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HOW TO TURN YOUR DESIRES AND IDEALS INTO REALITY pdf
... conditionsofservice.”"Areyoueverasked to workovertime?""Notoften;but Visualizingistheactofholdingamentalpicture;idealizingistheact ofperfectingthementalimageofall factors,-thepicture,theprocessofsecuringitandtheactofmaking itreal. Youoftenignitetheheartofyouridealbyvividmentalpicturesand strongfeelingsofdesire to possessthe reality;butunlessconnectedupwithyourmotorpowerofaction,it remainsmerelyanurgentunfulfilledpicture ofdesirewithinyou-anidealthatdoesnotbecomeareality.Clutching yourideal to actioncannotbeeffectively accomplishedbyapicture.Letmeillustratethisclearly. Go to anartmuseum;lookatanypaintingrepresentinganumberof people.If,aftergoingaway,youcloseyour eyesandvisualizethepainting,youholdinyourmindamentalpicture ofthepainting.Withcareandpractice youcanmakethismentalpictureveryvividandincreaseyourability to re-seeinthemindeverydetailofsucha painting-lines,formsandcolorsofthingsandpeople.Yet,itisstill amerepicture;itisflat,lackingaction,and itdoesnotimpel to action.ThatwhichIhavejustdescribedisthe visualizingprocess.Visualizinghasproduced marvelousresultswhenthepersonvisualizinghasturnedsuchmental picture-makingintotheidealizedprocess, eveniftheyhavenotrecognizedthattheyhavedoneso. Idealizing,however,ismoreremarkablebecauseitincludesvisualizing andaddsallotherelements 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 showyouthedifferencebetweenvisualizationand idealization.Visualizationproducesanonmoving, non-activepictureinthemind,eventhoughitbevividandclear.Being non-active,itdoesnotimpel to actionandhencemanyofourpicturedidealsdonotbecomerealities.But ifweidealizeaction,ifweusethe mentalclutchofconnectinguptheidealofthethingdesiredwiththe processofobtainingthatwhichwedesire, actionmustresult;andactionisoneoftheessentialfactorsinmaking anyidealcometrue. theactuallandbycreatinganidealizeduseofit,avisionofalittle parkamongthemillionaires-forforty familieseachwithitsownlittlecountryhome.Thefirstresultwas accomplishedwithinforty-eighthours.The planwaspresented to arealestatemaninNewYorkCity.Atoncehe wished to buytheentireplotat$300an acre.Butthenephewshadseenavision-theidealizationhadgivenvalue to theirland-andtheyrefused.Thereal estatemanoffered$400,andthen$500anacreforit. Thesecondresultwasthatwithinfourdaysthenephewswereoffered $1,000anacreforthefirstplotthatwas to besold.Andwhy?Thelandwasexactlythesamelandithadbeenaweek before,butvaluehadbeenaddedby idealizingalittlecommunityoffortyculturedfamilieslivingneara colonyofmillionaires,andvaluehadalso beengiven to itbycreatingadesireforsuchhomes.Thesetwofactors, thementalplanandthedesirecreated, gaveagreatlyincreasedvalue(from$200 to $1,000anacre)infour days.Becauseoftheplanandthedesire createdinthemindsofthose to whomtheplanwasgiven,thisrun-down, neglectedfarmlandledinvalueallthe otherfarmland,eventhoughtheotherfarmlandswereimprovedand cultivated.Thiswaspossiblebecausethis landwashillyandrollingandpartlywoodedThereforeotherfarmland couldnotcompetewiththisasplotsfor homes. Moreover,invaluethislandwithinfourdaysaftertheplanwasmadeand presentedwasworthjustfivehundred percentmorethanthelandsofthegreatestatessurroundingthem.Itwas worthmorebecauseitcouldbe purchasedinsmallplots,whiletheownersoftheestateswouldnot considersellinganacreoreventenacresof thelandtheyowned.Hencethisland,which-fourdaysbeforetheplan wasconceivedbyidealization-asatthe tailoflandvalues,becametheleaderoflandvaluesincomparisonwith farmlandvalueandthatofthegreat estates. Wheneveryouwish to increasethevalueofanythingyouhave to sell,add mentaleffortbysaneidealizationthat fitsthebestusethatcanbemadeofthething.Wheneveryouwish to giveapredominantvalue to anything, idealizeaplanandcreateadesireforitinsuchawaythatthething youhave to sellleadsallotherthingsnearit orapproximatelylikeit. Thus,byactualpractice,youprovethatallvalueisofmindandthus thatallvalueisofGod.Thevalueofthat inchindiameter,theelectronisfiftythousandtimessmallerthanthe atom! Ofcourse,youcannotimaginethis;itisinfinitelysmall-apartofthe infinityofGod!Andwhatistheelectron? Ofwhatsubstanceisit?Allscientistsagreethatitisaninfinitely smallethericwhirlofenergy-awhirlinghole inspace! Whatthenisdensity?Densityisthespiritofmatter-theinfinite ethericenergy-spaceofGod.Itisthatinwhich allthingsliveandmoveandhavetheirbeing.Itexistsbetweenthe infinitelysmallwhirlingelectronsbuta billionthofaninchfromoneanother;itexistsbetweenwhirlingstars andinfinitelylargesunsthousandsof millionsofmillionsofmilesapart. Thereisnodensityofmatter to hinderthemanifestationofyourideals anddesires.Sinceyou,youridealsand desiresareofGod,andsincethecellsofyourbodyandalsothe substanceofallothermaterialactualitiesarebut theinfiniteenergy-spaceofGod,certainlyyouridealscomposedofthis substance-theonlysubstancethatexists -canandwillanddocometrue.Infact,thisethericenergy-space substance,whichmakesmatterseem to be dense,istheverysubstancethatgivesbodies to youridealsandthus makesthemmanifestinmaterialactuality. WHATATTRACTIVEMATTEROFENERGYGIVES TO YOURDESIRES CHAPTER4 Anotherstoneinthepathoffaithandtheattainmentofyouridealsand desiresistheideathatmatterissolid.As densitywasfound to bebutinfiniteenergyspace-thespiritual substanceinwhichidealsandallthingsexistwhat willsolidity turn out to bewhenyoucome to knowitasitis? Ironseems to beasolidsubstanceandveryhard.Doesitshardness resideinmatterorisitdue to thespiritor energyofmatter?Themoleculesandatomsofironarenoharderormore solidthanthemoleculesandatomsof butter.Yet,itisdifficult to driveanailintoapieceofironand easy to driveoneintoachunkofbutter.That whichmakesitdifficult to driveanailintoironisthedegreeof attractiveforceexistingbetweentheparticles.It isthisforcethatholdsmoleculesandtheirrespectiveatoms to each other.Whenyoudriveanailintoiron,what youovercomeistheattractiveforcethattries to preventthemolecules beingpushedapart.Itiseasy to force apartthemoleculesofbutter to makespaceforanail.Inthiscase also,whatyouovercomeistheattractiveforce thatholdstogetherthemoleculesandatomsofbutter. valueisnothingmaterial.Ifminddidnotdistinguishbetweenadiamond andapieceofcoalandgivespecial value to theformerbecauseofourdesireforbeauty,thematerialofthe diamondwouldbenomorevaluablethan thematerialofapieceofcoalofthesamesize.Iftherewerenomental conceptionregardingthepurityofthe diamondandnodesire to possessitanduseitasdecoration,diamonds wouldpossessnomorevaluethan pebbles. Nowletusconsidertheidealizingofthevalueofapieceoflandso thattheprocessincreaseditsvalueinfour daysfromlessthan$200anacre to $1,000anacre.Theland,ofwhichI write,issituatedineastern Pennsylvanianearaverybeautifullakesomedistancefromrailroads.It waspurchasedtwenty-fouryearsagoas farmlandatlessthan$15anacre.Itwasleftaspartofanestate to twonephews.Theyoungeronebecameofage in1919andthelandwasofferedforsale.Theydesired to obtain$200an acreforitandfeltthat,iftheycould sellitatthatprice,theywouldbeverylucky.Manythingshave happenedinthelasttwenty-fouryears.Theland isstillfarfromtherailroadbuteveryfootoflandaroundthelittle lakehasbeenpurchasedbymillionairesfrom PhiladelphiaandNewYork.Infact,since1919theyhavespent$3,000,000 ingeneralimprovementofthis millionaires'colonyinaddition to themoneyspent on individual estates. Thelandofthetwonephews,however,wasnotofgreatvalue.Theacreage wasnotlargeenoughforagreat estateandthelandwasnotgoodasfarmland.Innosensediditlead surroundinglandinvalue.Thosewhoknew thelandthoughtitought to beworth$200anacre,but,asthemonths wentby,itwasnotsold.Thenephews wereanxious to realize on theirland;theywished to gointobusiness, andknowingme,theycalledoneday to askforhelp.Iidealizeditasfarmlandandsawitsuselessness.In fact,ithadbeenneglectedsolongthatitwould taketwoorthreeyears to bringitback to normalcondition.ThenI idealizeditasasiteforacountryestateofa wealthyman.ButIsawitwouldnotdoforthat.Itwasnotlargeenough. Next,Iidealizedtheentirecolonyof millionairesaboutit;Iidealizeditsnearness to NewYorkand Philadelphia;Iidealizedthepeopleinthecity whodesiredhomes;Iidealizedhumannature,realizingthattherewere manyculturedpeopleoflimitedmeans whodesired to livenearverywealthypeoplewhowouldenjoylifeina communityofsuchpeople. Consequentlyoutofthecosmostherecame to mymindtheidealofmaking thislandalittleparkdividedinto fortylittlehomeplotsofoneacreeach.Thenephewsandmyselfdrewup thisplan.Wehadgivenaddedvalue to Think,think,thinkofwishesandyouwillliveanervouswreckanddie inthementalmadhouseofunfulfilled mentaldesires.Feedthedesiresofyouridealswithyourownfeelings andemotions-andthehigherthefeelings andemotions,thestrongerthefire-andyourdesireswill turn to action thatcannotbeprevented.Andsinceyour desiresareheartsofideals,thatwhichyoudowillberight. GIVINGABODYOFETHERICSUBSTANCE TO YOURIDEAL CHAPTER10 Thenextstepis to createabodyforyourideal-abodyofrealetheric substance.Imagetheidealofthethingyou want.Doesthethingitselfseemsocompactanddensethatyoucannotre- formandre-createit to accordwith yourideal?Itsformcanbechanged,butonlyifyougiveabody to your ideal. First,giveform to thesubstanceoftheideal. Turn backandreadagain 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 anddraws to itallthefactorsnecessaryformanifestation.Bythus imagingyouridealyougiveitsolidity.The particlesofthisspiritualsubstancebecomesfixedsothattheideal willpersist;sothatitwillnotchange,asan ideachanges,orevaporateinvainimaging’s.Bythisprocessyoualso giveitpower to attractanddraw to itall thoseconditions,qualities,thoughts,feelingsandattitudesnecessary to makeitreal,-necessary to makeits actualitypossible. Third,createthebodyofself-activesubstance. Turn backandreadthe fifthchapter.Realizethateverythingyou wish to changeisininfinitemotion,thrillingwithlife;thateventhe pieceofcopperwirethatleads to your electriclightiscomposedofwhirlingcentersofspace,infinitely small,capableofmoving660,000,000milesan hourandable to changetheirpositions40,000,000timesasecond,By thisprocessyouridyoursoulofanyidea thatanyso-calledmaterialthingcanoppose-themanifestationofyour ideal.Andyougive 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 theplaceandtheconditions, to themselvesand to their pocketbooks.IwasthereoneJuly,-therewerenoglass-screenedporches, nocasinos,noornamentedboardwalks, andnovainshowoflife.Buttherewaslifeitself!Thepeoplevisiting therewererealpeople.Therewasfreedom ofaction.Therewasfellowshipandthespiritofloveandservice.Also therewasrest. Thefatherandmotherhadmadeitpay.Theyhadmadeitpayfromyear to year,whichmeanstheyhadrendered suchgoodservice,suchidealizedserviceforthepricescharged,that visitorsreturnedyearafteryear.Theyhave succeeded.Thethreechildrenhavebeengivencollegeeducationsandthis initselfissufficientproofoftheir success.Andyetthereissomethinggreaterthanthis.Thefatherand mothereachsummeraregivingaspiritual education to ahundredormoredifferentguestswhoseeGod's idealizationofserviceinaction. OBTAININGINREALITYTHEIDEALPOSITIONYOUDESIRE CHAPTER22 GodisAllandEverything-beverysureofthat.Heiseverythingthat exists,notonlyinthementalandspiritual world,buteverythingthatreallyexistsinthematerialworld. Ifyouthinkandplaninideasandactinaccordwiththem,becertain