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... conditionsofservice.”"Areyoueverasked to workovertime?""Notoften;butVisualizingistheactofholding a mentalpicture;idealizingistheactofperfectingthementalimageofallfactors,-thepicture,theprocessofsecuringitandtheactofmakingitreal.Youoftenignitetheheartof your idealbyvividmentalpicturesandstrongfeelingsofdesire to possessthereality;butunlessconnectedupwith your motorpowerofaction,itremainsmerelyanurgentunfulfilledpictureofdesirewithinyou-anidealthatdoesnotbecome a reality.Clutching your ideal to actioncannotbeeffectivelyaccomplishedby a picture.Letmeillustratethisclearly.Go to anartmuseum;lookatanypaintingrepresenting a numberofpeople.If,aftergoingaway,youclose your eyesandvisualizethepainting,youholdin your mind a mentalpictureofthepainting.Withcareandpracticeyoucanmakethismentalpictureveryvividandincrease your ability to re-seeinthemindeverydetailofsuch a painting-lines,formsandcolorsofthingsandpeople.Yet,itisstill a merepicture;itisflat,lackingaction,anditdoesnotimpel to action.ThatwhichIhavejustdescribedisthevisualizingprocess.Visualizinghasproducedmarvelousresultswhenthepersonvisualizinghasturnedsuchmentalpicture-making into theidealizedprocess,eveniftheyhavenotrecognizedthattheyhavedoneso.Idealizing,however,ismoreremarkablebecauseitincludesvisualizingandaddsallotherelements to it.Visualizationcomesfromusingthestored-upimagesofbutoneofoursenses,thesenseofsight.Idealizationcomesfromusingthestored-upimagesnotonlyofthesenseofsightbutofallothersenses. To attainthatwhichwedesireitisnecessary,notonly to seethevisualimage,but to act.Trynowanotherprocess:Idealizethepaintingyousawintheartmuseum;bringitvisually toyour mind;re-seeitjustasyoudidbytheprocesspreviouslydescribed.Thenimageaction,-everypersoninitinaction;feelthemdoingthethingtheyarepicturedasdoing;feelthemovement;feeltheactivities.Ifitportraysthemasspeaking,hearthetones,-hearwhattheysay.Imightcontinuewithallotherelementsofthepicture,butIthinkthisissufficient to showyouthedifferencebetweenvisualizationandidealization.Visualizationproduces a nonmoving,non-activepictureinthemind,eventhoughitbevividandclear.Beingnon-active,itdoesnotimpel to actionandhencemanyofourpicturedidealsdonotbecomerealities.Butifweidealizeaction,ifweusethementalclutchofconnectinguptheidealofthethingdesiredwiththeprocessofobtainingthatwhichwedesire,actionmustresult;andactionisoneoftheessentialfactorsinmakinganyidealcometrue.theactuallandbycreatinganidealizeduseofit, a visionof a littleparkamongthemillionaires-forfortyfamilieseachwithitsownlittlecountryhome.Thefirstresultwasaccomplishedwithinforty-eighthours.Theplanwaspresented toa realestatemaninNewYorkCity.Atoncehewished to buytheentireplotat$300anacre.Butthenephewshadseen a vision-theidealizationhadgivenvalue to theirland-andtheyrefused.Therealestatemanoffered$400,andthen$500anacreforit.Thesecondresultwasthatwithinfourdaysthenephewswereoffered$1,000anacreforthefirstplotthatwas to besold.Andwhy?Thelandwasexactlythesamelandithadbeen a weekbefore,butvaluehadbeenaddedbyidealizing a littlecommunityoffortyculturedfamilieslivingnear a colonyofmillionaires,andvaluehadalsobeengiven to itbycreating a desireforsuchhomes.Thesetwofactors,thementalplanandthedesirecreated,gave a greatlyincreasedvalue(from $20 0 to $1,000anacre)infourdays.Becauseoftheplanandthedesirecreatedinthemindsofthose to whomtheplanwasgiven,thisrun-down,neglectedfarmlandledinvaluealltheotherfarmland,eventhoughtheotherfarmlandswereimprovedandcultivated.ThiswaspossiblebecausethislandwashillyandrollingandpartlywoodedThereforeotherfarmlandcouldnotcompetewiththisasplotsforhomes.Moreover,invaluethislandwithinfourdaysaftertheplanwasmadeandpresentedwasworthjustfivehundredpercentmorethanthelandsofthegreatestatessurroundingthem.Itwasworthmorebecauseitcouldbepurchasedinsmallplots,whiletheownersoftheestateswouldnotconsidersellinganacreoreventenacresofthelandtheyowned.Hencethisland,which-fourdaysbeforetheplanwasconceivedbyidealization-asatthetailoflandvalues,becametheleaderoflandvaluesincomparisonwithfarmlandvalueandthatofthegreatestates.Wheneveryouwish to increasethevalueofanythingyouhave to sell,addmentaleffortbysaneidealizationthatfitsthebestusethatcanbemadeofthething.Wheneveryouwish to give a predominantvalue to anything,idealize a planandcreate a desireforitinsuch a waythatthethingyouhave to sellleadsallotherthingsnearitorapproximatelylikeit.Thus,byactualpractice,youprovethatallvalueisofmindandthusthatallvalueisofGod.Thevalueofthatinchindiameter,theelectronisfiftythousandtimessmallerthantheatom!Ofcourse,youcannotimaginethis;itisinfinitelysmall -a partoftheinfinityofGod!Andwhatistheelectron?Ofwhatsubstanceisit?Allscientistsagreethatitisaninfinitelysmallethericwhirlofenergy -a whirlingholeinspace!Whatthenisdensity?Densityisthespiritofmatter-theinfiniteethericenergy-spaceofGod.Itisthatinwhichallthingsliveandmoveandhavetheirbeing.Itexistsbetweentheinfinitelysmallwhirlingelectronsbut a billionthofaninchfromoneanother;itexistsbetweenwhirlingstarsandinfinitelylargesunsthousandsofmillionsofmillionsofmilesapart.Thereisnodensityofmatter to hinderthemanifestationof your idealsanddesires.Sinceyou, your idealsanddesiresareofGod,andsincethecellsof your bodyandalsothesubstanceofallothermaterialactualitiesarebuttheinfiniteenergy-spaceofGod,certainly your idealscomposedofthissubstance-theonlysubstancethatexists-canandwillanddocometrue.Infact,thisethericenergy-spacesubstance,whichmakesmatterseem to bedense,istheverysubstancethatgivesbodies toyour idealsandthusmakesthemmanifestinmaterialactuality.WHATATTRACTIVEMATTEROFENERGYGIVES TOYOUR DESIRESCHAPTER4Anotherstoneinthepathoffaithandtheattainmentof your idealsanddesiresistheideathatmatterissolid.Asdensitywasfound to bebutinfiniteenergyspace-thespiritualsubstanceinwhichidealsandallthingsexistwhatwillsolidityturnout to bewhenyoucome to knowitasitis?Ironseems to be a solidsubstanceandveryhard.Doesitshardnessresideinmatterorisitdue to thespiritorenergyofmatter?Themoleculesandatomsofironarenoharderormoresolidthanthemoleculesandatomsofbutter.Yet,itisdifficult to drive a nail intoa pieceofironandeasy to driveone intoa chunkofbutter.Thatwhichmakesitdifficult to drive a nail into ironisthedegreeofattractiveforceexistingbetweentheparticles.Itisthisforcethatholdsmoleculesandtheirrespectiveatoms to eachother.Whenyoudrive a nail into iron,whatyouovercomeistheattractiveforcethattries to preventthemoleculesbeingpushedapart.Itiseasy to forceapartthemoleculesofbutter to makespacefor a nail.Inthiscasealso,whatyouovercomeistheattractiveforcethatholdstogetherthemoleculesandatomsofbutter.valueisnothingmaterial.Ifminddidnotdistinguishbetween a diamondand a pieceofcoalandgivespecialvalue to theformerbecauseofourdesireforbeauty,thematerialofthediamondwouldbenomorevaluablethanthematerialof a pieceofcoalofthesamesize.Iftherewerenomentalconceptionregardingthepurityofthediamondandnodesire to possessitanduseitasdecoration,diamondswouldpossessnomorevaluethanpebbles.Nowletusconsidertheidealizingofthevalueof a pieceoflandsothattheprocessincreaseditsvalueinfourdaysfromlessthan $20 0anacre to $1,000anacre.Theland,ofwhichIwrite,issituatedineasternPennsylvanianear a verybeautifullakesomedistancefromrailroads.Itwaspurchasedtwenty-fouryearsagoasfarmlandatlessthan$15anacre.Itwasleftaspartofanestate to twonephews.Theyoungeronebecameofagein1919andthelandwasofferedforsale.Theydesired to obtain $20 0anacreforitandfeltthat,iftheycouldsellitatthatprice,theywouldbeverylucky.Manythingshavehappenedinthelasttwenty-fouryears.ThelandisstillfarfromtherailroadbuteveryfootoflandaroundthelittlelakehasbeenpurchasedbymillionairesfromPhiladelphiaandNewYork.Infact,since1919theyhavespent$3,000,000ingeneralimprovementofthismillionaires'colonyinaddition to themoneyspent on individualestates.Thelandofthetwonephews,however,wasnotofgreatvalue.Theacreagewasnotlargeenoughfor a greatestateandthelandwasnotgoodasfarmland.Innosensediditleadsurroundinglandinvalue.Thosewhoknewthelandthoughtitought to beworth $20 0anacre,but,asthemonthswentby,itwasnotsold.Thenephewswereanxious to realize on theirland;theywished to go into business,andknowingme,theycalledoneday to askforhelp.Iidealizeditasfarmlandandsawitsuselessness.Infact,ithadbeenneglectedsolongthatitwouldtaketwoorthreeyears to bringitback to normalcondition.ThenIidealizeditas a sitefor a countryestateof a wealthyman.ButIsawitwouldnotdoforthat.Itwasnotlargeenough.Next,Iidealizedtheentirecolonyofmillionairesaboutit;Iidealizeditsnearness to NewYorkandPhiladelphia;Iidealizedthepeopleinthecitywhodesiredhomes;Iidealizedhumannature,realizingthatthereweremanyculturedpeopleoflimitedmeanswhodesired to livenearverywealthypeoplewhowouldenjoylifein a communityofsuchpeople.Consequentlyoutofthecosmostherecame to mymindtheidealofmakingthisland a littleparkdivided into fortylittlehomeplotsofoneacreeach.Thenephewsandmyselfdrewupthisplan.Wehadgivenaddedvalue to Think,think,thinkofwishesandyouwilllive a nervouswreckanddieinthementalmadhouseofunfulfilledmentaldesires.Feedthedesiresof your idealswith your ownfeelingsandemotions-andthehigherthefeelingsandemotions,thestrongerthefire-and your desireswillturn to actionthatcannotbeprevented.Andsince your desiresareheartsofideals,thatwhichyoudowillberight.GIVING A BODYOFETHERICSUBSTANCE TOYOUR IDEALCHAPTER10Thenextstepis to create a bodyfor your ideal -a bodyofrealethericsubstance.Imagetheidealofthethingyouwant.Doesthethingitselfseemsocompactanddensethatyoucannotre-formandre-createit to accordwith your ideal?Itsformcanbechanged,butonlyifyougive a body toyour ideal.First,giveform to thesubstanceoftheideal.Turnbackandreadagainmythirdchapter.Then,re-idealize your imageofthethingdesiredasmadeofinfiniteenergy-space.Bydoingthisyouactuallygroupthespiritualsubstance into form.Thisis a firststepincreatingthebodyof your ideal.Second,givethebodyattractivepower.Readagainthefourthchapterofthisbook.Then,re-image your idealofthethingyouwant.Realize,thatwhateverthesubstanceofthethingdesired,thatwhichmakesitsactualitypossibleisinfiniteattractiveenergy;thatitisthissameenergythatholdsalltheparticlesof your idealtogetheranddraws to itallthefactorsnecessaryformanifestation.Bythusimaging your idealyougiveitsolidity.Theparticlesofthisspiritualsubstancebecomesfixedsothattheidealwillpersist;sothatitwillnotchange,asanideachanges,orevaporateinvainimaging’s.Bythisprocessyoualsogiveitpower to attractanddraw to itallthoseconditions,qualities,thoughts,feelingsandattitudesnecessary to makeitreal,-necessary to