Thought Vibration. the Law of Attraction in the Thought World

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~ THOUGHT VIBRATION OR THE LAW OF ATTRACTION IN THE THOUGHT WORLD ~

Thought Vibrationor

The Law of Attraction in the

Thought World

by

WILLIAM WALKER ATKINON

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~ ,REFACE ~

In December, 1901, William Walker Atkinson, in assumingthe editorship of the popular magaine !"W T#$%T, in'troduced himself to the readers of that periodical in a memo'rable article( That article contained a clear, ringing, forcefulstatement of his indi)idual creed, that of which nothing can af'ford a deeper insight into the character and inner self of theman whose name appears as author of this book( It is the cr*s'tallied e+pression of the world'principles, the truths, whichhis writings seek to illuminate, and in m* opinion should beread b* e)er* student of his works as the ke* to the philosoph*he teaches(

or this reason there has been prefi+ed to this, his latestbook, under the title, -.* Working /reed,- the most )ital ofthe fundamental beliefs enunciated b* .r( Atkinson in that fa'mous introductor* statement of 1901( !one can read the recur'ring, ringing, -I "LI""- of this author, without feeling ananswering thrill of e+altation and power( To those who readthis book I would sa* ' imbue *ourself thoroughl* with the

broad and beautiful spirit of those few preliminar* paragraphs,that *ou ma* pass on understandingl* to the perusal of theteachings which follow(



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Those who ha)e an opportunit* to refer to the article fromwhich this /reed is taken, should do so( It tells of the work, thematerial success, followed b* o)er'strain, ph*sical and mental

breakdown and financial disaster, which marked the earlier*ears of William Walker Atkinson( It shows how he came toknow what he now holds to be T#" T2%T# and how, in hisown life, he has demonstrated its )alue( or from mental and

ph*sical wreck and financial ruin, he wrought through its prin'ciples, perfect health, mental )igor and material prosperit*(

.r( Atkinson, during the man* *ears of his connection withthe magaine, !"W T#$%T, built for himself an enduring

place in the hearts of its readers( or four *ears his literar*work was confined to its pages 3including in addition, three

books for its publishers4, and article after article of wonderfulstrength and )ital force flowed from his pen( During this time,se)eral series of -lessons- appeared, under )ar*ing titles, in re'gard to the application of the Law of Attraction in the ThoughtWorld ' lessons which created a sensation and e+erted a won'derful influence upon the li)es of those who applied their prin'

ciples( The* were written in .r( Atkinson5s own sparkling, in'timate st*le, teeming with thought, force, energ*, fire ' butshorn of all atmosphere of the stud*, all attempt at -fine writ'ing,- polished periods or dignified metaphor, and all affecta'tion or assumption of superior learning(

$ne of .r( Atkinson5s cardinal principles is, -6tand on *ourown feet,- and he deprecates an* attempt to read infallibilit*into his writings( or this reason, we ha)e again prefaced the

present work with a -oreword,- in which he seeks to instillinto all students of !ew Thought ' whether as e+pressed in hiswritings or in those of others ' the 7ualit* of self'dependence(A reading of this oreword will gi)e the student a clear idea ofthe attitude of mind in which .r( Atkinson thinks this, and allother indi)idual interpretations of life, should be approached(

With -.* Working /reed- and the -oreword- as guides,the present reader should enter upon T#$%T I2A'

TI$!, the book proper, in a spirit calculated to e+tract thegreatest possible )alue(



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T#$%T I2ATI$! embraces two series of the )itallessons mentioned abo)e, with some additional articles b* .r(Atkinson, following out the same line of teaching( The order of

the lessons has been somewhat changed in the combination8and for further continuit* and clearness, new lesson titles, inthe form of chapter headings, ha)e been selected( The publish'ers ha)e preferred to retain the familiar unstudied st*le of thelessons, as originall* written, rather than to subect the articlesto the literar* re)ision b* the author, which usuall* precedes

publication in book form( The* contend that .r( Atkinson5smightiest influence, his greatest strength and power, lies in his

simple, straightforward, and at times e)en collo7uial language' the kind which -e)en m* little son can understand,- as wrotein gratitude one earnest student(

It is such writing that the world needs ' writing which canbe read and apprehended b* the -little sons- of the world,whether known as children or as men( There is a great deal ofso'called -fine writing- on !ew Thought subects, beautifulsentences full of high, though sometimes mist* thought8 but

this world needs common, practical, e)er*da* application ofthis thought( Where there is one reader for the literar* master'

piece, there are a hundred readers 3plus e)en that other one4,for the book written as a keen, li)e, human man talks, and writ'ten about the difficulties, the problems, the possibilities of thea)erage citien of the world(

This is a truth .r( Atkinson has mastered, and it is with in'tention he casts from him the restrictions of an academic

st*le( #e speaks, alwa*s, not in dignified tones to -the public,-but in the language of a friend to :$%( It can be said of him inpraise, as of another before him, -The common people heardhim gladl*;- ' the highest, most enduring tribute that can be

paid to a leader of men(

2ecognition is due to Louise 2adford Wells for the re)isionof the proofs of this book, the selection of its title and chapterheadings, and the ordered arrangement of the lessons(

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TAL" $ /$!T"!T6

@reface )

Table of /ontents i+

/hapter /ontents +orward +i)

.* Working /reed +i+

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I( The Law of Attraction in the Thought World 1

II( Thought Wa)es Their @rocess of 2eproduction ?

III( A Talk About the .ind 1B

I( .ind'uilding 19

( The 6ecret of the Will CB

I( Immunit* to Inurious Thought Attraction C

II( The Transmutation of !egati)e Thought BC

III( The Law of .ental /ontrol B

IE( Asserting the Life orce F0

E( Training the #abit'.ind FB

EI( The @s*cholog* of "motion F?EII( De)eloping !ew rain /ells >0

EIII( The Attracti)e @ower G Desire orce >>

EI( The &reat D*namic orces >9

E( /laiming :our $wn ?F

EI( Law G !ot /hance H0



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CHA,TER I:

THE LAW OF ATTRACTION

IN THE THOUGHT WORLD$ne great Law ' Thought a manifestation of energ* ' Thoughtibration ' ibrations of light and heat differ solel* in rate of)ibration ' #uman brain onl* instrument capable of registeringthought'wa)es ' "+periments in telepath* pro)e the law of thought'attraction ' Like attracts like in the thought'world 'The wirelesstelegraph* of the mind ' A field of energ* with established laws(

CHA,TER II:

THOUGHT2 WAVE AND THEIR ,OWER OFRE,RODUCTION

#ow thought'wa)es tra)erse the sea of mind ' The power possessedof reproducing themsel)es ' ibrations which affect us ' those whichdo not ' wh* ' We are what we ha)e thought oursel)es into being 'The agenc* of others5 thoughts in shaping our destin* ' The workingof the Law of Attraction illustrated b* the .arconi wirelessinstruments ' The mind has man* degrees of pitch ' @ositi)e thought' !egati)e thought ' We are positi)e to some, negati)e to others ' A

knowledge of .ental Law can change us from negati)e to positi)e '.ore people on negati)e plane than on positi)e plane '/onse7uentl* more negati)e thought')ibrations ' #ow tocounterbalance them ' Affirmations and auto'suggestions and theiruses ' "stablishing new mental attitudes ' De)elopment of the Will 'A high tension not at all times desirable ' Ad)antage of changingfrom positi)e to recepti)e, at will(

