HOW TO TURN YOUR DESIRES AND IDEALS INTO REALITY pdf

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HOWTOTURNYOURDESIRESANDIDEALSINTOREALITY
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ByBrownLandone
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PREFACE–THEMANWHOWORKEDOUTTHEPROCESS
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ItisunusualIassumeforabusinessmantoaccepttheobligationof
writingaforewordtoabookofidealism,and
anyattemptonmyparttoaddtoitsspiritualcontentwouldbevain
assumption.ButsinceIknowofthe
phenomenalresultsofidealizingtheprocess,Icanperhapsgivesome
measureoffaithandhopetothosewho
havenotalwayssucceededandwhonowdoubtthepossibilityofmaking
theiridealsbecomerealities.
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Mycertaintyoftheresultsofthisprocessbasesitselfuponmanyyears'
personalcontactwiththeattainmentsof
BrownLandone,uponmyownindividualandbusinesssuccessinusingthe
process,anduponmyintimate
acquaintancewiththemanyexecutiveswhohavewithhisaidmadetheir

idealscometrue.Someoftheseideals
havebeenofthehigherthingsoflife;someofmoremundaneaffairs,
suchasincreasingone'ssalaryfromtwoor
threethousandayeartoathousandamonthormorebyafewweeks'use
oftheprocess.
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BrownLandone,theman,likeallofus,hashisindividualhabitsand
hobbiesknownonlytointimatefriends.For
instance,heneverreadsanythingidealisticimmediatelybeforegoingto
sleep."IfIdo,"hesays,"mymind
reactsandIhaveunpleasantdreams;but,ifIreadsomethingweird,my
soulreactsandIlivethenightinastate
ofhighspiritualconsciousness."
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Thenthereisthepassionof"cleaningupthings."Today,thisismost
annoyingtosomeoftheintimatefriends
whomhevisits,fornosoonerisheinthehomethanhemakesforthe
basementorattictosatisfyhissoul'sdesire
tomakethingsclean.Itisapassionwithhim;itwasborninhim.Asa
childhewouldcleanuphisplayroom
ratherthanplaywithhistoys.Whenbutfiveyearsoldhebecameso
angrybecausetheservantswouldnotlet
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himmopthekitchenfloorsthatheranawayfromhome!
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Althoughhandicappedinchildhoodandyouthwithwhatmostofusconsider
insurmountablephysicalhandicaps,
yethehaslivedlong,workedmuchandretainsenduringvitality.Those

inwhosetimehefirstworked-Helen
Wilmans,Dr.Adams,Mrs.Eddy,Dr.Stockhamandothers-havelongsince
passedintothegreaterlife.Yet,
today(Iknowfromyearsofassociation),heoftenworkstwentyhoursout
oftwenty-fourandfindslifeandthe
workajoybecausehelovesboth.YouandImaynotwishtoworkthus,
yetitgivesonegreatconsciousnessof
powertoknowthatsomeonehasattainedsuchspiritualcontactwithLife
thatheisabletodoso.
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Hisrecreationispainting.Afteraday'swork,usuallyfromeighteento
twentyhours,hepaintstoresthimself
beforegoingtosleep.Hepaintsatsuchtimeswithphenomenalrapidity.
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Hehasworkedmuchandallhehasdoneorwrittenisoriginal.Inpoint
offact,hehasdonesomanyoriginal
thingsthatmanyfinditdifficulttokeeptrackofhiswork.Morethan
twentyyearsagohewroteofthevalueof
vitamins,nowbeingacceptedbythemedicalprofession;agenerationago
heprovedthesolarplexustobea
brainbyitself,astatementthenridiculedbybiologistsbutnow
accepted;seventeenyearsagohediscoveredthat
toneismostresonantlyprojectedontheparaboliccurveanditisjust
nowbeingusedbyengineerstosecure
valuablepatents;withinthisdecadehehasformulatedanewscienceof
sociologywhichconservativeFrench
thinkershavecalled"epochmaking."Hewasthefirstmantoworkouta
newscienceoftheartsunifyingthe
basicprinciplesofmusic,literature,painting,sculptureand
architecture;toworkoutneuralreaction;andto

provethatnewbrainstructurecanbedevelopedbyconsciousfunctioning
justasBurbankprovedthatnewplant
structurescanbedeveloped.
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Inthisbookonethoughtdeservesmorethanpassingmention.Duringthe
centuriesphilosophershavesoughtthe
basisofthesoul'sfaithintheunityofallthings.Clearlytopresent
thatbasisofunityisnow,Iknow,Brown
Landone'sonegreatlifeaim.Hemayormaynotsucceedinmakingthe
worldconsciousofthisunity,butat
leasttheattemptinTheSpiritofMattercomesnearermakingusknow
thatthespiritualandmaterialworldare
onethananythingwrittenpreviously.Withsuchaconsciousnessofthe
unityofallthingsofspiritandofmatter,
thefaithisstrongandthewayiscleartomakeouridealscometrue.
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EDGARH.FELIX-NewYorkCity,June,1922
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WHATDESIRESCANYOUMAKECOMETRUE?
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CHAPTER1
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Everydesireistheheartofsomeideal.Yourdesiresalwayscometrue.
Yourwishesseldomdo;theydieby
consumingthemselvesinforeverwishingwishes.Adesirewithabodyor
anidealwithaheartalwaysbecomes
areality!Everydesireistheheartcenterofsomeidealthatiseither

revealedtoconsciousnessandunderstoodor
hiddenintheultra-consciousnessandmisunderstood.Theidealisthe
activebodyofthedesire.Donotexpect
yourdesiretocometrueunlessyougiveitabody.Constructanideal
thatgivessubstancetoeachdesire.Make
theidealactive;-endowitwiththeprocessofattainment.Then,itwill
becomeareality!Itwillcometrue!
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Butan“idea”isnotan“ideal”!Thatiswhereyourtroubleoftenlies!
Onlyafew-avery,veryfew-ofyourideas
evercometrue.Andvery,veryfewofyourthoughtsandplansever
materializeiftheyaremadeupofideas
insteadofideals.Anidealalwaysmanifestsitselfinactionandbecomes
areality.Unlessitdoesso,itisnotan
ideal.
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Inusingtheterm“ideal”Iamnotconceivinganyparticularmeaningof
thewordtofitmyownphilosophy;Iam
usingthewordasitismadedefinitebyalldictionariesoftheEnglish
language,-thatis,thatanidealisaperfect
imageinthemind.Anidealdiffersfromanidea.Anideaisanimagein
themind.Anidealisaperfectimagein
themind.Everyideaoridealiscomposite,-itismadeupofparts.Your
ideaofanorangeincludes,amonga
scoreofimages:certainimagesofcolor,foryouknowitisnotblack;
certainimagesofsize,foryouknowan
orangeisnotassmallasapinheadoraslargeasawatermelon;certain
imagesofodor,itdoesnotsmelllikean
onion;andcertainimagesoftaste,foritdoesnottastelikecarrotsor
potatoes,picklesorchilli-sauce.