makeitsactualitypossible.Third,createthebodyofself-activesubstance.Turnbackandreadthefifthchapter.Realizethateverythingyouwish to changeisininfinitemotion,thrillingwithlife;thateventhepieceofcopperwirethatleads toyour electriclightiscomposedofwhirlingcentersofspace,infinitelysmall,capableofmoving660,000,000milesanhourandable to changetheirpositions40,000,000times a second,Bythisprocessyourid your soulofanyideathatanyso-calledmaterialthingcanoppose-themanifestationof your ideal.Andyougive to theideal -to itsbodysubstance-thesamequalityofinfinite,infinitelyrapidpowerofmovement,powerofaction,power to Insteadofthinkingofthelandasanout-of-the-waywetplace to whichfewpeoplewished to go,theyidealizeditas a placeofpeacefulseclusion to which a certainclassofpeoplewouldwish to gofor a rest.SuchidealizationrecognizesGodasWisdom.Itwasadapted to theplaceandtheconditions, to themselvesand to theirpocketbooks.IwasthereoneJuly,-therewerenoglass-screenedporches,nocasinos,noornamentedboardwalks,andnovainshowoflife.Buttherewaslifeitself!Thepeoplevisitingtherewererealpeople.Therewasfreedomofaction.Therewasfellowshipandthespiritofloveandservice.Alsotherewasrest.Thefatherandmotherhadmadeitpay.Theyhadmadeitpayfromyear to year,whichmeanstheyhadrenderedsuchgoodservice,suchidealizedserviceforthepricescharged,thatvisitorsreturnedyearafteryear.Theyhavesucceeded.Thethreechildrenhavebeengivencollegeeducationsandthisinitselfissufficientproofoftheirsuccess.Andyetthereissomethinggreaterthanthis.Thefatherandmothereachsummeraregiving a spiritualeducation toa hundredormoredifferentguestswhoseeGod'sidealizationofserviceinaction.OBTAININGINREALITYTHEIDEALPOSITIONYOUDESIRECHAPTER 22 GodisAllandEverything-beverysureofthat.Heiseverythingthatexists,notonlyinthementalandspiritualworld,buteverythingthatreallyexistsinthematerialworld.Ifyouthinkandplaninideasandactinaccordwiththem,becertainthatyouwillleaveoutsomeessentialfactorof your effortandprobablyfail to attainthatwhichyoudesire.Inthinkingandplanning to securethepositionyoudesire,or to create a positionforyourself, your plansmaynotbecomerealitiesifyoufail to idealizeanduseanyoneofthefactors.Hereis a littleincident:thatof a youngmanwhochangedin a fewweeksfrommakingthirty-fivedollars a weekandworkingeighthours a day to makingfivehundreddollars a monthworkingbutfourhours a day.Imethimbyaccident-no,notbyaccident,butbyGod'sdesigning.Ithappenedthus:OneSundayafternoonIwentup into thatsectionofthewildnorthendofCentralParkwhereonecanimagineoneselfinthedeepwoods.Istretchedmyself on thegroundand,recliningagainst a bigrock,idealizetheProcessofAttainingItandCarryOuttheProcessinAction,-and,yet,by your attitudekeeptherealityfrombecomingyours.With a groupofcongenialfriends,youcandesireandidealizeanevening'spleasureforyourselfandthegirlyoulove,youmaycallforherandgo to thegatheringtogether,-andyet your attitude,ifdisagreeable,cankeepthepleasureoftheeveningfrombecomingyours.First,then,giveattention toyour attitude!Second,unifythesubstanceof your idealwiththesubstanceofthethingorconditiondesired.Thesubstanceof your idealisyours!Itisof your mind.Thesubstanceoftherealitymaynotyetbeyours. To makeityours,youmustmakethebodyof your idealcoincidewiththebodyoractualityofthatwhichyoudesire.Re-readthechapters onHowto FormanIdealthatWillComeTrue,FiringtheHeartDesireof Your Ideal,Giving a BodyofEthericSubstance toYour Ideal,andGiving Your IdealtheImpulseofAction to MakeItReal.Then,re-image your idealinaccordwiththosefourqualities-itsform,itsdesire,itssubstance,itsimpulse to action.Next,re-readthethreechaptersofTheSpiritofMatter: Your IdealsandWhatCompactnessofMatterGives to Them, Your DesiresandWhatAttractiveEnergyGives to Them,WhatMovementinMatterGives to theBodyof Your Desire.Donotneglect to re-readthese.Youremembermuch,butnotallthethings.Re-readthem,recognizing:thatthematerialdensity,ofthethingyoudesireisanethericsubstancecoincidinginnaturewiththesubstanceof your ideal;thatthematerialsolidityofthethingyoudesireisinfiniteattractiveenergywhichcoincidesinnaturewiththeholding-togetherenergyof your ideal;andthattheenergyofthematerialthingdesiredisethericforce-exactlythesameforceasexistsin your ideal.Now,imageeachdetailof your ideal,projectitoutof your mind to theplaceoftheactuality,anduniteitwiththesamedetailofthematerialactualityyoudesire to beyours.Donotmiss a singledetail;maketheprojectedidealcoincidewiththeactualthingineveryfeature-form,substance,energyandplace. To missnofactor,unifystepbystep,-as to color,sound,taste,smell,balance,heat,movement,directionofmovement,form,size,finenessorroughness,hardnessorsoftness,cold,weight,use,pleasuresfromuse,etcetera.Missnoneofthese!theafternoonweremostefficient.Butwhatdidhedowhilesittingathisdesk?Didhewastethosefirstfiveminutes?Thisiswhathedid:First,heidealizedallthedifferentkindsofinjuriesreported to him,and,inaddition,allthepossibleinjurieshemightbecalledupon to treat;Second,hevisualizedallofthemedicines,antiseptics,accessories,etc.,thatwouldberequiredandmightberequired;visionedhisownsupplyandsuch a surplus to beobtainedatthedrugstoreaswouldmakeanylackimpossible;Third,heidealizedwhatshouldbedoneatonce to aidthefuturerecoveryofthoseinjured-thewisdomofwrappingeachupin a warmblanketimmediatelyafterthefirstaid-asprotectionfromtheafter-chillofthestorm;Fourth,hevisualizedtheplaceswherethemostseriouslyinjuredwerereported to be;idealizedhimselfgoingfromone to anotherbyshortestroutes;andrepeatedtheprocess-visioningtheplaceswherethelessseriouslyinjuredwere.Allthisinfiveminutes!Yes,themind-trained to IdealizetheProcessandknowingthatGodisineveryprocess-worksmorerapidlythanradio.Werethefirstfiveminuteswasted?Thosefiveminutesmorethandoubledhisservicethatafternoonandevening,andtherewasnofailure to giveaidbecausesomenecessarythingwaslacking.Butwe-yes,weseethevalueofIdealizingtheProcessofDoingThingsinanemergency;butweforgetthatinourliveseachhourisanemergency -a call to dothemost,livethemost.TURNINGDESIRESFORSALES INTO ACTUALSALESCHAPTER19Inessenceeveryphaseofcontactinhumansocietyis a sale.Ifyouapplyforandsecure a positionyousellyourself to theemployer,whobuys your servicesincompetitionwithmanyothers.Ifyouaretheleaderof a greatreformmovement,carryingtheidealofthatreform to themassesofpeopleandwinningthem to supportit,youareselling your ideals to them.Ofcoursetherearebusinesssales,foreveryphaseofbusinessoperationandmanagementis a saleofthings,ideas,idealsofservices.Theprocessofsellingisalwaysthesame.Anysaleyoudesire to make-anysaleyouhaveinmindasanideal-canbemade a reality;butevery“idea”youhaveof a salesometimesIworktilltenoreleveno'clockwhenthebosswants toget outspeciallettersortelegramsforthemidnightmail.""Thentheconditionsofstenographicservicearesuchthatbusinessmendonowandthen,eventhoselivinginNewYorkCity,wishservicewhich,underordinaryconditions,isnotrendered."Thisbringsus to thesubjectoftime.Itisclearthatstenographicserviceisrenderedinthedaytime;itisalsoclearthatitisnotrenderedatnight.Evenhotelstenographersdonotworklaterthannineorteno'clock.Doesthatgiveyouanyidea?"Yes,butnothingIcan get holdof;nothingIcanactuallyuse!""Well,let'sdropit,now.Thinkofallthese-yourself,themeans,thework,theotherpeople,theconditions,thetime-overandoveragaintonight.Idealizeeveryoneofthefactors-don'tomit a singleone.Come to seemetomorrownight.Here'smyaddress."Thenextnighthecame.Hewas a differentman.Hewasnolonger a stenographer;hewas a creator.Morethanthat,hewasaninspiredcreator. A newidea, a newthought,aninspiration,hadcome to him.Thisiswhathedid:heorganized a stenographicnightservicebetweennineintheeveningandoneinthemorning,-forbusinessmencoming to thecityfor a dayortwo.Forthisservice,atsuch a time,hewasable to chargetwicethepriceof a publicdaystenographer.Theservicerendered toa bigbusinessman-who,havingsettledbusinessaffairsintheearlyevening,wished toget offcontractsorlettersortelegraphicinstructionsafterthehotelstenographicofficesbadclosed-wasworththeprice.Byidealizingthetimeofrenderingservice,hemadehisstenographicworksurpassandleadallotherstenographicservicesinthecity. A littlehomewasboughtandfurnished;they'remarriednow!ADVANCEMENTDEPENDSUPONIDEALIZINGITSPROCESSCHAPTER 23 Your workintheworldisperformedinoneormoreofthreefields:workwiththings,workwithwords,workwithpeople.Ineachofthesefieldsofwork,therearethousandsandthousands,whoserveearnestlyandloyally,workeverythingtheimageshouldnotcontain?Althoughtherearemanymillionsofdegreesofvariationandanunlimitednumberofcombinations,therearebut a fewdifferentbasicqualitiesthatenter into ourimages.Theyare:colors,sounds,tastes,odors,movementsanddirectionsofmovement,balanceorlackofbalance,finenessorroughness,hardnessorsoftness,heatorcold,lightnessorheaviness.Takeanyideayouwish to cometrue.Imageitin your mindasitnowis, -a imperfectidea.Then,takethefactorofcolors.Imageitagain,mentallyseeingeverycolorithaspossessed,doespossessorcouldpossess.Inthissamewaygoovertheideaofthatwhichyoudesire.Useeveryoneoftheelementsofcolor,sound,taste,odor,heat,cold,motion,directionofmotion,form,size,balance,fineness,roughness,hardness,softness,lightness,heaviness.Donotleaveout a singleone.Whenyouhavefinishedyouwillhavetheformof a perfectimage-ofanideal,butitwillstillbeonlytheform-without a heartofdesire,withoutanethericbody,andwithoutimpulse to impelaction.Next,adddesire!FIRINGTHEHEART-DESIREOF YOUR IDEALCHAPTER9Wishesarebutwishes;theyleadonly to wishingmorewishes.Desiresareheartbeatsofsoul;theydemandandimpel to action. A wishturnsever to itself,wishingthatsomethingwillcome to makeitselftrue. A desiregoesoutfromself;itdaringlyreachesout,demandingthethingdesired,anddivinelycreatesitinreality.Putthefollowingtruthstogether:Desireistheheartof your ideal;inthisheartarethefiresofattainment;sometimestheydiedownandaredim;sometimestheyburnbrightlyandglowwithhopeandsetfire to action;unlesstheythusburnwiththelightofhopeandthefireofaction, your idealwillnotcometrue.Whenthefiresofdesirearedimmedbydisappointmentsordiscouragement,ormemoriesofthefailuresofthepast,whatareyougoing to doaboutit?Feedthefireswith your feelingsandemotions! Your thoughtswillnotdo;theyarebutdampwoodandwetsand.Desiresareoftheheart;theycannotbemade to burnbrightlybyaddingideasandthoughtsofthemind.Isit a thing -a materialthing-youhavedesiredandforwhichdesireburnslowbecauseofpastfailures to attainit,orisit a newdesirethatdaresnotburnbrightlyforfearofdisappointmentshoulditnotbeattained?Fire your mayfallthrough.Ifyouidealizethevalueofthatwhichyouwish to sell,yougiveitadditionalsellingvalue.Ifyouidealizetheprocessofsellingit,youdiscovernewmeansofselling.Ifyouidealizeallkindsofpossiblebuyersofthatwhichyouhaveforsale,youdiscover a