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... conditionsofservice.”"Areyoueverasked
to workovertime?""Notoften;but
Visualizingistheactofholdingamentalpicture;idealizingistheact
ofperfectingthementalimageofall
factors,-thepicture,theprocessofsecuringit and theactofmaking
itreal.
Youoftenignitetheheartofyouridealbyvividmentalpictures and
strongfeelingsofdesire to possessthe
reality;butunlessconnectedupwithyourmotorpowerofaction,it
remainsmerelyanurgentunfulfilledpicture
ofdesirewithinyou-anidealthatdoesnotbecomeareality.Clutching
yourideal to actioncannotbeeffectively
accomplishedbyapicture.Letmeillustratethisclearly.
Go to anartmuseum;lookatanypaintingrepresentinganumberof
people.If,aftergoingaway,youcloseyour
eyes and visualizethepainting,youholdinyourmindamentalpicture
ofthepainting.Withcare and practice
youcanmakethismentalpictureveryvivid and increaseyourability to
re-seeinthemindeverydetailofsucha
painting-lines,forms and colorsofthings and people.Yet,itisstill
amerepicture;itisflat,lackingaction, and
itdoesnotimpel to action.ThatwhichIhavejustdescribedisthe
visualizingprocess.Visualizinghasproduced
marvelousresultswhenthepersonvisualizinghasturnedsuchmental
picture-makingintotheidealizedprocess,
eveniftheyhavenotrecognizedthattheyhavedoneso.
Idealizing,however,ismoreremarkablebecauseitincludesvisualizing
and addsallotherelements to it.
Visualizationcomesfromusingthestored-upimagesofbutoneofour
senses,thesenseofsight.Idealization
comesfromusingthestored-upimagesnotonlyofthesenseofsightbut
ofallothersenses. To attainthatwhich
wedesireitisnecessary,notonly to seethevisualimage,but to act.
Trynowanotherprocess:Idealizethepaintingyousawintheartmuseum;
bringitvisually to yourmind;re-see
itjustasyoudidbytheprocesspreviouslydescribed.Thenimage
action,-everypersoninitinaction;feelthem
doingthethingtheyarepicturedasdoing;feelthemovement;feelthe
activities.Ifitportraysthemasspeaking,
hearthetones,-hearwhattheysay.Imightcontinuewithallother
elementsofthepicture,butIthinkthisis
sufficient to showyouthedifferencebetweenvisualization and
idealization.Visualizationproducesanonmoving,
non-activepictureinthemind,eventhoughitbevivid and clear.Being
non-active,itdoesnotimpel to
action and hencemanyofourpicturedidealsdonotbecomerealities.But
ifweidealizeaction,ifweusethe
mentalclutchofconnectinguptheidealofthethingdesiredwiththe
processofobtainingthatwhichwedesire,
actionmustresult; and actionisoneoftheessentialfactorsinmaking
anyidealcometrue.
theactuallandbycreatinganidealizeduseofit,avisionofalittle
parkamongthemillionaires-forforty
familieseachwithitsownlittlecountryhome.Thefirstresultwas
accomplishedwithinforty-eighthours.The
planwaspresented to arealestatemaninNewYorkCity.Atoncehe
wished to buytheentireplotat$300an
acre.Butthenephewshadseenavision-theidealizationhadgivenvalue
to theirland -and theyrefused.Thereal
estatemanoffered$400, and then$500anacreforit.
Thesecondresultwasthatwithinfourdaysthenephewswereoffered
$1,000anacreforthefirstplotthatwas to
besold. And why?Thelandwasexactlythesamelandithadbeenaweek
before,butvaluehadbeenaddedby
idealizingalittlecommunityoffortyculturedfamilieslivingneara
colonyofmillionaires, and valuehadalso
beengiven to itbycreatingadesireforsuchhomes.Thesetwofactors,
thementalplan and thedesirecreated,
gaveagreatlyincreasedvalue(from$200 to $1,000anacre)infour
days.Becauseoftheplan and thedesire
createdinthemindsofthose to whomtheplanwasgiven,thisrun-down,
neglectedfarmlandledinvalueallthe
otherfarmland,eventhoughtheotherfarmlandswereimproved and
cultivated.Thiswaspossiblebecausethis
landwashilly and rolling and partlywoodedThereforeotherfarmland
couldnotcompetewiththisasplotsfor
homes.
Moreover,invaluethislandwithinfourdaysaftertheplanwasmade and
presentedwasworthjustfivehundred
percentmorethanthelandsofthegreatestatessurroundingthem.Itwas
worthmorebecauseitcouldbe
purchasedinsmallplots,whiletheownersoftheestateswouldnot
considersellinganacreoreventenacresof
thelandtheyowned.Hencethisland,which-fourdaysbeforetheplan
wasconceivedbyidealization-asatthe
tailoflandvalues,becametheleaderoflandvaluesincomparisonwith
farmlandvalue and thatofthegreat
estates.
Wheneveryouwish to increasethevalueofanythingyouhave to sell,add
mentaleffortbysaneidealizationthat
fitsthebestusethatcanbemadeofthething.Wheneveryouwish to
giveapredominantvalue to anything,
idealizeaplan and createadesireforitinsuchawaythatthething
youhave to sellleadsallotherthingsnearit
orapproximatelylikeit.
Thus,byactualpractice,youprovethatallvalueisofmind and thus
thatallvalueisofGod.Thevalueofthat
inchindiameter,theelectronisfiftythousandtimessmallerthanthe
atom!
Ofcourse,youcannotimaginethis;itisinfinitelysmall-apartofthe
infinityofGod! And whatistheelectron?
Ofwhatsubstanceisit?Allscientistsagreethatitisaninfinitely
smallethericwhirlofenergy-awhirlinghole
inspace!
Whatthenisdensity?Densityisthespiritofmatter-theinfinite
ethericenergy-spaceofGod.Itisthatinwhich
allthingslive and move and havetheirbeing.Itexistsbetweenthe
infinitelysmallwhirlingelectronsbuta
billionthofaninchfromoneanother;itexistsbetweenwhirlingstars
and infinitelylargesunsthousandsof
millionsofmillionsofmilesapart.
Thereisnodensityofmatter to hinderthemanifestationofyourideals
and desires.Sinceyou,yourideals and
desiresareofGod, and sincethecellsofyourbody and alsothe
substanceofallothermaterialactualitiesarebut
theinfiniteenergy-spaceofGod,certainlyyouridealscomposedofthis
substance-theonlysubstancethatexists
-can and will and docometrue.Infact,thisethericenergy-space
substance,whichmakesmatterseem to be
dense,istheverysubstancethatgivesbodies to yourideals and thus
makesthemmanifestinmaterialactuality.
WHATATTRACTIVEMATTEROFENERGYGIVES TO YOURDESIRES
CHAPTER4
Anotherstoneinthepathoffaith and theattainmentofyourideals and
desiresistheideathatmatterissolid.As
densitywasfound to bebutinfiniteenergyspace-thespiritual
substanceinwhichideals and allthingsexistwhat
willsolidityturnout to bewhenyoucome to knowitasitis?
Ironseems to beasolidsubstance and veryhard.Doesitshardness
resideinmatterorisitdue to thespiritor
energyofmatter?Themolecules and atomsofironarenoharderormore
solidthanthemolecules and atomsof
butter.Yet,itisdifficult to driveanailintoapieceofiron and
easy to driveoneintoachunkofbutter.That
whichmakesitdifficult to driveanailintoironisthedegreeof
attractiveforceexistingbetweentheparticles.It
isthisforcethatholdsmolecules and theirrespectiveatoms to each
other.Whenyoudriveanailintoiron,what
youovercomeistheattractiveforcethattries to preventthemolecules
beingpushedapart.Itiseasy to force
apartthemoleculesofbutter to makespaceforanail.Inthiscase
also,whatyouovercomeistheattractiveforce
thatholdstogetherthemolecules and atomsofbutter.
valueisnothingmaterial.Ifminddidnotdistinguishbetweenadiamond
and apieceofcoal and givespecial
value to theformerbecauseofourdesireforbeauty,thematerialofthe
diamondwouldbenomorevaluablethan
thematerialofapieceofcoalofthesamesize.Iftherewerenomental
conceptionregardingthepurityofthe
diamond and nodesire to possessit and useitasdecoration,diamonds
wouldpossessnomorevaluethan
pebbles.
Nowletusconsidertheidealizingofthevalueofapieceoflandso
thattheprocessincreaseditsvalueinfour
daysfromlessthan$200anacre to $1,000anacre.Theland,ofwhichI
write,issituatedineastern
Pennsylvanianearaverybeautifullakesomedistancefromrailroads.It
waspurchasedtwenty-fouryearsagoas
farmlandatlessthan$15anacre.Itwasleftaspartofanestate to
twonephews.Theyoungeronebecameofage
in1919 and thelandwasofferedforsale.Theydesired to obtain$200an
acreforit and feltthat,iftheycould
sellitatthatprice,theywouldbeverylucky.Manythingshave
happenedinthelasttwenty-fouryears.Theland
isstillfarfromtherailroadbuteveryfootoflandaroundthelittle
lakehasbeenpurchasedbymillionairesfrom
Philadelphia and NewYork.Infact,since1919theyhavespent$3,000,000
ingeneralimprovementofthis
millionaires'colonyinaddition to themoneyspentonindividual
estates.
Thelandofthetwonephews,however,wasnotofgreatvalue.Theacreage
wasnotlargeenoughforagreat
estate and thelandwasnotgoodasfarmland.Innosensediditlead
surroundinglandinvalue.Thosewhoknew
thelandthoughtitought to beworth$200anacre,but,asthemonths
wentby,itwasnotsold.Thenephews
wereanxious to realizeontheirland;theywished to gointobusiness,
and knowingme,theycalledoneday to
askforhelp.Iidealizeditasfarmland and sawitsuselessness.In
fact,ithadbeenneglectedsolongthatitwould
taketwoorthreeyears to bringitback to normalcondition.ThenI
idealizeditasasiteforacountryestateofa
wealthyman.ButIsawitwouldnotdoforthat.Itwasnotlargeenough.
Next,Iidealizedtheentirecolonyof
millionairesaboutit;Iidealizeditsnearness to NewYork and
Philadelphia;Iidealizedthepeopleinthecity
whodesiredhomes;Iidealizedhumannature,realizingthattherewere
manyculturedpeopleoflimitedmeans
whodesired to livenearverywealthypeoplewhowouldenjoylifeina
communityofsuchpeople.
Consequentlyoutofthecosmostherecame to mymindtheidealofmaking
thislandalittleparkdividedinto
fortylittlehomeplotsofoneacreeach.Thenephews and myselfdrewup
thisplan.Wehadgivenaddedvalue to
Think,think,thinkofwishes and youwillliveanervouswreck and die
inthementalmadhouseofunfulfilled
mentaldesires.Feedthedesiresofyouridealswithyourownfeelings
and emotions -and thehigherthefeelings
and emotions,thestrongerthefire -and yourdesireswillturn to action
thatcannotbeprevented. And sinceyour
desiresareheartsofideals,thatwhichyoudowillberight.
GIVINGABODYOFETHERICSUBSTANCE TO YOURIDEAL
CHAPTER10
Thenextstepis to createabodyforyourideal-abodyofrealetheric
substance.Imagetheidealofthethingyou
want.Doesthethingitselfseemsocompact and densethatyoucannotre-
form and re-createit to accordwith
yourideal?Itsformcanbechanged,butonlyifyougiveabody to your
ideal.
First,giveform to thesubstanceoftheideal.Turnback and readagain
mythirdchapter.Then,re-idealizeyour
imageofthethingdesiredasmadeofinfiniteenergy-space.Bydoing
thisyouactuallygroupthespiritual
substanceintoform.Thisisafirststepincreatingthebodyofyour
ideal.
Second,givethebodyattractivepower.Readagainthefourthchapterof
thisbook.Then,re-imageyouridealof
thethingyouwant.Realize,thatwhateverthesubstanceofthething
desired,thatwhichmakesitsactuality
possibleisinfiniteattractiveenergy;thatitisthissameenergythat
holdsalltheparticlesofyouridealtogether
and draws to itallthefactorsnecessaryformanifestation.Bythus
imagingyouridealyougiveitsolidity.The
particlesofthisspiritualsubstancebecomesfixedsothattheideal
willpersist;sothatitwillnotchange,asan
ideachanges,orevaporateinvainimaging’s.Bythisprocessyoualso
giveitpower to attract and draw to itall
thoseconditions,qualities,thoughts,feelings and attitudesnecessary
to makeitreal,-necessary to makeits
actualitypossible.
Third,createthebodyofself-activesubstance.Turnback and readthe
fifthchapter.Realizethateverythingyou
wish to changeisininfinitemotion,thrillingwithlife;thateventhe
pieceofcopperwirethatleads to your
electriclightiscomposedofwhirlingcentersofspace,infinitely
small,capableofmoving660,000,000milesan
hour and able to changetheirpositions40,000,000timesasecond,By
thisprocessyouridyoursoulofanyidea
thatanyso-calledmaterialthingcanoppose-themanifestationofyour
ideal. And yougive to theideal -to its
bodysubstance-thesamequalityofinfinite,infinitelyrapidpowerof
movement,powerofaction,power to
Insteadofthinkingofthelandasanout-of-the-waywetplace to which
fewpeoplewished to go,theyidealizedit
asaplaceofpeacefulseclusion to whichacertainclassofpeoplewould
wish to goforarest.Suchidealization
recognizesGodasWisdom.Itwasadapted to theplace and theconditions,
to themselves and to their
pocketbooks.IwasthereoneJuly,-therewerenoglass-screenedporches,
nocasinos,noornamentedboardwalks,
and novainshowoflife.Buttherewaslifeitself!Thepeoplevisiting
therewererealpeople.Therewasfreedom
ofaction.Therewasfellowship and thespiritoflove and service.Also
therewasrest.
Thefather and motherhadmadeitpay.Theyhadmadeitpayfromyear to
year,whichmeanstheyhadrendered
suchgoodservice,suchidealizedserviceforthepricescharged,that
visitorsreturnedyearafteryear.Theyhave
succeeded.Thethreechildrenhavebeengivencollegeeducations and this
initselfissufficientproofoftheir
success. And yetthereissomethinggreaterthanthis.Thefather and
mothereachsummeraregivingaspiritual
education to ahundredormoredifferentguestswhoseeGod's
idealizationofserviceinaction.
OBTAININGINREALITYTHEIDEALPOSITIONYOUDESIRE
CHAPTER22
GodisAll and Everything-beverysureofthat.Heiseverythingthat
exists,notonlyinthemental and spiritual
world,buteverythingthatreallyexistsinthematerialworld.
Ifyouthink and planinideas and actinaccordwiththem,becertain
thatyouwillleaveoutsomeessentialfactor
ofyoureffort and probablyfail to attainthatwhichyoudesire.In
thinking and planning to securetheposition
youdesire,or to createapositionforyourself,yourplansmaynot
becomerealitiesifyoufail to idealize and use
anyoneofthefactors.
Hereisalittleincident:thatofayoungmanwhochangedinafewweeks
frommakingthirty-fivedollarsaweek
and workingeighthoursaday to makingfivehundreddollarsamonth
workingbutfourhoursaday.Imethim
byaccident-no,notbyaccident,butbyGod'sdesigning.
Ithappenedthus:OneSundayafternoonIwentupintothatsectionofthe
wildnorthendofCentralParkwhere
onecanimagineoneselfinthedeepwoods.Istretchedmyselfonthe
ground and, recliningagainstabigrock,
idealizetheProcessofAttainingIt and CarryOuttheProcessinAction,
-and, yet,byyourattitudekeepthe
realityfrombecomingyours.Withagroupofcongenialfriends,youcan
desire and idealizeanevening's
pleasureforyourself and thegirlyoulove,youmaycallforher and go
to thegatheringtogether, -and yetyour
attitude,ifdisagreeable,cankeepthepleasureoftheeveningfrom
becomingyours.
