althoughprobablynotoneinahundredthousand-whentheyreadthedirectionsover and overagain-idealizedthenewroute,noridealizedthemselvesgoingaboutthecityor toand fromworkonit.TheResultofNotIdealizingtheProcessonthedayoftheopening,intelligentmen and womencrowded and jammedeachother,wentwheretheydidnotwish to go,evengotlost,thoughmanyofthemhadknownNewYorkalltheirlives.Theconfusion and jammingofthemobattwotransferstationsweresogreatthatscoresofwomenfainted, and manywereseriouslyhurt.Morethanamillionpeoplelosttheirheads-morethanamillionwereconfusedforweeks.Itwasnecessary to closethecrosstownsubwayforamonth to preventaccidents-actually to preventpeoplekillingthemselves and eachother,becauseoftheirconfusedmobaction. And allofthisconfusion,trouble,injury and delaycouldhavebeenpreventedifeachofthesevenmillionpeoplewhousethesubwayshadspentbutfiveminutesprevious to itsopeninginIdealizingtheProcessoftravelingonit. How IIdealizedtheProcessinthisCase:Itookadescriptionoftheroutesfromanewspaper;readitcarefully.ThenIquietlyvisualizedthenewroutes.Next,Iidealizedaction,-Idealizedmyselfusingthenewroutefrommyhome to myoffice,picturingmyselfonthecars,changingwherethedescriptionsaidchangesmustbemade;idealizingeverybitofthejourney to myofficedoor.NextIidealizedonetripafteranother to otherpartsofthecity,untilIhadmyselfmentallyusedeverynew and oldroute.Afterthis,itwasimpossible to beconfused;impossible to makeamistakeinusingthesubway.Millionsofothersthoughtofthenewroutes,butcertainlyveryfewconsciouslyidealizedthemselvestravelingonthem.YeteveryindividualinNewYorkcouldhavedoneitinfiveminutesiftheyhadonlybeeninthehabitofIdealizingtheProcessofDoingThings.Othershadideasofthenewroute,ofwheretheywanted to go, and of how to getthere.Iturnedmyideasintoideals.Idealizingtheprocessofdoingthething,includedmorethanthere-seeingofthementalpictureofthenewroute.Ididmorethanvisualizeit.Iputintoitanelementofaction.Ikeptmy“clutch”insothatthepicturebecamemovement.Thatisalwaysessentialinattainingthatwhichyoudesire.THEACTOFMAKINGTHEREALITYYOURSCHAPTER13Thislastactivity-theactofmakingtherealityyours-comprisesthreesteps:idealizingyourattitude;unifyingthesubstanceoftheidealWITHthesubstanceofthereal; and makingtheactualthingapartofyourpossessionsorplacingyourselfintheactualconditionsthatyouhaveidealized and desired.Yourattituderelates to yourself, to others, to conditions, andto theworldingeneral.Beginwithyourself.Consciouslyornot,youdotakesomekindofanattitudetowardyourself.Youmaythinkyourselfawormoragod.Youarefree to takeanyattitudetowardyourselfyoudesire to take;butthereisonlyoneattitudethatleads to success and itistheidealizedattitude!Incompletethinkingin“ideas”makesyouseeyourselfasachildofsin,suffering,sorrow,weakness,mistake and failure.Thinkofyourselfasyouare:asonofGod-idealizingtheendyoudesire,theprocessbywhichyouattain, and theattitudeyouholdtowardyourself,others,conditions, and theuniverseitself.Then,idealizeyourattitudetowardothers,"Thatwhichyeseekyeshallfind."Ifyouthinkthatallmenaretrying to crushyou,youwillbecrushed;first,becauseyourattitudeclosesyoureyes to theopportunitiesofferedyou; and second,becausesuchanattitudediscovers and draws to youthosewhodonothelpyou.Ifyouidealizeothersaswilling to helpyou,youdraw to youmen and womenwhowilldothesquarethingbyyou and helpyou,-inthemyouwillfindhelp and ajustreward.Thisidealizedattitudedoesnotmakeyouatrustingsimpleton,fortheidealizedattitudealsoidealizeswisdominknowingothers.Theidealizedattitudechangesalltheconditionsoflife.Inbusiness,itleadsus to expectgoodresults, and, expectinggoodresults,weplanbetter.Whenweplanbetter,-thatis,in,amoreidealizedway-wegetbetterresults.Idealizetheworldingeneral.Theuniversemustbegood.Ifitwerenotgooditwouldgo to piecesovernight,-forevildisrupts and destroys.Goodattracts and unites and holdstogether.Youcannotidealizeyourbusiness,yourprofession and yourworkwithoutconductingthewholeaffairasanidealizedservicethatinevitablywillforceyourideals to cometrue!YoumayidealizetheThingDesired,down.Oneacrossthetable,onebesideme.LaterIlearnedthatonewasacoaloperatorofIndiana, and theother,-well,therestofthestoryconcernstheotherman.Onelookatthismantoldmehewasnotaso-called“manofideals,”-thatis,notinaccordwiththeordinaryuseoftheterm.Helookedveryprosperous;hewastalkative-menarealwaysmorecommunicativeafterdinner,smokingagoodcigar,onatrainwithnothingelse to do.Thismanisthesoap-dyekingoftheworld.Onlyafewyearsagohe and afriend,hiswife and hisfriend'swife,startedinbusinessmakingsoap-dyes.Altogethertheyhad$800.Todayeachofthemismorethanamillionaire.Theirsoap-dyessellfortencentsapackage,yettheydoabusinessofmanyhundredthousanddollarsamonth.Theysecuredtheoriginalpatent and consequently,inaddition to theprofitstheymakefromtheirownconcern,theyarepaidroyaltiesbyallothersoap-dyecompanies. How didhedoit?Ihavesaidthatheisnotamanofideals.Thatstatementisbothtrue and nottrue.HeisnotamanofidealsofthePhariseekind,butheisamanwhoidealizesthethingwithwhichheworks. To himthesoap-dyeisoneofthegreatinventionsoftheage.Hisfaceglowedashetoldaboutit;hiseyesshone."Thinkwhatitmeans,"hesaid,"foreverywomanintheland-infact,allovertheworld,fornowwe'resellingsoap-dyes to Europe,Australia,India and Japan -to beableintwominutes to changethecolorofhershirtwaist,ofapieceoflace,oranylighttrimmingmerelybydippingitinourdye,withoutanyboiling, and withoutstainingherhands."Fromtheverybeginninghehadidealizedthethingheproduced.Hehadidealizedthesoapinorder to selectthebestforthepurpose.Hehadidealizedthedyessoas to producethemostusefuldye,themosteasily and quicklyuseddye,-adyeneedingnoboiling,adyethatdoesnotstainthehandsofthoseusingit.Hehadidealizedthechemicalsusedintheprocessofmakingthedye, and, ashetalkedof