buyercapableofperceivingtheadditionalvalueyouhavegiven your productand a buyercapableandwilling to payforthatvalue. A CaseforIllustration: A manowned a tractoflandnearPasadena,California; on thistherewas a $10,000mortgage;hehadboughtit ona shoestring,planningsoon to sellit,-foritwasexpectedthat a buildingboomwouldmakeit a desirableresidencesitelongbeforethe$10,000wasdue.ConditionsatEndofSixMonths:Thebuildingboomhadnotmaterialized;themortgagewasdueintendays;realestatemenrefused to takeitup;thoseholdingthemortgagerefused to extendit;thebankerswouldn'ttouchit.CauseforRefusal:Thelandwasin a hollow;realestatemenandbankerswereconvincednoonewouldbuyituntileveryotherresidencesitenearithadbeensold;thatmightbeyearshence.TheOwner'sFirstEfforts:When,attheendofthefirstthreemonths,theboomfailed to boom,herecognizedabundantsupply,andfaithfullyandpersistentlyandconfidentlyaffirmed“GodISALLAbundance”and“AllisGod.”Threemonthswentby.Themoneydidnotdropfromtheheaven;butsomethingelsedropped-thecornersofhisbanker'smouth.Whatwasthetrouble?Faithfullyandconfidentlytheowneraffirmedthetruth:“GodIstheSourceofAbundantSupply.”Whythenthefailure?BecauseGodisSpirit;andconsequentlyaslongashecontinuedmerely to affirmGodasAbundantSupply,-thesupplycontinuedin a spiritualstate.Thisthebankersrefused to cash;theywantedcertifiedchecks.After a failureofmorethantwoand a halfmonths,theownertriedIdealizingtheProcess.First,heidealizedthelandinallitsdetails.Andatonce a newthoughtcame:Ifthislandisnotnowvaluableas a residencesite,certainlythereareotherusesforit;andsinceGodknowsalluses,theideaofanotherusewillcome to me.Second,heidealizedthechangesinitsconditionatdifferentseasonsoftheyearand-hurrah-anothernewthoughthehadnotthoughtbefore:Sincethelandwasin a hollowandthemoistureofthesurroundinglandan“illusionofthemind,”youcould-knowingthecertaintyofthelawthatonlylikeperceiveslike-smile to yourselfovertheideathatnothingbutanillusionarymindcouldconceiveanillusionaryworld,eatillusionaryvegetables,wearillusionaryshirts,handleillusionarymoney,useanddependupontenthousandillusionarythingsandliveuponanillusionaryearth.Iholdthatmatterisexistentandthatitisveryunwiseanddetrimental to denyitsexistenceandattempt to liveup to thedenial,-forinstance to denytheexistenceofmaterialfoodandtry to livewithoutit.But,Iholdalsothatitislackofknowledgeofthetruenatureofmatterthatmakesusthinkofitasdense,solid,motionlessandlifeless.Ifinourgreaterknowledgeofmatterwefindthatitisonlyenergyinreality,thatitisnotrestrictedenergybutinfiniteenergy,andthatitisofthesamesubstanceasspirit-thenourconceptofmatterbecomessolikeourconceptofthesubstanceofwhichidealsaremade,thatitispossibleforus to perceivesomedefiniteconnection -a realrelation,perhaps a similarity,perhapseven a co-existence-ofthesubstanceofeveryidealandthesubstanceofeverymaterialreality.Withsuchknowledge-foundinnextsucceedingchapters-ourfaiththatidealscometrue,becausetheyareofthesamesubstanceasmatter,canbeandisjustified.Suchfaithwillfireanewouridealsanddesiresandimpelus to ceasenoeffortuntiltheybecomerealities;andwithknowledgeoftheprocessofattainment,weshallknowbyexperiencethatitisnotsodifficultasitonceseemed.Andyou,yourself,canmake your idealsbecomerealities.Faithisthesubstanceofthingshopedfor.Idealsarethesubstanceofthethingsthatare.WHATCOMPACTNESSOFMATTERGIVES TOYOUR IDEALSCHAPTER3 Your ideasarealwayschangingandyouareeverchanging your attituderegardingthem.Why?Theyhavenoform,nobodyofspiritualsubstance;beingwithoutbody,theyarenotionsandverychangeablenotionsatthat.Butyouareloyal toyour ideals;youaresteadfastin your allegiance to them.Why?Becausethereissomethingfixedandrealaboutthem;theyaremadeofspiritualsubstance;theyaretheactualbodiesof your desires;ofpaperswerefullofthenewsystemand howtoget fromonepoint to another.AtleastnineoutofeverytenofthemillionsofadultsinNewYorkmusthavereadthedirectionsprevious to theopening,althoughprobablynotonein a hundredthousand-whentheyreadthedirectionsoverandoveragain-idealizedthenewroute,noridealizedthemselvesgoingaboutthecityor to andfromwork on it.TheResultofNotIdealizingtheProcess on thedayoftheopening,intelligentmenandwomencrowdedandjammedeachother,wentwheretheydidnotwish to go,evengotlost,thoughmanyofthemhadknownNewYorkalltheirlives.Theconfusionandjammingofthemobattwotransferstationsweresogreatthatscoresofwomenfainted,andmanywereseriouslyhurt.Morethan a millionpeoplelosttheirheads-morethan a millionwereconfusedforweeks.Itwasnecessary to closethecrosstownsubwayfor a month to preventaccidents-actually to preventpeoplekillingthemselvesandeachother,becauseoftheirconfusedmobaction.Andallofthisconfusion,trouble,injuryanddelaycouldhavebeenpreventedifeachofthesevenmillionpeoplewhousethesubwayshadspentbutfiveminutesprevious to itsopeninginIdealizingtheProcessoftraveling on it. How IIdealizedtheProcessinthisCase:Itook a descriptionoftheroutesfrom a newspaper;readitcarefully.ThenIquietlyvisualizedthenewroutes.Next,Iidealizedaction,-Idealizedmyselfusingthenewroutefrommyhome to myoffice,picturingmyself on thecars,changingwherethedescriptionsaidchangesmustbemade;idealizingeverybitofthejourney to myofficedoor.NextIidealizedonetripafteranother to otherpartsofthecity,untilIhadmyselfmentallyusedeverynewandoldroute.Afterthis,itwasimpossible to beconfused;impossible to make a mistakeinusingthesubway.Millionsofothersthoughtofthenewroutes,butcertainlyveryfewconsciouslyidealizedthemselvestraveling on them.YeteveryindividualinNewYorkcouldhavedoneitinfiveminutesiftheyhadonlybeeninthehabitofIdealizingtheProcessofDoingThings.Othershadideasofthenewroute,ofwheretheywanted to go,andof how toget there.Iturnedmyideas into ideals.Idealizingtheprocessofdoingthething,includedmorethanthere-seeingofthementalpictureofthenewroute.Ididmorethanvisualizeit.Iput into itanelementofaction.Ikeptmy“clutch”insothatthepicturebecamemovement.Thatisalwaysessentialinattainingthatwhichyoudesire.THEACTOFMAKINGTHEREALITYYOURSCHAPTER13Thislastactivity-theactofmakingtherealityyours-comprisesthreesteps:idealizing your attitude;unifyingthesubstanceoftheidealWITHthesubstanceofthereal;andmakingtheactualthing a partof your possessionsorplacingyourselfintheactualconditionsthatyouhaveidealizedanddesired. Your attituderelates to yourself, to others, to conditions,and to theworldingeneral.Beginwithyourself.Consciouslyornot,youdotakesomekindofanattitudetowardyourself.Youmaythinkyourself a wormor a god.Youarefree to takeanyattitudetowardyourselfyoudesire to take;butthereisonlyoneattitudethatleads to successanditistheidealizedattitude!Incompletethinkingin“ideas”makesyouseeyourselfas achild ofsin,suffering,sorrow,weakness,mistakeandfailure.Thinkofyourselfasyouare: a sonofGod-idealizingtheendyoudesire,theprocessbywhichyouattain,andtheattitudeyouholdtowardyourself,others,conditions,andtheuniverseitself.Then,idealize your attitudetowardothers,"Thatwhichyeseekyeshallfind."Ifyouthinkthatallmenaretrying to crushyou,youwillbecrushed;first,because your attitudecloses your eyes to theopportunitiesofferedyou;andsecond,becausesuchanattitudediscoversanddraws to youthosewhodonothelpyou.Ifyouidealizeothersaswilling to helpyou,youdraw to youmenandwomenwhowilldothesquarethingbyyouandhelpyou,-inthemyouwillfindhelpand a justreward.Thisidealizedattitudedoesnotmakeyou a trustingsimpleton,fortheidealizedattitudealsoidealizeswisdominknowingothers.Theidealizedattitudechangesalltheconditionsoflife.Inbusiness,itleadsus to expectgoodresults,and,expectinggoodresults,weplanbetter.Whenweplanbetter,-thatis,in, a moreidealizedway-we get betterresults.Idealizetheworldingeneral.Theuniversemustbegood.Ifitwerenotgooditwouldgo to piecesovernight,-forevildisruptsanddestroys.Goodattractsandunitesandholdstogether.Youcannotidealize your business, your professionand your workwithoutconductingthewholeaffairasanidealizedservicethatinevitablywillforce your ideals to cometrue!YoumayidealizetheThingDesired,down.Oneacrossthetable,onebesideme.LaterIlearnedthatonewas a coaloperatorofIndiana,andtheother,-well,therestofthestoryconcernstheotherman.Onelookatthismantoldmehewasnot a so-called“manofideals,”-thatis,notinaccordwiththeordinaryuseoftheterm.Helookedveryprosperous;hewastalkative-menarealwaysmorecommunicativeafterdinner,smoking a goodcigar, ona trainwithnothingelse to do.Thismanisthesoap-dyekingoftheworld.Only a fewyearsagoheand a friend,hiswifeandhisfriend'swife,startedinbusinessmakingsoap-dyes.Altogethertheyhad$800.Todayeachofthemismorethan a millionaire.Theirsoap-dyessellfortencents a package,yettheydo a businessofmanyhundredthousanddollars a month.Theysecuredtheoriginalpatentandconsequently,inaddition to theprofitstheymakefromtheirownconcern,theyarepaidroyaltiesbyallothersoap-dyecompanies. How didhedoit?Ihavesaidthatheisnot a manofideals.Thatstatementisbothtrueandnottrue.Heisnot a manofidealsofthePhariseekind,butheis a manwhoidealizesthethingwithwhichheworks. To himthesoap-dyeisoneofthegreatinventionsoftheage.Hisfaceglowedashetoldaboutit;hiseyesshone."Thinkwhatitmeans,"hesaid,"foreverywomanintheland-infact,allovertheworld,fornowwe'resellingsoap-dyes to Europe,Australia,IndiaandJapan -to beableintwominutes to changethecolorofhershirtwaist,of a pieceoflace,oranylighttrimmingmerelybydippingitinourdye,withoutanyboiling,andwithoutstainingherhands."Fromtheverybeginninghehadidealizedthethingheproduced.Hehadidealizedthesoapinorder to selectthebestforthepurpose.Hehadidealizedthedyessoas to producethemostusefuldye,themosteasilyandquicklyuseddye, -a dyeneedingnoboiling, a dyethatdoesnotstainthehandsofthoseusingit.Hehadidealizedthechemicalsusedintheprocessofmakingthedye,and,ashetalkedof how hehadbuiltupthebusiness,IsawthathehadevenidealizedthekindofchemicalexperthewantedandhadthensearchedtheUnitedStatesuntilhefoundthemanthatfittedhisideal.Hehadidealizedjusticeandhadsecuredpatentrightsforhimselfandthosewhohadworkedforhim.Hisprocessofidealizingthething-thesoap-dye-didnotstopwhenhehadput a goodproduct on themarketandwhenthatproducthadearnedhimmillionsofdollars.Hetoldme how thatveryafternoonhehadspentthreehourswithJapanesegirlsinNewYork to provehissoap-dyeswouldnotstainthehandsoftheJapanesewomen.Giving a BodyofEthericSubstance toYour Ideal;Giving Your IdealtheImpulseofAction to MakeItReal;TheProcessthatMakesIdealsComeTrue;TheActofMakingtheRealityYours;andWhere to Center Your Effort. TO ATTAIN YOUR DESIRES,ALLTHREEMUSTBEUSEDCHAPTER7Ifyouidealizeanduseallthreeofthebasicactivitiesandonlythosethree,itiseasy to make your idealsbecomerealities.Youalwaysattainwhenyouidealizeandusethem;but,ifyouleaveoutanyoneofthethree,youfail to attain your