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Concepts From The Edge Volume 1

Several hundred years ago scientists considered that the weight of an object was fixed and absolute. Then Isaac Newton demonstrated that an object weighed less at the top of a mountain than it did at sea level, where gravity was stronger. (Weight is a measure of the force that gravity exerts on an object). So a new term was coined ..... mass. The mass of an object was considered constant, but its weight varied with height. The higher the object above the earth's surface, the less was the effect of gravity, hence the less its weight. But height did not affect the "mass" of an object. So for a long time mass was considered absolute. Then along came Einstein with his relativity theory. He proved that mass actually varies depending on the speed it was travelling. The closer a mass gets to the speed of light (186,000 miles per second) the greater its mass becomes. When it reaches the speed of light its mass becomes infinite and as it would take an infinite force to accelerate an infinite mass then nothing solid can exceed the speed of light. So speed became more important than mass which had become more important than weight. At the same time Einstein found that when an object travels very fast, close to the speed of light, time slows down so the astronauts who travelled to the moon and back have aged a fraction of a second less than us earthbound mortals. If an astronaut travelled outward for 5 years at near the speed of light and then turned around and made the same journey back to earth he might be 10 years older while back here on earth something like 50 - 100 years would have passed. So everything is relative to speed. Both time and mass are determined by speed.
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Nothing in our universe is quite what it seems.

The mindpower gurus who can operate mentally in theta or some other altered consciousness state believe that they enter a timefree zone where they can see past/present/future events with equal clarity. It has always been considered that time flows forward, like an arrow from a bow but the relatively new science of Quantum Physics indicates that it may well flow in the opposite direction also as well. And the more the scientific world delves into the strangeness of Quantum Physics, the weirder and more interesting are the things being discovered. It basically started out with the aperture test whereby a stream of light is shone through a narrow slit on to a screen. The light either showed up as a particle image on the screen or as a waveform, depending on what the experimenter expected! And there is now a line of thought that wonders if the normal state of events is the waveform, which materializes into particle form only when consciously examined. When one considers the vast empty spaces inside supposedly solid matter, there may be some merit in this particle materialization concept. If you think about all the planets in our solar system and the vast distances between them, then reduce the size of our solar system down to that of an atom, it becomes easier to comprehend the spaces inside each atom. In fact, 99.99999999999......% of a supposedly solid object is space. It has been estimated that if all the "spaces" in the known universe were removed and only "solid" material left, then you could hold this in the palm of your hand. The video monitor you are currently looking at is made up of mainly blank space. It consists of subatomic particles with vast spaces around them. In fact the whole known universe .... and everything in it ....... is made up of the same material ..... subatomic particles. If you raise your eyes from your screen and look around
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you, everything you see is made of subatomic particles, even your pet cat, which is mainly empty space. (Something you've always suspected!) Everything is the same ..... except ..... Human Consciousness !! Conscious awareness is a "stand-alone" event in the entire universe. It is an anomaly. Obviously this consciousness is a superior event compared to all the mundane subatomic sameness surrounding it. No wonder that controlled consciousness can influence the lifeless brethren we call inert matter! That is, there is no reason whatsoever why a human mind cannot influence matter. The main reason we can't do it yet, is because we don't expect to. The same as the scientists with the aperture test..... they get what they expect in the way of results. It takes a major change in the mental operating process to be able to influence matter to the point where a person can cause psychokinetic effects with mind-power alone, but it happens! If you think deeply about this, you will probably conclude that there is no reason why the superior stand-alone event of consciousness should not be able to directly influence the atomic structure of lifeless matter. Einstein has proven that energy and mass are interchangeable (as in a nuclear reaction) and various universities and laboratories have been able to either measure or calculate the force generated by a human mind (as in psychokinetic experiments). The obvious conclusion here is that, as mass and energy are interchangeable, the energy generated by human consciousness can be converted into its mass equivalent, the format of which is controlled and directed by the most extraordinary of higherconsciousness processes ..... .
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.... VISUALIZATION !!! When a human mind clearly and continually visualizes an end result, with deep emotion and concentrated intent, then the formatted energy generated is converted into its mass equivalent - ie. the result desired. As strange as this may sound, it is scientifically feasible and generally accepted as truth among the mind power people and top motivators.

In our universe....... nothing is what it seems!!

When we are born we are totally un-programmed. We are like a computer without the software. Each developing individual slowly slips into a reality frame that is he or she finds comfortable. As we grow, we are trained to recognize a common reality so that we can interact with others. We usually learn this via peer pressure at school and from social groups and parental influence. That is, every sane human being adopts a "common denominator" when it comes to reality. This "window of reality" is basically the same for the entire human race. Your reality training teaches you that mankind cannot walk on white hot coals with a temperature 5 times that of boiling water! Yet it is done! The same training tells you that you cannot influence matter with your mind. Yet it happens! Everybody "knows" that you cannot sit in a chair, relax, and clearly visualize some distant scene, in past, present or future time, with approximately the same degree of accuracy as produced by your other 5 senses. Yet the Australian Aboriginal race has always had this gift and considers it normal. And there are a number of European people who have taken the trouble to learn this Remote Viewing process and some even practice it for a living! Major corporations employ them to fill in information gaps.
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The reality window, as we have accepted it for generations, is no longer valid. Too many people are finding how to step outside it. Under certain conditions, your mind can "escape" from the restriction of this universal window. And as an increasing number of individuals experience these "impossible" alternatives, universal human consciousness changes. When a critical number of people can achieve these alternative realities, then, like the 100th monkey theory, everyone will suddenly "know" that these things can be done. Sheldrake's Morphogenic Field theory explains how this is achieved in real life.

Nothing is what it seems !!!

For the past 100 years or so western civilization has been technology orientated. The higher the technology, the better we like it. But technology is logic based. And our logic is based on our reality window. If we become aware of a different form of technology which is not only outside our logic base, but also can't be replicated reliably and worse still, cannot be measured on conventional instruments, then we panic! It is outside our reality window. But such technologies already exist. They are the science of the 21st century! Furthermore, there are many anomalies in nature. Resonance is one of them. The magnetic field around a permanent magnet is another. Cleve Baxter's Primary Perception is yet another. It is likely that the ongoing application of quantum physics to known anomalies will lead to the science of the 21st century.

Nothing is what it seems.

For example it has always been considered that time is a constant. That is, the seconds, minutes and hours tick along at the same speed for everyone. But an extremely clever device was invented some years ago by Dr. Nilolai Kozyrev which apparently measures micro-small distortions in time. When a small mechanical or chemical event is examined it has been found that time appears to be thin around the "cause" and dense around the resultant event. It seems that time may be variable !!

Nothing is what it seems.

Nature is full of anomalies. Until recently mainstream science tended to ignore these unwelcome events....because they were not understood. But not any more. There is a new breed of scientist who is less impressed with peer opinion and more concerned with stepping outside the common reality window. This new breed is the scientist of the 21st century.....you will be hearing a lot from this minority group in the future....because....

...nothing is what it seems!!!!

DOWSING Often the subconscious will try to sneak messages past our ego into our conscious awareness but most often these get blocked. SETH indicates that the easiest way to bypass the ego and get subconscious messages directly is via a dowsing device such as a pendulum or Lrods. The pendulum is an excellent mechanism for reaching the personal layers of the subconscious. This means that it is easy to get answers to personal questions, but more profound ones such as trying to divine winning lotto numbers require a trance state (like hypnosis) in conjunction with the pendulum. SETH suggests that if you are buying new clothes you check out the colors with the pendulum first, as some colors will be personally good for you, while others will not. Also the material used in the fabric may have negative connotations for you. Likewise if you were thinking of repainting a room in your house you could use a pendulum on a color chart and pick the colors that the pendulum suggested. If you are able to achieve a deep meditational state and open you eyes without loosing this state, then you might like to dowse for lotto numbers, or something similar. Apparently the deeper you can go into your subconscious the more chance there is of success. (On a personal note this is something I have not tried as I simply was unaware of this knowledge until the last batch of SETH notes arrived from the USA.) SETH mentions that the ego thwarts the subconscious regularly merely to prove its superiority. As the pendulum bypasses the ego then the answers are more likely to be right than wrong, particularly if the questions are of a personal nature, such as health. Also the regular use of the pendulum causes more open channels between the conscious and subconscious and appears to be beneficial in that it causes a permanent improvement in intuition.