how hehadbuiltupthebusiness,Isawthathehadevenidealizedthekindofchemicalexperthewanted and hadthensearchedtheUnitedStatesuntilhefoundthemanthatfittedhisideal.Hehadidealizedjustice and hadsecuredpatentrightsforhimself and thosewhohadworkedforhim.Hisprocessofidealizingthething-thesoap-dye-didnotstopwhenhehadputagoodproductonthemarket and whenthatproducthadearnedhimmillionsofdollars.Hetoldme how thatveryafternoonhehadspentthreehourswithJapanesegirlsinNewYork to provehissoap-dyeswouldnotstainthehandsoftheJapanesewomen.GivingaBodyofEthericSubstance to YourIdeal;GivingYourIdealtheImpulseofAction to MakeItReal;TheProcessthatMakesIdealsComeTrue;TheActofMakingtheRealityYours; and Where to CenterYourEffort. TO ATTAINYOURDESIRES,ALLTHREEMUSTBEUSEDCHAPTER7Ifyouidealize and useallthreeofthebasicactivities and onlythosethree,itiseasy to makeyouridealsbecomerealities.Youalwaysattainwhenyouidealize and usethem;but,ifyouleaveoutanyoneofthethree,youfail to attainyourdesire, -and noonecanbeblamedexceptyourself.Ifyouidealizeonlythatwhichyoudesire and holdfaithfully to thatideal,-thatis,ifyouuseonlythefirstofthethreeactivities,-youwillsucceed and justlyinproportion to whatyoudo.SinceGodisjustice,theresultcorresponds to theeffort.Idealizingwhatyouwant and holdingfaithfully to theidealformonths and evenyearsbringsyouthesuccessyoureffortmerits-evenafteryearsyouwillstillbeholding to theideal. And, ifyouidealizethatwhichyoudesire and attempt to takepossessionofitmentally-usingthefirst and thirdofthethreebasicactivities-yousucceed and justlyinproportion to whatyoudo.If,wheninNewYork,youlearnofafootballgame to beplayedinBoston and desire to bepresent,theidealoftheThingDesiredis to beinBoston.Ifyoudesire to drivebyautomobilefromNewYork to Boston,thatistheidealoftheProcessyouintend to use to get to Boston.Ifyougo to yourgarage and sitinyourcarforaday,amonthorayear,holdingfaithfullyallthetime to theThingDesired and holdingalsoamentalpictureofbeinginBoston-mentallypicturingthefirst and thirdsteps,butomittingthesecondone-beforetheyearpassesyourfriendswillwish to sendyou to themadhouse; and onlybecauseyoufailed to usethesecondactivity-thatoftheprocessofactuallystartingthemachine and drivingfromNewYork to Boston.Asthelegfromknee to toeswasasstiffasacarvedpieceofwood,itwasnecessary to useacaneoracrutch and to hunchmywholebodyupwardinorder to swingtheotherlegforward.Today,Icanmovetheleftfootup and downattheankleaseasilyasIcanmovemyrightfoot.Idonotevenlimp!Mystepisspringy and certain.Friendssaythatmywalkismorelikethatofamanofthirtythanthatofamanofsixty-five.Certainly,-withthesmallbonesofmyanklegrowntogetherasonesolidbone,-Iwascompelled to dosomethingwithmyconsciousnessofthe“solidity”ofmatter. To getridoftheideathatmatterisCOMPACT,DENSE and SOLIDisthefirststepinallhealing.Solongasyouthinkofacancer-oratumor,oranabnormalbonegrowth-ascompactsolidmatter,solongwillyoudoubtthepowerofmind and spirit to changeit.Throughoutalltheages,individualshavebeenhealedbyprayer,faith,mind,love and spirit.Eachsuchcaseprovesitcanbedone.Yettoday,notonepersonofeachtwentymillionoftheworld'spopulationishealeddirectlybysuchmethods.Wecannotaccountforthis,byassertingthattheworlddoesnotknowthatGodhashealed.Wecannotaccountforitbyassertingthatmillionsdonotwish to bemadewellbyspiritualhealing.If,atanytimeduringtheages,wehadheld to thetruththatGodisAll and knownthatmatterisspiritualmanifestation,theknowledgeoftheresultsofourspiritualhealingwouldhaveswepttheworld and everyonewouldnowaccept and usethem.WehaveidealsofGod,spirit, and spiritualhealing.Wehavenoidealofmatter,thething to behealed.Ourfailureshavebeendue to ourpartial and verymistakenideasofmatter.Somehavetried to getaroundmatterbycallingitanillusion.Thinkofmatterasanillusionasmuchasyoupleasebut-ifyouhaveacancerontheendofyournose-deepinyourheartyouknowthatyoucannotdenythatyourmindrecognizesthatthatcanceristhere!Solongasyoucallmatteranillusion,youadmitthereissomething to becalledanillusion; and thatsomethingmakesyoudoubt to onedegreeoranotherthepossibilityofthehealing.Otherstry to getaroundmatter,bydenyingitsexistence.Solongasyoufinditnecessary to denymatter,yourverydenialisyouradmissionthatthereissomething to deny.Isitconsistent to denytheexistenceofthematterwecallacancer and then to turnourmindstopsy-turvyinasecond and demandthatuniversalsupplybemanifestedasmatterintheformofmoney and meansofmaterialexistence-food,clothing,houses,etc. ... conditionsofservice.”"Areyoueverasked to workovertime?""Notoften;butVisualizingistheactofholdingamentalpicture;idealizingistheactofperfectingthementalimageofallfactors,-thepicture,theprocessofsecuringit and theactofmakingitreal.Youoftenignitetheheartofyouridealbyvividmentalpictures and strongfeelingsofdesire to possessthereality;butunlessconnectedupwithyourmotorpowerofaction,itremainsmerelyanurgentunfulfilledpictureofdesirewithinyou-anidealthatdoesnotbecomeareality.Clutchingyourideal to actioncannotbeeffectivelyaccomplishedbyapicture.Letmeillustratethisclearly.Go to anartmuseum;lookatanypaintingrepresentinganumberofpeople.If,aftergoingaway,youcloseyoureyes and visualizethepainting,youholdinyourmindamentalpictureofthepainting.Withcare and practiceyoucanmakethismentalpictureveryvivid and increaseyourability to re-seeinthemindeverydetailofsuchapainting-lines,forms and colorsofthings and people.Yet,itisstillamerepicture;itisflat,lackingaction, and itdoesnotimpel to action.ThatwhichIhavejustdescribedisthevisualizingprocess.Visualizinghasproducedmarvelousresultswhenthepersonvisualizinghasturnedsuchmentalpicture-makingintotheidealizedprocess,eveniftheyhavenotrecognizedthattheyhavedoneso.Idealizing,however,ismoreremarkablebecauseitincludesvisualizing