CHA,TER III:

A TALK ABOUT THE MIND.an has but one mind ' unctions along two lines of mental effort '@assi)e effort often result of )ibrator* impulses imparted in ageslong past ' Acti)e effort new'born ' Thought impulse and motionimpulse result of acti)e effort ' Acti)e function creates, passi)efunction obe*s orders and suggestions ' Acti)e function sends forth)ibrations ' The force of habit ' Appetenc* ' The impulse of the@rimal /ause ' JLife'forceK ' .ental culture and mentalde)elopment, two different things ' The amenabilit* of the mind to

the will ' The Will, the outward manifestation of the I A. ' Theattraction of the Absolute ' The real man the master ' Acti)e and

passi)e functions but tools(



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CHA,TER IV:

MIND BUILDING

The power of man ' %nconscious mind'building ' The -I,- theso)ereign of the mind ' The %ni)ersal Will ' The master* of theLower 6elf ' The mental misgo)erned b* irresponsible faculties 'The reestablishment of order in the mental kingdom ' The first battle' The con7uest of the Lesser 6elf b* the 2eal 6elf ' Affirmation and"+ercise(

CHA,TER V:

THE ECRET o! THE WILL

The Will'@ower and its capabilit* of being de)eloped, disciplined,controlled and directed ' ")er* man the possessor, potentiall*, of astrong will ' The great power'house of the %ni)ersal Will'@ower 'Will does not need training, but mind does ' .ind, the instrument '.entall* la* people ' 6trong will follows strong desire ' The priceof attainment ' The real test ' The secret of the de)elopment of theWill ' Auto'suggestion and e+ercise(

CHA,TER VI:

HOW TO BECOME IMMUNE TO IN>URIOU

THOUGHT ATTRACTION

The first thing to do ' ear thought ' 6trong e+pectanc* a powerfulmagnet ' The man who fears ' #ow to o)ercome the habit of fear ' Awaste of time to fight negati)e thought b* den*ing it ' The rightmental attitude ' 6etting new )ibrations in motion ' The con7uest offear the first important step ' The positi)e will pre)ail(

CHA,TER VII:THE TRANMUTATION

OF NEGATIVE THOUGHT

Worr* the child of fear ' The moti)e underl*ing action ' The causesthat result in success ' #ow desire acts ' Worr* negati)e and death'

producing ' Desire and ambition positi)e and life'producing ' Thetransmutation of worr* ' &etting into harmon* with the rightthought'wa)es ' 6etting in motion the Law of Attraction ' ear

paral*es desire ' $nce rid of it, difficult* melts awa* ' Theworking of a might* Law ' The things we worr* about ' Thingsadust themsel)es ' The storing'up of energ* ' Where are the feared



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things ' etter wa*s of o)ercoming obectionable thoughts than b*fighting them(

CHA,TER VIII:

THE LAW OF MENTAL CONTROL

Thoughts either faithful ser)ants or t*rannical masters ' 6ome of ourbest mental work performed for us when our conscious mentalit* isat rest ' The ke* to the m*ster* ' The man who understands how torun his mental engine ' 6lowing down the mind(

CHA,TER I?:

AERTING THE LIFE FORCE

A general awakening needed ' Let Life flow through us, manifestingin thought, word and deed ' The e+pression of conscious life 'Affirmation and "+ercise(

CHA,TER ?:

TRAINING THE @HABIT2MIND@

The sub'conscious mind ' Importance of transmitting properimpulses ' Automatic habits ' -Which of these two things shall Ido- ' orming a new habit ' reaking an old one ' The -ust'once-idea ' The mind a piece of paper ' .ental creases(

CHA,TER ?I:

THE ,&CHOLOG& OF THE EMOTION

"motions dependent largel* upon habit ' .a* be repressed,increased, de)eloped, changed ' When to master an undesirableemotion ' =ealous* ' its growth ' 2age ' the habit of feeling andacting JmeanK ' Worr* ' /ontinued thought manifests in action 'ault'finding ' The chronic nagger ' !egati)e emotions and theirrecurrence ' #ow to choke out these habits(

CHA,TER ?II:

DEVELO,ING NEW BRAIN CELL

%ndesirable states of feeling ' We are not the creatures of ouremotions ' The maorit* of the race so go)erned to a great degree '.an the real master of emotions ' The de)elopment of new brain'cells ' The disuse of old brain'cells with undesirable manifestations 'The brain ' the organ and instrument of the mind ' $ur tendencies,temperaments and predispositions ' The millions of unused brain'

cells ' .ental attitudes ac7uired or discarded at will ' The mindclears the wa* for thoughts good for the indi)idual, interposesresistance to those which are harmful ' $ne positi)e thought will



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counteract a number of negati)e thoughts ' -#olding the thought- '#ow to culti)ate a certain habit of action ' 2idding oneself of amental trait(

CHA,TER ?III:

THE ATTRACTIVE ,OWER 2 DEIRE FORCE

.ental leaks ' The man or woman in search of success ' Whenmental force operates best ' The mind works on the sub'conscious

plane along the line of the ruling passion or desire ' 6catteringthought'force ' &etting out of the current of attraction ' .* personale+perience ' Lo)e at the bottom of the whole of life(

CHA,TER ?IV:THE GREAT D&NAMIC FORCE

The difference between the successful strong men and theunsuccessful weak men ' "nerg* and In)incible Determination '"nerg* not rare ' Wasted ner)e'force ' The #uman Will ' a greatd*namic force ' The people who ha)e Jarri)edK ' are the* ordinar*,after all ' .ade of the stuff of those about them ' Wherein doestheir greatness lie ' elief in themsel)es ' The right use of material' The -trick- of greatness ' The good things locked up in *our mind '

The ine+haustible suppl*(

CHA,TER ?V:

CLAIMING &OUR OWN

!othing too good for *ou ' :our direct inheritance ' &reat thingslost for want of asking ' The Law takes *ou in earnest ' :ou are amanifestation of the Whole Thing ' :ou must first awaken to arealiation that *ou are merel* asking for *our own ' The Law willdo its work ' The h*pnotism of Jhumilit*K ' The great things in the

/osmos which await *our coming of age ' The pla*things of life '$ur game'tasks ' The difference between the master ofcircumstances and the sla)e of circumstances(

CHA,TER ?VI:

LAW 2 NOT CHANCE

The attracti)e power of thought ' -A matter of luck- ' A magnificentillustration of the Law of Attraction ' A strong belief as efficaciousas a strong wish ' The man who -gets there- ' The man who fails '

