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lIP ,1I'Od:. tr..n tile poll of Wdliom

_J. IIIIIIocIioe the ....... of yeua

ad uperiment OD tile part of ""
orfIiIIal 1'8MIU'ah, diaooveriao,
theoe liD.. baft siv.., him Ilia .....16: ~
u .,. .uthorlty. It ia hi. Kutw-
l \lllrikm of ito matlrial _ . 1l18li ill two of
pn~",.. worto, 1Iio., "M..,toI !facIo,"
F.n.ti....," both of whieh WOIb
~::by~oaraeJveL Both of the Mid worD
'IJI Gmt of prillt, ad will be witJi.
as, .. they will be oapeneded
~:~1UId more oompleto work. Thi. fOllJl-
If!! hal been edited; added to; chaDpJ;
IUId correoted by the .nthor, ill IIAlIlOrd.
bia inereaaod experi8llOO and mowledp
-:'=~ Oblolete matter baa been rep1aoed
Ii material, IUId the work ia DOW .triot-
.:ute". It ia enoyelopaedio in exteot and
phaIa of the nbjeot being OODaider-
and expreBBed in wonl. charpd
vitality. It conlaine matter that
been expended into IOveral vollllllOl.
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Dr .. DnI.....o llDT... PIaJr·
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~.... DJ08BM, ..n PB.f.DII.
thiI ....l'f!1. or foroe, or ciyDamic priD-
!it ~oop""" of peHODll. Ito lO"iOi. \ike thet
ad raiD, aud all Datura! f - . iI _
lIJIjuet; sood and bad; hlch aud low;
It reBJlOlldo to the proper dort.. DO
~... uerted, or for what parpOM oaIIed
Bat the effort must be .,.erted,
__ .........,.'oei'..aly. ellO there will be DO op-
fo.... I believe thet the aotiviti.. of
IIIODtal priaciple are intimetely .......
....If...totticm'. of the mOlltal operatioao
u dolire. wil~ aud imaginatioa. w.
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~::~ .. Ita aetmti.. are ".._i;04"~
Ii _ ...... paat~
_ wi1I be .pllaed aad iDutnW
..... .. we proceod-.. you 1III8d "'"
.... at WI point. It may be .. well, hen.....
riaiIa that 1 han ued the term .. Dyaamia"
VricIDal GreaIr: ...,.., i. " "powerful"; up_ _
power," etc.
I han pootuIated of my _lion ofJliaCl-PCI.
that It pervadeo all epeee-i. imm.Dent in all
-&lid manit..t. in IIJl iDllDite variety of f .....
...... andpha....
But, It may be urged, thi. Ia nothing more
1IIie.... olaim. for the principle of phJBieal -::~
then is Mind-Power ldeulieal with the I
ener!!)' of ociou.. '-is it DothiDg more than a
fonn of meohanieal or material _ , No,
Power is very far froID being a bliDd,
_ - I t is a tim.., mental f ...., wIIiell I
bebiad tha _\fMW~ of ph:yaioa\ _

;-";;::aD~Ioo;\ ~t"':"':,,~I~t=is;~""'~:the:::.~p:~
_ of p\lJlIi..\
_ tab • familiar
fIlbj....I-lIJad i t _
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pluta ......- ...d !Q!l1Jl!!! boIdI",..
-"'"' all 1m.., WIIpte .:.:~. .;;.
t...... wIdeb uabl.. the",
of a tree to oplit 0_
~·i81ilo up the slabol of pa't'iq _ _ _
the - '
0NYicea of ..hich thO)' have 0Npt.
_ ... aboltraotioD or opoonlatn.
Gillen!, living, mental, aotIaa
.ometlmeo with ... -'Hnl
with a doIioato••ubtIe toneIl
but which acoompli'h.

..P,....Ir. lot UI
'..... '_ _ti...lIld.iu tbo~...__
manif._
a olear conception of the ani......
oonsid", ito
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..-.... ""'fow".:~:Ia::=::r:~
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aN probalIIr
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. . . . . 01' eIIo twia-JDaDltootallqu 0I111a_
J71ac..utr. TUn io DO 1If. wiIIooat IIIIa4
JfiIId.Pu ...-aad .... KiDd-Puftr, or mimi,

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IiIe. ABo!, fIIrIher, I claim that U-o iolootlJj...~
oat life tha 1liii_eo ....hiDg Iitu.
uphore. The..u- io oliw, ud ...
1IiDoJ.Puftr in WV1 pari ud putieIe 01
'.I.'IIio ill ....t ... oriIIiDaI idoa of ID,1 ....... 01
tile loding ooieatiJlo thinbn admit it
Binda phiI-.pben ...... - . . it for ..,.
tIIrieo. Do,... douht thiof TIal ~ to .. :~
tIJoritieo ...ho abIJ _ _ the tIlousht of tb
tiJIo oehooIL
Lather BarbaDk, that _1rOIIderfDJ ""'" ......
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nnlatioDioell oar .......pIi_ plant-6f..
. . pnetiooIIJ held Plaut-Life in tile pUa
"'""" -J1I: .. All my inveotiptioaa ......
&"-7 from tha idea of a dead material
•••1 ..... by ftriaao , _ to that 01 a
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tbom for • time Iafoat.
power. An IIfIo IJD,
to Ip8IIIr, jut on tile - ~a­
[j~"""of I...... 'ne 1IDi_ Is _ J!WI;:

Ilia importut lOi...tiIe wort, II. . . . .

K."," ..... even .Iill fartIuIr ID
• Jmug~; aDd Iif. 0 - " , "
.De U)'I, om.,. other thiDp: .. Life ..
111&_; 1ifHD811!11s not • thiDc UDiqIIe
.t a partieuIar timo In the put. I f _
IiviDg _Her hu been ovoInd by ....t.
,.._ from maHer "hieb is, .ppa....lI1. not
if Iif. Is & potential In maHer, it I. a
ttim.. more evident tllel miDd Ia potential In
evoJutipajat ia impelled 10 believe tbat
.....l1li>01 in maHer. (I adopt that lorm of
tha moment, but Dot without futnre mig.
mIeroocopic cell, a minute opeck of mat.
to become man, hu in il the promiae aDd
May ..e Dot then draw the i n f _
prelODt
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:;~O~fm~jnd are in thoee chem·
oxygen, hydrogen, DiIropD,
aodium, potaaeium, obIorille-
In th.. eelL Not only mnet ... do eo,
go further, since we bcnr that eeoh of
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tile _ _ t FrMeb ...satIit.
i.t "............ LIlalthe1f,
raa;maptal'y eeIl up to tile mMt ~~=
Ia a IIpOC!ial kind 0I1I1O'f8IIIIId, "
doIIonuIued ad 0I'III'IIis0d b7 a cJIreotiDc foreoI.
i\IIe ...tter,
lor tile 1IIIinne, atudo
whichand wbich ••t~~=~:~
to acertain
eouoIder .. lbe origin of aU tbiDp-mOVOlDllllt,
Ibought-i. oaly • word void of meaDmc. TIle
_ i. a great OrganillD, C!OlItrolled b7 • tIyl...o\oj
of Ibe poy.mcal order. Kind gleamo Ibrougb
every atom. The.. is miad in everytbiDg, not onJy
human and animal life, bat in plante, in mil_at.:,
in space. n Prof. J. A. Fleming, iD hie work
uWavel, Air and Aether," says: HID. ita alliDuota,!
eaoenee enerll1 may be incomprehensible b7 no
GOpt a. an uhibition of Ibe direct operatioD 01 tbat
which we ealI mind and will. n
Let DO Iben follow the hint given by the oeieD&tI!
-let UI proceed to examine the evidencea of tie
immanence of life and Mind-Power in all of
tbiDp 01 the tmiveroe-tbiDp organic; thinga
organie; and tbiDp beyond organiom, ohapa """
form- bact into tho very ether of apace itoelt. ADa
th. aearob "e ahaO lind the.. eviden... eVflf1-
"--In aU thingo. Nowhere doe. life and lIJDi;
 IIIIeaIIaa aad aboorplioa of tile
for their Apport
0IIlr "iDdnct" or "iDYol111lta1'J'
proJllplilrqr or impulle, and tile
certain ...... there
oI01reJr akin to """";0118
:rou to thellUU17 .->It worD OIl mbI4
fer mutrati.... and proofa of tIdI . . . .
l :~~ Ihow. 1111 tilel th.... is life, mW,
" Inherent in the ..n. of which 0lIl'
and the malerial of animal aad p1aI3
ThMe ..u. .... "tilth! 1m.," aad
power aDd facnlty. Thor perform
flmcticma, and live, srow, reproc1aoe
act jul .. do the tiDy fol'lllll of u-
tile bottom of eaa-Ib. latter boiDg bid
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...... of IIIOD1OI'1 OIl tba pert of tba eaU. of~;;:;;;
maUer, is aD IICC8pted ocieDlilIII fad.
At thIa pobit the orlhodox eod IlOIIHf'fdive
tiat _0), otopo, drawing a line betw_ "0I,.,dtl!'
eod "inorganic" matter. But the darI:ac _ina.
of
ad1'aJlCOCl. ocieDtiate toda)' hav. brnahod aside
cIIvIdiDg lin., eod have moved to a pOlitloa
the)' meet the Hindu philosopher. and, the
aad now admit and teach thet life, mind eod
Power invade the "inorganic" world to ita utmoIt
Hmits, and that mUv.... ia indeed alive and JIG'"
...... Miud.

called, possess DO organs, and are but m.....

Some of the lower forms of ('organio" lila, ...
of
jelly-like matter without signa of even rudimentuJ.;
organs-and yet these life-forms show evideueea
of deeire, choice, and will. And Scienoe baa admitted
the existence of life and mind in the cryatala. the
latter "growing" in a manner showing vital and ...
Iective energy, and even rudimentary &ex. More than
this, the metala and minerals, under BCientiAc t.tI,
have shown " responses" that are similar to tIwJ
NUDe action in organic life-showing life ad radi.-
mentary sensation, the latter of course beiDc. mamI
testation of mind. Some of the cold, careful ac:UD-
tifio record. read like fail'1 tal.a to thoea DOt , .
miliar with the wonderful achievements of reeeDt
acience. I wiah that I had the tim. and 8pIU!e to No
oonnt th... teata-but I muat haaten on. Enonsh to
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u4 metaIa:~tbere=~~:=!~
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u "1IPJI8toeor or
lie "odIeo '" HWtg orpaie to.......
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. . .t a tlU-tbIU 01 the mineIe wlaloi' .t.'
hr p1u1ll aboorbiDg tIae .....
..nb, 1t'hieb .... Ihlll ..,...erIeCl lIdO

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oar bIoocI, m....w.. 0_
~::~ thea ......11ha planla u4....-.
Into .nimal-eelbt ....hich 181'\'0 . .
aDd evea ...
fa taot, flVOry parIiclo 01 or..,uo aubolaaM
~nd Ia Ihio W8)'. Think over Ihio u4 7ft
. ,,_ Natu.. i. ODe in ber eo..-. &lid that
ad poeo.._ Kind·Power.
do ~ atop even at thi...~ poiat.
ad all forma of mailer ... oompotlllll 01
alOIIlII, or particle.. The partic\eo .......
of eome inherent ClattraetiOll" exist-
certain of them, known u Hchamiea1 at~
Chemical alllnily is a peculiar Ihiag-
in Iikeo &lid dialikeo, love;, &lid baIIIo;
10 lI1Idy Ih... manif..tatiODl with-
elementary manife.tation 0I"1iIte
aDd bate." You think that Ihia
fMolOeoi, do yoaJ Well, Iiolellio Ih... wo"
01 tIae leading acientiola about Ihil POWOl'
_HIi...... and power 10 raopond 10 tIae
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=::~~'~D~a"n. ............., Lif./' ....
tollinra I'tIpI<!Iac "_Ii"" In tile _iiIj
world": "I eamaot Im";D&,II BaeahJ
-"1eIit ebemioal ODd pbyaicol »ftIO....
tribatiq the movementa of the material
DDOODeciou IeJl8Ition. It He aIao aaya;
p.... : •• The idea of chemicolllllDily ClOIIIiIIa
fact that tb. various chemiesl .Iemente poreoI..
CJDIIitotive differences In other elemenu-tatperl. .
'plealure' or 'revulsion' at eontact with them.
execute specific movements on thia gromad."
Rdda, later, that the "sen.tiona" and .. "'"1'.....,,.
in plBDt and auima11ife are c400DDected by a
..ri.. of evolutionary lUges witb tb. simpler
of B8D88lion thet we find In tb. iDorganie
and tho! reveal them..lv.. iD chemicol
Nageli, another scientiBt, say.: "If the molenJea
poase.1 something that iB related, however ...
taDtly, 10 seusaliou, it mll8t be comfortable to lie
able to follow their attractions aDd repuhdOJllj
comfortabl. when they are forred to do otl",,,,,io...~
And 80 you Bee that Science now is preparing to ....
mit f'Jementary Hfe and Mind-Power in the a.tcaN
aDd partieles of matter.
But we have Dot 88 ~et reached the utmost liaait
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iallald to ulat In IIftIer

of tho lIIIi_ II tIieir
tbilt _ _ flam . . Ztbet.
that IIIere maR be IlID4 iii
h thIa preptlIterouf 1I'06 ..t
of tho followiDg scl."titc a~

-)'e' ")lind Ii...... in every ........

In ~. DOt only in h1lllWl 8lId
in phm!l, in miDarai. in _I"
"Tho baIis of life and mind 1iea beet
and may be found in the lilli_I
....mat u.rl: I. Mind in the ether is 'DO
than mind in fleah and blood."
"The ether is ooming to be ap.-

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an immaterial. super.pbyaieal 1Ub-
carrying in ita inlIDi!l, throb-
opooka of In._tad cbnamle fo ....
0IiIJe4 worlD. .It embacIIu the a1l!maie
FiJooIpIe aad N,... ,,,11I the DDitr of ....
... oaargi.. frcm lI'hiclI apriag, as their __...~
pII_-. plQ>eicaI, menial IDCi opiril1lal, as
.... launn& to malI." Dolbear lIII)'0: "PCIIIIbIr
other ma)' be the medium through whieh mil... ., .
matter ruet. • • • Out of the ether
......... UDder proper elreumstanooa, other plH_~
e........h .. life, or mind, or whatever me)'
the auhatratum." ADd, so, we have the heat of
thorily to IDppon the inevitable eoDclaoion
there must be Mind-Power even in the ether.
For my own pert, I go .tiII further, IDCi fur
eral years back have be... claiming thet the. !::~
and the UniveraalllfiDd·Power Principle aN OJ
the same thing-thet i., thet that theoretical .......;0
thing that acienoe haa ea11ed u the Ether, It ia in
alily the Universal Mind-Power Principle fllliIt :
whieb all manifestations of activities emerga-tlw
UniverBtI Mental Dynamo I I cannot prove thia,
eonree-but it i. logicaL But my argument d_
depend even upon this-for admit thet there ia KiI~ ~
Power in the etber, and my ca88 is won. And in till
ether it must be, even if the ether is DOt but ~
name loP it. For if Mind-Power is not in the etW,
from whence doe. it come into the partiol.. of mattt-,.
and in matter itself, organic and inorgBDicf
Beating the consideration for a moment, III ....
III)' thet with mind a. reason, intellect, eta., I
1HI*Iri.,. to do in this book, for this ia a
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tile ulv_'" 70D 117, ........
pIIJIleal e<!tivIty ud 8II81II1 ....
_I" Yea, I de ....... jut thatl
..........tbaa JliM.Powv
light, hili, mapMlom, ... ..u..-
It baa 8VW.l'1hiDg to do wida them, ba
I will upIain it to 108 in .. few .....
... Into tblt object at Jqtb in Udo
jIIIIIt haateD on to tile other parte of J1l'f

in a DUWheIl : All the f01'llUl of ..tural

or fo ..... lmo"" ... light, heat, ......
etc., ...... held by lei..... to be
ariaiDg from the vibral;"" of lA_
o! _Ier. Now what ea_ the 'Ii......

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particl.. to move! JUR thls, the
~:~~~.xiotiDg betw_ them I And what
a_
of the particles, of oounoe I .And what

to eshibit this attrection aDd ...

..,.."' ..... other! Now h... i. wh... we got
...... ·'~·matter; listen weUt We have aeeu
:,....IL.... are attracted to. or repelled 1>1.
the matter of "likes and diauu.";
batea"; or "plea8lll'e or revulsion" ; or
a:::~ 1II1CODIlortabl. aperi...... related,
iii to _salion, ...Ie. And daeoe •
:..j _ _ to_IIIIioa.... Aladbolb
..... aad GpjIl. . . . . . ~ .. 1IDd'"ti>
til........ ~ o/..-..ri,.,whll4;
ke1 baa OOIDpIInd to "Idtaeire" and "wilL"
lDmllaiity ill the oa_ of the _1:iOM aad or
0pGIIIe there; ODd the latter are tho
tho altraethmo ami repulaioJIa; aad the
are the osu... of the motioD, to ODd tru, of.
partiel.. of matter; aad the latter, in turD
eauoa of the Vl"brationa; and the vibratloua an
OSuoal of tho maDifoltatioua of lIP!' h""t, _'"
ity, masnetism, ete.,-thoo am I Dot jnotillod','1
claiming ,ha, ...IId 004 Mi04..P"",er ,.,e ,lie
force of aU p""NoIe..rgy'
And, am I Dot justified in postulating the ui~!I!I
of an universal mental dynamie priuci:plet
you, friends, that the future will show that thiJI
oamic mental principle is the source of OD.,rgr-'"
energy the source of mind I I Imow thet thil
revolutionary, but I believe that it ..ill meet tile
quirements of the future. I have been p:'-:':r
thing for several years now-and m~ny have
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the smiles; the jeers i and the sneers. But, from

beginning, I have felt a keen appreciation of
worda of Galvini, when be said, bitter'll'Y~:~"~'II~~:,;
taeked by two very opposite sects-the S
the Know-Nothings; both laugh .t me, calli..,
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Ut ............. It~=~
pallaliD& moatallq fl
la tile dep\rI.
tfIm Ie quiet, u4 aim

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~::.:et::la_ power. u4 "'p"......
al
an rlpplee, ....- . 8' B.~
-.r, - I I , whirlpoo1a, eddIeo
_ . tomp.et alterIIatiDg with ph-_
ADd from \he depth. ot lhat 0-.
all _tal u4 phyaieal Po.....
to Ita hooom an muat nlorn. ADd III
or .....
'.80.'" ill ... ldailta 810... ilIY. from
dftIwn lhaillrhieh Iha human ....ten of
u4 power require, when they I......
or
ThI. Ocean MiDd-Pow.r i. our 0DIr
Ipam;" en.ilIY-but we beva at our dIa-
of it. force 88 we caD carry off over
or IRIPPiy. It i. th. uoe ot thill power
Dyuamie Mentation.
und.rstand what I me. . by \he UDi-
ot Dyuamio Mind·Po....r-thi. Uni-
..,. "II" I told a friend of \hill ooueeptioll,
.a at_lie had JkI-.I to me attoative!J' .....,..:.....
Ialereot,.lIe reIIeeIed at.... _ ...ta, &lid thea
doaI7 ..bell .. But where do 1 """,e In I" ADd
Ie tho quatioll thot IIIAII7 of ;you "'" ••Irlng _ ,
doabt. Wen, ...hUe hore I C8DIlot dip Into me<tapJ~~
.... or philooophical IpClCUIati.... or even Into
favorite ooouJt 00""", 1 wiI1 aoy tIIet aoeh of
• c...... OF Pow. . in Ihot Ocean of Oynamie
Power and each (el" is a muter of the powar.
1liI*
have the Whole ThiDg back of you-&IId you are
to dra.. upon it ror all thot YOUT clwmal will csrry
to you. And you are allowed to oularge your oIJaa;
ueL That i. enough ror this time-more wiI1 fol101r
.1 we prooeod.
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'61iIa ..... 0118 .,.m. OOIUIider
"je~ IIIbjeot, or priDeiple-the ~
~f ia it," "What illlIind-Pcnrv" ;{

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;:~~to:~.:D~.~r':!for~dltfrom ito '-linm.
implioa
And thie "thiIIg-i~""
• b ......

tllat the clU1did, ecitmtiJlc thiaIrer odJnjta

_ of hie thought azul bowl....
Ie aJIIWer .neb a queoti"" muot iDvoln
__ of metephyaieal and phiJooopIdeoJ
,......w.g oomethillg with ill bY
And 10
Da-..
I may ......n froDIdy ......
do DOt purpose " 81I8BaiDg" at the Iftltbttr-
11..," of Mind-Power. For, at the heet, &IIJ
OIl aJIIWer ....ouId he merely a gueaa-for
t l _., neither do I b .... any"". eIae .......

~18DI.ledwith the nnmerone .pecn1atione of

~'UIQ modern philoaophero and metop..,..
anbjeol-I have read azul etncJied til.....
rejected them as mere theoriee UDanp..
facto. And I have made azul rejeotod •
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"~I' mID4tboaPt
ofaIIIl aDd
.. 1'* """ my ~ ilIlIOt &lie 1sDD-
_ from Jaet of thoQPt, or 1_ of aoqaabatUiI!
4iIt1Il the tboushlB of olban-but ill rathor the
.......... that 00DlI!I . . &lie l'8I1IIt of macb thtooal,l
ud mDOb study of the thoughts of othera-tII;
21_ that tbiovP m:;:t'~~=
ill only reaJioed
prding th... ultimate q1l8otiOJll, the beet
fteely 0001... theIr igI1OraIIOe JmcnriDg that,
Nordan haa .aid, "have Pluebd:tha=t~:~;~
they
truit of the Tree of Knowledp-the
our ignorance." Like Pyrrhon, some
centurie. ago, they say HUlk. Aorieo"_uI
decide."
We do DOt know "thingB-in-themselvee"-1FB"
.01 know them. U we knew the ultimate tratU . .
garding the tiniest and most insignificant thiug fa
the universe, we would know everylMflg 'Aa'
iI-
for that tiniest thing is oonnected with, and related to
(Ivery thing in the univene, and that whieh unc1er1iea
the universe-and to know the "thing-in_it&eJlu
of anything wou'd be to know the great "Thing-to.
It•• lf" of Th. All. Alltbat we can do i. to bow u4
consider things by what they do; and bow the7 Mt;
and through their manifestatioDs and activitiel; ...
the results and effects of the same-rather thaD .,.
what they are in the abstract, or apari from. tIIIIr
 !bat the om,.-
-
aII~:;:~
all of oar
thovsht. '"'" - .....,~
the 10117 of altempliDt t.a
Ie.
tile facto .....tioDed, oct wJDoh ....
• .wlly Ibe world'. beat tbiDken, bolF
10 tIavoM oar atteDtiOD 10 Ibe .....w.
.. ImowD throuch their aethitleo,
oct phODOlDODa-bowiDs them by
oct ODd how Ihe7 aeI; bribe Ia... oct

.1
tire aotIYiti.. aDd operation.; rather
00JIe0rIIiJJg their nature ab-
Tbi. I. tho method of
•• eompared with th... of _
and metoph)"8ica. But, .. 8 little
• c1aDgeroue thing"; and U fool. rum in
fear to traad." ADd oil we abel) D8V81'
~':~~;: tbeoriee and II BOlutioDl" of
iii Wo have 811lOIII ua aomo who
 DldJOll_
tile JOMh at eoIIep, who wJaea ubd Iv bII
..... "What ia e\eotrioItll" ....wwed
IIifl bow, bat I haYe foraotteal" TIle prof_
Rend, d.,.ly."Now, im't &hat too, ''':d~II~~2
&IIa ODIy pol'IOD m tho world ...ho over 10
eIootriClity ia-and lie baa forgotten I What .. 101. ,
Ibo racel" Why do wo DOt ha.............~;;~~~
ilia.. off this making of Ibo .peculative ..
with wlUch we have beeD amuiDtr onraeIvee,
Joam to l1118Wor hoaeetly, "I do DOt lotooto I" _
at leut lib modern Scion.., learn to fraDkly otU&
Here our knowledge of the .object oDda; tcHDOI_" ~
we _ know more, but .ufliciont for the day ia tilt
lmowledp thereof-and an mob of knowlodp f/I,
foote ia worth a mile of unsupported .peculatiOll .....
thou.,.. As Thomae L. Harria hae aaid:
"Tlu IMorist tClAo dream, (J ,~ cIr....
.A0Ni calls Aypoille... 'phiiosopA,,'
.AI bul is bul G paper J I -
WAo palmo lIis .pacio... pr....... for goU
Pac18 or. llie b.....f pAiIo• .,A,;
PIIIlo..,III1. 1116 """"",,II .f /oclB.
s.... ito I1I6ir rigAI relal.... "
ADd, - . haviDl! confeeoed your \pur..... ~
.... let .. proooed to a oonaideratioD of _ _
_ ' aa bo1m Iv ita activitiee.
~ ...., .Iatloauy Ibot 1 40""""
 fa - I T likely that there to a certaia
ad lIUUIif_tion of MiDd-P......
4I!IIlDslry proee.... of reaaoniDg, intolleetaoJ
'7~~ Mind-Power oeem. to be mora eIooeIT
iIo of
tha more olemeatary phaae monta-
faeliDg, emotion, and partiealarly de-
wilL Wo know that it to _Bed by tho
.::-.;;.;of; animal and plant lit.; ovon tha in-
• all of which matad and employed tho
intollect and reaaon manifoatod itaelf iD
so I would impr••• upon you tbat wbile
may be called into operation by, and
oortainIy may be directed by the iDtalleot
.....t not mako tho miatak. of identifying
phaae of mind or attributing it 8010ly to
po_aelsing the 8IlIDe. It is a far more
and basic force, as you have seen in the

ordor that you may undoratand the op-

 lnWW
l'OI"'l1lJlOll the ;,m Ia the
pidlng, cJIreotiaa; Iund:uor
I!&o at the wheel, cJInetiDc the ShIp of
Chart of JIAIuoD, the ~ Wac
Mlnd-Power. Cbolee Ia the Janr forma ... .......
aotivity, &Imply _;'B yieldiDg to the .......
lire, or _ I e of atnmpot cIMino, or
of otronpat deoiree.
No, I did not JJl88Il willia the above - .
th. more elem8lliery _ of the term-the
....... for the word is derived from the root
Ioto wish; to desire Itrongly." And, iD thiw
tary aense, the word "will" is aBed to ~:::,~
primitive, origina~ mliv.....l IDIIIltal
Iif., whiob manifests in desire for aetioJt,
th. respoIl" to the! desire. In this Bell. . will
_dered •• Desire-Will, both being held
phaeeo of th. aame thing-or rather the two
the oame thing. The d.lir...poIe of this
.........ted with thet whioh _ eaJI
whioh 81'OIIIM it IDto .....
 Ia &bIII...n.
. .·..... ·tIle tnt oIIIp toward
pnoodao dOll of will
~_ f _ of the mind-the
Ie tile ooI1iDg up the "J..opdII(
III!~II. ~
'~
••- of .. 1eD1i......boat
of "eoiIed-up _rll7" 0II1I80Cl ""
"4IIIOIioJo" or aimilar .tate whieh hu
"" the eicbt of, o~ memo.,. of, ..
......t1ira'!!h'••,bj,14!t. Tho" feeljas" iD-
at1IraeIive object ..i1. up tho .priDg of
this "coiled_up" energy nppliea the
Iftor ,,, ~be 10riJL But, remember tbio, aome
IICIed upon, while othora are rejeeted-
• ,lOr 11Iitog. act upOtO every d.." .. There
pole of the De.ire-Will which must be
~:::~:.: this leads UB to a considera-
i< of choi.., determination, or deeia-
10 often expreased by the term "Will,"
further back.
~iDg or determining pbase of will, is lit-
an empty name or term, 10 far as ia
relation between do. ire and will aotion
of tbiDgo aod creatureo lower in the
 ..,---
. . .~ .... __ ID
1# aeeIai_ •
.,Il10 oIQocIa prIOR'" tI!em.... to _
- . aa-t feelbtc. .thaJlioJl, or
yj"';OS tIIo dq.
imp
(1"_ ill """ of tile
iDlIaeaciDc deobe, ...a - uua1I7 I I •
u.u- of otbar teeIiDp ...a desires, ...a ia
po\IIDt as • motivo iD8ueMiDg choiee ~ ::;~
fIII!I, _ ill jaotiled In ' - 2J
form of deoire, boiDg
the ad.....t of - . aDd Intollect,
wIllll tha oeIf...",..;o". ago appoan, _
..... Inlrodueod, by _ _ of "hlch IIWl ill
to cleliborata and weish moti.... dooi....
....Ii.."., ate., and thuo tho win of IIWl it hel4
.....kIIn element. IaclrlDg In the _ ..I prlneip.
wilL
But tho upeet of will with whlch wo are
.......mod i. tho ..peat of action-tho willi-po"
Jleoir&.Will Jast "hore d..i.. p..... into 'IriI1
poa&1DIa to decide-the chau.... are that tha7
into each other. But this we do Imow, that .........c:;
thiDg happoas" at a certain stage of tho _tal ope.
ation, whereby tho attention of tho thing, or
_ . from the pole of deoire to the polo of
aDd then, one of two thiDga happono, i. ... (1)
the "eoiled-up" aprIDg of deoire it roleaaod
aDd the _ of deaire it
....,.., of 'IriI~ "laiob thua roI_ the
 ..,;n _ that this "univerBBl dyJwnio
I have called "1lind-
that pbaee of mind wbicb manit'eeto
realODing proeeBSe8 ;but ia that pu_

.
WI
la aro1W!d by desire-will-and "bieb
::=~~ the universe amoDg forma of
of reuon, as well as among thole
and therefore preoedes Reason in evo-
~'mlllifeBltI along 1lJlCOD8CioUB and auto-
and precede. tbe self...aaciolll ataae
~:::te an elementary, primitive, faD...
N mBlllel forca; au<\. _ "'"
 .. a _.~ .......lipailf*•
.... -the IiDH yjf ~ atISotl
rather Ihaa aIaug tile u.. of . . . . . .;
- . or the " .... eopIIi,.. faealtlee.
thIas far ....... el....ental ad huIe tllllllUl: ::~~
10 mont n_11 akin to the eIomODtalli
we persooif1 mader the _ of "Natare."
Whether •• DDt thet wIrich . . bow ......._ i
iDteDeot wore .....lvad frGm lID eJemeDtaI n0d-81li
•• whether theee hJPe.lolD18 otlll8lltality ate
thiDg ot eD entirely hiI!>e. ODd diotiDot _1_ .. ,
whether, .. the oceultiBII hold, iJltellipDoe io 1M
ouIt of the inlIueoce of a Spiritual Ego (_oet1lilll
diatiJrl from mind) upon eD eJOIII8IItary lliIad,8tII
-theee a .... qUestiODB belC>Dgiuc to othor pha.
the general .ubj~t of BeiDg, with wbich we
•
nothing to do in the coDsideration of the aubjeet
fore UB. I have my own opinions and beliefs on
points, and 80 have each of you-we may diiler
garding the same, but may still be able to 01I1111il1li
the subject before 08 88 co-workers, in spite of
lack of agreement regarding questions of phill..
metaphysics, or religion. We are dealing with
opI,,"
Datural force-a universal energy-now and herit.
and should examine and study its principles juBt al
we would were it electricity, magnetism, heat or
that we were studying. I am inviting you to a soiaJl..:
ti1ic study, not a metaphysical or philosophical ape.......
lation, doctrioe or theory. These latter things ba,.. .
their own good p1aoeo-but they have no place
time.
 OIlAPTEBm

a. I. tho 1II8lIit8lla_ of KiD4-

tI\e limite of the form of tho tJUD-.
~::=~ or pereoD, ODd whieh prodaeoo
III .. looel aetion, movement, ......
~;;::_~:tar wonder 10 be witneeeecl in the
III IIIUI18 power beyond the limite of
or form in which it origiDalel. .bel
lII8lIit..tetion of ¥lnd-P01I'er that I am
"""pIJ the term "Tolementetion."
' t::~explain my terms at this plaee &lid
rJ I UI8 the term U)(eutatioD,u
. ,01"')(..,tei aetivily"; tho term beiDgde-
the r.tin word tftewtiB, mMDing "the

. die. .
the IUfti:J: "ation"; meaning "aewm!'
meaD8 "mental activity." From
derive Mentative, or 4' relating to IJleD.
Kantate, or u to manifest Dl8Iltal ac-

~:~n, also, I derive the term, "Tele-

whieh 80 far .. I know, was originally
_oral year. ago. Tho word i. derived
word. Ide, meaning" far oft"; a.Dd
....tetio,.... above explained. "Tol_
lS
 l::~;:'="..w
f,j "'lIrr.~~',~=;~
~ aver opeoe," 01
aa-.".te. HUIY. bMa led to IbI
thia ..... term deaiped 10 tate tho !II- of
lapathy," for the "",on thet tho Iat&or tam
proper and milleadina· "Telepathy." ....1O...liIIjl~
Ita root..worda, reallf m80Dl "to ntr.. at a
tIDce," or the .. feeling of the pain of .,.c>IIIo't.~
the II1IlIix "pathy," being derived from \be
word meaning Uta luffer." It may be uad JW'....~
ia OODDeoUon with the aympathetic 1raIUIf.......
paiD, or diaeaee, or aimilar menial .lata, but Ita _
otherwiae ia improper. It i. being cIiacanW by
be.t ocientifte authoriti.., who prefer tho ....
"Thought Tran.ference," etc. I have thought it-
advisable to DBe the term "telementation" in thIa
coDDection, believing that it meets the requiremeatl
of the caae betler than any other term of whish I
heve any knowledge. I expect it to come into . . .
eral use before long.
And now about the transference of mental .ta.
from ODe thing or person to another. I Shall _Dot at.-
tempt to go into a discussion of the pbenomena of
• Thought.Transference in this work, for the reuou
that it is too wen established. and too genera!q
known to require an argument in its favor from. me.
To thousands of careful investigaton it ia aD ...
tablisbed fact, and anyone who will take the time IIIId
trouble to conduct the experimonte may reprod_
, ~_omana to his own utisfaction. Jloreover
 ~
the ..NfaIIy IlOWd

_ 'thewhieh
1IIIder 1aaYe~~=~
moat aarafnl
req1liremeDtL Tho
.. real • D&1uraI ~
of air. _ . 01' the b\ood.
- _.. _ tIIeorl.. ac1..-1 &. _

r,:=:.~~
,
aDd there hae been ......
"daal-lD8Iltality," etc., ill tIda
la IbiJI wort I ahaU bave V8!7 little, If
aay reprdi.Dg man'a uttJo..minda. tI I.
"",nJ17 OODvereent with the .ubject of the
aDd nper-coJl84liou. retPOIUI of the
tad thli principle of telementetioa &.
oIi1I further back in the eeale of ovoIu-
'lIeIore "eonaciOUaDe88 n 88 we 1mOW' it,
.....ted form. of matter or life-bact
of umind in inorganic mattern-and
iball Dot attempt to urge IlII1 "two-
to &cCOIIDt for it. In faet, I balieva
of man i. a tar mOre complu: thiDa
!aJ.;milld" oombinatioD-there are man)'
aDd retPODl of mind than the "ob-
 jaetive ll tmd'I IQ,hjeetive" miDda ottbo. ",luil-adal¥!
autIIoritiOL
I ftnd tho basi. for tho thOO1'1 of telem...tatilJa
1Iack in the aoale-in faot at the loweat m - of ItIoo,·
....... of thiDga. I ftnd it in the atoma, or in tho .....
tiel.. of which the atoms are oompoeod. In the lint
chapter of this work I eaIIed your attention to tha
maDife.tation of Mind-Power amoug the atoms aDd
particles of matter, which was evideuoed by aetioD,
motion, and movements resulting from U attractioa
and repuJsion' I of these atoms aud particles. ID
. other words I showed that physical forces were pro.
duced by the motions of the particJea, or vibratiOllll
of the atoms, which arose from states of lib and dia-
like; love and hate; attraction and repulsion; pllt11J1.
ure and pain; among these tiny pamcJes of matter.
And it is here that the elementary principle of tete.
mentation is noticeable-here is where it may be
peen in full primitive force aDd operation. U you
will think for 8 moment, you will see that the motione
of the atoms are two-fold, via. (1) the voluntary mo.
tion of the atom toward the other atom to which it
i~ attracted by chemical affinity; and (2) the move-.
ment of the atom occasioned by the Uattraetive
force" exerted by the other atom, in the same maD-
ner that a magnet "draws" the needle to it.
Haeckel has told us that there is the voluut&l'1
movement of the atom itself, in response to the "de-.
lire" awakened in it by the attraction-bow doe8 it
beeome aware of the presence of the other atom ....
 ,.... 1iotw. . . . . .t
Ia tile ..m.. of •
Is JIOthlu&' eIae to paaa,
d8l'I!Y being produced by
IIrieIog from meatal atalee, the
preoede the pbyaiea1 aners\es, 1IIK1•...Ior
-=::~. tbaI pa.... between" tile two
iii pl'OB4!llCO of the Qtber atom, tile
towardo ita a/IIuity, voluntarily, ...a
_ ......'" JOur arm or walk-the atom . , . .
~~~p~D~'h UpOD th, eth.r which mUR be to
i;. what the air is to the wiDg of tile
_tar to the ftu of the fish: But there Is
~.._ of motion, a8 we have aeen-the . . .
of the attractiug atoms.
~h'l8Dl••r or kiDd of eDergy i. it that IlI1Ia
or u pulls" the otber atom' It eaJlDOt be
or maguetism, for those forces, .. we
are produced by a rate of vibraliOD GO-
I .... tho Mind-Pow.r in the atoma themaelv..
.... must go hack to the autecedeut fo .....
~~~.:~ aDd attribute to it the drewiDg
iii which move. the atom. toward each

atlracliDg or pnlliug force is in _

the particl•• of metter, th.re ean be
two atoms of matter are in a_lute
eaob oth.r-th.re i. alway. a diBtauce be-
llm-a opaee whiob thn. separataa them-
can be traversed or overcome. There
 ... iIi4trI<liIoalIlIl
allllo.... alIewIDg them to
,-""'-' ......nhel... PfIIY_ oboolule b1e1llll¢;
~::~~~~
,
There is alway. 0 "bop l'oat
or Htb.u tar and DO further U
ID }Iature wllich holdo eveYy partiele of matller :ba
YlcJaaI .Dd alOJl8. Every ioto, eleolroD, otom;
mol"""l. of matter i. aIODe, ODd ..paroled ......
ito .I....t alIInity by a "touch m. Dol" oirc1e of
henee, wIIi.h is allO m.ntatm. in It. natue,
my opinion. Even Ihe hard.st diamoDd, or pieol8 'I
.t..~ is composed of molecul.. c10•• toselher
ret _rated" by Ihia circle of iD11ue_; ODd "":~
molecule iB .omPOBed of several atom. bellwe" .
which the aame law operaw.; and every atom.

_B
eomposed at many iOftS or electrons, whieh have (Ha..
between th.m. So true is Natura in her ~
portions and Jaws, that scientists assert that in ...
hundreds of iOlls of which the tiniest atom iJ ~
posed (and which atom is invisihle to the l;pt b1:
reaBOn of its smallneu) there is a "diatanee . .
tween" observed and maintained by these partielel.
which bears the same proportion to their sizes that
the distance between the planets of our 80Iar IY.-.
bears to their particular sizes- in other worde, tJad.
the iOt18 composing aD atom are akin to a miDute
80lar system, each ion being attracted to the other.
end yet "kept at its distance," the combined pull aIICl
pub. of the desire and the "keep off," re.lJ>Ooti,'II!liJ..
 or IJIIICIIIIII-. Itw t1aas6
gf theIa eirGIIq
_-aDd _ _ _ _
,~ ..a .... ' li
i

IIw1rioitr or lIotw_
mqaetIam
W wh,•• holda the.tame aDd -:~:=
~a:Erather in prosimItr-wIIat
~ I!GiBu~;:"::..:~
_ _ cIoeo DOt apJaiD tha ..tan

:
::~~~
or It 1m0Wl
IlIlY otharthat It ill nat
1m...... ~
It ill Mind-Power onrIeol ....~ III•
. - hy TolemeDtation that attrullo
atom. aDd moloonJoa in their p1'~
them "at their diatance. " Miad-
of ",hlob in tho atom. we. pooto.
and whiob always hal boon taach*

IIDdiDg that tel.mentation esiota in the

i!I'7' fOlrm. of ouhatance and physical thbIp,
in looking for ito preaaIICO IlIld IIl&IIIt..
that point of tho aca1. upward. And I
the vibratioDl of metal .tatoo, feo\inp,
are tronamittod from ODe mind to . .
IleltllDelotot:ion, arouoing oimi\ar otatoo, feoI..
.10., in the roeoiviug mind e10Da the
..... of "hat ... ..n "induction" in pb1'ieaJ ~
Bat before conaideriDg induction, I would Ilk 10B to
OOIIIider the following qnotation from FIammariaIt.
the eminent Frenoh ocienti.t, who 18YO:
"We IUID up, tberefore, our preceding obaerv...
tiona by the conclusion the! one mind can act .t. diI-
tanoa upon auother, without the habitual medium of
word., or any other visible means of eommUDicati.cm.
It appears to DB altogether unreaaonable to rejeot
this et>ncJusioD if we accept the faets. This conc1u.
sion will be abuudautly demonstrated. There ill
nothing unscientific, nothing romantic in admitting
that an idea can inflU'eDC8 a braiD from 8 distanee.
The action of ODe human being upon another, from
a distance, is a scientific tact; it is 8S certain as the
existence of Paris, of Napoleon, of Oxygen. or at
Sirius." He further states: "There can be no dowbt
that our psychical force creates a movement in tlte
ether, which transmits itself atar like all movementB
of ether, and becomes perceptible to braiDS in har-
mony with our own. The transformation of a PIY-
chic action into an ethereal movement, and the ~
verse, may be aoalagou8 to what takes place on •
telephone, where the receptive plate, which Is idea-
tical with the plate at the other end, reconstructs the
lODorOU8 movement transmitted, not by means of
acn:md, but by electricity."
As I have said, I account for the transference of
_tal states, etc., by the theory of "Mentative :r.
!IOIiLaa.," which I believe to be the theory _
 ...... NqUiremOllia of the _ tIua!
IlU-zDiDd'" or ,similar b1POu.-.
lDdaction" will be reacIiIy UDdoroleo4
with Ibe pbOJlOlD.... of e1~
oomea from the word Ilia,>
means "to inftueuce." In electrical
6e word induction Is UIed in Ibe _ of

~fBI,..,..,,,,
~~"'bereby ooe body posee.sing magnoII.
properties reproduCOll the! property III
without direct contact."
on phyaiC8 a simple experiment is
Pvea BlIIdeuta to iIIustrata magnetic indu..
A magnet i. eo pla<ed that it. poIee
OYer the edp of a table upon wbicb it _
1I&iI, or aleel needle, i. beld a little dietaDce
magnet so that it will not actually touch
but will be near enough to be magnetized
tih.otio,u," that is, without direct contact. The
JMedle, will have an induced property of

:
::~prodn<ed by the current from the mag-
support anotber Dai~ or needle, by direct
This induced magnetism renders the nail,
a magnet, possessing all the propertiea
\iIiii!IiDai magnet, so long as the current dowi.
u a magnet may communicate ita prop-
iaduotion 80 mayan electrified body com~
electrical states in another body without
The text-book. are full of exampJea
Ibis Iaw_ Th. theory ....pted by
the induction is the action of the aleo-
 ~'nNU"oiIiIl .. ~.~bt===
......
ADd I hold IbM jut
~=:~:-:
•:
ana eleetrielty pull tI1ro1IP
limilar propertiea in other hodiH '9'.'_
indIIction, 80 do tho vibrato.,. ....vee of
Power, from one mind, pull Ibrough lb. eIboor,.
br induction aet np limilar mental etatoo in
minda of olber persona witbin tbe "fteId III
duotion.'l
I hold tbet jult a. Ibe "excitement" of tIII,·'p'"
tieln of matter ("excitement" beiDg
"aroused. activity") may manifest an eD8l'1'1
may be transmitted to another object, removed.
epa.. from the first, and theo may BrOU" byOy
UOB a similar state of II excitement" in the p
eJ::t
of the BOOODd object-so may the "excitement" dt
the mind among the brain cells of the animol or P81"~
BOn be Iranmilted by telementalion 10 another _
mal or person in whom, by mentative induction, a
Rimilar state of excitement is generated or indacea..
I bold that tbere is the clo..st possible relationeblp
between motive energy and emotive energy-in tact,
tbet both are form. of lb••ame thing. I sIoau not;
attempt to go into details regarding telementatiou 01'
mentative induction at this place, for the reason that

time, by pointing out the manifestatioDs and

tiel of these principles. But I wish you to h ia
aeti.
I shall bring out the principle in detail, from time ..

your mind the elementary principles of Mind-Power

ill ita phases of telementatioD or I 'long-distance

•
 CHAPTER IV.
JQJlTAL MAGIO III AliDUL LUJL

I bave .poken of tbe lDlUIif••t.tion of Mind·Power

BUloug the atoms and particles of matter, whereby
the tiny corpuscles become aware of each other'.
proximity, and whereby they move voluntarily in
response to the desire aroused by the attraction 01'
dinity of the other atoms; and whereby they allO
uert a pull or drawing power on the other atome,
aDd respond to the same attracting force of the other
particle. Ascending the scale, we find the crystal,
building up their forms by drawing material from
the fluids in which they are immersed, and then build-
ing upon a sct pattern and style, as tmly as doea
the builder among the. animals or among men.
Passing on to the low forms of animal life, we fbut
tiny life-fonns in the slime oC the ocean-bed, whieh
are apparently no more than tiny drops of glue-
cells without a nucleus-which nevertheless perform
the fUDctions of all organic forms, being born, t:a1duc
nutrition, assimilating, eliminating, growing old, ua
finally dying, after reproducing their kind by growth
and division. But, the point that most concerns ..
it! that although these creatures have no sensea, ...

..
even rudimentary sense organs, they are aware .,
 Ii-..t,·otber_tano. aud of tWr- ..~,~
1Cfi1laa1 .....- •••"'...... of theoe IhI
• , _" .... 1mo1r. Moreover !hoy ....
It)jOeJlIOW<,. of m,otio'D, aud exert their .mI • .•

.;:. _
of sIIoviDg from pIaee to place.
...... of Ufo, ..ben vi.....! 1IDder .... '&

:
:~=
appareDtIJr at by l!Iiding
moveaad
to will, with DOboa
JI8l'
of orgaDl of moti... ouch u
&Is, ele. Tbey eeem simply to """'• .,
B01f do they do thisf How do !hoy 116-
of t'- approach of other creatore., with-
. ._ ..... or the ruclimODI. of the same' It
mentation aDd telementation are mllDi...

higher in the ~le, we find many iD88C'lI

eadond with the f&C011y of l>eeomiD&
the pre..... of other iDlecls at diolaDoel
to render the ordinary senses of DO avail
of ant·life relate many remarkable m..
this kind. Anls at a distance seem to be
~_ _ .nnicate with their fellows, summoning
and directing the movements of ant-
A profe880r in on American univerBity hal
.poD one occasion he met with an in-
t elementation on the part of a colony of
otated that be bad placed a breeding caga
_ ide of B stone bouse, the latter baving
inches thick, with no windows and but
lailer being 80 ..alOO and protectOO that
 ~tor-.~ ..to"lIl
;~~....... WJ.a _ _ cbbllr Ibio IIoaae lor Ilia
of alacJyiDg the P....... of his at ... ..,.1
-'weald IIOIieo that other anta bad eolledecl ..... ~~
aide of tha WlIIIa, and W818 running about tr
get tIIreuab tha . _ bloch. ThOll he triod tha ' .
periment of moving hie ant-cap from _ _~ . '!'
tha houae to another-8rst placing it beaide 0'"
and th... another, and ...... trying aII]101ilioDo
pia.... In each caae, after eaoh chango, .......
..ould emerge from tha bonae he would find the
aide anta gronpod on the eton. wall .0 near to
inside anta •• poeoibla, changing their position no....
aide to Bid. aoeording to the position of the ant-aop
iDsid. of the house. Many other ioatanoeo of the __
aeaaion of the power of telementation on the pari ar.
ante have been noted.
Another authority relates that a pair of foreip
lOoths were brought to England. There were DO othat
moths of that kind in the country. One of them, tile
male, escaped in a part of England many miles dia-
tant from the place to which the remaining moth, the
temale, was taken. The female moth was placed ia
a tiDy cage for security, and then aet out-of-doors
during the night. In the morning, much to the ent0-
mologist's surprise, he fOODd the male moth cliDIb:w
to the tiny cage whieh contained the female. It wu
the same male, undoubtedly, for in size, coloring, ap-
pearance, etc., it corresponded exactly; besides whiela.
there was Dot another moth of that palrti,,w.,Lrol""'''~.
 ........... per.-==
_ _ to haYe .... metIaiIt1 at
hol*_ a.
..... for tIIo ealln .moo!
u.:::::
taJoaiDc obarpJr, ........ If it _ . ,
a Pile uUad. Som...iealilte
of tho 1 _ ....;p..1. wlIo Imo
have meatal n1a1iau ....1iIa1~ ·1
of ool1a "hieh _ to ha...
Thore is UDd01lbtedlr c:omm1llliea.
of the eeo. of the blood !a Inimal..
of the oohool of ftoh, jaot
&Dy rate, there is IIOJII8 101'1
eoDIIIlUIIiOition between the individual
IIID8 phe:uomenon is noted .mODe floeb
many Imow who hove witoeOlld the
~:~ DIImbers of birds of different kiDda.
i!I 1IIldouhtedly hove lOme eubtl. _ _
lind 0IU!h other when lOp.rated byloag
return of ..ta and dop who hove hom
from home-aud the return of birda to
their migratio.... may ha..
may be subtle viJmo.
people, IDd objeeta, which the w-
adistance.
eurt a mental control over their
. MIND-POWEB

feJlowa by some form of lDlIDifeetation of

Power, thoro .eem. to be but little doubt IJDODg
familiar with tho way. of animal., partiaalarly
wild animals. There is a manifestation of IIOI:netbll
besido. pbyeica1 .trengtb and prowe.. on the
the animal-tllere is a Mental BOfft.,thi..g diBrM., .
A.. E. McFarlane, in 8 recent magazine artiele
8ubject of H Bad Animals," says: "Put two
baboons into the same cage, and they will open
mouths, show all their teeth, and 'blow' at
otber. Bnt ono of them, even th01ll!h he may pot'"
the uglier dentition, will blow with 8 difference,
an inward shakiness tbat marks bim for the
dog at ooce. No test of hattie is needed at an.
is the 8a~e with the big cats. Put two, or four,
dozen liDOS in together, and they also, probably
out a single contest, will 800n discover which one
them possesses the m«!tt1e of the master.
he takes the choice of the meat; if he
rest shall not even begin to eat until be has
he goes first to the fresh paD of water. In abort,
is I king of the cage.' I I
Among the animals we find many instances of
power of "charming" or I< fascinating," both
whicb I bold to be but varying fonns of
tion oC Mind-Power in tbe direction of
influencing the imagination, desire, or will
by mentative induction. This mental
amoDg the animals, manifests along two linea,
(1) along the lines of desire operating in the
 ~.IIati<lD, IlK!h .. tile
(2) a10ag the liDaa of wiI1
PNTofthe
"abal'llling" of birda by oerpenta,
1~~h7 tip.... eta. Thoee...- .... ...,..
In_tion ad proof, ad naturaJ hi&-
fIIIlauthority for aoceptiDg the II81II8.
a aceouut of a uaturaliot, who Ie-
tropical oounlry he uotieecl •
emoJiJlg around ad arouud a _rpiaL
It bit, the IDaect made a IOrie. of despera!e
lit the ~rpioD, a. if in a fratio deoire to
tho ~rm; the acorpion BOOIl .triking
iIIMeI, "'" aftorwarde devouring it. It I.
travele.. that whoa one rom.. onddeDly
~:,;:~'Of a lion, tipr, or looperd, hi. lop
:&i ad the 0708 of the boa.t seem to
peoaIiar fascination and power over him.
8ICm • mouae manifest the same emotion in
-;::,,:o!'
I'
a cat; and the same is true of a rat
of a terret, or similar eDemy. On
'~.h;,;,JU;.g'Ve;;ry observer bas noticed the WOD-
~~ »ower that animals exert over
their Itind, of the opposite lOX. H you
witneaood the courting of a bird, during
18880n, ,.OU will have a keen sense of the
'Ill 'the power employed. One of tbe birds, ad
either a male or female, will be seen to
"''',ena!",'' or ucharm" the ODe of the op-.
latter lying .till with quivering wingo,
'-'h WpIMa .......oIOD In Ita .,...
;,~:~with the atlitade of the _ "'_I .•
't by' & I8IpeJd, the rei I LGbl·. .
otritiJIs.
:=
J have botore ..... book written In l84i177~.
latH quite • namber of inelenoee of the OJ
meatal f.MDation aDloug the lower .nimal.,
pve 70U a fe.. of them, condenBed, aad
Prof. Simmon ill quoted •• Btating that on."I1I1.'"
......ing the Hudoon River. at Cataldll, lie
along a narrow road with the river on one aide,
• Bteep bank, covered by bush.., on tha other
m. attention ..al attraeted by tbe Bight of.
of birds, of a variety of specie., who w.... fI1iD8
ward aad haekw.rd aero.. the road, tnr1linc
wheeling in strange gyration., aad with noioy
iDgB, seemingly centering over a particular
the road. Upon uamination the proressor r"'''''~1
enormous black8D.8ke, partly coiled, and partly
IIhowing an appearance of great animation, with
eyes flashing like a brilliant diamond, and hie
darting in and out. The snake was the center
motion of the birds. The professor adds that
though the sDake disappeared in the bushes,
ened at tbe approach of the meD, still the
seemed too dazed to escape, and percbed on the
by busbes, evidently awaiting the re"P1lOo.r81DC/'i
their '·channer."
The 88me book relates aD incident of a
P8DDBylvania, who saw a large blacksnake
. .. ..... ."... .'..
..
. .. .........
"
. '
 ~·"'iW __ q,.
......... tIIe_1IDae
It ."nwt aJinoot rOIId;y •
...... 1iIIoD the ....
.,;th ....... of JeT.
~Ia=ef'!t::",=~i
lipaI ~ho bolw_.
""_JUdadiatanL Tbe ....... fat'
~~::aDd
"
he ahibilecl fright aDd at.
d1oo1ooec1 tile head aDd .... of
~1racIlDg from the bole of the tne,
~ at the eqairrel. The poor
""'11ut III"" up the light, and yieldh". tile
IIIId hiIooelf down with hi. head YV'f
arab'. mOlitb. Th. arab then pro-
i!.,.waIlow the equinel, when his meal __
1rith • cui
obeerv..,
of acarriap whlp in the
and the equine!, releuecl
ran briskly a...y.
quite aotndy of
t
~~:5a~.~he:viDg:thet
mod.
rattleonalteo maui·
auimaJ8,auch as birds, squirrela,young
Ue relateB that theM anjmale seem inca-
:t1n"rbJg their eye. away from those of th.
although aeemingly struggling to get
.wi gradually approach the ooake, al
toward him, or attracted by a power
their natoral iDotincto. He goes on to
animal creeps nearer and nearer, until
into the serpent', mouth, which
hu been opeD aD the whU. to .....Ive it.
Barrow is quoted .. relating many iDlI_ of
kind, known to peasants in aU part. of the
Valliant, the African traveler, tell. of an W'"
in which he witnessed a shrike in the very
being ra..iDlIted by a large I1118ke at a diolaDoo,
fiery eyes 8ud open mouth of which were pilch..
approaching tbe bird, tbe latter manifesting
sive trembling and uttering piercing ahrieb of
trea The traveler shot the snake, but upon
up the bird, he Coaud it dead-killed either by
the power of the serpent, or perhaps by the vio.
breaking of the spell. He measured the
between the suake and the bird and found it to
tbree Dud one-half feet.
A case is related in one of the early reports of
Philosophical Society, in which a mouse was put
cage with a viper, by way of an experiment.
mouse at first seemed greatly agitated, which
was followed by a condition of fascination, the
drawing nearer and nearer to the viper which
mained motionless with distended jawB, and
ing eyes. The mouse, finally, actually entered
jaws of the viper, and was devoured.
Bruse, the African traveler, relates that the
lives of au interior tribe seem to be pro,teoteU
nature agaiost the bite of scorpioDs and
The)" are said to handle these creature;:,:~=
latter seeming to be robbed of their
Be etates that the creatures seem
 _ t.ohed 1Iy IhHa aatlveo, ad
~:~=.:=1Iy
iii the inYillDle ta.....at.
poriob shortly. He JI&1II, "1
oboerved thet however HveIy tile
upon beiDc ""ioed IIy 80y 01 theM
as If tobn with eIeJmws II1Id
"oold ahut his eyu, IIIId
mouth toward the arm that

I ha......... eome"hat aimilar .......

