CONSCIOUSLY

CREATING
CIRCUMSTANCES

Consciously Creating Circumstances

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 FOREWORD

HIS innocuous-looking little book by George

T Winslow Plummer is full of metaphysical
dynamite capable of effects baleful or beneficient
according to what I may call the innate �truism
and enlightenment of the perSOR who essays to em­
ploy the technique herein set forth. For this partic­
ular teaching, though couched in a form capable
of being grasped 'by the average, reader, is )'eally a
fragment of a most ancient ,and abstruse Wisdom
jealously guarded by its custodians throughout the
world and adown the ages on account of its potency
for evil when misapplied.
The Rosicrucian Fraternity has ever been, from
far back, one of these custodians, and as Dr. Plum­
mer is not amy a member of the Society of Rosicru­
cians, 'but a leader thereof, I infer that he knows
and assumes the responsibilities involved in placing
so much power-for knowledge is power-in the
hands of any chance reader of the book, regardless
of his rectitude. He is probably right in taking this
chance, because when the house is on fire one throws·
all the valuables out of the window, in the hope of
saving some of them, regardless of what may be­
come of the rest. Now that trus house of all hum3Il�'

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ity, the world, is so ablaze, he does well to place this
CONTENTS
knowledge at the disposal of everyone, because the
situation can be saved only by such realizations PAGE
CHAPTER
coupled with such a code of action on the part of
men of good will, as are here set forth with such 1. THE SOURCE OF POWER . 11
precision and clarity. The chance that the teachings 2. DUAL ACTION 17
of the book may be abused must be taken, therefore.
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The precautionary and warning note is sounded, ALL IS ONE .

to be sure, hy Dr. Plummer in his final chapter, and 4. THE GREAT LINK •
30
in such admonitions as "Having satisfied yourself
that your predominating desire is worthy, that it 5. FORMING THE PICTURE •
35
involves no harm or detriment to another, and that 42
6. IMPRESSING YOUR DESIRE
it will work out to the advantage of others beside
yourself," but I had an uncle-and there are many 7. THE LAW OF ATTRACTION 50
like him-who had no difficulty in satisfying him·
8. BREAD UPON THE WATERS 58
self 3-$ to all these things when putting through one
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of his shady--even nefarious-schemes to his own 9. ENTERING THE KINGDOM 64

advantage.
10. YOUR BASIC ATTITUDE 72
Therefore while highly recommending this book
to those whose life and character have made them 11. HEALTH AND WEALTH 79
ready to receive its teachings, I am constrained to
12. EMPLOYME!\T 86
remind every reader that he who would wield Ex-
calibur should have not only the strong arm, but the 13. HOW TO CONCENTRATE •
90
unselfish and compassionate heart of King Arthur.
14. FEAR AND FAITH •
97

-CLAUDE BRAGDON 15. THE SPIRIT OF YOUR THOUGHT. 105

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 THE SOURCE OF POWER

T is evident that the great, successful or happy

I people of this world have access to some power
that obscure, unhappy failures know little or
nothing about-"a power which erring men call
chance."
Perhaps you think it's just good luck that brings
success, and let it go at that. But you miss something
very important if you think that.
This is written for those willing to consider the
possibility that something other than just luck or
heredity bestows happiness on one and failure on
another. This book describes a method of attack
on the problems of life that thousands of happy
people of merely aver�ge abilities have successfully
employed. Yes, countless thousands, even though
many of them did not realize what they were using.
If you seek help and are not afflicted with a closed
mind, you can use the same power that has served
these people. I can and will tell you about it. We
shall start with a few ideas that you and I cannot
avoid agreeing on, and then base the rest of our
work on what we mutually agree is so. Let us, in
short, "consider the reason of the case, for nothing
is Law that is not reason."

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 As we look a bout us in the world our senses in­ see the energy o n the way. We see a hen pecking
form us that it is full of objects of all sorts: houses, about the poultry yard; in a short time she lays an
trees, people. We give the general name of " things' " egg, which in due time becomes a chicken, and later
or FORMS, to these objects. that chicken becomes the full grown bird, repro­
ducing the process of life. A great drama of forces
� los�r inspection informs us that each object has
constantly unfolds before us.
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Its tndlvldua cha racteristics, such as odor, density,
So observation teaches us, correctly, that we live
firmness, welgh�, color, and we find that these ob­
not only in a visible world of matter, but also in an
jects are made of the same substances in varying
. invisible world of forces and energies that produce
physlc �l or chemical combinations. So we say that
. the visible things in our environment.
the objects composmg our environment are made
of MAn:ER, and the state in which matter u sually We recognize these visible forms and we sense
appears IS VISIBLE. the invisible forces behind them through a power
we call MIND. No human being has ever seen mind,
Now as we look more intently, we observe that
yet the existence of such a power is the most obvious
there are other conditions in our world that are
thing in all our understanding.
INVISIBLE. We see the fall of an apple to the ground
from a tree ; the cause of the fall remains invisible. Everything in this world about us that man has
Forces of many kinds are evi . d entl produced began as a thought in the mind of some
not see the forces or energies themselves, but they man. Your home existed in the builder's mind be­
fore it took form. Your car took form first in the
are the CAUSES of all that we do see. What we see
maker's mind. Everything that we do, individually
are the results-called PHENOMENA, or ACTIONS
or collectively, begins first in the THOUGHT OF THE
and STATES OF BEING.
THING. No matter how suddenly we do a thing at
Plants, animals and human bodies change i� size, times, we THINK OF IT FIRST. Sometimes we act
but we do not see the energy that makes them in­ quickly on the though t ; sometimes we have to wait
crease. We observe people moving about, but we do until we can develop conditions favorable to its
not see what makes them move about. We think. accomplishment.
but we do not see our thoughts. We listen to the
Also, as we look about us, we observe many forms
radio, send telegrams, speak over the telephone, or
of matter that 'Were not produced by the hand of
push a button for lights in our rooms but we do not

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man, for they express characteristics that no human one caused by something else. There seem to be two,
being has ever produced. Man cannot create a tree, but is it truly so?
for instance, or an ocean, or a robin. Yet they too No sensible person believes l.hat man just hap­
must have begun in a mind. IN WHAT MIND AND pened. He too is a phenomenon , a fa ct, with an in­
WITH WHAT THOUGHT DID THEY BEGIN? visible cause. We have agreed tha t this cause can
Before answering the last question, let us look only be man or something other than man. But man
around us some more. We observe that the plant did not cause himself: something else brought him
of yesterday is a bit higher today. The little child into being. Therefore this something else causes not
of last year is larger and abler. We note certain only mountains and oceans, which a re beyond man's
changes in ourselves with the advance of time. We con trol, but also causes everyth i ng that man appears
cannot SEE what causes this increase in size, ability, to cause, because it caused man himself to come into
etc., but the fact stares us in the face. Look again, existence.
this time at another class of things. That building, Thus we see that there is but ONE BASIC
begun a few weeks ago, is steadily increasing in size. CAUSE of all things that a re or ever were. We
A railr oad has increased i ts mileage. A bridge is therefore call i t the GREAT FIRST CAUSE. Some
ready for the last span. We CAN see that what makes call it GOD . Some call it SPIRIT. Whatever term
them increase is the hand of man. we use, we remember th a t it operates through MIND,
So we have before us two different pic tures of in­ and, since it causes all things, UNIVERSAL MIND.
crease. One springs from the efforts of man, on the Though some people tie this fac t up with a religion
visible plane. The other is di rected from some in­ or theology, the acceptance of a Universal Mind is
v isible plane, and is not due to man's efforts. These imp erative from the standpoint of simple logic
changes in our environment we call GROWTH. We alone.
note that this growth is effected by man in some ALL POWER COMES FROM: ON E SOURCE TODAY,
cases, and by some other power or agency in other JUST AS IT DID BEFORE THE BEGINNING OF
cases. But origina ting in some MIND, somewhere, in "THINGS. "
every case. This great, invisible cause acts through what we
Now let us try to discover whether there are term UNIVERSAL MIND-the Intelligence directing
really two kinds of growth, one caused by man and all the forces that produced man and through which

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man, on a much smaller scale, produces the various CHAPTER 2
changes in his environment.
DUAL ACTION

E agreed at the beginning of this discussion

W to start with some things so evident that we
could easily agree on them.
From there we arrived at an analysis of what was
behind those things that we agreed on. We decided
that every thing in Nature orMan's Worl4 arises
from one basic cause, which is invisible, universal,
mental, creative, and not material, and we called the
expression of this great first cause the UNIVERSAL
MIND.

What does that mean to us personally �nd prac­

tic.ally? If, for instance, we should discover that
each of us can use that fact consciously to our own
advantage, wouldn't that be a great discovery? Let
us see.
How can we get at least a partial idea of what
mind is ? I suggest a comparison that has been help­
ful to many people in gaining a better understand­
ing of this very important point.
On any electric circuit we find different kinds
of appliances functioning. Vacuum cleaners, lamps,
bells, motors, are all drawing their power to operate
from the dynamo in the powerhouse. A lamp draws
much less power than a big fi10tor uses, but they all

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 operate on the same electrical voltage. Brea k the part of our thoughts that we direct upon outward
circuit to the dynamo ; the lamp goes out, the motor things, neceiisary to our mortal, mundJ.ne or mater­
slows down to rest, the vacuum cleaner stops whir­ ial welfare.
ring, proving that the one source supplies them all. The o ther portion of the Universal Mind within
Mind is some thing like that. Mind i tself is the each of us takes charge of the directi.on and utjliza­
source of power, comparable to the dynamo. Indi­ t ion of forces that operate ind ependently of our
vidually we are tied in to that one infinite source conscious or objective phase of mind. Among other
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just as the lamps and motors are tied in to the dyn �hings, it directs the func tions of respiration, diges­
amo. And we individually vary a lot in the amount tion, and all the automatic functions of the body
of power we develop from the same voltage, just that sustain life and that go on without our cogniz­
as the big motor develops much more power than ance. This phase of the Universal M ind within us
the little motor does. But we are all tied in to that· we term the ttsubjective," sometimes called ttsub­
dynamo of limitless power called the Universal conscious."
Mind. In the human body the obiective mind controls
The development and bettering of your own life the cerebrospinal nervous system. The subjective
depends on your learning how to draw more power mind works throu,gh the sympathetic nervous sys­
from that great source, for the beautiful fact is that tem. These two systems are almost en tirely separate
human machines can i'ncrease their Own power, EXCEPT that the vagus nerve ties the two systems
whereas mechanical contrivances cannot. together in one place. The fibres of one system ac­
So we see that when man thinks, he is drawing tually join and fuse into the fibres of the other
power from the infinite "voltage" of the Universal system in the vagus nerve.
MIND. Thus the two - subjective and objective - are
But in the human being, the Universal Mind takes physically one, bu t ordinarily are occupied in dif­
on two different aspects. One aspect includes the ferent ways, the subjective with the various activi­
direc tion of activities pertaining to man's normal ties of sustaining life and promoting growth, and
material environment exterior to himself. There­ the objective with receiving the reports of the
fore we call it the objective mind. Sometimes we senses and with reasoning, et cetera.
speak of i t as the ttconscious mind." It is simply that The j unction of the two systems in the vagus

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nerve is a two-way valve, so to speak. The stream time, we find ourselves forced to con trol the ac­
of force can go EITHER way, or even both ways a t tivi t), of t he wbjective mind by the action of the
the same time. You might conceive of their connec­ objective mind. For instance: We get a stomach
tion as being like a revolving door at the entrance ache. That means that the subjective processes of
to a building ; through the same door you can go digestion have gone awry. So the objective mind
from the building into the street, or vice versa, and h as to step in, select a medicine, and thereby help
different per$ons can go in opposite directions at the the subject ive mind to do i ts work properly.
same time through the same door. In the foregoing paragraph is contained a very
This distinction between objective and subjective great fact. The objective mind, under certain cir­
mind is extremely important. Wha t we have had to cumstances, CAN and DOES control the subjective.
say about it so far can be found in any standard Likewise the subjective can influence the objective,
book on psychology, but you can easily prove the for the connection works both ways.
distinction for yourself without reference to some There is one more important point for you to
other person's ideas. Let's do it now.
note now. When the normal digestive process stops,
You know that at this minute you are reading. it is simply because for the time being it has been
Certain ideas are being presented to you, and you overtaxed. The subjective mind governing diges­
are considering them. This activity is going on in tion has not decided to stop work. It still labors hard
the objective phase of Universal Mind operating to carry digestion on, but a bad food combination
through you. overcomes its power. The subjective Caltnot stop
You also know that right at this minute your its work as long as there is life in the organism. I t
heart is pumping blood through y our veins and ar-. i s absolutely auto11l:ltic, and completely without a
teries. But your thinking mind has nothing to do will of its own. It can �nly carry out orders, being
with that action. That is one example of the activity unable to distinguish between the correctness or
of the subjective phase of Universal Mind operating stupidity of those orders.
through you. Your subjective mind has few orders to carry
Ordinarily these two phases of mind operate inde­ out except those, S9 to speak, which it received at
pendently ( though they are connected) . They do your birth ; these were to carry on the vital func­
not conflict with each other. Yet, from time to tions of brea thing, assimila tion, digestion, etc., im-