!o such thing as chance ' Law e)er*where ' @lan and purpose 'cause and effect ' &etting into the current ' The right )ibrations



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~ FOREWORD ~

I am in receipt of a letter from an earnest student of !ew

Thought, who writes me that he is endea)oring to put intopractice the teachings for which I stand( That is all right ' Ithink he will get some good out of the practice 3I know that Ido4( ut here is where the trouble comes in ' he goes on to sa*that he is a Jfaithful discipleK of mine and is content to Jsit atthe feet of the Teacher(K

!ow, if *ou will pardon the slang, I must sa* that such talkmakes me tired( I wish no -disciples(- Disciples are mere

parrots, repeating what one sa*s ' mere human sheep, trottingalong after some conceited old bellwether( I do not wish to

pose as a bellwether, nor do I wish a flock of human sheeptrotting after me( I want e)er* one of m* fellow students of.ental 6cience to be his own bellwether( I like comradeshipand mutual help ' the help of interdependence( ut I don5t likethis talk of master and disciple ' of leader and follower ' thistalk and idea of dependence(

As for sitting at an*one5s feet, the idea arouses all the spiritof independence within me( I don5t want to sit at an*one5s feet 'and I don5t want an*one to sit at mine( I am willing, and often



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glad, to listen to some teacher and to pick from his teachingssuch bits of truth as m* mind is read* to recei)e( I am willingto sa* -I don5t know,- and to accept from others that which

appeals to me as truth8 not because the other sa*s that it istruth, but because m* mind recognies it as such(

I take m* own, where)er I find it, because I recognie it asmine( I know that all students and teachers get their knowledgefrom the onl* source of suppl* ' the* can5t get it froman*where else( And if some other fellow happens to see a

particular bit of truth, before I do, I gladl* accept a portion ofit from his hands ' be he king or beggar8 while if I happen to

see the thing first, I will gladl* share it with all who are read*for it and who ma* want it, without feeling that I am a-leader,- or -teacher,- or that the* are -followers- or-disciples(-

We are all fellow students ' that5s all( I recognie no man asm* master ' and I spurn the person who would call me-.aster,- if there be an* so foolish( This feet'sitting talkmakes me )er*, )er* wear*( I am full* aware that certain

teachers con)e* the idea that the* are chosen mouthpieces ofthe Infinite and that all true teachings must bear their hall'mark( And I also know the fanatical de)otion and bigotr* thatman* of the followers of such teachers manifest( ut this isall child5s pla*( The teachers, sooner or later, will be broughtup against good, hard stone walls, and their heads will be

bruised, until the* realie -ust where the* are at(- And the-disciples- will ha)e some indi)idualit* knocked into them

later on and will be made to stand upon their own feet, b*reason of the props being knocked from under them(

The !ew Thought aims at making individuals - not atcon)erting people into dro)es of sheep, following the tinkle ofthe bell of some conceited old bellwether, who imagines thathe is the Whole Thing( The growing soul must realie that ithas, within itself, all that it re7uires( It ma* gladl* accept fromothers suggestions, ad)ice, bits of knowledge and the like, as it

goes along ' the soul, itself, being the onl* udge of what itre7uires at each particular stage( ut, in the end, it must do itsown work and must stand on its own feet(



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All the teachings in the world will not help *ou, unless *outake hold of the matter *ourself, and work out *our ownsal)ation( :ou cannot get true mental or spiritual teaching b*

simpl* pa*ing so much for a course of lessons and doingnothing *ourself( :ou must bring something to the teacher,

before *ou can take an*thing awa*( :ou must work up to anunderstanding, before the teachings of another will do *ou an*good(

The teacher ma* make a suggestion that will open up a lineof thought for *ou, or he ma* point out a wa* that has pro)edof )alue to him and thus sa)e *ou much time and trouble( ut

*ou must do the realwork *ourself( A teacher ma* be so filledwith the truth that he will o)erflow, and *ou will get someof the o)erflow( I belie)e that truth is -catching(- ut e)en so,unless *ou make that truth *our own b* li)ing it out andappl*ing it to *our needs, it will do *ou no good( And so longas *ou are content to -sit at his feet,- and do the -disciple- act,*ou will not grow one inch( :ou will be merel* a reflection ofthe teacher, instead of being an indi)idual(

We need a ogging up on this point e)er* once in a while,-lest we forget(- It is so eas* to ha)e *our thoughts predigestedfor *ou b* some teacher or writer ' so eas* to recei)e *ourteaching in capsules( It is so nice to be able to sit down andswallow the tabloid that the teacher or writer kindl* has

prepared for *ou, and imagine that *ou are getting the realthing( ut I tell *ou, friends ' it won5t do the work( Imbibe allthe teachings *ou please, but *ou ha)e got to get down to

business, *ourself( :ou can5t gi)e someone else a power ofattorne* to do the work in *our place( Life accepts nosubstitutes ' *ou must step out, *ourself(

It is might* eas* ' this idea of pa*ing so much, in time ormone*, to some teacher or writer and then sneaking into the


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for courses of lessons, pri)ate teachings and all the rest, isgoing to land *ou right up in the front rank( Don5t *ou belie)ea word of it( :ou5)e got to go through the motions *ourself,

before *ou will attain an*thing( :ou can5t sneak in that wa* ' itwon5t work

I look around me and see man* of these poor creatures-sitting at the feet- of some one or other, sinking theirindi)idualit* in that of the teacher and not daring to think anoriginal thought, lest it conflict with some notion of their-.aster(- These good souls are so full of the teaching the* areimbibing, the* will repeat it b* the *ard, phrase after phrase,

like a well'trained parrot( ut the* don5t understand a bit of it(The* are like the moon which shines b* reason of thereflection of the sun5s ra*s and has no light or heat of its own(The talk of these -disciples- and -sitters'at'the'feet- is nothing

but moonshine ' mere reflected light(

.oons are dead, cold things ' no light ' no heat ' no fire 'no energ*( Dead, dead, dead ' cold, barren and -pla*ed'out(-6top this moon business and build *ourself up into asun( :ou

ha)e it in *ou ' manifest it( 6tart *ourself in motion, andmanifest life( Don5t suppose that *ou must be able to sol)e allthe riddles of the %ni)erse, before *ou can do an*thing( !e)ermind about those riddles, ust *ou get down to the task that liesahead of *ou, and throw into it some of thatgreat life principlethat is within *ou, waiting for a chance to manifest itself(

Don5t make the mistake of supposing that this or thatteacher has sol)ed thegreat riddle.If he sa*s he has, he is onl*

bluffing and whistling to keep up courage( #e ma* ha)e founda good'sied chunk of the truth, and if he is willing to pass *oua bit of it, all right ' but he hasn5t the Whole Thing, b* amight* sight( The Whole Thing isn5t placing itself in thee+clusi)e control of an* little bit of itself( !o one has amonopol* of knowing ' a corner on the Truth( It is *ours asmuch as an*bod*5s ' but *ou must dig for it(