First,then,giveattention to yourattitude!Second,unifythesubstance
ofyouridealwiththesubstanceofthe
thingorconditiondesired.Thesubstanceofyouridealisyours!Itis
ofyourmind.Thesubstanceofthereality
maynotyetbeyours. To makeityours,youmustmakethebodyofyour
idealcoincidewiththebodyor
actualityofthatwhichyoudesire.
Re-readthechapterson How to FormanIdealthatWillComeTrue,Firing
theHeartDesireofYourIdeal,
GivingaBodyofEthericSubstance to YourIdeal, and GivingYourIdeal
theImpulseofAction to MakeItReal.
Then,re-imageyouridealinaccordwiththosefourqualities-itsform,
itsdesire,itssubstance,itsimpulse to
action.
Next,re-readthethreechaptersofTheSpiritofMatter:YourIdeals and
WhatCompactnessofMatterGives to
Them,YourDesires and WhatAttractiveEnergyGives to Them,What
MovementinMatterGives to theBody
ofYourDesire.Donotneglect to re-readthese.Youremembermuch,but
notallthethings.Re-readthem,
recognizing:
thatthematerialdensity,ofthethingyoudesireisanetheric
substancecoincidinginnaturewiththesubstanceof
yourideal;
thatthematerialsolidityofthethingyoudesireisinfiniteattractive
energywhichcoincidesinnaturewiththe
holding-togetherenergyofyourideal; and
thattheenergyofthematerialthingdesiredisethericforce-exactly
thesameforceasexistsinyourideal.
Now,imageeachdetailofyourideal,projectitoutofyourmind to the
placeoftheactuality, and uniteitwith
thesamedetailofthematerialactualityyoudesire to beyours.Donot
missasingledetail;maketheprojected
idealcoincidewiththeactualthingineveryfeature-form,substance,
energy and place. To missnofactor,unify
stepbystep,-as to color,sound,taste,smell,balance,heat,movement,
directionofmovement,form,size,
finenessorroughness,hardnessorsoftness,cold,weight,use,pleasures
fromuse,etcetera.Missnoneofthese!
theafternoonweremostefficient.Butwhatdidhedowhilesittingat
hisdesk?Didhewastethosefirstfive
minutes?Thisiswhathedid:
First,heidealizedallthedifferentkindsofinjuriesreported to him,
and, inaddition,allthepossibleinjurieshe
mightbecalledupon to treat;
Second,hevisualizedallofthemedicines,antiseptics,accessories,
etc.,thatwouldberequired and mightbe
required;visionedhisownsupply and suchasurplus to beobtainedat
thedrugstoreaswouldmakeanylack
impossible;
Third,heidealizedwhatshouldbedoneatonce to aidthefuture
recoveryofthoseinjured-thewisdomof
wrappingeachupinawarmblanketimmediatelyafterthefirstaid-as
protectionfromtheafter-chillofthestorm;
Fourth,hevisualizedtheplaceswherethemostseriouslyinjuredwere
reported to be;idealizedhimselfgoing
fromone to anotherbyshortestroutes; and repeatedtheprocess-
visioningtheplaceswherethelessseriously
injuredwere.Allthisinfiveminutes!
Yes,themind-trained to IdealizetheProcess and knowingthatGodisin
everyprocess-worksmorerapidly
thanradio.Werethefirstfiveminuteswasted?Thosefiveminutesmore
thandoubledhisservicethatafternoon
and evening, and therewasnofailure to giveaidbecausesomenecessary
thingwaslacking.Butwe-yes,wesee
thevalueofIdealizingtheProcessofDoingThingsinanemergency;but
weforgetthatinourliveseachhouris
anemergency-acall to dothemost,livethemost.
TURNINGDESIRESFORSALESINTOACTUALSALES
CHAPTER19
Inessenceeveryphaseofcontactinhumansocietyisasale.Ifyou
applyfor and secureapositionyousell
yourself to theemployer,whobuysyourservicesincompetitionwithmany
others.Ifyouaretheleaderofa
greatreformmovement,carryingtheidealofthatreform to themassesof
people and winningthem to supportit,
youaresellingyourideals to them.Ofcoursetherearebusinesssales,
foreveryphaseofbusinessoperation and
managementisasaleofthings,ideas,idealsofservices.Theprocessof
sellingisalwaysthesame.Anysaleyou
desire to make-anysaleyouhaveinmindasanideal-canbemadea
reality;butevery“idea”youhaveofasale
sometimesIworktilltenoreleveno'clockwhenthebosswants to get
outspeciallettersortelegramsforthe
midnightmail.""Thentheconditionsofstenographicservicearesuch
thatbusinessmendonow and then,even
thoselivinginNewYorkCity,wishservicewhich,underordinary
conditions,isnotrendered.
"Thisbringsus to thesubjectoftime.Itisclearthatstenographic
serviceisrenderedinthedaytime;itisalso
clearthatitisnotrenderedatnight.Evenhotelstenographersdonot
worklaterthannineorteno'clock.Does
thatgiveyouanyidea?"Yes,butnothingIcangetholdof;nothingI
canactuallyuse!""Well,let'sdropit,now.
Thinkofallthese-yourself,themeans,thework,theotherpeople,the
conditions,thetime-over and overagain
tonight.Idealizeeveryoneofthefactors-don'tomitasingleone.Come
to seemetomorrownight.Here'smy
address."
Thenextnighthecame.Hewasadifferentman.Hewasnolongera
stenographer;hewasacreator.Morethan
that,hewasaninspiredcreator.Anewidea,anewthought,an
inspiration,hadcome to him.Thisiswhathedid:
heorganizedastenographicnightservicebetweennineintheevening and
oneinthemorning,-forbusinessmen
coming to thecityforadayortwo.Forthisservice,atsuchatime,he
wasable to chargetwicethepriceofa
publicdaystenographer.Theservicerendered to abigbusinessman-who,
havingsettledbusinessaffairsinthe
earlyevening,wished to getoffcontractsorlettersortelegraphic
instructionsafterthehotelstenographicoffices
badclosed-wasworththeprice.Byidealizingthetimeofrendering
service,hemadehisstenographicwork
surpass and leadallotherstenographicservicesinthecity.
Alittlehomewasbought and furnished;they'remarriednow!
ADVANCEMENTDEPENDSUPONIDEALIZINGITSPROCESS
CHAPTER23
Yourworkintheworldisperformedinoneormoreofthreefields:
workwiththings,
workwithwords,
workwithpeople.
Ineachofthesefieldsofwork,therearethousands and thousands,who
serveearnestly and loyally,work
everythingtheimageshouldnotcontain?Althoughtherearemanymillions
ofdegreesofvariation and an
unlimitednumberofcombinations,therearebutafewdifferentbasic
qualitiesthatenterintoourimages.They
are:colors,sounds,tastes,odors,movements and directionsofmovement,
balanceorlackofbalance,finenessor
roughness,hardnessorsoftness,heatorcold,lightnessorheaviness.
Takeanyideayouwish to cometrue.Imageitinyourmindasitnowis,
-aimperfectidea.Then,takethefactor
ofcolors.Imageitagain,mentallyseeingeverycolorithaspossessed,
doespossessorcouldpossess.Inthis
samewaygoovertheideaofthatwhichyoudesire.Useeveryoneofthe
elementsofcolor,sound,taste,odor,
heat,cold,motion,directionofmotion,form,size,balance,fineness,
roughness,hardness,softness,lightness,
heaviness.
Donotleaveoutasingleone.Whenyouhavefinishedyouwillhavethe
formofaperfectimage-ofanideal,but
itwillstillbeonlytheform-withoutaheartofdesire,withoutan
ethericbody, and withoutimpulse to impel
action.Next,adddesire!
FIRINGTHEHEART-DESIREOFYOURIDEAL
CHAPTER9
Wishesarebutwishes;theyleadonly to wishingmorewishes.Desiresare
heartbeatsofsoul;theydemand and
impel to action.Awishturnsever to itself,wishingthatsomethingwill
come to makeitselftrue.Adesiregoes
outfromself;itdaringlyreachesout,demandingthethingdesired, and
divinelycreatesitinreality.
Putthefollowingtruthstogether:Desireistheheartofyourideal;in
thisheartarethefiresofattainment;
sometimestheydiedown and aredim;sometimestheyburnbrightly and
glowwithhope and setfire to action;
unlesstheythusburnwiththelightofhope and thefireofaction,your
idealwillnotcometrue.Whenthefires
ofdesirearedimmedbydisappointmentsordiscouragement,ormemoriesof
thefailuresofthepast,whatare
yougoing to doaboutit?Feedthefireswithyourfeelings and emotions!
Yourthoughtswillnotdo;theyarebut
dampwood and wetsand.Desiresareoftheheart;theycannotbemade to
burnbrightlybyaddingideas and
thoughtsofthemind.
Isitathing-amaterialthing-youhavedesired and forwhichdesire
burnslowbecauseofpastfailures to attainit,
orisitanewdesirethatdaresnotburnbrightlyforfearof
disappointmentshoulditnotbeattained?Fireyour
mayfallthrough.
Ifyouidealizethevalueofthatwhichyouwish to sell,yougiveit
additionalsellingvalue.Ifyouidealizethe
processofsellingit,youdiscovernewmeansofselling.Ifyouidealize
allkindsofpossiblebuyersofthatwhich
youhaveforsale,youdiscoverabuyercapableofperceivingthe
additionalvalueyouhavegivenyourproduct
and abuyercapable and willing to payforthatvalue.
ACaseforIllustration:AmanownedatractoflandnearPasadena,
California;onthistherewasa$10,000
mortgage;hehadboughtitonashoestring,planningsoon to sellit,-
foritwasexpectedthatabuildingboom
wouldmakeitadesirableresidencesitelongbeforethe$10,000wasdue.
ConditionsatEndofSixMonths:Thebuildingboomhadnotmaterialized;
themortgagewasdueintendays;
realestatemenrefused to takeitup;thoseholdingthemortgagerefused
to extendit;thebankerswouldn'ttouch
it.
CauseforRefusal:Thelandwasinahollow;realestatemen and bankers
wereconvincednoonewouldbuyit
untileveryotherresidencesitenearithadbeensold;thatmightbe
yearshence.
TheOwner'sFirstEfforts:When,attheendofthefirstthreemonths,
theboomfailed to boom,herecognized
abundantsupply, and faithfully and persistently and confidentlyaffirmed
“GodISALLAbundance” and “Allis
God.”
Threemonthswentby.Themoneydidnotdropfromtheheaven;but
somethingelsedropped-thecornersofhis
banker'smouth.Whatwasthetrouble?Faithfully and confidentlythe
owneraffirmedthetruth:“GodIsthe
SourceofAbundantSupply.”Whythenthefailure?BecauseGodisSpirit;
and consequentlyaslongashe
continuedmerely to affirmGodasAbundantSupply,-thesupplycontinued
inaspiritualstate.Thisthebankers
refused to cash;theywantedcertifiedchecks.Afterafailureofmore
thantwo and ahalfmonths,theownertried
IdealizingtheProcess.First,heidealizedthelandinallitsdetails.
And atonceanewthoughtcame:Ifthisland
isnotnowvaluableasaresidencesite,certainlythereareotheruses
forit; and sinceGodknowsalluses,the
ideaofanotherusewillcome to me.
Second,heidealizedthechangesinitsconditionatdifferentseasonsof
theyear and -hurrah-anothernew
thoughthehadnotthoughtbefore:Sincethelandwasinahollow and the
moistureofthesurroundingland
an“illusionofthemind,”youcould-knowingthecertaintyofthelaw
thatonlylikeperceiveslike-smile to
yourselfovertheideathatnothingbutanillusionarymindcould
conceiveanillusionaryworld,eatillusionary
vegetables,wearillusionaryshirts,handleillusionarymoney,use and
dependupontenthousandillusionary
things and liveuponanillusionaryearth.
Iholdthatmatterisexistent and thatitisveryunwise and detrimental
to denyitsexistence and attempt to liveup
to thedenial,-forinstance to denytheexistenceofmaterialfood and
try to livewithoutit.But,Iholdalsothatit
islackofknowledgeofthetruenatureofmatterthatmakesusthinkof
itasdense,solid,motionless and lifeless.
Ifinourgreaterknowledgeofmatterwefindthatitisonlyenergyin
reality,thatitisnotrestrictedenergybut
infiniteenergy, and thatitisofthesamesubstanceasspirit-thenour
conceptofmatterbecomessolikeour
conceptofthesubstanceofwhichidealsaremade,thatitispossible
forus to perceivesomedefiniteconnection
-arealrelation,perhapsasimilarity,perhapsevenaco-existence-of
thesubstanceofeveryideal and the
substanceofeverymaterialreality.
Withsuchknowledge-foundinnextsucceedingchapters-ourfaiththat
idealscometrue,becausetheyareofthe
samesubstanceasmatter,canbe and isjustified.Suchfaithwillfire
anewourideals and desires and impelus to
ceasenoeffortuntiltheybecomerealities; and withknowledgeofthe
processofattainment,weshallknowby
experiencethatitisnotsodifficultasitonceseemed. And you,
yourself,canmakeyouridealsbecomerealities.
Faithisthesubstanceofthingshopedfor.Idealsarethesubstanceof
thethingsthatare.
WHATCOMPACTNESSOFMATTERGIVES TO YOURIDEALS
CHAPTER3
Yourideasarealwayschanging and youareeverchangingyourattitude
regardingthem.Why?Theyhaveno
form,nobodyofspiritualsubstance;beingwithoutbody,theyare
notions and verychangeablenotionsatthat.
Butyouareloyal to yourideals;youaresteadfastinyourallegiance to
them.Why?Becausethereissomething
fixed and realaboutthem;theyaremadeofspiritualsubstance;theyare
theactualbodiesofyourdesires;of
paperswerefullofthenewsystem and how to getfromonepoint to
another.Atleastnineoutofeverytenofthe
millionsofadultsinNewYorkmusthavereadthedirectionsprevious to
theopening,althoughprobablynotone
inahundredthousand-whentheyreadthedirectionsover and overagain
-idealizedthenewroute,noridealized
themselvesgoingaboutthecityor to and fromworkonit.TheResultof
NotIdealizingtheProcessonthedayof
theopening,intelligentmen and womencrowded and jammedeachother,
wentwheretheydidnotwish to go,
evengotlost,thoughmanyofthemhadknownNewYorkalltheirlives.
Theconfusion and jammingofthemob
attwotransferstationsweresogreatthatscoresofwomenfainted, and
manywereseriouslyhurt.Morethana
millionpeoplelosttheirheads-morethanamillionwereconfusedfor
weeks.Itwasnecessary to closethecrosstown
subwayforamonth to preventaccidents-actually to preventpeople
killingthemselves and eachother,
becauseoftheirconfusedmobaction. And allofthisconfusion,trouble,
injury and delaycouldhavebeen
preventedifeachofthesevenmillionpeoplewhousethesubwayshad
spentbutfiveminutesprevious to its
openinginIdealizingtheProcessoftravelingonit.
How IIdealizedtheProcessinthisCase:Itookadescriptionofthe
routesfromanewspaper;readitcarefully.
ThenIquietlyvisualizedthenewroutes.Next,Iidealizedaction,-
Idealizedmyselfusingthenewroutefrommy
home to myoffice,picturingmyselfonthecars,changingwherethe
descriptionsaidchangesmustbemade;
idealizingeverybitofthejourney to myofficedoor.NextIidealized
onetripafteranother to otherpartsofthe
city,untilIhadmyselfmentallyusedeverynew and oldroute.After
this,itwasimpossible to beconfused;
impossible to makeamistakeinusingthesubway.