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plicit in the very fact of life. But we shall soon see nothing of myself." He spoke the truth, probably
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t a t there are o the � kin �s of orders which you can the greatest single aspect of truth that you and I
.
gIve to the subjectIve mmd, and which i t can and can realize. Only through the power of Universal
WILL carry out automatically exactly as ordered. Mind could he accomplish the works accredited to
him. He, Jesus of Nazareth, knew well how t o use
In the foregoing paragraphs no attempt is made
that power. And he said that others would do equal
to give explanati?ns conforming to any particular
. or greater things in due time.
theologIcal doctrmes or scientific theories. Nothing
Our references to the Nazarene Master, and to
has been said that cannot be proved by )101£ for
other great leaders of the world's thought, have no
f
yoursel . Each statement contains a simple truth,
theological significance. No question of their divin­
s ta ted m such terms that anyone may check it up
ity is involved. We are concerned with them and
from his own experience.
their u tterances solely because they were successful
Enough has been said already to show that things MEN. Their lives and their words may help us in
d o not happen to us by chance. There is no such our quest for happiness.
thing as "luck." Everything is the result of some
cause, �hether that cause be near a t hand and easily
.
�eco �mz�d, such as a crymg baby with a pin s tick­
I�g mto It, or remote and seemingly impossible to
dIscover, such as the "injustice" of John Brown's
having a better j ob than you have.
You get pleasant or unpleasant results from your
acti?ns depending very l argely on how fully you
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realIze and ACT WITH the mfinite power of the Uni­
,:ersal Mind, of which you are a vehicle for expres­
sIon. Whether you make that vehicle a powerful
twin-six automobile or a one-horse shay depends,
from now on, on nobody but yourself.
Remember that the one man who has had more
influence on the world than anyone else said : "I do

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 ALL IS ONE the objective ? Nature does not develop faculties
u selessly.
CHAPTER 3 This point wiil be found to rest on the absolute
unity of all things in the Universal Mind, regardless
OW we begin to catch a glimmer of what it is of their apparent physical separateness. This idea
N tha t enables some people to succeed far be­ is so essential to further understanding of our theme
that we shall devote some time now to getting
yond their apparent abili ties. Remember that we do
not see their real abilities. Perhaps some of those clearly fixed in our consciousness how this can be,
whom we may have envied or called lucky have and IS.
got hold of this great truth that is beginning to un­ I do not propose to lead you through a maze of
fold to us in our study of the INVISIBLE CAUSES OF metaphysics on this search. So we shall take an illus­
VISIBLE EFFECTS. tration or two that will fully explain this idea of
We see tha t all of these invisible causes focus unity, and the absolute necessity of realizing i t.
down to the ac tion of the Universal Mind, of which You are familiar with a cog wheel. Have you ever
our individual minds are an expression. We see too realized what a wonderful symbol of cosmic truth
that these individual minds of ours operate in two it is? Probably not, for we do not ordinarily look
ways, subjectively and objectively. And that this for symbols in such commonplace articles .. The cog
subjective mind in each of us can be controlled by wheel has Its hub, spokes, rim and teeth. Now, let
our objective mind, and tha t the activity of the the hub represent the Universal Mind. Let each
subjective mind is directed solely toward carrying spoke represent a human being, a race, a nation.
o �t orders, absolutely automatically, without any Call the rim the cycle of life. Let the teeth on the
will of its own. rim represent the individual incidents and experi­
If this ability of the objective to direct the sub­ ences of life.
jective extended only to the �sual subjective work First to engage our attention is the fact that all
of respiration, digestion, etc., such control would the spokes have their common origin in the hub-­
scarcely ever be needed, would it? Therefore are the Universal Mind. The next thing is that ;" that
we nO t j ustified in searchin � for some other vastIr common center of origin each of the spokes con­
.
more Important reason for Its potential control by tacts and is a part of the central hub. Likewise, in

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the Universal Mind all men, races and na tions arc Perhaps one human spoke, thinking itself alone,
ONE and a PART OF EACH OTHER. separated from its brethren, deserted, neglected,
But as each spoke goes out toward the rim ( to­ picked on, feels that it is bearing an undue share of
ward the cycle of life ) it becomes seemingly sepa­ the burden. Really i t is not, for it is simply perform­
rated and the place where each touches the rim is ing its own share, in its own time, obeying the law,
far apart from its neighbor. I say " seemingly sepa­ "Bear ye one another's burdens." So much for that
rated," for in REALITY each spoke joins each other illustration. Think it over before going on, and
spoke in the hub, and each is part of the whole realize the ACTUAL unUy of all seemingly sepa­
wheel. ra ted things.
Human spokes in the wheel of life too often en­ Now take a sheet of paper. Punch five holes in i t
tertain the false idea that they are separate, that and insert your five fingers through them. T o a
individuality means to be different from each other' person opposite you, the five fingers represent five
right here is where human error begins. The co � sep arate things. Each finger seems to have the power
herent, united na tion is all-powerful. Groups of of individual motion and seems to be completely
men who work in unity become all-powerful. The separate and apart from its neighbor. But to you,
individual· man who thinks himself a law unto back of the paper, behind the scenes, beyond the
himself fails. He has lost his strength in losing his veil as it were, appears the inescapable FACT that all
realization of the essen tial value of unity. Let him the fingers are united; that they spring from one
recall with Emerson that "everything in Nature common unity ; that they derive their power from
contains all the powers of Nature. Everything is the same source.
made of one hidden stuff. " Now do you get the point involved? When we get
Now, as a cog wheel revolves, each spoke in turn discouraged, when the world seems haywire, when
has to bear its own share of weight and strain. And we feel that our backs are to the wall with no help
as each tooth is engaged, representing an incident of visible, it lowers our ability, our power, our stamina,
experience in the cycle of life, so each human spoke force and energy, because 'we are thinking wrong.
has to bear the full force of that experience, and We think we have been cut off from our source. W'e
each human spoke also receives the transmitted think ourselves deserted, left alone, badly used, un­
force of the experiences that every other human appreciated, undervalued, unrecognized. We have
spoke bears. forgotten the ext�emely significant FACT that we

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are O N E with our Creator, ONE in the Universal goes forth until that demand makes it possible.
Mind, ONE with all the creative power in Nat ure; But if you do not know that the dynamo exists,
that we cannot be alone, that we have all the or do not bcIieve it after having been told so, there
creative and sustaining power in heaven and in is no use in telling you bOlt! to use it, is there?
earth within us, waiting to be used-1/'/!Jcll lI;C k110lL! Now let us bring this picture right home to our­
HOW. scIves. \'Ve have the source of power wi/hi lt ottr­
s('/t'cs, ready for business. But no power will come
So ou � very first ta sk in remodeling the things
. from it to help us do the things we wish to do until
�n our lIves that do not suit us, is to get fixed fast we recognize its existence, and make a call on its
In our memories this FACT of our Unity with all
power and direct it to the desired purpose. There
things in the Universal Mind, for tha t fact gives
is a specific way in which we can make that de-·
us access to far greater powers than any we could
mand, a way in which we can set that power to
ever before imagine as accessible to ourselves by
work for us. It is the greatest power in the world,
ourselves.
far greater than any dynam.o invented by man, for
Do not go on until you realize and ACCEPT that it is the POWER that ena bled man to invent the
fact. \'V"e are coming to the specific details of how dynamo.
to use tha t fact for yourself. But they will do you
no good whatsoever unless you see the truth of what
has been stated up to now.
Go into a huge power station. Observe a great
dynamo, capable of generating tremendous power.
Its armature may be revolving at an amazing speed.
The dynamo is ready for business at a second's
notice-the mere pressing of a button or the throw­
ing of a switch. But tha t huge dynamo is useless
until a demand is l1tade upon it for power. The
m �ment demand is made by throwing the right
sWItch, the current goes forth o,ver
the demand M U S T B E MADE. Not a unit of power

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obiective mind, and then the hypnotist substitutes
his own obiective mind to rOlLtrol the hypnotized
person's subjective mind.
THE GREAT LINK
There is no other possible explana tion. a nd the

F you have followed the discu ssion carefully so actual fact of hypnosis has been amply demon­

I far, you have thoroughly in mind these ideas: strated scientifically.

All right. the hypnotist has you under control,
(a) All i s One i n the Cni\"Crsal �Iind.
let us say. Your objective thinking mind is asleep.
(b) You, personally arc an imli\idualized channel fur ex­
You remember absolutely nothing of what is done
pression of that one �[ind.
to you under hypnosis. after you come out of i t.
(c) In your human existence )'OU usc that �Iind hoth oh­
Meanwhile the hypnotist has had you under his
jecti\-ely and subjccti\'e1y.
control, or, to put it more exactly, your bodily
(d) Your subjecti\-c mind can hc controlled by your ob­

jecti\-c mind, and it carrics out orders aU!UllIalically.

functions (ruled by the subiectiv e ) have been com­
(e) Ordinarily these ordcrs relatc to the usual hudy-rcgu­
pletely under the control of HIS objective mind.
lating funclions of thc subjecli\'c,
This is extremely important. Simply by bl!! ordering
it will also aCI on

orders about olher t)'PCS of aCli\'ily. you to run around the stage and bark like a dog,
he has made you do so. Your subjective mind does
Let us now set ourselves definitely to see that not ask itself why it should cause your body to act
there are, in fact, other kinds of orders which the like a dog-it automatically accepts the order given
subjective will accept from the objec tive and it and immediately carries it out to the best of its
CARRY OUT. ability, either a t once or as soon as i t is able to do so.
To do so we shall adjourn to the vaudeville There is scarcely any limit to what the subjective
theater. mind can be made to do, in this manner.
There we see a hypnotist at work. By means of Now you perhaps see more clearly why we have
a few passes in front of a person's face he gets him said that the subjective mind receives orders and
under his control. Just what do,we mean by "under acts on them automatically, without arguing as to
his control?" This is what we mean : He discol1nects their sense. Certainly if some other person. such as
the hypnotized person's subjective mind from his a hypnotist, can impress his will on your subjective

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mind, you yourself can do the same thing much TIVE M I N D I S YOUR IMMEDIATE PERSONAL LINK

more easily with your own objective mind. WITH THE U NIVERSAL MIND. It is your GREAT
One other important point is found in our s tudv LINK with all else that is.
of the hypno tist. Ordinarily your su bjective min d And since all things are possible to the Universal
is only dealing with your own objective mind. But Mind, the power of an individual expression of that
it can deal with somebody else's objective mind Universal Mind-such as your own subjective mind
witbout knowing tbe difference. Otherwise the -is limited only b y the arbitrary conditions of
hypnotist could not control you. Your subjective time, space, force and the other na tural laws under
mind is therefore entirely impersonal. That is only which you as a human being are limited. But it has
another way of saying that your subjective mind no further limitations.
is universal in i ts reactions-it does not discrimin­ In other words, your subjective mind could not
ate as to persons, or reasons why, or pros and cons. cause you to rise up from the chair where you are
How different in this respect is your objective sitting and float about the room. It could not cause
mind! It is very keenly aware of the difference be­ you to expand ins tantaneously to a height of twenty
tween persons. It sifts reasons . It argues pros and feet. It could not enable you to scratch your right
cons. It definitely does discriminate. Hence your elbow with your right hand. All those things are
objective mind is not universal in its use by you­ physically impossible, made so in our arbitrary
it is decidedly specific, and rightly so for being of world of time and space.
use on the plane of the specific, or, in other words, But your subjective mind, having access to the
the world in which you live. vast power of the Universal Subjective Mind, can
Now we are reldy to take the big step forward. accomplish ANYTHING which is not prohibited
by the laws of time and space. To be specific-it
We have alread y found that the basic source of
can make your bod y strong and well. It can attract
all power on all planes-physical, mental or emo­
to you the kind of life mate that you want. It can
tional-is in the Universal Mind.
make you a capable citizen of your community,
Now we have just discovered that only one as­ with proper compensa tion to you for your services.
pec t of your mind's activity-the subjective-is It can, in short, make you successful and happy.
likewise universal in i ts reactions. How it does so comes next.
Hence we see that your individualized SUBJEC-

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understand the trend of our thought so far. Do you
see-truly-that you are an expression of Univer­
FORMING THE PICTURE
sal Min d ? Do yo u realize that this is made manifest
in you through your subjective mind ? Do you see
GAIN let us review briefly what we have done
why this subjective mind can accomplish anything
for you that is not contrary to the laws of our
A so far. We have found that:
(a) As Shelley says, "Nothing in this world is single, all
world ? And, finally, do you recall that YOtH' sub­
things by a law divine, in each other's being mingle."
j ective mind is under the control of your objective
In other words, All is One in what we term Universal
mind, ready to obey it down to the last detail ?
Mind. Seeming separateness is an illusion of the senses.
If you have come so far without lagging behind
you are now ready to take the most important step (b) Each of us is an individual expression of that Universal

of all. In fact, you have probably anticipated me Mind. It functions in us both outwardly, through our

and done i t already. objective mind, and inwardly, through ollr subjective

mind. These are really but two aspects of the One Mind,
but they function differently because of our nature.