Don5t bother about the theories or the unsol)able riddles '

ust get down to business ' and begin to live( 6ometimes, Iamuse m*self b* reading some of the theories and-e+planations- of those who think that the* ha)e hold of the



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Whole Thing( After I get through with the theories of one-dead'sure- chap, I take up the directl* opposite theories ofanother fellow, who considers himself the special mouthpiece

of the Absolute( Whew; It5s a great brain'shaker( If *ou5re notcareful, *ou will find *ourself being ser)ed a nice dish ofscrambled brains(

When I get sort of -stewed'up- o)er such things, I go outinto the sun and fall back on the -Laughing @hilosoph*,-which soon brings me around all right( !othing will puncturethese bubbles so 7uickl* as a good dose of laughter( Laughteris the onl* thing that keeps the race from madness( The sense

of humor is &od5s best gift to man( Tr* it the ne+t time *ou get-stewed up- with -high statements,- -basic truths,- -a+iomatic

principles(- eware of an* teachings that will not stand the testof the sunn* out'of'doors and the application of the Laughing@hilosoph*(

6hun the teachings that re7uire a pursed'up mouth and astrained, preternaturall* sober face( #a)e nothing to dowith teachings that re7uire a dim, dark, sunless room to be

absorbed in( eware of teachings and doctrines that bear themust* smell of the cell upon them( /arr* out into the sun theteachings that are offered *ou, and see whether or not the*fade( Appl* the chemical of laughter, and ascertain whether thestuff bleaches( 2emember this test when *ou are perple+ed orworried o)er some strange theor* or doctrine ' no matter fromwhence it comes( If an*one tells *ou that which will not bearthe test ' discard the teaching, for it is spurious, in that e)ent(

Tr* this on m* writings, along with the others(6top being moons( 6top li)ing b* reflected light( &et into

action and con)ert *ourself into a living sun( :ou can do it( Itis within *our power( ")er* human soul contains within it theelements of the sun ' get to work and e+press *ourself( 6tiffenup *our backbone, and hold *our head erect( Don5t be afraid tosa*, -I am IT(-

This is a straight'from'the'shoulder talk( Don5t tell me that

*ou are disciples of mine ' I disown *ou( I refuse to ha)edisciples( Don5t tr* to sit at m* feet( If *ou do ' I will use m*



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feet to push *ou off the platform( I need room to swing m* feetabout and don5t want people sitting there(

ut if *ou wish to call me -rother,- or -ellow 6tudent,-

or -6choolmate in the


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~ M& WORKING CREED ~

I BELIEVEthat the mind of man contains the greatest ofall forces - that thought is one of the greatest manifestations ofenergy.

I BELIEVE that the man who understands the use ofthought-force can make of himself practically what he will.

I BELIEVE that, not only is one's body subject to thecontrol of the mind, but that, also, one may changeenvironment, "luck," circumstances, by positive thought takingthe place of negative.

know that the " !an and ill" attitude will carry oneforward to success that will seem miraculous to the man on the

" !an't" plane.I BELIEVEthat "thoughts are things" and that the #aw of

$ttraction in the thought world will draw to one just what hedesires - or fears.

I BELIEVEin the gospel of work - in "hustling."

I BELIEVEin the %O, as well as the $&.

know that the man who will take advantage of the powerof the mind, and who will manifest that power in action, will

go forward to success as surely and as steadily as the arrowfrom the bow of the skilled archer.

I BELIEVEin the rotherhood of &an.

I BELIEVEin being kind.I BELIEVE in everyone minding his own business - and

allowing everyone else the same privilege.

I BELIEVEthat we have no right to condemn - "let himwho is without sin cast the first stone.(

I BELIEVEthat he who hates is an assassin) that he whocovets is a thief) that he who lusts is an adulterer) that the gist



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of a crime is in its desire. *eeing this - looking into our ownhearts - how can we condemn+

I BELIEVEthat evil is but ignorance.

I BELIEVEthat "to know all is to forgive all."I BELIEVEthat there is good in every man - let us help

him to manifest it.

I BELIEVE in the absolute euality of the man and thewoman - sometimes think that the odds are slightly in favorof the woman.

I BELIEVEin the sacredness of se - but also believethat se manifests on the spiritual and mental planes, as wellas on the physical. $nd believe that, to the pure, all thingsare pure.

I BELIEVE that man is immortal - that the eal *elf isspirit, which uses mind and body as its tools and manifestsitself, according to the fitness of the tools.

I BELIEVEthat man is rapidly growing into a new planeof consciousness, in which he will know himself as he is - willrecogni/e the $& - the *omething ithin.

I BELIEVEthat there is an nfinite Power in, and of, allthings.

I BELIEVEthat, although today we have but the faintestidea of that power, still we will steadily grow to comprehend itmore fully - will get in closer touch with it. 0ven now we havemomentary glimpses of its eistence - a momentaryconsciousness of oneness with the $bsolute.

I BELIEVE that the greatest happiness consists inmaintaining toward the $bsolute the attitude of the trustingchild, who, feeling no doubt of the parent's love - no doubt ofhis wisdom - places his little hand in that of the parent and

says, "#ead 1hou me on."

I BELIEVE that he who feels towards the $bsolute thetrustfulness of the babe, which places its little tired head closeto the breast of the mother, will also be conscious of the

tender, answering pressure, as the babe is drawn just a littlecloser to the mother-heart.

~ William Walker Atkinson



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CHA,TER I:~ THE LAW OF ATTRACTION ~

IN THE THOUGHT WORLD

On# Gr#at La%

The %ni)erse is go)erned b* Law ' one great Law( Its

manifestations are multiform, but )iewed from the %ltimate,there is but one Law( We are familiar with some of itsmanifestations but are almost totall* ignorant of certain others(6till, we are learning a little more e)er* da* ' the )eil is beinggraduall* lifted(

We speak learnedl* of the Law of &ra)itation but ignore thate7uall* wonderful manifestation ' The Law of Attraction in theThought World( We are familiar with that wonderful

manifestation of law which draws and holds together the atomsof which matter is composed( We recognie the power of the lawthat attracts bodies to the earth, that holds the circling worlds intheir places ' but we close our e*es to the might* law that drawsto us the things we desire or fear, that makes or mars our li)es(

Thought a /ani!#.tation o! #n#rg8

When we come to see that thought is a force' a manifestationof energ* ' ha)ing a magnet'like power of attraction, we will

begin to understand the wh* and wherefore of man* things thatha)e heretofore seemed dark to us( There is no stud* that will sowell repa* the student for his time and trouble as the stud* of the



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workings of this might* law of the world of thought' the Law ofAttraction(