Millionsofothersthoughtofthenewroutes,butcertainlyveryfew
consciouslyidealizedthemselvestraveling
onthem.YeteveryindividualinNewYorkcouldhavedoneitinfive
minutesiftheyhadonlybeeninthehabit
ofIdealizingtheProcessofDoingThings.Othershadideasofthenew
route,ofwheretheywanted to go, and of
how to getthere.Iturnedmyideasintoideals.Idealizingtheprocess
ofdoingthething,includedmorethanthe
re-seeingofthementalpictureofthenewroute.Ididmorethan
visualizeit.Iputintoitanelementofaction.I
keptmy“clutch”insothatthepicturebecamemovement.Thatisalways
essentialinattainingthatwhichyou
desire.
THEACTOFMAKINGTHEREALITYYOURS
CHAPTER13
Thislastactivity-theactofmakingtherealityyours-comprisesthree
steps:
idealizingyourattitude;
unifyingthesubstanceoftheidealWITHthesubstanceofthereal; and
makingtheactualthingapartofyourpossessionsorplacingyourselfin
theactualconditionsthatyouhave
idealized and desired.
Yourattituderelates to yourself, to others, to conditions, and to the
worldingeneral.Beginwithyourself.
Consciouslyornot,youdotakesomekindofanattitudetowardyourself.
Youmaythinkyourselfawormora
god.Youarefree to takeanyattitudetowardyourselfyoudesire to
take;butthereisonlyoneattitudethatleads
to success and itistheidealizedattitude!Incompletethinkingin
“ideas”makesyouseeyourselfasachildofsin,
suffering,sorrow,weakness,mistake and failure.Thinkofyourselfas
youare:asonofGod-idealizingtheend
youdesire,theprocessbywhichyouattain, and theattitudeyouhold
towardyourself,others,conditions, and the
universeitself.
Then,idealizeyourattitudetowardothers,"Thatwhichyeseekyeshall
find."Ifyouthinkthatallmenaretrying
to crushyou,youwillbecrushed;first,becauseyourattitudecloses
youreyes to theopportunitiesofferedyou;
and second,becausesuchanattitudediscovers and draws to youthosewho
donothelpyou.Ifyouidealize
othersaswilling to helpyou,youdraw to youmen and womenwhowilldo
thesquarethingbyyou and helpyou,
-inthemyouwillfindhelp and ajustreward.Thisidealizedattitude
doesnotmakeyouatrustingsimpleton,for
theidealizedattitudealsoidealizeswisdominknowingothers.
Theidealizedattitudechangesalltheconditionsoflife.Inbusiness,
itleadsus to expectgoodresults, and,
expectinggoodresults,weplanbetter.Whenweplanbetter,-thatis,
in,amoreidealizedway-wegetbetter
results.Idealizetheworldingeneral.Theuniversemustbegood.Ifit
werenotgooditwouldgo to piecesover
night,-forevildisrupts and destroys.Goodattracts and unites and
holdstogether.
Youcannotidealizeyourbusiness,yourprofession and yourworkwithout
conductingthewholeaffairasan
idealizedservicethatinevitablywillforceyourideals to cometrue!
YoumayidealizetheThingDesired,
down.Oneacrossthetable,onebesideme.LaterIlearnedthatonewasa
coaloperatorofIndiana, and theother,
-well,therestofthestoryconcernstheotherman.
Onelookatthismantoldmehewasnotaso-called“manofideals,”-
thatis,notinaccordwiththeordinaryuse
oftheterm.Helookedveryprosperous;hewastalkative-menarealways
morecommunicativeafterdinner,
smokingagoodcigar,onatrainwithnothingelse to do.Thismanisthe
soap-dyekingoftheworld.Onlyafew
yearsagohe and afriend,hiswife and hisfriend'swife,startedin
businessmakingsoap-dyes.Altogetherthey
had$800.Todayeachofthemismorethanamillionaire.Theirsoap-dyes
sellfortencentsapackage,yetthey
doabusinessofmanyhundredthousanddollarsamonth.Theysecuredthe
originalpatent and consequently,in
addition to theprofitstheymakefromtheirownconcern,theyarepaid
royaltiesbyallothersoap-dyecompanies.
How didhedoit?Ihavesaidthatheisnotamanofideals.That
statementisbothtrue and nottrue.Heisnota
manofidealsofthePhariseekind,butheisamanwhoidealizesthe
thingwithwhichheworks. To himthe
soap-dyeisoneofthegreatinventionsoftheage.Hisfaceglowedashe
toldaboutit;hiseyesshone.
"Thinkwhatitmeans,"hesaid,"foreverywomanintheland-infact,
allovertheworld,fornowwe'reselling
soap-dyes to Europe,Australia,India and Japan -to beableintwo
minutes to changethecolorofhershirtwaist,
ofapieceoflace,oranylighttrimmingmerelybydippingitinour
dye,withoutanyboiling, and without
stainingherhands."
Fromtheverybeginninghehadidealizedthethingheproduced.Hehad
idealizedthesoapinorder to selectthe
bestforthepurpose.Hehadidealizedthedyessoas to producethemost
usefuldye,themosteasily and quickly
useddye,-adyeneedingnoboiling,adyethatdoesnotstainthehands
ofthoseusingit.Hehadidealizedthe
chemicalsusedintheprocessofmakingthedye, and, ashetalkedof how
hehadbuiltupthebusiness,Isawthat
hehadevenidealizedthekindofchemicalexperthewanted and hadthen
searchedtheUnitedStatesuntilhe
foundthemanthatfittedhisideal.Hehadidealizedjustice and had
securedpatentrightsforhimself and those
whohadworkedforhim.
Hisprocessofidealizingthething-thesoap-dye-didnotstopwhenhe
hadputagoodproductonthemarket and
whenthatproducthadearnedhimmillionsofdollars.Hetoldme how that
veryafternoonhehadspentthree
hourswithJapanesegirlsinNewYork to provehissoap-dyeswouldnot
stainthehandsoftheJapanesewomen.
GivingaBodyofEthericSubstance to YourIdeal;
GivingYourIdealtheImpulseofAction to MakeItReal;
TheProcessthatMakesIdealsComeTrue;
TheActofMakingtheRealityYours; and
Where to CenterYourEffort.
TO ATTAINYOURDESIRES,ALLTHREEMUSTBEUSED
CHAPTER7
Ifyouidealize and useallthreeofthebasicactivities and onlythose
three,itiseasy to makeyouridealsbecome
realities.Youalwaysattainwhenyouidealize and usethem;but,ifyou
leaveoutanyoneofthethree,youfail to
attainyourdesire, -and noonecanbeblamedexceptyourself.
Ifyouidealizeonlythatwhichyoudesire and holdfaithfully to that
ideal,-thatis,ifyouuseonlythefirstofthe
threeactivities,-youwillsucceed and justlyinproportion to whatyou
do.
SinceGodisjustice,theresultcorresponds to theeffort.Idealizing
whatyouwant and holdingfaithfully to the
idealformonths and evenyearsbringsyouthesuccessyoureffortmerits
-evenafteryearsyouwillstillbe
holding to theideal.
And, ifyouidealizethatwhichyoudesire and attempt to takepossession
ofitmentally-usingthefirst and third
ofthethreebasicactivities-yousucceed and justlyinproportion to
whatyoudo.
If,wheninNewYork,youlearnofafootballgame to beplayedinBoston
and desire to bepresent,theidealof
theThingDesiredis to beinBoston.Ifyoudesire to driveby
automobilefromNewYork to Boston,thatisthe
idealoftheProcessyouintend to use to get to Boston.Ifyougo to
yourgarage and sitinyourcarforaday,a
monthorayear,holdingfaithfullyallthetime to theThingDesired and
holdingalsoamentalpictureofbeingin
Boston-mentallypicturingthefirst and thirdsteps,butomittingthe
secondone-beforetheyearpassesyour
friendswillwish to sendyou to themadhouse; and onlybecauseyou
failed to usethesecondactivity-thatofthe
processofactuallystartingthemachine and drivingfromNewYork to
Boston.
Asthelegfromknee to toeswasasstiffasacarvedpieceofwood,it
wasnecessary to useacaneoracrutch and
to hunchmywholebodyupwardinorder to swingtheotherlegforward.
Today,Icanmovetheleftfootup and
downattheankleaseasilyasIcanmovemyrightfoot.Idonoteven
limp!Mystepisspringy and certain.
Friendssaythatmywalkismorelikethatofamanofthirtythanthat
ofamanofsixty-five.Certainly,-withthe
smallbonesofmyanklegrowntogetherasonesolidbone,-Iwas
compelled to dosomethingwithmy
consciousnessofthe“solidity”ofmatter.
To getridoftheideathatmatterisCOMPACT,DENSE and SOLIDisthe
firststepinallhealing.Solongas
youthinkofacancer-oratumor,oranabnormalbonegrowth-ascompact
solidmatter,solongwillyoudoubt
thepowerofmind and spirit to changeit.Throughoutalltheages,
individualshavebeenhealedbyprayer,faith,
mind,love and spirit.Eachsuchcaseprovesitcanbedone.Yettoday,
notonepersonofeachtwentymillionof
theworld'spopulationishealeddirectlybysuchmethods.Wecannot
accountforthis,byassertingthattheworld
doesnotknowthatGodhashealed.Wecannotaccountforitbyasserting
thatmillionsdonotwish to bemade
wellbyspiritualhealing.If,atanytimeduringtheages,wehadheld
to thetruththatGodisAll and knownthat
matterisspiritualmanifestation,theknowledgeoftheresultsofour
spiritualhealingwouldhavesweptthe
world and everyonewouldnowaccept and usethem.
WehaveidealsofGod,spirit, and spiritualhealing.Wehavenoidealof
matter,thething to behealed.Our
failureshavebeendue to ourpartial and verymistakenideasofmatter.
Somehavetried to getaroundmatterby
callingitanillusion.Thinkofmatterasanillusionasmuchasyou
pleasebut-ifyouhaveacancerontheendof
yournose-deepinyourheartyouknowthatyoucannotdenythatyour
mindrecognizesthatthatcanceristhere!
Solongasyoucallmatteranillusion,youadmitthereissomething to
becalledanillusion; and thatsomething
makesyoudoubt to onedegreeoranotherthepossibilityofthehealing.
Otherstry to getaroundmatter,by
denyingitsexistence.Solongasyoufinditnecessary to denymatter,
yourverydenialisyouradmissionthat
thereissomething to deny.Isitconsistent to denytheexistenceofthe
matterwecallacancer and then to turn
ourmindstopsy-turvyinasecond and demandthatuniversalsupplybe
manifestedasmatterintheformof
money and meansofmaterialexistence-food,clothing,houses,etc.
... conditionsofservice.”"Areyoueverasked
to workovertime?""Notoften;but
Visualizingistheactofholdingamentalpicture;idealizingistheact
ofperfectingthementalimageofall
factors,-thepicture,theprocessofsecuringit and theactofmaking
itreal.
Youoftenignitetheheartofyouridealbyvividmentalpictures and
strongfeelingsofdesire to possessthe
reality;butunlessconnectedupwithyourmotorpowerofaction,it
remainsmerelyanurgentunfulfilledpicture
ofdesirewithinyou-anidealthatdoesnotbecomeareality.Clutching
yourideal to actioncannotbeeffectively
accomplishedbyapicture.Letmeillustratethisclearly.
Go to anartmuseum;lookatanypaintingrepresentinganumberof
people.If,aftergoingaway,youcloseyour
eyes and visualizethepainting,youholdinyourmindamentalpicture
ofthepainting.Withcare and practice
youcanmakethismentalpictureveryvivid and increaseyourability to
re-seeinthemindeverydetailofsucha
painting-lines,forms and colorsofthings and people.Yet,itisstill
amerepicture;itisflat,lackingaction, and
itdoesnotimpel to action.ThatwhichIhavejustdescribedisthe
visualizingprocess.Visualizinghasproduced
marvelousresultswhenthepersonvisualizinghasturnedsuchmental
picture-makingintotheidealizedprocess,
eveniftheyhavenotrecognizedthattheyhavedoneso.
Idealizing,however,ismoreremarkablebecauseitincludesvisualizing
and addsallotherelements to it.
Visualizationcomesfromusingthestored-upimagesofbutoneofour
senses,thesenseofsight.Idealization
comesfromusingthestored-upimagesnotonlyofthesenseofsightbut
ofallothersenses. To attainthatwhich
wedesireitisnecessary,notonly to seethevisualimage,but to act.
Trynowanotherprocess:Idealizethepaintingyousawintheartmuseum;
bringitvisually to yourmind;re-see
itjustasyoudidbytheprocesspreviouslydescribed.Thenimage
action,-everypersoninitinaction;feelthem
doingthethingtheyarepicturedasdoing;feelthemovement;feelthe
activities.Ifitportraysthemasspeaking,
hearthetones,-hearwhattheysay.Imightcontinuewithallother
elementsofthepicture,butIthinkthisis
sufficient to showyouthedifferencebetweenvisualization and
idealization.Visualizationproducesanonmoving,
non-activepictureinthemind,eventhoughitbevivid and clear.Being
non-active,itdoesnotimpel to
action and hencemanyofourpicturedidealsdonotbecomerealities.But
ifweidealizeaction,ifweusethe
mentalclutchofconnectinguptheidealofthethingdesiredwiththe
processofobtainingthatwhichwedesire,
actionmustresult; and actionisoneoftheessentialfactorsinmaking
anyidealcometrue.
theactuallandbycreatinganidealizeduseofit,avisionofalittle
parkamongthemillionaires-forforty
familieseachwithitsownlittlecountryhome.Thefirstresultwas
accomplishedwithinforty-eighthours.The
planwaspresented to arealestatemaninNewYorkCity.Atoncehe
wished to buytheentireplotat$300an
acre.Butthenephewshadseenavision-theidealizationhadgivenvalue
to theirland -and theyrefused.Thereal
estatemanoffered$400, and then$500anacreforit.
Thesecondresultwasthatwithinfourdaysthenephewswereoffered
$1,000anacreforthefirstplotthatwas to
besold. And why?Thelandwasexactlythesamelandithadbeenaweek
before,butvaluehadbeenaddedby
idealizingalittlecommunityoffortyculturedfamilieslivingneara
colonyofmillionaires, and valuehadalso
beengiven to itbycreatingadesireforsuchhomes.Thesetwofactors,
thementalplan and thedesirecreated,
gaveagreatlyincreasedvalue(from$200 to $1,000anacre)infour
days.Becauseoftheplan and thedesire
createdinthemindsofthose to whomtheplanwasgiven,thisrun-down,
neglectedfarmlandledinvalueallthe
otherfarmland,eventhoughtheotherfarmlandswereimproved and
cultivated.Thiswaspossiblebecausethis
landwashilly and rolling and partlywoodedThereforeotherfarmland
couldnotcompetewiththisasplotsfor
homes.
Moreover,invaluethislandwithinfourdaysaftertheplanwasmade and
presentedwasworthjustfivehundred
percentmorethanthelandsofthegreatestatessurroundingthem.Itwas
worthmorebecauseitcouldbe
purchasedinsmallplots,whiletheownersoftheestateswouldnot
considersellinganacreoreventenacresof
thelandtheyowned.Hencethisland,which-fourdaysbeforetheplan
wasconceivedbyidealization-asatthe
tailoflandvalues,becametheleaderoflandvaluesincomparisonwith
farmlandvalue and thatofthegreat
estates.
Wheneveryouwish to increasethevalueofanythingyouhave to sell,add
mentaleffortbysaneidealizationthat
fitsthebestusethatcanbemadeofthething.Wheneveryouwish to
giveapredominantvalue to anything,
idealizeaplan and createadesireforitinsuchawaythatthething
youhave to sellleadsallotherthingsnearit
orapproximatelylikeit.
Thus,byactualpractice,youprovethatallvalueisofmind and thus
thatallvalueisofGod.Thevalueofthat
inchindiameter,theelectronisfiftythousandtimessmallerthanthe
atom!