and addsallotherelements to it.Visualizationcomesfromusingthestored-upimagesofbutoneofoursenses,thesenseofsight.Idealizationcomesfromusingthestored-upimagesnotonlyofthesenseofsightbutofallothersenses. To attainthatwhichwedesireitisnecessary,notonly to seethevisualimage,but to act.Trynowanotherprocess:Idealizethepaintingyousawintheartmuseum;bringitvisually to yourmind;re-seeitjustasyoudidbytheprocesspreviouslydescribed.Thenimageaction,-everypersoninitinaction;feelthemdoingthethingtheyarepicturedasdoing;feelthemovement;feeltheactivities.Ifitportraysthemasspeaking,hearthetones,-hearwhattheysay.Imightcontinuewithallotherelementsofthepicture,butIthinkthisissufficient to showyouthedifferencebetweenvisualization and idealization.Visualizationproducesanonmoving,non-activepictureinthemind,eventhoughitbevivid and clear.Beingnon-active,itdoesnotimpel to action and hencemanyofourpicturedidealsdonotbecomerealities.Butifweidealizeaction,ifweusethementalclutchofconnectinguptheidealofthethingdesiredwiththeprocessofobtainingthatwhichwedesire,actionmustresult; and actionisoneoftheessentialfactorsinmakinganyidealcometrue.theactuallandbycreatinganidealizeduseofit,avisionofalittleparkamongthemillionaires-forfortyfamilieseachwithitsownlittlecountryhome.Thefirstresultwasaccomplishedwithinforty-eighthours.Theplanwaspresented to arealestatemaninNewYorkCity.Atoncehewished to buytheentireplotat$300anacre.Butthenephewshadseenavision-theidealizationhadgivenvalue to theirland -and theyrefused.Therealestatemanoffered$400, and then$500anacreforit.Thesecondresultwasthatwithinfourdaysthenephewswereoffered$1,000anacreforthefirstplotthatwas to besold. And why?Thelandwasexactlythesamelandithadbeenaweekbefore,butvaluehadbeenaddedbyidealizingalittlecommunityoffortyculturedfamilieslivingnearacolonyofmillionaires, and valuehadalsobeengiven to itbycreatingadesireforsuchhomes.Thesetwofactors,thementalplan and thedesirecreated,gaveagreatlyincreasedvalue(from$200 to $1,000anacre)infourdays.Becauseoftheplan and thedesirecreatedinthemindsofthose to whomtheplanwasgiven,thisrun-down,neglectedfarmlandledinvaluealltheotherfarmland,eventhoughtheotherfarmlandswereimproved and cultivated.Thiswaspossiblebecausethislandwashilly and rolling and partlywoodedThereforeotherfarmlandcouldnotcompetewiththisasplotsforhomes.Moreover,invaluethislandwithinfourdaysaftertheplanwasmade and presentedwasworthjustfivehundredpercentmorethanthelandsofthegreatestatessurroundingthem.Itwasworthmorebecauseitcouldbepurchasedinsmallplots,whiletheownersoftheestateswouldnotconsidersellinganacreoreventenacresofthelandtheyowned.Hencethisland,which-fourdaysbeforetheplanwasconceivedbyidealization-asatthetailoflandvalues,becametheleaderoflandvaluesincomparisonwithfarmlandvalue and thatofthegreatestates.Wheneveryouwish to increasethevalueofanythingyouhave to sell,addmentaleffortbysaneidealizationthatfitsthebestusethatcanbemadeofthething.Wheneveryouwish to giveapredominantvalue to anything,idealizeaplan and createadesireforitinsuchawaythatthethingyouhave to sellleadsallotherthingsnearitorapproximatelylikeit.Thus,byactualpractice,youprovethatallvalueisofmind and thusthatallvalueisofGod.Thevalueofthatinchindiameter,theelectronisfiftythousandtimessmallerthantheatom!Ofcourse,youcannotimaginethis;itisinfinitelysmall-apartoftheinfinityofGod! And whatistheelectron?Ofwhatsubstanceisit?Allscientistsagreethatitisaninfinitelysmallethericwhirlofenergy-awhirlingholeinspace!Whatthenisdensity?Densityisthespiritofmatter-theinfiniteethericenergy-spaceofGod.Itisthatinwhichallthingslive and move and havetheirbeing.Itexistsbetweentheinfinitelysmallwhirlingelectronsbutabillionthofaninchfromoneanother;itexistsbetweenwhirlingstars and infinitelylargesunsthousandsofmillionsofmillionsofmilesapart.Thereisnodensityofmatter to hinderthemanifestationofyourideals and desires.Sinceyou,yourideals and desiresareofGod, and sincethecellsofyourbody and alsothesubstanceofallothermaterialactualitiesarebuttheinfiniteenergy-spaceofGod,certainlyyouridealscomposedofthissubstance-theonlysubstancethatexists-can and will and docometrue.Infact,thisethericenergy-spacesubstance,whichmakesmatterseem to bedense,istheverysubstancethatgivesbodies to yourideals and thusmakesthemmanifestinmaterialactuality.WHATATTRACTIVEMATTEROFENERGYGIVES TO YOURDESIRESCHAPTER4Anotherstoneinthepathoffaith and theattainmentofyourideals and desiresistheideathatmatterissolid.Asdensitywasfound to bebutinfiniteenergyspace-thespiritualsubstanceinwhichideals and allthingsexistwhatwillsolidityturnout to bewhenyoucome to knowitasitis?Ironseems to beasolidsubstance and veryhard.Doesitshardnessresideinmatterorisitdue to thespiritorenergyofmatter?Themolecules and atomsofironarenoharderormoresolidthanthemolecules and atomsofbutter.Yet,itisdifficult to driveanailintoapieceofiron and easy to driveoneintoachunkofbutter.Thatwhichmakesitdifficult to driveanailintoironisthedegreeofattractiveforceexistingbetweentheparticles.Itisthisforcethatholdsmolecules and theirrespectiveatoms to eachother.Whenyoudriveanailintoiron,whatyouovercomeistheattractiveforcethattries to preventthemoleculesbeingpushedapart.Itiseasy to forceapartthemoleculesofbutter to makespaceforanail.Inthiscasealso,whatyouovercomeistheattractiveforcethatholdstogetherthemolecules and atomsofbutter.valueisnothingmaterial.Ifminddidnotdistinguishbetweenadiamond and apieceofcoal and givespecialvalue to theformerbecauseofourdesireforbeauty,thematerialofthediamondwouldbenomorevaluablethanthematerialofapieceofcoalofthesamesize.Iftherewerenomentalconceptionregardingthepurityofthediamond