Thought Vibration

When we think, we send out )ibrations of a fine etherealsubstance, which are as real as the )ibrations manifesting light,heat, electricit*, magnetism( That these )ibrations are note)ident to our fi)e senses is no proof that the* do not e+ist( A

powerful magnet will send out )ibrations and e+ert a forcesufficient to attract to itself a piece of steel weighing a hundred

pounds, but we can neither see, taste, smell, hear nor feel themight* force(

These thought )ibrations, likewise, cannot be seen, tasted,smelled, heard nor felt in the ordinar* wa*8 although it is truethere are on record cases of persons peculiarl* sensiti)e to

ps*chic impressions, who ha)e percei)ed powerful thought'wa)es ' and )er* man* of us can testif* that we ha)e distinctl*felt the thought )ibrations of others, both whilst in the presenceof the sender and at a distance(

Telepath* and its kindred phenomena are not idle dreams(

Light and heat are manifested b* )ibrations of a far lowerintensit* than those of thought, but the difference is solel* in therate of )ibration(

Vibration. o! -ight an+ h#at +i!!#r in rat# o! 3ibration

The annals of science throw an interesting light upon this7uestion( @rof( "lisha &ra*, an eminent scientist, sa*s in his little

book, The .iracles of !atureThere is much food for speculation in the thought that there

e+ist sound'wa)es that no human ear can hear and color'wa)esof light that no e*e can see( The long, dark, soundless space

between F0,000 and F00,000,000,000,000 )ibrations per second,and the infinit* of range be*ond H00,000,000,000,000 )ibrations

per second, where light ceases in the uni)erse of motion, makesit possible to indulge in speculation(

.( .( Williams, in his work entitled, J6hort /hapters in6cience,K sa*s

There is no gradation between the most rapid undulations ortremblings that produce our sensation of sound and the slowest



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of those which gi)e rise to our sensations of gentlest warmth(There is a huge gap between them, wide enough to includeanother world of motion, all l*ing between our world of sound

and our world of heat and light8 and there is no good reasonwhate)er for supposing that matter is incapable of suchintermediate acti)it*, or that such acti)it* ma* not gi)e rise tointermediate sensations, pro)ided there are organs for taking upand sensif*ing their mo)ements(

I cite the abo)e authorities merel* to gi)e *ou food forthought ' not to attempt to demonstrate to *ou the fact thatthought )ibrations e+ist( The last'named fact has been full*

established to the satisfaction of numerous in)estigators of thesubect, and a little reflection will show *ou that it coincideswith *our own e+periences(

We often hear repeated the well'known .ental 6ciencestatement, "1houghts are things,"and we sa* these words o)er,without consciousl* realiing ust what is the meaning of thestatement( If we full* comprehended the truth of the statementand the natural conse7uences of the truth back of it, we should

understand man* things which ha)e appeared dark to us andwould be able to use the wonderful power ' thought force -ustas we use an* other manifestation of energy(

As I ha)e said, when we think, we set into motion )ibrationsof a )er* high degree, -but ust as real as the )ibrations of light,heat, sound, electricit*(- And when we understand the lawsgo)erning the production and transmission of these )ibrations,we will be able to use them in our dail* life, ust as we do the

better known forms of energ*( That we cannot see, hear, weighor measure these )ibrations is no proof that the* do not e+ist(There e+ist wa)es of sound which no human ear can hear,

although some of these are undoubtedl* registered b* the ear ofsome of the insects, and others are caught b* delicate scientificinstruments in)ented b* man( :et there is a great gap betweenthe sounds registered b* the most delicate instrument and thelimit which man5s mind, reasoning b* analog*, knows to be the

boundar* line between sound'wa)es and some other forms of)ibration(



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And there are light wa)es which the e*e of man does notregister, some of which ma* be detected b* more delicateinstruments, and man* more so fine that the instrument has not

*et been in)ented which will detect them, althoughimpro)ements are being made e)er* *ear and the une+ploredfield graduall* lessened(

As new instruments are in)ented, new )ibrations areregistered b* them ' and *et the )ibrations were ust as real

before the in)ention of the instrument as afterward( 6upposingthat we had no instruments to register magnetism ' one might be

ustified in den*ing the e+istence of that might* force, because it

could not be tasted, felt, smelt, heard, seen, weighed ormeasured( And *et the might* magnet would still send outwa)es of force sufficient to draw to it pieces of steel weighinghundreds of pounds(

Hu/an brain on-8 in.tru/#nt "a9ab-# o!r#gi.t#ring thought2%a3#.

"ach form of )ibration re7uires its own form of instrumentfor registration( At present, the human brain seems to be the onl*

instrument capable of registering thought wa)es, althoughoccultists sa* that in this centur* scientists will in)ent apparatussufficientl* delicate to catch and register such impressions( Andfrom present indications, it looks as if the in)ention namedmight be e+pected at an* time( The demand e+ists andundoubtedl* will be soon supplied(

E49#ri/#nt. in t#-#9ath8 9ro3# -a% o! thought2attra"tion

ut to those who ha)e e+perimented along the lines ofpractical telepath*, no further proof is re7uired than the resultsof their own e+periments( We are sending out thoughts of greateror lesser intensit* all the time, and we are reaping the results ofsuch thoughts( !ot onl* do our thought'wa)es influenceoursel)es and others, but the* ha)e a drawing power ' the*attract to us the thoughts of others, things, circumstances,

people, -luck,- in accord with the character of the thoughtuppermost in our minds(



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Li6#2attra"t.2-i6# in th# thought2%or-+

Thoughts of love will attract to us the lo)e of others8circumstances and surroundings, in accord with the thought '

people who are of like thought(Thoughts of anger, hate, envy, maliceandjealousywill draw

to us the foul brood of kindred thoughts emanating from theminds of others8 circumstances in which we will be called uponto manifest these )ile thoughts and will recei)e them in turnfrom others8 people who will manifest inharmon*8 and so on( Astrong thought, or a thought long continued, will make us thecenter of attraction for the corresponding thought'wa)es of

others( Like'attracts'like in the thought world ' as *e sow, soshall *e reap(

irds of a feather flock together in the thought world8 curses,like chickens, come home to roost ' and bring their friends withthem(

Th# %ir#-#.. t#-#gra9h8 o! th# /in+

The man or woman who is filled with love sees loveon all

sides and attracts the lo)e of others( The man with hate in hisheart gets all the hate he can stand( The man who thinks fightgenerall* runs up against all thefighthe wants, before he getsthrough( And so it goes ' each gets what he calls for o)er thewireless telegraph* of the mind( The man who rises in themorning feeling grump* usuall* manages to ha)e the wholefamil* in the same mood, before the breakfast is o)er( Thenagging woman generall* finds enough to gratif* her nagging

propensit* during the da*(This matter of thought attractionis a serious one( When *ou

stop to think of it, *ou will see that a man reall* makes his ownsurroundings ' although he blames others for it( I ha)e known

people who understood this law to hold a positi)e, calm thoughtand be absolutel* unaffected b* the inharmon* surroundingthem( The* were like the )essel from which the oil had been

poured on the troubled waters ' the* rested safel* and calml*,whilst the tempest raged around them( $ne is not at the merc* ofthe fitful storms of thought, after he has learned the workings ofthe Law(



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CHA,TER II:~ THOUGHT2WAVE $ ~

THEIR ,ROCE OF RE,RODUCTION

Ho% thought2%a3#. tra3#r.# th# .#a o! /in+

Like a stone thrown into the water, thought produces ripples

and wa)es which spread out o)er the great ocean of thought(There is this difference, howe)er ' the wa)es on the water mo)eonl* on a le)el plane in all directions, whereas thought'wa)esmo)e in all directions from a common center, ust as do the ra*sfrom the sun(

=ust as we here on earth are surrounded b* a great sea of air,so are we surrounded b* a great sea of mind( $ur thought'wa)esmo)e through this )ast mental ether, e+tending, howe)er, in alldirections, as I ha)e e+plained, becoming somewhat lessened inintensit*, according to the distance tra)ersed, because of thefriction occasioned b* the wa)es coming in contact with thegreat bod* of mindsurrounding us on all sides(

Th# 9o%#r 9o..#..#+ o! r#9ro+u"ing th#/.#-3#.