Ofcourse,youcannotimaginethis;itisinfinitelysmall-apartofthe
infinityofGod! And whatistheelectron?
Ofwhatsubstanceisit?Allscientistsagreethatitisaninfinitely
smallethericwhirlofenergy-awhirlinghole
inspace!
Whatthenisdensity?Densityisthespiritofmatter-theinfinite
ethericenergy-spaceofGod.Itisthatinwhich
allthingslive and move and havetheirbeing.Itexistsbetweenthe
infinitelysmallwhirlingelectronsbuta
billionthofaninchfromoneanother;itexistsbetweenwhirlingstars
and infinitelylargesunsthousandsof
millionsofmillionsofmilesapart.
Thereisnodensityofmatter to hinderthemanifestationofyourideals
and desires.Sinceyou,yourideals and
desiresareofGod, and sincethecellsofyourbody and alsothe
substanceofallothermaterialactualitiesarebut
theinfiniteenergy-spaceofGod,certainlyyouridealscomposedofthis
substance-theonlysubstancethatexists
-can and will and docometrue.Infact,thisethericenergy-space
substance,whichmakesmatterseem to be
dense,istheverysubstancethatgivesbodies to yourideals and thus
makesthemmanifestinmaterialactuality.
WHATATTRACTIVEMATTEROFENERGYGIVES TO YOURDESIRES
CHAPTER4
Anotherstoneinthepathoffaith and theattainmentofyourideals and
desiresistheideathatmatterissolid.As
densitywasfound to bebutinfiniteenergyspace-thespiritual
substanceinwhichideals and allthingsexistwhat
willsolidityturnout to bewhenyoucome to knowitasitis?
Ironseems to beasolidsubstance and veryhard.Doesitshardness
resideinmatterorisitdue to thespiritor
energyofmatter?Themolecules and atomsofironarenoharderormore
solidthanthemolecules and atomsof
butter.Yet,itisdifficult to driveanailintoapieceofiron and
easy to driveoneintoachunkofbutter.That
whichmakesitdifficult to driveanailintoironisthedegreeof
attractiveforceexistingbetweentheparticles.It
isthisforcethatholdsmolecules and theirrespectiveatoms to each
other.Whenyoudriveanailintoiron,what
youovercomeistheattractiveforcethattries to preventthemolecules
beingpushedapart.Itiseasy to force
apartthemoleculesofbutter to makespaceforanail.Inthiscase
also,whatyouovercomeistheattractiveforce
thatholdstogetherthemolecules and atomsofbutter.
valueisnothingmaterial.Ifminddidnotdistinguishbetweenadiamond
and apieceofcoal and givespecial
value to theformerbecauseofourdesireforbeauty,thematerialofthe
diamondwouldbenomorevaluablethan
thematerialofapieceofcoalofthesamesize.Iftherewerenomental
conceptionregardingthepurityofthe
diamond and nodesire to possessit and useitasdecoration,diamonds
wouldpossessnomorevaluethan
pebbles.
Nowletusconsidertheidealizingofthevalueofapieceoflandso
thattheprocessincreaseditsvalueinfour
daysfromlessthan$200anacre to $1,000anacre.Theland,ofwhichI
write,issituatedineastern
Pennsylvanianearaverybeautifullakesomedistancefromrailroads.It
waspurchasedtwenty-fouryearsagoas
farmlandatlessthan$15anacre.Itwasleftaspartofanestate to
twonephews.Theyoungeronebecameofage
in1919 and thelandwasofferedforsale.Theydesired to obtain$200an
acreforit and feltthat,iftheycould
sellitatthatprice,theywouldbeverylucky.Manythingshave
happenedinthelasttwenty-fouryears.Theland
isstillfarfromtherailroadbuteveryfootoflandaroundthelittle
lakehasbeenpurchasedbymillionairesfrom
Philadelphia and NewYork.Infact,since1919theyhavespent$3,000,000
ingeneralimprovementofthis
millionaires'colonyinaddition to themoneyspentonindividual
estates.
Thelandofthetwonephews,however,wasnotofgreatvalue.Theacreage
wasnotlargeenoughforagreat
estate and thelandwasnotgoodasfarmland.Innosensediditlead
surroundinglandinvalue.Thosewhoknew
thelandthoughtitought to beworth$200anacre,but,asthemonths
wentby,itwasnotsold.Thenephews
wereanxious to realizeontheirland;theywished to gointobusiness,
and knowingme,theycalledoneday to
askforhelp.Iidealizeditasfarmland and sawitsuselessness.In
fact,ithadbeenneglectedsolongthatitwould
taketwoorthreeyears to bringitback to normalcondition.ThenI
idealizeditasasiteforacountryestateofa
wealthyman.ButIsawitwouldnotdoforthat.Itwasnotlargeenough.
Next,Iidealizedtheentirecolonyof
millionairesaboutit;Iidealizeditsnearness to NewYork and
Philadelphia;Iidealizedthepeopleinthecity
whodesiredhomes;Iidealizedhumannature,realizingthattherewere
manyculturedpeopleoflimitedmeans
whodesired to livenearverywealthypeoplewhowouldenjoylifeina
communityofsuchpeople.
Consequentlyoutofthecosmostherecame to mymindtheidealofmaking
thislandalittleparkdividedinto
fortylittlehomeplotsofoneacreeach.Thenephews and myselfdrewup
thisplan.Wehadgivenaddedvalue to
Think,think,thinkofwishes and youwillliveanervouswreck and die
inthementalmadhouseofunfulfilled
mentaldesires.Feedthedesiresofyouridealswithyourownfeelings
and emotions -and thehigherthefeelings
and emotions,thestrongerthefire -and yourdesireswillturn to action
thatcannotbeprevented. And sinceyour
desiresareheartsofideals,thatwhichyoudowillberight.
GIVINGABODYOFETHERICSUBSTANCE TO YOURIDEAL
CHAPTER10
Thenextstepis to createabodyforyourideal-abodyofrealetheric
substance.Imagetheidealofthethingyou
want.Doesthethingitselfseemsocompact and densethatyoucannotre-
form and re-createit to accordwith
yourideal?Itsformcanbechanged,butonlyifyougiveabody to your
ideal.
First,giveform to thesubstanceoftheideal.Turnback and readagain
mythirdchapter.Then,re-idealizeyour
imageofthethingdesiredasmadeofinfiniteenergy-space.Bydoing
thisyouactuallygroupthespiritual
substanceintoform.Thisisafirststepincreatingthebodyofyour
ideal.
Second,givethebodyattractivepower.Readagainthefourthchapterof
thisbook.Then,re-imageyouridealof
thethingyouwant.Realize,thatwhateverthesubstanceofthething
desired,thatwhichmakesitsactuality
possibleisinfiniteattractiveenergy;thatitisthissameenergythat
holdsalltheparticlesofyouridealtogether
and draws to itallthefactorsnecessaryformanifestation.Bythus
imagingyouridealyougiveitsolidity.The
particlesofthisspiritualsubstancebecomesfixedsothattheideal
willpersist;sothatitwillnotchange,asan
ideachanges,orevaporateinvainimaging’s.Bythisprocessyoualso
giveitpower to attract and draw to itall
thoseconditions,qualities,thoughts,feelings and attitudesnecessary
to makeitreal,-necessary to makeits
actualitypossible.
Third,createthebodyofself-activesubstance.Turnback and readthe
fifthchapter.Realizethateverythingyou
wish to changeisininfinitemotion,thrillingwithlife;thateventhe
pieceofcopperwirethatleads to your
electriclightiscomposedofwhirlingcentersofspace,infinitely
small,capableofmoving660,000,000milesan
hour and able to changetheirpositions40,000,000timesasecond,By
thisprocessyouridyoursoulofanyidea
thatanyso-calledmaterialthingcanoppose-themanifestationofyour
ideal. And yougive to theideal -to its
bodysubstance-thesamequalityofinfinite,infinitelyrapidpowerof
movement,powerofaction,power to
Insteadofthinkingofthelandasanout-of-the-waywetplace to which
fewpeoplewished to go,theyidealizedit
asaplaceofpeacefulseclusion to whichacertainclassofpeoplewould
wish to goforarest.Suchidealization
recognizesGodasWisdom.Itwasadapted to theplace and theconditions,
to themselves and to their
pocketbooks.IwasthereoneJuly,-therewerenoglass-screenedporches,
nocasinos,noornamentedboardwalks,
and novainshowoflife.Buttherewaslifeitself!Thepeoplevisiting
therewererealpeople.Therewasfreedom
ofaction.Therewasfellowship and thespiritoflove and service.Also
therewasrest.
Thefather and motherhadmadeitpay.Theyhadmadeitpayfromyear to
year,whichmeanstheyhadrendered
suchgoodservice,suchidealizedserviceforthepricescharged,that
visitorsreturnedyearafteryear.Theyhave
succeeded.Thethreechildrenhavebeengivencollegeeducations and this
initselfissufficientproofoftheir
success. And yetthereissomethinggreaterthanthis.Thefather and
mothereachsummeraregivingaspiritual
education to ahundredormoredifferentguestswhoseeGod's
idealizationofserviceinaction.
OBTAININGINREALITYTHEIDEALPOSITIONYOUDESIRE
CHAPTER22
GodisAll and Everything-beverysureofthat.Heiseverythingthat
exists,notonlyinthemental and spiritual
world,buteverythingthatreallyexistsinthematerialworld.
Ifyouthink and planinideas and actinaccordwiththem,becertain
thatyouwillleaveoutsomeessentialfactor
ofyoureffort and probablyfail to attainthatwhichyoudesire.In
thinking and planning to securetheposition
youdesire,or to createapositionforyourself,yourplansmaynot
becomerealitiesifyoufail to idealize and use
anyoneofthefactors.
Hereisalittleincident:thatofayoungmanwhochangedinafewweeks
frommakingthirty-fivedollarsaweek
and workingeighthoursaday to makingfivehundreddollarsamonth
workingbutfourhoursaday.Imethim
byaccident-no,notbyaccident,butbyGod'sdesigning.
Ithappenedthus:OneSundayafternoonIwentupintothatsectionofthe
wildnorthendofCentralParkwhere
onecanimagineoneselfinthedeepwoods.Istretchedmyselfonthe
ground and, recliningagainstabigrock,
idealizetheProcessofAttainingIt and CarryOuttheProcessinAction,
-and, yet,byyourattitudekeepthe
realityfrombecomingyours.Withagroupofcongenialfriends,youcan
desire and idealizeanevening's
pleasureforyourself and thegirlyoulove,youmaycallforher and go
to thegatheringtogether, -and yetyour
attitude,ifdisagreeable,cankeepthepleasureoftheeveningfrom
becomingyours.
First,then,giveattention to yourattitude!Second,unifythesubstance
ofyouridealwiththesubstanceofthe
thingorconditiondesired.Thesubstanceofyouridealisyours!Itis
ofyourmind.Thesubstanceofthereality
maynotyetbeyours. To makeityours,youmustmakethebodyofyour
idealcoincidewiththebodyor
actualityofthatwhichyoudesire.
Re-readthechapterson How to FormanIdealthatWillComeTrue,Firing
theHeartDesireofYourIdeal,
GivingaBodyofEthericSubstance to YourIdeal, and GivingYourIdeal
theImpulseofAction to MakeItReal.
Then,re-imageyouridealinaccordwiththosefourqualities-itsform,
itsdesire,itssubstance,itsimpulse to
action.
Next,re-readthethreechaptersofTheSpiritofMatter:YourIdeals and
WhatCompactnessofMatterGives to
Them,YourDesires and WhatAttractiveEnergyGives to Them,What
MovementinMatterGives to theBody
ofYourDesire.Donotneglect to re-readthese.Youremembermuch,but
notallthethings.Re-readthem,
recognizing:
thatthematerialdensity,ofthethingyoudesireisanetheric
substancecoincidinginnaturewiththesubstanceof
yourideal;
thatthematerialsolidityofthethingyoudesireisinfiniteattractive
energywhichcoincidesinnaturewiththe
holding-togetherenergyofyourideal; and
thattheenergyofthematerialthingdesiredisethericforce-exactly
thesameforceasexistsinyourideal.
Now,imageeachdetailofyourideal,projectitoutofyourmind to the
placeoftheactuality, and uniteitwith
thesamedetailofthematerialactualityyoudesire to beyours.Donot
missasingledetail;maketheprojected
idealcoincidewiththeactualthingineveryfeature-form,substance,
energy and place. To missnofactor,unify
stepbystep,-as to color,sound,taste,smell,balance,heat,movement,
directionofmovement,form,size,
finenessorroughness,hardnessorsoftness,cold,weight,use,pleasures
fromuse,etcetera.Missnoneofthese!
theafternoonweremostefficient.Butwhatdidhedowhilesittingat
hisdesk?Didhewastethosefirstfive
minutes?Thisiswhathedid:
First,heidealizedallthedifferentkindsofinjuriesreported to him,
and, inaddition,allthepossibleinjurieshe
mightbecalledupon to treat;
Second,hevisualizedallofthemedicines,antiseptics,accessories,
etc.,thatwouldberequired and mightbe
required;visionedhisownsupply and suchasurplus to beobtainedat
thedrugstoreaswouldmakeanylack
impossible;
Third,heidealizedwhatshouldbedoneatonce to aidthefuture
recoveryofthoseinjured-thewisdomof
wrappingeachupinawarmblanketimmediatelyafterthefirstaid-as
protectionfromtheafter-chillofthestorm;
Fourth,hevisualizedtheplaceswherethemostseriouslyinjuredwere
reported to be;idealizedhimselfgoing
fromone to anotherbyshortestroutes; and repeatedtheprocess-
visioningtheplaceswherethelessseriously
injuredwere.Allthisinfiveminutes!
Yes,themind-trained to IdealizetheProcess and knowingthatGodisin
everyprocess-worksmorerapidly
thanradio.Werethefirstfiveminuteswasted?Thosefiveminutesmore
thandoubledhisservicethatafternoon
and evening, and therewasnofailure to giveaidbecausesomenecessary
thingwaslacking.Butwe-yes,wesee
thevalueofIdealizingtheProcessofDoingThingsinanemergency;but
weforgetthatinourliveseachhouris
anemergency-acall to dothemost,livethemost.
TURNINGDESIRESFORSALESINTOACTUALSALES
CHAPTER19
Inessenceeveryphaseofcontactinhumansocietyisasale.Ifyou
applyfor and secureapositionyousell
yourself to theemployer,whobuysyourservicesincompetitionwithmany
others.Ifyouaretheleaderofa
greatreformmovement,carryingtheidealofthatreform to themassesof
people and winningthem to supportit,
youaresellingyourideals to them.Ofcoursetherearebusinesssales,
foreveryphaseofbusinessoperation and
managementisasaleofthings,ideas,idealsofservices.Theprocessof
sellingisalwaysthesame.Anysaleyou
desire to make-anysaleyouhaveinmindasanideal-canbemadea
reality;butevery“idea”youhaveofasale
sometimesIworktilltenoreleveno'clockwhenthebosswants to get
outspeciallettersortelegramsforthe
midnightmail.""Thentheconditionsofstenographicservicearesuch
thatbusinessmendonow and then,even
thoselivinginNewYorkCity,wishservicewhich,underordinary
conditions,isnotrendered.
"Thisbringsus to thesubjectoftime.Itisclearthatstenographic
serviceisrenderedinthedaytime;itisalso
clearthatitisnotrenderedatnight.Evenhotelstenographersdonot
worklaterthannineorteno'clock.Does
thatgiveyouanyidea?"Yes,butnothingIcangetholdof;nothingI
canactuallyuse!""Well,let'sdropit,now.
Thinkofallthese-yourself,themeans,thework,theotherpeople,the
conditions,thetime-over and overagain
tonight.Idealizeeveryoneofthefactors-don'tomitasingleone.Come
to seemetomorrownight.Here'smy
address."