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Anideaisimperfectbecauseitlacksmindimageswhichitshouldinclude
andbecauseitincludesimageswhich
shouldnotbeincluded.Yourideaofacertainpersonisimperfect
becauseyourideaofthemdoesnotincludeall
theimagedqualitiesaperfecthumanshouldpossessandincludesimaged
qualitiesthattheperfecthumanshould
notmanifest.Butyourperfectidealofapersonincludesallofthose
qualitiesthatsuchapersonshouldpossess
andnoneofthose,whichtheyshouldnotmanifest.
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Anideaisnotperfect;itisbutapartialimage,andlackingthat
somethingwhichisessential,seldomcomestrue.
Usuallytheelementanidealacksistheveryelementthat-iftheidea
possessedit-wouldmaketheideamanifest
asareality.
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Differingfromanidea,anidealisaperfectimageinthemind.It
includesallofthecomponentpartsthatit
shouldincludeanditincludesnothingthatitshouldnotinclude.Thus,
incontentandsubstance,itisperfect.
Idealsarethesubstanceofthingsthatcometrue.Ideasarebutmental
skeletons;theyarewithoutheartandbody,
-theyhavenodesire,noideal.
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Desiremayberelatedtoanideaoritmaynot.Itisneverapartofit.
Thatisoneoftheelementsanidealacks.
Anidealhasalwaysaheartofdesire.Thatisoneofthereasonswhy
idealscometrue.Mereideasdonotthrill
thesoul,urgingandforcingmantoaction.Ideals,surgingwithdesire

andimpellingtoaction,leadmantolive,
serve,sacrificeanddiethathisidealsmaybemademanifestas
realities.
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Yourideasseldommaterialize.Theylackdesireandimpulsetoaction.
Idealsalwayscometrue.Changeyour
ideasintoidealsandtheywillbecomerealities.Itiseasyforyouto
dosoassoonasyouknowwhatitistheidea
lacks.Thoughtsformedofidealsbecomerealities,-assurelyasthough
theywereconceiveddirectlybyGod,
Himself.
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Whichofyouridealscanyoumakecometrue?Notoneofthemifthey
existonlyasdesires,fordesireisbutthe
soul'simpulsetobecomereal!But,giveadesireaspiritualbody-that
is,embodyitinanideal-anditwill
alwayscometrue!Foridealsaresubstanceofthingsthatare!
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CANYOU,YOURSELF,MAKEYOURIDEALSBECOMEREALITIES
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CHAPTER2
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Someofyouareendowedwithfaithandsomebesetwithdoubt.Ofthose
endowedwithfaithbasedupon
spiritualknowledge,thereisnotonewhosefaithisnotweakeneda
littlebytriflingdoubts.Ofthosebesetwith

thedarkestofdoubts,thereisnotonewhosedoubtisnotenlighteneda
littlebyatouchoffaith.
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WhenIstatethatidealscometruenoneofyoudenyitorthinkof
denyingit.But,whenIassureyouthatevery
idealalwayscomestrueandthateveryoneofyourownparticularideals
canbechangedtoamaterialreality,my
statementcontrastssoastoundinglywithyourpastexperiencesofhaving
triedfaithfullytoattainthatwhichyou
desire,thatsomeofyoufeelitcannotbetrue,-someofyoumaydoubt
evenmycommonsenseinmakingsuch
anassertion.Youwhodoubtthateveryidealcomestrue,doubtsincerely,
-doubtbecauseofcommonsense
judgmentsbaseduponyourpresentknowledge.Nomatterwhatthecause,
doubtinterfereswithyourrealization
ofyourideals:itdampensthefireofdesireandlessensyoureffortto
attainthatwhichyouwishbecauseyou
thinktheeffortisuseless.

Idonotwishyoutoacceptanystatement;Iwishyoutoknowtruth!Do
notchangefromdoubttoblindbelief;it
willdoyounopermanentgood,-blindfaithsoondies.Butwhatarethe
“ideas”inyourmindthatmakeyou
doubt?

First,mistakingideasforideals.Second,yourideaofthedensityof
matter.Third,yourideaofthesolidityof
matter.Fourth,yourideaofmatterasmotionlessandlifeless.Fifth,
yourpresentincompleteknowledgeofthe
processofmakingidealsbecomerealities.


Thesearetheonlyseriouscausesofdoubt,-fivestonesinthepathof
faithandattainment.Ishallnot,in
succeedingchapters,givethemmoreattentionthantheydeserve,butjust
enoughtoremovethem.

Byandlarge,yourdoubtisbasedupontheseemingimpossibilityof
ethericimagesofthemindbeingableeasily
tochange,re-formandre-createthesubstanceofmatterthatis
seeminglysodense,solidandlifeless.Ifyou
couldknowthatmatterisnotsodenseasitseems,notsosolidasit
appears,notsolifelessasitisassumedtobe
-ifyoucouldknowthesethings,thendoubtwouldbefaithandfaith
wouldbedivinelycertain,foreverlasting,
andeverimpellingtoaction.

Mostofyourtrouble,then,relatestoyourideaofthenatureofmatter
-itssubstanceandattributes.Inwhat
followsIshallnotbesosillyastoassertthatmatterdoesnotexist,
thatitisamereclaimofmatter,orthatitis
anillusion.

IfIshouldassertthatmatterisnon-existent,youcouldlaughatmeand
justly,-forIamsoconsciousofthe
existenceofmatterthatIfinditnecessarytohaveahouseinwhichto
live,abedinwhichtosleep,clothesto
wearandfoodtoeat.IfIshouldassertthatmatterisamereclaimof
beingmatter,Iwouldcornermyself;when
peopleowememoney,Iamnotcontentwiththeclaim,-Ipreferthemoney
itself.IfIshouldstatethatmatteris

an“illusionofthemind,”youcould-knowingthecertaintyofthelaw
thatonlylikeperceiveslike-smileto
yourselfovertheideathatnothingbutanillusionarymindcould
conceiveanillusionaryworld,eatillusionary
vegetables,wearillusionaryshirts,handleillusionarymoney,useand
dependupontenthousandillusionary
thingsandliveuponanillusionaryearth.

Iholdthatmatterisexistentandthatitisveryunwiseanddetrimental
todenyitsexistenceandattempttoliveup
tothedenial,-forinstancetodenytheexistenceofmaterialfoodand
trytolivewithoutit.But,Iholdalsothatit
islackofknowledgeofthetruenatureofmatterthatmakesusthinkof
itasdense,solid,motionlessandlifeless.

Ifinourgreaterknowledgeofmatterwefindthatitisonlyenergyin
reality,thatitisnotrestrictedenergybut
infiniteenergy,andthatitisofthesamesubstanceasspirit-thenour
conceptofmatterbecomessolikeour
conceptofthesubstanceofwhichidealsaremade,thatitispossible
forustoperceivesomedefiniteconnection
-arealrelation,perhapsasimilarity,perhapsevenaco-existence-of
thesubstanceofeveryidealandthe
substanceofeverymaterialreality.

Withsuchknowledge-foundinnextsucceedingchapters-ourfaiththat
idealscometrue,becausetheyareofthe
samesubstanceasmatter,canbeandisjustified.Suchfaithwillfire
anewouridealsanddesiresandimpelusto






ceasenoeffortuntiltheybecomerealities;andwithknowledgeofthe
processofattainment,weshallknowby
experiencethatitisnotsodifficultasitonceseemed.Andyou,
yourself,canmakeyouridealsbecomerealities.
Faithisthesubstanceofthingshopedfor.Idealsarethesubstanceof
thethingsthatare.

WHATCOMPACTNESSOFMATTERGIVESTOYOURIDEALS

CHAPTER3
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Yourideasarealwayschangingandyouareeverchangingyourattitude
regardingthem.Why?Theyhaveno
form,nobodyofspiritualsubstance;beingwithoutbody,theyare
notionsandverychangeablenotionsatthat.
Butyouareloyaltoyourideals;youaresteadfastinyourallegianceto
them.Why?Becausethereissomething
fixedandrealaboutthem;theyaremadeofspiritualsubstance;theyare
theactualbodiesofyourdesires;of
yourhighestideals,yousaythattheyarefixedasthestars,bywhich
youmeanthattheyaremadeofsubstance
thatiseternal.

Youholdsteadfastlytoyourideals;but,sinceidealsareofthe
spiritualandethericsubstance,canyoueasily
changethemintomaterialactualities,-makethemmanifestinaworldof

matterwhichappearssocompactand
dense?Thisideathatmatteriscompactandhencedenseisoneofthe
stonesinthepathoffaith;asanidea,it
preventsyoufrommakingsufficientefforttomakeyouridealscometrue.
Whenyoustudymatterasitis-asthe
greatphysicalscientistsnowknowit-andwhenyoufindthatthatwhich
iscalleddensityisbutthecompactness
ofmateriallyemptyspace-ethericsubstance-spiritualsubstance,does
itnotopenupnewvisions?