thatyouwillleaveoutsomeessentialfactor ofyoureffortandprobablyfail to attainthatwhichyoudesire.In thinkingandplanning to securetheposition youdesire,or to createapositionforyourself,yourplansmaynot becomerealitiesifyoufail to idealizeanduse anyoneofthefactors. Hereisalittleincident:thatofayoungmanwhochangedinafewweeks frommakingthirty-fivedollarsaweek andworkingeighthoursaday to makingfivehundreddollarsamonth workingbutfourhoursaday.Imethim byaccident-no,notbyaccident,butbyGod'sdesigning. Ithappenedthus:OneSundayafternoonIwentupintothatsectionofthe wildnorthendofCentralParkwhere onecanimagineoneselfinthedeepwoods.Istretchedmyself on the groundand,recliningagainstabigrock, idealizetheProcessofAttainingItandCarryOuttheProcessinAction, -and,yet,byyourattitudekeepthe realityfrombecomingyours.Withagroupofcongenialfriends,youcan desireandidealizeanevening's pleasureforyourselfandthegirlyoulove,youmaycallforherandgo to thegatheringtogether,-andyetyour attitude,ifdisagreeable,cankeepthepleasureoftheeveningfrom becomingyours. First,then,giveattention to yourattitude!Second,unifythesubstance ofyouridealwiththesubstanceofthe thingorconditiondesired.Thesubstanceofyouridealisyours!Itis ofyourmind.Thesubstanceofthereality maynotyetbeyours. To makeityours,youmustmakethebodyofyour idealcoincidewiththebodyor actualityofthatwhichyoudesire. Re-readthechapters on How to FormanIdealthatWillComeTrue,Firing theHeartDesireofYourIdeal, GivingaBodyofEthericSubstance to YourIdeal,andGivingYourIdeal theImpulseofAction to MakeItReal. Then,re-imageyouridealinaccordwiththosefourqualities-itsform, itsdesire,itssubstance,itsimpulse to action. Next,re-readthethreechaptersofTheSpiritofMatter:YourIdealsand WhatCompactnessofMatterGives to Them,YourDesiresandWhatAttractiveEnergyGives 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,anduniteitwith thesamedetailofthematerialactualityyoudesire to beyours.Donot missasingledetail;maketheprojected idealcoincidewiththeactualthingineveryfeature-form,substance, energyandplace. 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.,thatwouldberequiredandmightbe required;visionedhisownsupplyandsuchasurplus to beobtainedat thedrugstoreaswouldmakeanylack impossible; Third,heidealizedwhatshouldbedoneatonce to aidthefuture recoveryofthoseinjured-thewisdomof wrappingeachupinawarmblanketimmediatelyafterthefirstaid-as protectionfromtheafter-chillofthestorm; Fourth,hevisualizedtheplaceswherethemostseriouslyinjuredwere reported to be;idealizedhimselfgoing fromone to anotherbyshortestroutes;andrepeatedtheprocess- visioningtheplaceswherethelessseriously injuredwere.Allthisinfiveminutes! Yes,themind-trained to IdealizetheProcessandknowingthatGodisin everyprocess-worksmorerapidly thanradio.Werethefirstfiveminuteswasted?Thosefiveminutesmore thandoubledhisservicethatafternoon andevening,andtherewasnofailure to giveaidbecausesomenecessary thingwaslacking.Butwe-yes,wesee thevalueofIdealizingtheProcessofDoingThingsinanemergency;but weforgetthatinourliveseachhouris anemergency-acall to dothemost,livethemost. TURNINGDESIRESFORSALESINTOACTUALSALES CHAPTER19 Inessenceeveryphaseofcontactinhumansocietyisasale.Ifyou applyforandsecureapositionyousell yourself to theemployer,whobuysyourservicesincompetitionwithmany others.Ifyouaretheleaderofa greatreformmovement,carryingtheidealofthatreform to themassesof peopleandwinningthem to supportit, youaresellingyourideals to them.Ofcoursetherearebusinesssales, foreveryphaseofbusinessoperationand managementisasaleofthings,ideas,idealsofservices.Theprocessof sellingisalwaysthesame.Anysaleyou desire to make-anysaleyouhaveinmindasanideal-canbemadea reality;butevery“idea”youhaveofasale sometimesIworktilltenoreleveno'clockwhenthebosswants to get outspeciallettersortelegramsforthe midnightmail.""Thentheconditionsofstenographicservicearesuch thatbusinessmendonowandthen,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-overandoveragain 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: heorganizedastenographicnightservicebetweennineintheeveningand 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 surpassandleadallotherstenographicservicesinthecity. Alittlehomewasboughtandfurnished;they'remarriednow! ADVANCEMENTDEPENDSUPONIDEALIZINGITSPROCESS CHAPTER23 Yourworkintheworldisperformedinoneormoreofthreefields: workwiththings, workwithwords, workwithpeople. Ineachofthesefieldsofwork,therearethousandsandthousands,who serveearnestlyandloyally,work everythingtheimageshouldnotcontain?Althoughtherearemanymillions ofdegreesofvariationandan unlimitednumberofcombinations,therearebutafewdifferentbasic qualitiesthatenterintoourimages.They are:colors,sounds,tastes,odors,movementsanddirectionsofmovement, 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,andwithoutimpulse to impel action.Next,adddesire! FIRINGTHEHEART-DESIREOFYOURIDEAL CHAPTER9 Wishesarebutwishes;theyleadonly to wishingmorewishes.Desiresare heartbeatsofsoul;theydemandand impel to action.Awishturnsever to itself,wishingthatsomethingwill come to makeitselftrue.Adesiregoes outfromself;itdaringlyreachesout,demandingthethingdesired,and divinelycreatesitinreality. Putthefollowingtruthstogether:Desireistheheartofyourideal;in thisheartarethefiresofattainment; sometimestheydiedownandaredim;sometimestheyburnbrightlyand glowwithhopeandsetfire to action; unlesstheythusburnwiththelightofhopeandthefireofaction,your idealwillnotcometrue.Whenthefires ofdesirearedimmedbydisappointmentsordiscouragement,ormemoriesof thefailuresofthepast,whatare yougoing to doaboutit?Feedthefireswithyourfeelingsandemotions! Yourthoughtswillnotdo;theyarebut dampwoodandwetsand.Desiresareoftheheart;theycannotbemade to burnbrightlybyaddingideasand thoughtsofthemind. Isitathing-amaterialthing-youhavedesiredandforwhichdesire burnslowbecauseofpastfailures to attainit, orisitanewdesirethatdaresnotburnbrightlyforfearof disappointmentshoulditnotbeattained?Fireyour mayfallthrough. Ifyouidealizethevalueofthatwhichyouwish to sell,yougiveit additionalsellingvalue.Ifyouidealizethe processofsellingit,youdiscovernewmeansofselling.Ifyouidealize allkindsofpossiblebuyersofthatwhich youhaveforsale,youdiscoverabuyercapableofperceivingthe additionalvalueyouhavegivenyourproduct andabuyercapableandwilling to payforthatvalue. ACaseforIllustration:AmanownedatractoflandnearPasadena, California; on thistherewasa$10,000 mortgage;hehadboughtit on ashoestring,planningsoon to sellit,- foritwasexpectedthatabuildingboom wouldmakeitadesirableresidencesitelongbeforethe$10,000wasdue. ConditionsatEndofSixMonths:Thebuildingboomhadnotmaterialized; themortgagewasdueintendays; realestatemenrefused to takeitup;thoseholdingthemortgagerefused to extendit;thebankerswouldn'ttouch it. CauseforRefusal:Thelandwasinahollow;realestatemenandbankers wereconvincednoonewouldbuyit untileveryotherresidencesitenearithadbeensold;thatmightbe yearshence. TheOwner'sFirstEfforts:When,attheendofthefirstthreemonths, theboomfailed to boom,herecognized abundantsupply,andfaithfullyandpersistentlyandconfidentlyaffirmed “GodISALLAbundance”and“Allis God.” Threemonthswentby.Themoneydidnotdropfromtheheaven;but somethingelsedropped-thecornersofhis banker'smouth.Whatwasthetrouble?Faithfullyandconfidentlythe owneraffirmedthetruth:“GodIsthe SourceofAbundantSupply.”Whythenthefailure?BecauseGodisSpirit; andconsequentlyaslongashe continuedmerely to affirmGodasAbundantSupply,-thesupplycontinued inaspiritualstate.Thisthebankers refused to cash;theywantedcertifiedchecks.Afterafailureofmore thantwoandahalfmonths,theownertried IdealizingtheProcess.First,heidealizedthelandinallitsdetails. Andatonceanewthoughtcame:Ifthisland isnotnowvaluableasaresidencesite,certainlythereareotheruses forit;andsinceGodknowsalluses,the ideaofanotherusewillcome to me. Second,heidealizedthechangesinitsconditionatdifferentseasonsof theyearand-hurrah-anothernew thoughthehadnotthoughtbefore:Sincethelandwasinahollowandthe moistureofthesurroundingland an“illusionofthemind,”youcould-knowingthecertaintyofthelaw thatonlylikeperceiveslike-smile to yourselfovertheideathatnothingbutanillusionarymindcould conceiveanillusionaryworld,eatillusionary vegetables,wearillusionaryshirts,handleillusionarymoney,useand dependupontenthousandillusionary thingsandliveuponanillusionaryearth. Iholdthatmatterisexistentandthatitisveryunwiseanddetrimental to denyitsexistenceandattempt to liveup to thedenial,-forinstance to denytheexistenceofmaterialfoodand try to livewithoutit.But,Iholdalsothatit islackofknowledgeofthetruenatureofmatterthatmakesusthinkof itasdense,solid,motionlessandlifeless. Ifinourgreaterknowledgeofmatterwefindthatitisonlyenergyin reality,thatitisnotrestrictedenergybut infiniteenergy,andthatitisofthesamesubstanceasspirit-thenour conceptofmatterbecomessolikeour conceptofthesubstanceofwhichidealsaremade,thatitispossible forus to perceivesomedefiniteconnection -arealrelation,perhapsasimilarity,perhapsevenaco-existence-of thesubstanceofeveryidealandthe substanceofeverymaterialreality. Withsuchknowledge-foundinnextsucceedingchapters-ourfaiththat idealscometrue,becausetheyareofthe samesubstanceasmatter,canbeandisjustified.Suchfaithwillfire anewouridealsanddesiresandimpelus to ceasenoeffortuntiltheybecomerealities;andwithknowledgeofthe processofattainment,weshallknowby experiencethatitisnotsodifficultasitonceseemed.Andyou, yourself,canmakeyouridealsbecomerealities. Faithisthesubstanceofthingshopedfor.Idealsarethesubstanceof thethingsthatare. WHATCOMPACTNESSOFMATTERGIVES TO YOURIDEALS CHAPTER3 Yourideasarealwayschangingandyouareeverchangingyourattitude regardingthem.Why?Theyhaveno form,nobodyofspiritualsubstance;beingwithoutbody,theyare notionsandverychangeablenotionsatthat. Butyouareloyal to yourideals;youaresteadfastinyourallegiance to them.Why?Becausethereissomething fixedandrealaboutthem;theyaremadeofspiritualsubstance;theyare theactualbodiesofyourdesires;of paperswerefullofthenewsystemand how to getfromonepoint to another.Atleastnineoutofeverytenofthe millionsofadultsinNewYorkmusthavereadthedirectionsprevious to theopening,althoughprobablynotone inahundredthousand-whentheyreadthedirectionsoverandoveragain -idealizedthenewroute,noridealized themselvesgoingaboutthecityor to andfromwork on it.TheResultof NotIdealizingtheProcess on thedayof theopening,intelligentmenandwomencrowdedandjammedeachother, wentwheretheydidnotwish to go, evengotlost,thoughmanyofthemhadknownNewYorkalltheirlives. Theconfusionandjammingofthemob attwotransferstationsweresogreatthatscoresofwomenfainted,and manywereseriouslyhurt.Morethana millionpeoplelosttheirheads-morethanamillionwereconfusedfor weeks.Itwasnecessary to closethecrosstown subwayforamonth to preventaccidents-actually to preventpeople killingthemselvesandeachother, becauseoftheirconfusedmobaction.Andallofthisconfusion,trouble, injuryanddelaycouldhavebeen preventedifeachofthesevenmillionpeoplewhousethesubwayshad spentbutfiveminutesprevious to its openinginIdealizingtheProcessoftraveling on it. How IIdealizedtheProcessinthisCase:Itookadescriptionofthe routesfromanewspaper;readitcarefully. ThenIquietlyvisualizedthenewroutes.Next,Iidealizedaction,- Idealizedmyselfusingthenewroutefrommy home to myoffice,picturingmyself