InfinitePower

forRicherLiving

JosephMurphyD.D.,D.R.S.,Ph.D.,LL.D.Thebest-sellingauthorof

THEPOWEROFYOURSUBCONSCIOUSMIND

Copyright©1969JosephMurphyAllrightsreservedbyJMWGroup,Inc.andTheJeanMurphyTrust.Updated and Edited for the 21st Century by JMW Group Inc. ExclusiveworldwiderightsinalllanguagesavailableonlythroughJMWGroupInc.Allrightsreserved.Nopartofthisbookmaybereproducedbyanymechanical,photographic,orelectronicprocess,orintheformofaphonographicrecording;normayitbestoredinaretrievalsystem,transmitted,orotherwisebecopiedforpublic or private use other than for “fair use” as brief quotations embodied inarticlesandreviewswithoutpriorwrittenpermissionofthepublisher.Theauthorof this book does not dispense medical advice or prescribe the use of anytechniqueas a formof treatment forphysical, emotional, ormedicalproblemswithouttheadviceofaphysician,eitherdirectlyorindirectly.Theintentoftheauthorisonlytoofferinformationofageneralnaturetohelpyouinyourquestfor emotional and spiritual well-being. In the event you use any of theinformation in this book for yourself, which is your constitutional right, theauthorandthepublisherassumenoresponsibilityforyouractions.

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ThereisanInfinitePowerwithinyouthatcanliftyouup,healyou,inspireyou,guideyou,directyou,andsetyouonthehigh-roadtohappiness,freedom,peaceofmind,andthejoyoffulfilledandtriumphantliving.Basedonmyconsultationsandlecturesinmanycountriesof theworld,Ihavenoticedonegreatdifferencebetweenpeople inallwalksof life.Someof themare happy, joyous, successful, and prosperous; while others are unhappy andfrustrated,andcan'tmakeendsmeet.Vastnumbersofpeopleinallwalksoflifegoforwarddaybyday,achievingandaccomplishing great things. They are vital, strong, and healthy, and arecontributing countless blessings to humanity. They seem to be imbued orpossessedwithsomeprimalforcethatconstantlyworksfortheirbenefit.Countlessothers,however,are leadingmediocre,dull lives, fullofburdens, inquiet desperation. They seem to have an inability to meet triumphantly andvictoriouslythechallengesoflifetowinitssatisfyingrewards.WHYYOUNEEDTHISBOOKThisbookteachesyouhowtomeetandovercomethefrustrationsandproblemsof life. Each chapter reveals to you that every problem is always Divinelyoutmatched, and shows you how to rise strongly and victoriously above theproblemintothedawnofanewdayandasatisfyingnewlife.This book explains how to contact the InfinitePowerwithinyou and suppliesyouwithspecifictechniquesforputtingItintooperation.It is for the express purpose of teaching the reader how to align andcommunicatewith this InfinitePowerandhow touse It inhisdaily life that Iwrote this book. I have endeavored on every page to explain the great basic,fundamental,andunlimitedpowersofyourmindinthesimplestandmostdirectlanguagepossible.

I urge you to study this book sincerely, and to apply the many effectivetechniquessuggestedandprogrammedinit.AsyoudothisIamconvincedthatyourmentalcontactandcommunicationwiththisInfinitePowerwithinyouwillcauseyoutoriseconfidentlyaboveconfusion,misery,melancholy,andfailure.This Infinite Power will unerringly guide you to your true place, solve yourproblems and difficulties, sever you forever from the conditions of lack andlimitation,andsetyouontheroadtohigheraspectsoflivinglifegloriouslyandserenely.WHATTHEINFINITEPOWERSOFTHEMINDHAVEDONEFOROTHERSIhavetaughtandwrittenaboutthemiracle-workingpowersofthemindforoverthirtyyears,hereandabroad.IhavewitnessedthefollowingchangesinthelivesofcountlessnumbersofpeoplewhosincerelyusedtheInfinitePowersoftheirmind:

-Wealthingreatabundance-Newfriendsandwonderfulcompanionsinlife—Protectionfromalldanger-Healingofso-calledincurablemaladies-Freedomfromself-condemnationandself-criticism-Publicacclaim,honor,andrecognition—Newvitalityandazestforlife- Maritalpeaceandhappinesswherediscordwas—Serenityinthischangingworld-And,aboveall,thejoyoftheansweredprayer

Thismiracle-workingpoweroperatesinallwalksoflifeandatalllevelsAccording tomy observation and experience, themen,women, and teenagerswhouse thisPowercomefromevery levelofsocietyandfromeverypossibleincomebracket.Theyarehighschoolandcollegestudents,stenographers, taxidrivers, college professors, space scientists, chemists, pharmacists, bankers,medicaldoctors,chiropractors,housewives,telephoneoperators,motionpicturedirectors,actresses,andtruckdrivers.These people have discovered thismysterious but intensely real Powerwhich

pickedthemupfromfailure,misery,lack,anddespair,and—inmanyinstances"inthetwinklingofaneye,"asSt.Paulsaid—Itsolvedtheirproblems,wipedawaytheirtears,cutthemfreefromemotionalandfinancialentanglement,andplaced themupon the great highroad to freedom from frustrating burdens andbrought fame, fortune,gloriousnewopportunities for fulfilled living.Also, allthesepeoplediscoveredamagicalhealing lovewhichhealed theirbruisedandbrokenheartsandrestoredtheirsoulsforperfectliving.UNIQUEFEATURESOFTHISBOOKThe unique feature of this book is its down-to-earth practicality and everydayutility.Youwilllearntouseyourinbornextraordinaryabilitytovisualizefutureevents and to recognize the voice of intuition to guide you thereby for yourgreatestbenefit.HowInfiniteMindrevealsanswerstoyouindreamsThemeaningofout-of-the-bodyexperiences,travellingclairvoyanceandwhatitmeans, how to make extrasensory perception work for you, and many otherextraordinarypowersofyourmindarerevealedtoyouinthefollowingpages.HOWTOLETWONDERSHAPPENINYOURLIFEThegreatestworkingtruthsinlifearethesimplest.Inthisbook,Ihavepresentedthese great truths with the maximum of simplicity and dramatic clarity. Thisbookwillshowhowtoletyouriseaboveanyproblemsyoumayhave,andhowtoreceiveguidanceandtheblessingsoftheansweredprayer.Everydayofyourlifewillbecomericher,grander,nobler,andmorewonderfulas you follow the specific techniques presented in this book for releasing thisInfiniteHiddenPowerwithinyouforallgood.Followthe instructionsand tapthisInfinitePower,andyouwillattractanabundanceofallgoodthingsinlife.Beginnow,withusingthisbook,toreleasetheimprisonedsplendorwithinyou,andletwondersofallthatisgoodandsatisfyinghappeninyourlife.

JOSEPHMURPHY

Contents1. HOWINFINITEPOWERCANGIVEYOUANEXCITING,RICH,NEWLIFEHowThisInfinitePowerCanWorkWondersInYourLifeHowYouCanUseThisExtraordinaryPowerWhyIWroteThisBookHowABellboyDiscoveredTheKeyToInstantPromotionHowACollegeGirlTurnedFailureIntoInstantSuccessHowYouCanUseTheInfinitePowerToMakeYourDreamsComeTrueHowYourLifeCanBecomeAnExcitingAdventure2.HOWTOSETUPASUCCESSPATTERNFORRICHERLIVINGHowANewMentalPictureOfHimselfPaidRichDividendsHowAMentalPictureProducedAMillionDollarsHowAnActressTriumphedOverFailureYouAreRichAndSuccessfulBecauseOfWhatYouAreInsideWhyYouHaveTheChanceOfALifetimeAlwaysWithYouTheMagicalKeyToTurnForSuccessHowASalesmanHelpedHimselfToPromotionHowAnOfficeManagerOvercamePersonalityDefectsPointsToRecallInThisChapter3. HOW TO ACHIEVE POWER AND CONTROL OVER YOUR LIFEHowThisBusyExecutiveLearnedToControlHisLifeHowATeacherConqueredHerFrustration23HowABusinessmanSuccessfullyRebuiltHisBusinessTheMassMindAndHowToOvercomeItsNegativeEffectsOnYouHowToNeutralizeNegativeInfluencesOfTheMassMindHowToGetInTuneWithTheInfinitePointsToRecallInThisChapter4. HOW YOU CAN UNLEASH INFINITE POWER TO BENEFIT EVERYPHASEOFYOURLIFE

YouHaveAFortuneToShareHowYouCanRiseToTheHeightsOfYourDesiresHowToCopeWithSeemingWorldlyInJusticeHowAWomanSharedHerFortuneAndGotRicherHisFortuneWasWhereHeWas-ButHeWasBlindToItHowAProfessorDiscoveredAFortuneHowASecretary'sFaithWorkedWondersForHerPointsToRecallInThisChapter5.HOWTOFORESEETHEFUTUREANDRECOGNIZETHEVOICEOFINTUITIONYourFutureIsInYourMindNowHowPrecognitionSavedAFortuneAndMadeANewOneHowAMother'sPrevisionSavedHerSon'sLifeHowAFather'sDreamOfHisSon'sDeathHelpedAvertTheTragedyHowToHelpPreventTragediesAndReversalsOfFortune"Why Is It That Only Negative Predictions Regarding My Future Come ToPass?"HowPrevisionSolvedADoctor'sProblemHowClairaudienceSavedALifeHowToProtectYourselfAndOthersFromUnhappyEventsPointsToRecallInThisChapter6. HOW INFINITEMIND REVEALS ANSWERS IN DREAMS AND THEMEANINGOFOUT-OF-BODYEXPERIENCESAnInterestingDreamAnalyzedHowADreamLedAWomanToTheHomeSheWantedHowTheAuthor'sDreamBecameALivingExperienceHowHisDreamTriedToProtectHisHealthTheDifferentTypesOfDreamsHowADreamWarnedAWomanEngagedToBeMarriedHowToPrepareYourMindPriorToSleepHowAMother'sDreamProtectedHerDaughterPointsToRecallInThisChapter7. HOW INFINITE MIND SOLVES PROBLEMS AND SAVES LIVESTHROUGHTHEMYSTERYOFDREAMIMPRESSIONS

HowBillySolvedHisProblemThroughADreamTheImportanceOfDreamingLiterallyHowABoyControlledHisSubconsciousInADreamHowYouCanChangeADisturbingDreamHowACourtJudgeGotAnAnswerInADreamAnAnswerToABibleStudent'sDreamHowTheBibleAnsweredThePrayerOfAPriestPointsToRecallInThisChapter

8. HOW TO TUNE IN WITH THE INFINITE AND HOW TO MAKEEXTRASENSORYPERCEPTIONWORKFORYOUHowExtrasensoryPerceptionHelpedFindAMissingSonHowYouCanUseExtrasensoryPerceptionExtrasensoryPerceptionInActionExtrasensoryPerceptionIsActiveEverywhereHow Extrasensory Perception Has Been Used In Treatment Of PsychologicalDisordersExtrasensoryPerceptionManifestedAsClairaudienceHowExtrasensoryPerceptionPowersFoundAMissingReceiptHowToLetExtrasensoryPerceptionFunctionForYouPointsToRecallInThisChapter9. HOW THE SECRET POWER OF SELF-MASTERY PAYS FABULOUSDIVIDENDSHowAYoungAndDiscouragedWomanDevelopedSelf-MasteryHowToApplySelf-MasteryInYourLifeForRichestBlessingsHowADiscouragedYoungManGainedSelf-EsteemAndRecognitionHowCompleteMaritalUnhappinessWasOvercomePointsToRecallInThisChapter10.HOWTOUSEINFINITEPOWERFORFULFILLEDLIVINGHowAPatternForVictoriousLivingWasFoundFiveStepsToLivingLifeGloriouslyPeaceAndSerenityHowAGrandmotherKeepsInspiredAndZestfulForLifeAGreatSpiritualFeastHawaiianWisdomAndInnerJoyTheSeven-StepMiracleFormulaHowToAcquireTheJoyOfLivingTheMeaningOfKahunaPointsToRecallInThisChapter11.HOWTOGETTHEINFINITEPOWERONYOURSIDE

HowThoughtsComeInPairsHowAFearOfASecondMarriageWasDestroyedWhy You Are Your Own Legislator In Having Good Or FrustratingExperiencesHowASalesmanGotRidOfHis"Jinx"ThePatheticCaseOfAFearfulMedicalStudentPointsToRecallInThisChapter12. HOW INFINITE POWER CAN RECHARGE YOUR MENTAL ANDSPIRITUALBATTERIESHisSpiritualMedicineFocusingOnTheBigThingsOfLifeHowAHarassedMotherConqueredHer"HeartTrouble"AndAggravationsHowToMaintainASereneMindTheQuietMindIsWithinYourReachHowInnerConflictCanBeCalmedHowA"VictimOfCircumstances"StoppedBeingAVictimPointsToRecallInThisChapter13.HOWTOUSETHEINFINITEPOWERTOGUIDEYOUINALLWAYSHowAWomanAttractedHerRightMateHowDivineGuidanceWorksForAnotherHowToReceivePersonalGuidanceForTruePlaceHowTheGuidingPrincipleSavedALifeRightActionIsForYouThroughGuidanceHowDivineGuidanceRevealedTrueTalentsHowAFortuneInMindWasDiscoveredByAn80-Year-OldManHowTheGuidingPrincipleAttractsWhatYouLookForPointsToRecallInThisChapter14.HOWTOUSETHEINFINITEPOWERTOHEALGoodHealthIsSecuredThroughConstructiveThinkingHowTheInfiniteHealingPowerCanBeReleasedHowToReleaseNewHealth-GivingPowerTheInfiniteHealingPowerOfYourSubconsciousMindTheMiracleOfChangedAttitudeChangesLives

PointsToRecallInThisChapter15. THE INFINITE POWER OF LOVE AND YOUR INVISIBLEMATRIMONIALGUIDEHowAWomanDrewLastingLoveIntoHerLifeHowABusinessmanOvercameAbnormalJealousyWithLoveHowToUseLove'sPowerConstructivelyPointsToRecallInThisChapter16. THE INFINITE POWER OF BELIEF TO MAKE THE IMPOSSIBLEBECOMEPOSSIBLETheMiracleOfImplicitBelievingWhyYouShouldKnowYouAreDivineHowToAcknowledgeYourDivineNatureHowAMinisterProvedThePowerOfBeliefToHimselfHowToBelieveInTheInfiniteHealingPowerAndBeMadeWholeHowToTakeATrueLookAtYourBeliefsWhatManyPeopleErroneouslyBelieveAboutAbundanceInTheirLivesYouHaveTheRightToBelieveInRichAndJoyousLivingYouGetWhatYouBelieveHowABankruptManClaimedHisGoodPointsToRecallInThisChapter17. INFINITE POWER FOR HARMONIOUS RELATIONSHIPS WITHPEOPLEHowToGetAlongWithOthersHowAWaiterPromotedHimselfToUnderstandAllIsToForgiveAllHowAMusician'sSubconsciousWorkedWondersForHimThroughPrayerHowADoctorHealedHimselfOfCripplingAngerHowAManWithAGrudgeAgainstGodLearnedAGreatLesson InHumanRelationsHowABeneficialPhilosophicalAttitudeTowardPeopleWasDevelopedTheKeyToHappyRelationsPointsToRecallInThisChapter18.THEBENEFITSOFTRAVELINGWITHGOD

HowToTravelWithGodCanYouBelieveInMiracles?TheMeaningOfAMiracleCauseOfHerHealingTheInfiniteHealingPowerAndHowToUseItTheMeaningOfTheAppearanceOfTheBlessedVirginWhyThePropheciesCameToPassHowToUseThePowerOfYourSubconsciousMindToMakeAFortuneThereIsAlwaysAnAnswerHowDissolvingGuiltHealedAnUlceratedArmHowDoAllTheseHealingsTakePlace?PointsToRecallInThisChapter

ONE

HowInfinitePowerCanGiveYouanExciting,

Rich,NewLifeThisbookisdesignedtoteachyouabouttheInfinitePowerwithinyou,whichcanliftyouupfromthemidstofsickness,melancholia,failure,andfrustration,and set you on the road to health, happiness, abundance, and security. I haveseenmiraculous transformations takeplace inmenandwomenofallwalksoflife all over the world when they began contacting and releasing this InfinitePowerwithinthemselves.SeveralmonthsagoIspenttwohoursinahospitaltalkingwithanalcoholicinthedepthsofdespair.HebegantousethisPowerand,asaresult,isnowstrong,vital,andhappy,andisoperatingaprosperousbusiness.LikePaulintheBible,hewas changed in the "twinkling of an eye," and the InfiniteHealing Powerbegantoflowthroughhim.Hisproblemsmelted,peacecameintohistroubledmind,andheisbackagainwithhiswifeandchildren.ThisInfinitePowerispositively,definitely,andabsolutelywaitingwithinyoutobereleased.ThisPowerisabletotransformyourlifesocompletely,soradically,and somarvelously that after a few shortweeks ormonths, it is possible thatyourclosefriendsmaynotrecognizeyou.InthisbookyouwillreadaboutaconvictedcriminalwhohadmurderedseveralpeopleandwhoisnowaGod-likemanhelpingotherstolivelifegloriouslyandpeacefully.Thismansaidtome,"AmonthafterIstartedcontactingthisInfinitePowerwhichyoutoldmeabout,IlookedatmyselfinthemirrorandsuddenlyIrealizedIwasnotthesameman.Ican'trepeatanyofmyformercrimes."Thenhe added, "I'mbeginning towonder if I could have been thatmurderer."ThismanhaddiscoveredthePowerwithinhimself,whichopensevenprisondoors,anditliberatedhim.TheInfiniteHealingPresencerestoredhissoul.TheBiblesays,Herestorethmysoul(Ps.23:3).ThismysteriousInfinitePowercancausemiraclesforyou, too.Asyouperusethisandthefollowingchapters,youwillrealizethatyoucandirecttheflowof

this Power so that you can receive new ideas worth a fortune. All that isnecessaryistohaveanopenmindandadesiretoleadafull,happy,exciting,andabundantlife.HOWTHISINFINITEPOWERCANWORKWONDERSINYOURLIFEWhyis it thatsomepeoplearehappy,successful,andprosperous,whileothersare poor and miserable? Why is it that some people are full of faith andconfidence and live in the joyous expectancyof thebest, acquiring riches andconstantly rising on the ladder of success, while others are fearful, worried,depressed,andhavebecometragicfailuresinlife?Whydoesonebrotherliveinabeautifulmansion,whiletheotherspendshislifeinashabbytenementhouseunabletomakeendsmeet?Thereasonforthedifferenceisthatthosewhoareleadingexciting,adventurous,creative, and successful liveshavebeenmakinguseof the InfinitePower thatmakesthedifference.ForitistheuseofthisMysticPowerthatbringstoyouallthevitality,prosperity,joy,andrichesyouneed.HOWYOUCANUSETHISEXTRAORDINARYPOWERThrough the ages men and women have been discovering an Infinite Powerwhichrevealed theirhiddentalents to them.TheyreceivedinspirationfromonHigh, and they also receivedmarvelous andgloriousoriginal knowledge fromthe Infinite Storehouse within them. This Power can furnish you with thewisdom,power,anddynamicsnecessarytoreachthegoalsselectedbyyou.ThisbookteachesyouhowtodirectthisPowerforyourbettermentandwelfare.AllyouhavetodoistocooperateandalignyourselfwithIt.YoucanusethisInfinitePowertoattract therightpartner inbusiness,findtheright friends; it canprovideyouwith the idealhome.Youcanprosperbeyondyourfondestdreams,andyoucandiscoverthejoyandthefreedomtobe,andtodo,andtotravelasyourheartdesires.WHYIWROTETHISBOOKTomakethisPrimalPowerwhichisthePowerofGodandtheunderstandingofit available to allmenandwomen is the reason Ihavewritten thisbook. It is

yourGod-givenbirthrighttocontactandtousethispowerandtoallowittoflowthrough your mind, body, business, and all your affairs so that you can risetriumphantlytothementalarenaofdominion,joyandricherliving.Whatthiswonder-workingpowerhasdoneforothersThis book shows you how men and women of all walks of life have foundMiraculous Healing for so-called incurable conditions, solutions to acutebusinessproblems,harmonyinfamilyrelationships,methodsbywhichtoaverttragedies,and theuseofclairaudience tosaveaman's life.Thesepeoplehavediscovered how precognition made a fortune for a man, how tranquility andserenityreplacedamindinturmoil,howtoattracttheidealLifePartner,howamentalmovieattractedamilliondollars,andhowtoturnfailureintosuccess.ThisbookhasuniqueandextraordinaryfeaturesYouwillfindallthenecessarymethodsforusingtheInfinitePowerwithinyouinsimple,usabletechniquesandformulaswhichyoucanreadilyapplyinyoureverydayworld. It not only answers questions, but gives solutions to personalproblems,suchas:Howtogainconfidenceandpoise,howtoprayforsuccessinbusinessoraprofession,howtouseextrasensoryperceptiontoblessoneselfandothers,howtoreceiveDivineguidance,howoftentoprayforasickperson,howtocooperatewiththedoctor,andhowtoprayeffectively.Thisbooktellswhyitis Ihaveprayedandapparently receivednoanswers,andhow topray forandrecognize Divine guidance. Everything necessary for your instant use of thetremendouspowersoftheInfiniteisheremadeperfectlyclearandworkable.HowyoucanstarttoliveanewfulfilledlifeEveryonedesireshealth,happiness,security,peaceofmind,andtrueexpression,butmanysayintheirhearts,"It'stoogoodtobecometrue!"However,nothingistoogoodtobe true,nothing toowonderful to last, for thePower, theWisdom,and the Glory of God are the same yesterday, today, and forever, and areinstantlyavailable toall. It iswithinyourpowernowto transformyourwholelife.Itssimplicityisamazingandstartling.Youwillreadinthisbookhowamanturnedalifetimeoffailureintosuccessatfifty.Youcandothesame.Youwillreadhowawomanoffortydiscoveredthekeytoinstantpopularityandmarriage.Letloveworkmiraclesforyou,too.

HOWABELLBOYDISCOVEREDTHEKEYTOINSTANTPROMOTIONDuring my travels I spoke in Ottawa, Canada. After the talk, a young manchattedwithmeand toldme thathehadbeenabellboy inNewYorkCity fortwoyearsandthataguestinthehotelhadgivenhimapaperbackbookentitledThePowerofYourSubconsciousMind.1Hereaditfourtimesand,followingitsdirections, began to repeat prior to sleep, "Promotion ismine now.Success isminenow.Wealthisminenow."Helulledhimselftosleepeachnightwiththesewords, and at the end of about two weeks he was suddenly made AssistantManager,andinsixmonthsGeneralManager,ofachainofhotels.HeknewthatthepowerflowingthroughhimwasfromGod."Justthink,"hesaid,"forseveralyearsofmylifeIwasmerelylivingonatrickleoftheenormouspotentialwithinme." Thisman learned how to release the Infinite Powerwithin him, and hiswholelifehasbeenharmonizedbythiswondrousworkingpower.1 JosephMurphy, The Power of Your Subconscious Mind (Englewood Cliffs,N.J.:Prentice-Hall,Inc.,1963).HOWACOLLEGEGIRLTURNEDFAILUREINTOINSTANTSUCCESSAfewyearsago,ayoungcollegegirlcametoseemeattherequestofherfather.Shewasfailingincollege.Italkedwithherandfoundshehadagoodmindandasolidfoundationofknowledgeofthelawofthemind.Iaskedher,"Whyareyoudownonyourself?Whyhavesuchalowestimateofyourself?"Sheflushedconsiderablyandsaid,"Oh,I'mthedumboneinthefamily.FathersaysthatI'llneveramounttomuch,thatmybrothersaresmart,thattheytakeafterhim,andthatI'mstupidlikemymother.""Well,"Ireplied,"youareachildofGod.Allthe infinite powers, attributes, qualities, and wisdom of God are within youwaitingtobereleasedandutilized.Tellyourfatherfrommethatheshouldnevermakesuchfrightfullynegativestatementstohisdaughter,but,rather,heshouldencourageyouandremindyouthattheInfiniteIntelligenceofGodiswithinyouandwhenyoucallon It, It answersyou.Tellhimalso that there areprobablymoreofhisgenetictendenciesinyouthanthoseofyourmother."Igaveherthefollowingtechniquetobeusedeverymorningbeforeshewenttoclass and every night prior to sleep: "I am a child ofGod. Iwill never again

underestimatemyinnerpowersordemeanmyselfinanyway.IexaltGodinthemidstofme.IknowGodlovesmeandcaresforme.Itiswritten…Hecarethforyou(IPeter5:7).WhateverIreadandstudyisabsorbedreadilybymymindandit is reflectedback tome instantaneouslywhen I need it. I radiate love tomyfatherandbrothersandteachersandtomymotherinthenextdimension,whereIknowsheishappyandfree.InfiniteIntelligenceguidesmystudiesandrevealstomeeverythingIneedtoknowatalltimes.Iesteemmyself,andIhaveanewestimateofmyself,forIknowtherealSelfofmeisGod.AnytimeIampronetocriticizeorcondemnmyself,Iwillimmediatelyaffirm,'Godlovesmeandcaresforme.IamHisdaughter.'"Shepracticedthisprayerprocessfaithfully,andIamgladtoreportthatshesoonmovedupinhergradesandhassincegraduatedfromcollegemagnacumlaude.ShediscoveredtheInfinitePowerforperfectlivingandbegantoreleaseit.SheceasedacceptingthenegativesuggestionsofherfatherandbegantoexaltGodinthemidstofher.Paulsays,Leteverysoulbesubjectuntothehigherpowers(Romans13:1).God is theonlyPresence and theonlyPower, and thepowersthatbeareordainedofGod.HOWYOUCANUSETHEINFINITEPOWERTOMAKEYOURDREAMSCOMETRUEIfyoupracticetheprinciplesoftheInfinitePowerforperfectlivingasportrayedand revealed in the following pages, you will see marvelous and fantasticchangesforgoodtakingplaceinyourlife.Yourdreams,aspirations,ideas,andgoals in life are thoughts, ideas, andmental pictures in yourmind.Youmustrealizethattheideaordesireinyourmindisasrealasyourhandoryourheart.Ithasform,shape,andsubstanceinanotherdimensionofmind.Eachchapterofthisbookwillshowyouhowtoacceptyourdesire,feelitsreality,andknowtheInfinite Power within you will bring it to pass in Divine order. The InfinitePowerwhichgivesyouthedesirealsowillrevealtoyoutheperfectplanforitsunfoldment.Allyouhavetodoistoacceptitandbelieveinit,andtheInfiniteIntelligencewithinyouwillbringittopass.HOWYOURLIFECANBECOMEANEXCITINGADVENTUREThemiracle-workingpowerof theInfiniteexistedbeforeyouandIwereborn,andbeforeanychurchoreventheworlditselfexisted.Thegreateternal truths

and principles of life which bless, heal, inspire, and elevate you antedate allreligions.YouandIareabouttogoforthonajourneyintotheinnerrecessesofour own mind, where we shall observe how it works, and learn of thiswonderful,magical,healing,andtransformingpowerthatwashesawayalltears.Weshallseehowitbindsupthewoundsofthebroken-hearted,proclaimslibertytothefear-ridden,disease-soakedmind,andliberatesyoucompletelyfromtheself-imposedchainsofpoverty, failure, sickness, frustration, and limitationsofallkinds.All you need do is follow the simple but scientific methods outlined in thefollowingchaptersandthen,uniteyourself,mentallyandemotionallywith thegood you wish to experience, and the Infinite Power will lead you to thefulfillmentofyourheart'sdesire.Thismentalandspiritualjourneyonwhichyouarenowembarkingwillbethemostwonderful"chapter"inyourlife—ahealingandrevealingexperience.Itwill prove to be exciting, joyous, and themost rewarding of your life. Beginnow, today. Let wonders and miracles happen in your life! Persist until daybreaksandalltheshadowsdisappear.

TWO

HowtoSetUpaSuccessPatternforRicherDiving

You were born to win and to triumph over all of the obstacles in life. Godindwellsyou,andwalksand talkswithinyou.Godis theLife-Principlewithinyou. You are a channel of the Divine, and you are here to reproduce all thequalities,attributes,potencies,andaspectsofGodonthescreenofspace.Thatishowimportantandwonderfulyouare!WhateverGodstarts,Hefinishes—whetheritbeastar,acosmos,oratree.Inordertowinandtriumphinthegameoflife,joinwiththeCosmicPowerwithinyou,andasyoualignyourself in thoughtand feelingwith this InfinitePower,you will find the Cosmic Power moving on your behalf and enabling you toachievevictoryandthetriumphantlife.HOWANEWMENTALPICTUREOFHIMSELFPAIDRICHDIVIDENDS"Ihavebeenwithmyfirmfortenyearsandhavenotreceivedapromotionoraraiseinsalary.Theremustbesomethingwrongwithme,"aman,whomweshallcall John, complained bitterly during his first consultation with me. Whiletalking with him, I discovered that he had a subconscious pattern of failureguidinghisaffairs.Johnwas in thehabitofdowngradinghimselfconstantly, saying tohimself, "Iam no good, I am always passed over, I'm losing my job, there is a jinxfollowingme."Hewasfullofself-condemnationandself-criticism.Iexplainedtohimthattheseweretwoofthemostdestructivementalpoisonshecouldgen-erate, and that they would rob him of vitality, enthusiasm, energy and goodjudgment, ultimately leaving him a physical and mental wreck. Moreover, Ielaborated further on his negative statements by pointing out that suchstatementsas"Iamnogood,Iamalwayspassedover,"werecommandstohissubconscious mind, which takes him literally, setting up blocks, delays, lack,limitationandimpedimentsofallkindsinhislife.Thesubconsciousislikethe

soil, which takes all manner of seeds, both good and bad, and suppliesnourishmentfortheirdevelopment.HowJohndiscoveredthecauseforfailurewithinhimselfHeaskedme,"IsthiswhyIampassedoverandignoredatourregularbusinessconferences?"Myanswerwas"Yes,"becausehehadformedamentalpictureofrejectionandexpectedtobeslightedandignored.Hewasactuallyblockinghisown good. John proved the age-old Biblical truth, The thing which I greatlyfearedhascomeuponme(Job3:25).HowhepracticedarealistictechniqueforsuccessThis ishowJohnextricatedhimself fromthepatternsofself- rejection, failureand frustration. I suggested tohim thathedwellon thisgreat truth:…but thisonethingIdo,forgettingthosethingswhicharebehind,andreachingforthuntothosethingswhicharebefore,IpresstowardthemarkfortheprizeofthehighcallingofGod….(Phil.3:13,14).Heasked,"HowcanI forget thesnubs,hurtsandrebuffs? It isprettyhard." Itcanbedone,butasIexplainedtohim,hehadtocometoaclear-cutdecisiontodrop the past andwith positive determination to contemplate success, victory,achievement and promotion. Your subconscious knows when you mean whatyousayandwillautomaticallyremindyouwhen,duetohabit,youarepronetodemeanyourself, andyouwill immediately reverse the thought andaffirm thegoodhereandnow.Hebegantoperceivethefallacy,aswellasthefoolishness,ofcarryingamentalloadofdisappointmentandfailuresofthepastintothefuture.Itislikecarryinga heavy iron bar on your shoulders all day long, thereby bringing aboutexhaustion and fatigue. Whenever a thought of self-criticism or self-condemnationcametohismind,hefaithfullyreverseditbyaffirming,"Successismine,harmony ismine,andpromotion ismine."Afterawhile, thenegativepatternwasreplacedbyaconstructivehabitofthinking.HowJohngottocontrolhissubconsciousmindforsuccessIgavehimthefollowingsimpletechniquetoimpregnatehissubconsciousmind.Johnwastobegintopracticetheartofpicturinghiswifecongratulatinghimon

hispromotionwhilehappilyandenthusiasticallyembracinghim.Hemadethismental picture very vivid and real by immobilizing his attention, relaxing hisbody,andfocusingthelensofhismindonhiswife.Hewouldmentallyconversewith her as follows: "Honey, I received a terrific promotion today, the bosscomplimented me, and I will receive $5,000 a year more in salary! Isn't itwonderful?"Hethenimaginedherresponseandheardthetoneofhervoice,sawhersmileandgestures.Allwererealinhismind.Gradually,thismentalmoviemoved by a sort of osmotic pressure from his conscious to his subconsciousmind.Afewdaysago,Johncameintoseemeandsaid,"Ihadtoletyouknow.TheyhavemademeDistrictManager!Thatmentalmoviedidthetrick!"John, having learned how hismindworked, began to realize that his habitualpattern of thinking, plus hismental movie, were penetrating the layers of hissubconsciousmindand that the latterwasbeingactivated to attract all thatheneededtobringhischerisheddesirestopass.TheworkingpowerofbeliefThe Bible says:What things soever ye desire, when ye pray, believe that yereceivethem,andyeshallhavethem(Mark11:24).Thisissimplelanguagerevealingtoyouthatwhenyoubelieveandliveinthejoyousexpectancyofthebest,youwillreceivethegoodyouseek.Johnfirmlybelieved that he would receive honor, recognition, promotion and a salaryincrease.Accordingtohisbelief,wasitdoneuntohim.John is a newman today and a happy one.He is buoyant and bubblingwithenthusiasm.There is a light in his eye and a new emotional tone in his voicewhichindicatesself-confidenceandpoise.HOWAMENTALPICTUREPRODUCEDAMILLIONDOLLARSIhadaconversationatthePalmSpringsSpaHotelwithamanfromSanPedrowhotoldmethatatforty,hislifewasoneofdisappointment,failure,depressionanddisillusionment.Hehad attended a lecture on "TheMiracle of theMind,"giveninSanPedrobythelateDr.HarryGaze,worldtravelerandlecturer.He said that after hearing that lecture he began to believe in himself and his

innerpowers.Alwayshehadwantedtoownandoperateamovietheatre,buthehad consistently failed at every thing and had nomoney. He began with thisaffirmation:"IknowIcansucceed,andIwillownandoperateatheatre."Hetoldmethattodayheisworth$5millionandownstwotheatres.Heachievedsuccessoversupposedlyinsurmountableodds.Hissubconsciousmindknewthathewassincereandthathemeanttosucceed.Itknowsyourinnermotivationandyourrealconviction.TheBiblesays:Thoushaltdecreeathing,anditshallbeestablisheduntothee...(Job22:28).Thisman'smagicformulaforsuccesswasthementalpicturehecarriedandtowhich he remained faithful, and his subconscious mind revealed to himeverythingnecessaryfortheunfoldmentofhisdream.HOWANACTRESSTRIUMPHEDOVERFAILUREA young actress came to see me, complaining bitterly about stage fright andpanic during auditions and screen tests. She had failed, she said, tomake thegradethreetimes;sheprolongedherdolefulcomplaintsintoalengthyjeremiad.Idiscoveredquickly thather real troublewas that shehadamentalpictureofpanicbeforethecamera,andlikeJobofold,shewasdoomingherselftofailure:ThethingwhichIgreatlyfearediscomeuponme...(Job3:25).HowshegainedconfidenceandpoiseI taught this young actress the workings of her conscious and subconsciousmind, and she began to realize that as she gave attention to constructivethoughts, she would automatically bring into her experience the benefitsaccruing from the thoughts dwelt upon. She devised a plan of her own forstraight line thinking, knowing that there is a law ofmindwhich responds towhatyoudecreeyourselftobe,provided,ofcourse,youbelievewhatyouclaimto be true about yourself. For example, the more frequently you affirm toyourself,"Iamafraid,"themorefearyouwillgenerate.Ontheotherhand,themore frequently you affirm, "I am full of faith and confidence," the moreconfidenceandself-assuranceyouwilldevelop.Isuggestedshetypethought-liftersonacardasfollows:"Iamfullofpeace,poise,balanceandequilibrium.

IfearnoevilforGodiswithme.Iamalwaysserene,calm,relaxedandatease.Iamfulloffaithandconfidenceintheonlypowerthereis—God.Iamborntowin,succeedandtriumph.Iamsuccessfulinallmyundertakings.Iamamarvelousactressandamimmenselysuccessful.Iamloving,harmonious,peacefulandfeelmyonenesswithGod."She carried this "index card" with her. On trains, airplanes, and at frequentintervals during the day, she focused her mind on these truths. Actually, shecommitted them to memory after three or four days. As she reiterated thesetruths,theysankdownintohersubconsciousmindandshediscoveredthattheseaffirmations containing wonderful spiritual vibrations neutralized the noxiouspatterns of fear, doubt and inadequacy in her subconsciousmind. She becamepoised,serene,calmandfullofself-confidence.Shehaddiscoveredthecosmicpowerforperfectliving.Howher"mentalmovie"workedamiracleShe practiced the following technique for about five or six minutes morning,afternoonandnight:She relaxedherbody, satquietly inachair, andbegan toimaginethatshewasbeforethecamera—poised,serene,calmandrelaxed.Shevisualizedherselfascompletelysuccessfulandimaginedhearingcongratulatorycomments by the author and by her agent. She dramatized the role as only agoodactresscan,andmadeitveryrealandvivid.SherealizedthattheCosmicPowerthatmovestheworldalsomovesthroughthementalpictureinhermind,compellinghertogivemarvelousrenditions.A few weeks later, her agent got another screen test for her, and she was soenthusiasticandexhilaratedwiththeideaoftriumphthatshegaveawonderfulperformance.Today,withsuccessfollowingsuccess,she iswellonherwaytobecomingagreatstar.YOUARERICHANDSUCCESSFULBECAUSEOFWHATYOUAREINSIDEI had an interesting conversationwith amanat theKona Innon the islandofHawaii.He toldme a fascinating story of his youth.Hewas born inLondon,England,andwhenhewasveryyounghismothertoldhimthathehadbeenborn

intopoverty,butthathiscousinhadbeenbornintoopulenceandavastfortunebecause this is thewayGodequalizes things.He said that later hediscoveredthatwhatshehadmeantwasthatinaformerlifehehadbeenverywealthy,andnowGodwasgettingevenwithhimsothatHesenthimbacktoearthbornintopovertyinordertoequalizejustice."This," he said, "I looked upon as unmitigated balderdash; furthermore, Irealized that theCosmicLaw is no respecter of persons, thatGodgives to allaccordingtotheirbeliefs,andthatamanmaybeamultimillionairepossessingmillions of English pounds sterling and be very illumined and spiritual at thesame time.Someof the financiallypoorpeople,on theotherhand,weremostmalevolent,selfish,enviousandcovetous."DuringhisyouththismansoldpapersinLondonandwashedwindows;hewenttoschoolatnight,andworkedhiswaythroughcollege;heisnowoneofthetopsurgeons inEngland.Hismotto in life is: "You gowhere your vision is."Hisvision was to become a surgeon, and his subconscious mind respondedaccordingtothementalimageheldinhisconsciousmind.Hiscousin'sfatherhadbeenamultimillionaireandhadgivenhissoneverythingpossible:privatetutors,specialeducationaltripstoEurope,andhehadsenthimto Oxford University for five years. He provided his son with servants,automobiles, and all expenses. The cousin turned out to be a failure! He hadbeenoverindulgedandhadnoconfidenceorself-reliance.Hehadnoincentives,noobstaclestoovercome,andnohurdlestoriseabove.Hebecameanalcoholicandarankfailureintheartofliving.Which onewas rich andwhich onewas poor?The surgeon has overcomehishandicaps. He said to me that he is thankful that he came up the hard way."Justiceisofthemind,andifamanagreeswithlifeforapennyaday,thatisallhe will receive." This man discovered that riches, success, achievement andprosperityareallofthemind,forasamansowethinhissubconsciousmindsoalsoshallhereap.WHYYOUHAVETHECHANCEOFALIFETIMEALWAYSWITHYOURecently, aman said tome, "I had no chance in life. I was born into a poorfamily,andweneverhadenoughtoeat.Isawotherboysinschoolwhosefathers

hadlovelyhomes,privateswimmingpools,automobiles,andallthemoneytheyneeded.Lifeissounfair!"Iexplainedtohimthatoftenthehardshipofpovertycanbethegoadtopushyoutothehighestpinnacleofsuccess.Abeautifulhome,aswimmingpool,riches,prestige,success,agoldcarriage,aRollsRoyce—allareideasinthemindofman,whichisonewiththeInfiniteMindofGod.HelenKeller'ssecretforthegoodinherlifeI explained to this man that the thinking of many people is wholly illogical,irrational,andmostunscientific.Forexample,theysaythatHelenKeller'sbirthwas an injustice, since shewasdeprivedof her senses of sight andhearing ininfancy.But she began to use the riches of themind, and her blue eyeswereenabledto"see,"probablybetterthanmostpeople,thecolorofallthepageantryin opera; her deaf ears in a similar manner could "hear" the crescendos,diminuendos,andthefullvolumeoforchestralmusic.Shewasperfectlyawareoftheclearnotesofthelyricsoprano,andshecouldgraspthehumoroftheplay.HelenKelleraccomplished tremendousgood in theworld.Throughmeditationandprayersheawakenedtheinnereyeand.upliftedthemindsandheartsofthedeaf and the blind every-where. She contributed faith, confidence, joy, and atremendous spiritual uplift to thousands of shut-ins and others in the world.Indeed,shehasaccomplishedmuchmorethanmanypeoplewhohaveeyesandears.Shewasnotunfortunateordiscriminatedagainstbybirth—There isnosuchthingasunderprivilegedoroverprivileged.THEMAGICALKEYTOTURNFORSUCCESSThemanwasdeeplymovedbythestoryofHelenKeller,andIwroteforhimtheCosmicplanforsuccess,whichhewastoaffirmfifteenminutes, threetimesaday: "I am inmy trueplace in life, doingwhat I love todo, andamDivinelyhappy.Ihavealovelyhome,akindandwonderfulwife,andanewandup-to-datecar.Iamgivingofmytalentstotheworldinawonderfulway,andGodisrevealing to me better ways in which I can serve humanity. I definitely andpositivelyacceptthefactthatanewandwonderfulopportunityisopeningupforme.IknowIamDivinelyguidedinallwaystomyhighestexpression.Ibelieveand accept abundance and security. I believe marvelous and wonderfulopportunitiesareopeningupformenow.IbelieveIambeingprosperedbeyond

myfondestdreams."Hehadtheseaffirmationstypedonacardwhichhecarriedwithhimatalltimes,repeating these truths regularly and systematically for fifteen minutes, threetimesaday.Whenfearoranxietycametohismind,hewouldpullthecardoutand reiterate these truths, knowing that the negative thoughts are alwaysobliteratedanddissipatedbythehigherconstructivethoughts.ThepowerofbeliefinactionHerealizedthatideasareconveyedtothesubconsciousbyrepetition,belief,andexpectancy, and themiracle-working power of his subconsciousmindwent toworkon the impressionsmadeuponit,as itsnature is torespondaccording toman'shabitualthinking.Three months later all the things he meditated on came to pass. He is nowmarriedandhasalovelyhome,hehashisownbusinesswhichhiswifeboughtfor him, and he is doing what he loves to do and is Divinely happy. He hasbecomeamemberof theTownCouncil and is contributinghis services to theBoyScoutsofAmericaandotherworthwhileorganizations.Hehadthechanceofalifetime—andsohaveyou!HOWASALESMANHELPEDHIMSELFTOPROMOTIONA pharmaceutical salesman had not received a promotion in eight years; yetotherco-workersapparentlylessqualifiedhadbeenadvancedtohigherechelonsofthebusiness.Histroublewasthathehadarejectioncomplex.Myadvicetohimwastobenicetohimselfandtolikehimselfmore,becauseinreality the Self is God. I explained to him that he was the house where Goddwellethandthatheshouldhaveahealthy,reverent,wholesomerespectfortheDivinitywithinhimwhichcreatedhim,gavehimlife,andwhichequippedhimwith all the powers of theGod-head. This would enable him to transcend allobstacles,torisetoaffluenceandperfectexpression,andtoacquirethecapacitytoleadafullandhappylife.This salesman quickly realized that he could use the same amount of mentalenergy to think constructive thoughts as destructive ones. He decided to stopthinkingofreasonswhyhecouldnotsucceed,andhebegantothinkofreasons

whyhe couldbecomea success.Hepracticedusing the followingmental andspiritualformula:"Fromthismomentforward,Iplaceanewvalueonmyself.Iamconsciousofmy true worth. I am going to stop rejecting myself and definitely will neverdemeanmyselfagain.Wheneverthethoughtofself-criticismcomestome,Iwillimmediatelyaffirm,`IexaltGodinthemidstofme.'IrespectandhonortheSelfofmewhich isGod. Imaintainahealthy,wholesome, reverent respect for theInfinitePowerwithinmewhich isAll-WiseandAll-Knowing; It is theEver-LivingOne,andtheSelf-RenewingPresenceandPower.Bydayandbynight,Iam advancing, moving forward, and growing, spiritually, mentally, andfinancially."Thissalesmansetasideacertainperiodthreetimesadayandidentifiedhimselfwiththesetruths,therebygraduallysaturatinghismindwithpoise,balanceandequilibrium,plusasenseofhistruevalues.Asaresult,afteraboutthreemonths,hebecamesalesmanagerintheMidwest.Inarecentnote,hesaid,"Iamonthewayup,thankstoyou."Themagic-mirrortechniqueInadditiontotheabovementalandspiritualexercise,andinordertoenablehimtoperceivethetruesenseofhisownworthandimportanceintheschemeoflifeas a humanbeing endowedwithunique and extraordinary talents and abilitiesnot yet released but dormant within him, I recommended that he practice theage-oldmirrortreatment.Thisishowhepracticeditinhisownwords:"Everymorningaftershaving,Ilookedintothemirrorandsaidtomyselfboldly,feelingly and knowingly, `Tom, you are absolutely outstanding, you are atremendoussuccess,youarefulloffaithandconfidenceandyouareimmenselywealthy.Youareloving,harmoniousandinspired.'IamonewithGod,andonewith God is a majority. I am continuing this practice every morning. I amamazedatthemanywonderfulchangeswhichhavetakenplaceinmybusiness,finances, circleof friends, and inmyhome life. It hasbeen twomonths sinceyougavemethesetwotechniquesofprayerandIhavebeenpromotedtosalesmanagerintheMidwest."This salesman identified himselfwith the truths he affirmed and established anew image of himself, thereby saturating his mind with poise, balance,

equilibrium, prosperity and self-confidence. He believed implicitly in theresponse of his subconscious mind to his conscious mind activity, therebydiscoveringthemajesticpsychological truthoftheBible:If thoucanstbelieve,allthingsarepossibletohimthatbelieveth(Mark9:23).HOWANOFFICEMANAGEROVERCAMEPERSONALITYDEFECTSDuringaninterview,anofficemanagersaidtomethatallthemenandwomeninhis office felt that hewas toobossy, too critical, and toogloomy; therewas aconstant turnover inhisoffice,and thegeneralmanagerhadcomplainedaboutthenumberofresignations.I explained to him that overexerting authority usually is a sign of lack ofconfidence;thepersonistryingtomakehimselffeelself-reliant.Apersoncanpossess a quiet, orderly mind and never order others around in an arrogantmanner, and yet be completely self- reliant; the noisy, loud-mouthed personslacksincerityandinnerbalance.Atmysuggestionhebegantopraisesomeoftheemployeesforworkwelldone,andhe found thathewouldusually receiveacorresponding friendly response,for by praising them he was building up their confidence in themselves. Heceasedhisconstantcriticismandcarpingattitudewhichmarredtheharmonyofthe office, and he also ceased the inner depreciation of himselfwhichwas inrealitythecauseofhistrouble.AsecrettechniqueforabetterpersonalityforsuccessInordertoeradicategloom,hebegantopracticedeepbreathinginconjunctionwith a specific affirmation. During inspiration he affirmed "I'm" and duringexpiration"cheerful."Throughpracticehewasable toholdhisbreatha longertimebetween inspiration andexpiration.Hepracticed thisdeepbreathing fiftytimesandahundred timesuntilhegotadeepsubconscious response.Nowhesays he gets best results by thinking "I am cheerful" during inspiration andrepeating it during expiration. He has proved the physiological value andsensation of well-being which routinely follows the drawing of deep breaths,which also favors impregnation of the subconscious mind with constructiveideas.