(c) Your objective mind, circumscribed in its abilities by

your experience, your judgment and your mentality in

its outward dealings with TillS world, has but limited

power. But your subjective mind, directed inwardly to

ALL THE WORLDS on inner planes, drawing life from the

very source of everything that is, has access to UNLIMITED

POWER.

(d) Despite the incredible difference in their respective poten·

tial powers, your objective mind L-an control your subjec·

tive mind, give it orders and plan its activities. So it sets at

work for you (by consciously cooperating with your

subjective mind) infinitely greater forces than your com·

paratively feeble conscious mentality can command alone.

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 All this we have now checked up on, and you first with our physical eyes, then in our minds. Now
must be satisfied so far, or the rest of our discussion throw the gears into reverse. In your work of con­
will prove a total loss to you. sciously creating circumstances you are to see the
Our next step: to discover how the objective can picture of what you want first in your MIND, and
control the subjective . . . how, in other words, can later with your physical eye after it comes into ex­
we consciously create circumstances? ternalization.
Through our five senses we distinguish objects You originate pictures and then, by means of a
in our visible world according to what we call definite technique, you make them come true be­
" form." If we look a t a picture or a landscape, we fore your very eyes, in due time.
see the form it presents by means of our eyes and Put another way, creating circumstances requires
brain. If we close our eyes, we can still preserve that you first to impress on your subj.ective mind
picture by a "mental vision" of what we have seen. what you want to perceive later with your objective
But the picture we see with our eyes and later re­ mind.
produce in our minds is the picture of something This is a revolutionary thought to some people.
that already exists. It is the result of some previous "How can you reverse a natural process," they say,
creative activity. "and expect to get results?" Well, you do it with
Now approaches the big point to which we have other natural processes. You can make your automo­
been working since we first began this study. In bile go backward--even though it usually goes for­
consciously creating circumstances we reverse tbe ward. You can make the electric motor run the
process of physical sight. Instead of seeing mentally steam engine, although it usually works vice versa.
a picture of what we know already exists physically, And the sun itself first turns day into night, and
we use this- giant power within us by impressing then turns night into day.
our individual subjective mind WITH THE PICTURE
So too, you, a son or daughter of the sun, can
OF WHAT WE WANT TO SEE COME ABOUT turn your dark night of trouble, of discord, disap­
PHYSICALLY. pointments and delays into the glorious day of ac­
That is how simple i t is. Simple, I said, not easy complishment, joy and happiness by reversing the
. . . but entirely POSSIBLE . usual process. Do not wait to accept whatever may
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wha t SHALL come before your eyes ! You CAN and ing desire is worthy, that it involves no hann or
WILL DO IT, if you will follow directions. detriment to another, and that it will work out to
But, first and foremost, KNOW WHAT YOU WANT. the adv.antage of others besides yourself FIX THAT
Many people fail in life because they do not realize DESIRE. Use your imagination to the utmost to de­
what they want. Have a clear, well-defined under­ velop a perfect, well-defined· picture of i t, not as
standing with yourself before you start consciously you hope it may be, but AS IF IT WERE ALREADY A
to create circumstances. FACT. See yourself in that picture actually o ccupied
in doing exactly wha t you would do if it were al­
Do not make up your mind hastily. In dealing
ready externalized. Hold this mental picture as long
with an infinite force you cannot afford to be hasty ;
as you can. Concentrate on making the image com­
if you insist on being so, you will have only yourself
to blame when your efforts fail, as they surely will. plete. Do not strain or try to will it into being. Just
YOU CANNOT HURRY THE INFINITE! keep the image in mind, thinking of it objectively
as often as your activities permit.
Now let us say that you have a particular desire.
We will assume tha t it is a desire that you can, with No w what are you really doing? Clearly, you are
the warm approval of your conscience, take to the using your objective mind to decide what you
Universal Mind for fulfillment. How do you get want and to build up a perfect picture of that
results ? desire brought about i n your life. Lots of people
go tha t far.
T� so�e e � tent we all enjoy a faculty of "imag­
. . But here is where 999 out of 1 0 0 0 go wrong.
matlOn, whIch Emstein has said is more important
than knowledge. Imagination differs in degree and They make the objective mind, greatly limited in
in kin d in the individual according to temperament, i ts knowledge and power, try to do the rest of the
. job w hich properly belongs to the subjective mind,
vocatIon and evolutional status, but wherever there
is human consciousness there also is some degree o f with its direct a ccess to the unlimited power and
.
imagination. So, when you have a distinct desire knowledge of the Universal Mind.
you automatically form a mental picture of i t ; in­ Once you have formed your picture objectively,
complete as i t may be,. i t requires the use o f your give the poor tired conscious mentality a rest. Leave
imaging facuIty. the remainder of the job to the Universal. Not as a
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in perfect faith, born of knowledge, that your im­ Therefore you can entirely, with reason, have
age has already been built and is bound to come the faith that yo}!r demand will be met, that your
to pass. images will come to pass in your own life, that the
Why should you have tha t fai,th circumstances you consciously create mentally will
images, if persisted in and adhered to constantly, come about physically j us t as surely as you are read­
come true in the circumstances of your daily life ? ing these words. For, as D israeli asserted, "Man is
What, so to speak, 'are the mechanics of the process? not the creature of circumstances. Circumstances
are the crea tures of men."
Let's go back a little.
These images we generally term " thought-forms"
We agreed tha t the objective can control the sub­
because they ARE real forms in the world of
jective, which means that an image formed by the
thought. You decide objectively what they shall be.
objective can be impressed on the subjective as an
You work subjectively to bring them about. Do not
order to be carried out. The hypnotist orders the
unconscious person under his conscious control to confuse the two. Let each aspect of mind do the
bark like a dog ; his subject barks l ike a dog. Your work it can do best.
unconscious (subjective ) mind receives an order The ways and means of doing so come next.
from your conscious ( objective ) mind, for in­
stance, to make you well, get you money, or what­
not: your subjective mind immediately accepts the
order and goes to work.
What tools does the subjective mind have to work
with? My answer is : all the tools, known and un­
known, in the universe, because it is your personal
link with the Universal Subjective Mind which
knows all, sees all, and can accomplish all things.
And it WILL do whatever you command, because
it is impersonal and has no will of its own, any more
than a great reservoir can refuse to let the water
run out of a single spigot that is turned on.

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 CHAPTER 6 sible, do so audibly to assist in crystallizing your
thought-form.
IMPRESSING' YOUR DESIRE When you speak to your subjective mind, close
your eyes-not for any weird or occult reason, but
� W L assume th�t a desire has taken shape simply that your mind may not be diverted by the
W In your mind, due to the absence of some­
I L
sight of things in your environment that provoke
thing in your life or environment that must be distraction of thought.
supplied to complete your happiness or welfare. In the darkness of closed eyes, try to FEEL that
� �a t desire ha which you cannot see, namely the subtle body of
tIOn as a defimte. thought-form. All this has taken the Universal Mind flowing through your organ­
place in your objective mind. ism. Realize the truth of the Scriptural statement
Your next step is to impress this thought-form that "In Him we live and move and have our be­
upon your subjective mind, for there the real work ing," for it is a basic scientific FACT. If it were not
begins. Talk to your subjective mind as though it so, we could have no existence at all. If you do not
were directly to an individual. Some people find it bring yourself at first to this definite feeling, at least
helpful to direct their speech toward the solar bring yourself to the state of mind in which you
plexus, for the reason that the·solar plexus, or center accept it as unseen, unfelt, but incontrovertibly
of your subjective mind, is the individual's link with TRUE.
Universal Mind. To us the most important thing Then, with your eyes closed, bring the picture
in the outside Universe is the sun, giver of life, of your thought-form to mind, and describing it
center of our system. That is why the solar plexus clearly, speak to your subjective mind, w hich you
is very aptly named. Some call the solar plexus the conceive of as in the solar plexus. Say someth ing
"abdominal brain," for it represents the seat of ac­ like this to your subjective mind : "It is my desire
tivities that go on independently of the conscious and my will that you do thus and so, using me as a
focal center of attraction. It is a worthy request.
brain.
I ask it unselfishly. I desire to be in perfect harmony
When you speak to your subjective mind you with all constructive activity. I KNOW you have the
may do s o mentally, if you prefer, or if audible
power to bring about what I order through your
speech wou' l d be disconcerting to others. But if pos-

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connection with the all-powerful Uni versal Mind. So it is wit!l the Universal Mind. All the PO WE!',
YOU ARE DOING I T NOW, and I thank you for hear­ of that Universal Mind is brought to foe'1S 2t any
ing me. " Never forget to give thanks, even as the poi nt at which it may be contacted, and the results
Great Master said, "I thank thee, Father, that thou at one point will be equally present a t any other
hast heard me." What is worth having is worthy point. The acid is just as strong at whatsoever
of thanks. points it may be contacted, even if many points
Your subjective mind, being a func tion of the contact it at the same time. This is equally true of
Universal Subjective Mind, then impresses the the Universal Mind.
image with which you have charged it upon the When talking to your subjective mind, remember
potency of the whole body of the Universal Mind one thing above all. Do not attempt to tell it its own
with you as a focal center. By the Law of Attrac­ business, which is the means of carrying out your
tion the elements necessary to the externalization of order. It knows far more than you can possibly
your thought-form in your life are built up. To put know. It mani pulates forces that you cannot even
i t simply, the thought-form comes true, because dream of. Let it do its work in its own way. Make
this archetypal mental form must build a cor­ your order as simple, clear and uninvolved as pos­
responding set of circumstances in the world of sible. The clearer and simpler your charge, the
matter. quicker will you attain results. Just give the plain
We say that your subjective mind impresses the outlines of wha t you want to realize. Do not limit
image with which it is �harged upon the whole body the subjective as to time. Do not stipulate how or
of the Universal Mind. Let us clarify the statement thro\lgh what channels your money, your friend­
a bit. If you have a basin or container of s trong ship, your job or what not is to come. Hold fast
acid, such as sul phuric, you know that any part of only to the image itself, and the details will be filled
that acid is as potent as any other. If you dip in a in later.
splinter of wood at any place, it will be burned by The principal matter to keep in mind at this stage
the s trong acid. The splinter does not con tact all is the necessity of sublime faith. We are not teach­
the acid at once, but all the power of the acid in the ing "faith-cures" or anything of the sort. What you
container exists at any point of contact. If you dip are learning is based absolutely upon knowledge and
another splinter into the acid a t the same time at fact. But faith plays an important part in all hu­
another point the same result takes place. man experience. If you asked a friend to do some-