on thecars,changingwherethe descriptionsaidchangesmustbemade; idealizingeverybitofthejourney to myofficedoor.NextIidealized onetripafteranother to otherpartsofthe city,untilIhadmyselfmentallyusedeverynewandoldroute.After this,itwasimpossible to beconfused; impossible to makeamistakeinusingthesubway. Millionsofothersthoughtofthenewroutes,butcertainlyveryfew consciouslyidealizedthemselvestraveling on them.YeteveryindividualinNewYorkcouldhavedoneitinfive minutesiftheyhadonlybeeninthehabit ofIdealizingtheProcessofDoingThings.Othershadideasofthenew route,ofwheretheywanted to go,andof 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 idealizedanddesired. Yourattituderelates to yourself, to others, to conditions,and to the worldingeneral.Beginwithyourself. Consciouslyornot,youdotakesomekindofanattitudetowardyourself. Youmaythinkyourselfawormora god.Youarefree to takeanyattitudetowardyourselfyoudesire to take;butthereisonlyoneattitudethatleads to successanditistheidealizedattitude!Incompletethinkingin “ideas”makesyouseeyourselfasachildofsin, suffering,sorrow,weakness,mistakeandfailure.Thinkofyourselfas youare:asonofGod-idealizingtheend youdesire,theprocessbywhichyouattain,andtheattitudeyouhold towardyourself,others,conditions,andthe universeitself. Then,idealizeyourattitudetowardothers,"Thatwhichyeseekyeshall find."Ifyouthinkthatallmenaretrying to crushyou,youwillbecrushed;first,becauseyourattitudecloses youreyes to theopportunitiesofferedyou; andsecond,becausesuchanattitudediscoversanddraws to youthosewho donothelpyou.Ifyouidealize othersaswilling to helpyou,youdraw to youmenandwomenwhowilldo thesquarethingbyyouandhelpyou, -inthemyouwillfindhelpandajustreward.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,-forevildisruptsanddestroys.Goodattractsandunitesand holdstogether. Youcannotidealizeyourbusiness,yourprofessionandyourworkwithout conductingthewholeaffairasan idealizedservicethatinevitablywillforceyourideals to cometrue! YoumayidealizetheThingDesired, down.Oneacrossthetable,onebesideme.LaterIlearnedthatonewasa coaloperatorofIndiana,andtheother, -well,therestofthestoryconcernstheotherman. Onelookatthismantoldmehewasnotaso-called“manofideals,”- thatis,notinaccordwiththeordinaryuse oftheterm.Helookedveryprosperous;hewastalkative-menarealways morecommunicativeafterdinner, smokingagoodcigar, on atrainwithnothingelse to do.Thismanisthe soap-dyekingoftheworld.Onlyafew yearsagoheandafriend,hiswifeandhisfriend'swife,startedin businessmakingsoap-dyes.Altogetherthey had$800.Todayeachofthemismorethanamillionaire.Theirsoap-dyes sellfortencentsapackage,yetthey doabusinessofmanyhundredthousanddollarsamonth.Theysecuredthe originalpatentandconsequently,in addition to theprofitstheymakefromtheirownconcern,theyarepaid royaltiesbyallothersoap-dyecompanies. How didhedoit?Ihavesaidthatheisnotamanofideals.That statementisbothtrueandnottrue.Heisnota manofidealsofthePhariseekind,butheisamanwhoidealizesthe thingwithwhichheworks. To himthe soap-dyeisoneofthegreatinventionsoftheage.Hisfaceglowedashe toldaboutit;hiseyesshone. "Thinkwhatitmeans,"hesaid,"foreverywomanintheland-infact, allovertheworld,fornowwe'reselling soap-dyes to Europe,Australia,IndiaandJapan -to beableintwo minutes to changethecolorofhershirtwaist, ofapieceoflace,oranylighttrimmingmerelybydippingitinour dye,withoutanyboiling,andwithout stainingherhands." Fromtheverybeginninghehadidealizedthethingheproduced.Hehad idealizedthesoapinorder to selectthe bestforthepurpose.Hehadidealizedthedyessoas to producethemost usefuldye,themosteasilyandquickly useddye,-adyeneedingnoboiling,adyethatdoesnotstainthehands ofthoseusingit.Hehadidealizedthe chemicalsusedintheprocessofmakingthedye,and,ashetalkedof how hehadbuiltupthebusiness,Isawthat hehadevenidealizedthekindofchemicalexperthewantedandhadthen searchedtheUnitedStatesuntilhe foundthemanthatfittedhisideal.Hehadidealizedjusticeandhad securedpatentrightsforhimselfandthose whohadworkedforhim. Hisprocessofidealizingthething-thesoap-dye-didnotstopwhenhe hadputagoodproduct on themarketand 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 Ifyouidealizeanduseallthreeofthebasicactivitiesandonlythose three,itiseasy to makeyouridealsbecome realities.Youalwaysattainwhenyouidealizeandusethem;but,ifyou leaveoutanyoneofthethree,youfail to attainyourdesire,-andnoonecanbeblamedexceptyourself. Ifyouidealizeonlythatwhichyoudesireandholdfaithfully to that ideal,-thatis,ifyouuseonlythefirstofthe threeactivities,-youwillsucceedandjustlyinproportion to whatyou do. SinceGodisjustice,theresultcorresponds to theeffort.Idealizing whatyouwantandholdingfaithfully to the idealformonthsandevenyearsbringsyouthesuccessyoureffortmerits -evenafteryearsyouwillstillbe holding to theideal. And,ifyouidealizethatwhichyoudesireandattempt to takepossession ofitmentally-usingthefirstandthird ofthethreebasicactivities-yousucceedandjustlyinproportion to whatyoudo. If,wheninNewYork,youlearnofafootballgame to beplayedinBoston anddesire to bepresent,theidealof theThingDesiredis to beinBoston.Ifyoudesire to driveby automobilefromNewYork to Boston,thatisthe idealoftheProcessyouintend to use to get to Boston.Ifyougo to yourgarageandsitinyourcarforaday,a monthorayear,holdingfaithfullyallthetime to theThingDesiredand holdingalsoamentalpictureofbeingin Boston-mentallypicturingthefirstandthirdsteps,butomittingthe secondone-beforetheyearpassesyour friendswillwish to sendyou to themadhouse;andonlybecauseyou failed to usethesecondactivity-thatofthe processofactuallystartingthemachineanddrivingfromNewYork to Boston. Asthelegfromknee to toeswasasstiffasacarvedpieceofwood,it wasnecessary to useacaneoracrutchand to hunchmywholebodyupwardinorder to swingtheotherlegforward. Today,Icanmovetheleftfootupand downattheankleaseasilyasIcanmovemyrightfoot.Idonoteven limp!Mystepisspringyandcertain. Friendssaythatmywalkismorelikethatofamanofthirtythanthat ofamanofsixty-five.Certainly,-withthe smallbonesofmyanklegrowntogetherasonesolidbone,-Iwas compelled to dosomethingwithmy consciousnessofthe“solidity”ofmatter. To getridoftheideathatmatterisCOMPACT,DENSEandSOLIDisthe firststepinallhealing.Solongas youthinkofacancer-oratumor,oranabnormalbonegrowth-ascompact solidmatter,solongwillyoudoubt thepowerofmindandspirit to changeit.Throughoutalltheages, individualshavebeenhealedbyprayer,faith, mind,loveandspirit.Eachsuchcaseprovesitcanbedone.Yettoday, notonepersonofeachtwentymillionof theworld'spopulationishealeddirectlybysuchmethods.Wecannot accountforthis,byassertingthattheworld doesnotknowthatGodhashealed.Wecannotaccountforitbyasserting thatmillionsdonotwish to bemade wellbyspiritualhealing.If,atanytimeduringtheages,wehadheld to thetruththatGodisAllandknownthat matterisspiritualmanifestation,theknowledgeoftheresultsofour spiritualhealingwouldhavesweptthe worldandeveryonewouldnowacceptandusethem. WehaveidealsofGod,spirit,andspiritualhealing.Wehavenoidealof matter,thething to behealed.Our failureshavebeendue to ourpartialandverymistakenideasofmatter. Somehavetried to getaroundmatterby callingitanillusion.Thinkofmatterasanillusionasmuchasyou pleasebut-ifyouhaveacancer on theendof yournose-deepinyourheartyouknowthatyoucannotdenythatyour mindrecognizesthatthatcanceristhere! Solongasyoucallmatteranillusion,youadmitthereissomething to becalledanillusion;andthatsomething makesyoudoubt to onedegreeoranotherthepossibilityofthehealing. Otherstry to getaroundmatter,by denyingitsexistence.Solongasyoufinditnecessary to denymatter, yourverydenialisyouradmissionthat thereissomething to deny.Isitconsistent to denytheexistenceofthe matterwecallacancerandthen to turn ourmindstopsy-turvyinasecondanddemandthatuniversalsupplybe manifestedasmatterintheformof moneyandmeansofmaterialexistence-food,clothing,houses,etc. ... conditionsofservice.”"Areyoueverasked to workovertime?""Notoften;but Visualizingistheactofholdingamentalpicture;idealizingistheact ofperfectingthementalimageofall factors,-thepicture,theprocessofsecuringitandtheactofmaking itreal. Youoftenignitetheheartofyouridealbyvividmentalpicturesand strongfeelingsofdesire to possessthe reality;butunlessconnectedupwithyourmotorpowerofaction,it remainsmerelyanurgentunfulfilledpicture ofdesirewithinyou-anidealthatdoesnotbecomeareality.Clutching yourideal to actioncannotbeeffectively accomplishedbyapicture.Letmeillustratethisclearly. Go to anartmuseum;lookatanypaintingrepresentinganumberof people.If,aftergoingaway,youcloseyour eyesandvisualizethepainting,youholdinyourmindamentalpicture ofthepainting.Withcareandpractice youcanmakethismentalpictureveryvividandincreaseyourability to re-seeinthemindeverydetailofsucha painting-lines,formsandcolorsofthingsandpeople.Yet,itisstill amerepicture;itisflat,lackingaction,and itdoesnotimpel to action.ThatwhichIhavejustdescribedisthe visualizingprocess.Visualizinghasproduced marvelousresultswhenthepersonvisualizinghasturnedsuchmental picture-makingintotheidealizedprocess, eveniftheyhavenotrecognizedthattheyhavedoneso. Idealizing,however,ismoreremarkablebecauseitincludesvisualizing andaddsallotherelements 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 showyouthedifferencebetweenvisualizationand idealization.Visualizationproducesanonmoving, non-activepictureinthemind,eventhoughitbevividandclear.Being non-active,itdoesnotimpel to actionandhencemanyofourpicturedidealsdonotbecomerealities.But ifweidealizeaction,ifweusethe mentalclutchofconnectinguptheidealofthethingdesiredwiththe processofobtainingthatwhichwedesire, actionmustresult;andactionisoneoftheessentialfactorsinmaking anyidealcometrue. theactuallandbycreatinganidealizeduseofit,avisionofalittle parkamongthemillionaires-forforty familieseachwithitsownlittlecountryhome.Thefirstresultwas accomplishedwithinforty-eighthours.The planwaspresented to arealestatemaninNewYorkCity.Atoncehe wished to buytheentireplotat$300an acre.Butthenephewshadseenavision-theidealizationhadgivenvalue to theirland-andtheyrefused.Thereal estatemanoffered$400,andthen$500anacreforit. Thesecondresultwasthatwithinfourdaysthenephewswereoffered $1,000anacreforthefirstplotthatwas to besold.Andwhy?Thelandwasexactlythesamelandithadbeenaweek before,butvaluehadbeenaddedby idealizingalittlecommunityoffortyculturedfamilieslivingneara colonyofmillionaires,andvaluehadalso beengiven to itbycreatingadesireforsuchhomes.Thesetwofactors, thementalplanandthedesirecreated, gaveagreatlyincreasedvalue(from$200 to $1,000anacre)infour days.Becauseoftheplanandthedesire createdinthemindsofthose to whomtheplanwasgiven,thisrun-down, neglectedfarmlandledinvalueallthe otherfarmland,eventhoughtheotherfarmlandswereimprovedand cultivated.Thiswaspossiblebecausethis landwashillyandrollingandpartlywoodedThereforeotherfarmland couldnotcompetewiththisasplotsfor homes. Moreover,invaluethislandwithinfourdaysaftertheplanwasmadeand presentedwasworthjustfivehundred percentmorethanthelandsofthegreatestatessurroundingthem.Itwas worthmorebecauseitcouldbe purchasedinsmallplots,whiletheownersoftheestateswouldnot considersellinganacreoreventenacresof thelandtheyowned.Hencethisland,which-fourdaysbeforetheplan wasconceivedbyidealization-asatthe tailoflandvalues,becametheleaderoflandvaluesincomparisonwith