Inaddition,hepracticedthefollowingmentalandspiritualprescriptionseveraltimesdailybyaffirmingasfollows:"Fromthismomentforward,Iceaseallself-recrimination.Iknowthereisnothingperfectinthisuniverse,andIrealize,alsothat allmyemployees and associates cannot possiblybeperfect in allways. Irejoiceintheirconfidence,faith,cooperation,andinterestintheworkwelldone.Iconstantlyidentifywiththegoodpointsineachofmyassociates."IamalwaysconfidentindoingwhatIknowwell,andIgainconfidencedailyinotherdirections.Iknowthatself-assuranceandself-reliancearehabits,andIcandevelopthewonderfulhabitofself-reliancejustthesamewayasIrecentlygaveup smoking. I supplant timidity with assurance, faith, and confidence in anAlmightyPowerwhich responds tomyhabitual thinking. I speakkindly toallmyemployees.IsalutetheDivinitywithinthem,andIreiterateconstantly,'IcandoallthingsthroughthePowerofGodwhichstrengthensme.'Whenthoughtsofself-criticismcome tome, I supplant themimmediatelywith this truth: 'IexaltGodinthemidstofme.'"This office manager made it a practice to affirm these truths about six timesslowly,quietly,andlovinglythreetimesaday,knowingwhathewasdoingandwhyhewasdoingit.Hewasbuildinganew,constructivehabitwhichdisplacedtheold.Attheendofsixweeks,hewasatransformedman,fullofserenityandinner self-reliance. He promoted himself to Vice-President of the corporationwithanincomeof$10,000ayear.TheBibleisrightwhenitsays:...Beyetransformedbytherenewingofyourmind...(Rom.12:2).POINTSTORECALLINTHISCHAPTER1.YouwereborntowinandtriumphoverallobstaclesthroughthePoweroftheAlmightywithinyou,waitingtobestirredupandutilizedbyyou.2.Menandwomenwhofail in theirchosenworkorprofessionusuallyhaveamental pattern of failure. It is necessary to change the mental image, and topicturesuccess,achievement,andtherealizationofyourgoalinlife;thenyoursubconsciousmindwillrespondandcompelyoutoachievesuccessbecausethelawofyoursubconsciousiscompulsive.3. Cease all self-condemnation and self-criticism. Forget the past and

contemplateachievement,victory, triumphandsuccess.Youbecomewhatyoucontemplate.4.Whenyouare tempted todemeanyourself, immediatelyreverse the thoughtandaffirmyourgoodhereandnow.5. There is a law ofmindwhich responds towhat you decree yourself to be,provided,ofcourse,youbelievewhatyouclaimtobetrueaboutyourself.Ideasareconveyedtothesubconsciousbyrepetition,beliefandexpectancy.6.Believeinyourselfandyourinnerpowers.Begintoaffirmboldly:"IknowIcansucceed;IwillaccomplishwhatIwanttoachieve;IwillbewhatIwanttobe; and I know my Deeper Mind will respond to my honest decision andconviction. I know the law of my subconscious never fails, and whatever Iimpressonit,itwilllikewiseexpressandmakemanifest."7.Ifsufferingfromstagefright,visualizeyourselfassuccessful,andimaginealovedonecongratulatingyouonyourwonderfulsuccessandpoise.8.Yougowhereyourvisionis,regardlessofwhetheryouwerebornintheslumsor in a palace. You are rich because of what you are inside. The Law is norespecterofpersons;itisdoneuntoyouasyoubelieve.9.HelenKellerwasdeprivedof thesensesofsightandhearingin infancy,yetsheaccomplishedwondersbyaninteriorcosmiclight.10.Awonderful formula for success is toaffirmwith feeling: "God reveals tomebetterwaysinwhichIcanservehumanity."11.Becomeconsciousofyourtrueworth.RealizenowthatyouareaspecialanduniquefocalpointforGod'sexpression.12. If you feel inferior or lack self-reliance, impress on your subconscious byhabitually thinking: "I honor and exalt God in the midst of me. I maintain awholesome, reverent, and worshipful veneration for the Divinity within me."Thisattitudebuildsself-confidenceandself-assurance.13. Praise builds self-confidence among your employees or associates. Praiseeachonefortheworkwelldone,andrealizethatnooneisperfectinthisworld.

Thisattitudewillbanishthebossyandaggressivemannerwhichisindicativeofinsecurityandself-demotion.

THREE

HowtoAchievePowerandControloverYourLife

I constantly receive letters from all over the country and from many foreigncountries, and I find that most of the writers personally experience greatvacillationsoffateandfortune.Manywrite and say something along these lines: "I get along fine for severalmonths, in both health and finances, and then suddenly I find myself in thehospitalorImeetwithanaccidentorexperienceagreatfinancialloss."Otherssay, "Sometimes I'm happy, joyous, vital, and bubbling overwith enthusiasm,andsuddenlyanacutewaveofdepressionseizesme.Ican'tunderstandit."I have just finished interviewing a business executivewho, somemonths ago,had reachedwhat he termed the pinnacle of success and then, to use his ownwords, "the roof fell in" on him.He had lost his home, hiswife had desertedhim,andhehadsufferedatremendouslossonthestockmarket.Heaskedme, "Whydid I rise sohighand fall so suddenly?Whatam Idoingwrong?HowcanIcontroltheseupsanddowns?"HOWTHISBUSYEXECUTIVELEARNEDTOCONTROLHISLIFEThisexecutivewantedtogetawayfromtheseswingsoffortuneandhealthandtoleadabalancedlife.Iexplainedtohimthathecouldsteerhislifeinthesamemannerashesteershiscar toworkeverymorning:Thegreen lightssay togoahead;youcantakeyourfootoffthebrakeandstepontheaccelerator.Youstopat the red lights, and, following the rules of the road, you arrive at yourdestinationinDivineorder.Igavehimthefollowingspiritualformulawithinstructionstoaffirmthesetruthsinthemorningbeforeenteringhiscar,intheafternoonafterlunch,andatnightpriortosleep:

"I know that I can steermy thoughts and imagery. I am in control, and I canordermy thoughts togive attention towhat I desire. I know there is aDivinePowerandPresencewithinmewhichIamnowresurrectingandwhichrespondstomymentalcalluponit.MymindisGod'smind,andIamalwaysreflectingDivine wisdom and Divine intelligence.My brain symbolizes my capacity tothink wisely and spiritually. I am always poised, balanced, serene, and calm.God'sideasgovernmymindandareincompletecontrol;Inolongeramsubjectto violent swings of mood, health, and wealth. My thoughts and words arealwaysconstructiveandcreative.WhenIpray,mywordsare fullof life, love,and feeling; thismakesmy affirmations, thoughts, andwords creative.DivineIntelligenceoperatesthroughmeandrevealstomewhatIneedtoknow,andIamatpeace."The executivemade a habit of using this prayer regularly and. systematically,andashecontinuedtodoso,graduallyhereconditionedhismindtoharmony,health,serenity,andpoise.Henolongersuffersfromthosechangesinfortuneofwhichhespoke,andheisleadingapoised,balanced,andcreativelife.TheBiblesays:Thouwilt keephim inperfectpeace,whosemind is stayedonthee:becausehetrustethinthee(Isa.26:3).HOWATEACHERCONQUEREDHERFRUSTRATIONAteacheropenedaninterviewwithmewiththeseremarks:"I'minarut.Ifeelfrustrated;Ihavefailedinlove.I'msickinmindandbody.Iamfullofguilt,andIfeelintellectuallyincompetent.HenryThoreauwasrightwhenhesaidthatthemassofmenleadlivesofquietdesperation!"This young lady was quite attractive, well-read, very intelligent, andintellectually competent, but she was demeaning herself and was full of self-condemnationandself-criticism,allofwhicharedeadlymentalpoisonsandrobyou of vitality, enthusiasm, and energy, and leave you a physical and mentalwreck.Iexplainedtoherthatallofushaveourupsanddowns,ourdepressions,griefs,and illnesses,untilwedecide tocontrolour livesanddoourownconstructivethinking.Otherwise,allofuswillbesubjecttothemassmindwhichbelievesinsickness, accident,misfortune, and tragedies.Furthermore,we feel thatweare

subject to conditions and environments and that we are victims of our earlytraining,indoctrination,andheredity.ThemagicofgivingupfrustratingthoughthabitsOur state of mind, and our beliefs, convictions, and conditioning control anddetermine our future. I explained to her that her present condition was duesimply to the habitual force and authority of many thousands of thoughts,images,andfeelingswhichshehadconsciouslyandunconsciouslyacquiredandrepeatedthroughmanyyears."Furthermore,"Iadded,"youhavesaidthatyouhavetraveledthroughEurope,the Orient, and North America several times, but you have not traveledanywherewithinyourself.Youareliketheelevatormanwhosays,`Igoupanddownalldaylong,butIdon'tgetanyplaceinlife.'Youarerepeatingthesameold patterns of thinking and idle wishing—the same routine procedures, plusconstantmental agitation, turmoil, andgrievances against your superiors, yourpupils,andtheschoolboard."Howtotravelmentallyandspirituallyforself-renewalShedecidedtomakeadefinitechange,togetoutoftheoldroutine,andtobegintoexperiencethebeauties,thesatisfactions,andthegloriesoflife.Sheaffirmedthe following truths several times daily, knowing that what she acceptedconsciouslywouldfinditswaytohersubconsciousmind,andthatbyrepetitionshewouldreconditionhermindtothesuccess,happiness,andjoyoflifewhichshedeservedtoexperience.Thefollowingspiritualmedicinewasimbibedbyherthroughhereyesandearsseveraltimesdaily:"I am going to travelmentally and spirituallywithinmyself and discover thetreasurehouseofeternitywithinmydepths.Iamdefinitelyandpositivelygoingto break the old routine. I am going to go towork by a different route everymorningandwillcomehomebyadifferentway.Iwillnolongerthinkaccordingto the headlines of the newspapers or listen to gossip and negative thoughtsabout lack, limitation,disease,warandcrime.IknowthateverythingIdoandexperience in life is due tomy thinking—conscious or unconscious. I realizethat if Idonot think formyself, themassmind impingesonmysubconsciousmindanddoesmythinkingforme,whichismostlynegativeanddestructive.

"A revolution is now taking place in my mind, and I know that my life istransformed by the renewal of my mind. I immediately cease railing andmentallyfightingconditions,asIknowthatthisattitudeactuallymagnifiesmytroubles.InowaffirmandrejoicethatIamanexpressionofGodandthatGodhathneedofmewhereIam,otherwiseIwouldnotbehere.Godisinactioninmylife,whichmeansall-aroundharmonyandserenity."Thisrepetitiveprayerprocessworkedwondersinthelifeofthiscollegeteacher.Assheturnedonthegreenlightofconstructive,confidentthinkingandbecamecertain in the knowledge that all these mental seeds deposited in thesubconsciouswouldgrowafter theirkind, lovecame intoher life:shemarriedthepresidentofthecollege!Shehasreceivedpromotioninherprofession,andshehashadinnerspiritualexperiences,discoveringthatshehadagreattalentforpainting,whichhasbroughtherendlessjoy.Sheisnowreleasingtheimprisonedsplendorwithin.Truly,prayerchangesyourlife!HOWABUSINESSMANSUCCESSFULLYREBUILTHISBUSINESSApharmacistconfided tome,"Iamdown in thedepths!HowcanIgoup theladder?Thievesstolethousandsofdollarsofmerchandiseandmoneyfrommystore,andmyinsurancecoversonlypartoftheloss.Ihavelostasmallfortuneinthe stockmarket.Howdoyouexpectme to think constructive thoughts aboutthat?""Well,"Ireplied,"youcandecidetothinkwhateveryouchooseaboutanything.Whatyouhavelosthasnothingtodowiththewayyoudecidetothinkaboutit.Itisnotwhatlifedoestoyou,it'sthewayyoureacttoit."Ipointedouttothispharmacistthatthethievesandthelossesinthestockmarketdidnotandcouldnotstealfromhimhisnightsanddays,hishealth,thesun,themoon,orthestars,calledthedailybreadofthesoul.I also pointed out to him, "You are richmentally and spiritually. You have aloving,kind,andunderstandingwifeandtwowonderfulboysincollege.Noonecan steal from you your knowledge of pharmacy, materia medica,pharmaceutical chemistry, or your business acumen and sagacity—all of thesearerichesofthemind.

"ThethieveshavenottakenawayfromyouyourknowledgeofthelawofyoursubconsciousmindorthewayoftheInfiniteSpiritwithinyou.Itisfoolishforyoutodwellonthenegatives.Chantthebeautyofthegood!ItisnowtimeforyoutostirupthegiftofGodwithinyouandtogoforwardinthelight.GetinleaguewiththeuniversalPresenceandPowerwhichwillrestoretoyoumanifoldalltherichesoflife."TheCosmicLawofactionandreactionandhowtouseit"Now,"Isaid,"youknowthatyoucannotgainorloseanythingexceptthroughyourmind;therefore,youwillnotadmittheloss,butyouwillidentifymentallyand emotionally with the $30,000 you have lost, and whatever you mentallyclaimandfeel tobe true,yoursubconsciouswillhonor,validate,andmanifestforyou.Thisisthelawofactionandreactionwhichiscosmicanduniversal."Accordingly, he prayed as follows: "I am constantly on my guard againstnegative thinking,andIcast itoutofmymindwhenever it tends toenter in. Ihave faith in the InfinitePowerandPresence that alwaysworks forgood.Myfaith is in thegoodnessandguidanceof theInfiniteGod.IopenmymindandhearttotheinfluxoftheDivineSpirit,andIdiscoveraneverincreasingsenseofpower,wisdom,andunderstanding."Iammentallyandemotionally identifiedwith the$30,000,and Iknow that IcannotloseanythingexceptIacceptthelosswhichIpositively,definitely,andabsolutelyrefuse toaccept. Iknowthewaymysubconsciousworks. ItalwaysmagnifieswhatIdeposit in it; therefore, themoneycomesback tomepresseddown,shakentogether,andrunningover."IknowthatIwillnolongerexperiencetheupsanddownsoflife,butthatIwillleadadynamic,creative,balanced,andpurposefullife.IknowthatprayeristhecontemplationofthetruthsofGodfromthehigheststandpoint.Iknowthatthethoughtsand ideas Ihabituallydwelluponbecomedominant inmymind,andtheyrule,govern,andcontrolallmyexperiences.Myfamily,mystore,andallmyinvestmentsarewatchedoverbytheOvershadowingPresenceofGod,andthewhole armor ofGod surroundsme, enfoldsme, and enwrapsme. I bear acharmed life. I know that eternal vigilance is the price of peace, harmony,success,andprosperity.WithmineeyesstayedonGod, there isnoevilonmypathway."

Thepharmacistmadeahabitof reiteratingandaffirming theseeternalverities.Aftersomeweekshadpassed,hisbrokercalledhimandgleefullyinformedhimthat he had recuperated all his losses due to a rebound on the stock market.Furthermore,hereceivedawonderfuloffer forapieceof landhehadheldforten years; he sold it for $60,000, his original investment in the land being$5,000.Hehasdiscoveredthewonderfulworkingsofhismindandrealizeshedoesnothavetosufferfromtheupsanddownsoflife.THEMASSMINDANDHOWTOOVERCOMEITSNEGATIVEEFFECTSONYOUThemassmindsimplymeansthemindoperatinginthreebillionpeopleinthisworld.Allofthemarethinkingintotheoneuniversalmind,anditdoesnottakemuchstretchoftheimaginationtorealizethekindofimagery,feelings,beliefs,superstitions,andugly,negativethoughtsimpressedonthatuniversalmind.It isalsotruethatmillionsofpeoplethroughouttheworldarepouringintothemassmind—sometimesreferredtoas theracemind—thoughtsof love,faith,confidence, joy, goodwill, and success, plus feelings of triumph,accomplishment, and victory over problems and an emanation of peace andgoodwill to all men. However, they are still in the vast minority, and thedominantfeatureofthemassmindisoneofnegativity.The mass mind believes in accidents, sickness, misfortune, wars, crimes,disasters,andcatastrophesofallkinds.Themassmindisrampantwithfear,andthechildrenoffeararehate,illwill,resentment,hostility,anger,anddisease.Itis,therefore,verysimpleforanyonewhowantstothinkatalltorealizethathewill be subject to trials and tribulations of all kinds until he learns to prayscientifically—and tokeepuphisarmorofprotection.Allofusare subject tothe influenceof themassmind, thespellofnegativity, theswayandpowerofpropaganda, and the opinions of others.And, as long aswe refuse to become"straight-line" thinkers, we shall experience the violent swings of fortune andmisfortune, sickness and health,wealth and poverty. Ifwe refuse to think forourselvesfromthestandpointoftheeternalprinciplesandtruthsofGod,wewillbeonlyoneofthemassandwillinevitablyexperiencetheextremesoflife.

HOWTONEUTRALIZENEGATIVEINFLUENCESOFTHEMASSMINDTakecompletecontrolofyourmindbyconstructivethinkingandvisioning,andthen you will neutralize the negative suggestion of the mass mind which isforeverattacking themindsofallofus.Youcan riseabove thenegativemassmind.TheBiblesaysinJohn12:32:I,ifIbeliftedup...drawallmenuntome;i.e., if you elevate your mind by identifying with the principles of harmony,health,peace,joy,wholeness,health,andperfection,andmakeahabitofdoingso,by the lawofattractionyouwillattract intoyour lifeandexperience thosequalitiesandattributesofGod.The following is an excellent prayer which will enable you to rise above themassmindandtoestablishanimmunitytothefalsebeliefsandfearsoftherace:"God is, and His Presence flows through me as harmony, health, peace, joy,wholeness,beauty,andperfection.Godthinks,speaks,andactsthroughme.IamDivinely led in allmyways.Divine right action governsme.Divine law andordergovernmyentirelife.IamalwayssurroundedbythesacredcircleofGod'seternallove,andthehealinglightofGodsurroundsandenfoldsme.Whenevermythoughtswanderawayinfear,doubt,orworry, Iknowit is themassmindthinkinginme.Immediately,Iboldlyaffirm,`MythoughtsareGod'sthoughts,andGod'spoweriswithmythoughtsofgood."Continuetoidentifywithandtomeditateontheaboveprayerandyouwillriseabove the discord, confusion, and extremes and tragedies of life.Youwill nolongerexperiencetheupsanddowns,butrather,youwillenjoyaconstructive,vital,andactivelifefullofcreativityandtherhythmoflife.HOWTOGETINTUNEWITHTHEINFINITESome months ago, a woman from North Carolina wrote me, saying that theworld isgoing to thedogs, thatourmoralsareata lowebb, thatcorruption isrampant,andthatteenageviolence,crime,andscandalarethenewsoftheday.Thensheadded,"Wemaybeannihilatedbyanatomicbombanyday.Howdowe tune in on God in the midst of all this degeneracy, pornography, and thecesspoolofiniquityinwhichwefindourselves?"Iansweredheralongtheselinesandadmittedthatwhatshementionedwastrue,

butthattheBiblesays,...Comeoutfromamongthem,andbeseparate(IICor.6:17).Shemusthavetheabilityandcapacitytoriseabovetheworldnegationandtoleadafullandhappyliferightwheresheis.Ipointedouttoherthatallshehadtodowastolookaroundandshewouldfindthousandsofpeoplewhoarehappy,vital,joyous,andfree,leadingconstructivelives,andcontributingtohumanityincountlessways.WehavewitnessedtheextremesoftheVictorianperiodwithallitssexualtaboosand restrictions, and these repressions caused people to move to the oppositeextreme that we are experiencing today in the immorality and lewdnessprevalentinvariouspartsoftheworld.Natureworksbyextremes.Historywitnessed the"sweat shops,"wherepeople— even children — worked under indescribable conditions and wereinadequatelypaid,housed,andfed;actually,itwasasortofserfdom.Nowtherehas been a swing to the opposite in England, the United States, and in othercountries, where some unions have become so tyrannical that they have evencloseddownthetransportationsystemsofawholecity.TheancientHebrewwisdomsays:"Changeeternalisattherootofall things."Youmust find an anchorwithin you to tie to andmake aDivine adjustment.TuneintotheInfinitePowerwithinyouandletthisPresenceguide,direct,andgovernyouinallyourways.YoucanenthroneDivinewisdominyourconsciousmindbyclaiming that thewisdomofGodanointsyour intellectand isa lampunto your feet and a light on your path. Following is a prayer I gave to thetroubledwomaninNorthCarolina:Theprayerthatchangedalife—andcanchangeyours"IrealizethatIcannotchangetheworld,butIknowIcanchangemyself.Theworldisanaggregationofindividuals,andIknowthatpeoplewhoareruledbythe mass mind, propaganda, and sense opinions are subject to the tragedies,sorrows,accidents,illnesses,andfailuresinlifeuntiltheylearntocontroltheirminds with Divine ideas which heal, bless, inspire, elevate, and dignify theirsouls.Irealizethatthemassofpeopleareundertheswayofthemassmind,fulloferrors,falsebeliefs,andnegationofallkinds."From this moment forward, I no longer fight conditions or situations, and Icease rebelling at news of subversives, immorality, and corruption in high

places. Iwrite constructive letters to congressmen, senators,movie producers,andnewspapers,andIprayforrightaction,beauty,harmony,andpeaceforallpeople everywhere. I am in tune with the Infinite, and Divine law and ordergovernmylife.IamDivinelyguidedandinspired.Divinelovefillsmysoul,andwaves of light, love, truth, and beauty go forth as amightywave of spiritualvibrationwhichtendstoliftallmenup,foritissaid,I,ifIbeliftedup,willdrawallmenuntome"(John12:32).AhappyoutcomeofthisprayerThisyoungladyrecentlyphonedmeandsaid,"Yourletterwasthegreatesteye-openerIhaveeverread.I'mon'cloudnine'!NowIknowthatthereisnoonetochange but myself. Being in tune with the Infinite, I am in tune with thePresenceofGodintheheartsofallmenandwomenintheworld!"The Bible says:Great peace have they who love thy law, and nothing shalloffendthem(Ps.119:165).POINTSTORECALLINTHISCHAPTER1.You can steer your thoughts, images, emotions, and reactions to life just aseasilyasyoucansteeryourcarintherightdirection.2. You can order your thoughts and make them give attention to the desires,goals,andobjectivesinyourlife.Youarethemaster,andyoumold,fashion,andcreateyourowndestiny.3.Whenyoupray, letyourwordsbe fullof life, love,and feeling; thismakesyouraffirmationscreative.4.AllofuswillhaveourswingsoffortuneuntilwedecidetotakecontrolofourlivesanddoourconstructivethinkingalongGod-likeways;otherwise,wewillbesubjecttothemassmindwhichbelievesinallmannerofsickness,accidents,tragedies,andmisfortune.5. Many people travel all over the world but go nowhere within themselves.Travelwithinmentallyandspiritually,andyouwilldiscoverinyourdepthstherichesofHeaven.

6. Everything you do and experience in life is due to your conscious andsubconsciousthinking.Thinkgoodandgoodfollows.7.Youcandecidetothinkwhateveryouchooseaboutany-thing.Whatyouhavelostorsufferedhasnothingtodowiththewayyoudecidetothinkaboutit.8.Youcannot loseanythingexceptyouadmit the loss inyourmind.Mentallyandemotionallyidentifywithmoneyyouhavelostandyoursubconsciouswillrespondandmultiplyitinyourexperience.9. The "massmind"means themind operating in three billion people on thisplanet.Itiscomposedofgoodandbadthoughts,butthedominantphaseofthemassmind is negative—it is the mind full of the fears, doubts, superstitions,hates,jealousies,greed,andlustofmillionsofpeople.10.Youcanrisetriumphantlyovertheworldnegationandleadafullandhappylife by enthroning in your mind ideas which heal, bless, inspire, elevate, anddignifyyoursoul.11. Tune in with the Infinite and feel and know that the Infinite Power andPresencegoverns, controls, anddirectsyour life, andyouwill leadabalancedandcreativelifefreefromthegreatswingsoffate.12.You can lift yourself up above all the servitude and bondage of themassmindbyexaltingGodinyourmidstandrealizingthatGod'slovefillsyoursoulandHiswisdomanointsyourintellect.

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PhaseofYourLifeDuringmylecturetours,IonceaddressedagroupofpeopleinthemountainsofColorado.Inthecourseofaconversationlaterataluncheon,myhostsaidthatmost peopleworry toomuch and thus deprive themselves of a full andhappylife.He told me of an elderly man who had lived in one of the cabins in themountainsnearby.Theneighborsfeltsorryforhim,becausehealwaysseemedto be tired, depressed, worried and lonesome. He wore tattered clothes andpossessedanoldautomobileof1928vintage.Heseemedtohavenothingtolivefor, andheapparentlyhadno relativesor friends.Occasionallyhewent to thegrocerystoreandinvariablyaskedforstalebreadandthemostinexpensivefood,andheusuallypaidforitinfrugallydoledoutpenniesandnickels.Eventuallywhenhedidnotappearforacoupleofweeks,theneighborswenttohis shack and found that he had died. The sheriff searched the old cabin fornamesofrelativesoracluetohisrealidentity.Toeveryone'samazement,theyfound that the poor old man had more than $100,000 in bundles of $25. Heevidentlyhadmademuchmoneyinhisearlieryearsandhadneverinvesteditordepositeditinbanks.Hehadacquiredconsiderablemoney,buthehadfailedtouseittoleadtherichlifeortospenditforanaltruisticpurpose.Further,hefailedtoinvestitwiselyforinterestanddividends.Myhostsaidthatitwasfearthathaddominatedtheoldman.Hehadworriedlestpeoplemightlearnofhismoneyandstealitfromhim.Hehadbeenaverynegative thinker,yethehadhadafortunewithinandwithout to share in the good life. He could have had much enjoyment andhappiness.YOUHAVEAFORTUNETOSHARE

Thetreasurehouseofinfinityiswithinyou.Youhavethekeywhichunlocksthestorehouseofallkindsof treasures.Thekey isyour thought,whichwillbringyou farmorewealthof everydescription than that lonely and fearful oldmanhad—andmuchmoreofeverythingyouwant!Youhavethekeytothemostwonderfulandmarvelouspowerintheworld—thepoweroftheInfinitewithinyou.TheBiblesays,...Behold,thekingdomofGodiswithinyou(Luke17:21).SeekfirsttheknowledgeandawarenessofthisinnerPresenceandPower,andallthingsthatyouwantshallbeaddeduntoyou.Remember, your powers are the powers of the God-head, which the averagepersonhabituallyandthroughignorancefailstouse.Youhaveafortunetoshareby stirringup thegift ofGodwithinyou.You can share thegifts of love andgoodwillwithothers;youcanshareasmileandacheerfulgreeting;youcangivecomplimentsandappreciationtoyourco-workersandemployees;youcansharecreativeideasandtheloveofGodwithallthosearoundyou.YoucanseetheintelligenceandthewisdomofGodinyoursonsanddaughtersandcall it forthknowinglyand feelingly, andwhatyouclaimand feelwillberesurrected in their lives.Youcanhaveanew ideawortha fortunewhichyoucansharewiththeworld—perhapsasonata,aninvention,aplay,abook,oracreative and expansive idea in your business or profession which will blessyourselfandothers.Rememberthattheonlychanceyouhaveistheoneyoumakeforyourself.Youhave thechanceofa lifetime!Beginnowtomentally tap the infinite reservoirwithinyou,andyouwillfindyourselfmovingonward,upward,andGodward.HOWYOUCANRISETOTHEHEIGHTSOFYOURDESIRESSomeyearsago,duringalectureMrs.VeraRadcliffe,ourchurchorganistinLosAngeles,toldthestirringdramaofPaderewski'strialsandtribulationsbeforehebecameworld-famous.Hehadbeenadvisedby thefamouscomposersandau-thoritiesonmusicinhisdaythathehadnopossiblefutureasapianist,andthatheshouldforgetaboutit!TheprofessorsattheWarsawConservatory,wherehewenttostudy,triedtheirbesttodiscouragehisdesire.Theypointedoutthathisfingerswerenotwell-formedandthatheshouldtrywritingmusicinstead.

Paderewski rejected theirnegativepronouncementsand identifiedhimselfwithhisinnerpowers;hesubjectivelyrealizedthathehadafortunetosharewithmenthroughouttheworld,namely,themelodyofGodandthemusicofthespheres.Hepracticedarduouslyanddiligentlyforhourseveryday.Paintorturedhiminthousandsofhisconcerts,and,asMrs.Radcliffesaid,bloodoccasionallyoozedfromhisinjuredhands.Hepersevered,however,andhis"stick-to-itiveness"paidfabulousdividends.Theinnerpowersrespondedtohiscallandtohiseffort.Heknewthat thekey tohis triumphwashiscontactwith theDivinePowerwithinhim.Astimewenton,IgnacePaderewski'smusicalgeniuswasacknowledgedallovertheworld,andmenofallwalksoflifepaidhomagetothismanwhotouchedandsensedhisonenesswith theGreatMusicianwithin—theSupremeArchitectoftheuniverseitself.Paderewski'ssecretofsuccessLike Paderewski, you too have the power to reject completely the negativesuggestionsofthoseinauthoritywhotellyouthatyoucannotbewhatyouwantto be. Realize, as did Paderewski, that the God-Presencewhich gave you thedesireandthetalentisthesamePowerthatwillopenupthedoorandrevealtheperfectplanforthefulfillmentofyourdream.TrusttheDivinePowerwithinyou,andyouwillfindthatthisinnerPresenceandPowerwill lift youup, heal you, inspireyou, and set youon thehigh road tohappiness,serenity,andthefruitionofyourideals.HOWTOCOPEWITHSEEMINGWORLDLYINJUSTICEDuringavisittoHawaii,ajuniorexecutivesaidtome,"Thereisnojusticeintheworld.Everything is sounfair.Corporationsaresoulless; theyhavenoheart. Iwork hard and spend long hours after closing time, but men under me arepromotedandIampassedup.It'sallsounfairandunjust."Myexplanationwasthecureforthisman'swrath.Iacknowledgedthatthereisinjusticeintheworldandthat,asRobertBurnssaid,"man'sinhumanitytomanmakescountlessthousandsmourn,"butthatthelawofthesubconsciousmind'isimpersonalandeminentlyfairatalltimes.

Your subconscious mind accepts the impress of your thought and reactsaccordingly. It's thesetof thesails,andnot thegales, thatdetermines thewayyou go. It is your inner thought, feeling, and imagery—in other words, yourmental attitude — operating within you, rather than the winds of negativethoughtsandthewavesoffearfromwithout,thatmakesthedifferencebetweenpromotion and success, and failure and loss. The law is absolutely just andmathematically accurate, and your experiences are the exact reproduction ofyourhabitualthinkingandimagery.Ibrieflyexplainedtotheyoungexecutivethefamiliarstoryofthelaborersinthevineyard,whereall theworkmenreceivedapenny.Eventhosewhocameinattheeleventhhour received the samewagesas thosewhoworkedallday long;also themenwhocame inat the thirdhour, thesixthhour,and theninthhourreceivedthesamewages.Whentheysawthatthemenwhohadworkedbutonehour got the same wages, they were jealous and angry, but the answer theyreceivedwasthis:Didstnotthouagreewithmeforapenny?(Matt.20:13).1 JosephMurphy, The Power of Your Subconscious Mind (Englewood Cliffs,N.J.:Prentice-Hall,Inc.,1963).ThelawisplainlystatedinMatt.18:19:...Iftwoofyoushallagreeonearthastouchingany thing that they shall ask, it shall bedone for themofmyFatherwhich is in heaven. This means that when your conscious and subconsciousmindagreeonpromotion,success,abundance,andrightaction,thelawofyoursubconscious mind will honor, execute, and bring it to fruition in your ex-perience.Iadded,"Youareresentful,angry,andfullofcondemnationandcriticismoftheorganization which employs you. These negative suggestions enter yoursubconscious and have resulted in loss of promotion, financial increase, andprestige."AspecificprogramandformulafordailyuseIgavehimthefollowingmentalandspiritualformulatopracticedaily:"Iknowthatthelawsofmymindareabsolutelyjust,andthatwhateverIimpressonmy subconsciousmind is reproducedmathematically and accurately inmy

physicalworldandcircumstances. Iknowthat Iamusingaprincipleofmind,and a principle is absolutely impersonal. I am equal before the laws ofmind,whichmeansitisdoneuntomeasIbelieve.Iknowthatjusticemeansfairness,rightfulness, and impartiality, and I know that my subconscious is absolutelyimpersonalandimpartial."I realize that I have been angry, resentful, and jealous, and that I have alsodemeaned, criticized, and condemned myself. I have psychically persecuted,assailed,andtorturedmyself,andIknowthatthelawis`aswithin,sowithout';therefore,mybossandassociatesattesttoandconfirmobjectivelywhatIhavethoughtandfeltsubjectively."WhatIacceptcompletelyinmymind,Iwillgetinmyexperience,regardlessofconditions,circumstances,orthepowersthatbe.Iwishsuccess,prosperity,andpromotionforallmyassociates,andIexudegoodwillandblessingstoallpeopleeverywhere.Promotionismine;successismine;rightactionismine;wealthismine.As I affirm these truths, I know they are deposited inmy subconsciousmind—thecreativemedium—andwondersarehappeninginmylife."Everynightofmylife,priortosleep,Iimaginemywifecongratulatingmeonmywonderfulpromotion.Ifeeltherealityofallthis,mentallyandemotionally.MyeyesareclosedandIamdrowsy,sleepy,andinapassive,receptivestateofmind, but I hear her congratulatory words, feel her embrace, and see hergestures.Thewholementalmovieisvividandrealistic,andIgoofftosleepinthismood,knowingthatGodgivethhisbelovedinsleep"(Ps.127:2).This executive discovered that the law of his mind established justice(conformity to the principles of his mind). Having enthroned right thoughts,right imagery, and right feeling in his conscious mind, his subconsciousrespondedaccordingly.Thisistheequityofthemind.Thelawsofyourmindarethesameyesterday,today,andforever.Attheendofafewmonthsfollowingthisprayerprocess,thisexecutivehasbeenvotedpresidentofhiscorporationandisprosperingbeyondhisfondestdreams.HOWAWOMANSHAREDHERFORTUNEANDGOTRICHERA few years ago, I had many interesting talks with a Canadian woman. Sheinformedmethatshelooksuponmoneyandwealthliketheairthatshebreathes.

Shefeltasfreeasthewind.Eversinceshewasachild,thiswomanhadclaimed:"Iamrich;IamGod'sdaughter;Godgavemerichlyall thingstoenjoy."Thiswasherdailyprayer.She has accumulated millions of dollars and has endowed colleges anduniversities, establishing scholarships for worthy boys and girls, and hasestablished hospitals and nurses' training centers in remote parts of theworld.Her joy is in givingwisely, judiciously, and constructively, and she got richerthanbefore.WhytherichgetricherandthepoorgetpoorerShesaidtomeoneday,"Youknow,theoldaphorismisabsolutelytrue:'Therichgetricherandthepoorgetpoorer.'Tothosepeoplewholiveintheconsciousnessofaffluenceandabundance,wealthflowsbythecosmiclawofattraction.Thosewho expect poverty, privation, and lack of all kinds are living in the con-sciousnessofpoverty,andbythelawoftheirownmindtheyattractmorelack,misery,anddeprivationofallkinds."What she said is definitely true. Many people who are living in poorcircumstances are envious and resentful of the wealth of their neighbors; thismentalattituderesults inevenmore lack, limitation,andpoverty in their lives.Theyare,probablyunwittingly,blockingtheirowngood.Yettheyhaveafortunetoshareiftheywouldbutopentheirmindstothetruthofbeingandrealizethatthey,too,havethekeywhichunlocksthetreasurehouseorgoldminewithin.Thefollowingillustrationshowshowanymanhasafortunetoshare.HISFORTUNEWASWHEREHEWAS—BUTHEWASBLINDTOITAfriendofmine,wholivedinNorthernAlaska,oncewrotemeandsaidthatlifewasunbearable.HefeltthathehadmadeatragicmistakeingoingtoAlaskatoseek his fortune, that his marriage was a complete failure, that prices wereexorbitant, and that cheating and over-charging were rampant. When he hadgonetocourttodissolvehismarriage,thejudgewascrookedandhegotarawdeal.Heconcludedbysayingthatthereisnojusticeinthisworld.Whathesaidwastrueenough.Allweneeddoisreadthemorningnewspaperin

anymetropolitanarea,andwereadofmurder,crime,pursesnatching,mugging,rape, malfeasance and misfeasance in office, corruption in high places, andvenalityon thebenchand in the legislativechambers—butwemust rememberthatalloftheseareman-made,andyoucancomeoutfromamongthemandbeseparate(IICor.6:17).You can rise above the mass mind, man's cruelties, and greed, by aligningyourselfwiththeprincipleofrightactionandabsolutejusticewithinyou.Godisabsolute justice, absolute harmony, all bliss, boundless love, fullness of joy,absoluteorder, indescribablebeauty,absolutewisdom,andsupremepower.Alloftheseareattributes,qualities,andpotenciesofGod.WhenyoudwellonthesequalitiesandcontemplatethetruthsofGod,youriseabovetheinjusticeandthecrueltiesof theworldandyoubuildaconvictioncounter toall itsfalsebeliefsanderroneousconcepts.Inotherwords,youbuildupaDivineimmunity—asortofspiritualantibody—tothemassmind.Thisexplanationwasapreludetomydirectreplytomyfriend.Iwrotetohim,suggestingthathestaywherehewasandthatIsuspectedhewishedtorunawayfrom his responsibilities and was merely seeking an escape. I wrote a shortprayer,asfollows:"Where I am,God is.God indwellsme, andGodhasneedofmewhere I amnow. This God-Presence within me is infinite intelligence and all-wise, andrevealstomethenextstep,openingupformethetreasuresoflife.Igivethanksfortheanswer,whichcomestomeasanintuitivefeelingoranideawhichwellsupspontaneouslyfrommymind."Hefollowedmyadviceandwaseventuallyreconciledwithhiswife.HeboughtacameraandtookpicturesofNorthernCanadaandAlaska,wroteshortstories,and amassed what he considered a small fortune. A year passed and for aChristmaspresenthesentme$2,000,suggestingthatItakeavacationinEurope,whichIdid.This man had found happiness by tapping the treasure house within, and hediscoveredthathisfortunewasrightwherehewas.HOWAPROFESSORDISCOVEREDAFORTUNE

RecentlyItalkedwithacollegeprofessorwhowasveryangryoverthefactthathis brother, a truck driver, was earning $15,000 and he was receiving only$8,000ayear.Hesaid,"Itisallsounfair.Wemustchangethesystem.IworkedhardandtoiledforsixyearstogetmyPh.D.degree,andmybrotherneverevenwenttohighschool!"This professorwas brilliant in his particular field, but hewas unaware of thelawsofmind.Itoldhimthatawaitressinmyfavoriterestaurantearnsmorethan$300.00aweekwithtipsandindicatedthatthesedisparitiesofwhichhespokeareeverywhere.Iexplainedtotheprofessorthathecouldriseabovethemassmind,sometimesreferredtoastheracemindorasthelawofaverages,i.e.,thefive-sensemind,the mind that thinks from the standpoint of circumstance, conditions, andtraditions.Accordinglyatmysuggestionhebegantopracticethe"mirrortreatment"everymorning,whichconsistedofstandingbeforethemirrorandaffirming:"Wealthismine.Success ismine.Promotion isminenow."Hecontinuedaffirming thesestatements for about five minutes every morning, knowing that these ideaswouldimpregnatehissubconsciousmind.Gradually,hebegantofeelthewayhewouldfeelwerealltheseconditionstrue,andattheendofonemonth'stimehereceivedanofferfromanotheruniversityat$13,000ayear.Suddenlyhediscoveredaflairforwriting,andhismanuscripthasbeenacceptedbya largepublishinghouse,whichwillbringhimasizableincome.The professor discovered that he was not a victim of "the system" or thescheduledsalaryscaleoutlinedbytheuniversity.Hisfortunelayinhisdiscoveryofthehiddenpowerwithinhim.HOWASECRETARY'SFAITHWORKEDWONDERSFORHERAlegalsecretarycomplainedtomeasfollows:"Inevergetthebreaks.Thebossandtheothergirlsintheofficearemeanandcrueltome.Ihavebeenmistreatedat home and bymy relatives all my life. Theremust be some kind of a jinx

followingme.I'mnogood.Ishouldjumpinthelake!"I explained to her that she was mentally cruel to herself, and that her self-flagellation and self-pity must have substantiation and confirmation on theexternalplaneof life. Inotherwords, theattitudesandactionsof thosearoundherattestedtoandconformedwithherinnerstateofmind.She thereupon immediately ceased punishing herself and learned that faithwithoutworks isdead (Jas.2:17).What is faith?Faith is thesubstance . . .ofthingsnotseen(Heb.11:1).Faithisthementalimagewhichintimeclothesitselfinabodyofmanifestation.Everymentalimagesustainedisboundtoworkitselfout.This secretary, at my behest, pictured herself being congratulated by heremployer for very efficient work, and she also imaged him announcing anincrease in salary for her. She constantly diffused love and goodwill to heremployerandtoallherassociates.Having faithfully sustained her mental image many times a day for severalweeks, she was completely dumbfounded when her employer not onlycongratulatedheronherwork,but further-moreaskedher tomarryhim! Inafew hours' time, as I finish this chapter, Iwill have the pleasure of being theofficiatingclergy-man.Shehasfoundthekeywhichunlockedthetreasurehouse.Herfaithprovedtobethe substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not seen (Heb.11:1).POINTSTORECALLINTHISCHAPTER1. Your fortune begins with you. Your thought and your feeling create yourdestiny. All the powers, attributes, and potencies of God are locked in yoursubconsciousmind, and you have the keywhich unlocks the treasureswithin,namely,yourthought.2.Thereisahiddenpowerwithinyouthatcanliftyouupfromasickbed,healyou,andsetyouontheroadtohappiness,serenity,andalltheblessingsoflife3.You can draw forth from your subconsciousmind an ideaworth a fortune.