That is, instead of having to use a pendulum correct intuitive urges may suddenly appear. If you react positively to these then your lifestyle can only improve. The regular use of the pendulum will cause your own conscious awareness to increase and you then become aware of inner actions with which the conscious mind has not been familiar. To sum up; the pendulum can be a fairly reliable way of reaching the subconscious. The more you use it the more reliable it is likely to become. It is like remote viewing; the more you practice this the more naturally open your subconscious becomes. Basic Dowsing Tutorial HOW TO MAKE YOUR OWN L RODS (Out of a pair of metal coat hangers)

Firstly, for you to do anything useful with dowsing, you're going to need either rods, or a pendulum. I suggest you start out with rods, since they're easier to use, initially. Get a metal coat hanger, and saw it in half. Measure two parts of it, which are straight, and connected to each other.. One of the parts should be around 10cm. The other, 25cm. The exact measurements do not matter, and it doesn't have to be accurate. Saw off the surplus bits, and bend the rod, so that there is a 90degree angle in it.

__________ I I < 25cm > I 10cm I

The rod should look a bit like this.

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Now make another one. They should be reasonably straight (except for the bend), and equal in size. Before trying any of these exercises I strongly recommend you read the other sections on common myths, and the 'free for all' part. Do not approach this frivolously. Exercise 1 : Rod Control Hold the rods in your hands, with your arms by your side, bent at the elbow, so the rods are held out in front of you, at around waist level. When you get a positive result you will want the rods to move together, or cross. Try doing this now, deliberately. Turning your hands very slightly, in the appropriate direction should do it. Practice crossing and uncrossing them, deliberately, with small wrist movements. After a while you should be able to cross them, without visibly turning your hands. This is what you should aim for. You should be able to 'make them cross' by thinking about it. Keep trying until you can. I check the operation of my rods by holding them in front of me and taking a deep breath. If they are working properly they cross each other. I think it is important to reiterate that there is nothing special about the rods. They are not 'magic' as many people would have you believe. If someone says "You're cheating; you moved them" then rest assured that they're not going to move on their own, unless it's windy, and you do know what you are doing. They merely amplify your arm and wrist movements so that you can see them visibly. Exercise 2 : Finding anything Once you have mastered exercise one, which shouldn't take all that long, if you do it properly, try this. Take your rods, and simply wander around the house. Hold them loosely, so that they can swing, if 'they' want to. Clear your mind, and tell yourself that you want a positive reaction, if you walk over anything buried. Don't be too

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specific. Don't immediately go for water pipes. You can try that later. Just anything buried. See what happens. Exercise 3 : Specific Substances Now for the clichs. Hopefully, you will have had some response from the previous exercise. If not, keep doing it, and remain openminded about any perceived information. Avoid judging it as it comes in. Okay. Let's look for some water pipes. It will be best to do this in a house, preferably, a friend's house, so that you do not know where the pipes are, but he/she does. This way, you will not judge any incoming information, and base it on prior knowledge. You know what a pipe looks like, so imagine one. Imagine the sounds of dripping water, if it helps. Say to yourself, either aloud, or in your mind, "I want the rods to cross, when I walk over some water", or something similar. Repeat this a few times, so that you are pretty sure of exactly what you are after. Many people are surprised at how this works first time (I know I was!). Now, walk around slowly (preferably with your eyes open, so you can see where you're going). Keep the image of the pipe in your mind. If you see the rods cross, step back a bit, and let them uncross. Do it again. See if it was just a draught, or whether it was a pipe. Ask your friend, or consult a map, or something. Carry on. If you're wrong, don't worry. Nothing is ever 100% accurate anyway, so why should dowsing be? See how many you can find.

EVENTS, MATERIALISATION AND CONSCIOUSNESS PROJECTION Let us suppose that you have been programming dreams to cause a particular desired event to happen. The universe slowly organizes this event then at the last moment it happens. This is why when things that have been going against you for weeks suddenly
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change, sometimes in quite an amazing way, you can be quite pleasantly surprised. Events are materialized in physical time from their origins in no time. These events could have been building for weeks then one day they materialize, out of the blue. They have been in the pipeline organizing themselves for some time! They have been created by a psychic mass force..which is a valid mass force. Sometimes this force will produce a macro psychokinetic event, such as a large bundle of banknotes being found in a phone box, to which nobody lays claim to. You were desperately short of money at the time..and this is you event materialization. There is a simple way to test your PK abilities. Light a candle in a draft-free room and place it on the table in front of you. Focus on it and try to adjust the height of the flame with psychic force. If you are generating a lot of force you might even put the candle right out. This is the method SETH recommends for PK practice. Many times during dreams your consciousness travels. If you do this in a controlled awake state it is called out-of-body. While the body and ego are in stand-by mode your consciousness is free to travel and explore. Sometimes immediately upon awakening you can remember some of these travels, but usually this memory recall fades within 15-20 seconds. SETH states that it is possible for this projected consciousness to be detected. The film called the Ghost Busters was loosely based on this premise. Animals appear capable of detecting these projections, particularly if they are strong ones. Psychic detectors have now been designed and built, which detect the presence of a projected consciousness. The remote viewers are well aware that the secret USA Government research area in Nevada known as Area 51 has these detectors installed and operating. Some of the better known remote viewers report alarms going off when they try to RV certain sections of this top secret project.
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During sleep we experience fluctuations in our consciousness level as we drift in and out of various levels. What is not generally realized is that the same thing happens while we are awake. Every individual experiences this and it can be quite annoying. For example someone might accidentally leave your keys locked inside your car while visiting a supermarket. When they return to their car and realize what they have done, they wonder what on earth was the matter with them. Some people generally put this down to stress, or distractions, or whatever. In actual fact their conscious awareness might have been quite low at that period. This awareness level cycles up and down during the day and later in the day that person might be fully aware and wonder why they were so stupid as to leave their keys in the car. It is a sad fact of human existence that a fair proportion of humanity goes through their entire lives with this low level of conscious awareness..and during your lower cycles you can appreciate what these unfortunate individuals have to put up with. I get real life examples of this while I am typing this report. Sometimes the words flow smoothly (like right now) and I make almost no mistakes.whereas earlier this morning I had to struggle for the correct words and I was making a ton of typing mistakes. SETH indicates that during the day we all have periods of intense mental awareness and activity followed by much less active periods. He says that the lower levels are accompanied by lowered concentration. He also makes a point that we should ideally sleep no more than 5-6 hours per night but have 1-2 hours sleep during the day. This is why active meditation during the day (in place of sleep) can be so incredibly beneficial. Extrasensory perception provides packets of data to your subconscious that can sometimes be recognized, while at other times this vital input is totally ignored by the ego. SETH states that

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telepathy is a constant ongoing event, even if a goodly portion of the population dont believe in it. Clairvoyance (as in remote viewing) exists constantly but this is even harder to filter past the ego. The USA Military remote viewers found a way to distract the conscious mind so that it did not know what was happening. As such the clairvoyant information was enabled to pass through in piece form, reassembled then recognized for what it was. SETH states that clairvoyance exists because matter and energy are one and the same thing. SETH also indicates that every single cell in our body is in constant telepathic communication with every other cell, which might account for the rapid (almost instantaneous) transfer of information between various parts of our bodies which has had our scientists quite puzzled. Energy is the basis of our universe and is converted into matter which then forms, via psychic templates, solid material that can be recognized by our senses. As such energy can be manipulated either consciously or subconsciously into packets of matter. Obviously this usually happens at a subconscious level. The matter which is created appears solid to our senses, but in actual fact is mainly empty space. Also remember that this matter is switching on an off at an extremely rapid rate so is reconstructing itself constantly. The paper you are reading at the moment was not the same piece of paper you saw several seconds ago.it has rebuilt itself. When we perceive a plant or person to be growing over a period of time it is actually the psychic template that is altering.the underlying matter is as fresh as it ever was because it is constantly renewing itself. Matter is not in any way permanent, but the psychic template can be.
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As a person appears to age the matter of which they are constructed is not aging..it is the psychic template which is deteriorating. It is becoming blurry around the edges as the energy around the template weakens. The template is being constantly regenerated with fresh new matter so it is the template itself which deteriorates over time. The human body has five physical senses and it is generally accepted that each one has its own specific purpose. For example, the eyes are for seeing but SETH states that other portions of the body can also be used for seeing. Some years ago there was a TV documentary showing a blind Russian child who had learnt to see by using the fingertips. This child could see alphabetic letters and simple patterns. This was considered an extraordinary feat by Russian scientists but SETH says that almost anyone could learn to do this, given the motivation. He also says that we are capable of hearing sounds through other parts of our bodies. Some animals literally see via their sense of smellthey can perceive the sight of another animal via smell. If youve ever gone to a stage hypnotists show you will probably have assumed that the hypnotist holds an amazing power over his subjects yet whenever you have the undivided attention of another person you are in the strange position of being their hypnotist. If a person is gazing at you and listening with rapt attention you are in the unique position to convey your desires and thoughts to them.in an almost hypnotic manner. Furthermore, when you have your own undivided attention you become your own hypnotist. You are constantly giving yourself posthypnotic suggestions. This is the way the mind is intended to operate. SETH suggests you use self-hypnosis for 5 - 10 minutes a day to improve yourself. For example, if you are looking for extra wealth and assets then generate a mental picture in your mind of those items you want and while you are holding them there say to your self over and over..I will soon own all the items in my mental picture.
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If you cannot generate a mental picture yet then simply build a vision board. Cut out pictures of the items you want (maybe from a magazine) and paste then all on a white sheet of paper. Then in a slightly darkened room fix your stare (like tunnel vision) on this compiled picture and repeat the affirmations above for 5-10 minutes maximum. If possible add emotion to this picture because emotion is the trigger that makes it all happen. You can either say the words out loud or mentally.it will make no difference. Use this exercise daily by itself..do not tie it in with any other exercise. If you can do all this in alpha or theta, so much the better. When the exercise is completed it is important to put it out of your mind. Avoid dwelling on it. Let your subconscious do the rest. SETH states that you may even start to notice results within 3-4 days, and it is important to carry on.continue the exercise. SETH talks a lot about hypnosis and says that we could discover a lot more about ourselves if we were to experiment with it more.