Alreadyyouperceivethat,ifso-calleddensityofmatterisbut
compactnessofethericsubstance,thatwhich
makesdensitypossibleissimilartoandco-existentwiththevery
substanceinwhichidealsexistandofwhich
theyaremade.Allofwhichsuggeststhatthatwhichappearstousas
densityisofaidingivingsubstanceto
ideals-ingivingthembodiessothattheycancometrue.

Whatisdensityofmatter?Ifmatterisdense,itmustbecompact,-for
theideaofdensitydependsupontheidea
ofcompactness.Ismatteracompactsubstance?Readcarefullyandthink;
forthis,toyou,isvital.Itmeanseither
thatyoucanandwillmakeyouridealscometrueorthatyouwillslip
throughlifeforeverwishingthatyoumight
havedoneso.

Matter,wesay-employingtermsingeneraluse-ismadeupofmasses,
massesofminuteparticles,eachparticle
ofmillionsofmolecules,eachmoleculeofatoms,andeachatomoffrom
hundredsofthousandstomillionsof

electrons.Thereisbutoneformofstructureintheuniverse;the
universeistheuni-verse-thecreationofonelaw.

Themoonis2thousandmilesindiameter,butitis240thousandmiles
awayfromtheearth;2unitsofmatter,
240unitsofethericspace.Ourearthis8thousandmilesindiameter,
butitis93,000thousandmilesfromthesun;
8unitsofmatter,93,000unitsofethericspace.Thesun'sdiameteris
lessthan1millionmiles,butitsnearest
star-neighborismorethan25,000millionmilesaway;1unitofmatter,
25,000unitsofethericspace.The
materiallyemptyethericspace-distancebetweenanytwoheavenlybodies
isinfinitelygreaterthanthesizeof
either.Thusitisthroughouttheuniverse.Thusitisthroughoutmatter.
Thematerialemptinessoftheuniverseis
atrueindicationoftheso-calleddensityofmatter.

Whatisthedensityofthemolecule?Amoleculeiscomposedofatoms
infinitelysmallerthanitself.Itsatoms,
however,arenotclosetogether;itisnomorecompactnordensethanthe
spaceoftheheavens.

Whatisamolecule?Imagethesun;imagetheEarth,Mars,Mercury,the
otherplanetsandtheirmoons,all
whirlingandcirclingaroundthesuncentertoformoursolarsystem.The
systemisagiganticsphere.Ofwhat?
Ofnothingbutethericspace.Thereisnoshelltothissphere;itis
justether-conceivedasaglobe-withinwhich
whirlafewcomparativelysmallspecksofdust-theearthandthesun,
forinstance.


Lookupintheairaboveyou.Imaginetheoutlineofatoyballoon
withoutanymaterialexceptafewspecksof
invisibledustinthespaceyouimageasaglobe.Thatisthedensityof
theuniverse;itisalsoasdenseasthe
moleculethatismerelyanethericglobularspaceinwhichatoms-far,
farapart-whirlaroundanethericcenter.

Isnotthedensityofmatteralreadyevaporatingsothatinityouseeno
hindrancetomakingyouridealsinto
realities?Ifnotthemolecule,istheatomdense?Theatom,likethe
molecule,hasnoshellorbody.Itismerelya




sphericalsystemofetherspaceinwhichelectronswhirlaroundan
ethericcenter.Sofarnothingbutinfinite
spaceandinfiniteenergyinspace!Insuch,whathindranceisthereto
youridealsanddesirescomingtrue?

Isit,then,theelectronthatgivesmatteritsappearanceofdensity?Of
course,iftheelectronwereitselfofgood
sizeandifitsownsubstancewerecompact,itcouldgivetomattersome
semblanceofmaterialdensity.

Whatisthesizeoftheelectron?Outofpapercutasquareinchsurface.
Thenimagineatinypaperbagthesizeof
acubicinch.Ifthiscubicinchboxwerefilledwithanyoneofseveral
differentgases,thespacewouldcontain

approximately441,000,000,000,000,000,000molecules.Theyareveryfar
apart;hencethereisplentyofroomin
thiscubicinchforamilliontimesthenumberalreadygiven.Sinceeach
ofthesemoleculesiscomposedof
atoms,eachatommustbedefinitelysmallerthanthemolecule.Sincein
anatomtherearemillionsofelectrons
withcomparativelygreatinterveningspacescapableofholdingmillions
more,howsmall,then,istheelectron!
Youcannotconceiveitsinfiniteminutenessfor,althougheachatomis
butone-hundredthofone-millionthofone
inchindiameter,theelectronisfiftythousandtimessmallerthanthe
atom!

Ofcourse,youcannotimaginethis;itisinfinitelysmall-apartofthe
infinityofGod!Andwhatistheelectron?
Ofwhatsubstanceisit?Allscientistsagreethatitisaninfinitely
smallethericwhirlofenergy-awhirlinghole
inspace!

Whatthenisdensity?Densityisthespiritofmatter-theinfinite
ethericenergy-spaceofGod.Itisthatinwhich
allthingsliveandmoveandhavetheirbeing.Itexistsbetweenthe
infinitelysmallwhirlingelectronsbuta
billionthofaninchfromoneanother;itexistsbetweenwhirlingstars
andinfinitelylargesunsthousandsof
millionsofmillionsofmilesapart.

Thereisnodensityofmattertohinderthemanifestationofyourideals
anddesires.Sinceyou,youridealsand
desiresareofGod,andsincethecellsofyourbodyandalsothe

substanceofallothermaterialactualitiesarebut
theinfiniteenergy-spaceofGod,certainlyyouridealscomposedofthis
substance-theonlysubstancethatexists
-canandwillanddocometrue.Infact,thisethericenergy-space
substance,whichmakesmatterseemtobe
dense,istheverysubstancethatgivesbodiestoyouridealsandthus
makesthemmanifestinmaterialactuality.

WHATATTRACTIVEMATTEROFENERGYGIVESTOYOURDESIRES

CHAPTER4

Anotherstoneinthepathoffaithandtheattainmentofyouridealsand
desiresistheideathatmatterissolid.As
densitywasfoundtobebutinfiniteenergyspace-thespiritual
substanceinwhichidealsandallthingsexistwhat
willsolidityturnouttobewhenyoucometoknowitasitis?

Ironseemstobeasolidsubstanceandveryhard.Doesitshardness
resideinmatterorisitduetothespiritor
energyofmatter?Themoleculesandatomsofironarenoharderormore
solidthanthemoleculesandatomsof
butter.Yet,itisdifficulttodriveanailintoapieceofironand
easytodriveoneintoachunkofbutter.That
whichmakesitdifficulttodriveanailintoironisthedegreeof
attractiveforceexistingbetweentheparticles.It
isthisforcethatholdsmoleculesandtheirrespectiveatomstoeach
other.Whenyoudriveanailintoiron,what
youovercomeistheattractiveforcethattriestopreventthemolecules
beingpushedapart.Itiseasytoforce

apartthemoleculesofbuttertomakespaceforanail.Inthiscase
also,whatyouovercomeistheattractiveforce
thatholdstogetherthemoleculesandatomsofbutter.

Whenthedegreeofattractiveforceiscomparativelygreat,wesaythe
matterishardandsolid.Whenitis
smaller,wesaythematterisnothardandnotsosolid.Butitisnot
matteritselfthatissolidornotsolid.Intruth,
solidityisbutthespiritofmatter.Itisanothermanifestation-the
infiniteattractiveenergyfoundthroughoutthe
universe.ItisasinfiniteasGod.Matterisnotsolid!Thereisonly
onesolidthingintheuniverse-theinfinite
attractiveenergyofGodwhichholdsallthingstogether.Youridealsare
ofspirit.Ifyouwishtochangeanypart
ofyourbody,knowthatitisnomoresolidthantheheavens;knowthat
thatwhichmakesitappearsolidand
holdsthetinycentersofforcetogether,isbutinfiniteattractive
spirit;thatthisattractivespiritorenergyisof
Godandisinfinite.