Thenextnighthecame.Hewasadifferentman.Hewasnolongera
stenographer;hewasacreator.Morethan
that,hewasaninspiredcreator.Anewidea,anewthought,an
inspiration,hadcome to him.Thisiswhathedid:
heorganizedastenographicnightservicebetweennineintheevening and
oneinthemorning,-forbusinessmen
coming to thecityforadayortwo.Forthisservice,atsuchatime,he
wasable to chargetwicethepriceofa
publicdaystenographer.Theservicerendered to abigbusinessman-who,
havingsettledbusinessaffairsinthe
earlyevening,wished to getoffcontractsorlettersortelegraphic
instructionsafterthehotelstenographicoffices
badclosed-wasworththeprice.Byidealizingthetimeofrendering
service,hemadehisstenographicwork
surpass and leadallotherstenographicservicesinthecity.
Alittlehomewasbought and furnished;they'remarriednow!
ADVANCEMENTDEPENDSUPONIDEALIZINGITSPROCESS
CHAPTER23
Yourworkintheworldisperformedinoneormoreofthreefields:
workwiththings,
workwithwords,
workwithpeople.
Ineachofthesefieldsofwork,therearethousands and thousands,who
serveearnestly and loyally,work
everythingtheimageshouldnotcontain?Althoughtherearemanymillions
ofdegreesofvariation and an
unlimitednumberofcombinations,therearebutafewdifferentbasic
qualitiesthatenterintoourimages.They
are:colors,sounds,tastes,odors,movements and directionsofmovement,
balanceorlackofbalance,finenessor
roughness,hardnessorsoftness,heatorcold,lightnessorheaviness.
Takeanyideayouwish to cometrue.Imageitinyourmindasitnowis,
-aimperfectidea.Then,takethefactor
ofcolors.Imageitagain,mentallyseeingeverycolorithaspossessed,
doespossessorcouldpossess.Inthis
samewaygoovertheideaofthatwhichyoudesire.Useeveryoneofthe
elementsofcolor,sound,taste,odor,
heat,cold,motion,directionofmotion,form,size,balance,fineness,
roughness,hardness,softness,lightness,
heaviness.
Donotleaveoutasingleone.Whenyouhavefinishedyouwillhavethe
formofaperfectimage-ofanideal,but
itwillstillbeonlytheform-withoutaheartofdesire,withoutan
ethericbody, and withoutimpulse to impel
action.Next,adddesire!
FIRINGTHEHEART-DESIREOFYOURIDEAL
CHAPTER9
Wishesarebutwishes;theyleadonly to wishingmorewishes.Desiresare
heartbeatsofsoul;theydemand and
impel to action.Awishturnsever to itself,wishingthatsomethingwill
come to makeitselftrue.Adesiregoes
outfromself;itdaringlyreachesout,demandingthethingdesired, and
divinelycreatesitinreality.
Putthefollowingtruthstogether:Desireistheheartofyourideal;in
thisheartarethefiresofattainment;
sometimestheydiedown and aredim;sometimestheyburnbrightly and
glowwithhope and setfire to action;
unlesstheythusburnwiththelightofhope and thefireofaction,your
idealwillnotcometrue.Whenthefires
ofdesirearedimmedbydisappointmentsordiscouragement,ormemoriesof
thefailuresofthepast,whatare
yougoing to doaboutit?Feedthefireswithyourfeelings and emotions!
Yourthoughtswillnotdo;theyarebut
dampwood and wetsand.Desiresareoftheheart;theycannotbemade to
burnbrightlybyaddingideas and
thoughtsofthemind.
Isitathing-amaterialthing-youhavedesired and forwhichdesire
burnslowbecauseofpastfailures to attainit,
orisitanewdesirethatdaresnotburnbrightlyforfearof
disappointmentshoulditnotbeattained?Fireyour
mayfallthrough.
Ifyouidealizethevalueofthatwhichyouwish to sell,yougiveit
additionalsellingvalue.Ifyouidealizethe
processofsellingit,youdiscovernewmeansofselling.Ifyouidealize
allkindsofpossiblebuyersofthatwhich
youhaveforsale,youdiscoverabuyercapableofperceivingthe
additionalvalueyouhavegivenyourproduct
and abuyercapable and willing to payforthatvalue.
ACaseforIllustration:AmanownedatractoflandnearPasadena,
California;onthistherewasa$10,000
mortgage;hehadboughtitonashoestring,planningsoon to sellit,-
foritwasexpectedthatabuildingboom
wouldmakeitadesirableresidencesitelongbeforethe$10,000wasdue.
ConditionsatEndofSixMonths:Thebuildingboomhadnotmaterialized;
themortgagewasdueintendays;
realestatemenrefused to takeitup;thoseholdingthemortgagerefused
to extendit;thebankerswouldn'ttouch
it.
CauseforRefusal:Thelandwasinahollow;realestatemen and bankers
wereconvincednoonewouldbuyit
untileveryotherresidencesitenearithadbeensold;thatmightbe
yearshence.
TheOwner'sFirstEfforts:When,attheendofthefirstthreemonths,
theboomfailed to boom,herecognized
abundantsupply, and faithfully and persistently and confidentlyaffirmed
“GodISALLAbundance” and “Allis
God.”
Threemonthswentby.Themoneydidnotdropfromtheheaven;but
somethingelsedropped-thecornersofhis
banker'smouth.Whatwasthetrouble?Faithfully and confidentlythe
owneraffirmedthetruth:“GodIsthe
SourceofAbundantSupply.”Whythenthefailure?BecauseGodisSpirit;
and consequentlyaslongashe
continuedmerely to affirmGodasAbundantSupply,-thesupplycontinued
inaspiritualstate.Thisthebankers
refused to cash;theywantedcertifiedchecks.Afterafailureofmore
thantwo and ahalfmonths,theownertried
IdealizingtheProcess.First,heidealizedthelandinallitsdetails.
And atonceanewthoughtcame:Ifthisland
isnotnowvaluableasaresidencesite,certainlythereareotheruses
forit; and sinceGodknowsalluses,the
ideaofanotherusewillcome to me.
Second,heidealizedthechangesinitsconditionatdifferentseasonsof
theyear and -hurrah-anothernew
thoughthehadnotthoughtbefore:Sincethelandwasinahollow and the
moistureofthesurroundingland
an“illusionofthemind,”youcould-knowingthecertaintyofthelaw
thatonlylikeperceiveslike-smile to
yourselfovertheideathatnothingbutanillusionarymindcould
conceiveanillusionaryworld,eatillusionary
vegetables,wearillusionaryshirts,handleillusionarymoney,use and
dependupontenthousandillusionary
things and liveuponanillusionaryearth.
Iholdthatmatterisexistent and thatitisveryunwise and detrimental
to denyitsexistence and attempt to liveup
to thedenial,-forinstance to denytheexistenceofmaterialfood and
try to livewithoutit.But,Iholdalsothatit
islackofknowledgeofthetruenatureofmatterthatmakesusthinkof
itasdense,solid,motionless and lifeless.
Ifinourgreaterknowledgeofmatterwefindthatitisonlyenergyin
reality,thatitisnotrestrictedenergybut
infiniteenergy, and thatitisofthesamesubstanceasspirit-thenour
conceptofmatterbecomessolikeour
conceptofthesubstanceofwhichidealsaremade,thatitispossible
forus to perceivesomedefiniteconnection
-arealrelation,perhapsasimilarity,perhapsevenaco-existence-of
thesubstanceofeveryideal and the
substanceofeverymaterialreality.
Withsuchknowledge-foundinnextsucceedingchapters-ourfaiththat
idealscometrue,becausetheyareofthe
samesubstanceasmatter,canbe and isjustified.Suchfaithwillfire
anewourideals and desires and impelus to
ceasenoeffortuntiltheybecomerealities; and withknowledgeofthe
processofattainment,weshallknowby
experiencethatitisnotsodifficultasitonceseemed. And you,
yourself,canmakeyouridealsbecomerealities.
Faithisthesubstanceofthingshopedfor.Idealsarethesubstanceof
thethingsthatare.
WHATCOMPACTNESSOFMATTERGIVES TO YOURIDEALS
CHAPTER3
Yourideasarealwayschanging and youareeverchangingyourattitude
regardingthem.Why?Theyhaveno
form,nobodyofspiritualsubstance;beingwithoutbody,theyare
notions and verychangeablenotionsatthat.
Butyouareloyal to yourideals;youaresteadfastinyourallegiance to
them.Why?Becausethereissomething
fixed and realaboutthem;theyaremadeofspiritualsubstance;theyare
theactualbodiesofyourdesires;of
paperswerefullofthenewsystem and how to getfromonepoint to
another.Atleastnineoutofeverytenofthe
millionsofadultsinNewYorkmusthavereadthedirectionsprevious to
theopening,althoughprobablynotone
inahundredthousand-whentheyreadthedirectionsover and overagain
-idealizedthenewroute,noridealized
themselvesgoingaboutthecityor to and fromworkonit.TheResultof
NotIdealizingtheProcessonthedayof
theopening,intelligentmen and womencrowded and jammedeachother,
wentwheretheydidnotwish to go,
evengotlost,thoughmanyofthemhadknownNewYorkalltheirlives.
Theconfusion and jammingofthemob
attwotransferstationsweresogreatthatscoresofwomenfainted, and
manywereseriouslyhurt.Morethana
millionpeoplelosttheirheads-morethanamillionwereconfusedfor
weeks.Itwasnecessary to closethecrosstown
subwayforamonth to preventaccidents-actually to preventpeople
killingthemselves and eachother,
becauseoftheirconfusedmobaction. And allofthisconfusion,trouble,
injury and delaycouldhavebeen
preventedifeachofthesevenmillionpeoplewhousethesubwayshad
spentbutfiveminutesprevious to its
openinginIdealizingtheProcessoftravelingonit.
How IIdealizedtheProcessinthisCase:Itookadescriptionofthe
routesfromanewspaper;readitcarefully.
ThenIquietlyvisualizedthenewroutes.Next,Iidealizedaction,-
Idealizedmyselfusingthenewroutefrommy
home to myoffice,picturingmyselfonthecars,changingwherethe
descriptionsaidchangesmustbemade;
idealizingeverybitofthejourney to myofficedoor.NextIidealized
onetripafteranother to otherpartsofthe
city,untilIhadmyselfmentallyusedeverynew and oldroute.After
this,itwasimpossible to beconfused;
impossible to makeamistakeinusingthesubway.
Millionsofothersthoughtofthenewroutes,butcertainlyveryfew
consciouslyidealizedthemselvestraveling
onthem.YeteveryindividualinNewYorkcouldhavedoneitinfive
minutesiftheyhadonlybeeninthehabit
ofIdealizingtheProcessofDoingThings.Othershadideasofthenew
route,ofwheretheywanted to go, and of
how to getthere.Iturnedmyideasintoideals.Idealizingtheprocess
ofdoingthething,includedmorethanthe
re-seeingofthementalpictureofthenewroute.Ididmorethan
visualizeit.Iputintoitanelementofaction.I
keptmy“clutch”insothatthepicturebecamemovement.Thatisalways
essentialinattainingthatwhichyou
desire.
THEACTOFMAKINGTHEREALITYYOURS
CHAPTER13
Thislastactivity-theactofmakingtherealityyours-comprisesthree
steps:
idealizingyourattitude;
unifyingthesubstanceoftheidealWITHthesubstanceofthereal; and
makingtheactualthingapartofyourpossessionsorplacingyourselfin
theactualconditionsthatyouhave
idealized and desired.
Yourattituderelates to yourself, to others, to conditions, and to the
worldingeneral.Beginwithyourself.
Consciouslyornot,youdotakesomekindofanattitudetowardyourself.
Youmaythinkyourselfawormora
god.Youarefree to takeanyattitudetowardyourselfyoudesire to
take;butthereisonlyoneattitudethatleads
to success and itistheidealizedattitude!Incompletethinkingin
“ideas”makesyouseeyourselfasachildofsin,
suffering,sorrow,weakness,mistake and failure.Thinkofyourselfas
youare:asonofGod-idealizingtheend
youdesire,theprocessbywhichyouattain, and theattitudeyouhold
towardyourself,others,conditions, and the
universeitself.
Then,idealizeyourattitudetowardothers,"Thatwhichyeseekyeshall
find."Ifyouthinkthatallmenaretrying
to crushyou,youwillbecrushed;first,becauseyourattitudecloses
youreyes to theopportunitiesofferedyou;
and second,becausesuchanattitudediscovers and draws to youthosewho
donothelpyou.Ifyouidealize
othersaswilling to helpyou,youdraw to youmen and womenwhowilldo
thesquarethingbyyou and helpyou,
-inthemyouwillfindhelp and ajustreward.Thisidealizedattitude
doesnotmakeyouatrustingsimpleton,for
theidealizedattitudealsoidealizeswisdominknowingothers.
Theidealizedattitudechangesalltheconditionsoflife.Inbusiness,
itleadsus to expectgoodresults, and,
expectinggoodresults,weplanbetter.Whenweplanbetter,-thatis,
in,amoreidealizedway-wegetbetter
results.Idealizetheworldingeneral.Theuniversemustbegood.Ifit
werenotgooditwouldgo to piecesover
night,-forevildisrupts and destroys.Goodattracts and unites and
holdstogether.
Youcannotidealizeyourbusiness,yourprofession and yourworkwithout
conductingthewholeaffairasan
idealizedservicethatinevitablywillforceyourideals to cometrue!
YoumayidealizetheThingDesired,
down.Oneacrossthetable,onebesideme.LaterIlearnedthatonewasa
coaloperatorofIndiana, and theother,
-well,therestofthestoryconcernstheotherman.
Onelookatthismantoldmehewasnotaso-called“manofideals,”-
thatis,notinaccordwiththeordinaryuse
oftheterm.Helookedveryprosperous;hewastalkative-menarealways
morecommunicativeafterdinner,
smokingagoodcigar,onatrainwithnothingelse to do.Thismanisthe
soap-dyekingoftheworld.Onlyafew
yearsagohe and afriend,hiswife and hisfriend'swife,startedin
businessmakingsoap-dyes.Altogetherthey
had$800.Todayeachofthemismorethanamillionaire.Theirsoap-dyes
sellfortencentsapackage,yetthey
doabusinessofmanyhundredthousanddollarsamonth.Theysecuredthe
originalpatent and consequently,in
addition to theprofitstheymakefromtheirownconcern,theyarepaid
royaltiesbyallothersoap-dyecompanies.
How didhedoit?Ihavesaidthatheisnotamanofideals.That
statementisbothtrue and nottrue.Heisnota
manofidealsofthePhariseekind,butheisamanwhoidealizesthe
thingwithwhichheworks. To himthe
soap-dyeisoneofthegreatinventionsoftheage.Hisfaceglowedashe
toldaboutit;hiseyesshone.
"Thinkwhatitmeans,"hesaid,"foreverywomanintheland-infact,
allovertheworld,fornowwe'reselling
soap-dyes to Europe,Australia,India and Japan -to beableintwo
minutes to changethecolorofhershirtwaist,
ofapieceoflace,oranylighttrimmingmerelybydippingitinour
dye,withoutanyboiling, and without
stainingherhands."
Fromtheverybeginninghehadidealizedthethingheproduced.Hehad
idealizedthesoapinorder to selectthe
bestforthepurpose.Hehadidealizedthedyessoas to producethemost
usefuldye,themosteasily and quickly
useddye,-adyeneedingnoboiling,adyethatdoesnotstainthehands
ofthoseusingit.Hehadidealizedthe
chemicalsusedintheprocessofmakingthedye, and, ashetalkedof how
hehadbuiltupthebusiness,Isawthat
hehadevenidealizedthekindofchemicalexperthewanted and hadthen
searchedtheUnitedStatesuntilhe
foundthemanthatfittedhisideal.Hehadidealizedjustice and had
securedpatentrightsforhimself and those
whohadworkedforhim.