PSYCHIC CONTROL OF THE WEATHER SETH states that while the weather affects your moods, then so to do your moods (both individually and collectively) affect the weather. There is a constant interaction between psychic and chemical components which causes short and long term weather patterns. These change in the patterns then in turn affects the psychic functioning of each individual. The human system electronically, electromagnetically, chemically and psychically affects the weather patterns. The wind, ice particles, clouds, etc. are scattered through the atmosphere in an unstructured format and when intense, cohesive emotional energy is applied to this weakly distributed system it all

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polarizes to form a new cohesive weather system, the strength of which is in part determined by the intensity of the emotions driving it. It is well known that the weather can and does affect your moods but what is not generally realized is that the reverse is also true. Basically the chemical and emotional components of your body affect the larger body of the Earth upon which you live. Some of the North American Indian Tribes developed rain dances in their earlier history where they build up large amounts of emotional energy and were able to influence rain patterns in their immediate vicinity.

POINT OF POWER EXERCISE SETH has mentioned this point-of-power exercise several times in his material. It involves going into a quiet mode for 5 minutes per day. Feel and dwell upon the certainty that your emotional, spiritual and psychic abilities are focused through the flesh and for 5 minutes only direct all of your attention to what you want, using visualization or verbal thought. It is most important that during that 5 minute period you do not focus on that which you lack.only on that which you want. Use all your energy and attention.then forget about it. Do not dwell on it after the exercise is finished. However during the course of the day make one physical gesture that is in line with your belief or desire. This can be as simple as smiling at someone else, or buying something at the supermarket which is of somewhat higher quality than you would usually buy. Some individuals blame their past lives for their current shortcomings but as SETH points out all lives are lived simultaneously in the no-time zone and all your past, present and future lives are constantly interacting with each other.

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INSTRUCTIONS FOR INDUCING AN OBE Relax and drop into your favorite meditation state. It is best to try your first OBE when you are in a natural drowsy state. Begin to examine your own subjective feelings.that is..direct your focus inwards. Think about the thoughts you are thinking.this will distract your attention from your physical body. Then begin to imagine the inner self rising upward. You will know when you are doing this properly when you start to experience an internal sense of motion. This motion may be from side to side or it may just be a sudden sense of rushing. This is the exact moment when your consciousness begins withdrawing from your physical body. At this point will yourself out in a quick motion. You may or may not find yourself floating above your physical body..or you may find yourself appearing to rush outwards. SETH says that if you find yourself out of the solar system in a strange environment then respect that environmentobserve only.. for your own safety. Many people, while meditating at some point, feel a sudden inner sense of motion, like an elevator has suddenly whisked them several hundred feet. This is the potential onset of an OBE experience and as you follow the process above you will be able to successfully convert it into an OBE. (I personally find the above an extraordinary bit of knowledge because these sudden consciousness shifts happen to me frequently but I did not realize their significance. No other book or material I have ever read on OBEs has mentioned this!) Prior to attempting an OBE you might like to give your subconscious suggestions that your physical body will be safe and comfortable. This will pacify the ego and make the OBE more likely to happen. SETH says that there is no danger of not returning to the body. SETH makes a few points about helping an OBE happen. Firstly it apparently helps considerably if the body is in a north/south
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direction..with the head at the north. Also eggs and asparagus help provide the bodys chemical base which propels an OBE. Around 5pm in the afternoon is also a good time..something to do with a cyclic lowering internal body temperature. Also it helps to drink a small amount of pure water prior to the OBE.

SOME IMPORTANT DEFINITIONS ENERGY is the basic building block of the universe IDEA CONSTRUCTIONS are mental transformations of energy by an entity into physical reality SPACE is where our own idea constructions do not exist in the physical universe EMOTIONS are the driving force that propel ideas into constructions INSTINCT is the minimum ability for idea construction necessary for physical survival ENVIRONMENT is the overall idea constructions with which an individual surrounds himself THE PAST is the memory of ideas that were but are no longer physical constructions THE PRESENT is the apparent point of any ideas emergence into physical reality THE FUTURE is the apparent lapse between the disappearance of one idea construction and its replacement by another in physical reality

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ANTIMATTER AND SETH

Sometime around 1963-64, when SETH was first speaking via Jane Roberts he stated that the entire matter of the universe was pulsating on and off at a frequency too high for us to perceive. He stated that matter was equally on and off. That is, it switched on for 50% of the time. We perceive it while it is on. He further stated that matter was equally valid in the off state and was what our scientists suspected was "Antimatter". Below is the current state of scientific knowledge on this subject:

Antimatter
Antimatter is the opposite of normal matter, of which the majority of our universe is made. Until just recently, the presence of antimatter in our universe was considered to be only theoretical. In 1928, British physicist Paul A.M. Dirac revised Einstein's famous equation E=mc2. Dirac said that Einstein didn't consider that the "m" in the equation -- matter -- could have negative properties as well as positive. Dirac's equation (E = + or - mc2) allowed for the existence of anti-particles in our universe. Scientists have since proven that several anti-particles exist. These anti-particles are, literally, mirror images of normal matter. Each anti-particle has the same mass as its corresponding particle, but the electrical charges are reversed. Here are some antimatter discoveries of the 20th century: Positrons - Electrons with a positive instead of negative charge. Discovered by Carl Anderson in 1932, positrons were the first evidence that antimatter existed.

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Anti-protons - Protons that have a negative instead of the usual positive charge. In 1955, researchers at the Berkeley Bevatron produced an antiproton. Anti-atoms - Pairing together positrons and antiprotons, scientists at CERN, the European Organization for Nuclear Research, created the first anti-atom. Nine anti-hydrogen atoms were created, each lasting only 40 nanoseconds. As of 1998, CERN researchers were pushing the production of anti-hydrogen atoms to 2,000 per hour. When antimatter comes into contact with normal matter, these equal but opposite particles collide to produce an explosion emitting pure radiation, which travels out of the point of the explosion at the speed of light. Both particles that created the explosion are completely annihilated, leaving behind other subatomic particles. The explosion that occurs when antimatter and matter interact transfers the entire mass of both objects into energy. Scientists believe that this energy is more powerful than any that can be generated by other propulsion methods. So, why haven't we built a matter-antimatter reaction engine? The problem with developing antimatter propulsion is that there is a lack of antimatter existing in the universe. If there were equal amounts of matter and antimatter, we would likely see these reactions around us. Since antimatter doesn't exist around us, we don't see the light that would result from it colliding with matter. It is possible that particles outnumbered anti-particles at the time of the Big Bang. As stated above, the collision of particles and anti-particles destroys both. And because there may have been more particles in the universe to start with, those are all that's left. There may be no naturally-existing anti-particles in our universe today. However, scientists discovered a possible deposit of antimatter near the center of the galaxy in 1977. If that does exist, it would mean that antimatter exists naturally, and the need to make our own antimatter would be eliminated.

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For now, we will have to create our own antimatter. Luckily, there is technology available to create antimatter through the use of high-energy particle colliders, also called "atom smashers." Atom smashers, like CERN, are large tunnels lined with powerful supermagnets that circle around to propel atoms at near-light speeds. When an atom is sent through this accelerator, it slams into a target, creating particles. Some of these particles are anti-particles that are separated out by the magnetic field. These high-energy particle accelerators only produce a few nanograms of anti-protons each year. A nanogram is a billionth of a gram. All of the antiprotons produced at CERN in one year would be enough to light only a 100 watt electric light bulb for three seconds. It will take tons of anti-protons to travel to interstellar destinations.