desire,-andnoonecanbeblamedexceptyourself.Ifyouidealizeonlythatwhichyoudesireandholdfaithfully to thatideal,-thatis,ifyouuseonlythefirstofthethreeactivities,-youwillsucceedandjustlyinproportion to whatyoudo.SinceGodisjustice,theresultcorresponds to theeffort.Idealizingwhatyouwantandholdingfaithfully to theidealformonthsandevenyearsbringsyouthesuccess your effortmerits-evenafteryearsyouwillstillbeholding to theideal.And,ifyouidealizethatwhichyoudesireandattempt to takepossessionofitmentally-usingthefirstandthirdofthethreebasicactivities-yousucceedandjustlyinproportion to whatyoudo.If,wheninNewYork,youlearnof a footballgame to beplayedinBostonanddesire to bepresent,theidealoftheThingDesiredis to beinBoston.Ifyoudesire to drivebyautomobilefromNewYork to Boston,thatistheidealoftheProcessyouintend to use togetto Boston.Ifyougo to your garageandsitin your carfor a day, a monthor a year,holdingfaithfullyallthetime to theThingDesiredandholdingalso a mentalpictureofbeinginBoston-mentallypicturingthefirstandthirdsteps,butomittingthesecondone-beforetheyearpasses your friendswillwish to sendyou to themadhouse;andonlybecauseyoufailed to usethesecondactivity-thatoftheprocessofactuallystartingthemachineanddrivingfromNewYork to Boston.Asthelegfromknee to toeswasasstiffas a carvedpieceofwood,itwasnecessary to use a caneor a crutchand to hunchmywholebodyupwardinorder to swingtheotherlegforward.Today,IcanmovetheleftfootupanddownattheankleaseasilyasIcanmovemyrightfoot.Idonotevenlimp!Mystepisspringyandcertain.Friendssaythatmywalkismorelikethatof a manofthirtythanthatof a manofsixty-five.Certainly,-withthesmallbonesofmyanklegrowntogetherasonesolidbone,-Iwascompelled to dosomethingwithmyconsciousnessofthe“solidity”ofmatter. To get ridoftheideathatmatterisCOMPACT,DENSEandSOLIDisthefirststepinallhealing.Solongasyouthinkof a cancer-or a tumor,oranabnormalbonegrowth-ascompactsolidmatter,solongwillyoudoubtthepowerofmindandspirit to changeit.Throughoutalltheages,individualshavebeenhealedbyprayer,faith,mind,loveandspirit.Eachsuchcaseprovesitcanbedone.Yettoday,notonepersonofeachtwentymillionoftheworld'spopulationishealeddirectlybysuchmethods.Wecannotaccountforthis,byassertingthattheworlddoesnotknowthatGodhashealed.Wecannotaccountforitbyassertingthatmillionsdonotwish to bemadewellbyspiritualhealing.If,atanytimeduringtheages,wehadheld to thetruththatGodisAllandknownthatmatterisspiritualmanifestation,theknowledgeoftheresultsofourspiritualhealingwouldhaveswepttheworldandeveryonewouldnowacceptandusethem.WehaveidealsofGod,spirit,andspiritualhealing.Wehavenoidealofmatter,thething to behealed.Ourfailureshavebeendue to ourpartialandverymistakenideasofmatter.Somehavetried toget aroundmatterbycallingitanillusion.Thinkofmatterasanillusionasmuchasyoupleasebut-ifyouhave a cancer on theendof your nose-deepin your heartyouknowthatyoucannotdenythat your mindrecognizesthatthatcanceristhere!Solongasyoucallmatteranillusion,youadmitthereissomething to becalledanillusion;andthatsomethingmakesyoudoubt to onedegreeoranotherthepossibilityofthehealing.Otherstry toget aroundmatter,bydenyingitsexistence.Solongasyoufinditnecessary to denymatter, your verydenialis your admissionthatthereissomething to deny.Isitconsistent to denytheexistenceofthematterwecall a cancerandthen to turnourmindstopsy-turvyin a secondanddemandthatuniversalsupplybemanifestedasmatterintheformofmoneyandmeansofmaterialexistence-food,clothing,houses,etc. ... Whenthedegreeofattractiveforceiscomparativelygreat,wesaythematterishardandsolid.Whenitissmaller,wesaythematterisnothardandnotsosolid.Butitisnotmatteritselfthatissolidornotsolid.Intruth,solidityisbutthespiritofmatter.Itisanothermanifestation-theinfiniteattractiveenergyfoundthroughouttheuniverse.ItisasinfiniteasGod.Matterisnotsolid!Thereisonlyonesolidthingintheuniverse-theinfiniteattractiveenergyofGodwhichholdsallthingstogether. Your idealsareofspirit.Ifyouwish to changeanypartof your body,knowthatitisnomoresolidthantheheavens;knowthatthatwhichmakesitappearsolidandholdsthetinycentersofforcetogether,isbutinfiniteattractivespirit;thatthisattractivespiritorenergyisofGodandisinfinite. Your soul-withitsmind,loveandlifeforces,isalsoofGod.BeingdirectofGod,madeinHisImage,youaresupreme.Beingsupreme, your soulcontrolsitsidealsandtheiractualities.Donotdenyevil;thatwhichwecallevilexists,butwhenyouknowitsrealnatureyoufinditisgood.Thesolidity,whichyoufearedasanevilhindrance to themanifestationof your desiresandideals,isinfiniteattractivespirit,-theveryforcethatgives your desiresthepower to attractallthatisnecessary to makethemcometrue.WHATMOVEMENTINMATTERGIVES TOYOUR BODYOFDESIRECHAPTER5Idealsareofthesubstanceofspiritandspace;theyhavemotionandlife.Canthey,then,manifestinmatterifitbemotionlessandlifeless?Thatwhichliveshasmotionofitselfandwithinitself;thatwhichhassuchmotionisnotdead.Allatomsarereservoirsoflimitlessenergy.Iuseradiumforillustrationonlybecauseyouhaveheardofitandknowit. A grainofradiumis a verysmallparticle;itislessthanonefour-hundredthofonelittleounceofmatter.Yet,duringeverysinglesecondoftime, a grainofradiumgivesoff 2, 000impulsesofenergy.Isthisenergyofthespirit?Ifitisofthespirit,itisenduring.Man'sbodysustainedbytheenergyofthesoulmaylast a hundredyears. How longdoesatomicenergylast?Afteronefour-hundredthpartofanounceofradiumhasgivenoff 2, 000impulsesofenergyeverysecondofeveryhourofeverydayfor1,700years,ithasusedupbutpartofitsenergyandhasenoughleft to continuetheprocessatthesameratefor1,700yearsmore,-andthenMAKING A SOLIDANKLEJOINTFLEXIBLEANDUSABLECHAPTER 24 Inthematterofspiritualhealingletmemakemyselfclear to youatthebeginningofthissection.SpiritualhealingrecognizesGodasAllandEverythingandputsthetruth into practice,usingeverything,-buteverythingonlywhenidealized.Spiritualhealingdoesincludematerialmeans,butmaterialmeansonlyasspiritualmanifestation.Iamwellawarethatspiritualtheoristsdifferwithmeinthis:theysaythatdependinguponmaterialmeanslimitsmythoughtofGod.Therearetwomistakesinthisstatement.First,spiritualhealingdoesnotdependuponmaterialmeansbutitdoesusethemandusethemonlywhenidealized.Second,Ianswerthatthosewhocriticizelimittheirthought,-fortheyfirstinsistthatthepatientacceptthetruththatGodisAllandGoodandsecondlyinsistthatheorshemustnotusethetruththatGodisAllbecausesomeofGod'smanifestationsarenotgood.HavingreadthethreechaptersofthesectionentitledTheSpiritofMatter,younowknowthatdenyingthatso-calledmatteris a manifestationofGodisthesameasdenyingthatinfinityofspace,infiniteattractiveenergyandinfiniteactivityareofGod.InthosethreechaptersyoulearnedthatdensityofmatterisbutGod'sinfinitespace,thatsolidityofmatterisbutGod'sinfiniteattractiveenergy,andthatmatterisbutethericaliveness,infiniteenergyeverpresent.I,then,inSpiritualHealing,adhereinpractice to thetruththatGodisAllandusenotonlyGod'sSpiritualIdealbutGod'sSpiritualManifestationaswell-thatis,GodasAllandEverything!Takefirst a caseofhealingthathas to dowiththatwhichismostdifficult to handle-thechangingofbonestructure.WhenIwasthreeyearsoldmyleftfootandanklewerecrushedbetweentherollersof a one-horsesugarmill.Thefootandtheleg-halfway to theknee-weresobadlyinjuredthat,whentherollerswerereversed,itwasnecessary to laymesidewise ona board to preventthecrushedfootfromdroppingoff.Thedoctorsmoldeditback into formasbesttheycouldandputit intoa cast.Buttheirregularbonesoftheankleweresocrushedandmashedthattheygrewtogetherasonesinglesolidbone.Whenthecastwastakenoff,Icouldnotmovetheankleatall;Icouldnotflexitanymorethanyoucanbendtheboneof your armhalfwaybetweenelbowandshoulder.statementregardingtheirpoliciesormethods to thepublic.Hefailed to idealizethetruththatmenareboundtogetherin a socialstructureandconsequently,separatinghimselffromothers,hefailed to winthetrustandgoodwillofmankind.Ideas,thoughtscomposedofideas,andplansmadeupofsuchthoughtsseldombecomerealities.Butoncethesmallestorthelargestthingisidealized,thesoul,whichconceivestheideal,cannotrestuntiltheidealhasbecomeanactuality.Ifyouwouldhave your desiresforabundancefulfilled,idealizethemandtheprocessofobtainingthem,andabundancecannotbekeptfromyou.BUILDINGUP A SUCCESSFULBUSINESSCHAPTER17Inbusinessyoufailinsomethingsandsucceedinothers.Youareoftenfailingandsucceedingatthesametime,-failing to makeonepartof your businesssuccessfulandsucceedinginmakinganotherpartincreaseandpay.Thefailuresaredue to theideasheld;thesuccesses, to theideals.Ifyouidealizetheentireprocessof your businessyouwillnotonlyavoidfailuresandpartialfailures,butwillthinkofpossibilitiesneverthoughtofbefore,theveryonesthatwillleadyou to succeed. To illustrate,Ishalluse a simplecase,-oneofthesimplestthatevercame to me,yetoneofthemostinteresting,andone,thesuccessofwhich,gavemeasmuchjoyasthesuccessofmanyso-calledbigaffairs.Inthisinstancetherewas a womaninthecase,andit'sherstoryIshalltell.TheWoman: A widowwithfourchildren;shethenlivedin a suburbofChicago;herhusbandhaddiedthreemonthsbefore;shewasleftasproprietorof a smallgroceryanddelicatessenstore.TheConditions:Asthehusbandhadbeenillthreemonthsbeforehisdeath,savingshadbeenusedindoctorbills,hospitalbillsandfuneralexpenses.Thoughthestorewas a littleaffair,ithadhad a goodbusinessinthissectionofthewealthysuburbsolongasithadbeentheonlystorethere.But,aboutthetimeofthehusband'sdeath,oneofthoselargecompaniesthatestablishbranchstoresallover a greatcitybuilt a white-tiled,plate-glass,two-storybuilding on thecorneroppositeherlittleshop.Itcutdownthebusinessofthelittlestoresomuchthatthewomanwasunableeven to make a livingforherselfandherchildren.Itisnotenough to holdidealsoftheThingDesired,-thefirststep.Itisnotsufficientanditmaybedangerous to declarementallythatyoupossessit,-thethirdstep.Itisnotenougheven to havefaiththat your desirewillcometrue,thoughfaithisthesubstanceofthingshopedfor.Youmustput your ideals into idealizedactionforidealsarethesubstanceofthingsthatareandidealizedactionistheonlycertainprocessofattainment.“Faithwithoutworksisdead”doesnotstand-alone;Christandtheapostlespresentedthetruthmanytimes:"ImustworktheworksofHimthatsentMe....Return to God,anddoworks.-Whatdothitprofitthough a mansayhehathfaith,andhavenotworks?-Canfaithsavehim?-WasnotAbraham,ourfather,justifiedbyworks?Byworkswasfaithmadeperfect.-Iwillgiveuntoeveryoneofyouaccording toyour works.