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thing for you and then began to question whether contact the Universal Mind in an attitude of under­
he would be able to do so, if you began to hope that standing and true faith. If you must have faith in
he might, or fear that in some way he would not, your fellow man in order to dra w from him the
how much do you think tha t friend would do for best that is in him, how much more should you have
you if he knew just how you felt? Well, the Univer­ faith in the Unseen Power that is Father to us all !
sal knows far more about how you feel than any Let us see if we can make all this more p ra"c tical
human being could possibly know, because you are by an example. This to my personal knowledge was
a pa"rt of the Universal, and you therefore com­ actually a�complished by what we have been talk­
municate every state of mind within you to the ing about-consciously creating circumstances.
Universal Mind, even though you do so uncon­ A man wanted to sell a house. This was in the
sciously. Therefore you must not doubt its ability, midst of our late lamented depression-perhaps not
no matter how great a demand you make on it. so fate. Naturally his chances of selling the house
Do you wonder whether you can really impress seemed slim, by ordinary standards. Houses were
a picture of your desire or "thought-form" upon not being bought. This man knew he was up against
the Universal Mind? Why not? Any teacher of psy­ it. Yet he had to sell the house. What did he do?
chology in a recognized institution will inform
First of all, he did what he could with his objec­
you very quickly that the ability to impress
tive mind. He placed the house in the h",nds of three
thoughts in one mind upon another mind has been brokers. So much anyone would have done.
demonstrated over and over again. In our present
But this person did a great deal more. He built up
discussion we are not dealing with the cumbersome
a complete picture ot the house already sold.
faculties of human individuals but with the all­
Notice, not the details of selling it or the kind of
potent medium of the Universal Mind itself, upon
people who would buy it. But a picture of the
which all the thoughts of a11 the individuals through
thing accomplished-of himself packing up, seeing
all the ages have been impressed.
the moving vans come in, load up and drive away,
The technique we have given is simple. The re­
and then driving away in his own car and waving
sults wi11 depend entirely upon the mental attitude
goodbye to the house for the last time. He thought
and spiritual trust you can develop. Do not worry
of all this as already a fact on the mental plane. He
about results. Let them take care of themselves.
concentrated on that image, almost eating and
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sleeping with it. Beyond his original listing with the You can, too. You now know the meaning of that
brokers, he did little with his dbjective mind about grand promise.
selling the house. But all the while his subjective­
or rather the Universal Subjective Mind-was busy
about its job, accepting his command and carry­
ing it out.
In that month there were dozens of houses ad­
vertised for sale in his community. Only two were
sold. One was my friend's. And his thought-form
came true down to the last detail, even to his wav­
ing good-bye to the house when he drove away.
I think the point is clear. Many more examples
could be given and will be suggested in our further
d iscussions.
The great majority of people, through ignorance
or lack of faith, use a child's tin hammer to drive
home their desires when they could use a ten-ton
pile driver. They put a toy electric motor behind
their ambitions when they could harness up a' giant
turbine. In o ther words, they use only their con­
fused, helter-skelter, fe�ble objective minds when
they could tap the infinite resources of the Univer­
sal Subjective Mind.
Why should you remain among the unenlight­
ened ? The law is simple, positive, definite : "Ask
and it shall be given unto you ; seek and ye shall
find ; knock and it shall be opened unto you." Th'at
means you. Thousands have demonstrated its truth.

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 CHAPTER 7 tivity and this ac tivity i s the ca use of all action and
reaction, urging and restraining, positive and nega­
THE LAW OF ATTRACTION tive, in cosmos. It eroduces the phenomenon we
ordinarily call "life."
ERE let us pause to survey more closely the
H
The principle holds true in regard to your
means by which your thought-form, cor­ thought- form. First you form ulate and develop
rectly evolved and stamped on the Universal Mind, it on the inner, invisible plane. Then the invisible
will become manifest in the facts of your life. thought-form, which is the positive polarity, seeks
We have already discussed the point, but it will the negative polarity or material expression of i t­
be well here to study further, and understand, the self . All that is visible in the mundane world about
great Law of Attraction on which depends the us, is the expression of the activity of invisible
success of your thought-forms. archetypes in the inner worlds.
I t is a law in physics that "unlikes attract, and If you have ever watched frost crystals form on
likes repel, " meaning of course "polarities," the a window pane during cold weather, yo u will have
term used to express opposites. noticed how the lines of cr ystallization radiate in
We are used to this expression in dealing with very definite directions, always in geometrically
electricity and magnetism, but by careful observa­ correct proportions of balance and symmetry­
tion we shall find that this law operates through­ a fine illustration of Nature's mainten ance of
out Nature's entire domain. Now note carefully equilibrium.
how we make the law operative in accordance with Yo ur thought-form operates in exactly the same
our legitimate and reasonable desires as expressed in manner. In the case of the frost crystal, we see the
thought- forms. lines of crystallization becoming visible and these
Universal Substance manifests the two polarities lines are called the "lines of force," i.e., the direction
of Matter and Spirit, and as a corollary to that fact, taken by the operative force in crystallizing the
formations in the invisible mental and spiritual moisture. Your thought-form does the same thing.
worlds seek manifestation in the visible material You cannot see it visibly in j ust the same way as
world. In this search for material expression N a­ you see the frost crystals, but you can see i t by
ture's forces generate and develop tremendous ac- observing carefully the various incidents in your

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daily life, which will become apparent to you as just you o r others, whether the obstacles to be over­
indicating just how conditions are shaping them­ come are few or many.
selves toward the ultimate realization of your desire. The two hctors of thought-forms and the Law
Little by li ttle, you will note apparently insuper ­ of Attraction are the prime working tools of the
able obstacles being eliminated, providing you with mental scientist, and on them depend the amazing
greater scope and opportunity, with the way being phenomena of metaphysics, psychology and men­
made clearer for you to progress toward your goal. tal science.
The frost crystal does not spring into visible man ­ There is an interesting and true analogy between
ifestation instantaneously ; neither will the realiza­ the workings of a thought-form and the growth of
tion of your thought-form. The frost crystal is a a plant which will help you to understand this ex­
manifestation wherein the constructive material is tremely important point of why thought-forms
of the most attenuated character. Your thought­ cccome true."
form is complex, involving a vast array of con­ A tiny seed is planted in the ground. You plant it,
structive materials, and possibly also involving other let us say. Probably, if you are wise in such matters,
individuals, and much time is necessarily required you first clear away stones, weeds and rubbish from
for the operative activities to bring all the elements your garden. You select the seed carefully, study­
together in visible realization. ing the different grades or brands offered to get
But the realization will surely come, if you are just the flower you want.
patient and persistent and, above all, conscientious. After planting the seed, you see that it has th�
Lines of force will radiate out from your growing right conditions for growth, including moisture
thought-form just as the tiny roots radiate out from and freedom from disturbance. In the dark earth
the fast-growing plant or shrub. These roots radiate the creative p rocesses of nature--which you can­
in ever-widening areas in search of nourishment, not see - are bringing the seed along, and soon
and that nourishment consists of material substances comes the day when it pokes its bright green shoot
which they C:1n assimilate. above ground.
The length of time necessary for the thought­ Sunlight, moisture, air and, again, freedom from
form to "come true" will depend on its nature ; disturbance, eventually bring the plant to full
whether it is simple or complex, whether it involves growth, and the beautiful flower spreads its

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fragrance for you and others to enjoy. or later i t will stand forth in your life a n accom­
plished fact. And, like the flower, it will gladden
Obviously the seed is the thought-form. You
OTHERS as well as yourself.
select it carefully--either the seed or thought-form
-to make sure it is the one you want. You prepare Really, are thought-forms and their working out
the ground for your thought-form by clearing any more miraculous than the sprouting of a seed ?
away the stones of envy, the weeds of sloth and They are both based on the Law of Attraction. \Ve
discontent, and the ru bbish of belief in limitation. are used to the one, unused to the other, that i s all.
You stamp the thought-form in the Universal But think how great was the amazement of the first
( plant the seed in the earth ) carefully and earn­ man who planted a seed of wheat, and later found
estly. Then, just as you do not disturb the seed it growing into a plant that would nourish him !
af ter planting, you do not disturb the thought­ In those days it required real FAITH to take the
form by doubting its power, or by fussing with trouble to plan t, when no results were immedia tely
i ts details. apparent. And today it requires the same faith to
And just as the inv isible powers of nature cause plant a thought- form, a t least until you KNOW
FROM EXPERIENCE that they do sprout.
the seed to sprout, so do the equally invisible powers
of the Universal cause your thought-form to But this faith is just the one thing you MUST have,
"sprout. " You cooperate with Nature by providing and we have seen the logical basis for it in this ex­
moisture and possibly fertilizer for the invisible planation of the Law of Attraction. This funda ­
seed ; likewise you cooperate with the Universal by mental requirement o f the individual's belief is well
providing meditation and a calm, sure expectancy summed up in the Master's words: "Therefore, I
that the thought-form will sprout. say unto you, What things soever ye desire, when
And inevitably one day the first tiny shoot of ye pray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall
the thought-form will become visible, that is, the receive them." Now surely it is difficult to believe
first specific result o f it will appear in your life. that we have received something, when our senses
Glad day ! From then on, if you continue to aid teJl us to the contrary. Yet this is absolutely 11eces­
it with the life-giving waters of meditation and sary for the individual who seeks success through
hearten it with sumzy expectation of its eventua-l the use of thought-forms.
completion, it will continue to grow, and sooner It certainly seems like "putting the cart before

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the horse." Nevertheless it is quite sound, and to the Master prayed and then immediately thanked
the extent that we can bring our consciousness to the Father saying : "I know that thou hast heard
an undertanding and acceptance of this truth will me." He thanked the Father before he visibly re­
our results be successful or unsuccessful. ceived the things for which He had asked.
We may resort to another illustration to clarify So we may interpolate our own words in the
the point. When we take a photograph of a land­ Master's injunction to make its meaning immedi­
scape, the momentary fl ash of light has imprinted ately obvious : "What things soever ye desire, when
the picture of the subject on the sensitive plate ye pray ( impress your thought- form ) , believe
permanen tly. As long as that plate lasts, many posi­ that ye receive them (in the invisible world, imme ­
tives or prints may be made from it. That is what diately ) , and ye shall receive them" ( in the visible
the plate or film was made for. The landscape may world, later on, through the Law of Attraction
change with the seasons or by the hand of man, but between invisible and visible ) .
the print of it on the negative will be preserved as
long as the owner of the camera desires to keep it.
Likewise, when you impress or "imprint" your
thought-form on the sensitive Universal Mind, you
have at once imprinted it on a medium tha t is
eternal. It can never be destroyed.
And since the Universal Mind is eternal, and
• your thought-form therefore imperishable, it has
begun to work instantly. With the Infinite and
Eternal, to know and to act are one and the same.
Therefore, what you have asked for HAS come into
being at once, and you may logically believe that
you have received it, al though the realization of
your reception of it will be delayed until it has
been brought into physical manifestation, when the
time is ripe. This is shown us in Scripture, where

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 CHAPTER 8 or with what difficulty the further lessons are
mastered.
BREAD UPON THE WATERS And the very fact that you are reading these
words and thinking about these mysteries, for they
HEN YOU personally begin to study the use are mysteries, demonstrates that you personally are
Wof thought- forms and begin to make them marching in the vanguard of evolution, because
very few people know about the power of thought­
part of your mental equipment, shaping circum­
stances by them consciously, you will have taken forms.
a tremendous step forward-perhaps the most sig­ Nature wastes nothing. If you had not earned the
nificant single step forward that you ever will take. right to know about thought-forms, you would
You will then have begun to take the first steps not hear of them ! If your pa,st had not brought you
in the kindergarten of conscious creation. You will to the point where you could accept this great
naturally s tumble and fall, probably cry a bit, but power and use it, you would not be told about it.
then you will try again and sooner or later accom­ The very fact that you know about this throbbing
plish the first steps. I promise you, my friend, that dynamo waiting for you to throw the switch is
few things on earth equal the joy you will get from proof that you are entitled to use its power.
learning tha t first lesson. When you know that this Whether you use it is, of course, entirely up to
marvelous new power is YOURS-You will sing for you. "Many are called, but few are chosen." That
joy. You will then Iwow that all things in Heaven might better read, "Many are called, but few
and Earth are yours to command. That you your­ choose. " I do not ask you whether you want this
self can solve your own problems, be they what power, or urge you to take it. In fact, I warn you
they may. That you have within yourself the seeds that use of this power for evil ends will hurt you
of your own success. badly.
This may sound exaggerated if you have not Do not hesitate to use thought-forms because of
learned tha t first lesson. Yet I know, personally, a fear that your method will be wrong. That will
scores of men and women of only average mental not hurt you. You simply will not get results, in
equipment who have learned this lesson. Once that case, and no harm is done. But BE SURE that
gained it can never be lost, no matter how slowly your thou ght-forms do not intend any harm to an-