Hisprocessofidealizingthething-thesoap-dye-didnotstopwhenhe
hadputagoodproductonthemarket and
whenthatproducthadearnedhimmillionsofdollars.Hetoldme how that
veryafternoonhehadspentthree
hourswithJapanesegirlsinNewYork to provehissoap-dyeswouldnot
stainthehandsoftheJapanesewomen.
GivingaBodyofEthericSubstance to YourIdeal;
GivingYourIdealtheImpulseofAction to MakeItReal;
TheProcessthatMakesIdealsComeTrue;
TheActofMakingtheRealityYours; and
Where to CenterYourEffort.
TO ATTAINYOURDESIRES,ALLTHREEMUSTBEUSED
CHAPTER7
Ifyouidealize and useallthreeofthebasicactivities and onlythose
three,itiseasy to makeyouridealsbecome
realities.Youalwaysattainwhenyouidealize and usethem;but,ifyou
leaveoutanyoneofthethree,youfail to
attainyourdesire, -and noonecanbeblamedexceptyourself.
Ifyouidealizeonlythatwhichyoudesire and holdfaithfully to that
ideal,-thatis,ifyouuseonlythefirstofthe
threeactivities,-youwillsucceed and justlyinproportion to whatyou
do.
SinceGodisjustice,theresultcorresponds to theeffort.Idealizing
whatyouwant and holdingfaithfully to the
idealformonths and evenyearsbringsyouthesuccessyoureffortmerits
-evenafteryearsyouwillstillbe
holding to theideal.
And, ifyouidealizethatwhichyoudesire and attempt to takepossession
ofitmentally-usingthefirst and third
ofthethreebasicactivities-yousucceed and justlyinproportion to
whatyoudo.
If,wheninNewYork,youlearnofafootballgame to beplayedinBoston
and desire to bepresent,theidealof
theThingDesiredis to beinBoston.Ifyoudesire to driveby
automobilefromNewYork to Boston,thatisthe
idealoftheProcessyouintend to use to get to Boston.Ifyougo to
yourgarage and sitinyourcarforaday,a
monthorayear,holdingfaithfullyallthetime to theThingDesired and
holdingalsoamentalpictureofbeingin
Boston-mentallypicturingthefirst and thirdsteps,butomittingthe
secondone-beforetheyearpassesyour
friendswillwish to sendyou to themadhouse; and onlybecauseyou
failed to usethesecondactivity-thatofthe
processofactuallystartingthemachine and drivingfromNewYork to
Boston.
Asthelegfromknee to toeswasasstiffasacarvedpieceofwood,it
wasnecessary to useacaneoracrutch and
to hunchmywholebodyupwardinorder to swingtheotherlegforward.
Today,Icanmovetheleftfootup and
downattheankleaseasilyasIcanmovemyrightfoot.Idonoteven
limp!Mystepisspringy and certain.
Friendssaythatmywalkismorelikethatofamanofthirtythanthat
ofamanofsixty-five.Certainly,-withthe
smallbonesofmyanklegrowntogetherasonesolidbone,-Iwas
compelled to dosomethingwithmy
consciousnessofthe“solidity”ofmatter.
To getridoftheideathatmatterisCOMPACT,DENSE and SOLIDisthe
firststepinallhealing.Solongas
youthinkofacancer-oratumor,oranabnormalbonegrowth-ascompact
solidmatter,solongwillyoudoubt
thepowerofmind and spirit to changeit.Throughoutalltheages,
individualshavebeenhealedbyprayer,faith,
mind,love and spirit.Eachsuchcaseprovesitcanbedone.Yettoday,
notonepersonofeachtwentymillionof
theworld'spopulationishealeddirectlybysuchmethods.Wecannot
accountforthis,byassertingthattheworld
doesnotknowthatGodhashealed.Wecannotaccountforitbyasserting
thatmillionsdonotwish to bemade
wellbyspiritualhealing.If,atanytimeduringtheages,wehadheld
to thetruththatGodisAll and knownthat
matterisspiritualmanifestation,theknowledgeoftheresultsofour
spiritualhealingwouldhavesweptthe
world and everyonewouldnowaccept and usethem.
WehaveidealsofGod,spirit, and spiritualhealing.Wehavenoidealof
matter,thething to behealed.Our
failureshavebeendue to ourpartial and verymistakenideasofmatter.
Somehavetried to getaroundmatterby
callingitanillusion.Thinkofmatterasanillusionasmuchasyou
pleasebut-ifyouhaveacancerontheendof
yournose-deepinyourheartyouknowthatyoucannotdenythatyour
mindrecognizesthatthatcanceristhere!
Solongasyoucallmatteranillusion,youadmitthereissomething to
becalledanillusion; and thatsomething
makesyoudoubt to onedegreeoranotherthepossibilityofthehealing.
Otherstry to getaroundmatter,by
denyingitsexistence.Solongasyoufinditnecessary to denymatter,
yourverydenialisyouradmissionthat
thereissomething to deny.Isitconsistent to denytheexistenceofthe
matterwecallacancer and then to turn
ourmindstopsy-turvyinasecond and demandthatuniversalsupplybe
manifestedasmatterintheformof
money and meansofmaterialexistence-food,clothing,houses,etc.
... conditionsofservice.”"Areyoueverasked
to workovertime?""Notoften;but
Visualizingistheactofholdingamentalpicture;idealizingistheact
ofperfectingthementalimageofall
factors,-thepicture,theprocessofsecuringit and theactofmaking
itreal.
Youoftenignitetheheartofyouridealbyvividmentalpictures and
strongfeelingsofdesire to possessthe
reality;butunlessconnectedupwithyourmotorpowerofaction,it
remainsmerelyanurgentunfulfilledpicture
ofdesirewithinyou-anidealthatdoesnotbecomeareality.Clutching
yourideal to actioncannotbeeffectively
accomplishedbyapicture.Letmeillustratethisclearly.
Go to anartmuseum;lookatanypaintingrepresentinganumberof
people.If,aftergoingaway,youcloseyour
eyes and visualizethepainting,youholdinyourmindamentalpicture
ofthepainting.Withcare and practice
youcanmakethismentalpictureveryvivid and increaseyourability to
re-seeinthemindeverydetailofsucha
painting-lines,forms and colorsofthings and people.Yet,itisstill
amerepicture;itisflat,lackingaction, and
itdoesnotimpel to action.ThatwhichIhavejustdescribedisthe
visualizingprocess.Visualizinghasproduced
marvelousresultswhenthepersonvisualizinghasturnedsuchmental
picture-makingintotheidealizedprocess,
eveniftheyhavenotrecognizedthattheyhavedoneso.
Idealizing,however,ismoreremarkablebecauseitincludesvisualizing
and addsallotherelements to it.
Visualizationcomesfromusingthestored-upimagesofbutoneofour
senses,thesenseofsight.Idealization
comesfromusingthestored-upimagesnotonlyofthesenseofsightbut
ofallothersenses. To attainthatwhich
wedesireitisnecessary,notonly to seethevisualimage,but to act.
Trynowanotherprocess:Idealizethepaintingyousawintheartmuseum;
bringitvisually to yourmind;re-see
itjustasyoudidbytheprocesspreviouslydescribed.Thenimage
action,-everypersoninitinaction;feelthem
doingthethingtheyarepicturedasdoing;feelthemovement;feelthe
activities.Ifitportraysthemasspeaking,
hearthetones,-hearwhattheysay.Imightcontinuewithallother
elementsofthepicture,butIthinkthisis
sufficient to showyouthedifferencebetweenvisualization and
idealization.Visualizationproducesanonmoving,
non-activepictureinthemind,eventhoughitbevivid and clear.Being
non-active,itdoesnotimpel to
action and hencemanyofourpicturedidealsdonotbecomerealities.But
ifweidealizeaction,ifweusethe
mentalclutchofconnectinguptheidealofthethingdesiredwiththe
processofobtainingthatwhichwedesire,
actionmustresult; and actionisoneoftheessentialfactorsinmaking
anyidealcometrue.
theactuallandbycreatinganidealizeduseofit,avisionofalittle
parkamongthemillionaires-forforty
familieseachwithitsownlittlecountryhome.Thefirstresultwas
accomplishedwithinforty-eighthours.The
planwaspresented to arealestatemaninNewYorkCity.Atoncehe
wished to buytheentireplotat$300an
acre.Butthenephewshadseenavision-theidealizationhadgivenvalue
to theirland -and theyrefused.Thereal
estatemanoffered$400, and then$500anacreforit.
Thesecondresultwasthatwithinfourdaysthenephewswereoffered
$1,000anacreforthefirstplotthatwas to
besold. And why?Thelandwasexactlythesamelandithadbeenaweek
before,butvaluehadbeenaddedby
idealizingalittlecommunityoffortyculturedfamilieslivingneara
colonyofmillionaires, and valuehadalso
beengiven to itbycreatingadesireforsuchhomes.Thesetwofactors,
thementalplan and thedesirecreated,
gaveagreatlyincreasedvalue(from$200 to $1,000anacre)infour
days.Becauseoftheplan and thedesire
createdinthemindsofthose to whomtheplanwasgiven,thisrun-down,
neglectedfarmlandledinvalueallthe
otherfarmland,eventhoughtheotherfarmlandswereimproved and
cultivated.Thiswaspossiblebecausethis
landwashilly and rolling and partlywoodedThereforeotherfarmland
couldnotcompetewiththisasplotsfor
homes.
Moreover,invaluethislandwithinfourdaysaftertheplanwasmade and
presentedwasworthjustfivehundred
percentmorethanthelandsofthegreatestatessurroundingthem.Itwas
worthmorebecauseitcouldbe
purchasedinsmallplots,whiletheownersoftheestateswouldnot
considersellinganacreoreventenacresof
thelandtheyowned.Hencethisland,which-fourdaysbeforetheplan
wasconceivedbyidealization-asatthe
tailoflandvalues,becametheleaderoflandvaluesincomparisonwith
farmlandvalue and thatofthegreat
estates.
Wheneveryouwish to increasethevalueofanythingyouhave to sell,add
mentaleffortbysaneidealizationthat
fitsthebestusethatcanbemadeofthething.Wheneveryouwish to
giveapredominantvalue to anything,
idealizeaplan and createadesireforitinsuchawaythatthething
youhave to sellleadsallotherthingsnearit
orapproximatelylikeit.
Thus,byactualpractice,youprovethatallvalueisofmind and thus
thatallvalueisofGod.Thevalueofthat
inchindiameter,theelectronisfiftythousandtimessmallerthanthe
atom!
Ofcourse,youcannotimaginethis;itisinfinitelysmall-apartofthe
infinityofGod! And whatistheelectron?
Ofwhatsubstanceisit?Allscientistsagreethatitisaninfinitely
smallethericwhirlofenergy-awhirlinghole
inspace!
Whatthenisdensity?Densityisthespiritofmatter-theinfinite
ethericenergy-spaceofGod.Itisthatinwhich
allthingslive and move and havetheirbeing.Itexistsbetweenthe
infinitelysmallwhirlingelectronsbuta
billionthofaninchfromoneanother;itexistsbetweenwhirlingstars
and infinitelylargesunsthousandsof
millionsofmillionsofmilesapart.
Thereisnodensityofmatter to hinderthemanifestationofyourideals
and desires.Sinceyou,yourideals and
desiresareofGod, and sincethecellsofyourbody and alsothe
substanceofallothermaterialactualitiesarebut
theinfiniteenergy-spaceofGod,certainlyyouridealscomposedofthis
substance-theonlysubstancethatexists
-can and will and docometrue.Infact,thisethericenergy-space
substance,whichmakesmatterseem to be
dense,istheverysubstancethatgivesbodies to yourideals and thus
makesthemmanifestinmaterialactuality.
WHATATTRACTIVEMATTEROFENERGYGIVES TO YOURDESIRES
CHAPTER4
Anotherstoneinthepathoffaith and theattainmentofyourideals and
desiresistheideathatmatterissolid.As
densitywasfound to bebutinfiniteenergyspace-thespiritual
substanceinwhichideals and allthingsexistwhat
willsolidityturnout to bewhenyoucome to knowitasitis?
Ironseems to beasolidsubstance and veryhard.Doesitshardness
resideinmatterorisitdue to thespiritor
energyofmatter?Themolecules and atomsofironarenoharderormore
solidthanthemolecules and atomsof
butter.Yet,itisdifficult to driveanailintoapieceofiron and
easy to driveoneintoachunkofbutter.That
whichmakesitdifficult to driveanailintoironisthedegreeof
attractiveforceexistingbetweentheparticles.It
isthisforcethatholdsmolecules and theirrespectiveatoms to each
other.Whenyoudriveanailintoiron,what
youovercomeistheattractiveforcethattries to preventthemolecules
beingpushedapart.Itiseasy to force
apartthemoleculesofbutter to makespaceforanail.Inthiscase
also,whatyouovercomeistheattractiveforce
thatholdstogetherthemolecules and atomsofbutter.
valueisnothingmaterial.Ifminddidnotdistinguishbetweenadiamond
and apieceofcoal and givespecial
value to theformerbecauseofourdesireforbeauty,thematerialofthe
diamondwouldbenomorevaluablethan
thematerialofapieceofcoalofthesamesize.Iftherewerenomental
conceptionregardingthepurityofthe
diamond and nodesire to possessit and useitasdecoration,diamonds
wouldpossessnomorevaluethan
pebbles.
Nowletusconsidertheidealizingofthevalueofapieceoflandso
thattheprocessincreaseditsvalueinfour
daysfromlessthan$200anacre to $1,000anacre.Theland,ofwhichI
write,issituatedineastern
Pennsylvanianearaverybeautifullakesomedistancefromrailroads.It
waspurchasedtwenty-fouryearsagoas
farmlandatlessthan$15anacre.Itwasleftaspartofanestate to
twonephews.Theyoungeronebecameofage
in1919 and thelandwasofferedforsale.Theydesired to obtain$200an
acreforit and feltthat,iftheycould
sellitatthatprice,theywouldbeverylucky.Manythingshave
happenedinthelasttwenty-fouryears.Theland
isstillfarfromtherailroadbuteveryfootoflandaroundthelittle
lakehasbeenpurchasedbymillionairesfrom
Philadelphia and NewYork.Infact,since1919theyhavespent$3,000,000
ingeneralimprovementofthis
millionaires'colonyinaddition to themoneyspentonindividual
estates.
Thelandofthetwonephews,however,wasnotofgreatvalue.Theacreage
wasnotlargeenoughforagreat
estate and thelandwasnotgoodasfarmland.Innosensediditlead
surroundinglandinvalue.Thosewhoknew
thelandthoughtitought to beworth$200anacre,but,asthemonths
wentby,itwasnotsold.Thenephews
wereanxious to realizeontheirland;theywished to gointobusiness,
and knowingme,theycalledoneday to
askforhelp.Iidealizeditasfarmland and sawitsuselessness.In
fact,ithadbeenneglectedsolongthatitwould
taketwoorthreeyears to bringitback to normalcondition.ThenI
idealizeditasasiteforacountryestateofa
wealthyman.ButIsawitwouldnotdoforthat.Itwasnotlargeenough.
Next,Iidealizedtheentirecolonyof
millionairesaboutit;Iidealizeditsnearness to NewYork and
Philadelphia;Iidealizedthepeopleinthecity
whodesiredhomes;Iidealizedhumannature,realizingthattherewere
manyculturedpeopleoflimitedmeans
whodesired to livenearverywealthypeoplewhowouldenjoylifeina
communityofsuchpeople.