Call on the Infinite Intelligence within you for creative ideas, and you willreceivethem.Askandyoushallreceive.4.Byperseverance,endurance,anddeterminationtoreachthetop,youcanrisetotheheightsofyourprofessionoridealinlife.Setyoursightshigh!YouhavethepowertocompletelyrejectthenegativestatementsofothersandtotrusttheSupremePowerwithinyouwhichneverfails.5. It is the setof the sails andnot thegales thatdeterminesyour fortune. It isyour inner thought, feeling, and imagery that determine your future and bringyoutherichesof life.This is the justiceof themind.Forget the inequitiesandinjusticesoftheworldormassmind.6.Ifyouagreewithlife"forapennyaday,"liferespondsaccordingly.7.Whateveryouimpressonyoursubconscious—goodorbad—willappearasform,function,experience,andeventsinyourlife.8.Realize thatGodgaveyou richlyall things toenjoy. Claim thesegifts andricheswillflowintoyourlife.Themoreyougivethemoreyouwillreceive.9. Your fortune is right where you are. You can rise above all the lack andlimitationoftheworld,ifyouwillmentallyandemotionallyunitewiththegoodthingsyouwant;yoursubconsciouswillrespondaccordingly.10. Ifyouwant tomakemoremoneyand to enjoy the richandabundant life,stop comparing yourself with others and being envious of their wealth orsuccess.11.Yourfaithis theconfidentexpectancythat themental imageyousustaininyourmindwillbemanifested.

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HowtoForeseetheFutureandRecognizetheVoiceofIntuition

Oneof themostperplexingfacultiesof thehumanmindis thatofprevisionorthe ability to perceive a future event before it happens on the objective ormaterialplaneoflife.Occasionally,Ihavehadanadvanceglimpseofeventsthathaveoccurreddays,weeks,andsometimesevenmonthsafterwards.For example, in January of 1967, a minister friend of mine visited me andsuggestedthatIarrangealecturetourwithhimtotheHolyLandinMay.ItoldhimthatIwouldthinkaboutitandlethimknow.I spoke to my subconscious mind that night prior to sleep and affirmed asfollows: "Infinite Intelligence within my subconscious mind is All-Wise andreveals tome the right decision regarding the proposed trip to Israel, Jordan,etc."Thatparticularnight, Ihadavividdream inwhich I saw thewarheadlines inboth the Los Angeles Times and theCitizen-News. In the dream state, I alsowitnessed a violent tank and air battle between the Israelis and the Arabs. Iwitnessedavividrealizationofthingstocome,apparentlyfivemonthslater.Onawakening from the dream state I telephoned my friend and told him of thecontentsofmydream,and,strangetosay,hehadhadasimilardream!HealsohadprayedforDivineguidance.Both of us thereupon dismissed the idea of conducting the lecture tour in theHolyLand.Subsequentevents—thetragedyoftheArab-Israeliwar—provedthetruthoftheinnervision.TheBiblesays:TrustintheLord(theLawofyoursubconsciousmind),anddogood;soshaltthoudwellintheland,andverilythoushaltbefed(Ps.37:3).YOURFUTUREISINYOURMINDNOWYourmind is full of thoughts, beliefs, opinions, convictions, impressions, and

sundryconcepts—bothgoodandbad.TheCosmicLawofmindisthatwhateverwementallyacceptandbelievewillbemademanifestandconcreteinourlives.If itwere possible for you to photograph in somemanner the contents of thesubconsciousmindsofyour friends, youcould accurately foretell their futuresanddeterminetheeventsthataregoingtohappentoeachoneofthem.Dr.RhineofDukeUniversityhasgiven ampleproofof extrasensoryperception, such asclairvoyance, precognition, clairaudience, retro-cognition, and telekinesis incountlessexperiments,allofwhichhavebeendocumented.A highly intuitive person, a good psychic, or amediumistic clairvoyant couldperceive the contents of your subconscious and clearly see (clairvoyance) theexperiencesandevents,bothgoodandbad,whichyouareabouttomeetonthescreen of space. The reason for this is that your thoughts, beliefs, plans, andpurposes,andtheirmanifestationarecompletedinmind,justthesameasistheideaofanewbuildinginthemindofthearchitect,andtheymaybeaccuratelyviewedbyagoodclairvoyant.Toelaboratealittlefurther,Ishouldliketostatethatitispossibleforanintuitiveperson,inaperceptive,passive,andsubjectivestateofmind,totapthecontentsofthesubconsciousmindofanotherpersonandrevealthesametotheconsciousmindorwakingselfofthatman.Inotherwords,inapassive,semi-trancestate,a sensitive or highly psychic person tunes in with the decisions, plans, ideas,fears, phobias, fixations, anddesirable states, and the subjective acceptanceofmarriage,divorce,businessventures,trips,andvariousotherimpressions,intheotherperson.Thepsychicormediumwhois tuninginwithyoursubjectivefeelings,beliefs,andimpressions translatesall these inhisorherownterminologyandpredictsaccordingly. Often the psychic or clairvoyant is extraordinarily accurate—notalways100percent,butsometimesclosetoit.Youmustrememberthatwhatthemediumseesorfeelsmustbefilteredthroughandtincturedbythecontentsofhisownmentality,andforthatreasonitcomesout somewhat differently with each medium or psychic. This is why yousometimes receive different readings or interpretations from different psychicreaders.HOWPRECOGNITIONSAVEDAFORTUNE

ANDMADEANEWONEIamfriendlywithaprominentrealestateoperatorwhotoldmethateverynightofhis lifebefore retiringhehasmeditatedon the91stPsalmandhas claimedDivineguidance,protection,andrightactioninallhisactivities.Onenight,earlyin1966,followingavividpropheticdreaminwhichhesawtheheadlinesofalocal newspaper announcing a big drop in the market, he had an intense,overpowering urge to sell all his blue chip stocks, in which he had invested$400,000; he said it was like an inner voice commanding him, and it waspersistent.He followed this intuitive urge and sold out the next day before the marketclosed.The followingday therewasabigdrop,andhisbluechipstockshavenotyet returned to their formerhighs, somehavingdropped20and30points.Hissavingswereextensive.Hehassincerepurchasedmanyofthesestocksatamuchlowerpriceandhasthusmadeanothersmallfortune.His remarkwas, "I saved a fortune and Imade a fortune."He saw the eventbeforeithappenedandhelistenedtothevoiceofhisintuition.Intuitionmeans"taughtfromwithin."HOWAMOTHER'SPREVISIONSAVEDHERSON'SLIFEI interviewedanoverwrought,emotion-wrackedmotherwhosesonwasanAirForce pilot inVietnam.She had been suffering from a recurrent dreamwhichdistressedhergreatly.Inthedream,shesawherson'splaneonfireandhewascryingtoherforhelp;thenshesawtheplanecrashintothesea.Shesaidthatsheknewhersonwasdrowned.Suchwasthetormentfromwhichshewouldawakeneverymorningforoveraweek,andherwakingthoughtswerechargedwithfearandforeboding.Iexplainedtothisdistraughtmother,asbestIcould,thatundoubtedlyitwasapremonitionofdisasterandthatshe,being tuned insubconsciously toherson,unquestionablyhadpickeduphisunconsciousfearofdanger.Shecouldpreventit, though, as obviously it had not happened yet because she had received noofficialword;furthermore,thedreamwasrecurringnightafternight,presagingthatwhichwasyettocome.Itoldherwhattodo,andthatwastogetherhighestconceptofGodandHislove.

ShebegantothinkofGodasInfiniteLifePrincipleofabsolutelove,boundlesswisdom,all-powerful,all-bliss,all-peace,andabsoluteharmonyandjoy,andatmysuggestionshementallyplacedher son inGod's lovingcare, realizing thather son is living in the secret place of theMost High and abiding under theshadowoftheAlmighty.Shealsopicturedhersonhome—happy,joyous,andfree—andshefelthimembracingher.This mother steered and directed her thoughts all day long to adhere to thisspiritual pattern of prayer. She mentally dwelt on the light, love, power, andpeace ofGod until it became real to her, and in that spiritual atmosphere sheplacedherson.Assheperseveredalongthislineofthinking,thenightmareceasedtocomeafterthe fifthnight.Her feeling towardher sonhad changed from fear to faith andconfidence that he was whole and perfect and watched over by a benignProvidence.Someweeks later as shewaspreparing lunch,her sonwalked in thedoorandembracedher!HewashomefromVietnamandwantedtosurpriseher.Hesaidtoher,"Mother,Idon'tknowhowIamalive!Myplanecrashedafterbeingshotat, but it didnot catch fire. Iwasunharmed, and themost extraordinary thinghappened: I knew the planewas falling but I had no fear. I heard your voiceclearlysayingtome,`Godiswatchingoveryou,'andIknewIwassafe."TheBiblesays:Heshallgivehisangelschargeoverthee,tokeeptheeinallthyways(Ps.91:11).Onethingisevidentinthisexperience:themotherwastelepathicallyenrapportwith her son, as there is no time or space in mind, and through prayer shecleansedhermindoffearbyenfoldinghersonwithGod'slove,light,harmony,andpeace.ThisopenedthewayfortheresponseofaguidingProvidencetofreehersonfromadeaththatwouldotherwisehavebeeninescapable.Herfaithandconfidencewere communicated to her son, and he experienced the joy of theansweredprayer.HOWAFATHER'SDREAMOFHISSON'SDEATHHELPEDAVERTTHETRAGEDY

ThisiswhatacorrespondentfromNewYorkCitysaidinhisletter:DearDr.Murphy:Howgrateful I am is almost impossible to tell. IhavebeendeeplyimpressedinreadingTheAmazingLawsofCosmicMindPower.'Ihavelearnedhowtoprayscientificallybystudyingeachchapter.Ithasprovedtobearevelationtome!One of my sons was doing long distance hauling between New York andChicago.Onenightinadreamafewweeksago,Isawhistrucktravelingupahillandheseemedtobeasleep.Ontherightsidewasahighmountain,andonthe other side, a deep ravine. Suddenly the truck hit the cliff and fell oversideways.Inmydreamstate,Isaid,"Godwatchesoverhim.Godcaresforhim,andGodloveshim."ThenIwokeup,mywholebodyshakingwithapprehensionofdisaster.IopenedtheBibleandreadaloudthe91stPsalm,thegreatPsalmofProtection,changingthe tense to second person, and prayed for my boy for about one-half hour,startingoffwith"Hedwellsinthesecretplace...HeabidesundertheshadowoftheAlmighty...,"andsoon.Gradually,asenseofpeacecameoverme.'JosephMurphy,TheAmazingLawsofCosmicMindPower(WestNyack,N.Y.:ParkerPublishingCompany,Inc.,1965).Laterduringtheweekwhenmysoncamehome,he toldmethathehadfallenasleepwhiledrivingthetruck,whichhadturnedover,andhehadfoundhimselfunderthetruckbetweenthewheels,miraculouslysavedandwithoutascratch.Ithen toldhimofmydreamandofmyprayer in thedream,andhesaid,"Dad,yourprayersavedmylife!"HOWTOHELPPREVENTTRAGEDIESANDREVERSALSOFFORTUNEPrayerdoeschangethings;countlessbiographiesattesttothatfact.Byprayer,Imean the contemplation of the truths ofGod from the highest standpoint. Bythinking constructively, based on universal principles, youmay change all thenegative patterns in your mind and thereafter bear a charmed life. In otherwords, by filling your mind with the truths of God, you would neutralize,obliterate, and expunge from your mind everything unlike God. You wouldavoidallnegativeexperiences,suchasaccidentsanddisastersofallkinds.Your

escapefromillfortunewouldcoincidewithyourabilitytoriseinconsciousness.I, if Ibe liftedup . . . drawallmen (manifestationsandexperiences)untome(John12:32).BycontemplatingtheeternalveritiesandthatwhichistrueofGod,youseparateyourselffromthemassmind,orthelawofaverages,whichdominatesthemassofhumanity.WhenyouenterGod'speaceandletHispeaceflowthroughyoulikeagoldenriverof lifeand love,youhave touchedReality,orGod, justas this fatherdidwhileprayingforhisson."WHYISITTHATONLYNEGATIVEPREDICTIONSREGARDINGMYFUTURECOMETOPASS?"TheabovequestioncametomydeskfromacorrespondentinAlaska.Youmustrememberthatyoursubconsciousmindisastorehouseofmemoryandthatmanysuggestions,halftruthsandfalsebeliefshavebeenaccepted,ofwhichyourconsciousmindiswhollyunaware.Manytimesthesethingscometopass,forwhateveryoursubconsciousmind is impregnatedwithbecomesobjectifiedinyourworldsoonerorlater,unlesschangedbyprayerforthebetter.In other words, any man receiving a suggestion or a prediction regardinghimself,ofanundesirablenature,canpreventitfromcomingtopassbythinkingconstructivelyupon theuniversalverities and truthsofGod, suchasharmony,peace,love,beauty,Divinerightaction,andDivinelove.Incontemplatingtheseuniversal principles, there takes place a rearrangementof the patterns in hissubconscious to conform to the mental configuration of his thoughts andimagery.Itispossibletopredictwithacertaindegreeofaccuracyforaperson,agroup,arace,anation,ortheworld,becausethemajorityofhumanbeingsdonotchangeverymuch. They livewith the same old beliefs, the same old traditions, raceconcepts,andthesamehates,prejudices,andfears.Theyfollowmoreorlessasetpatternwhichcaneasilybereadbythosetuninginintuitivelytotheirmentalvibrations.HOWPREVISIONSOLVEDADOCTOR'SPROBLEM

A medical doctor friend was writing a book, and required special data aboutancientmedicineinBabyloniaandEgypt.Hethoughtthattheinformationmightbe in a New York museum, but he was living in Los Angeles and it wasimpossibleforhimtogotoNewYork.Isuggestedtohimthathestillhismind,immobilizehisattention,andjustashewasabouttogotosleeptospeakauthoritativelytohisdeepermindasfollows:"Infinite Intelligence within me knows the answer and It gives me theinformationIneedformybook."Hedroppedofftosleepwiththeoneword,"answer,"andthesamenighthehadadreamwhichinstructedhimtovisitanoldbookstoredowntown.Onenteringthebookstore,thefirstbookhepickedupgavehimthedesireddata.Remember that your subconscious is one with Infinite Intelligence andboundlesswisdom,andisall-wiseandknowswhattypeofansweryoudesire.Itmayanswerinadream,asahunch,orasafeelingthatyouarebeingledontherighttrack.Youmaygetasuddenflashtogosomeplace,oranotherpersonmaygiveyoutheanswer.HOWCLAIRAUDIENCESAVEDALIFERecently I spoke at a banquet, and a youngofficerwhohad recently returnedfrom Vietnam sat next to me and told me a fascinating experience about thevoiceheheardfrom"nowhere."Hewas under orders andwas driving a jeep to deliver amessage to his localheadquarters.Ajuniorofficersatbesidehim,andastheydrovealongtheroadathighspeed,heheardhismother'svoicesayclearlyanddistinctly,"Stop!John.Stop!Stop!"Hestoppedthejeepsuddenly,andhiscompanionasked,"Why?What'swrong?"andhesaid,"Didn'tyouhearthevoicesaying,`Stop!Stop!'?"Buthiscompanionhadn'theardanything.Aftergettingoutofthejeepandexaminingittheyfoundonewheelloose;iftheyhadgoneanotherfewyards,thecarwouldhavecatapultedoverachasmonthesideoftheroadandtheywouldhavebeenmangledbeyondrecognition.

HismotherwasinSanFrancisco,andhesaidthatsheprayedforhimregularlyeverynightandmorningandalsoduringtheday,alwaysclaiming,"God'sloveandthewholearmorofGodsurroundmyboyatalltimes."This youngman realized that the voice he had heardwas awarning from hisown subconsciousmind,which sought to protect him andwhich undoubtedlyhadrespondedforcefullytohismother'sprayer.In times of great emergency or danger, you will find that your subconsciousmindprojects thevoiceofapersonwhomyouwill immediatelyobey,becauseyou trust and love that person. It will speak to you only in a voice that yourconsciousmindwill immediately accept as true. Itwould therefore not be thevoiceofsomeonewhomyoudistrustedordisliked.HOWTOPROTECTYOURSELFANDOTHERSFROMUNHAPPYEVENTSYoumayhave at times a precognitivedreamaccompaniedby a deep intuitivefeelingofimpendingdangerforyourselforalovedone.Ifyourdreampresagesanunhappyor tragicoccurrencerelating toyourselforthoseclosetoyou,donotderideitasamerefabricationofyourimaginationorasaharmlesshallucination.Prayabouttheforewarningorpresentimentasfollows,andifyourprayerisforsomeoneelse,usethatperson'sname:Aneffectiveprotectionprayer"I realize that God is the only Presence and Power, and I know that God'sPresence is love, order, beauty, peace, perfection, and harmony.God's inwardpeaceflowsthroughmenowlikeariver.Irecognizetheperfectblissandorderwhichanawaysâsén. I am immersed in themindofGod,andGodseesmeperfect, whole, and complete; I am immersed in the Holy Omnipresence.Presenceislove,order,beauty,peace,perfection,andharmonyandenwrapsme,andunderneatharetheeverlastingarms."Affirmthetruthsinthisprayer,andpersevereuntilthecloudliftsandtheburdenis raised.Youwill enter intopeace,andyouwill touchReality.Youwillhave

consciously entered into union with the Higher Self, and then all the Divineforceswillhastentoministertoyoureternaljoy.Whatthingssoeveryoudesire,whenyoupray,believethatyoureceivethem,andyoushallhavethem(Mark11:24).POINTSTORECALLINTHISCHAPTER1.Oneofthedeeperfacultiesofyourmindisyourabilitytohaveaprevisionofthingstocome,sometimesasadreamandavisioninthedepthsofthenight.2. You can always ask for specific guidance from your sub- conscious mindaboutanyventure,suchasinvestments,trips,marriage,etc.3. The future is already in your mind, because all the thoughts, beliefs,convictions,andimpressionsinyoursubconsciousmindwill,bytheverylawofyourmind,becomeforms,functions,experiences,andevents.4.Dr.RhineofDukeUniversityinhisexperimentshasdocumentedexperimentsof clairvoyance, precognition, clairaudience, retro cognition, telekinesis, andotherfacetsofextrasensoryperception,commonlyreferredtoasE.S.P.5. A capable psychic or medium can communicate with or "tune in" on thecontentsofyoursubconsciousandconsciousmind,translatingwhatsheseesintoherownterminologyandpredictingaccordingly.6. Youmay get different readings from different clairvoyants ormediums, astheyfilterwhattheyseethroughtheirownmentalities,andforthatreasontheymayvarysome-whatwitheachmedium.7.ThesenseofintuitionmaybecomehighlydevelopedinyouifyouconstantlyclaimthatInfiniteIntelligenceisguidingyouinallyourways.8.Ifyouhavearelativeinawarzoneandhaveavividdreamofdangertohim,prayforhimbyrealizingthatwhereheis,Godis,andHislove,light,truth,andpowerprotecthimandwatchoverhim.Withproperapplicationyoucanpreventatragedy.9.Youarealwaystelepathicallyunitedwithyourlovedones,andyourprayersforthemcanheal,bless,andprotectthem.

10.Whenyouhaveavivid,precognitivedreamofdangerforason,daughter,orfriend,readthegreattruthsofthe91stPsalm,mentioninghisorhername,untilyourmindentersintoastateofrestinGod.11. Prayer changes the subconscious mind of yourself and the other person,therebyeliminatingthecauseoftheimpendingtragedyorunhappysituation.12.Bycontemplatingtheeternalverities,youcomeoutofthemassmindorthelawofaverages,andyoubuildupconvictionscountertothemassmind,therebyestablishingyourimmunitytodanger.13.Yoursubconsciousmindisastorehouseofmemory,andmanysuggestions,halftruths,andfalsebeliefshavebeenembeddedinit.Fillyourconsciousmindwith the truths of God, and you will eradicate and expunge from yoursubconsciousallthenegativepatterns.14.Itisfairlyeasytopredictthefuturefortheaverageperson,asthemajorityofpeopledonotchangeverymuchintheirthoughtpatterns.15.Itispossibleforyoutohearthedistinctvoiceofyourmother,eventhoughyoumaybe10,000milesaway.Yoursubconsciousselectsavoicethatyouwillinstantlylistentoandobey.16. You can change any negative pattern seen in your mind by realizing thePresence and Power of God and by knowing that the Presence of God is thepresenceoforder,harmony,peace,joy,wholeness,love,andperfection.

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HowInfiniteMindRevealsAnswersinDreams

andtheMeaningofOut-of-BodyExperiences

TheBiblesays:Inadream,inavisionofthenight,whendeepsleepfallethuponmen,inslumberingsuponthebed;thenheopeneththeearsofmenandsealeththeirinstruction(Job33:15,16).AndbeingwarnedofGodinadreamthattheyshouldnotreturntoHerod,theydepartedintotheirowncountryanotherway(Matt.2:12).TheBibleisrepletewithaccountsofdreams,visions,revelations,andwarningsoccurring during sleep.Whenyou are asleep, your subconsciousmind is verymuch awake and continuously active, as it never sleeps. You will recall thatJoseph correctly interpreted thedreamsofPharaoh and that they subsequentlycametopass.Hissuccessinforecastingthefuturebroughthimprestige,honorandrecognitionbytheking.When you are dreaming, your consciousmind is suspended, and asleep.Yoursubconscious mind usually speaks in symbolic form, and this is why downthroughtheagesmenhaveemployeddreamexpositorsor interpreters.Youaredoubtless familiarwith thefact thatmanyFreudianandJungianpsychologists,psychiatristsandpsychoanalystsandeclecticpsychotherapeutistsseriouslystudydreams,andtrytointerpretthemtotheconsciousmindofthepatient.Oftentheexplanationsofthedreamsleadtotheuncoveringofmentalconflicts,phobias,fixations,andothermentalcomplexes.Allyourdreamsaredramatizationsofyoursubconsciousandinmanyinstanceswarnyouofimpendingdanger.Somedreamsaredefinitelyprecognitiveandcanaccurately probe the future. In other dreams you may get answers to yourprayers. All dreams of a negative nature are subject to change and none isfatalistic.

Your subconscious, in its dream nature, is revealing to you the nature of theimpressionsmadeuponitandpointingouttoyouthecourseyourlifeistaking.Researchanalysesofdreamsshowthatthesymbolsappearingintheindividualsubconscious are personal and apply to each individual only; and the samesymbol appearing in another dream can have still another and very differentmeaning.Inotherwords,yourdreamispersonalandappliesonly toyou, though itmayshowyourrelationshipwithanotherperson.ANINTERESTINGDREAMANALYZEDSomemonthsago,astudentatthelocaluniversitywhohadreadmybook,ThePowerofYourSubconsciousMind,1cameinforaninterview.Duringthecourseoftheconversation,shesaid,"IhavedreamtforthreeconsecutivenightsthatIwaspresentatabanquet forGovernorRockefellerofNewYorkand that I satnexttohimandwastheguestofhonor.Whatdoesitmean?"Iexplainedtoherthatitwasherdreamandwheninterpreteditmustbemeaningfultoher.IaskedherwhatthesignificanceofattendingabanquetwithRockefellermeanttoher.She immediately replied that it symbolizes wealth, prestige, honor andrecognition. Then I added that it could well be that her subconscious wasforeshadowingsomespecialhonorandrecognitionand,perhaps,alsoashowerofwealth.Sheseemedtoagreewiththisanditseemedmeaningfultoher.1 JosephMurphy, The Power of Your Subconscious Mind (Englewood Cliffs,N.J.:Prentice-Hall,Inc.,1963).TwoweekslatershewonascholarshipenablinghertostudyinFrance,andhergrandmotherpassedonbequeathingtoherthesumof$50,000forhereducationandpersonaluse.InadditionshewasinvitedtoattendtheinauguralbanquetofGovernorReagan,whichshedid;andshehadawonderfultime.Youwill notice she did not take the dream in a literal sense.Your disciplinedimaginativefaculty,called"Joseph" in theBible,canunclothe thedreamof itsformandseethehiddenideabehindthesymbol.HOWADREAMLEDAWOMANTOTHEHOMESHEWANTED

AyoungmarriedwomanlivinginBeverlyHillsexperiencedarecurrentdreamfor six consecutive nights. In her dream shewalked all through the house shedesiredtobuy,mettheoccupants,pattedthedogandconversedwiththeSpanishmaid in the latter's own language. She explored the garage, attic and all theroomsofthehouse.On the following Sunday after church, she and her husband went for a ride.Passing theBrentwoodarea, she saw thehouse shehaddreamedaboutwithasign"Forsalebyowner,Openhouse."Bothofthemwentin; theownerofthehouse, his wife, themaid, and the dog*. all seemed unusually frightened andstartled.Thedogbegantogrowlanditshairstoodonend.After a fewminutes, theowner apologized and said, "Wehave seen awomanlike you walk up and down our stairs several times at night and early in themorning. Our maid was frightened out of her wits and the dog growled andbarkedwildlyasifhesawsomethingweird."TheexplanationissimpleforthisdreamThis youngwoman explained to them that she had been praying for the righthomeandthateverynightsheaskedtheInfiniteIntelligenceofhersubconsciousmindtodirecthertotheidealhomewhichwouldbespacious,lovely,centralandidealineveryway.Undoubtedly, as shewent to sleepwith the idea of a home uppermost in hermind, she charged her subconscious with a mission which it had to fulfill.Suddenly, while dreaming, she found herself outside her physical body butpossessingararefiedandattenuatedsenseofherownbeingwhichenabledhertotravelthroughcloseddoorsandto"collapse"timeandspace.Shefoundherselfinthishouseandbecameacquaintedwithallthepartsofit,aswellaswiththeoccupants.Shetoldthemthatshe,too,wasstartledwhenshemetthem,asshehadseenthemseveraltimesbeforeinthedreamstate.Her"real"extrasensorytravelThiswomanprojectedherastralbodyandwasperceivedasanapparitionbythepeopleinthehomewhereshevisited.Thisperceptionwasvisualandauditory,astheyheardherfootstepsandsawherclearly.Thisyoungwomanperceivedherownphysicalbodyonthebedinherhomeandknewthatshewastravelingandoperating in her fourth dimensional body. Such projected bodies may be

perceived as ghosts or apparitions by people who are very sensitive and arepsychicallyattunedtohighervibrationsorapsychicdemonstration.Thisyoungwomanandherhusbandpurchasedthehome,andtherewasaveryharmoniousatmospherethroughouttheproceedingsforthetransferoftitletothehome.HOWTHEAUTHOR'SDREAMBECAMEALIVINGEXPERIENCEIoncevisitedYogaForestUniversity,atRishikesh,India,northofNewDelhi,forthepurposeoflecturingthere.SeveralnightsbeforeIenplanedforthetripIhad experienced vivid dreams of the place, and I met all the teachers andstudentsinmydreams.Upon my arrival I discovered I knew my way around the premises. All thehouses, lecturehalls, teachersandstudentswereveryfamiliar tome. Ipointedout to one of the attendants the room set aside for me, and I described itsappearanceinside,aswellasthekindoffoodhewasgoingtoserveme.Ieventoldhimwhathewasgoingtosaynext,asIhadheardhisvoicebefore.Hewasamazedandsaid,"Youmustbeclairvoyantandclairaudient."Iexplainedtheexperiencethiswaytohim.KnowingthatIwasgoingtolectureatYogaForestUniversity andwhile soundasleep,my subtlebody, sometimesreferredtoastheastralbody(whichhasexactlythesameshapeasmyphysicalbodybutisoscillatingandvibratingatamuchhigherfrequency,butneverthelessis a "body") traveled there, making my vivid dream a subsequent consciousexperience.Inotherwords,Iwentthereinmyastralbody,conversedmentally,butnaturally,withmany people, and heard their responses and voices. Furthermore, in thatmarvelouspsychickindofastraljourney,IviewedallthebeautiesoftheGangesRiver,theHimalayaMountains,andthelovelinessofthecountryside."Isawyoubeforeinadream"WhenIintroducedmyselftoYogiSivenanda,whowasdirectingtheAshram,heexclaimed,"Isawyoubeforeseveraltimesinmydreams,andIalsoheardyourvoice!" I explained to him that the experience was mutual; that I had been

visualizingawonderfultripandhadimpressedmysubconsciousmindand"wenttosleeponit."IfurtherexplainedthatIhadalsomethimsubjectivelyinadreamstatewhich became actualized, becausewhilemybodywas asleep inBeverlyHills, California, I found myself in a new body visiting all the places in hisAshram and hearing all the voices. Now, when I consciously and objectivelyarrived, I concretely experienced all the states subjectively felt during myextrasensory travel. In other words, what I saw and heard objectively, I hadpreviouslyseenandheardsubjectively.Inhisdreams,YogiSivenandaclairvoyantlysawme,andbeingclairaudient,heheardmyvoice,asyoucanthink,speak,act,travelandevenmoveallkindsofobjectsoutsideyourbody.Youcanseeandbeseen,youcanunderstandandbeunderstood,andyoucanalsocommunicatemessagesand reportoneverythingyousee.Allyourfaculties,suchassight,hearing,taste,smellandtouch,canbeduplicated in mind alone independent of your five senses. This provesconclusively thatyoucan liveoutsideyourpresentbodyand that theCreativeIntelligencewithinyouintendedthatyoushouldusethesefacultiestranscendingyourpresentenvironment'sthree-dimensionalbody.HOWHISDREAMTRIEDTOPROTECTHISHEALTHAman apparently in perfect health dreamed on several occasions that hewasbeingoperatedonforadisorderoftheprostategland.HeaskedmeifIthoughtheshouldseeadoctorforacheckupbutstatedthathehadnosymptomsorpainofanykind.Hehadcometoseemeregardingamaritalproblemofanemotionalnature. I clarified the workings of his subconscious mind to some degree;namely, that it seeks to protect him at all costs and that, undoubtedly, thesubconscious was prompting him regarding the imminence of some organiclesionormalfunctioning.Thesubconsciousreasonsdeductivelyfromabasisofrealityandthusrevealedittohimintheformofadream.Heunderstoodthathisdreamwaspersonaland thatanyexplanationor interpretationmustagreewithhisintuitiveperception.I suggested that he should see his physician immediately and get a completecheckupbyaurologist.However,hedeferredseeinghisdoctor. Inafewdays'timehedevelopedaurinaryconstrictionandblockageandwas inexcruciatingpain.Hisphysiciantookhimtothehospitalandhadaskilledurologistoperateon him immediately. I visited him in the hospital shortly after that and heremarked to me, "I should have paid more attention to my dream and acted

sooner." However, I am happy to say he made a wonderful recovery, as hecontinued to fill his subconsciousmindwith thoughts ofwholeness, harmony,vitalityandperfecthealth.Youwill perceive that his subconsciousmindwas actuallywarning him to dosomething, as it knew of the prostatic infection and enlargement. Theforeshadowingidea,thepresentimentthathewasgoingtobeoperatedon,wasprobablycausedbythealreadyexistingcondition.Hehadmadeanerrorthoughindelayingamedicalexamination.Thewordsoftheancientproverbaretrue—"Night(sleep)bringscounsel."Thekey to its practical application can be developed through your psychicawareness.THEDIFFERENTTYPESOFDREAMSThereareseveralkindsofdreams,manyofwhichareduetostomachdisorders,mental and emotional turmoil, bodily discomfort, repressed or abnormal sexurges,andvariousfearsandsuperstitiousbeliefs.However,therearealsodreamswhereinyouseeafutureeventbeforeithappens,dreamswhichgiveyouadefiniteanswertoyourprayer,andoftenyouaregiveninstructionastotakingactioninthedreamstate.HOWADREAMWARNEDAWOMANENGAGEDTOBEMARRIEDAyoungladytoldmeofaremarkableanswershereceivedinadream.Atnightas she went to sleep, she affirmed, "Infinite Intelligence in my subconsciousmindrevealstometheanswerregardingmyproposedmarriageto."Duringthenightshehadaratherstrangedreaminwhichshesawherfiancéinprisongarbbehind bars and a guard outside his cell with a gun. A man appeared in thedreamandsaid,"Don'tyourecognizethisman?"She awakened suddenly quite perturbed and intuitively, through her dream,perceivedthatthemaninherdreamwasherbetrothed.Shephonedherbrother,whowasadetectiveinthelocalpoliceforce,andhecheckeduponherfiancé.HerbrotherdiscoveredthatthismanhadawifeinNewYorkCitywhomhehaddeserted,andfurthermorethathehadspentfiveyearsofhislifeinprison,allofwhich he had concealed fromher. She broke off her engagement immediately

andwasdeeplygratefulforthatinnerguidewhichalwaysseekstoprotectyouifyouwillonlylisten.I,theLord,willmakemyselfknownuntohiminavision,andwillspeaktohiminadream(Num.12:6).HOWTOPREPAREYOURMINDPRIORTOSLEEPWhen you enter into a drowsy, sleepy state, there is an outcropping of yoursubconscious mind and you are in a highly sensitized mental condition. Thethoughtandfeelingyouhaveprior tosleep is immediately transmitted toyoursubconscious mind, which then begins to act on your request or desire forguidance.Thecreativepowerofyoursubconsciousmindiswaitingtorespondandactuponwhateverdesires, ideasand instructionsyouconsciously issue inyour"awake"stateofmind.Rememberalsothatyoursubconsciousmindisimpersonalandnonselective—itwill accept your negative, resentful or hateful thoughts, as well as the goodthoughts, and act accordingly. The subconscious magnifies and multiplieswhateveryoudepositinit,goodorbad;hence,itisextremelyimportantforyouto cleanse your mind of all disturbing, vexatious thoughts of any kind, thuscreating a clear channel for the Divine energies to flow through youconstructively.AneffectivetechniquetofolloweverynightLookover theeventsof theday;andwhatever strife, contentionsorvexationsmayhaveoccurred,affirmtoyourselfquietly,"Ifullyandfreelyforgivemyselffor harboring these negative thoughts and for the negativeway I handled andrespondedtothisorthatproblem.Iresolvetohandletheseproblemsintherightwaythenexttime.Iradiatelove,peace,joyandgoodwilltoallthosearoundmeand to all people everywhere. God's love fills my soul and I rejoice in thesuccessandhappinessofmyassociatesandallmenandwomeneverywhere. Iamat peace. I sleep in peace tonight, Iwake in joy, and I live inGod. I givethanksforthejoyoftheansweredprayer."HOWAMOTHER'SDREAMPROTECTEDHERDAUGHTER

RecentlyIreceivedaletterfromawoman,whosaidthatshehadbeenusingtheprayerssuggestedinoneofmybooks,MiracleofMindDynamics,2 forherselfand her daughter. She had a harrowing dream one nightwherein she saw herhighschoolagedaughterrapedandstrangledbyayoungboy.Thedreamtookplace in an automobile on a country road. The whole experience was afrighteningnightmare,andshewokeupscreaming.2JosephMurphy,MiracleofMindDynamics(EnglewoodCliffs,N.J.:Prentice-Hall,Inc.,1964).She decided to act on the forewarning, knowing there was no such thing asinexorable fateand that the tragedycouldbepre-ventedby tuning inonGodandpraying.Sheprayedasfollows:"MydaughterisachildofGod.WheresheisGodis.Godisallharmony,peace,beauty,love,joyandpower.Mydaughterisimmersedin theHolyPresenceofGodandthewholearmorofGodsurroundsher. She iswatched over byGod, herLovingFather. She dwells in the secretplace of the most High and abides in the shadow of the Almighty." Aftermeditating about tenminutes, themother felt a sense of peace and tranquilityandwentbacktosleep.Inthemorningshecalledherdaughterbylongdistancebutcouldnotreachherattheschool,becauseitwasaholidayinthatstate.Duringthedayshecontinuedprayingforherdaughter.Atnightherdaughtercalledherandsaid,"Mother,youappearedtomelastnightinmydreamandbeggedmenottogooutridingwithone of the boys in the school because he was very aggressive and I wouldcertainlyregret it. I felt terriblyupset. In themorning,Ihadaphonecall fromhimaskingmetogoforaridewithhimoutinthecountry.Irefused,pleadingillness."My girl friend went with him, against my pleadings, because I told her mydream.Herapedherandalmostchokedhertodeath.Sheisnowinthehospitalandthepolicearehuntingtheboy,whodisappearedfromhishouse."Thereisatelepathiccommunicationatalltimesbetweenmembersofthefamilyand loved ones or close friends. The mother's prayer for her daughter wasreceivedsubjectivelybythedaughter,whichpreventedapotentialdisasterinherlife.

TheBiblesays,ForHewillgiveHisangelschargeoverthee,tokeeptheeinallthyways.Theyshallbeartheeupintheirhands,lestthoudashthyfootagainstastone(Ps.91:11,12).POINTSTORECALLINTHISCHAPTER1.Dreamsaredramatizationsofyour subconsciousmind,usuallyappearing insymbolicform.Yourdisciplinedimaginationcanunclothethedreamandrevealitshiddencontent.2. Some dreams are precognitive, whereby you see a future event before ithappens. The reason for this is that in themind principle there is no time orspace.3.Dreams of a negative naturemay be counteracted by tuning in on theGodPresencewithinyouandidentifyingmentallyandemotionallywiththetruthsofGod,therebytransformingthenegativepatternsinyoursubconsciousmind.4.Itispossiblethroughastraltraveltobeguidedtotherighthome,tovisitthathomeandseetheoccupantsandallthefurnishings.5.When asleep and in a deep dream state, itmay be possible to project yourpsychicbody,whichcanbeperceivedasanapparitionorvisionbyothers.6. Someyears ago, I had a deep and vivid dream. I foundmyself outsidemybodythousandsofmilesawayinYogaForestUniversity,India,whereIenteredall the buildings and saw the teachers and students bymeans of extrasensorytravel.7.Youcansee,hear,feel,smell,tasteandtravelindependentlyofyourphysicalorganism. All the faculties of your senses can be duplicated in your mind.Therefore,itwasintendedyouusethesefacultiesandpowersindependentlyofyourphysicalbodyandenvironment.8.Youmaydreamofbeingoperatedon.Thismaybetheintuitivevoiceofyoursubconscious warning you of some present lesion in your body or somemalfunctionofoneofyourorgans.Itmaybewisetogetamedicalcheckup.Theintimationsandurgesofyoursubconsciousarelifeward.

9.There are all kinds of dreams. If you go to sleep angry and resentful, yoursubconscious mind may dramatize these negative impressions as nightmares,such as a tiger attacking you, etc. Go to sleep every night in the spirit offorgivenessandgoodwilltoall.10.A good technique to practice prior to sleep is to cleanse yourmind of allnegatives and to fill your mind with the truths of God, wishing love andgoodwilltoall.Affirm,"Isleepinpeace,Iwakeinjoy,andIliveinGod."11.TheBiblesays,"I,theLord,willmakemyselfknownuntohiminavisionandwillspeakuntohiminadream"(Num.12:6).ThisisyourDivineauthority.

SEVEN

HowInfiniteMindSolvesProblemsandSavesLivesThroughtheMysteryofDreamImpressions

I have found inmy counseling experience that people of allwalks of life arefascinated by dreams. Today in medical research laboratories, teams ofpsychologistsanddoctorsareconductingexperimentsonthedreamlifeofmenand women, and they have come to the conclusion that all people dream;furthermore, inextensive testcases, thesescientistshavediscovered thatwhenthe subjects are awakened periodically while dreaming, this deprivation ofdreamlifemaybringonmental,emotional,andevenphysicaldisturbances.Manypeoplearefamiliarwith thenamesofFreud,Jung,andAdler,whohaveacquired fame forhavingdelved into thedream lifeof theirpatients.Throughtheir studies of the dreamsof their subjects, thesemenhave evolved differentschools of psychology, namelyPsychoanalysis (Freud),Analytical Psychology(Jung),andIndividualPsychology(Adler).Allthreehavewrittenextensivelyinthefieldofdreams,andtheirinterpretationsandconclusionsvaryconsiderably.ThesedifferencesaresoconflictingandatvariancethatIshallnotevenbegintodiscussthemhere.Thepurposeof thischapterand thisbook,however, is toshowthat thekey tosolvingyourproblemoftencomesasaclear-cutanddefiniteanswerinadream.HOWBILLYSOLVEDHISPROBLEMTHROUGHADREAMBilly is twelve years old. He hears my lectures occasionally, as I suggest toparentsthatallboysandgirlstwelveyearsofageandoldershouldattend;theyarequiteabletounderstandthisteaching.Billytoldmethathismothergavehimabooktoread,TreasureIsland,whichisabout Hawaii. He read it avidly, and knowing to some degree how hissubconscious mind works, every night prior to sleep he spoke to his

subconsciousmind(whichhecalls"Subby")asfollows:"Subby,IamgoingtoHawaiiformyvacation.Iamgoingbyplane,andI'llswimintheocean,rideabicycleoveroneof theislands,andliveinapenthouse.Iwantaclearanswer,please."He did not discuss this with his brother, father, or mother. Following thesesuggestionstohissubconsciousmind,hehadadreamwhereinheclearlysawapenthouse, thenameofahotel–MauiHilton–and the IslandofMaui in thechainoftheHawaiianIslands.Hesaidtohismotherthenextday,"Mom,wearegoingtoHawaiiforourvacation,"andhegaveherallthedetails.Shelaughedandsaid,"Well,thisisnewstome!Wheredidyougetthatidea?"Billyreplied,"AllIknowisthatwearegoing,andwe'llliveinapenthouseatahotel."Hismotherdismissedthedreamasoneofthevagariesofayoungmind.Twoweekslater,Billy'sfather(whoknewnothingaboutthedream),becauseofhisson'sexcellentgradesinschool,suggestedthatBill'smothergowithboththeboysonavacationtoHawaii,whichhehadcometoknowandloveduringhisstaythereasaNavalofficer;hesaidhewouldpayalltheexpensesinvolved.Billy yelled, "I told you,Mom!We're going to Hawaii!" Every detail of thisboy'sdreamwasfulfilled,includingthepenthouse,exactlyashesawit.You will notice that this dream was experienced clearly by the boy. Thesubconsciousmindisamenabletosuggestion,andyouwillalsonotethatBillysaid,"Iwantaclearanswer";hissubconsciousmindrespondedaccordingly.THEIMPORTANCEOFDREAMINGLITERALLYForseveralyears Ihavebeensuggesting tomysubconsciousprior tosleep,"Idream literally and clearly, and I remember my dream." It seems that over aperiodoftimeIhaveconvincedmysubconsciousmind,inasmuchascloseto90per cent of my dreams are literal in the same way you read your morningnewspaper.Ireceivemanyanswerstomyprayersindreams.Your consciousmind can and does direct the activities of yourmind in sleep.You can stop the recurrence of "bad dreams," nightmares, or dreams that youdread.Yourconsciousmind1controlsyoursubconscious,andyoucanalter the

natureofyourdreamsbyusingyourcapacitytochooseandrejectthoughtsandideasthatyouuseindiscipliningyourreflectionsandfanciesduringtheday.Inthis way, the habit of dream-control gradually will come under your ownjurisdiction.1 JosephMurphy, The Power of Your Subconscious Mind (Englewood Cliffs,N.J.:Prentice-Hall,Inc.,1963).HowmydreamsavedalifeAmemberofmycongregationcalledmeonthephoneandaskedmetogivehera blessing on her approaching journey to Europe, which I did, affirmingsomething like this: "Divine loveandharmonygobeforeyou,making joyous,happy,andgloriousyourway.God'smessengersoflife,love,truth,andbeautywatch over you at all times, and whatever means of conveyance you userepresentsGod'sideamovingfrompointtopointfreely,joyously,andlovingly.YouarealwaysinthesecretvaultoftheMostHigh,andyouarewatchedoverbytheOvershadowingPresence."That night I had a dream in which I clearly saw this woman in EnglandpurchasingaticketforFrance,andIsawtheplaneshewouldbeongoingdownin flames. I phoned her the next morning and told her that I usually dreamliterally,duetosuggestionstomysubconsciousmind.IaskedherifsheplannedatriptoFrancewhileinEurope,andshesaid,"Yes."ThenItoldherwhatIhadseeninmydreamandadvisedhernottogoontheplanetoFrance.She replied, "I'm so grateful you called! My brother in the next dimensionappearedtomelastnightinmydreamandsaid,'Sis,don'tdaregoonthatplaneinEnglandscheduledforPerpignan,France';thenhedisappeared.Ihavealreadycancelled my trip, as I have an overwhelming inner feeling that it would bedisastrous."Subsequently,headlines in thenews revealed the fatal trip inwhich88peoplewerekilled.Havingreadthisfarinthebook,youwillreadilyseethecauseofthedreams.Aswe prayed together over the phone, we impregnated and activated oursubconsciousmind,whichseesallandknowsall,anditrespondedsymbolicallyinhercaseandliterallyinmycase.