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othcr person, because tha t will inevitably react on would be mine, not yours. Meditate on the idea. Let
you qu ite unpleasantly, as we shall discover later on. it mature in your own mind. When you are satisfied
Here is the inner significance of "casting your with it, adopt it definitely and see it already DONE.
brcad upon the waters." After many d ays it shall Add to it from time to time if additional details
come back unto you. The bread is your thought­ occur to you. Concentrate on it whenever you can.
form. The W:l ters are the infinite ocean of sub­ The important point is your realization of your­
jectiye mind, containing all power to transform self as an instrument of Universal Mind. A feeble
that thought- form into actual earthly conditions. instrument now, perhaps, but one that can build
That is how you consciously create circumstances. itself into a bigger, finer person by surveying your
And if you would ask just how to begin to use possibilities, arid then consciously developing them
this vast power-what kind of a thought-form to as you will be instructed.
fashion first-I would suggest this : Work first on your basic thought-form. Never
Immediately set to work to clean out of your mind tha t specific want in your life that needs to
heart any bitter, destructive, unkind, uncharitable be filled. That will be taken care of more quickly
feelings. You cannot build a new house with rub­ if you first make sure of your general alignment
bish from the old one cluttering up the lot. with nature's constructive forces.
When you are satisfied that you have honestly In passing, let us clear up one point. We began
done that, begin to build up an image of yourself this study by saying that successful people have
as a conscious agent of Universal Mind, receiving access to something that failures do not know
inspiration from the source- of all things to aid you about. Now we are talking about thought-forms.
and others in m aking life more worth living. Some Does that mean that all successful people usc
find it helpful in forming a picture of this kind to thought-forms? By no means ; or rather, they do
imagine themselves receiving floods of light and not all use them consciously. But even if they are
power from the Sun, and this is a good method, for used unconsciousty, they have some power.
the Sun blesses us with much besides daylight and Electrical engineers know that a current of elec­
warmth. tricity flowing through one wire will induce a
But I shall not go into particulars about the de­ current in a wire laid alongside it, even though the
tails of this basic thought-form of yours. If I did, it second wire is not connected with i t or to any

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battery . The effect is sligbt, and as nothing com­ that we of later years revere his memory.
pared ;with the current in the first wire, but it exists. The elder Roebling got an idea for building
In a similar way, a strong image of a desire in bridges from watching spiders. No one had ever
one's objective mind will have some effect on one's had it before. But the idea became so strong with
subjective mind, even though it is not c011Sciolls/y him that it finally took objective shape in the
Brooklyn Bridge. .
impressed on it as a thought-form. The results will
.

be minor compared with the results of consciollsly I doubt whether any of these successful men had
s tamping the thought-form. It is this unconscious any conception of a thought-form as such, yet they
activity, small though it is, that has enabled many accomplished great things through the mere. induc ­
people to achieve success, because they knew what tive effect of their strong desires, plus, of course,
they wanted, and they wanted it vigorously. n:l t i ve abilIty. They used thought- for�s u n con­
Theodore Roosevelt had a bold vision of a canal sciously. Anyone wit9 averag e ability who uses
across the Isthmus of Panama. French engineers had THOUG HT-FORM S c01lSciomly can work wonders as
failed to build it after the expenditure of millions. rem a rka ble in his life as did these great ones with
Roosevelt knew the idea was good. It was unselfish. their superior natural ability who used thought­
It meant far-reaching good for his country. So he forms unconsciously.
held the idea firmI y in mind, against considerable "No pleasure is comparable to the standing upon
opposition. The canal was dug, and America has the vantage-ground of truth," asserted Francis
blessed him ever since. Bacon, and the beginner in using thought-forms
has not long to wait before he apprecia tes the sig­
Napoleon once exclaimed, when asked about
nificance of this claim by one of the greatest minds
certain circumstances :- "Circumstances ?-I MAKE
of all ages.
circumstances." So can you-but you can avoid his
tragic personal destiny by being constructive.
The deaf Beethoven never heard his later marvel­
ous symphonies, bu t who doubts that his more sen­
sitized inner ear was attuned to symphonies that
few of us could ever hope to hear? He so strongly
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 CHAPTER 9 thought-farms-consciously or otherwise.
This takes us in outline through our previous dis ­
ENTERING THE KINGDOM cussions. Now let us go on to further details of your
basic thought-form. You are probably anxious for
ow let us review again, briefly, to be sure that me to give you specific suggestions about how to get
N we understand each other so far. a job, or a better job ; money, a wife or husband.
Each of us functions mentally in a dual fashion. But please listen to me : do not form any specific
Objectively we work through our brain, with i ts thought-form for a while. Stick to the basic,
powers of observation, comparison, reasoning and general thought-form. It won't be easy to be
imagination - relating to things on our limited pa tient. But it will be worth while.
mundane plane. Subjectively, we work through our Let me give you seven reminders :
solar plexus, with its access to the unlimited power (1) Make your thought-form constructive_
of the Universal Subjective Mind.
(2) Include benefit to others as well as yourself.
Your brain can direct the activities of your solar (3) Make it practical.
plexus-or, to put it another way, your objective (4) Concentrate it on what you want to BE or Do-not 011
can direct your subjective mind. For convenience what you want to have_
we speak of these as two minds, though in reali ty (5) Visualize the thought-form as worked om NOW_
they are but different expressions of the one mind. (6) Make the thought-form relate to YOURSELF as the agent

By deciding objectively what shall come into your of Good.

faith that your thought-form is

life, and impressing the picture of that desire force­ (7) Act constantly in full
working out.
fully on your subjective, you can bring about those
condit ions as you wish, before your very eyes, in Your life can be just as wonderful as you decide to
due time. make it. Now keep that brain of yours quiet, with
These images which we impress on the subj ect ive its habitual objections and doubts and hesitations.
we call thought-forms. The process of using them I repeat, YOUR LIFE CAN BE JUST AS WONDERFUL
we call "consciously creating circumstances . " The AS YOU DECIDE TO MAKE IT - provided only that
successful people of this world are chiefly distin­ you use the truths which the real YOU does not need
guished from the laggards by reason of their use of to be convinced of-jor it already knows tbem-

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but which the shell you call your bod y needs to be Heaven by another name. I wonder whether you
stirred into using ACTIVELY. have spotted it under the cloak of . analysis we have
thrown around it.
All power in Heaven or on Earth is yours indi­
vidually to command ! Yes, I said ALL power. Yes, my friend, one aspect of the Kingdom of
Heaven is the Universal Mind.
The great laws of the Universe have brought YOU
to the point, after eons of eons., where, as a self­ Now I want you to stop reading this book in a
conscious, individualized entity, you have had the moment and do something.
key to Nature's great storehouse put right into your I want you to build up for yourself a picture of
palm. Can't you almost feel it burning your flesh whatever you as a subject of the Kingdom of
with i ts divine fi.re? Can't you hear its stirring mes­ Heaven on Earth would ask in the way of powers,
sage that says : "Come, my friend and brother, USF. joys, happiness. Make the picture as nearly perfect
me ! There is nothing that shall be held back from as your imagination can conceive. Keep it on this ·
you when once I have turned the lock. Let my earth, remember, because this is practical. And
golden substance turn this world into the Kingdom make it helpful for OTHERS as well as yourself.
of Heaven for you N OW." Go ahead now-do it. Never mind why. We are
Here, to some, may be an impious thought. If going to stop while you build up that picture. Put
you consider the Kingdom of Heaven something yourself mentally into the Kingdom of Heaven on
to be hoped for after death, but not to be aspired Earth. Seriously. Do not read further for the next
to during this life-banish that thought instantly five or ten minutes, while you concentrate on a
and forever. The Kingdom of Heaven is every­ picture of wha t the KiIlgdom 'of Heaven on Earth
where, available at all times to those who seek it. would mean to you.
And "let not him that seeketh cease from his search All right. Now you have just created your BASIC
until he find," says the Master, " and when he finds PERMANENT THOUGHT-FORM. SO far you have
he shall wonder, and wondering he shall reach the only created it consciously - with your objective
kingdom, and when he reaches the kingdom, he mind. Hold fast to it. Perhaps you will want to
shall have rest." write it d own.
I would suggest for your serious consideration But that is only part of the process. Now let's
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subjective mind - concentra ting on YO"ll r solar mansions ! One of them is yours, and i t will be built
plexus as your link to Universal Mind. Impress it for you by the Great Architect of the Universe
with that picture of yourself in the Kingdom of exactly according to your specifications.
Heaven on Earth as powerfully as you know how. And here we are again back with our old friend
Never mind whether you are doing it just right. the thought-form.
You are m'lking a start. You will do th'is many, It is the basic thought- form which you establish
many times more ! chat supplies the specifications of that mansion of
Say t.o your REAL self mentally : "This is what I yours in the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth. It is the
desire to be. All power is yours to create those cir­ infinite power of the Universal Subjective Mind
cumstances. You have created them i n the world of that bui'lds the mansion for you, and when it is
thought. I joyfully await their manifestation in the ready, throws i t open to your possession. You de­
objective world, for lo ! my own shall come to me." cide wha t shall be created for you. Then you hold
Do that right now. Do not go on for even one fast to that image : you keep out contrary or dilut­
paragraph until you have done so. ing ideas ; you "stay your haste" knowing that your
Now I suggest for your most serious considera­ own shall come to you ; and you remember that "no
tion that y01t have just entered the Kingdom of wind can drive your bark astray," as John Bur­
Heaven. You have just taken one of the most won­ roughs wrote.
derfu l steps a human being can master - even And as surely as the sun shall rise tomorrow, you
greater in its satisfaction than the pleasure the shall live in your mansion of the Kingdom of
proud parents take in Junior's first step on this Heaven on Earth in this life, if you hold fast to the
plane. basic thought-iorm that you have just built.
And like Junior, you will probably s tumble and One of Oliver Wendell Holmes' most inspired
fall and cry right afterward. But that need not stanzas develops this thought :
bother you. Junior goes on to stride manfully across "Build thee more stately mansions, 0 my soul,
the room, and out into the great world to take his As the swift seasons roll !
rightful place - and so WILL YOU learn to walk Leave thy low-vaulted past!
boldly in the Kingdom of Heaven on Earth and Let each new temple, nobler than the last,
take your rightful place in it. In i t there are many
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 T i ll lhou al lenglh art free, Yet a beginning must be made somewhere and
Leaving lhine out grown shell by l ife's unresting �ca ! " at some time. If you have participated actively in
our little exercises, you have made an excellent be­
The mental scientist is engaged i n this process.
gmnmg.
Every human being comes to his individual Gar­
Now, how shall you continue and what shall you
den of Gethsemane ; every human individual treads
do to bring this effort to fruition? What must you
the Via Dolorosa. Every human in dividual comes,
be sure to do in order to use thought-forms suc­
sooner or later, to his Golgotha. Your worries, your
cessfully?
distress, sufferings or problems may be the Gol­
gotha that is intended to turn your inner conscious­
ness toward the Light-toward the Sun whose rays
shine through the inspired ideas of mental science.
The problems which you doubtless have you should
be thankful for, for have they not been the agency
of exposing you to these TRUTHS?
All power, both in heaven and on earth, is yours
to use, if you seek it wisely, unselfishly and con­
s tructlVely. Your beginnings may be small, but they
will be obvious to you in many ways that will en­
courage you if you heed the little things. Be not
greedy for the big things immediately. The big '
thi ngs will come in due time and that time of wait­
ing will be a test of your faith and your "endurance
unto the end."
One swallow does not make a summer, nor can
one or two minutes spent on a cons tructive
though t-form undo the destructive influence of
the countless weakening thoughts you may have
ignorantly and unconsciously sent into Universal
Mind for years.
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 CHAPTER 1 0 paint, of course. Now suppose a man has a head
full of black thoughts. And suppose that by chance
YOUR BASIC ATTITUDE h� let one little white thought into it. Obviously,
hIS head would still be full of black thoughts.
GAIN I am going to ask you to be pa tient and Going still further, if over a period of years a
A not skip over to the details of technique . You man has poured a stream of black thoughts into
the Universal, and then suddenly introduces one
have one more important idea to solid ify before
getting down to the fine points. l ittle white thought - the Universal remains, to
That idea that I want to impress on you is this : him, a sea of black. These black thoughts need not
be wha t we usually call evil ones. They can be just
Act daily in full faith that your basic though t-form
careless ones, or doubtful, or hesitant, or unhappy
IS working out. Perhaps that does not sound so ter­
ribly important, but let me assure you that it is. and distrustful.