Consequentlyoutofthecosmostherecame to mymindtheidealofmaking
thislandalittleparkdividedinto
fortylittlehomeplotsofoneacreeach.Thenephews and myselfdrewup
thisplan.Wehadgivenaddedvalue to
Think,think,thinkofwishes and youwillliveanervouswreck and die
inthementalmadhouseofunfulfilled
mentaldesires.Feedthedesiresofyouridealswithyourownfeelings
and emotions -and thehigherthefeelings
and emotions,thestrongerthefire -and yourdesireswillturn to action
thatcannotbeprevented. And sinceyour
desiresareheartsofideals,thatwhichyoudowillberight.
GIVINGABODYOFETHERICSUBSTANCE TO YOURIDEAL
CHAPTER10
Thenextstepis to createabodyforyourideal-abodyofrealetheric
substance.Imagetheidealofthethingyou
want.Doesthethingitselfseemsocompact and densethatyoucannotre-
form and re-createit to accordwith
yourideal?Itsformcanbechanged,butonlyifyougiveabody to your
ideal.
First,giveform to thesubstanceoftheideal.Turnback and readagain
mythirdchapter.Then,re-idealizeyour
imageofthethingdesiredasmadeofinfiniteenergy-space.Bydoing
thisyouactuallygroupthespiritual
substanceintoform.Thisisafirststepincreatingthebodyofyour
ideal.
Second,givethebodyattractivepower.Readagainthefourthchapterof
thisbook.Then,re-imageyouridealof
thethingyouwant.Realize,thatwhateverthesubstanceofthething
desired,thatwhichmakesitsactuality
possibleisinfiniteattractiveenergy;thatitisthissameenergythat
holdsalltheparticlesofyouridealtogether
and draws to itallthefactorsnecessaryformanifestation.Bythus
imagingyouridealyougiveitsolidity.The
particlesofthisspiritualsubstancebecomesfixedsothattheideal
willpersist;sothatitwillnotchange,asan
ideachanges,orevaporateinvainimaging’s.Bythisprocessyoualso
giveitpower to attract and draw to itall
thoseconditions,qualities,thoughts,feelings and attitudesnecessary
to makeitreal,-necessary to makeits
actualitypossible.
Third,createthebodyofself-activesubstance.Turnback and readthe
fifthchapter.Realizethateverythingyou
wish to changeisininfinitemotion,thrillingwithlife;thateventhe
pieceofcopperwirethatleads to your
electriclightiscomposedofwhirlingcentersofspace,infinitely
small,capableofmoving660,000,000milesan
hour and able to changetheirpositions40,000,000timesasecond,By
thisprocessyouridyoursoulofanyidea
thatanyso-calledmaterialthingcanoppose-themanifestationofyour
ideal. And yougive to theideal -to its
bodysubstance-thesamequalityofinfinite,infinitelyrapidpowerof
movement,powerofaction,power to
Insteadofthinkingofthelandasanout-of-the-waywetplace to which
fewpeoplewished to go,theyidealizedit
asaplaceofpeacefulseclusion to whichacertainclassofpeoplewould
wish to goforarest.Suchidealization
recognizesGodasWisdom.Itwasadapted to theplace and theconditions,
to themselves and to their
pocketbooks.IwasthereoneJuly,-therewerenoglass-screenedporches,
nocasinos,noornamentedboardwalks,
and novainshowoflife.Buttherewaslifeitself!Thepeoplevisiting
therewererealpeople.Therewasfreedom
ofaction.Therewasfellowship and thespiritoflove and service.Also
therewasrest.
Thefather and motherhadmadeitpay.Theyhadmadeitpayfromyear to
year,whichmeanstheyhadrendered
suchgoodservice,suchidealizedserviceforthepricescharged,that
visitorsreturnedyearafteryear.Theyhave
succeeded.Thethreechildrenhavebeengivencollegeeducations and this
initselfissufficientproofoftheir
success. And yetthereissomethinggreaterthanthis.Thefather and
mothereachsummeraregivingaspiritual
education to ahundredormoredifferentguestswhoseeGod's
idealizationofserviceinaction.
OBTAININGINREALITYTHEIDEALPOSITIONYOUDESIRE
CHAPTER22
GodisAll and Everything-beverysureofthat.Heiseverythingthat
exists,notonlyinthemental and spiritual
world,buteverythingthatreallyexistsinthematerialworld.
Ifyouthink and planinideas and actinaccordwiththem,becertain
thatyouwillleaveoutsomeessentialfactor
ofyoureffort and probablyfail to attainthatwhichyoudesire.In
thinking and planning to securetheposition
youdesire,or to createapositionforyourself,yourplansmaynot
becomerealitiesifyoufail to idealize and use
anyoneofthefactors.
Hereisalittleincident:thatofayoungmanwhochangedinafewweeks
frommakingthirty-fivedollarsaweek
and workingeighthoursaday to makingfivehundreddollarsamonth
workingbutfourhoursaday.Imethim
byaccident-no,notbyaccident,butbyGod'sdesigning.
Ithappenedthus:OneSundayafternoonIwentupintothatsectionofthe
wildnorthendofCentralParkwhere
onecanimagineoneselfinthedeepwoods.Istretchedmyselfonthe
ground and, recliningagainstabigrock,
idealizetheProcessofAttainingIt and CarryOuttheProcessinAction,
-and, yet,byyourattitudekeepthe
realityfrombecomingyours.Withagroupofcongenialfriends,youcan
desire and idealizeanevening's
pleasureforyourself and thegirlyoulove,youmaycallforher and go
to thegatheringtogether, -and yetyour
attitude,ifdisagreeable,cankeepthepleasureoftheeveningfrom
becomingyours.
First,then,giveattention to yourattitude!Second,unifythesubstance
ofyouridealwiththesubstanceofthe
thingorconditiondesired.Thesubstanceofyouridealisyours!Itis
ofyourmind.Thesubstanceofthereality
maynotyetbeyours. To makeityours,youmustmakethebodyofyour
idealcoincidewiththebodyor
actualityofthatwhichyoudesire.
Re-readthechapterson How to FormanIdealthatWillComeTrue,Firing
theHeartDesireofYourIdeal,
GivingaBodyofEthericSubstance to YourIdeal, and GivingYourIdeal
theImpulseofAction to MakeItReal.
Then,re-imageyouridealinaccordwiththosefourqualities-itsform,
itsdesire,itssubstance,itsimpulse to
action.
Next,re-readthethreechaptersofTheSpiritofMatter:YourIdeals and
WhatCompactnessofMatterGives to
Them,YourDesires and WhatAttractiveEnergyGives to Them,What
MovementinMatterGives to theBody
ofYourDesire.Donotneglect to re-readthese.Youremembermuch,but
notallthethings.Re-readthem,
recognizing:
thatthematerialdensity,ofthethingyoudesireisanetheric
substancecoincidinginnaturewiththesubstanceof
yourideal;
thatthematerialsolidityofthethingyoudesireisinfiniteattractive
energywhichcoincidesinnaturewiththe
holding-togetherenergyofyourideal; and
thattheenergyofthematerialthingdesiredisethericforce-exactly
thesameforceasexistsinyourideal.
Now,imageeachdetailofyourideal,projectitoutofyourmind to the
placeoftheactuality, and uniteitwith
thesamedetailofthematerialactualityyoudesire to beyours.Donot
missasingledetail;maketheprojected
idealcoincidewiththeactualthingineveryfeature-form,substance,
energy and place. To missnofactor,unify
stepbystep,-as to color,sound,taste,smell,balance,heat,movement,
directionofmovement,form,size,
finenessorroughness,hardnessorsoftness,cold,weight,use,pleasures
fromuse,etcetera.Missnoneofthese!
theafternoonweremostefficient.Butwhatdidhedowhilesittingat
hisdesk?Didhewastethosefirstfive
minutes?Thisiswhathedid:
First,heidealizedallthedifferentkindsofinjuriesreported to him,
and, inaddition,allthepossibleinjurieshe
mightbecalledupon to treat;
Second,hevisualizedallofthemedicines,antiseptics,accessories,
etc.,thatwouldberequired and mightbe
required;visionedhisownsupply and suchasurplus to beobtainedat
thedrugstoreaswouldmakeanylack
impossible;
Third,heidealizedwhatshouldbedoneatonce to aidthefuture
recoveryofthoseinjured-thewisdomof
wrappingeachupinawarmblanketimmediatelyafterthefirstaid-as
protectionfromtheafter-chillofthestorm;
Fourth,hevisualizedtheplaceswherethemostseriouslyinjuredwere
reported to be;idealizedhimselfgoing
fromone to anotherbyshortestroutes; and repeatedtheprocess-
visioningtheplaceswherethelessseriously
injuredwere.Allthisinfiveminutes!
Yes,themind-trained to IdealizetheProcess and knowingthatGodisin
everyprocess-worksmorerapidly
thanradio.Werethefirstfiveminuteswasted?Thosefiveminutesmore
thandoubledhisservicethatafternoon
and evening, and therewasnofailure to giveaidbecausesomenecessary
thingwaslacking.Butwe-yes,wesee
thevalueofIdealizingtheProcessofDoingThingsinanemergency;but
weforgetthatinourliveseachhouris
anemergency-acall to dothemost,livethemost.
TURNINGDESIRESFORSALESINTOACTUALSALES
CHAPTER19
Inessenceeveryphaseofcontactinhumansocietyisasale.Ifyou
applyfor and secureapositionyousell
yourself to theemployer,whobuysyourservicesincompetitionwithmany
others.Ifyouaretheleaderofa
greatreformmovement,carryingtheidealofthatreform to themassesof
people and winningthem to supportit,
youaresellingyourideals to them.Ofcoursetherearebusinesssales,
foreveryphaseofbusinessoperation and
managementisasaleofthings,ideas,idealsofservices.Theprocessof
sellingisalwaysthesame.Anysaleyou
desire to make-anysaleyouhaveinmindasanideal-canbemadea
reality;butevery“idea”youhaveofasale
sometimesIworktilltenoreleveno'clockwhenthebosswants to get
outspeciallettersortelegramsforthe
midnightmail.""Thentheconditionsofstenographicservicearesuch
thatbusinessmendonow and then,even
thoselivinginNewYorkCity,wishservicewhich,underordinary
conditions,isnotrendered.
"Thisbringsus to thesubjectoftime.Itisclearthatstenographic
serviceisrenderedinthedaytime;itisalso
clearthatitisnotrenderedatnight.Evenhotelstenographersdonot
worklaterthannineorteno'clock.Does
thatgiveyouanyidea?"Yes,butnothingIcangetholdof;nothingI
canactuallyuse!""Well,let'sdropit,now.
Thinkofallthese-yourself,themeans,thework,theotherpeople,the
conditions,thetime-over and overagain
tonight.Idealizeeveryoneofthefactors-don'tomitasingleone.Come
to seemetomorrownight.Here'smy
address."
Thenextnighthecame.Hewasadifferentman.Hewasnolongera
stenographer;hewasacreator.Morethan
that,hewasaninspiredcreator.Anewidea,anewthought,an
inspiration,hadcome to him.Thisiswhathedid:
heorganizedastenographicnightservicebetweennineintheevening and
oneinthemorning,-forbusinessmen
coming to thecityforadayortwo.Forthisservice,atsuchatime,he
wasable to chargetwicethepriceofa
publicdaystenographer.Theservicerendered to abigbusinessman-who,
havingsettledbusinessaffairsinthe
earlyevening,wished to getoffcontractsorlettersortelegraphic
instructionsafterthehotelstenographicoffices
badclosed-wasworththeprice.Byidealizingthetimeofrendering
service,hemadehisstenographicwork
surpass and leadallotherstenographicservicesinthecity.
Alittlehomewasbought and furnished;they'remarriednow!
ADVANCEMENTDEPENDSUPONIDEALIZINGITSPROCESS
CHAPTER23
Yourworkintheworldisperformedinoneormoreofthreefields:
workwiththings,
workwithwords,
workwithpeople.
Ineachofthesefieldsofwork,therearethousands and thousands,who
serveearnestly and loyally,work
everythingtheimageshouldnotcontain?Althoughtherearemanymillions
ofdegreesofvariation and an
unlimitednumberofcombinations,therearebutafewdifferentbasic
qualitiesthatenterintoourimages.They
are:colors,sounds,tastes,odors,movements and directionsofmovement,
balanceorlackofbalance,finenessor
roughness,hardnessorsoftness,heatorcold,lightnessorheaviness.
Takeanyideayouwish to cometrue.Imageitinyourmindasitnowis,
-aimperfectidea.Then,takethefactor
ofcolors.Imageitagain,mentallyseeingeverycolorithaspossessed,
doespossessorcouldpossess.Inthis
samewaygoovertheideaofthatwhichyoudesire.Useeveryoneofthe
elementsofcolor,sound,taste,odor,
heat,cold,motion,directionofmotion,form,size,balance,fineness,
roughness,hardness,softness,lightness,
heaviness.
Donotleaveoutasingleone.Whenyouhavefinishedyouwillhavethe
formofaperfectimage-ofanideal,but
itwillstillbeonlytheform-withoutaheartofdesire,withoutan
ethericbody, and withoutimpulse to impel
action.Next,adddesire!
FIRINGTHEHEART-DESIREOFYOURIDEAL
CHAPTER9
Wishesarebutwishes;theyleadonly to wishingmorewishes.Desiresare
heartbeatsofsoul;theydemand and
impel to action.Awishturnsever to itself,wishingthatsomethingwill
come to makeitselftrue.Adesiregoes
outfromself;itdaringlyreachesout,demandingthethingdesired, and
divinelycreatesitinreality.
Putthefollowingtruthstogether:Desireistheheartofyourideal;in
thisheartarethefiresofattainment;
sometimestheydiedown and aredim;sometimestheyburnbrightly and
glowwithhope and setfire to action;
unlesstheythusburnwiththelightofhope and thefireofaction,your
idealwillnotcometrue.Whenthefires
ofdesirearedimmedbydisappointmentsordiscouragement,ormemoriesof
thefailuresofthepast,whatare
yougoing to doaboutit?Feedthefireswithyourfeelings and emotions!
Yourthoughtswillnotdo;theyarebut
dampwood and wetsand.Desiresareoftheheart;theycannotbemade to
burnbrightlybyaddingideas and
thoughtsofthemind.
Isitathing-amaterialthing-youhavedesired and forwhichdesire
burnslowbecauseofpastfailures to attainit,
orisitanewdesirethatdaresnotburnbrightlyforfearof
disappointmentshoulditnotbeattained?Fireyour
mayfallthrough.
Ifyouidealizethevalueofthatwhichyouwish to sell,yougiveit
additionalsellingvalue.Ifyouidealizethe
processofsellingit,youdiscovernewmeansofselling.Ifyouidealize
allkindsofpossiblebuyersofthatwhich
youhaveforsale,youdiscoverabuyercapableofperceivingthe
additionalvalueyouhavegivenyourproduct
and abuyercapable and willing to payforthatvalue.
ACaseforIllustration:AmanownedatractoflandnearPasadena,
California;onthistherewasa$10,000
mortgage;hehadboughtitonashoestring,planningsoon to sellit,-
foritwasexpectedthatabuildingboom
wouldmakeitadesirableresidencesitelongbeforethe$10,000wasdue.
ConditionsatEndofSixMonths:Thebuildingboomhadnotmaterialized;
themortgagewasdueintendays;
realestatemenrefused to takeitup;thoseholdingthemortgagerefused
to extendit;thebankerswouldn'ttouch
it.
CauseforRefusal:Thelandwasinahollow;realestatemen and bankers
wereconvincednoonewouldbuyit
untileveryotherresidencesitenearithadbeensold;thatmightbe
yearshence.
TheOwner'sFirstEfforts:When,attheendofthefirstthreemonths,
theboomfailed to boom,herecognized
abundantsupply, and faithfully and persistently and confidentlyaffirmed
“GodISALLAbundance” and “Allis
God.”