• boy, in :Maryland, I 1m... of a farm-
Iia"' " called a uartake-charmer." Bow he
ooo1d lind oat, but h. would _rt ..me
~:: over all kinds of aDake.. poiacmoua
iii aDd "oold ""use them to remain fasci-
with • quick movemoot he woold grab

p"'-.
•• '881'" ..~thhishare hood.. Tbi. mau goo-
few pet aoakes around with him for
!fhe7 oeemed perfectly contented, and
h..d. up from out of his pocket.. in
.t aomo ooe el .. with whom h. might
fte 1UIgI'oes on the farm had a mortal
r:~::~, and woold walk a ooup1e of mile.
ill by his houae.
01 eharming animals, doga and wild-
~JIIIdo,ubtM1y poBaeaeed by some men, in
And nearly everyone haB mown
'_ aid U charm" the wildest horses, 8S if
read of some burglara who aeemed
the molt ferocious watch-doga. The
BncIIsh miler, LlDdecraDto, taIIa of
of ~pIaud who a", po..-.d of _
eIwmiDg clop, to ncb an _ t tllat tbe7
known to cow the mOlt savage
him to a" from them with aU the sign. of
Kauy of my _den have ...... or heard of, tIh.
"whisperera tt found in various parts of the
who will shut themselves in a .tabl. with a
horao, and by ....hispering .. to him will ""...."'~
tame him completely, and make him paBBive to
wilL
There are eaBeS recorded in which men "bo
been 'I charmed " by a snake, have afterwarda
in their uperienee. One of these eases relatee
the man was walking in bis garden when he
denly came into the presence of a snake, ~~~~f~~
gleamed in a peculiar mannel. He found b
cinated, 8S if by a spell, aod unable to withdraw
eyes from those of the creature, The make,
stated afterward, seemed to begin to inereaae
mensely in size, and assumed, in rapid .u,""'.......
mixture of brilliant colors. He grew dizzy and
have fallen in the direction of the snake, had 110t
wife approached, throwing ber arms about bim.
breaking the spell. Another similar case is ",blla~
in which a man found his companion standing
on the road, with his eyes fixed intently upon _ _ .•
of a large rattlesnake which was regarding him
edly with gleaming eyes, scintillating iu ita
bead. The man wa. leaning toward the IIDBloe,
F !Ihi(}".V8lallen toward it in a few mom'"
 bIIt J>1~, "u. will bite list
mel" "Bure, lte "tIriIJ." replied hiI

. doa't TOIl ron away' Why are 7011

. .".. But tile man oeemad perfeotl7
':=~~ and conId not llII8Wer. The
t piUed up a stiell: and .tmet III:
oieh slided away aovagely. The f_
........ ,... oiet for eevaral hOUri afterward.
_ . boy, I hod a oomewhot simllar per-
although not nearly 10 aerioue.
~:~da:y~r:among a grove of trees belongiDg
~ I found myself atanding alaring
a 8D8lI:e about two feet long wbo.. 01"
diamond.. In a moment I _Bed
but Ibo.. awful eyes which gliatenad
all Ibe pri.matie color. to my fright-
It 188ted but a moment, however, for
glided away, seemingly 88 anxious to get
me 88 I was to part company with him•
..y wbetber tbe spell would hove been
by me, if the snake bad Dot moved away-
it might, or perhaps not. All that I remem-
after the passage of thirty-five years or
I did not seem to feel fear alter tbe first
teeling aod emotion seemingly being that
wonder, and amazement arising from what
those eyes.
said enougb regarding the manifesta-
"b.ti,'e induction among the lower animals.
many interesting instances of tbis Bort,
;!'rollllrb tbe pa~8 of boob on anima.\ \\1,~
&lid .....rly everyone who baa lived in~~th:e:=~
arnoug wild liCe knows of ma.ny casu
tact which have come under bis own
have mentioned these features of the subject
for the purpose of showing you thai we have 10
with a general natural principle which mom...
throughout aU life. This hook baa to deal with
manifestation of this force among men. But in
ing this ehapter, I would ask you to notice the
semblance between the manifestation of the
among the animals, on the ODe band, and amlODjg Dill
kind on the other.
The animals employ the force for two pulp"
i. e., the captivating of mates,and the capture of
And bow do men and women use itt Along
lines I Yes, I mean this, as startling 88 it may
pear. For is not the use of faacination, in the
tion of attracting the other sex akin to the se.:" ",,'"
iog noticed among the birds aud animalat
not the use of fascination in the direction of inllatLII
iug men and women along the lines of busineu,
personal interest, akin to the "channing" or
by wild animals, serpents, etc. T You may 188
pvolution simply changes the form of use in thia
otber natural qualities, and power-the forea
power remaining the same, under all of the eho....itI
And, does it not become important for UB to
stand, study, and guard ourselves agaiDst the
ployment of such an elemental force as this,
manifests alu!.iK all planes of life, from 1O"I";f.
hiGheBII
 ClIAPTEBV.

ftqm the lower onimallife to the pla&e

"" lind on all aid.. many manit..ta..

~
:::~induction.
along the lin.. of telOlll8llta..
Now, aa DOVer be-
f....., being employed for worthy
pnrposea in everyday hnman life. On
we bear and _ it being ueed for the
w. to which the 8eah i. heir, many of
by.th...way, heving hoen brought on by
~· lII"'od. of thinking; by the adver...ug.
advertiaementa describing diaea.... arg-
medioinea, etc.; .. well a. by the igno-
ma.... of people regarding the eBeet of
thnughta and dep......ing auto-au_tiona.
Mind-Power employed through the chan-
-::::;:U~be~ing exerted to bring about bet-
t. mental states among those who
manitet1ting negative mental conditions.
~:,:t:he exploitation of Mind-Power, un-
: by numerous cults, sects, and or-
through many schools, teachers, and
many dift'erent names, and
various "authorities." We alao see the

"
- fon!e beias impl'operIy ...... in 1I:'l'D",tLtt
tioDa, IlDd in othor fo1'lllll eaJll1IIated
will. IlJld pooitive mentalil}' of other per......
10 aU the same power-DO matter how uaed.
other DAtura) foree. it may either he ......
aemce of IlUUlkind, or tor its hurl
I would OIUtiou tho atudeot of this work
heiDg misled by the mIlDy nam.. and terma
teachers and writer8 describing some form of
Power, and which the said persons claim to
Ifaomething new,' : or uBQmething dijr.,,.,t"-t
always the same old thiDg-aa olt! as creatiOD,
just 8S universa188 is eleetricity or light. Whaa
have become acquainted with the fundamental
ciples underlying this great natural force, you
be abl'!t to recognize it, always, beneath ita IDADT
,mses, garbs, titles and formulas. The same
Mind.Power, you will·find it.
Whether in the form of personal magnet:Um.
~he subtle fascinating charm of one mind over
otber-that form of mental force that i~::e::;:
if by aD irresistible charm; that bewitches,
charms, enchants, attracts i or in what baa
called fascination, in which one person is able to.
finence another by exercising a powerful
upon his or her affections, emotions,
thoughts; or in some of the other similar
the exercise of an unseen, inexplicable
others; or in the phenomeqa known as
~iml.. "etc" with which all are more or less
 or
bIiea
10 . ." " ill
of mIad or taitIl .......
of Iate~""'""
of reIicioDa IIId calte .........
of .....WiDft-,
ate., etc.-we bavethe_
priDoIpIe, aDd IIUIDilHlalion of _ ..
paorol pbaDOIIItIIIII of Mlnd-Powor.
_ _ 10 1Ulder an ita Jll8llif_liOJUl-
"hIdt" "black" or " ..hite!' It is an
p ...." Ihe OJUI (Il'e8t law, or priaeiple of
"'dell _ who ...... to ""ert a won-
mental inftueDC8 upon othen
with them, or upoo the pub-
.pring into prommenoe, _ppar·
power to some mysterious in1luence
aDd will. of olhers. Some altaiD
altain weallh aDd oocial
of some inner force. When we IIM!et
we become at once impreBBed by a
them that makes its power and in-
They oeem 10 roeliale a peculiar
our willa captive, and caUBe8 ua to
fall in with their deeire.. to a grealer or Jeq......
Welmow that wben eome people onler a ..-ItI
bring with them an ind.8nable in8uenee that
apparent to ail Certain boueea and stores
mospberes of their own, whieb are ";.:::!:~
those entering them. Some places are I
all who live or do business in them. Some
impart 8 sense of confidence aDd truat at once,
others cause the reverse. Some persona attrllli
others repel
Some people seem to have a way
blinds of others with whom they come in
that these others will rally aroUDd the
luted leader, and thUB cults, religioD, and H
are formed. We all know how far 8 strong
netic" leader may carry his fonowers. We
seen many instances of it during the past
years. People have followed Bome of these
like 8 80ck of sheep. And tbey will alway. do
until the underlying principle is understood and
pIe protect themselves.
And all of tbese things go to form part of the
Domena of Mind-Power. Surely the subject is
investigating.
Now, 88 never before, the subject of the
forces of Mind-Power is attracting the attontM
the majority of thinking people. In ages past,
knowledge of the subject was possessed by but
few, who jealously guarded it from the minds of
malSeS, the latter obtaining but scraps of the
 \IIat IIduIt8I'eIed with u.e ":='.~
attr1batad to the parlieaJar fl
pmnillDg in the parlioaJar plaat,
lIfti"""ilar time. .And eYeD now, notwith-
)IIIp1Ilar interest in the oubject, !nat
IIl'l'ived at a soieatillc undersbuul1ng
the majority take their knowledp
in lb. capoule of dopuo UId
bf 10m. particular ault or sect.
bu been Imown to lb. race, in one
time before hi.tory wae writ.
record. w. lind many _ of
poopl... ADd,.."" today, it i. 1m"""
in a more or leBs ignorant mauner, by
~ ...... Ib. psopl. of tb. higb••t civilization
down to tbe ignorant African Bu.hmen.
been turned away from a serious COD-
the snbject by tb. fact tbat many of its
been accompanied by the grOSBest ROper-
~d, 't11e moat absurd repulsive ceremome..
~:~~ to .ee tbat underlying aU lb. ex-
it and methods of application, there
-:~:!,a fondamentallaw of Nature, as real
.. 88 8ny other natora1 law or force.
D this law is in constant operation.,
object to itB influence and effect, doe.
tb. duty of intelligent psopl. to ....
. .,.1.... witb tbi. migbty force or law, in
may understand its workings j take
it. bOD.fit.; and protect Ibemael....
.....ot IIa mlnMt Beli8riDg that ....
_ . '" thi. quaotloa, thio book .... boeIr.
ID cmIar lID throw light OIl a nbjeot ~:~::
the dark, or at Ieaat ill tho twilight of tho
derataDdiDg.
I am fully ....re of tho faot thot manyr ~:::
thoori.. have beau advlUlOed by mocIam "
tempting to aocoQllt for the phenomena of
Power. But all etudonto of the onbject aro
thot the.. thoori• ., cleverly .. they have beau
aipec:J, are more or leas self-contradictory, ..."i\ 11111
U. reader h.. thrown slide the Bubject in disgust
• vain atlellpt at reconciling the 0PP08ing
And to make tho matter wor.., various culte
sect, and I isms" have sprung into 8.s:iatence,
j

promulgators and leaders of which have uBOd the

cepted phenomena of Mind-Power 8S a r..llldalil
upon which 10 huild airy structures or religioa,
O8Ophy, and metaphysica.
Many of these cults have practically cl.UmOMl,
monopoly of the great natural Coree, and have
.umed the right to be tbe 80le custodians of
secrets thereof, alleging that tbey have the U
real article-all otbers are base imitators," notwiit;l
standing that all of them show that they have
rived at at least a working knowledge of the
Bod are obtaining results-each obtaining about
same percentage of successes, DotwitbstandinK
fact that each denies the other the fact of POI'''''''
the information and right to use it Is it not
 wwt, which baa l18rVod . . . . .
ODe, I I"oaped the pboa.om_ 01
UDder the ....._
1(asic," the UN of the term beiDa
followiDg fsets : The word .. KacIa"
from, the Persian word "tIItJfJ," memt-
The Persian prieata were " ......
or umqicians," the latter word
~:~from the word .. Mas!," the uame of
!!II caste of prieata of .....ent Penia
Magian order, or eaoterio caJt
_om;'" prieathood, repre....ted the ......
ooculliml .t that period of the world'.
It. inftuence WlUI fell iu all parte of
ODd continue. down 10 this lime. &
Ito memben reepeetsd ODd CODBiderecl,
"Wise Men," and "Yagi" were 1J)'Il-
The U Three Wise Men H mentioned ••
at the birth of Chrisl (Matt. II) were
Magi, or "wise men trom the Eaat."
• ,rord If Magi" came the term II Magic,"
bas defined .. follows : .. The bid-
eupposed to be po.... sed by the Ilqi;
oocult powers ot nature i mastery ot
aalure; having extraordinary prop-
eni.. ; aeemingly requiring more Ihan .....1\
er, etc." So we may consider the word
to mean; "mastery of the occult forces of
the term iudicating the exiatence of ,11Gb
and the possibility of the mastery or ...rtri!1 .1
them. And in ancient times, "magic" was
believed to be connected in some way with tbe..
of the mind, particularly in its aspects of wiU,
airel Bnd imagination. Effects were believed to
Bult because some magician either "willed it";

-in each case the result happening 8S

sired it to be"; or eJse "imagined it would ...",,!,

utioD of the mental conception or wish.

a D~~:~

ing" was always believed to be a magical o:~~=

8Dd if we examine a i'wisb" we see it is c
of the use of the imagination, coupled with
and hacked up with will. And 80, I felt that I
justified in using the term" Mental Magic" in
sidering the various phenomena resulting from
manifestation of Mind-Power.
But by the use of the term "Mental 1I•.p.. ".~
meant more than the mere menta] control
41 occult forces of nature." I meant that thue
cult forces of nature" are themselves mental
character and nature, and that their control or
tery means simply the conscious use, control,
tery, and application of certain menta) force&,
"occult," that are possessed by the race, ana
used by all, either consciously or 7C~:=
The mastery or control of these forces,
 . ..... "bowiJIgl,," apply tUl wIII~iI
_ .. bliDcIl" ADd 1IIIkD<nriDII".
iDtellipat uoe sh••y. munl P ...."" .jj
01 tile priDcipl.. of th_ foreea,
of them briDp
acquiriDg it.
111 ""'" that that whiob i. Imo.... ..
a1wa,,1 boon mind up with ......
lupentitiou, and meaDiDgI_ forms
the clo81 .tudent will ... that th_
appondall"8 Deco...rily arooe from
of !be ma•• of tbe poople, aod 10
fonna of primitive religion. that tile
tvotered during the procOBlioD of the con-
aps. The magicians were nearly alwara
hi tile old days, that boing the only career
them, and one that enabled them to el'8Ct
of primitive religious rite. botween their
ud the ignorance of the race.
" oIHfnl.tudeDI will bo able to trace tbe _
of aometbing real and true always IJUUIi-
among the various forma and ceremonies or
ancient eults. There was always to he
esoteric or inner cu14 within the IIl&BB ot
or ignorant priesthood and followen
Tbere wao alway. tbe light of
iD tbe boly of bolies of the tempi...
who were anf6ciently advanced to worlbip

::~ tbe dim record. of tbe ancient my&-

 thit bYe COIIltI down \0 us fram ape\Ml
P.nia. Ohaldee, Babylon. Greece. andl Boa
pd tho olber old ....1... of oivililation ad caltu~
". may aJwaY8 iInd th. andorlyiDg priDoiple of
aieteDee of BOlD. mighly force CODDocted with
h1llll8ll mind-or mora particularly. tho wil~-·U._'.
.... at th. bottom of th. myotori... and magic,
miracl.o. Bact of aU th. eoremonioo, rito.. ad ill-
.....taliODa was tho eaotorie idea thot th. will
th. real force employed under Ih. mask of ineanta
tion and ritea ..oamed to impraao tb. imaglDati....
and minda of the populaee. Back of the amul.t and
charm wao tho workiug of Ibe will of th. _
wearing them, which wao caUed into effect by tho
faith or imagination (8 real power and Dot a fUCJ
ao many believe) of the man igoorant of the real
foree.
A, the writer on thi ••ubject in the EneyclopaJla
Britannica ba. truly BOid (although b. wao 19-
norant of the truth underlyiug the ,illy fonna):
I' There being an evident relation between an obi_
and the thought of it, it becomes ODe of the chief
practices of the sorcerer to try to make things hap.
pen by thinking aboul Ibem." And tbe BOme writer
in another place speaks of: •• The element in Magie.;
Dot depending upon I spirits,' depends upon imae-
ined powers and correspondences in nature, of
which the adepts avail themselves in order to dia-
cover hidden knowledge, and to act upon the world:
around them by mean. beyond the ordinary .....
 who WID IoU: IIIIdft tIIa 1Id~
the Iia8I, 1riII lie 1liiie to _ JIJIj
lIIacIe" IIIIdftlyiDg all

ud .....
~~,ud-:~~:::~~;
IIII,DIL
aud'
BahiDd aU the _ob he 1riJI
_. or.m.w of the lfiDd.P""'er of _ '+- I
_
ud In .pte of the f ...tutio ODd
lrapplnp.
til ~ with reoilal. of the many m..
whIeh Mind-Po....r muqaendea,
f.~:~ on the telling "how, " and I eaJl do'
Iii to hutily ...n your attention to tIIa
of the 1110 of this pbWer in aU parta
in all tim... The .........t myeteriea
ate., were aystema of tOIm. and
. . . . "herein were hidden
the 1110 of J4iDd,.
l'he eick "ere brought to the tampl.. aad
'!he mind. of the populaoe "ere IIUed with
of victory impreBeed upon them by the
_tions of the priest.. What we
daYB as U Mental Suggestions," in-
,:=~":,hi~'~ch we now call "a8irmations" or
~ were understood and aki1lfu11y
I I

prieata, or magicians, in order to COD·

[r.::::·not be ror a moment snppooed that

were ueed for .vi1 pnrpo.... On the
eontruy, the prieata were the reellOVerniJJs oIaIlI!i
-the powers bebind the throne-aDd they felt
reeponeibility of po..er, end endeavored by
knowledge of the occult forces of the mihd to IMII _'
the people in the rigbt path. Of eonr.., eeUleh mea
there have always been, and we bear of cases aW&J
back in tbe early days of history wbere this power
was prostituted for evil and selfish purposes, j1llt:
88 power is always capable ot wrong application..
In -all age. we learn of the healing of tbe Biet
by mental power, for Mental Healing presents an
unbroken line from the earliest days down to the
present, concealed often under fancy trappings, but
the same in principle always. And what we caD.
"Mental Suggestion" has always been in force ia
the hands of the" leaders of the race to influence, tor
good or evil, those under tbem. The great leaders
of men have always been adept in the nse of MiDd-
Power, a1though maoy of them have never suspected
the sources of their power.
To many it may seem almost sacrilegious to state
that the highest uses of Mind-Power, such as lead-
ing the race up to higher ideas, aims and accom-
plishments-to success, happiness and health-are
merely higher forms of the same force that is uaet
by the ignorant and repulsive savage in his ritee,
and dark practice. But it is true. Mind-pg"..
is like any other great natural force-it is aboge
good or evil. It is neither good nor evil, but IDIJ'
be ueed for either. This is true of electricity, .ta...'k ~
 fRV1 oIber _tara! foroe.
weU look Ihia fact equareIf in the
aaneIv.. aceordiDglf.
Il.- _Io,,,,, thet is uaed br the modera .. ~
he or abe .. treeto" a patient for heaJtiI,
or ........ other deoirable quality, is the _
the black Voodoo; the Cougo ao.....",r; the
!'I-'iritlCh; the Hawaiian uKahuua," "ho pr..,.
into .iclr:o... and death; the medioiDe-_
American Indian, with biB oherms and in-
!IIIo1IUI; the wisard. and eucbanten of the Jtid.
~~;.th:.~praeti.tioner of t, adverse treatmeD.ta. II
~ mental magnetism," or the modem
'the &&me force pervades .l~ jUlt a. the .......
flow. througb tbe ..inl and sinner; the
~ ..... demon; the dove and the serpent; Uae
. . the tiger- Natur.'. one force through aD.
Id . j~ .. Mind·Power i. brougbt into operation
the prayers of tbe faithful or all religi.....
• 1!Miir shrine., image. and boly objecto, eo may
be brougbt into operation througb tha
conjurations, enebantments, charms, epelIa
!Ion"'-'",ol••hip. of tbe ignorant and depraved
The secret is this : The power does DOt;
tbe supposed BOurce, but from withia
of the man employing it. And,.ti11 more
to the uninitiated, is this statement, wbieh
tru.: The power of tbe mind of the
~:~ is the real cause of the etfeet, rather
') of the mind of the supposed eauer,
. . latter merely calling ;"10 openlioa the
'"1lIe IlliDd of the poraou aft'eeted.
Paaaiug from the peat to th. ptMtllt _ ...
fa ....ter .,.. than ever Ihia wonderful JIIIo41:~
Power. No 10ll8er the property of the few. the
formation haB lIItered ont amoll8 the ilia....
Ihrolllh varioDB aouroe.. and we see \he foree ;"
on all lid... Often, tb. porao.. DRing it ban DOt
the trne knowledge of ita roal natnre, and .uch per-
BOna often involve tbelD8elves in a terrible wbir),;;
pool of effects by reason of a selfish and base em-
ployment of this power. Maay are playing wilh IhiII
foroe like children playiDg with dynamite.
It is ODe of the purposes of this book to can tile
attention of IRlCh people to the nature of the force
they are employing, Bod the possible, Day, probable,.
results of a miBUBe of it. Not that they are paa-
iabed. for such misuse, but rather by reason of it.
Black magicians are invariably caught in the meahn
of their own nets-are entangled in the psychic ma·
chinery of their own manufacture-and are blown
up by their own psychic high explosives.
In concluding this little consideration of the ob.
ject, I would caU the attention of the student to the
fact that DOW, for the first time in the history 01
the world, Mind-Power is being employed for tar-
tbering commercial aims and ends. Mental treat.
ments for wealth and success are commonly knowa
and advertised; instructions in the use of anlll'''''-
iioa for commercial purposes are furnished
 the iIIItraeIioa of *-
UIII,, ' ..or

1iIdWI'" ....,a., ad otherw.iIe ...uaItiDc'

""Clf the pUIIo.
tat tile few .!roD« men ia 1m'". . .
made _ of thiI fo_
~1ouI11, Imt !leVer before baa it been

1"': ::
~
. . & pert of a 1mIia... oduoatiOll. It

_w.
for .lmerio& to _ _ tile fone,
apply It ia thiI way, i. •., to tile .....
iIolIus. And other an fait faD..
lIae. ADd ia vi.... of thio fact, is It IIOt time
nob_ofthe_luto~p~~~
of thiI force ohould give to the world IhIIir
that th. race may bow with ...bat tiler
be ...bled to extract the goocl
117 proper UIO, ueI, lOOiDg tha evil poaeiblJl..
hilpropor uoe, may avoid lucb prootitotloa
ef Dature'. greatest forces.
....y ·.tocIlenlla of th. occult bave lougbt to keep
pneraI public a bowledge of th. fuada..
jjI i1riJ.eiJ>lBI of tho great law of natore 1IJldor.
pbeuooreoa of Mind-Power. Thoy have
aat it waB "dangerous" for people S8JI8I'"
'·.b"", that lucb a force existed 8I!d could be
bave bold that sucb bowledge abouId
guarded by the few, aod that ita very
ohould be dooied to the mGy.
have been good reasoning in the earHer
days of the world, wben the 108. . . . were groeaIF
iporant, and when the only knowledge w.. locked
lip in the minds of the caste of priests and other
leaders of the race. But the argument no lougar
applies, for the general intelligence of the race
has refused to allow any locked doors in the TOlD-
pie of Knowledge, and bas insisted that all doora
be tbrown open to them. The result has been that
11 considerable body of occult knowledge ba8 been
opened to the gaze of the pnblic, and they are clam-
oring for more. Much of the knowledge posl!eB88Cl
by the public ngarding Mind·Power is but quasi.
knowledge- half-truths-aod tbe time has COme
when the whole truth should be taught
The time has arrived when the public J!;bould be
made acquainted with the great force underlying
the phenomena of Mind-Power. People should be
instructed regarding this force; its laws and opera·
tion i its intelligent and proper use, with direc-
tiODS designed to protect people against its im·
proper use against them, on the part of othera-
this latter 8 most important matter in these day.
of occult and psychic investigation on the part ot
the public, and the attempted base and selfish aIM
to which some are putting the occult mental forcell
of Nature.
It is too late to deny or ignore the existence of the
mighty mental force in Nature that underlies the
various forms of phenomena that go to form the.
oatward pha.e of Mind-Power, good and bad. Teo
 Ilea wi......ed by the PIIb11c """........
i~~:~'~or~"them to be huhed by the old
..
they
ia it but imagination." OR
wituaoeed the varioua ..tne.
01 the heelers, teuding toward the ..... 01
the attainment of.• _ , eto. And OR the
~. ~he!r· hI,ve h8lrd whilpero of .. adveree t...t-
_ ." 4dx!.. aDd have heard of, 01' read, the varioaa
of Iuotmctiou in hypnotiom, meomerilm,
iii''''''' and blve oeen ovid...... of the good IJId
......",1ObO of wbat has been ..ned ...uneoti......
ita forml. And they are beginning to real-
an of th... tbiugo, differing a. they may
have a oommon -root in Bome one Datural
And they are demanding, like the man from
to .. be mown." And they have a right
~tbie.
..... ba. alway. reeognized tb••xi.tenee of
force of Nature which maD bas employed,
jdolUlty or unconsciou8ly, in the direction of ift..
hiB fellow men; other forma of life, and
the oo-eaJled lif.I... things around him. In
jl!alrlftlr daYB this use of the force waB called
(black and wbite); my. tical art; divine
miracle; fascination; charming; enchant.
. 1I'ODdel',....>rking; necromancy, etc., and in ita
and evil U888, black art; witcbcraft; lor-
~~",i'.... etc. For it must be remembered
....t fOlco of nature i. capable of bale
of noble USB.
 lAo ...., ether peat ularal foroo lib
Jq; tbe power of apJo.r.eo; otoom; tbe X-l""q';.
nc1iam, eta.- dlia .-tfo.... io aapable ~ ~::.~~.
. . ad moot ~01 .... by IIIIID ..baa ptVpOIb"
applied ad io 0180 capable of beiDc applied to tile
_ humfIII pupoaeo. DUreraat ...... the _
Alta arisiDg from the varyiDg appliaaliODl, tM
f _ i. the 1liiie in ...h..... The fo..... of Na-
bIN .... DOt poaoeeaed of a _ of good omd nil-
their ftmetion omd porpoee io to aet in obedie_ to
tile IawI of their oabIN without nprd to the _
11011 of good omd evil to tho.. by whom, or apinR
whom, they .... employed.. Thio may _ like a
terrible thiDg, bat a momeot '. thought will aatisfT
)'on that it i. true of all oatorol fo...... omd tlIe q _
1i0D of good and o\i~ and its rewsrd or pmriah-
ment. belongs to another plane of life.
Bot, it may be asked, why do I wish to inform tlIe
public about a foree, unknown to maDY, which ia
capable of evil 88 weH as of good U88 and n!l8Ulbi.
The answer is simple. IgnOf"8lK'e is DO protection
egailuol aoythiDg, for lbe knowledge io a1W1ya __
sesaed of the few who mar use it on the igDonmi
many without suspicion; the greater publicity it
Jiven to a thing, and the better it is understood.
the belter may its good effects be obtained omd tile

,-.mod.
lea the danger of ita improper use-forewarned '"

am-
U a Ibing i. good, the grealor .,..w;.
it the greater Ibe good-if il io eTiI,
 .~~::~
~~ ...,.nt; __
"'-'l .....
it. ~,tlJllt\
or.u JIriIo n.. in the duhtn. lIE~~
Ia tile darliPt of pabliolty. ..
ilia a1wa1lAndmo .. ;==:,~~
boon the
lb. lIret ~ of the Twoati4ItII

in_I
ilia made of peopJeSIId:~~~~
in ooeulliam
• Jlamber
. £.P,....~. SlId baa """Jllintocl tb_
1UIdor variOWl ........ and ~
iiII...,... it io beiug pnoctioed upon poopIe .._
l6lDililor wilb the oubject, SlId theraton it ..
_ 0110 sbould " tum 011 the 11gb!," that