It would be easy here to give you a long list of Such a man need not expect one constructive
D��'ts in the use of thought-forms. But instead, thought-form at once to undo the harm of millions
for the time being, we shall concentrate on one big of destructive thought-forms he has consciously or
DO. And we may find that, by inference, it will o therwise impressed on the Universal. Such a man
provide all the Don'ts. will require perhaps years of effort to nullify his
previous ignorant actions. This seems like hard lines'
Now read this carefully : The degree of success .
In a way-yet we may be sure, on the other hand,
which you enjoy in using thought-power will cor­
that once this has been accomplished, the evil has
respond exactly with the degree to which your
been put behind FOREVER. Or, as some say, "our sins
babitual, daily attitude toward Life is constructive.
have been forgiven."
Why ? Because your habitual, d aily atti tude toward
Life reflects your real underlyi11g thought-form. Now let us consider the man of good heart, jolly,
If it is constructive your results will be so. And cheerful and optimistic by nature. His basic
vice versa. thought-form of life IS constructive and has bem
for years. To him, by contrast with the pessimist,
By way of example, consider what would happen
the Universal is white, ann even his occasional weak
if a drop of white paint were mixed with a whole
moment will not appreciably discolor it. So to the
tube of black paint. What would you have? Black

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optimistic man things come easily, but for the pessi­ we ARE to say. Now let us drop the term "Univer­
mistic man life is a burden. You have noticed that sal" for the time being, and use a word that means
yourself, I am sure, speaking by and large. U niversal-coD. Let us try to remain cool and con­
And here is the scientific, convincing reason for sider this idea on its own merits.
that fact which you have observed : the optimistic, God is different to different men, for MAN CRE­

good-expecting man creates good conditions for ATES HIS OWN CONCEPTION OF GOD.

himself by his d aily, inherent thought- forms-un­ One of the most penetrating truths of religion
conscious, to be sure, but nevertheless somewhat was voiced by an avowed critic of it. You have
effective. And the pessimistic individual crea tes his heard, no doubt, the saying that "an honest man is
own bad conditions, by a like process. the noblest work of God." Robert Ingersoll very
So we see that so-called Good and Evil are mani­ cleverly, if cynically, reversed that saying, and in
festations of exactly the same law, differently ap­ doing so, pointed out to mental scientists what
plied, but brought about by one and the same really sums up their entire creed. He said : rrAn bon­
power without discrimination. Only in the long run est God is the noblest work of man." Think that
Good prevails over Evil, or evolution would be over.
unthinkable. If you have followed these discussions carefully,
Now, if you will analyze the foregoing remarks, you must see tha t in a sense each man does create his
you will discover an apparent paradox. We said in own GOD. I say it with all due reverence, for you
one breath that the Universal is white to one man, understand that this means that he decides for him­
and then we said that to another it is black. Yet self what God shall be to him--or, if you prefer,
there can be but one Universal or Infinite. How what the U�iversal Mind shall do for him.
can it be both black and white? Do you wonder that theologians for centuries
The answer lies in the fact that while the Uni­ have fought over definitions of God ? How could
versal does not itself change, the individual's apper­ they possibly have agreed among themselves, since
ception of it varies all the way from pure white tv they differed in their own natures from each other ?
pure black-or from pure good to pure bad. However, we need not pause over their disputes.
Then are we to say that the Universal is different All we need know is that each of us has the almost
to different men? My friends, that is exactly what miraculous power of creating our own individual

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conception of God. Do we say that He is j ust­ This does not mean that he sits back and does
and do we act and speak DAILY as though we believe nothing ! Far from i t ! ! ! He will be decidedly active
Him j ust ? Then He IS just. Do we believe that He in discharging his duties, and doing well the thing
will supply us with all good things-and do we act at hand. But the greatest Master who has yet ap­
DAILY as though we believe that ? Then He does peared to us said, "Take no anxious thought for the
supply us with all good things. Do we believe that morrow" and the mental scientist lives strictly by
He will answer a constructive thought- form by that rule.
bringing it to pass - and do we act DAILY as Longfellow has well summed up this thought in
though we believe it? Then He does bring it to pass. an immortal stanza in his Psalm of Life :
That is how simple it is ! And that is the meaning "Trust no future. howe'er pleasantl
of the scriptual warning that " as a man thinketh Let the dead Past bury its dead!
in his heart, so is he." Not what he says he thinks.
Act. act i n the living presentl
Not what he thinks occasionally when he remem­
Heart within. and God o'erheadl"
bers to think. it. But what he thinketh IN HIS HEART
-daily, habitually and without reserve. That is The worker in thought-forms leaves to others all
what he Is-in the world of thought-and that is worry as to whether he will get his just reward. He
what he becomes in the objective world. KNOWS that he will. He radiates good cheer and
The mental scientist who is alive to his task will, confidence - not because some "pep-up-artist"
curiously enough, exhibit to the world a perfect has told him to, but because he cannot be any
bevy of the homely virtues. He will be anything but other way.
spectacular in his actions, and perhaps seem even He knows that LIFE has a real meaning, and he is
s tupid to some bright minds because he is not con­ eager to enter its experiences on the credit side of
tinually scheming to advance his interests. his ledger. He seeks every opportunity to enlarge
But how incredibly Sllperior is such a mental the useful sphere of those experiences, both with
scientist ? That one great lesson he has learned leads ideas and with people.
him to leave ways and means to the Universal Wars He knows that Love and Beauty walk hand in
and Means Committee, once he has decided the hand down the by-ways of Jife, as twin agents of
direction and manner in which that power shall the Universal Mind, and he finds them equally in
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lump of soft clay or a dancing sunbeam, in the
caress of a loved one or the smile of a friend. HEALTH AND WEALTH
Such a person, who has come to AT-ONE-MENT
ND now perhaps it is high time that we get
with Universal Mind, and who understands its in­
finite bounty, truly inhabits a world of the won­ A down to cases and discuss some practical ex­
drous, ufar surpassing wealth unspoken. " amples of how to use thought-forms-and how not
to use them. Here they are, but please remember
Does anyone doubt that such a world is indeed
that they are only examples, and are not suggested
possible ? It awaits only the will to find it, to open .
specIfically for your own use. Everyone should de­
the door-in short, to use the key which already
velop his own thought-forms without suggestions
has been placed in your hands.
from others. But these examples will serve to make
It requires mainly the formation of your basic
certain important points clearer to the nov�ce.
thought-form, and then living your life in full
confidence that this thought-form IS working out Let us go back to our previous example of how a
in your life. Though you hear countless talks on man sold a house. He listed it with brokers, and
this subject, and read all the books ever wr�ttcn then formed a complete picture of that house al­
abou t it, you will never be closer to the essence ready sold and himself moving out, etc. It worked.
of the idea than you are right now. What would have been a wrong way of operat­
Many further details need consideration, but that ing such a thought-form ? One of the worst things
is the vital essence of the idea. he could have done would have been to picture a
certain prospect buying it. That would have vio­
lated the rule of not specifying the channel or per­
son, time or method by which the thought-form
shall operate.
Or my friend might have formed a picture o f
himself moving into a new home after leaving the
one he had. That would not have been wrong, but
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better to confine the thought-form to the immedi­ and then I want to devote my entire time to hu­
ate desire in hand. .
manitarian work ." And I have watched and wai ted
Yet either of these two less desirable thought­ and ! have never seen one of them acquire wha t he
forms would have been preferable to none. Most considered enough to enable him to relax and de­
anyone would have tried to sell his house merely vote himself to the really u�eful side of life. Yet
by mentioning its availability at every opportunity many of them have made what the world calls
to friends, by advertising it widely in the news­ "wealth."
papers-by objectively seeking, in other words, the \X'hen you concen trate to impress your thought­
specific answer to his problem. In one case out of form upon the Universal, do not ask for money or
many this method, to be sure, would have worked. wealth first. There may be a better way. Follow the
But a properly worked out thought-form, if per­ rules given and picturize yourself doing the exact
sisted in, will always work. work you desire to do, regardless of mOl1ey. The
Do not worry if you find it difficult at first to fact that you become able to do the thing you de­
frame your desires completely and simply. Your sire to do is evidence that the means for you to do
so will be forthcoming. The best plan for all
real meaning will be clear to the Universal Mind
without lengthy and detailed instructions. But be thought-forms is to see yourself in them doing the
sure you do have a definite idea yourself. If you actual work' yeu wan t to do. Then do not "cramp"
the Uni versal by trying to impress it with the idea
find it hard to phrase, it may be that you have not
of just wha t the desire will cost or when the means
yet as definite a desire as you think you have.
shall come ar through what channels. What do you
Some students, with all sincerity and the best in­ care how the supply comes so long as you are doing
tentions in the world, begin to concen trate on your work ? Tha t is the big thing-the ONLY thing
wealth. Now wealth in itself need not be despised, for you to concen trate on.
but wealth sought merely as an end generally de­
Study the teachings of the Nazarene Master in
stroys the individual who gets it. You have seen
the light of what we have been saying, for in them
that yourself. Wealth does not always accomplish
you may find a surprising rest and peace and the
the purpose originally desired.
assurance of a haven to which all are welcome. They
Many times in the passing years have I heard are simple to understand, when read in the true
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light, but in practIcmg them we come face to to feel the beauty o f a sunset, the rhythm o f a sym ­
face with ourselves, and discover that human nature phony, the language of trees and flowers and ani­
is prone to wander from the strict path of construc ­ mals, will sooner or later enjoy, physically and
tive and equitable action and thought. Yet this, spiritually, ALL the things this world can shower
too, can be overcome. upon him, simply because he is a part of all good
If and when you find it difficult to follow the things and by the Law of Attraction they will come
precepts of the great laws of nature which are to him. He can have "infinite riches in a little
bound to produce harmony, it is because somehow room."
you are thinking wrong. Stop where you are, and Talking and thinking poverty, whether of means
wait until your inner guidance tells you that yo:u or of spirit, creates or perpetuates poverty. Talking
are back on the clear road to straight and correct or thinking of wealth crystallizes the mind to such
thinking, for as your thoughts are, so will the results an extent that one forgets that riches sometimes
be, and if you are jangled in your thoughts you will take wings, or else develops a spirit of aloofness and
be jangled and confused in your actions and affairs. arrogance. Talk and think OPULENCE, or having an
Jot this rule down in your memory and, paradox­ abundance of the good things of life, including the
ical as it may seem, believe it. If you are as poor opportunity to serve others.
as the proverbial church-mouse, never think pov­ Another element in life that most of us worry
erty. If you are as rich as Croesus, never think of about at some time or other is health. Good health,
yourself as weal thy. But ALWAYS THINK OF YOUR­ since it depends almost entirely on one's own ac­
SELF. AS OPULENT. Many a financially poor man is tions, without reference to the thoughts or desires
so rich in courage and stamina that he is bound to of others, is one of the easiest achievements of the
rise out of his poverty. Many a rich man is so poor mental scientist.
in spirit that his money is the only thing that gets Remember that the subjective mind is in direct
him by, and he frequently loses that. But the opu­ charge of the life processes within you. Its power
lent man, the one who, rich or poor, is conscious of over assimilation, digestion, excretion, the flow of
his fullness of the good things of life, health, spirit, the blood, nerve force, etc., is unquestioned. Con­
resilience, the ability to feel himself one with all
sciously you do not control any of these activities
' God's creation, a brother and friend to all and able
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 But since you n o w k now t b : n YO l l call con t rol aYoiding a fact ; i t i s better to eliminate an unpleas­
the subjective mind by your o b i ective m i nd , then ant fact. \'\! e are not ;1dvocating metaphysical quib­
perhaps the most immediate e ffect you c a n · get blings, but simply pointing out how to overcome
with though t- forms is good health, s i n ce tbat de­ unpleasant physical facts without stultifying your
pends so directly on the action of the s ubjective. reason by ltfirming their non-existence.
In using thought-forms to improve you r health, Having elimin ated, or at least subdued, the con­
the very first thing is to el iminate the thought of sciousness of your pain or illness, med itate at length
the spec ific trouble or :1 ilment that you wish to on yourself as glowing with health. See the results
get rid of. Do not picture yourself overcoming :1 of that sta te : yourself full of "pep," active, alert,
welk he:1rt, for instance, by imlgining th:1t weak able to keep going a long time without being over­
' tired, etc.
heart of yours getting stronger.
Wha tever your complaint, i ts cure by thought­ Then concentrate that picture into a thought­
form is the same : Concentrate on a pic ture of your­ form and stamp it, as you have been directed, on
self WHOLE, HEALTHY , VITAL and STRONG. Imagine the Universal Mind. If you are too thin, visualize
yourself doing the things you think you cannot do yourself gain ing weight, and healthily so. If you
now. Not impossible things, of course. Just the are too- fat, see yourself thinner-not to the exclu­
normal thi ngs that healthy people can do. s ion of any other aspect of good health, but merely
Remember always that you are a part of and a as one part of the picture.
channel for all the Power in the Universe. That E"en medical science concedes the value of the
Power will manifest through you in just the degree state of mind in- maintain ing good health. Today
that YOU permit. Floods of health and strength are' good doctors use less medicine and more "psychol­
wai ting for you, and w ill flow to you when you og>'," by calling upon the sick person's mentalism
have built a thought-form of yourself of a con­ and "will-to-health." What a doctor can do along
structive na ture as to health. those lines for you, you can do directly for yourself,
although this is not to deny the value of proper
So first banish any idea that you are sick. Yes­
med icine or su rgery for acute conditions.
you may be, but do not dwell on it. \VIe do not sug ­
gest that you deny your illness, if you have one, Invisible potencies of all kinds are now in every­
for that would be absurd. There is no point In day usc for good health, and the greatest of these
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 CHAPTER 1 2 was not then being used. He clearly outlined the
kind of papers he would be working on. He visual­
EMPLOYMENT ized himself receiving a pay envelope. He built up
many details of the picture, and then impressed
H ESE days a job or the absence of it seems to it hard and often on the Universal Mind.
T be uppermost in the minds of many people. He got the job.
How can you ge� a joh---D r a be t ter one-by using \Y/as that a successful thought-form? Apparently
a thought-form ? so, for he go t what he was after. But he failed in
Not so long ago a man I know was out of a job. one important point, and soon afterwards lost the
He knew about though t- forms, but-having had job ! Wha t was the thing he did wrong, and which
an easy life up to then-had not bothered to use therefore brought him only temporary and mild
them. After several months of idleness, with his success with that thought-form ? Do you see it?
funds disappearing rapidly, he suddenly woke up His mistake was in specifying the particular of­
to the fact that he was merely doing what everyone fi ce he was to be employed at. He believed they
else was doing who was out of work-walking from needed him, and the power of his thought created
place to place wherever he hoped there might be a a temporary condition that agreed with his idea.
job, and advertising in the newspapers. And he was But basically he was wrong-they did not need
rapidly getting nowhere. him, and his thought-form could not permanently
He decided that he would "come to life" and use overcome that fact.
the power of thought- forms. But hOlLl, was the \'<'hat should he have done? Just what he did,
question? except that he should not have specified the office.
There was a certain office where he felt sure he He should first have meditated fully on the manner
could be useful. He had once worked there, could i n which his talents cO\,lld well be used by somebod')i
do certain things for tha t organization, and believed -not a specific person. He should have pictured
that he might, without loss to anyone, well be em­ himself in an office doing the kind of work he
ployed there. wanted, as part of a chain of effort that was giving
So he set up a picture of him!:elf at work there, his community a real service of some kind-and
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 What . is really the essence of employmen t? Is i t and s o could not d o you good.
not serdce? That i s a much-abused word these days, Do not specify minutely the kind of work you
but it is an honorable one, nevertheless. If you de­ want to do. There may be a better kind of work
sire-honestly and completely-to be useful, and for yOll.
impress that idea on the Universal Mind, the way Do not say that you are going to get a job by
will be found. The answer may be entirely differ­ su ch a time. Your best work may not be ready for
ent from what you expect, but, when it comes, ac­ you, and no matter what your present need� may
cept it whole-heartedly and put all of yourself into be, your best work will be better for you l� the
whatever it suggests. .
long run if you have the courage to walt for I t ,.
The story about the man which I have just related D o not see yourself getting money b y clever deals
- a true one, by the way - has a happy ending. with other people. Those clever deals may not be
After being discharged from the job he secured, good for the others, so they will not be good for you.
he had wit enough to realize his error. He went
Do not see yourself hoarding the results of your
right to work on another thought-form of a more
labors. There is plenty for All-even though few
general nature, without specifications as to how or
know it. There is certainly plenty for YOU. See
where it would work out. His emphasis was put on
yourself using the fruits of your labors construc­
himself as really serving. A close friend of his soon .
tively-to help others, to serve the commumty, to
came to him and hired him for a totally unexpected
build up the business you become a part of.
kind of work, which he was glad to undertake, and
that job he has held, with his pay increased twice These are a few of the principal errors to be
since. avoided. There are others that you will find for
yourself unless you stay close to the general rules
I cannot tell you the exact nature of the thought­
laid down. And above all, remember that after you
form you should set up to get yourself a job. I can
have made up your thought:"'form correctly, and
and have cold vou what to do in a general way -
y
which is all an one call tell you.
consistently stamped it on the Universal Mind, you
must act in full confidence that it has become a
Now let me add a fewiDon'ts.
fact in the world of thought, and will come true
Do not see yourself replacillg anyone in a job. before your very eyes.
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to things on the mental plane as well as on the
HOW TO CONCENTRATE physical.
We keep our mental picture or thought-form in
N THE technique of forming mental pictures we continuous, healthy growth by the process and fac­
I must emphasize the importance of concentra­ ulty of concentration. An eastern philosopher,
tiott, a principle about which many people talk Patanjali, defines concentration as " the hindering
and write--but Ylhich few know how to put into of the modifica tions of the thinking principle." In
actual practice. It is easy to form a mental picture. plainer words, i t means the prevention of thoughts
Every one has done so and continues to do so to a that interfere with any lmpor t an t matter on which
greater or lesser exten t. Day dreams are such pic­ we have set our minds. It means devoting one's un­
tures. Even the most "unimaginative" person forms hindered mental energies to the particular matter
pictures in his mind of the desires or iongings clos­ that stands out in importance above all other things
est to his heart. in our life at any one time.
Ideas MUST express themselves, and in order to Concentration means being of "one mind" for
become full fledged ideas they ?nust picturize them­ the period in which you are holding your thought­
selves in one's consciousness. If you propose to form for impression upon the Universal Mind.
build a house, you may be hazy about details but There must be no confusion. You cannot develop
you have SOME IDEA of about how you expect it to your thought-form and impress it upon the Uni­
look, and you try to convey your general mental versal and at the same time allow side thoughts to
picture to your architect, leaving the detailed draw­ flit across your mental vision. Devolpment of con­
ings and specifications to him, if you are wise. centration is natural to some, difficult for others :
In forming thought- forms you are commending but any normal person CAN develop it by simple
your ideas to the Great Architect of the Universe. perseverance.
.
The more you retain your pictured idea in your If, at the start, your mind wanders, bring it back
mind, seldom letting it out of your consciousness, to focus again and again until your picture remains
even though you may be engaged on other matters, clear and unobscured. Again, i f your mind persists
the s tronger that picture becomes. It grows by its in wandering, in spite of all your efforts, it shows