Yoursoul-withitsmind,loveandlifeforces,isalsoofGod.Being
directofGod,madeinHisImage,youare
supreme.Beingsupreme,yoursoulcontrolsitsidealsandtheir
actualities.Donotdenyevil;thatwhichwecall




evilexists,butwhenyouknowitsrealnatureyoufinditisgood.The
solidity,whichyoufearedasanevil

hindrancetothemanifestationofyourdesiresandideals,isinfinite
attractivespirit,-theveryforcethatgives
yourdesiresthepowertoattractallthatisnecessarytomakethemcome
true.

WHATMOVEMENTINMATTERGIVESTOYOURBODYOFDESIRE

CHAPTER5

Idealsareofthesubstanceofspiritandspace;theyhavemotionand
life.Canthey,then,manifestinmatterifit
bemotionlessandlifeless?Thatwhichliveshasmotionofitselfand
withinitself;thatwhichhassuchmotionis
notdead.Allatomsarereservoirsoflimitlessenergy.Iuseradiumfor
illustrationonlybecauseyouhaveheard
ofitandknowit.Agrainofradiumisaverysmallparticle;itisless
thanonefour-hundredthofonelittleounce
ofmatter.Yet,duringeverysinglesecondoftime,agrainofradium
givesoff2,000impulsesofenergy.

Isthisenergyofthespirit?Ifitisofthespirit,itisenduring.
Man'sbodysustainedbytheenergyofthesoulmay
lastahundredyears.Howlongdoesatomicenergylast?Afteronefour-
hundredthpartofanounceofradium
hasgivenoff2,000impulsesofenergyeverysecondofeveryhourof
everydayfor1,700years,ithasusedup
butpartofitsenergyandhasenoughlefttocontinuetheprocessatthe
sameratefor1,700yearsmore,-andthen
ataslowerratetocontinueforever.Spiritenergyhaspower;hasatomic
energypower.Ifweknewhowtofreeat

onetimealltheenergyofbutoneounceofradium,itsfreedenergy
couldtossallthenaviesoftheworldfrom
themid-AtlantictotheMississippiValley.Whatinfiniteenergythereis
ineveryatomofso-calledmatter!This
energyisnotofdeadmatter;itistheinfiniteenergyofGodinevery
atom!

Allso-calledmatterisalive.Itisalivewithenergy.ItisGodin
manifestation.And,itmoves!Itmoveswithin
itself!Anairplaneflying660milesanhourwouldmakeusgasp!The
earthwhirlsaroundthesunwithincredible
speed,-66,000milesanhour!Butafreedelectronwhizzesthroughspace
attherateof660,000,000milesan
hour!Andsuchanelectroncanchangeitsposition40,000,000timeswhile
youaresayingo-n-e!Everycellof
yourbodyiscomposedofbillionsofelectronspulsatingandthrobbing
withenergyandlife!Everymaterialof
yourbody,brain,muscle,heart,andbones-iscomposedofbillionsof
cells,howmanyonlytheCreatorknows.
Andeveryoneofthesecellsisagiganticandcolossaluniverseofatoms
oftitanicforceandelectronsofinfinite
energy!Theirenergywaitsforyoursoultouseit!Whateverpartofyour
bodyyouwishtochange,canbe
changed,-formatterisneitherdense,norsolid,normotionless,nor
lifeless.

Thesameelectrons-thesesamewhirlingcentersofinfiniteenergy-
composeeveryformofmatter:wood,andall
thingsmadeofwood;iron,andallthingsofiron;brassandgold;
materialsofallkinds;everythingyoucansee

andtouchandallotherthings!Thesubstanceofallthings-idealsand
realities-iseverthesame!AllareofGod!
Idealscancometrue:allthingscanbechanged,-forthedensityof
matterisbutinfiniteenergyspace-the
substanceofallthings;thesolidityofmatterisbuttheinfinite
attractiveforceofGod;andmatterhasmotionand
lifemovingatatremendousrateresponsivetothesupremeenergiesof
thesoul-mind,loveandlife.

Cananyone-nowknowingthattheparticlesofseeminglymotionlessmatter
canmoveatarateof660,000,000
milesanhourandcanchangeposition40,000,000timesinasecond-doubt
thatitisthisinfiniteenergyofGod
inallthingsthatgivestoidealsthepossibilityofmanifestingas
materialactualities?

Mattersothrobbingwithenergyandmovementcannothinderyourideals
comingtrue;butyourideaofmatteras
dense,solidandmotionlesscanhinderthembydeadeningyourdesireand
lesseningyoureffort.Changeyour
ideaofmattertoatrueidealofmatter.Fordesiresembodiedinideals
-inbodiesofethericsubstancepossessing
infiniteenergy alwayscometrue!Youcannotpreventthemmorethanyou
canstopthewhizzingofelectrons
orthewhirlingofstars.

THEONLYTHREEACTIVITIESNECESSARY

CHAPTER6


First,thereistheIdealofSomethingDesired;Second,theProcessthat
LeadstoAttainingIt;andThird,theAct
ofMakingtheRealityYours.




Thesearethethreebasicactivitiesofattainingthatwhichyoudesire;
theyaretheonlyoneswhichhavebeen
andcanbesuccessfullyusedinattaininganyqualityordegreeof
developmentwithinyourselforinobtaining
anything,conditionorpositioninsocietyortheworldaboutyou.These
threeactivitiesaresimplystated
becausetheyaretrue,-notbecauseIwritethem.Basictruthsarealways
simple;and,ifnotenvelopedinamass
ofsuperfluouswordsorintertwinedwithawebofentangledthoughts,
theyarealwayseasilyunderstood.When
simplystatedandeasilyunderstood,itiseasytoapplythem.

Ifyoupermityouridealtobelostinajungleofmanywordsandyour
processtobemisdirectedbyamultitude
ofvaryingthoughtsandfeelings-eachpointinginadifferentdirection
-why,then,ofcourse,youridealwillnot
andcannotbecomeareality.Unlessyoucanclearlyanddefinitelystate
yourideal,itisnotsufficientlyconcrete
tomakeanyprocessofattainingitsuccessful.Unlessyoucandefinitely
andsimplystatewhatyouaretodoand
howyouaretodoit,yourplanoftheprocessofattainingorobtaining
thatwhichyouwantwillbeconfusedand
youreffortwillbepartlywastedandprobablyunsuccessful.


Attainingthatwhichyoudesireiseasyandcertain:(1)ifyouconceive
aclear-cutidealofwhatyoudesire;(2)if
youturntheidealtotheparticularprocessthatalwaysleadsto
attainingorobtainingthatwhichyouwish;and(3)
ifyouknowhowtomaketherealityapartofyouoryoursurroundings.
Thatyoumayknowhowtomakeyour
ideasanddesiresbecomerealities,Inowtakeuptheprocessinthis
section:

ToAttainYouDesires,AllThreeMustbeUsed;

HowtoFormanIdealthatWillComeTrue;

FiringtheHeart-DesireofYourIdeal;

GivingaBodyofEthericSubstancetoYourIdeal;

GivingYourIdealtheImpulseofActiontoMakeItReal;

TheProcessthatMakesIdealsComeTrue;

TheActofMakingtheRealityYours;and

WheretoCenterYourEffort.

TOATTAINYOURDESIRES,ALLTHREEMUSTBEUSED

CHAPTER7


Ifyouidealizeanduseallthreeofthebasicactivitiesandonlythose
three,itiseasytomakeyouridealsbecome
realities.Youalwaysattainwhenyouidealizeandusethem;but,ifyou
leaveoutanyoneofthethree,youfailto
attainyourdesire,-andnoonecanbeblamedexceptyourself.

Ifyouidealizeonlythatwhichyoudesireandholdfaithfullytothat
ideal,-thatis,ifyouuseonlythefirstofthe
threeactivities,-youwillsucceedandjustlyinproportiontowhatyou
do.