. ':'" ..... by all men and bo"" tor "hat it

!iiP1IIIe of the bighest and lb. lowoel _ but
force of Nature.
with thio exposiliOll of it, _ tho I'8IIIICI7
~looIiOJI against improper use, as well .. th8
Ir.oIIae of its wOJId.rful proper _s. It it be a
"'JI_ is the ulidot.. But it is Jlot - i 1 7
l1li7 more th&JI steam, electricity. and os-
... a hue to mankind. What would be
people ..... would .uppresa bowledp of
Ia,..•• boca_ of the po••ibility of im-
:.:- _ . Jcnor....... is no protection. Truth SlId
be foUowed to the .nd. and it will be di&-
in Nature, every force that may be
~ .I'1U'1ttul 1IlIO. may be guarded apinot by
 80 much tor the uupl.....,t eide. But there
a wry pleaeaul sid. to this subject ot Mind-P_
This force has come to man just when he most needa
iL H. bas used the so-called mecbauieal to...... to
clear away the obstacles that Nature put into his
way in order to develop him intO' a Man, and DOW
he turns to higber fonns of energy aDd work-he
is crying for new worlds to conquer. And tbeee
new worlds will be conquered by the mind, rather
than by the muscle. Oreat thing1! are before the
race, and one of tbe greatest lorces in Nature iD
the work of tbe building up of the Super-Man. wiD
be thi roroe called Yiod-Po....r. By it man will
be euabled to fight off the foroes or ignorance sad
materialism, and to draw to himself knowledge from
the Universal :Mind that will enable him to aeeom-
plisb the heretofore Impossible.
In this book I .hall treat Miod-Po.... r a8 I would
any other great foree or energy of Nature, i. e.• i.a
A scientific manner, stating the principles plaialy
and without concealment. and also gi\"iog in full
what I and other experimenters along the liDea 01
this sobject have learned of tbe method beneficial,
aDd the re\"erse. concerning the applications of theee
priIH.-iples. In the case of tlJe beneficial applieation,
ruu directions will be gi.en that the ludeut may
.vai1 bimsetr of the rorce to the fuU. t extent. In
&be cases wbere the subjed of the harmful use of
tome i .Uuded to, the studeot win be instract.l.
doe same may be pre,-ented, ob.iated, sad _
 that full proteotion ia ..........
~~~~~d~O in I........ upon .laetrieity,atum.
II thai ie !be oo1lJ'OO I puJllOll8 feI,.

!t.::::
~
tbIa work
thallhis _ may briJIg upon me
erllieiam of Ib_ ....bo belie"" "thallbe
II1II nady for 81ICb lmowledp," IUld thai

;
::~ ohould be reeerved for !be f ...... To
IUld .11 olb..., I woald ..y Ibal I bo""
wilb ncb .n attilude, and I beli_
nee ie l'elIdy for all IIIe Tnd". IUld thai
,WflIob II proper for lb. few ie proper for tha
I believe thai !be grealer lb. degrea of lmow!·
IIJ'OIller lb. degree of power and .dv.......
:I beli.... that ignorance il Dot boppin_;
10 keep a maD ignorant of a nalural fae!,
thai b. may escape its e«eo!, ie lik. all....
10 Smok. wbeD lealed OD a keg of powder
!boa 10 aoquamt him wilb a lmowledge of ex·
_- ,or, to use aoother ftgure, to advise bim to
head in lb. saDd lik. an OltriCh, ratber !boa
. . . lb. approacb of a polsibl. danger. I
believe in lucb sopbistry I I do Dot believe
-::~~I do not believe in Darkness 1 The,.
:'1 to "turn OD the light1"
 0llAPTER VI.
TD IIDTATl'R--POLa

Whatever Mind-Power may be, in ita ultiau!te

Datura, it is true that in its Hworking ubin" et
pbaee of operation it eeema to worit aloug aimil¥
line. to tboee Collowed by eleetricity. Like eleetrio-
ity, Mind-Power undoubtedly bas .two pol... OJ
phases. Like electricity, it travels in currents. LUra
electricity, it operates by induction. Like eleetzic..
ity, it i. vibratory in ita maniCestation. And, lUte the
higher forms of energy-Boper-electrioal in nature
-it possesses radio.-activity, or radiant eue1"lY-
tbat is, like many other forms of radiant energy, it
is constantly throwing off streams ot active 8D8I'I1,
in the shape of "rays U; 4' vibrations," or U wave&."
Recent scientific discoveries have proven this, uad
in th. next Cew year. the world will be .tartled by
additional discoveries aJong these lines. AlreacV
we are receiving hints of "Mental Photograpu,·"
or ., Radiographs, " and before long we shall haY.
uTele-Mentometers," that will register the teJ,e)
mental waves.
The brain I regard 8S in the nature 01 a "tra.
fonner" of the Universal Mind.Power, or poaaiWJ
&I a "converter" of the force into mentation. The

"
 ,...... JiIiail.Po... , u.amoe
... 4lC01lvertt. tile aiataat
~_ 'adpb._ 801_ ...... 111

of -IU.
~roc.ll. th"',;ie~IIl~:~~
IIld a "
Jut .. Ibore ia • _ _"
of the eIsmeDIa of III oleetrieal batJ
~:t~~=:
~
of e1~, 80 ie the.. .
of hnla matter in tho producti.... of
.bd yot IIcioDco I-.hoo .. that 80 . . .
111.._ "oreated"-simply a portioa of tha
tltIctricity is " OODverted " or II tran.-
ADd I believe that tho aame holda aood
&eIIOD in the brain.
it ie time for n. to besin onr coJdidan..
two M8IItetive Pol...
book I obaU hold to tho fact there ia
the manileotation of Mind-Power, in any
two distinct pol••, or pbs.... I lind
to coin two more terms for theM
for there are nODe DOW in COIDmoa
eaIl these two Mentative Poles respeet-
Emotive Pole" and H The Motive Pole."
r"]llotiv" "me,lIDO: "That which acts j wills;
~:~~ oontrols." The word I I Emotive It
~ which manifests feeling; emotion; agi-
II1II110,,; aensatiOD; etc.: " These definitiolll
'DIe of the terms in these les8oDs. You
fix these two ideas CODDected with the
80 II1NJ).POWEB

lIenlative Pole. by thinking of the lIotive l'oIe<j

hWill"; and of tbe Emotive Pole as "E'eoli1ag.'"
The Emotive Pole manife.t. aetively .. lleIIi.;.
Foree.
The Motive Pole manife.to aetively as WIll-
Power. .
Th... two pole. playa mo.t important part a10ug
the lines of telementatioD. Not only does deai1'e
cause the response of one's own will, but both desire
and will are active forces in themselves, and act and
react upon the desire and will poles of m,ontalilty I
of others. We shall see many evidences of this as.
these les80Ds progress. In fact, the entire th801'7
and practice of Mind-Power depends upon thi. 1111
derlying principle.
Your strong Desire-Force is able to rouse the wd:I
of Bnother mind in response tbereto. It may like-
wise set up vibrations in that other mind, awaba-
ing there similar desires. Your Wi1I-Power maT
arouse desire in the mind of aDotber, and cause . .
tion in accordance therewith. It may also over-.
power the will of aoother, and lead it captive.
combined will and desire pouring out in the meD-
tative current may produce a combiD,eed!,~=:,'
upon the minds of others by telemental i.I
These two poles of the mind are both activ.
powerful in their effect. Both may be rO'I8Od' lilJ$<D'
intense activity, according to '\reU-known I..:..,
.... shall see. Let us take a few momenta' time
 r-;::~ 01 Deoize.,J'oroo dIl WilM'c_..~·
" have fDriher.
etadled tho phanomaua of KIDc1.
.......ur ..... pted tho theorr that the
~ people ,... procIueed b,y tho
of the HIlder, and aU tho teeebinp IIp<III
"",___ have boom a10B1 this liD.. I, too, feU Into
aIUI for many yeen ta,;pt of the pow..
1Ip..~," etc. But I have come to modify lIlT
i*'. enbjocl.
_ _ 0V81')'0D0 who haa paid 8ny at\'llDtion
nI/jeet bOWl thot thought-traDeferance \a
telementation being an eotablished reality.
very great dlfference botwOOD the fact
mey be Bent end received like teJe.
on the one bend, and thot _
and aiJected, and bent to the d.

iI!1I- - of another on the otber hand. It i. like

between thinking and doing in ordi~
One may BOnd biB thoughta BO that 8Jl-
.-ive them-but what of thi. ! What
to do with the doing and compeUing! It
that the real force mu.t be looked for in
.~mol'" elementary and vital operation of
l< dIAn logical and r ..aonlng thought. What
Webster defines it 88 H An exercise of
~.:::;~O;f its higher forms; reHection, COIi-
....., very dynamic about this, 8urely.
look for aomethlng In the mind having
~ltal'1 force and power.
 1M .. WDk a _eat. """t
pId
_ _ 10 produoo the (II'MIoot _ _
iInugtb I Is it not chie8y thet nP""
that produ.....hat ..e aall ....>tioaa--f.alI
....-.raviDp-pawonal Deeto DOt ·thIoK,,"
the miDd really ..uoe the great..t iDol!IItI~
on our pertl Is nol the ..hole moving-f_
.ummed up in' tho two words DIIIIIIII aIII!~~
Think of thio a moment.
Why did you do this thing, and thet
it hoeou.. YOD thoughl aboul il by cold,
acming, and a.ted DPOD the impulae gi_
Or, .... il Dol boeouaa you ""J""~ 10 do i~""
10 do ii-tell like doing ill Is Dol alway.
or do.ire precedenl to and the originator ot
lion I And, as ror thoDght, io it Dol u .... n_
an instrument to think up the best way. of ,....
ing the feeling or desire! Think of this-il
Did yoo ever do a thing (""..pi nuder COIII(Qi"
that you did Dot desire to do! And wa.
desire the preceding cause of your every
DB8lU is the great inciting power ot the
Desire is "that which incites to action."
always act upon the strongest d~;'~;-~~:
ways to the restraining inBuence of the
the restricting or impelling inOuenee of the
will tell you more about this wonderful
wiD, in a moment or two, but let U8 now
desire, for that is tbe real emotiv~power. ·
Desire originates in the BUb-conscioua
 1IirriDtr~-~::t;
1IDd""-' .6lIer.
tone, ............ iDto IlIe - .
..~.. &hell ...... to olmnopd uptw.....
tIIat wIIaa I I q deoin, 1 _ .n
IIIch .... knr. Kur people tIIIDt
IlIe -vilis of • knr ...... bat
• feeIiDg tbat wulll IIOIII8dIiaa
may be the vtJr7 blsheat ...
Imman miDd.
daIre In aU of illl manifeetotlolll hu •
of attnetioa opd 1Dlluenee. It mani-
La" of Mentoti... Attraetion ..biola II
dnwiDg toward UI the thiDp we deIoin,
....0 " us toward them. Not ODIy II thiI
....woo plane, but evan on the 1Ub-
....u desires constitute our nature, and
18 aI_yo operating the mi8hty power of
Attraoti....
with the moet of DO is tbat we aIIcnr
to be oeatlered, IlDd diJfueod,
ita attractive power. It i. cmJy
the oecret of concentration opd f......
iDotUre.F.,... by the will that we ara able

. . _t
above the average. The will is the eli-
eentroller of the DeBi .....Force, and upoa
depends the powertul

not ODIy baa ita eire<! npen the _

...... and others Deer him, but it may he, aDIl
is, oeDt for thOUJaDda of miles where it a1r1oo11. ~
influences others, in ways. Deair&-Foroe is
mighty force which makes many of the pha_
MiDd~Power possible. It spreads out from the
of the person affecting and influencing otbel'8
at other parts of the world, if concentrated and
rected by the will. It i. a force beside which
X·ray and electricity fade into insignificanee.
moves not merely blind, lifeless things, but
living minds, thoughts, emotions, passions and
tions of men. It is the force that rules
world, BDd its destinies. Like any other gnefl
Datural force it is capable of being used for good
evil It is neither good nor evil-it is either or
according to the mind in which it originates.
What phase of mental effort is more apt to be a
motive-force-the cold, lifeless thought abont aD ah-
&tract metaphysical proposition, or 8 mathematical
problem, on the one hand j and a warm vital wa....
of "feeling, II emotion or passion, soch as love, hate,
ambition, aspiration, coorage and desire on &h.
othed And remember that these laBt mentioned .n
belong to the "feeling" side of the mind, and all are
manifestations of elewentaTY desire.
Desire is at the bottom of all feeling. Before we
caD love or hate, there most be desire. Betore we
can have ambition or aspiration there moat be d.
sire. Before we can manifest courage and en• ...,.
Ulere must be desire. Desire for something IIUIIt
 MtiOll-deoire ..",..;_ or au_
WiltJ8CI thoqht is • cold, bare tbiD«, Jaet.
IIIId wumth-deeire i. 6110d with life,
JonsIuIr, WlUlIiDg, craviDg, iDIIiIIliDg, aDd
outward toward actioD. Desire iodaecI
of our meutal actiOll that is a moti_

OD1y d_ desire lucile DO to aotiOll-

_pIiah ito eudB, but it aJoo, when
atrcmg, Burgee out from our mindJ in
~:~:aDd clo.do of invisible aDd subtle eD·
! aDd travels bere and there toward th.
ito bmer urse-alfecliDg, attracting, draw·
the desired thing into Bubmission to
aDd dOJDBDcL In the pre..nce of aome
or wotnan-that is, in the presence of
desire burna fiercely and strongly, and
Iril1 baa leamod to concentrate the Desir&-
_ ......v actaally feel the impect 01 the ole-
prIlu1!i.plo of mind as it vibrates in great
the brain and nervous system of luch •
has Dot met people wbo actually eeemod
aDd willI
of Desire-Force eDsts in every per-
FlU ...,y he developod to a wooderlnl degree.
many of you-of the majority of the
IIM\;.-"ev"r get further than the Caint, ., want
These people "wish" for things in •
way. They never WaDt a thing bard
their Desire-Force into aetiOD and
mate the IhiDr GOlDe to them, or elM
them to the thiug. The majority of JIII1!~.
bow how to desire. They do not b ... ""at~11
be Med with that inteDSe. • ..... 10JJ8UJ&
ravenoul delire that fills them with •
mighty ioroe, aod mates tham d........d thb~
stoad of merely .aking for tbem. Tbe1
sheep. pigeons. or rabbits. aod ait meeldy
while the strong one. of the raoo-tb4 OJ*
with masterful desire-walk .roaod aod
everY good thing in sigbt. And it serv.. them
too, for they are not exercising the force "~=~
ture hu given them for the purpose ot
tectioD and use. They have had the el8111l8lol6j
vigor and virility bleacbed out of tbem by ...., ." ' l
finements" of ODe pbase of civilization, aDd
nearly lost all that goes to make up manlyllllD,
natural women. They have become bei!l!l.ra-11IIi
dicants of nature, instead of masters of ber.
The forces of Nature are at the disposal of
man of vigor and determination and deel.re.
a ODe has but to knock at the door of attainment
have it opened to him. Instead of doing thia,
majority of us sit around the doorsteps wbiniagilll
the door sbal1 be opened to us. In the name of
man Power, friends, get up, aDd fill
with powerful desire, then march up to the door
!!omite it fiercely with your mailed fist, d81lDlLai
masterfully, "Open for me, the Master!"
it will 8y open at your call.
 tW,DoIItre.J'1liee ill ...
,*"11.. , . . , _ of lhIIlal
1IiiIiCaIt /;he aid of /;he wlllia
........ ud 1IIIdireoted, IIDd g1IIIpOrier

. 'oIIre_
alr-both ....ted energy. The will
of the peat power of dtoin
aI4 /;he Iattar i. almost inoperative
Let 118 uamine into the operaticrQ

twe ...... in coDD8eliOll with deaire.

~ ...... 11181 be apoken of .. (1) the cII-
ud (2) the proh!etiDg oIIIee.
-.ate u the arouser, director, reatraiDer,
ODd manager of the great occult foroe
is geIIerally known aa WIll-Power
,,..i1ity merely Deaire-Foree atronslY eoD-
cIlreeted 10 a focus by the power of
,,:a.im....b.r thia, pi...., for it will enable
• better idea of th. subject of WiII-
.J)t1eD when you he.r Will-Power apoken
is altribnled to it is really laid of and
Deel....Force conlrolled, directed, and
wilL The effort of the will is oper-
cJireetion of thia directing, focnain&
etc., and in the degree that th. will
do this 80 is the degree of " Will_Power n
Not only is the will able to do
able also to direct tbe Desire-Foroe
of other persoDS, awakening similar
and then by it. own power the will
88
i. able 10 direct tho Deaire-Force of the
SOD8 mtD aetioD, taking away that ofIiee
will of the other persona, if their will be DOt;
enough in its protective ofIice to resiat the
The idea of WUl-Power is more familiar
mind. of people than is thot of Desire-F.......
recognize the wonderful power of the will, anCl4~
of many instances of great accomplishment
BOD of its power. And, yet, how few have
coDsider that nole88 there was a
there eould be DO manifestation of wiD.
perSOD desires, that is, WaKts to do a thing,
manifest DO Win-Power. Bot, on the other
one may desire to do a thing. and unlesa the
aroused and applied, no action will occur.
arouses will; aod will may stimulate desire.
two act aod react upon each other. The two
work in unisoD, aud the trained individual baa
under control nod pulling well together, like a
trained team.
W'ill-Power is more thaD a mere determination
net, although that mentalattitnde and action is
ifested in 'Vill-Power. It is a living force. DeliJiit.
i!!' the sister, and will the brother twin. And
together, manifest that which we know as Dy:...a;i
Mentation.
Will-Power is more than a mere mental fBAoaIty...
it is a mighty attribute, the influence of whi.eh
extend far beyond the mind of the perRon
lfeatiDg it. The greate.t feat. of the ooouJt
 telamelltatioa operated 117
tl'\mr. And the -'1ed "gnat"_
t ...."
&I.d modorD, had their of
~:WD1-power, which they tralDod 1lII<I
10_
L' eztraordiDary degree.
ItI will .be... itaelf in two ....y.. (J)
of _'. own mind; and (2) the ma..
minde of othen. The - . I ia well
IIIdttle unlees the lint he aecomp1iahed.
tralD hia mind 10 thet he will bold
the grup of the will, IlIId prevent it
thia ....y and th.t way, instead of
,,_7 - -_ ~
to ita: purpose. When one has 80
mind to he ohedient to his will, that it
~,,,,Kl)' and II one-pointed," as the Bindua
he in a poaition to direct hiBmentative
~'IIl(lOll others to the best .dvantage. But
. _ mind i. in • stage of disorganiaatiou,
palliug this way, aod BDother that way,
aaDIlot hope to concentrate upon others
is being wasted in keeping order at
the mind is masterod by the will, then
lllnitory he conqnerod.
Will-I'o..'.r. is commonly used in COD..
the mauifestatioD of firmness, or d&-
The determined will is mown 88 a
toward .tteinment .nd .ccompliab-
think it well to consider thi.s fact at
l!I:·book of all outw.rd manif.statioua 01
1Ia....,. .long activ. lin.., li•• thia de.
1ianDiDec\ will of the individual The
mined &lid firm the will of the IDdtridJloil;
stroupr the meDiative iDftueaee emitteclllllll
atod b)' him. This etatemeal should DOt
proof, for ita truth ia appareat to all who haw
a atody of man ADd hi. pGWen. It baa boea
niascI b)' writen in all tim... Hen an a r-
tatiODB thel will toad to ftx the mattar 1Irm~ :;1
your mind, aDd creal. in 10U a deain to
the determined will-the lever thel direeta ad
centrate. Mind-Power.
Buxton IBid: I'The longer I live, the more:
lain I am that the great differeDce betweell
between the feeble and the powerful, Ihe gr<..t4
the insignificant, is energy - invincible ~:~
tion or a purpose once fixed, and then "
death. That quality will do thet _
done in this world-and no talents, DO ci~~::~
DO opportunities will make a tw~legged
man without it."
Donald G. Mitchell said: "Resol.e i. what
&. man manifest; Dot puny resolve, Dot orude
mination, Dot errant purpose- but that Btroq
indelatigable will which tread. down difticulti..
danger, as a boy treads down the heavinr
landa of winter; which kindles his eye and
with a proud pulse-beat toward the u"attalilabl
W"ill makes men giants."
Dlaraeli aaid: "I have brought myself b)'
lltaillon to the conviction that a bUDlUl
 .... .-pII... It, ...
a 1riII whicll will .1Ite _ lIS-

..id. "A PluioDl" deIhe

will _ pedomllmpoalhllitia.;
be .ach to the .old aDd feobIe."
"n is wODdorfld how ...... the
lit. ...... to bow to I eplrit that will
1hem, aDd )'ieJd to subtlerve I dMIp
~;,::.~iIl~ their fint apparODt tendeMy,
'" When a ftrm, domaive eplrit Ia
It Ia OIlIioaa to .... how the ap.... clean
aDd I..... him room and freedom."
...... _ the aoe of the will .. the pro-
~::=:~currente is the real beee of all
• under whatever name it may
~ ;_ the phaee of will knowu I I tel ...
Ihe form the reaulto of whioh .!rib
with the greate.t force. The will cur-
Itrong man ..aoh oat far beyond the
p ,lniD, aDd inlluence people aDd things,
to be iIldined toward hi. wishe..
worked their will apon othe.. far
IDIIeh thet i. known a. thought-tro.....
~lth:r, mental inlluenoo, etc., is really
will currents over space. What
called "thought-fonns," etc., are
~.tic>DB of the enerBY of the will. Will
thet COD be projected and operated
It hoe • property of reacting apoD
 lIIND-POWlllB
others, and permeating thOlD with 8 mental
not their own, unless they repel the invasion
tity themselves against the aggression.
Del!ire and will are more elementary 1011111
mentation than thought. They nod.rlie
Without desire and will there can be no
They ever precede thought j and are closely
to the essence DC wbat we call "feeling." Many
pie live almost altogether on the reeling pIano,
u :erdse but little thought. The infant feels, ___ "
and wills before it call think. Dosire and will
really the medium from which thought is ev,."'.a.
A modern writer on mysticism has said:
is no force in the universe except will-force,"
ing, of course, the great natural force of
called wiil, of which desire and will in DlaIl are
pressioDs. Desire is 8 natural force, and can be
managed, controlled aod directed just 8S can be
other Datural force. ..And what we know 88
Power is the positive phase of directed desire.
Orientals have trained and cultivated this
Power to degrees that seem miraculous to the
('orn mind, and by this trained \Vill·Power they
form the so·cnlled H m iracles" that confound
Western scientist. But even the \Vest haa ita
of "Iron Will," whose influence is felt on all
and wbose power is openly acknowledged by
public. In the East these men are generaIlYY!::~
aDd sages, while in the Wert tbey are B
 fa tile ........ of all _lative ia-
'!,lmlhKlae tile poaitive, forciDg, impemng,
dri'riDg phua callad wiU .. ila motive
!to emotive pole it ba. that altract.ing,
~;:::;~ huiDg, charming, faacinatinc,
ill we call desire. Mind-Power DIIIIi-
":~~:: of both desire and wil~ .. we gen-
... termo, for it is composed of ilie eIe-
Will may he aaid to rapraaant the
....Ie of Mind-Power, and de.ire the fami-
It may help you to ft% in your mind the
characteristics and nature ot theae two
menlative energy by ...ociating tham
It•• of mallCuJine and feminine.
IHlbat)'01l would learn to think of the Delin-
warm, ardent, fiery, foreeful energy,
the manifestations of MiDd·Power; and
DI:-l!'o.,er 88 the cold, keen, strong, direct-
~::~prOjector of the energy. By fix·
;. images in your mind, you will be
to manifest the two phases 8S CkJCaaion

omce 88the director of the energy,

a very important ofliee 88 the re-
When under the control
the persoD, and taking the suggestion
judgment, it is able to prevent ODS
undesirable or hurtful deBire•.
n rer-o to projeat the Deeire-~
the deeire to tate effect ill eeIioD. It
bad< the dealre uJIOD illlelf, and rata.. to
il to 1IWIif611. It i. Ihe ulm..t importaJd

iug 10 he will he able not onIf to ox,...

iadividual aequire a maotory of hio wi1I, for ..,

liree with the ""aIoet foroe and efhat,

aleo he enabled to reetraiD hurtful dOli....
prevenl their lIWIifeetation npon the p\aM
lion.
And the will hao still another important 011"
acto .. a protootor. The will repel. the iDfJlua"
vibrations of another mind, and renden
&e880f immune to undesirable thdOu£:t.~:~
createa a protective aura around
which will turn aside the tbOugbt-wav88 or
tiODS which may reach him, whether such be
rectly to him or whether they are tb :IJ,.:~:=~
emanating from minds of othan and u:
BOnl forlh. The will when properly uaed acto
insulator for attacks upon the desire pole of
mind, and prevents the vibratioDs from
their mark. And if it be well trained and . : :
ened it will be able also to resist the most p
uttacks upon it by the wills of othen, and will
back the vibratioD8 which would force their way
its stronghold 10 take il captive.
 •
: _ _ dP W1LL DI r..-&

.. "fIJII'Oa- "The 1'''''''' of tile )(eta.

• hit of writing in lb. 1iP- wID
IIIJIOIl about a 1UI''''' Kr-
~iiBiz. tIWo tele, 8Jld for reproduclDc it
.me. wilb it • clooIded moral, aad
~:::!: truth. It briDp out !be dJa.
ftI - . - lb. Motive and !be .....
ofihe miDd, 8Jld beDeaIb ill8lp_ ia
~..... p>d, IIOUDd payohoJosieal truth.
)'OIl nad it, in eOJIJI8Ction wilb what 1
10U reprdiDg !be oIIIeea of !be will,
"laation, etc. It will show you, in 8«-
!be operatiou of !be two pol.. of !be
ibd it will show you how tb. emotive
If left _rded by lb. proteetlve
led into all BortB of troubl.. It wiD
"':!:~~ probootiv. faeu1ty may be elY-
'·e by a diveni.. of ill attluti...
There are sev.ral impori8Jlt _ -
brought out in this littl. fabl., 8Jld •
IIIPlporllaDt umorals" to be deduced there-
lllat you will Beek for tb. trutb and
.iyb,g lb. tri1Iiag words of lb. fable.
II
J ••t •• Important truth. mar be convayed
flliry talas of the child, 80 may ju.t as :~=C
facta be taught by the flliry tale rable of the
•
live Couple intended for the "grown.upa."
Each ot us, man or woman, hUI !;a~;~~~~=
Castle, in which dwells a Mentative C
und Emotione. And Y0108 often strays aWll7.
ing Emotione unprotected. .And the
stranser often puts in aD appearance. And
lione often is beguiled by hi. wiles. And Voloa
ten i. fooled by having hi. attention and intereot
tra.<"tod by clever schemes, leaving EmotiODl
protected again.
So, while recognizing the value of Emotion&,
to keep Volos at home at the gate of the castle,
do not allow him to be "side-tracked." Heed
advice of the wise mao of the fable. There S.
important lesson for you in this fable if you
take the trouble to find it.
THE FABLE OF THE HBNTATIVE OOUPLII.
Once upon a time there lived in the land 01
talv8nia, in a wonderful building called The M.....1.i
tive Castle, a man and a woman, called "The
taiive Couple. " They were happy though mame&;
They lived in harmony, because they were useful
one another, and neither was complete without
presence of the other-and neither did his nor
best work, unless the other was present and
ing.
'Veil, now, the maD was called "Volo8"
 1IIqJiu _ "Will''), "'"
'''Emotion..... whlc!h Is . . _
_ t~Iib._

desire IUId imaginatioJL.

111 that theA two peop;,
dlJ(enmt from each other, ..
We an IoId that Vol....... of. •
ItroDg, poeItive D.~; apt to ttIek
..... bepD; fall of the "will-tc>-Itn"
IMIIIIY": fall of delermiDatioa and spirit with
'. . . of the "Jet.me-a1one" ad" set oat of
Is bill mate-up; with a tuta for meat-
!lilt"'" and ove"""";'" obataol.. ; with a
of _cblug out and takiDg hold of
wanted and needed; and a powerful

his ftrumels was Dot the

'01 the mule. His general keynote was
.ta.
and .elf-re1iance in him- He .....

a. wa. a good warrior and defender of

But Emotione waa of an entirely differ-
temperament, and character. She was
-::~~~l"; imaginative, emotional, eredu-
.. full of desire, curious, sympathetic
penuaded. While VOIOB was all willing
Emotion8 was all feeling,
• atrong character, but lacked certain
make for success-but these qualities
. ._aaed. aod ahe supplied tho deficiency
Voloa had to "figure out" everything,
had intuition, and jumped at a ccm-
98 JlIND-POWEB

elusion in a way remarkable to Voloa, who

understand th. process at all. When he W01IIcI
Emotione for an explanation, ahe would saY.
"Ob, just beeawse/" which answer would often.
yoke profane and irreverent discourse OD the
of VOiDS. But, nevertheless, be learned to ""I*~
these" beeaU8eS" of Emotione, and found that
helped him in hi. husiness. Emotione would cJn....
C'ot things, and see things a long way ahead.
then Volos would proceed to put these piaDa
operation. Volos couldn't see very far ahead
his Dose, while Emotione could see milea he:,....
nnd years ahead. And besides this facalty of
tal imagery that came in 80 useful in Voloe'
ness, Emotione also possessed a burning and
dent desire for things, which she managed to .....,
municate to VOiDS, thereby causing him to get
and do things that otherwise he would never
dreamed of doing. Emotione was like :BAt .....
Volos like water. The water would hold the fire
l'heck, but at the same time the Fire would heel
up the Water and the result would be the Steam oC
Action. And, so, you see these two- this Menta-
tive Couple-fonned a fine co-partnership, and pfC»o
l)ered mightily.
But, alas! the tempter entered Eden-and the ....
tractive stranger meandered in the direction of
Mentative Castle, and when be reached there trouJ,tI4a
occurred. And this is what happened:
One day Volos was absent from the castle,
 _ vduoaa lllllerpriae. A n d _
..0..... lIDgIIIlldod. Voloa had pro-

tile _tl.
thia by inotrucliug EmotioDe that lb.
sata mooed tight, wbon be

for there .... lOme mysterioul d._

homo, aDd aevar to saze withoul in

'1dIlaoDI ..bon be ........y. Emotion. bad

followed the diroclionl of ber Iiesa lord,
womanly cnrioaity w•• piqued Ibereal
limo abo bed board strange knockinp at
pia, but ab. beeded thom not, and evon
fND looking out of tho little poop-bole in
. ...tIJ""lrh Ibis I••t was much spinot ber iu·
could see DO harm in "just look•

...tum to our tal.. Thi. p.rticnlar day

waa .bRent from home, her coriosity
1D1IOb for Emotione when sbe beard the
t ."",!kiJoga .t the gat•. And, bre.king ber
.,..tured to peep without. Looking down
• most attractive stranger, with a 'Bscioat-
on his lips. H e looked almost .. strong
bul be zoomed to b.ve • d.sb of the
him, beside.. H. hed the strength, bul
,. obarm that Emotione recognized 8 S being a
own nature. " Ab II sighed Emotiona,
. . "",. who can understand me." The fas-
~:allil8r BDliled sweetly, and looking ber
materfally Bsked to be admitted. ' INo,
Emotione, ~'I cannot let you in, for
v.... told mo "'" to." .. Ah, fair 1aoIy.'~
8traDpr IOWy. "Volo. mo... 111 riP*.
rather oJd..fOQiab, and hel!iDd the timoo.
"'" 'aDderobullJ, ' as do )'011 and L Pn'Y. ~II; • •Ii
ADd, lib Mother Eve, Emotioae look the halt.
WeII, to make a loug ltory short, whOll VOla. , _
home be foaDd thal Emotione bad OIIhecr1l1ed
..t of .. Vmeveouu: Modern Art," • beaatifaJ
pabliBbed by the De Laxe B1"OII. of Fifth AT8IIae,
iOllled in 824 weekly perts, at the nominal pritt
~ a perl-739 parll of which we.. aIreed)'
aDd woald be delivered shortly. She bad aleo
a number of side orders for manifold wares,
had dazzled her aalrained and nnguarded fu~
Volos cried aloud to Ihe gods of his land - bat R
too late, the contracts bad been signed.
But tbis was but the beginning. Volos did
understand just what was the matter. and "::~::~
himself with scolding Emotione, whereat abe
bitterly. But the poison went on with ita ~~~
work. And when Volos again was absent
borne, the habit reasserted itself, and when the
eiusting stranger again called at the castle, he
admitted. And when Volos returned, he found
(,Bstle furnished from dungeon to watch-tower
costly rugs, and furniture, and various other ~
ticles, bought from "Morganstern's Popa1ar
.tallment HouBe," at $1,000 down aDd $100 per
He aloo fODnd th.t tbe c.stle bad been Iighbl~
'I,..•.
lOdded from ground to turret, on each wing,
 tilHefOl'. ADd . . . V. . .
Mara, 1M war..,a. tNt ..

;=~IIIo" 01
ADd hetbio-be
did. 1nIIId ......... H
abupr ... 0DI0 the game, III .u
.And tbio iii ho.. he plared it ... VoIGI,
1M IaUer remained .t home.
after V010. had determined to I'8III8Ia
- a haad of _ehaDb, .iasl....
;iuatiDg trIeD. Voloa oat
..... heIid. 1M open cutIe pie, 8IId
dials ..... attneted b1 the lOauda aDd aishU-
cIuoar...hlrled-Iouder beat the drama
IE:...... the ainsiug-more bewilderlag grew
jqsIery-autiI poor Voloe forgot all
eaatle gate, eo rapt .... he at the
i¥~te, eomuIo, danees, and feats of jug.
one of the mountebank _ (..ho ....
.ttraotive .tranger diagniaed in motl81
unaeeD, past Volosr and in 8 moment
eager conversation with the im·
Emotione.
IlUCbedtbe crowd until it moved away, and.
the caat1e, and closing the gate be-
oonfronted by Emotione, in tears, for
the coming storm.. "Alack a-day, woe
eried, uI am. &gam in trouble, 0, Voloa,
I have ju.t ordered from tbe faaei·
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DaliDg straager, wbo slipped pa.t yeD at the
boby-gTaild, self-playing, aDtematic, li~'~=
valved, radium carburetter, piano-plByiq,
etta, upon wbicb I may play for YOD aU e l _
musie, ranging from Voguer's Gotterd4mt11MVf16
the popular "Merrr Widow Waltz" with , ...u.i1
depth of expression, and soulful understanding,
cording to the words of the fascinating stranp:r
took my order."
"Gadzookst" ejaculated Volos, "Fain would
ery aloud the name of that production of V'on>.r"~
just mentioned by thee. And by my balidom,
shalt thou soon be perfonning the waltz juat me_
tioned by thy raIse red lips! Zounds! Of a truth
have been stung again by that faSf'inating stranpr
I must gaze no more upon these fleeting scenes of
merriment and amazement, lest I be again decoratfld
with the asses' ears. Ahal Volos is himsellagaio,
oDd the next time the fascinating stranger appean
upon the scene, he shall be smitten hip and ~~
with my trusty battle-axe, and my snickersee 8.
pierce his Coul carcass!"
But, alas! even once more was poor Volos deeeivea
and trifled with -once more poor Emotione ruol..
nated by the stranger. And it came about in
way.
On the day DC his last undoing, Volos sat on tbt
open step, in front of the narrowly opened e a .
door. UNo man sball pass me now," cried he.
fate willed otberwise. For as b... t tbera, 111''','11
 people ..he toot eeet _ the . .
1IJld eappd Voloa in loDs bested,
. ... di...,.1rIM regardiug the outlook lor
pnaidential eampaigD; the J a _
....,_..m.eicL.; the new theology; how oLl
problem of the 6nal outcome of the
~tire.1D the im!eialible force and the im-
~ti;:~I~ the
It
"""all on Man; what Boooe-
hia big slick when hi. lerm expires;
other woighty, interesting, and faoeinat-
of _eral interest. Moot agreeable ......
and most considerate of Voloa' feel...
they. And although they seemed to dilfe.
at the beginning of eech argument, ltill
~I\ao...ly allowed bim to convince them inch
ftualJy acknowledged thel he ..al
iD arpment, and invulnerable in loPe.
. 1Ib" strange," quoth Voloa, "hut DeTer·
tne-thal 1 always liM. "'IIself Oft , . .
of etJBf'g qvestion, And the wonder grow.
all admit it ip the eDd. Verily, am I de-
B wile guy I"
",,1Ido,mlg thus, be feU sweetly asleep from
the disputes; the ftattering attentioDli
the joy of the victory; and the exceed·
of attention and interest he had ex-
it tllllJlllUlDBture has itslimitatioD8, even in
80 strong 8S VOiDS. And wbiJe h.
tucinating stranger (who was rea117
the argumentative visiting commit,..
too), erepl inlo the bonae 0Bd 1lDIoaMd:
tione _ oboiee eoJleetion Of silt-edged mIIo1a1l'
(pore gill, all the way through in fact) ,_
fiying.moclUno bonda, and a S,OOO moakelH~
veotibaled drawiDg·room, observati........
mobile caUed the i'Yellow Peril" ADd W~_ ' Y'
cliooovered wbat had bappeaed ho _pt alODd,
bitterly, HOdde-bones; s'death-of a cert am
Baron E. Z. Mark." And thereupon h. oent
wise man who dwelt in the next barony.
The wise mAD came, and alter bearing tluHIba(ii
aaid: U My children, YOUfS is a sad but
te1"1l moy be adjusted witbout a visit to SI,."". Flat
and without the raising of the question of aIiI_
The trouble is a8 follows: I I VOiDS, without
tione, has DO desire or incentive to do thiDp.
has no wants to 88ti8Iy, and therefore doee nDlIai1i
He needs Emotione to supply the desire. And
out her be bas no feeling- he is nothing but.
shell clam. Therefore he needs ber to supply
feeling, for verily, and of . a truth, feeling 11
spice of life. And witbout her he bas DO iDIloal";
tioo, and cannot see beyond the end of bis DO;"'-8_
what is life without imagination' Gadzoob,
might as wen be a mummy I
H And on the other hand, Emotiooe without V.bIII~

is a consuming fire of desire; 00 unrestrained

nation; aD intuitive faculty degenerated iDto
basest superstition, most deplorable credulity?
the idlest fancy. VoIos bas no desire, emlDtiGIIJ~ l
 OWIl-and ....u-liu 1111
aaDDOt it lie _ lIT. aD
"11'
Ihe wont EaelI,.
half. Uuitec! tbey . . .
Ia nuioD aIo•• Ie iii.... etreDgtb

dum thi8, eeoh, witboot Ihe oilier.

(awaIting atrusar•
....~ bow Emotion. .... f...mated and
tho ItraDpr who pined a..,... to
I have alao BOOD (by mylllllfPe art)
. ,V •.r... .... away from hom. on important
!lOt having Emotiona aJonc to keep
he f.n a victim to the wiI.. of th. D&-
fJ:~:~: of a fair stranger IIC1'08II the
• her bidding, and need his will to per.
i1'..... iJlBtead of thOBS desired by his own
Verily, art th... people quits with one
ahould now begin over again. True it is
wiD lie thaira only when they are to-

Ie the .....t of Ibe undoing of Em..

~l<i1Irt th. will of VOlOB 10 protect h.r, di·
atlnee her, Emotione allowed ber de.
..~Ion, and emotion to run wild and un·
And 80 she became 80 impressionable
,. _lfto be maslered bYlbe will of the
took ad.anlage of Ibe 88me and goth.
choice orders for things. And
881 by the door watching the play-
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..... dance.... and jusgle.... hie olletotioto ....
tend on wbat be ...., that the fascinating
-'1'-
oIipped throush the gate-it was 8VeD aa if
bad been abaeDt from bome. And, agaiu,
Volos aIIo..ed bimeelf to become eogapi in ~Ildi
diacouroe with the visiting committee, IIDd .....r
hie eDergy ODd force in argumeDt aDd dloputa
them-aDd WhOD he permitted himoelf to be
lied' into a f.l .. security by the.. United Bnlllufl
of the Blarney-StoDe-he relaxed hi. vigiIIIJIee,
allowed himself to become tired, drowsy aDd
and 80 fell into a doze at bis POI!lt, and the atrlllll!l'I
again entered and took Emotione's ordera for
U And this then is the Remedy (8S my ......_
Lawson of Boston, will 88y in the centuria. to
low)-tbis is the Remedy. Each person of thia
tative Coople must stick close to the other.
must bave no 'important business' 8cr088 the
which wi11 allow Emotione to be without a p~:~
and adviser. And EmotioDe must stick - j
Volos, and satisfy her coriosity, imagination.
tion BDd desire, by setting him to work: out thilllii
for her-to do things dreamed of by ber-to
her things sbe desires-to express the things
by her. This is the secret of success, dear M.IDIldl1!i
Couple-mutual work by desire and win, worll::iaK
unison and harmony-each faitbful to the 0III_t.
each guarding the other from the fa8ciDat:mc
gea that beset each when separated. Now,
children, stick close to each other!"
 moraJ of this fable of tho Menlati..
thia : That the mind of overy man
'1fi-.. is a Meolative Castle, wherein d...lla
ODd lID Emotiono. And what happened to
~pIein the fable, may happen, and does happen,
ill evo.,.day life. The will, Itraying from
_ ., aid paying attention to other attraotiona
the caetI. nngo.rdod, and the faacinaling

,i
'~:':'I And..gain, the will ha. ils atten-
by passing object. of intorest, ODd
Ibe ...tI. door. And ag.in, the will .n....
to he tatigoed, tired, and jollied by 11881...
_ lilt, and Islk, aod cogilstion, at the instiga-
tlae designing fascinating stranger, and the
""WJi'" pe. t tho gate. And in each case, inaid.
_ a ia Emotion8 unprotected and innocent, true
OWD nature, credulous, imaginative, lancitul,
and emotional-is it any wonder that ahe
aoods" th.t.re not wanted by tho familyl
remedy of the wise man as given to the
'::~CouPle m.y be, .nd .hould be, applied by
ii and woman in biB or her Mental Castle.
then i. tbo moral of the f.ble.
... II. " , endoth the f.ble of tbe Menlative Couple,
b:a the Mentative Castle, in Mentalvania,
of old wbeo br.ve knighls held their
fair Iadiel had thoir w.y.
O!' 'l1D PA.8LB OJ' TER JONT4TIVB COUPLE .
 CHAPTERVIn
IlDfD-POWD 1 A.CTlO••

And now I.t us oousider Ibe subject of \he

8tion of Mind-Power, in the phase of its 1III",,1i.1I
ment, consciously or unconsciously, to den
mind. of olbers. It is true that tbi ••ubject wiJl
eonsidered in detail in the chapter on
Magnetism and TelementatioD, but it will be 'WeD
08 to take a glance at the general workinge at
point. I .ban cover tb. point. briefly, tb. e!:~
tion being made at the proper points in the IE
In the first place, let us cODsider the matkr
meDiative induction. As you have seen, the cn......
of M.ind-Power flow in vibratory waves from
t"
mind of the individual, and act upon the miDda
others according to the laws of mentative inilu.do:~
They thus set up corresponding vibrationa,
therefore corresponding mental states of r~,:::~
in the minds of sucb people. In other worda.
vibrations Hinduce" or set up by induction in
minds of otbers, mental states similar to those
isting in the mind of the mentator.
These induced mental states are similar in qw.litf: '
and nature to tbose in the original mind. :~::.-:~~~
course, they are Jess in degree, for a part of the
108
li:
f~
or lIDo oubetance ftlIiDg apace. Ia eon-
with thele mentative currenta. of all
........ e!Teaming out from th. minc1a
'ldI1iIa of people. Th_ Cl1llT8nts, of co.......
~ with each other, and often either
elee ..t to neutralize eacb otber. For
It,'...rrent. of a certain degree or kiDd of
(that is, of a certain mental atate) wben
III contaet with other enrrenta of aimilar
.... ,rwtend to coalesce and combine, there be.-
-Illf and attraction existing between them.
are opposing vibratioDs they will antag·
~~:~::and act in the direction of neutraliz..
III foree If tbey are of equal .trongtb,
but if ODe is much stronpr
will los8 only in the iDven8 ratio of
and the weaker will Buffer likewise.
tw.IIlk,.. will lo.e twice a. much power ..
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the stronger, and the stronger will 1... OIIIT

8S much as the weaker-supposing that the .tr.....1iI
is of twice the strength of the weaker.
In this way is accounted tor the weU·knowu
that places, towDS, cities, etc., have their own .........
80nal atmospheres,' I which affect persons livm.
them or visiting them. These" personall :::~~
pheres" of towns arise from a combining, D
izing, ete., of the vanotl8 vibrations arising mllllll~
meDtative currents from the minds of the peopht
living in the town. An average vibration is sb".t,J
which is strongly felt by all within the "fi.ld of
ductioo" of that town. A little thought will make
clear to you that this is a correct statement of
mental conditions manifest in various toWDB, eiti""
etc., all over the world.
Each place bas its own individuality, which IOOD
makes its impression on tho"e taking up their abode
in it. It is more than geographical and atmospherie
conditions, although, of course, these play their
parts, as we all know. The average mental state
the people !iving in the town strikes the ~~~~~~~'~
The stronger vibrations affect the average, and
a mental tone to the place. The best proof of
effe<!1 being caused by mental vibrations is fom
the fact that two towns only a few miles from eaah
other, each having the same atmospheric and ....
gT8phical conditions, will manifeMt enti!"!]Y diil'er
ent mental atmospheres.
People often ask: "If it be true that the
 ~ ....Ii... -noll, ..lIT are ".1IOt fIf.
tIwl we _ , .. ThO ........ i. that
deeI8d more tbaD they imosine, but tbey
.. '. . . .d mIlCh 1... tbaD ODO would auppoel
;tboqbt, 1M tilo reaoon tilet tile _ I I I
w:ltil eocb othet and rob _ otiIor of their
And tilen again, Nature instinctively a1fONa
lipud and _ up additional powe" of re-
J1IIII .. Nature protocta tilo hearing . . -
w:lIo _ aurronnded witil moDy and eon-
~:~DDtil til.,. fail to hoar anything but an
.. noiao-jnat a. aho oporateo UPOD tho
_ of tho chomist until bo laila to notice •
~~~~"~hich are most apparent to the stranger
iii .hop-so does abe give additional 1lJl4
1'OIIiatiJIg power to poople .ituated within
8eld of meDtative induction.
person trom 8 quiet place into a bustling,
and he iI opt to be .wept off his feet at
the "spirit of the place"-he will either
into ilB prevailing liCo witb an almost irre-
impuIao, or olse bo will be ropolled by reason
iDharmoniou8 mentative currents. In either
fio,....",r, h. will be inten••ly aware of tb. vi-
But, the 88me maD, after a time, will fail
a1fectod-ba will be better abl. to roam tho
and will manage to live with a greater
polao than at ftrst, althougb ho will, of
his nature more or 1888 in harmony
Jp......uingtone of the place. He will '41eel't
 the oIbntiOlUl leu .. time /I'00I.... S-
"ye 10 developed this reoialiDg pcnrer
..... almoot immune, while othen "YO eo little 1...11
.f resi.1aDce that they are ."ept here ud tIIo... ~
eaeh strong W8"9 of mentativ8 enel'gJ' that
them-they are always in some 8eld ofiD<IDOtiGD .• •
heiDg .w.yed by ito vibration..
Thi. pha.. of mantotive induction "",,1aIu
phenomena of those great wave. of feeliJla'
aweep over a country, anch 88 the emotion ~*
lowed the sinking of the Maine in the horl>or
Havana. You will remember the first shoek
• ('ame to you when you read the account in tbe~::;~1
iog papers. Then there came upon you a @
sense of some impending event of gre'.a~t;:::~1
mingled with a feeling of horror and iJ
followed by 8D almost iroesistibJe desire to join ia
l1 movement to avenge the outrage. ThiB latter
fee1ing grew perceptibly a8 wave after wave of fftl-.
jog passed over the country in mentative catTell"
setting up increased mental feeling by inducticm..
Older people will remember many similar wa....
that swept over the land in past days.
These things are common, and give you a alae to
tbe apparent mystery of the action of mobs eom-
posed of a number of individuals who combine ia
numbers and then commit acts that no ODe maD at
the lot would think of perpetrating singly or indi'rii-
ually. The conscience of the mob is apparatly a
thing apart from the individual cODscieDce8 'of . .
 oHIIe
ad woader at tJuip wert.:
_ _ of .....Wiv. -u. ft.
or whlrhrlud, willl a. II!Ilw
Mtive~
of reJiaioaa fervor aotiaoahle iD __
the Pl'OIfI8II of ·'AVival.l" ue ..
iD the Il1IIIIO way. A few active revivIJ..
wIIirhriDd of fervid t'aeIiD« ad _ti....
~~. oat iD CODItaDtIy widening eircl.., ill-
~ a climax is reaobed, and then a dimirt·
~.gIb i. apperent, whlob sradually eettIea
the _tomed mental alate of the oom-

iJo>:,.hb,lwind. or whirlpool. of emotional u-

_ . QI' whatever kind, are, or 00111'10, strength-
CODItaDUy repealed _.tiona of tho..
(llltl1iIc in it, which with the CODBtantly groJr-
jim"" ." menlative energy being thrown forth
fIO.144 fuel to the fire. This force would go on
ataadily gaiuing in .trength and volume,
tor a provision of nature which causes
and tan; increase and decrea8e; that
ot rhythm, to manit• • t in this •• in
III , .... domain. Everything has its rise, ita

p '''. decline.
these general waves of mentativ8 en·
,*Olaltive currents. But there is another
n4
pIwe to be eonaidered-JDaDy phaee., ill fRet.
UI examine them.
First there are mentative eurrenu, Brimq
the strong centered desire of BOrne penon, who fOJ" '\,
ing a strong mental image, by meaDB of viJl1UIiIl." ~
tiOD, createe for himself a center of dem ...fo. .
which guided by his will-po....r attraets to himtelf
all that will fit into his pl8Ds. H. coDstitute. bIm-
self a mentative center, around his visualized 140...,
and constantly sends out strong mentative C1.rreata
charged with tbe strongest, most ardent de"i "'r.,.......
guided, directed, 8Dd projected by biB d""elclped
Will~Power. He thus sets into operation the grea~
mental Law of Attraction, of which the early writ-
era on Mental Science talked (!o much. These mea...
tive correntI, charged with desire, spread out, aDd
800n begin a rotary movement like a whirlpool,
sweeping around and around, always drawing in
toward its center persons Bod things tending &0 at
in with the plans of the center.
The original desi re in the man's mind is repro--
dnced in kind in the minds of thousands of people
by the law of mentative induction, and they all faD
in with the plan, the degree, of course, depending
npon the degree of positivity or negativity of the re.-
ceptive mind, multiplied by the degree of positivity
of the mentator. The great plans of the ao-ca11ed
"Captains of Industry" are carried out by reuoa.
of this law.
Many of these great centers of D.sire-}'orce·-~_..
 ~dI. ",.,.. who attract to that that wblah IIIq
".,111 those wbom thoy need-do Dot realise the
";::~tho; fOl''' that thoy .... uaiDg, but there are
',," iDcreaoiDg Dumber who do bow it, .....
"'11':."" "working it for all it is worth." :Many of
-.Jy, cool bDaiDoee loadon are really deep17
'1""" in oeetIlt la.... u tho true facts of the ....
creep out, there would be the greateet .........
the country has ever known.
~:, ;:': is still another pbDao of the matter. I al-
.. the ....s of meD who (generally COIl8cioual7,
aometime. unconsciously) are focusing their
,-::=:v:
iii
currents direcUy upon BOme perSOD or
who are Decessary to their plans and eI&-
They are filled with desire to have the.. per-
do thua aDd so, or Dot do thus and 80, as the
II1II1 bs. Theao meD, accordiDg to their degree
........tratioD and wiD-power direct to the other
or perIODS strong mentative currents of De-
,..:..01.... and by mentative induction Bet up vibra-
of a correspoDding rate in the minds of theee
the degree of effect prodnced, of coorao, d",
.-bog UPOD tbe degree of negativity of the remp-
This effect is produced in two ways, both ~
to the Jaw of mentative induction.

::::in
.tnt way is to set up corresponding desire
the mind of the other, 80 that it win in
bis will to carry out the desire. A varUt-.
this is to direct the desire-force toward the
other, and thus "entice" or "charm" the
lIIhet'o ....11 into eomplialloo witll tho deow' a
1OIIder. This will be UDder.tood if 108 will
her ..hat I have ooid about tile retIOIII~
deaire pole to tile f.minine, and til. will pole 10
maseuline. You will ... an ilInstratioa of thi.. 'iI
every phaae of mentative influence.
The oecond ..ay i. for the will of the eander
force ita ..ay pa.t the will of the other and bqIlb".-'
"make love" to the desire of the other, and
deav~r to "seduce n it by mere strength and .,....
tistency ODtil it accedes to bis wishes. The varia-
tion of this is seen in the case where the att&otiac
will boldly grapple. with the will of the othe.., &lid
by sheer BUperiOrity of power overcomes it ...
makes it captive BDd obedient. This latter i. vert
rare, except in cases of persona) interviews behreea
the two persons, aided by telementation bet....
interviews.
You will notice that the phase in whieh the deaint
pole of the meDtator does the work is a10ng the IiDae
of feminine actioD, the force being of a cbal'lDiDf,
fascinating, drawing, coaxing nature; and where
the will is employed, the action is decidedly ma....
lioe, the attack being made boldly, and with a ahO'W'
of strength, the subtlety of the desire attractiaa
being absent. The giants in the art of meDtative
attraction combine poles in their attacks and "..,
and thus in the words of "Uncle Remus": "Da7
cot!'b 'em comin', and dey cotch 'em goint," . .
"Brer Fox."
 of "':":::~~
11&
.......
other _len
u .....
P--.l
of Ihia
pours forth bIa meatall'tir
ill & a-eral ...,.. or eqe m.. _
toward the other, iD •
JIlJUlMr,
Thia is the _ret of what ill
~." ..,4 a110 of tbet .....
(to the uiDformed) Inon"". which .......
of overpoweriJ!g others h)' 1Ih_
ot will" The "personal mapetiam"
~: !::~ iDfhIence iJ the phaae of leminjM
I the U lome of will" phase i. the phue
~:~iaelivity.
iii i. thet form of menlative induction
1""1IIIIrta\ aageation," which I take up in later
A:Jthougb BUggeation bas to do with
than with mentative currents, .tin
ie the l8IIle-the mental Btate i. HiD_
worda or physical things which are the
hUng and mental states, JUBt as is the
record the reBult of the original speech
able to reproduee when the diaphragm is
eou.tad with it by means 01 the needle.
there is very little mental suggestion that
¥i_l\>lillhed with mentative currents-very

thill8880D I wish to caution my readers

.. n .... manifeBting or feeling anything like
I bave said about the use of meDtative
118
....1'111 by other peop1e. Bemember. ilia, t.r
..It ill the mOBt negative inlI""""" and moot _ . . '
ening mental .tata imown. II renden negative
LUi.,..
most positive men if freely indulged in. No ....
how poteDt may be the.e meDiative _ t o , thaW
are DODe that may Dot be rendered impotent, aDd ia-
.«..tnal by your own will-power ..t in motion . ,
your own desire-.torce. Each and every one of JOQ.
have within you, and under your own control, a fo~
that will render yoo perfectly and ab.olutely im-
mune from undesirable mentativ8 influence, no mat-
ter who may use it against you.
Natore has ble••ed all of 08 in this napect-it
makes no bane without its antidote, aJ¥1 doeI DOt
depart from ita rule in this phase any more than ia
any other. It supplies the meaos of 881f-proteotio:a.
to everyone, and always furnishes the deteuslve
weapon to match the offensive one. As a matter 01
fact, you are defending yourself constantly. al-
though you may not know it. Much of this defeu.ain
work is done along subconscious lines, but you lUll
doing much of it consciously by the use of your wiD
nnd spirit of individuality. You are using the mea-
tal uNol" all the time-that ie, unless you are IOID8
poor creature who is afraid to Bay "Nol" even meD-
tally, and if you are that, then this book is doubly
needed by YOlL
I shall instruct every student of this book. ill
many different ways, 8S we proceed with the Ie....,
in this art of self-protection. No one who
 n._ ever apla fear ""7 madv IDII... .
I porpooe to maJoell"..w
..., .... fou, ODd to teach yOll Ib throw off IIIe
~.•_ "..,tIes of mental slavery. I inleDd ..
,J'OG atrong, poeitiv. individual., in.tead 01
It.:.*pti.. (JIrIOnalitiee.
ia IIOIhing to ho afraid of except t08r-1O
JOU ...t off tear the hotter you will he,
more MVIUlCOd 011 the road to maa!er7•
. ., mI. ia uot the pJaoe for ex.rci.....tiIl I __

• I.
.ad ovary oue of JOU to start right in now ODd
Dlmal attitvde of f..rIOBln... and strenph,
~~:: ;ma:iy~hegiD~ at ODOO to Bend forth maulati..
~ rate of vibration. If you do so-aud
I bow-thou you will hegiD to notice an
.t ODOO. Yon will begin to reslize your
power, aud you will also see that otbeD
to feel it. BegiD today-this moment
meutative currents of strength and
all directioDs. Stimulate the CDrrenll by
1iiIii_.
lilt
strong, intense, burning desire to be
lUiidto radiate strength vibratioDs-thou bact
by the application of a strong, steady, mu-
Dd dominant will-and then "the trick will

Ihisl,t here, remember, first, 18st, and all the

it il not a mere matter of thinking-but a
feeliDg. ThOUghtB are cold. but feeliugl
alive and vitaL Therefore you muat not
U I Am Strong," or eay it like a par,.
WIlt-bat 7011 mut otir up yoar aatano to' .1Ii--.1.
'IIIItII you can naIlJr feol that yo8 .... iDdeed . . . .
ud possessed of the radiant energy of ~
10..... FeeliDg is IiviDg thought. EftrythiDg tIM
ill worth wbile .... produced by thiII reeliDg thoa&hL
FeeliDg - Deeiro-Emotion-Panion-Wantiulr-
WIlliDg-Demancliug-theee are the tbiDp that ba...
......live power. So do Dot deceive youreelf with tlda:
.. holcliug tbe th01l!!ht," or eny BOch ............ .f
which yoo beve heard eo mDcb nntil you get aielr.t
the menlion of th. words. It ia Dot simply .. holdilw
the thought," it is "bolding the desire," aDd . . .
iDg it up with th. will, that doeB the work To ......
a thing you muat want it with a burning, eager wut
that brooks no denial-backed op-by a will that .......
DO IUch word 88 "can't" or "no."

•
 CHAPTEB IX.

IIle .....l inlMeBliDg JIWlifeoiatiOll '"

~..,... Iloag the lineo of talementatiOll ...
1DduetiGD, at least to the !>esiuuor ill the
..... ,... I8bjeet, ill tho phaee !mown as .. P ....
W. may .. won begin by __
UI8 of the word I 'magnetism" in COD-
..w. _ t i l in8U011OO•• tc. W. often hear
magnetism"; "mental mago.etimn.'~i
personality tt i "magnetic attraction";
.bdl1lttDC8," etc., etc., ued in the I8DI8 of
; perlOnal infiuence; laaciDatiOD;
poyehological in8uence. etc. Let uo ...
tlla term is used. The explanation involvea
~....ting bil of littl. !mowu OC<lIIlt hilltory.
1I .' ....u "magnetism," ot course, aries from
"magnet. tt Now here is an intereatina
{ I_tory. You will see in the dictionaries that
"JD88Det" was given the lodestone, or nat-.
......t. because it was first discovered near
a town in Asia Minor. This explanation
amuoing to tho.e familiar with the records
OC<lIIlt brotherhood.. for the lalter !mow
of the magnet being named after the
121
 lIlND-POWI!IB
town, the town ..... named after the _at,
latter beiDg known centuries belore the town of JIaa'.
nesia was built.
The nalnral magnet was known in China. India,
and Persia thousands of years ago. Its name "mag..
net, If arose from the same Persian word 8.8 U magic, "
namely, Umag," signifying the esoteric prieethood
or Magians. The name W88 given because the power
of the natural magnet resembled the mental' power
exerted by the Magiaos, and the stone was called lit-
erally "the Magian Stone," or the • Magic Stone,"
j

hence the words "magnet" and "magnetism." 80

you see we come by our use of the word in a perteotly
natural way.
An interesting fact (and ODe that goes to prove
that minds work in accustomed channels) is to be
DOted in the circumstaDce that the mysterious phe-
nomeDa of Mesmerism, etc., noticed in Europe ad
America during the past century or 80, came to be
naturally called" Animal Magnetism"; "Pel'SOJl8l.
Magnetism," etc., the mind of the public intuitively
connecting the phenomena with that DC the magnet,
which it very much resembles. And, in our day, ...e
speak of people being "very magnetic," "laekill8
magnetism," having a j'magnetic presence," etc.,
etc. And so history repeats itself. The magnet.
which was originally called the" Magian or MagIe
Stone." because its force resembled the meata...
tive attraction manifested by the Magi or )Ia.
gians, serves to give a uame .to similar m~
 toree centuriu after. The um~
to the Twentieth Century JbsiaII8 tD
1l~1Oft-1d from the Mqiana of·helODt Per..
repaid the debt.
ldIit 'the pbaeo 01 Mind·Power whieh baa to do
of the force upon diotanl mindI
Ia perhaps the moat ltart1ing, otiIJ tbt
Ie ..lied "Peroonal Magnetlem" Ie one
"-'!II...t important and remarkable. Ito "er"f
IjIoIilii .......TeIIC8 often cauee. us to overlook it,
,iII'IM phaee which i. e1feclively used by those
'llirllleotar1d it, and the one spinat wbIch it b0-
lo guard ourselves.
UTe nolieed that 80me individuals _ 10
"winning way" about them, and ale able
otbn to tall into their way of tbjnki.J
do what they wieh done. The lIOooslled
II!PIlltiO" man is able to sway audiences or in-
by his mystic power, and one often failo
jDH how it was done when he recalls the
''''~8D, or reads them in cold type the morn-
The secret lies not alone in what is said,
bow it is aaid, but rather in how great a
Ii .Ipeional magnetism was emanated by the
~II'II"'" who have dealings with the pub-
direction of selling goods; securing 8Ilb-
aelling life-insurance, etc., etc., have ae-
~40sn" of the art of using personal magnet-
unconscious of the force they are
emplo7Utg. A:Dd IIWI7 Iarp empIoJua of
-bva achoola wherein !be _Ia ....
poyeholotlY of 811111'18tioa, poracmaI ~
IUId more or leu of poracmaI ~
1IJIdor aome other JI8DIe. And, more thaD thia,
penon who i. in oeme.t, wben IalIdug 10
penon lIIlIlIiteala more or I... pereonol
1IDcoDsciously, or C01lBOioualy.
While tbe .latomeot mey bring down _ m:r
beed tbe wroth of tho.e who believe that the ph...
llOIDen& of the uoJd·fashioned revival l t a:redueto
the .. worldugo of the Spirit," I do Dot bOlitate to
alIirm that .11 .todent. of psychology know that
greater part of the fervor is due to emotional uciw.
ment produced by personal magnetism, I!l8JlileatbW
along both the lines of meniative currents and . .
gastion. Anyone who has ever attended a negro ft.i"
vival or camp meeting has carried away with him. •
memory of the effects of R certain kind of penma.!
magnetism upon 8 certain type of emotional miude....
And DOt alone in the field of I' emotional religioa~'
does this force manifest itself 80 strongly-it "
just as plainly demonstrated in the case or "."",.. "
tional politics." Let any man sit down and .-17
consider the performances of the average man of U.
rank and file of either of the political partiea dar.
ing a campaign. See how men aTe swayed by
tional appeals to their prejudices and party apI~~ .
See how they allow themselves to be blinded b7
 ..a ......... wiihoot .. oIaIlII.III
alii the:r beeomo faDatieL
are okiJIfDD:r p1a:red IIpen II:r lilt.
........ aDd the CI11'I'8IIt of ....-l
aDd ...,.ti.... opnods over the booJ:r
§/IIIt:r alii IbeJr beeomo a mob _ e••ed of
idiu tim bave lakeD poooeellion of
are aplU II:r factiOJUl! dift'_.
love formerl:r had ita ohode.
srowa lieroer aad lIercer. unlil at
of the eIeetion i8 at hond, aDd the .......
a p&rO:<;rmn of emotional euitemeDL
reoull is announced. The next 0I&:r aver;r
ldI.... from • relap... and the counir;r begins
over wbat ha. bappened.
the ating of defeat ha. worn oft'. and the
vIetor;r baa melted awa:r. it i. found thet
iiPlltJ' ia moving along about 8S usual-Dot go..-
dogs because some man is defeated, Dor
.,..t leapl forward because 80me other man
elected Town Supervisor, or President, .1
~ he. The people play tbeir part. year
....'~tb8t i. the majority of them-being
emotional excitement father than by rea·
or intelligence. And the men wbo pull
mings grin to themselves 88 they think
fools these mortals be," and prepare
to pull the same strings again upon the
and to make their sheep-like folJow..
128 MIND-POWEB

en spin dance to the tune of "lly pari)'.

wroq, my party."
And in both revival aud political campeip
moving IIpirit is the 88me. Our old friend, ~~:~:
magnetism, operates through the foree of •
It feelings" conveyed from the minds of the I . . ..

the mind. of the many. aided and abetted in lttr.

subtle influence by its mate, mental
Gaining force under the force of the desire aDd
of each persoo who adds bis force to the original . .
pulse it swells in volume until, like the rolliDg ..e..... :
balls, it grows to mammoth proportioDs and 81I'08J".,
all before it. •
You bave often heud that U enthu8iaIJD ill
fectiOU8. " Did you ever wonder why' nave
ever wondered why YOQ enjoyed a theatrical POI...·,
(ormSBee more when the bouse was filled thaD "h...
only half its seating capacity WBS used , Dave
ever understood the cause of the wave of enthueia.,.
that has swept over tbe large audience, includi.JIC
yourself, nntiJ you felt all in 8 mental glow' Ba.,.
you ever realized that what is known 88 "the PIt..
chology of the crowd," by which term is meant tile
influence that can be gained over a crowd, whel'Me
the separate individuals composing the crowd 00
not be so affected, is due to personal magnetism . . .
mental suggestion which is started into operata.
and then spread from mind to mind by the added
and will manifested in mental states and
physical actioDs'
 , ::.::!:
11\
faot 10 be nmembend wJai)e
audi...... and crowdo. I aUuda

-:t':::=
III
~r is atl'eotod b,. the _

of lIle audi...... which flow. baot

him iDcreaoed power 10 ..00 apia

_at OWII ideaa, awalreuiDg freob emoli......

iD them. It is action and reattion aI-

01 tha pMteot importonee thet ODe under-

tile eaUl88 of these umental epidemics," for
aue is once undentood ODe ia far leu
10 be earried awa,. by emoliODal excitement
in this way. Many lober, sensible people
.. .,,_ napt off their feet by these wavea of
1IIoIgII8tism, aDd have dODe and oaid thiDga
""'.... olllenriaa have boon impossible for lIlom.

't=:
I
aUowed th. penolUll magoeliam to reach
through the emotive-pole, aroUBing idea.
that otherwise would have beeD imJlMo'

or beard, of respectable citizena, in-

I8e1l,
members of the so-called learned prof. .
1aw,.0I,., doctors, teache1'8, preaeberB, joiniDs
al10wmg themselves to be carried away
~=:-~ magnetism and suggestion of the
~ members thereof, aDd participatiDg
afterwards seemed like horrible night-
The emotional nature is always very
nrface, in the majority of men, and it
. ...er guarded from ont.ide arousing in·
I I - . The motive-pole of. the -"'-_i·;~
power•• should over be OD guard to nolIt
oaoiOD of the emotive poIe-deoir&-fo....
should the will ever be OD guard to .....,~!bI,"tII
penonal mognetiom of others who in )IOl'ICIDIIl
terviewB BOOk to bend the mind, of their - . . . .
their id.... ODd by thus aroUAiDg deeire moaId _ ...
80 . . to work their willa upon them.
In all of th ... ca... of penonal _etiam,
meDtal .uggestion wh.ther along tho 1iBe. of
aonol in1In.nclng. appeal.. artful _Iion, ........1
well as in the cases of U mental epidemic." the
feet is produced by the mentator, or sua-tor,
taiDiDg the voluntary attention of the other
oth.... and th •• holding hi. will .ngaged, .....
emotive pole of mind thus unguarded, while he~:::~
in bis mentative currents. or suggeatiOll8 (.
both) into the emotive pole of bis hearel'L
thus induces in them the desires, emotiOIlll and ....
iugs which act 8S motive forces, causing them to . .
according to his wishes and will.
The penon 8 ffected is rendered unable to ......
correctly, or intelligently, Cor his will ia (Ion ......
tion, U and his reason is swayed by his deairee, .....
tions and feelings thus induced, the DeeMary ......
port of the will beiog lacking. The win of the _
Bending the mentative currents, or meatal . . . . .
lions, is in control, instead of the will of the II. . . .
and persons influenced. In the eases of widwta-
f(mental contagion" the influeuee 8p~
 tlaat what I ha... said 810UI tbeae 1m..
to the .tudeut in the direction of cauaiq
a rellietanee to theae C1U'rents BDd

til.,. :u eaeea aueh as I have motioned. The

in Ida own baudo-aimply Ihe interpoai.-
1.llI:tIaa will, in the maDDer of which I ohalJ apeat
,!;:~ Surround yourse1f .ith an armor
~ which win act a8 a shield against iJl..
of thia BOrt, aDd which will heal them _
tIMir aeude... If people but uuderalood !hi.
would cause these selfisb mentative cur-
reftected back upou the aeuder uutil ha
. .opt away in the whirlwind of bis own raising.
_pparout to all studeuta of humau uature
itt...... is a woudorlul differeuee in Ihe degraeo
is caned "persooal force" observable in
persons with whom we come in contaet.
.are very ~'forceful , II and others are quite
,.......... and otbers form varying degrees be-
~::',:hrO extremes. This difference in "per-
il depeudo upou the degree of dynamio
'or negativity" in the " magnetism" of

is able to manifest 8 strong degree of

along the lines of motive polarity, or
becomes dynamically "positive!' I 'Q88
"pooi,ti.'e" in thi s connection in the sense
"'r'. definition: ,j having the power to di·
net aetiOD or inft ...... " p..j. . . . .
tJaroacb ....-yiDg aDd lellriug cJecnel of
_oid
lt7." .... reaeh the """" of the IIWl who io
of IhiI power of lIWIifootiDs
aDd Ida ooaditioD we ..II that of d)'IIIIIDie
tty." By "negative," as I tale it here, I
'Inon-positive;1aeking the power of direct ......
influence."
Now, every pel'lOD bu Ida 0"" degree of ~
mie U posithity. n Eacb ODe is dyn'micwDy . ..a:..,
tive to some others, aDd dynamically _tift
"then still-uu1e"8 indeed ODe baa reaehea
limit of positivity or negativity, which limit
be definitely!hed. Two pe!'1!OllB meet ....
At once there ensues a silent, quiet struate beta •
their dynamic mentation, dependiDg for ita ; . - .
sity upon the importance of the meeting. StiII..,
8ny and all events, the struggle eosue&, una1Iy ......
consciously. It may be over in a moment, at it ~
last a long time, but from that struggle, ~ . ,
later, one or the other must emerge a victor, TEll,
as is rarely the case, they are of equal degreee fill
positivity. And tbere is no mistake about the raA1I
-each one recognizes himself as the victor, 01' . .
defeated, and adjosts himself to his relative poIi-
tiOD.

positivity is fixed permanently in either

For the contrary is the case. One of the
:::f'
I do not mean by tbi, that the degree of d1JIUII\&

who is really stronger, usually, may be .......

 e1IOh a _ . Ibe
" ':IlIe,'fielior al the _ _tw. 01'
eneqioiI in a 1Il0JD8ll11a1er ODd
J1JA7 have .. otroag will, ia 1IIOIl1l8ll1~'
~....... yet in 1Il0lll..1e of puoi'l'ity he
IIl1Iob. ADd, ...IiD mora imporla~
:{<OJ.. IIUI7 10 iDcrea1!8 hie will.power
dominate tboae who f ......
ud eVOll over-awed him. ~
of Ihia kind in our own '*'"
axhemo clyuamio poailive pole are to lie
~:':;~ 'w:<md~erfuIl,. fo ....ful men who aeem to
iii whom the,. oome in oontael. Th_
fallrIr paral,... Ibe willa of 1b0l0 aro1lllCl
emotive alale. almoa! at will.
deep. earneat, menlative ..Wort, Ibe,. ......
"p11lDg8" their will into the mind of the
and set themselves up as the domiMDl
ta1ring Ibe olbero' will. captive ud
ohedientlo Ibe ma.ler will of the poai.
Such men are of oourBe rare, and "'_
axial Ibe,. make a atrong mark on tbe his-
e.drliDl,... local or general. I do not like to
t,oplllecm Bonaparte 88 an example, tor he hu
illustrate almost everything. Bot still,
laluitivel,. Hiea 10 him in thinking of the
wi1L Napoleon had a marvelous will-an
.!moat 811perb1llD8D will It WIll maaifeoIed
OD!7 On the world al large, bul alao upett IIIGII8
.108881 10 bim in the way of peraonal contact. 'l'Ida
man worked bis will on tbOlO around bim, and foreed
hi. desires upon them, also. He dominated every-
thing and everybody, and bis oontemporariee, ev8Il
his enemies, testify to this marvelous peracma1
power. He is 8 very good example of this 81tH..
positive type.
Passing down the scale, we see men of stroD8' per-
f;()Jlal force in all walks of life. These men formerly
played the part of warriors or rulers of kingdoma.
but the increasing importance of commercial lite ia
the world '8 affair. ba. developed and brought forth
a Dew type of these positive men, who now show
themselves as "captains of industry," prommat
figurea in I frenzied finance," makers and rulers of
j

the great i4trusts" of this conntry, and otbers. A

littJe lower in the scale of personal force we ftDd
men of marked power, but 8tiJI 8 little le88 atroDg
than those above them . . And so we pa88 dOWD,
through the varying degrees of the scale, meeting
the average man and woman, and then on to the
"weak1ings" of the race. At the extreme nept!",
end of the scale we find those impressionable c;rea..
tures, known to students of experimental psy_
chology as "somnambules," or "impressionable!!."
who have merely to be told to do a thing, in an au.-
thoritative manner, in order to have them attempt
to do it, 'Of at least to feel impelled to do so.
 "'::::,~:: people1lpoll n- tile pha_ _ ~
!!J lIlental auggeation may be proctacad while
.... wide awake. They will teal the "b1U'll"
hands. caused by your &g.!r. if you but
!!!loot it to them in the right way. Tbay will be
io draw apart their hauds....hieb bave bee
. .led together by your strong suggestion. They

"'Ii.,..
be drawn backward, or forward, by your .....
There are many people of this kind, .......
impressionable than others, but all quite 1m-
.....tODl.bl,•• who will be driven this way or that way
th088 who understand the subject. Fortunately.
fact is Dot generally recognized, or else we
!JOhlndd heaf of still more cases of "strange influe
......... etc., in the newspapers, But the subject is
, .......q m"r.widely discussed and known DOW, and
is only a question of time when the law will be
OODIpeUed to take cognizance of it.
Fortunately, however, the extreme negative con-
ottition may be overcome by one, by developi::t.g hi.
will and learning the principles underlying the BUb-
ject. Knowledge of the nature of the subject robs
the force of moeh of its effect, the latter depending
. .1, upon the passive ignoranee of tbe subject
Gife him tbe proper instruction, and be will be able
to Interpose a resistance. Every maD has hie pres-
p1aee on the scale, but he may improve hie po-.