Self-preservationisthefirstlawoflife,andyoursubconsciousalwaysseekstoprotect and to preserve you from harm of every kind. Remember, also, thatharmony anddiscord donot dwell together; therefore, she couldnot be on anairplane that caught fire, as shehadclaimed thatDivine loveandharmonygobeforeher,makingstraightandjoyousherway.Theappearanceofherbrotherwasadramatizationofhersubconsciousmind;itisAll-Wiseandknowsthevoiceyouwilllistento.Herbrotherhadbroughtherup,astheirfatherhaddiedwhenshewasveryyoung;hehadplayedtheroleoffathertohissister,hadsenthertocollege,andhadpaidallherexpenses.Hehadpassedontothenextdimensionsomemonthspriortoherdream.HOWABOYCONTROLLEDHISSUBCONSCIOUSINADREAMAyoungboywhohadbeenreadingandlisteningtoghoststorieswasbroughttomebyhismother.Night afternight, aghostlikeman,dressed inawhite sheetandhavingafrightfullookingface,saidtotheboy,"I'mtakingyouaway.You'rea bad boy." This dream was devastating to the child, for he would wake upscreamingandcryingeverynight.I suggested to the boy that he cease reading ghost stories, because his deepermindmagnified the thoughts andpictures heldbyhis consciousmindprior tosleep. I also suggested, "When the ghostly oldman comes in your dream, befriendlytohim,asheisprobablyalonesomeoldmanandreallylovesboys;hewants you to be friendly with him. Maybe he lost a son and is trying to befriendlywithaboywhoresembleshisson.Tonightwhenyougotosleep,ifhecomestoyou,say,'Hi,there;I'myourfriendandIloveyou.'Shakehishandandoffertogivehimafewcookiesyourmothermakes."Thatnighthe tookthecookies tobedwithhimandput themunderhispillow,andwhen theman appeared, hismother,whowas sleeping in the next bed tohim,heardhimsayinhissleep,"Hi,there.I'myourfriendandIloveyou.Herearesomecookiesforyou.Mymothermakesthem,andtheyaregood,"andtheboyfetched thecookiesfromunder thepillowandoffered themto theghostlyfigure.Thenhis overwhelming fear abated.Hebecame relaxed and fell into adeep,restful,andnaturalsleep,andhebecamefreefromhishorriblenightmare.

He had accepted the suggestions I gave him and he followed the directions,whichcounteractedthefearsomeimpressionswithwhichhehadunconsciouslyimpregnatedhismind.Hemadefriends inhissleepwith theso-calledspecter,andhebroughtpeacetohistroubledmind.HOWYOUCANCHANGEADISTURBINGDREAMManypeoplewhoreadmurderanddetectivestoriesorwatchviolentdramasontelevision take these disturbing thoughts and pictures into their subconsciousmind as they retire in sleep. Their deeper mind magnifies and dramatizesexceedingly everything impressed upon it, and these people suffer andexperiencenight-mareswherelions,tigersandotherwildanimalsattackthem.Ihaveinstructedmanytroubledpeopletoaffirmpriortosleep:"IknowwhyIamdreaming this way, and I know it is a dream. I remain dreaming, and thenightmareceasesand is switchedoff.God's love fillsmysoul,and Idream inpeaceallnightandIwakeinjoy."Invariably this techniqueworks.Anyonemay carry out this simplemethod incuringnightmares resultingfromreadingghoststories,murderstories,or fromwatchingwarlikemoviesortelevisionprogramsofapsychopathicnature.My suggestion to everybody is to read several times prior to sleep one of thebeautifulPsalms, suchas the23rd,27th,42nd,46th,91st,or100th.Thenyouwillneutralizeanynoxiouspat-ternsinyoursubconsciousandimpressitinsteadwithwhatever things are lovely and of good report.What you impress on thesubconsciousisalwaysexpressedasform,function,experience,andevent.HOWACOURTJUDGEGOTANANSWERINADREAMAlocalcourtjudge,whoisamemberofmyclub,toldmeofamostinterestingdream.Foraboutfiveconsecutivenightshehaddreamtthathewaslookingatastreetsignwhichread"MurphyStreet,"andthenhewaswithacrowdofpeopleat the Wilshire Ebell Theatre at Wilshire and Lucerne Boulevards in LosAngeles,whereIgivepublic lectures.Hedidnotseemein thedream,but thedreamtroubledhim;hespoketohiswifeaboutit,andshesuggestedthathetalktomeaboutit.I replied, "Generally speaking, when a certain dream occurs repeatedly night

afternight,yoursubconsciousisre-dramatizingitbecauseitisveryimportanttoyou,inthesamewaythatinyourjudicialprocess,youmaylaystressonavitalpointoflawwhichisessentialforthejurytoknow."Iaddedthathisdreamwaspersonalandthatanyexplanationmustcoincidewithhisownview-point.Isaidthatmyownintuitiveperceptionofthedreamwasthatwhileno"MurphyStreet"existsneartheWilshireEbellTheatre,hissubconsciousmindforitsownreasonswantedhimtotakeinthefollowingSunday'slectureon"TheSpiritualApproachtoInjustice"; thesymbolicmeaningof"MurphyStreet"undoubtedlywasreferringtothespeaker(myself).Thejudgeseemedtobedeepinthought,andthenhesaid,"That'sright.IhavespentsomesleeplessnightsoveradecisionIamtomake,andIhavewonderedaboutthespiritualapproachtoallthesethings,fortherearesomanyinequitiesandinjusticesallovertheworldsincemanappeared."HecametothelecturethatSunday,andonshakinghandswithmeasheleft,hesaid,"Youwererightandmydreamwasright.Igottheanswer,andIknowwhatmydecisionwillbenow."Thewaysofyoursubconsciousarebeyonddiscovery.TheBible,inreferringtotheworkingsof your subconsciousmind, delineates it in thesewords:Formythoughtsarenotyourthoughts,neitherareyourwaysmyways,saiththeLord.Forastheheavensarehigherthantheearth,soaremywayshigherthanyourways,andmythoughtsthanyourthoughts(Isa.55:8-9).ANANSWERTOABIBLESTUDENT'SDREAMRecentlyIhadavisitfromacollegestudentwhoisinhisfourthyearofstudiesinaseminary,andheremarkedthatFreud'spioneerdefinitionwasthatadreamsymbolizesawishfulfilled,butthatitcertainlydidnotfithisparticulardream.Inourdiscussion,Isaidthathissubconsciousmindcouldprojectindreamformanythingwhichmaybeseriouslytroublinghim;thatwhentheeveryday,surfacemind, deeply preoccupied with Biblical or religious studies, thinks of anyperson,thismayverywellfindsymbolicexpressioninBiblicalversesorperson-alitiesindreamform;andthatallhehadtodowastoreadthevisionofPeterinActs 10, beginning with verse 9, and see how the dilemma of Peter wascompletelysolvedinadreamwhenthevoiceofintuitionspoketohim,saying:.

..WhatGodhathcleansed,thatcallnotthoucommon(Acts10:15).TheBiblestudent'sdreamFor severalnightswhile indeep sleep, thisBible student sawa shining swordandaman,whoseemedtobeJesus,wavingthesword;thenhesawthewords"Icomenottobringpeacebutasword."He said tome, "What does itmean? I askedmy professor, and he said, `Oh,forgetit.It'sonlyadream.YouhavebeenreadingtheBible,andinphantasyyousawwhatyouwerereading.'"Theyoungmansaid,"Iamterriblydisturbed.Ihavebeengoingtoapsychiatristattached to our religious institution. He gave me tranquilizers, and they havequietedme.But Iamseriouslyquestioningeverything I readandhearandambeingtaught. Ican't take theBible literally;IbelieveallmenaresonsofGod,thatGodisnorespecterofpersons,andthatnocreedorchurchhasamonopolyontruth."MyinterpretationandhisreactionThe Biblical accounts of dream interpretation indicate the importance ofpropheticandDivinelyinspireddreams,whicharesonumerousinboththeOldand the New Testaments. The Bible language is symbolic, figurative, andallegorical,andallthestoriesoftheBiblearosefromthesubconsciousmindsofinspiredwriters.Theswordisanage-oldsymbolofTruth,oftheGod-Presencewithinmanwhichsevers him from superstition, ignorance, false beliefs, and fears of all kinds.Whenman learns the truthofhisbeingand theworkingsofhisconsciousandsubconsciousmind,helearnsthatheisthemasterofhisowndestiny.TheTruthstirs up man, creates a quarrel in his mind, and challenges all his falseindoctrination, creeds, dogmas, and traditions, and speaks to him of aGod oflove.TheswordofTruthseparatesthechafffromthewheat,thefalsefromthereal.ItrepresentsDivinereasoning,wherebyyoujudgefromthestandpointofuniversaltruthsandnotfromthestand-pointofman-madetheology,theopinionsofmen,liturgies,andceremonies.

Iexplained to thisyoungman,"Yourdreamis tellingyou to reason thingsoutforyourself,notuponappearancesortheologicalcomplexities,butuponreasonbased onmental and spiritual lawswhich are just as valid as are the laws ofchemistry,physics,ormathematics."TheGod-PresenceinyouistellingyoutoseveryourselfcompletelyfromyourpresentbeliefsandtoaccepttheDivinitywithinyou,whichrespondstoallmen.Come to a decision based upon the cosmic, universal truths ofGod, the sameyesterday,today,andforever.TheDivineTruthinyouwillnotletyourestuntilyoubelieveinthegoodnessofGod,theloveofGod,theharmonyofGod,andthejoyoftheLord,whichisyourstrength."There was a terrible conflict in this youngman's mind: he was professing tobelieve with his lips that which his heart felt to be false. This conflict hadbrought about almost a completemental breakdown, resulting in the need forpsychiatricattentionandmedication.Butwhentheeffectsofthedrugsworeoff,thementalinfection,ortrauma,reareditsuglyheadagainandsaid,"HereIam.Solveme!"Andthedreamreappeared.ThesolutionHeremarked,"Everywordthatyousaidfeelstrueinmyheart.Regardlessofmyparentsandwhat they think, I'mquitting immediatelyandwillpracticewhat Ireallybelieve."HeisnowstudyingpsychologyintheuniversityandthescienceofthemindandThe Power of Your Subconscious Mind.2 He has married a lovely girl and isextremely happy in his new studies. He has decided to become a non-denominationalminister and to give to people the psychological and spiritualinterpretationoftheScriptures.2 JosephMurphy, The Power of Your Subconscious Mind (Englewood Cliffs,N.J.:Prentice-Hall,Inc.,1963).HOWTHEBIBLEANSWEREDTHEPRAYEROFAPRIESTSome timeago, I haddinnerwith a relativeofminewho is apriest in avery

prominent parish. He had been having much difficulty with a few leadingmembers of his church and alsowithhis bishop, andhehadbeenpraying forguidancefromGodabouthowtosolvehisproblem."Joe,"hesaid,"youteachtheinnermeaningoftheBible,whichIdon'tgoalongwithaltogether,but Iagreewithsomeofyour teaching.Whatdoyoumakeofthisdreamwhich Ihavehad fouror five times in the last fewmonths? IhaveseenthesewordsfromProverbsinmydream:Turnnottotherighthandnortotheleft:removethyfootfromevil(Prov.4:27)."Well,Tom,"Isaid,"I'msureyouknowthemeaningofthataswellasIdo,anditmostcertainlyisananswertoyourprayerforDivineguidance.Allitmeansisthat you don't do anything at all about the situation either objectively [righthand]orsubjectively[lefthand],i.e.,there'snothingmoretoprayabout."Foot, in Biblical symbology means understanding, and to remove your footfromevilmeans tostopworryingandthinkingnegativelyabout it,asyourevilwouldbe togivepower toothersor toconditionsandnot togiveallpower toGodwithinyou."Hesaid,"YoumeanIshouldsitstill,saynothinganddonothingmore,andletGodworkitout?""Yes,"Isaid,"that'sexactlywhatImean.Butifitdoesnotmeanthesamethingtoyou,obviouslyitisnottherightinterpretation."Tomsaid,"Yes,itis.Iknow!"Inaboutamonth'stime,thebishop,whohadbeencriticalofhim,passedaway,andthemenwhowerecreatingtroubleandwantedtoousthimweretransferredbytheirrespectiveorganizationstoothercities.Afewnightsago,Tomcalledmelongdistanceandsaid,"Joe, thatdreamwasright.Whydiditcomeinadream?"Myreplywas,"AllIknow,Tom,isthattheBiblesays...Iwillspeakuntohiminadream(Num.12:6)."POINTSTORECALLINTHISCHAPTER

1.Peoplehavealwaysbeen interested indreams.Allpeopledream,andsodoanimals.Tensionsarereleasedindreams,andmanyanswerstoourprayerscomeindreams.2. Interpretation of dreams and their importance have varied in the differentpsychological schools. Often, how- ever, the answer to a perplexing problemcomestoyouinadreamasaclear-cutanswertoyourprayer.3.Alittleboysuggestedtohissubconsciouswhathewishedtocometopassandthewayhewantedit;thenhesuggestedthattheanswerbegiventohimclearlysothathecouldunderstandit.Thesubconsciousmind,amenabletosuggestion,respondedaccordingly.4.Asarule,yoursubconsciousspeakstoyousymbolicallyindreams;however,youcansuggesttoyoursubconsciouseverynight,"Idreamliterallyandclearly,"andsinceitistheseatofhabit,yourconstantreiterationofthatsuggestionpriortosleepcausesyoursubconscioustospeaktoyouinliteralterms.5.Ourmindsareone,andinthemindprinciplethereisnotimeorspace.It isthereforepossible foryou to see theanswer inadream foranotherperson forwhomyouhavebeenpraying.6. A judge, wondering what decision to make in a special case, received ananswertohisrequestbyunderstandingsymbolisminhisdreams.7.Anyone suffering nightmareswhichmay be due to ghost stories ormurderstories, or seeingwildwestmovies and the like on television, can change hisnightmaresbyconstructivesuggestionstothesubconsciousmindpriortosleep.8.Biblestudentsmaygetanswerstotheirdreamsinprayerrequestsbycertainverses from theBibleorby the symbolicappearanceofaBiblicalpersonality,quotingacertainparagraphoftheBible,whichrevealstheanswer.9.Apriest,wonderingwhatdecisiontomake,hasarecurrentdreamwhereinhesees a quotation from theBook of Proverbs instructing himnot to turn to therightor the left, inotherwords, to standstill anddonothing.He followed theBiblical injunction as seen in his dream, and it was a perfect answer to hisprayer.

10. Theways of your subconscious are beyond explanation, and theBible, inspeakingofyoursubconscious,says:...Iwillspeakuntohiminadream(Num.12:6).

EIGHT

HowtoTuneInwiththeInfiniteandHowtoMakeExtrasensoryPerception

WorkforYouThisbookdealswiththementalkeyforthesolutionofhumanproblems.Ihavediscovered that the answers to themostperplexingproblemswhichbesetmancomefromwithintherealmofthesubconsciousmind.Whenaboyofaboutnineyearsofage,Ibecamedeeplyinterestedinthehigherfunctionofthemindandmarveled atwhatwe now call the intuitive and psychic powers that solve theproblemsoffarmerslivinginremotesectionsofthecountryside.HOWEXTRASENSORYPERCEPTIONHELPEDFINDAMISSINGSONAfarmerwhomweshallcallJerrylivedaquarterofamilefromme,andwhenIwas very young, I used to visit him in the fields and found a distinct joy inhelpinghiminvariousways.Onedayhediscoveredhisboywasmissing.Nightcameandtheboyhadnotreturned.Jerrywasdistraughtandgriefstricken.Hecalledtheneighbors,andagroupofmensetoutonhorsebacktolookforhim,foracquaintanceshadheardtheboysaythathewasgoingtoclimbMountKidd,a mountain in a remote area of West Cork, Ireland, near our home. Thesearchers,however,couldfindnotraceoftheboy.Nightcameandtheyhadtoendtheirsearch.Duringhissleepthatnight,mydistraughtneighbor,Jerry,hadavividdream.Heperceivedthroughextrasensoryperceptionwherehisboywas.Thelocationwasfamiliartohim,andhesawtheboyasleepnearacertainrockwithbushesoverhim.Therefore,atdaybreakhegotonhisdonkeyandheadedforthespotinthemountainhehadviewedinhisdream.Hetiedhisdonkeyandclimbingbyfoottotheexactspot,hefoundhissonsleepingunderthebushes.Withgreatreliefandhappinessheawakenedtheboy,andthoughhissonwassurprisedtoseehisfather,hesaidtohim,"Iprayedthatyouwouldfindme."This farmerhad revealed, as countless thousandsofothershave, thepowerof

extrasensory perception to solve their problems. I might add that this farmerneverwenttoschoolanddidnotknowhowtoreadorwrite.Hecertainlyknewnothing whatever about the laws of themind or ESP. The words "telepathy,""clairvoyance"and"precognition"wouldhavebeenmeaninglesstohim.I rememberaskingJerry,"HowdidyouknowwhereJeremiah(hisson)was?"Heanswered,"Godtoldmeinadream."The answer, as I see it, was rather simple. He was thinking of his son andwonderingwhere hewas before he fell asleep, and he probably prayed in hissimplewaytoGod.Hissubconsciousmindthenrevealedtheanswertohiminaclairvoyantvision.HOWYOUCANUSEEXTRASENSORYPERCEPTIONIhavetalkedwithhundredsofpeoplewhohaveinformedmeofgettingspecificdataandinformationwhichtheycouldnothavereceivedthroughthenormalfivesensechannels.Ineverycasetheyhadconcentratedonanswersandtheirdeepermindrespondedasdreamsandvisionsofthenight,andinintuitiveflashes.HowawomanbecameawareofherextrasensoryperceptionSomeyearsago,letuscallherMrs.JeanWright,accompaniedbyherhusbandandguests,visitedtheracetrackatAguaCaliente.Atthattimeshewasnottheslightestbitinterestedinparanormalorpsychicexperiences,orintheworkingsofherdeeperorinnermind.Thatnightpriortosleeping,shewascontemplatingthe races the following day andwondering what to wear. She began to thinkabout the fact that she had never attended a race track in her life and knewnothingabout thehorses, jockeysorevenhowtobetona race.Prior tosleep,shesaidtoherself,"IhopeIwillknowwhattodoandthatIwillhaveacoupleofwinners,asallIamgoingtobetisfourdollars–twodollarsineachoftworaces.She isvery intuitiveandquitepsychic,andshedreamsofmanyfutureevents.ThatnightsheenvisionedtwohorsesnamedRobby'sChoiceandBilly'sFriendaswinners. Intuitivelyshefelt theyweregoing towin. (Thenamesofher twosonsareRobbyandBilly.)When they arrived at the race track the next morning, she inquired of her

husbandhowtobetandheshowedher.SheplacedhermoneyonthetwohorsesnamedRobby'sChoiceandBilly'sFriend,andbothcameinovertwentytoone.Her subconscious mind, which is the source of all extrasensory perception,respondedtoherconcentratedthoughtpriortosleep.Herfocusedattentionwasontwowinners,whichimpregnatedhersubconsciousmind.Thelatterrespondedaccordingly,givingher twowinners, forwhichsheaskedcasuallyandwithoutunduementalstressorstrain.EXTRASENSORYPERCEPTIONINACTIONOne of the foremost research investigations in the study of extrasensoryphenomena has been conducted by Professor J. B. Rhine ofDukeUniversity.ProfessorRhinehaspublishedseveralbooksonthesubjectandhaslecturedonthe topic in many countries and before scientific bodies. He has gathered anenormousamountofmaterial—wellauthenticatedanddocumented—on theextraordinarypowerofthemind.Heisespeciallyinterestedinclairvoyance—the awareness, without the use of your normal senses, of what is going onelsewhereintheworld,thusenablingyoutoseesucheventsclearly.He has also elaborated at length on precognition (seeing future events beforetheyhappen);telepathy(thetransferenceofthoughtfromonemindtoanother);telekinesis (the action of yourmind on external objects ormatterwithout anyphysical contacts); and retro cognition (your ability to see the past). It isinteresting to read about academic laboratories, here and in Europe and Indiathat use themodusoperandi of laboratory equipment; andof scientific studiesovermanyyearsthatsetforththattheseextrasensoryperceptionfacultiesareinallofus,butthattheyalsofollowcertainbasiclawsofmentalaction.HerextrasensoryperceptionenabledhertoseeafuneralprocessionMyyoungestsisterElizabeth,whenshewasaboutfiveyearsofage,shoutedoutloud in the yard outside our home where all five of us were playing (twobrothersand threesisters) that shesawa funeralprocession; thatGrandmotherwasdead.Shenamedthepriestwhowasleadingtheprocessionandsawthatourfatherandmotherwerefollowing inahorseandcarriage.Allofus laughedather, and Mother rebuked her for being so naughty and evil as to sayGrandmother was deadwhenwe all knew very well that she was verymuchalive. Grandmother lived about fifteenmiles away.At that time therewas no

suchthingasphoneserviceortelegraphiccommunicationinthatremotepartofthecountry.Communicationwasbymessengeronfoot,horsebackordonkey.That same evening a relative hurried to our home announcing Grandmother'sdeath and asking my father and mother to attend the wake and funeral. Themessengersaidthatshediedat2:00P.M.,whichwasaboutthetimemysister,Elizabeth,sawthefuneralandthepriestleadingtheprocession.Thisfacultyofextrasensoryperceptioniscalledprecognition,sincethefuneralprocession (as Elizabeth had described) took place the following day and thepriestshenamedconducted thefuneralservice.Unfortunately,due tocriticismandridiculeofherintuitivefaculties,astimepassedherqualityofextrasensoryperception was inhibited and suppressed. Gradually, her precognitive facultymoreorlessatrophied.AnoutstandingcaseoftravelingclairvoyanceTheclassiccase is thatof thefamousEmanuelSwedenborg,authenticatedandscrutinizedbytheequallyfamousImmanuelKant.Swedenborg,whiletalkingtoagroupofscientistsatGoteborg,Sweden,hadaclairvoyantvision,whereinheperceived clearly the origin and course of a great fire at Stockholm over 250miles away.He also described in detail the extinction of the fire.A few dayslater, messengers from Stockholm arrived and attested to the accuracy of hisclairvoyantvision.This demonstrates that within each one of us there are transcendental powerswhichcanprojectthemselvesbeyondthelimitationsoftimeandspace.EXTRASENSORYPERCEPTIONISACTIVEEVERYWHEREOnarecenttriptoSanFrancisco,awomansatnexttomeontheairplane.Sheseemedterriblyupsetanddistraught.Sheofferedmeapapertoread.SuddenlyIhadanoverpoweringurge toaskher,"Haveyou leftyourhusband?"So, Ididjust that! She seemed to be taken aback and said, "Yes. Why do you ask?""BecauseIintuitivelysenseit,"Ianswered.Shesaid,"Oh!Youareoneofthosepsychicpeoplewhoseethings."Isaid,"No—not that,butoccasionally Iget subliminalup rushes frommysubconsciousmindwhichrevealanswerstome.Ibelievethiscomestoanyonewhopractices

thelawsofthemindandthewayoftheInfiniteSpiritwithinman.""Oh, I see," she said. "I leftmy husband thismorning and I am going off toAustraliawithamaninSanFranciscoassoonashisdivorceisfinal.NowIdon'tknowwhetherI'mdoingtherightthingornot.I'mtornbetweenthetwo."Ifeltimpelledtotenderheradvicealongthisline.Isuggestedtoherthatwhatshe reallywantedwas to find the idealmanwho loves her, cares for her andappreciatesher,andthatthislovehastobemutual."Youwantamanwithwhomyouharmonize perfectly— intellectually, spiritually, and in allways.You arenow confused and full of anger toward your present husband. It is foolish tomakeadecisionwhenundersuchanegativeemotion."Iwrote a prayer for her and told her to use it and follow the lead thatwouldcome to her within the next few days. I also advised that she refrain fromcontactingthemansheintendedtomarryandtojustwaitforinnerguidance.Theprayersheused"Iknowthereisaprincipleofrightactioninlife.IknowtheLifePrincipleinmeseeks to express itself harmoniously, peacefully and joyously through me. Iclaim definitely that the Supreme Intelligence, which guides the cosmos andgovernstheplanetsintheircourses,respondstomeandguidesmetomaketherightdecision."IamnowturningoverthisideaorrequesttotheDeeperMindwithinmewheretheSupremeIntelligencedwells,andIfollowtheleadwhichcomesclearlyanddefinitelyintomyconscious,reasoningmind."She affirmed this prayer frequently during the day and, particularly, prior tosleep. On the third night she had a vision which startled her. Her deceasedbrotherappearedtoherinavividdreamandwarnedhernottomarrythemaninSan Francisco, saying that hewas only going to use her, get hermoney, and,finally,wouldnotmarry her.Thevoice said, "Goback to your husband," andthenthebrotherdisappeared.Thisisextrasensoryperceptionatwork.Thedeeperfacultiesofthemindcouldread themotivesof themanshewished tomarry; thesefacultiesknewhewasinsincereanddishonest,andtheyrevealedtheanswertoher.Inotherwords,her

subconsciousminddramatizedtheanswerthroughthepersonalityofherbrother,asitknewverywellshewouldlistentothesupposedvoiceofherbrother.Shephonedmeat theDrakeHotel and said joyously, "Igotmyanswer! I amgoing back to my husband." Subsequently, I learned that they have had awonderfulreconciliation.Youneverknowhowyourprayersmaybeanswered,forthewaysofthesubconsciousarepastfindingout.HOWEXTRASENSORYPERCEPTIONHASBEENUSEDINTREATMENTOFPSYCHOLOGICALDISORDERSIn a book called Healing the Mind1. by R. Connell, M.D., F.R.C.P.I., andGeraldineCummins,afamousIrishsensitive,Dr.Connelldescribeshowhehasmadeuseofextrasensoryperceptionintheinvestigationandtreatmentofmentaldisorders.1R.ConnellandGeraldineCummins,HealingtheMind(London,England:TheAquarianPress,1957).In collaboration with Geraldine Cummins, one of the most outstandingextrasensoryperceptionoperatorsofourtime,anumberofapparentlyhopelesscasesweresuccessfullytreated.Dr.Connell,afamousmedicaldoctor,submittedaspecimenofthehandwritingofmentallyillpatientstoGeraldineCumminsforanalysis,andthefollowingsinglereportistakenverbatimbypermission2fromherbook:.. . The patient was of a gentle, timid disposition, of rather poor physicaldevelopment and of a somewhatworn appearance.No physical disabilitywasdetermined,andhercasewasthereforeinvestigated.2PermissiongrantedbytheAuthors.The following reportwas received from an examination of a specimen of herhandwritingsenttoLondon:"Thewriter of this letter is highly strung and sensitive. She comes of a goodfamily and her ancestors in some cases had remarkable qualities. But two orthreeofthemlivedhard.Thisledtothestockbecomingratherexhaustedandtoasensitivenervoussysteminthisgeneration.

"There is certainly a tendencyhere to claustrophobia and there are other fearslatent in thiswoman's subconsciousmind. She has inherited from her people,whoweregentlefolk,acertaintimidityduetothefactthatsomeofthemlivedinthecountrya rather isolated life.But the fundamental causeof this lady's fearwheninaconfinedspacemaybetracedbackperhapstwohundredyears.Oneofher ancestors, possibly on the mother's side, owned a house and land in thecountry.Thismanwasafinecharacterinhisownway.Butitseemsthatduringtroubled timesabandofwildmen—either tenantsorpeoplewhocamefromthehills—onenightbrokesuddenlyintothisman'shouseandsetitalight.Thewifeoftheownerofthehousewasinthefirstmonthsofcarryingachild.Onlywithdifficultydidshemakeherescape.Indeed,shewascaughtinasmallroomthat rapidly filled with smoke. She awoke to the smell of burning and to theshouts of rough men. Terrified, she perceived the smoke creeping about theroom,becomingthickerandthicker.Shegotupandtriedtoreachthedoor.Greatwavesofsmokecamein.Halfsuffocated,shestruggledforwardtothethreshold,whereshecollapsedinafaintonthefloor."Herhusband,attheriskofhislife,rescuedher,andafterawhilesherevivedinthecoldnightair.Butshecaughtpneumoniafromexposureinthatbitternight,and during her delirium kept seeing the images of that room" filling up withsmoke, and went through again and again in her fever the agony of terrorexperiencedinthosefewminutes.Slowlysherecoveredherhealth.Butthefearofbeingshutupandtrappedinasmallroomwas,duringthatperiodofillness,transmittedtothechildshewascarrying."Herexperience in that firebecameapartof the race-memoryof that family.When the incident of the burning of the house in that lonely countrysidewasforgotten consciously by the descendants of this unfortunate woman it stillremainedasawell-markedrecollectionengravenontheunconsciousmindoftherace.Someof the familywerenot affectedby it, others less robust developedcertainweaknessesofanervouscharacter."PhysicallythepatientwhosehandwritingIamsensingisstillratherrundown.Sheoughttogetoutintotheopenair,takeplentyofregularexerciseandfindaninterestorinterestsofanabsorbingcharacter."As it occurred such a long time ago and has not been strengthened since bysimilarterribleshockstoherdirectancestors,itisnotapronouncedthing.Ithas

thereforenogreathold.Sheoughttosayaloudtoherselfatnightjustbeforeshefallsasleep,'Mymindistherulerofmybody.Nothingcanmakemeafraid.Iamatpeaceandhappyinanysmallroomorconfinedspace.'"Theoriginalcauseofher fear—that shock toherancestorwhenshewas inadelicatecondition—hasnopoweroverthepatientwhensheisreallyphysicallyfitandhassomeinterestingandabsorbingoccupationforhermind."Tryalso to instill intoMissJ.moreconfidence,morebelief inherself.She istoodiffidentanddistrustsherownpowers."Lethertrytoassertherselfandbelieveinherself,forshehasplentyofinnatecapacityandintelligence.Butlackofconfidence,whichisclearlyafaultinher,greatlyhindersherinlife."Donottellthepatientthefollowing.Thereisadecidedlyunstableheredity,soacurewillprobably takea little timeandhermedicalattendantmustwatchher,and be careful lest nervous symptoms of another character break out. On theotherhand,ifshefaithfullyfollowshisdirectionsheredityshouldbeconquered."EXTRASENSORYPERCEPTIONMANIFESTEDASCLAIRAUDIENCEAdoctorfriendofminetoldmethatinvariablywhenevershehasanimportantdecisiontomake,shehearsdistinctlyaninnervoice,whichsheobeysimplicitly.Shestatesthatitisanoral,subconsciousvoicewhichshehearsclearlyeitherinher office or in the company of her friends. No one else hears the voice;therefore,undoubtedly,itisasubliminaluprushrespondingtoherdeep,abidingfaith in inner guidance.This inner voice says, "Yes"whengiving its approvaland,"No"whenitdisapproves.Shesaystheinnervoiceisalwaysright.Thisdoctorhas,overaperiodoftime,conditionedhermindtobelievethatGodisguidingherinallways.Nowsheisexperiencing the automatic response of her deeper mind when she needs ananswer.ClairaudienceinhistorySocrates openly admitted that he was constantly directed and guided by his"daemon," which he characterized as an inner, monitory voice to which he

listenedandobeyed.This innervoice toldhimwhatnot todoandwhen itdidnotspeak tohim,heregarded itssilenceas tacitconsent. InPlato'sDialogues,we read that this "daemon," or intuitive voice, gave Socrates extraordinaryknowledgeovershadowinghisfivesenses.AnotherstrikinginstanceofclairaudienceisthatofJoanofArc,theremarkablevisionary heroine of France.History informs us that she depended completelyupon the direct messages or "voices" of her subconscious mind. Outstandinghistorians have investigated her extraordinary exploits down through thecenturies.Theconclusionofmanyparapsychologistsandothersisthatshewas,undoubtedly,clairvoyantandclairaudient.Oneoftheuniqueexamplesofherclairvoyantpowerswasdemonstratedwhenshewasayounggirl living inDomremy.Shemadeknownpublicly that therewasaswordburiedbehindthealtarofSaintCatherine'sChurchatFierbois.Shehadneverseenthechurch.Amandugupthegroundnearthealtarandfoundtheswordexactlyasshehadannounced.HOWEXTRASENSORYPERCEPTIONPOWERSFOUNDAMISSINGRECEIPTAfewweeksago,amantelephonedmefromNewOrleans,Louisiana,andsaidthathewasabsolutelysurethathiswife,priortoherdeath,hadpaid$2,500incashforaplatinumwatch,whichwashergift tohimon theirgoldenweddinganniversary, forshehadshownhimthereceipt.Hewasnowbeingpressedforpayment.Heinsistedtothejewelerthathiswifehadpaidandhadareceipt.Thejewelerwasadamant.Heclaimeditwaschargedandshowedhimtheentryinhisbook.Themansearchedhishousethoroughly,yetfailedtofindthereceiptedbill.Hesaid to me, "Can you help me? I have read your book The Power of YourSubconsciousMind3andIreadwhereawillwasdiscoveredthroughthepowerofthesubconscious."ItoldhimthatIwouldasktheInfiniteIntelligencewithintorevealtheanswertohimandthathewouldbeledtoit. Isuggestedthat, likewise,heshouldaffirmboldlyandbelievethatInfiniteIntelligenceknowsallthings,andItknowswherethereceiptisandrevealsittohiminDivineorder.

Afteraboutaweek,hewrotetomeandsaidthatwhileasleeponenight,apersonresemblinganancientsageappearedtohimandpointedtoacertainpageintheBookofIsaiah.Hesawclearlythereceiptedbill.Heawokesuddenlyandrushedtohis library.Heopened theBible to thepagehesaw inhisdream,and therewas the receipt.His infinite subconsciousmindprovidedhimwith the answerthattranscendedthepowerofhisconsciousmind.3 JosephMurphy, The Power of Your Subconscious Mind (Englewood Cliffs,N.J.:Prentice-Hall,Inc.,1963).HOWTOLETEXTRASENSORYPERCEPTIONFUNCTIONFORYOUYou have heard the wisdom of "sleep on it." This means that when yourconsciousmindisstilledandyoufocusyourattentiononthesolutionoranswerthat you are seeking, the deeper mind, full of wisdom, power and InfiniteIntelligence,willrespondtoyouandsolveyourproblem.If you have lost something and you have searched everywhere for it, ceasefretting and fussing about it, relax, let go, turn your request over to yoursubconscious mind and talk to it as follows: "Infinite Intelligence within mysubconsciousmindknowsallthings.Itknowswherethisthingisandrevealsittomeclearlyanddistinctly.IamDivinelyledtoit.Itrustmydeepermindim-plicitly.Iletgoandrelax."Whenyourelax,letgo,becomedetachedandpreoccupiedaboutsomethingelse,the extrasensory perception faculties of your subconsciousmindwill lead youdirectlytothethingthatyoulost.Youmayseeitclairvoyantlyinadreamorbeleddirectlytowhereitis.It iswritten, . . .God giveth his beloved in sleep (Ps. 127:2) .We all have awonderfullegacyinthesecommandingwords!POINTSTORECALLINTHISCHAPTER1. All of us have the powers of extrasensory perception, but in many thesepowersaresuppressedandinhibited.Overtheyearstheyhaveatrophiedthroughneglect.

2.Manypeopleacquirespecificdataand information throughESPwhich theycouldnotpossiblyreceivethroughtheirordinaryfivesenses.3.Your subconsciousmindalreadyknows thewinnerof a contestor race andcanrevealittoyou.4.ProfessorRhineofDukeUniversityhasgatheredanenormousamountofdataon telepathy, clairvoyance, clairaudience, precognition, retro cognition andtelekinesis,provingtheparanormalpowerofthemind.5.Extraperceptionfacultiesinsomeyoungchildrenenablethemtoseeafuneralprocessionand thepeople in it before the funeral takesplace.This couldbeatelepathiccommunicationfromthelovedonetothechildplustheprecognitivefacultyofthechildinoperation.6. Emanuel Swedenborg had a real clairvoyant vision of a raging fire inStockholmwhilehewaswideawakeandconversingwithagroupofscientistsinGiiteborg250milesaway.7. You may, through ESP, intuitively sense what is wrong with a person,enablingyoutohelpthatpersonreachadecisionresultinginrightaction.8.An outstanding Irish parapsychologist can touch a letter or a pen of a sickpersongiventoherbythepatient'sdoctor,andthenaccuratelyrevealthehiddencomplexesandfearsbehindhismentaldisturbancethroughESPdevelopedtoahighdegree.9. Many people have developed the extrasensory perception faculty ofclairaudience, wherein they hear an inner voice announcing approval ordisapprovaloftheirdecisions.ThevoiceisfromtheSupremeIntelligencewithineachperson,whichalwaysactsforthebestwelfareofman.10.Yourextrasensoryperceptionfacultycanrevealtoyouthewhereaboutsofalostarticle:Itmaydramatizetheanswerinadreamorshowyouexactlywherethearticle lieshidden;oryoumayhearavoice inyoursleeptellingyoutogosomeplaceordosomethingtofindit.11. You can develop your extrasensory perception faculties and grow wisereverydaybyconveying these ideas toyoursubconsciousmind(theseatofall

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PaysFabulousDividendsIntheeleventhchapterofMark,23rdverse,weread,ForverilyIsayuntoyou,Thatwhosoevershallsayuntothismountain,Bethouremoved,andbethoucastintothesea;andshallnotdoubtinhisheart,butshallbelievethatthosethingswhichhesaithshallcometopass;heshallhavewhatsoeverhesaith.The truth of these words will never let you down but will supply you withinfinitepowerforperfectliving.ThemountainspokenofintheBiblestandsforthe difficulties, challenges and problems confronting you. They may seemoverwhelmingandoverpowering,butifyouhavefaithintheinfinitepoweranddonotdoubtit,youwillaffirmboldlythefollowingprayer:"Be thougone. Iwillovercomethischallenge through the infinitepower.Thisproblem isDivinely outmatched. Iwill grapplewith it courageously knowingthat all thepower,wisdomand strengthnecessarywill begiven tome. Ihaveunquestioning faith thatGod knows the answer and I am onewithGod.Godrevealstomethewayout,thehappyending.IwalkinthatassumptionandasIdo,Iknowthemountainwilldisappear—willbegoneoutofsight,dissolvedinthelightofGod'slove.Ibelievethis;Iacceptitwholeheartedly;itisso."HOWAYOUNGANDDISCOURAGEDWOMANDEVELOPEDSELF-MASTERYAfewyearsagowhilespeakinginHonolulu,ayoungJapanesewomansufferingfromdiscouragementandacutedepressionvisitedme.Shewasonlythirtyyearsofageandhadhadextensivesurgery,includingtheremovalofabreast,aswellas undergoing a hysterectomy.She said, "I'mno longer awoman. I can't givebirth tochildrenandnobodywantsme."QuotingEmerson, Isaid toher,"Youare anorganofGodandGodhathneedofyouwhereyouare; otherwiseyouwouldnotbehere."

I pointed out to her that throughout life we meet with discouragement andsetbacksandthatthereisnogainsayingthefactthattrialsanddifficultiescometoallofus,butthatwehaveaninfinitepowerwithinuswhichgivesuspowerover discouragement and depression and that the joy is in overcoming andmasteringanysituation.Then I suggested that the quickest way in theworld for her to overcome herdepressionwastogiveofhertalents,love,kindnessandabilitieswholeheartedlytoothers.Inthatwayshewouldgetridofherself-absorption,self-pityandself-condemnation.Isuggestedthatinasmuchasshewasanurse,sheshouldgobacktonursinganddevoteherselftogivingbetterservicetoothers,pouringoutGod'shealing loveonallherpatientsandgivingmoreofherDivineself toothers. Iremindedherthattheself-centeredpersonisrarelyhappyandthatthesecretofafulllifeisingivingmoreoflife,love,joyandhappinesstoothers.Iadvisedheralsotoreadthe42ndPsalmoutloudseveraltimesdailysavoringthe words as she would a morsel of delicious food. I said I did not meanmumblingthewordsoridleaffirmationsbutthatIwantedhertofeelandsensethe magnificent truths contained therein, thereby establishing a deep,fundamental sense of oneness with God whereby her mind and heart wouldbecometransformedbytheinfinitepowerwithinher.HowshepracticedthepresenceofGodShefollowedmysuggestionandwentbacktonursing,pouringoutgrace, loveandencouragement toallherpatientsand telling themof the infinitepowerofGodtohealandkindletheirfaith.Shewroteme,sayingthatintwoyearsshehasneverlostapatienttoDeath.Shepraysforeverypatientunderhercarestating,"GodisLifeandHisLife,LoveandPowerarenowbeingmanifestedinMr.orMrs.."Thisisherconstantprayerforthoseunderhercare.Thisisthepracticeofthe presence of God, because it is the constant practice of harmony, health,peace,joy,loveandwholenessforeachperson.HertriumphantvictoryOn aChristmasDay, I had the joy of performing amarriage ceremony inmyhomejoiningthisnurseandthedoctorwhohadoperatedonher,inthevowsofholymatrimony.Aftertheceremonywasover,herdoctorhusbandsaid,"Sheismorethananurse.Sheisanangelofmercy."Hesawtheinnerradianceandthe

beautyofhersoul.Emersonwrote,"Ringsandjewelsarenotgifts.Theonlygiftisaportionofthyself."ThefollowingisthePsalmthatstirredupthegiftofGod:Asthehartpantethafterthewaterbrooks,sopantethmysoulafterthee,OGod.My soul thirsteth forGod, for the livingGod:when shall I come and appearbeforeGod?Mytearshavebeenmymeatdayandnight,whiletheycontinuallysayuntome,WhereisthyGod?WhenIrememberthesethings,Ipouroutmysoulinme;forIhadgonewiththemultitude,IwentwiththemtothehouseofGod,withthevoiceofjoyandpraise,withamultitudethatkeptholyday.Whyart thoucastdown,Omysoul?andwhyart thoudisquietedinme?hopethouinGod:forIshallyetpraisehimforthehelpofhiscountenance.OmyGod,mysouliscastdownwithinme:thereforewillIremembertheefromthelandofJordan,andoftheHermonites,fromthehillMizar.Deep calleth untodeepat thenoise of thywaterspouts: all thywavesand thybillowsaregoneoverme.YettheLordwillcommandhislovingkindnessinthedaytime,andinthenighthissongshallbewithme,andmyprayeruntotheGodofmylife.Iwill sayuntoGodmyrock,Whyhast thou forgottenme?whygoImourningbecauseoftheoppressionoftheenemy?Aswithasword inmybones,mineenemiesreproachme;while theysaydailyuntome,WhereisthyGod?Why art thou cast down, 0my soul? andwhy art thou disquietedwithinme?hope thou in God: for I shall yet praise him, who is the health of mycountenance,andmyGod.(Ps.42)

HOWTOAPPLYSELF-MASTERYINYOURLIFEFORRICHESTBLESSINGSSome timeagoI interviewedawomanwhohadbeen in thehospital forabouttwomonthssuffering fromwhatshecalledanervousbreakdownandbleedingulcers.Hertroublewasbasicallyemotional.Shesaidherhusbandwaspeculiar;hegaveherfortydollarsaweektorunthehouseandbuyfoodfortwochildren,andthenwonderedwhereallthemoneywent.Hewouldnotpermithertogotochurchbecausehe felt that all religionswere just "rackets."She loved toplaymusic,buthewouldn'tallowapianoathome.She compliedwith his distorted, twisted,morbid ideas, thereby frustrating herowninnatedesires,talentsandcapacities.Shedeeplyresentedherhusband,andhersuppressedrageandfrustrationbroughtonhernervouscollapseandulcers.Herhusbandwasplayinghavocwithheremotionsbecauseofhisstupid,selfish,callousoppositiontoherideasandvaluesoflife.HowtheexplanationwasthecureI explained to this talentedwoman thatmarriage is not a license to browbeat,intimidateandsuppresstheaspirationsandpersonalityoftheother.Ipointedouttoherthatinmarriagetheremustbemutuallove,freedomandrespectandthatone must cease being timid, dependent, fearful and subservient. She mustbecome psychologically and spiritually mature and cease suppressing herpersonality.In talkingwithboth thehusbandand thewife, Isuggested thateachoneceasebeingascavenger, i.e.,dwellingoneachother'sshortcomings,weaknessesandfoibles, but instead, begin to see the good in each other and the wonderfulqualitieswhichtheyadmiredineachotherwhentheymarried.Thehusbandwasquicktoseethattheresentmentandsuppressedrageofhiswifewasthecauseofhercrackupsandhospitalization.Theyarrivedataplanwherebythewifecouldexpressherselfmusicallyandsocially.Theyalsoagreedtoopenajointcheckingaccountbasedonmutuallove,trustandconfidence.Hereis thepatternofprayerIsuggestedforthehusband:"FromnowonIwillcease trying tochangemywife'spersonality. Idonotwanther tobeasecondeditionofmyself,neitherdoIwanthertosubmergehertalentsorpersonality.Iradiate love, peace and goodwill to her.My sincere prayer is that the Infinite