SinceGodisjustice,theresultcorrespondstotheeffort.Idealizing
whatyouwantandholdingfaithfullytothe
idealformonthsandevenyearsbringsyouthesuccessyoureffortmerits
-evenafteryearsyouwillstillbe
holdingtotheideal.

And,ifyouidealizethatwhichyoudesireandattempttotakepossession
ofitmentally-usingthefirstandthird
ofthethreebasicactivities-yousucceedandjustlyinproportionto
whatyoudo.

If,wheninNewYork,youlearnofafootballgametobeplayedinBoston
anddesiretobepresent,theidealof
theThingDesiredistobeinBoston.Ifyoudesiretodriveby
automobilefromNewYorktoBoston,thatisthe
idealoftheProcessyouintendtousetogettoBoston.Ifyougoto
yourgarageandsitinyourcarforaday,a
monthorayear,holdingfaithfullyallthetimetotheThingDesiredand
holdingalsoamentalpictureofbeingin





Boston-mentallypicturingthefirstandthirdsteps,butomittingthe
secondone-beforetheyearpassesyour
friendswillwishtosendyoutothemadhouse;andonlybecauseyou
failedtousethesecondactivity-thatofthe
processofactuallystartingthemachineanddrivingfromNewYorkto
Boston.

ItisnotenoughtoholdidealsoftheThingDesired,-thefirststep.It
isnotsufficientanditmaybedangerousto
declarementallythatyoupossessit,-thethirdstep.Itisnotenough
eventohavefaiththatyourdesirewillcome
true,thoughfaithisthesubstanceofthingshopedfor.Youmustput
youridealsintoidealizedactionforideals
arethesubstanceofthingsthatareandidealizedactionistheonly
certainprocessofattainment.

“Faithwithoutworksisdead”doesnotstand-alone;Christandthe
apostlespresentedthetruthmanytimes:"I
mustworktheworksofHimthatsentMe....ReturntoGod,anddo
works.-Whatdothitprofitthoughaman
sayhehathfaith,andhavenotworks?-Canfaithsavehim?-Wasnot
Abraham,ourfather,justifiedbyworks?By
workswasfaithmadeperfect.-Iwillgiveuntoeveryoneofyou
accordingtoyourworks.-Hethat
overcomethandkeepethmyworksuntotheend,tohimwillIgivepower
overthenations."Ofthenamestobe

writtenintheBookofLife,theyaretobejudged"accordingtotheir
works";andtheverylastmessage-last
chapterofRevelation-is"Behold,Icomequickly;andmyrewardiswith
me,togiveeverymanaccordingashis
workshallbe."

"HitchyourwagontoaSTAR"isnotsufficient.”"HITCHyourwagontoa
star"bringsresults.”

HOWTOFORMANIDEALTHATWILLCOMETRUE

CHAPTER8

First,anidealtocometruemustbeanideal;anideawillnotdo.
Second,anidealtobecomearealitymusthave
aheartofdesire,-andagoodstrongheart.Third,anidealtocomeinto
manifestationmustbeabodyofreal
ethericsubstance.Fourth,anidealtobecomeanactualitymustpossess
animpulseofaction.Lackinganyoneor
moreofthese,youridealsdonotbecomerealities.

Firstyouridealmustbeanideal,notanidea.Theidealwillcometrue.
Sincemostpeoplethinkandplaninideas;
theirthoughtsandplansseldommaterialize:Afterrepeatedfailures,
somebecomediscouraged,despondentor
resignedandsomelosefaithintheircapacitytoattainthegreatgoal
anddoubtthejusticeofsociety,theworld
andGod.Othermenandwomenthinkinideals;withthemitisahabit.
Suchmenandwomenaresuccessfuland
attaintoagreatextentthatwhichtheydesire.Theyattainin

proportiontotheirideals.

Youmayidealizeyourthoughtsof-ethicalandspiritualadvancementand
attainsoulconsciousness;yetwhenit
comestoothermattersyoumayuseonlyideasandfail.Ontheother
hand,althoughothersmaynotidealize
ethicalandspiritualconceptsasyoudo,yettheydoidealize,-thatis,
makeperfectimagesoftheirthoughtsof
development,advancement,work,andbusiness;andhencetheysucceedin
thoselinestoagreaterextentthan
youdo.Thisisjust;infact,itisGod'sJustice.Youfailinthat
whichyoudonotidealize;yousucceedinthat
whichyouidealize.Theyalsofailinthatwhichtheydonotidealizeand
succeedinthatinwhichtheyuseideals.

Backofeverythingintheworldthereisanideal:backofthedesignof
everychair;thedecorationofeveryroom;
thecutandmaterialofeverygownandeverysuitofclothes;backof
everythingthatevercomestrue.Those
whothinkinlittleideals,succeedinlittlethings;thosewhothinkin
bigideals,succeedinbigthings.

Noadvanceofmankindhaseverbeeneffectedexceptitwasfirstformed
byidealsofsomekind:nopainting
waseverpainted,nostatueeversculptured,nomusicevercomposed,-
exceptfirstconceivedasideal.Nomotor,
nodynamo,noengine,noprintingpress,nolinotype,noautomobile,no
airplane-notonewaseverinvented
exceptitfirstexistedasanideal.Nothingineducationwasevertaught
andnoethicalorspiritualconceptwas

everpreachedthatdidnotpreviouslyexistinidealforminthemind.

Thosewhothinkideasneverattaintogreatness.Greatmenandwomen
alwaysthinkinideals.Changeyour
“ideas”to“ideals!”How?Bymakingitaperfectimage,addingdesire,
givingitbodysubstance,andcreatingin
itanirresistibleimpulsetomanifestitselfinaction.

Howcanyoucompleteanideasoastomakeitanideal?First,byadding
thefactorstheidealacks.Youhavean
ideaofthecolorofanapple.Howperfectisit?Takepaintsandtryto
paintapictureofanappleandyouwill




discoverthattherearescoresoftintsandblendsofcolorsthatyour
ideadoesnotcontain.Youhaveanideaof
theprofileofthefaceofsomeoneyoulove.Takeapencilandtryto
drawthatprofile!Youhaveanideaofthe
shapeandformofthelegsofyourtable.Closeyoureyes;runyour
fingersoveroneofthelegs;feelevery
indentation,everypartthatprojects,thenumberofringsaroundthe
legs.Scoresofnewfactorsareaddedtoyour
idea.

Howcanyoubecertainthatyouhaveaddedeverythingtheperfectimage
oughttocontainandleftout
everythingtheimageshouldnotcontain?Althoughtherearemanymillions
ofdegreesofvariationandan

unlimitednumberofcombinations,therearebutafewdifferentbasic
qualitiesthatenterintoourimages.They
are:colors,sounds,tastes,odors,movementsanddirectionsofmovement,
balanceorlackofbalance,finenessor
roughness,hardnessorsoftness,heatorcold,lightnessorheaviness.

Takeanyideayouwishtocometrue.Imageitinyourmindasitnowis,
-aimperfectidea.Then,takethefactor
ofcolors.Imageitagain,mentallyseeingeverycolorithaspossessed,
doespossessorcouldpossess.Inthis
samewaygoovertheideaofthatwhichyoudesire.Useeveryoneofthe
elementsofcolor,sound,taste,odor,
heat,cold,motion,directionofmotion,form,size,balance,fineness,
roughness,hardness,softness,lightness,
heaviness.

Donotleaveoutasingleone.Whenyouhavefinishedyouwillhavethe
formofaperfectimage-ofanideal,but
itwillstillbeonlytheform-withoutaheartofdesire,withoutan
ethericbody,andwithoutimpulsetoimpel
action.Next,adddesire!

FIRINGTHEHEART-DESIREOFYOURIDEAL

CHAPTER9

Wishesarebutwishes;theyleadonlytowishingmorewishes.Desiresare
heartbeatsofsoul;theydemandand
impeltoaction.Awishturnsevertoitself,wishingthatsomethingwill
cometomakeitselftrue.Adesiregoes

outfromself;itdaringlyreachesout,demandingthethingdesired,and
divinelycreatesitinreality.