These thought'wa)es ha)e other 7ualities differing from thewa)es on the water( The* ha)e the propert* of reproducingthemselves( In this respect, the* resemble sound'wa)es, rather

than wa)es upon the water( =ust as a note of the )iolin will causethe thin glass to )ibrate and sing, so will a strong thought tend toawaken similar )ibrations in minds attuned to recei)e it( .an*



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of the stra* thoughts which come to us are but reflections oranswering )ibrations to some strong thought sent out b* another(ut unless our minds are attuned to recei)e it, the thought will

not likel* affect us(Vibration. %hi"h a!!#"t u. an+ tho.# %hi"h +o not 2 why?

If we are thinking high and great thoughts, our minds ac7uirea certain ke*note corresponding to the character of the thoughtswe ha)e been thinking( And, this ke*note once established, wewill be apt to catch the )ibrations of other minds ke*ed to thesame thought(

$n the other hand, let us get into the habit of thinking

thoughts of an opposite character, and we will soon be echoingthe low order of thought emanating from the minds of thethousands thinking along the same lines(

W# ar# %hat %# ha3# thought our.#-3#. into b#ing

We are largel* what we ha)e thought oursel)es into being,the balance being represented b* the character of the suggestionsand thought of others, which ha)e reached us either directl* b*)erbal suggestions or telepathicall* b* means of such thought'wa)es( Our general mental attitude, howe)er, determines thecharacter of the thought'wa)es recei)ed from others, as well asthe thoughts emanating from oursel)es( We recei)e onl* suchthoughts as are in harmon* with the general mental attitude held

b* oursel)es8 the thoughts not in harmon* affecting us )er*little, as the* awaken no response in us(

The man who belie)es thoroughl* in himself and maintains apositi)e strong mental attitude of confidence and determinationis not likel* to be affected b* the ad)erse and negati)e thoughtsof discouragement and failure emanating from the minds ofother persons, in whom these last 7ualities predominate( At thesame time, these negati)e thoughts, if the* reach one whosemental attitude is pitched on a low ke*, deepen his negati)e stateand add fuel to the fire which is consuming his strength ' or, if*ou prefer this figure, ser)e to further smother the fire of hisenerg* and acti)it*(



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Th# ag#n"8 o! oth#r. thought. in .ha9ing our +#.tin8

We attract to us the thoughts of others of the same order ofthought( The man who thinkssuccesswill be apt to get into tunewith the minds of others thinking likewise, and the* will helphim, and he them( The man who allows his mind to dwellconstantl* upon thoughts of failure brings himself into closetouch with the minds of other -failure- people, and each willtend to pull the other down, still more( The man who thinks thatall is e)il is apt to see much e)il and will be brought into contactwith others, who will seem to pro)e his theor*( And the man

who looks forgoodin e)er*thing and e)er*bod* will be likel* toattract to himself the things and people corresponding to histhought(

Th# %or6ing o! th# La% o! Attra"tion i--u.trat#+b8 th# Mar"oni %ir#-#.. in.tru/#nt.

We generall* see that for which we look( :ou will be able tocarr* this idea more clearl*, if *ou will think of the .arconi

wireless instruments, which recei)e the )ibrations onl* from thesending instrument which has been attuned to the same ke*,while other telegrams are passing through the air in near )icinit*,without affecting the instrument( The same law applies to theoperations of thought( e receive only that which correspondsto our mental attunement.

If we ha)e been discouraged, we ma* rest assured that weha)e dropped into a negati)e ke* and ha)e been affected, notonl* b* our own thoughts, but ha)e also recei)ed the addeddepressing thoughts of similar character, which are constantl*

being sent out from the minds of other unfortunates, who ha)enot *et learned the Law of Attraction in the Thought World( Andif we occasionall* rise to heights of enthusiasm and energ*, how7uickl* we feel the inflow of the courageous, daring, energetic,

positive thoughtsbeing sent out b* the livemen and women ofthe world(

Th# /in+ ha. /an8 +#gr##. o! 9it"h

We recognie this, without much trouble, when we come inpersonal contact with people and feel their )ibrations '



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depressing or in)igorating ' as the case ma* be( ut the samelaw operates when we are not in their presence, although lessstrongl*( The mind has man* degrees of pitch, ranging from the

highest positi)e note to the lowest negati)e note, with man*notes in between, )ar*ing in pitch, according to their respecti)edistance from the positi)e or negati)e e+treme(

,o.iti3# thought

When *our mind is operating along positive lines, *ou feelstrong, buoyant, bright, cheerful, happy, confident andcourageous, and are enabled to do *our work well, to carr*out *our intentions and progress on *our road tosuccess( :ou

send out strong, positi)e thought, which affects others andcauses them to co'operate with *ou or to follow *our lead,according to their own mental ke*note(

N#gati3# thought

When *ou are pla*ing on the e+treme negative end of themental ke*board, *ou feel depressed, weak, passive, dull,

fearful, cowardly - and *ou find *ourself unable to make

progress or to succeed( And *our effect upon others is practicall*nil( :ou are led b*, rather than leading others, and are used as ahuman door'mat or football b* more positi)e persons(

W# ar# 9o.iti3# to .o/# 2 n#gati3# to oth#r.

In some persons, thepositiveelement seems to predominateand in others, the negative 7ualit* seems more in e)idence(There are, of course, widel* )ar*ing degrees of positi)eness andnegati)eness, and ma* be negati)e to A, while positi)e to /(

When two people first meet, there is generall* a silent mentalconflict in which their respecti)e minds test their 7ualit* of

positi)eness, and fi+ their relati)e position toward each other(This process ma* be unconscious, in man* cases, but it occurs,ne)ertheless( The adustment is often automatic, butoccasionall*, the struggle is so sharp ' the opponents being sowell'matched ' that the matter forces itself into theconsciousness of the two people(

6ometimes both parties are so much alike in their degrees ofpositi)eness that the* practicall* fail to come to terms, mentall*8the* ne)er reall* are able to get along with each other, and the*



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are either mutuall* repelled and separate ' or else sta* together,amid constant broils and wrangling(

Kno%-#+g# o! /#nta- -a% "an "hang# u.