farmlandvalueandthatofthegreat estates. Wheneveryouwish to increasethevalueofanythingyouhave to sell,add mentaleffortbysaneidealizationthat fitsthebestusethatcanbemadeofthething.Wheneveryouwish to giveapredominantvalue to anything, idealizeaplanandcreateadesireforitinsuchawaythatthething youhave to sellleadsallotherthingsnearit orapproximatelylikeit. Thus,byactualpractice,youprovethatallvalueisofmindandthus thatallvalueisofGod.Thevalueofthat inchindiameter,theelectronisfiftythousandtimessmallerthanthe atom! Ofcourse,youcannotimaginethis;itisinfinitelysmall-apartofthe infinityofGod!Andwhatistheelectron? Ofwhatsubstanceisit?Allscientistsagreethatitisaninfinitely smallethericwhirlofenergy-awhirlinghole inspace! Whatthenisdensity?Densityisthespiritofmatter-theinfinite ethericenergy-spaceofGod.Itisthatinwhich allthingsliveandmoveandhavetheirbeing.Itexistsbetweenthe infinitelysmallwhirlingelectronsbuta billionthofaninchfromoneanother;itexistsbetweenwhirlingstars andinfinitelylargesunsthousandsof millionsofmillionsofmilesapart. Thereisnodensityofmatter to hinderthemanifestationofyourideals anddesires.Sinceyou,youridealsand desiresareofGod,andsincethecellsofyourbodyandalsothe substanceofallothermaterialactualitiesarebut theinfiniteenergy-spaceofGod,certainlyyouridealscomposedofthis substance-theonlysubstancethatexists -canandwillanddocometrue.Infact,thisethericenergy-space substance,whichmakesmatterseem to be dense,istheverysubstancethatgivesbodies to youridealsandthus makesthemmanifestinmaterialactuality. WHATATTRACTIVEMATTEROFENERGYGIVES TO YOURDESIRES CHAPTER4 Anotherstoneinthepathoffaithandtheattainmentofyouridealsand desiresistheideathatmatterissolid.As densitywasfound to bebutinfiniteenergyspace-thespiritual substanceinwhichidealsandallthingsexistwhat willsolidity turn out to bewhenyoucome to knowitasitis? Ironseems to beasolidsubstanceandveryhard.Doesitshardness resideinmatterorisitdue to thespiritor energyofmatter?Themoleculesandatomsofironarenoharderormore solidthanthemoleculesandatomsof butter.Yet,itisdifficult to driveanailintoapieceofironand easy to driveoneintoachunkofbutter.That whichmakesitdifficult to driveanailintoironisthedegreeof attractiveforceexistingbetweentheparticles.It isthisforcethatholdsmoleculesandtheirrespectiveatoms to each other.Whenyoudriveanailintoiron,what youovercomeistheattractiveforcethattries to preventthemolecules beingpushedapart.Itiseasy to force apartthemoleculesofbutter to makespaceforanail.Inthiscase also,whatyouovercomeistheattractiveforce thatholdstogetherthemoleculesandatomsofbutter. valueisnothingmaterial.Ifminddidnotdistinguishbetweenadiamond andapieceofcoalandgivespecial value to theformerbecauseofourdesireforbeauty,thematerialofthe diamondwouldbenomorevaluablethan thematerialofapieceofcoalofthesamesize.Iftherewerenomental conceptionregardingthepurityofthe diamondandnodesire to possessitanduseitasdecoration,diamonds wouldpossessnomorevaluethan pebbles. Nowletusconsidertheidealizingofthevalueofapieceoflandso thattheprocessincreaseditsvalueinfour daysfromlessthan$200anacre to $1,000anacre.Theland,ofwhichI write,issituatedineastern Pennsylvanianearaverybeautifullakesomedistancefromrailroads.It waspurchasedtwenty-fouryearsagoas farmlandatlessthan$15anacre.Itwasleftaspartofanestate to twonephews.Theyoungeronebecameofage in1919andthelandwasofferedforsale.Theydesired to obtain$200an acreforitandfeltthat,iftheycould sellitatthatprice,theywouldbeverylucky.Manythingshave happenedinthelasttwenty-fouryears.Theland isstillfarfromtherailroadbuteveryfootoflandaroundthelittle lakehasbeenpurchasedbymillionairesfrom PhiladelphiaandNewYork.Infact,since1919theyhavespent$3,000,000 ingeneralimprovementofthis millionaires'colonyinaddition to themoneyspent on individual estates. Thelandofthetwonephews,however,wasnotofgreatvalue.Theacreage wasnotlargeenoughforagreat estateandthelandwasnotgoodasfarmland.Innosensediditlead surroundinglandinvalue.Thosewhoknew thelandthoughtitought to beworth$200anacre,but,asthemonths wentby,itwasnotsold.Thenephews wereanxious to realize on theirland;theywished to gointobusiness, andknowingme,theycalledoneday to askforhelp.Iidealizeditasfarmlandandsawitsuselessness.In fact,ithadbeenneglectedsolongthatitwould taketwoorthreeyears to bringitback to normalcondition.ThenI idealizeditasasiteforacountryestateofa wealthyman.ButIsawitwouldnotdoforthat.Itwasnotlargeenough. Next,Iidealizedtheentirecolonyof millionairesaboutit;Iidealizeditsnearness to NewYorkand Philadelphia;Iidealizedthepeopleinthecity whodesiredhomes;Iidealizedhumannature,realizingthattherewere manyculturedpeopleoflimitedmeans whodesired to livenearverywealthypeoplewhowouldenjoylifeina communityofsuchpeople. Consequentlyoutofthecosmostherecame to mymindtheidealofmaking thislandalittleparkdividedinto fortylittlehomeplotsofoneacreeach.Thenephewsandmyselfdrewup thisplan.Wehadgivenaddedvalue to Think,think,thinkofwishesandyouwillliveanervouswreckanddie inthementalmadhouseofunfulfilled mentaldesires.Feedthedesiresofyouridealswithyourownfeelings andemotions-andthehigherthefeelings andemotions,thestrongerthefire-andyourdesireswill turn to action thatcannotbeprevented.Andsinceyour desiresareheartsofideals,thatwhichyoudowillberight. GIVINGABODYOFETHERICSUBSTANCE TO YOURIDEAL CHAPTER10 Thenextstepis to createabodyforyourideal-abodyofrealetheric substance.Imagetheidealofthethingyou want.Doesthethingitselfseemsocompactanddensethatyoucannotre- formandre-createit to accordwith yourideal?Itsformcanbechanged,butonlyifyougiveabody to your ideal. First,giveform to thesubstanceoftheideal. Turn backandreadagain 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 anddraws to itallthefactorsnecessaryformanifestation.Bythus imagingyouridealyougiveitsolidity.The particlesofthisspiritualsubstancebecomesfixedsothattheideal willpersist;sothatitwillnotchange,asan ideachanges,orevaporateinvainimaging’s.Bythisprocessyoualso giveitpower to attractanddraw to itall thoseconditions,qualities,thoughts,feelingsandattitudesnecessary to makeitreal,-necessary to makeits actualitypossible. Third,createthebodyofself-activesubstance. Turn backandreadthe fifthchapter.Realizethateverythingyou wish to changeisininfinitemotion,thrillingwithlife;thateventhe pieceofcopperwirethatleads to your electriclightiscomposedofwhirlingcentersofspace,infinitely small,capableofmoving660,000,000milesan hourandable to changetheirpositions40,000,000timesasecond,By thisprocessyouridyoursoulofanyidea thatanyso-calledmaterialthingcanoppose-themanifestationofyour ideal.Andyougive 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 theplaceandtheconditions, to themselvesand to their pocketbooks.IwasthereoneJuly,-therewerenoglass-screenedporches, nocasinos,noornamentedboardwalks, andnovainshowoflife.Buttherewaslifeitself!Thepeoplevisiting therewererealpeople.Therewasfreedom ofaction.Therewasfellowshipandthespiritofloveandservice.Also therewasrest. Thefatherandmotherhadmadeitpay.Theyhadmadeitpayfromyear to year,whichmeanstheyhadrendered suchgoodservice,suchidealizedserviceforthepricescharged,that visitorsreturnedyearafteryear.Theyhave succeeded.Thethreechildrenhavebeengivencollegeeducationsandthis initselfissufficientproofoftheir success.Andyetthereissomethinggreaterthanthis.Thefatherand mothereachsummeraregivingaspiritual education to ahundredormoredifferentguestswhoseeGod's idealizationofserviceinaction. OBTAININGINREALITYTHEIDEALPOSITIONYOUDESIRE CHAPTER22 GodisAllandEverything-beverysureofthat.Heiseverythingthat exists,notonlyinthementalandspiritual world,buteverythingthatreallyexistsinthematerialworld. Ifyouthinkandplaninideasandactinaccordwiththem,becertain thatyouwillleaveoutsomeessentialfactor ofyoureffortandprobablyfail to attainthatwhichyoudesire.In thinkingandplanning to securetheposition youdesire,or to createapositionforyourself,yourplansmaynot becomerealitiesifyoufail to idealizeanduse anyoneofthefactors. Hereisalittleincident:thatofayoungmanwhochangedinafewweeks frommakingthirty-fivedollarsaweek andworkingeighthoursaday to makingfivehundreddollarsamonth workingbutfourhoursaday.Imethim byaccident-no,notbyaccident,butbyGod'sdesigning. Ithappenedthus:OneSundayafternoonIwentupintothatsectionofthe wildnorthendofCentralParkwhere onecanimagineoneselfinthedeepwoods.Istretchedmyself on the groundand,recliningagainstabigrock, idealizetheProcessofAttainingItandCarryOuttheProcessinAction, -and,yet,byyourattitudekeepthe realityfrombecomingyours.Withagroupofcongenialfriends,youcan desireandidealizeanevening's pleasureforyourselfandthegirlyoulove,youmaycallforherandgo to thegatheringtogether,-andyetyour attitude,ifdisagreeable,cankeepthepleasureoftheeveningfrom becomingyours. First,then,giveattention to yourattitude!Second,unifythesubstance ofyouridealwiththesubstanceofthe thingorconditiondesired.Thesubstanceofyouridealisyours!Itis ofyourmind.Thesubstanceofthereality maynotyetbeyours. To makeityours,youmustmakethebodyofyour idealcoincidewiththebodyor actualityofthatwhichyoudesire. Re-readthechapters on How to FormanIdealthatWillComeTrue,Firing theHeartDesireofYourIdeal, GivingaBodyofEthericSubstance to YourIdeal,andGivingYourIdeal theImpulseofAction to MakeItReal. Then,re-imageyouridealinaccordwiththosefourqualities-itsform, itsdesire,itssubstance,itsimpulse to action. Next,re-readthethreechaptersofTheSpiritofMatter:YourIdealsand WhatCompactnessofMatterGives to Them,YourDesiresandWhatAttractiveEnergyGives 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,anduniteitwith thesamedetailofthematerialactualityyoudesire to beyours.Donot missasingledetail;maketheprojected idealcoincidewiththeactualthingineveryfeature-form,substance, energyandplace. 