Intelligencewithinherrules,guidesanddirectsherinallwaysandthatDivineloveflowsthroughhermindandbodyatalltimes.God'speacefloodshermindconstantly.IexaltGodinthemidstofher.Iclaimsheishappy,joyous,healthyand Divinely expressed. I know that my thought is my prayer and that mythoughtsexecutethemselves.Iknowalsothatprayerisahabit,andasIcontinuethinking habitually along these lines I will become a loving, kind andunderstandinghusband.WheneverIthinkofmywifeIwillsilentlyaffirm,'Godlovesandcaresforyou.'"Prayerpatternsforthewifetofollow"Isawwonderfulqualities inmyhusbandwhenImarriedhim.Thesequalitiesarestillthere,andfromnowonIwillidentifywithhisfinequalitiesandnotwithhis shortcomings. Iknow, feel andclaim the Infinite Intelligence leads,guidesand directs him in all ways. Regularly and systematically I exalt God in themidstofhim.Divinelawandordergovernhisactivities.Divinepeacefillshissoul.Divine love flows throughhis thoughts,wordsanddeeds towardmeandthechildren.Godloveshimandcaresforhim.HeisatremendoussuccessandGodprospershim.HeisinspiredfromOnHigh.Iknowthatallthesethoughtsreiteratedregularlyandsystematicallybymefindtheirwaytomysubconsciousmind;and,likeseeds,theycomeforthaftertheirkind.WheneverIthinkofmyhusbandIwillimmediatelyaffirm,'GodinmesalutestheGodinyou.'"HowpersistencepaysdividendsandbringsmasteryBoththehusbandandwiferemainedfaithfultotheiragreementandprayerlife.Theyknewthattobelievesomethingistobringittopass.Believeismadeupoftwowords, "be alive."TheoldEnglishmeaningof theword is to "live in thestateofbeing,"whichmeansmaking it real inyour life.At theendofaboutamonth,Ireceivedaphonecallfromthewifesaying,"Ibecamealive(believed)to these truths which you wrote out for me. They are registered in my heart(subconsciousmind)."Thehusbandadded,"Iamnowmasterovermythoughts,emotions and reactions, and so ismywife. Self-mastery is a real thing in ourlives."Theydiscoveredthattheinfinitepowerforperfectlivingisalwayswithinthemselves.HOWADISCOURAGEDYOUNGMANGAINEDSELF-ESTEEMANDRECOGNITION

Ayoungmancomplainedtomethatheisconstantlyslightedinsocialgatheringsand is also passed over for promotion in his organization. He added that hefrequentlyentertains inhishome,but thathe isnever invitedasaguest to thehomesofhisassociatesandotherswhomhehasentertained.Therewasadeepandviolentanimusinhishearttowardeveryone.Whilethiswelleducatedyoungmanconferredwithmeandwhilediscussinghischildhoodandhomeenvironment,heinformedmethathehadbeenbroughtupbyapuritanicalNewEnglandfather.Hismotherhaddiedathisbirth.Hisfather,whowassomewhat tyrannicalanddespotic, frequentlysaid tohisson,"You'reno good.Youwill never amount to anything.You are stupid.Why aren't yousmartlikeyourbrother?Iamashamedofyourschoolrecord."Idiscoveredthatthis man actually hated his father. He grew up with a rejection complex andunconsciously felt unacceptable to people. To use a vernacular expression, hehadapsychicboilandwasterriblytouchyinthefieldofhumanrelations.Thiswas accompanied by a subjective expectation and fear of being rejected byothers,eitherbyrudeaffrontorbywhatiscommonlycalled"thebrush-off."HowhisnegativecomplexeswereeliminatedIpointedouttohimthatinmyestimationhewasconstantlyfearingslightsandrejection; furthermore, he was projecting his animosity and resentment of hisfather onto others. Compulsively he wanted to be disparaged, rejected ordismissedbysomeone'smanner,attitude,commentorbywhat seemed tobeagreaterinterestinothers.IexplainedtohimthelawofhismindandgavehimacopyofThePowerofYourSubconsciousMind.1InthemeantimeIgavehimaverypracticalplanforovercominghisrejectioncomplexandassumingmasteryoverhislife.1 JosephMurphy, The Power of Your Subconscious Mind (Englewood Cliffs,N.J.:Prentice-Hall,Inc.,1963).Thepracticalstep-by-stepplanThefirststepinsolvingaproblemofthistypeistorealizethatnomatterwhatthe past experiences may have been, these can be completely eradicated byfeeding the subconsciousmindwith eternal verities and life-givingpatterns ofthought.Sincethesubconsciousmindisamenabletosuggestionandcontrolledby theconsciousmind, allnegativepatterns, complexes, fears and inferiorities

canbeexpunged.Thesearethelife-givingpatterns:"Irecognizethesetruthstobetrue.IamasonoftheLivingGod.Godindwellsmeand ismyrealself.Fromthismoment forwardIwill loveGodwithinme.Love means to honor, respect, give allegiance to and be loyal to the onlyPresenceandtheonlyPower.FromnowonIrespecttheDivinitywhichshapesmyends.ThisGod-Presencewithinmecreatedme,sustainsmeandistheLife-Principlewithinme.TheBiblesays,Lovethyneighborasthyself(Lev.19:18).Theneighboristheclosestthingtome,or,CloserisHethanbreathing;nearerthanhandsandfeet.EveryconsciousmomentofthedayIhonor,exalt,glorifyand have a healthy and reverent respect for theDivine Presencewithinme. IknowthatasIexaltandhaveahealthyandwholesomerespectfortheGod-Selfwithinme, Iwill automatically respect and love theGod in the other person.Whenever Iamprone tocriticizeor find faultwithmyself, Iwill immediatelyaffirm,'Ihonor,loveandexalttheGod-Presencewithinme,andIlovetheSelfofmemoreandmoreeveryday.'IknowIcannotloveandrespectothersuntilIfirstlove,honor,respectandpayloyaltyanddevotiontomyrealSelf—God—inthemidstofme,which ismighty toheal.HonoringGodwithinmyself, Iwillhonor the dignity and Divine royalty of all men. I know these truths, whenrepeatedfeelingly,knowinglyandbelievingly,enterintomysubconsciousmind;andIamsub-consciouslycompelledtoexpressthesetruths,asthenatureofmysubconsciousmind is compulsion.Whatever is impressed, I am compelled toexpress.Ibelievethisimplicitly.Itiswonderful!"Thesecondstepistoreiteratethesetruthsfrequentlythreeorfourtimesadayatspecialperiodsinordertoestablishahabitofconstructivethinking.Thethirdstepisnevertocondemn,demeanordemoteyourself.Themomentathoughtcomes toyourmind suchas, "I'mnogood," "a jinx is followingme,""I'munwanted"or"I'mno-body,"immediatelyreversethethoughtbysaying,"IexaltGodinthemidstofme."The fourth step is to imagine yourself mingling with your associates in afriendly, amiable and affable manner. Imagine and. hear your superiorscongratulating you on a jobwell done. Imagine you are beingwelcomed andaccepted graciously in the homes of your friends. Above all, believe in yourimageandinitsreality.Thefifthstepistorealizeandknowthatwhateveryouhabituallythinkuponand

image must come to pass, for that which is impressed on your subconsciousmindmustbeexpressedon the screenof spaceasexperiences, conditionsandevents.Thisyoungmandiligentlyfollowedtheaboveprocedure,knowingwhathewasdoing and why he was doing it. Having a knowledge of the way hissubconscious mind worked, he gained confidence daily in his technique andapplication. Gradually he succeeded in cleansing his subconscious of all theearlypsychictraumas.Heisnowwelcomedinthehomesofhisassociatesandhas been entertained by the president and vice-president of his organization.Sinceadoptingthesepsychologicalprocedureshehasreceivedtwopromotionsand isnowexecutivevice-presidentofhisbank.Heknows that applicationofthe cosmic powerwithin him brings self-mastery over the past or conditions,experiencesandevents.Itisdoneuntoyouasyoubelieve.HOWCOMPLETEMARITALUNHAPPINESSWASOVERCOMERecentlyIreceivedaletterfromawomaninTexas:DearDr.Murphy:IreadyourbookTheCosmicPowerWithinYou,2fromwhichIreceivedgreathelp.Iwouldlikeyouradviceonmyproblem.Myhusbandisconstantly criticizing me using abusive, sarcastic and vitriolic language. Themendacity ofmy husbandmakes it impossible forme to believe anything hesays.Hesleeps inaseparate roomand there isnomarital intimacy.NomatterwhatkindofcommunityworkIdo,hefindsfault.Inthelastfiveyearswehavehad no guests in our home. I am full of antipathy towardmy husband. I amafraidIambeginningtohatehim.Ihavelefthimtwice.Wehavehadspiritualcounseling,aswellaspsychologicalhelpandlegaladvice.Ican'tcommunicatewithhim.WhatshallIdo?Myreplywasasfollows:Dear:Youcan'taffordtoresentorhateanybodyintheworld.Suchfeelingsorattitudesarementalpoisonswhichdebilitatetheentirementalityandrobyouofpeace,harmony,health,andgood judgment.Theycorrodeyoursouland leaveyouaphysicalandmentalwreck.Youaretheonlythinkerinyourworldandyouare responsible for the way you think about your husband—he is not. Mysuggestion to you is that you stop trying to communicate with him and to

surrenderhimtoGodcompletely,lock,stockandbarrel.Itiswrongtolivealie.It is better to break up a lie than to live it. There is a time in our experiencewhen,havingdoneeverythingwecantosolveaproblem,weshouldfollowtheinjunction of Paul, "Having done all, I stand," i.e., you stand on the CosmicWisdom within you to solve the problem. You have visited psychologists,lawyersandpastors,obviouslyinaspiritofgoodwill,tobringaboutahealing;but, apparently, there is no solution in sight. Turn your mind to constructivepursuitsandadoptanewattitudetowardyourhusband,suchas,"Noneofthesethingsmovesme."2Joseph Murphy, The Cosmic Power Within You (West Nyack, N.Y.: ParkerPublishingCompany,Inc.,1968).Hereisapatternofprayer,which,whenfollowedbyyou,willbringresults,fortheCosmicPowerneverfails:"IsurrendermyhusbandtoGod.Godmadehimandsustainshim.Godrevealstohimhis trueplace in lifewherehe isDivinelyhappyandDivinelyblessed.TheCosmicWisdomrevealstohimtheperfectplanandshowshimthewayheshouldgo.TheCosmicPowerflowsthroughhimas love,peace,harmony, joyandrightaction.IamDivinelyguidedtodotherightthingandtomaketherightdecision.Iknowthatwhatisrightactionformeisrightactionformyhusband;also,Iknowthatwhatblessesoneblessesall.WheneverIthinkofmyhusband,andnomatterwhathesaysordoes,allIdoistoaffirmknowinglyandfeelingly,`IhavesurrenderedyoutoGod.'Iamatpeaceabouteverything,andIwishformyhusbandalltheblessingsoflife."Irecommendedthatshecultivateaconstructivelifeofherown,expressinghertalentsandcontinuingincommunityprojects.Iadvisedhertoremainfaithfultothespecificprayer,explainingtoherthattheseGod-likethoughtswouldcleanseher subconscious mind of all resentment and other negative and destructivepoisonpocketslodgedinherdeepermind.Thiswouldbedoneinthesamewayascleanwaterdropbydropwill, ifwepersist,cleanseapailofdirtywatersothatwewillhavecleanwatertodrink.Youcan,ofcourse,turnthehoseonapailofdirtywaterandgetcleanwaterfaster.Thehose,figurativelyspeaking,wouldbe a transfusion ofDivine love and goodwill into the soul, bringing about animmediate cleansing. However, a gradual cleansing process is the usualprocedure.

AninterestingdenouementThe sequel to the above prayer process is interesting, as the following letterreveals:Dear Dr. Murphy: I am deeply grateful for your letter, advice and prayertechnique, which I have followed faithfully. When he became sarcastic andpoured forth expletives and invectives, I blessed him by silently affirming, "IsurrenderyoutoGod."IbecameinterestedinhospitalandcommunityworkandhavemademanyfriendsthelastsixweekssinceIstartedpraying.Myhusbandaskedforadivorcelastweek,towhichIgladlyagreed.Wehavealreadymadeaproperty settlement which ismutually satisfactory. He is going to Reno for adivorceandplanstomarryawomanwhomIfeelisrightforhim.Ihavefalleninlovealsowithachildhoodsweetheartofmine,whomImetinmyhospitalwork.WearetobemarriedassoonasIamlegallyfree.TrulyGodworksinmysteriouswaysHiswonderstoperform.POINTSTORECALLINTHISCHAPTER1. Realize every problem is Divinely outmatched. The Cosmic Power whichknowsallandseesalliswithinyou.GrapplewithyourchallengecourageouslyandtheCosmicWisdomwillrevealtoyoutheanswer.Themountain(obstacle)willbecastintothesea(dissolved,obliteratedfromsight).2.Thequickestandsurestwaytoovercomedepressionanddiscouragementistogiveofyourtalents,love,kindnessandconsiderationwholeheartedlytoothers.Performsomeactofkindnessforanother,visitahospitalandexaltGodin themidstofasickfriend,andgivetheotheratransfusionoflovingkindness.3.Awonderful spiritualantidote todepressionandself-absorption is todwelluponthetruthsofthe42ndPsalm.ThisPsalmwillliftyouupandinspireyou.4.ThepracticeofthePresenceofGodistheconstantrealizationofthepresenceofGod'speace,harmony,joy,wholeness,beauty,illumination,loveandgoodwillinyourselfandinyourneighbor.5.Husbandsandwivesshouldidentifywiththegoodqualitiesineachotherandwiththecharacteristicsthatendearedonetotheotherwhentheygotmarried.As

theyseeGodineachotherandexaltHisPresenceinoneanother,harmonywillprevailandthemarriagewillgrowmoreblessedthroughtheyears.6. Husbands should not try to suppress the personalities of their wives, andwives should cease trying to do the same. Each is unique. A person whosepersonalityissuppressedbecomesneuroticandfrustrated.Eachshouldrejoiceinthefullexpressionoftalentintheother.7.Persistencepaysgreatdividends.Remainfaithful toyourprayerprocess.Tobelieveistobealivetocertaingreattruthswhichareeternal.Makethemalivingpartofyou—thatisbelieving,andaccordingtoyourbeliefisitdoneuntoyou.8.Whenamanfeelsheisconstantlyslightedandrejected,thisisinvariablyduetoa"psychicboil"withinhimselfwhereinheexpectsrejectionandthebrush-off.Thecure is toexalt constantly theGod-Presencewithinhim,which ishis realself,andtofillhissubconsciousmindwiththetruthsofGod,whichcrowdoutofhismindeverythingunlikeGodorthetruth.9.Whenyouhavehonestlytriedeveryconceivablewaytosolveaproblem,andwhen you have sought counsel and expert advice, both spiritual andpsychological, and your motivation is right, then, as Paul suggests: "Havingdoneall,Istand."YoustandfirmlyonthetruththattheCosmicPowerwithinyou knows the answer and will reveal theperfect solution as youcompletelysurrenderthemattertoGod,knowingandbelievinginyourhearttheanswerwillcome.Thendaybreaksandtheshadowsfleeaway.

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OnThanksgivingDayIflewtotheIslandofKauaitominglewiththepeople,tovisit thevarious townsand scenic spots, and. aboveall toget acquaintedwithsomeofthefull-bloodedHawaiians.ImetaguidewhointroducedmetomanyofhisfriendsandtookmetoseveralhousesintheIslandtoseehowtheylive.IfoundthepeopleinthehomesIvisitedtobehappy, joyousandfree.Theyarekind, generous, deeply spiritual and full of the music and laughter of God. Ifound myself looking at people who, through love of God, are living lifegloriously in thespiritofDivineLiberty. In thefollowingpagesIamgoing toelaborateonhowyoutoomaysetapatternforvictoriousliving.HOWAPATTERNFORVICTORIOUSLIVINGWASFOUNDIn making a few purchases in one remote village here, I had an interestingconversationwithamanwhocamefromthemainlandsomeyearsagoandwhoisnowrunningacountrystore.Hesaidtomethathehadbeenanalcoholic.Hiswifehaddesertedhimandhad takenall themoneywithher (theyhada jointaccount). He had become bitter, irascible and hateful and had found greatdifficulty in meshing into an organization. A friend suggested that he go toKauai,explainingtohimthatitwastheoldestislandoftheHawaiianchainandthatitbasksinrarebeauty,fulloflushfoliageandfloralgrowth.Hisfriendtoldhim of the deep colorful canyons, golden beaches and winding rivers, all ofwhichcapturedhisimagination.HowachangeofhearttookplaceHeworkedinthesugarcanefieldshereforsomemonths.Onedayhefellillandwas confined to a hospital for several weeks. Each day the Hawaiian peoplevisitedhim,broughthimfruit,prayedforhimandshowedadeepinterestinhiswelfare.Theirkindness,loveandattentionpenetratedhisheart,andherecipro-cated by pouring out love, peace and goodwill to them. He became atransformedman.

ApatternforperfectlivingThisman'sformulaisverysimple;itisthatlovewillalwayswinoverhate,andgoodnesswillalwayswinoverevil, for that is thewaytheuniverse ismade.Iwouldliketocommentonwhattranspiredpsychologicallyandspirituallyinthiscase. This man's heart was corroded with bitterness, self-condemnation andhatred for women. The love, kindness and prayers of his fellow workerspenetrated the layers of his subconscious mind, expunging all the negativepatternslodgedtherein,andhisheartbecamefullofloveandgoodwilltoall.Hediscoveredthatloveistheuniversalsolvent.Hisconstantprayernowis,"IpouroutGod'slove,peaceandjoytoeverypersonImeeteverydayofmylife."Themore love he gives, the more he receives. It is more blessed to give than toreceive.FIVESTEPSTOLIVINGLIFEGLORIOUSLY1.Everymorningwhenyouopenyoureyesaffirmboldlyandwithdeepfeelingandunderstanding, "This is thedaywhich theLordhathmade; rejoiceandbeglad in it. I shall rejoice and give thanks thatmy life is directed by the sameEternalWisdomwhichguidestheplanetsintheircoursesandcausesthesuntoshine.2. "I amgoing to live life gloriously today and every day.More andmore ofGod's love, light, truth and beauty are being experienced byme all day longtodayandeveryday.3. "Iamgoing tobeof tremendoushelp toall thosewhomIcontactandwithwhomIwork,andhavethetimeofmylifedoingit.4. "I am going to be wildly enthusiastic about my work and my wonderfulopportunitiesforservice.5."IrejoiceandgivethanksthatmoreandmoreofGod'slove,lifeandtrutharebeingexperiencedbymeeveryday,andmoreandmoreofGod'sgloryisbeingmademanifestbyme."Begineachdaybyaffirmingthesemiraculoustruthsandbelieveintheirreality.Whateveryoubelieveandfaithfullyanticipatewillcome topass,andwonders

willhappeninyourlife.HOWYOUCANLEARNTOWALKANDTALKWITHGODFORPEACEANDSERENITYImetanextraordinarymanattheFernGrotto,wheretheboatcrewarenotedforsingingthenever-forgottenHawaiianWeddingSong.Hewasninety-sixyearsofage,walked briskly and sang lustily the beautifulHawaiian love songs on theboat takingus to the famousGrotto.After the triphe invitedme tohishome,whichwasindeedarareexperience.Fordinnerwehadthicklyslicedhomemadegingerbread,papaya,appletart,rice,broiledsalmonandKonacoffeegrownononeoftheneighboringislands.DuringdinnerhetoldmehowhehadbecomeanewmaninGod,andatninety-sixhecertainlylookedthepart.Hischeekswereruddywithradiantandbuoyanthealth; his eyeswere filledwith light and love; joywas all over his face.HespokefluentlyEnglish,Spanish,Chinese,JapaneseandtheHawaiianlanguages.Heregaledmewithasfineafloodofnativewisdom,witticisms,jokesandgoodhumorasIhadeverheard.IwasthoroughlyfascinatedandIfinallyaskedhim,"Tellmeyoursecretoflifeand joy. You seem to be bubbling over with enthusiasm and energy." "Whyshouldn'tIbehappyandstrong?"hereplied."Yousee,IowntheislandandyetIownnothing."Headded,"Godpossesseseverything,butthewholeislandandallthatisinitisminetoenjoy—themountains,therivers,thecaves,thepeopleandtherainbows.DoyouknowwhereIgotthishome?"heasked,andheansweredhimself,saying,"Agratefultouristboughtitformeandgaveittomeasagift;otherwise,Iwouldn'thavehadit."HowGodhealedhimHeaddedthataboutsixtyyearsagohewasdyingoftuberculosisandhadbeengivenupashopeless,butalocalKahuna(nativepriest)visitedhimandtoldbothhimandhismotherthathewouldliveandthatGodwouldhealhim.TheKahunachantedprayers,placedhishandsonhisthroatandchestandinhisnativetonguecalledonGod'shealingpower.Attheendofaboutanhour'schanting,hesaidhewas completely healed and the next day hewent fishing. Since then, he said,"I'veneverhadapainoranacheofanykind.Ihavemarvelouslegs.I'vewalked

alloverthesemountainsyousee.Moreover,"heconcluded,"Ihavekind,lovingfriends,afewdogsandgoats,andthiswonderfulisland.AndIhaveGodinmyheart.Whyshouldn'tIbehappyandstrong?"Thisman reallywalks and talkswithGod, andhavingGod inhis heart, he ishappyeveryday.Thiswonderfulmantillshisland,takescareofhisgoatsandsheep, visits the sick, attends all the festivals and sings Hawaiian love songswhichtouchthesoulofman.HissongforhealthandvitalityThe only prescription the Kahuna gave him was, "Sing the 100th Psalm.Morning,noonandnightlivewiththesetruthsinyourheartandyouwillneveragainbesick."Hesangitforme,andIhaveneverinmylifeheardanythingsomoving, penetrating, lovely and soul stirring. It was like the melody of Godplayedonyoursacralplexus.ThisisthePsalmofpraise:MakeajoyfulnoiseuntotheLord,allyelands.ServetheLordwithgladness:comebeforehispresencewithsinging.Know ye that the Lord he is God: it is he that hath made us, and not weourselves;wearehispeople,andthesheepofhispasture.Enter into his gates with thanksgiving, and into his courts with praise: bethankfuluntohim,andblesshisname.For the Lord is good; his mercy is everlasting; and his truth endureth to allgenerations.(Ps.100:1-5)HowfaithandreceptivityhealsKnowingthelawsofmind,youcanreadilyseetheimpressionhisKahunapriestmade upon him. He had absolute faith in the powers of the Kahuna, and hebelieved implicitly that he would be healed. According to his belief, hissubconscious mind responded. Today, as he sings the 100th Psalm daily, hismindandheartareliftedupingratefulacknowledgmenttoGod;andthereisanautomaticreactionoftheLawbringingcountlessblessingsinitstrain.Thelawofthanksgiving

Agratefulheart isalwaysclosetoGod;andasthismangivesthanksdailyforhis health, abundance and security and for hismanyblessings,Godmultiplieshisgoodexceedingly.Thisisbasedonthelawofactionandreaction,whichiscosmicanduniversal.TheBiblesays,DrawnightoGodandHewilldrawnighto you (Jas. 4:8). Thoreau said, "We should give thanks that we were born."Practicesingingand living the truthsof the100thPsalm.Write these truths inyourheart by repeating themslowly, lovingly, and feelingly.Asyoudo, theseideaswill find theirwayby repetition to thedeeper layersof yourmind, and,likeseeds,theywillgrowaftertheirkind.Letwondershappeninyourlife.HOWAGRANDMOTHERKEEPSINSPIREDANDZESTFULFORLIFEIchattedwithagrandmotherwhosatnexttomeontheboattriptothefamousWaimeaCanyon, a gorge cut to the depth of about 3,000 feet by theWaimeaRiver.Shewas takingher twogranddaughters sightseeing.Shecommentedonthe gorgeous colorings of the cliff strata and the tropical growth covering thesidesofthecanyon.Imightaddthattheshadowsoftheever-changingcloudsmadeitanunforgettablesight.Thisbeautiful,spiritualwomantoldmethatsheisover ninetyyears of age andhas never been sick a day in her life, the reasonbeing, she said, "I keep prayed up." This Hawaiian woman teaches SundaySchool,writespoetry, rowsaboat, fishes,milksher twocowseveryday, talksbeforewomen'sgroupsandisnowplanningatourfortwentytoEurope.SheshowedmeacardonwhichweretypedthewordsofTennyson:"Oh,Iseethecrescentpromiseofmyspirithathnotset.Ancientfountsofinspirationwellthroughallmyfancyyet."OnthebackofthecardwasthisBiblicalverse:Ho,everyonethatthirsteth,comeyetothewaters,andhethathathnomoney;comeye,buy,andeat;yea,come,buywineandmilkwithoutmoneyandwithoutprice(Isa.55:1).WineintheBiblemeansinspirationfromOnHigh,wheretheHolySpiritflowsthrough you energizing and vitalizing your whole being.Milk is symbolic ofnourishment. Your mind needs nourishment as well as your body. Feed yourmindwith ideaswhichheal,bless,elevate, inspireanddignifyyoursoul.Feedyour mind daily on thoughts of love, peace, faith, confidence, success andDivinerightaction.Thepriceyoupayisattention,devotionandloyaltytotheseeternalverities.

HerkeytojoyouslivingThiswomanfoundthekeytoaninspiredandzestfullifebylivinginherheartthese two wonderful quotations until they became a living part of her. Shebelieved what she affirmed and lived in the joyous expectancy of what sheaffirmed. She exuded vibrancy, joy and goodwill. She discovered that dailycommunionwith theFatherwithin is the answer toCosmicPower for perfectliving.AGREATSPIRITUALFEASTIvisitedafamouswomaninthecharmingandexoticislandofMaui.Therewereassembledinherhomeagroupofdistinguishedpeople,andwediscussedmentaland spiritual laws from about 10:00 A.M. until 4:00 P.M. Her guests werefamiliarwiththebooksThePowerofYourSubconsciousMind1andMiracleofMind Dynamics2 In the whole course of my life I have never met a moreenthusiastic,happy, joyfulgroup.TheirheartswerekindledwithaDivinefire.They spoke about how they overcame their problemsby believing in a powergreater than themselves or their conscious egos. They have talk fests on mybooksandlistentomyrecordings.Theyaskedquestionswhichdelightedmeandwhichshoweda tremendous interestand insight into thingsDivine.Theyhavediscovered that the joy of living is in the contemplation of the truths of Godregularlyandsystematically.HAWAIIANWISDOMANDINNERJOYIhavefoundthattheHawaiiansareverywisepeople,havingacquiredthroughcenturiesavastaccumulationofesotericandunwrittenknowledge.Oneman,anativeofMauiwhosatnexttomeontheplanefromKauaitoMaui,wasafull-bloodedHawaiianandhadknowledgeofweatherconditions,currents,tides,etc.Heinformedmethathecouldpredicttidalwaves,stormsandvolcaniceruptions.Heknowsbynameallthefruits,flowersandtreesintheislandsandunderstandsthecurativepropertiesoftheherbsintheislands.He has the capacity to read minds and is definitely clairvoyant. He told mewhere I was going, gave my name and address and had the gift of retrocognition,ashespokemostaccuratelyofmanypasteventsinmylife.Totesthisgiftofclairvoyance,Iaskedhimtoreadaletterwhichwasinmypocket,whichIhadnotasyetread,havingforgottenallaboutituntilthatmoment.Hereadthe

contentsaccurately,asmysubsequentreadingverified.This young man has a native wisdom. He is in touch with his subconsciousmind, which knows the answers to all questions. "Whenever I want to knowsomething,"he said, "I just say, 'God,youknow.Tellme.'Theansweralwayscomes,becauseIhaveafriendinside."Thismanworksinthecanefields,playstheukulele,singsathisworkandobviouslyisintunewiththeInfinite.Truly,hehasafriendinsideandhehasdiscoveredthejoyoftheGod-Presencewhichishisstrength.1Joseph Murphy, The Power of Your Subconscious Mind (Englewood Cliffs,N.J.:Prentice-Hall,Inc.,1963).2JosephMurphy,MiracleofMindDynamics(EnglewoodCliffs,N.J.:Prentice-Hall,Inc.,1964).THESEVEN-STEPMIRACLEFORMULADuringmystay in the islands I setasideoneday for interviewingpeoplewhowishedtoconsultwithmeattheHotelthereinKauai.MyfirstvisitorwasamanwhomIhadpreviouslycounseledafewyearsagoattheRoyalHawaiianHotelin Honolulu. At that time he was a confirmed alcoholic and had been pro-nounced an inebriate and a compulsive drinker. He had had drug treatment,hypnosisandotherformsoftherapy.Hesaid,"Icametothankyouandwillonlytakeafewminutesofyourtime.YoutoldmethatIwasmasterofthebottleandthat the bottle had no power. You said to stop all alibis and excuses and tobecomearealman.Ifollowedthetechniqueyououtlined.Iforgavemyselfandothers,andtodayIownmyownstore,Iammarried,Ibelongtothelocalchurch,andIhavetwowonderfulchildren.Ijustcametothankyou,that'sall."IrememberedhimverywellandrecalledtalkingwithhiminHonolulu.Atthattimehehadjustbeenreleasedfromthehospitalwherehehadbeenundergoingtreatmentforalcoholism.HerearethestepswhichIgavehimthattransformedhislife:1. I fully and freely forgivemyself for harboring grudges, peeves and illwilltowardothers.Whenever I thinkofothers Iwish for themall theblessingsoflife.

2. I am the king and complete master over my thoughts, words, actions,emotionsandreactions.Iamabsolutemonarchovermyconceptiverealm.3. I desire to become completely free from this habit. I mean this and I amabsolutelysincere.Iknowthatwhenmydesiretogiveitupisgreaterthanmydesiretocontinue,Iam60percenthealedalready.4.IhavemademydecisionandIknowthataccordingtomydecisionisitdoneuntome.MysubconsciousmindknowsIamsincere.5.Inowusemyimaginationcorrectly.Iknowmypowertoimageistheprimalforceofmanandthegreatestofallmyfaculties.Threetimesadayforthreeorfourminutes Iwill runamotionpicture inmymindwherein I seemymothercongratulatingmeonmyperfecthealthandfreedom.Ihearhervoiceandfeelher embrace, and I enter into the joy of it all. Whenever I am tempted, Iinstantaneously flash on this mental movie in my mind. I know my mentalpictureisbackedupbythepowerofGod.6.IknowwhatIamdoingandwhyIamdoingit.Iknowthataccordingtomybeliefisitdoneuntome.Iknowthattobelieveistoacceptsomethingastrue.Iknowmydesireistrue,mymentalimageisrealandthepowerthatbacksmeupis of God. I know all the power of God is directed at the focal point of myattention.7.IamnowfreeandIgivethanks.Ihavegiventhisseven-stepmiracleformulatomanyalcoholics,victimsofLSDand marijuana, dope addicts, etc. You can over come any negative habit byfollowingthesesimpleprinciples.Thismanishappy,joyous,bubblingoverwiththeélanoflife.Ihaveattendedadinnerathishomewherecoconutpalmsrattledconversationally invagrantbreezes;oceanwaves swishednearbyand receded,leavingfoaminthesand;andbrighttropicalflowerssurroundedusonallsides.Theicedpapayaandlemonwasassweetasthenectarofthegods.Andthepoi,their stapledish,wasdeliciously flavoredwithnutmegandcinnamon.Beauty,serenityandthejoyoflivingwerepresentintheentireatmosphereofthehome.He and his family prayed before and after dinner giving thanks for all theirblessings, and Hawaiian love songs and music filled his home. Truly, I hadenteredintowhatwecallinfinitepowerforperfectliving.

HOWTOACQUIRETHEJOYOFLIVINGIhavebeenincorrespondencewithayounggirlonthisislandwhomIwillcallMary.ShehasbeenstudyingthebookThePowerofYourSubconsciousMind 3which I senther somemonthsago. Inheroriginal letter tomeatmyhome inBeverly Hills, she said she was full of abnormal fear and was a tied-uppersonality.3 JosephMurphy, The Power of Your Subconscious Mind (Englewood Cliffs,N.J.:Prentice-Hall,Inc.,1963).She had broken her engagement to a young man, and he had retaliated byinformingherthataKahunahadcursedher.Shelivedinconstantfear.IwrotetoherexplainingthatthereisonlyOnePower,andthatthisPowermovesasunityandharmonyintheworld;thatGodisSpirit,OneandIndivisible;andthatonepartofSpiritcouldnotbeantagonistictoanotherpartofSpirit;therefore,therewas nothing to fear. Iwrote out a spiritual technique for her to follow,whichwouldbanishallfear.In my interviewwith her today, I find a radiant personality, a young womanexudingvibrancy,bubblingoverwithenthusiasmandjoy,andonfirewithnewideasfortheisland.Shesaid,"IfollowedyourinstructionstotheletterandIamtransformedbyaninnerlight."The following is the spiritual regimen she practiced several times daily, assuggestedinmylettertoher:"Godisall there is.OnewithGodisamajority.IfGodbe formewhocanbeagainstme?(Rom.8:31)IknowandbelieveGodistheLivingSpiritAlmighty—theEver-LivingOne, theAll-WiseOne—andthereisnopowertochallengeGod.IknowandacceptcompletelythatwhenmythoughtsareGod'sthoughts,God'spoweriswithmythoughtsofgood.IknowIcannotreceivewhatIcannotgive, and I give out thoughts of love, peace, light and goodwill to my ex-boyfriend and all those connected with him. I am immunized and God-intoxicated,andIamalwayssurroundedbythesacredcircleofGod'slove.Thewhole armorofGod surroundsme and enfoldsme. I amDivinelyguided anddirected,andIenterintothejoyofliving.Inthypresenceisfulnessofjoy;atthyrighthandtherearepleasuresforevermore(Ps.16:11)."

She practiced repeating these truths regularly and systematically for about tenminutes morning, afternoon and night, knowing, believing and understandingthatassheaffirmedthesetruthstheywouldgraduallysinkintohersubconsciousmindbyaprocessofspiritualosmosisandcomeforthasfreedom,innerpeace,asenseofsecurity,confidenceandprotection.Sheknewshewasapplyingalawofmind which never fails. In ten days' time all fear vanished. Now she has awonderfulpositionhereintheisland.Sheintroducedmetohernewfiancé,andhiscommentwas,"Sheisthejoyofmylife."Thisyoungwomanwhohadbeenpracticallypetrifiedby fearof a supposedcurse is nowout-flowing,givingofhertalents,andhasenteredintothejoyofliving.THEMEANINGOFKAHUNAMostoftheHawaiianpeoplehereandintheotherislandsclaimthattherearenomore Kahunas, and most of the Hawaiians are unwilling to talk about them.There is, however, the type called the white Kahuna, meaning a man whopractices white magic, or casts good spells by his incantations and esotericknowledge. One of my Hawaiian guides explained to me that these Kahunasweretrainedfromearlychildhoodbytheirelders,whosubjectedthemtoseverediscipline and secrecy. Many of them are highly respected. for their healingpowersthroughwhatwewouldcalltodayknowledgeofthesubconsciousmind.They have, also, a knowledge of the curative properties of certain herbs andplants.Myguide,whoseemedmorewilling thanothers todiscuss thesubject,pointedoutthatsomeoftheKahunasaregreatlyfearedasKahunaanaanas,i.e.,thosewhodealtwithdeathorblackmagic.The above-mentioned lady learned that the threats, negative suggestions andstatementsofothershaveabsolutelynopowertocreatethethingstheysuggest.You are the only thinker in your universe. It is your thought that is creative.Thinkgoodandgoodfollows;thinkevilandevilfollows.JoinwithGod.Whenyour thoughtsareGod's thoughts,God'sPower iswithyour thoughtsofgood.Remember, "OnewithGod is amajority," and IfGod be forme,who can beagainstme?(Rom.8:31)POINTSTORECALLINTHISCHAPTER1.LoveofGod,whichmeanstheloveoforemotionalattachmenttoallthingsgood,willenableyoutolivelifegloriously.

2.Love,kindnessandgoodwillwillmelttheiceintheotherperson'sheartandwillbringareciprocalactionfromthepersontowhomitisdirected.Loveistheuniversalsolvent.3.Whenyouopenyoureyesinthemorningaffirmgladly,"ThisisthedaywhichtheLordhathmadeforme.Iwillrejoiceandbegladinit.IgivethanksthatmylifeisdirectedbythesameWisdomthatguidestheplanetsintheircoursesandcausesthesuntoshine."BelieveinGod'sguidanceandwonderswillhappeninyourlife.4.Realize thatage isnot the flightofyears. It is thedawnofwisdominyourmind.Godpossesses all things and thewholeworldwasherewhenyouwereborn.LetthejoyoftheLordbeyourstrength.5.Livewiththegreattruthsofthe100thPsalm.ItisathanksgivingodetoGod.Singthesetruthsintoyoursouluntiltheybecomeanintegralpartofyou,justasbreaddigestedbecomespartofyourbloodstream.6.Agratefulheart is alwaysclose toGod.TheBible says,Drawnigh toGodandHewilldrawnightoyou(Jas.4:8).7.Youcanfeelinspiredandzestfulallyourlife.EverymorningcalluponGodandHewillansweryou.8. You can discover the joy of living in contemplation of the truths of Godregularlyandsystematically.Youbecomewhatyoucontemplate.9. The powers of clairvoyance, precognition and telepathy arewithin you.Asyougrowinwisdom,youwillbegintotaptheinfinitereservoirwithinyou,andtheselatentfacultieswillbecomeactiveinyourlife.10.Youcannotreceivewhatyoucannotgive.Thisisalawofmind.Givelove,joyandgoodwilltoall.Themoreyougivethemoreblessingscometoyou.11.Youaretheonlythinkerinyouruniverse.ThereisnothinginGod'suniversetofear.Iwill fearnoevil forThouartwithme (Ps.23:4)."OnewithGod isamajority."IfGodbeformewhocanbeagainstme?(Rom.8:31)

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YourSideOneofthekeystotheunderstandingoflifeistorealizethateverythingcomesinpairs. All action consists of the interworking of opposites. A combination ofmaleandfemale lifeforcescreated theuniverse.Emersononcesaid,"Polarity,or action and reaction, we meet in every part of nature."We have spirit andmatter, male and female, positive and negative, sickness and health, love andhatred,nightandday,heatandcold, inandout,sweetandsour,upanddown,northandsouth,subjectiveandobjective,motionandrest,yesandno,successand failure, sadness andgladness, etc. Spirit andmatter are but aspects of theOne Reality. Matter is spirit reduced to the point of visibility. Matter is thelowestdegreeofspiritandspiritisthehighestdegreeofmatter.TheseoppositesinlifearemanifestationsoftheOneBeingandarenecessarytoexperiencelife.In the absolute state there is no differentiation, contrast or establishedrelationship. It subsists in a state of oneness. When the Absolute becamerelative,i.e.,whenGodcreatedtheuniverse,Hecreatedtheoppositessothatwemightexperiencesensationandfunctionandthesenseofbeingalive.Wemusthave feeling and sensibility in order to be aware of being alive.We know bycontrast the difference between heat and cold, height and depth, length andbreadth,sweetandsour,depressionandelation,maleandfemale,andsubjectiveandobjective.AlltheseoppositesarehalvesoftheOneBeingwhichiswhole,perfectandindivisible.HOWTHOUGHTSCOMEINPAIRSAyoungboy,aged twelve,who listens tomymorning radioprogram, toldhismotherthathewasgoingtovisithisuncleinAustraliaduringschoolvacation.His thoughtofgoingwasvery strong,buthehadanother thoughtwhich said,"Momwon'tletmego."Hismotherhadsaid,"It'simpossible.Wedon'thavethemoneyandyourfathercan'tpossiblyaffordit.You'redreaming."Hersonsaid,however,thatheheardonmyradioprogramthatifyoudesiredto

dosomethingandbelievedthattheCreativeIntelligencewithinyouwouldbringit to pass, your prayer would be answered. His mother said, "Go ahead andpray." This boy who had been reading extensively about Australia and NewZealandhadanuncleinAustraliawhoownedabigranch.Heprayedasfollows:"God opens up the way for Dad,Mom andmyself to go to Australia duringvacation. I believe this and God takes over now."When the thought that hisparentsdidn'thave themoney togocame tohismind,hewouldaffirm, "Godopens up the way." His thoughts came in pairs, but he gave attention to theconstructivethoughtandthenegativethoughtdiedaway.HowhetraveledastrallyOnenighthehadadreamwhereinhefoundhimselfonhisuncle'sranchinNewSouthWales, viewing thousands of sheep, andmeeting his uncle and cousins.When he awakened the next morning, he described the entire scene to hismother,muchtoheramazement.Thesamedayacablegramcamefromhisuncleinvitingthethreeofthemtohisranchandofferingtodefraytheirexpensesbothways.Theyaccepted.Theboy's intensedesire tovisithisuncleactedonhissubconsciousmindasacommand while asleep; and, using his fourth-dimensional body, he traveledastrallytotheranch.Theboytoldmethatwhatheobservedwhenhearrivedatthe ranch with his parents coincided exactly with what he saw in his astralprojectionwhileasleep.Thus,itwasdoneuntohimashebelieved.HOWAFEAROFASECONDMARRIAGEWASDESTROYEDA youngwoman said tome, "I desire to getmarried, but the thought of fearcomes into my mind that I will attract the wrong man and repeat the samemistakeas inmypreviousmarriage."Fearwanedwithherdesire,andherfearthoughtseemedtobethedominantone.Iexplainedtoherthateverythingcomesinpairs.Forexample,ifonethinksofhealth, thethoughtofsicknesscomestothemind;ifonethinksofwealth,thethoughtofpovertycomestothemind;ifwespeakofthegoodheart,wethinkofthebadheart;andsoon.Iexplainedtoherthatthewaytoovercomethenegativethoughtwastotakeherattention completely away from the fear thought and lift her mind above the

oppositionbycontemplating the joyousfulfillmentofhermarriage to therightman.Thetechniqueusedforjoyousfulfillment"IknowthereisonlyOneAlmightyPower,whichknowsnoopposition.Thereisnothingtooppose,challengeorvitiateit.Itisinvulnerableandinvincible,andInowdecreethatIattracttherightmanwhoblendswithmespiritually,mentallyand physically. I give my whole-hearted attention to this idea in my mindtrustingthelawofmysubconscioustobringittopass."Whenthefearthoughtcame intohermind, sheaffirmed, "God is takingcareofmy request."Afterafewdaysthefearthoughtlostallmomentumanddiedaway.Shemadeherideallivebyfeedingandnourishingitwithfaithandconfidenceinhermind.Howshemetherfuturehusband'sfourth-dimensional(astral)bodyEverynightofyourlifewhenyougotosleepyougotothenextdimensionoflife,which iscalled the fourthdimension andwhich interpenetrates thisplane.Shortlyaftershebeganherprayertechnique,shehadavividdreaminwhichIwasperforminghermarriage ceremony inmyhome.Sheperceivedher futurehusbandandheardmepronouncehisnameandaskhimtorepeatthevowsofthemarriageceremony. Itwasallveryvividandreal.She feltherself tobe inmyhomeandtouchedthestatueofBuddha,aswellasthepaintingsonthewalls.Withgreatjoyandhappinesssheawakenedandphonedme,tellingmewhathadhappened in her sleep. She described the room where I perform marriageceremonies in minute detail. I explained to her that, while asleep, she hadtraveled to my home in her fourth-dimensional (astral) body, which issupercharged with electrons, rarefied and attenuated, vibrating at tremendousspeed, and capable of penetrating walls, etc. I pointed out to her that,undoubtedly,themarriagehadalreadytakenplaceinthenextdimensionofmindandthatherownconvictionandinnerrealizationwouldbringittopass.ThefinaltouchtoherastraljourneyThisyounglady,whoworksasasecretaryforalargeorganization,wasinvitedtoahomebythewifeofoneoftheexecutives.Herhostessintroducedhertoherson,whohappenedtobethemanshesawinherdream!Hesaidtoher,"Ihaveseen you before." He proceeded to tell her about his dream of the marriage

ceremonybyastrangeminister inaprivatehome,bothofwhichhehadneverseen before. They had had identical dreams, and subsequently the authorperformed the marriage ceremony, which coincided in every detail with thiscombined,four-dimensionalexperience.Myexplanationisthatthisyounglady,thinkingwithinterestaboutthetypeofmanshewishedtomarry,inscribedtheideaonhersubconsciousmind,which,inturn,dramatizeditscontentsinafourth-dimensionalrehearsal,aseverythingthathappensobjectivelymustfirsttakeplacesubjectively.InfiniteIntelligenceinhersubconsciousmindbroughtthemtogetherfourthdimensionallyaswellasthirddimensionally.WHYYOUAREYOUROWNLEGISLATORINHAVINGGOODORFRUSTRATINGEXPERIENCESYourhabitualthoughts,conceptionsandopinionsevokecertainemotionswithinyouwhichimpressyoursubconsciousmind,andyouautomaticallyrepeatthesepatternsinyourlifeexperiencelikeanautomatonorsomesortofamechanicalrobot. The law of your mind is such that whatever you impress on yoursubconscious mind is made manifest as experience, conditions and events inyour life. Your thoughts (good or bad) are your mental pen which you areconstantly inscribing inyourdeepermind called thebookof life.This iswhyyouaremakinglaws,rulesandregulationsforyourself.Knowingthislaw,youwill proceed to write in your mind thoughts of success, happiness, peace,harmony, abundance, right action and security, thereby leading to a full andhappylife.HOWASALESMANGOTRIDOFHIS"JINX"Asalesmancomplainedtomethathehadfailed tomakeasinglesaleforfourconsecutivedaysandthathewassurethatsomeevilstarorbugaboowasagainsthim,becauseeverytimehecalledonacustomer,thelattersaid,"Nothingtoday,"or"Can'tseeyoutoday."Thissalesmanbecameangryandmadathimself,sayingtohimself,"I'mlosingmy grip; the cards are stacked against me; I'm a failure." These statementschargedwith fear lodged in his subconsciousmind. The latter, an impersonallaw, responded with an automatic movement confirming his inner fears andbeliefs in the outerworld of affairs. In otherwords, he decreed amechanicalresponsefromhissubconsciousmindtowarddefeatismandfailureaccompanied

withself-criticismandself-condemnation.HowhefoundthevictorywithinhimselfTheadvice Igavehimwas that the first step in the restorationof success andgoodfortunewastoceasecompletelyallself-criticismandtolookfortheGod-PresencewithinhimandtochooseDivineguidance,rightaction,harmonyandabundance. I explained to him that he possessed the capacity to idealize andimagineconsistentlysuccess,achievementandvictory;ifheutilizedthisabilityhisdeepermindwouldthenrespondaccordingly.Hebegantounderstandmoreclearlythathisthoughtandimagerycouldchangehiscondition,experienceandsensations.This salesman reversed the tide running against him by under- standing andapplying the following prayer: "From thismoment forward, I expect only thebest,andIknowthatinvariablythebestwillcometome.Iknowgoodfortunecomes tomeinmultitudinousways.WheneverI feelprone tocondemnorde-meanmyself,Iwillimmediatelyaffirm,'IexaltGodinthemidstofmeWhoisguidingandwatchingovermeinallmyways.'IknowmyrealnatureisDivineandthatGodindwellsmeandisprosperingmeinallmyways.Idecreesuccess,abundanceandaccomplishment.DivinelovegoesbeforemeinallmywaysandIamprosperingbeyondmyfondestdreams."Thissalesmanreconditionedhismindbyreiteratingtheabovetruthsfrequently,and he returned to his old stride with a greater ability to give service andincreasehissalesandhisgoodfortune.THEPATHETICCASEOFAFEARFULMEDICALSTUDENTHereispartofaletterIreceivedfromamedicalstudent.Hewrites:"Iamabouttoblowmytop.Ihateoneofmyprofessors.Iamfulloffearthathewillfailmeand I will be disgraced with my parents. I despise myself. I am morbid andintrospective. IamafraidIwillexplodeat theprofessorand thenI'mfinished.I'mbesidemyselfwithfear."I asked him to come to seeme, since a personal consultation is alwaysmorefruitful thana longdissertationby letter. In talkingwithhim,Idiscovered thatthisyoungmedicalstudentfeltthatheshouldfail.Hisfearrevealedtomethat

unconsciouslyhefeltinwardlythatheshouldbepunishedandthattheprofessorshould fail himbecausehewas just nogood.He admitted that all of thiswastrue. Actually, he was projecting his fear and self-condemnation onto theprofessor,hisparents,andeventheuniversitywhileatthesametime,deepdowninhisheart,hewassayingtohimself,"Ishouldfail."ThebasicreasonforhisfrustrationWhydidthisyoungmanwanttobeadoctorandatthesametime,deepwithinhimself, alsowant to fail his exam?Hewas brought up in a homewhere hisfather was tyrannical and despotic. There was a constant battle between hisfatherandmother.Hisfathersetstandardsmuchtoohighforhimscholasticallyand otherwise, and the boy,who could notmeet his father's standards, felt hewas no good and a failure. As a young boy he despised himself and felt"rejected."Self-pityand self-punishmentwerehisdominant attitudesas aboy,and as an adulthe continually repeated this senseof rejection and self-denial.Whenoneof theprofessorswas critical ofhiswork,hewouldgoback inhismindtohisoldhurtsandthepsychictraumasorhurtthoughtsofyouth,feelingthat he was no good and should be punished; therefore, he was out to hurthimselfanddestroyfouryearsofmedicalstudy.After gaining an insight into himself and realizing that often we project ourfears, animosities and self-condemnation outwardly onto people, environmentandinvisibleforces,hesuddenlyawakenedtothedireresultsofsaying,"Iamnogood;I'mafailure;Ishouldbepunished;I'maflop;Ishouldjumpinthelake."All of thesenegatives, he realized,were commands tohis subconsciousmind,which reacted correspondingly. By saying he was no good, his subconsciouswould see to it that hewas no good in his examination, in his relationswithpeople,inhisstudiesandinhiscontactwiththeworldingeneral.Inaddition,hewouldpossiblyattractaccidents,lossesandfailurealongalllines.ThecurethatliberatesBeingmedicallytrained,uponreflectionheperceivedimmediatelythecauseofhiscondition,andhebegan toaffirmboldly, "ThepresenceofGod ismy truenature.Thispresenceisallbliss,allharmony,alljoy,indivisible,perfect,whole,timeless,agelessandomnipotent.Thisismyrealselfwhichisalwaysthesameyesterday,todayandforever.ThisistheIamwithinme—thelifeprinciple,thesupremeandsovereignpower,creatorofallthingsvisibleandinvisible.