Matter-Antimatter Engine
NASA is possibly only a few decades away from developing an antimatter spacecraft that would cut fuel costs to a fraction of what they are today. In October 2000, NASA scientists announced early designs for an antimatter engine that could generate enormous thrust with only small amounts of antimatter fueling it. The amount of antimatter needed to supply the engine for a one-year trip to Mars could be as little as a millionth of a gram, according to a report in that month's issue of Journal of Propulsion and Power Matter-antimatter propulsion will be the most efficient propulsion ever developed, because 100 percent of the mass of the matter and antimatter is converted into energy. When matter and antimatter collide, the energy released by their annihilation releases about 10 billion times the energy that chemical energy such as hydrogen and oxygen combustion, the kind used by the space shuttle, releases. Matter-antimatter reactions are 1,000 times more powerful

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than the nuclear fission produced in nuclear power plants and 300 times more powerful than nuclear fusion energy. So, matterantimatter engines have the potential to take us farther with less fuel. The problem is creating and storing the antimatter. There are three main components to a matter-antimatter engine: Magnetic storage rings - Antimatter must be separated from normal matter so storage rings with magnetic fields can move the antimatter around the ring until it is needed to create energy. Feed system - When the spacecraft needs more power, the antimatter will be released to collide with a target of matter, which releases energy. Magnetic rocket nozzle thruster - Like a particle collider on Earth, a long magnetic nozzle will move the energy created by the matter-antimatter through a thruster. Just 14 nanograms of antiprotons would be enough fuel to send a manned spacecraft to Mars in one month. Today, it takes nearly a year for an unmanned spacecraft to reach Mars. In 1996, the Mars Global Surveyor took 11 months to arrive at Mars. Scientists believe that the speed of an matter-antimatter powered spacecraft would allow man to go where no man has gone before in space. It would be possible to make trips to Jupiter and even beyond the heliopause, the point at which the sun's radiation ends. But it will still be a long time before astronauts are asking their starship's helmsman to take them to warp speed.

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BICAMERAL MIND THEORY

Around 10 years ago I came across a book which totally shattered my beliefs in human psychology at that time. I was introduced to it by an acquaintance who had spent a life time in psychology and considered that this new theory was the missing link in human evolution. This book was called THE ORIGIN OF CONCIOUSNESS IN THE BREAKDOWN OF THE BICAMERAL MIND. It was a highly technical well presented manual and as I read it I slowly grasped the profound implications of the authors theory. As I digested the contents of the book over the next few months a lot of things fell into place which, prior to this, couldnt be explained. The theory was called the BICAMERAL MIND THEORY and explained quite neatly how hypnosis worked. It also explained how some people can easily control others and precisely why the majority of the human race find conscious thinking so much of an effort that they would rather slip back into an unconscious state by drinking alcohol or watching the TV screen. Since developing an understanding of this theory (which is really quite simple) my thought processes have been quite different and I have found this new knowledge very useful in everyday life as it explains, in part, the motivational drive behind some human activities, which could not easily be understood before. Here is the theory in a nutshell: The bicameral mind exists in every conscious coherent person. It is controlled or directed by a unique human-invented special mode of consciousness. Until 3000 years ago human consciousness as we know it DID NOT EXIST! It only evolved out of necessity. Here is a practical example of the bicameral mind at work: From where I live in Australia it is around about 2 hours drive to the City of Brisbane. To
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get to Brisbane one has to drive through a large town-ship called Ipswich. Ive noticed time and time again that while driving I slip into an unconscious mode and often can remember whether Ive actually passed through Ipswich or not! I am driving unconsciously, but with FULL AWARENESS of what Im automatically doing. That is, if a dog ran out into the road in front of me Id automatically take evasive action. This is actually the bicameral mind at work. I AM DRIVING IN THE BASIC HUMAN BICAMERAL STATE WITHOUT OPERATING ON THE CONCIOUS LEVEL AT ALL: Sound familiar? The originator of this bicameral concept, JULIAN JAYNES from Princeton University, follows up his theories with some rather interesting proof. His theory neatly explains a lot of things I could never understand before. He may not be 100% correct but Ive never come across any other theory which so neatly fills in gaps in my knowledge and beliefs. Here is what JAYNES has to say: He discovered that until around 3000 years ago the human race was basically operating without consciousness as we know it. (Think of the motor-car example above). We were operating on the same level as monkeys and apes. Humans operated by mimicked or learned reactions. Because mankind had a fairly large brain he was able to develop an organized language. This was the basic working tool for developing consciousness. (In his book JAYNES gives a spectacular example of how you can train someone unconsciously, without requiring any conscious awareness on their part). Man was guided unconsciously by hallucinations which evolved in the right hand side of the brain and were heard and acted upon by the left hemisphere of the brain. He called this the bicameral or two chamber mind. After the development of language human beings became intelligent but automatically reacting animals who could not only talk to each other, but who could evolve quite elaborate societies,
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which were a definite cut above the nomadic wandering tribal societies. Like most other animals, mankind still functioned on this bicameral GUIDANCE SYSTEM without actually being conscious, until around 1000BC. As society became more complex it evolved consciousness to deal with the increasingly difficult problems. These days a human mind can still be triggered back into a bicameral mode by extreme stress, as it was some 3000 years ago. Sufficient stress causes a flickback into the bicameral automatic mode, where reactions replace conscious thinking. That is, if a really stressful situation suddenly happens to us, we react automatically. JAYNES states that ancient people learned to talk, write, read and carry on private and professional activities while operating totally in an unconscious mode. As they were unconscious bicameral people they were incapable of deceit, guilt or treachery. They were not able to form the conscious ness desire to do these things. They had, like animals today, no concept of the past or future. They were unable to commit suicide because they could not form the conscious intention to do so. They were guided by hallucinatory voices in their head (or very strong impressions impelling them to act in a certain manner). Intelligent animals today appear to act in a similar way! With the development of language mankind evolved metaphors and analogous comparisons. This caused him to be able to visualise concepts that he had no direct experience of. As society grew more complicated, the in-head voices and impressions were replaced with the aforementioned concepts and from here on consciousness slowly evolved. Today most humans retain a small remnant of this bicameral nature intended guidance system. SCHIZOPHRENICS drop back to this bicameral state and hear voices in their head telling them what to do. Some of these types even evolve their own fanatical religious cults ......and attract like-minded schizophrenics to their flock. There
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are plenty of examples of this today. Likewise, when a person is hypnotized their conscious mind is suppressed and they revert to a basic bicameral state. It is a fact of life that a major proportion of the human race DO NOT LIKE OR WANT this artificially evolved thinking mode called consciousness. In fact 70 - 80% of your local community would pay you handsomely if you would help them revert back to an unconscious bicameral state. That is, if you can supply TV, videos, music or any other bicameral activity that does not require consciousness, you have a marketable commodity. Concentrate on one subject for more than 60 seconds. This can be difficult because the mind wants to fantasize unrelated side issues and welcomes distractions such as phone calls, etc. Think about all this very carefully. If you understand how the bicameral mode works you can easily avoid being controlled by others. The basic idea of a civilization operating unconsciously seems totally ridiculous, but JAYNES logic is hard to argue with. People WANT to be directed. Consciousness is a bore! For a large percentage of people it is too much effort altogether. That is why some of them watch the garbage on TV every possible waking minute. These people are highly susceptible to suggestion. That is, any suggestion that makes life easier for them. It is a fact of life that each and every human being will do, at any given time, that which makes them either the happiest, or the least unhappiest. They may not be happy watching TV all day but theyd be less happy if they had to go into a fully conscious mode and think about life. They are, in general, excellent hypnotic subjects. In fact, if you understand how subliminal suggestion works you can easily influence the actions of this type of person. As an example of subliminal bicameral suggestion, suppose you are in an office being interviewed for a job which is very critical to you. You sense that the job is almost yours but you need some little thing
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to swing it. Try muttering subliminally (under your breath) - I am the best person for this job.... I am the best person for this job.... I am the best person for this job.... etc. This is muttered BELOW audible threshold. The interviewer cant hear you audibly, but his SUBCONSCIOUS BICAMERAL MIND CAN: You are giving his bicameral mind mode an instruction. This same principle was used in American supermarkets where a message saying - I am honest - I do not steal - was implanted BELOW the threshold of background music and played constantly to the shoppers. Stealing was reduced by 10% or more in some cases. It must have been fairly effective because subliminal suggestion of this nature has now been banned by the government. When you combine the knowledge of subliminal suggestion and bicameral theory together it begins to open up new doors for you - to say the least. The theory of the bicameral mind eliminated the missing link in the evolution of mankind by discovering that consciousness, as we know it, NEVER existed in the evolutionary process. JAYNES appears to believe that consciousness was invented and evolved by mankind, as an evolutionary necessity. Young people are particularly susceptible to bicameral influences. It is extremely easy to hypnotize a 7 or 8 year old as their consciousness has not fully developed. Likewise, teenagers minds (particularly impressionable young girls) can be nudged back into the unconscious bicameral state by loud rhythmic sound, such as certain types of beat music. Furthermore, the constant repetitive playing of the lyrics in this music slowly but surely impinges itself on the unconscious awareness while the mind is operating in this susceptible bicameral state. The immature mind starts to accept the message in the music as gospel truth. Now you understand why some kids go off the rails for no apparent reason. The input into their minds has not been monitored and screened sufficiently by their parents. Talk about brainwashing!
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Likewise crowd hysteria (as in religious revivalist meetings) can cause susceptible minds to flick fairly permanently down into a basic bicameral state where they believe anything they are told by their Guru. This specific mental state tends to maintain (mainly due to peer pressure and guilt) while they are under control of this guru or authority. There are plenty of examples of this in our modern day society. The authority or guru replaces the conscious mode of the gullible mind, and acts in place of the original hallucinating voice controlling the bicameral mode. Some fringe religious cults control their subjects by making them feel guilty and unworthy. Then they offer the victim a lifetime of bicameral bliss, in exchange for control of their consciousness (and money!) It never ceases to amaze me how many gullible people will accept this. The bottom line here is that the human consciousness evolution has a very long way to go. We have only just started our journey. Our thinking is still influenced by myths and folklore and it is likely to take at least another 1000 years before weve attained control of the most marvelous creation of all - our MIND!