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.,thatwouldberequiredandmightbe required;visionedhisownsupplyandsuchasurplus to beobtainedat thedrugstoreaswouldmakeanylack impossible; Third,heidealizedwhatshouldbedoneatonce to aidthefuture recoveryofthoseinjured-thewisdomof wrappingeachupinawarmblanketimmediatelyafterthefirstaid-as protectionfromtheafter-chillofthestorm; Fourth,hevisualizedtheplaceswherethemostseriouslyinjuredwere reported to be;idealizedhimselfgoing fromone to anotherbyshortestroutes;andrepeatedtheprocess- visioningtheplaceswherethelessseriously injuredwere.Allthisinfiveminutes! Yes,themind-trained to IdealizetheProcessandknowingthatGodisin everyprocess-worksmorerapidly thanradio.Werethefirstfiveminuteswasted?Thosefiveminutesmore thandoubledhisservicethatafternoon andevening,andtherewasnofailure to giveaidbecausesomenecessary thingwaslacking.Butwe-yes,wesee thevalueofIdealizingtheProcessofDoingThingsinanemergency;but weforgetthatinourliveseachhouris anemergency-acall to dothemost,livethemost. TURNINGDESIRESFORSALESINTOACTUALSALES CHAPTER19 Inessenceeveryphaseofcontactinhumansocietyisasale.Ifyou applyforandsecureapositionyousell yourself to theemployer,whobuysyourservicesincompetitionwithmany others.Ifyouaretheleaderofa greatreformmovement,carryingtheidealofthatreform to themassesof peopleandwinningthem to supportit, youaresellingyourideals to them.Ofcoursetherearebusinesssales, foreveryphaseofbusinessoperationand managementisasaleofthings,ideas,idealsofservices.Theprocessof sellingisalwaysthesame.Anysaleyou desire to make-anysaleyouhaveinmindasanideal-canbemadea reality;butevery“idea”youhaveofasale sometimesIworktilltenoreleveno'clockwhenthebosswants to get outspeciallettersortelegramsforthe midnightmail.""Thentheconditionsofstenographicservicearesuch thatbusinessmendonowandthen,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-overandoveragain 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: heorganizedastenographicnightservicebetweennineintheeveningand 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 surpassandleadallotherstenographicservicesinthecity. Alittlehomewasboughtandfurnished;they'remarriednow! ADVANCEMENTDEPENDSUPONIDEALIZINGITSPROCESS CHAPTER23 Yourworkintheworldisperformedinoneormoreofthreefields: workwiththings, workwithwords, workwithpeople. Ineachofthesefieldsofwork,therearethousandsandthousands,who serveearnestlyandloyally,work everythingtheimageshouldnotcontain?Althoughtherearemanymillions ofdegreesofvariationandan unlimitednumberofcombinations,therearebutafewdifferentbasic qualitiesthatenterintoourimages.They are:colors,sounds,tastes,odors,movementsanddirectionsofmovement, 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,andwithoutimpulse to impel action.Next,adddesire! FIRINGTHEHEART-DESIREOFYOURIDEAL CHAPTER9 Wishesarebutwishes;theyleadonly to wishingmorewishes.Desiresare heartbeatsofsoul;theydemandand impel to action.Awishturnsever to itself,wishingthatsomethingwill come to makeitselftrue.Adesiregoes outfromself;itdaringlyreachesout,demandingthethingdesired,and divinelycreatesitinreality. Putthefollowingtruthstogether:Desireistheheartofyourideal;in thisheartarethefiresofattainment; sometimestheydiedownandaredim;sometimestheyburnbrightlyand glowwithhopeandsetfire to action; unlesstheythusburnwiththelightofhopeandthefireofaction,your idealwillnotcometrue.Whenthefires ofdesirearedimmedbydisappointmentsordiscouragement,ormemoriesof thefailuresofthepast,whatare yougoing to doaboutit?Feedthefireswithyourfeelingsandemotions! Yourthoughtswillnotdo;theyarebut dampwoodandwetsand.Desiresareoftheheart;theycannotbemade to burnbrightlybyaddingideasand thoughtsofthemind. Isitathing-amaterialthing-youhavedesiredandforwhichdesire burnslowbecauseofpastfailures to attainit, orisitanewdesirethatdaresnotburnbrightlyforfearof disappointmentshoulditnotbeattained?Fireyour mayfallthrough. Ifyouidealizethevalueofthatwhichyouwish to sell,yougiveit additionalsellingvalue.Ifyouidealizethe processofsellingit,youdiscovernewmeansofselling.Ifyouidealize allkindsofpossiblebuyersofthatwhich youhaveforsale,youdiscoverabuyercapableofperceivingthe additionalvalueyouhavegivenyourproduct andabuyercapableandwilling to payforthatvalue. ACaseforIllustration:AmanownedatractoflandnearPasadena, California; on thistherewasa$10,000 mortgage;hehadboughtit on ashoestring,planningsoon to sellit,- foritwasexpectedthatabuildingboom wouldmakeitadesirableresidencesitelongbeforethe$10,000wasdue. ConditionsatEndofSixMonths:Thebuildingboomhadnotmaterialized; themortgagewasdueintendays; realestatemenrefused to takeitup;thoseholdingthemortgagerefused to extendit;thebankerswouldn'ttouch it. CauseforRefusal:Thelandwasinahollow;realestatemenandbankers wereconvincednoonewouldbuyit untileveryotherresidencesitenearithadbeensold;thatmightbe yearshence. TheOwner'sFirstEfforts:When,attheendofthefirstthreemonths, theboomfailed to boom,herecognized abundantsupply,andfaithfullyandpersistentlyandconfidentlyaffirmed “GodISALLAbundance”and“Allis God.” Threemonthswentby.Themoneydidnotdropfromtheheaven;but somethingelsedropped-thecornersofhis banker'smouth.Whatwasthetrouble?Faithfullyandconfidentlythe owneraffirmedthetruth:“GodIsthe SourceofAbundantSupply.”Whythenthefailure?BecauseGodisSpirit; andconsequentlyaslongashe continuedmerely to affirmGodasAbundantSupply,-thesupplycontinued inaspiritualstate.Thisthebankers refused to cash;theywantedcertifiedchecks.Afterafailureofmore thantwoandahalfmonths,theownertried IdealizingtheProcess.First,heidealizedthelandinallitsdetails. Andatonceanewthoughtcame:Ifthisland isnotnowvaluableasaresidencesite,certainlythereareotheruses forit;andsinceGodknowsalluses,the ideaofanotherusewillcome to me. Second,heidealizedthechangesinitsconditionatdifferentseasonsof theyearand-hurrah-anothernew thoughthehadnotthoughtbefore:Sincethelandwasinahollowandthe moistureofthesurroundingland an“illusionofthemind,”youcould-knowingthecertaintyofthelaw thatonlylikeperceiveslike-smile to yourselfovertheideathatnothingbutanillusionarymindcould conceiveanillusionaryworld,eatillusionary vegetables,wearillusionaryshirts,handleillusionarymoney,useand dependupontenthousandillusionary thingsandliveuponanillusionaryearth. Iholdthatmatterisexistentandthatitisveryunwiseanddetrimental to denyitsexistenceandattempt to liveup to thedenial,-forinstance to denytheexistenceofmaterialfoodand try to livewithoutit.But,Iholdalsothatit islackofknowledgeofthetruenatureofmatterthatmakesusthinkof itasdense,solid,motionlessandlifeless. Ifinourgreaterknowledgeofmatterwefindthatitisonlyenergyin reality,thatitisnotrestrictedenergybut infiniteenergy,andthatitisofthesamesubstanceasspirit-thenour conceptofmatterbecomessolikeour conceptofthesubstanceofwhichidealsaremade,thatitispossible forus to perceivesomedefiniteconnection -arealrelation,perhapsasimilarity,perhapsevenaco-existence-of thesubstanceofeveryidealandthe substanceofeverymaterialreality. Withsuchknowledge-foundinnextsucceedingchapters-ourfaiththat idealscometrue,becausetheyareofthe samesubstanceasmatter,canbeandisjustified.Suchfaithwillfire anewouridealsanddesiresandimpelus to ceasenoeffortuntiltheybecomerealities;andwithknowledgeofthe processofattainment,weshallknowby experiencethatitisnotsodifficultasitonceseemed.Andyou, yourself,canmakeyouridealsbecomerealities. Faithisthesubstanceofthingshopedfor.Idealsarethesubstanceof thethingsthatare. WHATCOMPACTNESSOFMATTERGIVES TO YOURIDEALS CHAPTER3 Yourideasarealwayschangingandyouareeverchangingyourattitude regardingthem.Why?Theyhaveno form,nobodyofspiritualsubstance;beingwithoutbody,theyare notionsandverychangeablenotionsatthat. Butyouareloyal to yourideals;youaresteadfastinyourallegiance to them.Why?Becausethereissomething fixedandrealaboutthem;theyaremadeofspiritualsubstance;theyare theactualbodiesofyourdesires;of paperswerefullofthenewsystemand how to getfromonepoint to another.Atleastnineoutofeverytenofthe millionsofadultsinNewYorkmusthavereadthedirectionsprevious to theopening,althoughprobablynotone inahundredthousand-whentheyreadthedirectionsoverandoveragain -idealizedthenewroute,noridealized themselvesgoingaboutthecityor to andfromwork on it.TheResultof NotIdealizingtheProcess on thedayof theopening,intelligentmenandwomencrowdedandjammedeachother, wentwheretheydidnotwish to go, evengotlost,thoughmanyofthemhadknownNewYorkalltheirlives. Theconfusionandjammingofthemob attwotransferstationsweresogreatthatscoresofwomenfainted,and manywereseriouslyhurt.Morethana millionpeoplelosttheirheads-morethanamillionwereconfusedfor weeks.Itwasnecessary to closethecrosstown subwayforamonth to preventaccidents-actually to preventpeople killingthemselvesandeachother, becauseoftheirconfusedmobaction.Andallofthisconfusion,trouble, injuryanddelaycouldhavebeen preventedifeachofthesevenmillionpeoplewhousethesubwayshad spentbutfiveminutesprevious to its openinginIdealizingtheProcessoftraveling on it. How IIdealizedtheProcessinthisCase:Itookadescriptionofthe routesfromanewspaper;readitcarefully. ThenIquietlyvisualizedthenewroutes.Next,Iidealizedaction,- Idealizedmyselfusingthenewroutefrommy home to myoffice,picturingmyself on thecars,changingwherethe descriptionsaidchangesmustbemade; idealizingeverybitofthejourney to myofficedoor.NextIidealized onetripafteranother to otherpartsofthe city,untilIhadmyselfmentallyusedeverynewandoldroute.After this,itwasimpossible to beconfused; impossible to makeamistakeinusingthesubway. Millionsofothersthoughtofthenewroutes,butcertainlyveryfew consciouslyidealizedthemselvestraveling on them.YeteveryindividualinNewYorkcouldhavedoneitinfive minutesiftheyhadonlybeeninthehabit ofIdealizingtheProcessofDoingThings.Othershadideasofthenew route,ofwheretheywanted to go,andof 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 idealizedanddesired. Yourattituderelates to yourself, to others, to conditions,and to the worldingeneral.Beginwithyourself. Consciouslyornot,youdotakesomekindofanattitudetowardyourself. Youmaythinkyourselfawormora god.Youarefree to takeanyattitudetowardyourselfyoudesire to take;butthereisonlyoneattitudethatleads to successanditistheidealizedattitude!Incompletethinkingin “ideas”makesyouseeyourselfasachildofsin, suffering,sorrow,weakness,mistakeandfailure.Thinkofyourselfas youare:asonofGod-idealizingtheend youdesire,theprocessbywhichyouattain,andtheattitudeyouhold towardyourself,others,conditions,andthe universeitself. Then,idealizeyourattitudetowardothers,"Thatwhichyeseekyeshall find."Ifyouthinkthatallmenaretrying to crushyou,youwillbecrushed;first,becauseyourattitudecloses youreyes to theopportunitiesofferedyou; andsecond,becausesuchanattitudediscoversanddraws to youthosewho donothelpyou.Ifyouidealize othersaswilling to helpyou,youdraw to youmenandwomenwhowilldo thesquarethingbyyouandhelpyou, -inthemyouwillfindhelpandajustreward.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,-forevildisruptsanddestroys.Goodattractsandunitesand holdstogether. Youcannotidealizeyourbusiness,yourprofessionandyourworkwithout conductingthewholeaffairasan idealizedservicethatinevitablywillforceyourideals to cometrue! YoumayidealizetheThingDesired, down.Oneacrossthetable,onebesideme.LaterIlearnedthatonewasa coaloperatorofIndiana,andtheother, -well,therestofthestoryconcernstheotherman. Onelookatthismantoldmehewasnotaso-called“manofideals,”- thatis,notinaccordwiththeordinaryuse oftheterm.Helookedveryprosperous;hewastalkative-menarealways morecommunicativeafterdinner, smokingagoodcigar, on atrainwithnothingelse to do.Thismanisthe soap-dyekingoftheworld.Onlyafew yearsagoheandafriend,hiswifeandhisfriend'swife,startedin businessmakingsoap-dyes.Altogetherthey had$800.Todayeachofthemismorethanamillionaire.Theirsoap-dyes sellfortencentsapackage,yetthey doabusinessofmanyhundredthousanddollarsamonth.Theysecuredthe originalpatentandconsequently,in addition to theprofitstheymakefromtheirownconcern,theyarepaid royaltiesbyallothersoap-dyecompanies. How didhedoit?Ihavesaidthatheisnotamanofideals.That statementisbothtrueandnottrue.Heisnota manofidealsofthePhariseekind,butheisamanwhoidealizesthe thingwithwhichheworks. To himthe soap-dyeisoneofthegreatinventionsoftheage.Hisfaceglowedashe toldaboutit;hiseyesshone. "Thinkwhatitmeans,"hesaid,"foreverywomanintheland-infact, allovertheworld,fornowwe'reselling soap-dyes to Europe,Australia,IndiaandJapan -to beableintwo minutes to changethecolorofhershirtwaist, ofapieceoflace,oranylighttrimmingmerelybydippingitinour dye,withoutanyboiling,andwithout stainingherhands." Fromtheverybeginninghehadidealizedthethingheproduced.Hehad idealizedthesoapinorder to selectthe bestforthepurpose.Hehadidealizedthedyessoas to producethemost