"The other self of me—my personality—is based on my early training,indoctrinationandconditioning,suchasthethinkingandbeliefsofmyparents,relatives,teachersandothers,whoimplantedfears,superstitionsandotherfalsebeliefs in my mind when I was too young to reject them. I can change thispersonality of mine. I am doing it right now and will continue to give mysubconsciousmindlife-givingpatternsofthoughtandimagerybyaffirming:"God'slovefillsmysubconsciousobliteratingallnegativepatternsoffear.God'sriverofpeacefloodsmymind.Iamfulloffaithandconfidenceinthegoodnessof God, and I know God is guiding me in all ways and Divine right actiongovernsme. I radiate loveandgoodwill tomyprofessorsandall thosearoundme.AsIalignmyselfwiththeInfiniteoceanoflove,powerandbeauty,IknowIamcleansed andmadewhole.God lovesme and cares forme, and as I drawnighuntoHimHedrawsnighuntome."This youngmedical studentwent back to college a new and transformedmanandwroteme a lovely letter, saying, "I know themeaning now of `The lightdispels the darkness,' and I also knowwhat happens to the crossword puzzlewhentheanswerisknown.Iusetheprayerregularly.Iamanewman."This fledglingdoctorcouldhaveaddedwhathappens to thepoisonpocketsofthe subconsciousof self-pity, self-denial and self-punishmentwhenyou let intheInfiniteoceanoflove,light,truthandbeautyintothepollutedstreamofthemind.Itiscleansedandmadewhole.Hediscoveredtwonatureswithinhimself—thenaturalman(thefive-senseman),usuallyconditionedbyheredity,environmentandfalsetheologicalbeliefs,andthe spiritualman,whichmeans the presence ofGod called Iam in theBible,which means pure being, the life principle. He exalted the spiritual powerswithin him and aligned mentally with them, causing these Divine forces togovern his thoughts, feelings, beliefs, actions and reactions. Then the oldpersonalitydiedandthenewmaninGodwasborn.Your thoughts come in pairs. The aggressive thoughts of the five- sense ormaterialmanmustbedestroyed,andthethoughtofGodmustberesurrectedandlive inyou.And I, if I be liftedup from the earth,will drawallmenuntome(John12:32).

POINTSTORECALLINTHISCHAPTER1.Everythingcomesinpairs.Youareconscious,forexample,ofnightandday,ebband flow,north and south,male and female, positive andnegative, in andout, sweet and sour, rest and motion, sickness and health, and sadness andgladness.2. These opposites in life are halves of the One Whole, which is God inmanifestation.Theseopposites,contrastsandcomparisonsgiveusthesensationsofbeingalive.3.Theabsolutestateisasenseofonenessandwholeness,butwhenGodcreatedtheuniverse,Hecreatedtheoppositessothatwemightexperiencesensationsoffunction and thereby enter into the joy of living and of discovering our trueDivinity.GodbecomesmanforthejoyofdiscoveringHimself,asthereisonlyGod.EverymanisGodinmanifestation.4.AyoungboywasdeterminedtogotoAustralia,buthefearedthathismotherwould not allow the journey. The boy gave attention to the thought of thejourneyandstarvedthethoughtoffeartodeathbyignoringitandtrustingGod,andhegothistrip.5.Ayoungwomanhadanintensedesiretomarry,butherfearwarredwithherdesire and, as a result, shewas frustrated. She feared to repeat the error of aformermarriage.Shedetachedhermindfromthefearthoughtandcontemplatedthequalities she admired in ahusband trusting theGod-Wisdom tobring it topass.6.Youenact lawsforyourselfbyyourhabitual thinkingplus theopinionsandconceptionsyouacceptastrue.Whateveryouimpressonyoursubconsciousismade manifest as experience, condition and event. With the pen of yourthoughts,youcan inscribeonyoursubconsciousmindsuccess,guidance, rightaction,harmony,abundanceandsecurity.7.Theso-called"jinx"followingthesalesmanwashisself-condemnation,self-criticism and self-loathing. He reversed his mental attitude and joined forceswith God within him, affirming boldly that Infinite Intelligence was guiding,directingandadvancinghimalongalllines.

8.Amedicalstudentfearedhewouldfailinhisfinalexamination,hatedoneofthe professors, and lived in constant fear of abusing or saying somethingdreadfultotheprofessor.Hesuddenlyrealizedthathisfearwasduetothefactthat inwardlyandunconsciouslyhefeltheshouldfail,ashefeltunworthyandwantedtobepunished.Heexpelledhisfear,andthushebecameatransformedman.9.Your thoughtscome inpairs.The thoughtsof the five-sensemanmustdie,andthethoughtsoftheindwellingGodmustberesurrectedandliveinyou.

TWELVE

HowInfinitePowerCanRechargeYourMentalandSpiritualBatteries

SometimeagoIhadaconversationwithabusinessman,who,finallysaidtome,"HowcanIgetaquietmindinatroubledandconfusedworld?Iknowthatitissaid `A quiet mind gets things done.' I'm confused and troubled, and thepropagandainthenewspapers,radioandtelevisionisdrivingmehalf-crazy."IsaidtohimthatIwouldattempttothrowsomelightonhisproblem;providehimwithspiritualmedicine,whichwouldallayhisfearsandanxieties;andgivehim the quietmindwhich gets things done. I pointed out that if his thoughtsmorning,noonandnightrevolvedaboutwar,crime,sickness,disease,accidentsand misfortune, he would automatically bring on the mood of depression,anxiety and fear. But if, on the other hand, he gave some of his time andattentiontotheeternallawsandprincipleswhichgovernthecosmosandalllife,hewouldautomaticallybeliftedupintothementalatmosphereofinnersecurityandserenity.HISSPIRITUALMEDICINEAsaresult,threetimesadaythismanfilledhismindwiththefollowingtruths:"The heavens declare the glory of God; and the firmament sheweth hishandiwork(Ps.19:1).IknowaSupremeIntelligencegovernstheplanetsintheircoursesandcontrolsanddirectstheentireuniverse.IknowthereisDivinelawandorderoperatingwithabsolutecertaintyfashioningtheentireworld,causingthe stars to comenightly to the sky, and regulating the galaxies in space; andGod is ruling theuniverse. Imovementally into thestillnessofmyownmindandcontemplatetheseeternaltruthsofGod."Thouwiltkeephiminperfectpeace,whosemindisstayedonthee:becausehetrustethinthee(Isa.26:3).PeaceIleavewithyou,mypeaceIgiveuntoyou:notastheworldgiveth,giveIuntoyou.Letnotyourheartbetroubled,neitherletitbeafraid(John14:27).

"ForGodisnottheauthorofconfusion,butofpeace....(ICor.14:33)."AndletthepeaceofGodruleinyourheart...(Col.3:15)."FOCUSINGONTHEBIGTHINGSOFLIFEThis businessman turned away from the concerns andworries of the day andgaveattentiontothegreatprinciplesandtruthsoflife,contemplatedthem,andfocusedhisattentiononthem.Heforgotthelittlethingsandbegantothinkaboutthegreat,thewonderfulandthegood.Whenheturnedawayfromthetrialsandtroublesoftheworldandrefusedtodescribethemoreventalkaboutthematanylength, his anxiety andworry diminished and he developed a quietmind in atroubled world. He decided to let the peace of God rule in his heart.Consequently,hisbusinessransmootherundermuchbetterdecisionswhichhecouldnowmake.HOWAHARASSEDMOTHERCONQUEREDHER"HEARTTROUBLE"ANDAGGRAVATIONSA young housewife suffered from insomnia and from continuous heartpalpitation.Shefeltcertainthatshehadacardiaccondition.Shewasdepressedandconstantlygivingventtoanger,impatienceandhostilitytowardherhusbandandchildren.Theheadlinesinthenewspaperannoyedherterribly,andshewrotevitriolicandcriticalletterstohercongressman.Isenthertoaheartspecialist.Hesaid there was nothing organically wrong with her, but that she was full ofemotionalconflictsandmadattheworld.I explained toher thatherangerandemotional turmoil towardher familyandotherswouldbedissolvedwhenshebegantopursueapatternofprayer,andthatasshetunedinontheInfinitePresenceandPowershewoulddiscoverthatshewould be suffused and saturated with the order, harmony, love and calmnesswhichshewouldtouchinherperiodofquietcontemplationofthingsDivine.Iexplained further that she could then expect an automatic response from herdeepermindmakingherpoised, sereneandcalm; in addition, shewouldhavethe feeling of goodwill to all. I emphasized that shewas to cease completelytalkingaboutherailmentsandherworriesandanxietiesaboutworldconditions,for thatwouldonlymagnifyher inner troublesandmakeherconditionworse,becausehermindalwaysamplifieswhatitlooksupon.Atechniqueforinnerpoiseandcalm

Sheconcentratedon the followinghealingversesof theBibleknowing thatasshe did so, these truths would penetrate into her subconscious and make herradiant,happy,joyousandfree.ThesearetheverseswhichIwroteoutforher:Havenot Icommanded thee?Bestrongandofagoodcourage;benotafraid,neitherbethoudismayed:fortheLordthyGodiswiththeewhithersoeverthougoest(Josh.1:9).Andweknowthatall thingsworktogetherforgoodtothemthatloveGod. . .(Rom.8:28).CastingallyourcareuponHim;forHecarethforyou(IPet.5:7).TheLordismyshepherd;Ishallnotwant.Hemakethmetoliedowningreenpastures:heleadethmebesidethestillwaters.Thoupreparestatablebeforemein the presence of mine enemies: thou anointest my head with oil; my cuprunnethover.Surelygoodnessandmercyshallfollowmeallthedaysofmylife:andIwilldwellinthehouseoftheLordforever(Ps.23:1,2,5,6).Focusing her attention on this spiritual food, she quickly found the peace thatpassethunderstanding.HOWTOMAINTAINASERENEMINDIn talking to many business and professional men of different religiouspersuasions,theyhaveinformedmethatregularlyandperiodicallytheygotoachurchretreatwheretheylistentotalksonGod,prayerandtheartofmeditation,andthentheyenterintoasilentperiod.Afteramorningmeditation,theyaretoldtocontemplatewhattheyheardandremainsilentforseveraldays,evenduringmealtime.All this time they are requested to dwell calmly and quietly on theinstructionsandmeditationsgiveneachmorning.All of them have told me that they come back renewed, refreshed andreplenished spiritually and mentally. Following their return to their offices,factories and professional lives, they continue to maintain quiet periods forfifteentotwentyminuteseveryday,morningandevening,andtheyhavefoundthat what the Bible says is true: The peace of God, which passeth allunderstanding,shallkeepyourheartsandminds...(Phil.4:7).

BenefitsofrechargingmentalandspiritualbatteriesHaving spiritually recharged theirmental and spiritualbatteries, thesemenareable to meet head on and, with faith, courage and confidence, cope with theproblems,strife,vexationsandcontentionsoftheday.Thesemenknowwheretoreceiverenewedspiritualpower—bytuninginquietly,asEmersonsays,withtheInfinite, which lies stretched in smiling repose. Energy, power, inspiration,guidanceandwisdomcomeoutofthesilenceandthestillnessofthemindwhentunedinwithGod.Thesemenhavelearnedtorelaxandtogiveuptheiregoisticpride.Theyhaverecognized,honoredandcalleduponawisdomandpowerthatcreated all things visible and invisible and that governs all things ceaselessly,timelesslyandforever.Theyhavedecidedtogothewayofwisdom.Herwaysarewaysofpleasantness,andallherpathsarepeace(Prov.3:17).THEQUIETMINDISWITHINYOURREACHIf I offeryouagift of abook, inorder to receive it, youmust reach for it bystretchingforthyourhand.Inlikemanner,sincealltherichesofGodarewithinyou,youmustmakesomeefforttoclaimthem.Godisthegiverandthegift,butyouarethereceiver.OpenyourmindandheartandletinGod'sriverofpeace.Letitfillyourmindandheart,forGodispeace.ContemplatethefollowingversesoftheEighthPsalmandyouwillfindadeepriveroflife,love,quiescenceandequanimitystealoverthebarrenareasofyourmindbringingresttothetroubledsoul:When I consider thyheavens, theworkof thy fingers, themoonand the stars,which thouhastordained;What isman, that thouartmindfulofhim?and thesonofman,thatthouvisitesthim?Forthouhastmadehimalittlelowerthantheangels,andhastcrownedhimwithgloryandhonour.Thoumadesthimtohavedominionovertheworksofthyhands;thouhastputallthingsunderhisfeet(Ps.8:3,4,5,6).Meditating on the eternal verities contained in this Psalm and on theimmeasurablenatureoftheuniversetowhichwebelong,theInfiniteMindandInfiniteIntelligence,whichcreatedusandwhichanimatesandsupportsus,andwhich moves rhythmically, harmoniously, ceaselessly, changelessly and withmathematicalprecision,givesyoufaith,confidence,strengthandsecurity.Know

that you have, as the Psalmist says, dominion over your thoughts, feelings,actions and reactions in life. This fills you with self- esteem and a sense ofworthiness and power,which endows youwith strength to do yourwork, livejoyously,andwalktheearthwiththepraiseofGodforeveronyourlips.HOWINNERCONFLICTCANBECALMEDOneday inBeverlyHills,amanwho recognizedmestoppedmeon thestreetandsaidthathewasterriblydisturbed.Heasked,"DoyouthinkIcangetaquietmind?Ihavebeenatwarwithmyselfforovertwomonths."Therewasaconflictragingwithinhim.Hewasfulloffears,doubts,hatesandreligiousbigotry.Hewasfuriousbecausehisdaughterhadmarriedintoadifferentfaith,andhesaidthat he hated her husband. He was not on speaking terms with his own sonbecausethesonjoinedthearmedforcesandhe(thefather)belongedtoapeacecrusade.Andtotopthingsoff,hiswifewassuinghimfordivorce.Iwasnotabletogivehimmuchtimeonthestreetcorner,butItoldhimbrieflythatheshouldbedelightedthathisdaughterhadmarriedthemanofherdreamsandthat,iftheylovedeachother,theycertainlyshouldmarry,asloveknowsnocreed, race, dogma or color. Love is God, and God is impersonal and norespecterofpersons.Regardinghisson,Isuggestedthathewritetheyoungmanandtellhimhowmuchheloveshimandtoprayforhim.Isaidheshouldrespecthisson'sdecisionandnot interferewithhimother than towishforhimall theblessingsof life. I also toldhim that I gathered fromhis conversation that thebickering and quarreling in theirmarriagewas probably due to an unresolvedchildhood conflict with his mother and that he expected his wife to be asubstituteforhismother.Iwrotedownonapieceofpapertheseeverlastingtruthsandgavethemtohimtoreadanddigest:"Thouwiltkeephiminperfectpeace,whosemindisstayedonThee,becausehetrustethinThee."IurgedhimtokeephismindfocusedonGodwithtrust,faithandcertainty,andthathewouldthenfeeltheriveroflife,love and inner quietude filling his heart. I added thatwhenever he thought ofanyoneinhisfamily,hewastosay,"God'speacefillsmysoulandGod'speacefillshisorhersoul."HowthishealingwasaccomplishedAfewdayslaterIhadanotefromthisman,whichsaid,"Lifewaslikehellfor

me.Ihatedtoopenmyeyesinthemorning.ItookPhenobarbitaleverynightinordertosleep.AfterIleftyouonthestreet,though,Isurrenderedmyfamilyandmyself to God and affirmed constantly: `God will keep me in perfect peace,because my mind is stayed on Him.' The change that has come over me isunbelievable.Lifehasbecomefullofjoyandwonder.Mywifecancelleddivorceproceedingsandwearebacktogetheragain.Iwroteletters to my daughter and son-in-law and to my son, and there are peace,harmonyandunderstandingamongusall."Allthatthismandidwasgetallthehatredandresentmentoutofhisheart.Ashesurrenderedtothegoldenriverofpeacewithin,itflowedinresponsetohim,andallthepiecesfellintoplaceinDivineorder.HOWA"VICTIMOFCIRCUMSTANCES"STOPPEDBEINGAVICTIMDuring the summer months I had the pleasure of conducting a seminar nearDenver, Colorado.While there I interviewed amanwho said, "I'm fenced in,frustrated,unhappyandblockedateveryturnoftheroad.Iwanttosellmyranchandgetaway,butIfeellikeI'minjail—juststuck.""Well," I said, "if I hypnotized you now, you would believe yourself to bewhatever I suggested you were, because your consciousmind, which reasonsandjudgesandweighs,wouldbesuspendedandyoursubconsciousmind,beingnoncontroversial,wouldacceptwhateversuggestionisgiventoit.IfIsuggestedtoyouthatyouwereanIndianguideandyouweretotrackdownacriminal,youwouldproceedstealthilytolookforhiminthemountains."IfItoldyou,youwereinjailandsaidyoucangetout,youwouldfeelyourselfaprisonerandyouwouldbelieveyourselfinjailsurroundedbywallsandbarsofsteel.Followingmysuggestion,youwouldmakefreneticeffortstoescape.Youwouldtrytojumpoverthewalls;youwouldlookforthekeysandtrytobreakout;andyouwouldgothroughalltheeffortstoescape.Allthetimeyouareherein thewideopenspacesofColoradoasfreeas thewind.All this isdue to theamenabilityofyoursubconscioustoitssuggestions,whichitfaithfullyexecutes."Likewise,youhavesuggestedtoyoursubconsciousmindthatyoucan'tselltheranch,thatyouareaprisonerhere,thatyoucan'tgotoDenveranddowhatyou

want todo, that you are indebt, and that you areblocked at every turn.Yoursubconsciousmindhasnoalternativebuttoacceptthesuggestionsyougiveit,asitisoblivioustoeverythingbutthatwhichyouimpressuponit.Actually, you have mesmerized and hypnotized yourself. Your bondage andrestrictions are self-imposed, and you are suffering and in continuous mentalconflictfromyourfalseopinionsandbeliefs."LearninghowtothinkrightlyI suggested he follow age-old truths: "Be ye transformed by theRenewing ofyourmind.Repent,fortheKingdomofHeavenisathand."Torepentmeanstothink again— to think from the stand- point of basic principles and eternalverities. I toldhim to standupboldlyandclaimhisgood, for, asShakespearesaid,"All thingsbeready if themindbeso." Iadded thathehad toreadyandpreparehismindtoreceivehisgoodnow,forthekingdomofharmony,health,peace, guidance, abundance and security is at hand, waiting only for him toacceptandtakehisgoodnow.The"prescription"whichrescuedhim"Mymindisnowabsorbed,interestedandfascinatedintheeternal,changelesstruthsofGod. Inowstillmymindandcon- template thegreat truth thatGodindwellsmeandwalksandtalksinme.IstillthewheelsofmymindandknowthatGodindwellsme.Iknowthisandbelieveit.'ItistheFather'sgoodpleasuretogivemetothekingdom.' 'CommitthywayuntotheLord:trustalsoinHim;andheshallbringittopass.'"Infinite Intelligence draws the buyerwhowantsmy ranch, he prospers in it,thereisaDivineexchange,andwearebothblessed.Thebuyerisrightandthepriceisright,andthedeepercurrentsofmysubconsciousmindbringbothofustogetherinDivineorder.Iknowthat'allthingsbereadyifthemindbeso.'Whenworry thoughts come to my mind, I will immediately affirm, 'None of thesethingsmoveme.' I know I am reconditioningmymind to stillness, relaxation,equanimity and imperturbability. I am making a new world of freedom,abundanceandsecurityformyself."AfewweekslaterIhadatelephonecallfromthisranchertellingmethathehadsoldhisranchandwasthusfreetogotoDenver.Hewasnolongeraprisonerof

hismind.He said, "I realized I putmyself in a prisonofwant, limitation andrestrictionbymynegativethinkingandthat,actually,Iwasself-hypnotized."Thisman learned thathis thoughtwascreativeand that allhis frustrationwasdue to the suggestions of others, which he accepted, although he could haverejectedthem,andthatevents,circumstancesandconditionswerenotcausative.They suggested fears and limitationswhich he indulged instead of completelyrejectingthem,realizingthatstraight-linethinkingwastheonlycauseandpowerinhisworld.Hisrepeatedmeditationgavehimpowertothinkconstructivelyandprovedtohimhiscapacitytochoosewiselyfromuniversalprinciples.Whenanxieties,worriesandfearscometoyou,maintainyourinnerequilibriumand affirm, "I will lift up mine eyes to the hills from whence cometh mystrength,"andfirmlyannounce toyourselfalso,Noneof these thingsmoveme(Acts20:24).POINTSTORECALLINTHISCHAPTER1.Ifyoubeginthinkingmorning,noonandnightaboutallthecalamitiesintheworld—the crimes, disasters, sickness and tragedies—you will mentally dragyourself down in a miasma of morbid thinking and consequently bring onyourselfdepressionandmelancholia.RealizethatDivinelawandordergoverntheworld and youwill be lifted up and enter into theworld of reverence forthingsDivine.2. Mentally retreat into the stillness of your mind and contemplate theundeviatinglawsandprinciplesbehindallthings.KeepyourmindonGodandyouwillpossesstheserenemindandaccomplishtheattainmentsofyourdesires.3.Refusetodescribeyoursymptoms,troublesandworries,andtheywillgrowless.ThinkbigandtuneinwithGod.4.Anger, emotional turmoil and animosity toward otherswill be dissolved asyoupracticetheartofeffectiveprayer,whichiscontemplatingthetruthsofGodfromthehigheststandpoint.5.Youstillthediscordantwheelsofyourmindwhenyouslowlyrepeatthe23rdPsalm to yourself. Then quietly contemplate for fifteen or twentyminutes themeaning of these verses to you. You will then meet triumphantly all the

challengesoftheday.6. Cosmic Good is the giver and the gift. You are the receiver. Reach outmentallynowtoacceptGod'sriverofpeaceandletitfloodyourmindandheart.Godispeace,andHispeaceawaitsyouracceptance,forGodistheeternalnow.Whywaitforit,takeitNOW.7.Amarvelouspsalmtoinstillinyourmindforbalance,confidence,dignityandadeepreverenceforthingsDivineistheEighthPsalm.Itisamarvelousspiritualprescriptionforfruitfulserenity.8.Whentwopeopleofdifferentreligiousbeliefsloveeachother,lovetranscendsallreligiousandinstitutionalizeddogma,andtheyshouldmarry.9.Youarenot avictimof circumstances, conditions,heredityor environment.Thinkfromthestandpointofprinciple,and thecreative lawofyourmindwillrespondaccordingtothenatureofyourthought.

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GuideYouinAllWaysThere is a principle of Divine Guidance operating in you and throughout theuniverse,andbyusingtheInfiniteIntelligencewithinyou,youcanattractmanywonderful experiences and happenings beyond your fondest dreams. Thischapterwillrevealtoyoutheprinciplesofguidanceinavarietyofways,sothatyoumayapplythemtoattractallkindsofblessingsintoyourlife.HOWAWOMANATTRACTEDHERRIGHTMATEAyoungsecretarywhohadmadetwopreviousmistakesinmarriagesaidtome,"I don't want tomake a thirdmistake. I know the last two errors weremadebecause I judged according to appearance, and I don't knowhow to apply theprincipleofguidanceinmylife.Checkandseeifmypresentprayeriscorrect."Thefollowingwasherprayer:"Infinite Intelligence within me attracts to me my right spouse. He isharmonious,mostlikeable,friendly,andspiritualminded.Icontributetohisjoyand happiness and there are harmony, peace, and understanding between us. IbelievedefinitelythatInfiniteIntelligencerespondstomythought,andIknowItmakesnomistake.IexpectandIdefinitelyandpositivelybelieveIwillmeetmyrightmate.IknowtheprincipleisnowworkingandIwalktheearthinthelightthatitisso."Icommendedheronherwrittenprayerandtheintelligenceandwisdomshownin the application of the powerswithin her.The principle ofDivineGuidancewenttoworkforher,andsheattractedaninteresting,enjoyable,andwonderfulman.Isubsequentlyhadtheprivilegeofconductingtheirmarriageceremony.HOWDIVINEGUIDANCEWORKSFORANOTHERYoucanuse the InfinitePower toguide someoneother thanyourself,whether

theotherbeastranger,relative,orclosefriend.YoucandothisbyknowingthattheInfiniteGuidingPowerisresponsivetoyourthoughtandbybelievinginthisInfinite response. I have done this for many people with extraordinary andfascinatingresults.Forexample,ayoungengineercalledmeonthephoneonedayandsaid,"Theorganization I amwith is selling out to a larger firm, and I am told I am notneededin thenewsetup.WouldyouprayforDivineGuidanceforme?"I toldhimthattherewasanInfiniteGuidingPrinciplewhichwouldrevealanewdoorofexpressionforhim,andallthathehadtodowastobelievethatthisissointhesamewaythathebelievedinBoyle'sLaworAvogadro'sLawinscience.Iusedtheprincipleasfollows:Ipicturedthisengineersayingtome,"Ifoundawonderfulpositionwithawonderfulsalary.Itcametome'outoftheblue.'"Ididthisforaboutthreeorfourminutesafterhehungupthephoneandthenforgotallaboutit.Ibelievedandexpectedananswer.Thefollowingdayhecalledmeandconfirmed the fact thathehadacceptedagoodofferwithanewengineeringfirm.Theoffer,hesaid,cametohim"outoftheblue"!ThereisbutoneMind,andwhatIsubjectivelypicturedandfeltastruecametopassintheexperienceoftheengineer.WhenyoucallupontheInfiniteGuidingPrinciple, It alwaysanswersyou.Whatyoubelievewill takeplacewill surelyhappen.HOWTORECEIVEPERSONALGUIDANCEFORTRUEPLACEYoubuildupconfidenceandtrustintheInfiniteGuidingForcebyknowingthatGod is Infinite Life and that you are eternal life made manifest. The LifePrinciple is interested in seeking expression through you.You are unique andentirelydifferent.Youthink,speak,andactdifferently.Thereisnooneinalltheworld like you. The Life Principle never repeats Itself. Realize, know, andbelieve that you have special and unique talents and capabilities. You can dosomethinginaspecialwaythatnooneelseinalltheworldcandobecauseyouareyou.Youarehere toexpressyourself fullyand todowhatyou love todo,thereby fulfilling your destiny in life.You are important.You are an organ orexpressionofGod.Godhathneedofyouwhereyouare;otherwise,youwould

notbehere.ThePresenceofGodindwellsyou.All thepowers,attributes,andqualitiesofGodarewithinyou.Youhavefaith, imagination,andthepowertochooseand think.Youmold, fashion,andcreateyourowndestinyby thewayyouthink.HOWTHEGUIDINGPRINCIPLESAVEDALIFEThelateDr.HarryGaze,authorofEmmetFox,TheManandHisWork,believedin thePrincipleofGuidance inallhisundertakings.One timehewasabout toboardaplane,andaninnervoicetoldhimnottogo.Hisbagswereontheplanealready, but he had them taken off and cancelled the trip. He followed thisintuitiveimpulse,anditsavedhislifebecauseallthoseonthatparticularplanewerelost.His favorite Bible passagewas,He shall give his angels charge over thee, tokeeptheeinallthyways.Theyshallbeartheeupintheirhands,lestthoudashthyfootagainstastone(Ps.91:11,12).RIGHTACTIONISFORYOUTHROUGHGUIDANCEDivineGuidancecomeswhenyourmotivesareright,andwhenyourrealinnerdesireistodotherightthing.Whenyourthoughtisright,i.e.,whenitconformstotheGoldenRuleandthelawofgoodwillforall,afeelingofinnerpeaceandtranquility wells up within you. This inner feeling of poise, balance, andequanimitycausesyoutodotherightthinginallphasesofyourlife.Whenyousincerelywish for others what youwish for yourself, then you are practicinglove,whichisthefulfillmentofthelawofhealth,happiness,andpeaceofmind.HowyoucanbeguidedautomaticallyA friendofmine, abuilder, is alwaysbusyandcan't adequatelyhandleallhisbusinesscalls.Hesaidtome,"Theytellmethebuildingbusinessisslow,butIcan'tkeepupwiththecallsonme."Headdedthathehadmadelotsofmistakesinthepastandhadlosttwosmallfortunesinbadventures,butsixyearsagohesat down, studied The Power of Your Subconscious Mind,1and immediatelybegantoapplytheprinciplesdescribedtherein.Heshowedmehisdailyprayertypedneatlyonacard,whichhecarrieswithhimallthetime.Itreadasfollows:"I forgive myself for all the mistakes of the past. I blame no one. All mymistakes were stepping-stones to my success, prosperity, and advancement. I

believeimplicitlythatGodisguidingmealwaysandthatwhateverIdowillberight.Igoforwardconfidentlywithoutfear.Igivethebestthatisinmetoallmywork. I feel, believe, claim and know that I am lifted up, guided, directed,sustained,prospered,andprotectedinallways.Idotherightthing,I thinktheright thoughts,and Iknowthere isan Infinite Intelligence inmysubconsciousmindthatanswersme.Igivethebesttomycustomers.Iamguidedtogivetherightprice,andIaminspiredtoseewhatistobedoneandIdoit.Iattracttherightmen,whoworkharmoniouslywithme.Iknowthesethoughtssinkintomysubconscious mind forming a subjective pattern, and I believe I will get anautomaticresponsefrommysubconsciousmindinaccordancewithmyhabitualthinking."1 JosephMurphy, The Power of Your Subconscious Mind (Englewood Cliffs,N.J.:Prentice-Hall,Inc.,1963).Thisisthebuilder'sdailyprayer,andheisautomaticallyguidedtoallgood.Hesaid to hide that everything he does seems to have the touch of Midas, theGoldenTouchforprosperity.Therehavebeennoerrors,losses,orlabordisputesinhis ranks inoversixyears.Truly,he isautomaticallyguided,asyoucanbetoo.Remember, your subconsciousmind responds to the nature of your consciousmind'sthinkingandimagery.HOWDIVINEGUIDANCEREVEALEDTRUETALENTSAyoungmanwhohadfailedinthemusicalfield,inthetheatreasanactor,andinbusinessalso,saidtome,"Ihavefailedineverything."Isuggestedtohimthattheanswertohisproblemwaswithinhimselfandthathecouldfindouthistrueexpressioninlife.Iexplainedtohimthatwhenhewasdoingwhathelovedtodo,hewouldbehappy,successful,andprosperous.Atmysuggestion,heprayedasfollows:"Ihavethepowertorisehigherinlife.Ihave now come to a clear-cut decision that Iwas born to succeed and lead atriumphant,constructive life. Ihavereachedthe innerconviction that theroyalroadtosuccess isminenow.InfiniteIntelligencewithinmerevealsmyhiddentalents,andIfollowtheleadwhichcomesintomyconscious,reasoningmind.Irecognizeitclearly.Successisminenow.Wealthismine.IamdoingwhatIlovetodo,andIamservinghumanityinawonderfulway.IbelieveinthePrinciple

ofGuidance,andIknowtheanswercomes,asitisdoneuntomeasIbelieve."Afterafewweeks,thisyoungmanhadanintensedesiretostudyfortheministryalongthelinesoftheScienceoftheMind.Todayheisatremendoussuccessasateacher, minister, and counselor, and he is immensely happy in his work. Hediscoveredan InfiniteGuidingPrinciple thatknewhis inner talentsandwhichrevealedthemtohimaccordingtohisbelief.HOWAFORTUNEINMINDWASDISCOVEREDBYAN80-YEAR-OLDWOMANIhadamostinterestingconversationwithawomanovereightyyearsofagewhoisalert,mentallyalive,illumined,inspired,andquickenedbytheDivineSpirit,which animates her entire being. She toldme that for several weeks she hadaskedherHigherSelfpriortosleep,"MyHigherSelfrevealstomeanewidea,which is complete in my mind and which I can visualize with the greatestfacility. This idea blesses all people." She was given the model of a newinventioncompleteinhermind.Sheinturngavethedrawingtoherson,whoisanengineer,andhesubmitted it toapatentattorney,whohad itpatented.Shehasbeenoffered$50,000byoneorganizationforthepatent,plusapercentageofthesales.She believed that the Supreme Intelligence within her, the Infinite GuidingPrinciple,wouldrespond,andthattheideawouldbecomplete,includingeverypossible improvement needed. Her prayer was answered just as she hadexpected,visualized,andplanned.Regardless of your profession, business, trade, or occupation, YOU have thepower to still your mind and call upon the Infinite Intelligence of yoursubconscioustorevealtoyouanewideathatwillblessyouandtheworld.Youcanfirmlybelievethatyouwillsecureananswer.Beforetheycall,Iwillanswer;andwhiletheyareyetspeaking,Iwillhear(Isa.65:24).Theanswertoallthingsis alreadywithin you. Itwas there from the foundation of time.God indwellsyouandGodknowstheanswer.HOWTHEGUIDINGPRINCIPLEATTRACTSWHATYOULOOKFORAfriendofminewrotemefromIrelandsayingthatafarmbelongingtoanuncle

hadbeenbequeathedtoherbrother,whohadgonetoAmericain1922,andfromwhomtheyhadneverheard.Sheaskedif itwouldbepossibletofindhimandwrite tohim.Theyhadhiredanattorney in Ireland,buthecould findnothingandhadreceivednottheslightestclue.Myfrienddidnotevenhaveapictureofherbrother.I satdownonenight,quietedmymind,andread the23rdPsalm,which is themostwonderfulPsalmforrest, repose,andquietude.In thisPsalmweare toldthatDavidrevealedthattheLordguidedhimandledhimtogreenpasturesandstillwaters,whichmeansthat theInfiniteGuidingPrinciplerevealsanswerstomanandguideshimtopeaceful,happy,andjoyoussituations.DavidbelievedinthisGuidingPrinciple,andItrespondedtohisbeliefinIt.TheLordhereferredtoistheCreativeIntelligenceresidentinone'ssubconsciousmind2whichcreatedyouandsustainsyou.MeditatingonthewisdomofthisPsalm,Imusedoneeveningasfollows:"TheInfiniteGuidingPrinciplewhichguides theplanets in theircoursesandcausesthesuntoshineandgovernstheentirecosmosisthesameGuidingPrincipleinme.Itknowsallandseesall.ThisSupremeIntelligenceknowswherethismanisand reveals the answer.He communicateswithhis sister at once.There is butonemind,andthereisnoseparationintheMind-Principle.Furthermore,thereisno time or space in mind. I decree now that his whereabouts is immediatelyknown and revealed to his sister and her attorney in Ireland. This InfiniteIntelligencewithinmeknowsbesthowtodothisandtakescareofitinItsownway.Ibelievethis,Iacceptit,andIgivethanksitisdonenow."2 Joseph Murphy, The Power of Your Subconscious Mind (Englewood Cliffs,N.J.:Prentice-Hall,Inc.,1963).Theway theGuidingPrincipleworked ismost revealingand inspiring.A fewweeks had transpired, when I received an air mail letter from my friend inIreland, inwhich she said thatherbrotherhad senther a cablegramsayinghewasonhiswayhomeforavisit.ThiswasthefirstwordshehadheardfromhimsinceApril,1922,alapseofforty-sixyears.Thiswasnotacoincidenceorpurechance. This is a universe of law and order. Nothing happens by chance. AsEmersonsays,"Everythingispushedfrombehind."Thereisalawofcauseandeffect which is cosmic and universal. My thought entered into the universalsubconsciousmind,inwhichwealllive,move,andhaveourbeing,andwhichpermeatestheentirecosmos.Thiswaspickedupbythemissingbrother,andthe

GuidingPrincipleofLifecompelledhimtocommunicateimmediatelywithhissister.Asubsequentletterfrommyfriendstatedthatherbrothertoldherthatonenighthecouldnotsleep,as therewasapersistent,nagging,unrelentingurge tovisithisoldhomeandcallhissister.HerespondedimmediatelytothepsychicurgebysendingheracableandarrangingforairpassagetoIreland.Onarrivalathisoldhome,hefoundthatthepromptingsandwhisperingsofhisdeepermindhadprovedtobeablessing,sincehenotonlyinheritedawonderfulfarmbutalsoalovelyhome.Youcannotdeterminehowtheanswertoyourprayerwillcome.TheBiblesays,Forastheheavensarehigherthantheearth,soaremywayshigherthanyourways,andmythoughtsthanyourthoughts(Isa.55:9).POINTSTORECALLINTHISCHAPTER1.Youcan learn fromyourmistakes.Realize they are stepping-stones toyoursuccess.ThereisaCosmicGuidingPrinciplethatrespondstoyourbeliefinIt.2. You can use the Guiding Principle to guide and direct another person byrealizing there is onlyonemind, and that the same Infinite Intelligencewhichguidestheplanetsintheircourseswillguide,direct,andrevealtherightanswerto the other person. Your belief will be communicated instantaneously to thepersonyouareprayingfor,andheorshewillexperiencethejoyoftheansweredprayer.Whatyoubelievewilltakeplaceandwillsurelyhappen.3.Youcandiscoveryourhiddentalentsandtrueexpressioninlifebycallingonthe Guiding Principle within you and affirming with conviction, "InfiniteIntelligencerevealsmyhiddentalentstomeandopensuptheperfectwayforthehighest expression of my talents. I follow the lead which comes into myconscious,reasoningmind."4.TheGuidingPrinciplecanprotectyoufromharmandwarnyouofimpendingdanger.ThelateDr.HarryGazeregularlydweltontwoversesofthe91stPsalm(verses11and12),andDivineprotectionwasgivenhim,whichsavedhislife.5.Divinerightactioncomestoyouwhenyourmotivesarerightandwhenyoureallydesire todo theright thing, inconformitywith theGoldenRuleand the

lawoflove.6. Many people experience automatic guidance because they have convincedtheirsubconsciousmindsthattheybelievetheywillalwaysbeguidedtodotheright thing, and their subconscious responds accordingly. Feel, believe, claim,andknowthatyouareguided,directed,sustained,andblessedatall times.Asyoucontinuetoreiteratethesetruths,youwillbeautomaticallyguided.7. Come to a clear-cut decision that you were born to succeed and to lead atriumphantandconstructivelife.Claimandbelievetheroyalroadtosuccessisyoursnow,andtheCosmicGuidingPrinciplewillguideyoutovictory,triumph,andphenomenalsuccess.8. You can discover that there is a fortune in your mind. Call upon InfiniteIntelligencewithinyou to revealanewcreative ideawhichwillblessyouandhumanity.Affirmthattheideaiscompleteinyourmindandthatyouvisualizeitclearly.The answerwill come.All youmust do is believe.According toyourbeliefisitdoneuntoyou.9.Ifyouarelookingforalonglostfriendorrelative,andyoudon'tknowwherethepersonis,realizeCosmicIntelligenceknowsallandseesall.Affirmboldly,knowingandbelievingtheanswerwillcome,"CosmicIntelligenceknowswhereJohnisandrevealshiswhereaboutsinDivineorder.Ireleasethistotheoceanofmysubjectivemind,anditrevealstheanswerinitsownway."Asyoumeditatethisway, youwill experience the joy of the answered prayer. In all thywaysacknowledgeHim,andHeshalldirectthypaths(Prov.3:6).