KODA ON PSYCHOKINESIS A lot of people reading about the Psychic Window Technique have asked me for information on telekinesis (moving objects with the mind). Since I have some experience in this area, I thought I would tell you what I know. The most important thing to understand is that it is possible. Telekinesis is part of physical reality, just as telepathy is. The next most important knowledge related to achieving success with this, or any other human ability, is realizing that if one person can do it, any normal person can do it, and that means you.

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There is a prerequisite to achieving success in this endeavor, and that is having the ability to relax completely and focus your attention without distraction. In itself, concentration is one of the easiest activities one can possibly perform. It is simply being aware of one thing without distraction, and happens to an intense degree while watching the exciting scenes of any motion picture, for example. In actual practice it can be nearly impossible to maintain concentration for any length of time due to the subconscious concerns of day to day living. If you are going to practice the techniques described below, it would be to your advantage to perform relaxation exercises prior to beginning. After you have achieved success a few times the necessary focus can be reached quite easily. I think of telekinesis as manipulating a sort of human magnetic field around the body which can be concentrated in a specific area. (It is probably possible to move objects at a greater distance but I have no experience in doing so.) By concentrating this magnetic-like energy in the fingers of one hand, I have been able to cause a metal spoon balanced on the edge of a water glass to begin rocking back and forth till it falls off the glass. I did this ten times a day just to stay in practice for a period of two months about ten years ago (and caused a lot of jaws to drop in restaurants in the process :). Since then I have been too preoccupied with day to day life to really focus my attention properly, and it has been hard to find a combination of a glass and spoon which would balance properly, so I more or less gave up on pursuing such a useless novelty. Lately my interest has been growing again so I might start looking for a suitable object to resume my practice, but all you really need to know is that it can be done, and ordinary people like you can do it. Using the analogy of magnetism is a good way to focus your attention. You need to imagine a magnetic-like field around your hand, and push your hand (or finger tips) into the magnetic field of the object you want to move. (Such a field surrounds every object on Earth.) When one magnetic field interacts with another it will either
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push or pull against the other depending on the two magnetic field polarities. Opposite fields attract, similar fields repel. By concentrating on the belief that the field around my finger tips was very strong, I could momentarily place my finger tips near the end of the spoon handle and imagine it pushing against the magnetic field of the spoon, causing the spoon handle to move downward slightly. I would move my finger tips away to the side to let the spoon handle move back upwards, then repeat the process by moving my finger tips over the handle once more. This repeated movement of my finger tips to the side then back over the handle slowly caused the spoon to rock more and more till it would fall off the glass. You have to be careful not to move your hand up and down, at least in the beginning, because the wind generated by the movement of your hand could cause the spoon to move. You must also be careful to note and breezes in the room from heating or air conditioning, since your hand might block the breeze off and on and cause the spoon to move accordingly. If you rest your elbow on the table while doing this, be sure the table is VERY solidly positioned or you may accidentally cause the table to rock slightly in a rhythmic way, which can also cause the spoon to move. The very first time I achieved this it took five hours of relentless effort before I was sure I was actually doing it and that none of these variables had been the cause. I thought I had succeeded after about two hours, but continued the exercise because I wanted to be absolutely certain I had succeeded in developing the ability. It should not take you as long because I had no evidence at the time that it was really possible, and no technique to work with that was known to produce results. After that first time I could get it to work in less than five minutes, and later could do it without major effort, knocking the spoon off in less than a minute. The WHAT you do here is obviously not nearly as important as how you think while doing it. Psychic phenomena happens at a non-verbal level of awareness. Your conscious thoughts only help
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focus your attention. They dont do any of the work involved. While imagining my finger tips pushing out strong magnetic fields I would mentally think, uuunnnnnnnn, uuunnnnnnn each time I placed my fingers over the spoon handle. But even then I did not put my attention on the word I was thinking. I actually tried to make the intensity of the magnetic field drown out the word. When you do that properly the uuunnnnnn actually goes away and instead you can feel the magnetic field in your finger tips. If your attention is on the thoughts you think you will not be able to maintain any consistent results. Your thoughts direct your intent to the subconscious, which then does what you HONESTLY EXPECT it to do. As far as I know this is true in every type of psychic phenomena. Its not what you think, but what you expect. Once you have achieved certainty that you have the ability to do this, it is far easier to expect the results you want, and less effort is required to achieve those results. There is another preliminary exercise you can do in the beginning to help focus your attention. Hold your hands together palm to palm (as in prayer) and space them ever so slightly apart so they nearly touch, but dont. You can feel the heat given off by each hand. It is a very subtle sensation and you can indeed feel it. If you then imagine that what you are feeling is actually the magnetic-like field emanating from each hand, by moving your hands a bit closer together you can feel the fields pushing against each other. When you move your hands apart slightly, you can feel the pull of the fields. I believe these fields actually exist, and that the subconscious is aware of them. By concentrating your attention on your perception I believe you are simply tuning into subconscious awareness. This isnt all that unusual, since right now your subconscious is aware of whether you are breathing in or out, and if you are leaning forward or to one side slightly, etc. As soon as you think about it you become consciously aware of subconscious awareness that was always just below the surface. I am simply pointing out that psychic phenomena is a subconscious process all of us experience constantly. We just
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have to know what to look for and the awareness becomes instantly available. Telekinesis is easy. Just find something that is extremely easy to move and with a little practice you too can amaze and entertain your friends.