usefuldye,themosteasilyandquickly useddye,-adyeneedingnoboiling,adyethatdoesnotstainthehands ofthoseusingit.Hehadidealizedthe chemicalsusedintheprocessofmakingthedye,and,ashetalkedof how hehadbuiltupthebusiness,Isawthat hehadevenidealizedthekindofchemicalexperthewantedandhadthen searchedtheUnitedStatesuntilhe foundthemanthatfittedhisideal.Hehadidealizedjusticeandhad securedpatentrightsforhimselfandthose whohadworkedforhim. Hisprocessofidealizingthething-thesoap-dye-didnotstopwhenhe hadputagoodproduct on themarketand 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 Ifyouidealizeanduseallthreeofthebasicactivitiesandonlythose three,itiseasy to makeyouridealsbecome realities.Youalwaysattainwhenyouidealizeandusethem;but,ifyou leaveoutanyoneofthethree,youfail to attainyourdesire,-andnoonecanbeblamedexceptyourself. Ifyouidealizeonlythatwhichyoudesireandholdfaithfully to that ideal,-thatis,ifyouuseonlythefirstofthe threeactivities,-youwillsucceedandjustlyinproportion to whatyou do. SinceGodisjustice,theresultcorresponds to theeffort.Idealizing whatyouwantandholdingfaithfully to the idealformonthsandevenyearsbringsyouthesuccessyoureffortmerits -evenafteryearsyouwillstillbe holding to theideal. And,ifyouidealizethatwhichyoudesireandattempt to takepossession ofitmentally-usingthefirstandthird ofthethreebasicactivities-yousucceedandjustlyinproportion to whatyoudo. If,wheninNewYork,youlearnofafootballgame to beplayedinBoston anddesire to bepresent,theidealof theThingDesiredis to beinBoston.Ifyoudesire to driveby automobilefromNewYork to Boston,thatisthe idealoftheProcessyouintend to use to get to Boston.Ifyougo to yourgarageandsitinyourcarforaday,a monthorayear,holdingfaithfullyallthetime to theThingDesiredand holdingalsoamentalpictureofbeingin Boston-mentallypicturingthefirstandthirdsteps,butomittingthe secondone-beforetheyearpassesyour friendswillwish to sendyou to themadhouse;andonlybecauseyou failed to usethesecondactivity-thatofthe processofactuallystartingthemachineanddrivingfromNewYork to Boston. Asthelegfromknee to toeswasasstiffasacarvedpieceofwood,it wasnecessary to useacaneoracrutchand to hunchmywholebodyupwardinorder to swingtheotherlegforward. Today,Icanmovetheleftfootupand downattheankleaseasilyasIcanmovemyrightfoot.Idonoteven limp!Mystepisspringyandcertain. Friendssaythatmywalkismorelikethatofamanofthirtythanthat ofamanofsixty-five.Certainly,-withthe smallbonesofmyanklegrowntogetherasonesolidbone,-Iwas compelled to dosomethingwithmy consciousnessofthe“solidity”ofmatter. To getridoftheideathatmatterisCOMPACT,DENSEandSOLIDisthe firststepinallhealing.Solongas youthinkofacancer-oratumor,oranabnormalbonegrowth-ascompact solidmatter,solongwillyoudoubt thepowerofmindandspirit to changeit.Throughoutalltheages, individualshavebeenhealedbyprayer,faith, mind,loveandspirit.Eachsuchcaseprovesitcanbedone.Yettoday, notonepersonofeachtwentymillionof theworld'spopulationishealeddirectlybysuchmethods.Wecannot accountforthis,byassertingthattheworld doesnotknowthatGodhashealed.Wecannotaccountforitbyasserting thatmillionsdonotwish to bemade wellbyspiritualhealing.If,atanytimeduringtheages,wehadheld to thetruththatGodisAllandknownthat matterisspiritualmanifestation,theknowledgeoftheresultsofour spiritualhealingwouldhavesweptthe worldandeveryonewouldnowacceptandusethem. WehaveidealsofGod,spirit,andspiritualhealing.Wehavenoidealof matter,thething to behealed.Our failureshavebeendue to ourpartialandverymistakenideasofmatter. Somehavetried to getaroundmatterby callingitanillusion.Thinkofmatterasanillusionasmuchasyou pleasebut-ifyouhaveacancer on theendof yournose-deepinyourheartyouknowthatyoucannotdenythatyour mindrecognizesthatthatcanceristhere! Solongasyoucallmatteranillusion,youadmitthereissomething to becalledanillusion;andthatsomething makesyoudoubt to onedegreeoranotherthepossibilityofthehealing. Otherstry to getaroundmatter,by denyingitsexistence.Solongasyoufinditnecessary to denymatter, yourverydenialisyouradmissionthat thereissomething to deny.Isitconsistent to denytheexistenceofthe matterwecallacancerandthen to turn ourmindstopsy-turvyinasecondanddemandthatuniversalsupplybe manifestedasmatterintheformof moneyandmeansofmaterialexistence-food,clothing,houses,etc. ... conditionsofservice.”"Areyoueverasked to workovertime?""Notoften;but Visualizingistheactofholdingamentalpicture;idealizingistheact ofperfectingthementalimageofall factors,-thepicture,theprocessofsecuringitandtheactofmaking itreal. Youoftenignitetheheartofyouridealbyvividmentalpicturesand strongfeelingsofdesire to possessthe reality;butunlessconnectedupwithyourmotorpowerofaction,it remainsmerelyanurgentunfulfilledpicture ofdesirewithinyou-anidealthatdoesnotbecomeareality.Clutching yourideal to actioncannotbeeffectively accomplishedbyapicture.Letmeillustratethisclearly. Go to anartmuseum;lookatanypaintingrepresentinganumberof people.If,aftergoingaway,youcloseyour eyesandvisualizethepainting,youholdinyourmindamentalpicture ofthepainting.Withcareandpractice youcanmakethismentalpictureveryvividandincreaseyourability to re-seeinthemindeverydetailofsucha painting-lines,formsandcolorsofthingsandpeople.Yet,itisstill amerepicture;itisflat,lackingaction,and itdoesnotimpel to action.ThatwhichIhavejustdescribedisthe visualizingprocess.Visualizinghasproduced marvelousresultswhenthepersonvisualizinghasturnedsuchmental picture-makingintotheidealizedprocess, eveniftheyhavenotrecognizedthattheyhavedoneso. Idealizing,however,ismoreremarkablebecauseitincludesvisualizing andaddsallotherelements 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 showyouthedifferencebetweenvisualizationand idealization.Visualizationproducesanonmoving, non-activepictureinthemind,eventhoughitbevividandclear.Being non-active,itdoesnotimpel to actionandhencemanyofourpicturedidealsdonotbecomerealities.But ifweidealizeaction,ifweusethe mentalclutchofconnectinguptheidealofthethingdesiredwiththe processofobtainingthatwhichwedesire, actionmustresult;andactionisoneoftheessentialfactorsinmaking anyidealcometrue. theactuallandbycreatinganidealizeduseofit,avisionofalittle parkamongthemillionaires-forforty familieseachwithitsownlittlecountryhome.Thefirstresultwas accomplishedwithinforty-eighthours.The planwaspresented to arealestatemaninNewYorkCity.Atoncehe wished to buytheentireplotat$300an acre.Butthenephewshadseenavision-theidealizationhadgivenvalue to theirland-andtheyrefused.Thereal estatemanoffered$400,andthen$500anacreforit. Thesecondresultwasthatwithinfourdaysthenephewswereoffered $1,000anacreforthefirstplotthatwas to besold.Andwhy?Thelandwasexactlythesamelandithadbeenaweek before,butvaluehadbeenaddedby idealizingalittlecommunityoffortyculturedfamilieslivingneara colonyofmillionaires,andvaluehadalso beengiven to itbycreatingadesireforsuchhomes.Thesetwofactors, thementalplanandthedesirecreated, gaveagreatlyincreasedvalue(from$200 to $1,000anacre)infour days.Becauseoftheplanandthedesire createdinthemindsofthose to whomtheplanwasgiven,thisrun-down, neglectedfarmlandledinvalueallthe otherfarmland,eventhoughtheotherfarmlandswereimprovedand cultivated.Thiswaspossiblebecausethis landwashillyandrollingandpartlywoodedThereforeotherfarmland couldnotcompetewiththisasplotsfor homes. Moreover,invaluethislandwithinfourdaysaftertheplanwasmadeand presentedwasworthjustfivehundred percentmorethanthelandsofthegreatestatessurroundingthem.Itwas worthmorebecauseitcouldbe purchasedinsmallplots,whiletheownersoftheestateswouldnot considersellinganacreoreventenacresof thelandtheyowned.Hencethisland,which-fourdaysbeforetheplan wasconceivedbyidealization-asatthe tailoflandvalues,becametheleaderoflandvaluesincomparisonwith farmlandvalueandthatofthegreat estates. Wheneveryouwish to increasethevalueofanythingyouhave to sell,add mentaleffortbysaneidealizationthat fitsthebestusethatcanbemadeofthething.Wheneveryouwish to giveapredominantvalue to anything, idealizeaplanandcreateadesireforitinsuchawaythatthething youhave to sellleadsallotherthingsnearit orapproximatelylikeit. Thus,byactualpractice,youprovethatallvalueisofmindandthus thatallvalueisofGod.Thevalueofthat inchindiameter,theelectronisfiftythousandtimessmallerthanthe atom! Ofcourse,youcannotimaginethis;itisinfinitelysmall-apartofthe infinityofGod!Andwhatistheelectron? Ofwhatsubstanceisit?Allscientistsagreethatitisaninfinitely smallethericwhirlofenergy-awhirlinghole inspace! Whatthenisdensity?Densityisthespiritofmatter-theinfinite ethericenergy-spaceofGod.Itisthatinwhich allthingsliveandmoveandhavetheirbeing.Itexistsbetweenthe infinitelysmallwhirlingelectronsbuta billionthofaninchfromoneanother;itexistsbetweenwhirlingstars andinfinitelylargesunsthousandsof millionsofmillionsofmilesapart. Thereisnodensityofmatter to hinderthemanifestationofyourideals anddesires.Sinceyou,youridealsand desiresareofGod,andsincethecellsofyourbodyandalsothe substanceofallothermaterialactualitiesarebut theinfiniteenergy-spaceofGod,certainlyyouridealscomposedofthis substance-theonlysubstancethatexists -canandwillanddocometrue.Infact,thisethericenergy-space substance,whichmakesmatterseem to be dense,istheverysubstancethatgivesbodies to youridealsandthus makesthemmanifestinmaterialactuality. WHATATTRACTIVEMATTEROFENERGYGIVES TO YOURDESIRES CHAPTER4 Anotherstoneinthepathoffaithandtheattainmentofyouridealsand desiresistheideathatmatterissolid.As densitywasfound to bebutinfiniteenergyspace-thespiritual substanceinwhichidealsandallthingsexistwhat willsolidity turn out to bewhenyoucome to knowitasitis? Ironseems to beasolidsubstanceandveryhard.Doesitshardness resideinmatterorisitdue to thespiritor energyofmatter?Themoleculesandatomsofironarenoharderormore solidthanthemoleculesandatomsof butter.Yet,itisdifficult to driveanailintoapieceofironand easy to driveoneintoachunkofbutter.That whichmakesitdifficult to driveanailintoironisthedegreeof attractiveforceexistingbetweentheparticles.It isthisforcethatholdsmoleculesandtheirrespectiveatoms to each other.Whenyoudriveanailintoiron,what youovercomeistheattractiveforcethattries to preventthemolecules beingpushedapart.Itiseasy to force apartthemoleculesofbutter to makespaceforanail.Inthiscase also,whatyouovercomeistheattractiveforce thatholdstogetherthemoleculesandatomsofbutter. valueisnothingmaterial.Ifminddidnotdistinguishbetweenadiamond andapieceofcoalandgivespecial value to theformerbecauseofourdesireforbeauty,thematerialofthe diamondwouldbenomorevaluablethan thematerialofapieceofcoalofthesamesize.Iftherewerenomental conceptionregardingthepurityofthe diamondandnodesire to possessitanduseitasdecoration,diamonds wouldpossessnomorevaluethan pebbles. Nowletusconsidertheidealizingofthevalueofapieceoflandso thattheprocessincreaseditsvalueinfour daysfromlessthan$200anacre to $1,000anacre.Theland,ofwhichI write,issituatedineastern Pennsylvanianearaverybeautifullakesomedistancefromrailroads.It waspurchasedtwenty-fouryearsagoas farmlandatlessthan$15anacre.Itwasleftaspartofanestate to twonephews.Theyoungeronebecameofage in1919andthelandwasofferedforsale.Theydesired to obtain$200an acreforitandfeltthat,iftheycould sellitatthatprice,theywouldbeverylucky.Manythingshave happenedinthelasttwenty-fouryears.Theland