PerIOna] magnetism bears a close resemblance to

1rili("h in olr1en times was frequently called
ulhbtat F. . . .tioa. It .( J'a!nlnwdoa"
lilt of fa_ling, or atate of beiD« fu_~
'!'be word "falCinate" apriDp from the LatiD.. ~:~~
"Ptl8citttJrs," meenins "to enchant; bewi.tela; fI
by- eyes or toDgue; captivate, attract," ...
deftDilion of the EDgIi.h word, .. fa&ciDa~" II
fonow.: "To act upon by 80me powerful 01'
ruiatiblo iDlIuence; to inftuence by an irrMiatI"bW
eharm; to allure, or excite, irreai.tibly or PG'''',~
erfully; to charm, captivate, or attraet
ertully; to influence the imagination, re&8OIl or
of another, in an uncontrollable manner; to ODe_at.
l"Ilptivate or anure, powerfully or irresistibly."
Tho above definition i. condenaed from a namber
ot the best dictionaries, and gives the eBBeDC8 of t1Ii
Idea embodied in tbe word. In this work I _ 0.
term U PersoDal Magnetism" in the sense of: 2'N
action 01 Mi"d·Power in the directiotJ of POtD~
ittRuencing the imagination, desire, Or 10ill of ....
o'Jaer. This is my own broad definition which i,a.
eludes all the varied phenomena.
 of dynamic mllltatiOll l'1IlI8 01.,.
of tile h1lllWl race, for il haa oIW1111 ....... ".
IDIA In IIOIDO form. CoJlliD& 10 priuaitn.
with othar iDharitanceo from BtiIlI<r1M
1UIOd from the~. Ita earlieot
,.,. .,' __ ~ to it. employment by th.lo_
IIII!~ '._" hal been mentioned in a ~. .
!rha positive minds of the race in8u8llOOll
~=::~the more negative one.. Withoul1lll-
til the
Ia.... pol iti.e harhoriano ~
poue.oed a .!roDger pow.. of m.
,,_1111111 .tat.. among their negati.e com_
...... thu. enabled to work their will u_
)("m.. of \!Ie leade.. of barbarian ....... owe

1
~~?~~~O:finduction.
prominen.. and leadership to
the rise of leaders there W&8 JJlUl..
.jlu rise in power and inftuence of the
races have had their priests, and have
priest is a man whose oflice is that of a
~~=:~::men and their divinities-one who
~ the supernatural entities in their
meIl-a religious, or spiritual u mid,.
ISO
dle-mau," as it were (1 .... .'his expresaiOD in ..
oorlo......... 1Uld with no desire to s~ liptly of tile
prieotIy bftiees, which bave played an importaDt part
in the history of th. raee). Tho priests, not boiDs
oecupied with warf8J'e, Or agrieulture, and by rea...
IOD of th.ir support being contributed by th. peopJe,
lound plenty of time to "thlnk," B somewhat are
privilege in the early daYB (and even in th... timoe,
lor that matter). And, 80, there gradually aJ'OI8.
among all peoples, a priestly caste that poBse.lad
tho bulk of intelligence of th. race. Th ... priasts
BOOD began to recognize the importance of Kind-
Power, and they .tudied its underlying principles
aod laws of operation. ThiS of course gave them an
additional bold on the people. and a power over
them. There seems to be DO doubt but that even iD.
the early days oC the race, the priestly caste held a
very wide knowledge of the laws and practice of
dynamic mentation.
In the beart of Africa today, we find the Voodoo
men, or conjurers, or medicine men, well versed in.
the application of Mind-Power. It was also known
among tbe early American Indians, although their
degenerated descendants seem to have lost the
knowledge, except in a few instances. The power at
the priesthood among primitive races, is based al..
most entirely upon some fonn of dynamic mentation.
And, 8S we see the race ascending in the scale, 10 de
we see the priests displaying a broader and tun.
......l.dge of the subject in question. The hiotoq
 -=:~ of
it!
I'8MO .....". that a tidI
Mind-Po....r has boea
lbr thouunda of yean. Ia tha
Egyptians, the tra_ of "hich ap,.
1'IIiDed tempi.. 1II1II other buildiDp, . . . . .
1IIIIIerotood the art perfeetly. In anoieat
4Dd Cbaldeo, the art aroeo to great bai,,1&.
....""" all of the adnlleed ancient ..... ."
....... ,11Dd OIl ImportBDt plaoo given to tha anbjd
....
of the tempI••, of the
~:::~the Ancient !.Iyetorie.. 1II1II tha varloaa
• early race...... _
IDabmeea of the DBe of thi. power. BaeII:."
1Ot~::'Ud ceremonies were always the underlying
II 1II1II application. In the early DBO of tha
employment we. largely along the lin.. of
But mil we read in tbe page. of early hia-
eJtjI. <Jf IDBllY instances of mental fascination, plIl'e
"'!:~:~ Tbat wbicb wa. afterward ..lied Mee-
i! hypnotism, etc., was well known to the &D-
ud, in tact, SODle of the recorded reBults
down to UB from the past, have never been
by modem experimenters. Some of the
_Ilftl'emodem Hinda magicians, or fakirs, have
equalled by We.tem bypnoti.t••
....t history is full of instances of the oper-
1If dynamic mentation among the people of the
It is related that Julius Caeear, while
young man, fen in with piratea near the
~~iho<le., who captured bis ship, Bnd took bUn
~l:::~TheJ
"l
held him for _01 w:~
1'ODIODI m....y boiDg raiIOII ,
Plolaroh writes that "hIIe they......, o...... ..
~
.... the oeplive of the pirates, h. aaeertect Ida
'"':v """" then to lOch aD exteot that be •• 0me4 ..
ram- rather IIwl a prieooer. Wh... he wiIbed ..
root or e1eep, he forbad. then to IIIIke ""1 ......
and they obeyed him withoot qoeelioll. II. alJueot'
then and ordered them around like eervaute, ...a
they did not eeem able to cli80bey him. lie did _
heeilate to threateo them with death when he ~
pined biB liberty, and they did not relent it-and he
afterward mode good biB threate.
It io related of Alcibiade., the Athenian, thai he
once made a bet with Bome of the young Atlumian
noble.. that he would publicly box the ear. of IDp-
ponikOB, a venerable and greatly respected citbeD.
Not only did he bet that he would do this thing, bui
he aloo claimed that he would afterward compel the
old man to give him bis favorite daughter in maJI.o
riage. The day following, when Hipponiko8 came
out, Alcibiades walked up to him and gave him •
resounding box on the ears. The old maD seemed
dazed aud bewildered aod retired to hi. home. A
great public outcry arose, and the young IILIIL
seemed likely to fan a victim to the indignation of
the citizens. But the next day Alcibiadea went to
the home of Hipponiko8 and, after making a ~
tenee of baring his back for punishment, be DID-
 III tile old _ • fNlIDc of
mIrtb, ad ohIaiaad IdI pud.oa
IaUer iDereulDc daIJ)' .tbenOtIIIr
be ..... 10 deYOlod Ie the 1 _ " ' "

Ia:'~.... .... ....

bim tile hand of IdI da........ ill __ f .
plecl. .by 0Il0 who Ia
llfith tile recorded oharaeler of the .A.the.
1Ii~1IiII"'" "hat a woDderfal oceu........ 6Ia
Id~t 1I'Iu. IItriIdDg uhlbition of d)'Damia __
" ·t!iltho1ll1 a qae.IiOlL .
snat generals of history have poIllI•••
~~=:!rl,~Caeaor, Aluander tile G_I, N.....
!iii the Greet, ad tile modem JII1OIie.
Geu. Gordon, all manapcl their -.. III •
,..II1II.. IUId wODderful malllUll', 10 thet their
wanblped them .. almo.t gods, IUId -*
death willingly and joyfully. The oiDgl.
of when be retumed from Elba,
the Bourbon army drawn up to
him, should asli.ty any on. of th. poaseaeioa
,...teot dynamic pow.r by thi. wonderful
remember that tb. troops ....re drawn up

IiiT:-:~:::~:~~~to their muskets leveled at hi,

the command "Aim 1 N. Jt

who ..... on foot, marched d.liberately to.

troops, witb measured tread, guiIlg dj...
their eyes. Then the officers sbouted.
A lingle shot would have killed Napoleo...
have brought to the man who fired it •
, ~om the Bourbon King. Bul 1101 ......_
140 IIIND-POWEB
ob"1led lAo order, .0 completely ..ere Ihay muller,'
.pell of Napoleon'. fascination. Instead of
they threw down their guns aDd ran joyfully to;:~
the Corsican, shouting. "Vivel'Empereurl" I

oflioers Oed, and Napoieon, placing himself at taw

bead of the troops, marched on to Paris. 0Ih4Ji0
troop. Bocked to hi••tandard at each point "1,,,..
he confronted them, although they had been aBnt oS
to captnre or kill him. By tbe time th. gatoa of
Paris were reached, he was at the head or an U.
mense army. The fascination manifested by thi.
ID8D was ODe of the most marked instances of its poe.
Bession of which we have aoy record. And it aeema
to endure to this day - almost a century alter hie
rieatb. The very mention of his Dame makes one'.
blood tingle.
All great leaders of meD, statesmen, orators and
poHtieians have the power of dynamic mentation de.
veJoped to 8 cODsiderable degree. If you have ever
come in contact with a mao of this 8ort, you will
always remember the impression he made upon you.
Every man who knew James G. Blaine will remem..
ber his "personal magnetism," of which 80 moeh
was said during his lifetime. Anyone who beard
the famous speech of Wm. J . BryaD, at the Chicago
Convention, in which he made use of the famoua ex..
pression: <I Thou shalt n-ot press -tlpon the brow 01
Labor the crown of thorns; thou sllalt not crtM:iftl
Mankind upon a Cross of Gold," needs no turtber
proof of the reality of dynamic mentation.
 _ oImoot OIIknOWD to tha majori~ III
~:::~and DO tI10uPt of Dominating hIai
ii- by them. But hi. "_tiam u
that it swept the OODVODtioa Ilke &
~,. tiidal.",.ve, carrying aU botore it, aDd Bry...
oInied aroaDd the haD 011 the .houlders of tha
-t=:~"'=h~O afterward made him thair DomiJlee
II And although defeated twice, this
RUJ posaeaee. a wonderful fascination over
~~:;'ol thoutands at people in this country,
• raUya!OlUld hi. staadard at any time that
...1IId 10uad the call Heary Ward Beeeher,
_ t meetiDg in England, manifested the
The whole meeting waB against him.
....aed hia words by hoots, yells, aDd other
But Beecher looked them straight in the eye,
lJftldaally cowed them into .ubjection, aDd then
"!""_IO them for two• hours, and fairly carried the
by .tonn. He was but one maD racing
p lllltlia of other men hostile to him, and deter-
prevenl him from speaking. Bulthe eiDgle
n lOD-try bis dynamic will. It was not alone
these cases-it was the Mind-Power
the words.
IhrgilI relale. the following remarkable inci-
life of Hugo, Bisbop of Lincoln, which
IIofJr iIllu.llTalion of one phase of dynamic men-

DO exhibition of heroism. was ever more

than when Hugo, Bisbop of Lincoln,
JielOard C<or de Liou, in th<I \!h"...... 1>\
BooIie d' ADdeIi. In parnit 01 ...... Ia .....
,Biobord demanded more ouppUee from Ida
aad the bishop refused to .1lPPIy &OJ' JUD;tIIt,.. .
01 Lincoln waa bo1l1ld to military ..nice,
mittod, but only within the four . . . 01 Brltlti
Richard "0. not a man to be lightly ...........
Hugo "0. summoned to Normandy. So OIIIreali4'
,.as the kiug with the spiritual peer that ,.1Iea
preeenled himaelf in Normandy to ......er the ...,. ,'"
ogeinat bim, two friendly harona met him to
upon him tbe neces.ity for BOuding a eoneiJialor7
message to the king before entering hiB PHltIIIIC
Tbe bishop declined the advice. The king ..... ~
ling .t mass wben tbe prelate walked up to him ...a.
despite the monarch's frown, said, "Kiss me, rill
lord king." The king turned away his face.
shook him Bnd repeated his request. "Thou haJ4.
not deserved. it," growled the king fiercely. uJ
bave," returned the prelate, and shook him all the
harder. The king yielded, the kiss was giV8D; aaiJ
the bishop passed calmly on to take part in the aarr-
ice. Mere indifference to death could never haw
produced such 8 result. There was something mGI'L
As well 8S utterly fearless, Bishop Hugo pos. . ."
a Will-power of most unusual charaeier, of which ....
eral instances are on record. Not only did be , .
the king and justify his refusal to supply mea hi
the council chamber afterwards; but he 'Went
ther, and rebuked him lor infidelity to hi. qQeeIJ~:..
Tbe Lion was tamed for the moment. The
 ......udI, ·u aIlllWlopo ...... IiIot
1181 " pr;.. IUIIODIII.I ccraId Ilft
Bach II tilt 01017 U WI4 '"
Bielaard wu til. Jut IIWl to permit •
be taba wltIl him, u hie whole hioIory

...... 81Idl ..........bla IIIutraIioa of

wm._ .... do, IIlaI another llorT
~:~:"; KiDg H.....,. PIaDIogeneI W
Ii, Blabop of Lincoln; yo! ohortly alter-
preferriDc a request for a prabondal .taIl
_rtieo:. 1rie raqu..1 wu rafuaed. HUIIO had
blaved 1rie .....tIl once, and the king, de-
epUrode of Thomas a Becket, was aavagely
JIAmry wu wltIl hi> suite in Wood.tock Park,
IIItd...... OIl the ground pretending to be meod·
ill! ,1'Im... who til. bishop approaehed him. The
JIG DOtice of bis spiritual peer. After a
~)II'"'' BUBO, pushing aside an earl, sat dOWD
"!!:~~oId•. Watehing th. royal proceedinga
~ 'Your ffighneB8 reminds me of your
at FalaiBe.' Falaise was famouB for itl
~ .rorlk. and it wa. at Falai.. that Duke Bobert
6;rIiottia the tanner's daughter. the mother of
the Conqueror. This reference to his an·
too mneh for the Iring, who wa. utterly
III the discu8sion which followed."
~::;dOUbt the existence of the subtle force
.. in the instances just related' There
1-P000>rbehind the w('Irds, actioDs and cour-
....-.ritIJ'out it he would have faUool
 CHAPTER XI
DYNA.)(IO INDIVlDUALl'I'Y.

For the purpose of illustrating the perBODal qual-

ities of the dynamically posithoe man, along the.IiarM
of Personal InBuence, I shall proceed to d......u.
these qualities as existing in a person whom 1
caU the Dynamic Individual. Let us consider tbJf.
man 88 an actually existent individual, in our treat.
ment of him. You must endeavor to imagine him
in tbis W8)\ that you may understand his qualiti....
He is a very positive man, magnetically-one of th8
examples of a strong, forceful man of affairs, who
h~, constantly meeting people, and baving relatioM
with them. How does such a man act, talk, look,
move aod conduct hinlself. Let us see f
In the first place, let us consider his appearaDCt
ne may be tall or shon; dark or fair; stout or
.. lender-these things do not count. But, Dotiee thiat
that no matter which of the characteristics just 111__
tioned he may possess or lack, he has a certain uair
about him" that aU may recognize. once they have
seen it in anyone. Let us notice this "air" care-
fuJly, for it may give us a clue.
The principal feature about tbis "air" of the
namic Individual is its suggestion of sellf."onLlkiIooJIioe ,
If'
 ~.... Oar mau ieeJDI to hav•• eerlahltf
power IUId fo.....bout him. Not the
aeIf.lmporbmt air manif..ted by t1ie

It~~:::::fo~~~:~buta
of streDgth IUIdcalm, oontaiDed,
..If.oo..sd-.
_ . to feel that thoro i ... sometbiDg ia
tII8t sI....him a strength aDd fIrmn... .....
\he majority of people. Eve.,. _h mall
iDDer consciousness, and I shall tell 10U

1 aaid ia the lIrat chapter, there enata ia Na.

UDiveraol Dynamic MODtal Principle. lD tru.
1pIo> eaoll iadiviclual is a CeDter of Power. 'fbit
Principle in its outward maDifestatiouR of
of its energy, at least, resembles a UJli...
wm. That is, while its inner nature camlO&
yet in the outer aspect of one of its tlOl81
....._ •• relembles a. universal will in operr.tiOJl,
....~:,.!And, so, we are justified in tbinkhg of
11 Will-Power.
1OOl'8 positive a man becomes, in dYi amia
the closer does be become in contact with
ihdveraal Will. ADd the closer he is te this
WiD, tbe more positive does he bet ome.
of action and re-action. "To him that
be given" applies in tbis ease, The qual-
,..,odcpositivity draws ODe to the Unh erBa1
the nearness to this will renders one more
positive.
ill this to be DOted in conneetioll with
wa truth. When. IUD feels 1De '_ ....
lllat _eo from. meDtai relation with au. 11'0
WIll, and .11.,... the energy to 4 ....
to lII&IIifeat in his BOla, he has a
power buIr of him which i.
mi.,. . _
faillDjJ. But if, in hi. conoeit ariaiDg
eooafuJ .ction, he begiua to think that the
due to Bome "personal strength, I t theD he
'~CODceited" and I'the pride of :~~~::~
upon him. This is where he mabe hia
this pe...ouaJ vi.... of the matter he
from the Univeraol Will and limite his f""",
portion which i. looked up within his own mbl4jl
duced there by the will of the universe. Such
separan,s himself from the BOnree of po'....r • ..aid
up a barrier between himself and the
ply. This is in accordance with the inner
the great schools of occultism, and which
agree perfectly with the latest theories of
Science. There is a great ocean of Universal
which we are but centers of activity, and it we
bot open onrselves to the power and will "",.tal"!
therein, we will have an unfailing store of
upon which to draw.
, Let us pause for a moment RDd see what
are combined in this active mentative center.
the first place we see that the dnal aspect of
Mind-Power manifests itself always. That
we have caUed the Desire-Force, and that which
I'ave caned the Wil1-Power, appear as the two
 1'011 Dow Ihle well, for JOlt !law;,
!a' 'pil89lo.. oIIaptera wheniD Ihle poiat
ad Wuatraled. Bul bora M ... _
lllatler IIIat I did DOl briDg oat iD tbGM
to the rOlmblaDce of tho two
i. •., Dooire-Force ad W"1ll-
pheDOmeDa ofm0p'1iam ad
-'"'e!)'.
lib mogaetiam, maaif_ iD a
..,.um,. attraetiDjr power; while Will-
~:.:;';:~, manifests in a puhiq, CIJID-.
.. power. Desire-Force, like mapet.
thiDp inwanl and to itself; while
lib e1eotricity, tends to drive thinga
.way from itself. This dual maaif_
ia ..... an through Nato.. in all of
and conditi01l8. There is ever
in to a center-and there is ever the
_ani from the ceJltor. And thia law
ilI"l.UJIOIl the mental plane as wen as upon the
p\aDe.
~~;: much of people being "magnetic,"
~ the power to attract persoDS to them
it merely ODe pbase of the operatioD of
We do not bear so much about
"electric," and yet the term is just a,
applicable as the term II magnetic. U
people are the people in whom Will-
pI","ly developed and manifesl The..
after" others and make them do thinga.
148 :MJND.POWBB
They are the active, energetic, foreofal ...it1\
women who get hehiDd thiDgs BDd puah u.-
All greet leaders possess this phaae of ."...,
marked degree. The mere mention of the
to you will cause you 10 thiDk of iDa_a of
pIe who possess mentative "electricity."
are men who are able to make the crowd a .......
them do their bidding-they are able 10 work
will upon the mass of people. TheBe men are
to possess a strange power, but very few ""del,...
it. It is entirely different from the faacinatiJa&
luring, charming, attractive personality of the "..,...
netic" mao, for it forces, and compels by sheer .y.~,
of character and will, instead of drawing and
tracting. You win see why I have spoken of
two phases as masculine and feminine res,pe<!Ii"elJ';
when you consider their different manner of ....II!-;
festation.
But, while both of these forms of power, the ""..."'
netic" and the Ojjlectric," have their strong
and advantages, I bold that the highly
dividual must have both of these phases
highly. In short, instead of being merely VUJ'
"magnetic," on the one hand, or very U electrio, ,,.
on the other band, the ideal man must be "el,oetro:~ ',
magnetic. " In other words, he must have
sides of his mentative energy highly developed
in full operation. In this way he is able to JlUlJIiJr.tI
a combined i.nfluence which will make him •
 "viae III who willi to become dyDomjc
10 aaHivate the mental image of the UBi-
.JrI1l-·thillk of U ... great ..,..,. of Will-
iI..111W1h;you live, and move, and bave your
;youreeIf in touch with it. Think aboul
..... to it, coualanlly, and you will lind thai
will sradullly open oul to admit of tha
jpclfilillpower_ ADd when you learn to know the
of power, then you will no longer deceive
and attempt to mut oll the ftow of the UBi-
FIIml by erectiDg petty personal barrie.. of

~=:7eonsciOD8De88 of the dynamic individ-

~ if be understands its true Damre, will
man'. personal manner and appearance
to JIUUlifest in bim that calm, serene, PO"
""~ir" of power, will and strength, that the
of men always possess. And that
Jtaelf a mighty suggestion to others, for
baa learned to associate it with power and
" ,IIC •• the feeling manifests itself in action,
oatward action tend to induce the inward
ave told you. If yon will endeavor to
reproduce the outward carriage, maD-
demeanor of this dynamic individual,
taken a step toward inducing a oorrea-
_,1&1 Slale in yourself. But do not re-
with this-go right to the fountain-
heod ud ..-iva 10IIr power dIftot fl'IIItoi
.,anaI WIll.
But then ia aometbiug alae abeut die
iDdividual which is diftOl'Ollt _
Tho will is a cold, keen, pow.rful foruo,
eoIor-it is liko a groat natural foroo dto"'hl~;
iug or emotion, alth01l8h aetiug in roapaua
What other groat force is manifesting Itnaillii
oar dytl&lDic individual! Doa'"ire-::F~O~"':!~~~~~
the othor groat force within h
matter how strong a will a man ma,. have,
though he geta in tho .Ioaest touch with 1/111 ,OJ
versal Will, he will accomplish nothing 'DIll.
possessed of a developed desire. One must ",. .1&
to do things, before he wills to do them. Lot IUJ
what this Desire-Force ia.
The Universal Mind-Power seems to be •
something, containing within it all the fo...
energy there is in existence. It does not 888IIl
have the attributes of personality about it, lID.
when it becomes manifested in personal mi'"
centers of power. When a personal center, or
sonal mind, is established in the Univenal,
there seems to spring into manifestation.
desire, which CODstantly urges toward 0
e;==
expression.
This Desire-Force is seen all through N.,tuJ~
all of her forms, and is inherent in all that ".
Life Energy-that is, the energy which P;::;
building up of form and shape. This D
 ipIIiihad IQ pIaDt to ......'....tlllr .
... tile hfaber term. to etoln fiGD
III ilia . _ of tile great CNati.w
JIWIifeot in Natare. It is . . -
prlDeIpIe, IJICI ia - t i r cIairiDI
fibdna' forth," "create. u It atira
IJICI_ ia ..tided anIeR it III
meutal or phyBicaL
:.;a.. are per80DII who ...... to ~ but
o.f thia Deoin-Foree, ""cop! on the phyI-
Their IIl8Iltal plane mBDit••te very lit-
toree, and eoneequently they accompliah
~~~lIh:iDB of the world'. work, BUd m.relr
the doli.... of oth.r.. But th.re are
haft thi. fo.... manifOlted moat .tronslr
They are )lOIIIOIBOd of a oraving, 10111-
~~~o:: that impel. them to .. do thiuga."
.. them with ardent desires, along meu~
of creation, which are ever crying out
!i"'lOtiop. The Btrong men and women of
haft thia IJeaire.Force highly dev.loped,
., ldfOlrt toward expression is what caUleS
to accomplish things. Now do not mia-
This desire is Dot always in the direction
dUngs," but rather in the direction of
It is trae that when one's desires
line of aceumnlation, the force wiJI be
_.oI!rectioD; but it may be les8 along theee
that case the accumulation will be a
IISII
Our dynamic iudividual baa a great a..I
lire-Force within him. He" wants" to do
things, and he wants to do them very mua
wishe. to .eeompIiah certain eDd., aDd tho
becomes an ardent, glowing force that stirs
desires 'iII those around him, and at the same
incites his own will into aetion. Hia De.ir...I~!!!
combines with his will, and wonderful thiJJp
accomplished.

e::::;
When you come into contact with a man of
tense desire, you can fairly feel the force
from him. Our dynamic individual haa 14
concentrate bis Desire-Foree. When be wanta
particular thing, he forgets about the minor
and focuses his desire upon the particular
~raved by him, and thus draws it toward him
intense energy. The will drives, forces, impela
compels, with a Hpush"-the Desire-Force
induces, pulls toward one, with an ir,,,.ii.llili
II pull." Whe-o our dynamio indiviliual meets
and wants you to do something, you caD feel
of his Desire-Force, drawing, coaxing, inducing,
luring, and attracting you toward him aDd
objects.
One who wishes to Udo things" should keep
Oame of his desire burning bright. He sbould
tinual1y pour upon it the oil of suggestion, and
imI,..
before it the lantern-slides of the mental
thing desired. If you will study the
desire, you will see that be draws 8VI""~
 lbat he WlDta. He bee • "pull" 1I]IOD
_""" uothiDg IIDdoue in the direction 01
ia h1Jll8l'Y and thinty with desire, and
~1II1.ra.rti<:lu wherever it may be found, hie
oharpened by the intensity of the desire.
;.~l'" peopJe to him by the very .tnmgth
~:~:.~;": Yon wiU find that peopl. wiD
ill fall in with the suggestions and Drg-
(.aiL tl18 etrong desire man. People, 8a a rule,
'l\iJ,.wu" rather than "pushed" or forced into
The aeductive, drawing, charming, fas-
force of men ill that of Desire-Force, Dot
Yes, again I eay to yon that be
nceeed. muat. of necessity, keep hie fire
harning bright and fierce, else it will not
ioto action his own will, nor stir the desire

much about Will·Power, and its pOSieS-

the majority of meu fail beesu.. they do
thiDgB bard enough. They must want
• ·"H•• WOfst way,' I and then they will bend
toward getting them. This is true in
of both good and evil desire8- the law ir
both cases, 8Dd operates along the same
acquainted with the disastrous conse-
t' ~tteIuIaJ.t DPOD the possession of evil de-
have seen many instances of the harm
1111'1011 others hy r •• sou thereof. But di~
to think that the same degree and in-
....ire,turned in the right direction, wonta
aeoomplish WODdan of goocl worbt If
put into your pl8D8 of proper ."'"-t
ration the same degree of energy that tha
pute into hia achomeB of ...lftah
will be able to move mountaina of
ThiB Deaire-Foree in the dyDamio
that which caUOOI UB to feel that .. be
thing, and is going to have it" You bow

ADd they drew their own to them by the

of thiB elementary force of Nature. Tbey
l1li_
ing, if you have eome into eontact with It:roDi'

that by mentally drawing to themaelv•• a

of the UniverBBI Energy they are enabled to
form it into Desire-Force, as well &8 Will-l~"''''
the emotive pole is charged, 8S well as the
pole. Both draw from the same BOuree, aDd.
have 8 CODstant source of supply. And both
manifest a wonderful degree of this tr."",fOJ~
energy, in the shape of Will-Power and
Force. In our dynamic individual, both 001100 ·.
fully charged, and in active operation.
Now I have said enough about the theory
dynamic individual. I shall ask you to read.
what I have said above several times-in laeti
read it until you thoroughly understand iL
then I shaH take you on to the practical WOIk
-;!:xercises calculated to develop in you the
of that individual. Taking it for granted
have carefully considered what I have just
 h imler to ruIbo the ....nt.r of tile
.,... ate a 0IIItn of Mlnd-Power,
...... into • realisation V the ala&-
a!Hlnlot·00eaR of Mlnd-Power itlelf. Do
tI\la 1iPtI1. f ... it Is moet imporlaDt.
iiil',,",,"'" to ....te • menial pioture of the
• Greal Oeean of LiviDg Mind·Power,
.11ith life and f _ and po....r. End.avor
menial picture 80 olaor that 1011 ...
~.... '1...... mind'. eye," and until it beaomea
'100. Piotur. yonnelf .. """'" ;" t ..
_ ..... aarroUDded on an aides with a vibrat-
B88 ot energy, or power. See that
up In that ........ and that the ooaan
Shut out from your menial
things or oonditioll8. 1""'IIiM
etIotN i" 'he great Ocean 0/ Power. You
~Ilee frequently upon this menial piolure
are abJe -to visualize it distinctly. This
'. .lUI that you bav. to actually Be. it, juat
this
'e.' page; but tbat you sbould ba
it You will bagin to under·
I mean after you have practiced thie
Great Ocean of Mind-Power must b&-
you-and you must practice until it

ip'tBll<'" of the above exercise may be un-

I tell you that it will ba impossible for
you to manifest more than • moderate
power until you are able to realize yo1U'l8lf
centre. And it will be impOlllliblo for JOU 10·1 .
yonrsel! as such a centre until you ....lIse tho,1Iiol
cnce of the t!tcean of Power itself. For how . .
think: of yourself 88 a centre of power, in lUI Oilll
of Power, until you re-alize the existence of the
itself! Tho Universal Ocean o! Mind-Power
tains within itself aU the Mind-Power, force
ergy tbat tbere is. It is the Bource from. w10iell j
lonnB of energy arise. It is filled with lID
number of tiny centres of energy, of whiell yoa
Doe. And in the degree that you draw upon it
strength, so will you receive strength. By aU
endeavor to clearly visnalize this Great Mind.p,~
Ocean, for it is tbe source of a1l tbe force with
you are filled 8nd wbich you hope to acquire.
into this great realization, friends, for it iI the
step to power.
EXERCISE Il. The secood exercise, whieh will
to increase your vibration as a centre of Power,
follows: Picture yourself clearly 88 a ;:S~~
POWER in tbe Mentative Ocean. While
Ocean on all sides of you, you must see
the Centre of it. Do not be frightened at thi,
for it is based on the Trutb. The higbeet
teacbjng infonns us that the Oreat Mentative
has its centre everywhere and its ci'·C1O""I'........".
tI.,hcre. That is, that being infinite in spaee,
is no finite spot that is really its centre and
 point of..mitr maT lie ..w
ozIonded in every direch iJdID.
is nODexialeat. n •..."o.. yon
juoti&d in eonaideriDg yoDNOlt
of tile 000aD of Mind-Powor. Each
~_"'id.a1 is .ach • ceatre, aDd ea.h ha. his
~::~8JId HVQlviDg aroDad him. Some have
:j 8IId lOIIIe have mightr ODe" Tbe..

1::
~
10 miPtr and exalted that the hUlJllUl
sraap their importaDce. But eveD the
Of activity is a centre in itself. So
hat begin to rorm a meatal picture of
a centre of power.
thie ""erciae DUtil you can clearly tel1l
a centre of power. You must learn to
.,.....lOlf .. a roeal poiot of fo.... io the
of Kiad·Power. Just as the great body
mBDif..ts itself io tioy poiots of set;v.
)(ind·Power expre88 itself in yon who are
*<Iivitr within itself. In urging you to
. . . .111 in tbis realization I would impress
fact, known to all advaneed oceulti.t.,
.. llllOBIure of your realization of tbis migbtr
Ego will be the measnre of the power
1'&1, y.... All of the strong men of our times,
have bad this realization, intuitively
Ihio~., that is, although they may DOthave
·...ilOJIOp,by or science of the matter, tbey
aeDBe of tbe power of the Ego in them.
pve them the confidence to do things
.... tIoe WiJl.Power ....
tIaeIr 1IIIdartaIr:iup It ia tJu.
-.a. that moh. DI8Il "'"""-
pGIIitive. ADd Wa
nIopecI ODd l1Illolded ...,. cme,
- ' " U" ...fllciewllt/." By
ODd wiD you may build 1lD W. _11 _ _
ODd in the buildiDg up there wiD ...... to
.tuOy iDereaBiDg .tream of deoire ODd
moe"""" of your expresaion wiD be the, ~:=
your impresaiou from the 10""'" of aD II
pression.
En.",... m. The third ""ereiee COIIIiIIa
realization of the MIDre of the Power.
"Dargy or power with which you are belD/lllllod~!
which you are DOW attracting toward your
comata of the electrical manifestatiou
er and the magnetic manifestation of Dom..]'!
These two constitute the dual pbasea 01 the
-M.ind-Power. And, therefore, you mat
realize that these qoalities are within )'OIl ba.
that you may be able to e:lpres. them, . .
gain the additional and increased power that.
to those who do express them. You mUlt
realize that you have a will which is capable
pressing itself on the things, persons and
stances of your world-and you must begin to
that you have a desire which attracts to
things, people and circumstances of YO"ur::e:=~
which, in fact, draws to you the very D
 bllIIA4e. 'Wbm 7011 . . . . . . . .
, .... It wII1lJes1a to u,.- lIMIt
tIIe_
to .....1< IIIIIOOtIti1I1111 .....
OIMIlonpiaji1De to y01D'l8lf tbiI dual .....
See y01D'I8If .. in8atmoiac. l1li1 uIIat
""~I.....mdy01L See yoaroolf .. a ......
.bd ..... _ y01D'I8If ..... "tta..1iDc
'IiIIiII1C to JOU that which JOU IIIIId &ad .....t
...waaly l1li1 DIlecmaeioully. Pimn
• DpGMito IlIdividtMJl. You are ... ID-
1"U are a centre of power. You are
JOU the E1eetrio Will IIIId
twin·poI.. of JliDd·Power.
tbiI !housht """.tutly &ad repeat
aDd you will lind it a ..",..,. of
wII1 lind the Power pouring into you
-.y or thiDk it. Whoa you feel weak, or
tile need of additioDal Power, ..... this

"1 Ax Dnu"lO.o I"

7011 JJaY it, or thiDk it, you mUlt pioture
faa! what you mean by the statement,
CJa'P"rta... of knowing jusl ..lal is .......,.
over tbiI StatemeDt of Power .. UJlo
try it In actll8l practice and you will
Battery of Power you have become.
. . ;,.." will Boon become aware of a new
within you.
iltal8mlent of Power to 70ur..lf. Do Dot
Jill

mnw~~eo~~:~~~~~~~:::Pt
the lOuroe of your Power. Do 110&
-it they are iDdividuaJa themool_ tbey .....'_111
stand without beiDg told; ODd if tbey _
the telling in the world would not maIre It ..... 1
them. Hoe your own row aDd mind your _
n...-aDd let them do the ume. N........
up his individuality except from within. And
must work out his own salvation aDd c1ImlI " ,!Iii
dOl of attainment for himaalf. And the lOG_dl
people learn this the better will it be for all.
be a leaner, or a leaning_poaL Don't leaD. OR
ODe else-and don't let anyone lean on,.ou.
There he. heen too mUeh of this foo!iah""...1lJ!
about living other people's lives for them, or
other people live your life tor you. Each ....... ' .
woman must grow into an individual by his or Iller· ...
work and life. There is no Buch thing .. vifllri"
individuality. DOD't be afraid to II aasert the
cleim your rightful heritage and birthright Iio
individual, Bud not a parasite. And don't be
to shake off and trim off the paraiitic per80DII
have encumbered your own unfoldment Io1rardl~
viduality. Let the parasites take root in the
just 88 you have done j let them fasten their
in the great body of strength aDd power inB·t...,~
the mental body of someone else; let them atap
second-hand nourishment and 1earn to _ ...... "
the first source. This is the only WRY, aDd
 " -. of til... tII\qII; hold the 1N!l1a
!tWI~"""lr- 8tatem.. of P_.
DrwDlIOl i t
that II> to ....... up the
Jl7DamI. K..,IatiGll ill 1ibl1 to be
1 1lla1111111tioa the tollowiDg:
."ell-B..,; tor then ill a aertahl
h/!DiIt ·a DWl or ,....... In otrGIIg, roban
_ _ be tabu IDto acmeideralioa. It ill
~. penou not ~ ..... but .....
aeruIoed IUoDg _,..1I1li thia ....
Iaek of ph18ical heaJth, IU1d owiaIr to
II. ,dWlh allowed them to muter nell tbia
~at, all oIae being equal, there ill a power
_ . haalthr. vIgoroae perlOn that mateo
'" 0 ... •• Belf; tor without W. no .....
your power
!
~:E:B:elieve in 0WJl and
other. with the II8IDO belief.
Cultivate the "I Can and I

tor the calm. wel1.poiaacl, Imperturb-

n. enormous advantage over one lack-
The man who meet. any etqer-
I'loling his head" has something
makes him looked up to 88 a natural
one of tbe qualities of iMJSitivil,r.
aa1m. masterful mood.
 (4) FlJIJrl.......; for fear la the moot ".o8Ii
emoti.. in the being of man. Foarleem_la &81_
poBitive quality, jaat .a foar i" tb. moot nepthoii;
Cultivate the "I Dare-I Dol"
(5) COKCeKlrattotlj for this "one-poiDtedD. . ~
foca".a the Will-Power apon the objecL Do ..... _,
thing .t • time, and do it with aU tho power
there is in yoo.
(6) FUJity 0/ Purpose; for you mUlt Ioo,..,-te.
know what you want to do, and then • (stick to
until it ia done. Cultivate tho BnlI-dog qUlilit.r-~J~
needed.
To tho.. wbo recog:aize the need of
mentioned qualities, but who Jack them, I
recommend the careful study and detennined aPlpJ>~;:
tion of the principles stated in the chapten ot . .
book, entiUed, "Mental Architecture," ItMaJftrW
rIVer oneself" and U Mind-Building", reapectivelJ:

•
 OHAPTEB xu
iDdividual p_.
JDDrTAL 4'ftl<m'BlUIL
himaeIf in a _ _
0uJ.y toward the great UaiveraoJ Will,
atlitode toward aU eIae. Ia tIWI
• moat active oenter of Power,
to all with whom h. eome. in
& ""'7 Dol realize jual whal he ia doing,
.r._not~gof the truth h.rein atated, hut,
.... tbat b. is "in touch with somethiDgtl
and _iata him and which giveo him
ead dynamic force. He may talk about hi.
erma "lucky atar," or he may secretly be..
~=~~ specially favored by Provideuce (tIWI
" belief of the majority of successful mea)
tact remaina that every positive and sue.
. - fael., uuderoealb it aU, tbat he baa
~...roback of him. And tbis belief takes form
and Muses him to manifest that" air" of
,"w.'. power and self-confidence noticeable
in every instance.
see, from what bas been said, that
Atmospheres" of persons depend
of their mental states, and are the
currents emanating from them.
,..
IIocIr of radiant menlative -'11.
lhw7 ....- .... hill .... lIer~ ~cnr:.~~=~:::
tJa.n hi all dineti.llII. Tbwo moolati"" aIIIljl)lliii
alfeet the people with "hom """ . . - Ia
Yon m.... people "h....... to ....,. willa
almosph.....r "reeliug" "hich a1hata a
people, or even a building. Thia
poeitive or negative ia ita
.r depretaiug. AIl.r the.. thingo ariIe ill. ...
wbieh I have menti.ned. It ia relat.cl of BIlello!,
greet French aetreea, that although ... __
beautiful in r.rm or race, .lill aheluld that ~~=
able charm .r pe ...uality about 1101' that
every ODe to consider ber 8 beautiful WOIIUID, ... ,. . .
was her fascinating charm.
That which so many call "PeraonaJ lIJop".3
88 diBtingo.ished from Personal Force, COIl8iIta
this mentativ8 atmosphere, or radiant
ergy, which induces in· all within ita field a
of similar emotion or vibration. The charm
"fascinating person" is accounted for in tlle
way. It is all 8 matter of the mentative ""!~::
inducing feeling in otbers. The power called
einaUoo," which bas been known in aU timea
countries, arises from the same cause. It .p" .....,~
the strong menlative currents pouring from
mind, and inducing mental states in others.
The mentative force emanating from each
vidual creates a mental atmosphere al'OlllMl
which often extends a considerable distauee
 _ of ....lI&'b..nvll&{.alf.\.
i. felt "hOD til.,- eater
~ whole penou1ltT
abDoepIIeM ortadiDC cml7 •
their bodi8l, aIld wbioh ia --'1
tJu. """'iug In ....tact wilb Ibom.
r.eJa himHlf to be a dyamde IndI-
alD>oeplwe
etrengIh, "hich i. plainly loll by tJu.
_tact wilb him. People I&y about auoh
"baa IOIII8thiDg aboul hlm" which 1m-
~.~::~hat "hich Ibey fail to UDderetaud. It
1M your ....hile to Btudy this DI8IItaI
pfII••of IOID8 .trong man with whom you eome
for U01r !hat you have the ......t of the
_y toke lOme valuable \euoua from

_ very .....n aescribe this U air" to you, tor

haft met a man of thiB kind you will not
: : : But it ;" a very different thiDg from
881f·sufficient, self.important, fnuy air
: manif..ted by the cheap imilatora of
men. The dyruunic individual doea not
great, or smart, or important he is-he
for his cheap imitators; be makes you feel
by hiB very maDDer and abDoBphere,
~ing 8 word. He has that "something
tIlat people notice and wonder at. And
~:::~. comes from his coDscious or QD.
01 to the Universal Will.
 The u little fe11ow" who tb.iDb he ill cme
"big ones" believes tbat his strength comee
personality, and sooner or later he stumbIeIJ
of this error. But the real "big ones" of ute
betterj they may Dot understand it all, bUt - - "
they feel that there is a H something" bact of
from which they are abl. ro draw strength and 1101".
and believing this, they are filled with cou~
daring and radiate their power on aU sides.
may talk of their Hlucky star" or "special
dence," or else believe themselves to be "'IpIGbIll
favored of God" (as is the case with at least
the "bigmen" of modern finance), but no
what may be their special interpretatioDB of
"something," they all recognize its existAmoe
trust to it. And this conviction and ....iliJl8tiiOll
to the strong individuals tbat air of calm,
power and self-confidence that impresses th.....·lit
whom they come in contact and which IQl"lD8
mental atmosphere.
And in giving you instructions in the art of
iog for yourselves a positive mental .tmo""he~"
can do no better than to refer you back: to Ant lR'....
ciples and again bid you to realize that you are a
namic focus-a centre of power-in the great .........
versal Will, having the dual attribute of W.ill.·P,,,,,.
and Desire-Force. In sbort, that you are a 1i~
nama.
II you will but get this realization firmly
your mind you will automatically create for YOIidli
 _Ial atmoaphe... that wIIJ he telt
.. '....m come in contact. 80 lint, Jut
~....lbaiildllptbiJo_tiOD. &ylo_
Dnr£lllol"-then thiDk it O1It; dream
...1. ADd, of oounoe, alwalO ....Iiae
tbiJo J!!eaI!8. Y 011 are the clwmel throqla
pouing the Univeraat Will-Power and in
that 7011 olIoID 11.6 """"'" 10 "" fl ...
... , .... ao will he the power 1011 are able 10

,",!;~ wlob to manite,t a apecial d _ of

II this atatemeJlt: "I AX I>rHAllIoluflame
ritldhtlte" in your mind. Wb." you feel that
approached by some other pel'llOll ot
whom you d. not wiob to influence you,
.., l!hia atatement into effect, and you will 80-
the e«oct of it upon th. other pereOD. B.
,.... lIIroIJg mental atmosphere and win .....
aftect you. And even when there is no ape--
fer making the etatement of power it will
~'Y'''' to keep it burning bright within you,
.. dollltl you strengthen your realization, and
iIi!IIataI atmosphere reflects the inner mental

tor the general mental atmosphere. Aa

11&_ ,boll ..e that the dynamic individual
"al IBaIltel atmosphere around him by lUa
depending upon hie will or desire at
only does his will and desire alI",,1
diIeetly by meaD8 of m~ntal ~\&.,
1nat _tati... indue!ion I. al",. '. 11111 tw'11ha~
.tmoaph..... without ...y .pecial
In thia pI... I wish 10 call your
lmportaDce of always maiDteinbl, your
a meana of mental trabriDg. Do not
become negative to otber., even where the,.
ing loet by so doing, for by this negleet you
negative habit which will cause you troubl. to
come later. It a person oomes into 70ur p..........
his .personality seems likely to domiuate or
power youn, by all means interpose .a;::~:
liatance right then and there. It is Dot D
you to manifest the same in words, for that
make you ridiculous in many cases; nor is it
sa.ry for you to give any special physical UJ"'!J!!
sion to your mental state. Simply look the pel'lOll
the eye, carelessly and without any special 81f,~,.. ,
the 88me time making the mental statement:.
DnrAHJc!" and you will find that your pOlritivi~y ~'.fi
rise until it is eqoal with his, and your feeliDl'
negativity will disappear. In exceptional calli
may add menta])y, 411 AM MOBE DYNAM1C TIIAlJ
It will be well for you to practice the
special mental atmospheres in order to
habit and thus render it easier to avail
the same on special occasions. Opportunities
kinds will present themselves to you in 8v"l'l'd.r'
The gist of the matter is to surround yooraelf
mental aura of such 8 nature that people
toward you 8S you wish them to do. A few
 tJoo .......
ill 0Iiicwp, who .... __
IhU people ,.... "a1wa7a nm.
0118We BU.! (illo ......dad NtaIl
peat Wootorn mebopoJia). She IIaId
,,..Iie .""a;,. crowdiDg her off tha oidewalt
I/aqliDII' and joatliag her ill a,moot ....
She aabd me for iDIItrDotIcma u ..
obo obould _ to provenl iDdlvidaala
I ..........a that I did Dol thiDk il
to ocmaider Ill. _rete iDdlvidaal.
that she should 4'treat'J lAs Cf'0fI14 G8
of a protective mental atmosphore.
her to build np a mental atmosphere
_ent : "People ....pect my righte;
DDt 1IIlduly impose on me in the street; I
~ II01I'OI"ot 'the crowd to impose on me. U And

l::::":
~~
this advice, and in a ahort time had
mental atmo.phere whioh aoted
upon the crowd, who stepped
p .. her a fnll right-or.way on tha pav...
woaJd simply go on her way calmly, 8a-
1IDdi8turbed, and the crowd ld her GIo8e.
.. !III., I think that the original trouble aroee
dislike oC crowds and an ex-
from people, tbe ....ult being that
almost 8 S does fear, and really at-
the interference of people. The Dew
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mental dmoephere diopelIec1 the old _
be. an additional pooitivil7 heoidee.
In thia OODDeotiOO I would oelI JOlU att~1"!'!I
that remarkable psychological fact that 1_
Gil tJI'rtJCli"g /rwee, in a negative WB)'. It JCIll
• thing very much you attrael it to yoo-and jf'l _
fur it very much you do likewise. This apr-II'!
-oontradiction has botherod many students of
ject, but it ...ms very plain to me. I think SIll. el
planation is that in both c.... a vivid mental
tare is held, and the attraction results &0lIl' the
of visualization, which always tends to DLI'teI:IJI~
the mental image.
Another case, from actual e.zperienoe.
lady, also a resident of Chieago, complained that
clerks in the great department stores would not
ber courteously, bot would keep ber waitiDg wit"'"
paying her any attention, and in other waya
treat ber Uke a "human door·mal" She aaic1.
would Dot have minded this 80 much if other
were treated likewise, but that while she waa
otbers would receive the greatest
clerks "faUing over themselves" to wait upon
I told ber that abe bad gradually built up a.."",1t
a mental atmosphere of expectancy-that
ralleu into the babit of expecti"g such '""oft_of,
eonaequentty she got what she expected. I
in the beginning she had manifested a timkl,
b1~" meek, "worm-of·the-dust" state of
abe ent.red the big .tor••, which ......,. ..,
 !"" ........ tIum, after thia dmr 1IpIm her tile
oIerb, who _ "erJ rood7 to wip6
~~'!:!:~::~:~ta,lah
.-! ........ ngalarlJ'
to
~ of that kind, for ah. we1I
treatmeaL It .... not • matter of
dreued
that matter, I bow women who dreu
'" ..... _ r set 8IIJ' lOch treatment. for tbaJ
~1IId the WId.rlyiDg meatal law. too well for
.... simply a matter of a D8p/i... men-

to Hbrace up" and areate a new m....

~!aI. .lIPl,"".. aroWld this senera! atstoment:
elerb like me; th.y like to wait on me; they
every attention; they do this bee....._ 1M,
ud &lao becaoae I iDBiat opon it &8 "'1
The charm worked in a ahort time, and BOW
IIPOUody rowrta that the clerka not oo1y treat
~ hut ....n take the trouble to call her at-
to desirable aelectioDB, special herseina, ud
"".' . of it The cure wa. perfect.
JOUr attention to the above atatement-
, ..._ that the lIrat part of it operated along
of Deaire-Force, and the latter part a10Dg
of Will-Pow.r. Th. statement of the first-
Jady (the one who objected to .treet-
.... altopth.r aloog the lin.. of Will-
ask the aludenll to aIDdy and analyse ....h
becaD88 by 10 doing they will he ahle
in cases coming UDder their
and also in their own oases.
 I~~Uda~~~.::~~~~:J,
1IIIJIOP1Ilar. aDd that
to apply a limilar method. She .....wl"j
mental atmosphere arow ber aIoog
ot the general statement: .. Peop'" IiU _.,..,
flnd me attractive; they love me, and like jo
co"'JJ(JfIg. " Mter 8 time sbe reported t1u•• 4"""
atate of "wall-flower-dom" abe had become
lavorite, and in taet was at a 1018 to adj1llt
to the changed conditiODS, ftnding 8OJII8Wbat
embarraBBment of "likings" and "lovinge."
was a case of Desire-Force pure and simple.
Now do not imagine for a moment that bf
above CAses, and hundreds of otbera moWD to
personally, the desired relult was obtained
from repeating, parrot-like, or like a phODOSl';
the words of the statemenl This talk of the
of mere words, aud an the rest of such
wearied me greatly. I have seen aud beard 10
of this nonsense since I have become B"'lns,inlteci. 'IrI1CJi1
certain people who cODsider themselves "in the
Thought" that I dislike to use the worda H
ment" or II affirmation." These people have
agined that by the mere repetition of toonh
could work miracles. Pshaw 1 What
They remind me of the Chinese, and certain
people who write long prayers on slips of ~:~~
anow them to flutter in the breeze, hopmg
gods will accept their prayers at face value
prayer.makers are amusing themselvel
 OYer aDd over apIn-aDd IIOY II&)' it
lime-that I •• 1D0,do 01 , _
~ rMI virtue Ii.. i. 11•• ' • •g
If there io no feeliDg there I. DO
the .....ul18 you maet erect the
and then build around it the
r",lIng, aDd expectation, and vill1lli1iza..

.,.-t1..
tile way to do it. The WOMe a.. meraI,.
8esh and blood are the feelingo aDd
viauaJizationa.
mentioned above, whom I have 1I88d
. ......... to illu8trate the principle-did
~iIel.t with word., ,0' I would,,', allow
I kept alter them, insisting upon
proper mental exercises and methods
did the work. And now I .han give
iutruction and directions that I gave
them to your own cases and you will
.......Cul.
of the proceB8 of creating the mental
almo&phere Iia. in what 18 ..ned .'~~==
Vuualization is simply the """,tion of •
t8I image of the thiog deaired, the pedecliDjr
day until it becomes almost .a clear I' au
material thing. Then the vi.ualization tenda W
teriaJize itself-that is. it begin. 10 build Bf'IIII!II!;
self actual material conditions correspoudiq
the mental framework. The statement of ..."nta
the pattern around which the visnaliwed
images form themselves. And the mental
the framework around which the actual II
U::::J
conditions form themselves. The lady above
tioned made ber mental image of the .treet _ _
of the crowd-and the people ancolUlcious1y
and built themselves around it. So in the ease of.
lady in the department store, and the o~~:.~~
tioned. The mental image manifested ...
mental atmosphere, and gradually materiali-\
The thing to do in visualizing i. to bring the P'!'~'
tive imagination to see and feel the thing AI
tually existent. Then by constant practiee "".au_t;.'
tation the mental atmosphere becomes formed,
the rest is all a matter of time. See yourself til
u'ish to be. S ee others as you wish 1M'" to b ••
conditions as you wish them to be. Think them ...
- dream them out-act them out. And materiz'ts
tion will follow upon visualization, even a8 viAl"
tion followed upon the statement.
In this ('onnection, however, I must (ca~u;;~~
tenti on to the fact that the degrees of n
!
:~write:. a whole book on thIo IDbject of no.
In the pha.. of forming mental 0 _
I ha,.e harein given YOI1 the IlDderlying
have aIao given 1011 0 few Wue1rative
mat do the reat youroelveL If you
read this hook, and have atuclied be·
Iltou .. well 88 the lin.. themae1vea, you
.....pad the little detaila of the mottor
1dll IIIIt he apparent to th... who have not
I!laoh will find in this hook that tor ...Weh
....... read:r-and not a bit more. I think the
i!d,
'1Iac....,.. amOJlg YOI1 will -.lily IlDdentand
I mean by thia. If YOI1 do not IlDderstand,
;.......It halp you 011t, and you m11Bl wait IlDtiI
in IlDderatandiug. But I would ..y that
"''' 1_,01 this 'Work i.e advisable-several re-
~~:,g
~
''''''' ''''''
~B~":"'''"' "OU had"OUpr.fJiou.ly
r.....ead it "OIl
"".r·
each rsadiJlg will diaoover .....y 1Mdde•
..dd.nly mad. plaits.
 TIle 1IWI 'liiio wlah.. to "-
..... with hie fello"·III8Il .....
• politi... _tal .tmoephore.
almOlphere of ..1t·No- aad
onrcomethe
ill contact. Thie poaiti... meiItaI
lubtle iDlIu"""" that ema••toe from tha
01 affair.. and which affoeto, iDlI_ aDd
poople to • greater d _ than tha low of
"hich many affect, beliaviDg it to be the
eesa. Wbeu you eome in COlltaot with :~~~~
meDial atmoapbere of tbiB kind yon .,..,
it, consciODaly and nnconsclonaly. ADd if
tbi. effect on you ill lb. caBO 01 other poI"eou,
.bould you not reach out and _ thie
yourself I Why should yon Dot be a posltl...
p61'"
stead of ft negative'
The directions and exercises given in thiI:~=S
coupled with tbe instruction given in other
of Ibe hook, should enahle you to develop
yourself a most positive mental atmosphere, milO .....
make you a power. But it all depend. upon 7"""':
self-you must exercise your will and deaire,
as yoo would do were they muscles that YOll wiJ...d
to develop. The rule operates in the mental.a W'eJl ..
in the physical world. In addition to the ..........
given in preceding chapters, I would auggelt
the fonawing may prove useful to aome or ~
special cases, in forming the positive maW
pherc. I shall merely give you the verbal
 ~~==-=
fit 1t~1III6Ial.
proa- tho maW atmaep1lere.
$a pnotielng thue .-.....
lOlL . ._

of thomaln lllalolrMnt of POWer. <II

for that 1IIa~ 1riIl impart Ute,
~ to tho oIbor......w ....... aDCl

ita lIIa'-ta referred _the veNol

.....1IIId ,.hielo 70U .... to build 701Il' __
tbat 70U wioh to materialize on the ol>-
You 1riIl lbul them uefal In DI8II1

JIIIII"UL lrIWnWOBL
,..._001 myoe1f with an atmoophere of __

....-
I have a otro", will. I make
.Imp.....i ... on tho.. ooming into my men-

... t ..rleu-abBolutely teerl... -nothing

IIdJJ ont all worry and diacouragement-I

111-.~pe, eIoeertuineaa and good nature. I am
:QMI8rlUl and happy, and make aU around me
ume way.
,..11 poiaed, calm and aelf""",troUed.
~ .......- a perfect mastery over my temper.
passions, and all recognize this to be

. . at ease here, and all bashfulness antI

departed. I am calm, at .aB. and feel
I'll
vm. People 1lke me-I lUll ...toiID'"
IlI8DtaI atmoophe... that _ people 10 IIh _
lX. I am maater of DIY .UTTO.iDdi.... ~,-J..
diaturbs me-Dothing .lfeota me adveraely-I
muter.
X. I am IUTTOUUded with a mental
of protection. No one's adveree thoughts,
or 8uggestioDs eaD. penetrate this protective
I am ..re from mental altaeD. I am aore,
and positive.
In using any of the above statemaDi8 ba .....
follow my advice and instructions regardiDl'
meDtal images, elo., whieh ""I fI..~ ." 1Au.....~I'
.iele/""" aad ooak. a living 'orce 0111 0' 1M
6......, words. Remembar the importance of _~ :
tal imaging and visualization in this matter of .......;,
ing mental atmospheres.
 CBAPTEBXUI.
~ 01' IlIJ'LlJDC&

Jut eIoapier I apoke of th••lfect of _

........... with whleh peopl. lI111'I'Oun-i \hem.
You will noti.. thet in my diIenaoioJl of
~J'" of the nbjoct I apok. 0DIy of th. g _ _
ended upon oth.... of
aDd not the direot
,,::!:,::eurted
pi!
by one upon 8IIOIber
maD
inte....urae. Let no now eoDBider the
of direct porooDal in8u......
U ••o_told you ....wh.r......ry tim. two _
there 8D8UOO a silent mental CODlIiet. or
....f<>r 11IPrem&Cy. from which ODe or th. other
• .;.tor. and which victory is fuDy r _ -
both of th. perti .. to th. procoodiDg. This

=
=;::~~powers
i. uaDally tho combat botwOlD the
of the two, without regard to
atatea induoed at the time. But the
i. o1tiIled in the art of dynamio mentation
~::~I than this, for be recognizes tbat he may
iii hiI menlativ••nergy iDto definite Bhapo
amd focus the force of hi, mental imagery
the other person, with such force and
the second perSOD will f ..1 tho dynamic
~
.
,
 'ThIa dlnol pel'lOllll! iaftueaae __toil
IiDee of both Delir&-F_ ODd W-ill-P_
I have uplaiDed el_here bow the W~M'<""l'.i
he ueed to awaken deaire in aaotIler; aDd ...~ .."
allO capture the will of the BOOODd ponoJI.
olIO explained ho" Deaire-Fo.... ladue. a
deeire in tho second pereon; and alao h.... 1. 111.'4 "
ueed to oaptivaie the will of tho other po.-
not n_OBarr for me to repeat " ' - thlJlIIPIl-3P!l
are Inppoaod to be fully acquainted with
,.onr study of this book. And so I sMll pn_id·l~
oonaider.tioD of the ohanne" of uprealon of
80Dai iD1IneDce, aDd tho methods usually O8Ip1\1~~
by those using it.
THE IN8TBUliIElIJTB or ItXPBB88IOlf'.