and nodesire to possessit and useitasdecoration,diamondswouldpossessnomorevaluethanpebbles.Nowletusconsidertheidealizingofthevalueofapieceoflandsothattheprocessincreaseditsvalueinfourdaysfromlessthan$200anacre to $1,000anacre.Theland,ofwhichIwrite,issituatedineasternPennsylvanianearaverybeautifullakesomedistancefromrailroads.Itwaspurchasedtwenty-fouryearsagoasfarmlandatlessthan$15anacre.Itwasleftaspartofanestate to twonephews.Theyoungeronebecameofagein1919 and thelandwasofferedforsale.Theydesired to obtain$200anacreforit and feltthat,iftheycouldsellitatthatprice,theywouldbeverylucky.Manythingshavehappenedinthelasttwenty-fouryears.ThelandisstillfarfromtherailroadbuteveryfootoflandaroundthelittlelakehasbeenpurchasedbymillionairesfromPhiladelphia and NewYork.Infact,since1919theyhavespent$3,000,000ingeneralimprovementofthismillionaires'colonyinaddition to themoneyspentonindividualestates.Thelandofthetwonephews,however,wasnotofgreatvalue.Theacreagewasnotlargeenoughforagreatestate and thelandwasnotgoodasfarmland.Innosensediditleadsurroundinglandinvalue.Thosewhoknewthelandthoughtitought to beworth$200anacre,but,asthemonthswentby,itwasnotsold.Thenephewswereanxious to realizeontheirland;theywished to gointobusiness, and knowingme,theycalledoneday to askforhelp.Iidealizeditasfarmland and sawitsuselessness.Infact,ithadbeenneglectedsolongthatitwouldtaketwoorthreeyears to bringitback to normalcondition.ThenIidealizeditasasiteforacountryestateofawealthyman.ButIsawitwouldnotdoforthat.Itwasnotlargeenough.Next,Iidealizedtheentirecolonyofmillionairesaboutit;Iidealizeditsnearness to NewYork and Philadelphia;Iidealizedthepeopleinthecitywhodesiredhomes;Iidealizedhumannature,realizingthatthereweremanyculturedpeopleoflimitedmeanswhodesired to livenearverywealthypeoplewhowouldenjoylifeinacommunityofsuchpeople.Consequentlyoutofthecosmostherecame to mymindtheidealofmakingthislandalittleparkdividedintofortylittlehomeplotsofoneacreeach.Thenephews and myselfdrewupthisplan.Wehadgivenaddedvalue to Think,think,thinkofwishes and youwillliveanervouswreck and dieinthementalmadhouseofunfulfilledmentaldesires.Feedthedesiresofyouridealswithyourownfeelings and emotions -and thehigherthefeelings and emotions,thestrongerthefire -and yourdesireswillturn to actionthatcannotbeprevented. And sinceyourdesiresareheartsofideals,thatwhichyoudowillberight.GIVINGABODYOFETHERICSUBSTANCE TO YOURIDEALCHAPTER10Thenextstepis to createabodyforyourideal-abodyofrealethericsubstance.Imagetheidealofthethingyouwant.Doesthethingitselfseemsocompact and densethatyoucannotre-form and re-createit to accordwithyourideal?Itsformcanbechanged,butonlyifyougiveabody to yourideal.First,giveform to thesubstanceoftheideal.Turnback and readagainmythirdchapter.Then,re-idealizeyourimageofthethingdesiredasmadeofinfiniteenergy-space.Bydoingthisyouactuallygroupthespiritualsubstanceintoform.Thisisafirststepincreatingthebodyofyourideal.Second,givethebodyattractivepower.Readagainthefourthchapterofthisbook.Then,re-imageyouridealofthethingyouwant.Realize,thatwhateverthesubstanceofthethingdesired,thatwhichmakesitsactualitypossibleisinfiniteattractiveenergy;thatitisthissameenergythatholdsalltheparticlesofyouridealtogether and draws to itallthefactorsnecessaryformanifestation.Bythusimagingyouridealyougiveitsolidity.Theparticlesofthisspiritualsubstancebecomesfixedsothattheidealwillpersist;sothatitwillnotchange,asanideachanges,orevaporateinvainimaging’s.Bythisprocessyoualsogiveitpower to attract and draw to itallthoseconditions,qualities,thoughts,feelings and attitudesnecessary to makeitreal,-necessary to makeitsactualitypossible.Third,createthebodyofself-activesubstance.Turnback and readthefifthchapter.Realizethateverythingyouwish to changeisininfinitemotion,thrillingwithlife;thateventhepieceofcopperwirethatleads to yourelectriclightiscomposedofwhirlingcentersofspace,infinitelysmall,capableofmoving660,000,000milesanhour and able to changetheirpositions40,000,000timesasecond,Bythisprocessyouridyoursoulofanyideathatanyso-calledmaterialthingcanoppose-themanifestationofyourideal. And yougive to theideal -to itsbodysubstance-thesamequalityofinfinite,infinitelyrapidpowerofmovement,powerofaction,power to Insteadofthinkingofthelandasanout-of-the-waywetplace to whichfewpeoplewished to go,theyidealizeditasaplaceofpeacefulseclusion to whichacertainclassofpeoplewouldwish to goforarest.SuchidealizationrecognizesGodasWisdom.Itwasadapted to theplace and theconditions, to themselves andto theirpocketbooks.IwasthereoneJuly,-therewerenoglass-screenedporches,nocasinos,noornamentedboardwalks, and novainshowoflife.Buttherewaslifeitself!Thepeoplevisitingtherewererealpeople.Therewasfreedomofaction.Therewasfellowship and thespiritoflove and service.Alsotherewasrest.Thefather and motherhadmadeitpay.Theyhadmadeitpayfromyear to year,whichmeanstheyhadrenderedsuchgoodservice,suchidealizedserviceforthepricescharged,thatvisitorsreturnedyearafteryear.Theyhavesucceeded.Thethreechildrenhavebeengivencollegeeducations and thisinitselfissufficientproofoftheirsuccess. And yetthereissomethinggreaterthanthis.Thefather and mothereachsummeraregivingaspiritualeducation to ahundredormoredifferentguestswhoseeGod'sidealizationofserviceinaction.OBTAININGINREALITYTHEIDEALPOSITIONYOUDESIRECHAPTER22GodisAll and Everything-beverysureofthat.Heiseverythingthatexists,notonlyinthemental and spiritualworld,buteverythingthatreallyexistsinthematerialworld.Ifyouthink and planinideas and actinaccordwiththem,becertainthatyouwillleaveoutsomeessentialfactorofyoureffort and probablyfail to attainthatwhichyoudesire.Inthinking and planning to