-Hethatovercomethandkeepethmyworksuntotheend, to himwillIgivepoweroverthenations."Ofthenames to bewrittenintheBookofLife,theyare to bejudged"according to theirworks";andtheverylastmessage-lastchapterofRevelation-is"Behold,Icomequickly;andmyrewardiswithme, to giveeverymanaccordingashisworkshallbe.""Hitch your wagon toa STAR"isnotsufficient.”"HITCH your wagon toa star"bringsresults.” HOW TO FORMANIDEALTHATWILLCOMETRUECHAPTER8First,anideal to cometruemustbeanideal;anideawillnotdo.Second,anideal to become a realitymusthave a heartofdesire,-and a goodstrongheart.Third,anideal to come into manifestationmustbe a bodyofrealethericsubstance.Fourth,anideal to becomeanactualitymustpossessanimpulseofaction.Lackinganyoneormoreofthese, your idealsdonotbecomerealities.First your idealmustbeanideal,notanidea.Theidealwillcometrue.Sincemostpeoplethinkandplaninideas;theirthoughtsandplansseldommaterialize:Afterrepeatedfailures,somebecomediscouraged,despondentorresignedandsomelosefaithintheircapacity to attainthegreatgoalanddoubtthejusticeofsociety,theworldandGod.Othermenandwomenthinkinideals;withthemitis a habit.Suchmenandwomenaresuccessfulandattain toa greatextentthatwhichtheydesire.Theyattaininproportion to theirideals.Youmayidealize your thoughtsof-ethicalandspiritualadvancementandattainsoulconsciousness;yetwhenitmachineandgothisrewardforthis,-thehighestbonuspaidfortheleastwearandtearof a machine.Heservedlongandloyallyandgothisrewardforthis,-thehighestextraChristmasbonusbasedproportionately on thenumberofyearsservice.Buthewasneveradvanced to thepositionofboss.Nomanshouldbeadvanced to directingmen-humansouls,merelybecauseheisexpertinoperating a machine;nowomanshouldbemade a teacherofchildrenmerelybecausesheisanexpertinshellingpeas.OldJohndidnotidealizetheprocessofadvancingfromhisfieldorwork–handlingthings -to thefieldhewished to enter,handlingmen.Allhisstudyofmechanicsandmechanicaldrawingbroughthim a reward;itmadehim a bettermachinist;butitdidnotfithim to directmen.Threeyearsago, a youngmanwhothenknewnothingwhateveraboutanymachine,startedatthesameshopandnowheisboss.HehadthesameidealOldJohnhad;thesameambition;thesamezeal;thesameenergy.Healsostudiedmechanicsandmechanicaldrawingandtrainedhimself to run a machineexpertly;buthewished toget into thefieldofdirectingmensoheidealizedtheprocessandadaptedhispreparation to it.Hence,hestudiedmen:duringthenoonhour,hewatchedthem;hegotcluesoftheimpulsesanddesiresthatimpelledeach to dothingsor to refuse to dothings;hewatchedthebossesalso to learn how theyhandledthemen;heobservedtheirsuccessesandtheirfailures;heidealizedhimselfintheprocessofhandlingthemen;helearned howtoget them to dothingswithoutantagonizingthem;andsoon,-well-heisnowforemanoftheshop.Advancementcomes to thosewhoadvancethemselves.Ifyoufeel a littlehurtand a littlesullenand a littleresentfulbecauseyouhavenotbeenadvanced-made a leaderinotherlinesofwork-look to yourself.First,idealizejustexactlythetypeofworkyouaredoingnow;second,idealizethetypeofworkyouwant to do;third,idealizetheprocessofpreparationnecessary to fityourself to dothetypeofworkyouwant to do.Betruthful to yourself:haveyoupreparedyourselfintherightwayorhaveyoumerelydone your workwellandaskedforadvancement?Ifyoufoolishlythinkyoucanfityourself to directpeoplebymakingyourselfanexpertdressmaker,don'tblameanyonebutyourself.Godgaveyoumind;useit!Notonlyeffort-butmindeffort,intelligentmindeffort,idealizedintelligentmindeffort-makesyouworthyofadvancement.makeitselfcometrue.Imagethebodyof your idealcomposedofspiritsubstance,vibratingatthistremendousrate,exertingenormouspower,andyougiveitadditionalpower to makeitself into anactuality. To thispointintheprocess,whatis your ideal?First, a perfectimage-includingonlythoseelementsitshouldpossessandnonethatitshouldnotpossess.Second,anidealwith a heartofdesire,fired to actionbyall your feelingsandsouldesires:(1)increasedbyimagingthebeautyandutilityoftheidealandthepleasuresitwillgiveyouand (2) augmentedbyeveryconceivableelementofdesireyoucanawakenbyimagingeverythingcomposingitsimage-color,sound,etcetera.Third,anidealbody-formedoftheinfinitespiritsubstance,energy-ether; a bodyofthesamematerialastheessenceofmatterwhichmakesiteasyfortheideal to manifestasanactuality; a bodyheldtogetherandmadepermanentbyinfiniteattractiveenergy; a bodycomposedofethericsubstancewhoseparticlesvibrateat a ratesorapidthatimaginationcannotconceiveit; a bodycomposedofethericsubstanceanounceofwhichhasgiganticpower,sufficient-iffreedatonetime -to tosstheAlps into theAtlanticOcean.Nowgivetheidealthesoulimpulse to act,andyoucannotpreventitscomingtrue.GIVING YOUR IDEALTHEIMPULSEOFACTION TO MAKEITREALCHAPTER11Thereisonemorestepintheprocessofmaking your idealcomplete.Itpossessesinfiniteenergy,butyoumustgiveittheimpulseofaction. How canyoudothis?InthisIdifferfrommanyothers.Iholdthatvisualizationisnotsufficient.Visualization,althoughitoftenaccomplisheswonders,isafterallbut a picturingofanidea.Itdoesmaketheideavividbutitadds to itonlyoneofseveralelements-onlytheimagesofthesightsense.InsteadofvisualizationIuseidealization-theperfectimage.Thisincludesthefactorofvisualizationandthatoftheelevenotherfactors.Usingtheotherfactors-especiallythoseofmotionanddirectionofmotion-wegivetheidealanimpulse to moveandthisinturngivesittheactionpowerthatmakestheidealmanifestas a reality.then,isonepartoftheideaconsidered,anddiscarded."Next,takeuptheideaofplace.YouliveinNewYorkCity. How longhaveyoulivedhere?""Allmylife.""Haveyoueveridealizedit?""Idon'tknowwhatyoumean.""Wellhaveyoueverattempted to thinkofNewYorkCityin a bigway, -to visionallthepossibilitieswithinitselfanditsrelationship to therestofthecountry?Close your eyes.PictureNewYorkCitywithitsmillionsofpeople,itshundredsofthousandsofoffices,itstensofthousandsofbigbusinessmenandbankersandshippersdoingbusinesswithallpartsoftheworld.Visionbusinessmencoming to NewYorkCityfromalloverthecountry,fromalltherestoftheworld.DoyouseeNewYorkCityas a greatopportunityfor a businessstenographer?Doyouseetheplaceasofferingthegreatopportunity?""Yes,"heanswered,"Ido.""Now,idealize your ownwork.Iheardyousayyouwere a merestenographer.Thinkof your workasitactuallyisbypicturingitsidealside.Pictureitas a perfectwhole.Visionitsimportance.Visualizewhatwouldhappenif,inonemoment,allstenographersshouldforgeteverythingtheyknewaboutstenography,andallknowledgeofstenographyshouldbelost.Imaginetheconditionsthatwouldexistifallbusinessmenandalltheirclerkswerecompelled to makeallrecordsandhandleallcorrespondencebyhandwriting.Has your idealizationgivenyou a realizationoftheimportanceofstenographicwork?""Yes,"hereplied,monosyllabically."Therearestill to beconsideredtheotherpeopleconcerned-thoseneedingservicestheexistingconditions,andthetime.Whatclassofpeopleismostinneedofstenography?""Why,businessmen,ofcourse.""Aretheneedsofthesebusinessmenmeteverydaybytheworkofthestenographersintheiroffices?”"Yes""ArethereanybusinessmeninNewYorkCitywhodonothaveoffices?""Why,noneofimportance.""WhenyouidealizedNewYorkCityas a businesscenter,didyounotvisionbigbusinessmencomingherefromalloverthecountry?""Certainly.""Doyouknowthereareabout 20 0,000ofthesemeninNewYorkCityeverysingledayoftheyear?""Isthatso!""Havethesemenneedofstenographicservices?""Yes,buttheygo to publicstenographersorhotelstenographers.Idon'tseeanyspecialchancethere.""NeitherdoI.Frankly,Idon'tknowwhatthesolutionisgoing to be;butIdoknowthatifwecontinueidealizingeverysinglefactorandkeepthemallinmind,wewillsee a newrelationshipand a newneed.Italwaysworksoutsomething.”"Letustakethenextpoint ... conditionsofservice.”"Areyoueverasked to workovertime?""Notoften;butVisualizingistheactofholding a mentalpicture;idealizingistheactofperfectingthementalimageofallfactors,-thepicture,theprocessofsecuringitandtheactofmakingitreal.Youoftenignitetheheartof your idealbyvividmentalpicturesandstrongfeelingsofdesire to possessthereality;butunlessconnectedupwith your motorpowerofaction,itremainsmerelyanurgentunfulfilledpictureofdesirewithinyou-anidealthatdoesnotbecome a reality.Clutching your ideal to actioncannotbeeffectivelyaccomplishedby a picture.Letmeillustratethisclearly.Go to anartmuseum;lookatanypaintingrepresenting a numberofpeople.If,aftergoingaway,youclose your eyesandvisualizethepainting,youholdin your mind a mentalpictureofthepainting.Withcareandpracticeyoucanmakethismentalpictureveryvividandincrease your ability to re-seeinthemindeverydetailofsuch a painting-lines,formsandcolorsofthingsandpeople.Yet,itisstill a merepicture;itisflat,lackingaction,anditdoesnotimpel to action.ThatwhichIhavejustdescribedisthevisualizingprocess.Visualizinghasproducedmarvelousresultswhenthepersonvisualizinghasturnedsuchmentalpicture-making into theidealizedprocess,eveniftheyhavenotrecognizedthattheyhavedoneso.Idealizing,however,ismoreremarkablebecauseitincludesvisualizingandaddsallotherelements to it.Visualizationcomesfromusingthestored-upimagesofbutoneofoursenses,thesenseofsight.Idealizationcomesfromusingthestored-upimagesnotonlyofthesenseofsightbutofallothersenses. To attainthatwhichwedesireitisnecessary,notonly to seethevisualimage,but to act.Trynowanotherprocess:Idealizethepaintingyousawintheartmuseum;bringitvisually toyour mind;re-seeitjustasyoudidbytheprocesspreviouslydescribed.Thenimageaction,-everypersoninitinaction;feelthemdoingthethingtheyarepicturedasdoing;feelthemovement;feeltheactivities.Ifitportraysthemasspeaking,hearthetones,-hearwhattheysay.Imightcontinuewithallotherelementsofthepicture,butIthinkthisissufficient to showyouthedifferencebetweenvisualizationandidealization.Visualizationproduces a nonmoving,non-activepictureinthemind,eventhoughitbevividandclear.Beingnon-active,itdoesnotimpel to actionandhencemanyofourpicturedidealsdonotbecomerealities.Butifweidealizeaction,ifweusethementalclutchofconnectinguptheidealofthethingdesiredwiththeprocessofobtainingthatwhichwedesire,actionmustresult;andactionisoneoftheessentialfactorsinmakinganyidealcometrue.theactuallandbycreatinganidealizeduseofit, a visionof a littleparkamongthemillionaires-forfortyfamilieseachwithitsownlittlecountryhome.Thefirstresultwasaccomplishedwithinforty-eighthours.Theplanwaspresented toa realestatemaninNewYorkCity.Atoncehewished to buytheentireplotat$300anacre.Butthenephewshadseen a vision-theidealizationhadgivenvalue to theirland-andtheyrefused.Therealestatemanoffered$400,andthen$500anacreforit.Thesecondresultwasthatwithinfourdaysthenephewswereoffered$1,000anacreforthefirstplotthatwas to besold.Andwhy?Thelandwasexactlythesamelandithadbeen a weekbefore,butvaluehadbeenaddedbyidealizing a littlecommunityoffortyculturedfamilieslivingnear a colonyofmillionaires,andvaluehadalsobeengiven to itbycreating a desireforsuchhomes.Thesetwofactors,thementalplanandthedesirecreated,gave a greatlyincreasedvalue(from $20 0 to $1,000anacre)infourdays.Becauseoftheplanandthedesirecreatedinthemindsofthose to