These channels of influence may be elaeaiW

follows:
1. Suggestive channel., coDsisting of <al ue ....
gestive manner, and (b) the suggestive tODe.
(c) the suggestive word;
2. The instrument of the eye;
3. The instrument of the touch; and all of
three forms are, of course, merely the obJlDD_.
instruments by which, and through which, the
Power expresses itself-the channel throup wbWl
pours the ment&tive energy. Let us consider tIIoIl&
in the above order.
In the cbapters on "Mental Suggeation,","I""
find stated the active principles of that pbue
 .,. IIlIOaIl IIiorouPlt
TOIl will _ there that
~IOI of tho bnraId _tal
'" Bo· _ m- IIIaIe dial Ii-
Oet tide Idea had ftrmIr ill
thIat of tho fo,.. behIDd the
apIijaecl to JOU, allo, that • •.
a .......liOll throuch a pbpiea1
In 111m th. mental otate ....:;:=~
lDi'_!ooedorIafaaliD« that pbyaical •
~=:If feel )'OIIraeII lIIIed
IV
)'011
aud fearleame... "oat outwa:nl
will ref/«l that imI.r atate, aud th.
l1:~::1 will becom. a _olion to othen.
.' 'IriI1 Inltinetivel" f ..1 that your m-
J ..... atated. And, thio being .., a ph"..
*.::~ mod. otronger tben 1IBuai wiD pro-
-. impreuion OD others thaD would any
......lion.
of the above, you will see why it i. that
"fIIillilUar with tb. oubject deem it important
th. _tive channel inBtrnm.nte. Be-
(a> the suggestive manner, you will . .
• 1I1at ... are impressed with the manner of a
JDaDifests "energy, aelf..eonfidence, and
. ...rrymotion. And al80, why we have con·
• man whose maDDer indicates that be is
I1I&Od to being tmoted by otb.rs-........
"vIng conlld.noo repoaed in him. And
mention hundreds of examples tendfnc
to show that if a man'. maDDer COIlVeya thol . . .
sion that he is used to being trealed in • ::::::: : :
and that be is accustomed to acting in a
we are very apt to accept the luggestion 01""......,....
aDd fan into line with the reat of people. ADd If ' "
man happen. to be a good actor, we may be impoMol
upon and fooled by his suggestive manner.
Not only doe. thi. law hold good in the eaae of ' "
Dl&IlDer and appearaDOO of success, strength, ooa....
fidence, etc., but it also operates along the liDee of
the appearance aD~ manner DC failure, weaknen-.
and distrust. Do you not know of cases whBraiD
you have telt that certain perSODS were not w0rth7
of confidence; or were not to be depended UPOD. when
strength of character was required; or were Dot
likely to succeed' Of course you have, and you ame4
upon the 8uggestion, too.
In illustrating this point, I hav~ freqnently ued
the illustration of the two dogs, the one ca~
himself in a manner betokening self..,.espect and au.
ability to prevent and resent undue liberties, and the
other carrying bis tail between his legs, in a manner
and appearance indicating that he expected to be
kicked and cuffed. The first dog is aimost invariably
treated with respect, even by the most mischi8V'012a
youngsters; while the second one aJmost aJways ...
vites to himself the kicks, tin cans and brielr. hate,
of the young hoodlums of the neighborhood. AIld.
this illustration is as true in the case of peopl&_
in the case of dogs. Better take the hiDt 1
 prIIJfIIIt,:
181. howla 0118 to......,u. the
manner' MYaDSWer is that there
....,.. ud that Ie to begiD to thiDk oat the
f'ri_1ise it; and oct it out. In other woMa, If
't:J1IIi to OOJIV01 a B_live mllDller of ___
'IOU mllBt begin to IAiM .. CcmJIdenee" froaa
llalil Bight. And y01l must &leo begiD ~

::::'i-:: "Confldence" when you han the eb. . .

iI, you mUBt lIUIoke a moutal pioturo of
as manif..tiug Con1ldenee. And you mlllt
~"'iII to 001 ouiIA. pori.
a1lout thiB .. actiug out," I would 801 that 1
... ·....l only the "playing the part" in your ja..
with people, but I also mean an GCttuJl .e-
rMearBals in private, JUBt 88 you would per-.
10u were preparing to play 8 part on the
_.·i1lpublic. Yon most form a mental imap of
....uld look and act if you were filled with
and were approaching people. You will
improve you very mach in this
800n acquire & manner that will
and will really se"e to give the
of yoor manner to others with whom you
in contact. And, more than this, it will &0-
~ to build up confidence in yourself. 1m-
. ,. ,""'.....·I f as approaching strange people, and
out the part the best you know bow, improv.
~'~ib;.;in ease, and smoothness of action eaeh
:r of bow the actor on the stage impreaaee
then remember tbat the manner was ae-
 the _ ODd IIl&7 mID" to::~~=::
jut .. the BOIor d... 701L ...~~~

to
tIM, ..... of "Coufideaco" is _ reprdhts.
aeIer thet 7011 wish p1a7. AJrr ODd oIl~==~
_7 be pl""ed out in this W&7. ODd an
ODd manner acquired which wiIJ give the _ _ _
to othen. I wiab I oould make you rea1ise bow JII1IIiI.
there i. iu this method. U 70U could naJiso ....'IIr
some men have used it to acquire qualitiee that __
....bled them to prey upou Ibe pubUo, you ....1I1Il.
rea1ise bow importanl it migbl be for you for JocIIir
mate aDd honorable use.
In this acting out, you muat remember that tile
practice will make you so perfect thai the pari will.
appear uatunl wben you play it iu public. But witil,
oul practic., aD attempt to play it iu public win
make ODe ridiculous. Remember the illuatratioa or
the real actor, and you will have the secret of aGtias
out. And also remember tbis, that in the me&81mt
that you "throw your mind" into the part, BO will
be your success. When you practice, you mUBt throw
your mind into the acting, just as you would if lOU
were in earnest. It is the mind back of it all, "'"
member.
The second Buggestive channel or inatnameat fa
"the suggestive tone." This, too, may be acquired
by acting out. You must practice until you
able to express your meaning with "feeling" thai;
who bear may be impressed. You should begiJl
 rr:~:
'E
_ eimplt WOJdj, la
IIIOrIIilIgt" for iDaIaDeo. Try
~:::"roucbJy. 0I1DD8l1y IIJld orudeIy
.. fall ofgreotiDg. Thea
IJOOCI oheer. 8IlO!lD'. ~~Si
try aDd
10
...... \hJ'ow your f""'iD8 inlo you
aad _ how dift'onml it _ ..
ud 7011 will BOOIl aaqaire a -tan!;
.ad bmgoratiog _ when 7011 lOT

.. f."
You will DOt Deed a tea.her in
7011 how to do thio. Try to
7011 will ""P..... it ...turaIIy. lIab ycntt
the

_ 4aib1e, &ad your _ will n6ct

~... 7011 have maetered the aimpler tmIIII
~..... work Dp to larger OODteDoeI, &ad
Try them on the ohaire in your room, in
illat peop1. ere _ted thorein; apeak to
....oIIIIlb' &ad with expr.soion until YOD ....
You will not rea1ise how maoh 7011
liy ..... praence unti1you aetua\1y try iL
,"'at,..,., could be.r th. testimony of ....,. pea-
"JIIa1'O acquired Ibis arL
~U::~DOthing more important in personal in.
III a IJOOCI suggestive ton.. Tbink of tb.
"hom you know, and then remember what an
tbeir voices have on you. Not only tire
kef the voice, but the tone. You readily reoog·
dUrerence between the tone of the heaita-
eaJt-doubting penon, and that of th. con·
••reIiant individual. There is a subtle
186 Jmm-POWEB

vibration about the tone of tba latter tbat

to feel confidence and respect, and whiob _
"'-'Iii
dience in a quiet, calm. way, devoid of bluter or raat.
H you will but tbiIlk a moment, you will ... tbat
much depends upon the tone. Yon will ... that
'When you say to a penon, ·'You caM I" the tone ia
which you say "can!" goes a long way toward pr0-
ducing the response. And 80 it is with the auggeetift
tone, no matter what it is made to expreB8. It alwan
impreSBeB upon ODe that the speaker using it tJIHU
wAat he says. And that is why many public mea
practice year after year in mastering this iJlstru..
ment of influence-the suggestive tone. Asain
would I reCer you to the example of the actor-aea
how he manages to throw feeling into bis tone. And
yon may do likewise, if you wiU but pract.iee iD
earnest, aod throw your mind into the work. ThiDt:
of the thing you wish to express-visualize i t - _
then act it oot in your tone. You will be surprised at
the rapid progress that you will make. Remember
always, though, the tone is but the instrument of es..
pression of the mind back of it.
Many people make the mistake of H speaking with
the muscles instead of with their nerves," 8S 01If
writer has expressed it. In other words, they ....
to throw muscular force into their tones, instead of
nervou s energy, and in 80 doing they make a great
mistake, for the former has a duB, non.penetratizw
effect, whereas the latter vibrates subtly and reac1lea
the feeling part of one's mind. Feel, feel, led, __
 to ........ impnuivel7, and JOUr _ _ will
i.... _ ... and Indu.. al!Orl'ellpOlldi fllllliDc

, ...Ileo Ia. mishty indiealor of the mental .lata

Eseop\;iDg the eye, DO outward form of "".
of oharaclIer responde eo qnickJy BDd fIIIIr
!JII"tDllltr melal atat. a. th• .voice. The vol..
• re the two principal outward avenuee of
~Iion of the menial statal within, and both ....
tile eubtle change. and degrees of the imler
It you will .top to think for a moment and
~= the different voioes of the people you know,
iii .. that in nearly every case the voice gives
Ia.he 10 the characler or prevailing meDtaI.tataa
epeaker. Not alon. the quality of ths voi..
loDe. Every reader know. the difference !J&-
ibe tones of the heoitaliDg, timid, self-doubt,.
_DII,and that of the confident, ..If·reIiBDt in·
the toDe of the latter there is notice..
",1:hat peculiar something that denotes power and
1IIm"Y, and inspires attention, interest and 1'&0
wlillio'ot need of vulgar selt-assertion or bin...
lpeecb. Let U8 listen to the tones ot our
individual.
It is under tbe control of his will. It is load
he wills it to be-it never runs away from
," ,~. person to whom he is talking raises his
strident pitch, our individual does not fol~
On the contrary he puts a little more force
but keeps the pitch the same, aDd be-
by his wiI~ in hia evenly pitohod. ....,,,~. " ..
WID aetaaIIy fo... down the pUeb of~:;~~
IIIDrJD81 degree. I have eeeo _ b
feel, and have uotWed that the temper of
penon ill toned dOWD in accord with bill
pitoh of voioe. A calm, even polilivo loDe,
tha will ill apparent in aelf......t.oI IUIod in
e!feet, will maater the lone. of othen pilobed
6ercer key; and in the mastery of the voi.. ""ttliii'
other yoo will oflen e!feet a maatary of hi. wilL
making captive the outer upreaaioa )"OIl
capture the inner maD.
r:
There are two very good Ta880DI tor ODS Ih,ay...
the voice of the dynamic individual, as follOWll:
Because it is by his voice that be managae to --,"':'.
Borne of the most powerful BUggestiODB upon otIJ""lJ:Q
and (2) because by tbe expre••ion in bill Yoiee,.
rather the inner impulse causing the vocal exp,. \
sioDt he causes to 80w ont strong mentative GIll'-
rents which affect and influence the other pe1'IIOAo.
So in its inner, and outer, aspects the cultivation of
the voice is quite desirable.
You will find that the dynamic individual partie.
ul8rly if he is engaged in aD occupation Deceaeita-
tiog his giving orders, and directioDs, or adviee. to
others, bas developed a voice resembling in maD:7 de.
tails the "suggestive voice" habitual to the praoti.
tioner of mental suggestive therapeutics. The. ~
80n is plain. Both the man of busine88 affaire ....
force, and the suggestionist, have accustomed tho~~~
selves to speaking in a forceful, firm, positive
 tlIia, \!at lUa tcme ia tile
fOft!8fal ......181 ttata. ADd tIIIa
oftlle ......lioDiat, a1tboucht be ---~,-.-
9i-"MllJ caJdnW &he _live &oIIiI
procIica.
dI1IIeuIt to eorreeU7 de8De aDd f1k
I ..... a1&h01l8h if 0D8 ..... ~
f~ it. But I wiIJ try 1IIf beat to
70U here. 10 the in& pIaoe, &he .....
ia hlrly aharpd with &he mental idee

~
::;-;Eaeh word hn an imler .....niDl!.
tcme oerriea thia idea with it,
geta &he full meniative beneftl aDd

~
~:~ Do DOt imagiDll &hal thia 10lI8 ia
tragi", or UDDB!oraL It ie DODe of &h-.
natural tcme. Ita expreaaion ie &hat
Ia earneet" and meaning juat "hat you
You Imow how you would speak if you
bIollllr taUiDg lOJDe one to do lOme important
whleh much depeuded. Well. Ulet 's the
~1Iod of ooune by the particular eireum-
:necessities of each case. It must be in
be more or le81 "intense"- muat
in it the U feeling" behind it, in BUCh a
~.rak1m iD the miDd of the hearer the rOOl-
&ha worda.
of the dynamic iDdividusl i. f1exibl.,
to any mood or phs88 of teeling Ulet
.to
be wiahea to induce in his h........
live aDd maoterful, along the line. of "ugpl"~~
direct COIDIII&Dd, or authority. Or it may
aDd inainuating, along thelineo of o_lioalw ·i ,i,
~ation or imitation. Or it may 8ssume,;a::=!
like tone, along the linea ot suggestion by
in which the statement is made in a quiet,
way, 8S a teacher makes his ltatements to hi.
the repetitioD of which bring. convictiOD to the, 1111*
of the bearer. Or it may take on that peculia., Clore.
iDg tone which is noticed in magnetic mell of
tain type, who allure, charm, fascinate and dra..,
them other people by reason of their subtle power
,4 charming." This power, which finds its ...p~.e;..
sian largely in the voice always reminds me of a .~~ ~
male leopard or tiger, for the feline is mingled
the feminine in a peculiar way. This tone of
voice can be best described as .. c·....,..in!r.. --~rbeB·lit.'
is exhibited by one well versed in ita use nflq
word seems to be 880ft earess, and has a peeallJIio
soothing effect upon the bearer, lulling bis win 1D
sleep and opening his emotive mentality to the ....
gestions and mentative currents of the speaker.
In short, the dynamic individual, in his use of 0.
voice, has acquired to a certain degree the art of
actor and orator. He is able to expre8B"::'!:,!:~ :
real or assumed, by hjs voice, 80 that a CI
ing mental state is set up in the minds Of[his:,'~:~
ere. And one may acquire this art. By p
vibrant, resonant, expressive voice may be
 hooocJ. too, 1rith tbe ....test effect in per.-
.&. 1111 iDataDoo of this Jet .... <lilt
of NathIID Sheppard, tha "eIl-tao_
authority OIl public _kblg_ llr.
mates that wben he i1rat made up hill
beYote hlmeelf to poblie epeekiug he ....
mton that be _aid be a perfect fsill....
• profeuiem, becauae, .. he oay. "My ....
~:;.... feeble; my orgauo of apeech "en in-
iii if I woald acrew up my little mouth it
pat into my m.other'. thimble." Theae
.-~".. enough to diacourage any man, but Bhep-
.... above them, and determined to apply bia
the teak of conquariag the.. diaadvante_
i~:=~ the lubject of public apeaking. ADd
i! marveloualy. By pore will-power he,
uinereased my voice tenfold; doubled my
my UDora torical organs somewhat
to my will." Be became one of the
&peakers of his time. So there iB hope lor
if you will but manit.at persiatency and
f!l'atD- in your application of the will.
third BUggestiv8 chanDel i. "the atJ«geStiv8
I may be able to explain thia more clearly
your attention to the fact that eacla WON
thought. In every word there i.
thought. And when yoo lodge .....rd
of another perSOD, the crystal covering
1IOhred, and the rele.aed thought manif.ate
this being eo, it becomea IInportant for
l1li8to ......tlilly ch.... the erptaIJIoed
wonIa, which he wleheB to im~,laDt in 1IM"lIIllc1i
othar. You ahould aludy words uID YOlO . ." ' .
diotiDgaIah between th... which ..,..,. ......, '"
t-lirog tho1ll!ht, and thooa 1_ atroDg.
1'ake the word "strong" for inataDce.
make you rOIl BIreDgth when you hoar it
and feelingly prODouoeed' Tak. tho wold "iliooll
and see what feelings it arousea in you.
the words U liMI" and "laMb, JJ and B88 the
t ..li_ you exp&rieoco rrom tha differiag
Take the word H crash," aDd see how it
the crasbing, crunching, tearing, startling thIIw
which it BlaodB. Compare the Bound of the ..." ....
u r01lgA" and ff 8,"OOt." -and you will _
meaD. The only way that I can point out to )'011
acquire the use of suggestive words is to study ,..,..alr·~
themselves. Listen to the words used by othera,
note their effect on you. Take B small ~::~~::t)
run over its pages, and you will soon bave a
tion of good, strong, effective terms for haudy
when occasion demands. A man does Dot ha...
be "highly educated" in the 08081 sense oftbal tenII,:
in order to use strong, suggestive words. Some ~
stinctively choose vital words, charged with
iog, and such make their words felt. Think
this matter.
In the use or all the three suggestive insltn........
or channels, remember that the object is to
others feel the menta] state you are exprealiDfr.
is the whole thing in a nutshell.
 CHAPTER XIV.
uraravXU'l'B OP DPBIII8Io••

order in oar liBt of instruments of cb"",,'IIo

~.11ive expression is the ey.. thet moot .........
of aD the hnman organ., ODd which i. a. mnoh
~_amODt for the upreoeion of Mind·Power ..
iDatrument for reooiviDg tho .......hnp.....
liIl'of,IItI!lt. Let DB consider it in its former aspect.
":':::~! place, the eye is one of the mOBt potent
~ ilI.trumonts of .ugg<llltlon, although I
. , lDoinded it ill that clao8. The e.pre.lion of
wlII ilIduce mental conditions ill others alo1lg
;I., 1"-~ of suggestion, and those who undentaDd
illab.. m••tsred this art of using the ey•• have at
dieposal a wonderful instrument of BUggeStive
Those of us who bave ever met a very
man, or a Hcharming and faacinatiDc"
have carried away with us a lively recollec-
"the expression of the eyes" of BUch a per-
Acton and public speakers, as well 88 thOle
baaines8 it is to meet and impresl!I people,
make a close study of eye-expression in (Mer
,~:::~~a heightened effect along these lines.
.. kind of aD eye has our dynamic individ-
'Need you ask this question' What would you
'13
... 1II8IItaI.
·p ••" Otall _~:~~.~~_~:;:~~~
..
_ root to the "oauI withiD." The."..
boon called "the wiDdowa of the 1I01Il," aDd th81
• oIeerer idea of the imIar IIWl thoa all . .
biDed. And, therefore, we ...., upoct oar
IIUUl to have on eye that reIIeato the power
him. ADd we are Dot dioappointed, for ........
glance will ohow that he haa what people call
up""";ve eye." It lDIIDifeoto every mental otate,
the will of its owner. Now atorn, DO." tender,
oommandjng, now loviDg, DOW' muterful, DOW' . . .
reaaing-it is on obedient instrmnent of the wlIl
.rating it. ADd it produoeo the moat ....nd.rfal
gutive effect upon tho.. coming under ito apeJJ.
on inducer of mental otote.. the eye baa DO equ1
among the phyoical agents-even the voioe, __
derfully potent though it he, must yield p........ten.
to it. 11 i. more then a physical agent-it ill • cJl..
rect avenue for the passage of mentstive c:narnmt:a.
Very dynamio people, when arouaed br deep iD-
terest, emotion or deBire-combined with will-888IIl
to have a constant stream of mentativ8 energy 1Iow.
iDg from their eyes, which is felt by those witJaba
their field of inIIuence. I need DOt call yonr atten-
tion to the wonderful power of eye, for you are faUJ'
acquainted with it from personal experience. You.
know how power shows itself in the eyea of people.
In case. wbere the will has been developed to a VVT
high degree, it i. Ime that the mentative eners1_
 of _in""....
_Ie in their tncb. au. of
_ told of Napoleoa, aDd oihera ~ de,
..i.m.p"..... .ADcIrew J..,boD ;. laid to Ita.,.
[iitliJSOld the will of a DOted desperado '" W.
;tII-. h. II1IrNDdenld m..k1y aDd aooompanIe4
a11housh fully armed aDd heretof...
aheoIuteI;v fearle •• aDd dangerou. The cJee.
aftarward Aid that ho ocroId Dot 1UIdeniand
• .he hod not lrllIed J aebon whe.. ho stood.
. ,oIa1ted in aome of the ancianl hiltori... or tal...
of the old GreeD paraJ:vaed an enemy by a
barDing glance. You have all ..... _Ie
mol qnail before tho malterful glanoe of one
_ _d of a developad Will-Power. You, par-

~
~~b~""88yl:
haw thia reel ..
. " The steady conJliot of the eye
to many of us. The boy looks at ilia
to eee it ahe is in earnest in her threat; wheu.
he likewise looks at hi. achoolma.tor to read
•-:t::.': Two men or women look at each other

.i_walks
, DO word is said, yet the conftict is over IIOOIIt
ahead of the other ever arter."
. . . Wendell Holmes describes an "eye--battle,t

Kob.i.noor's lace turned 80 white with rap

blue-black mustache aDd beard looked fear-
against it. He grinned with wrath, aDd
..qhl .1 a tumbler, .. It be wonld have IhfO'InI
_lents at th. speaker. The yotmg )(aryl.....
Ihod bis clear, .teady eye upon him and laid hia baaol
on hi. arm, carele.sly almost, bnt the Jewel fell ~
was held 80 that he could not move it. It was of _
use. The youth was his master in muscle, and in that
deadly Indian hug in which men wrestle with their
eyes, over in five seconds, but breaks ODe ot their
two backs, and is good lor three--acore years aDd ten,
ODe trial enough-settles the wbole matter-just as
when two feathered songsters of the barnyard, game
and dunghill, come together. After a jump or two
at each other, and a few sharp kicks, there is an euc1
of it i and it is '.Aprea VOU8, mottaieur: with the
beaten party in all the social relations for all the reat
of his days."
The following rules for the cultivation at ey.
expression were obtained from one of the Jeading au-
thorities in this line in America. I herewith give
them in detail, for those who may desire to praetiM
them. I know of none better for the purpose.
EXERCISES IN EYE-EXPRESSION.

"Begin by studying your eyes in a mirror. Y01l

will see that in the center of the eye-ball there is a
black spot; this is called the "pupil" of the eye. The
larger circle surrounding the pupil is called the
"iris." The white ot the eye surrounds the iris..
The upper eye lid moving over the eyeball prod. . .
a variety of expressions, each giving to the face a
 or uprellllion of .........
All _ b e the melDb,. of Ihe8
but very ffiW of us anderotuad
producm, the imp"""sion. Sto"Jdinc
mirror, study these various upreuiou.
l~illawiJl,g exerei... may belp you.
Hold ths upper lid in ouch a po.itiOD thai ilo
....'_ •• balf-way between the pupil and top of Iha
Tbia giv.. 8ll exp....iOD of Ca1mD....
Rest the edge of the upper eyelid at the
of the pupil. This gives 8ll expreaaion of In-

The edge of the eyelid resting at the top

ili. gives an expression of Strong Interest.
".. The edge of the eyelid re.ting balf-way over
pupil givea an upre••ion of Deep Thought.
The edge of the eyelid resting just above tbe
i.1IP of the iris, and thus showing a Darrow strip of
between the edge of the lid and the edge of the
PV811 an expression of Emotional Activity.
"6. The above position, exaggerated 80 88 to
8. much of the white -as possible between the
of the iris aod the edge of the lid, will give
~~::~on of Emotional Excitement.
I the above expressions and poBi-
With a little practice nearly every one may
1117' ...quire the art of expression in the first tour
but the 188t two are more difficult of 80-
~:!Cli.T~lh~:e last exercise-EmotioDal Excite--
~ is found to be quite diflicult of at-
fIImMmt, ...allat a ama1J po. . . . . _ _i ~'i
cI1Ioo the UP"";OD wUbont ...wd8nhle
I'rMtiee tbeae movement. DOti) 700 ....
them with...t the aid of the mirror, ;jut . . .
ma7 leam to ahave wilboot a mirror, by
praetiee before ODe. Th. exerciaM will DOt
enabl. you to upr... th. dift'ereol momtaln:~=: ~
..oily ...a freely, but will a110 tend to 11
the mnsel•• and D...... of th. 87" themaelvee, pJqo,
riding that yon proceed gradually and do not .....
ta.k the ey•• at the beginning. Do not -wi, or
oontract the brows in the practieeL A few mia.mil
at 8 time is all that you should use in practicing.
.. WheD yon buve mastered the above u""-';
eapecially Nos. 5 and 6, yon may try tb. tollowia&
which is the most diJIicolt of all:
4. 7. Rest the eyelid in the position of StroDI'
Interest (No.3), and then at the SOM e time lift the
edge of the under lid to tbe lower edge of the papIL
This position gives the expression of Close Scna-
tiny.
"You will be Burprised at the added power of
expression that the careful practice of the above
exercises will give you. You will be able to manilaa&:
more suggestive feeling, and wm induce emotiODll
states of feeling in others. A little practice will
give you such convincing proof of this that yoa
will Dot Deed urging to forther perfect yonnelf ~
them. The expressioDs of Emotional Activity . . .
Emotional Excitement especially will prod_ ..
 I'III1owIDg Developmeat ExerciMo are bIcNJ
" '1iIa.ted by Il1o ...... teuber who hu cIeYI480l
Iollady and uperimeDt aJoag . . . IiDoII
Open the ey.. quite wideIJ. but not 10 'II'I.t.-
.__ main them, and hold them in tIW pooItioa
f4nr I000II<I0. JUiug Into your mirror. whicIa
be directlr in front of you oa a lenl with
8J'IIL Wbi1. JUiug opeD them a tri4e wider
without etreining. and throw III inteue u-
~loa into them. Do not move the eyebrow.. Inn
them to remain normaL
''I. JIeeume th. above position, and than ~
of StroDg Into...t ( ... prevlou
looking at rounalf in th. g1aaa juo! ..
in looking at another paraon with that

Beoume position 1. and than gradua11r

to the ""P...sion of Emotional Aotivity (_
~, -- uerci.aee), gazing at YOUfseU in the mirror.
Beawue position 1, and than gradua\Jr
10 the expreaaion of Emotional Exoitemeat
' ....orio... "".rciaaal. gaaing at rours.1f in the

position 1. aod then gradua\Jr

th••"Pression of CIOBO Scrntinr (...
previo.. enrciaeel, gazing alyo.naIf in u.. mine.
"'ID. the abow uereises you must act AI if ~
re8eelion of youraelf in the mirror "ere in reeIiI:r
another persoD whom you wished to inBUeDCL The
better you act thi. oul, the bettor will your raoulta
be.
H 6. Practice the expreseion of Strong Interut
on persons to whom yon are listening, until you
that you have awakened a rooponoe in them, I IIIq
f_
add that the expression of DEEP INTBBBBT couiata of
but the same expression heightened by MOre feeUag
behind it; and the expression of LoVIlfO INDU8T ill
the same, H only more 80. n This "more teeling"
may be either real or assumed, as in the case of the
good acior.
"7. Practice the expression of Close Scrutiny
upon other persoDs upon appropriate occasions in
which you desire to appear as taking a deep, aritieal
interest in some proposition, undertaking, theory.
etc. Many persons have built up 8 reputation for
being I good listeners' and I keen observers t b,
tbis practice. I mention it for what it may be
worth to you. I am merely giving you the 'rules of
the game,' not necessarily advising you to play it."
.And now I have reached that part of my subject
in which I must speak of the power 01 the eye to
convey mentatit'e force. Owing to some law of ner-
VOllS mecbanism not fully understood as yet, the eye
is one of the most effective mediums for the P888188
of mentative currents from one person to lIDodillll",
 attempt to i1Jdulge In Ill)' ~ tbeoIt
iilb;ject but aball proceed to Ibe doocrlptlaa
faota of Ibe ..... I may add, however, th*
~.... CJCe1I!tiota inform u. that portiODll of !be
brain, during a mauileotatiou of IIroug
~;:~~etfort, or eJ:~rciee of will, resembles an in--
~; surface, glowing aDd phoopho........L

~..f~tluo:t:al.o the.. are BOOD great beam. of this in-

eDergy .treamiDg out from Ihe oyoo of
aDd reachiDg Ihe mind of olher po........
.;" ... me>re than this, these U beams" of energy traDa-
mental states, thoughts, etc., of the pel'BOJl,
'~J::t.;ao~~;ecientists have found that "beam. of
C' carry waves 01 electricity, and have thu
...._ able to ..Dd lelegraphi., aDd eVeD lelephODio
':'~""'f88 over Bueb beams of light.
One who has mastered the faseioatioD of the 818t
~11" alble to convey most readily to others the menta·
currents which tend to produce similar mental
by mentative induction 8S explained 81 ...
in this book. If you will but remember the
of the" beam oC light" along which
and magnetic currents travel, and will
a mental picture of these mentative beama
the eye, you will understand the proces8 much
&lid yoo will at the Bame time tend to give
own meDtative beams a substantia1 reality,
the tines of visualization. That is, when you
to 11M these mentative beams, you should , .....
them as actually existing in full foroo and
iwIIilT, thia will hAYe • ieada41 to
~ reality, ...d thDl reader u.-.
lIIIIC1ium for the _oago of " ......
ADd DOW, risbt hare 10 the heat pIaoo to
,.... in the proper _ of the eye in what baa .......
called .. The K&gIl8tic G.... " hot whioh woaId
more properly ojyled .. The ])yDamio 0-" 'l'belt'
baa ...... much _ writloD OIl thIo oUjeet,
...d in oome of my OWD earlier writiDgo I pve ~
~ along the.. IiDe. which I am DOW able to _
plaoe with more approved method!, and lator ~
ooveriee coming from the study and uperimllllta-
tion of myself and others along these linea. I SIR
wiJliDg to improve UPOD my own methodo as wall ..
DpoU thoee of othero-I have DO tal.. pride 1IpOD
this subject, and if tomorrow I find tha* I can iDl-
prove upon my work of today, I ohan do so and gi....
my studenta the henefit of the chango, iDBtead 01
stubbornly "sticking to it," jost because I bad ODOa
stated a theory, fact, or result. There is DO ataqd..
ing still in scieoti1lo work-he who otoDd••tiII reaII7
goes backward.
The former instructions regarding the "Magnetio,
Oaze" told the student to concentrate his gase ".t;
the root of the nose" of the other person, that iI,
right between his two eyes. Now this was all VfIrT
well, but there is a far better plan. This loeulilll'
the gaze between the eyes of the otber person, realJT
results in ucrossing" your gaze, and thus robbiDclt
of a portion of the direct electr(;magnetie power
 -=::'lr~~~oa
b 0100, ADd '_om,
III&)" prIIft IIIia 111 w id
70V
.. ,.,.. dra.. it 1I8U8l' ADd _ _ to ,..fI.
. ....._ ,.,.. get to the - " , or to
. . ... ~ more 1rill Jour .... bo
..-181 Impaired. A .... from • pair ill'
01<11" ia not 1I8IU'1J 10 cJruamic U •
peir of otraIsht eJ-. IliviDg out • dlreet,
ImpHuion.
_ "l>Jaamio Gue" ia performeel .1 fol-
,,"~r_ "" tOo'
fooua)'Out poe at a point boW-
_ of the other perIOD, but, Instead, _
.:~~~ and atrailhtIJ into hia two 01" with
IilI oyea. You 1rill lind thia dimeuJt, ...a
If _ perform it in the ordiDary ...;y-aa4
~=J the .. aeoret." Instead of fOClDliDg your
II ; hi.. &I if you realI;y wilhed to ••• the eolor
0181, ;you mmt 10 foom your O1el thai _
IIia1IJ pAng t/wougA Ai.., &I if ha ...... trau-
...a you wiabeel to ••••o...tltMog begmod 1Mm.
'; JII~ practice botor. a mirror will ahow you
I mean botter than I can .xplain it to ;you in
'.1'0119"
Practice at II gazirtg II objects will

in aoquiring this gaze. Try for inetauoe

your eyes upon the wall opposite you u
y;.tiae your eyes from this page. Then.l_
~ wall ~lowly pass your band bofo.. )'Our
diatance of about two feet. but dou't cIwIp
_ __,i... ·t s•• th. hand plaillly. but keep
 M1ND-POWEB
TOur gaze focused on tbe wall, .. if ,.,.. cHIlI
''''''''gft Ihe ha.d.
Thi. gaze mu.t Dot coDsi.t of a blaDk, vacant, """
pid stare, but moat be intense 80d earnest. Praetfoa
aD objects 88 above stated, and with your Dlirror,
will aid you iD perfecting the ga... It win haIi>
you it you have some friend with whom you caa
practice it.
The other person will not be aware that you are
not "seeing" him, aod are "gaziKg tlwough" bim-
to him it will appear that you are giving him A.err
deep, intense, steady, earnest glance. Be will aee
your pupils dilate, 8S they always do when lookiDg
at a distant object, and your expression will be one
or calm, serene power.
And another important point about tbis gase u.
that you may maintain it a long time without tiriu«
the e~'es, nnd without the eyes watering or blinking.
You may out-stare another person, or animal, in thill
way, without fatigue, wbile the other's eyes grow
tired and weak. So much is this true that the result.
of my own investigation of the subject have COD·
vinced me that the animals who manifest" fascina-
tion, I t really focus their eyes beyond the object m.
just this way. If enr you get a chance to observe
aD animal fascinating another, you will see that I am.
right in this theory.
This H gazing through JJ the other person is ao-
complished by a certain' {accommoda tion" oC the ere,
as oculists and opticians call it, and while you . .
 it yon ","",,01 examine diatiDotly, or
the eyes of the other perIOD, be.
f0CU8 is diiterent. To show yon wiry
........b,l. to maintain this gaze Bnch a IODg tim•
.."MIt tiriDg your eyes, I would romiDd yon of th.
with which yon may maintain the expreuion
#lho1_ Clwrapped. in thought," "day-dreaming,"
a brown study," Ujust thinking about
!'~,:=~;~~etc.~, state
with which yon all are familiar. In
you are able tO
o "gaze into apace"
• long time withont the ,Iight..t fatigue, while
I8COJlda' focusing your eyes upon a near.by
~-"ijocot will tire them velY much indeed. And then,
you bow how long you are able to gaze at
tar out at sea, or rar Bcroas the desert,
far down or across the mountain, without tiring
~;:~e:yea. The whole secret is that short-range
~~ upon an object tires the eyes much more
does "long-range tJ gazing into space. This
the case, it will tire you far les8 "seemg
a person, than gazing at him and "seeing"
at short raDge
h practicing the maintaining of the gaze for a loog
I would advise against tiring the eyes by gaz-
at abort-range objects. Better practice at ga.z..
at distant objects until you are able to maintain
a long time, 8S you will be able to do after
practice. In fact, I advise you to practice the
into space," because proficiency in that will
100 to perfect the "Dynamic Gaze.' I After
; . kM procIiced thia "pzIna: thJoash"
a bit, 1"0 will be able to look at all objeet ,. _1p18
of feat awa1, aIId gaze right through it-that ...
1011 will DOt conaeioualy "188" it objeotlveJy, •
though appal'8lltiy .tariDg hard at it.
Avoid all exerei... tiriDg to the eyeo, aad prc_....
.......Iy workiDg from trilliDg .0......... to IDO!8
portont oue.. You wiU be eurpriled how • Httle
talligeut practice aloug thaee lin.. will give :J""
peuetratiDg glauco, lIrm, eameat, aad taU off ~:~~
netiam" and. Ie fascination," without the al
eauoe of .traiD, fatigue or effort. Yau have
wiohed for .ach au exprauiOD-here it ia for )'OL
 0!lAP'l'EB xv.

.... of the _ far tile parpooe of _...,..

~lIIaIm""i"ls, you obouId Alw&18 _ _
tile f .....' it the real power
behind tII_

¥
til. _t
'=~of:power, and tllet til. bnin it tile ~

..
tile OUrreJlte originate. Th. braID, ;you
tnmaformer, or ....verter of tile

:
~=:~rgy,
of eeDdiug
and acto jut .. doea a dynamo ill
forib great ""v•• of power.
if you wiob to eeud out meutative cur-
lor the purpose of inducing feeling ill otllen,
~~;~:.lIrOt have feel;"', gen.rated ill your men·
'DCWUJ be ....11 for two people 10 practi.. til. eye
~.... together, but in the .bseuce of 8 friend in
10U have confidence, YOD may obtain exeeUent
b;y praeticiug before your friendly mirror.
~..., ...... you moat first arouse in your mind the
that you wish to express in mentative cur-
hi your feeling into your glance, ODd it
"fel~
la_a J. Look into the eyes of your friend (or
!I~:: til. mirror) .nd theD ..y ".entally: "I
,~ than YOD." Throw into your glance ..
feeling of .Irength •• yon can.
to1
208 MIND-POWER
EnBCIB. 2. Say mentaUy: HI
UV*, thtJft. you-l tim outgaziflg 11011.," thrcnriac
much positivity as possible into your g.... tho _ ...~

EUBCI8K 3. Say, and 'eel: "Yo..

Me -I am making you feel my strengl,.,,"
.r. tluvwlllf"
being inspired, of course, by our feeling.
(Jfrai4 ",

the feeling into your gaze.

After you bave acquired the faculty of malda. ,r.
your Ktrength felt by above exerei ... you lI141:1
use the same upon otber people when the 0CCIlIiaIt
renders it advisable. IT you are addreSBed by ....
person whom yOD think is trying to master you IQ8JIo.
tatively, or wbose strong inHuenee you wish to ward
off, you may use the above method on him. AI a
rule the person who is doing the talking haa a eHght
advantage over the listenerJ all els8 being equaL The
speaker is the more positive because he is expre.1
ing more power. But yon may counteraet this, if
you are the listener, by simply sending him a g1anee,
accompanied by the feeling of I i I scatter gour fOf'Cll
into bits-you oannot affect me!"
In resisting aD attack of this sort, keep your mouth
closed, with the jaws tight, for this" hite" denotee
strength and firmness, and brings into play the parte
of the brain manifesting these qualities, and thu8
charges your mentative currents with these fee1iBp.
At the same time gaze firmly and steadily into tile
eyes of the other, using the "Dynamic Gaze." I
would bid you remember that the person .1<...1;..,
has an advantage over the_one sitting. Avoid
 IP!aIiIloa when tile other _ i ••tandIDlr-
him Ihia ad.anulI". but toke it 7"1Iroolf

to pel'lOJlS and reqUBlting them to do

lIbould acoompRny the verbal requBlt
enmrnlnd. For iutance, if you say "You
thia for me, tDOtI'I yout"(thia is the 1Uggest-
of questioning, remember) you should ae-
~t~) the question with the c",",,,,,u.d (made
~ with the proper glance, u You shaU do
II you are the person requested to do some-
that you do Dot wish to do, yon should anJIWer,
do Dot care to do tbil," or U I do Dot see my
olear to do it," or III am unable to oblige you,"
-etc., but at the same time yon must send the
tluwet', with its accompanying glance, "1
iPfIl ..."do it, and you. caflnot make me."
welWmown teacher along these lines several
ago, taught his popils to gaze into the eyes of
whom they wished to affect, at the same time
mentally: U I am looking at you. 1 am look-
you,. eyes into your brain. My will
i8 "ronger tl'on yours, You are under way
"''''',. I will comvel you to do what I wish.. You
do ,,-hat 1 tlay. You shaU do this. Do it at
It will readily be seen that this will generate
p""e,rI1J1 mentative current, if there is a 8Um·
strong feeling-will Bod desire-behind it.
here I shall give you an antidote for tllis
~' itI,fIa""'''. In all cases where you are attacked
-taIIT Ia thio ..., 7011 - 7 dlUlIIft, ~
lI)' • pooitlve denlol.
Tho,,,,,iI;". dottlal is tho powerfal f ...... tlboO
ten into t\JI1 hila tho f01'OO cIIncted apIut
ia G duf.....mv. GfI""'. juat .. is tho ""u;"•
....., a eonatructive or ereative one. ODe
doreland. the ocientite _ or thio deoltrD"u,•• 1r'!
ma, undo the monlative ..ork or othoro, to a
priaiDg degree. B/I IJ "rotog. poNivo
_ 8coller _tid dioi.kgrale ""1/ ....,oIivo
direcled agoi.., /I.... Thi. rormula wiD &lve
pne..1 idea of it Buppo.. tho! )'OD are rep..m.'i
atatemon! 8uoh .. given above. In that ....
• bould say .....,al/g. aC!COlllpanyiDg it with the
glance, with 'eeling hack or it: "1 de.,
your power over me. 1 deny it out of
wiI/ nol do your bidding, and I de0!l your risht
power to command me. I deny lIO'Nr power, ad
affirm my own. I I
You may cultivate this power to use the poirifilolfl\
denial by practicing on an imaginary perIOD. whCna
you may suppose is trying to influence you.
the strong, positive person before you, trying to
Ouence yoo aud then start in to practice the -_ .... ,.
tiv~ denial on him, until yoo f~l that you have
him off, and have sent him flying away in
These imaginary mental battles will develop a
power of meDtative resistance in you, and I
you strengbteo yourselves along these linea, it
feel that you are weak. YDU may improve . . ,.,
 lmaginlug thal after )'0lIl'_11
faDow him up aDd pour ..........
iDto him, ablUJll.., roar pooitioa
aD altaclri.., foroe.
rehaaraaIe will do more for .....
thiDk pooaiblo. They are lllo! Ilap ...
perfocllbo acton. They are !be
_&OIl. from which the awordaman piDa
...,a alreogIh. Practice, ,rae""", I'IU.""""
. ,..,..", iD overytblug-iD mentalin work u
.. ~ There are good poyabological ODd
....;.",.
iJt.~ behind this method aDd precti.., but
1IOl ODter Dpon that lIold at prelODt-this hook
lIIIlmlod to give you the ,. how" of the subject,
thaa the Uwhy."
poraoDOI conversation with another you will
of the greatest value to see •• olearly U JMIB'"
meutal picture, chart or map, of what you are
to him. By 00 doing YOD will imp",.. moot
upoo his miod that which YOD wish him to
, ..I. ID. this statement is eompreaaed the
of doctive speaking. In the degree that 11011
feel the thoDght that yOD are expreaolug iD
- . ...,11 be the degree of impression made upon,
!.-'.. blti'''' induction produced in, the otber per-
eecret of course lies in the power of visual·

. ......., find an evidence of yonr increasing men-

Idueoce by trying the psychological experi·
people to move this ...ay or that
212

waY. by guiDg intently at them. In tbi. 8IPerii

it is DOt neceasary tor you to gaze into theh
Gazing at their back, preferably at the upper
of the neck, at the base of the brain, will ann'er~
may try "willing" persona to look arood em
street, or in public places. ere. Or you may "~.ar"
that tbey turn to the right or lert of yon, wbOll •
proaching each other on the atreeL Or, in atorea1Vl
may "will" that a certain clerk, from out of a _.-~
ber, will step forward to wait upon you. Theee
many similar experiments have an interest to
majority of students, aod are accomplished w.:~~:~1
parative ease, after sufficient practice. The
theory and practice cODsists of a steady gaze, and
menial command, nnd win, tbat the person wiJ.l
sO-Bnd-so, together with ihe earnes' expectotiotl
he will obey the command, and the mental pidtlf'e
his doing 80. That is all there is to it.
In the use of the eye as a mentative inl,tnUDl~i'
remember first, 18st, and all the time, that derit's aDd:
will are the phases of the mentative energy, and that
in the degree that desire is kindled, and will is ex-
erted, so will be the power expressed by Younlelir. ,
and impressed upon others. Read this book over a
number of tjmes, until you have fully grasped
underlying principles. Then commit its ex,,, ....,;
and instructions to memory. Then practice
quently, and perfeet yourself in the methods point. .
out, until you render them" second
will be conscious of a gradual growth and
 iiW1iIe lin.. of mentative power and 1afI...
.. llaa", of dynamio mentation OIICO lighted.
_ ... die out-tend tb. 8ame carefully. keep
trimmed 01..... and fill the lamp with oil.
ever burn bright and OJqit heat and light

instrument mentioned in a pre.

is "the touch." There was 8 time, in
'.I'IT &tape of experimentation and psycbolog-
itt_-"'- 1rmID I laugbed at the idea of the touch
uy real part in tbe work of mental inftn-
course I saw the effect of tbe touch in cer--
~'Pba... of poyebological work. but I believed tbat
aU "merely Buggestion, n but I 8000 learned
touch was really a ~no8t potent iDstroment
~:=~v: energy. I now explain it by the idea. of
~ beiDg like the wires upon which the elec.
earrent travels. 'l'be brain is the dynamu, or
w,::~ of the energy, aDd while the latter travels
, and currents without any wires (just 88
waves of the wireless telegraph) still if there

"'Ia...
"'re 10 be had, then it tollows the lines of least
and takes advantage of the nerve-wire.
parts of the body have nerve-cens very
developed in tbem-are in fact miniature
In the cases of Bome persons of sensitive
~I:~ touch, tbere exist little elusters oC nerve
Iii ends oC the fingers, that act like miniature
The lips are also highly developed in tbis
.. the well known phenomena of "kissing"
evldoDooo. Tho ftDpra 1IIId!lad -::::!
mediama for eonveyiDg the IIIODtat:mI
pour. down over the _ from the
throusb "hIeh it PUII8 to tho other
The ... of the toach of the baudo ...
OOIIveyiDg _lative en8l'll7 dopenda
tho development of the baudo hy the
Those _110 JlJldoretond thio matter, cIeToIop
ductivity of the baud. by "treating" thaa,
10.... : Think of your baudo .. .,.,.,nODt .....!!
of menlative euergy, and imagine that you
the energy pouring down the l1'8"e8 of your
and out of your hands, obeying your will, wII~. ;
shake hands with people. Yon win IOOJl
your hands to such a degree thet some ....tii"'!]
eons will actually "feel" the cunent PI-""
them. Always accompany the passage of the
rent with the thought or feeling that you willi
dace in the other penon, just as you do wlwa
use the "Dynamic Gaze." In fact, the . . .
the hand-clasp should be used together, ,,11...
sible, for by 80 doing you double the effect.
When yoo shake hauds with a person
aM feeling into it, and do Dot fall into the
ieal, lifeless method 80 common among
Throw your feeling down to your hand, and
8ame time make a mental command or .!I'Iet"'D~ '_
propriate to the case. For instance, grasp the
800'S hand with feeling, and interest, sayiaa
tally, at the Bame time: H You like me." Thea,
 -waf. It pouIbIe let 1lIII1' ......
pQn al ~ hand in a......mao .......
IdiI Ant IIDpr to paso bot...... JODI'
al_ up in tho erotoIl of the
W. ..n. until you 08D perfOrlll it
alit-that if, mab it your D&t1ual
hIado. You will lind that w.
""kh" hando will open up a n..... Intersot
toward you, aDd in other ...ay. you will
Ita edTantap. You never knew a "fuel-
'::.::":~ who did not have a sood haDd-a1aap.
" of the fueinatiug personality.
many persona, ....n grounded on the
priooipl•• und.rlylng the lobject, who
.a a medium. for tnentativ8 energr,
",,)dng hands. For instance, they lit near
and p1ace their banda so that their
point toward him, at the BalDe time toiJI.
k t t1J.. eurrent fto... throogh the ftugera and 10-
other. They 0100 DB. their handa in con·
-:~~~: to have the tip. of their ftugera point-
II' the olher. This lall plan become. highly
when DBed with the appropriate geatnrea,
akin to the mesmeric" pass" of the handa.
~;::j~ I wou1d 88y beware of the person
II trying 10 pot hi. hand. on you-be-
tJteupawingover" process. Avoid it in the
w. ....v. if possible, or else deliberately prac-
""milv. denial toward Ibe person, holding
ad mental .tatement tbat "I d..." the
po..... of your magnetiam-I scatter it by
Dial."
In concluding this chapter, I would ,,",-.JIlt-<
tion young women, and older OIIH for
against allowing men to be familiar with u.riI·
the direction of "holding hands," or aimiJar
tices. Not only does this "familiarity
tempt" but there are good psychological
why the practice i. to be condemned. You bPe
what part the bands play in "magnetizing" ..
caned, and is it not clearly discernible how OM
use the hands in this" petting," and aU that
thing, in order to psychologically aft'ect ,,:;~::r;
son T I am Dot speaking now of the caresBe8
in by honorable true lovers-for all the talk in
world would Dot change that sort of tbing-tOll '
am sUuding to the indiscriminate" pawing .....,...
on the part of strange men that some young
allow. There is 8 danger in tbis 80rt of thing,
I want you to know it. If you have dS'ogilieJra,
young female relatives. warn them against
and lell them the reason why.
And the same thing is true 01 the man who ia
ways patting otber men on the shoulder, or
ing bis ann around them, or else "taking hold
them" in a friendly caressing way during a
versstion. Such men may not know the p~ycl1OL.
of the thing, but they bave found out that
upatting up" makes otber men more imp......
and amenable to their inftuence, and 80 they
 them atop it, either by moviDg .~,

Il10.... remember the po....... of thil p ....