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The Magic Story

How the Magic Story was discovered....
I was sitting alone in the cafe and had just reached for the sugar preparatory to putting it into my coffee. Outside, the weather was hideous. Snow and sleet came swirling down, and the wind howled frightfully. Every time the outer door opened, a draft of unwelcome air penetrated the uttermost corners of the room. Still I was comfortable. The snow and sleet and wind conveyed nothing to me except an abstract thanksgiving that I was where it could not affect me. While I dreamed and sipped my coffee, the door opened and closed, and admitted - Sturtevant. Sturtevant was an undeniable failure, but, withal, an artist of more than ordinary talent. He had, however, fallen into the rut traveled by neer-do-wells, and was out at the elbows as well as insolvent. As I raised my eyes to Sturtevants I was conscious of mild surprise at the change in his appearance. Yet he was not dressed differently. He wore the same threadbare coat in which he always appeared, and the old brown hat was the same. And yet there was
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something new and strange in his appearance. As he swished his hat around to relieve it of the burden of snow deposited by the howling norwester, there was something new in the gesticulation. I could not remember when I had invited Sturtevant to dine with me, but involuntarily I beckoned to him. He nodded and presently seated himself opposite to me. I asked him what he would have, and he, after scanning the bill of fare carelessly, ordered from it leisurely, and invited me to join him in coffee for two. I watched him in stupid wonder, but, as I had invited the obligation, I was prepared to pay for it, although I knew I hadnt sufficient cash to settle the bill. Meanwhile I noticed the brightness of his usual lackluster eyes, and the healthful, hopeful glow upon his cheek, with increasing amazement. Have you lost a rich uncle? I asked. No, he replied, calmly, but I have found my mascot. Brindle, bull or terrier? I inquired. Currier, said Sturtevant, at length, pausing with his coffee cup half way to his lips, I see that I have surprised you. It is not strange, for I am a surprise to myself. I am a new man, a different man, - and the alteration has taken place in the last few hours. You have seen me come into this place broke many a time, when you have turned away, so that I would think you did not see me. I knew why you did that. It was not because you did not want to pay for a dinner, but because you did not have the money to do it. Is that your check? Let me have it. Thank you. I havent any money with me tonight, but I, - well, this is my treat. He called the waiter to him, and, with an inimitable flourish, signed his name on the backs of the two checks, and waved him away. After that he was silent for a moment while he looked into my eyes, smiling at the astonishment which I in vain strove to conceal. Do you know an artist who possess more talent than I? he asked, presently. No. Do you happen to know anything in the line of my profession that I could not accomplish, if I applied myself to it? No. You have been a reporter for the dailies for - how many? - seven
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or eight years. Do you remember when I ever had any credit until tonight? No. Was I refused just now? You have seen for yourself. Tomorrow my new career begins. Within a month I shall have a bank account. Why? Because I have discovered the secret of success. Yes, he continued, when I did not reply, my fortune is made. I have been reading a strange story, and since reading it, I feel that my fortune is assured. It will make your fortune, too. All you have to do is read it. You have no idea what it will do for you. Nothing is impossible after you know that story. It makes everything as plain as ABC. The very instant you grasp its true meaning, success is certain. This morning I was a hopeless, aimless bit of garbage in the metropolitan ash can; tonight I wouldnt change places with a millionaire. That sounds foolish, but it is true. The millionaire has spent his enthusiasm; mine is all at hand. You amaze me, I said, wondering if he had been drinking absinthe. Wont you tell me the story? I should like to hear it. Certainly. I mean to tell it to the whole world. It is really remarkable that it should have been written and should remain in print so long, with never a soul to appreciate it until now. This morning I was starving. I hadnt any credit, nor a place to get a meal. I was seriously thinking about suicide. I had gone to three of the papers for which I had done work, and had been handed back all that I had submitted. I had to choose quickly between death by suicide and death slowly by starvation. Then I found the story and read it. You can hardly imagine the transformation. Why, my dear boy, everything changed at once, - and there you are. But what is the story, Sturtevant? Wait; let me finish. I took those old drawings to other editors, and every one of them was accepted at once. Can the story do for others what it has done for you? For example, would it be of assistance to me? I asked. Help you? Why not? Listen and I will tell
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it to you, although, really, you should read it. Still I will tell it as best I can. It is like this: you see, - - - The waiter interrupted us at that moment. He informed Sturtevant that he was wanted on the telephone, and with a word of apology, the artist left the table. Five minutes later I saw him rush out into the sleet and wind and disappear. Within the recollection of the frequenters of that cafe, Sturtevant had never before been called out by telephone. that, of itself, was substantial proof of a change in his circumstances. One night, on the street, I encountered Avery, a former college chum, then a reporter on one of the evening papers. It was about a month after my memorable interview with Sturtevant, which, by that time, was almost forgotten. Hello, old chap, he said; hows the world using you? Still on space? Yes, I replied, bitterly, with prospects of being on the town, shortly. But you look as if things were coming your way. Tell me all about it. Things have been coming my way, for a fact, and it is all remarkable, when all is said. You know Sturtevant, dont you? Its all due to him. I was plumb down on my luck, - thinking of the morgue and all that, - looking for you, in fact, with the idea you would lend me enough to pay my room rent, when I met Sturtevant. He told me a story, and, really, old man, it is the most remarkable story you ever heard; it made a new man out of me. Within twenty-four hours I was on my feet and Ive hardly known a care or a trouble since. Averys statement, uttered calmly, and with the air of one who had merely pronounced an axiom, recalled to my mind the conversation with Sturtevant in the cafe that stormy night, nearly a month before. It must be a remarkable story, I said, increduously. Sturtevant mentioned it to me once. I have not seen him since. Where is he now? He has been making war sketches in Cuba, at two hundred a week; hes just returned. It is a fact that everybody who has heard the story has done well since. There are Cosgrove and Phillips, - friends of mine, - you dont know them. Ones a real estate
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agent; the others a brokers clerk, Sturtevant told them the story, and they have experienced the same results that I have; and they are not the only ones. Do you know the story? I asked. Will you try its effect on me? Certainly; with the greatest pleasure in the world. I would like to have it printed in big black type, and posted on the elevated stations throughout New York. It certainly would do a lot of good, and its as simple as A, B, C: like living on a farm. Excuse me a minute, will you? I see Danforth over there. Back in a minute, old chap. If the truth be told, I was hungry. My pocket at that moment contained exactly five cents; just enough to pay my fare up-town, but insufficient also to stand the expense of filling my stomach. There was a night owl wagon in the neighborhood, where I had frequently stood up the purveyor of midnight dainties, and to him I applied. He was leaving the wagon as I was on the point of entering it, and I accosted him. Im broke again, I said, with extreme cordiality. Youll have to trust me once more. Some ham and eggs, I think, will do for the present. He coughed, hesitated a moment, and then reentered the wagon with me. Mr. Currier is good for anything he orders he said to the man in charge; one of my old customers. This is Mr. Bryan, Mr. Currier. He will take good care of you, and stand for you, just the same as I would. The fact is, I have sold out. Ive just turned over the outfit to Bryan. By the way, isnt Mr. Sturtevant a friend of yours? I nodded. I couldnt have spoken if I had tried. Well, continued the exnight owl man, he came in here one night, about a month ago, and told me the most wonderful story I ever heard. Ive just bought a place in Eighth Avenue, where I am going to run a regular restaurant - near Twenty-third Street. Come and see me. He was out of the wagon and the sliding door had been banged shut before I could stop him; so I ate my ham and eggs in silence, and resolved that I would hear that story before I slept. In fact, I began to regard it with superstition.

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If it had made so many fortunes, surely it should be capable of making mine. The certainty that the wonderful story - I began to regard it as magic - was in the air, possessed me. As I started to walk homeward, fingering the solitary nickel in my pocket and contemplating the certainty of riding downtown in the morning, I experienced the sensation of something stealthily pursuing me, as if Fate were treading along behind me, yet never overtaking, and I was conscious that I was possessed with or by the story. When I reached Union Square, I examined my address book for the home of Sturtevant. It was not recorded there. Then I remembered the cafe in University Place, and, although the hour was late, it occurred to me that he might be there. He was! In a far corner of the room, surrounded by a group of acquaintances, I saw him. He discovered me at the same instant, and motioned to me to join them at the table. There was no chance for the story, however. There were half a dozen around the table, and I was the furthest removed from Sturtevant. But I kept my eyes upon him, and bided my time, determined that, when he rose to depart, I would go with him. A silence, suggestive of respectful awe, had fallen upon the party when I took my seat. Everyone had seemed to be thinking, and the attention of all was fixed upon Sturtevant. The cause was apparent. He had been telling the story. I had entered the cafe just too late to hear it. On my right, when I took my seat, was a doctor on my left a lawyer. Facing me on the other side was a novelist with whom I had some acquaintance. The others were artists and newspaper men. Its too bad, Mr. Currier, remarked the doctor; you should have come a little sooner, Sturtevant has been telling us a story; it is quite wonderful, really. I say, Sturtevant, wont you tell that story again, for the benefit of Mr. Currier? Why yes. I believe that Currier has, somehow, failed to hear the magic story, although, as a matter of fact, I think he was the first one to whom I mentioned it at all. It was here, in this cafe, too, -at this very table.