isstillfarfromtherailroadbuteveryfootoflandaroundthelittle lakehasbeenpurchasedbymillionairesfrom PhiladelphiaandNewYork.Infact,since1919theyhavespent$3,000,000 ingeneralimprovementofthis millionaires'colonyinaddition to themoneyspent on individual estates. Thelandofthetwonephews,however,wasnotofgreatvalue.Theacreage wasnotlargeenoughforagreat estateandthelandwasnotgoodasfarmland.Innosensediditlead surroundinglandinvalue.Thosewhoknew thelandthoughtitought to beworth$200anacre,but,asthemonths wentby,itwasnotsold.Thenephews wereanxious to realize on theirland;theywished to gointobusiness, andknowingme,theycalledoneday to askforhelp.Iidealizeditasfarmlandandsawitsuselessness.In fact,ithadbeenneglectedsolongthatitwould taketwoorthreeyears to bringitback to normalcondition.ThenI idealizeditasasiteforacountryestateofa wealthyman.ButIsawitwouldnotdoforthat.Itwasnotlargeenough. Next,Iidealizedtheentirecolonyof millionairesaboutit;Iidealizeditsnearness to NewYorkand Philadelphia;Iidealizedthepeopleinthecity whodesiredhomes;Iidealizedhumannature,realizingthattherewere manyculturedpeopleoflimitedmeans whodesired to livenearverywealthypeoplewhowouldenjoylifeina communityofsuchpeople. Consequentlyoutofthecosmostherecame to mymindtheidealofmaking thislandalittleparkdividedinto fortylittlehomeplotsofoneacreeach.Thenephewsandmyselfdrewup thisplan.Wehadgivenaddedvalue to Think,think,thinkofwishesandyouwillliveanervouswreckanddie inthementalmadhouseofunfulfilled mentaldesires.Feedthedesiresofyouridealswithyourownfeelings andemotions-andthehigherthefeelings andemotions,thestrongerthefire-andyourdesireswill turn to action thatcannotbeprevented.Andsinceyour desiresareheartsofideals,thatwhichyoudowillberight. GIVINGABODYOFETHERICSUBSTANCE TO YOURIDEAL CHAPTER10 Thenextstepis to createabodyforyourideal-abodyofrealetheric substance.Imagetheidealofthethingyou want.Doesthethingitselfseemsocompactanddensethatyoucannotre- formandre-createit to accordwith yourideal?Itsformcanbechanged,butonlyifyougiveabody to your ideal. First,giveform to thesubstanceoftheideal. Turn backandreadagain 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 anddraws to itallthefactorsnecessaryformanifestation.Bythus imagingyouridealyougiveitsolidity.The particlesofthisspiritualsubstancebecomesfixedsothattheideal willpersist;sothatitwillnotchange,asan ideachanges,orevaporateinvainimaging’s.Bythisprocessyoualso giveitpower to attractanddraw to itall thoseconditions,qualities,thoughts,feelingsandattitudesnecessary to makeitreal,-necessary to makeits actualitypossible. Third,createthebodyofself-activesubstance. Turn backandreadthe fifthchapter.Realizethateverythingyou wish to changeisininfinitemotion,thrillingwithlife;thateventhe pieceofcopperwirethatleads to your electriclightiscomposedofwhirlingcentersofspace,infinitely small,capableofmoving660,000,000milesan hourandable to changetheirpositions40,000,000timesasecond,By thisprocessyouridyoursoulofanyidea thatanyso-calledmaterialthingcanoppose-themanifestationofyour ideal.Andyougive 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 theplaceandtheconditions, to themselvesand to their pocketbooks.IwasthereoneJuly,-therewerenoglass-screenedporches, nocasinos,noornamentedboardwalks, andnovainshowoflife.Buttherewaslifeitself!Thepeoplevisiting therewererealpeople.Therewasfreedom ofaction.Therewasfellowshipandthespiritofloveandservice.Also therewasrest. Thefatherandmotherhadmadeitpay.Theyhadmadeitpayfromyear to year,whichmeanstheyhadrendered suchgoodservice,suchidealizedserviceforthepricescharged,that visitorsreturnedyearafteryear.Theyhave succeeded.Thethreechildrenhavebeengivencollegeeducationsandthis initselfissufficientproofoftheir success.Andyetthereissomethinggreaterthanthis.Thefatherand mothereachsummeraregivingaspiritual education to ahundredormoredifferentguestswhoseeGod's idealizationofserviceinaction. OBTAININGINREALITYTHEIDEALPOSITIONYOUDESIRE CHAPTER22 GodisAllandEverything-beverysureofthat.Heiseverythingthat exists,notonlyinthementalandspiritual world,buteverythingthatreallyexistsinthematerialworld. Ifyouthinkandplaninideasandactinaccordwiththem,becertain thatyouwillleaveoutsomeessentialfactor ofyoureffortandprobablyfail to attainthatwhichyoudesire.In thinkingandplanning to securetheposition youdesire,or to createapositionforyourself,yourplansmaynot becomerealitiesifyoufail to idealizeanduse anyoneofthefactors. Hereisalittleincident:thatofayoungmanwhochangedinafewweeks frommakingthirty-fivedollarsaweek andworkingeighthoursaday to makingfivehundreddollarsamonth workingbutfourhoursaday.Imethim byaccident-no,notbyaccident,butbyGod'sdesigning. Ithappenedthus:OneSundayafternoonIwentupintothatsectionofthe wildnorthendofCentralParkwhere onecanimagineoneselfinthedeepwoods.Istretchedmyself on the groundand,recliningagainstabigrock, idealizetheProcessofAttainingItandCarryOuttheProcessinAction, -and,yet,byyourattitudekeepthe realityfrombecomingyours.Withagroupofcongenialfriends,youcan desireandidealizeanevening's pleasureforyourselfandthegirlyoulove,youmaycallforherandgo to thegatheringtogether,-andyetyour attitude,ifdisagreeable,cankeepthepleasureoftheeveningfrom becomingyours. First,then,giveattention to yourattitude!Second,unifythesubstance ofyouridealwiththesubstanceofthe thingorconditiondesired.Thesubstanceofyouridealisyours!Itis ofyourmind.Thesubstanceofthereality maynotyetbeyours. To makeityours,youmustmakethebodyofyour idealcoincidewiththebodyor actualityofthatwhichyoudesire. Re-readthechapters on How to FormanIdealthatWillComeTrue,Firing theHeartDesireofYourIdeal, GivingaBodyofEthericSubstance to YourIdeal,andGivingYourIdeal theImpulseofAction to MakeItReal. Then,re-imageyouridealinaccordwiththosefourqualities-itsform, itsdesire,itssubstance,itsimpulse to action. Next,re-readthethreechaptersofTheSpiritofMatter:YourIdealsand WhatCompactnessofMatterGives to Them,YourDesiresandWhatAttractiveEnergyGives 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,anduniteitwith thesamedetailofthematerialactualityyoudesire to beyours.Donot missasingledetail;maketheprojected idealcoincidewiththeactualthingineveryfeature-form,substance, energyandplace. 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.,thatwouldberequiredandmightbe required;visionedhisownsupplyandsuchasurplus to beobtainedat thedrugstoreaswouldmakeanylack impossible; Third,heidealizedwhatshouldbedoneatonce to aidthefuture recoveryofthoseinjured-thewisdomof wrappingeachupinawarmblanketimmediatelyafterthefirstaid-as protectionfromtheafter-chillofthestorm; Fourth,hevisualizedtheplaceswherethemostseriouslyinjuredwere reported to be;idealizedhimselfgoing fromone to anotherbyshortestroutes;andrepeatedtheprocess- visioningtheplaceswherethelessseriously injuredwere.Allthisinfiveminutes! Yes,themind-trained to IdealizetheProcessandknowingthatGodisin everyprocess-worksmorerapidly thanradio.Werethefirstfiveminuteswasted?Thosefiveminutesmore thandoubledhisservicethatafternoon andevening,andtherewasnofailure to giveaidbecausesomenecessary thingwaslacking.Butwe-yes,wesee thevalueofIdealizingtheProcessofDoingThingsinanemergency;but weforgetthatinourliveseachhouris anemergency-acall to dothemost,livethemost. TURNINGDESIRESFORSALESINTOACTUALSALES CHAPTER19 Inessenceeveryphaseofcontactinhumansocietyisasale.Ifyou applyforandsecureapositionyousell yourself to theemployer,whobuysyourservicesincompetitionwithmany others.Ifyouaretheleaderofa greatreformmovement,carryingtheidealofthatreform to themassesof peopleandwinningthem to supportit, youaresellingyourideals to them.Ofcoursetherearebusinesssales, foreveryphaseofbusinessoperationand managementisasaleofthings,ideas,idealsofservices.Theprocessof sellingisalwaysthesame.Anysaleyou desire to make-anysaleyouhaveinmindasanideal-canbemadea reality;butevery“idea”youhaveofasale sometimesIworktilltenoreleveno'clockwhenthebosswants to get outspeciallettersortelegramsforthe midnightmail.""Thentheconditionsofstenographicservicearesuch thatbusinessmendonowandthen,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-overandoveragain 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: heorganizedastenographicnightservicebetweennineintheeveningand 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 surpassandleadallotherstenographicservicesinthecity. Alittlehomewasboughtandfurnished;they'remarriednow! ADVANCEMENTDEPENDSUPONIDEALIZINGITSPROCESS CHAPTER23 Yourworkintheworldisperformedinoneormoreofthreefields: workwiththings, workwithwords, workwithpeople. Ineachofthesefieldsofwork,therearethousandsandthousands,who serveearnestlyandloyally,work everythingtheimageshouldnotcontain?Althoughtherearemanymillions ofdegreesofvariationandan unlimitednumberofcombinations,therearebutafewdifferentbasic qualitiesthatenterintoourimages.They are:colors,sounds,tastes,odors,movementsanddirectionsofmovement, 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,andwithoutimpulse to impel action.Next,adddesire! FIRINGTHEHEART-DESIREOFYOURIDEAL CHAPTER9 Wishesarebutwishes;theyleadonly to wishingmorewishes.Desiresare heartbeatsofsoul;theydemandand impel to action.Awishturnsever to itself,wishingthatsomethingwill come to makeitselftrue.Adesiregoes outfromself;itdaringlyreachesout,demandingthethingdesired,and divinelycreatesitinreality. Putthefollowingtruthstogether:Desireistheheartofyourideal;in thisheartarethefiresofattainment; sometimestheydiedownandaredim;sometimestheyburnbrightlyand glowwithhopeandsetfire to action; unlesstheythusburnwiththelightofhopeandthefireofaction,your idealwillnotcometrue.Whenthefires ofdesirearedimmedbydisappointmentsordiscouragement,ormemoriesof thefailuresofthepast,whatare yougoing to doaboutit?Feedthefireswithyourfeelingsandemotions! Yourthoughtswillnotdo;theyarebut dampwoodandwetsand.Desiresareoftheheart;theycannotbemade to burnbrightlybyaddingideasand thoughtsofthemind. Isitathing-amaterialthing-youhavedesiredandforwhichdesire burnslowbecauseofpastfailures to attainit, orisitanewdesirethatdaresnotburnbrightlyforfearof disappointmentshoulditnotbeattained?Fireyour mayfallthrough. Ifyouidealizethevalueofthatwhichyouwish to sell,yougiveit additionalsellingvalue.Ifyouidealizethe processofsellingit,youdiscovernewmeansofselling.Ifyouidealize allkindsofpossiblebuyersofthatwhich youhaveforsale,youdiscoverabuyercapableofperceivingthe additionalvalueyouhavegivenyourproduct andabuyercapableandwilling to payforthatvalue. ACaseforIllustration:AmanownedatractoflandnearPasadena, California; on thistherewasa$10,000 mortgage;hehadboughtit on ashoestring,planningsoon to sellit,- foritwasexpectedthatabuildingboom wouldmakeitadesirableresidencesitelongbeforethe$10,000wasdue. ConditionsatEndofSixMonths:Thebuildingboomhadnotmaterialized; themortgagewasdueintendays; realestatemenrefused to takeitup;thoseholdingthemortgagerefused to extendit;thebankerswouldn'ttouch it. CauseforRefusal:Thelandwasinahollow;realestatemenandbankers wereconvincednoonewouldbuyit untileveryotherresidencesitenearithadbeensold;thatmightbe yearshence. TheOwner'sFirstEfforts:When,attheendofthefirstthreemonths, theboomfailed to boom,herecognized abundantsupply,andfaithfullyandpersistentlyandconfidentlyaffirmed “GodISALLAbundance”and“Allis