!ro/ n#gati3# to 9o.iti3#

We are positi)e or negati)e to e)er* one with whom we ha)erelations( We ma* be positi)e to our children, our emplo*eesand dependents, but we are, at the same time, negati)e to othersto whom we occup* inferior positions, or whom we ha)eallowedto assert themsel)es o)er us( $f course, something ma*occur, and we will suddenl* become more positi)e toward theman or woman to whom we ha)e, heretofore, been negati)e(

We fre7uentl* see cases of this kind( And as the knowledge ofthese mental laws becomes more general, we will see man*more instances of persons asserting themsel)es and making useof their new'found power(

ut remember, *ou possess the power to raise the ke*note of*our mind to a positi)e pitch by an effort of the will( And, ofcourse, it is e7uall* true that *ou ma* allow *ourself to drop intoa low, negati)e note b* carelessness or a weak will(

Mor# 9#o9-# on n#gati3# 9-an# than on 9o.iti3# 9-an#

There are more people on the negati)e plane of thought thanon the positi)e plane, and conse7uentl*, there are more negati)ethought )ibrations in operation in our mental atmosphere( ut,happil* for us, this is counterbalanced b* the fact that a positivethought is infinitely more powerful than a negative one' and if,

b* force of will,we raise oursel)es to a higher mental ke*, wecan shut out the depressing thoughts and ma* take up the)ibrations corresponding with our changed mental attitude(

A!!ir/ation. an+ auto2.ugg#.tion. an+ th#ir u.#.E.tab-i.hing n#% /#nta- attitu+#.

This is one of the secrets of the affirmations and auto'suggestions used b* the se)eral schools of .ental 6cience andother !ew Thought cults( There is no particular merit inaffirmations of themsel)es, but the* ser)e a twofold purpose

314 The* tend to establish new mental attitudes within us andact wonderfull* in the direction of character building ' thescience of making oursel)es o)er(



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3C4 The* tend to raise the mental ke*note, so that we ma* getthe benefit of the positi)e thought'wa)es of others on the same

plane of thought(

Whether or not we belie)e in them, we are constantl* makingaffirmations( The man who asserts that he can and will do athing ' and asserts it earnestl* ' de)elops in himself the 7ualitiesconduci)e to the well'doing of that thing, and at the same time

places his mind in the proper ke* to recei)e all the thought'wa)es likel* to help him in the doing( If, on the other hand, onesa*s and feels that he is going to fail, he will choke and smotherthe thoughts coming from his own subconscious mentalit*,

which are intended to helphim, and at the same time will placehimself in tune with thefailure-thoughtof the world ' and thereis plent* of the latter kind of thought around, I can tell *ou;

Do not allow *oursel)es to be effected b* the ad)erse andnegati)e thoughts of those around *ou( 2ise to the upperchambers of *our mental dwelling, and ke* *ourself up to astrong pitch, awa* abo)e the )ibrations on the lower planes ofthought( Then *ou will not onl* be immune to their negati)e

)ibrations but will be in touch with the great bod* of strongpositive thought coming from those of *our own plane ofde)elopment(

.* aim will be to direct and train *ou in the proper use ofthought and will, that *ou ma* ha)e *ourself well in hand andma* be able to strike the positi)e ke* at an* moment *ou ma*feel it necessar*( It is not necessar* to strike the etremenote onall occasions( The better plan is to keep *ourself in a

comfortableke*, without much strain, and to ha)e the means atcommand whereb* *ou can raise the pitch at once, whenoccasion demands( * this knowledge, *ou will not be at themerc* of the old, automatic action of the mind, but ma* ha)e itwell under *our own control(

D#3#-o9/#nt o! th# Wi--

De)elopment of the will is )er* much like the de)elopment ofa muscle ' a matter of practice and gradual impro)ement( At

first, it is apt to be tiresome, but at each trial, one grows stronger,until the new strength becomes real and permanent( .an* of usha)e made oursel)es positi)e under sudden calls or emergencies(



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We are in the habit of -bracing up,- when occasion demands(ut b* intelligent practice, *ou will be so much strengthenedthat *our habitual state will be e7ual to *our -bracing up- stage

now, and then when *ou find it necessar* to appl* the spur, *ouwill be able to reach a stage not dreamed of at present(

A high t#n.ion not at a-- ti/#. +#.irab-#A+3antag# o! "hanging !ro/ 9o.iti3# to r#"#9ti3# 2 at will

Do not understand me as ad)ocating a high tension,continuousl*( This is not at all desirable, not onl* because it isapt to be too much of a strain upon *ou, but also because *ouwill find it desirable to relie)e the tension at times and become

receptive,that *ou ma* absorb impressions( It is well to be ableto rela+ and assume a certain degree of recepti)eness,knowing that *ou are alwa*s able to spring back to the more

positi)e state at will( The habituall* strongl* positi)e man losesmuch eno*ment and recreation(

Positive - *ou gi)e out e+pressions8 receptive -*ou take inimpressions(Positive -*ou are a teacher8 receptive -a pupil(

It is not onl* a good thing to be a good teacher ' but it is also

)er* important to be a good listener, at times(



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CHA,TER III:~ A TALK ABOUT THE MIND ~

Man ha. but on# /in+Fun"tion. a-ong t%o -in#. o! /#nta- #!!ort

.an has but onemind, but he has man* mental faculties,

each facult* being capable of functioning along two differentlines of mental effort( There are no distinct di)iding linesseparating the two se)eral functions of a facult*, but the* shadeinto each other, as do the colors of the spectrum(

,a..i3# #!!ort o!t#n r#.u-t o! 3ibrator8 i/9u-.#.i/9art#+ in ag#. -ong 9a.t

An activeeffort of an* facult* of the mind is the result of adirect impulse imparted at the time of the effort( Apassiveeffort

of an* facult* of the mind is the result of either a precedingacti)e effort of the same mind8 an acti)e effort of another alongthe lines of suggestion8 thought )ibrations from the mind ofanother8 thought impulses from an ancestor, transmitted b* thelaws of heredit* 3including impulses transmitted from generationto generation, from the time of the original )ibrator* impulseimparted b* the @rimal /ause ' which impulses graduall* unfoldand unsheathe, when the proper state of e)olutionar*

de)elopment is reached4(



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A"ti3# #!!ort n#%2born

The activeeffort is new'born ' fresh from the mint, whilst the

passiveeffort is of less recent creation, and in fact, is often theresult of )ibrator* impulses imparted in ages long past( Theactive effort makes its own wa*, brushing aside theimpeding )ines and kicking from its path the obstructing stones(Thepassiveeffort tra)els along the beaten path(

Thought an+ /otion i/9u-.# r#.u-t o! active eort

A thought'impulse, or motion'impulse, originall* caused b*an activeeffortof facult* ma* become, b* continued repetitionor habit, strictl* automatic8 the impulse gi)en it b* the repeatedacti)e effort de)eloping a strong momentum, which carries it on,along passi)e lines, until stopped b* another acti)e effort or itsdirection changed b* the same cause(

A"ti3# !un"tion creates,a..i3# !un"tion obeys orders and s!ggestions

$n the other hand, thought'impulses, or motion'impulses,

continued alongpassivelines ma* be terminated or corrected b*an acti)e effort( The active function creates, changes ordestroys( The passivefunction carries on the work gi)en it b*the acti)e function and obeys orders and suggestions(

A"ti3# !un"tion .#n+. !orth 3ibration.