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Do you remember what a wild night that was, Currier? Wasnt I called to the telephone, or something like that? To be sure! I remember, now; interrupted just at the point when I was beginning the story. After that I told it to three or four fellows, and it braced them up, as it had me. It seems incredible that a mere story can have such a tonic effect upon the success of so many persons who are engaged in such widely different occupations, but that is what it has done. It is a kind of never-failing remedy, like a cough mixture that is warranted to cure everything, from a cold in the head to galloping consumption. There was Parsons, for example. He is a broker, you know, and had been on the wrong side of the market for a month. He had utterly lost his grip, and was on the verge of failure. I happened to meet him at the time he was feeling the bluest, and before we parted, something brought me around to the subject of the story, and I related it to him. It had the same effect on him as it had on me, and has had on everybody who has heard it, as far as I know. I think you will all agree with me, that it is not the story itself that performs the surgical operation on the minds of those who are familiar with it; it is the way it is told, -in print, I mean. The author has, somehow, produced a psychological effect which is indescribable. The reader is hypnotized. He receives a mental and moral tonic. Perhaps, doctor, you can give some scientific explanation of the influence exerted by the story. It is a sort of elixir manufactured out of words, eh? From that the company entered upon a general discussion of theories. Now and then slight references were made to the story itself, and they were just sufficient to tantalize me, -the only one present who had not heard it. At length, I left my chair, and passing around the table, seized Sturtevant by one arm, and succeeded in drawing him away from the party. If you have any consideration for an old friend who is rapidly being driven mad by the existence of that confounded story, which Fate seems determined that I shall never hear, you will relate it to me now, I said, savagely. Sturtevant stared at me in wild surprise. All
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right, he said. The others will excuse me for a few moments, I think. Sit down here, and you shall have it. I found it pasted in an old scrapbook I purchased in Ann Street, for three cents and there isnt a thing about it by which one can get any idea in what publication it originally appeared, or who wrote it. When I discovered it, I began casually to read it, and in a moment I was interested. Before I left it, I had read it through many times, so that I could repeat it almost word for word. It affected me strangely, -as if I had come in contact with some strong personality. There seems to be in the story a personal element that applies to every one who reads it. Well, after I had read it several times, I began to think it over. I couldnt stay in the house, so I seized my coat and hat and went out. I must have walked several miles, buoyantly, without realizing that I was the same man, who, in only a short time before, had been in the depths of despondency. That was the day I met you here, -you remember. We were interrupted at that instant by a uniformed messenger, who handed Sturtevant a telegram. It was from his chief, and demanded his instant attendance at the office. The sender had already been delayed an hour, and there was no help for it; he must go at once. Too bad! said Sturtevant, rising and extending his hand. Tell you what Ill do, old chap. Im not likely to be gone any more than an hour or two. You take my key and wait for me in my room. In the escritoire near the window you will find an old scrapbook bound in rawhide. It was manufactured, I have no doubt, by the author of the magic story. Wait for me in my room until I return. I found the book without difficulty. It was a quaint, home-made affair, covered, as Sturtevant had said, with rawhide, and bound with leather thongs. The pages formed an odd combination of yellow paper, vellum and homemade parchment. I found the story, curiously printed on the last-named material. It was quaint and strange. Evidently, the printer had set it under the supervision of the writer. The phraseology was an unusual combination of seventeenth
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and eighteenth century mannerisms, and the interpolation of italics and capitals could have originated in no other brain than that of its author. In reproducing the following story, the peculiarities of type, etc. are eliminated, but in other respects it remains unchanged.

The Magic Story (Author unknown) Inasmuch as I have evolved from my experience the one great secret of success for all worldly undertakings, I deem it wise, now that the number of my days is nearly counted, to give to the generations that are to follow me the benefit of whatsoever knowledge I possess. I do not apologize for the manner of my expression, nor for the lack of literary merit, the latter being, I won, its own apology. Tools much heavier than the pen have been my portion, and moreover, the weight of years has somewhat palsied the hand and brain; nevertheless, the fact I can tell, and what I deem the meat within the nut. What mattereth it, in what manner the shell be broken, so that the meat be obtained and rendered useful? I doubt not that I shall use, in the telling, expressions that have clung to my memory since childhood; for, when men attain the number of my years, happenings of youth are like to be clearer to their perceptions than are events of recent date; nor doth it matter much how a thought is expressed, if it be wholesome and helpful, and findeth the understanding. Much have I wearied my brain anent the question, how best to describe this recipe for success that I have discovered, and it seemeth advisable to give it as it came to me; that is, if I relate somewhat of the story of my life, the directions for agglomerating the substances, and supplying the seasoning for the accomplishment of the dish, will plainly be perceived. Happen they may; and that men may be born generations after I am dust, who will live to bless me for the words I write.

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My father, then, was a seafaring man who, early in life, forsook his vocation, and settled on a plantation in the colony of Virginia, where, some years thereafter, I was born, which event took place in the year 1642; and that was over a hundred years ago. Better for my father had it been, had he hearkened to the wise advice of my mother, that he remain in the calling of his education; but he would not have it so, and the good vessel he captained was bartered for the land I spoke of. Here beginneth the first lesson to be acquired:---Man should not be blinded to whatsoever merit exists in the opportunity which he hath in hand, remembering that a thousand promises for the future should weigh as naught against the possession of a single piece of silver. When I had achieved ten years, my mothers soul took flight, and two years thereafter my worthy father followed her. I, being their only begotten, was left alone; howbeit, there were friends who, for a time, cared for me; that is to say, they offered me a home beneath their roof, - a thing which I took advantage of for the space of five months. From my fathers estate there came to me naught; but, in the wisdom that came with increasing years, I convinced myself that his friend, under whose roof I lingered for some time, had defrauded him, and therefore me. Of the time from the age of twelve and a half until I was three and twenty, I will make no recital here, since that time hath naught to do with this tale; but some time after, having in my possession the sum of sixteen guineas, ten, which I had saved from the fruits of my labor, I took ship to Boston town, where I began to work first as a cooper, and thereafter as a ships carpenter, although always after the craft was docked; for the sea was not amongst my desires. Fortune will sometimes smile upon an intended victim because of pure perversity of temper. Such was one of my experiences. I prospered, and at seven and twenty, owned the yard wherein, less than four years earlier, I had worked for hire. Fortune, howbeit, is a

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jade who must be coerced; she will not be coddled. Here beginneth the second lesson to be acquired: Fortune is ever elusive, and can only be retained by force. Deal with her tenderly and she will forsake you for a stronger man. (In that, me- thinks, she is not unlike other women of my knowledge.) lost resolve), paid me a visit. Fire ravaged my yards, leaving me nothing in its blackened paths but debts, which I had not the coin wherewith to defray. I labored with my acquaintances, seeking assistance for a new start, but the fire that had burned my competence, seemed also to have consumed their sympathies. So it happened, within a short time, that not only had I lost all, but I was hopelessly indebted to others; and for that they cast me into prison. It is possible that I might have rallied from my losses but for this last indignity, which broke down my spirits so that I became utterly despondent. Upward of a year I was detained within the gaol; and, when I did come forth, it was not the same hopeful, happy man, content with his lot, and with confidence in the world and its people, who had entered there. Life has many pathways, and of them by far the greater number lead downward. Some are precipitous, others are less abrupt; but ultimately, no matter at what inclination the angle may be fixed, they arrive at the same destination, - failure. And here beginneth the third lesson: Failure exists only in the grave. Man, being alive, hath not yet failed; always he may turn about and ascend by the same path he descended by; and there may be one that is less abrupt (albeit longer of achievement), and more adaptable to his condition. When I came forth from prison, I was penniless. In all the world I possessed naught beyond the poor garments which covered me, and a walking stick which the turnkey had permitted me to retain, since it was worthless. Being a skilled workman, howbeit, I speedily found employment
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this time, Disaster (which is one of the heralds of broken spirits and