whomtheplanwasgiven,thisrun-down,neglectedfarmlandledinvaluealltheotherfarmland,eventhoughtheotherfarmlandswereimprovedandcultivated.ThiswaspossiblebecausethislandwashillyandrollingandpartlywoodedThereforeotherfarmlandcouldnotcompetewiththisasplotsforhomes.Moreover,invaluethislandwithinfourdaysaftertheplanwasmadeandpresentedwasworthjustfivehundredpercentmorethanthelandsofthegreatestatessurroundingthem.Itwasworthmorebecauseitcouldbepurchasedinsmallplots,whiletheownersoftheestateswouldnotconsidersellinganacreoreventenacresofthelandtheyowned.Hencethisland,which-fourdaysbeforetheplanwasconceivedbyidealization-asatthetailoflandvalues,becametheleaderoflandvaluesincomparisonwithfarmlandvalueandthatofthegreatestates.Wheneveryouwish to increasethevalueofanythingyouhave to sell,addmentaleffortbysaneidealizationthatfitsthebestusethatcanbemadeofthething.Wheneveryouwish to give a predominantvalue to anything,idealize a planandcreate a desireforitinsuch a waythatthethingyouhave to sellleadsallotherthingsnearitorapproximatelylikeit.Thus,byactualpractice,youprovethatallvalueisofmindandthusthatallvalueisofGod.Thevalueofthatinchindiameter,theelectronisfiftythousandtimessmallerthantheatom!Ofcourse,youcannotimaginethis;itisinfinitelysmall -a partoftheinfinityofGod!Andwhatistheelectron?Ofwhatsubstanceisit?Allscientistsagreethatitisaninfinitelysmallethericwhirlofenergy -a whirlingholeinspace!Whatthenisdensity?Densityisthespiritofmatter-theinfiniteethericenergy-spaceofGod.Itisthatinwhichallthingsliveandmoveandhavetheirbeing.Itexistsbetweentheinfinitelysmallwhirlingelectronsbut a billionthofaninchfromoneanother;itexistsbetweenwhirlingstarsandinfinitelylargesunsthousandsofmillionsofmillionsofmilesapart.Thereisnodensityofmatter to hinderthemanifestationof your idealsanddesires.Sinceyou, your idealsanddesiresareofGod,andsincethecellsof your bodyandalsothesubstanceofallothermaterialactualitiesarebuttheinfiniteenergy-spaceofGod,certainly your idealscomposedofthissubstance-theonlysubstancethatexists-canandwillanddocometrue.Infact,thisethericenergy-spacesubstance,whichmakesmatterseem to bedense,istheverysubstancethatgivesbodies toyour idealsandthusmakesthemmanifestinmaterialactuality.WHATATTRACTIVEMATTEROFENERGYGIVES TOYOUR DESIRESCHAPTER4Anotherstoneinthepathoffaithandtheattainmentof your idealsanddesiresistheideathatmatterissolid.Asdensitywasfound to bebutinfiniteenergyspace-thespiritualsubstanceinwhichidealsandallthingsexistwhatwillsolidityturnout to bewhenyoucome to knowitasitis?Ironseems to be a solidsubstanceandveryhard.Doesitshardnessresideinmatterorisitdue to thespiritorenergyofmatter?Themoleculesandatomsofironarenoharderormoresolidthanthemoleculesandatomsofbutter.Yet,itisdifficult to drive a nail intoa pieceofironandeasy to driveone intoa chunkofbutter.Thatwhichmakesitdifficult to drive a nail into ironisthedegreeofattractiveforceexistingbetweentheparticles.Itisthisforcethatholdsmoleculesandtheirrespectiveatoms to eachother.Whenyoudrive a nail into iron,whatyouovercomeistheattractiveforcethattries to preventthemoleculesbeingpushedapart.Itiseasy to forceapartthemoleculesofbutter to makespacefor a nail.Inthiscasealso,whatyouovercomeistheattractiveforcethatholdstogetherthemoleculesandatomsofbutter.valueisnothingmaterial.Ifminddidnotdistinguishbetween a diamondand a pieceofcoalandgivespecialvalue to theformerbecauseofourdesireforbeauty,thematerialofthediamondwouldbenomorevaluablethanthematerialof a pieceofcoalofthesamesize.Iftherewerenomentalconceptionregardingthepurityofthediamondandnodesire to possessitanduseitasdecoration,diamondswouldpossessnomorevaluethanpebbles.Nowletusconsidertheidealizingofthevalueof a pieceoflandsothattheprocessincreaseditsvalueinfourdaysfromlessthan $20 0anacre to $1,000anacre.Theland,ofwhichIwrite,issituatedineasternPennsylvanianear a verybeautifullakesomedistancefromrailroads.Itwaspurchasedtwenty-fouryearsagoasfarmlandatlessthan$15anacre.Itwasleftaspartofanestate to twonephews.Theyoungeronebecameofagein1919andthelandwasofferedforsale.Theydesired to obtain $20 0anacreforitandfeltthat,iftheycouldsellitatthatprice,theywouldbeverylucky.Manythingshavehappenedinthelasttwenty-fouryears.ThelandisstillfarfromtherailroadbuteveryfootoflandaroundthelittlelakehasbeenpurchasedbymillionairesfromPhiladelphiaandNewYork.Infact,since1919theyhavespent$3,000,000ingeneralimprovementofthismillionaires'colonyinaddition to themoneyspent on individualestates.Thelandofthetwonephews,however,wasnotofgreatvalue.Theacreagewasnotlargeenoughfor a greatestateandthelandwasnotgoodasfarmland.Innosensediditleadsurroundinglandinvalue.Thosewhoknewthelandthoughtitought to beworth $20 0anacre,but,asthemonthswentby,itwasnotsold.Thenephewswereanxious to realize on theirland;theywished to go into business,andknowingme,theycalledoneday to askforhelp.Iidealizeditasfarmlandandsawitsuselessness.Infact,ithadbeenneglectedsolongthatitwouldtaketwoorthreeyears to bringitback to normalcondition.ThenIidealizeditas a sitefor a countryestateof a wealthyman.ButIsawitwouldnotdoforthat.Itwasnotlargeenough.Next,Iidealizedtheentirecolonyofmillionairesaboutit;Iidealizeditsnearness to NewYorkandPhiladelphia;Iidealizedthepeopleinthecitywhodesiredhomes;Iidealizedhumannature,realizingthatthereweremanyculturedpeopleoflimitedmeanswhodesired to livenearverywealthypeoplewhowouldenjoylifein a communityofsuchpeople.Consequentlyoutofthecosmostherecame to mymindtheidealofmakingthisland a littleparkdivided into fortylittlehomeplotsofoneacreeach.Thenephewsandmyselfdrewupthisplan.Wehadgivenaddedvalue to Think,think,thinkofwishesandyouwilllive a nervouswreckanddieinthementalmadhouseofunfulfilledmentaldesires.Feedthedesiresof your idealswith your ownfeelingsandemotions-andthehigherthefeelingsandemotions,thestrongerthefire-and your desireswillturn to actionthatcannotbeprevented.Andsince your desiresareheartsofideals,thatwhichyoudowillberight.GIVING A BODYOFETHERICSUBSTANCE TOYOUR IDEALCHAPTER10Thenextstepis to create a bodyfor your ideal -a bodyofrealethericsubstance.Imagetheidealofthethingyouwant.Doesthethingitselfseemsocompactanddensethatyoucannotre-formandre-createit to accordwith your ideal?Itsformcanbechanged,butonlyifyougive a body toyour ideal.First,giveform to thesubstanceoftheideal.Turnbackandreadagainmythirdchapter.Then,re-idealize your imageofthethingdesiredasmadeofinfiniteenergy-space.Bydoingthisyouactuallygroupthespiritualsubstance into form.Thisis a firststepincreatingthebodyof your ideal.Second,givethebodyattractivepower.Readagainthefourthchapterofthisbook.Then,re-image your idealofthethingyouwant.Realize,thatwhateverthesubstanceofthethingdesired,thatwhichmakesitsactualitypossibleisinfiniteattractiveenergy;thatitisthissameenergythatholdsalltheparticlesof your idealtogetheranddraws to itallthefactorsnecessaryformanifestation.Bythusimaging your idealyougiveitsolidity.Theparticlesofthisspiritualsubstancebecomesfixedsothattheidealwillpersist;sothatitwillnotchange,asanideachanges,orevaporateinvainimaging’s.Bythisprocessyoualsogiveitpower to attractanddraw to itallthoseconditions,qualities,thoughts,feelingsandattitudesnecessary to makeitreal,-necessary to makeitsactualitypossible.Third,createthebodyofself-activesubstance.Turnbackandreadthefifthchapter.Realizethateverythingyouwish to changeisininfinitemotion,thrillingwithlife;thateventhepieceofcopperwirethatleads toyour electriclightiscomposedofwhirlingcentersofspace,infinitelysmall,capableofmoving660,000,000milesanhourandable to changetheirpositions40,000,000times a second,Bythisprocessyourid your soulofanyideathatanyso-calledmaterialthingcanoppose-themanifestationof your ideal.Andyougive to theideal -to itsbodysubstance-thesamequalityofinfinite,infinitelyrapidpowerofmovement,powerofaction,power to Insteadofthinkingofthelandasanout-of-the-waywetplace to whichfewpeoplewished to go,theyidealizeditas a placeofpeacefulseclusion to which a certainclassofpeoplewouldwish to gofor a rest.SuchidealizationrecognizesGodasWisdom.Itwasadapted to theplaceandtheconditions, to themselvesand to theirpocketbooks.IwasthereoneJuly,-therewerenoglass-screenedporches,nocasinos,noornamentedboardwalks,andnovainshowoflife.Buttherewaslifeitself!Thepeoplevisitingtherewererealpeople.Therewasfreedomofaction.Therewasfellowshipandthespiritofloveandservice.Alsotherewasrest.Thefatherandmotherhadmadeitpay.Theyhadmadeitpayfromyear to year,whichmeanstheyhadrenderedsuchgoodservice,suchidealizedserviceforthepricescharged,thatvisitorsreturnedyearafteryear.Theyhavesucceeded.Thethreechildrenhavebeengivencollegeeducationsandthisinitselfissufficientproofoftheirsuccess.Andyetthereissomethinggreaterthanthis.Thefatherandmothereachsummeraregiving a spiritualeducation toa hundredormoredifferentguestswhoseeGod'sidealizationofserviceinaction.OBTAININGINREALITYTHEIDEALPOSITIONYOUDESIRECHAPTER 22 GodisAllandEverything-beverysureofthat.Heiseverythingthatexists,notonlyinthementalandspiritualworld,buteverythingthatreallyexistsinthematerialworld.Ifyouthinkandplaninideasandactinaccordwiththem,becertainthatyouwillleaveoutsomeessentialfactorof your effortandprobablyfail to attainthatwhichyoudesire.Inthinkingandplanning to securethepositionyoudesire,or to create a positionforyourself, your plansmaynotbecomerealitiesifyoufail to idealizeanduseanyoneofthefactors.Hereis a littleincident:thatof a youngmanwhochangedin a fewweeksfrommakingthirty-fivedollars a weekandworkingeighthours a day to makingfivehundreddollars a monthworkingbutfourhours a day.Imethimbyaccident-no,notbyaccident,butbyGod'sdesigning.Ithappenedthus:OneSundayafternoonIwentup into thatsectionofthewildnorthendofCentralParkwhereonecanimagineoneselfinthedeepwoods.Istretchedmyself on thegroundand,recliningagainst a bigrock,idealizetheProcessofAttainingItandCarryOuttheProcessinAction,-and,yet,by your attitudekeeptherealityfrombecomingyours.With a groupofcongenialfriends,youcandesireandidealizeanevening'spleasureforyourselfandthegirlyoulove,youmaycallforherandgo to thegatheringtogether,-andyet your attitude,ifdisagreeable,cankeepthepleasureoftheeveningfrombecomingyours.First,then,giveattention toyour attitude!Second,unifythesubstanceof your idealwiththesubstanceofthethingorconditiondesired.Thesubstanceof your idealisyours!Itisof your mind.Thesubstanceoftherealitymaynotyetbeyours. To makeityours,youmustmakethebodyof your idealcoincidewiththebodyoractualityofthatwhichyoudesire.Re-readthechapters onHowto FormanIdealthatWillComeTrue,FiringtheHeartDesireof Your Ideal,Giving a BodyofEthericSubstance toYour Ideal,andGiving Your IdealtheImpulseofAction to MakeItReal.Then,re-image your idealinaccordwiththosefourqualities-itsform,itsdesire,itssubstance,itsimpulse