. . . diapener, aDddisintegrator of 101·
~_... U this book taught you nothlDg aloo,
be "worth wbile" to 10U becauee of
. ,IOb.tof iJIItrnction. For this positive de-
mentotive annor that wiIJ proteot you-.
nord that wiIJ defend yOU-& mentotlve
_11.0,,,,
that win clear the mental atmo.ph.....
.eecre' of positive statement, and posi-
~:~.~aDd::~y:OU are clad in aD invulnerable
~ with the weapon of power-and
, __"like the "Warrior Bold" go "gaily to

~;~~~.aII,:; the secret of influence in our dy.

f'i lie. in his mental states. The outer
but reflectiODS or the inner. If you will
the eounection between your mind and the
;U,oIv,srsai Will-the Universal Mind-Power-
will becomes 80 strong that tbe outW'ard
;.ic,,".wiU come of themselves. But in mount-
<. ___ _ steps of attainment, it becomes impor-
student to pay attention to tbe outward
"!~~ because by so doing he makes a
~ path for the acquisition of the de-
states. By the very laws of mental sug-
• able to imitate these outward upres-
thus induce in himself the mental states,
become babi tual. I d o Dot mean that
_ IhouId all..... the ~ of the
pearaDC8 to move him ill thia 'tf81-thIa
idea. What I moan ia thai ODe mq by
lion .. reproduce th. oatward
ated with a cleaired mental ltate or, quality.
actiDg them oat actaaIIy materialiso into nollifi
meatal otateo themselvOB. Remember the
meatal otateo take Corm ill lIAlIioo-BUd aeliilm±
prodaceo their a ••ociated meatal otatoal 1110
that works both wall. The voice mat.. tha
graphic record-aad the Jatter reprodacoo the
Remember this illustration ,for it will helpYO"'"
the right conception of the paychological Jaw
lying the pheaomen....
There is 8 certain point to which I would
yonr attention at this stage. I refer to the
known psychological fact that "meatal lta..-
press themselves in physical action. n Every
tal state bas its associated physical action.
these actioDs when perceiVed by another peraoa,
apt to induce similar mental states in that
along the lines of mental suggestion. But
Bnother law, less understood by the public, aDd.
is that" the manifestation of physical action
to induce in the mind of the person perfol'lDiJw
the mental states generally associated with tlut
duction of the action. I I
Let us take a common example, to i1h,.trat" fbelll
eration of these two related laws.
that you are holding a mental state of an-.,.
 la ~ ... ,... wDllla4 tW'
itt1iIlU.......; 70111' jawa wDl be he4 • •
ad aIfahtI1 pootru4ed; ODd ,.....
~-fhe mOlllll alate !wi tUa
actioJL VfIf"J' well, thm-7OG all
faot.
Ie tIao J.... revened. Il)'ou wiJJ fr<nnI
)'Our Sela aavagel)'; lis )'OUr j ..... ill
ete., and wiJJ mainlain that phyaioaJ
a.e minuble, at the ....... time olIcnrm,
in )'OUr walk, etc. (as it surel)' will)
)'OU will ftnd ),ourself growbJs
alate of auuo)'OllCO, oombativeneu,
If )'ou keep it up IoDg eD01J8h, )'ou wiJJ be
_tv .......l.. So true i. thi. that if )'Ou our)'
eaough, and run into BOIDeone eloe, )'OU
to "get into a row" with him. And,
i. the fact, the perIOD that )'OU
will he very apt to lake up the menta1
Pidlaa. of your manner, and will also feel
U

Ii would Dot lake muab to .tir up trouble

_tile two of you.
more remarkable, if you eontinue this
attitude until it produces the mental Btate,
bd that you are inducing similar mental
tho. around you, by the agency of menta-
-::~ 80 you see the close connection be--
;a action, mental states, suggestion, and
~:~ Tbeyact, and re~act upon each other.
'" said of tbe mental .late of eager apo
plies equally to aoy intense feeling or..~::~.
Like beget. like, along aU tho liD.. D

ot 8 strong mental state win manifest,

the physical actioDs which will affect I
u:::,
Now, all this means that the man who ill

the lines of mental suggestion-be will not

study the question DC wbat suggestions to ..,
viding he "feels" sufficiently strong to :::~
cally manifest the actioDs. But when a man
H feel" sufficiently strong to manilest the 8;~::

aetions, be may produce the same effect by

the part" (without being actually involved in
first reproducing the physicaiactioIl8, which will
induce 8 sufficiently strong mental state to wllli:r.
itself both along the Jine of suggestion, aDd
along the line of personal magnetism. Every
actor induces feeling in you in this way, along
these lines. And you may do the same if you want
-many dynamic people are doing it every day.
On this subject, so far 88 I have gone, I have gi,. ."
yoo a most important secret of psychologieaJ
ence, in a plain, practical way-so simple in tact ~
there is a risk of many of you entirely O::;l,:~~
its importance. Better go back over this part
lesson again - many times-until yon are able
catch its inner meaning, Hnd are able to read
tween its lines. It's quite worth while, I a8''''''''
;,..111
Of course, some of my kind critics win take me
task for teaching tbis "acting oot" idea. Tbey
call it "inculrating principles of deceit," eta,
and will then go on their way admiring .. 0 ....1IIII1!
 aDd regrettiDg the absenee of "tact"
who have rubbed them the 'WTO!Ig
noticed that these hyper-eritical people
bypo-eritical a8 weU.
jIi..... taown many good men who were not "dy.
_L"' and the world I'turned them down," and
.'jumped all over them." And I have known
a D1JIDber, not quite 80 good, who possessed
a soodly de_ of dynamic force, and the
them with open arms, and showered
and rewards upon them. But this does
CAnnot be "good" Bnd "dynamic"
ame time. There are plenty of "good" men
are highly " dynamic" -and there are plenty of
men equally so. An:! there are plenty both
!'IIanllbad, who lack II dynamic-force." But, note
lad, plea•• - Ihat the good men, and the had
who are highly "dynamie," generally manage
h",m there," along their own line of life. And
the good and bad who lack "dynamic-force"
stranded along the wayside. Dy-
lIo>·fo,... is neither good nor bad-it is a natural
.-IIiDd is used by all. In this respect it is like
....r natural force.
then again, this book is Dot for the pur~
teaching the 'Ibad'! use of I'dynamic~force,"
than the I I good,." It states the principles
88 they are. It is true that the bad man
of the law and use it Cor bad
but 80 may the good mao take advantage
make himself a greater power for good.
"~I_" I. ;jaoR u e:::~~

and 0V8r3'daY _II, ..

"preacher" u it ia ill the UOODDI\dnM:~~:;-;
jut .. e«.tiv. in the ~ .....
it ie in either *be
or the oon8d..... DIlUL It ie a D&turaJ,,:~,~~~~
baa nolhiDg to do with .. good ..... b
peI_.
than baa .1....1i..., oratorical ability, or
peanmoe.
U the good folk prefer to leave !hie
ject for the bad folk, that ie their OWD
miD•• Personally, I f..1 lik. the old
was remonstrated with by some
ishioner regarding certain musical
had been introduced in the church IOrvioe.
preach.r look.d kindly at the old veto'''fIID::t~~~=
tive" of the Bock, and said: uWeU, b:
strike you in a different way, but to me it
wrong to allow the Devil to monopoJiao all the
music-I believe in giving the Lord hie aha..
And I say II Amen t" to this idea.
U I ' dynamic mentation' I was al much _ "-_,
further the interests of right, as it baa been to
ther the interesto of wrong. the old woro~rl~d~:":~
down to a little easier motion. II the p
make his talks 8S "dynamic" 88 the actor
plays, and the lawyer does his appeals to the
there would surely be H something doing" in
work, and the prevailing emptiness of the
would be cured. If j j goodness" W88 made
b:active 88 I ' badness, " the Devil wonId be pIII-t1
the retired list.
 our eonaideration of the ..11-
8umetiOD, let me call )'OUr _tion
_ a l &talemenle ....rdiug K_
(in which general lubject ia in-
eub-dlvisionl called Peraonal KapetilDl;
:';:;~'tioJ.; and Telemalative lnduetiOD)

Saeh indueocl menial .lales may be oauaed

i~~:;~~currento
currentsofofPe1'8OJUll Magnetism;
Telemenlation; or by

Jleatative currents are waves or streams of

IltJpnd-·Power, emsnating from the minda of
ad carrying with them the vibrations of
J~1at.1I ; the vibrations tending to induce aim-
&taIBa in the minda of people within the

are two poles of Mind-Power, i. e., the

manifesting desire, teeling, emotion,
motive-pole, manifesting will, etc. j the
afteeting other minda, manifesled b1
HI
th... two pole. being called Deeire-Forco aDd
Power, respectively.
(c) Desire-Foree tends to awaken simi""
bratioos in the minds of otbers, thus producing
ilar desires-or it charms the wills of others
eRuses them to carry out its desires-its actioD.
nature beariDg a strong resemblauce to r.,oiI....
mental power.
(d) Will-Power tend. to aWaken desire iII
minds of others by sheer mastery and for'oel\JIz...~.
-it also aets in the direction of combating and
powering the wills of others, and taking them
-it also directs, masters, concentrates, or
Doe's own Desire-J.'orr.e, on occasions-ita
Iwara a strong resemblance to masculine
power.
(e) When the meDtative currents are ""''''''...141,:
and MeDtative Induction is manifested, when the
jector and recipients are in the personal presMCC
each otlier, we use the term Personal Magnetism..
When the same manifestation occurs when the
flot in the
jector and recipiE."uts are pe"ss<o:;.~:al~::::~
of each other, then we use the term '1
Induction. But the principle employed is the •••-
in each c8se-induction through telementatiOD
the operative principle. In Personal 111'0111081l1li_
however, Mental Suggestion usually Bssists in
induction of mental states. For this reason, 111,....:.1
Suggestion should be studied in cODRectioD with
IOnal Magnetism, being @upplementary thereto.
 IDchaeelmealal . .tao, 10'
mealal._ of othen; or
uperi.......d menial . .tao, ;,..
of the race IUICOItorI, iDhero
the .n~o... miDde of u.e;.

opentell along the 1inea of aeqai.

l ~~::: IlIIOCiatiou, and repetitiou, d-
liB throngh phJoieal apnts for IDdnom,

~ E~_ta,
Hap.tiem, the meDtator ponre ont
lI"JIerated by biB will or de-
either in a genera1way, or ill a eon-
tIiftoted manner; in a penonal interview,
la8neDeea tho mind of others by induotlon
......uy. or alway .. aceompanied by Mental
aaIug physical &sento, .nch al lb. voieo,
1m18l'. ete.. which heighten tho .lfeat producocl.
.. ,...... wllb the understanding of the above-
.l~~~. principles, let UB proceed to a eouid..
.. II1Ibject of "Mental Suggestion."
r. .• tndont of PBYchology and mental science
aDd read much of that pha•• of menial
~, "'Iled "Mental Suggestion." Mueb has
and taught about it, aod the term. has
by some teachers to cover all pbases of
I do Dot entirely agree with theee
of suggestion, however, for I ftnd
that cans for a further explana-
I feel certain that mental
ouggeation play. a moat Important pat Ia
.avery instance DC tbis class of ph_omena .,.,.......
be serioualy cousldered by all earefal .tudaaw
lb. subject. Combined with menlstivo inductII!D
means of mentative currents. it acco1lllta fJ\lor~:=~~
every pbase of the pbenomena of mental il
Therefore I shan devote aeveral chapten to tha
sideration oC its underlying principles, Ian
method oC application. I feel that DO one caD
8uecesstnl practitioner of telementativ8 infl1l8Dll.W
personal magnetism who is Dot a good s1l418".IiDlli~
because the very" knack n of projecting atroag _~......
gestions is necessary for the forceful projeetUJa
meDtative energy and mental corrents.
While an who have examined lb. subject an. "'rIIl.."
of the force and effects of mental suggestion,
have fOUDd it possible to correctly define or deaaribIi
the term, or to explain it to others. But I feel ...
Bured that my theory of mentative induction, ad the
two poles of Mind-Power will enable you to form '"
very clear aod comprehensive knowledge of the
derlying laws of the subject, so that, u:~=;~::::;
it, you will be able to app1y its method of
to the best advantage.
" !II ental Suggestwtl" is th.e 'eml used to d&rig...~
the process of inducing or ezcit.ing menial st...
~deas, by mcans of the imagination, by tM agl_,
Ulords; actions; outward appearaJIC68; or
"hysical symbols.
I divide lbe phenomena of Mental Sugestiaa
 or ph...... I..... (1) Active 8"11-
(I) PIlIIIIi..e 8_tioD, .. foll""":
81Jaeotion I mean th. induction or ex-
of _tal state or icleaa in oth... by meRDI
. . mll.ad, aOIrmation, .tatementa, etc.,
upon theodesired mental .late. By
I mean the induction or excite-
atate or ideas by the subtle insinua·
or insertion of ideas into the minds
insinuated ideal act in the direction
th. d.sired mental slate. Acti... Bug.
auoeiated with th. uae of th. moti.....pol•
. . miilld of the _ t o r ; and Paaai... Bu_
auoeiated with the emoti .....pol. of the sug-
0... II th. masculin. m.thod and th. oth.r

II8re is a good place in wmch to direct your

to a very important fact concerning the op·
of suggestion in inducing mental states in
I ellud. to tb. fact that sugg.stion operates
~:~Iin:'i;O~f. "emotional mentality," "feeling,"
~ " and has nothing to do with judg~
I'8UOJl, argument, proof, etc. It belongs
to the U feeling" side of the mind, ratber
.'the "thinking" side. One's reason may be
to by clever reasoning, argument, logie.
end an effect gained':"bot thi. belongs to
different phase of mental action. The
mental states in others by meaDS of sug..
II tiD 010 entirely with the' I feeling" or '.'im-
""". . . . . . . . . of the mIDd. It ~=~
procIooIioa of .. emotimIal m...c.Jlt;y"
with "raticmal JDeI1tout;y." ThIa Ia a
taul point, ODd ODe thai ohcmId be thoI.....Ja1iitsI
dentood bf aIlltudOllta of the nbjeot.
lila true thai _lion IDA1 IIOOOIIIJ1U7
peal to the I'88IOJl or jndpOllI of the por.a
0D00d, and, indeed, is pneraIl,. eo ueed; bat,
speaJring, it oonstitulee an appeal to " pad
mind entirely removed from ~ UIIl
monl II is emotional, ODd iJnasinalive 1In::I,~~::
all the lime. And it operates along the
the metal induction produced bf moatatift
renta, as we sh.n &eo.
And DOW, with this prelimjnll'1 ~
us pasl OD to a eonaideration of the meaning ..r ...
terma uoed. There is nothing I.ike a t1ear _ ..... 1
.lending of tbe term. employed In treating of • ",1,0; J
ject. U one understands the "exact" mu ....
the terms, he bas progressed very tar to au
underslending of the 8ubject itaelf, for the _
the cry8tallized ide•• involved in the anbjeol
understand the fult and complete meaning of
terms of any subject i8 to know the wbola adg..
thoronghly, for DO one can understand. term
ougbl,. until be know. it in all of ita relJalic___
th.t pertains to it
Let U8 start with the word U suggestion" ..
by the writers on mental suggestion. Some
m.e give the broad, general definition of
 riiI_lClllpCIIl the mIIId th!ouP tIM _ _"
-'der -iInIT too neep\Dg. for tIIla
mab the term _or bowledp of
_ _ 10 what part of the mIDd it lip-
lot aD bowledp of the ontwaM world Ie
tbroagh the _ ....
nthoritiee de8De the term .. "u;ythiDc!a-
bate the mind, 111btI,..
ea..tioualr. aDd !a-
_17,' tIIla driDition IIttiDg Dearl,. the ODe fa..
the dietIoDari•• in deftDiDg the word " ....
In ito geuoreI leu... wbiclt Ie .. follows.
~,ld• • paroled _tiDD; aD intimation; ......
....._,tad to the mind directI,.; au lDaiDuatiOll;
But tIIla Ja.t delluition of mental ouggeatioD
!!,~ lit aD the phaaea of the 8 ..bject. It lito ad-
bate the phase bo.... a. Paaaive ~..
wIaioh operata. br direct, foroofuJ """""Md•
.-at,eto.
;U• ••
~
h:::.;sive m,. delluitiDD of the term
01I'Il
IIOIII'eptiDD of and nndentandiDg of ito
I, therefore. here dellne m,. nae of the
iJ",.lIleul&l Saneltion" al follo,,": .d ployrical
lell4ittg to illduce or 1IIOCi1. __101 _ ..
'Arovg" I"" imaginalioto. Thi. ia a

i
~~;:wh~ich. I thiDk, will cover all the ob-
of Mental S_"tion.
word "physical" to distinguish ~
from the '( mental" agents inducing men-
br the operatioa of meatative carrenla,
elo. Of canna this distinctiDD will
Dot pIoue thooe who W01Ild olaim an .. m""".......
tion 8. a form. of the n pbysieal, n or viee versa.
a8 I have to draw the line 8omewbe", I p:~:=
draw it between the "physical" agent and the
tal," and I think that tbe majority of my' ,~=:=~
will approve of this position. Tbe word ..
means, of conne, U 8D actmg power or cause,"
The word II inducing," 88 I have used it, hasI ~:::~
fined in the previou8 Jesson. The word I I
meaDS" to caU into activity in any way; to roue
feeling; to kindle to strong emotions." The
agination is u that phase of mind which createl ""'~
tal images, or objects, or sensation previOUlly
perienced. ' J
In my use of tbe term "physical" in the above ....
finition I include all worda, spoken, written,
printed; mannerisms; physical actions of all kiDde,
physical; characteristics and appearances, etc., Me.
All of these physical manifestations act 8a uageDb"
inducing mental states under favorable eil'C1llD-
stances. By "mental states" I mean atates of Ht......
ing or emotion." By" ideas," I mean" imagee 01
objects conceived oC by the mind."
It may be urged that the use oC "words, spokeD,
written or printed," may be employed, and are ....
played, in every appeal to the mind of anO'thel)
wbetber tbe appeal be along tbe line, of S1ll!rgetltioll "'
or argument, reason, etc. Certainly I
lense they act 8S suggestions. Arguments appeU
judgment and rea,on-but not In feeling, em,otioallt.
 "hieh ..... 011 the 00IItrarf, ....18c1 01'
~ 01' other formo of emotioul
0118 JD&1 Pleoont an idea to the miDd of
....... a bold, forcible, logiool manner, _
_ ant or proof, but this io an appeal
~:~and: juclsment, Dot to "feeling or _
~ belcmg to an entirely different fteld of
Then again, JD&DY pereoua)appeaIo, "bich
mado to 1'888011, are realI7 mada to
aida. One may subtly inoiDuats into
or oonveraalion an appeal to the feel.
or amotion of the hearer, in the shape of an
In the natore of a blot, or iDdinot menli.....
Idea will be "felt" by the listsner, who will
It Into bio mind, and before loag he will re-
B ....... of bio own thoughts-he will mate it
"'..... H. will think that he "thought" it, "hereae,
1le limpl,. U feels" it, and the u teeliDgu iI
iDlICL This iI a caae of Ie n.ggestioD. n
ordinary "";'1 intsrcourae you will find thet
are adepts in this subtle form of insinuative
-:::.~.. : compared to men. Men will blurt
~i and ideas, and attempt to U prove"
bat the woman will gently "insinuate" the
the miDd of the other person, so that, with·
~itlml' proven a fact, she will have managed to
a daftnits idea of feeling in the mind of the
II auggeation." I think I need Dot give G-
el this fact-it is apparent to all who have
with people.
 .ADd ....ur Ih/a "11JIIPItioR"
l1li _tion of the payeholoslata
tru.. tbal the practitioDOr of menllll
rc treatmen~" often makes use
ful .talaments, lOch 88: Ilyou are Itr«ma,
tal, ...11 8Dd happy," bul you will aoliee
here that he does not U argue the point," ,or~::~
to "prove" hiB statements. He simpl,. a1
....ri. tho tact, aad by ooDBlBDlly ",_lad
tiODB h. hally eaUB08 the mind of tho other
to accept the statement. So you lee a "~::a;::=
may be either a subtle insinuation or a bold,
Btatement-but it is never an argument, or
eels of proof.
The word "impression" is good, as appli.a.
effect of a suggestion, but I prefer to met to
own terms, BDd therefore I shall consider that
feet of mental suggestion is caulled by u:::~
"What," you may Bay, "I tliought that i
was a term used when a mental state was Bet up
one by mentative currents from the mind of
other'" Yes, this is true, bot my last Bta~
true also. An induced mental state is ODe eel.
outside inBuence of BOrne kind, whether that.
side influence be a mentative current or
tion through a word, a look;. a sight or
The word "induce," you know, meaDS: "to
influeDce i to prevail on i to effect i to cauae,"
And aDy mental state that is induced by an
iDfiuencs comes clearly under the term.
 .....t that tomda flo ma- "
fetIIDI
of I80Iher mq be eoIlod a _lias.
"',",""""" iulanoe mealloned In tI---
JIII1ChoI"IY comes under tbia ruI.. III that
It ia relaled that a 80Imer ,... ~
~ ~adIo. 111<1 a pail flo hie barracD, "Inm '""""
joker yeUed to him In an authoritatiw
"A_lion I " FoUowing the _tIoa,
'iodDoed In him the "feeliug" precediug .....
he dropped bia pail aDd badl..
aruh and stood at U attention," with eyea
:: oul, protrodiDg breaal, stomach clraYa in,

~ at hie lid.. with little lIDsero touchiug

of biB trouoers. That woa a _ t i o n I
_th.point!
of aU of ua have beau moulded largely by
through ._a!ioll. We accepted thi.
01' that one, and it changed the whole car-
or our lives. Certain things induced certain
. .,-.all,!d into activity certain mental Btatea
utioa followed clo•• upon the heela of feeling.
are varying degrees of suggestive power,

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is
~::~:a;re~.'V8ryiDg degrees ot what called the
of persous-tbat is the tendency to
. . . . .tioD8. There are people who scarcely
trcm motives originating within themselvel,
entire lives are lived out in obedience to
ideas and feelings of others. The de-
of the WiII·Power regulate. the degree of
The man of the strong will is not eo
..oily afr1leted by a _ l i o n aa i. one "hc. .~
is weak, and who accepts with...t ruislaDc& the
geetiODB coming from all BideP. But Dote the
parent paradox, penODS of weak will may have
wills 80 developed aDd strengthened by ':~;"~::~tl
gestive treatmeDt that they may beoom.
gianto of will.
The eareful studeDt may feel iDCliDed to ask
at tbis poin~ wby I speak of suggestod
I have said that Buggestion has to do with
states of feeling and emotion. Are not Hideaa,"
asks, something connected with thought rather
with feeling' The question is a proper one, and
must meet it. The word "idea" comea from
Greek word, meaning" to see. tJ In its general __. _ ,
means a mental image, or a general notion or
ceptiOD beld in the mind." An idea is .. :~::::
image beld in the mind." It is a symbol of
thing thought or felt.
Ideas are not fanned by thought al"De-I£..
contributes its share of thepe mental images.
&.
the truth, the majority of people scarcely "~biJllk" !
at al1, in the higbest sense of the word. Their
BODing and logical faculties are very
They accept their ideas at second hand or
bondred hand-their thoughts must be
for them by others, and the handed-down
the result. The majority of ideas held in the
of the race arise from feeling and emotion.
may not understand things, but they have
 !MIl.... or emotions nprdiDg them, 1UId ....
tormed many idea. aDd ,. ideal." then-
do lIot Imow "just why" an idea is h.ld
....II'-th.y Imow only thot they "fool" it thot
.And the majority of people are moved, ....yed
by re&1OD8 of induced If teeJinga," rather
reonIlB of reaaoniDg. I am IIOt opeaking
ilIIDitiOllal fooliDgo now, but of the plain, every-
amotional feeliDg of people.
10u Imow what a fooliDg io' The word, uoed
thia I8Jl88, meaDS: a mental atate; emotion; pu-.
8)'JIlp&thy; sentiment; 8tlSCepb"bility; etc."
"amotion" means an excitement of the feel-
"Feelings 'f belong to the instinctive side of om;
rather than to the rational or realoning Bide.
Iprlug up from the subcollscious strata of the
in response to the exciting cause coming from

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::~ The instinctive part of our minds are
with the experiences, fee1inga, emotions and
"'!'lUI .tatea of our Jong line of ancestors, reacbing
hoek to the early beginniDgo of life. In thet
of the mind are sleeping instincts, emotioUi
fIeelings, our inheritance from the past, which
bat the inducing cause to call them into B0-
The reaBOn or judgment, by meano of tho
act as a restrainer, of course, aooording to
of development of the individual. .And
agents, it of a "physical" nature, are
of all kinds.
around you at the worltl of men and WOmeB.
Than toll me whether th.,. . - til to.
cipaUy by reaBOD or feeling.
upon sood judgment and corrool and oarefaI
ingt Or are theT the reaalta of feeling IIId
tion t Do people do thing. ~ the
oonsidored right in the light of rea..... or do
them "becaus. th.y feel Uk. it!" Whieh prod1ii
the groate.t motive force-an appeal to the
teeillil
of a number of people, or an appeeJ to their
and emotion t Which sway. a gathering of
the votes ot a people; tbe actions of a "::~::=
or feeling' Which moves even you, good
reason or feeling! Answer the queatioaa
••t1y, and you will have the key of IU_liv. iD8II<
encet
 1011& KIKDII 01' 1I11OGI8'l'lU•
..,da1 oaaeBtion prodace. ita elfect upotl tho
III people along one or more of fonr pneral
Gl' paths of ..mOD. All the phODOJDeJl& oom-
1iI ...or thia heed may he placed in one or more of
* ;1Iour........ Th... four path.. or linea of ....
along "hiehllental SogsuIiOIl oparate.. are ..

OhedlOllOO
ImItation;
.&.ooiation ;
JIepatitIon.
llllalll101f proceed to conoider the.. four path..
......... of !letion, separately, in order, and in de-
BegInning with the firllt mentioned lin. of ac-
let: 118 consider:
~:-::.:: Ts:B0110R OaBDIBlfOB-Suggestion op-
II along thia line colloiota of the induction of
ltatee, etc., by the agency of a positive state-
....m.on, aSB1UD.ptioD, authoritative attitude,
1rIdcb 10 impresses itself upon the mind of the
ngested to that he seta up no opposition or
......... hut acquiesces quietly to the ougge.tion
.. him.
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Tho moot eomJDon form of tbia ftrat mMhoi
geation is seen in the very general -:~~::'!!
real or pretended "authority" on the part
jority of peop:e. When such people beer a atatea>lllll
made, positively and in a tone 01 oonvictiou, by
person in authority, 1bey accept the statement,
the feelings arising from the accepted
without resistance, and without apy attempt to
mit the matter to the exercise of their reascm.
this is true not onJy when the person speaking
really a right to speak authoritati\'ely, by virtue
his knowledge, experience, wisdom, etc., but
when some pretender sets up an appearanee of
thority. and speaking in a positi,'c style.
the "Thus eDith the Lord" manner,
hearers with the idea be wishes to suggest to
And then the good folk meekly acquieace
question and allow their feelings to be ar~ued . .
cordingly, for the feelings are generally followed bY
actions in accord therewith.
It is astonishing, from one point of vieW', to
how obedient to this form oC suggestion the ma...
people are. They will allow their mental statu,
iegs Rnd emotion to be induced by the
ments, and claims of cunning, shrewd and
men, as well as by ignorant self-deluded
who thus influence and sway them_ These
stitnted authorities utter their oracular
and opinions in a tone of absolute certainty, aucl
crowd takes them at their own vaJuatiOJL It
 ~:~~~.far _ poaiti.... man to attraat
ifI of the people uuI then make BOIDe bold
~t, in the proper manner .nd ton..
:.ntltltheir 'Ip~""""",oe of authorilr. and lolsome
poopio, at faU into line.
J"" ......r think that people as a rule are .. obe-
..,;m,ld" Well, they are, providing you ....
to Improos them with your authorilr. It is
them to aequisooe than 10 refuse to
They :Iud it easier to say and think "Yea"
~_ than uNo." Their will is not often called
don by their reaaon and iudgment, it being
~ entirely under the control of the feeling
.....tional aid. of them.
!l'IIoro is a fundamental Jaw under tbia phaoe of

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~:~v~ amon, uuI in order to find it we moat
to the beginning of the r.ce. perh.pa far-
Ia the earlier days among animals and men,
were natural leaders, who ruled by force of
of body or mind. These natural leaders were
obeyed by the m...... who had learned
it was better for the tribe, or berd,
whole, to be governed by their strongest and
~::'7:'~ member.. And 80 gr.du'aJly this
Ii! idea of aequiescenee and obedience to au-
developed and beeame a lixtnre in the raee-
And it i. ftrmly pl.nted in the mind of the
~.a..,. 80 much BO that only the strongest minds
to free themselves from it to any great ex-
It ill authority here... and authority there, in
law, W&on, relIp., po1ItIat, ... . . . ,
01 h1lllWl eode&vor. PeopJe do ...... . . . .
thamlelv.. : "What do I thIDk about IIda
lnat iDatead liar! off b7101iDg:
80 thiDk ot in" Their lCa0..uuJ.80n 18
Ihority, who does their thinking for Ihom, ...
lake their keyDote from him or her. The aujlilao!l
iDdu.... their menial .late. for them.
U th... leade.. and Bulhorili.. wen nalIT
wisest of the race, it would not matter lID Tffr1'
although even then it might prevent the
of ipdividuality in the ma..... But the worat
is that the majority of these "authariti.."
know, and know that they don't know, hut the
haven't found them out. They 8esume the
air, appearance. etc., of "the real thiDg," ADd
people being accustomed to th..., .ymbols of aallhoj.. •
ity, and mi.staking the imitation article lor the NaI,
are impressed by the authoritative uttenmoe ....
accept the suggestion.
This fact is well known to the eiaBBeB th.t ~
upon the public. The "confidence men" (in aJ1cl~
of the criminal class) assume this air of
and the-ir suggestions are accepted by the
They are good actors-that is one of the
of the 8uggestionist, and these people
the law. They proceed upon the theory accreditea ...
Aaron Burr-that remark, you mBy remember,
that" the Jaw is that whicb is boldly asserted
plausibly maintained." Aod so these folk keep
 ~~~" ad .. ~ lIIII:oiaIJliIc,'O(
•>ill IJ8II81'&II1 ........
priDelple in ita uabd oimplioily _
for ita operation in _ _ ~
i u _ in thio ...... ia the hn>-
who baa .1Irmu1ered hio jlldpleat
.... mind of the operator. Tho "l1Ibjeot"
1l.1qIIi_ in the moat abourd ~ioD8 from
epontmI &Del pro<eed to C81'17 them into effect.
11III!Nii.... )'0" Imow, i. the actin lactor in
the hTPJlOlic coaditiou being onI)' • PST-
ODIIdition in which the e«oct 01 . , , _
beiP!8IIed•
.... doe. not han to go to the ranks of the
""II1IIl1li1>111... for striking ;U".trations, for .ach are
found in all waIk8 of life among people who
110 individuality of their own, but who aeem to
aDd set entirely upon the ' I say so' I of others.
have no quality of initiative, but must always
lit 1t<Wt jnat what to do, and how to do it, by othera.
. ... people will accept almost any kind of a _
U made by others in an authoritative tone and
!i-..... Tho)' do not have to bo perBDBded by argu-
lilt are falrl), driven and ordered to do things
":~~:~~~e:per80ns. They are impreasion 4

j}t H and seem to have no wills of

These people are very suggestible, and

ra-y'. history records many startling easel of
of throogh acquiescence on the
 The Dr-DOte of this form of s-tioa
tive atatement or command, given with the air
appearance of authority. The "",,"I of the
is tha teDdener upon the part of tha majority'
people to .cquie... in an authoritative ",lei""
or ClOIJllJUUld, rather than to dispute il. IUId
tendency toward thinking uYes" rather tbuI.
"Nol"
Thi. form of 811l11"mOD i. to be obearved in . .
highe.1 degree among thoae who have a1wa18 ~
pended upon others for ordera, or inetruction, IIDi
who have not had to "tl88 their own wits" and ,...
801l!'C8B in life. Unskilled laborers and the BOU of
rich mOD belong to this cI•••••• role. These people
seem to need someone to do their thinking for them,
even in the smallest events of their livea, and are
moat suggestible along theBe line@. Then the d.....
of suggestibility along these lines decreases aa . .
ascend among people who have had to "do thiDp"
for themselves, and who have Dot depended upca
otbers 80 much. It is the slightest among people who
have had the ordering of others to do, or who have
bad to depend upon their own wits in getting througll'
life-the men of marked degree of initiative have
8C8rcely a trace of this fonn of 8UggeBU"bUity.
"Initiative," you know, is a term for "doing tbjn. .
without being told"-using one's own wits and r.
sources-the true H American Spirit" (which
many Americans Jack).
The degree of power in giving this form of
 ,.,&_110 materiall7 upon the developmaDt 01.
the put of the ._tor, aDd a1ao upon Ilia
• .r.tion of the appearance, maDDen, air aDd
authority, the latter requisitoa beiDg the OII~
_bola. U ODe baa the Will-Power .trOnSI7
the symbol. will appear of thOlDlOIvea ..
conoequ""",,- BDt to th... who have not
developed Will-Power, and wh... authority is
or leu U counterfeit,"· the assumption of the
symbol. beoome. a matter of ""at impor-
and the.. people devote muoh .tudy to the
of the.. outward forms- And thetoo

,r,,"_ purpose to impr... and ._t

" symbols-the art of the ador-aerve
to the crowd,
their 88somers set up a very brave front and
• very f.ir degnlO of ..."""". in the part they
is, until they come in eon1act with
JIWl raeI WiII-Ppwer, wbeD they gr....fully
: ~1IIi>.. after the first clasb of meDiative swords.
To tboee who are negative and who are too SU&-
' ;:::: to this fonn of suggestion, I advise the oaJ..
" of Will-Power, which will be fully taught
later chapters of this book, entitled "Mental
"etc. Nothing bot the cultivation ot
will render ODe positive and impervious to
influences of this sort
MCOJ1d line of action of Mental Suggestion ia

THaoUGH IMITATIO!f.-This form of

Bugestion is very common-perhaps the
moot _ ....... of 011 tlte fonu. . . k
au. imitative animal, Ba II aIw.,. eGJ1IlI1Il
Iclioua, a p _ IUId icIeu of otban,
gojDg to prove his deacent from the
_ .... in whom IhiI
developed. Personally, I hell..... that th_
imitation may be traoed back to tho euV
the race, or before, when animal. and IDIIl
in a wild state, and e:q>oaed to eon.- daDCIr ~~
attack or enemies. Then a motion of fricht an
part of one would be communicated to th. otllUllI"lilfj
the tribe, and graduall,. the trait of iDatinetiva
tatiou was developed, the tr.... of wbleh are
strongl,. with the race, even to IhiI da,..
And instances of thil trait all around til. 1
'W~.'!:'

watch a tight-.rope walker, our bodies instin~reJ:t{

away in 'imitative motion. When we watch the
of actors on the stage, our .own faoos work ill .,.,...~'
pathy, more or les8. And 80 it goes on
U8, and in us-ever the tendency toward iJ
an.JJ,.:::J
Children manifest a great degree of IhiI trait
copy and acquire the manneri8lll8 of thoae . . . .«~
to a surprising degree of detail.
This form of Mental Suggestion is very COIIIiD...~:
People are constantly taking up the suggeetiClll
the mental states, feelings, and emotioJ1l of
around them, and reproducing them in thelr
acts. The majority of people are like h1lDWl
who will follow a leader everywhere and al.....r.:
sorts of paths. Let the old bell-wether jUlllD
 . . , in the 800k will do ~
bop on jumpiJqr _ the aame ~
hefcht, evea it the rail be ~

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!~~:Iloot pta OYor. We are CODIIIaDtly
lIimply boca.... other people do u.-
apiJqr after othere. In oar faell-
- - . forma, ele. w. are oervil. imit.tora.
~1~rmow•• ~oRlmU~h~by.Um.dud
1;iIi.'l'DllDC ape. in !be land follow BuiL Funnyl

:'."Ji" law of ilbilation pJalO an important part In

!t:t"-"'ona of :!lenlal Saa-ti~ along theae
-80mehody dooB a C!8rtain thing and at onee
people Iak. up the ._lion and copy the
ifI....ll_r. Let the n_wspeper record a certain
ad maDy othera of the same type follow:
Let there be a suicide, and many othera
una\1y adopting the aame methods. Let
& number of case8 of some kiDd of tol1r and

~:!~:: 8Ild immediately tbere is "an epidemio"

.. ...... thing. Let the papera ..y much .hout
appearance of a new disease, and at once a
of people manifest symtoms of it. Diseasel
lit quite the fa.bi6n in this way. The r..linga
of the instinctive part of the mind are
into IJIDpathetic action along the linea of
. ....... IRIggeation, and physical effect. follow
after.
~::': take advantage of this tendency of the
II and, by galling a few people intereBted
 in certain things, they manage to set the
and the crowd lollow. likeoheep. Get peop~1:81t;::=
about a thing, and the ooutegion spreade 11
body is interested in the matter. The maj0rU7
people are more or les8 susceptible to thia form
suggestion, the degree depending upon their habit.ol
thinking, judging and acting for themae1v... TIle
maD or woman who bas ideas of his, or har, owu..»
Dot 80 apt to be impressed by every wave of ~
lashion, atyle and thought 8a those who maintala •
mOfe negative attitude toward the minds of otl......
The method of curing 80 undue tendeney tcnrarcl
imitative action is to start in to build up your iucfi..
viduality, and to develop positivity, sleng the IiD8II
mentioned in the concluding chapters of thiB boo~
The third liDe of BetioD of Mental Suggestion i.e
SUGGESTION THROUGH ASSOCU,T10li -This form of
Mental Suggestion is very commOD. It is based upon
the acquired impressions of the race, by which
certain words, actions, manners, tones, appearmcee.
etc., are associated with certain previoDsly as.-
perienced mental states. Mental State8 take fol'lll iD
physical action and express ion, as we know. A JJlIm,
feeling in a certain way is I\It to express himself by
certain actions or in certain words. Thele actiowI
and words thus become symbols of the mental 8tabit
producing them, and consequently they prod. .
upon the mind of the person seeing or hearing t:he.
the mental image connected with that mental Ita....
And this mental image is calculated to ioduee.
 or OC>rl'<!OJIOIlCng atate in the mind of tho
aeaiDg and bearing. So thet the.. aymboJa
...n,- Mental Suggestiono, sinoa they tend 10
mental otate..
'IriIIh 10 remind' you that every written, printed
"!IIJ~.II"'''' word, or word.. is the outwerd and pbyai.
expreuioD of some inner mental etate of the
J/UOOD uttering or writing tbe word.. Tbe warde
... .the "outward and visible signa" of an "inward
feeliDgn_remember this always. Mere words, ia
6emeelves, have DO suggestive value-the valua
depeuda upon the meaning impressed upon them by
tbo mind of lb. pereon uoing Ibem accompanied by
..... understanding of their meaning by the penon
~ or reading them. The word "borror,'t for
Jaatance, or "uncanny," has a de6nite meaning to
penoua familiar with it. It bears a direct relation to
a mental feeling, or emotion, and is the physical aud
cmfward expression of the same. One may say the
wvrd over and over again to a person who has never
Jaeud it, or to ODe of Bnother race who does Dot under-
.amd the term, and no suggestive effect follows. But
IIPtAk the word to one who is accustomed to connect
.... al80Ciate it with a definite feeling that they bave
Cperienced, and the feeling will be produced, or
.~~~~::~ if the circumstances of the use or the
.. favorable. The word "love, " used properly,
awak8ll in the mind of its bearers feelings oor·
IN_diDg with the term. And these feelings must
been experienced before, either directly or iruii·
...sr. w .... Ibor .., be iMwal •
YwJinp e:a::pe:tienNd by ea•• 8 7

7 •

_ d ia ....• . - -wi." 'IIIIioIII

...... _ b r t h e _ W e . w tr...
~. wordo _ 10 _10 lie. _.
r-.d of • pIIouqpoaph. 'l'lIe.-d io .. _II
WI

- - imp.-i_ proda<ed br ... -::::>:~

ealeriD« the pIIouqpoaph. PIaee tbio r-.d ia
P- in the~aud otartthe _ _
ad Iof the miuute impr!IUous" tIae I'tdIIIld will
produoe 01' "iadDee" in the ~ ... _~
kiDd of 801IDd-wa.... that onpaauy ...ood ...
PftOSiOllll, In this ..-.y .....rd, whieb io
.,.,molie ....rd of feeling. will
feeling in the mind of the _ beariDg ...
iL
ADd. as I bave said. the feeling proda<ed 1riIl
depend largely upon the ondentandiQ8' or the. ..
ing of the word held by the penoD reeei'f'iDc tile U.
pression. For instanc.-e., in the N.Se of the . . .
u loye," let us S1lp~ that the term is 3boecl:J . . .
feelingly suggested to a number of persou at tile
same time, and in the same way. Yon will 6Dd tIaa&
the feeling induced in the one person will be that eI
lo\""e of parents; in another lo'\"'e of ~ildreni ia . .
other loye DC husband or wife; in another love olCJod.;
in another an exalted affection lor some penaa. . .
the opposite sex; in another the 1011' animal,.. . . .
for one of the otber sex i and so on, eaclt experi I i-.
a feeling occasioned by his or her associatioD. 01 ....
 -:~eo::~ prm...w,. .._hied. .~>!a
'''II IIIaT lDdaco • toeliDg of the .......
bt _ pencm, ODd the groa_ horror ...
ID BIIOIhet-the dllference depeDdiDg upon
of the word ill the mind of the two

th... faAlla ill order to m.Ue

oIwalt DpoII
to 7"" thet there is DO llUlj!ie PO""" ill ....rde
f1~=:":=~ ODd thet all their force ODd .~
III DpoII the aeeoeiated fooling of which they
... O1')'8toDlzod pbyBieel and outward former
~boL The word is the body-the feeliDg i. ito

.AId eo it is with the augsestion of appeerauee,

::-_ ... arrouudlug, ete. Each of th... depad.
loree and eft'eet upon lIOIIIe 8CC118tmned .aaocia-
with aom8 inner feeling, which feeling is repro-
.t;.:!=or~lDdu~cod by the outward 8ymbol of the thing.
'4 eertain tbings with certain fee1inp, and
When we lee these things we are apt to experience the
iDdicated. People bave been overcome by the
pieture, or a BeeDe in a play-a song-a
&
Digestive musie.
ADd here is where the art of .tbe 8UggeStiOnist
into play. He watches closely and discovers
eeriain words, tones, manners, appearances,
motions, etc., are associated in the minds
with certain feelings and ideas. And so
wishes to reproduce, produce, or induce in
. . ideas or Ceelings, he simply reproduces
.... a ....iated pbyolcal S1lDbo!a, in 1IQrdI" : : ,
motioD, or appearance, and the effec& is pi
The conjurer makes certain motioos with hia
wbich you ha.e always aaaociated with _ ....
aolio.s, a.d you f..1 that the aoti.. itaell hila ' -
performed-hut the conjurer omita the aotioa, ~
)"Ou aro fooled. The "coofideDee IIIIUl I1 assgme",
appearance. maDDers and RCtiOD8 ...hieh ,.00 ......
alwa..\"s 8 odated with certain qualitiea of . . . . .
uti you r..1 that h. i. "bat he _ _ to be- lIB"
iaD't, uti )"ou are fooled. This "pIay-adhoc" -«
JlO''1,I. is all a ronn of _Ii...,
uti you are , ......
beaIIU5e you accept tM symbo) for the reatity. _] s
",.. unde",tand the game. The _ _ "
aclioo tklDH.. d . aDd '«"OMs of t'Utaia c:lauw 1 ...
57'"
uti if h. i • sood &<tor you forp the n8IiI.T ...
looP uJ """Po uti otherwise feel that ...w _
~ rM.ily, although you rally bow . . . .
it aU that it ~ only. play. ..\ad all ... b TF
""~,,,.... _hor.
..
7.
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alwa..TS. lbt • ......
R
nt'
bltr oow- aDd
_u_.'" ,......
....olooI
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wid. the

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thiII 'orm Menial 8agpatioD. The
Inyer; th. proochor; 800b ..001 wcmIa
to Iad_ mouial .talas, 'ooliDp aDd
III tho minds0'_Ii..,
• lli111ja to loam tho
his hoarora. 8uob a .....
valu. of word..
ad _ion. He avoids th. 1180 of eoId,

:
~E~~~ aad drifts into th. 1180 0' tho.. whiah
for dsep feellllg aad emotion, 1m0wiDg
Bymbol. utt.red with th. proper loDe
..,n!Bllion wiU inOOos th. feelings for which
... ,.04 III th. mind. of tho hoarers. The hearon'
and feeliDp are played upon, in this ....y.
The emotion or paasiOD, whether
love, fear. hate. greed. pamotiam, eourags,
aympathy, etc., etc., is awakened by the
Gee 01 the words, tones, and expression
oIaIld ao BymbolB ror Iheee feeliugs.
will remember bow you were touched by an
~iIr'o.. that afterward eeemed to you to be hyper-
ud flamboyant-without argument, proof or
~:;~:" y ou will realize bow yoo were made the
~ of Mental Suggestion through asaociation.
ikiJltul Mlesman operates upon you in the BBDle
80 does his twin brother, the advertising man.
lerivalist baa this art reduced to 8 perfect

to action; in·
of feeling; symbol of mental states, and re..
of mental states-despise them not i sneer
ribom. for Ihe,. have brought dowo low th.
lIIiPtieot of mil.... wbeo
writleD, their poleDey .. 11'_"
been made ..ptivo by a cle9er ~
0DaIyzed m ....1 nolhiDg ill
awabDer of fee!iDg. LeI mo mate

:::3=
of a COlIDby, ODd I care DOl wbo
Tbe mOD IMBI adopted 10 employ tllia ,....
Plltion is be who is more or lea of an
who po....... th. faeull1 of IhrowiDc
and "feeling" into words, actiou and
oralo.... ploodero, saleomen, ODd othera haft
facull1lal'8'!ly developed. It belODp 10
aide of the phenomena, for it hal the
drawing, leading aspect, aod wora by Ibo
meat of the emotive-pole of mealatiGu, tatIoor
will or motive pole. aa in the case of the ftnt
tioned pbase ot suggestion-that of .~~=~!
statement or command. It operates Dot by
dowa th. will of the other perBOD, bal ralhv by . .
duciag a sympathetic rhythm of foe!iDg ....1 . . . . .' ;
which overpowers his own will, and 0&1IIU .it &o . .tl
accordingly.
ODe should ever he on guard againsI tllia .u.a
influence. The best way to escape it, ill to "'"II'" ...
policy oC never acting immediately in reaponee to •• ,
appeal of this kind. Rather ..ait until the .«eeI;
worn otT, aod then submit the matter to the COI""'''~
tioo oC your reason and judgment. Of eou.ne,
cultivation of will.power will act as a shield
proteeting you from the subtle
 Jt::.~:;":.ammta
IIJI uticm 1111811&117 -rnW
from the miDd of the
....... 701IrIIOIf off from • too nody _
III _paIhetio appuIa aloac the emotioaal
lb. head ataDd b7 lb. heeri, ready to p_
rll.lllinc away with you..
oIIoDlcl have the NIUIOlI in lb. 8~.Dt, not
_ _ When you feel youraell botiJqr
011 of your feol, b7 BOlD. emolioaal.xcitmanl,
~ and ask your mind Ibis q_tion: ;,

~"iDc
-'01 ""I/g..'iorI'" The queotiou will tomd
to your atate of equilibrium. When 10U
a Mental S_lion is, Iben you will
to NMgDi ... Ibem, and be OD lb. lookout for
Thia atate of mind will act 88 a 8trong Den-
.alliDlr Ijl8Dtf'>rIb. moat akillfully puts_lion.
JOur torpedo nets out, no matter how secure
..,. fmagine yourself to be. One caution more
..... c -. NpeCiaUy cautiou., and slow to accept a log-

when you are worn-out. til'Gd. or in a pal-

~~:":.b~~ state-that is, whenever your win
~l or else exhausted. On these ooeaSiODtt,
say Not" You will save younell
b7 remOOlbering this bit of advice. It
on a proven psychological law. I have
thia law by bhter personal experience. Be-
ill
consider the fourth line of action of Mental

==~. THROUGH RltPETITtOB.-Thia form 01

 lOND-POWEB

Kenlal SUIIB".tion is quite 001llDl0ll, and tile a\1

it. manifestations is quite interesting, for it
into operation a well known psychological p~~~=
which has its correspondences in the phyai_t
-"constant dripping will wear away the hal"":
stone.' 1
You know the .tory of the man who told
favorite lie BO often that be believed it himaelff
this i. a psychological fact. People have .tartea Ia
to make a certain appearance of troth, in wordl, .-
maDDer, by assuming something to be true that .....
nol 80. Then they kept on repeatiDg the thiJI&
adding a little here, and a little there, until the _ _.',
got to be "a fixed idea" with them, and they actaa1l7'
beHeve it. And if a person can suggest himaelf iato.
accepting a raise belief in this way, you can eee how
it will operate on others.
The secret oC the operation of this form of au.....
tion Hes in the pschological facts of "weakened .....
sistance through repetition of the II attack," and . .
"force of habit." The first time aD UDSt!C1I8&omecl
suggestion is made, the mind sets up an active re-
sistancej but the next time it is presented, the . . .
gestion is not quite so unfamiliar as before, aad a
lessened resistance is set up; and 80 on, until at laat
GO resistance is interposed, and the SuggeatiOD. Sa
accepted. You know the old verse:
"Vice is a monster of so frightful mien,
That, to be hated, tlceds bt,t to be seeK.
S'" Been too oft, familiar with her lace,
jirll endure, then pity, then embrace.'"
 if." •
raJ. holds good wilb .uaaati.....
W.
~~::~.!Ihem; then endure Ibem; then _ t
iii we anderoland Ibe law.
poyohological fact involved in Ibi. form of
~::~~~is~tbat impreBsioDB upon bram.cella be--
" by conslant repetition. It is like .ink·
• dis into a oake of ..ax-it goes deeper .t MclI

~
::~ The mind i. very apt to accept as true
that it finds deeply impressed upon its
It be. become aooultomed to finding Ib...
impnosion. only when they beve boon made by
,-:::::.e::ft'orta of its own intellect, or judgm8Ilt, or
II and so when it finds the.. deep imp....
>~:~tha:t beve bsen plaeed there by repeated Bug.
~ of others, it il not apt to discriminate. It
itself" these things that have bsen
upon it Like the cuckoo's egg
the robin'. nest, Ihe.e illegitimate mental imp......
. ...._. are nurtured a8 one'8 "very own. "
'.l'bere is a constant struggle for existence upon the
at the id,eas, or mental images impressed upon
The strong crowd out the weak. And in the m.
of eases, the strongest onee are tbose which

!
=;;=~been impressed in a vivid manoer, or else
The second time you meet a man, you
trouble in remembering him; but the third
I. 11 easier; and 80 on, until at last you forget
U.., ..,arw8s a stranger. And 80 it is with these
ideas-you grow familiar with them
repetition; they lose their strangeneaa to
7ft1 ODd at Jut 7ft _ _ to :::::; : : : : :
tbem. A otnmse thiDa ia pnerai4'
amined, viewed n.picioua1y. etc.. but UlIII! '
au_eo. hal worn off you __ to
former caution. .. Familiarity breede
and .180 laok of caution. S_lion piu
each repetition. This i. one of the
of ._ation, and ODe that all abould 1'IIID8IIJIJor.
U you would take mental stook of )'01lH8lt,
would find that you eDtertain a vast Dumber of
iDgs, ideas and opinions, which you poI8eII aIIiDI
through thia law of repeated a_lion. Yon
heard certain thiDge affirmed, over and 0V8I'
until you have come to accept them sa veritable
notwithstanding that you posselS not the
peraoual knowledge of any logical proof.
ing them. Shrewd moulden of public opiDiou __
ploy this law, and constantly repeat a certain ~:~.,.
in varying words and style, until at Isst the p
accepts it 88 a proven and onqnestionN fact.
Many a maD has gained a reputation for ~
merely because his friends repeatedly aftirmed it, aa4..
the publio accepted the suggestion. Yany a Ita...
man has hods reputation built up for him byfri~
newspaper correspondents, whose CODStaDtJy 1'8"0
pea ted suggestions have caused the idea to CI'1W-
ta.llize into 8 material fonn in the public mind.
many a reputation has been destroyed by the
pea ted shrugs, sneers, and insinuations ot 11'1'111\1,*:
and evil-wishers.
 IIDderalaDd this Jaw, and bop the ...
of the merit of"their wares ODD-
the public mind, IIDtil it beoom.. _
~~~:;~:lpee::pl~e~~.;"U at JInt you don't sueoeed,"
~ for an answer," are two uioma
deer to the heart of the man who us.. _
Do DOt be deoeived by this subtle form of _
Do not imegiDe that an unlra. thiDg becomes
it is repeated ofleD. Do Dol allow your
be lulled to sleep by this drowsy repeli.
slumber-BODg_ Keep awake-keep awakel
1IIIIIentanding of this Jaw of ou_otion will
..... lIsht on many tbiDp tbat have puzzled yon
_Mol...... Think over It a bit, when you have time.
 CJIAPTEB xvm

Lot ........ ecmaider the varloae f _

ticm of lI1I8POIiou in 8V8ry<iay life.
aDd for convenience I separate Ibem into . . .
or II'ODp8, i. e., (1) Involuntary lIia:otioB; (I) y>w.. _
1IIIIary Suggestion; aDd (3) Auto-S_,.II ••
DB DOW consider the first form:
bmn.UBT.t.BY SUOOIOTlOIf.-By tIWo _ I -.
the .... of saggestion involonterily; wiIIloat . . . . . .
alar purpose; or uuconaciously. W. are p' •
nggestioD8 of words, manner, aetis. eta., . , . ,
moment of ODr Ii.... And th... ~ _
eonslenUy being accepted by those around... w.
are constanUy influencing those with whcm _ _
in CODtaot, the greater part of tho work beinc PI""
formed DDcoDscioualy by us. W. an oetIIIs _
living inspiratioD for some, and living .n-
agement lor others, according to eimnm-tw II
Oar moods, actioDs, words, appeal'&lle8, IIII!~
etc., act 8S suggestions to those around as. I lID'"
DOW speaking of the effect of meDiative cunada, . . .
bat of mental suggestion, pure and simple.
A business house is permeated by the ~':=:

...
of ita head, aDd hi. persoual cbaracteriatieo
 "......'tb_......, 111m, lIy theP'"
leta the pit of the plaoo.
~ ..1Il8l'tIorJ:PriailIg, eo are the WOl'llrenellljliJoJea:
_, ..... II be is oarel... ud ehiftI.... 10 will.
1III01. '1II1't 10 be. W. affeot th.... around D8 by _
maoilealed in acl.icm, ODd ibq
them 10 do 80•
..... quite ameuable to _lion of thia
IlBtura! imitatoR, ODd they BOOIl lab OIl
.tulnde of the _to toward them. U
_to the child •• being beyond aontrol,
will respond; if the child be conlidered
eie., h. will take OIl the auggeslio... 8Ild the
tronble will be magnified. People talk
their ehildren, little realizing thet the little
..... very .nggealibl., and are cona!8lltly takjn,
color from thoae around them. People
to present to their children only the
positive, helpful, uplifting, and eDcour~
.tales. They abonld avoid giving tha ehild
that it is "bad, It or "mean," or "d...
IIIIIL" or liBby," or anything of that sort. The
will be apt to Becept the suggestion coming from
1::~that it naturally looks to for information,
II be very apt to proceed to act upon the aug-
nd make the words of the parent come true..
beard of children who bad become 80 im-
with their parents' suggestion that they
come to some bad end, yet, I t that they had
against it the balance of their lives. Sow
the I_live-seeds that you desire to ....1IIIt.4i
reality-be careful to ..lect tho risht !dad.
subject of BUggeBlion to children can be -'T •
luded to here, for it would ftIl a book of itself. I
folt impelled to say a few words about it ill tldII
I..Bou, becouaa my experienco bas tausht ... ito _
treme importauce.
This is the rule of Involuntary Suggestion: Ow
words, actions, mORner, tones, appearGtlC6, CItItI,tJIIt!>
eral perlfoftality convey S14ggestioft8 to UaoH af'Otltl'l
tu, inducing mental states in accordatte6 tAMftI1itL
Therefore, act out only the character that you "WiaIl.
to impress upon the world-Bnd act it the beat J01I
know bow. Tbe world will connect yon with the perl
you afe playing, according to the suggestions . . .
made-sometimes yoo will get 8 better verdict that!
you really deserve; sometimes a worse one, bat 18
either event, your mental attitude, reflected by your
involuntary suggestions, will have caused the verdiet,.
whatever it may be. Therefore, fann a correct .....
tal attitude, based upon Borne ideal of the pari yoa
wisb to play-and tben play it out to the beet o!
your ability. Observe the outward appearance of"
part you are playing, for this is what the world aeea
first, last and all the time-8nd you 8re judged ..".
your suggestive "make-up," and stage action. .Aa&
weH your part, for thereupon rests the verdict of
the audience.
The second form of the application of ~
 _Dr S"...-.Ol<.-Thi. form
of BUnulion i. manit.Bled in _
or tt.o . .
ill
the BUggOOtion is deliberatel,. and purpooelf
with tho end of impre••ing other poraono. Ita
_1II fI.....
tiono mey be grouped into throe e1a_
(a) Suggaative Treatment; (b) Byp-
i!=~~:::~; (e) Sugga.tiou in the form of P ....
By (a) Suggeslive Treatmenl I refer to the p ......
u.,. of )lental Suggestion used 88 a form of u treat-
....... " for physical iUs, or mental deficiencies, etc.
'trIae _tmente for pbyaical illa come under the term
"Kental Therapeutics," BDd will be spoken
ill the ebapter bearing that title. Treatment by
'ngootiion tor mental deficiencies, etc., is a branch
001..... that ia rapidly coming to the foro. For
..... time it was clouded by its mistaken conn~
... with hypnotism, but DOW that it has been