securethepositionyoudesire,or to createapositionforyourself,yourplansmaynotbecomerealitiesifyoufail to idealize and useanyoneofthefactors.Hereisalittleincident:thatofayoungmanwhochangedinafewweeksfrommakingthirty-fivedollarsaweek and workingeighthoursaday to makingfivehundreddollarsamonthworkingbutfourhoursaday.Imethimbyaccident-no,notbyaccident,butbyGod'sdesigning.Ithappenedthus:OneSundayafternoonIwentupintothatsectionofthewildnorthendofCentralParkwhereonecanimagineoneselfinthedeepwoods.Istretchedmyselfontheground and, recliningagainstabigrock,idealizetheProcessofAttainingIt and CarryOuttheProcessinAction, -and, yet,byyourattitude keep therealityfrombecomingyours.Withagroupofcongenialfriends,youcandesire and idealizeanevening'spleasureforyourself and thegirlyoulove,youmaycallforher and go to thegatheringtogether, -and yetyourattitude,ifdisagreeable,can keep thepleasureoftheeveningfrombecomingyours.First,then,giveattention to yourattitude!Second,unifythesubstanceofyouridealwiththesubstanceofthethingorconditiondesired.Thesubstanceofyouridealisyours!Itisofyourmind.Thesubstanceoftherealitymaynotyetbeyours. To makeityours,youmustmakethebodyofyouridealcoincidewiththebodyoractualityofthatwhichyoudesire.Re-readthechapterson Howto FormanIdealthatWillComeTrue,FiringtheHeartDesireofYourIdeal,GivingaBodyofEthericSubstance to YourIdeal, and GivingYourIdealtheImpulseofAction to MakeItReal.Then,re-imageyouridealinaccordwiththosefourqualities-itsform,itsdesire,itssubstance,itsimpulse to action.Next,re-readthethreechaptersofTheSpiritofMatter:YourIdeals and WhatCompactnessofMatterGives to Them,YourDesires and WhatAttractiveEnergyGives to Them,WhatMovementinMatterGives to theBodyofYourDesire.Donotneglect to re-readthese.Youremembermuch,butnotallthethings.Re-readthem,recognizing:thatthematerialdensity,ofthethingyoudesireisanethericsubstancecoincidinginnaturewiththesubstanceofyourideal;thatthematerialsolidityofthethingyoudesireisinfiniteattractiveenergywhichcoincidesinnaturewiththeholding-togetherenergyofyourideal; and thattheenergyofthematerialthingdesiredisethericforce-exactlythesameforceasexistsinyourideal.Now,imageeachdetailofyourideal,projectitoutofyourmind to theplaceoftheactuality, and uniteitwiththesamedetailofthematerialactualityyoudesire to beyours.Donotmissasingledetail;maketheprojectedidealcoincidewiththeactualthingineveryfeature-form,substance,energy and place. To missnofactor,unifystepbystep,-as to color,sound,taste,smell,balance,heat,movement,directionofmovement,form,size,finenessorroughness,hardnessorsoftness,cold,weight,use,pleasuresfromuse,etcetera.Missnoneofthese!theafternoonweremostefficient.Butwhatdidhedowhilesittingathisdesk?Didhewastethosefirstfiveminutes?Thisiswhathedid:First,heidealizedallthedifferentkindsofinjuriesreported to him, and, inaddition,allthepossibleinjurieshemightbecalledupon to treat;Second,hevisualizedallofthemedicines,antiseptics,accessories,etc.,thatwouldberequired and mightberequired;visionedhisownsupply and suchasurplus to beobtainedatthedrugstoreaswouldmakeanylackimpossible;Third,heidealizedwhatshouldbedoneatonce to aidthefuturerecoveryofthoseinjured-thewisdomofwrappingeachupinawarmblanketimmediatelyafterthefirstaid-asprotectionfromtheafter-chillofthestorm;Fourth,hevisualizedtheplaceswherethemostseriouslyinjuredwerereported to be;idealizedhimselfgoingfromone to anotherbyshortestroutes; and repeatedtheprocess-visioningtheplaceswherethelessseriouslyinjuredwere.Allthisinfiveminutes!Yes,themind-trained to IdealizetheProcess and knowingthatGodisineveryprocess-worksmorerapidlythanradio.Werethefirstfiveminuteswasted?Thosefiveminutesmorethandoubledhisservicethatafternoon and evening, and therewasnofailure to giveaidbecausesomenecessarythingwaslacking.Butwe-yes,weseethevalueofIdealizingtheProcessofDoingThingsinanemergency;butweforgetthatinourliveseachhourisanemergency-acall to dothemost,livethemost.TURNINGDESIRESFORSALESINTOACTUALSALESCHAPTER19Inessenceeveryphaseofcontactinhumansocietyisasale.Ifyouapplyfor and secureapositionyousellyourself to theemployer,whobuysyourservicesincompetitionwithmanyothers.Ifyouaretheleaderofagreatreformmovement,carryingtheidealofthatreform to themassesofpeople and winningthem to supportit,youaresellingyourideals to them.Ofcoursetherearebusinesssales,foreveryphaseofbusinessoperation and managementisasaleofthings,ideas,idealsofservices.Theprocessofsellingisalwaysthesame.Anysaleyoudesire to make-anysaleyouhaveinmindasanideal-canbemadeareality;butevery“idea”youhaveofasalesometimesIworktilltenoreleveno'clockwhenthebosswants to getoutspeciallettersortelegramsforthemidnightmail.""Thentheconditionsofstenographicservicearesuchthatbusinessmendonow and then,eventhoselivinginNewYorkCity,wishservicewhich,underordinaryconditions,isnotrendered."Thisbringsus to thesubjectoftime.Itisclearthatstenographicserviceisrenderedinthedaytime;itisalsoclearthatitisnotrenderedatnight.Evenhotelstenographersdonotworklaterthannineorteno'clock.Doesthatgiveyouanyidea?"Yes,butnothingIcangetholdof;nothingIcanactuallyuse!""Well,let'sdropit,now.Thinkofallthese-yourself,themeans,thework,theotherpeople,theconditions,thetime-over and overagaintonight.Idealizeeveryoneofthefactors-don'tomitasingleone.Come to seemetomorrownight.Here'smyaddress."Thenextnighthecame.Hewasadifferentman.Hewasnolongerastenographer;hewasacreator.Morethanthat,hewasaninspiredcreator.Anewidea,anewthought,aninspiration,hadcome to him.Thisiswhathedid:heorganizedastenographicnightservicebetweennineintheevening and oneinthemorning,-forbusinessmencoming to thecityforadayortwo.Forthisservice,atsuchatime,hewasable to chargetwicethepriceofapublicdaystenographer.Theservicerendered