The acti)e function produces the thought habit, or motion'habit, and imparts to it the )ibrations which carr* it on along the

passi)e lines, thereafter( The acti)e function also has the power

to send forth )ibrations, which neutralie the momentum of thethought'habit or motion'habit8 it also is able to launch a newthought'habit or motion'habit, withstronger)ibrations ' whicho)ercomes and absorbs the first thought or motion andsubstitutes the new one(

Th# !or"# o! habit

All thought'impulses or motion'impulses, once started ontheir errands, continue to )ibrate along passi)e lines, until

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the original impulse adds momentum and force to it and rendersits correction or termination more difficult( This e+plains thatwhich is called the Jforce of habit(K I think that this will be

readil* understood b* those who ha)e struggled to o)ercome ahabit which had been easil* ac7uired( The Law applies to goodhabits, as well as bad( The moral is ob)ious(

6e)eral of the faculties of the mind often combine to producea single manifestation( A task to be performed ma* call forthe combined e+ercise of se)eral faculties, some of which ma*manifest b* acti)e effort and others, b* passi)e effort( Themeeting of new conditions ' new problems ' calls for the

e+ercise of activeeffort8 whilst a familiar problem or task can beeasil* handled b* thepassiveeffort, without the assistance of hismore enterprising brother(

A99#t#n"8

There is in !ature an instincti)e tendenc* of li)ing organismsto perform certain actions8 the tendenc* of an organied bod* toseek that which satisfies the wants of its organism( Thistendenc* is sometimes called Jappetenc*(K It is reall* a passi)e

mental impulse, originating with the impetus imparted b* the@rimal /ause and transmitted along the lines of e)olutionar*de)elopment, gaining strength and power as it progresses(

Th# i/9u-.# o! th# ,ri/a- Cau.#Li!#2!or"#

The impulse of the @rimal /ause is assisted b* the powerfulupward attraction e+erted b* the Absolute( In plant life, thistendenc* is plainl* discernible, ranging from the lessere+hibitions in the lower t*pes to the greater in the higher t*pes(It is that which is generall* spoken of as the life forcein plants(It is, howe)er, a manifestation of rudimentar* mentation,functioning along the lines of passi)e effort(

In some of the higher forms of plant life, there appears a faintcolor of independent -life action- ' a faint indication of choice of)olition( Writers on plant life relate man* remarkable instancesof this phenomenon( It is, undoubtedl*, an e+hibition ofrudimentar* acti)e mentation(



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In the lower animal kingdom, a )er* high degree of passi)emental effort is found( And, )ar*ing in degree in the se)eralfamilies and species, a considerable amount of acti)e mentation

is apparent( The lower animal undoubtedl* possesses reason -onl* in a lesser degree than man, and in fact, the displa* of)olitional mentation e+hibited b* an intelligent animal is oftennearl* as high as that shown b* the lower t*pes of man or b* a*oung child(

As a child, before birth, shows in its bod* the stages of thephysicale)olution of man, so does a child, before and after birth' until maturit* ' manifest the stages of the mental e)olution

of man( .an, the highest t*pe of life *et produced ' at least uponthis planet ' shows the highest form of passi)e mentation, andalso a much higher de)elopment of acti)e mentation than is seenin the lower animals8 and *et, the degrees of that power )ar*widel* among the different races of men( ")en among men ofour race, the different degrees of acti)e mentation are plainl*noticeable8 these degrees not depending, b* an* means, upon theamount of -culture,- social position or educational ad)antages

possessed b* the indi)idual(M#nta- "u-tur# an+ /#nta- +#3#-o9/#nt 2

t%o +i!!#r#nt thing.

.ental cultureand mental developmentare two )er* differentthings( :ou ha)e but to look around *ou to see the differentstages of the de)elopment of acti)e mentation in man( Thereasoning of man* men is scarcel* more than passi)e mentation,e+hibiting but little of the 7ualities of )olitional thought( The*

prefer to let other men think for them( Acti)e mentation tiresthem, and the* find the instincti)e, automatic, passi)e mental

process much easier( Their minds work along the lines of leastresistance( The* are but little more than human sheep(

Among the lower animals and the lower t*pes of men, acti)ementation is largel* confined to the grosser faculties ' the morematerial plane8 the higher mental faculties working along theinstincti)e, automatic lines of the passi)e function( As the lower

forms of life progressed in the e)olutionar* scale, the*de)eloped new faculties, which were latent within them( Thesefaculties alwa*s manifested in the form of rudimentar*, passi)e



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functioning, and afterwards worked up, through higher passi)eforms, until the acti)e functions were brought into pla*(

The e)olutionar* process still continues, the in)ariable

tendenc* being toward the goal of highl* de)eloped activementation( This e)olutionar* progress is caused b* the )ibrator*impulse imparted b* the @rimal /ause, aided b* the upliftingattraction of the Absolute( This law of e)olution is still in

progress, and man is beginning to de)elop new powers of mind,which, of course, are first manifesting themsel)es along the linesofpassiveeffort( 6ome men ha)e de)eloped these new facultiesto a considerable degree, and it is possible that, before long, man

will be able to e+ercise them along the line of their acti)efunctions( In fact, this power has alread* been attained b* a few(This is the secret of the $riental occultists and of some of their$ccidental brethren(

Th# a/#nabi-it8 o! th# /in+ to th# will

The amenabilit* of the mind to the willcan be increased b*properl* directed practice( That which we are in the habit ofreferring to as the -strengthening of the willis, in realit*, the

training of the mindto recognie and absorb thepower within(The willis strong enough ' it does not need strengthening ' butthe mind needs to be trained to recei)e and act upon thesuggestions of the will(

Th# will2 th# out%ar+ /ani!#.tation o! th# I AM

The willis the outward manifestation of the I A.( The will-currentis flowing in full strength along the spiritual wires ' but*ou must learn how to raise the trolle*'pole to touch it, beforethe mental car will mo)e( This is a somewhat different idea fromthat which *ou ha)e been in the habit of recei)ing from writerson the subect of will-power, but it is correct, as *ou willdemonstrate to *our own satisfaction, if *ou will follow up thesubect b* e+periments along the proper lines(

Th# attra"tion o! th# Ab.o-ut#

The attraction of the Absolute is drawing man upward ' and

the )ibrator* force of the @rimal Impulse has not *et e+hausteditself( The time of e)olutionar* de)elopment has come whenman can help himself( The man who understands the Law can



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