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that what you thin/{ you desire does not take the forms on the subjective and visualizing them
precedence it should and that it is not, for the mo­ worked out that you bring them about. Concen­
ment, the all-absorbing interest in your life. To be tration and meditation are needed to help you do
successful, i t M U ST be the all-absorbing interest, to . this stamping. Your WILL holds the thought
the exclusion of all else a t that time. This does not constant to its purpose - bu t the thought alone
mean that you must think of nothing else a t any CREATES.

time. Go about your ordinary affairs, but with the . Probably you have seen a steel die or copper plate
knowledge that the thought-form upon which you from which s ta tionery is engraved. The surface of
are working is very close beneath your surface con­ the metal is hollowed out in the form of the mono­
sciousness and can be brought up to focus at any gram to be printed. As a die alone it is practically
moment. Have an underlying consciousness of your worthless. Yet when the ink is put into it, and
supreme desire, and as many times as possible each transferred under pressure to the paper, the finished
d ay bring it to focus and impress it again and again product is useful.
upon the Universal Mind. Conceive of your thought-form as the die. When
In concentrating upon your thought-form, hold the proper ma terials come to hand, the die or
it steady, clear and fixed. But there is another way thought-form impresses your life with events as
in which you can help. Meditate upon it. Medita­ de termined by its own form. The common expres­
tion is somewhat like concentration but not the sion, "The die is cast" takes on greater significance
same. In concentration the thought or picture is in this connection.
held fixed. In meditation the general idea is held, Sometimes concentration is taught by having the
but one allows the mind to revolve the idea in every student fix his attention outwardly on some physi­
direction, developing its possibilities, and then add­ cal object, like a glass of wa ter, or a point within a
ing such developments to the fixed idea. Meditate circle. While this may be of value, resort to mechan­
first to build up a fine thought-form. Then con­ ical means is unnecessary, and the resulting phen­
template calmly and expectantly its working out. omena are not in the long run as constructive as
Now notice carefuHy that it is not by concentra­ direct training of the mind, by the mind, ill the
tion or meditation tha t you consciously create cir­ mind.
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be the vigorous, ac tive kind tha t will operate any­ what you do NOT want. So make sure that your
where and under any conditions without an ex­ plans are right and worthy, for be it week, month,
ternal stimul us. In seeking this, first relax. Close year or centuries, the bread cast on the waters will
the eyes. Take a comfortable posture. In other return.
words, rem ove external distractions. Allow your Sometimes the question is asked : "Can I function
mind to calm down. Then- more than one thought-form at a time ? " The ans­
DEVELOP THE PICTURE OF YOUR DESIRE.' Fill in wer is that only one thought-form can be impressed
as many details as you can without specifying how upon the Universal Mind at one "stamping." But
they shall come about. Gradually, like a photo­ having with deep concentration impressed the Uni­
graphic film developing, the picture will take on versal Mind with a fundamental thought-form,
more and more meaning, un til i t suddenly jumps there is nothing to prevent you from making other
into com pleeion. Then FIX IT. Hold on to it for a impresses upon the Universal Mind for other pur­
few m i n u tes. Then banish it and forget i t. Relax. poses. The· real test is whether you can focus your
Later on, recall the pictute to your mind. Repeat objective mind on more than one purpose without
this process of ten. There is no s uch thing as too weakening the varied purposes you have in mind.
much concen tra tion, unless you do so much of i t Sometimes a person may have several desires which,
a t any one time that you become over-tired. when properly put into definite shape, indicate that
Remember that the Universal Mind is construc­ one single, well-expressed thought-form will furn­
tive. Yet because Universal Mind is impersonal, it ish the basic essentials to cover all those desires.
has no choice bu t to follow the plan laid down in If it is desired to develop two thought-forms
the charge, mission or burden that is given it by and to impress them upon the Universal Mind, the
you, Therefore it will work for you, and on return­ individual must make sure that his mind is entirely
ing your plan or thought-form completed and in clear of the one while he devotes it to the o ther.
objective manifestation, it will involve you just Otherwise "confusion in the craft" will result. It is
as you wanted to be involved. If, therefore, your better ta set ane well-defined thought-form into
thought-form has in it any element of personal activity and wait until it is firmly started on the
grievance or harm for another, it will come back way ta externalization, and then later. impress the
to you and you will still be involved, which is just secand thaught-farm as a distinct entity by i tself.

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carefully. Then work hard on one basic thought­
form before you clutter up your menta] workshop FEAR AND FAITH
with a lot of half-built, weak structures.
OME people feel that they understand the la w
S perfectly as soon as their attention has been
directed to it. ihey begin to practice it and as soon
as they begin, they also begin to nullify it by their
doubts. It seems so simple at first that they begin
to question : HHow is i t possible to secure what 1
need merely by closing my eyes . and speaking to
myself?" That is one question that arises. HI wonder
if it is true; if it will work out for me just as I have
been taugh t ? " is another. And so on .
•
When an individual begins to wonder, or question
a thought-form's power in any way, he has only one
thing to do, and that is to begin all over again, for
he has sent out thoughts that have weakened or de­
stroyed his brain -children almost the moment they
were born.
These mental states of wonderment, hope, ques­
t ioning and similar conditons all evidence an inner
fundamental doubt, and doubt is fatal to success
in any phase of activity. Doubt is a mild form of
expressing something s tronger and more dangerous
-FEAR OF FAILURE. r'Our doubts," as Shakespeare
has it, Hare traitors, and make us lose the good we
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 Maybe you are familiar with the following story, condition, and this man's religion has buoyed him
bu t in any event, it is apropos. up mentally."
A traveler met the Black Plague on the way to Fear mus t be conquered before you can reason­
Bagdad. "Where are you going ? " asked the traveler. ably expect to attain real success in anythi11g, and
"To Bagdad, to slay five thousand," said the Plague. the conquest of fear may be one of the very best
things you can ask first from the Universal Mind.
Later on, the traveler met the Plague returning,
All doubts MUST be eliminated, and you can start to
and said to i t :
accomplish this by forming a mental picture of
"You told m e you were going t o kill only five
yourself doing courageously and positively just the
thousand, but I hear that fifty thousand died." " I
thing you are most fearful of. It will be a self­
told you truly," said the Plague. "I slew only five
discipline that will stand you in good s tead for the
thousand, the other forty-five thousand were killed
rest of your lifetime.
through fear."
Many failures in this world, where the individual
Closer to our own times is the case of the preacher
is apparently gifted with every working tool that
in North Carolina who allowed himself to be bitten
desti.ny can furnish him, arise from this deep, inner
by a rattlesnake, which is ordinarily fatal unless im­
fearfulness, fear of criticism, fear of ridicule, fear
mediately treated. He recovered. He would have
of competition, fear of superior power, education,
no physician. He said (according to The New York
place, financial status. All these produce an infer­
Times ) : "Not for a momen t have I lost my faith.
iority complex that breaks down many a useful
I had faith in the Lord tha t He would take care of
man or woman.
me." And this preacher's s ublime faith drew from
the eminent scientist Dr. Di tmars, according to There is an old scriptural saying that "No man
credible press reports, the astounding statement : liveth 'Unto himself." That this is true will be seen
"I d o not advise preachers o r any one else to follow on a moment's reflection. When you impress your
the example this mountain man has set, but I will thought-form upon the Universal Mind, you must
say that I respect this particular preacher's faith. remember that because the Universal Mind IS uni­
I believe his faith and his general health will pull versal i t operates thro'Ugh all human individual
him through. Faith AND THE STATE OF MIND, I be­ minds. Therefore, your thought-form is going to
lieve, have a good deal to do with a man's physical make a definite impression upon others. More than