to abigbusinessman-who,havingsettledbusinessaffairsintheearlyevening,wished to getoffcontractsorlettersortelegraphicinstructionsafterthehotelstenographicofficesbadclosed-wasworththeprice.Byidealizingthetimeofrenderingservice,hemadehisstenographicworksurpass and leadallotherstenographicservicesinthecity.Alittlehomewasbought and furnished;they'remarriednow!ADVANCEMENTDEPENDSUPONIDEALIZINGITSPROCESSCHAPTER23Yourworkintheworldisperformedinoneormoreofthreefields:workwiththings,workwithwords,workwithpeople.Ineachofthesefieldsofwork,therearethousands and thousands,whoserveearnestly and loyally,workeverythingtheimageshouldnotcontain?Althoughtherearemanymillionsofdegreesofvariation and anunlimitednumberofcombinations,therearebutafewdifferentbasicqualitiesthatenterintoourimages.Theyare:colors,sounds,tastes,odors,movements and directionsofmovement,balanceorlackofbalance,finenessorroughness,hardnessorsoftness,heatorcold,lightnessorheaviness.Takeanyideayouwish to cometrue.Imageitinyourmindasitnowis,-aimperfectidea.Then,takethefactorofcolors.Imageitagain,mentallyseeingeverycolorithaspossessed,doespossessorcouldpossess.Inthissamewaygoovertheideaofthatwhichyoudesire.Useeveryoneoftheelementsofcolor,sound,taste,odor,heat,cold,motion,directionofmotion,form,size,balance,fineness,roughness,hardness,softness,lightness,heaviness.Donotleaveoutasingleone.Whenyouhavefinishedyouwillhavetheformofaperfectimage-ofanideal,butitwillstillbeonlytheform-withoutaheartofdesire,withoutanethericbody, and withoutimpulse to impelaction.Next,adddesire!FIRINGTHEHEART-DESIREOFYOURIDEALCHAPTER9Wishesarebutwishes;theyleadonly to wishingmorewishes.Desiresareheartbeatsofsoul;theydemand and impel to action.Awishturnsever to itself,wishingthatsomethingwillcome to makeitselftrue.Adesiregoesoutfromself;itdaringlyreachesout,demandingthethingdesired, and divinelycreatesitinreality.Putthefollowingtruthstogether:Desireistheheartofyourideal;inthisheartarethefiresofattainment;sometimestheydiedown and aredim;sometimestheyburnbrightly and glowwithhope and setfire to action;unlesstheythusburnwiththelightofhope and thefireofaction,youridealwillnotcometrue.Whenthefiresofdesirearedimmedbydisappointmentsordiscouragement,ormemoriesofthefailuresofthepast,whatareyougoing to doaboutit?Feedthefireswithyourfeelings and emotions!Yourthoughtswillnotdo;theyarebutdampwood and wetsand.Desiresareoftheheart;theycannotbemade to burnbrightlybyaddingideas and thoughtsofthemind.Isitathing-amaterialthing-youhavedesired and forwhichdesireburnslowbecauseofpastfailures to attainit,orisitanewdesirethatdaresnotburnbrightlyforfearofdisappointmentshoulditnotbeattained?Fireyourmayfallthrough.Ifyouidealizethevalueofthatwhichyouwish to sell,yougiveitadditionalsellingvalue.Ifyouidealizetheprocessofsellingit,youdiscovernewmeansofselling.Ifyouidealizeallkindsofpossiblebuyersofthatwhichyouhaveforsale,youdiscoverabuyercapableofperceivingtheadditionalvalueyouhavegivenyourproduct and abuyercapable and willing to payforthatvalue.ACaseforIllustration:AmanownedatractoflandnearPasadena,California;onthistherewasa$10,000mortgage;hehadboughtitonashoestring,planningsoon to sellit,-foritwasexpectedthatabuildingboomwouldmakeitadesirableresidencesitelongbeforethe$10,000wasdue.ConditionsatEndofSixMonths:Thebuildingboomhadnotmaterialized;themortgagewasdueintendays;realestatemenrefused to takeitup;thoseholdingthemortgagerefused to extendit;thebankerswouldn'ttouchit.CauseforRefusal:Thelandwasinahollow;realestatemen and bankerswereconvincednoonewouldbuyituntileveryotherresidencesitenearithadbeensold;thatmightbeyearshence.TheOwner'sFirstEfforts:When,attheendofthefirstthreemonths,theboomfailed to boom,herecognizedabundantsupply, and faithfully and persistently and confidentlyaffirmed“GodISALLAbundance” and “AllisGod.”Threemonthswentby.Themoneydidnotdropfromtheheaven;butsomethingelsedropped-thecornersofhisbanker'smouth.Whatwasthetrouble?Faithfully and confidentlytheowneraffirmedthetruth:“GodIstheSourceofAbundantSupply.”Whythenthefailure?BecauseGodisSpirit; and consequentlyaslongashecontinuedmerely to affirmGodasAbundantSupply,-thesupplycontinuedinaspiritualstate.Thisthebankersrefused to cash;theywantedcertifiedchecks.Afterafailureofmorethantwo and ahalfmonths,theownertriedIdealizingtheProcess.First,heidealizedthelandinallitsdetails. And atonceanewthoughtcame:Ifthislandisnotnowvaluableasaresidencesite,certainlythereareotherusesforit; and sinceGodknowsalluses,theideaofanotherusewillcome to me.Second,heidealizedthechangesinitsconditionatdifferentseasonsoftheyear and -hurrah-anothernewthoughthehadnotthoughtbefore:Sincethelandwasinahollow and themoistureofthesurroundinglandan“illusionofthemind,”youcould-knowingthecertaintyofthelawthatonlylikeperceiveslike-smile to yourselfovertheideathatnothingbutanillusionarymindcouldconceiveanillusionaryworld,eatillusionaryvegetables,wearillusionaryshirts,handleillusionarymoney,use and dependupontenthousandillusionarythings and liveuponanillusionaryearth.Iholdthatmatterisexistent and thatitisveryunwise and detrimental to denyitsexistence and attempt to liveup to thedenial,-forinstance to denytheexistenceofmaterialfood and try to livewithoutit.But,Iholdalsothatitislackofknowledgeofthetruenatureofmatterthatmakesusthinkofitasdense,solid,motionless and lifeless.Ifinourgreaterknowledgeofmatterwefindthatitisonlyenergyinreality,thatitisnotrestrictedenergybutinfiniteenergy, and thatitisofthesamesubstanceasspirit-thenourconceptofmatterbecomessolikeourconceptofthesubstanceofwhichidealsaremade,thatitispossibleforus to perceivesomedefiniteconnection-arealrelation,perhapsasimilarity,perhapsevenaco-existence-ofthesubstanceofeveryideal