Putthefollowingtruthstogether:Desireistheheartofyourideal;in
thisheartarethefiresofattainment;
sometimestheydiedownandaredim;sometimestheyburnbrightlyand
glowwithhopeandsetfiretoaction;
unlesstheythusburnwiththelightofhopeandthefireofaction,your
idealwillnotcometrue.Whenthefires
ofdesirearedimmedbydisappointmentsordiscouragement,ormemoriesof
thefailuresofthepast,whatare
yougoingtodoaboutit?Feedthefireswithyourfeelingsandemotions!
Yourthoughtswillnotdo;theyarebut
dampwoodandwetsand.Desiresareoftheheart;theycannotbemadeto
burnbrightlybyaddingideasand
thoughtsofthemind.

Isitathing-amaterialthing-youhavedesiredandforwhichdesire
burnslowbecauseofpastfailurestoattainit,
orisitanewdesirethatdaresnotburnbrightlyforfearof
disappointmentshoulditnotbeattained?Fireyour
desiresothatitwillcometrue.FireitwithYOURfeelingsand
emotions.

Areyouayoungwomanandisitadaintyrose-coloredgownyoudesire?
Imagethecolorofitandfeelthejoyof
gowningyourselfinthatcolor.Feelthepleasureitwouldgiveyouto
lookatyourselfinthatcolor.Thinkofits
coloragain,-thecolorofroses.Imaginethatyouhaveperfumedthegown
withjustatouchofessenceofroses.

Feelthejoyofsmellingthesweetodorofroses.Feelthejoyof
smellingtheperfumewithwhichyourdressis
scented.Thinkofthefeelofthematerial,-howsoftanddelicate.Feel
thejoyyoufeelinfeelingit.Thinkofthe
lightnessofthedress.Feelthejoyyouexperienceinhandlinglightand
daintyandfluffythings.Feelthejoyyou
wouldfeelinputtingonthatdressandinwaitingforyoursweetheartto
call.Feelthejoyyouwouldfeelashe
admireditandcomplimentedyouuponit.Feelthejoyyouwouldfeel
dressedinthatgown,whenwithagroup
ofpeople.Isnotyourdesirefiredandburningwithimpulsetoact?Will
younotdosomethingtogetthatdress;
and,idealizingyourdoing,youwilldoitintherightwayandgetitin
therightway.

Areyouayoungmandesiringanewsuitofclothes?Fireyourdesirewith
yourfeelings.Imagethesuityouwish
-itscolor,cut,form,material,andfittoyou.Feelhowhappyyouwould
feeldressedinthatsuitcallingonthe
girlyoulove.Feelhowproudyouwouldfeelifyoucouldwearitwhen
goinghometoseemother.Feelhow
satisfiedyouwouldfeelwalkingintotheofficedressedinthatsuit.
Feelallyourgoodfeelings-feltunderall
otherconditions-inrelationtothatsuit.Isnotyourdesirefiredto
thepointwhereyouwilldosomethingtogetit
and,idealizingyourdoing,youwilldotherightthingandgetitinthe
rightway?





Isitapositionyoudesire?Feelthejoytheincomeofthatposition
wouldgiveyou.Feelthepleasuresyoucould
obtainwiththatincome.Feelthejoyoftheopportunitiestheincome
wouldgive.Feelthetrueprideof
advancement.Feelthejoyofknowingyouhaveattainedthepositionand
madegood.Feelthejoyofgenerously
helpingotherswheninthatposition.Feelwhatthatpositionwouldmean
toyouamongyourfellows.Feelwhat
itwouldmeantoyouamongbusinessmen.Feelallthesefeelings-feeding
yourdesireswithyourFEELINGSinstead
ofwithwishesandthoughts-andyouwilldosomethingtoattainthat
whichyoudesire.

Think,think,thinkofwishesandyouwillliveanervouswreckanddie
inthementalmadhouseofunfulfilled
mentaldesires.Feedthedesiresofyouridealswithyourownfeelings
andemotions-andthehigherthefeelings
andemotions,thestrongerthefire-andyourdesireswillturntoaction
thatcannotbeprevented.Andsinceyour
desiresareheartsofideals,thatwhichyoudowillberight.

GIVINGABODYOFETHERICSUBSTANCETOYOURIDEAL

CHAPTER10

Thenextstepistocreateabodyforyourideal-abodyofrealetheric
substance.Imagetheidealofthethingyou
want.Doesthethingitselfseemsocompactanddensethatyoucannotre-
formandre-createittoaccordwith

yourideal?Itsformcanbechanged,butonlyifyougiveabodytoyour
ideal.

First,giveformtothesubstanceoftheideal.Turnbackandreadagain
mythirdchapter.Then,re-idealizeyour
imageofthethingdesiredasmadeofinfiniteenergy-space.Bydoing
thisyouactuallygroupthespiritual
substanceintoform.Thisisafirststepincreatingthebodyofyour
ideal.

Second,givethebodyattractivepower.Readagainthefourthchapterof
thisbook.Then,re-imageyouridealof
thethingyouwant.Realize,thatwhateverthesubstanceofthething
desired,thatwhichmakesitsactuality
possibleisinfiniteattractiveenergy;thatitisthissameenergythat
holdsalltheparticlesofyouridealtogether
anddrawstoitallthefactorsnecessaryformanifestation.Bythus
imagingyouridealyougiveitsolidity.The
particlesofthisspiritualsubstancebecomesfixedsothattheideal
willpersist;sothatitwillnotchange,asan
ideachanges,orevaporateinvainimaging’s.Bythisprocessyoualso
giveitpowertoattractanddrawtoitall
thoseconditions,qualities,thoughts,feelingsandattitudesnecessary
tomakeitreal,-necessarytomakeits
actualitypossible.

Third,createthebodyofself-activesubstance.Turnbackandreadthe
fifthchapter.Realizethateverythingyou
wishtochangeisininfinitemotion,thrillingwithlife;thateventhe
pieceofcopperwirethatleadstoyour

electriclightiscomposedofwhirlingcentersofspace,infinitely
small,capableofmoving660,000,000milesan
hourandabletochangetheirpositions40,000,000timesasecond,By
thisprocessyouridyoursoulofanyidea
thatanyso-calledmaterialthingcanoppose-themanifestationofyour
ideal.Andyougivetotheideal-toits
bodysubstance-thesamequalityofinfinite,infinitelyrapidpowerof
movement,powerofaction,powerto
makeitselfcometrue.

Imagethebodyofyouridealcomposedofspiritsubstance,vibratingat
thistremendousrate,exertingenormous
power,andyougiveitadditionalpowertomakeitselfintoanactuality.
Tothispointintheprocess,whatisyour
ideal?

First,aperfectimage-includingonlythoseelementsitshouldpossess
andnonethatitshouldnotpossess.

Second,anidealwithaheartofdesire,firedtoactionbyallyour
feelingsandsouldesires:(1)increasedby
imagingthebeautyandutilityoftheidealandthepleasuresitwill
giveyouand(2)augmentedbyevery
conceivableelementofdesireyoucanawakenbyimagingeverything
composingitsimage-color,sound,et
cetera.

Third,anidealbody-formedoftheinfinitespiritsubstance,energy-
ether;abodyofthesamematerialasthe
essenceofmatterwhichmakesiteasyfortheidealtomanifestasan

actuality;abodyheldtogetherandmade
permanentbyinfiniteattractiveenergy;abodycomposedofetheric
substancewhoseparticlesvibrateatarateso
rapidthatimaginationcannotconceiveit;abodycomposedofetheric
substanceanounceofwhichhasgigantic
power,sufficient-iffreedatonetime-totosstheAlpsintothe
AtlanticOcean.



Nowgivetheidealthesoulimpulsetoact,andyoucannotpreventits
comingtrue.