at good wages; but, having eaten of the fruit of worldly advantage, dissatisfaction possessed me. I became morose and sullen; whereat, to cheer my spirits, and for the sake of forgetting the losses I had sustained, I passed my evenings at the tavern. Not that I drank overmuch of liquor, except on occasion (for I have ever been somewhat abstemious), but that I could laugh and sing, and parry wit and badinage with my neer-do-well companions; and here might be included the fourth lesson: Seek comrades among the industrious, for those who are idle will sap your energies from you. It was my pleasure at that time to relate, upon slight provocation, the tale of my disasters, and to rail against the men whom I deemed to have wronged me, because they had seen fit not to come to my aid. Moreover, I found childish delight in filching from my employer, each day, a few moments of the time for which he paid me. Such a thing is less honest than downright theft. This habit continued and grew upon me until the day dawned which found me not only without employment, but also without character, which meant that I could not hope to find work with any other employer in Boston town. It was then that I regarded myself a failure. I can liken my condition at that time for naught more similar than that of a man who, descending the steep side of a mountain, loses his foothold. The farther he slides, the faster he goes. I have also heard this condition described by the word Ishmaelite, which I understand to be a man whose hand is against everybody, and who thinks that the hands of every other man are against him; and here beginneth the fifth lesson: The Ishmaelite and the leper are the same, since both are abominations in the sight of man, - albeit they differ much, in that the former may be restored to perfect health. The former is entirely the result of imagination; the latter has poison in his blood. I will not discourse at length upon the gradual degeneration of my energies. It is not meet ever to dwell much upon misfortunes (which saying is also
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worthy of remembrance). It is enough if I add that the day came where I possessed naught wherewith to purchase food and raiment, and I found myself like unto a pauper, save at infrequent times when I could earn a few pence, or mayhap, a shilling. Steady employment I could not secure, so I became emancipated in body, and naught but skeleton in spirit. My condition, then, was deplorable; not so much for the body, be it said, as for the mental part of me, which was sick unto death. In my imagination I deemed myself ostracized by the whole world, for I had sunk very low indeed; and here beginneth the sixth and final lesson to be acquired, (which cannot be told in one sentence, nor in one paragraph, but must needs be adopted from the remainder of this tale). Well do I remember my awakening, for it came in the night, when, in truth, I did awake from sleep. My bed was a pile of shavings in the rear of the cooper shop where once I had worked for hire; my roof was the pyramid of casks, underneath which I had established myself. The night was cold, and I was chilled, albeit, paradoxically, I had been dreaming of light and warmth and of the depletion of good things. You will say, when I relate the effect the vision had on me, that my mind was affected. So be it, for it is the hope that the minds of others might be likewise influenced which disposes me to undertake the labor of this writing. It was the dream which converted me to the belief - nay, to the knowledge - that I was possessed of two entities: and it was my own better self that afforded me the assistance for which I had pleaded in vain from my acquaintances. I have heard this condition described by the word double. Nevertheless, that word does not comprehend my meaning. A double, can be naught more than a double, neither half being possessed of individuality. But I will not philosophize, since philosophy is naught but a suit of garments for the decoration of a dummy figure. Moreover, it was not the dream itself which affected me; it was the impression made by it, and the influence that it exerted over me,
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which accomplished my enfranchisement. In a word, then, I encouraged my other identity. After toiling through a tempest of snow and wind, I peered into a window and saw that other being. He was rosy with health; before him, on the hearth, blazed a fire of logs; there was a conscious power and force in his demeanor; he was physically and mentally muscular. I rapped timidly upon the door, and he bade me enter. There was a not unkindly smile of derision in his eyes as he motioned me to a chair by the fire; but he uttered no word of welcome; and, when I had warmed myself, I went forth again into the tempest, burdened with the shame which the contrast between us had forced upon me. It was then that I awoke; and here cometh the strange part of my tale, for, when I did awake, I was not alone. There was a Presence with me; intangible to others, I discovered later, but real to me. The Presence was in my likeness, yet it was strikingly unlike. The brow, not more lofty than my own, yet seemed more round and full; the eyes, clear, direct, and filled with purpose, glowed with enthusiasm and resolution; the lips, chin, - ay, the whole contour of face and figure was dominant and determined. He was calm, steadfast, and self-reliant; I was cowering, filled with nervous trembling, and fearsome of intangible shadows. When the Presence turned away, I followed, and throughout the day I never lost sight of it, save when it disappeared for a time beyond some doorway where I dared not enter; at such places, I awaited its return with trepidation and awe, for I could not help wondering at the temerity of the Presence (so like myself, and yet so unlike), in daring to enter where my own feet feared to tread. It seemed also as if purposely, I was led to the place and to the men where, and before whom I most dreaded to appear; to offices where once I had transacted business; to men with whom I had financial dealings. Throughout the day I pursued the Presence, and at evening saw it disappear beyond the portals of a hostelry famous for its cheer and good living. I sought the pyramid of casks and shavings. Not again in my dreams that night did I encounter the Better Self (for that is
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what I have named it), albeit, when, perchance, I awakened from slumber, it was near to me, ever wearing that calm smile of kindly derision which could not be mistaken for pity, nor for condolence in any form. The contempt of it stung me sorely. The second day was not unlike the first, being a repetition of its forerunner, and I was again doomed to wait outside during the visits which the Presence paid to places where I fain would have gone had I possessed the requisite courage. It is fear which deporteth a mans soul from his body and rendereth it a thing to be despised. Many a time I essayed to address it but enunciation rattled in my throat, unintelligible; and the day closed like its predecessor. This happened many days, one following another, until I ceased to count them; albeit, I discovered that constant association with the Presence was producing an effect on me; and one night when I awoke among the casks and discerned that he was present, I made bold to speak, albeit with marked timidity. Who are you? I ventured to ask; and I was startled into an upright posture by the sound of my own voice; and the question seemed to give pleasure to my companion, so that I fancied there was less of derision in his smile when he responded. I am that I am, was the reply. I am he who you have been; I am he who you may be again; wherefore do you hesitate? I am he who you were, and whom you have cast out for other company. I am the man made in the image of God, who once possessed your body. Once we dwelt within it together, not in harmony, for that can never be, nor yet in unity, for that is impossible, but as tenants in common who rarely fought for full possession. Then, you were a puny thing, but you became selfish and exacting until I could no longer abide with you, therefore I stepped out. There is a plus-entity and minus-entity in every human body that is born into the world. Whichever one of these is favored by the flesh becomes dominant; then is the other inclined to abandon its habitation, temporarily or for all time. I am the plus-entity of yourself; you are the minus-entity. I own all things; you
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possess naught. That body which we both inhabited is mine, but it is unclean, and I will not dwell within it. Cleanse it, and I will take possession. Why do you pursue me? I next asked of the Presence. your path leads downward, and the end is death. Now that you approach the end, you debate if it be not politic that you should cleanse your house and invite me to enter. Step aside, from the brain and the will; cleanse them of your presence; only on that condition will I ever occupy them again. The brain has lost its power, I faltered. The will is a weak thing, now; can you repair them? Listen! said the Presence, and he towered over me while I cowered abjectly at his feet. To the plus-entity of a man, all things are possible. The world belongs to him, - is his estate. He fears naught, dreads naught, stops at naught; he asks no privileges, but demands them; he dominates, and cannot cringe; his requests are orders; opposition flees at his approach; he levels mountains, fills in vales, and travels on an even plane where stumbling is unknown. Thereafter, I slept again, and, when I awoke, I seemed to be in a different world. The sun was shining and I was conscious that birds twittered above my head. My body, yesterday trembling and uncertain, had become vigorous and filled with energy. I gazed upon the pyramid of casks in amazement that I had so long made use of it for an abiding place, and I was wonderingly conscious that I had passed my last night beneath its shelter. The events of the night recurred to me, and I looked about me for the Presence. It was not visible, but anon I discovered, cowering in a far corner of my resting place, a puny abject shuddering figure, distorted of visage, deformed of shape, disheveled and unkept of appearance. It tottered as it walked, for it approached me piteously; but I laughed aloud, mercilessly. Perchance I knew then that it was the minus-entity, and that the plus-entity was within me; albeit I did
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have pursued me, not I you. You can exist without me for a time, but

not then realize it. Moreover, I was in haste to get away; I had no time for philosophy. There was much for me to do, - much; strange it was that I had not thought of that yesterday. But yesterday was gone, today was with me, - it had just begun. As had once been my daily habit, I turned my steps in the direction of the tavern, where formerly I had partaken of my meals. I nodded cheerily as I entered, and smiled in recognition of returned salutations. Men who had ignored me for months bowed graciously when I passed them on the thoroughfare. I went to the washroom, and from there to the breakfast table; afterwards, when I passed the taproom, I paused a moment and said to the landlord: I will occupy the same room that I formerly used, if perchance, you have it at disposal. If not, another will do as well, until I can obtain it. Then I went out and hurried with all haste to the cooperage. There was a huge wain in the yard, and men were loading it with casks for shipment. I asked no questions, but, seizing barrels, began hurling them to the men who worked atop of the load. When this was finished, I entered the shop. There was a vacant bench; I recognized its disuse by the litter on its top. It was the same at which I had once worked. Stripping off my coat, I soon cleared it of impedimenta. In a moment more I was seated, with my foot on the vice-lever, shaving staves. It was an hour later when the master workman entered the room, and he paused in surprise at sight of me; already there was a goodly pile of neatly shaven staves beside me, for in those days I was an excellent workman; there was none better, but, alas! now, age hath deprived me of my skill. I replied to his unasked question with the brief, but comprehensive sentence: I have returned to work, sir. He nodded his head and passed on, viewing the work of other men, albeit anon he glanced askance in my direction. Here endeth the sixth and last lesson to be acquired, although there is more to be said, since from that moment I was a

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successful man, and ere long possessed another shipyard, and had acquired a full competence of worldly goods. I pray you who read, heed well the following admonitions, since upon them depend the word success and all that it implies: Whatsoever you desire of good is yours. You have but to stretch forth your hand and take it. Learn that the consciousness of dominant power within you is the possession of all things attainable. Have no fear of any sort or shape, for fear is an adjunct of the minus-entity. If you have skill, apply it; the world must profit by it, and therefore, you. Make a daily and nightly companion of your plus-entity; if you heed its advice, you cannot go wrong. Remember, philosophy is an argument; the world, which is your property, is an accumulation of facts. Go therefore, and do that which is within you to do; take no heed of gestures which would beckon you aside; ask of no man permission to perform. The minus-entity requests favors; the plus-entity grants them. Fortune waits upon every footstep you take; seize her, bind her, hold her, for she is yours; she belongs to you. Start out now, with these admonitions in your mind. Stretch out your hand, and grasp the plus, which, maybe, you have never made use of, save in great emergencies. Life is an emergency most grave. Your plus-entity is beside you now; cleanse your brain, and strengthen your will. It will take possession. It waits upon you. tonight; start now upon this new journey. Start Be always on your guard.

Whichever entity controls you, the other hovers at your side; beware lest the evil enter, even for a moment. My task is done. I have written the recipe for success. If followed, it cannot fail. Wherein I may not be entirely comprehended, the plus-entity of whosoever reads will supply the deficiency; and upon that Better Self of mine, I place the
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