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In the following part of this book, the part devoted to

Will-Development, we shall combine methods of arousing the
subconscious Will with the more familiar methods. To develop
the Will, every phase of its activity should be considered and
every efficacious method employed. The New Psychology is
essentially pragmatic it concerns itself more with the how
to do side of the question, than that of what is the theory
regarding it?
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Part III.
The Development of Will.
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Chapter XIII.
Will Development.
We hear much of the development of the Will, and
we realize the importance of the process which
is designated by the term. But we do not stop to
consider that the Will, in its essential nature, is a form of mental
energy which is already developed and which needs but the
proper mental attitude on our part to bring it into manifestation.
It is like the universal store of electricity which pervades all
space, and which needs but the proper mechanism to apply
it. We talk of generating electricity, but not a single particle of
electricity is ever manufactured the generation of electricity
is simply the gathering together in one place of a portion of the
store of the universally diffused electricity. Thus is it with Will.
Will is closely connected with the innate power of the Ego, and,
in all probability, is a something which is diffused universally,
each Ego acting as a centre of Will. At any rate, the experience
of the race has shown that each and every individual contains
a sufficient supply of latent and dormant will which if aroused
will accomplish all that is necessary for him to accomplish. And
it is this training and cultivation of the use of the Will, that we
mean when we speak of Will-Development. We do not need
The Will