~. ,.,ter
ilivoreed therefrom it is being used to a much

irOIId.
degree by acientiste in all parts of tho
princip~
/'81.... Its real. on tbe fact that brain-
and brain-cells may be U grown." de1'e1-
'1::
tot
and increased by properly directed . _
10 that one may be practically "made over"
: ~;:~~N. eNew qualities may be induced, and ob-
kI Dues decressed. Objectionable habit.
traits may be eliminated, and desirable ODell
!Iiol\llt:ated or newly induced.
wonders of this form of practical psychology
f·1IeiD« unfolded rapidly, 8ud a great era is be-
to.. ... In WI braneb of aclaee. 'l'bf
oIple of the "treatment" Ii.. in !be fat
menial Blate. iodueed by tho ~::~..;":::::
tend tD oxerei.. and develop the p
In whioh they are manifeated. Henee!be
""eo uoderatood, and the ....t method adopIiod,
reot of the treatment beeomeo a. aimple aa a......,..,..
iJJg any moocl. of the body by the appropriate
ercise. I call this form of treatment" Brain BulteI
iD«," by suggestion,. etc.
(b) B_otioo in Hypnoti,m io a mbjeet dIG
I shall merely refer to here, for this is Dot. ma1lld
of hypnotism. Sufficient it is to eay that hypaotiada
is a combination of the use of mentative 8881'17 ill
It certain form, coup~ed with suggestion. It ia a
proven psychologieal fact that in the bypDOtiO eo..-.
ditioD, all suggestions have 8 great!,. eugpr.W
effect, aod a suggestion that would scarcely be .,.
ticed in the ordinary state becomes a strong moti....
force to ODC in the state of hypnosis. In this ata...
tbe most absurd suggestions are accepted, and acted.
upon-the most extraordinary delusions are enter
tained-and the suggestions of future action, or ~
hypnotic suggestions, are made effective. I wiah to
caution my students against allowing themeelv88' to
be hypnotized for experimental or other pnrpoeee..
It is conducive to negative conditions, aDd I heartilt'
disapprove of the practice. I would not allow IUQ'i
ODe to hypnotize me, and I would urge upon my .....
dentB a similar attitud~ toward "'e,perin''''Ial'''';~ :
 ~ In Peroonal IDIIn..... ;. ref.......~
other paris of this work, ODd appeon~:..::: ,;
lIIr:m the cbaplen _liDg of Per.o.w II
['J6iHt bel,_ to that pha.. of the _raJ onlQeeI.
. . . third form of applicelion of 8ngeetion ;.
iO-.~ III Imown .. :
~.....no.. ,-By thio term ;. menial ..It-
potiOl•• or _otiono given by one to hi. on
!lid'" TId. i •• moot interoetiDg and important pba18
the .nbject, ond will be dealt with Inlly In the
. . . . 011 Menial Archilectnre, etc., undor which
~~~ falIe. It io by aulo-o_oliono that 8. IIUIIIT
~~ have "made them881ves over," mentally, aDd
booome that which they willed to be. Its pm-
are the same in the other fol'lDl
8S
except that the treatment;' given by
eeIf mstead of by another person.
00'1 .... vehicles of suggestion, i. e., the voice, the
,'fi....... etc., have been BUuded to in other chapter•
... proceeded.
teacher of the use of suggestion in
pursuits, in speaking 01 the effect ot
in inducing mental states, says: "You
8 man think with you if you work on hi,
or higher nature, even though you nm
hi. ordinary judgment. If in thio way
 MIND-POWER
you ean dazzle bis reason 8u8ieiently, 10D ....
him to almost any action of which man it <laJ1JII1,1e."
ADd this teacher i. perfectly right in hi••Ia~
although he (onows the old I i subjeetiv8 mind t • idea
and identifies "feeling" with the "higher natun,1f
in.tead of treating it a. belonging to the 8III01i.... pok
of menlation. And, if I may be pardoned, I .........
• uggest Ihat the above statement would be a IIH1e
Dearer the true state of affairs if be had said.1
"Yon can make a man feel with you it you work oIt
his emotive mentality," etc.
The teachers of Business Psychology very ably
instruet their pupils in the art of suggestion iB tile
process of making s81es. They instruct the ute.
men to first gain the prospective customer ' • uat.
tention," then "arouse his interest," then awaua
"desire/' and then-close the sale. These stepa la
the psychology of salesmanship apply equally well
to the science of advertising, or any other apP8i'1 to
the minds of people, and are logically correct The
attention once gamed, the mind becomes more 01
less receptive i the mind once receptive. iolereMt ••
aroused and a greater degree of receptivity II ill
duced; interest is gradually Jed to desire, induced
by the subtle suggestion of words and the exhibition
of the article to be sold; and at Jast, when the pro,.
psychological state is aroused. the trained salesmaa
gently but finnly gives the positive suggestion ot aD-
tbority, or demand, pointing to the place where &he
customer must sign his oome, thus using .1II,,,lIt1lD1i
 0'
the IiDeo aoqui....... and ImilatioD-
Older i. taken. Did you .ver luboeribe to &
"* the eolicitation of a sood book agenll W.n.
JOU did, and will let your mind run _ani
the proeeeding, you will .ee how the above raJ•
....... in pram.... (1) Attention, (2) Intarelt, (3.
IliIoIIre, (4) &Ia-the.e are the steps 0' ..
6Ip by luggestion j and advertising sales 8& weD.
I..........

. . .t is auggestion in business t
I have known ..Ieamen to gently Buggeat the
eIoeiDg of • sale by hllIlmng the customer a fountain
pea, placed at the "suggestive slant," at the BIUIl8
time pointing to the space on tbe order blank, with
tile utake.it-fol-granted" ton8 and utteranee:
.'Sip right here, please I" -and it was signed.
'1'IIa largest employers of agents have regular
training achools, in which the new agents are given
the beneSt of tbe experience of the old hands at the
baaineu-and 80me of these old hands could give a
profeuional 8uggestionist points on his own science.
!'he qeDt is told how the different classes ot people
Mt, the objections they wm be likely to raise, and
...... the trained agent may overcome these obstacle.
'" clever work, including, of course, an intelligent
:ttIe of 81lggestion. The average person would be
'Iiarpriaed at the idea. advanced and the knowledge
. , ngeation possessed by some of these men.
Oae of these agents once told me tbat one of the
things be learned wben starting to work wu
the agent sbould never permit the customer to
' 0.1_.Ida "proopeatuo," or _Ie ";";'1
Bouidlomo: "I~
pecta.1n my own baDds, for if I Ie'tt!~~:~~
1M I will have loat tho po"or of ..
""'tion and Interest of tho euatomor. lie
have the matter In his own hando, &lid will
pltOD 8 ..ay from mo-he will thOll do the _ ...
Instead of my doing it. I always bop tho
hand of my man or woman. I do tho loadIar,
lng, directiDg and iDlIneociDg myaolf-I bop
OODtrolllng gear io my own handa, ah,ayL"
And, in tbe seieuce of advertisiDg, also, there , • .,""".
eonstant use of suggestion-usually couoiou
premeditated. This is taught in the uC01ll'lJ8B"
U schools" of advertising, Bod the U ad. men"

wen grounded on the Bubject. The use of th.,,,,a.-..,.

command," 88 the ad. men" call it, i. Tery
j'

moo. People are positively told to do certain

in these advertisements. They are told to
home 8 cake of Hinky-diok 's Soap tompt.;
wife needs it !" And they do it. Or they see ."0..." '.'
moth hand pointing down at them from a sip,
almost hear the corresponding mammoth VOiee,\:~~,:
says (in painted words): uSay, you 1 B
Honey-Dope CigafSj they're the best everllt tt
if yon manage to reject the command the Ant
you will probably yield at tbe repeated SUfIPItII",
of the same thing being hurled at you at
oorner and high fence, and IlHoney-Dope"
be your favorite brand until Borne other
 I\~t~,.oa. S-otioa 117 aathorn,. aa
~ remember; that's what doe. the bu. ...
The7 call IhiI "the Dil'O<ll Com...." ..
ad:owtiaiug lICboole.
SioeD there are other oubtl. forms of _ _ _ fa

I:~::~~::mIMY~OU:
on
- otariDg from ewry bit
and in newspapere &ad .......
of
: "UW'IUlta Cracker," Dr aomethiqof that 10ft
-ad 7G....uaII,. wind up by aoqui...,;"g. ADd thaa
iJOa are .....tant17 told that "Babi.. howl f~
(fnMm. Rankin'8 Weille Soother," and thea
...... 70U hear ..me baby bowling you think of what
\'..3,,", ha,.. been told th.,. are howling for, &ad then you
~ buy a bottle of "Grandma Hankin's.'·
ADd then you are told that ..me cigar i. "(}en..
~ Liberal" in size and quality; or that 80m.
ldDtol ooeoa is "Grateful and Refreshing"; or that
.... brand of soap is °99.999% Pure"; and tha,
~;I""" piekle man makes "163 Varieties"; etc., eta.,
. . Only last night I saw a new ooe-' I Somebody'.
'W'lIIak7 ia smooth, " and every imbiber in the car

~
::_~..~tn!'~Dg his lip. and thinking about the
foaling in hi. mouth and throat. It .....
idea, DOt the stuff, I mean. And some
whisky man shows a picture of a gIBBS, a bottle,
Jce and a syphon of seltzer, with simply thele
"OIdboy'. Highball- That'. A11"1 AU of
tIdDp are suggestions, and some of them very
OD88, too, when constantly impressed upon
by repetition. They" get in their work"
 lIlND-POWEB

A writer on the psychology of od,..rltlllill&' I....

emnng other things, that advertiaementa
to eat or drink should contain the worda eai....
to induce the feeling 01 "taste" in the mincla of
readers. "Sweet," "refreshing,"
ing, I t I I nourishing," etc., etc.-how Buggeetive
are I And how effective I How do they ••n
ask. Howf Well, this way-jnst you read
. words: 1f..4 nice, big juicy letn(}ft-fQrl "'"' "''OIIi.. '
- 1 can taste it now!" Just imagine theIe ,"d• •~
acCompanied by a picture of a man aqueem.c
joice of a lemon into his mouth, and wbere are 1'0." ':
I'll tell you wbere- your mouth i. filled with oaliWWo:
from the imagined taste of the tart lemon j1ll"1',~.
Now, isn't it' Tell this to some of your frianda ana
see how it works. I once beard a story of a bad Ii.,
tie boy, who would stand in front oC a "Germea
band," with a lemon to his month, BUckiDg -wart'
vigorously. Result: The months of the musi~
became filled with 80 much saliva that they could IIOi
play on. Exit boy, with ProCessor Umpab, the .....
born player, in full pnrsuit, the air being filled
"Dunner uDd Blitzenl" 8.Dd worse. Just 8 . . . . .
wi.
tionl
I have known of dealers in Spring goods to toroe
the season by filling their windows with the ad~
stock. I have seen hat dealers start up the straw hat
season by putting on a straw themselves,
clerks ditto, and then a few friends. The IIpJria~'
ling of "straws" gave the suggestion to the
 ~~:":.=_ wu opened. Bum_ _
iii lI1IIII"8tion. Even the n....b07. UDdo..
The best ones are above aWng as . .
,;:~ ao, "Want a ptJpet', milter'" or worse atiII.
~ . .'I tDGtII • paper, mister, do you'" TIlt
...... 1&7, instead, boldly and con1ldanlly,
paper, miaterl" sticking it under yOQ1'
10U take it. Let me teU you a tale about
•• ' _ _ " at a plea8ure resort in Chicago, severa]
.,.... qo. He ..... the beet I ever been!. Here ..
. . • tory-it'. a true one:
'!Ida man was the Ubarker" or '-spieler" tor one
., . . attractioua of the place, the .. pony ride" at-
:-. ,...011<... )(.01)' we.. the ponie. lined up to carry the
IIIDIdrea around the ring, for a nickel a ride. The
. . . . . . . would wait nntil a crowd of children,
1fJth 01' without their parenta, would enter the plaee
imd then he ....ould begin in the 8trongeat, most
. . . .ous, 1 elaping, suggestive tone: c, Ride, ritU
_ I Batie a ride, take a ride, have a ride, tak, a
..... , Anybody, everybody; a"ybody, BVUYIIODyl
BiU, ride, r-r-r-N-r-rid.1I11 Anybody ridee,
...",.,. rides-rides, rides, BlDu-rides, rides,
Take a ride, have s' ride,
a ri~ have a ride, T.l.KB a ride, have
~!lidlo' Anybody, everybody, atlybody, EVlmYBODT-
rUe ,.-r..r-,...,..,.·r-r-r-ridel R-r-'-r-r..-r-r-r-r-r-r-
R-r..r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-r-ridel" He would
IOrt of tbing up for several minutes, .,..
without taking a fre8h breath. Tbe very
aIr......a to quiver and vibrate in the
.. r-r-r-r-t-r-id8, r-r-r-t-t-r-l'del" .a.uu.
.-~

within hearing who could raiee a nickel

ride! The word 61 ridel" positively,
and constantly repeated, was one of the .......
ling exhibitions of this form of suggeotioa
have ever seen or heard. I have heard ......,
tors of this cfapieler, " but have Dever Dl8t Ida ...,~~ .
Perhaps he has now paseed on to aome h;par
of usefulness-he was worthy of iL He"...
ter, surely.
I have seen men in bowling alleys caused ... JIII",
false plays by some bystander suggesting the
shot. The same thing is true in shooting ~~:~
etc. You have but to look around you and lee
everyday instances of Buggestion, in some form
other. Induced feeling, remember I That is lb••"".
of all manifestations of suggestion. Look out tor
And, in conclusion, I know of a little boy who ...., .~
emplifie4 the law of suggestion ODe April FooI'. ___
by placing a sign on the coat-tail of another bo,.. 'J.'bI,.
sign read I I kick me I" And they did 1
The skillful lawyer uses suggestion in his work.fa
examining or cross-examining witnesses. He ~
gests things to a suggestible witness, and coaxes aDd:
leads him on to admissions and statements that ...
did not intend making-sometimes statements that-
are Dot strictly correet. Such a one will 88Y,
did so and so," or "You saw so and 80, didn 't 'Y01l,~'I.•
etc., the direct statement made in an aulthorit,...
 iiIu,th. ougeotIbIe.u- to ..,qaI~l.
6alrf..~ tblil 00JdIden1, aatborilative _t,
ttr U7 OM elle. It Ia oaJeaIaled to lead _.,~.
"an obedient
t
E5~~~for DUIB it
euier animal~'
to 1181 Year thaa Nor whe[D,
Y 88 t is expected."
tiIwpcl tllal police d.hctivea have WOl'bcI
"eoafeMiOD8" out of suqeatible crimina', ill
by keeping hammering a....y al them until
out, alld they would 087 .. y •• I"
farth.r questioning, like the girl who ftnaII7
the lover'. repeated propoaaJ in order to
of him. Tbis firm, decided, authorilative
~l!Boi8lll or demaod, when allied to th. I,w of rope-
has caused much mischief in the world, and
have "given in" to it, to their Borrow. I traat
tIteBe warning words will save BOlDa other
I!"'IIle of this kind. When the law is once under-
it ie comparatively easy to escape the Bugge8-
The strength in the suggestor ot tbis kind lie..
tile jporance of the person suggested. Fore-
"led is forearmed, in this case.
IL.lve heard of business men who would instruct
aJarb to ask questions of their customers in
"You like this pattern, do you noH" or
a beau'iful shade, is it noU" etc., -etc., etc.
lee the point! The statement is made ftrst,
question is asked right on top of it. Isn't
say Yes I thaD No! to this kind of 8 ques-
there, now, I asked the question in that
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way, myself, although I had no intentioa
I took my own .nggestion.)
In this connection I may add that It i. a welll~1!i
psychological fact that, when two pencma
versing, the one standing, or sitting hilber
the other, bas the advantage of a eer'tta:in!~:=;
titude or position. And the person 14
speaker is forced into a relatively pasaive or
tive condition, or position. That is, ev••n1biinlr
being equal, the person elevated will be pollia,,. 'fi
the other, and the one seated on a lower level
be passive, relatively. The raised platform. of
teacher, speaker, preacher, etc., has • good
chological basis. And the power that 8 lawyer
when "talking on his feet' to the jury seated
front of him is a manifestation of a law that he
not be aware of-bot the judge has the beat of
lawyer, lor the latter must look up to him wh-. ...
talks.
Try the -experiment of practicing the above pOd.
tiOD with some friend, first one being seated . . .
then the otber, and see how you caD actually
the difference between the two positions. The
position of clerks in the large stores, aud the
rei.,
seats so accommodatingly placed for the CW.tOl.....;.
have good reasons. If you ever feel that BOiD&
is placing you in a negative or passive :::~;
rise to your feet, and you will feel doubly 81
forceful. This is a little hint that may be
many times the price of this book to you, .......
 I.oo6 ovor tho foolioh IhiDp thot 7011
toIked or infIuOllced inlo. ODd ... if )'011
"" ,Il0l tI08tod and tho othor ponon slending. or

: ~~~:~~ then you. This is a lillIe thblg-

big results. oometimo.. Better heed it.
: .'1'...... is a (11'8&1 difference in the BuggeBtibility of
. ._ ...omo being a1mOBt immuno from sugge..
wIillo othe.. are BO ouggeBtible that they have
Ko,o,.... ,.... told a thing in a positive. forcefu~ con8doot.
~"rit.ti're tono and mannor. to acoopt tho . _
partioularly if it be repeated _oral times.
r.:~:~will~·~ likewise readily abaorb the SUggestionB of
~~ and .Isociation. But I have told you about
eleewhere in this les80o. Study those around
ad you will soon discover the different de-
~;~,~Tbe hypnotic "subject" ia at the extreme
,1 eud of the scale.
DOW' wiah to call your attention to what may be
~• .u..d "fature-suggestion," or, 88 the hypnotists
it "post-hypnoti8Dl," etc. Future SUggeStiODS
... like aeeds planted in the mind, which grow,

~
5::~an~d bear fruit at some future time. The
produce this phenomena by giving the
while in the hypnotic condition, the BUgge8-
l1li. lIlat at a eertain time, either in a few minutes,
f lo...... or days, be will do certain things, or fetl
things. But the newer school of psycholo--
illll lu,.... discovered that these Cuture suggestions
made in the ordinary receptive state, just as
with 8ny of the other forms of mental BUg·
and tho roault will be Ibe Bame a. that 01>-,
taIDod by tho hypaoIIoU, III aplto
udmethoda.
I do DOt purpoae soiDg into deIIll
ala.. of phonGmeDa. beea1lOO all tbat
be ooid ..,; be eompriooci ill tho
monte: (1) ThaI, generalJy ~.,.,
DomODa of the ordinary immediate 1II8Id&\........
mey be produced .. futme a_lion; ud
all the pbouomena of futore-auautiOD, pl9illll
b:r the _ator upon another poroou, may
wioo produced by aut..su_li..... that if,
person inducing luggestiODS in himaelf.
Many fooliah auggoalioDB are given ill ....~.
life along ths line. of future auggoslion, aad
many of them are accepted careleBBly, owiJIc
lack of knowledge of the principle. How maD7
baa it been said to an impressionable YOUIll'
I' Nevermind, you'H grow tired Ofhim4f1er.~:~
etc. Or to a man, "Wait un'il the ftOvell, til
and you'll see bow sick of the job you'll pt."
"You'll lose your interest and enthusiaam, bII--
by." Or, uYou'U find bim out alter a tOMk
will see that he's not what he seems." And 10
you may add to these instances from your OWD
perlence. And too often these snggestiou are
caned and have a tendency to cause the pet'IGIL
"make them come true." Many
prophecies have been made come true in thia
impressionable and ignorant people. I han
you a key to this principle Dow-heed the
If you feel that an attempt at futuro imt-"
 ")'01l1lO1ltnlbe it with a...;.w "N.,
TIIIt ia ~ antidole for ~ boDe.
prIDeIple in ~ .tatem..t macIe _.
further back-i. e. ~t all ~
of future ._ticm ma7 be dnpUoaW
or 11J888IIi00I macIe b7 .....
aDd worthy of conaldoratiou. Y01I mab
_ , mlllll that you mUll awaken to oatch • train
laaomnr IDOl'DiDg and you .waken in time.
~:~aet: 70ur mental alarm clock. U 7GU have aD
Iii .t three this aftsmoon you ma7 1OI:rour
sa foil.... ~1.llriug 10 you....lf. of OOUrB8):
_ h8re1 Remsmber ~Iyou mu.t ... SmIth
:..... Ihia aftemoon-three. 1",.0, I 1871 Be-
,:::~_;.1Mee.ll8y"l And if you imp.... il
Ii!! Itroug upon your mind, a little before
)'O1l will begin 10 feel uneasy. and then md·
. _ o r Smith eDgagement will "pop" into your
~ ........ your 8ub-conscious region, and you will
GIlt for your hat and overcoat Mental alarm·
_ b e r I That tell. the whole tale•
..." the experimenter giving future Bugge..
~:~~r eets the mental alarm-elock going alOD3
, of nggestion. He makes the mental aug·
aDd attaches it to the mental alarm-clock-
alarm goes off the snggestion emerges into
of OOIl8Ciousnes8 and acts just as it it had
t =:made. That's the whole .tory in plain,

be frightened, you timid people. Be-

~t )'O1l will not aooe\>\ a h.~" _-
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geotion 1inI... you would a1.. """"lIla

gestion-the degree" of uluggeatibiJity"
"'.'1
BaDle in both cases. The only reason a fnl""t .....
tion has the advantage over 8 present 0118 ia
is more subtle, and people are DOt .-ij.
.s mucll OD. ...
about future thing. a. they are abont thiDga
41 dODe right now. " You will resent a IDjIP• •
that you "Do this thing rigAt now," while yo.
but Httle attention to the earnest auggeatioa tiulLt<''i
a y ear from "OW yon will feel so-and-ao about
matter," and dismiss the subject with a ahrac
shoulders, instead of saying, at least mentaDy,
1 'U'on't"! The present suggestion is apt to
tract your attention the more forcibly, beeaue It:
more apparent-whiJe the foture suggestion ia
"insinuating." But now that you know the
of the matter you may laugh at them both. aad
the sting out of them, by your little uNo, 1 tDDfJ'C'"
And, just ODe word more. If you feel that yoU.
harboring any future Buggestions made on you m ".... ,
past, but upon which the alarm has not yet goae
you may kill them by direct self-suggestion, or "'''''.
suggestions to the contrary. That is, you ma,.
"I shall not act upon any adverse BuggeBtiona
may have been made to me- I will them out
mind-l kill them this moment by the power of
wiU." And at the same time make a mental
of the suggestion being obliterated by the
your will, just as the chalk mark is eraaed fraa
blackboard by the passing over it of the eruer. ~~a
this plan and be free I
 CHAPTER XIX.
D'DUC'BD DU.OUJATlO••

'tll.~.mn of_tion which tend. to arouso

the
.. the imqinative repODB of the mind. of
imagination play. a part in all
of BUQOOtiOD, but in thi. particular
I. espeeiaJJy apparent. I call thl.
"lDduced Imagination. 't
uimagination," you mow, means Hthe
the mind to creale mental image. of ob-
~~:~~the~ power to reconstruct or recum-
~ furnished by experience, memory
1& mental Imoge formed by the facnlly of
-:=~,. etc., etc. The word is derived from
~ word "image," which in turn has for
Latin word I i .matan," meaning I I to imi-

,:::!:::::
~
is Cl'9&tive in itl! nature and works
material of the mind. The writers
. . . . a distinction between what is called
proper, tt on the ODe hand, and what is
on the other. By H imagination
the higher fOrlDs of activity of the
facn1ty, such 88 is manifested in the
Rterature, art, music, philosophical
27T
III
tbeorr. 1IOIen.... 1I7Po.......
-1IIIa1llll1i!a'
DnlIIIlt the lighter forma ot the
lmage-erealhlg rBCtJII7. II1IOb u the IdoaI
daT-dreams or people; the arhItrarr .... ~
imaginiDga; taniaaT. oto. "TJNI8Inat!on
maT he """.idared u a pooitlw phue, alii••• _
.. the negative phaee, or the 1mo_....'IiII!r-II~
lmagiDation in ita poaitive pllue ia a
porIant racull7 or the hmoan being. n !iaI'.
huia or activ. mental manit_tioDL 0.-
rorm a mental Image or a thing bet... he _
r••t it in obiectiv. form. It i. diatiDctl7r : ::
ita nature. and roaUT rorma the mouJd in ...
aDd actions are east-it forms the ~~::~;
which we u •• to build our lit. or action
And, mitld 1/011 litis, it i. the raooll7 ueod ID
alizatioD," which is spoken of in other ehaptenI.
itive imagination is very far from being the
rul. capricious, light, whimaical
po.. it to be. It ia ODe of the most poaitive
!dtions of the mind. Not only does it
is necessary to, the performance of
and the producing of material thinga-hut it III
the faculty by which we impress our
upon the minds of others by mentative
and by the uses of desire and will. Pomil:"
Dation is the mother of "ideas." AD "1I1ea" I":
u an image formed in the mind"; and the

tion is the faculty in which the II image" (or""

is formed. And in proportion to the actl'lfllr i
 ......... l4 . . hupor"
~:=~
~ll
14 tile /map or IdM, 10 fa . .
to Im~ itooll apcIIl tile miDdoI
lmogino&icJa, ill ita pooiliw
)'OIl 1M,
I&roDg, rMilbiDg. Bat it fa larply with
pbaH IiIat "., aIIaIl ha.. to deal with

that )'ORr . . .11.. 1m.p.06on, or

JllliJr .U01uod by OI1iward perIOIII or tbiDp.
• }Iie!Ie 14 musio, aDd before l'0I1 bow it
fa rmmiDg a10ug pamtiug all oorIa of
mind, and indueiDg all lorta 14 feel·
DIAl' aJfect yoa in the IIID8 war. A
or poem, may lift yOl1 OI1t of )'ORr.
the wingoof f....,.. A hook mal' 5rry )'OIl
of
• world fonlall1 and 1lDr8Ili17, UIltill'OI1
tile ICIuaI world arouud l'OI1-ha.. )'OIl DOt
iIqIorieneel ADd, more marked than any
....... mentioned ....... is the effect of • per-
......' p81rforDl&l.oo, in whieb the world and ahar-
14 tile play lake saeb a hold apon l'Oa .. to
-.;::!t;,iit~=88lf, and l'Oa laugh aod err With the
• pIal'. Yoa ...,wl at the villain, and
..... III tho daDger of the heroine. Yoa glory in
l.1000..'. _ s , and shed tears at tho sorrows
~:'of= tho suffering ebaraclers. ADd yoo reel
II In proporiioo that yoar negative Imag•
... laney is called into aetivil7 by lndaotioD.
i!I'_ber this-the actora, poet, wriler, 00II1.
artiet Cf'ealed his effect by the ezerci.oeof
280 JmlDPOwiil
biB or her poNifJl! imagination; whit.
you i. iDdueed in your DOgativo ~
first is 8D act of positive creation, while the
is merely a re/feclio" impreaaed upon
by either the a_.lion, or tho _tati..
the actor.
In your consideration of the aboge,
what I have said about suggestion, ill
chapter. Suggestion is merely the pn_.tallal
the outward aymbol of the inner feeling.
The radical wing of the acbool of ""llll"atic.
pooh-poob at the idea of meDtative energy
anything to do with the phenomena which we are
considering. Tbey claim that " BUggeStion" it-
ticient to account for it all. Without goiD«
into a discussion of this matter, I would uk
gentlemen: Why is it that the some worth,
in the same tone, by two different ",,!J9.~""r.,
duce widely diff~ rent degrees of effect' Alao:
is that peculiar personal force that we feel"baa
tain persons suggest, that is absent in the
tions of others' My aDSWer is that the.~;:=;
lies in tbe degree of feeling called into
the mind of the suggestor-the degree of
energy released by him. And I think that ......
fuI investigator wiII agree with me in tbia, it
open his mind to all the impressions reeenea
ing his investigations, instead of ty"ins hb...~
previously conceived theory.
The theories of suggestion are Dot 00I11l:r1ll
 Dl1(l!DD DUGINATION
~;::::'~ ODOIlIY and induciion, "h"" prop-
d The r••II of the s~oDioll are
bat the)' make the miotake of ;poring the
~=::", of the s_stioDisL They think thet
~~ .... produced by suggestion alone, and
meatal state behind the suggestion whiel.
IMI motive foree. U their theories be true,
t ll,B&Iu.t two mtm using the same words of sug-
1lpOIl the same .ubject, produce varyiug d&-
ot e1I'eot' It is beeaUBO the mental state. or
mantation of the two men vary iD quality

~~=:~on with this BUbjeot of negative imagi-

or fancy, I would call your attention to a class
J1aI....- ... aloug the oame general lines, iD which
.tate. of imagination, or fancy, are self-i...
Nearly all races of men have discovered that
.... means possible to people whereby they
produoe in themselves abnormal conditions,
sa the U trance," U dream-states"; "tran-
'''It.al condition" i etc. And men, from the dim
the present time, have seen fit to indulge in
deplorable practices. The meSDS by which
_ . are obtained are various, the favorite
beiug the geziDg at a bright object; fixing
at the root of the DOS8 i staring aUbe um-
daring at a drop of ink i inhaling vapan I
to weird music, etc., etc. Much moek-oo-
which is really "psychism," depends upon
for its results, manifestation and
phenomena. The Hindu ~~takira" batliot
viah.. indulge f ....ly in these method..
re.ult. which while highly •.-...a by
are viewed with disgust, borror and
true occultists of all land., who reprd

ADd much of the latter-day w_lIrI,.

Ii..... harmful, and th. pheuomOll& raoa\liu8
from B8 bogus and mimeading.

alBO based upon the same practicet, and

like results. In this connection I would.
Borne of the practices adopted by BOlDa of
Thought" people belong to tbis clas&. I
certain methods advised for uGoiDg ink
lence," in which the student is adviHd to
gaze on the root or his nose, etc., which is
tical method used by Braid to Produce";i~~~=
ditiom~, and which is also used by the F
to produce "trance" conditions. Is it Dot
the truth regarding these things should be
This "trance" phenomena, whether p ...,a,~~
mesmeric processes or by other means,
Donnal, unhealthy, and undesirable pbas..
tal condition. I cannot speak too strongly'
the encouragement of, and instruction in,
veJoprnent (I had almost said tbe HD~~:;;::~
of these abnormal states, either by i
by means of hypnotic or mesmeric metbooL
high time that someone should call tbe at1""'~
the public to the dangers of this 8O-callodl. ~!
chism. ,. I know po~iti/}ely that tbis kind
 "'delilrall"~"HU. . . . .oa
1IIi!;:'~ ~t /I ;, "." I.,. 1__ '"'" 00-
II' TIIi. kiDd 01 "payehiIm," ......
true oeeultism, is but 88 the ba1etaI
- . .. IlOIltr••ted 'lrith the hriPt,
raye of the 81ID. TIIi. I .... oeeaJt-
Ia not oeeaJtiam • t all, but morel)' a
of "paycbiam," baa deluded 1IUU1J
~:~~ ODd baa led ito follower. on to pl8D81
akin to mental quap.... ODd 1WIlIIIp8,
1be /«''''IUI, or "will-o'-the-wisp" of
t :::iriIIUlliI)'Wbieh is but 8 negative form
Hll-induced abnormal conditions may be
by hypnotic methods, by leading the aub-
the "deeper stages," whieh some authoritiu
as it they were U highly spiritual, n bat
than the miserable, abnormal,
"trance" conditions just referred to.
be producsd by bypnotic math-
because any mental sta'e may be 80 p,.o-
Dot because of any mystic process, or
or connection. They resemble the IK)-o
of hypnotism. The only
is that the operator induces the condition
iDfluence, and suggestion, just 8S he would
other mental state-instead of the Bub-
.,oiQgit in himself. It is the same old aboor-
practice, in another guise. And 8D1-
i. said against the self-induced conditiOD
i. equally applicable 10 the :::::=~
They are the aame thing I It is all
hypnosis.
i i.
I .hall not deocribe the conditiona aU'urik,
nor shall I give any instructions in the p.D<lJocI~.!
them. I cODsider them essentially harmfnl, ...a
object in speaking of them here iB to warn o.
caution people not to a1Jow themselves to be
in this condition by experimenters. The ~==
weakening to the will, for the reason that it
upon the tiring oC the altetttw. by straining the
or other organs of sense. Practitioners of
influence in all ages have recognized this tid
have employed objects calculated to tire out the
tention. Bright objects to stare at and thus tire
the sense of sight have been employed; m<,n.,tm,..
sounds ending in Hum·"a.-m·m_m" are used 'b7
Orientals to tire out the sense of hearing by ita
DOtOOOU8 ond soothing sound i vapors and pert...
and incense are used to overcome the senae of
-all tending to tire out the will, and to reduce
a passi\'e, non-resisting stage. Then when the
has been rendered passive, or tired, the mind
comes receptive and impressionable, and, in, : : :
cases, becomes as wax in the hands of the OJ
Let me urge upon you to avoid this abnormal
cbism"-put it away from you 8S you would &
sonous cobra, for it seeks to strike at the heart
your will, and would thus paralyze your m,orut.iIC
Beware of all that tends to make you weak.
 of uaoul..development" or uapiritual•
....t" thai are aecompanied by th... meth·
they are but psychiam masquerading a. 00-
or apirih>al developmenl Remember my
.at Dou tltis ..ake 1M stroflU'" Apply the
~:~:and then govern your.elf accordingly.
• thi., part of the .ubject, I would say
any of you are disposed to qoestion the eor-
of my above statement, then you have but
..lDliiDe the types of " psyehics" seen on all sides.
t1Ie1' not all byper-impressionable; excessively
neurotic; hysterical i passive; negative
Do they DOt become 8S mere psychic harps,
which the passing mental breezes play, pro-
. ."",...iird Boundsr Remember, now, I am l!lpeak-
lBDuine psychics, DOt the bogus psycbies, who
for the money," and who are a shrewd, eUD-
far from being impressioDable, and in real-
~IiDS their mesmeric power to impress and in-
credulous persoDS coming under their
I am Dot alluding to these people, but to
frail-wined, negative sensitives, who are 88
,"ui.on.bll. as the photographer's "negative"
to whom also the "development" means
the bringing oot of impression from oot-
hlftv you, be a Auman positive, not a h"matl
 DDVOZD DUOIB'ADOJI' m UIII&.
At thIa point I wish to call your
lure of the subject that has .-ived but
tion at the bands of western wrilen. I
wonderful manifestations of Induoed
played by some of the magicians of tha
ticularly of India and Penia. Th_ feat.
performed today In those lands and .... equal J.
of the wonderfol instances related of
Persian or Egyptian magician••
Without going into an extended em:";,1ero1ili1li
the anbject in question I will mention a f_
recorded instances oC induced imagination .....r:
oriental people, in order to give you an idea
degree of power possible to an adept in the
One writer describes an exhibition ot this
India, witnessed by himself. The writer WIllI.
found skeptic, who believed that it 11'88 aD.
panky" along the lines of sleight.of-band or
methods-that is, be so believed until he
Deaaed the demonstration. He goes OD to
the magician was a Dative Hindu, of
imposing appearance, surrounded by a

...
,ista.ntf! of his own race .
 *P"'" _ted himlaJf OIl !lie groaacI, 111111
110-. implemeJJl8, 8Dd other ~
~~him. He opened the _ _ by the pro-
DmDbar of tiDy snak.... "hioh he Ijftod
of the bcrx.... 8Dd p\aeed OIl the grolUld he-
lD full lighl of the audience, after aIIcnr·
it'llatttr \0 eumine the eerpento 8Dd thereby
~:;:::~~~ reprdlDg their raality. An EDtr-
.1I present identilled the make. ae he-
....'. \0 a well moWD native variety. The ma·
tli8ll began a slow, mournful, droning, mo-
toDg, the predominant IOlUId of ....hich ....
1!i!II........................," like the droning of •
...... ...~ or a diotant 18'11' mill. Th. onak.. reared
""'. .8 up 8Dd moved their he.do from .id. \0
the IODDd of tb. cbant, the magician touclJ.
r.Vi.... ooftly with hi. wand from time \0 time.
eyee of the audience the snakes seemed to
from their original tiny proportiona
they appeared 88 immense boa CODatric-
caused great alarm among the audience,
1.lIag11oh",." and native. The magician bade the
remain quiet and assured them that there
daDgar-then he reversed the pr:0C8BI, and
1.r_L_- were seeD to gradually decrease in aize un·
-.debed from .igbt a1togetber.
act was equal1y 8S wonderful. The ma..
ODe of his assistants in the center of •
on the sand, and with appropriate
aDd oeremony went through 80me magical
.......tatiOlL !l'ho boy .... thea _~
tutor and ta.ter, like a larae ~
to gradually .-lid in tho air, ati1l.~'
until he vBDished (rom sight. .~:.~.:~
versed Ihe pr..... and broughi him
aerial heishl.. the boy appoariDg like •
al dr.t, gradually growiDg larger a. he
earth, uutil he .tood befora tho ...Iia......,.
smiliDg.
The nexl acl "a. the placing of _ ...~
in the IBnd, building a tiny hiJIoek ar<nmd
magician then began hi. cbani and .......
over the hiUock. In 8 moment a tiny Ibot, ..
to .ppear, and then • liUle bnab wIWIIl
grew up until 8 mature mango tree wa. -:~:
leaves. Then blossoms were seen, aDd tI
appeared, wbich " •• p.ssed amoug the
Then, reversing the prooesa, the tree diI. .iI
gradually, and at the end the magie:iaD.
original seeds aDd showed them to his ••,di......
wonderful to relate, the fruit that had .....
vuted among the people also disappeared.
The concluding act was 8a atartling u
ceding it. The magician produced a eoil of
which was passed around for examinatiou.
knotted one end of it and then tosaed Ul<. ·.111
the air. The rope rapidly uncoiled itleJf.
knot was seen away up in th~ air, and still
When the rope was completely unooiled.
\eft dangling on the ground as if .u,.portecll
 - , :: the bottod ad Inmdnc1I .r feet up hr
f1I 01 the auIataDIa approached the rope
..
•
!:=:.;~! At a lIhoat from the masi" ..
raJ1id17 lip the rope, aad ill a IIhod
t1IuPP.MNd from view, alter appMrlDa . . .
... ,...... ill the air. ThOD at IDother word ""'" tho
~~~the rope ItooIt 8ewup Ia the air aad .....
L oishi.
J'!daGOllllluded the performance. But h.... is a ...
: : : oequeI. An ED&JIIIhman prolODt toot a
: with a poebt ........ jut .. the boT b&-
10 allmb the rope. W1Ift 1M ...,,,,,,,. ..... ".

~
5~~IAMw=~-~E"" I ...... • f rop.. b., Of'EvOD
10 II.8...."qutafiotL G"IIIw.,
the
from the OODIor of the ....... &lid
..,.... ... the plato .. IIttiDg dOWD 011 OlIO sid..
•-WIlo . . 111111111011 amiIa 011 hIo Iaeo.
ThIa fact d........
~ ._Il that whIoh oImlUar tooto hava aIao provenJ
that 1M f - '"'" ""' reaUv ",r!0f'tI&etl at all,
.... ....." IlltuIotIs pt'OdtIco4 btl ..,....sio..
' -HI 1M . . " .f 11M ""'"""... In fact, ther ......
oIlDdaeed 1mqiDa1l0ll. I ahaIl give J01I
proof of thIo Ia a moment or two, after I
nIaIiod a few mora IaotaDcea of IhiI _darfu1

_
_toe writer, a corrapoDdent of ID AmeriC8J\
thet ha ..II ..... OIl a eteamer pl,iDg
of tha rivera Ia IocIIa, when, at a atoppiDg
tIumt aorambled up the lido .. nimbI,. aa a
. , • .. .11... HiDdu, clad ouly in a Join cloth &lid
having a tight-rolled nod b1llldle faa-a
..~:=
of bia neck to keep it eaf& from the ...ter
miug from shore. There .... nothlug.l
to distinguish bim from tbe ordinarJ lakiN,
BOOn showed his quality.
Paasing along the deck he picked up a ....... ,
rope which was lying there, and, 1III'wU.diq
he knotted it and tossed the knot up in the ....,...
it ascended, rapidly unwinding the ball,
whole of the rope disappeared in the air, jut
the instance previously related. Trlh~III:.~==
sailor who was holding in his hand a b
shell containing the liquid or "water" of tlMu.,-
lifted the .heU from his hand and holdiq it
over a ship'. bucket standing nearb~=b:'~~~~
liquid until it filled the bucket, and
cess upon another bucket, and 80 on
buckets had been filled from the balf _
Then be picked up one of the buckets filled wfik1<"
liquid and, holding it in bis hand, be
gradually shrink until it completely·
Then a moment later he exhibited 8 tiny
band, which gradually grew until it was
bucket of water filled to the brim. with the
which be then poured out on the deck.
Witnessing the strange performane8 WU &
mother with her babe beside her and a )''''IDC
girl several feet away. To her horror the
then beheld the nurse girl rising a few teet in
and moving rapidly toward the babe, ...ulh~1oi
 eo ohe sllded over it, IIIld iIIen tioiJII.
air with the cbiId oIuped ill her arma,
, ._ .. Ioot ill the .Ioudo. The mother barat
.nd obrieka and pzed upward; IIIld
Iho .... a 8eeey oIond apPMl', which
the obape of the Dune lirl, ..ho grew
luger as .he doooendod, QUill oba tInaIIy
_ G"'" dook again ODd haDded the babe to the
mother. The mother, after claapiDg har
Ii".... to her beoom, cried out, "How dare yon
ahlld ."ay'" when to her IUrpn.e the girl
""rod, "Why, ma'am, the baby has been ..leep
time IIIld I bave Dot touched him." And then
ami\ed and oaid, •• Mom Sahib b.. oDly been
_ iDs mange things." It.... merely an iII-
iDduuod imagination of a remarkable de-
power, produced by the MeDtal Imagery of
fakir; and his previous feats were also BO

tbia .... only the beginniDg. The fakir theD

hie red bundle, and, extracting therefrom a.
- ::he uhibited it to the passangers, passing
.. for inspection. Then, placing the Dut OD

-::::it
.,
of. bamboo stick, and, balancing it there, he
in Hi ndi to spout 8S a fountain, ad
a great jet of water sprang from it,
8Yer the deck in great showers. He then
to atop Bowing, and it obeyed; then be rea
This is repeated several timeB. Then
tfan..M1 a cobra from the air and caused
 &Ire JI8IJ'......
• ,enJ b......
1atal1"'ofthe~
1banI to melt aW&7 ......aaIIT
lib a aloud of...... ThIDaa,,:::;:t
..mch .... qait. liberal, he j •
..... rapidlr to abore.
atThe Datives
the ..... the ahIp!::;i
cIer of- the Euopeuo
at the 1aItar'. talk of juglel'1
fOl'lJliDc than that it .... -'1 ..
Hindu Telepathy, or Mental
tho.. IIIDODg them whb NSiotad the IpI\l
f:lcept the fakir with g~'::t':~:::i:
evidence of a powerful and
of hi. ImagiDation. The.. feato ...
mon in aome parta of India, hnt the7
to he hnt mentol illusions, for aU attemJ*
the exhibition on P~:ir..~~P!:: !:;:::,:j~
plate showing nothing hut the
mental concentration. The magiaiaae
oped the power of causing many ";:~::~~
time to bave the illusion of seeina,
BDd smeHing things that have nO material
It is induced imagination in a developed
differs only in degree from the pJ.sn........
familiar to the Western World.
In this connection I would like to add the
and explanation given to me parsowly 117
 III m"" a BIDdu .... tra..... III
who III oddItIoa to his 0riaDIaI . . .
~=: the hiPeot EncIiab . . . .tiOll IIIIIl
I!,t ed....ted _"Ill both the .....
_-;l18li of the torm. This pDtIe-
.... thet wheu a youth be bed wi-..d u·
the kind jut related in hia uative JIIIIIl.
: : : : puzzled aud myetiied 1>1 them, hut hia
"';antillc turn of mind ..uaed him to BMIt
W:::=~~ He began experimenliDg, aud 800Il
~ able to c1...ifT the ph01lOlJl8Da as p .....
m.,.o,,- He found that the crowd ...ould
~... around the magician in order to _
~. ~_ soiug on, althougb all """" required to
eerIaiD number of yarda away from the won-
i""....... 1>1 tho latter'o inotructionB and requi....
lIy friend found that if he retru.ted • few
beyond the out.r edge of tho crowd A. co..u
~"''''g btl, '''e Magiciaft, all the U magical do-
dilappaaring. When h. ...ould join the
the my.tic appearancea ...."" again plainly
Be tried the experiment in .....ral ...ayo, with
_ulL Then h. tried a riski.r one and
11M.......... to the magician tho was allowable
with the &am. reault. In ahort, tho inlluence
h mlllOd to a certain area and the mental inftu-
doubtless increased by the 'Icontagion" ot
~~::miDd8 in the crowd. My friend teeted
~ "Mango feat" and the "Rope-diaap-
'.t" (aa rolated in th••• pagaa) in thia
 llIND-POWlIlB
W&T ODd determiued that they came weJI
rule of mental illusion, instead of belDl a.. -...
renee defylDl the e.tablished laws of NatnH.
teatimony of thi. gentleman corroborated the
ion that I had already formed to that eltect,
opinion agree. with that of the be.t anlthorHIlii
In closing tbia chapter I wi.h to point ont to
students of the work an erroneous idea that
into 80me of the Westem works aloug the
hypnotism, etc., BDd which I shall DOW mentloa
explain. The Hindu magicians, or m~::'.:~~~,!~
quently sit in 8 squatting position during
chantments," droning a monotonouB, 800thiDg
8S bas been described, and at the e8IDe time
the body from the waist upward, in a eireliDg,
iog motioD, from the hips, at the same time
their gaze firmly upon tbeir audience. Tbia m<16i1ll
and twisting is merely an accompaniment to
droning chant akin to tbe motioDs at the
dancers who twist their bodies in a similar
ner in rhythm to the music. The motioD is
custom among these people and hasnothingto
the production of the phenomena, 8S all Hindu oocllllt;
ists know and will tell you. In fact, the hiper
gician@ among the Hindus do nothing of the
bot -maintain a. dignified, calm, standing po.~
or the firm U yogi" seat, " io which tbe body
and firmly poised in a position of dignified 1'8IIt,
hands resting on the lap, the back of one hand ill
palm of the other.
 limdg. 1I1Idore1aDd the ahoYe maUer,
~:,vi.oilora jump at the ClOJICl1l8lon that
ill' eIroIiDg of the body from the hip. hae
do with the .. power" maDifaoted. ADd,
aold, lOIOe of the weetern worb on the
lIave gone into conaiderable deWJ reprd-
WODderful .. Oriental MljJic," which thaT
Ia acoompJiobed becauae of thiI twiltiDg of
They milbt just .. well point out .ome
trick of motion of each leading ....tera
~11Iat and ....rt that the motion waa the .. &e-
hiI power." I do not think that further
_ out Ie n......ry in thi...... The motiona aad
lIII0.... etc., are merely part of the oetting of th.
or pol8ibll bits of U stage businen, n d.
to heiahten the imprelllion of myatery.
all.
:~~:~been informed by an authority noaa word
~ to the greateet respect, and who lisa apent
,.... in India and other oriental oountrieo,
the following method is used by theae orienlal
in developing within themeelve. th.
to induce th... strong mental imagea in the
of those witn..sing their performancea: The
.tarts when a youth and praotices men-
in hiI own mind. This procell is akin
as meDtioned by me in other chap-
thiI work. The magician .t first uaea hi. will
.-vor to (orm a clear and distinct m. .
of some familiar object, a. 'taM, \.Qo't. ~
..._ He praetIeoo until .. II able
"" ,...., 6.ltWO W. ..'" "" .w'. M ....~
oortain ....unenl poduten have aeq.u.,U..)
of uviauaUsiug" the faces of peraGDI
10 thet the,. 08Jl reprod.... them 011
oat further alltings. TheIl he
larpr objeeto, Blld then DpoD groupe of
10 011 10 more oomple" pIetveo.
After ,...ra of COIlIItout oxperimentatioa
tioo a f .... of tho.. underlokiDg the wark
oelvea able to pictur. BUT of the ....... deloaI~
thil chapter 8S "featalt-that is, thq are
clearly picture them in their own miMa.
being accompliobed, the JD88iclan II able
bigbl,.-developed concentrated 1riIl to ~j.ali"
meutal image into the mind of th... around
is induced imagination raised to a high det~
manifestation.
Th. peopl. of the weat will not davoto
and attention to the cultivation of 8aeb r.~
while the oriental will willingl,. give up /laI~.Ir ,
life for the attaimnent. Bnt, on the other "'~'3
western man will devote his time to the
ment of Will-Power and concentration fa
rection of becoming a ruler of me'nn~a:n~d,~a~:~~
finance. Each to his taste and tt
neither would I ' trade" places nor power
otber. They are both dealing with th.·same
however, as little 88 they realize it.
 hT ...feranee to pnrriou. ebapten that
Is 1I8Od hT me in the _ _
iDftuence at a distance, It the woN
from the Greek word Xu., _niDI
and the word "mantation," which I
'' '.'' ' 1IIl88ofUmeutal aetivity." You will alao
\!Ib_r that the word U mentation n implies . .
the Mind.Po....r ....hich I bold to be 1IIIi-
'!:.!~ebaracler. You will aloo remember that
'~ or lelementation depends upon the p .....
of induced mental states by meDtative cur-
Keutative induction, you remember, oper-
the same lines 88 magnetic or electrical
that is, 8 mental state may be repro--
fa. another mind by mentative induction oper-
means of mentative corrents.
explained bow mental state. may be in-
by nggestiuu, 8S well 8S by mentative cur-
'I .~ahell DOt allude to this phase at thi. place.
eonsider mentative induction in ita phue
by means oC mentative currents.
of technical terms may seen lome-
ta you, but you should acquaint your..
!1IT
..If with the iDte1ligent 1118 ud meoniDg
term.. for thereby yoo win be 8D8bled to
ideas firmly in your mind. Tel'1llll are "pegiU
which yoo may hang Ihoupta and icleu, 00
yoo may find them when yoo need them.
wise they are scattered around in CODfbskm..
In order tbat yoo mey more foUy ODd..·.....
wonderful phenomenB of telementatiou, I
would better take anotber look al thee !:::=~
principle or Mind-Power itself. By a:
the nature of the Coree employed, you may
understand its effect and laws of operatiOD.
will remember that I have postulated thth~.",:!:~
of a universal Mind-Power, which is iI
aDd manifested in, all form of life, energy aDd
I have also held that a11 personal
of Mind-Power, in ourselves and otheR, are
centers of power in the great Ocean of U,d......
Mind-Power. You will remember also. tha' I
claimed that the brain was DOt a "creator" of
Power, but father in the Dature o'ffl:a~":~~;:=
or "transfonner" of the universal1t
usable forms and phases. Well 80 far, we
stand the matter. Now let us paSB on to tIM. ""II
eration of the mentative currents.
In the first place, the cnrrents must be let
motion somewhere and somehow. Where aDd
Let os see! W'e must see that the
rents have their origin, or rather, their
pulse, in and from the mind of some
 :,}.1I'....1fIolDlld. brain, of eoarae. Why' :a..
braiD. is the "traDlformer U or U ooza,..
of the Kind-Power into _hie eb_
',»10_... What is the nature of the brain's ..,.
8aieDce. as well 8S the oooult teeebinp, m-
III that in all brain.procelHB there is a ubQr'lla
.....m .. of brain eub.tsnce aud nervous matter, just
ill a corresponding "bUJ'DiDg-up" of the
"::~ in au electric battel'1. The proooaa is vel'1
." in both ca....
brain and battery "convert" or "traJIa..
au ....rgy s\reedy existing in au lIIliversal
,I!dl..... vldeh energy canuot bs crested, added to, nor
away from. Aud both use up material in the
.And both generate "ourrenta" of force
are capable of affecting ehauges in otber BUb-
etc. Science shows us that there is a pro.
or generation of" heat" in the manifestation
)lind-Power in the brain. The temperature of
brain ri... wheu it is employed in active thousht-
or other fOnDS of mental activity, or aIelt.
ADd even the temperature of a tiny nerve in·
'"'_ when it is used. This fact baa besn fully
":~~~~ by Science.
::.; causes the brain to manifest this energy'
atatee! What is a mental state, You know
"meutal" means-and "state" means fl.
COD-
" So 8 mental state is II a mental condition"
upon what do mental states, or "oonditiona, n
aud why do they val'1! Upon tbe d _
 .. ~:; :::~
6f vibration of ucitement of
Mental apparatuo' Muat a \I
paratao, belora it can maDifeet _.~
IDal or iuduced' Yeo I but remember
baa ita mental apparatao, even down to-illia-
aud Ibe partlclea Ibat cumpoea aloma;
"feels" and Ie responds to feeling, n evaa
moat malarial forma-Scienoo .tallea IIda
ally; and everytbing Ibat "feals" aud .......
mllllt manife.t de.lre and wil~ if only in
tary wa.y, and must have mental
to do this; there is mind, and the
a:~:::;
mind, in .wry atom, aud all that Is nol'HCI
trom. This is DOt my personal statement ::~,
is the last word of Modem Science, U
her most advanced advocates.
"Vibration of excitement," I have aaid.
is a vibration' It is a state of intense, .....,1d,;,j~
ment of a particle. Science informs Us that
thing is in vibration, always; and tha.tt,:Ib::.!:~
nature of things depends upon their t'l
of vibratioDs. And what is "excitement, tt . .
the term' It means "aroused activity." 80,
there is to be found a condition of "aroused
tional activity" underlying all mental statuI
this aroused vibrational activity colnmlnni.._. ~
tion to the mentative currents, and starts
ward others in whom they induce similar
states. That is the story in full.
Theil if we have a mental state of 1 . . . ._
 witIoo1lt ~ OoaIaott
01' _ _ I What are _1lt..I~.
.... how do the)' operatet N..,.
to the _tioa 1riIIl • flIIl ~
.dhmal it _ . . ThOll Jet us ......... It ill;
~ modem $cienee.
IfOU mi..ppreheb!on In th. miadl <it
of peopl. about ............. " ...a
_limn, eIeoIricilT, beat, oto.
....... 1I'Ov" of hoet and Ji&hi, for In-
ovwmillioDo and milliODl ofmiJee from
1110 earth, and are ihtIIl felt here, a1tLoqh
r.tt~tbere milllona of mil.. away. They 1m....
the)' seem to think thet the beat IUIQ
~1"ibI1laD... that actually" travel" in. ..a~
jiatanee. But this ia Dot the teaching of