God.” Threemonthswentby.Themoneydidnotdropfromtheheaven;but somethingelsedropped-thecornersofhis banker'smouth.Whatwasthetrouble?Faithfullyandconfidentlythe owneraffirmedthetruth:“GodIsthe SourceofAbundantSupply.”Whythenthefailure?BecauseGodisSpirit; andconsequentlyaslongashe continuedmerely to affirmGodasAbundantSupply,-thesupplycontinued inaspiritualstate.Thisthebankers refused to cash;theywantedcertifiedchecks.Afterafailureofmore thantwoandahalfmonths,theownertried IdealizingtheProcess.First,heidealizedthelandinallitsdetails. Andatonceanewthoughtcame:Ifthisland isnotnowvaluableasaresidencesite,certainlythereareotheruses forit;andsinceGodknowsalluses,the ideaofanotherusewillcome to me. Second,heidealizedthechangesinitsconditionatdifferentseasonsof theyearand-hurrah-anothernew thoughthehadnotthoughtbefore:Sincethelandwasinahollowandthe moistureofthesurroundingland an“illusionofthemind,”youcould-knowingthecertaintyofthelaw thatonlylikeperceiveslike-smile to yourselfovertheideathatnothingbutanillusionarymindcould conceiveanillusionaryworld,eatillusionary vegetables,wearillusionaryshirts,handleillusionarymoney,useand dependupontenthousandillusionary thingsandliveuponanillusionaryearth. Iholdthatmatterisexistentandthatitisveryunwiseanddetrimental to denyitsexistenceandattempt to liveup to thedenial,-forinstance to denytheexistenceofmaterialfoodand try to livewithoutit.But,Iholdalsothatit islackofknowledgeofthetruenatureofmatterthatmakesusthinkof itasdense,solid,motionlessandlifeless. Ifinourgreaterknowledgeofmatterwefindthatitisonlyenergyin reality,thatitisnotrestrictedenergybut infiniteenergy,andthatitisofthesamesubstanceasspirit-thenour conceptofmatterbecomessolikeour conceptofthesubstanceofwhichidealsaremade,thatitispossible forus to perceivesomedefiniteconnection -arealrelation,perhapsasimilarity,perhapsevenaco-existence-of thesubstanceofeveryidealandthe substanceofeverymaterialreality. Withsuchknowledge-foundinnextsucceedingchapters-ourfaiththat idealscometrue,becausetheyareofthe samesubstanceasmatter,canbeandisjustified.Suchfaithwillfire anewouridealsanddesiresandimpelus to ceasenoeffortuntiltheybecomerealities;andwithknowledgeofthe processofattainment,weshallknowby experiencethatitisnotsodifficultasitonceseemed.Andyou, yourself,canmakeyouridealsbecomerealities. Faithisthesubstanceofthingshopedfor.Idealsarethesubstanceof thethingsthatare. WHATCOMPACTNESSOFMATTERGIVES TO YOURIDEALS CHAPTER3 Yourideasarealwayschangingandyouareeverchangingyourattitude regardingthem.Why?Theyhaveno form,nobodyofspiritualsubstance;beingwithoutbody,theyare notionsandverychangeablenotionsatthat. Butyouareloyal to yourideals;youaresteadfastinyourallegiance to them.Why?Becausethereissomething fixedandrealaboutthem;theyaremadeofspiritualsubstance;theyare theactualbodiesofyourdesires;of paperswerefullofthenewsystemand how to getfromonepoint to another.Atleastnineoutofeverytenofthe millionsofadultsinNewYorkmusthavereadthedirectionsprevious to theopening,althoughprobablynotone inahundredthousand-whentheyreadthedirectionsoverandoveragain -idealizedthenewroute,noridealized themselvesgoingaboutthecityor to andfromwork on it.TheResultof NotIdealizingtheProcess on thedayof theopening,intelligentmenandwomencrowdedandjammedeachother, wentwheretheydidnotwish to go, evengotlost,thoughmanyofthemhadknownNewYorkalltheirlives. Theconfusionandjammingofthemob attwotransferstationsweresogreatthatscoresofwomenfainted,and manywereseriouslyhurt.Morethana millionpeoplelosttheirheads-morethanamillionwereconfusedfor weeks.Itwasnecessary to closethecrosstown subwayforamonth to preventaccidents-actually to preventpeople killingthemselvesandeachother, becauseoftheirconfusedmobaction.Andallofthisconfusion,trouble, injuryanddelaycouldhavebeen preventedifeachofthesevenmillionpeoplewhousethesubwayshad spentbutfiveminutesprevious to its openinginIdealizingtheProcessoftraveling on it. How IIdealizedtheProcessinthisCase:Itookadescriptionofthe routesfromanewspaper;readitcarefully. ThenIquietlyvisualizedthenewroutes.Next,Iidealizedaction,- Idealizedmyselfusingthenewroutefrommy home to myoffice,picturingmyself on thecars,changingwherethe descriptionsaidchangesmustbemade; idealizingeverybitofthejourney to myofficedoor.NextIidealized onetripafteranother to otherpartsofthe city,untilIhadmyselfmentallyusedeverynewandoldroute.After this,itwasimpossible to beconfused; impossible to makeamistakeinusingthesubway. Millionsofothersthoughtofthenewroutes,butcertainlyveryfew consciouslyidealizedthemselvestraveling on them.YeteveryindividualinNewYorkcouldhavedoneitinfive minutesiftheyhadonlybeeninthehabit ofIdealizingtheProcessofDoingThings.Othershadideasofthenew route,ofwheretheywanted to go,andof 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 idealizedanddesired. Yourattituderelates to yourself, to others, to conditions,and to the worldingeneral.Beginwithyourself. Consciouslyornot,youdotakesomekindofanattitudetowardyourself. Youmaythinkyourselfawormora god.Youarefree to takeanyattitudetowardyourselfyoudesire to take;butthereisonlyoneattitudethatleads to successanditistheidealizedattitude!Incompletethinkingin “ideas”makesyouseeyourselfasachildofsin, suffering,sorrow,weakness,mistakeandfailure.Thinkofyourselfas youare:asonofGod-idealizingtheend youdesire,theprocessbywhichyouattain,andtheattitudeyouhold towardyourself,others,conditions,andthe universeitself. Then,idealizeyourattitudetowardothers,"Thatwhichyeseekyeshall find."Ifyouthinkthatallmenaretrying to crushyou,youwillbecrushed;first,becauseyourattitudecloses youreyes to theopportunitiesofferedyou; andsecond,becausesuchanattitudediscoversanddraws to youthosewho donothelpyou.Ifyouidealize othersaswilling to helpyou,youdraw to youmenandwomenwhowilldo thesquarethingbyyouandhelpyou, -inthemyouwillfindhelpandajustreward.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,-forevildisruptsanddestroys.Goodattractsandunitesand holdstogether. Youcannotidealizeyourbusiness,yourprofessionandyourworkwithout conductingthewholeaffairasan idealizedservicethatinevitablywillforceyourideals to cometrue! YoumayidealizetheThingDesired, down.Oneacrossthetable,onebesideme.LaterIlearnedthatonewasa coaloperatorofIndiana,andtheother, -well,therestofthestoryconcernstheotherman. Onelookatthismantoldmehewasnotaso-called“manofideals,”- thatis,notinaccordwiththeordinaryuse oftheterm.Helookedveryprosperous;hewastalkative-menarealways morecommunicativeafterdinner, smokingagoodcigar, on atrainwithnothingelse to do.Thismanisthe soap-dyekingoftheworld.Onlyafew yearsagoheandafriend,hiswifeandhisfriend'swife,startedin businessmakingsoap-dyes.Altogetherthey had$800.Todayeachofthemismorethanamillionaire.Theirsoap-dyes sellfortencentsapackage,yetthey doabusinessofmanyhundredthousanddollarsamonth.Theysecuredthe originalpatentandconsequently,in addition to theprofitstheymakefromtheirownconcern,theyarepaid royaltiesbyallothersoap-dyecompanies. How didhedoit?Ihavesaidthatheisnotamanofideals.That statementisbothtrueandnottrue.Heisnota manofidealsofthePhariseekind,butheisamanwhoidealizesthe thingwithwhichheworks. To himthe soap-dyeisoneofthegreatinventionsoftheage.Hisfaceglowedashe toldaboutit;hiseyesshone. "Thinkwhatitmeans,"hesaid,"foreverywomanintheland-infact, allovertheworld,fornowwe'reselling soap-dyes to Europe,Australia,IndiaandJapan -to beableintwo minutes to changethecolorofhershirtwaist, ofapieceoflace,oranylighttrimmingmerelybydippingitinour dye,withoutanyboiling,andwithout stainingherhands." Fromtheverybeginninghehadidealizedthethingheproduced.Hehad idealizedthesoapinorder to selectthe bestforthepurpose.Hehadidealizedthedyessoas to producethemost usefuldye,themosteasilyandquickly useddye,-adyeneedingnoboiling,adyethatdoesnotstainthehands ofthoseusingit.Hehadidealizedthe chemicalsusedintheprocessofmakingthedye,and,ashetalkedof how hehadbuiltupthebusiness,Isawthat hehadevenidealizedthekindofchemicalexperthewantedandhadthen searchedtheUnitedStatesuntilhe foundthemanthatfittedhisideal.Hehadidealizedjusticeandhad securedpatentrightsforhimselfandthose whohadworkedforhim. Hisprocessofidealizingthething-thesoap-dye-didnotstopwhenhe hadputagoodproduct on themarketand 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 Ifyouidealizeanduseallthreeofthebasicactivitiesandonlythose three,itiseasy to makeyouridealsbecome realities.Youalwaysattainwhenyouidealizeandusethem;but,ifyou leaveoutanyoneofthethree,youfail to attainyourdesire,-andnoonecanbeblamedexceptyourself. Ifyouidealizeonlythatwhichyoudesireandholdfaithfully to that ideal,-thatis,ifyouuseonlythefirstofthe threeactivities,-youwillsucceedandjustlyinproportion to whatyou do. SinceGodisjustice,theresultcorresponds to theeffort.Idealizing whatyouwantandholdingfaithfully to the idealformonthsandevenyearsbringsyouthesuccessyoureffortmerits -evenafteryearsyouwillstillbe holding to theideal. And,ifyouidealizethatwhichyoudesireandattempt to takepossession ofitmentally-usingthefirstandthird ofthethreebasicactivities-yousucceedandjustlyinproportion to whatyoudo. If,wheninNewYork,youlearnofafootballgame to beplayedinBoston anddesire to bepresent,theidealof theThingDesiredis to beinBoston.Ifyoudesire to driveby automobilefromNewYork to Boston,thatisthe idealoftheProcessyouintend to use to get to Boston.Ifyougo to yourgarageandsitinyourcarforaday,a monthorayear,holdingfaithfullyallthetime to theThingDesiredand holdingalsoamentalpictureofbeingin Boston-mentallypicturingthefirstandthirdsteps,butomittingthe secondone-beforetheyearpassesyour friendswillwish to sendyou to themadhouse;andonlybecauseyou failed to usethesecondactivity-thatofthe processofactuallystartingthemachineanddrivingfromNewYork to Boston. Asthelegfromknee to toeswasasstiffasacarvedpieceofwood,it wasnecessary to useacaneoracrutchand to hunchmywholebodyupwardinorder to swingtheotherlegforward. Today,Icanmovetheleftfootupand downattheankleaseasilyasIcanmovemyrightfoot.Idonoteven limp!Mystepisspringyandcertain. Friendssaythatmywalkismorelikethatofamanofthirtythanthat ofamanofsixty-five.Certainly,-withthe smallbonesofmyanklegrowntogetherasonesolidbone,-Iwas compelled to dosomethingwithmy consciousnessofthe“solidity”ofmatter. To getridoftheideathatmatterisCOMPACT,DENSEandSOLIDisthe firststepinallhealing.Solongas youthinkofacancer-oratumor,oranabnormalbonegrowth-ascompact solidmatter,solongwillyoudoubt thepowerofmindandspirit to changeit.Throughoutalltheages, individualshavebeenhealedbyprayer,faith, mind,loveandspirit.Eachsuchcaseprovesitcanbedone.Yettoday, notonepersonofeachtwentymillionof theworld'spopulationishealeddirectlybysuchmethods.Wecannot accountforthis,byassertingthattheworld doesnotknowthatGodhashealed.Wecannotaccountforitbyasserting thatmillionsdonotwish to bemade wellbyspiritualhealing.If,atanytimeduringtheages,wehadheld to thetruththatGodisAllandknownthat matterisspiritualmanifestation,theknowledgeoftheresultsofour spiritualhealingwouldhavesweptthe worldandeveryonewouldnowacceptandusethem. WehaveidealsofGod,spirit,andspiritualhealing.Wehavenoidealof matter,thething to behealed.Our failureshavebeendue to ourpartialandverymistakenideasofmatter. 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