GIVINGYOURIDEALTHEIMPULSEOFACTIONTOMAKEITREAL

CHAPTER11

Thereisonemorestepintheprocessofmakingyouridealcomplete.It
possessesinfiniteenergy,butyoumust
giveittheimpulseofaction.Howcanyoudothis?InthisIdifferfrom
manyothers.Iholdthatvisualizationis
notsufficient.Visualization,althoughitoftenaccomplisheswonders,is
afterallbutapicturingofanidea.It
doesmaketheideavividbutitaddstoitonlyoneofseveralelements-
onlytheimagesofthesightsense.

InsteadofvisualizationIuseidealization-theperfectimage.This
includesthefactorofvisualizationandthatof
theelevenotherfactors.Usingtheotherfactors-especiallythoseof
motionanddirectionofmotion-wegivethe

idealanimpulsetomoveandthisinturngivesittheactionpowerthat
makestheidealmanifestasareality.

Visualizingistheactofholdingamentalpicture;idealizingistheact
ofperfectingthementalimageofall
factors,-thepicture,theprocessofsecuringitandtheactofmaking
itreal.

Youoftenignitetheheartofyouridealbyvividmentalpicturesand
strongfeelingsofdesiretopossessthe
reality;butunlessconnectedupwithyourmotorpowerofaction,it
remainsmerelyanurgentunfulfilledpicture
ofdesirewithinyou-anidealthatdoesnotbecomeareality.Clutching
youridealtoactioncannotbeeffectively
accomplishedbyapicture.Letmeillustratethisclearly.

Gotoanartmuseum;lookatanypaintingrepresentinganumberof
people.If,aftergoingaway,youcloseyour
eyesandvisualizethepainting,youholdinyourmindamentalpicture
ofthepainting.Withcareandpractice
youcanmakethismentalpictureveryvividandincreaseyourabilityto
re-seeinthemindeverydetailofsucha
painting-lines,formsandcolorsofthingsandpeople.Yet,itisstill
amerepicture;itisflat,lackingaction,and
itdoesnotimpeltoaction.ThatwhichIhavejustdescribedisthe
visualizingprocess.Visualizinghasproduced
marvelousresultswhenthepersonvisualizinghasturnedsuchmental
picture-makingintotheidealizedprocess,
eveniftheyhavenotrecognizedthattheyhavedoneso.


Idealizing,however,ismoreremarkablebecauseitincludesvisualizing
andaddsallotherelementstoit.
Visualizationcomesfromusingthestored-upimagesofbutoneofour
senses,thesenseofsight.Idealization
comesfromusingthestored-upimagesnotonlyofthesenseofsightbut
ofallothersenses.Toattainthatwhich
wedesireitisnecessary,notonlytoseethevisualimage,buttoact.

Trynowanotherprocess:Idealizethepaintingyousawintheartmuseum;
bringitvisuallytoyourmind;re-see
itjustasyoudidbytheprocesspreviouslydescribed.Thenimage
action,-everypersoninitinaction;feelthem
doingthethingtheyarepicturedasdoing;feelthemovement;feelthe
activities.Ifitportraysthemasspeaking,
hearthetones,-hearwhattheysay.Imightcontinuewithallother
elementsofthepicture,butIthinkthisis
sufficienttoshowyouthedifferencebetweenvisualizationand
idealization.Visualizationproducesanonmoving,
non-activepictureinthemind,eventhoughitbevividandclear.Being
non-active,itdoesnotimpelto
actionandhencemanyofourpicturedidealsdonotbecomerealities.But
ifweidealizeaction,ifweusethe
mentalclutchofconnectinguptheidealofthethingdesiredwiththe
processofobtainingthatwhichwedesire,
actionmustresult;andactionisoneoftheessentialfactorsinmaking
anyidealcometrue.

THEPROCESSTHATMAKESIDEALSCOMETRUE

CHAPTER12


Processisthewayofdoingthings.Thereareseveralwaysofdoing
things,buttheidealizedwayistheonlyway
thatguaranteessuccess.

Thenon-idealizedprocessesare:meredoing;purposefuldoing;plannedor
thought-outdoing.

Thefourthprocessistheidealizedprocess.




Meredoingneverleadstosuccess,-forbackofitthereisnoidealof
theprocess,nodesiretoimproveit,no
thought-outplan,andnoideal.Inminesandstoresandfactoriesand
offices,therearemillionsofgoodworkers.
Theylearntodoonething-theylearntodoitwell-andthen,forever
afterwards,theymerelydo.Theydrudge,
ortoil,orlaborbuttheydonotwork;and-theydonotsucceed.You
yourselfmaydoyourworkperfectlymerely
doingit;youmaybealwaysatit;othersmaybeabletodependuponyou
doingyourworkexactly,with
nolossoftime,notmissingastroke.Butallthesedonotleadto
attainment,-why,evenahay-pressdoesthose
things!

Purposefuldoingisonestepinadvanceofmeredoing.Itisbasedupon
anideaofprogressandisstimulatedbya
desire.Butthatisnotsufficient.Why,thebank-robberhasapurposein

robbing;hemaysucceednowandthen
ingettingwhathewantsandhealwayssucceedsinmakinghimselfa
uselessmemberofsociety,-yet,hislifeis
notsuccessfulandheisnotasuccess.Evenwellplanned,carefully
thought-outdoingleadstothousandsof
failures.Manyayoungman,intelligent,enthusiastic,hardworkingand
earnest-startsinbusinessforhimselfand
fails,-evenafterhehasplannedandthoughtouthisentireproblem.
Whenhebegins,heseessuccess-big
success-withintwoorthreeyearsatmost.Butinsixmonthsthesheriff
mayclosehimupasafailure.Even
planneddoing,baseduponideas,desiresandthought-outprocesses,fails
unlesstheprocessisidealized.Itis
onlyanidealizedaim,processandattitudethatalwayswin.

SometimeagoanadditionalmainsubwaywasopenedinNewYorkCity.It
necessitatedanewroutingof
passengers.Morethansevenmillionpeoplehadtolearntotravelbynew
routes.Fordaysbeforeitsopeningthe
paperswerefullofthenewsystemandhowtogetfromonepointto
another.Atleastnineoutofeverytenofthe
millionsofadultsinNewYorkmusthavereadthedirectionspreviousto
theopening,althoughprobablynotone
inahundredthousand-whentheyreadthedirectionsoverandoveragain
-idealizedthenewroute,noridealized
themselvesgoingaboutthecityortoandfromworkonit.TheResultof
NotIdealizingtheProcessonthedayof
theopening,intelligentmenandwomencrowdedandjammedeachother,
wentwheretheydidnotwishtogo,
evengotlost,thoughmanyofthemhadknownNewYorkalltheirlives.

Theconfusionandjammingofthemob
attwotransferstationsweresogreatthatscoresofwomenfainted,and
manywereseriouslyhurt.Morethana
millionpeoplelosttheirheads-morethanamillionwereconfusedfor
weeks.Itwasnecessarytoclosethecrosstown
subwayforamonthtopreventaccidents-actuallytopreventpeople
killingthemselvesandeachother,
becauseoftheirconfusedmobaction.Andallofthisconfusion,trouble,
injuryanddelaycouldhavebeen
preventedifeachofthesevenmillionpeoplewhousethesubwayshad
spentbutfiveminutesprevioustoits
openinginIdealizingtheProcessoftravelingonit.

HowIIdealizedtheProcessinthisCase:Itookadescriptionofthe
routesfromanewspaper;readitcarefully.
ThenIquietlyvisualizedthenewroutes.Next,Iidealizedaction,-
Idealizedmyselfusingthenewroutefrommy
hometomyoffice,picturingmyselfonthecars,changingwherethe
descriptionsaidchangesmustbemade;
idealizingeverybitofthejourneytomyofficedoor.NextIidealized
onetripafteranothertootherpartsofthe
city,untilIhadmyselfmentallyusedeverynewandoldroute.After
this,itwasimpossibletobeconfused;
impossibletomakeamistakeinusingthesubway.