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HealTheCosmicHealingPowerwhichmadeyourbodyalsoknowshowtoheal it.There is an InfiniteHealing Presencewithin you that knows all the processesandfunctionsofyourbody.Whenyou"tunein"withthisInfinitePower,Itwillbecomeactiveandpotentinyourlife.TheBiblesays,IamtheLordthathealeththee(Exod.15:26).ItisyourDivinebirthrighttobehealthy,vital,stronganddynamic.Thischapterwill point out vividly what processes and steps you can take to induce andexperience radiant health. I suggest you begin to practice the methods andtechniques outlined in this chapter, because you will thereby find the way tohealth,harmony,andserenity.GOODHEALTHISSECUREDTHROUGHCONSTRUCTIVETHINKINGTheBookofProverbssays,Forashethinkethinhisheart,soishe(Prov.23:7).The heartmeans your subconsciousmind.The thoughts, opinions, and beliefsimplanted inyoursubconsciousmindaremademanifest inyourbody, inyourbusiness,andinallyourotheraffairs.Yourhealthiscontrolledverylargelybythe way you think all day long. By guiding your mind toward thoughts ofwholeness,beauty,perfectionandvitality,youwillexperienceasenseofwell-being. If you dwell on thoughts ofworry, fear, hate, jealousy, depression, andsorrow,youwill experience sicknessofmind,body, andaffairs.Youarewhatyouthinkalldaylong.HOWTHEINFINITEHEALINGPOWERCANBERELEASEDIsentayoungwomansufferingfromachronicsorethroatandapersistentfevertoaphysicianfriendofmine.Hediagnosed itasa"strep" throatandgaveherantibiotics and a solution to gargle. However, she did not respond to the

antibiotics and antifebric medication. He could not find any reason why shedidn'trespondtothetreatment.Shecamebacktoseemeatmyrequest.Iaskedherifshewereholdingsomethingbackfromme;and,ifso,ifshetalkeditoutwithme,possiblyahealingwouldfollow.She blurted out, "I hatemymother andwhere I live. She is domineering anddemanding,andwantstocontrolmylifebymakingmemarryamanwhomshethinksisrightforme."This emotional state of resentment plus a guilt feeling for hating her mothercausedtheflare-upinherthroataccompaniedbyafever.Iexplainedtoherthatherambivalentstateofloveandhate,inwhichatonemomentshesaidthatshelovedhermotherandthenextmomentthatshehatedher,wasundoubtedlythecause of her unhealthy condition. She did notwant tomarry theman, so hersubconscious mind accommodated her by bringing about inflammation andinfectionof her throat.Her subconsciouswas actually saying toher consciousmind,"youcan'tmarryhimaslongasyouaresick."Thatwasherbody'smannerofagreeingwithhersubconsciousdesire.HowherhealthwasrestoredtonormalAtmysuggestionsheinformedhermotherdefinitelyandpositivelythatshewasnot going to marry the man, as she did not love him. Furthermore, sheestablishedherownresidenceanddecidedtomakeallherowndecisions.Iwasable to talk with the mother, and I pointed out to her that it was completelywrongtotrytoinsistthatherdaughtermarryamanwhomshedidnotlove,andthatmarriage for any other reason than lovewould be a sham, a farce, and amasquerade.Themotherwiselyagreedandtoldherdaughtershecouldmarrywhomevershewished,thatshewouldnolongertellherwhattodo,andthatshewasasfreeasthewind.AdemonstratedmiracleofhealingThisyoungwomanhadaheart-to-hearttalkwithhermother,andbothofthementered into the spirit of forgiveness, love, and goodwill for each other.Immediately therewas a perfect healing, and she has had no physical troublesince.

HOWTORELEASENEWHEALTH-GIVINGPOWERRecently I chattedwithayoungbankerwhoseemedverynervous, jittery, andapparently ill inmind andbody.He said, "I'vegot theAsianbug.This 'flu' iswearing me down." I wrote out a mental and spiritual prescription for him,emphasizing that by repetition, belief, and expectancy the ideas of health,wholeness,andstrengthwouldpenetratehis subconsciousmind,andhewouldgetmarvelousresults.AmetaphysicalprescriptionforhealthHere is my prescription: "I am strong, powerful, loving, harmonious, vital,dynamic,joyfulandhappy."Herepeatedthisaffirmationforaboutfiveminutesthreeorfourtimesaday,knowingthatwhateverheattachedto"Iam"hewouldbecome.Attheendofaboutaweek,hecalledmeonthephoneandsaid,"Thatspiritualmedicineyougavemeworkedlikeamiracle.FromnowonIwillmakesure thatwhatever I attach to 'I am'will beGod-like and of good report."Heexpectedresultsandbelievedintheresponseofhissubconscious.THEINFINITEHEALINGPOWEROFYOURSUBCONSCIOUSMINDAmotherbroughtherten-year-oldboytoseeme.Thisboyhaddevelopedabadcaseofasthma.ThemothersaidthatwhenthesummercameandtheboywenttolivewithhisgrandparentsinSanFrancisco,hewascompletelyfreefromattack;butwhenhecamebackhome,heinvariablysufferedarelapseandhadtoresumethemedicationofhisphysician,whichhelpedalleviatehisdistress.In talking to the boy alone, I learned that his father andmother were alwaysquarreling,thathewasafraidhewouldlosebothofthem,andthathewouldnolongerhaveahome.Thisboywasperfectlynormal ineveryway.The troublewasthecontentionandstrifeinthehome.Duringaconferencewithhismother,Ifound that she felt a tremendous hostility and suppressed rage toward herhusband.Sheadmittedthatsheoccasionallythrewdishesathim,andthatintwoinstanceshehadbeatenherup.Theboywascaughtinthisemotionalcross-fireandconsequentlysufferedfromfearandadeepsenseofinsecurity.AmiraculousworkingofInfiniteHealingPower

Isucceededingettingthefatherandmothertogetherandproceededtoexplaintothemhow children suffer from themental and emotional climate of the homeatmosphere.Isaidthat,undoubtedly,theybothlovedtheboy.Ipointedoutthatinasmuchastheyhadbroughthimintotheworld,theyhadamoralandspiritualobligation to see to it that there was love, peace, and harmony in the home;moreover, they should convey to the boy that he was loved, wanted, andappreciated. I elaboratedon the fact that theboywanteda feelingof security;andthatwhenloveandharmonybetweenhisfatherandmotherwererestored,Ibelievedtheasthmaticconditionwouldgoaway.Hisasthmawasthesymptomofhisfearandanxiety.ThehealingprayerbyfatherandmotherfortheirsonI wrote out a prayer for the boy's father and mother and suggested that theyalternate with one another praying night and morning, knowing that as theyprayedforeachotherandtheirson,allthepentuphatredandanimositywouldbe dissolved by Divine love. The following is the prayer: "Both of us jointogether in knowing that God is and His Infinite Healing Power is flowingthrougheachoneofus.Weradiatelove,peace,andgoodwilltoeachother.Wesee the presence of God in one another and we speak kindly, lovingly, andharmoniously tooneanother.Welifteachotherupmentallyandspirituallybyknowing the light, love, and joy of God are being expressed more and moreeverydaybyeachoneofus.WesalutetheDivinityineachother,andourmar-riagegrowsmoreblessedandbeautifuleveryday.Oursonisopenandreceptivetoourlovingthoughts.Helives,moves,andhashisbeinginGod.Hebreathesthe pure breath of Spirit and his bronchial tubes, lungs, and entire respiratorysystem are permeated and saturated by the vitalizing and harmonizing InfiniteHealingPowerofhissubconsciousmind, thusmakinghisbreathingfree,easy,andperfect."They repeated their prayer threeor four times eachmorning andnight,thehusbandinthemorningandthewifeatnight.HealingprayerforthesontofollowHere is theprayer theboy followedeachnight: "I lovemy father andmother.Godlovesthemandcaresforthem.Theyarehappytogether.IinhalethepeaceofGodandIexhaletheloveofGod.IsleepinpeaceandIwakeinjoy."The father andmothervoiced theprayergiven them regularly andbelieved in

themiracleworkingpoweroftheirsubconsciousmind.Attheendofabouttwoweeks,theynoticedtheboywascompletelyfreefromthewheezingattacksanddiscontinued allmedication.The boy toldme that he had had a dreamon theseventhnightfollowinghisprayerwhereinamanwithabeardappearedtohimand said, "Sonny, you are all right now."Hewoke up and told his father andmotherwhathadhappenedandsaidtothem,"IknowIamhealed."MyanalysisandcommentIbelievethatwhentheparentsbegantopraytogetherandforeachother,aswellasfortheirson,thehealingvibrationsofpeace,harmony,andloveimpingedonthe receptive mind of the boy, resurrecting the wholeness, harmony, andperfection already resident in his subconscious mind. They believed in theInfiniteHealing Power of his subconsciousmind, believed inwhat theyweredoing,andwhytheyweredoingit.Furthermore,theboy'sprayeracceleratedthehealing process. In filling his mind with faith and confidence in the healingpowerofGodandwithloveforhisparents,hissubconsciousminddramatizedthehealingwhich tookplace inavividdream.TheBiblesays, I theLordwillmakemyself knownuntohim in a vision, andwill speakunto him in a dream(Num.12:6).THEMIRACLEOFCHANGEDATTITUDECHANGESLIVESAtthecloseofthenineteenthcentury,WilliamJames,referredtoasthefatherofAmerican psychology, said, "The greatest discovery in my generation is thathumanbeingscanaltertheirlivesbyalteringtheirattitudesofmind."Thatistosay,youcanhaveagreatermeasureofhealth,vitality,aliveness,andbuoyancyifyoubegintofeedyoursubconsciousmindwithlifegivingpatternsofharmony,joy,strength,power,energy,enthusiasm,andvictory.HowchangedattitudehealedabafflingillnessAfewweeksagoIspoketoabout1500peopleassembledintheballroomoftheFrontier Hotel in Las Vegas, Nevada. I gave a talk on "How to Develop theHealing Consciousness." After the lecture, a young doctor told me of a veryinterestingand inspiringexperience.He said thatonenighthewas called to ahomewhere theparentsofa sickgirldidnotbelieve insicknessordiseaseordoctorsofanyschool.Thefathersaidtohim,"Mydaughterischargedwithfear

and is afraid she'll die." The doctor examined the girl and told her that hertemperaturewas102degrees,butthatshewouldbeallright—therewasnothingradicallywrongandshewasinnodangerofdeath.Sheaskedhimtopraywithher,andhebeingveryreligious,didsobyquietlyreciting the 23rdPsalmwith her. Shewouldnot take anymedicine because itwascontrarytoherreligiousbelief.Hetoldmethathebelievedshewouldbeallright,andhepicturedherasperfect.A month later, the girl's brother, who had wandered away from the religiousbeliefs of his parents and sister, and had become in his own right a verysuccessfulmedicaldoctorandsurgeon,visitedthephysicianandwantedtoknowwhat therapy he had given his sister, as she had been suffering from severeepilepticseizurestwoorthreetimeseveryweekandhadnowbecomefreefromallsymptomsandattacks.Hesaidhehadtriedunsuccessfullytogethertotakemodernanti-epilepticdrugsforseveralyears.Theyoungdoctortoldthepatient'sbrotherthatheusednotherapyotherthansuggestingthatshewouldbeallright,thattherewasnodangerofdeathandthatshewouldrecoverimmediately.They were both flabbergasted and dumbfounded for a few moments. Thepatient'sbrotherbrokethesilencebysaying,"AllIknowisthatyougaveheratransfusionof faith in thehealingpowerofGod, andyourpositive suggestionfounditswaytohersubconsciousmind,whichhealedher."This youngdoctor said tome, "Had I known she had epilepsy, Iwould neverhavebeensopositiveandconfident inmyapproach toher. Icannowsee thatmy image of perfect health and complete confidence in her recovery wascommunicatedtohersubconsciousmindandthatmyattitudecoupledwithhernewattitudechangedeverythingandbroughtforthaperfecthealing."Oneyearhaspassed,"hesaid,"andshehasnothadasingleseizure.Sheisnowmarriedanddrivesherowncar."Changedattitudes canchangeeverything forthebetter!TheBiblesays,Thyfaithhathmadetheewhole;goinpeace(Luke8:48).POINTSTORECALLINTHISCHAPTER1. The Cosmic Intelligence made your body, knows all its processes andfunctions,andknowshowtohealyou.

2. Your health is what you think all day long. Dwell on thoughts of health,wholeness, vitality, power, strength, and harmony.Busy yourmindwith thesethoughtsandyourbodywillreflectyourhabitualthinking.3.Negativeemotionscancausemanydiseases.Destructiveemotionsgetsnarledupinyoursubconsciousmind,and,beingnegative,musthaveanegativeoutletintheformofvariousorganicmalfunctions.4.Whenyoucometoaclear-cutdecision,thementalconflictisdissolved.Whenyourefusetobedominatedbyothersanddecidetorunyourownlifeandmakeall your own decisions and enter into the spirit of forgiveness of others, yourparticularillness,mentalorotherwise,maywelldisappear.5. Whatever you attach to "I am" you become. For radiant health, affirmfrequently, "I am strong, powerful, radiant, happy, joyous, and vital."Make ahabitofthisandyouwillexperiencemiraculousresults.6. The mental and emotional atmosphere of the home affects the health anddisposition of the children. Children grow in the image and likeness of thedominantmentalclimateoftheparents.ParentsshouldexaltGodinthemidstofeachother and radiate love, peace, andgoodwill to one another.As theypraytogetherforharmony,health,andpeace,andastheysurroundthechildrenwithlight,love,truth,andbeauty,theradiant,peacefulatmosphereofthehomewillbeconducivetohealth,happiness,andserenity.7. Cases of asthma in small children can be caused by emotional conflicts,dissension,andcontentionbetweenparents.Theseconflictsgenerally showupasfearandanxiety in thechild, toooftenbringingon theasthmaticattacks,aswellasotherailments.8.Awonderfulprayerforasthmais:"IinhalethepeaceofGodandIexhaletheloveofGod."Repeatfrequentlyandwithdeepfeeling,andbelieveinthehealingpowerofGod.9.The subconsciousmaysometimes reveal toyou thatyourhealinghas takenplacethroughavividdream.Atthesametimeyoufeelsubjectivelybyaninnerknowingthatyouarehealed.

10.Yourchangedattitudeofperfectlifeandhealthwillbetransmittedtoasickperson, inducing a resurrection of vitality and wholeness in the subconsciousmindofthepatient.11.Changeyourattitudeandyouchangeyourlife.Changedattitudescanchangeeverything!Itisdoneuntoyouasyoubelieve.

FIFTEEN

TheInfinitePowerofDoveandYourInvisibleMatrimonialGuide

God is Life, andLife loves tomanifest itself through each of us as harmony,health, peace, joy, abundance, beauty, and right action, or, in otherwords, lifemoreabundant.ThereissomethinginallofusthatremindsusofouroriginandturnsusbacktotheSource.Itisourmissionandpurposetoenlargethismemorysothatitgrowsfromasparktoaflame,andwesenseandfeelouronenesswithGod—theSource of all life.There is a deep hunger and thirst in you to unitewiththeInfiniteSourceofLife—yourMaker.Whenyouwerebornyoucriedforfood.Asyougrewolder,youdiscoveredyoucould never be satisfied without receiving, in addition, spiritual food such asinspiration, guidance, wisdom, and strength from the Infinite Source of allblessings. The Infinite Life Principle is seeking expression through you, andyour love forGod is expressed by your desire to feelmentally and spirituallyunitedwiththeSourceofallblessingsandallpower.LoveyourmentalpicturesYourmentalpatternsandimagesaremademanifestbyyourlovenature,thatisby your emotional attachment.Whatever idea or desire you emotionalize andfeelastrueissubjectifiedandmademanifestinyourworld.Makeablueprintforyourself todayasyou read this chapter,giveyourattentionanddevotion to it,adhere to it regularly and systematically, and finally your blueprint will beemotionalized and brought forth into your experience. What you love youbecome.Atfrequentintervalsduringtheday,mentallypicturewhatyouwanttobe,todo,andtohave.Dothislovingly,feelingly,butpersistently.Donotforceorcoerce,but with feeling and confidence turn your mental picture over to yoursubconsciousmind,knowingandbelieving thatyoursubconscious responds toyourmentalimpression.

HOWAWOMANDREWLASTINGLOVEINTOHERLIFERecentlyayoungwomanaskedme,"Whatiswrongwithme?IknowIamwelleducated, I amabusiness executive, I amagood conversationalist, andmanysaythatIamattractive;yetIattractnothingbutmarriedmenandalcoholics,andIgetshadypropositionsfromothers."WhyshewasrejectingherselfHercase is typicalofagreatnumberofwomenwhoarecharming,vivacious,lovely,andofexcellentcharacter,but theyaredownon themselves.Shehadacruel,despotic, tyrannicalfather,whonevergaveheranyloveorattention.Hewas thepuritanical type,whowouldnot permit her toplaygamesonSunday,and also forced her to go to church three times every Sunday. Moreover, hequarreledviolentlywithhermother.She felt rejectedbyher father,whonevershowedanyinterestinherschoolworkorgeneralwelfare.Shehatedhimsubconsciouslyandfeltguiltyabout this,whichsetupafear inhermindthatsheshouldbepunished.Constantlyarisingfromthecrevassesofhersubconsciousmindwasthefeelingthatshewouldberejected,thatshewasunworthyoflove,andthatshewasnotveryattractive.ThemysteriouslawofattractionLike attracts like and "birds of a feather flock together." Since her sense ofrejectionandfearofpunishmentwereamentalstate,thisautomaticallyattractedtoherfrustrated,neurotic,inhibitedmen.Thelawofmindworksandrespondsnegativelyorpositivelyaccordingtothethoughtpatternsordirectionsgivenit.HowshecleansedhersubconsciousmindAt my suggestion she wrote down the following and decided to fill hersubconscious mind with the following truths for five or ten minutes in themorning, afternoon, and at night: "I know Divine love dissolves everythingunlike itself. I know and believe that what I consciously meditate on isimpressed onmy subconsciousmind andwill be expressed inmy experience.TheSelfofmeisGod.Ihonor,exalt,andlovetheGod-Selfinme.WheneverIampronetocriticizeorfindfaultwithmyself,Iimmediatelyaffirm,`IexaltGodinthemidstofme.'Iforgivemyselfforharboringresentfulandhatefulthoughts

towardsmyfather,andIwishforhimalltheblessingsofGod.WheneverIthinkofmyfather,whoisnowinthenextdimension,Iblesshim.Icontinuetodothisuntilthereisnostingleftinmymind.God'sloveflowsthroughmenow.Iamsurrounded by the peace of God. Divine Love surrounds, enfolds, andencompassesme.ThisInfiniteLoveisinscribedinmyheartandwritteninmyinwardparts.Iamradiatinglovetowardsallmenandwomen.DivineLovehealsmenow.Loveisaguidingprincipleinme;itbringsintomyexperienceperfect,harmonious relationships. God is love. `He that dwelleth in love dwelleth inGod,andGodinhim.'"Shecontinuedthisprayertherapyprocessforamonthandremainedfaithfultoit. In our next interview, I found a changed young lady. A tremendoustransformationhadtakenplaceinhermentalattitudetowardherself,life,andtheworldingeneral.HowshemadereadyformarriageShe had stopped rejecting herself, a negative attitudewhich, even though shewouldhavemarried,wouldhavedestroyedthemarriage.Sheprayedasfollows:"IbelieveIcanhavetheidealhusband.Iknowitisatwo-waycontract.Igivehimloyalty,devotion,honesty,integrity,happiness,andfulfillment;andIreceivefrom him loyalty, faith, confidence, trust, love, and fulfillment. The InfiniteIntelligencewithinmeknowswhere the idealmanisandwantsfulfillmentforme.Iamneeded,Ifeelwanted,andIamgreatlydesiredbythemanselectedbyInfinite Intelligence forme. I need him and he needsme.There are harmony,peace, love, and understanding between us. Divine Love unites us, and weharmonizeperfectlyspiritually,mentally,andphysically.Iletgoofallfearsandtensions,andItrustandbelievetheInfiniteIntelligencewillbringustogether.Iknowtherewillbemutual recognitionwhenwemeet.He lovesmeandI lovehim. I release this whole idea to the Infinite Mind, giving thanks for theUniversalLawofLoveforitscompletionnow."She repeated the aboveprayerwith deep feelingnight andmorning, believingand knowing that these truths were penetrating the walls of her subconsciousmind.HowloveattractsloveTwomonthswent by.Shehad several dates; noneproved to beof a romantic

nature.Whenevershewavered,however,sheremindedherself that theInfinitePowerwas taking care of her request.One day shewas flying on business toNewYorkCitywhenatall,handsomeclergymansatbesideherandengagedherin conversation. They discussed various religions, and she discovered that hisreligious and political beliefs coincided with hers. She attended his churchservice in New York, and within a week they were engaged. They are nowmarriedandliveinabeautifulparsonage,whereharmonyreignssupreme.HOWABUSINESSMANOVERCAMEABNORMALJEALOUSYWITHLOVELoveunites;jealousydivides.Miltonsaid,"Jealousyistheinjuredlover'shell."Shakespearesaid,"Oh,bewareofjealousy;it isthegreen-eyedmonster,whichclothmockthemeatitfeedsupon."Inotherwords,thejealousmanpoisonshisownbanquet,theneatsit.Asanexampleofthis,ImighttellofamanIknewwhohadadeepfeelingofresentment against a rival in business because of his success, promotion, andpopularity. I explained to this man that the deadly venom of jealousy waspreying upon all his vital organs, as he had bleeding ulcers, hemorrhoids, andhigh blood pressure.Moreover, the poison of jealousy generated by him wasturning the healthful hue of his face to a haggard sallowness and wasdevitalizinghiswholebeing.HowtheexplanationbecamethecureMy explanation of the man's difficulties was along these lines: The InfinitePowerisoneandindivisible.Thereisnocompetition,asitcannotcompetewithitself. There are no divisions or factions in it. There is nothing to oppose it,thwart it,orvitiate it,as it is theonlyPresence,Power,Cause,andSubstance.CertainlytheInfiniteBeingisneverincompetitionwithanythingoranyperson.The InfinitePower is theLife-Principle inallmenseekingexpression througheachman inaunique,extraordinaryway.Thereare threebillionpeople in theworld,andthisInfiniteReservoirofLifeisflowingthrougheachperson.Each man can appropriate what he wishes, as the Infinite River of Mind ispermeatingthemindofallofus.Yourthought,yourfeeling,yourattention,andyour recognition of this Infinite Power represent your direct pipeline to theInfinite Reservoir. You are the only one in the world who can sever this

connectionbyyourlackofbeliefandfaith.MakingthecontactwithloveYou can go within yourself and claim your good, health, wealth, abundance,inspiration, guidance, love, or anything else you want. As you expect andbelieve,theresponsewillflowinyourbehalf.Youdon'twantwhattheotherhas.Rejoiceinhissuccess.Youcangetwhatyouwantbyrightthinkingandfeeling.Inotherwords,byestablishingthementalequivalentofwhatyouwantinyourmentalitywillyoureapyourreward.Tobejealousofanother'stalents,success,achievements,orwealthistodemoteyourself and attract even more lack, loss, and limitation. Actually, you arerejecting theDivine Source of all good and saying to yourself, "He can havethosethingsandbesuccessful,butIcan't."Thisisignoranceanddeprivesyouofpromotionandsuccess.SincethereisbutoneMindandoneLife,youmustlearnthatwheninourthoughtandfeelingwesincerelywishforeveryman,woman,andchildintheworldtherighttolife,liberty,happiness,andalltheblessingsofGod,we are truly loving them.Love (goodwill) is the fulfilling of the law ofsuccess,happiness,andpeaceofmind.HowlovetransformedhislifeTheabove simpleandpracticaldiscussionabout the lawsofhismindbroughtabout anewperspectiveandanewvisionof life.Theman said tome thathewouldneveragainbejealousorresentanotherman'spromotionorsuccess,butthathewouldrejoiceandbegladtolearnofanyindividual'smovingonwardandupward.Igavehimthefollowingprayertousefrequently:"I know and believe that all of us have one common Progenitor, the Life-Principle, which is the Father of all; and all men are brothers. I salute theDivinityineachperson.IknowIamshapedandfashionedbywhatIlove.AsIpour out love and goodwill to all, I know this purifies and cleanses mysubconsciousmindofalljealousy,resentment,andfear.Irejoiceinthesuccess,promotion,advancement,andhappinessofallthosearoundmeandofallpeopleeverywhere.Theriverofloveandlifeflowsthroughme,andIamcleansedandatpeace."Whenever a jealousor envious thought came tohismind, hewould affirm, "I

rejoice inhissuccess. I radiate loveandgoodwill tohim."Hemadeahabitofthis,andtodayheisawonderfulsuccess,operatinghisownbusiness.Themostamazingthingisthattheassociateofwhomhewassoterriblyjealousisnowhispartner,andtheyareprosperingbeyondtheirfondestdreams.HOWTOUSELOVE'SPOWERCONSTRUCTIVELYSometimeago,I interviewedawomanwhosaid,"Ihavefalleninlovewithaman.HowcanImakehimproposetomeandmarryme?"Thisisthewronguseofthelawoflove.Itistheinversionofloveandindicatesadesiretomentallycoerceorforcetheothertodosomethinghedoesnotwanttodo.ItisinterferingwithhisGod-givenprivilegeandprerogativetochooseanddecideforhimself.Workingmentally on someone else to get him to dowhat youwant is calledblackmagic.ThismentalpowerisrecognizedinIndia,forexample,aswellaselsewhere. I explained to her that if she got herman by thismeans, itwouldboomerang,andshewouldwishshehadneverdoneit,and,furthermore,thathewasnotwhatshereallywantedinthefirstplace.Igaveherthefollowingspecificprayerforrightaction:"TheInfiniteIntelligencewithinmeknowsmydesireformarriage.Italsoknowswheretheright typeofmanformeis.HelovesmeforwhatIam,andwearemutuallyattracted.IhavenoparticularmaninviewasIpray,butIknowthattheInfiniteMind is now bringing both of us together in Divine order. He comeswithout encumbrances of any kind, and there are mutual love, interests, andrespect.Iknowandbelieve`myownshallcometome.'Thereisnocompetitionanywhereinlife.IgivethanksforthePrincipleofRightActioninmylifenow,andIknowitisdone."Shesincerelybelieved thewords shewasaffirming.Sheputa feelingofdeepconvictionintothisprayer.Afterafewweeks,heremployer,forwhomshehadworkedfiveyears,proposedtoher.Theyweremarriedandareideallysuitedforeach other.After thewedding ceremony,which I conducted, she said, "Isn't itfunnythewayprayerworks?Iworkedinhisofficeforfiveyears,andheneverseemedtonoticeme.Truly,prayerchangesthings."WalkinginloveEvery night and morning dwell mentally on the following, age- old Biblical

truths:Godislove(IJohn4:16).Letallyourthingsbedonewithcharity(ICor.16:14).Walkinlove(Eph.5:2).HeThatdwellethinlovedwellethinGod(IJohn4:16). Thou shall love thy neighbor as thyself (Lev. 19:18). For this is themessage that yeheard from thebeginning, thatwe should loveoneanother (IJohn3:11).Seethatyeloveoneanotherwithapureheartfervently(IPet.1:22).Loveworketh no ill to his neighbor; therefore love is the fulfilling of the law(Rom.13:10).Beloved,letusloveoneanother,forloveisofGod;andeveryonethat loveth is born ofGod, and knowethGod.He that loveth not knoweth notGod;forGodislove(IJohn4:7,8).POINTSTORECALLINTHISCHAPTER1.Lifeby its verynature loves tomanifest itself asharmony,beauty, joy, andpeace;inotherwords,God'swillforyouistheabundantliferighthereandnow.2.Yourthoughtpatternsandmentalimageryaremademanifestinyourlifebyyourlovenatureoryouremotionalattachment.Whateverideayouemotionalizewillcometopass.3. Cease rejecting yourself. Like attracts like. Realize Divine love dissolveseverythingunlikeitself.Ifyouhaveapatternofrejectionorafearcomplex,fillyoursubconsciousmindwith life-givingpatternsofharmony, love,peace, joy,andrightaction;andyouwillexperienceaspiritualrebirth.4.YoucanattracttheidealspousebyrealizingthatCosmicIntelligencewithinyou isnowattracting toyou thepersonwhoharmonizeswithyou inallways.YourdeepermindwillbringittopassinDivineorder.5.Jealousyisamentalpoisonattractingloss,lack,andmiserytoyou.Itcanbeovercome by realizing there is no competition in the oneCosmicMind.Lovecasts out jealousy.Whatever youwant, you can claimmentally and theGod-Presencewillgiveittoyouaccordingtoyourbeliefinlove.6.Loveisanoutreachingoftheheart.Itmeansgoodwill.Asyousincerelywishgoodwilltoothers,youwillblessyourself,sinceyouaretheonlythinkerinyouruniverse;andwhatyouthinkabouttheotherisexperiencedandmademanifestinyourlife.Loveisthefulfillingofthelawofhealth,happiness,andpeaceofmind.

7.Whenevera jealousthoughtcomestoyourmind,substitute immediatelythefollowing:"Irejoiceinthehappinessandsuccessofhimorher."Makeahabitofthis,andwonderswillhappeninyourlife.8.Nevertrytomentallymanipulateanothertodosome-thinghedoesnotwanttodo.Thisisaninversionofthelawoflove,andiscalled"blackmagic."Suchanactalwaysboomerangsandbringssufferingandregretintoyourlife.Tohurtanotheristohurtyourself.9.ThereisaPrincipleofRightActionintheuniverse.TheCosmicIntelligencewithin you will give you anything you claim, feel, and believe. The CosmicMindhasbillionsof channels throughwhich topourout its infiniteblessings.YouareachannelofGod.Acceptyourgoodnow.10.HethatdwellethinlovedwellethinGod(IJohn4:16).

SIXTEEN

TheInfinitePowerofBelieftoMakethe

ImpossibleBecomePossibleTheBiblesays,ThereforeIsayuntoyou,Whatthingssoeveryedesire,whenyepray, believe that ye receive them, and ye shall have them (Mark 11:24).AndJesus said unto him, if thou canst believe, all things are possible to him thatbelieveth(Mark9:23).To believe is to accept something as true.Great numbers of people, however,believethatwhichisabsolutelyfalse;consequently,theysuffertotheextentoftheirbelief.If,forexample,youbelievethatLosAngelesisinArizonaandyouaddress your letter accordingly, it will go astray or be returned to you.Rememberthattoacceptanideaistoactuallybelieveit.Ifsomeonesuggeststoyou that youwereborn to succeed, to becomevictoriousover life's problems,and you accept this completely with- out any mental reservation, apparentmiracleswillhappeninyourlife!THEMIRACLEOFIMPLICITBELIEVINGWhen Alexander the Great, the ancient Monarch, was a very young,impressionableboy,hismother,Olympia, toldhim thathisnaturewasDivine,andthathewasdifferentfromallotherboys,becauseshehadbeenimpregnatedbythegodZeus;therefore,hewouldtranscendallthelimitationsoftheaverageboy.Theyouthfirmlybelievedthisandgrewupmagnificentinstature,power,and strength; and his life was a series of glorious exploits beyond thecomprehension of the average man. He was called "the Divine Lunatic."Alexander was constantly accomplishing both the un- predictable and theimpossible. He became an outstanding warrior and conqueror. He acceptedcompletely the belief that he was not the son of his human father, Philip ofMacedonia.Itisrecordedthatatonetimeheputhisarmsaroundawild,fierce,undisciplinedstallion;jumpedonitwithoutsaddleorbridle;andthehorsebecameasgentleasalamb.Hisfatherandthegroomwouldn'tdaretouchthesamehorse.However,

hebelievedhewasDivine andhadpowerover all animals.He conquered thethenknownworldandestablishedtheAlexandrianempire.Itissaidthatheweptbecausetherewerenomorenationstoconquer.Icite this just toshowthepowerofbelief,whichenablesyoutomaketheso-called impossible possible. With God all things are possible (Matt. 19:26).Alexanderbelieved,anddramatizedhisbelieftohimself,andmademanifestinhisownwaythisInfinitePowerinhismind,body,andachievement.WHYYOUSHOULDKNOWYOUAREDIVINEYouareasonofthelivingGod.TheBiblesays,Callnomanyourfatherupontheearth:foroneisyourFather,whichisinheaven(Matt.23:9).YouarebornofGod.YouareDivine.Youhavethepower,ability,andcapacitytodoGod-likethings.Ihavesaid,Yearegods;andallofyouarechildrenofthemostHigh(Ps.82:6).Thinkofall thewonderfulthingsyoucanaccomplishasyoucallontheInfinitePowerwithinyou.YourbeliefthatyouareasonofGodwillsetasideallthefalsebeliefsandopinionsofmanandenableyoutodotheworksofGodhereandnow.HOWTOACKNOWLEDGEYOURDIVINENATUREAffirmfrequently, "Iknowandbelieve IamasonofGod,and Iamendowedwithall thepowers,qualities,andattributesofGod. Ibelieve implicitly inmyDivinenatureandIacceptmyDivinebirthright.IamcreatedintheimageandlikenessofGod.Ihavebeengivendominionoverallthings.Icanovercomeallproblems and challenges through the Infinite Power ofGodwithinme. Everyproblemofmine isDivinelyoutmatched. I definitelybelieve I can release theInfinite Healing Presence to relieve suffering in myself and in others. I aminspiredandilluminedfromonHigh.IamexpressingmoreandmoreofGod'slove,light,truth,andbeautyeveryday.Godismyfather,andIknowallthingsarepossible tomebecause IamDivine. Iclaim thismoment that theLightofGodshinesinmeandthegloryofGod,myFather,isrisenuponme.IcandoallthingsthroughtheGod-Power,whichstrengthenethme."Continue to reiterate these truths until they become a subjective embodiment,andwonderswillhappeninyourlife.HOWAMINISTERPROVEDTHEPOWER

OFBELIEFTOHIMSELFIhadan interestingconversationwitha fellowministera fewmonthsago.Hesaid thathisbrother,who is an internist andanoutstandingdiagnostician,hadsaidtohimayearpreviously,"Tom,youhaveamalignancy."Headded,"Itwasagreatshocktomeatfirst."Hecontinued:"I began to think aboutwhat I say inmy sermons aboutGod being love andaboutfaithmovingmountains,andIsaidtomyself,`Ifthisbetrue,whyamIsofrightenedandfrustrated?CoulditbethatIdonotreallyacceptthesetruths,orisitjustatheoreticalassentonmypart?'Suddenly,thethoughtcametome,ifIreallybelieved,IwouldbealivetothetruthsoftheBibleandhonestlylivethem.Ifollowedthetherapyoutlinedbymybrother.ThepainwasexcruciatingandIdidnotrespondtothex-rayanddrugtherapy.Iwasgettingprogressivelyworse.Iknew Ididnot reallybelieve in theHealingPowerofGod—that thesewerewordsandnothingmore.IopenedtheBibleandreadthesewords:Forverily Isay unto you, Thatwhosoever shall say unto thismountain,Be thou removed,andbethoucastintothesea;andshallnotdoubtinhisheart,butshallbelievethatthosethingswhichhesaithshallcometopass;heshallhavewhatsoeverhesaith(Mark11:23)."He meditated on this passage, and the following is the gist of his prayer: "IbelievethetruthscontainedinthisBiblicalverse.Themountainoffear,worry,andillhealthisremovedandcastintooblivion.Thissicknessleavesmenow.IbelieveintheHealingPowerofGod,Hisgoodness,andHiscareforme.Iknowthatthisconditioninmybodyiscausedbynegativethoughtschargedwithfearand lodged in my subconscious mind. I know God's healing love is nowdissolvingandwipingoutallnegativepatterns,andIthankGodforthehealingthat I believe is taking place now. I absolutely refuse to give power to thedifficulty, and I rejoice in the truth, I am the Lord that healeth thee (Exod.15:26)."Heprayedaloudmanytimesaday.Whenfearanddoubtcametohismind,hewouldimmediatelyaffirm,"Godishealingmenow."Attheendofthreemonthsall testsprovednegative.HeisasfreeasthewindnowandisbackwholeandsoundpreachinginhischurcheverySundayandWednesday,apictureofperfecthealth.And all things, whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive

(Matt.21:22).HOWTOBELIEVEINTHEINFINITEHEALINGPOWERANDBEMADEWHOLEThrough the ages there have been accounts of miraculous spiritual healings.Jesushealedtheblindandthelame.Hewasamanbornlikeallofus.Theonlydifference between Jesus and any other man is that he appropriated more ofDivinity bymeditating and feasting on the great truths of God, and he had asenseofonenesswithGod.Hesaidtoallmen,ThethingsthatIdo,yeshalldoalso,andgreaterthingsshallyedo.Hesaid,also,Andthesesignsshall followthem that believe . . . they shall cast out devils; they shall speak with newtongues...theyshalllayhandsonthesick,andtheyshallrecover(Mark16:17--18).ThepowertohealisinyourbeliefthatwithGodallthingsarepossible.HowamothermadetheimpossiblebecomepossibleIreceivedaphonecallfromawomaninLouisiana.Hersonwasinahospital.Hehadhadamassivecerebralhemorrhageandwasnotexpectedtolive;hewasconsideredahopelesscase.Intalkingwiththiswoman,Ifoundshewasdeeplyreligious.Iaskedher,"DoyoubelievethattheInfiniteHealingPresencewhichmadehisbrainandbodycanhealandrestorehim?"Shereplied,"IbelievewhattheBible says:For Iwill restore health unto thee, and Iwill heal thee of thywounds,saiththeLord.(Jer.30:17)."Weprayed togetherover thephoneandagreed that the InfiniteHealingPowerknewhowtohealthebrainaswellasallorgansofthebodyandknewexactlyhow to repair it.We decreed that an atmosphere of love, peace, and harmonysurroundedhersonand thatalldoctorsandnurseswereDivinelyguided inallways.Isuggestedtoherthatsheimaginehersonhomeandhearhimtellherinhervividimagination,"Mother,amiraclehashappened.I'mcompletelyhealed."The mother continued to pray and believed in the Healing Power of God torestore her son, and she constantly pictured him at home smiling and happy.Whenfearoranyanxiousthoughtcametohermind,sheaffirmedimmediately,"Ibelieve, Ibelieve, Ibelieve in theInfiniteHealingPowerworkingamiraclenow."Thisyoungmanisstrongandwelltoday!

NooneknowsexactlyhowtheHealingPresenceworks.Inthesamemanner,Idonotknow,nordoesanyoneknow,exactlyhowasequoia treegrowsfromasequoia seed. This woman absolutely believed that there was an InfiniteIntelligencethatknewhowtohealandrepairherson'sbody.Shelookedbeyondappearancesandmadetheimpossiblepossible.HOWTOTAKEATRUELOOKATYOURBELIEFSAskyourself,"DoesthiswhichIdesireexistforme?"Doyoubelievethatyoucan have wonderful friends and companionship? Do you believe that all thewealthyouneed isapossibility foryou in theuniversalschemeof things?Doyoubelieveyoucanfindyourtrueplaceinlife?DoyoubelievethatthewillofGod for you is the abundant life, a greater measure of happiness, peace, joy,prosperity,greaterexpressionandbuoyanthealth?Youshouldanswerall thesequestions affirmatively andbelieve and expect thebest from life, and thebestwillcometoyou.WHATMANYPEOPLEERRONEOUSLYBELIEVEABOUTABUNDANCEINTHEIRLIVESManypeoplethinkthatwealth,happiness,andabundancearenotforthem,butthattheseareonlyfortheotherperson.Thisisduetoafeelingofinferiorityorrejection.Thereisnosuchthingasaninferiororasuperiorperson.Everyoneisagod,thoughinthegerm:Yearegods;andallofyouarechildrenofthemostHigh(Ps.82:6).Youarenotlimitedbyfamily,race,orearlyconditioning.Therearethousandsofpeoplewhohavetranscendedtheirenvironmentsandhaveraisedtheirheadsandshoulders above the crowd, although theywere not bornwith gold spoons intheirmouths.AbrahamLincolnwasborninalogcabin;Jesuswasthesonofacarpenter; George Carver, the great scientist, was born into slavery. TheuniversalbountyofGod,however,ispouredoutonallregardlessofrace,creed,orcolor.Itisdoneuntoyouasyoubelieve.Ifyoudon'tbelievethatyouhavetherighttoyour heart's desire, knowing that the law is impersonal, always responding toyourbelief,youcan'tbelieveyouwillhaveyourdesire!

YOUHAVETHERIGHTTOBELIEVEINRICHANDJOYOUSLIVINGGod,CosmicGood,gaveyourichlyallthingstoenjoy,andyouareplacedheretoglorifyGodandenjoyHimforever.Youhave theperfect right tobringanygood into your life provided your motive is unselfish and that you wish foreveryonewhatyouwishforyourself.Yourdesire forhealth,happiness,peace,love, and abundance cannot possibly harm anyone. You have the right to awonderfulpositionwithamarvelousincome,butyoushouldnotcovetanyotherperson's job.TheInfinitePresencecanguideyou to rightemploymentwithanincomeconsistentwithyourintegrityandhonesty.Believeyouhavetherighttothegoodyouseekanddoevery-thingyouknowtobringitintoyourexperience,andthenitwillmanifest.Youdon'twantanythingwhich someotherperson is enjoying.God's infinite richesareavailable toall.LiferespondstoyouaccordingtoyourbeliefinItandyouruseofIt.YOUGETWHATYOUBELIEVEAllofyourexperiences,conditions,andeventsgrowoutofyourbeliefs.Causeand effect are indissolubly united and linked together. Your habitual thinkingfindsitsexpressioninallphasesofyourlife.BelieveyouhaveaSilentPartnerwhocomfortsyou,guidesanddirectsyou,andwhoholdsbeforeyouanopendoor which noman can shut. Live in the joyous expectancy of the best, andinvariablythebestwillcometoyou.Everymorningwhen youwake, affirm quietly and lovingly: "This is the daywhichtheLordhathmade.Iwillrejoiceandbegladinit.Wonderswillhappeninmy life today. Iwillmakemarvelous contacts today. Iwillmeetwonderfulandmostinterestingpeople.IwillcompleteallmyassignmentsinDivineorder,and Iwillaccomplishgreat things today.MySilentPartner reveals tomenewand better ways to accomplish all things. I know the Infinite Power sees noobstacles,knowsnobarriers.IbelieveGodisprosperingmebeyondmywildestdreams.Iknowandbelievethat...allthingsarepossibletohimthatbelieveth(Mark9:23)."HOWABANKRUPTMANCLAIMEDHISGOODSometimeagoIinterviewedamanwhohadgonebankrupt.Hewasdepressed

anddejected.Furthermore,hiswifehaddivorcedhimandhischildrennolongercontactedhim.Hesaid thathiswifehadpoisonedtheirmindsagainsthim.HecommentedthathedidnotbelieveinGodandthathewasattheendoftherope.Ipointedouttohimthatevenifhebelievedtheworldisflat,nevertheless,itisstill round.Furthermore, there is Infinite Intelligencewithinamanwhetherhebelievesthereisornot.Isuggestedtohimthathetryaformulafortendays,andat theendof that timecomebackandseeme.TheformulaIgavehimwasasfollows:"IbelievethatGodis,andthatGodistheInfinitePowerthatmovestheworldandcreatedallthings.IbelievethisInfinitePowerindwellsme.IbelieveGodisguidingmenow.IbelieveGod'srichesflowtomeinavalanchesofabundance.IbelieveGod'slovefillsmyheartandthatHislovefillsthemindsandheartsofmytwoboys.Ibelievethatthebondsofloveandpeaceuniteus.IbelieveIamatremendous success. I believe I am happy, joyous, and free. I believe God isalwayssuccessful,andbecauseGodissuccessfulandbecauseGodindwellsme,Iamatremendoussuccess.Ibelieve,Ibelieve,Ibelieve."I suggested that he affirm the above truths out loud five minutes morning,afternoon,andnight.Heagreed,andtheseconddayhephonedandsaid,"Idon'tbelieveawordofwhatIamsaying.It'sallmechanicalandhasnomeaning."Itoldhim topersist in thismentaldiscipline. "Themere fact thatyoustarted toaffirmandpracticethespiritualformulaindicatesthefaithofagrainofmustardseed mentioned in the Bible; and, as you keep it up, you will remove themountainsoffear,lack,andfrustration."Hecamebackattheendoftendaysradiantandhappy.Histwosonshadvisitedhim, and therewas a joyous reunion. Inhisnewpatternof thought, hewonasmall fortune on the Irish Sweepstakes and is now back in business. HediscoveredthattheInfinitePowerforperfectlivingalsoappliedtohim!I knew that even though thewords of the prayermeant nothing to him as hestarted, ashecontinued todwellupon them through frequenthabitationof themind, they would sink into his subconscious mind and become a part of hismentality....forverilyIsayuntoyou,Ifyehavefaithasagrainofmustardseed,yeshallsayuntothismountain,Removehencetoyonderplace;anditshallremove;and

nothingshallbeimpossibleuntoyou(Matt.17:20).POINTSTORECALLINTHISCHAPTER1. TheBible says,… if thou canst believe, all things are possible to him thatbelieveth(Mark9:23).2.Tobelieveistoacceptsomethingastrue.Youcanbelievealie,butyoucan'tproveit.Ifyoubelievesomethingwhichisfalse,youwillsuffertotheextentofyourbelief.3.AlexandertheGreatwastoldbyhismotherthatshewasimpregnatedbythegodZeus.AlexanderaccordinglybelievedhisnaturewasDivine.Consequently,hebelievedhecouldaccomplish,anddidaccomplish,whatothermenbelievedimpossible.4.BelieveyouareasonoftheLivingGodandthatyouareendowedwiththeInfinitePowerandqualitiesofGod.Continue in thisbeliefandyouwillworkmiracles in your life. Believe you can do all things through the God Powerwhichstrengthenethyou.5.Ifyousaytothemountain(theobstacle,difficulty,problem)bethouremovedandbethoucast into theseaofoblivionandbelieve that theInfinitePowerofGodcandothis,itshallcometopass.6. Take a Biblical quotation such as, I am the Lord that healeth thee (Exod.15:26). Reiterate this truth in your mind regularly and believe in the InfiniteHealingPresence,andahealingwillfollow.Itisdoneuntoyouasyoubelieve.7.BelievethatwiththeInfiniteHealingPowerallthingsarepossible.8.Believe that the InfinitePowerwhichmadeyourbody and created all yourorganscanrepairitandrestoreittowholeness.Claimit,andsaturateyourmindwith thisgreat truth: Iwill restorehealthunto thee,andIwillheal theeof thywounds,saith theLord (Jer.30:17).Byrecalling this truthfrequently,youwillreachapointofinnerpeace,andahealingwillfollow.9. Look beyond appearances and contemplate the reality of thewish fulfilled,andyouwillmaketheimpossiblepossible.