and thesubstanceofeverymaterialreality.Withsuchknowledge-foundinnextsucceedingchapters-ourfaiththatidealscometrue,becausetheyareofthesamesubstanceasmatter,canbe and isjustified.Suchfaithwillfireanewourideals and desires and impelus to ceasenoeffortuntiltheybecomerealities; and withknowledgeoftheprocessofattainment,weshallknowbyexperiencethatitisnotsodifficultasitonceseemed. And you,yourself,canmakeyouridealsbecomerealities.Faithisthesubstanceofthingshopedfor.Idealsarethesubstanceofthethingsthatare.WHATCOMPACTNESSOFMATTERGIVES TO YOURIDEALSCHAPTER3Yourideasarealwayschanging and youareeverchangingyourattituderegardingthem.Why?Theyhavenoform,nobodyofspiritualsubstance;beingwithoutbody,theyarenotions and verychangeablenotionsatthat.Butyouare loyalto yourideals;youaresteadfastinyourallegiance to them.Why?Becausethereissomethingfixed and realaboutthem;theyaremadeofspiritualsubstance;theyaretheactualbodiesofyourdesires;ofpaperswerefullofthenewsystem andhowto getfromonepoint to another.AtleastnineoutofeverytenofthemillionsofadultsinNewYorkmusthavereadthedirectionsprevious to theopening,althoughprobablynotoneinahundredthousand-whentheyreadthedirectionsover and overagain-idealizedthenewroute,noridealizedthemselvesgoingaboutthecityor toand fromworkonit.TheResultofNotIdealizingtheProcessonthedayoftheopening,intelligentmen and womencrowded and jammedeachother,wentwheretheydidnotwish to go,evengotlost,thoughmanyofthemhadknownNewYorkalltheirlives.Theconfusion and jammingofthemobattwotransferstationsweresogreatthatscoresofwomenfainted, and manywereseriouslyhurt.Morethanamillionpeoplelosttheirheads-morethanamillionwereconfusedforweeks.Itwasnecessary to closethecrosstownsubwayforamonth to preventaccidents-actually to preventpeoplekillingthemselves and eachother,becauseoftheirconfusedmobaction. And allofthisconfusion,trouble,injury and delaycouldhavebeenpreventedifeachofthesevenmillionpeoplewhousethesubwayshadspentbutfiveminutesprevious to itsopeninginIdealizingtheProcessoftravelingonit. How IIdealizedtheProcessinthisCase:Itookadescriptionoftheroutesfromanewspaper;readitcarefully.ThenIquietlyvisualizedthenewroutes.Next,Iidealizedaction,-Idealizedmyselfusingthenewroutefrommyhome to myoffice,picturingmyselfonthecars,changingwherethedescriptionsaidchangesmustbemade;idealizingeverybitofthejourney to myofficedoor.NextIidealizedonetripafteranother to otherpartsofthecity,untilIhadmyselfmentallyusedeverynew and oldroute.Afterthis,itwasimpossible to beconfused;impossible to makeamistakeinusingthesubway.Millionsofothersthoughtofthenewroutes,butcertainlyveryfewconsciouslyidealizedthemselvestravelingonthem.YeteveryindividualinNewYorkcouldhavedoneitinfiveminutesiftheyhadonlybeeninthehabitofIdealizingtheProcessofDoingThings.Othershadideasofthenewroute,ofwheretheywanted to go, and of how to getthere.Iturnedmyideasintoideals.Idealizingtheprocessofdoingthething,includedmorethanthere-seeingofthementalpictureofthenewroute.Ididmorethanvisualizeit.Iputintoitanelementofaction.Ikeptmy“clutch”insothatthepicturebecamemovement.Thatisalwaysessentialinattainingthatwhichyoudesire.THEACTOFMAKINGTHEREALITYYOURSCHAPTER13Thislastactivity-theactofmakingtherealityyours-comprisesthreesteps:idealizingyourattitude;unifyingthesubstanceoftheidealWITHthesubstanceofthereal; and makingtheactualthingapartofyourpossessionsorplacingyourselfintheactualconditionsthatyouhaveidealized and desired.Yourattituderelates to yourself, to others, to conditions, andto theworldingeneral.Beginwithyourself.Consciouslyornot,youdotakesomekindofanattitudetowardyourself.Youmaythinkyourselfawormoragod.Youarefree to takeanyattitudetowardyourselfyoudesire to take;butthereisonlyoneattitudethatleads to success and itistheidealizedattitude!Incompletethinkingin“ideas”makesyouseeyourselfasachildofsin,suffering,sorrow,weakness,mistake and failure.Thinkofyourselfasyouare:asonofGod-idealizingtheendyoudesire,theprocessbywhichyouattain, and theattitudeyouholdtowardyourself,others,conditions, and theuniverseitself.Then,idealizeyourattitudetowardothers,"Thatwhichyeseekyeshallfind."Ifyouthinkthatallmenaretrying to crushyou,youwillbecrushed;first,becauseyourattitudeclosesyoureyes to theopportunitiesofferedyou; and second,becausesuchanattitudediscovers and draws to youthosewhodonothelpyou.Ifyouidealizeothersaswilling to helpyou,youdraw to youmen and womenwhowilldothesquarethingbyyou and helpyou,-inthemyouwillfindhelp and ajustreward.Thisidealizedattitudedoesnotmakeyouatrustingsimpleton,fortheidealizedattitudealsoidealizeswisdominknowingothers.Theidealizedattitudechangesalltheconditionsoflife.Inbusiness,itleadsus to expectgoodresults, and, expectinggoodresults,weplanbetter.Whenweplanbetter,-thatis,in,amoreidealizedway-wegetbetterresults.Idealizetheworldingeneral.Theuniversemustbegood.Ifitwerenotgooditwouldgo to piecesovernight,-forevildisrupts and destroys.Goodattracts and unites and holdstogether.Youcannotidealizeyourbusiness,yourprofession and yourworkwithoutconductingthewholeaffairasanidealizedservicethatinevitablywillforceyourideals to cometrue!YoumayidealizetheThingDesired,down.Oneacrossthetable,onebesideme.LaterIlearnedthatonewasacoaloperatorofIndiana, and theother,-well,therestofthestoryconcernstheotherman.Onelookatthismantoldmehewasnotaso-called“manofideals,”-thatis,notinaccordwiththeordinaryuseoftheterm.Helookedveryprosperous;hewastalkative-menarealwaysmorecommunicativeafterdinner,smokingagoodcigar,onatrainwithnothingelse to do.Thismanisthesoap-dyekingoftheworld.Onlyafewyearsagohe and afriend,hiswife and