Millionsofothersthoughtofthenewroutes,butcertainlyveryfew
consciouslyidealizedthemselvestraveling
onthem.YeteveryindividualinNewYorkcouldhavedoneitinfive
minutesiftheyhadonlybeeninthehabit
ofIdealizingtheProcessofDoingThings.Othershadideasofthenew

route,ofwheretheywantedtogo,andof
howtogetthere.Iturnedmyideasintoideals.Idealizingtheprocess
ofdoingthething,includedmorethanthe
re-seeingofthementalpictureofthenewroute.Ididmorethan
visualizeit.Iputintoitanelementofaction.I
keptmy“clutch”insothatthepicturebecamemovement.Thatisalways
essentialinattainingthatwhichyou
desire.

THEACTOFMAKINGTHEREALITYYOURS

CHAPTER13

Thislastactivity-theactofmakingtherealityyours-comprisesthree
steps:

idealizingyourattitude;

unifyingthesubstanceoftheidealWITHthesubstanceofthereal;and




makingtheactualthingapartofyourpossessionsorplacingyourselfin
theactualconditionsthatyouhave
idealizedanddesired.

Yourattituderelatestoyourself,toothers,toconditions,andtothe
worldingeneral.Beginwithyourself.
Consciouslyornot,youdotakesomekindofanattitudetowardyourself.

Youmaythinkyourselfawormora
god.Youarefreetotakeanyattitudetowardyourselfyoudesireto
take;butthereisonlyoneattitudethatleads
tosuccessanditistheidealizedattitude!Incompletethinkingin
“ideas”makesyouseeyourselfasachildofsin,
suffering,sorrow,weakness,mistakeandfailure.Thinkofyourselfas
youare:asonofGod-idealizingtheend
youdesire,theprocessbywhichyouattain,andtheattitudeyouhold
towardyourself,others,conditions,andthe
universeitself.

Then,idealizeyourattitudetowardothers,"Thatwhichyeseekyeshall
find."Ifyouthinkthatallmenaretrying
tocrushyou,youwillbecrushed;first,becauseyourattitudecloses
youreyestotheopportunitiesofferedyou;
andsecond,becausesuchanattitudediscoversanddrawstoyouthosewho
donothelpyou.Ifyouidealize
othersaswillingtohelpyou,youdrawtoyoumenandwomenwhowilldo
thesquarethingbyyouandhelpyou,
-inthemyouwillfindhelpandajustreward.Thisidealizedattitude
doesnotmakeyouatrustingsimpleton,for
theidealizedattitudealsoidealizeswisdominknowingothers.

Theidealizedattitudechangesalltheconditionsoflife.Inbusiness,
itleadsustoexpectgoodresults,and,
expectinggoodresults,weplanbetter.Whenweplanbetter,-thatis,
in,amoreidealizedway-wegetbetter
results.Idealizetheworldingeneral.Theuniversemustbegood.Ifit
werenotgooditwouldgotopiecesover
night,-forevildisruptsanddestroys.Goodattractsandunitesand

holdstogether.

Youcannotidealizeyourbusiness,yourprofessionandyourworkwithout
conductingthewholeaffairasan
idealizedservicethatinevitablywillforceyouridealstocometrue!
YoumayidealizetheThingDesired,
idealizetheProcessofAttainingItandCarryOuttheProcessinAction,
-and,yet,byyourattitudekeepthe
realityfrombecomingyours.Withagroupofcongenialfriends,youcan
desireandidealizeanevening's
pleasureforyourselfandthegirlyoulove,youmaycallforherandgo
tothegatheringtogether,-andyetyour
attitude,ifdisagreeable,cankeepthepleasureoftheeveningfrom
becomingyours.

First,then,giveattentiontoyourattitude!Second,unifythesubstance
ofyouridealwiththesubstanceofthe
thingorconditiondesired.Thesubstanceofyouridealisyours!Itis
ofyourmind.Thesubstanceofthereality
maynotyetbeyours.Tomakeityours,youmustmakethebodyofyour
idealcoincidewiththebodyor
actualityofthatwhichyoudesire.
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Re-readthechaptersonHowtoFormanIdealthatWillComeTrue,Firing
theHeartDesireofYourIdeal,
GivingaBodyofEthericSubstancetoYourIdeal,andGivingYourIdeal
theImpulseofActiontoMakeItReal.
Then,re-imageyouridealinaccordwiththosefourqualities-itsform,
itsdesire,itssubstance,itsimpulseto
action.

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Next,re-readthethreechaptersofTheSpiritofMatter:YourIdealsand
WhatCompactnessofMatterGivesto
Them,YourDesiresandWhatAttractiveEnergyGivestoThem,What
MovementinMatterGivestotheBody
ofYourDesire.Donotneglecttore-readthese.Youremembermuch,but
notallthethings.Re-readthem,
recognizing:
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thatthematerialdensity,ofthethingyoudesireisanetheric
substancecoincidinginnaturewiththesubstanceof
yourideal;

thatthematerialsolidityofthethingyoudesireisinfiniteattractive
energywhichcoincidesinnaturewiththe
holding-togetherenergyofyourideal;and

thattheenergyofthematerialthingdesiredisethericforce-exactly
thesameforceasexistsinyourideal.
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Now,imageeachdetailofyourideal,projectitoutofyourmindtothe
placeoftheactuality,anduniteitwith
thesamedetailofthematerialactualityyoudesiretobeyours.Donot
missasingledetail;maketheprojected
idealcoincidewiththeactualthingineveryfeature-form,substance,
energyandplace.Tomissnofactor,unify
stepbystep,-astocolor,sound,taste,smell,balance,heat,movement,
directionofmovement,form,size,
finenessorroughness,hardnessorsoftness,cold,weight,use,pleasures
fromuse,etcetera.Missnoneofthese!

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Then,third,takepossessionofthethingorwalkintothecondition
desired.Idealizeyourselfinaction:(1)the
conditionofyourselfwheninaction;and(2)youruseofthemeanstobe
usedinperformingyouraction.
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Ifthisafternoonyouaretogotoonemanoragroupofmentodiscuss
ordosomethingwhichitisnecessaryfor
youtopresentordoinordertomakeyouridealcometrue,image
yourselfwiththemanorwiththemen,image
yourselfatperfectease,imageyourconfidenceinyourself,imageyour
self-controlwhentalkingtothem,when
contradictedbythem,evenwhenridiculedbyoneormoreofthem.Image
theseconditionsinyourmindbefore
yougo.Itbuildsinbrainapaththatmakesthedoingofthethingbuta
mererepetitionofathingalreadydone.
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Isayimagethesethings,-notmerelyimaginethem;merelythinkingabout
themwillnotbringresults.Image
alsotheimpressionsyouseeyourselfgivingtoothers:Areyouappearing
assincereasyouaresincere!Areyou
appearingasreliableasyouarereliable?Areyouappearingactiveand
energeticandsaneandsafe?Remember,
itisnotonlywhatyouare,butwhatyoucommunicatetootherswhich
determinesresultsindealingwithothers.
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Idealizingtheactionbuildsinbrainpaths.Then,whenyoucometothe

actualdoing,youhavealready
establishedahabitofdoingitsuccessfully.Themoretimesyouidealize
thedoing,thestrongerandmore
permanentthesebrainpathsbecome.Hence,whenyougointoaction,you
aremerelyrepeatingwhatyouhave
alreadydoneandwhatyouhavealreadysucceededindoing.Consequently
thereisnohesitancy,nodoubt,no
lackofconfidence,nolackofease,andnomistakesinyouraction.And
-becauseyoucenteryoureffortrightlythe
thingorconditionisarealityandbelongstoyou!Wheretocenteryour
effortnowfollows.
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WHERETOCENTERYOUREFFORT
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CHAPTER14
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Itisveryimportantthatyouidealizethatwhichyoudesire;but,sofar
astheattainmentofitisconcerned,the
processismuchmoreimportant,andidealizingtheprocessisthemost
importantofall.Iwillillustrate(1)bya
littleincidentand(2)byagreatworldexperience.

Inthespringof1919,sometimeafterIhadreturnedtotheUnited
Statesfromoneofmysojournsabroad,I