Threemonthswentby.Themoneydidnotdropfromtheheaven;but
somethingelsedropped-thecornersofhis
banker'smouth.Whatwasthetrouble?Faithfully and confidentlythe
owneraffirmedthetruth:“GodIsthe
SourceofAbundantSupply.”Whythenthefailure?BecauseGodisSpirit;
and consequentlyaslongashe
continuedmerely to affirmGodasAbundantSupply,-thesupplycontinued
inaspiritualstate.Thisthebankers
refused to cash;theywantedcertifiedchecks.Afterafailureofmore
thantwo and ahalfmonths,theownertried
IdealizingtheProcess.First,heidealizedthelandinallitsdetails.
And atonceanewthoughtcame:Ifthisland
isnotnowvaluableasaresidencesite,certainlythereareotheruses
forit; and sinceGodknowsalluses,the
ideaofanotherusewillcome to me.
Second,heidealizedthechangesinitsconditionatdifferentseasonsof
theyear and -hurrah-anothernew
thoughthehadnotthoughtbefore:Sincethelandwasinahollow and the
moistureofthesurroundingland
an“illusionofthemind,”youcould-knowingthecertaintyofthelaw
thatonlylikeperceiveslike-smile to
yourselfovertheideathatnothingbutanillusionarymindcould
conceiveanillusionaryworld,eatillusionary
vegetables,wearillusionaryshirts,handleillusionarymoney,use and
dependupontenthousandillusionary
things and liveuponanillusionaryearth.
Iholdthatmatterisexistent and thatitisveryunwise and detrimental
to denyitsexistence and attempt to liveup
to thedenial,-forinstance to denytheexistenceofmaterialfood and
try to livewithoutit.But,Iholdalsothatit
islackofknowledgeofthetruenatureofmatterthatmakesusthinkof
itasdense,solid,motionless and lifeless.
Ifinourgreaterknowledgeofmatterwefindthatitisonlyenergyin
reality,thatitisnotrestrictedenergybut
infiniteenergy, and thatitisofthesamesubstanceasspirit-thenour
conceptofmatterbecomessolikeour
conceptofthesubstanceofwhichidealsaremade,thatitispossible
forus to perceivesomedefiniteconnection
-arealrelation,perhapsasimilarity,perhapsevenaco-existence-of
thesubstanceofeveryideal and the
substanceofeverymaterialreality.
Withsuchknowledge-foundinnextsucceedingchapters-ourfaiththat
idealscometrue,becausetheyareofthe
samesubstanceasmatter,canbe and isjustified.Suchfaithwillfire
anewourideals and desires and impelus to
ceasenoeffortuntiltheybecomerealities; and withknowledgeofthe
processofattainment,weshallknowby
experiencethatitisnotsodifficultasitonceseemed. And you,
yourself,canmakeyouridealsbecomerealities.
Faithisthesubstanceofthingshopedfor.Idealsarethesubstanceof
thethingsthatare.
WHATCOMPACTNESSOFMATTERGIVES TO YOURIDEALS
CHAPTER3
Yourideasarealwayschanging and youareeverchangingyourattitude
regardingthem.Why?Theyhaveno
form,nobodyofspiritualsubstance;beingwithoutbody,theyare
notions and verychangeablenotionsatthat.
Butyouareloyal to yourideals;youaresteadfastinyourallegiance to
them.Why?Becausethereissomething
fixed and realaboutthem;theyaremadeofspiritualsubstance;theyare
theactualbodiesofyourdesires;of
paperswerefullofthenewsystem and how to getfromonepoint to
another.Atleastnineoutofeverytenofthe
millionsofadultsinNewYorkmusthavereadthedirectionsprevious to
theopening,althoughprobablynotone
inahundredthousand-whentheyreadthedirectionsover and overagain
-idealizedthenewroute,noridealized
themselvesgoingaboutthecityor to and fromworkonit.TheResultof
NotIdealizingtheProcessonthedayof
theopening,intelligentmen and womencrowded and jammedeachother,
wentwheretheydidnotwish to go,
evengotlost,thoughmanyofthemhadknownNewYorkalltheirlives.
Theconfusion and jammingofthemob
attwotransferstationsweresogreatthatscoresofwomenfainted, and
manywereseriouslyhurt.Morethana
millionpeoplelosttheirheads-morethanamillionwereconfusedfor
weeks.Itwasnecessary to closethecrosstown
subwayforamonth to preventaccidents-actually to preventpeople
killingthemselves and eachother,
becauseoftheirconfusedmobaction. And allofthisconfusion,trouble,
injury and delaycouldhavebeen
preventedifeachofthesevenmillionpeoplewhousethesubwayshad
spentbutfiveminutesprevious to its
openinginIdealizingtheProcessoftravelingonit.
How IIdealizedtheProcessinthisCase:Itookadescriptionofthe
routesfromanewspaper;readitcarefully.
ThenIquietlyvisualizedthenewroutes.Next,Iidealizedaction,-
Idealizedmyselfusingthenewroutefrommy
home to myoffice,picturingmyselfonthecars,changingwherethe
descriptionsaidchangesmustbemade;
idealizingeverybitofthejourney to myofficedoor.NextIidealized
onetripafteranother to otherpartsofthe
city,untilIhadmyselfmentallyusedeverynew and oldroute.After
this,itwasimpossible to beconfused;
impossible to makeamistakeinusingthesubway.
Millionsofothersthoughtofthenewroutes,butcertainlyveryfew
consciouslyidealizedthemselvestraveling
onthem.YeteveryindividualinNewYorkcouldhavedoneitinfive
minutesiftheyhadonlybeeninthehabit
ofIdealizingtheProcessofDoingThings.Othershadideasofthenew
route,ofwheretheywanted to go, and of
how to getthere.Iturnedmyideasintoideals.Idealizingtheprocess
ofdoingthething,includedmorethanthe
re-seeingofthementalpictureofthenewroute.Ididmorethan
visualizeit.Iputintoitanelementofaction.I
keptmy“clutch”insothatthepicturebecamemovement.Thatisalways
essentialinattainingthatwhichyou
desire.
THEACTOFMAKINGTHEREALITYYOURS
CHAPTER13
Thislastactivity-theactofmakingtherealityyours-comprisesthree
steps:
idealizingyourattitude;
unifyingthesubstanceoftheidealWITHthesubstanceofthereal; and
makingtheactualthingapartofyourpossessionsorplacingyourselfin
theactualconditionsthatyouhave
idealized and desired.
Yourattituderelates to yourself, to others, to conditions, and to the
worldingeneral.Beginwithyourself.
Consciouslyornot,youdotakesomekindofanattitudetowardyourself.
Youmaythinkyourselfawormora
god.Youarefree to takeanyattitudetowardyourselfyoudesire to
take;butthereisonlyoneattitudethatleads
to success and itistheidealizedattitude!Incompletethinkingin
“ideas”makesyouseeyourselfasachildofsin,
suffering,sorrow,weakness,mistake and failure.Thinkofyourselfas
youare:asonofGod-idealizingtheend
youdesire,theprocessbywhichyouattain, and theattitudeyouhold
towardyourself,others,conditions, and the
universeitself.
Then,idealizeyourattitudetowardothers,"Thatwhichyeseekyeshall
find."Ifyouthinkthatallmenaretrying
to crushyou,youwillbecrushed;first,becauseyourattitudecloses
youreyes to theopportunitiesofferedyou;
and second,becausesuchanattitudediscovers and draws to youthosewho
donothelpyou.Ifyouidealize
othersaswilling to helpyou,youdraw to youmen and womenwhowilldo
thesquarethingbyyou and helpyou,
-inthemyouwillfindhelp and ajustreward.Thisidealizedattitude
doesnotmakeyouatrustingsimpleton,for
theidealizedattitudealsoidealizeswisdominknowingothers.
Theidealizedattitudechangesalltheconditionsoflife.Inbusiness,
itleadsus to expectgoodresults, and,
expectinggoodresults,weplanbetter.Whenweplanbetter,-thatis,
in,amoreidealizedway-wegetbetter
results.Idealizetheworldingeneral.Theuniversemustbegood.Ifit
werenotgooditwouldgo to piecesover
night,-forevildisrupts and destroys.Goodattracts and unites and
holdstogether.
Youcannotidealizeyourbusiness,yourprofession and yourworkwithout
conductingthewholeaffairasan
idealizedservicethatinevitablywillforceyourideals to cometrue!
YoumayidealizetheThingDesired,
down.Oneacrossthetable,onebesideme.LaterIlearnedthatonewasa
coaloperatorofIndiana, and theother,
-well,therestofthestoryconcernstheotherman.
Onelookatthismantoldmehewasnotaso-called“manofideals,”-
thatis,notinaccordwiththeordinaryuse
oftheterm.Helookedveryprosperous;hewastalkative-menarealways
morecommunicativeafterdinner,
smokingagoodcigar,onatrainwithnothingelse to do.Thismanisthe
soap-dyekingoftheworld.Onlyafew
yearsagohe and afriend,hiswife and hisfriend'swife,startedin
businessmakingsoap-dyes.Altogetherthey
had$800.Todayeachofthemismorethanamillionaire.Theirsoap-dyes
sellfortencentsapackage,yetthey
doabusinessofmanyhundredthousanddollarsamonth.Theysecuredthe
originalpatent and consequently,in
addition to theprofitstheymakefromtheirownconcern,theyarepaid
royaltiesbyallothersoap-dyecompanies.
How didhedoit?Ihavesaidthatheisnotamanofideals.That
statementisbothtrue and nottrue.Heisnota
manofidealsofthePhariseekind,butheisamanwhoidealizesthe
thingwithwhichheworks. To himthe
soap-dyeisoneofthegreatinventionsoftheage.Hisfaceglowedashe
toldaboutit;hiseyesshone.
"Thinkwhatitmeans,"hesaid,"foreverywomanintheland-infact,
allovertheworld,fornowwe'reselling
soap-dyes to Europe,Australia,India and Japan -to beableintwo
minutes to changethecolorofhershirtwaist,
ofapieceoflace,oranylighttrimmingmerelybydippingitinour
dye,withoutanyboiling, and without
stainingherhands."
Fromtheverybeginninghehadidealizedthethingheproduced.Hehad
idealizedthesoapinorder to selectthe
bestforthepurpose.Hehadidealizedthedyessoas to producethemost
usefuldye,themosteasily and quickly
useddye,-adyeneedingnoboiling,adyethatdoesnotstainthehands
ofthoseusingit.Hehadidealizedthe
chemicalsusedintheprocessofmakingthedye, and, ashetalkedof how
hehadbuiltupthebusiness,Isawthat
hehadevenidealizedthekindofchemicalexperthewanted and hadthen
searchedtheUnitedStatesuntilhe
foundthemanthatfittedhisideal.Hehadidealizedjustice and had
securedpatentrightsforhimself and those
whohadworkedforhim.
Hisprocessofidealizingthething-thesoap-dye-didnotstopwhenhe
hadputagoodproductonthemarket and
whenthatproducthadearnedhimmillionsofdollars.Hetoldme how that
veryafternoonhehadspentthree
hourswithJapanesegirlsinNewYork to provehissoap-dyeswouldnot
stainthehandsoftheJapanesewomen.
GivingaBodyofEthericSubstance to YourIdeal;
GivingYourIdealtheImpulseofAction to MakeItReal;
TheProcessthatMakesIdealsComeTrue;
TheActofMakingtheRealityYours; and
Where to CenterYourEffort.
TO ATTAINYOURDESIRES,ALLTHREEMUSTBEUSED
CHAPTER7
Ifyouidealize and useallthreeofthebasicactivities and onlythose
three,itiseasy to makeyouridealsbecome
realities.Youalwaysattainwhenyouidealize and usethem;but,ifyou
leaveoutanyoneofthethree,youfail to
attainyourdesire, -and noonecanbeblamedexceptyourself.
Ifyouidealizeonlythatwhichyoudesire and holdfaithfully to that
ideal,-thatis,ifyouuseonlythefirstofthe
threeactivities,-youwillsucceed and justlyinproportion to whatyou
do.
SinceGodisjustice,theresultcorresponds to theeffort.Idealizing
whatyouwant and holdingfaithfully to the
idealformonths and evenyearsbringsyouthesuccessyoureffortmerits
-evenafteryearsyouwillstillbe
holding to theideal.
And, ifyouidealizethatwhichyoudesire and attempt to takepossession
ofitmentally-usingthefirst and third
ofthethreebasicactivities-yousucceed and justlyinproportion to
whatyoudo.
If,wheninNewYork,youlearnofafootballgame to beplayedinBoston
and desire to bepresent,theidealof
theThingDesiredis to beinBoston.Ifyoudesire to driveby
automobilefromNewYork to Boston,thatisthe
idealoftheProcessyouintend to use to get to Boston.Ifyougo to
yourgarage and sitinyourcarforaday,a
monthorayear,holdingfaithfullyallthetime to theThingDesired and
holdingalsoamentalpictureofbeingin
Boston-mentallypicturingthefirst and thirdsteps,butomittingthe
secondone-beforetheyearpassesyour
friendswillwish to sendyou to themadhouse; and onlybecauseyou
failed to usethesecondactivity-thatofthe
processofactuallystartingthemachine and drivingfromNewYork to
Boston.
Asthelegfromknee to toeswasasstiffasacarvedpieceofwood,it
wasnecessary to useacaneoracrutch and
to hunchmywholebodyupwardinorder to swingtheotherlegforward.
Today,Icanmovetheleftfootup and
downattheankleaseasilyasIcanmovemyrightfoot.Idonoteven
limp!Mystepisspringy and certain.
Friendssaythatmywalkismorelikethatofamanofthirtythanthat
ofamanofsixty-five.Certainly,-withthe
smallbonesofmyanklegrowntogetherasonesolidbone,-Iwas
compelled to dosomethingwithmy
consciousnessofthe“solidity”ofmatter.
To getridoftheideathatmatterisCOMPACT,DENSE and SOLIDisthe
firststepinallhealing.Solongas
youthinkofacancer-oratumor,oranabnormalbonegrowth-ascompact
solidmatter,solongwillyoudoubt
thepowerofmind and spirit to changeit.Throughoutalltheages,
individualshavebeenhealedbyprayer,faith,
mind,love and spirit.Eachsuchcaseprovesitcanbedone.Yettoday,
notonepersonofeachtwentymillionof
theworld'spopulationishealeddirectlybysuchmethods.Wecannot
accountforthis,byassertingthattheworld
doesnotknowthatGodhashealed.Wecannotaccountforitbyasserting
thatmillionsdonotwish to bemade
wellbyspiritualhealing.If,atanytimeduringtheages,wehadheld
to thetruththatGodisAll and knownthat
matterisspiritualmanifestation,theknowledgeoftheresultsofour
spiritualhealingwouldhavesweptthe
world and everyonewouldnowaccept and usethem.
WehaveidealsofGod,spirit, and spiritualhealing.Wehavenoidealof
matter,thething to behealed.Our
failureshavebeendue to ourpartial and verymistakenideasofmatter.
Somehavetried to getaroundmatterby
callingitanillusion.Thinkofmatterasanillusionasmuchasyou
pleasebut-ifyouhaveacancerontheendof
yournose-deepinyourheartyouknowthatyoucannotdenythatyour
mindrecognizesthatthatcanceristhere!
Solongasyoucallmatteranillusion,youadmitthereissomething to
becalledanillusion; and thatsomething
makesyoudoubt to onedegreeoranotherthepossibilityofthehealing.
Otherstry to getaroundmatter,by
denyingitsexistence.Solongasyoufinditnecessary to denymatter,
yourverydenialisyouradmissionthat
thereissomething to deny.Isitconsistent to denytheexistenceofthe
matterwecallacancer and then to turn
ourmindstopsy-turvyinasecond and demandthatuniversalsupplybe
manifestedasmatterintheformof
money and meansofmaterialexistence-food,clothing,houses,etc.
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