to action.Next,re-readthethreechaptersofTheSpiritofMatter: Your IdealsandWhatCompactnessofMatterGives to Them, Your DesiresandWhatAttractiveEnergyGives to Them,WhatMovementinMatterGives to theBodyof Your Desire.Donotneglect to re-readthese.Youremembermuch,butnotallthethings.Re-readthem,recognizing:thatthematerialdensity,ofthethingyoudesireisanethericsubstancecoincidinginnaturewiththesubstanceof your ideal;thatthematerialsolidityofthethingyoudesireisinfiniteattractiveenergywhichcoincidesinnaturewiththeholding-togetherenergyof your ideal;andthattheenergyofthematerialthingdesiredisethericforce-exactlythesameforceasexistsin your ideal.Now,imageeachdetailof your ideal,projectitoutof your mind to theplaceoftheactuality,anduniteitwiththesamedetailofthematerialactualityyoudesire to beyours.Donotmiss a singledetail;maketheprojectedidealcoincidewiththeactualthingineveryfeature-form,substance,energyandplace. To missnofactor,unifystepbystep,-as to color,sound,taste,smell,balance,heat,movement,directionofmovement,form,size,finenessorroughness,hardnessorsoftness,cold,weight,use,pleasuresfromuse,etcetera.Missnoneofthese!theafternoonweremostefficient.Butwhatdidhedowhilesittingathisdesk?Didhewastethosefirstfiveminutes?Thisiswhathedid:First,heidealizedallthedifferentkindsofinjuriesreported to him,and,inaddition,allthepossibleinjurieshemightbecalledupon to treat;Second,hevisualizedallofthemedicines,antiseptics,accessories,etc.,thatwouldberequiredandmightberequired;visionedhisownsupplyandsuch a surplus to beobtainedatthedrugstoreaswouldmakeanylackimpossible;Third,heidealizedwhatshouldbedoneatonce to aidthefuturerecoveryofthoseinjured-thewisdomofwrappingeachupin a warmblanketimmediatelyafterthefirstaid-asprotectionfromtheafter-chillofthestorm;Fourth,hevisualizedtheplaceswherethemostseriouslyinjuredwerereported to be;idealizedhimselfgoingfromone to anotherbyshortestroutes;andrepeatedtheprocess-visioningtheplaceswherethelessseriouslyinjuredwere.Allthisinfiveminutes!Yes,themind-trained to IdealizetheProcessandknowingthatGodisineveryprocess-worksmorerapidlythanradio.Werethefirstfiveminuteswasted?Thosefiveminutesmorethandoubledhisservicethatafternoonandevening,andtherewasnofailure to giveaidbecausesomenecessarythingwaslacking.Butwe-yes,weseethevalueofIdealizingtheProcessofDoingThingsinanemergency;butweforgetthatinourliveseachhourisanemergency -a call to dothemost,livethemost.TURNINGDESIRESFORSALES INTO ACTUALSALESCHAPTER19Inessenceeveryphaseofcontactinhumansocietyis a sale.Ifyouapplyforandsecure a positionyousellyourself to theemployer,whobuys your servicesincompetitionwithmanyothers.Ifyouaretheleaderof a greatreformmovement,carryingtheidealofthatreform to themassesofpeopleandwinningthem to supportit,youareselling your ideals to them.Ofcoursetherearebusinesssales,foreveryphaseofbusinessoperationandmanagementis a saleofthings,ideas,idealsofservices.Theprocessofsellingisalwaysthesame.Anysaleyoudesire to make-anysaleyouhaveinmindasanideal-canbemade a reality;butevery“idea”youhaveof a salesometimesIworktilltenoreleveno'clockwhenthebosswants toget outspeciallettersortelegramsforthemidnightmail.""Thentheconditionsofstenographicservicearesuchthatbusinessmendonowandthen,eventhoselivinginNewYorkCity,wishservicewhich,underordinaryconditions,isnotrendered."Thisbringsus to thesubjectoftime.Itisclearthatstenographicserviceisrenderedinthedaytime;itisalsoclearthatitisnotrenderedatnight.Evenhotelstenographersdonotworklaterthannineorteno'clock.Doesthatgiveyouanyidea?"Yes,butnothingIcan get holdof;nothingIcanactuallyuse!""Well,let'sdropit,now.Thinkofallthese-yourself,themeans,thework,theotherpeople,theconditions,thetime-overandoveragaintonight.Idealizeeveryoneofthefactors-don'tomit a singleone.Come to seemetomorrownight.Here'smyaddress."Thenextnighthecame.Hewas a differentman.Hewasnolonger a stenographer;hewas a creator.Morethanthat,hewasaninspiredcreator. A newidea, a newthought,aninspiration,hadcome to him.Thisiswhathedid:heorganized a stenographicnightservicebetweennineintheeveningandoneinthemorning,-forbusinessmencoming to thecityfor a dayortwo.Forthisservice,atsuch a time,hewasable to chargetwicethepriceof a publicdaystenographer.Theservicerendered toa bigbusinessman-who,havingsettledbusinessaffairsintheearlyevening,wished toget offcontractsorlettersortelegraphicinstructionsafterthehotelstenographicofficesbadclosed-wasworththeprice.Byidealizingthetimeofrenderingservice,hemadehisstenographicworksurpassandleadallotherstenographicservicesinthecity. A littlehomewasboughtandfurnished;they'remarriednow!ADVANCEMENTDEPENDSUPONIDEALIZINGITSPROCESSCHAPTER 23 Your workintheworldisperformedinoneormoreofthreefields:workwiththings,workwithwords,workwithpeople.Ineachofthesefieldsofwork,therearethousandsandthousands,whoserveearnestlyandloyally,workeverythingtheimageshouldnotcontain?Althoughtherearemanymillionsofdegreesofvariationandanunlimitednumberofcombinations,therearebut a fewdifferentbasicqualitiesthatenter into ourimages.Theyare:colors,sounds,tastes,odors,movementsanddirectionsofmovement,balanceorlackofbalance,finenessorroughness,hardnessorsoftness,heatorcold,lightnessorheaviness.Takeanyideayouwish to cometrue.Imageitin your mindasitnowis, -a imperfectidea.Then,takethefactorofcolors.Imageitagain,mentallyseeingeverycolorithaspossessed,doespossessorcouldpossess.Inthissamewaygoovertheideaofthatwhichyoudesire.Useeveryoneoftheelementsofcolor,sound,taste,odor,heat,cold,motion,directionofmotion,form,size,balance,fineness,roughness,hardness,softness,lightness,heaviness.Donotleaveout a singleone.Whenyouhavefinishedyouwillhavetheformof a perfectimage-ofanideal,butitwillstillbeonlytheform-without a heartofdesire,withoutanethericbody,andwithoutimpulse to impelaction.Next,adddesire!FIRINGTHEHEART-DESIREOF YOUR IDEALCHAPTER9Wishesarebutwishes;theyleadonly to wishingmorewishes.Desiresareheartbeatsofsoul;theydemandandimpel to action. A wishturnsever to itself,wishingthatsomethingwillcome to makeitselftrue. A desiregoesoutfromself;itdaringlyreachesout,demandingthethingdesired,anddivinelycreatesitinreality.Putthefollowingtruthstogether:Desireistheheartof your ideal;inthisheartarethefiresofattainment;sometimestheydiedownandaredim;sometimestheyburnbrightlyandglowwithhopeandsetfire to action;unlesstheythusburnwiththelightofhopeandthefireofaction, your idealwillnotcometrue.Whenthefiresofdesirearedimmedbydisappointmentsordiscouragement,ormemoriesofthefailuresofthepast,whatareyougoing to doaboutit?Feedthefireswith your feelingsandemotions! Your thoughtswillnotdo;theyarebutdampwoodandwetsand.Desiresareoftheheart;theycannotbemade to burnbrightlybyaddingideasandthoughtsofthemind.Isit a thing -a materialthing-youhavedesiredandforwhichdesireburnslowbecauseofpastfailures to attainit,orisit a newdesirethatdaresnotburnbrightlyforfearofdisappointmentshoulditnotbeattained?Fire your mayfallthrough.Ifyouidealizethevalueofthatwhichyouwish to sell,yougiveitadditionalsellingvalue.Ifyouidealizetheprocessofsellingit,youdiscovernewmeansofselling.Ifyouidealizeallkindsofpossiblebuyersofthatwhichyouhaveforsale,youdiscover a buyercapableofperceivingtheadditionalvalueyouhavegiven your productand a buyercapableandwilling to payforthatvalue. A CaseforIllustration: A manowned a tractoflandnearPasadena,California; on thistherewas a $10,000mortgage;hehadboughtit ona shoestring,planningsoon to sellit,-foritwasexpectedthat a buildingboomwouldmakeit a desirableresidencesitelongbeforethe$10,000wasdue.ConditionsatEndofSixMonths:Thebuildingboomhadnotmaterialized;themortgagewasdueintendays;realestatemenrefused to takeitup;thoseholdingthemortgagerefused to extendit;thebankerswouldn'ttouchit.CauseforRefusal:Thelandwasin a hollow;realestatemenandbankerswereconvincednoonewouldbuyituntileveryotherresidencesitenearithadbeensold;thatmightbeyearshence.TheOwner'sFirstEfforts:When,attheendofthefirstthreemonths,theboomfailed to boom,herecognizedabundantsupply,andfaithfullyandpersistentlyandconfidentlyaffirmed“GodISALLAbundance”and“AllisGod.”Threemonthswentby.Themoneydidnotdropfromtheheaven;butsomethingelsedropped-thecornersofhisbanker'smouth.Whatwasthetrouble?Faithfullyandconfidentlytheowneraffirmedthetruth:“GodIstheSourceofAbundantSupply.”Whythenthefailure?BecauseGodisSpirit;andconsequentlyaslongashecontinuedmerely to affirmGodasAbundantSupply,-thesupplycontinuedin a spiritualstate.Thisthebankersrefused to cash;theywantedcertifiedchecks.After a failureofmorethantwoand a halfmonths,theownertriedIdealizingtheProcess.First,heidealizedthelandinallitsdetails.Andatonce a newthoughtcame:Ifthislandisnotnowvaluableas a residencesite,certainlythereareotherusesforit;andsinceGodknowsalluses,theideaofanotherusewillcome to me.Second,heidealizedthechangesinitsconditionatdifferentseasonsoftheyearand-hurrah-anothernewthoughthehadnotthoughtbefore:Sincethelandwasin a hollowandthemoistureofthesurroundinglandan“illusionofthemind,”youcould-knowingthecertaintyofthelawthatonlylikeperceiveslike-smile to yourselfovertheideathatnothingbutanillusionarymindcouldconceiveanillusionaryworld,eatillusionaryvegetables,wearillusionaryshirts,handleillusionarymoney,useanddependupontenthousandillusionarythingsandliveuponanillusionaryearth.Iholdthatmatterisexistentandthatitisveryunwiseanddetrimental to denyitsexistenceandattempt to liveup to thedenial,-forinstance to denytheexistenceofmaterialfoodandtry to livewithoutit.But,Iholdalsothatitislackofknowledgeofthetruenatureofmatterthatmakesusthinkofitasdense,solid,motionlessandlifeless.Ifinourgreaterknowledgeofmatterwefindthatitisonlyenergyinreality,thatitisnotrestrictedenergybutinfiniteenergy,andthatitisofthesamesubstanceasspirit-thenourconceptofmatterbecomessolikeourconceptofthesubstanceofwhichidealsaremade,thatitispossibleforus to perceivesomedefiniteconnection -a realrelation,perhaps a similarity,perhapseven a co-existence-ofthesubstanceofeveryidealandthesubstanceofeverymaterialreality.Withsuchknowledge-foundinnextsucceedingchapters-ourfaiththatidealscometrue,becausetheyareofthesamesubstanceasmatter,canbeandisjustified.Suchfaithwillfireanewouridealsanddesiresandimpelus to ceasenoeffortuntiltheybecomerealities;andwithknowledgeoftheprocessofattainment,weshallknowbyexperiencethatitisnotsodifficultasitonceseemed.Andyou,yourself,canmake your idealsbecomerealities.Faithisthesubstanceofthingshopedfor.Idealsarethesubstanceofthethingsthatare.WHATCOMPACTNESSOFMATTERGIVES TOYOUR IDEALSCHAPTER3 Your ideasarealwayschangingandyouareeverchanging your attituderegardingthem.Why?Theyhavenoform,nobodyofspiritualsubstance;beingwithoutbody,theyarenotionsandverychangeablenotionsatthat.Butyouareloyal