10. Take a look at your beliefs and recast them in the light of the greataffirmatives.BelieveinthegoodnessofGod,intheguidanceofGod,andinthelifemoreabundant.11.Youaredivinelyentitledtoalltherichesoflife.Godisthegiverandthegift,andallthingsbereadyifthemind.beso.Acceptyourgoodnowandliveinthejoyous expectancy of the best. You are not limited by family, race, or earlytraining.12.God gave you richly all things to enjoy.You are here to glorifyGod andenjoyHimforever.God'sinfiniterichesareavailabletoall.LiferespondstoyouaccordingtoyourbeliefinItandyouruseofIt.13.Allyourexperiences,conditions,andeventsgrowoutofyourbelief.14.IfyouaffirmthatyoudonotbelieveinuniversalprinciplesandthetruthsofGod,andatthesametimeyoubegintoaffirmthatwhatistrueofGodistrueofyou, themere fact that you begin to affirm the truth is the faith of a grain ofmustard seed, which expands and grows as you continue to reiterate andannouncethesetruthstoyourmind.Youwilldiscoverthatbeliefworkswondersandevenmiraclesinyourlife.

SEVENTEEN

InfinitePowerforHarmoniousRelationships

withPeople

Thischapter isbeingwrittenon thebeautiful islandofMaui,oneof thechaincomprisingthestateofHawaii.Thepeopleheresay,"Youhavenot liveduntilyou have seen Hawaii." One of Maui's outstanding attractions is Haleakula,"HouseoftheSun,"anextinctvolcano,whichrisesmorethantenthousandfeet.ItoffersviewsofbreathtakingsceneryandaglimpseofquietnativelifewhereHawaiiansstillcastnetsintotheseaforessentialfoodandtendtaropatchesinthemanneroftheirancestors.Intheseislandsyoumeetpeopleofeveryethnicgroupandofdiversereligiousbeliefs living together harmoniously, peacefully, and enjoying the sunshine ofGod'slove.ThenativewhodrovemefromtheairporttoMauiHiltonHoteltoldmethathisantecedentswereamixtureofIrish,Portuguese,German,Japanese,and Chinese. He pointed out that the people here have intermarried forgenerationsandthatracialproblemsareunknown.HOWTOGETALONGWITHOTHERSOneofthechiefreasonssomemenandwomendonotgetaheadinlifeistheirinability to get alongwith others. They seem to "rub" others the wrongway.Often theirattitudeofpomposity is tactlessandoffensive.ThebestwaytogetalongwithothersistosalutetheDivinityintheotherpersonandtorealizethateverymanandwomanisanepitomeorexampleoftheentirehumanrace.EverypersonwhowalkstheearthisasonordaughteroftheLivingGod;andwhenwerespect and honor the Divinity within ourselves, wewill automatically revereandhonortheDivinePresenceintheotherperson.HOWAWAITERPROMOTEDHIMSELFWhilevisitingoneofthechainofhotelsintheKoanapaliBeachdistrictofMaui,I had an interesting conversationwith awaiter.He toldme that everyyear aneccentricmillionairefromthemainlandvisitedthehotel.Thisvisitorprovedto

beamiserlytypewhohatedtogiveawaiterorabellboyatip.Hewaschurlish,ill-mannered, rude, and just plain ornery. Nothing satisfied him, and he wasconstantly complaining about the food and the service, and he snarled at thewaiterwheneverheservedhim.Thiswaitersaidtome,"Irealizedhewasasickman.OurKahuna (a nativeHawaiianpriest) says thatwhenmen are like thatthereissomethingeatingtheirinsides,soIdecidedtokillhimwithkindness."HowthespecialtechniqueworkedwondersThis waiter consistently treated this man with courtesy, kindness and respect,silentlyaffirming,"Godloveshim.IseeGodinhimandheseesGodinme."Hepracticed this technique for about a month, at the end of which time thiseccentric millionaire for the first time said, "Good morning, Toni. How's theweather?You'rethebestwaiterIhaveeverhad."Tonitoldme,"Ialmostfainted;Iexpectedagrowland Igotacompliment.Hegavemea fivehundreddollarbill." This was a parting tip from this difficult guest, who at the same timearrangedforTonitobemadeanassistantmanagereventuallyofalargehotelinHonolulu,inwhichhewasfinanciallyinterested.Andawordspokenindueseason,howgoodisit!(Prov.15:23).Awordisathoughtexpressed.Thiswaiter'swords(thoughts)wereaddressedtothesoul(subconsciousmind)of thecranky,cantankerousguest, theygraduallymeltedtheiceinhisheart,andherespondedinloveandkindness.Toniprovedthat seeing thePresenceofGod in theotherandadhering to thatgreat eternaltruth pays fabulous dividends in human relations, spiritually as well asmaterially.TOUNDERSTANDALLISTOFORGIVEALLThis is an old aphoristic statement containing a profound truth. I had aninterestingconversationwithasocialdirectorinoneofthehotelshereinMaui.She pointed out that occasionallywhen she says to a guest, "It's awonderfulday,"theguestsays,"What'sgoodaboutit?Ihatetheweatherhere,Idon'tlikeanything about the place." She added that she knew that particular guest wasemotionally disturbed and driven by some irrational emotion. She had studiedpsychology at theUniversity ofHawaii inHonolulu and remembered that herteacherhadpointedouttoherthatonedoesnotgetupsetorresentfultowardapersonwhoisahunchback,forexample,orwhosuffersfromanyotherobvious

congenitaldeformity;likewise,oneshouldnotbedisturbedbecausesomepeopleare emotional hunchbacks and have twisted and disturbed mentalities. Oneshould have compassion for them. Understanding their mental and emotionalchaoticstate,itiseasytooverlookandforgivethem.HowunderstandingbuildsimmunitytohardfeelingsThis young lady is gracious, charming, affable and amiable, and apparentlynobodycan"ruffleherfeathers."ShehasbuiltupasortofDivineimmunity,andshe fully realizes that no one can hurt her but herself. That is to say, she hasfreedom,asanyonehas,toblesstheotherpersonortoresenttheotherperson.Shehasdecidedtobless.Sheknowsverywellthattheonlyoneabletohurtheris she herself, i.e., the movement of her own thought, which is under hercompletecontrol.HOWAMUSICIAN'SSUBCONSCIOUSWORKEDWONDERSFORHIMTHROUGHPRAYERA young musician who plays a stringed instrument at night to pay his waythroughtheUniversityofHawaiiwhereheisstudyinglawtoldmethathehadexperienced frictionwith someofhis teachers and thathismemoryhad failedhim during the oral andwritten examinations. This youngmanwas tense andresentful. I explained to him that his subconscious mind contained a perfectmemoryofeverythinghehadreadandheardbutthatwhenhisconsciousmindistense,thewisdomofthesubconsciousdoesnotrisetothesurfacemind.Accordingly, he prayed as follows every night and morning: "InfiniteIntelligenceinmysubconsciousmindrevealstomeeverythingIneedtoknow,and I am Divinely guided in my studies. I radiate love and goodwill to myteachers and I am at peace with them. I pass all my examinations in Divineorder."ThreeweekswentbyandIreceivedaletterfromhimsayinghehadpassedhisspecialexaminationwithflyingcolorsandthathisrelationshipwithhisteachersisnowexcellent.He succeeded in incorporating the idea of perfect memory for everything heneededtoknowintohissubconsciousmindbyreiteratingtheaffirmationsIgavehim.Hisemanationofloveandgoodwillwassubconsciouslypickedupbyhis

teachers,resultinginharmoniousrelationships.HOWADOCTORHEALEDHIMSELFOFCRIPPLINGANGERHaleakalaCrater,oncea fiery,gapingdepression, isnowacool, cone-studdedaftermath of a violent volcano. Iwaswith a group of people, some ofwhomwere from such widely diverse localities as Denver; Pittsburgh; Stockholm,Sweden; andAustralia. I sat next to anAustralian doctor and his wife in thelimousine. He told me that volcanic eruptions causing havoc similar to theresultsofthevolcanicactivityatwhichwewerelookinghadtakenplaceinhislifebecausehewasinthehabitofjudgingpeopletooharshly.Thegistofhisconversationwasthatheusedtoboiloverwithrageatwhatthecolumnistswroteinthenewspapers.Hewrotepoisonous,vindictiveandvitriolicletters to members of parliament, to heads of the various unions, etc. Thisinternal seething and turmoil brought on two physical eruptions in two severecardiacattacksplusonevolcaniceruptionintheformofamildstroke.He recovered from these attacks and realized that he had brought them onhimself.Whileinthehospital,anursegavehimthe91stPsalmtoread,saying,"This is the medicine you need." He began to dwell on it, and gradually itsmeaningsankintohissoul(hissubconsciousmind).Hepointedoutthathehadlong since learned to adjust to people, realizing that they are all conditioneddifferently and that this is aworld of imperfect human beings striving towardGod'sPerfection.WhatbeingtruetoinnerselfmeansThisdoctorhadlearnedtobetrue,ashesaid,totheGod-SelfwithinhimandtorespectthesameGodintheother.Shakespearesaid,"Tothineownselfbetrue;then it follows,as thenight theday, thoucanstnotbe false toanyman."Thisdoctorhadlearnedthattounderstandallistoforgiveall.Heisstillintolerantoffalse ideas, but not people. He remains true to the truths of God and eternalprinciples.HOWAMANWITHAGRUDGEAGAINSTGODLEARNEDAGREATLESSONINHUMANRELATIONS

AmanwithwhomIwentswimmingintheoceanadjacenttothebeautifulandmajesticMauiHiltonHotel said tome, "I'mhere toget away from it all."Hebegantocriticizeeverybodyinhisorganization,aswellas thegovernment;heevenseemedtohaveagrudgeagainstGod.Infact,hetoldmehefelthewouldgetalongbetterifGodwouldjustlethimalone.Heaskedme,"WhatcanIdotohavebetterhumanrelationsandgetalongwiththeseuglypeople?"Isuggestedtohimthatresearchhasdemonstratedthatmuchof the difficultymany people have in human relations is that they don't lookwithin themselves for the cause.The first stepwouldbe to get alongwithhisown difficult self. I pointed out to him that much of his trouble with hisemployees and associates came from himself primarily and that these otherpeoplemightbecalledsecondarycauses.Headmittedhewasfullofhiddenrageandhostilityandwasdeeplyfrustratedinhis ambitions andplans in life.Hebegan to see, however, that his suppressedragekindled the latent hostilityor anger in those aroundhim; andhe sufferedfromtheirreactions,whichhehimselfhadengendered.Hediscoveredthatwhathetermedtheanimosityandhostilityofhisassociatesandemployeesreflectedhisownhostilityandfrustrationtoagreatextent.I gave him a spiritual prescription, which he was to follow regularly andsystematically: "I know that there is a law of cause and effect, and themoodwhich I generate is returned to me in the reactions of people to me and inconditionsandevents.Irealizemyinnerturmoilandangersetsoffuglinessandanger in men and. women and, also, animals. I know that no matter what Iexperience,itmusthaveanaffinityinmymind,consciousorunconscious;forasIthinkandfeel,soamI,andsodoIexpress,experienceandbehave."I give myself this mental and spiritual medicine many times a day. I think,speak and act from the Divine Center within me. I radiate love, peace andgoodwilltoall thosearoundmeandtoallpeopleeverywhere.TheInfiniteliesstretched insmiling reposewithinme.Peace is thepowerat theheartofGod,andHisriverofpeacefloodsmymind,myheart,andmywholebeing.IamonewiththeInfinitepeaceofGod.MymindisapartofGod'smind,andwhatistrueofGodistrueofme."I realize andknow that noperson, place or thing in thewholeworld has thepowertoupset,annoyordisturbmewithoutmymentalconsent.Mythoughtis

creative; and I consciously and knowingly reject all negative thoughts andsuggestions,affirmingthatGodismyguide,mycounselorandmygovernorandthatHewatchesoverme.IknowGodismyrealEmployerandIamworkingforHim."TherealSelfofmeisGodandcannotbehurt,vitiatedorthwarted.IrealizeIam the one who has hurt myself the most by my self-criticism, self-condemnationandself-denigration.Isendkindness, loveandjoytoallpeople;andIknowgoodness, truthandbeautyfollowmeall thedaysofmylife,forIliveinthehouseofGodforever."Threeweeks transpired; and hewroteme, saying that practicing this phase ofmentalandspirituallawshadreplacedhisinnerchaotic,seethingcauldronstateofmindwithserenity,tranquilityandasenseofimperturbability.HOWABENEFICIALPHILOSOPHICALATTITUDETOWARDPEOPLEWASDEVELOPEDIhadan interestingconversationwithaJapanesebusinessman inHawaii,whophilosophized along these lines: "I have been in business 50 years and havetraveledextensively.Ihavelearnedthatpeoplearebasicallygoodandhonest.Itakepeopleastheycome.Theyarealldifferent:theyhavehaddifferenttrainingandconditioning;theyhavedifferentcustomsandreligiousbeliefs;andtheyaretheresultoftheirtraining,educationandhabitualthinking."I know complaining about people and getting angry with customers won'tchangethem.Idon't let themdisturbme;Irefusetoletanybodygetundermyskin.Iblessthemallandwalkon."HowcollectionsofunpaidbillsweremadeHe showed me a list of ten customers who owed him considerable sums ofmoneyandwhohadignoredhisseveralbills.Hesaid,"Ihavebeenprayingforeachone,morningandnight,realizingGodisprosperingtheminallwaysandthatGodguides,directsandmultipliestheirgood.Ipraythateachpayshisbillsgladlyandthattheyarehonest,sincereandblessedinallways.Istartedamonthagodoingthis;andeightofthemhavepaid,apologizingforthedelay.Therearetwotogo,butIknowtheywillpay,too."

Hediscovered thatwhenhechangedhismentalattitude toward thedelinquentcustomers,theychanged,also.THEKEYTOHAPPYRELATIONSTreat peoplewith respect.Honor and salute theDivinity in the other.Radiatelove and goodwill to all. Realize that nobody acts in a contentious, hostile,antagonistic and surly manner who is well adjusted. Know there is a mentalconflict somewhere. As the Kahuna says, "There is something eating theminside."Thereisapsychicpainsomewhere.GodisthetrueSelfofyou.Itcan'tbehurt,thwartedorvitiatedinanyway.Ifyoufinddifficultpeopleinyourlife,surrender them to God, declare your freedom in God and let God take themunder His care. Youwill then find yourself in green pastures and beside stillwaters.POINTSTORECALLINTHISCHAPTER1.Oneofthechiefreasonssomemenandwomendonotgetaheadindailylifeistheirinabilitytogetalongwithothers.2.RealizeeverypersonwhowalkstheearthisasonordaughterofGod.AsyouhonorandrespecttheGod-Selfwithin,youwillautomaticallyhonortheDivinePresenceintheother.3.Awaiterhandlingachurlish,ill-manneredandrudecustomerwhosnarledathim, realized the man was mentally sick and consequently treated him withkindness,courtesyandrespect.Everytimehewaitedonhim,heaffirmed,"Godloves him." The waiter's attitude melted the ice in the heart of his customer,payingthewaiterdividendsinpromotionandwealth.4.Tounderstandallistoforgiveall.Whenyouunderstandthecauseoftheinnerturmoil of others, you become more compassionate and understanding. Youunderstandheacts thewayhedoesbecauseofhis training, indoctrinationandconditioning.5. Learn that no one can hurt your feelings or "ruffle your feathers" exceptthrough the movement of your own thought, which is under your completecontrol.

6.Friction,innerturmoilandangerwillinterferewithyourstudiesandmemory,asthewisdomofthedeepermindwillnotrisetotheconsciousmindwhenthelatter is tenseandantagonistic.Pourout loveandgoodwillonothersuntilyoumeettheminyourmindandyouareatpeace.7. Intense rage and anger can cause heart attacks and other destructiveconditions.Toneutralizethesenoxiousemotions,dwellonthetruthsofthe91stPsalm, letting them sink into the subconscious mind and thereby banishinghostilityandsuppressedrage.Remainfaithful to the truthsofGodwithinyou,andyouwillwalkinpleasantnessandpathsofpeace.8.Thefirststeptoestablishingagoodrelationshipwithpeopleistolookwithinyourselfandask,"Mightitbepossiblethatthehostilityandanimosityofotherstowardme reflectmyownhostility and frustration to a great extent?"Changeyourselfandyouwillchangeyourrelationshipwithpeople.9.Thereisalawofcauseandeffectalwaysoperating.Themoodyougenerateisreturnedtoyouinthereactionsofpeopleandinconditionsandeventsinyourlife.10.Learntotakepeopleastheycomeanddonottrytochangethem.Peopleactaccording to their training, conditioningandhabitual thinking.Bless themandgoaboutyouraffairs.11. Ifpeopleoweyoumoney,prayfor theirprosperity,successandhappiness.Realizetheyarehonest,sincereandwillpayalltheirdebtsinDivineorder.12.Thekey toharmonious relationswithpeople is tohaveahealthy, reverentrespectfortheDivinitywithinyourselfandatthesametimerespectandsalutetheDivinityintheotherperson.13. If a person is very difficult to get along with, surrender him to GodcompletelyanddeclareyourfreedominGod.Theunpleasantnesswilldisappearfromyourexperience.Thoushaltalsodecreeathinganditshallbeestablisheduntothee...(Job22:28).

EIGHTEEN

TheBenefitsofTravelingwithGod

Iwentona lecture tour recently inEurope,visitingPortugal,France,Englandand Ireland.As I traveled east fromCalifornia, on alighting from theplane inNewYorkCity, Imetanold friend, jackTreadwell,authorofapopularbook,The Laws of Mental Magnetism1. He told me of an elderly man in the hotelwherehe livedwhohadbeencrippledwitharthritis.Hehad suggested tohimthat he try prayer therapy, and he gave him a special prayer to use: "God'sHealingLoveisnowtransformingeveryatomofmybeingintoGod'spatternofwholeness,beautyandperfection."Thismanaffirmedthesetruthsfortenorfifteenminuteseveryday.Attheendofamonthhewaswalkingfreely,joyouslyandeasily.Allthecalcareousdeposits,which cause arthritis, were eliminated. He had decided to travel with Godmentally,spirituallyandphysically.Thereisnothingmiraculousinthishealing.TheInfiniteHealingPresencewhichcreatedhisbodyhadalwaysbeenwithinhim,buthehad failed touse it. JackTreadwelltaughthimhowtostirupthisgiftofGodwithinhim.ThisiswhattheBiblemeanswhenitsays:WhereforeIputtheeinremembrancethatthoustirupthegiftofGod,whichisinthee...(IITim.1:6).Whenyouwalk,talkandtravelwith God, everything unlike God is dissolved in your mind, body andcircumstances.1Jack Treadwell, The Laws of Mental Magnetism (West Nyack, N.Y.: ParkerPublishingCo.,1965).HOWTOTRAVELWITHGODWheneverItakeatriporgoonalecturetour,Iprayasfollows:"MyjourneyisGod's journey,andallHiswaysarepleasantnessandallhispathsarepeace. Itravel underGod's guidance led by theHolySpirit.My highway is theRoyalRoadoftheAncients,themiddlepathofBuddha,thestraightandnarrowgateofJesus, theKing'sHighway, for IamaKingoverallmy thoughts, feelingsand

emotions. I send my messengers called God's love, peace, light and beautybeforemetomakestraight,beautiful,joyousandhappymyway.IalwaystravelwithGod,meetingHismessengersofpeaceandjoywhereverIgo.IknowthatwithmineeyesstayedonGod,thereisnoevilonmypathway."Whiletravelingonanairplane,bus,train,carorbyfoot,God'sspellisalwaysaroundme.ItistheinvisiblearmorofGod,andIgofrompointtopointfreely,joyously and lovingly. The Spirit ofGod is uponme,making all roads in theheavensaboveorontheearthbeneathahighwayformyGod.Itiswonderful!"WhymanyseemtoleadacharmedlifeIhavegiventheprecedingprayertohundredsofpeoplewhotraveloverseas,andthey really lead a charmed life by saturating their minds and hearts with theabove truths,which sink into their subconsciousminds, and theirdeepermindrespondsaccordingly.Thyfaithhathsavedthee;goinpeace(Luke7:50).CANYOUBELIEVEINMIRACLES?Myfirststopafter leavingNewYorkwasLisbon.Portugal isa landofruggedmountains, rolling plains, cork farms and thirteenth and fourteenth centuryhamlets. I hired a carwith a special guide, and togetherwith a niece ofminefromLiverpool,journeyedtotheshrineofFatima.OurguideexplainedthestoryofFatimabystatingthattheBlessedVirginhadappearedtothreechildrenonthethirteenth of May, 1917. Their names were Lucia, Francisco and Jacinta. Asudden flash of lightning had surrounded the children, and as they lookedtowardsthetree,theysawuponitthefigureof"OurLady"brighterthanthesun.Luciahadasked the"Lady"whoshewas,and the replyhadbeen,"IamfromHeaven.Returnheresix timesat thissamehouronthe thirteenthdayofeverymonth."The childrenhadbeenpestered and accusedof lying; however, thousandshadbelievedthem.ButonlythechildrencouldseetheBlessedVirgin.Sickpeoplehadbeencuredandmiraclesofhealinghadtakenplaceatthepurportedplaceofthe"Lady's"appearance.Thefinalappearanceof"OurLady"hadtakenplaceonthethirteenthofOctober.Itwas raining and a flash of lightning announced that theBlessedVirgin hadappeared.Shepredictedthatthewar,theninitsthirdyear,wouldsoonend,and

also made other prophetic pronouncements. Our guide said that on that dayabout 40,000 people had witnessed the dancing of the sun. The rain hadsuddenlystoppedandallthepeoplehadfallentotheirkneesastheyhadseenthesunsurroundedbyashiningcrown,burstingandturningaroundlikeawheeloffireworks.AhealingobservedfirsthandWevisitedtheChapeloftheApparitions.Ourguidepointedouttousawomanwhose right legwas paralyzed. Shewas on crutches and accompanied by herson. Our guide interpreted her prayer, which was in Portuguese, as follows:"WhenIkneeldownwheretheVirginappeared,Iwillbehealed,praiseGod."Wewatchedherasshekneltwithoneknee,holdinga rosary inherhand.Sheprayedfervently to theVirgin,and inabout fifteenminuteswesawhergetupandwalkfreelyoutofthechapelwithtearsofjoyinhereyes.TheBiblesays:...Ifthoucanstbelieve,allthingsarepossibletohimthatbelieveth(Mark9:23).THEMEANINGOFAMIRACLEAmiracleisnotaviolationofnaturallaw.Amiracledoesnotprovethatwhichisimpossible;itprovesthatwhichispossible.Amiracleissomethingthathappenswhenonebringsinahigherlawthanthosewhichmanhasknownheretofore.CauseofherhealingThe woman referred to above was healed by her belief and expectancy. ShebelievedthatifshecouldonlybeintheplacewhereshebelievedthattheVirginhadappeared,shewouldbehealed.Herbeliefreleasedthehealingpowerofherownsubconsciousmind!Thelawoflifeisthelawofbelief,andbeliefcouldbebrieflysummedupasathoughtinyourmind.Tobelieveistoacceptsomethingas true.Whatever your conscious, reasoningmind accepts as true engenders acorresponding reaction from your subconscious mind, which is one with theInfiniteIntelligencewithinyou.Thiswoman'sblindfaithorbeliefhealedher.THEINFINITEHEALINGPOWERANDHOWTOUSEITThetruemethodofspiritualhealingdoesnotlieinsomemagic,suchaswand-waving,visitingshrines,touchingrelics,bathingincertainwatersorkissingthebones of saints, but rather in the mental response of man to the Indwelling

InfiniteHealingPresencewhichcreatedhimandallthingsintheworld.SpiritualhealingandfaithhealingnotthesameSpiritual healing is not the same as faith healing. A faith healer may be anyperson who heals without any knowledge or scientific understanding of thepowersoftheconsciousandsubconsciousmind.Hemayclaimthathehassomemagicalgiftofhealing, and the sickperson'sblindbelief inhisorherpowersmaybringresults.Thespiritual therapistmustknowwhathe isdoingandwhyhe isdoing it.Hetruststhelawofhealing.Thelawofmindisthatwhateveryouimpressonyoursubconscious mind will be expressed in like manner as form, function,experienceandevents.THEMEANINGOFTHEAPPEARANCEOFTHEBLESSEDVIRGINThenameoftheVirginisfrequentlyreferredtoasMary.TheLatinword"mare"meansthesea.Theword"virgin"meanspure,and"virginmare"meanspuresea.It means the female aspect of God. This female aspect or subjective mind isreferredtoinancientsymbolismasIsis,whoseveilnomanmaylift;asSophiaof thePersians;asDianaof theEphesians;andshe isalsocalledIstarAstarte,Mylitta andMaya, themother ofBuddha. The term "Mother ofGod" usuallyreferstotheMadonna.Ofcourse,Godhasnofatherormother.GodistheLife-Principlewhichwasneverbornandwillneverdie.The"MotherofGod"meanstomother,dwellonornourish thatwhich isgood inyourmind. It isamentalattitude.The"MotherofGod"orthe"Madonna"or"OurLady"isapuremyth,which isaprojectedpsychological truthmeaning love,beauty,order, themindthatgivesbirthtoGodorallthingsgood.WereapparitionsatLourdesandFatimasubjectivecreationsofmind?If Ihypnotizedyouandwhileyouwere in thehypnoticstatesuggested toyouthatonbringingyououtofthetranceyouwouldseeyourgrandmotherandtalktoherand that shewouldgiveyou.propheticannouncements foryourselfandthe world, your sub- conscious mind would project the image of yourgrandmother,andyouwouldseeherand talk toher.Yoursubconsciouswould

utter predictions and prognostications based on the nature of my suggestion.Remember, there is a memory picture of your grand- mother in yoursubconsciousmind.Itwouldnotbeyourrealgrandmother,whoundoubtedlyisbusy in the next dimension of life. You would have simply experienced asubjective hallucination. The others present in the room where you werehypnotizedcouldnotseeyourgrandmother;youwouldbetheonlyonecapableof seeingyourprojected thoughtpicture.AtFatima itwas reported that itwasonlythechildrenwhosawtheVirgin;themultitudedidnot.Bernadette'sVisionatLourdesAccording to someauthorities,Bernadette's early lifewas lonely.She sufferedfrom asthmatic attacks and was emotionally inhibited. The excitation andexpectancyofhermindthatshewouldsee"OurLady"actedasanauto-hypnoticsuggestion, and her subconsciousmind projected a picture of awomanwhichconformedwiththestatueinherchurchorthepictureoftheVirgininherprayerbook. Her experiences seem to be projected from within her own mind.Hallucinations are based on the conditioning of your mind. Anyone whoferventlydesirestoseeasaintlybeingcanconditionhissubconscioustoseehisconcept of the VirginMary or any other personage, based on statues, prayerbookpicturesorpaintingsofsame.WHYTHEPROPHECIESCAMETOPASSTheLadyatFatimatoldJacintaandFranciscothattheywoulddieofinfluenzaandthatLuciawouldbecomeanun.Allthishappened.Remember,yourfutureisalreadyinyourmind,andacapablepsychicormediumcanalsopredictyourfuturewithafairdegreeofaccuracy.Yourfuture isyourpresentstateofmindmademanifest, but by prayer you can change the future by thinking from thestandpoint of universal principles. Change your thought life to conform toharmony,health,peace,love,rightaction,andDivinelawandorder,andallyourwayswillbepleasantnessandallyourpathswillbepeace.Then,anynegativeprediction cannot come to pass. In this case, it was the children's ownsubconsciouswhichguidedthepredictionstocometrue.ThebasisofmiraclesasobservedinEuropeThere was much turbulence, strife and rioting during my trip to Paris, but IreceivedapleasantreceptionfromDr.MarySterlingandherassociates.Sheis

theDirector ofUniteUniverselle, 22RueDeDouai, Paris, and has translatedmanyofmybooks intoFrench.Shehasaprayergroupathercenter,and theyachieveamazinghealingsandanswers toprayer.Requests come fromalloverFrance.Ispoketoaverylargeanddistinguishedgroupofmenandwomenthereandreceivedamemorableovation.ThebasisofahealingofblindnessAyoungwomanwhoattendedoneofmylecturesinParisvisitedmeattheHotelNapoleon about an emotional problem, and in the course of conversation shetoldme thatwhen she first came to Paris from one of the provinces shewasemployed as a dressmaker. Her employers were cruel and mean to her. Sheresentedthemverymuch,andsubsequentlyshefoundherselflosinghervision.Shewenttoanophthalmologistandhesuggestedshegiveupdressmakingandgobacktothecountrylife.Sherefusedandhersightgotworse.Shewenttoseealocalmedicaldoctorandhetoldhertoquitherpositionandfindanother,thather subconsciousmindwas trying to shutout theunpleasant surroundingsandheremployers.Shedid this.She foundanotherpositionwhereshewashappy,andhervisionwasgraduallyre-stored.Shetoldmethatsheactuallyhatedthesightofherformeremployers.Then,ofcourse,hersubconsciousrespondedbyseeingtoitthatshecouldn'tseethemorhersurroundings.Shefinallylearnedtoblessherformeremployersandwalkon.Inthecaseoffailingeyesight,itiswisetoaskyourselfwhyyoursubconsciousmind is making your eyes the scapegoat.What is it in your life you wish toexcludeorshutout?Theansweriswithinyouandsoisthesolution.HerDivineCompanionsavedherlifeAFrenchnewspaperwomanmetmeat theOrlyAirport,becausetherewerenotaxis operating in Paris due to a strike. She is an old friend of mine andconstantlyuses the sameprayer Iuse in travelingandwhich I included in thefirstpartofthischapter.Shesaidthatthisspecialprayerwasasmuchapartofherasherhair.Lastyearshewasabout to takea trip toNorthAfrica,GreeceandsomeotherMediterraneancountries.Onenight,shesaid,Iappearedtoherinadreamandtold her towait—postpone the trip—as the plane shewas goingonwould

meetwithdisaster.Shecancelledthetrip,andtheplaneinquestioncrashed.Shetold me that she understood the way her deeper mind worked; i.e., hersubconsciousmindprojectedanimageofapersonshetrustedandwouldobey.Actually, itwas theGod-Presencewithin herwhich protected her.HerDivineCompanionwatchedoverherinallherways.ThisisthePresenceofGodinallofus....ItheLordwillmakemyselfknownuntohiminavision,andwillspeakuntohiminadream(Num.12:6).HOWTOUSETHEPOWEROFYOURSUBCONSCIOUSMINDTOMAKEAFORTUNEDr.Mary Sterling informedme that the sale of her French translation ofThePowerofYourSubconsciousMind2isexceedingallexpectationsandthatmanyletters are pouring into her sanctuary at 22 Rue De Douai, Paris, attesting toremarkable healings and answers to prayer. One Parisian told me that he hasmade a fortuneby following a techniqueoutlined in theFrench editionofmybook,byaffirmingforabouttenminutespriortosleep"Wealthismine;wealthisminenow"overandoveragainuntilhelulledhimselftosleep.Hesucceededby repetition in impregnating his mind, and he said everything he touchedseemedtobelikethetouchofMidashehasmadeafortune.Inoneinstancehewona lotteryworth$60,000 inAmericanmoney.He sincerelybelieves in thepower of his subconscious to guide, direct, heal and inspire him, and itrespondedaccordingtohisbelief.2 Joseph Murphy, The Power of Your Subconscious Mind (Englewood Cliffs,N.J.:Prentice-Hall,Inc.,1963).THEREISALWAYSANANSWERWhile Iwas traveling toLondon fromParis for a series of lectures inCaxtonHall,London,andalsoBournemouth,aseasideresortinthesouthofEngland,aFrench girl sat beside me and said, "I am going to London to listen to yourlectures, as Iwant tohearmore about thepowersofmymind.Duringoneofyour lectures in Paris, you said that whatever you impressed on yoursubconsciousmindwouldbeexpressedandfulfilled."Thensheaddedthatshedecreed,"IamgoingtoLondoninDivineordertolistentoaseriesoflecturesbyDr.Murphyandeverythingwillbeprovidedbymydeepermind."Shehappenedtospeaktoherbrother,whoisamedicaldoctorinParis,aboutherinterestinthesubconsciousmind, andhe said toher, "Sis,whydon't yougo toLondonand

takeintheseriesoflectures?"Hegaveherabouttwothousandfrancs—morethanenoughforthetrip—whereasshehadpreviouslythoughtthatherbrotherwashostiletothisteaching.The ways of your subconscious are past finding out. She discovered, asthousandsofothershavedone,thatthereisalwaysananswer....Seek,andyeshallfind;knock,anditshallbeopeneduntoyou(Matt.7:7).Imightaddthatthisyounggirlwasgoingtoschoolandhadnomoneyofherown.HowapersonwonontheEnglishDerbythreetimesDuringoneofmylecturesatCaxtonHall,London,whereIhavegivenaseriesoflecturesabouteverytwoyearsforthepasttwentyyears,andinanareawhereIenjoyahostof friends,ayoungmanspoke tome, saying,"Ihopeyoudon'tthink I'm usingmymind thewrongway, but threemonths before our annualderbyrace,everynightIaffirmbeforesleep,'Thewinnerinthederby,'andIlullmyselftosleepwiththeoneword'winner,'knowingthatmysubconsciouswillrevealtometheanswer."Forthreeconsecutiveyearshehasseenthewinnerthenight before the race in a dream, and last year he bet one thousand pounds,whichwonhimahandsomesumofmoney.Hissubconsciousrespondedtohisfaith in its powers.His preview of the race is called precognition,which is afacultyofthemind.I explained to him that the subconscious is amoral; it is a law, and a law isneithergoodnorbad.Itdependsonhowyouuseit.Thereisnothingwronginseeing the questions in the subconscious in an examination prior to taking it;there is nothing wrong in seeing the winner of a dog or a horse race, either.There isonlyonesubjectivemind,andit is in thedog, thecatandinallotherthingsaswell.HOWDISSOLVINGGUILTHEALEDANULCERATEDARMAyoungsurgeonvisitedmeatSt.Ermine'sHotelnexttoCaxtonHall,alecturehall.Hehadjustlistenedtooneofmylectureson"WhyYouCanBeHealed."Heshowedmehisarm,whichwasbadlyulcerated.Hehadtriedallmanneroftherapy to no avail— the ulcer refused to respond. I asked himwhat he haddonewithhisrighthandthatmighthavecausedasenseofguilt,andherepliedhonestlyandwithsadness,"WhenIwasanintern,Iperformedseveralabortionsformonetaryreasons.Accordingtomyreligionthatismurder,andIfeelguilty

andfullofremorse."Iaskedhim,"Wouldyoudoitnow?"Hesaid,"Ofcoursenot.Iamhelpingpeopletogetwellnow."I told him that he was punishing himself; that the man who performed theseoperationsnolongerexisted,inasmuchaseveryatomofhisbodychangeseveryelevenmonths.Moreover,hewascompletelychangedmentally,emotionallyandspiritually,andhewasactuallycondemninganinnocentman.Godcondemnsnoone, and when we forgive ourselves we are forgiven. Self-condemnation isindeedhell—self-forgivenessisheaven.Thissurgeonimmediatelysawthepoint.Thepastwasdead.Hesawhimselfasinnocent.Beforetheendofmyweek'slectures,heshowedmehishandandarmwhichhadbecomecompletelywholeandperfect.Paulsaid,...ThisonethingIdo, forgetting those things which are behind, and reaching forth unto thosethingswhicharebefore, Ipress toward themark for theprize . . . (Phil.3:13,14)."KevinoftheMiracles"Glendalochistraditionallyknownasthesiteofthe"SevenChurches"inIreland.St. Kevin spent about four years of incredible austerity here, living on herbs,rootsandberriesfoundlocally.Hewasbornin498anddiedin618.Heiscalled"KevinoftheMiracles."A local farmerwasaccidentallystruck in theeyebyastone.Theman lost thesightof theaffectedeyeandsufferedexcruciatingpain.St.Kevin touched theinjuredeyewithaferventinvocationtoGod.Atoncethewoundhealed,theflowofbloodceasedandthepainvanished.Theman'ssightwasrestored.It issaidthatthismiraclewaswitnessedbymanymembersofthecommunity,whoweregreatlyedifiedasaresult.AplaceofpilgrimageAvisit toSt.Kevin'sbed is anessentialpartof thepilgrimage toGlendaloch.Thebed is a cavity in the rock about thirty feet abovewater level.There is atraditionalpromisethatthosewhosucceedinclimbingintoSt.Kevin'sbedwillhave their dearest wish granted. There is an extra wish granted to those whodecidetositinSt.Kevin'schair.

MysisteraccompaniedmeonthispilgrimagetoSt.Kevin's,andwetalkedtoawomanwhowasonthepilgrimagefromKillarney.Shetoldusthatsomeyearsago she had been in the terminal stages of cancer; her guide had aided her inreachingSt.Kevin'sbed in therock,andshehadprayed there toSt.Kevin.Afewdayslatershefelthealed,andherdoctors,aftertakingabiopsyandmakingX-ray examinations, agreed that shewas free fromcancer.This, she said, hadoccurredfiveyearsago,andsheisnowstrong,vitalandwhole.St.Kevin'sWellTherewasacrowdoftouristsaroundawell.Theguidepointedoutfivefingerindentations,supposedlythoseofSt.Kevin,intherock.Visitorswereaskedtoplaceahand(left)intherock,fittingthefingersexactlyintothefissuresoftherock,andthenplaceitinthewellbesideitandmakeaspecificprayerorrequest.ThetraditionalbeliefisthatthewishwillbegrantedthroughthemediationofSt.Kevin.HowhisarthritichandwashealedTherewasanelderlymanneartherock,andhetoldusthatthreeyearsagohishandshadbecomecrippledwitharthritis,somuchsothattheyweredeformed.He followed the instructions by placing his hand on the rock and then in thewell,beggingSt.Kevintohealhim.Hesaid,"Iwashealed.Lookatmyhandsnow."Theywereperfect.HOWDOALLTHESEHEALINGSTAKEPLACE?Emersonsays,"Thereisonemindcommontoallindividualmen.Everymanisaninlettothesameandtoallofthesame.Hethatisonceadmittedtotherightof reason ismade a freemanof thewhole estate.WhatPlato has thought, hemaythink;whatasainthasfelt,hemayfeel;whatatanytimehasbefallenanyman,hecanunderstand.Whohathaccesstothisuniversalmindisapartytoallthatisorcanbedone,forthisistheonlyandsovereignagent."For example, if an electrician is seeking answers to electrical or electronicproblems, all the ingenuity, skill, research, discoveries andwisdomofEdison,Faraday,Marconi and others are in the repository of the universal mind, andeveryonecantuneinontheirknowledgeandwisdom.AnymusiceverplayedbyBach,BeethovenorBrahms isstoredanddeposited in theuniversalsubjective

mind,whichanimatesallofus.Anymusiciancantuneinandtapthisreservoir,whichisinstantlyavailabletoall.Thesaintsmentionedinreligiousliteraturearemen and women who rose above their problems and appropriated more ofDivinitythanothers.Theyrosetoahigherpointofspiritualawareness,andtheirhealing consciousness and victories over all kinds of mental and physicaldiseases are deposited in the universal bank called the universal subconsciousmind.Therefore,whentheIrishmanprayedtoSt.Kevin,hisimaginationwasfired,hisconsciousness was lifted up in faith and expectancy, and he tuned in on thehealingvibrationsalwayspresent in theuniversalmind.Hisprayerworkedforhimbecausehismindwasfulloffaithandexpectancy.Hisdeepdevotion,whichwasall-inclusive,impressedhissubconsciousmindandahealingfollowed.Whatever you focus your attention on long enough to cause it to becomeimpressedinyoursubconsciouswillinturnbedemonstratedinyourexperience.Thisistheexplanationfortheso-calledmiracleswhichtakeplaceatSt.Kevin'srockandwell.TheBible says, And all things, whatever ye shall ask in prayer believing, yeshallreceive(Matt.21:22).Jesussaiduntohim,Ifthoucanstbelieve,allthingsarepossibletohimthatbelieveth(Mark9:23).POINTSTORECALLINTHISCHAPTER1.God'sHealingLovecanliterallydissolveeverythingunlikeitselfinyourmindand body. Love is the universal solvent. The gift of God within you is theInfiniteHealingPresence,whichistheonlyhealingpowerthereis.2.YoutravelwithGodbyclaimingthatthemessengersofpeace,love,lightandbeauty go before you making straight, glorious, joyous and happy your way.Know that God's love surrounds you in the heavens above and on the earthbeneath,makingallroadsasafehighway.3.TheappearanceoftheBlessedVirginattheShrineofFatimaandotherplacesissimplyadramatizationofthesubconsciousmindofthechildrenwhoclaimedtheysawtheVirgininawhiterobeinatree.TheVirgininquestionresemblesthepictureintheirprayerbookorpossiblythestatuetheysawintheirchurch.ItisauniversalsymbolforthefemaleaspectofGodorDivineLove.

4. People all over theworld are healed at the various shrines, such as Shintoshrines,Buddhashrines,atLourdesandatFatima,aswellasmanyotherplaces.Itisnottheshrineorthewatersortherelicsthatperformtheso-calledmiracle,but firm faith, belief, great expectancy and a fired imagination, all of which,when prolonged over a period of time, impregnate the subconscious mind,releasing the Infinite healing power of the subconscious, which is the onlyhealingpowerthereis.5. A miracle is not a violation of natural law. Amiracle does not prove thatwhichis impossible; itprovesthatwhichispossible.It is theresponseofyoursubconsciousmindtoyourbelief.6. Spiritual healing is different from faith healing. For example, anything thatmovesthemindfromfeartofaith,suchasabeliefinthebonesofsaints,relics,holywaters,etc.,maybringaboutahealing.Spiritualhealingistheharmoniousinteractionofyourconsciousandsubconsciousmind,scientificallydirected.Itisnotthethingbelievedin,suchasashrine,relic,etc.,butitisbeliefitselfwhichactuallydoesthehealing.7.Theapparitionsofthe"Lady"purportedtohavebeenseenatFatima,Lourdes,Ireland and other places are subjective experiences induced by excitation,expectancyandautosuggestion,whichcause thesubconsciousmindtoprojectanimageinconformitywiththepatternregisteredinthesubconsciousmindofthebeliever.8.Thefutureisalreadyinourmindsandmaybeseenbyaclairvoyantorgoodpsychic;soalso is thefuturedestinyofanation.Butasman learns toprayhecannegateanynegativehappeningthatmaybeinhismindnow.Thefuture isyourpresentthinkingmademanifest.Changeyourthoughtandyouchangeyourdestiny.9.Whenyourvisionisfailing,askyourselfwhyyoursub-consciousisselectingyoureyeasascapegoat.Whatisityouwishtoshutoutofyourworld?Correctitatonce,andahealingwillfollow.10.Whenyouprayforguidanceandrightaction,andfeelandknowthatGod'sLove surrounds you at all times and thatGodwalks and talks in you, often awarningmaycometoyouinadream;anditiswisetoobeytheinnervision.You

areseeingtheeventbeforeithappens,andyoucanavoidit.11.Onewaytoimpregnateyoursubconscioustosecurewealthistolullyourselftosleepeverynightwiththewords,"wealthisminenow."Wonderswillhappeninyour life,andyouwilldiscover thatyourfaith inyoursubconscious isyourfortune.12.Thesubconsciousknowsonlytheanswer.Ifyoudon'thaveapennyinyourpocket and you want to take a journey, turn your request over to yoursubconscious mind this way: "I am taking a trip to in Divine order andeverythingIneed isbeingprovidednow."Believeandacceptwhatyousayastrue,anditshallcometopass.13.AmaninLondonwonmoneyontheEnglishDerbythreeyearssuccessivelyby lulling himself to sleep nightly for three months prior to the race byconcentrating on one word, "winner." His subconscious is all-wise, and it re-spondedtohisbeliefinitspowers.14.Anulceratedarm failed tohealuntil thevictimdecided to forgivehimselfandgofree.Themomentheceasedallself-condemnationahealingfollowed.15.Thereisoneuniversalmind.Allthemusiceverplayedbygreatmusiciansisdepositedintheuniversalmindandmaybetappedbyanyone.Alltheholymenoftheworldwhotriumphedoverproblems,difficultiesanddiseasesofallkindshavealsodepositedtheirexperiencesandstateofconsciousnessintheuniversalmind.AllthewisdomandknowledgeofEinstein,Faraday,EdisonandMarconiaredepositedintheuniversalbankofourmindandmaybetappedbyanybodyinterested in seekinganswers.Allhehas todo is tune in.Whenyou risehighenough in consciousness, the answer to your prayerwill come.And I, if I beliftedupfromtheearth,willdrawallmen(manifestation)untome(John12:32).