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this, the fact that your thought-fonn is going to be receive what he seeks. "Wha tsoever ye shall ask ill
"
impressed upon other individual Il,ljnds, and that 111y name, tha t will I do." Note-" ill- 111)' "'0111C ­
t.hey are going to react to it according to their in other words, constructively. And again, "If yc
capacities for reception, shows us that we de not shall ask anything in my name, I will do it." ( John
live unto ourselves alone, but impress ourselves most 1 4 : 1 3 , 1 4. )
potently upon others for good or ill. It behooves us Is i t not notable that we are told t o ASK not once
to make sure that it IS for good and NOT for ill. This but mOl1Y times throughout the Scriptures? The ad ­
impression is made upon others throu..,gh their sub­ monition or privilege is not an obscure text, but
jective minds, and will manifest according to the one that is reiterated throughout the Christian
measure by which their subjective minds can react teaching.
upon their objective mentalism. It shows the under­ Prior to Christianity, Buddha emphasized the
lying unity that is the basic principle of the real same principles. He said : "Good thoughts will pro­
concept of human brotherhood.
d uce good actions, and bad thoughts will produce
So it is emphasized all through the subject of bad actions. Hatred does not cease by hatred at any
mental science that you must make your thought­ time ; hatred ceases by love ; this is an old rule. "
forms constructive. Note well-not that such are Here is the direct substantiation of the teaching
the 0111y kind that will ever work. But that con­ that worthy thought-forms tend to constructive
structive thought-forms are the only kind that will actions and results. Also that revengeful thought ­
SURELY WORK to your ul timate advantage every forms work only a continuation of the wrong
time. And that is the only kind you are inter­ mental attitude. The thought- form that does not
ested in. embody love of one's fellow beings has no right to
_ Do we by chance need any further proof that ex ternaliza tion.
these principles are true? The testimony of many of The knowledge of the wide difference in the ap­
our greatest souls agrees with us. plication of the objective mind as applying to outer
Let us turn to the Great Book, where we find : things and the subjective as applying to the inner is
"All things whatsoever ye shall ask i n prayer, believ­ shown by Lao Tze, the Chinese philosopher. Said
ing, ye shall receive." ( Matt. 2 1 : 2 2 ) The only stip­ he : "The Sage a ttends to the inner and not to the
ulation is that the seeker must BELIEVE that he shall outer." In other words, as we say, he puts aside the

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objective and holds to the subjective when really sion to reach the greatest number for good.
important things are to be undertaken. Do not get the idea tha t you are using something
As we might expect from his mathematical mode new and untried. The law of supply through im­
of expression, Pythagoras gives the law we have ex­ pressing the Un iversal Mind wit h your particular
plained in the lines from .his famous Golden Verses: needs has been known for ages, but the vast major­
"for a most rigid law
ity of mankind has lost sight o f it in t heir haste to
Binds Power to Necessity."
secure their ends through what they consider vis­
ible, tangible means, relying in false pride upon
Or, as we would put i t, the whole Power of Uni­ what they call " their own ability." Well, our
versal Mind is at the disposal of Man's Necessity. ahility, so-called, is simply the measure by which
There must therefore be a direct way in which we utilize the vast power within 11S, whether we do
it can be invoked, also by which it can rea·c t. so consciously or unconsciously.
Thought-forms are the way; John Burroughs, whose life was an undoubted
It is useless for anyone to undert'ake the practice success and whose fine qualities made an immortal
of developing and impressing thought-forms impress upon human conscio�sness, sums up the
merely from the standpoint of experiment, or to attitude required of the novice who seeks success
"see if the thing will work." He must enter upon through individual at-one-men t with the Universal
such an important undertaking only after he has Mind. He says :
satisfied himself completely that the law is logical , "Serene I fold my hands and wait.

natural, practical and excellent. Only a supreme Nor care for wind. nor tide. nor sea;

confidence in one's relationship to the Universal . I rave no mon; 'gainst time or fate.

Mind will beget results. Neither is the Universal For 10. my own shall come to me."
Source of all Supply amenable to the "gimme"
kind of prayers wherein the one who so prays is In these beautiful lines we find no attempt at
under the delusion that it is far more blessed to re­ l�mitation. The Universal is not urged to produce
ceive than to give. All requests made upon the Uni­ results at a given time or place. There is no worry,
vers a l should be formulated from the standpoint anxiety or mental distress. Instead, in the next
of becoming an instrument through which the verse, we find his full acquiescence with whatso­
Universal can work in greater freedom of expres- ever his environment imposes upon him. He says :

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For what avails this eager pace?

I stand amid the eternal ways,

. THE SPIRIT OF YOUR THOUGHT
And what is mine, shall know my face."

E have now covered most points about

And then, as though there were some deep, inner
diapason of victory, a sustaining sense of triumph W thought-forms that you need to know to use
over all earthly barriers, the poet sends out upon them with some degree of success for yourself. I f
the ethers to a posterity that shall listen with rever­ you like, you need g o no further in our discuss,ions,
ence in years to come, these inspired lines that at­ but use merely what has already been given. It will
tain to sheer grandeur : work for you.
"The stars come nightly to the sky; But you can do more. You can make it work fOT
The tidal wave comes to the sea; others, as well. And if you do use this marvelous
Nor time, nor space, nor deep, nor high, power to help others, t'hat in turn will help you.
Can keep my own away from me." In using thought'-forms to help others, follow
the rules already given, but substitute the other
person in place of yourself. In the matter of health,
vIsualize the other person well, happy, strong, vital.
If employment is the objective, see the other person
busy at a useful task, earning money. And so on.
1ihe principle is the same.
But be very, very sure when you use a thought­
form for another that it IS to his or her advantage.
What you think would be good for another might
-not be good at all. Hesitate always before taking
action on the mental plane for another ( as well as
for yourself ) , for in working a thought-form for
another you are involving yourself in the results of
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out as you think they should, through your imper­ where, creation is therefore still going on every­
fect use of the idea. w here. Your thoughts, reaching out into this ocean
One safe way to help another-and in my opin­ of creative activity, can direct its energies to your
ion the very best way-is to HELP HIM TO HELP purposes, and if those purposes are in alignment
HIMSELF, for then he puts his own efforts into the with the nature and intent of the First Crcative
work and the results will mean more. This applies Purpose, and if they be token Progress for All, your
to thought-forms in particular. You may even go desires will be more speedily realized.
so far as to talk to the person who needs help, about This is the essence of the admonition to bccome
thought-forms, so that he can use them for himself, "chosen vessels of the Lord." To become or to make
if he is open-minded enough to concede .the pos­ one's self a chosen vessel implies a direct personal
sibility of their value. responsibility, one that we have not generally ob­
We need not seek to solve all the world's prob­ served to be stressed by most self-help philosophies
lems, but we will do well to help another person in of the day, which are devoted mainly to the general
some way when the chance comes our way. Such subject of "How to get what YOU want." The cor­
an action gives an outlet through us to the con­ relative responsibility is TO USE WHAT YOU GET.
structive activity of Universal Mind, for wherever It seems to be a law of Nature that only use brings
Universal Mind Is-and that is everywhere--there out or keeps up what we have. If we do not use our
we also find it seeking an opportunity to help its brains, they do not develop. If we ' do not use our
own creatures. muscles, they atrophy. If we do not use our house,
Wherever the Universal Mind IS, there also we it deteriorates ; the roof begins to leak, pipes go bad,
find love-love for its own creatures like the love window panes are broken and the house assumes a
of a parent for his children -. only on a grander general 'appearance of decrepitude. If we have
scale, and never failing. And love in a human being wealth and do not use it for the common good, we
"is ever the beginning of knowledge, as fire is o f either become useless misers or someone takes it
ligh t." from us. If we have talents and d o not use them
Lo ve and Life are inseparable. Sometime we may profitably, they d iminish or are taken away.
discover that they are one and the same Principle, There is law back of all this. Forces in nature are in
in ·creative and ethical polarities. Life being every- a state of constant flux-ebb and flow. The stream

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goes on continuously, with waves of action and re­ been cheated and refused to do a thing.
action. If we keep on with our course, we ride the Finally, the farmers adjacent to him took the law
waves. If we drift, we move around in circles with into their own hands, broke down the dams, let the
the counter waves, and get nowhere. If we have water back on its na tural course, and in due time
talents and put them into use, they multiply and one order was restored. but only after hatred, revenge
result leads to another still more worth while. If we and suffering had been engendered. To this day, the
have means we must keep them i n circulation, cast­ wealthy owner.. will not go up there ; neither will
ing the bread upon the waters that it may come he sell his land. Meantime, the others who do live
back to us after many days. The one who hoards there are happy again. Moral, the foolish one by his
talent, ability, wealth, energy, finds that in due selfish refusal to put himself in alignment with the
time it becomes a menace to him. YOU CAN ONLY
natural forces, has crowded himself out of what
KEEP BY GIVING AWAY, paradoxical as that may
might have been a little Paradise.
seem.
The example just cited is by way of illustrating
Some years ago, a wealthy New Yorker bought
the responsibility that possession of anything en­
a large tract of land in the Adirondacks. Streams
tails, whether i t be wealth, talent, brains or ability.
ran through it and watered adjacent lands and
Do not formulate a thought-form of anything
every one was happy and prosperous. But the new
unless you have a deep, intensive interest �n using it.
landowner wanted the streams for himself. He built
For instance, it would be of no use for you to
dams, so that he c�uld enjoy artificial falls and a
wish for wealth solely that you might escape 'Work.
small lake. In due time the lake became larger, but
Wealth brings definite responsibilities. Are you as
the water, shut off from its natural course, no
anxious to assume them, apply them, USE them? If
longer nourished the adjacent lands and they suf­
not, think up a better thought-form ! You cannot
fered ; vegetation dwindled to nothing and poverty
use Universal Mind to evade work, responsibility,
existed where before there had been plenty. The
or to look forward to a life of laziness, uselessness
rich man's lake grew still larger and in time i t
or idleness. The wise bees and ants do not permit
flooded his own lands and spoiled what had been a
place of beauty. Marshes formed. Stagnant pools that, and neither wiU Nature permit it in the hu­
developed. Mosquitoes found it a delightful sum­ man species without payment of some kind, which
mer resort. The stubborn man only felt that he had may not be pleasant to him who pays. That we have

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some such idlers at the moment �s merely the result approach Universal Mind from the spiritual point
of accumulated motion, wherein we have not yet of view as well as the purely mental. In this ap­
learned how to distribute the profusion of wealth proach we must keep in mind the requirement set
of many kinds that an overgenerous Nature so lav­ before us by the Nazarene Master, who said, in his
ishly bestows. own prayers, "Nevertheless, not my will but thine
Truly, anything that is right, constructive and be done." Failure to recognize this principle is one
worthy, IS within the reach of any intelligent hu­ strong reason why some fail who attempt to prac­
man being, if that being will only set himself in tice mental science, for " to live by one man's will
alignment with the forces whose assistance he seeks. became the cause of all men's misery," as R ichard
When you have formulated your thought-form, by Hooker wrote over three hundred years ago.
impressing it upon the Universal Mind you create This principle - not my will but thine is the
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a mental prototype. It is actually accomplished. pivotal point around which the well-ordered life
That is why you HAVE received, even before you of the individual with balanced judgment revolves.
see it in manifestation. This prototype grows, by It is the properly spiritual attitude. It does not
the law of growth, accorcing to the intensity and mean passivity. It does not mean sitting around
frequency wi th which you "pray without ceasing," waiting for a Higher Will to make itself manifest.
i.e., fix it deeper and deeper into the Universal It does mean going to work with all the power we
matrix. As it grows, it attracts to itself just the possess and DOING SOMETHING, instead of lolling
material its complete expression calls for until around and rationalizing our laziness with every
finally it c01;nes into externalization. kind of sophistry.
The at-one-ment to be effected by tuning the By going about it in the right way, ready always
individual mind to the Universal Mind through a to conform his individual will with that of the
conscious and whole-souled acceptance of its exist­ Universal Will, so to speak, pne can effect such a
ence, its power, its impersonalness which means no reapprochement with the Universal as to be able to
favoritism but equal opportunity to all alike. is well enter into its creative activities and direct those ac­
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might, nor by power. BUT BY MY SPIRIT. " There­ is what Judge Troward, a great mental scientist,
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