hisfriend'swife,startedinbusinessmakingsoap-dyes.Altogethertheyhad$800.Todayeachofthemismorethanamillionaire.Theirsoap-dyessellfortencentsapackage,yettheydoabusinessofmanyhundredthousanddollarsamonth.Theysecuredtheoriginalpatent and consequently,inaddition to theprofitstheymakefromtheirownconcern,theyarepaidroyaltiesbyallothersoap-dyecompanies. How didhedoit?Ihavesaidthatheisnotamanofideals.Thatstatementisbothtrue and nottrue.HeisnotamanofidealsofthePhariseekind,butheisamanwhoidealizesthethingwithwhichheworks. To himthesoap-dyeisoneofthegreatinventionsoftheage.Hisfaceglowedashetoldaboutit;hiseyesshone."Thinkwhatitmeans,"hesaid,"foreverywomanintheland-infact,allovertheworld,fornowwe'resellingsoap-dyes to Europe,Australia,India and Japan -to beableintwominutes to changethecolorofhershirtwaist,ofapieceoflace,oranylighttrimmingmerelybydippingitinourdye,withoutanyboiling, and withoutstainingherhands."Fromtheverybeginninghehadidealizedthethingheproduced.Hehadidealizedthesoapinorder to selectthebestforthepurpose.Hehadidealizedthedyessoas to producethemostusefuldye,themosteasily and quicklyuseddye,-adyeneedingnoboiling,adyethatdoesnotstainthehandsofthoseusingit.Hehadidealizedthechemicalsusedintheprocessofmakingthedye, and, ashetalkedof how hehadbuiltupthebusiness,Isawthathehadevenidealizedthekindofchemicalexperthewanted and hadthensearchedtheUnitedStatesuntilhefoundthemanthatfittedhisideal.Hehadidealizedjustice and hadsecuredpatentrightsforhimself and thosewhohadworkedforhim.Hisprocessofidealizingthething-thesoap-dye-didnotstopwhenhehadputagoodproductonthemarket and whenthatproducthadearnedhimmillionsofdollars.Hetoldme how thatveryafternoonhehadspentthreehourswithJapanesegirlsinNewYork to provehissoap-dyeswouldnotstainthehandsoftheJapanesewomen.GivingaBodyofEthericSubstance to YourIdeal;GivingYourIdealtheImpulseofAction to MakeItReal;TheProcessthatMakesIdealsComeTrue;TheActofMakingtheRealityYours; and Where to CenterYourEffort. TO ATTAINYOURDESIRES,ALLTHREEMUSTBEUSEDCHAPTER7Ifyouidealize and useallthreeofthebasicactivities and onlythosethree,itiseasy to makeyouridealsbecomerealities.Youalwaysattainwhenyouidealize and usethem;but,ifyouleaveoutanyoneofthethree,youfail to attainyourdesire, -and noonecanbeblamedexceptyourself.Ifyouidealizeonlythatwhichyoudesire and holdfaithfully to thatideal,-thatis,ifyouuseonlythefirstofthethreeactivities,-youwillsucceed and justlyinproportion to whatyoudo.SinceGodisjustice,theresultcorresponds to theeffort.Idealizingwhatyouwant and holdingfaithfully to theidealformonths and evenyearsbringsyouthesuccessyoureffortmerits-evenafteryearsyouwillstillbeholding to theideal. And, ifyouidealizethatwhichyoudesire and attempt to takepossessionofitmentally-usingthefirst and thirdofthethreebasicactivities-yousucceed and justlyinproportion to whatyoudo.If,wheninNewYork,youlearnofafootballgame to beplayedinBoston and desire to bepresent,theidealoftheThingDesiredis to beinBoston.Ifyoudesire to drivebyautomobilefromNewYork to Boston,thatistheidealoftheProcessyouintend to use to get to Boston.Ifyougo to yourgarage and sitinyourcarforaday,amonthorayear,holdingfaithfullyallthetime to theThingDesired and holdingalsoamentalpictureofbeinginBoston-mentallypicturingthefirst and thirdsteps,butomittingthesecondone-beforetheyearpassesyourfriendswillwish to sendyou to themadhouse; and onlybecauseyoufailed to usethesecondactivity-thatoftheprocessofactuallystartingthemachine and drivingfromNewYork to Boston.Asthelegfromknee to toeswasasstiffasacarvedpieceofwood,itwasnecessary to useacaneoracrutch and to hunchmywholebodyupwardinorder to swingtheotherlegforward.Today,Icanmovetheleftfootup and downattheankleaseasilyasIcanmovemyrightfoot.Idonotevenlimp!Mystepisspringy and certain.Friendssaythatmywalkismorelikethatofamanofthirtythanthatofamanofsixty-five.Certainly,-withthesmallbonesofmyanklegrowntogetherasonesolidbone,-Iwascompelled to dosomethingwithmyconsciousnessofthe“solidity”ofmatter. To getridoftheideathatmatterisCOMPACT,DENSE and SOLIDisthefirststepinallhealing.Solongasyouthinkofacancer-oratumor,oranabnormalbonegrowth-ascompactsolidmatter,solongwillyoudoubtthepowerofmind and spirit to changeit.Throughoutalltheages,individualshavebeenhealedbyprayer,faith,mind,love and spirit.Eachsuchcaseprovesitcanbedone.Yettoday,notonepersonofeachtwentymillionoftheworld'spopulationishealeddirectlybysuchmethods.Wecannotaccountforthis,byassertingthattheworlddoesnotknowthatGodhashealed.Wecannotaccountforitbyassertingthatmillionsdonotwish to bemadewellbyspiritualhealing.If,atanytimeduringtheages,wehadheld to thetruththatGodisAll and knownthatmatterisspiritualmanifestation,theknowledgeoftheresultsofourspiritualhealingwouldhaveswepttheworld and everyonewouldnowaccept and usethem.WehaveidealsofGod,spirit, and spiritualhealing.Wehavenoidealofmatter,thething to behealed.Ourfailureshavebeendue to ourpartial and verymistakenideasofmatter.Somehavetried to getaroundmatterbycallingitanillusion.Thinkofmatterasanillusionasmuchasyoupleasebut-ifyouhaveacancerontheendofyournose-deepinyourheartyouknowthatyoucannotdenythatyourmindrecognizesthatthatcanceristhere!Solongasyoucallmatteranillusion,youadmitthereissomething to becalledanillusion; and thatsomethingmakesyoudoubt to onedegreeoranotherthepossibilityofthehealing.Otherstry to getaroundmatter,bydenyingitsexistence.Solongasyoufinditnecessary to denymatter,yourverydenialisyouradmissionthatthereissomething to deny.Isitconsistent to denytheexistenceofthematterwecallacancer and then to turnourmindstopsy-turvyinasecond and demandthatuniversalsupplybemanifestedasmatterintheformofmoney and meansofmaterialexistence-food,clothing,houses,etc....
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