toyour ideals;youaresteadfastin your allegiance to them.Why?Becausethereissomethingfixedandrealaboutthem;theyaremadeofspiritualsubstance;theyaretheactualbodiesof your desires;ofpaperswerefullofthenewsystemand howtoget fromonepoint to another.AtleastnineoutofeverytenofthemillionsofadultsinNewYorkmusthavereadthedirectionsprevious to theopening,althoughprobablynotonein a hundredthousand-whentheyreadthedirectionsoverandoveragain-idealizedthenewroute,noridealizedthemselvesgoingaboutthecityor to andfromwork on it.TheResultofNotIdealizingtheProcess on thedayoftheopening,intelligentmenandwomencrowdedandjammedeachother,wentwheretheydidnotwish to go,evengotlost,thoughmanyofthemhadknownNewYorkalltheirlives.Theconfusionandjammingofthemobattwotransferstationsweresogreatthatscoresofwomenfainted,andmanywereseriouslyhurt.Morethan a millionpeoplelosttheirheads-morethan a millionwereconfusedforweeks.Itwasnecessary to closethecrosstownsubwayfor a month to preventaccidents-actually to preventpeoplekillingthemselvesandeachother,becauseoftheirconfusedmobaction.Andallofthisconfusion,trouble,injuryanddelaycouldhavebeenpreventedifeachofthesevenmillionpeoplewhousethesubwayshadspentbutfiveminutesprevious to itsopeninginIdealizingtheProcessoftraveling on it. How IIdealizedtheProcessinthisCase:Itook a descriptionoftheroutesfrom a newspaper;readitcarefully.ThenIquietlyvisualizedthenewroutes.Next,Iidealizedaction,-Idealizedmyselfusingthenewroutefrommyhome to myoffice,picturingmyself on thecars,changingwherethedescriptionsaidchangesmustbemade;idealizingeverybitofthejourney to myofficedoor.NextIidealizedonetripafteranother to otherpartsofthecity,untilIhadmyselfmentallyusedeverynewandoldroute.Afterthis,itwasimpossible to beconfused;impossible to make a mistakeinusingthesubway.Millionsofothersthoughtofthenewroutes,butcertainlyveryfewconsciouslyidealizedthemselvestraveling on them.YeteveryindividualinNewYorkcouldhavedoneitinfiveminutesiftheyhadonlybeeninthehabitofIdealizingtheProcessofDoingThings.Othershadideasofthenewroute,ofwheretheywanted to go,andof how toget there.Iturnedmyideas into ideals.Idealizingtheprocessofdoingthething,includedmorethanthere-seeingofthementalpictureofthenewroute.Ididmorethanvisualizeit.Iput into itanelementofaction.Ikeptmy“clutch”insothatthepicturebecamemovement.Thatisalwaysessentialinattainingthatwhichyoudesire.THEACTOFMAKINGTHEREALITYYOURSCHAPTER13Thislastactivity-theactofmakingtherealityyours-comprisesthreesteps:idealizing your attitude;unifyingthesubstanceoftheidealWITHthesubstanceofthereal;andmakingtheactualthing a partof your possessionsorplacingyourselfintheactualconditionsthatyouhaveidealizedanddesired. Your attituderelates to yourself, to others, to conditions,and to theworldingeneral.Beginwithyourself.Consciouslyornot,youdotakesomekindofanattitudetowardyourself.Youmaythinkyourself a wormor a god.Youarefree to takeanyattitudetowardyourselfyoudesire to take;butthereisonlyoneattitudethatleads to successanditistheidealizedattitude!Incompletethinkingin“ideas”makesyouseeyourselfas achild ofsin,suffering,sorrow,weakness,mistakeandfailure.Thinkofyourselfasyouare: a sonofGod-idealizingtheendyoudesire,theprocessbywhichyouattain,andtheattitudeyouholdtowardyourself,others,conditions,andtheuniverseitself.Then,idealize your attitudetowardothers,"Thatwhichyeseekyeshallfind."Ifyouthinkthatallmenaretrying to crushyou,youwillbecrushed;first,because your attitudecloses your eyes to theopportunitiesofferedyou;andsecond,becausesuchanattitudediscoversanddraws to youthosewhodonothelpyou.Ifyouidealizeothersaswilling to helpyou,youdraw to youmenandwomenwhowilldothesquarethingbyyouandhelpyou,-inthemyouwillfindhelpand a justreward.Thisidealizedattitudedoesnotmakeyou a trustingsimpleton,fortheidealizedattitudealsoidealizeswisdominknowingothers.Theidealizedattitudechangesalltheconditionsoflife.Inbusiness,itleadsus to expectgoodresults,and,expectinggoodresults,weplanbetter.Whenweplanbetter,-thatis,in, a moreidealizedway-we get betterresults.Idealizetheworldingeneral.Theuniversemustbegood.Ifitwerenotgooditwouldgo to piecesovernight,-forevildisruptsanddestroys.Goodattractsandunitesandholdstogether.Youcannotidealize your business, your professionand your workwithoutconductingthewholeaffairasanidealizedservicethatinevitablywillforce your ideals to cometrue!YoumayidealizetheThingDesired,down.Oneacrossthetable,onebesideme.LaterIlearnedthatonewas a coaloperatorofIndiana,andtheother,-well,therestofthestoryconcernstheotherman.Onelookatthismantoldmehewasnot a so-called“manofideals,”-thatis,notinaccordwiththeordinaryuseoftheterm.Helookedveryprosperous;hewastalkative-menarealwaysmorecommunicativeafterdinner,smoking a goodcigar, ona trainwithnothingelse to do.Thismanisthesoap-dyekingoftheworld.Only a fewyearsagoheand a friend,hiswifeandhisfriend'swife,startedinbusinessmakingsoap-dyes.Altogethertheyhad$800.Todayeachofthemismorethan a millionaire.Theirsoap-dyessellfortencents a package,yettheydo a businessofmanyhundredthousanddollars a month.Theysecuredtheoriginalpatentandconsequently,inaddition to theprofitstheymakefromtheirownconcern,theyarepaidroyaltiesbyallothersoap-dyecompanies. How didhedoit?Ihavesaidthatheisnot a manofideals.Thatstatementisbothtrueandnottrue.Heisnot a manofidealsofthePhariseekind,butheis a manwhoidealizesthethingwithwhichheworks. To himthesoap-dyeisoneofthegreatinventionsoftheage.Hisfaceglowedashetoldaboutit;hiseyesshone."Thinkwhatitmeans,"hesaid,"foreverywomanintheland-infact,allovertheworld,fornowwe'resellingsoap-dyes to Europe,Australia,IndiaandJapan -to beableintwominutes to changethecolorofhershirtwaist,of a pieceoflace,oranylighttrimmingmerelybydippingitinourdye,withoutanyboiling,andwithoutstainingherhands."Fromtheverybeginninghehadidealizedthethingheproduced.Hehadidealizedthesoapinorder to selectthebestforthepurpose.Hehadidealizedthedyessoas to producethemostusefuldye,themosteasilyandquicklyuseddye, -a dyeneedingnoboiling, a dyethatdoesnotstainthehandsofthoseusingit.Hehadidealizedthechemicalsusedintheprocessofmakingthedye,and,ashetalkedof how hehadbuiltupthebusiness,IsawthathehadevenidealizedthekindofchemicalexperthewantedandhadthensearchedtheUnitedStatesuntilhefoundthemanthatfittedhisideal.Hehadidealizedjusticeandhadsecuredpatentrightsforhimselfandthosewhohadworkedforhim.Hisprocessofidealizingthething-thesoap-dye-didnotstopwhenhehadput a goodproduct on themarketandwhenthatproducthadearnedhimmillionsofdollars.Hetoldme how thatveryafternoonhehadspentthreehourswithJapanesegirlsinNewYork to provehissoap-dyeswouldnotstainthehandsoftheJapanesewomen.Giving a BodyofEthericSubstance toYour Ideal;Giving Your IdealtheImpulseofAction to MakeItReal;TheProcessthatMakesIdealsComeTrue;TheActofMakingtheRealityYours;andWhere to Center Your Effort. TO ATTAIN YOUR DESIRES,ALLTHREEMUSTBEUSEDCHAPTER7Ifyouidealizeanduseallthreeofthebasicactivitiesandonlythosethree,itiseasy to make your idealsbecomerealities.Youalwaysattainwhenyouidealizeandusethem;but,ifyouleaveoutanyoneofthethree,youfail to attain your desire,-andnoonecanbeblamedexceptyourself.Ifyouidealizeonlythatwhichyoudesireandholdfaithfully to thatideal,-thatis,ifyouuseonlythefirstofthethreeactivities,-youwillsucceedandjustlyinproportion to whatyoudo.SinceGodisjustice,theresultcorresponds to theeffort.Idealizingwhatyouwantandholdingfaithfully to theidealformonthsandevenyearsbringsyouthesuccess your effortmerits-evenafteryearsyouwillstillbeholding to theideal.And,ifyouidealizethatwhichyoudesireandattempt to takepossessionofitmentally-usingthefirstandthirdofthethreebasicactivities-yousucceedandjustlyinproportion to whatyoudo.If,wheninNewYork,youlearnof a footballgame to beplayedinBostonanddesire to bepresent,theidealoftheThingDesiredis to beinBoston.Ifyoudesire to drivebyautomobilefromNewYork to Boston,thatistheidealoftheProcessyouintend to use togetto Boston.Ifyougo to your garageandsitin your carfor a day, a monthor a year,holdingfaithfullyallthetime to theThingDesiredandholdingalso a mentalpictureofbeinginBoston-mentallypicturingthefirstandthirdsteps,butomittingthesecondone-beforetheyearpasses your friendswillwish to sendyou to themadhouse;andonlybecauseyoufailed to usethesecondactivity-thatoftheprocessofactuallystartingthemachineanddrivingfromNewYork to Boston.Asthelegfromknee to toeswasasstiffas a carvedpieceofwood,itwasnecessary to use a caneor a crutchand to hunchmywholebodyupwardinorder to swingtheotherlegforward.Today,IcanmovetheleftfootupanddownattheankleaseasilyasIcanmovemyrightfoot.Idonotevenlimp!Mystepisspringyandcertain.Friendssaythatmywalkismorelikethatof a manofthirtythanthatof a manofsixty-five.Certainly,-withthesmallbonesofmyanklegrowntogetherasonesolidbone,-Iwascompelled to dosomethingwithmyconsciousnessofthe“solidity”ofmatter. To get ridoftheideathatmatterisCOMPACT,DENSEandSOLIDisthefirststepinallhealing.Solongasyouthinkof a cancer-or a tumor,oranabnormalbonegrowth-ascompactsolidmatter,solongwillyoudoubtthepowerofmindandspirit to changeit.Throughoutalltheages,individualshavebeenhealedbyprayer,faith,mind,loveandspirit.Eachsuchcaseprovesitcanbedone.Yettoday,notonepersonofeachtwentymillionoftheworld'spopulationishealeddirectlybysuchmethods.Wecannotaccountforthis,byassertingthattheworlddoesnotknowthatGodhashealed.Wecannotaccountforitbyassertingthatmillionsdonotwish to bemadewellbyspiritualhealing.If,atanytimeduringtheages,wehadheld to thetruththatGodisAllandknownthatmatterisspiritualmanifestation,theknowledgeoftheresultsofourspiritualhealingwouldhaveswepttheworldandeveryonewouldnowacceptandusethem.WehaveidealsofGod,spirit,andspiritualhealing.Wehavenoidealofmatter,thething to behealed.Ourfailureshavebeendue to ourpartialandverymistakenideasofmatter.Somehavetried toget aroundmatterbycallingitanillusion.Thinkofmatterasanillusionasmuchasyoupleasebut-ifyouhave a cancer on theendof your nose-deepin your heartyouknowthatyoucannotdenythat your mindrecognizesthatthatcanceristhere!Solongasyoucallmatteranillusion,youadmitthereissomething to becalledanillusion;andthatsomethingmakesyoudoubt to onedegreeoranotherthepossibilityofthehealing.Otherstry toget aroundmatter,bydenyingitsexistence.Solongasyoufinditnecessary to denymatter, your verydenialis your admissionthatthereissomething to deny.Isitconsistent to denytheexistenceofthematterwecall a cancerandthen to turnourmindstopsy-turvyin a secondanddemandthatuniversalsupplybemanifestedasmatterintheformofmoneyandmeansofmaterialexistence-food,clothing,houses,etc....
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