..
which, OD the contrary, holde that Jisht and
~~o:;:;traV'I, but that the original baat and
~ Bet up "waves in the ether." The
• auppooitiouo fine. form of matter, IIJIiDg
even between the atomB, as well as between
knOW! anything "actually"
ether, but Science bas been forood to }>O&-
aiatenoe, in order to account for certain

holds that these "waves in the ether,"

~ .•~_motion, travel 00 until they come in
with matter capable of taking up their vi-
When tWo kind of matte. " {~ \~
takes up the etherM/ VlDratiolll,
them in the ehape of heat IUld IIpt.
the origiDal ligbt IUld beat of the . .
"travel" to the earth to be !ben uperi0D004

travel along until th. earth i. reached,w.

latter, but, on the contrary, tbe original
and light set up the "wavea in the ether.

ing with the proper material they are. ~:::

"transformed" into heat and light v
nar to those of the original impulse, and we
earth feel tbe beat and see the light.
magnetism are reproduced in the same
just like the sound vibratioD8 setting up
vibration in the telepbone, which travel
then are re-transformed into sound vil... titxaa.,
at the other end of the line. When yon thiDk
please remember that the receiviDg-end
are "induced."
There is something else just 8S much ~:~
misunderstood. People tbink tbat th.....
actually travel, just 8S they think that """1(
water travel, when we ~rop a stone in the poU.
they are mistaken in both instances. Th~;e:v!::5
the motion of the stone produces the e
the water, that you caB a wave. Then the
is passed on and another wave is formed.
another, and another, until you have a ..,rlaii
waves that apparently travel toward the shore.
the waves don't travel. They merely ..,ommil!jll
their motion to the particles of the water
 ,. _linu.... moviDg .«ort ia ezhIbitIId.
motion of a wave is H up aad down" cmJy.
4IIIrI< in the ....ter end thea .....te wave. end
lee that while the wave motion travel. out-
up end down end does DOl
\.0," ". "'"the wavea. Here i. hoW' Science illua-
the motion: It bids yon tab a rope BUd tie
-;:~of~it to a post or wan, etc., the 10088 end ....
II in your hand. No... Blacken the rope a
1!81illdbegin to agitate it up BUd dowa. You wiD
- : : : .. wave motion generated, a aeries of wavel
.. over !be rope from your hand to the poot
ftIL And yet you Imo... that the rope ilBelf hoe
~~~::::I:~~ but has merely moved up and down.
I'J a matter of travel, but of commonieated and
motion. All waves are alike ill this respeet
heat-waves, electrical-wavea, mag~
and mind-waves. All communicate vi·
which move on in a wave motion.
Bat: these heat aDd light waves are "waves in the
: ::~~~ which ether is 8 material thing. Do I hold
" JliDd-Power waves are the samet Not exactly.

'*_ Itold that Mind-Power is higher even than the

ethereal substance, aDd that it pervades the
And I bold that we are all centers in a great
of }fiod·Po,",r. And, tberefore, I claim that
'1II8Dtative cnrrents and waves are really cur-
,~~:,!w8ves in that Great Ocean of Mind-Power.
II vibrational activity set up ill your mind, my
or the minds of thousand., pass on their vi..
bratiGu to thIt '""'* _
proc)aee "wavee" or :~:':~~~~
travel on uti! they reach the
other iDdmcIualB, in "bich they laid.
tho oriPal vibrations or menial =IJ~:
lion, remember.
"waves" aDd u01l!T8Dta" like ~~~~
worda,
lD otherare
IUId OUlTllllte-DOt only 0'
the - .
My id.. of the meDiative .........to or
or
that they ere not only manifeelationa
w ..alll"md·Pow••, but .110 that they
OC04" of that univ....1 pt"inciplo.
_nl.
"
.ADd::::
Mentative Ocean i. full of oummte, IUId
eddie., and "",iris, and wbirlpoolo, IUId
and otber forms of activity.
Pictu.e to yourself a great Ocean of lliIodoll'qjl
If you are unabl. to grasp tho idee, then do l1li'"
best thing, and think of this m~ntal oceaD. •• & tJl!ll!i!P
lea of energy. Or if you prefer, think of it
great Universal Ether ruling all space. At IIJIlr.11
the picture must show this Mind.Powar lIIIiIftI(
space, even in between the atoms BDd ev_
atoms themselves. Perhaps you had better
menee by forming tbe picture of aU, :.~p;:a:ce;.;:;~;;
empty of all fom18 and shapes, and CI
ing but this pure Mind·Power-an Ocean of
Power must be thought of 8S an energy or
capable of setting into operation all kinds ,If
festations when started. Then think of a unYa.
of po\Ver being formed in this great MiDllol'~
 iii W,!dI'IpooJ, 10 \iIQ' &holt the .......1·.,
. . ~ cIiaIiqIUah it. Thea_
....Dba.. 01 .buila. whirlpoola beiJIa.
tbia Ooeao. Th... little whirlpoola _
- . . of power. They eomhiDo and shapea
~:~~A~toma:~tOf matter appear. beIq
.• Ibeee tiDy ....~ wllieh
larger and greater _te.... ThaD come
of thaae aloma and tile various form ••
reault, for aU ' lUbolaDeea, you bow. are
01 alom., in varioao eombinatioua; all
_ingly being OOIIlpoaed of little par.
,.ned eJeetroao, which BOOm 10 be like tiDy
... ·ft.Io..... bat which are attracted and repolled
other, and seem to have their ulikes" and
1IIt1b.... Ibu. mowing the .Iaments of mind
tbem.
then tile.. shapes and of ma"er be-
'01'llUl
mora and more complex, and the centers of
more poteDt. ADd the forms of living tbinge
to appear, mounting from the lowly micro.
eell on to combinatioDs of cells, in plant lite.
animal life. and tben bUlDBD life. ADd each
.. It mounts higher, displays more and more
Until at last we see Man with hill
~:!: mind, as a great center of power. But,
!l this always, that all these sbapes and
8Dd eells, and plants, and animals and men,
their inner essential substance tbis same
~_.r principle, of which the Ocean itself is
 ~ They .... Ctmten of POInrlis41l1
Power Oeoon, but are eompooed of the
..... as the 0eeaD lteelf. You may tbIDk
.1 vibratory whirlpoolo of Mind·Power if ' ....r I
aDd you will DOt be ve.,. far out of the ,..~t!
do. All thiIqp are ceutero of activity aad
in the Greet UDivorool 0eeaD of Mind-Poww.
"""ten pow.r
of are of varying degreeo of
. W. eall
will the strong ODe'''.:..::~~ti:1~~~
weak ones u negative. U So III to
ing degree. of po...r aDd vibration, """"'"~:~
positive to lOme others, and negative to CJ
Each ha. its degree of poaitivity. Now
th.......t.n .B h1llllllD mind., and you will
to fill out your picture in detaiL
•.:~~
Then picture each one of these een"'!te::r;:
ing vibratioDal activity, and thUB C
transforming the meutative energy from the
of Mind·Power. And theu ... them ~:~
waves, and currents of mentative energy,
duce similar vibrations or mental states ill
centers. Then see some of the stl"Ollg,
centers, setting up great rotating eDt_,ta,
bUng whirlpools in the body of the
Oeean, whieh .xtend further and further oat
the center, and affect other centers far
it. If you will examine your pieture mora
yon will see that these rotary currents are
aUy drawing to the centers the things, and
and ideas that they are attracting by re&lOll
 rate of ";bration, "bil8 thIDp of di......!

!
$=~_Thia
to be comparativelr UD&Ilootec1 by
and other tbiDp rou mar _ ia
as it grows clearer to ron. And, ia ad-
10 the.. cummto. rou see _ t ...._ travel-
4I1It ia eertaia directicma, toward ""rUia obj_
"Wch the,. have been ~ In mort, roo ...
the pbeaomeaa of the oeean of water reprodoeed
thIo Oeean of Mind·Power. You ... the pi.1ore
.ioIth. eircnJation of Mind-Power. You.ee the form·
:Mar and growing and evolution of centers of activltr
.:..ct meDiative energy.
And wben you come to look a little closer at roar
JiIIltnre. yon will .ee that eacb one of tb... ClODte" of
seems to have two poles or activity, one at
aeto in the direction of impelling, driving,
forcing, urging, directing, etc., the amon
always "outward"; and the other acting in
direction ot drawing, pulling, attractiDg, COU:~
alluring, charming, leading, etc., the action
1:~ baiug ,j inward." One seems to be a ma...
.. foree, the otber a feminine force. One seems
u Will-Power j the other 8S Desi ....Force.
two poles of Mind-Power posleBBed by each
are called the motive pole, and the emotive
tupeetively. I have described their char.
,,::::~~.. ~.veral times 88 we have proceeded in
II But, once more, let me call your atlen·
to the meaning of the term. applied to them.
means, of course, j, that which moves;
that whieb !Dolin to aotioD."
"that "bleb 1IIOV8I or Ol(eitell .100, -, . -
yj)) ..........ber that "uaitement"
activity. u 80 then, uemotive" _ _
aro1Ule8 the feeliDp Into IAliiYltr... Allot."
tive aide of the miDd ahNya has to do ;ntl~
ingI," and the uJPOtive" with wiJliDI.
raaulta a1waya arioe from. ebmbiDatloo J ,IO..t!',
ing and wiI!iDg-dealring IJId 1IAlIlug.
other thinga, a eombiDatiOl1 of the m;::~
feminine qualities and ebaraetariateo
beel reeulta. Eaeb has ita Ilrong IJId .....
bul togelher they are i ...ai.tibl~ 410ng aD
work, physical, mental and spiritual
And now the broad outlin.. of our ':i=~
tura bave been drawn, and the general d.1
in. But OUf picture is more than this.
moving picture in vivid action and apiri~od :'"
It will show us the varied phenomena of
tion in a series of moving, acting, ...oIiII~
iog scenes. And yet all will occur QIl.
the picture itself, without going outside
material. The mental picture contains tb.
for an infinite variety of action aod COIDli_1IJ
it is a world within itself. And now, I will
machinery into operation and show you yoar
picture of this Mind-Power Ocean 80d ita'OIIIIII
energy in full motion Bod activity. Kjndb'
your full attention while I describe the
scenes to you I
 dilAPTEaXXD.
A. GtDaIDi w ".rIra 000'IJI4 WOSlA

...., ..... preeeoIixig chapter, I have .Ued you t6

w ,alllOlllal pielara.f the Ocean of Mlad-Powar.
... acnr proceed to examine tbis picture in de-
1iJ..... .. 0'-"" the activitieB and IIWlif.Bta-
present thomaelvea. .
Ira _ofiIeriDg this Magie Yental Pictore I malt
are a highly developed oeealti.t aDd
you are able to Usee" OD what 0c-
ean the "Second Plane." Without goiDg
object In detail here (for it forma no part-
'tIi'-I'...l8Dt ...·orl') I win say that oeealtlot. re<Og-
8enn Plane. of Lire, an of wbich have th.ir
lawa and phenomena. The First Plane is onr
!!lll1U,. material plane, the phenomena of which
......rved by an baving tbeir pbysical sea..._
Fint Plane is the plane ot matter, and all of
~G!""'" I. tbat of matter. All that 080 be
plane is the movement or presence of
Even when we say that we see the manifes-.
,., ....",. torce (on this plane) I we reRny mean
lee that force 8S it prodnces 8 movement or
in matter-we do not see the force at all j
... is the matter moved by the torce.
30.
810

The 8eoond Plane la the plue of fore.,

operate energy or force in aU of ita fOZ'lDl.
iota who hove reached the second degree of
menl, are able to ....... the phenomena on I;hla
oDd Plane-that is, they are able to witnaaa
D0ttI6Da oC the forces on their own plane
dependent of the presence of matter. To In._"
this I would say thet on the First Plane (tile
of the majority of the ra.. ) the p~:-::.:~
ing to electricity can be senaed only
agelleY of the matter ill which the electrioil7
ate8- you can see material objects moved b7
tricity, but you caDDot see the electricity itaelf.
same is true of magnetism-you may 188 the
drawn to the magnet, but you cannot _ tht,.elil
rent of magnetic vibrations themselves. You.
not see the vibratory light-waves, but you ....
tbe manifestation of light when these waves
upon a material object.
But, on the Second Plane, those who have
tained the second degree, report that the ....fIrc~
tory-waves" of electricity, magnetisln.
etc., are capable of being sensed by them wililMlli
the presence of the material vehicle. Thq
that they are able to see the vibrations ~:=;

or magnetism 88 they pass throogh the, :::t

- for instance, they can see the waves of j

before they reach the material objects 11

affect in a way visible to the ordinary eye.
report that even the vihratory-waves of the
 illDle to tIMm, wlthoat the ......,. of the . . .
- . . 1II8d by lIcleDtifto meD bef..... the ~
pboolllllt. aJI""''"''t to them. Yon 1m.... of ........
tIooaa X·Bays, aDd in fact alao the JUshor ..,.
0JdinarT Jisht. are invisible to the h1lllWl .,.,
..pable of being r.....ted by iDstrmnOlllll,
plate.. etc. And th... Seeoud PlaDe
report that the vibratiOJl8 of the Mind·Powar
or ...rrents, are plaiD1y peroeptib1e to Ihem.
remember, they do Dot He I'.M.iDd" itaelf-theJ
merely the "waves" of energy em1n.tjag from

The remainiDg five plan••, that is the third, fourth,

obth, and seventh plane.. respectively. are

~
:~~ thai belong to the higher degree. of ....
aDd form no part of the .ubject of Ihia
I merely mention them .. thai .dvanoed .ID-
. . . . may recognise thai I am aware of their ex-
........ and imporlance, and am nol misled by BD1
'-;:::p:be~!lief in th.re being only two p1anea.
:,' belong to the Second Plaueleacbiap,
do Dol deal with the Third Plane or th... atIll
They deal with the "energy" phase of
1IJIo1\l_·tltIot i. Mind in ilB ..poet of Mind-P......
day I may write of the "ffigher Plan8ll"-

to return to our Mind·Power Picture, I will

that you are able to aeD88 the Second Plaue
lID-I, and thUB actually ... the paoaaga aDd
of the meulBtive wave. and ourreuu. By
IMq you the teaehqe ID !Ida WIll I
to picture the phen_1 mach . . . .
held to the Firat PI..... method. I wut; to
the fo ...... themaeJvea, II well .. ~ alIi~
material forma.
The firat thiDg the! Y01l will _ is _
Power Picture, is the p .......... of ....t . _
vapory aub8-' 8OID8Wbot r8l="'iD!r the
clouds of a summer day, 81th... ......
clouds are much heavier ODd darker ioNIIIJ.
you will Dote the presence of color in theae"eJiI!ji
.ome of them beiDg a dull grey, Iud otb8lll'
tinted like the clouds 01 81lD8Ot or 01lIIriaa.
beautiful light, thi. ever chaDgUJg m&8I of'
clouds of all kinds, sbopes, forma, ODd
density. Let U8 consider just what thue
colors mean-for each bas its own
color beiug dependent upon the degree of
aud the degree of vibration dependiDg upon tau'TlIII
1t1g which started the waves into motion. I
intended to mention this in these chapters, bid _._-.,
see that I cannot omit it without
my students. When one geta talking
ond Plane phenomena, it is hard to retrain m ... '.
ing the story through to the finish.
Let me give you the I' Emotional COIor1....
you may recognize them 8S you see them mGIe·'iIII
ture. Here they are: Blue is the vibraticmal
pertaining to spiritual feeling, and re~''''''_1a
various religious feelings, and emotiona, ...
 .. tile re1igioua ~ rIt.
LIght blue npNHllla a ......
feiliug; a beaulita1 Yiolet
rellsioD8 feeliDg; III!d •
ma:r he called "u1Ir11-Yiolet" iepl'tllOllt
1JIIritua111Dfoldment of a very bigh ord....
Ia .the Ylbrational color pertaining M lb.
III!d emotioua aollOcialed wllb inleIlectu~
H .... tile obede growiDg clearer a. lb. Inlellect
f4 bigher qoncoptionl. A dull, dark "en..,
eoIor of Ibe ordinary inteUeotDal .tate. "hile
.fllimulllt intenect Ihowe itoelf in a beaulita1
..... The.. i. a .bade still higlar than Ibla,
ilIOi.mo.t rare among Ibe race. I .nude to that
of true primary "enow, whiob belcmgtl to
WIao have attained a high degree of true ooou\t

=
=~~~~:inform
apirituaIl" illumined.
u. that Th. high
lb. vibrational ..t
abod.
toSpirit n or the "Essence of Being,"
U

, pure white tight, of an UDDlUa! brlUiane;y.

~".. which i. • combination of "enow and
pertain. to Ibo.. po880 ••ing the pride of
~1Itcm.aIIt'1, or intellectual ambition, of a marked
BrDWfI is the vibrational color of avarice
Red is the vibrational oolor of passion,
of III ph..... DuU, deep red betokens tho
pauions, and sensuality. A dark bright red
anger and hate-when mingled with black it
hate arising from malice, or envy i when
with green it relates to anger from jea]·
314 lOND-POWEB

ouay or envy; when shown without the ml"'lIDj~

it denotes" fight" for some supposed
nary eaUS8. When thia eolor is seen in
Crimson. it betokens a higher form of love, the
becoming-lighter BDd clearer 88 the degr$e of
feeling advances in the scale of character. A.
selftab love shows as a dull crimson, while a
form of love displays a clearer shade,
a shade approaching a soft rose-color when the
aeter or the attachmeDt is 00 a high plane. ~::!,~
peculiar vibrational color, and lMitokeD8 a II
odd phases of feeling and emotion. A peculiar
dirty green betokens jealousy or envy. A ~~=
green indicates deceit, which shade beoomea
and brighter as the quality of the "deceit" riaaa
the scale. A bright clear shade of green is ...,n ,.10.
there is a manifestation of "tact"; "iliplol""rsy'~
"politeness"; I I adaptability," etc., etc.,
negative vibrational color, which in its dark oblod.!I'!i,
indicates gloom, depression, or melancholy, etc.;
in a bright clear shade indicates selfWm8ls;
8 certaiD pallid shade indicates fear or terror.
is the vibrational color of hate, malice, reveDp,
similar states of Ceeling.
These vibrational emotional colors, of courae.
bine, and blend into each other in count1es8 "",,,bljq
tions, but the above will give you a key to the
The vibratioDsl colors of the two mental
can scarcely be called colors at all, for their
and shades are derived from the character
 IIdpIring them, which givea to them tho a.
l'Ibration and eelor indicating the motive or
impuJae. But there may he ...n a diJl'....
neD in these two i that is, the emotive pole, in
".'""at. of Desire-Foree. showl a scintillating
u if there were a multitude of minute aparb,
..... in the corrent; Rnd the motive pol.. ill 1111
lIIIIato of Will.Power showl an elfect lomething
• mullitnde of tiny and minute lightuing.lIaoba..
_,mg in the stream or current.
addition to the shades mentioned above, there
aDother that should be mentioned while "W'8 are
~~~~ th. subject. I aUude to what might he
~~ "vitality vibratiom," which radiate from.
JiYing body, and which are caused by the "vital
........ "hich permeate. the body during life. and
poaoible the moning of the phyoiool ma·
prefer to call it nerve-force. rhese
show no speeiat color, although when
or in the body, they manifest a faint reddish
But when seen away from the body they show
1aok of oolor, like clear water, and resemble the
air arising from a stove, lamp, or heated
is to say, they look like a colorless,
body of air. The degree and strength of
depend upon the stote of physical
of the person manifesting them.
all we gaze upon our Mind-Power Picture,
8M moving thereon the sbapes and fOTlOa of
beings, we may see that each being is sur-
1'OGDCled with an uaura" er
pIIare" of t ...... EmotiODa!
_onoted from his mentaistallll.
out from the body for a diataDee of
and gradually fades away as tba
body i. iocreaaed. And the aura of eaoIl
aeon to be colored aeeordiog to the WlIn11111
longing to bis prevailiog mental . _
1a"7a::
Eacb mental state abo". ilBelf io
shade, in the proper combiDatious, bl
and therefore, tb. traioed """"'ti.t is ablt
a person's character like an open boot, ,.._.~
emotional colors. ADd even tboqh ODe
be manifesting any .peciaJ m.ntal state at
ment, bis aura will still be colored beca. .
prevailing mental state-his "charaeter,"
were. And of course, tbese vibrations COIDp'....~
aura of 8 person will affect those eom.iaa'
with, or near him, or her. That is the ,....
we feel the "personal atmosphere" of peoplle'li.
we come near them. Even beyond the visible
the vibrations continue in a fainter d8p'8:8.
80, on our picture we can ten just what kiad of
pIe are passing before us-their mental . .1IIit~
revealed by the Emotional Colors.
.And now we shall see bow people affeet
We see one man approach another. Th,••: : :
dynamic positivity of the first maD is •
that of the second, Bud we see, 88 we watch,
eoloring of bis aura gradually ioter];>8III8b.-"
 ~ ...-. <OlIo.,
IUId lIIe of ... JatII~;
_
W._ . .
to more oIOH17 reremb!.
Wathe~
. ,. ••rare ~ the following tbiDp ..... hapr
; ."'... _ ID8DIaI .Ia"'" of the lint ID&Il . . .
1iJmI1ir feeJiusa and emotioaa in th. 101)-
11,1. . . . of the ourt'BJIt. of _live ea-
an 80wbIir toward him. Th<I lint JDaD ja
.. dort to imp..... the B8COIId II18II, bat .....
....'...... pooiIive his "_tilm" alfeeta ~
~;;~::II,I;an~~an;dthe
::
induoeo oimiIar
oIate.. The
.toto." of tho lint man, .1
by the oh8llg8 in ooloring. This is tho
peoplo UDcou.ecioUlly alfect other people,
iil·~:-Ilatter are UDOOu.eciouBly alfected. Simply
of UDeDD8Cioua meDtative induction, you lee.
man moves on, feeling more depreaseci,
as the ease may be, by reason of his COIl-
tho lint maD, and &lao carrying away with
UWe of tb. otbor man's general feeling&. and
Tbis second man, a little later on,
another man, aDd we may see how this Jl8W'
~:: the U second man" by the suggestion of
~ and words. He does not eeem to be
out luch strong currents 88 the man first
of, but his outward symbols of voice, words,
etc., are well acted out, and we soon see
f:....
ouI.man" baving mental states induced ill
. . . . .tion. You have now seen two stages
of meutative induction.
 Our positive man baa sone OD hIa
h. opies aDOth.r man whom he wIahee to
lD eertaiD matlers. Walch him DOW, and
oee something inleresling. The positive maa....
oeem. to he di.turbed, aDd graat ........
seem to leap from it, aDd lap aronad the ............
tho whole prooe.. rooombling the actio.. of
of 8ame or fire. Th... tango.. of K •.a.;Peo
wrap themoe1ves nil aronnd tho other lIIIia
lOme seem to scintillate 88 they
action of fairly "pulling" him toward the
man, while others seem to be beating upon him
a rain DC tiny flashes of lightning-the one ia u..J~
ot Desire-Force, aDd the other the action of
Power. This gives UB a good iI1U1tr•• ,ti:·'on:,~of~:=
influence in an interview, or a phase 0
netism.
As the action grows more spirited, you _.,.,.
the WiIl·Power of the positive man damns
straight, sharp flashes, like great sparks f..-:
electric battery, aod you may see the p .........:
which be beats down, aDd neutralizes the Willi-f.
of the weaker mao, until he seems to exhanet
take it captive, Rod the man acquiesces in ""'''II
ments and demands of the stronger willed
This process is hastened by the fact that the
Force of the weaker man has become 80 im:~1ii
by the stronger will that it become. dazed,
cinated; the effect being strongly increased
Desire-Force of the stronger man by Betting
 IIP$J!: OF TI'Dl 000UI4' WORLD lilt
iiIduatioa • eorreopoDdiDg oibr&lion in ilia de.
of the wt!8ker man. AD4 a fourth aI.......1
_ is that the StroDg Desi...Force of the
~:~ maD allO tend. to "pull t, the will of the
.. one toWlll'd it and away from ita natural
~:titl own deair&-poie. This is a oaae of a oom-
" detannined attack. It i. true that the pool.
man may DOt know a single fact regarding
•. 1I6n'il-F~01I'er, but be bas learned the proceae of af·
"""tiag and inftu""cing others, and bonding them to
will and desire, although he is ignorant of tho
eolentiae explanatiOD of the proceae, Every poli.
tkte d)QUUDic individual understands thie, instiDC-
tlYely, and hie knowledge increaees as practios give.
him more confidence in himself.
'!hue people pasa from the acene, and we may
... in their place men aDd women "charming, U
" alluring," and "drawing" others by reason of
tWr Desire-Force operatiDg along the lines of so-
tal1ed Ie love," but which is but little more than BeI-
~ 'nima) passioD, in some aBel gros.er than that
lIWlifeated by the animals, because it is abnormal m
\fI manifestations, and inordinate in it. d6mando.
W. 188 much of this in our pieture but we notice
and there that some people seem able to
these aUractioD8 easily, and are not atrected
the currents of desire. Their general mental
so different that great resistance ia in-
I!P-I, and the attacking current is defteoted and
even without the use of a great effort of
 Gir.
ot
. . wIlL Yoa -'DI1lr _ ....
_!atlve InfInea... "LIb
IblI mODlative wort, ud tlIooe Y!uI."
are _rally thOle wh... molal
tD a great _ t with th... of Iha
them. Thare are, of .........
owiDg tD igno1'lllMl8 and laclo: of
with eOD1idoee and trust-bat Iha mil' "-
sen·raL
P.ssing hefore you in the picture, 1'*
era iD1Iueneing their CODjJ1'8pt\oaa.
great 'currents of mentativ8 energy ~~~i
ball, or church. The oongrOJlllticma 1
ceptive and paasive attitude, with .....,••
they .ctu.lIy dr.... out the force of tile
You m.y judge just wh.t gr.de. :ot~::~~
the preacher is pouring out, by _ff.
of his ."blue emotional color." You will be
a better sh.de among the poorer ch.mlI. . .
nominations, and a very repulsivB dark
blue among the "fashionable u churcliu, _
You ~ notice also the waves and 01I1'N1It8
from the congregation, which eatabliahet
mospbere" of the churcb, aDd which wID
medi.tely relt by a stranger entering ita doo~
will see similar things at the theaters, ..a.
meetings, and 811 gatherings of people, the
ways giving you the key to the ch,u.cte. Qfe~
ing t and the people attending it.
Next you see the hypnotist and his
 _1'811 OJ! OOOULT WOBLD

Yoa will DOtiee that the ~tiIt·.

.,aIII Color '" not attractive. Yoa wiD notlee

per ooIor of the aura of the oubjeet, who
... to Joava oqueezed .,.e"1 bit of his own mental
oat of him-he is a "protelllliODal oubjeot,"
allan of the "professor." You will see the
....tiII:·. magnetism pouring into the subject, and
hiI mind completely. You will ... h .... the
the ilypnotiot oupplanto the will of the Bub-
ad dominatel him absolutely. You will notico
the desire-pole and the will.pol. of th" sub-
_ to ehow no energy of their 0WI1, bul 8l'8
tIIltirely by the perlonelily and mind of the
~~~;,,~Tbi~·.:~i8 an extreme case, of course, but it
" the phenomenon. And, by ito effect
the 'audience, you may determine just bow far
.....oed mentally they are, the color giving you

Of _ . lIental Suggeotion io playing ito part

of theee cases, but we cannot see that because
.,,,_•• current or wave, but is merely the opera·
of o_rd oymboll in the direction oC inducing
.tatee in others-we may see the induced
ltatel, but can learn the nature of the Bug-
only by watching and listening at what I.
ud done. I am mantioning only a few of tbe
..... that you are witnessing in the picture,
f81t eases will illustrate the different
of the principle and operation of the foroe.
- '" these cases have given you merely an il-
Jutration of tel_tetion at ......
let UIJ prooeed to examine the iDataIMIIII
.1iOn of the laID. force at "1_ l'II...~"'. ~
ito DIaD" aod ",ooderful phaaeo.
Before doiDg so, however, let 118 tUe.
at the "mental atmospheres" of the
aod vilIapo, ae ..eU as of the
etc., pa,uing before nil on the pioture.
iDtereeting and iDetruetive. In the IIntI ~=~
will notice the greal cloud. of mentative II
mealing every place, and every corner.
iDg ita own sbade of vibrational eolor, iDdlloe.
vibrations arising from the prevalence
mental olal.s. I bave .poken of the ":::~!
in a previous chapter, and shall not repeat:
tai1s here. You will remember that Hl8veiotJilil
to you how the various currents of m;:=:~
ergy, of al1 kinds and degrees, ooms in
each otber, and often blend, combine, or .... 1...
the direction of neutralizing each other'. foreto
rents of a similar degree of vibTatioun ~==
and form combinations, or blendings. 0
hratioDs in currents tend to antagonize eaah
and neutralize each other's force. In thD
the ilmental atmospheres"of places formed.
l.!1(\~~ ~ee them in ~bc picture.
But, you may ask, why do these claude
after the person has sent them forth'
swer is that force once set into motion p8l~d!
11 gren ter or Jesser time, depending upaa
 impuIoe. Jd" tile I;pt 01
iii liP~wa..... .m.t ad """" ....
tile ltarbaaeoaood 10 be; jut .. the
00Dtinue in _ room, when tile pro-
baa beoIl .........ed. jut .. odors ...
..
_

l"fII~'~~~~: uae moves _way; II!> do tile mea-

IIDd their eorrupcmdiDg thou&Irt-
-un". 10Dg atter the orisiDal teeliDg baa
~-7H> tor years afterwards, in lOIII8

thIa way placee, houaee. otorea, etc.., maintain

'*
101-... ....
oince
imparted by the vibratiODB of peG-
moved away. or paseed away. BIo....
~·;1.-11d'1 .. beeallse of the negative mental alaw
.,._ poqpIe who have occupied them. Hoo...
~·ha1lDted .. by reason of the vibratioDl ariaine
~ int""l0 deaire or leelinga, or horror and fear
ODe participating in a crime, either 88 orim·
vietim. The" abnoapberes" of prilOll8 are
DOtieeable even to the ordinary visitor, who
the vibrations with which the place is satu·
The atmosphere of places of low ple8l1lres
I know of a pla.e of thia kind
~;~the: vibratioDs continued for years after
~ tenants had departed aDd the bllildin!!
ued for business purposes. Hospital.
~ depressing inftuence upon the majority
Of course these negative effects can be
by mentally " treating" the place or room,
forth streams of mentative energy of a
:MI'"ulatiJ,g char"""'r.
 0. the otW bud, the , . ..... ~
erpIio, _UfOlI ....... or eat ttl
will p81mUte the PM witII pooiliftl
will -..Jat. aU who abide tIIere. I
-wn Jarse oIIIoe baiktiDg ill •
i.lIlIed with tb... Tibrali.....
• fe" leading mOIl who boUt aad
tbOII .ttrocted to themeelvea othera of : : : ;
tha rt!01Ilt beiug that the cambiDed
renders the place aD U inspiration I I lor
big 08iee. ill it. I have beard pooplo ..,.. till
moviDg ill that buildblg their baaIn_
self, and their ....rg)' iDcreased ill tha IMIIIIIl
tiOD. There is a laW' underlymg tbne
if people ooderstood it they ....uJd tak.",",..
its positive sides, and avoid its napti••
think that I have giVOll you a good .mq~1
this direction.
These great cloud. of vapory maDill....(~
Power, often constitute what are called
Forms," which I shall proceed to d.....ilM..'
Follow my expl!lDations of these thinp ..
pear on tbe picture, pleaae. Theae
are really " feeling-forms"
use the more familiar term. The.
althougb all generated or "created" is
manner differ very materially in their
iatics, and details. Let us cODsider, ::~
details and characteristics, and I f
By "appearances/' I mean of rouue,
 """'6_ who can _ ..
:;.I1ItI~ ODe can
OIl
10 BOD..,
th. I!eccmd Plma.
.«oat
or not, the of
Ihoagh~forma manit..t upon them jut the
It is not neceuary to "Bee " a thiD.g in order
>!' tllooI" ito iDlIuence. But, you underatODd tbia,
_,..., from "hat has been said already. The
"""""on form is thet of a seri.. of undulatinc
fW ripples of a vapory eloud-like BUbstance,
out from th. mind of th. person ""-
th. mental slate origiDaling them, tba
JDaDifuUng a ring-like form, moving out in
direetion from. the common centre, just 88 do
riDp ..uaed by a .ton. having been dropped
• pond. The distance traveled, and the rate
, . "..od maniteated, depeud. upon Ih. intensity of
_tiODal impul.e. Th. speed dimini.he. ..,.
to the distance traveled, but long eftar the
motiQD. seems to have ceased, there exists an
imperceptible motion that causes the outer
to drift ')0, in a lazy, liStl-eS8 manner.
~. ~::~. variety of thought-forms manifest like
~ of amoke being blown from. the lips of 8
- " r . Such fOrDls pour out in long streams.
.,..ad ont and broaden, although maintainjng
i.alielltic", originally imparted 10 them. This form
wbea the mental state arises directly in con-
with some other person or thing, and when
~:::~O~f::t:be mentator is centered, consciously
" upon that person or thing. In thi.
8lOtion of the thought-form is in th-e di~
Uon of the perIOn or thing heine diIIO~
by the mentator. Akin to thia
form. reaembliDg a puftblg forIhi.""~ol;t.;';k;
bup omokeotack, great "putfl" ol
thought-forma being II8llt out ma cortaIa
as the jerky repoaled mentative impna.
aled and manifested in the mind of the "",oitIiIo
Other kind. of thought.formo pour fO>Ih
but luilr, in the direction of th" "ol)jeo>t~Ibo'''
Othe.., .til~ are ejected m aU direetiona
mutator, like the steam eecaping f!'OlD tIo, "lliiliO
tea-kettle wbich i. being lifted by
steam within. Still another form 8ppe&n
theto."","" .,.

"streak" of light flashing from a mirror hid".

Bun. Certain particular forms of W1D..P....
ifest 88 vivid lightning fiashes. Other forme
and BOOm to enfold tbe object thought of, ...., ....
being impolled by tbe .trong delire of the':~~
act 88 if they were trying to Hdraw" hi
the object. de.ired. In fact, that i.
nature of the action of this class of
the effect produced depending, of course,
positiveness of the mentator, and the
the desire. The effect of course also ia
influenced by the degree of positiveneta of
SOD affected, Bnd other attractioDs "hiCJt
the yielding to the ;'pull" of Desire-Fo"*_
In the case of a strong desire on the part
mentator, provided that the "ruling paid"'"
being manifested day after day, there
 of tboaaht.forma 1IIdoh .......w. •
of doDIo elraeture, with ......-
or and reaehiDg out in all dIreot-
Ihe thing d..tted, IUId 811deavorluc to
to Ita centre. In the ...... of a hiP
-c:~bN:obd~, by a IIroDg IUId aoti... will, Ihia
i! will appear linted with a color aDd
of .."bratioDal color correBpODdiDg with Ihe
~1IIor of the mental atate, wbile in the .... of a
.....--r of dlBira the darker colon will Jib.
~::':=
ti lDIOIberthemaelv
kind of...thought-form acta .1 if Ii
trJiag to puoh back the object in lOIDe par-
direction, wbile othen I8eJD 10 hold Net the
In both of the.. ca..., tbe aotiOD aud
liIIIlIIoll of the thought·form depanda upon the
IUId character of the desire or will of \he
at the time of the conception of the men-
earrenl A mOBt peculiar lrind of thought-
appears when the mentator is desirous of ob-
ilDliuc illformatioD regarding BOme certain nbjecl,'
earnestly sending his Desire-Foroe in aD
-:=~ in order to draw it to him, the mentator
• being unconscious or at least in ignorance
_tore of tbe octual pr...a.. In tbi. ....
tlaouPl-form maintains a thin connection with
of the menta tor, and darting here aod there
10 its.lf the thought. forma emanating
minds of others, which may happen to
desired vibration.&. 1\ ~veu 't~ <N\.
 IlPEIE OF OOCIlLT WOBLb 8:111
•
"whirlpool8," and dra,. to themaelval aU
the sweep of their influence. They
~ "eome their way," in tael
"va deocribed but & fe,. of the manifold &p-
....... and varieties of the tbought-forms that
... before you in the picture. But we shall
_ _ a few more in detail 8S we proceed with
nbjeet. In thinkiDg of these thought-fol'lllll
picture them ae having shape and form, like
material BUhetanee, for by .. doing you will
realize the nature of their workings. Some
indeed are DOt only "things," but
10 infused by the intense desire aDd will of
. . .tator that they become almost like" living
Such thought-forms carry the character-
01 the meDtator to such an extent-are infused
"nature" to such a degree-that wben they
felt they seem almost like the actual presence of
mentator himself, that is 88 if he were present
.biB claims or statements in person.
CASeS are Of course rare, 80 Car as conscious
is ooDcemed. They may be good or bad.
desire on tbe part of a dying person has
.ased an actual "appearance" by a loved
or friend, although the soul had Dot len the
And in cases of dire distreBs or need peopl"
10'0 "'draw" upon those who care for them that
will Bend to them 8 powerful thought-form
advice and assistance. Trained occultists
tbia voluntarily, and consciously, but very
have rea.ched this stage.
 OB.APTEB x X I II.

And now let u. return to the

various Corm. of the prsoQeal
meutatioD. You will of ootU'H
the case of mentative iDftueDce in
.views there is a pUBBge of mentative
manifestation of telementatioD. The
tween the two minds ia alight, but the
operation is precisely the same as when ~~:
is bllDdreds of miles-and the procell Ii
And you will remember that when I
eire Force, and Will·Power, I am speetiq
.od'""
force of the ... speetive Two Pol.. of Miacl'N
both of tb ... form. being but pruo- of the
ergy or force. So do not imagine that
three distinct forces-there is liut Doe
that is Mind·Power, of which Will·Power
sire-Force, respectively, are but
the difference depending upon the two
poles of force, the motive and emotive, I'OIIJ'"
I trust that you will remember this.
I will divide the manifestatioDs of to'__
into two general classes, viz. (1) Direet

...
\ation, that is, that use of the Force with
 ~!~::~~.~II~"'~"'"
II ,.....
that Ie tileor_ , .
of-the
,
_ a ,...roI fJIJf'PO" of ..reatiDc tb.
toiIAot11 .,..w dit-.m.. ........, ...
Of' ,0'''''''.
W. will DOW ....
aider
- _ of telameutetioD, in their .wr-t

In oauideriDg the oubjeot of direct teIe-

:
~~ we _ tb. . . . . in ,.hieh pereona1 in·
uarted in perecmaJ intervi...... 1IlCI1IIIder
...iou...... in whleh the 1D8Dtetor ODd tbe other
..."" ... JI"l'IIOIlI are in eJoaa ....taet-that iI, with·
other'. lrisht. Under thio 81llHllu. faIIa
~=-::=Of faacinatioD, pe..."w mo_tilm.
.. bdIueDoe. persuaaion, ehal'lDiD& iDdaaiDg.
iii ;: : : in all of their mlUlY and varied phs __
.; eaan theoe OIVeraJ maDif..tatiODa .. we
~' ...._edod in the.. ehapll!ro. IIlCI we 1l88d not
farther conoider tham at length in thio pJooe.
~=Ie;'~~ that the elfect i. caused by th, oot-
.. of the Mind·Power. in the forma of WiJ1.
ad Desire-Force, to the end that .imUiar
_tel are induced in the minds of othera
dim. or will of the mentator is eatiBiled,
~, IIN"tar or lesser degreey or completeness ac-
to the circumstances of the case.
BUb-cla88 includes those instances of
at a "long range," which prodUCBII
of mental influencing, will project-
II. , ....." forms of in8.ueucing, UDder man,.
312
_ 8IId disgui.... iDcIndiDg, of
ployment of the foroe for tho beadt
tage of the perSOD "treated" or ...
as the repulsive and deplorable __ .1
haviDg been practiced by all poopl.. ill
the purpose of injury to othera 8IId aeUllhpol
advantage to the users.
This includes what is moWB .. Whltt
use of the force in an UDlelfim and jutill....
and with worthy ends in view; and BJaek
the use of the same force tor unworthy
selfish and unjustifiable ways. But, .. I
ill the earl1 part of the... lessons, thia 'oo"';
any other grest natural force, 8IId Ia
being used for good or for evil, ...onllhljJ~:1
moral state of the user. It is true that
Magician is always entangled in his
sooner or later, aDd falls a victim to the
ha. aroused-but that does not alter tho
that I have made.
In this form of lelementation, tho
asualJy concentrates upon the pel"lOll or
he wishes to affect, and then oonscioo..,., aiUI
use of his will, be sends to that pel'lOll ..
eurrent or currents of Desire-Foree or WJI....
or both. It is known to occuItiale thot tho
effect 80 produced depends largely 1IpOIl
of concentration employed by the 1Il8~",
degree of concentration depends UJlOll tho
ill manifested in the form of attentioa.
 ...
... tile OOIIOOIltratod will to form • clear
_ ........ of tho penon or thiDg to be a1footed,
to proeeed .. it one ,...,.., in lb. aetuaI p....
.t .. penon. Th. clearer tho iDJase. . .
~.. tile degree of eoneentrated will employed,
4iIoIIeq1IODIIy tho great.lr Ibe degrea of Ibe pro-
power of Ibe current. Underlying all !be
......_ of .. edve..... treatmenta," witehcraft,
iI Ibe same form of lelemenlation. Bnt,
wiah to aay an important word, and
;. tIlet Ibe generally claimed effect of Ib...
., edverae inJIuence is greatly ~rated.
nal oeeoJti.ts know that Ibe principal reaBOn
_neetioned effect of this power lies in
;1-::1a;1state or belief. railb. and fesr of
; affected. That is, it one "believes"
Ibat anolber has Ibe power of ad-
lD8uencing or affecting him, Iben Ibe effect
largely upon that degree of faith or fear_
Oe peJ'8OJlB who are B ffected by c, adverse treat-
....... or U witchcralt H or similiar forms of ad-
blfIuenee, invariably "believe" aDd "fear ft
the. inftuences are effective against them.
~ ....... mental states they render themselves Deg~
and receptive to the influences directed
them. This is an occnlt truth, and one that
be made widely known. It is the antidote"
II

"baDe I t of "adverse treatments" of which

10 much in modern times, 8 8 well 8 S in ao-
under various names. If people
would cmIy ..... their iIIdindaal
of pow.. they would .urroad ~:=~
a poIitive protective aura thai tha
vibratiODll would beal epiDBI tIMoa

reaching
of many wilhiD
cases oftheir meatal:~:~~~
people beiD!I
way. in Ib.se Ialler-daJ of
hear of "treate-rs" making udeniaJa"
people, and Ibus soDding them ~
lltiou. The.. people will user!, IIIIIi
selves up, into a oorrespondiDg feeliq .,.
thot So-and·So is ....U; or prosper_
some even going 10 rar 88 to "deDfn .......,. .
person "is." You may imagine: the ;:::~
rents oC this feeling reaching a mind
ative by "belief" 8Dd uiear" that the 011"' 1
caD 80 affect them. The suggestion of tha,"J
or "belief" (and that is just what it is,
tiOD ") renders the mind of such a penon &
tive agent for the adverse "treatment." J
it you will but Bssert your Individuality,
the fearless attitude, you will be able to IalIIi/.-
faces of these "adverse practitionera"
Magic, for that is just what it is, DO ....~
much they may try to disguise it by pioua
These modern "adverse treatments" _ . . ...
less than forms of the old wi teheraft ..biola
ried our great.grsndfathersj nothing more
Voodoo practices, or Hconjure buainell"
affrights the poor negro to-day. The
 ....... pnoIiae fa tile _-II1II1'"
are the ...... at lIeari-bJaet.b0an04
'~~.~aII~~of~them,
III
IIIIIl oahjeet to the
overiabo alI oaeh people,
hoY hiP their preteD.... The phyaioal

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..
':=.~.....,; 1UIIld lIT the Voodoo _II1II1
of old,-the wu ~ aDd pitIl-
alI the root of the tom-fooivr, .....

!
5~ the .,...,;.. upon which the will of the
eould ........trate-an aid '" .........
Of ooune, beoid.., they IOrved '" tor-
:\!!II'" ,>ictiima by ._lion. I do not denT that
objects "take up" and absorb the Itmag_
of the people, good and bad-for that ia
tllabliabecl oocuIt truth, aDd the e8Ioaq of
_L" uered reIi.., ele., etc., depanda upon
lat!ether with the aid of ._lion. But I
_lila all 110 CAO",.. itolA. world-all 110 toile,..
Voodoo _""erial agetlCies-cafi produce tW
...r ..:llloto i. oIlowed Ihem by lhe mitld, of 110•
'0
....,IaI b. offocled. Fear atod belief de-
1M tk,ree of receptivity to 8uch i"!lvences.
~1ho1O or " prayer-man " of Hawaii prays
'" death, unle.. they bay him off-bul il
otod belief ... Ihe pori of lhe people lhal
IDOrk elective. U they would say "BOat"
_telly, by a ••erting their individuality
centers, they would be absolutely im·
not recouut the many instances of this
for adveroe parpoaea, for the
peaeo of Idetory ate tall of ..... . 111
toriaDa ......r at tV wIIoIe nIIjaat,
~ aad IaqIJiDg over tile "':~~~
tallter.. Dotwl_andinc lite t.ot
ad ., eoajvers" went te tile _ireId ...
t ...iJqr their guilt. It is all ftfT...u
aU to the "imagination" of the p"....... . .
"by do they Dot ioU UB a little about
"imagination" that produced auoh - '
people. The cau.. mar have bMn
but the e«.eto we.. oorlainly ftfT "reak'" ·.;'''
I win relate bat ODe inataDce, "W'Ideh 'WID
a type of thea. rorma or t.lementatlea.
an old German pbysician. He relat81
coDsulted by a fanner who complained
turbed. at night by strange noises wlUeh
some one striking iron. The DOM
tween the hOUTS of ten and twelve evvrr
physician asked him if he had &DY
peeted of thus influencing and amaoyjag
replied th",t there was no one but aD
blacksmith, an old enemy whoBe power
and who lived several miles from the -- ~""T

physician bade him return tbe nut day,

meantime visited tbe blacksmith, aBd
what he did between the bours of ten
night, accompanying the question with •
strong will and power. The blacksmith,
what frightened, replied. U I AaMtfUf'
ellery " ight at that time, BfId dII , ..
 • w .-, of fIIiM, ..,.. ....... eMaW
....'.., _ . _...,; ...., 1 ,.;u '" u.. _. ""'"
h..
tIOia. .MII cIis",,.,, r ..'." Tho phyaI-
....... him to duiat, aDd at the II81II8 time
. . farmer pay ....r the mon.y due the black-
~:~ud there .... DO more trouble. U you willi
II IDataDMa of this aort, tum ov.r the page. of
...' 0111 book whiob treato upon the "Witoberaft De-

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:'~~ud nota the .imilarity. But one inatan..
to illustrate the matter-they are all "out
same cloth." You will note the two neae&-
eIem..ito preaent in every caae !lie., (1) lho U80
by one penon; and (2) the belief or fear,
,.-1II1Ih. on the part of the ....nd perIOD. Now you
0 ' ........ the whole .Iory.
AJId, al80 remember, this thot I have told you-

;t:::~
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I8ID8 Foree that is used in such cases for evil
also be used, and is used for the most
and worthy purposes. The U Ueatmenu h
pod things practiced by the "practitioners" of
schools of Mental Science, and other New
people are along the lines of direct tel..
People have been encouraged, helped,
reformed, and otherwise aided and beneftted
Do DOt lose the recollection of the
,;;~in:';OOD.idering the bad. The good belonge to
ttl of White Magie, and its use can result only
to the praetitioner of it; whereas the Black
1liiian must reap the whirlwind of the wind that
IO'WD. These things "come home to rooat, n
1ilwIIp, .....rdIDs to tJIeho tiIIIt....
.... frieDda bam. with th.....
In addition to tho eoIJIah aad nil _ ."111
tioaed, there ia aaother eoIJIah 1180 of dirI.1~
..lion thot II quite COIIIIIlOll of Iheee late
aUude to the DOe of meat.tive idaoaco, till. .
tetioa for tho purpoae of iD8u=:"~.Dg:e::!~~~
iD with th. oehem.. aad p1aat aad
maatetor. The priDciple iDvolved i. tho _
aU tho.. "treatmeat," sood aad bad. ADd tile
Iioo ia the 81180. The mealator forma the
Image of the othor perIOD, aad then 800da him
currents of Desire-Foroe, or Will-Power, or
the aame time e.meatly williDg aad deoliriae:t
he will do aa the montator wish.. him to de.
mentator uaually UBeS his will to make the
this in the mental picture-in
forming a mental matrix, to which he thaD
make the otber conform. This ia a form of
alization," of which I shall apeak prenrfll'.
course, tbis practice like Rny other of the tm.ct
be defeatad by ono a.eerting bia individoaUtJ
will.
Of COUfse, you will not feel disposed to put
eration many of the methods herein do,oorihool,
from your very acquaintance with what ~
mentioned in these pages, you will be enabled
the operation of the principJes in the e~=:.
around you. You will see them in 0]
every aide, noW' that you are familiar wi"
 AlII! JOII ..m
Jaa )'011I'II1I JIti,
pardiJIa' apiDot It. ~ jut U,,",
..... & IhreaIeDecl ~ blow.
be oarprieed, &lid perIIapa pal""" _ _
at oeeiDc people trying to iDh..... 70S Ia
In•. whcm )'011 1I'01Ild Dol have luapected of cIo-
On the wbole, :rOD will be a ID1IOb wiMr..a
IInllPr mID or w_ by reaou of the iDfOMDOtiaa
And :roo will have the odvoutop
lUwnirb:rg bow to -iat, deleat &lid diopel the ad-
_ _ 1DIaeuoeo thel _" be ued to infIaenoe you.
~"lI1bar the Allertion of the positive will, and the
the pooilive dealell
periOD wishing to influence another at .. cIia-
0'
jaet .. ha would in the .... a penouol in-
......... lonna a mental image of the penoD wbom
1riabea to infIoence, and theD proceed. jusl as
... penon W&B aetoall" before bim. I know of at
.~=~~0De toaob.. wbo advi... hi• •tudent. to
"'~I prospective customerl, and othere with
they tapeoI to have d..1inga, or relation...1
"Imagine your prospective CUltomn, or
penon, ......ted in • chair before whiob )'011
Rlading. Make the imagined pielure •••troug
poaible, for upon this depends your sueceu.
proceed to I treat I the person just as you would
were actually present. Concentrate your will
bim, and tell him just what you expect to tell
when you meet him. U S8 aU of the argument.
that yon .... think of, ami at tha IIIIDII till.. iii
thoush! that he _ do .. you aay. Trr to
him as complyiug with yonr wWoea, in .very
tor this imagining will tend to . _
really meet tbe person. Tbi. ruI. DIllY be
only in the case 01 prolpective natomen,
in the cases of persons whom you wish to ~.....
ttl any tDtJN whatsoever."
Now, an this is very plain to the BtlIdeDt or
book, for the principle. employed are WOO.,j1a1
readen. The result 01 a practice like tile
would undoubtedly tend to clear a ..~::::-':=:
in the other person'8 mind, aDd make eaaier
leet of a subsequent interview. For the otb8I'
BOD would be thus accustomed to the idea, ~:':::~
feeJing, and the work of clearing away the
underbrush would be dODe in advance. B'Ilt;
nately for us all, we have the antidote for tJda.
if we have acquainted ourselves with the
principles of the subject. So important do I
the subject of self-protection in oonuectioD.
reet telementation, that I have thought it well . . . .'
to tbi, chapter tbe following sene raJ roleo whiolll:;1.
trust you will read carefully, and with whiok
should fully acquaint yourself. The bane iI __ .
known-the antidote is known to but few. For
reason I attach much importance to tbe 8~
latter at this place.
In connection with the follomg rules ud
vou should also acquaint yourself with what I
 ~pr~OJl opiDot_
and aIao with my advice reprd-
..uivatioa of a pooitmo m...tality; and with
~:::: wlW!h lake up the aubject of eotabliah·
A JIIeIlIaliYe .-tar, eto. Here are tbe ral..:-
Ia !lie IIrat pie.., steod1your mind, and _
'III"'" JoeIi~ Than pau.. for a mom...t, and II&J'
~ioIt_rda I f1 .A_," calmly and forcibly, at the I8ID8
fermiDg a meatal piclure of yourself •• a oeuler
.... aDd Power in the Gnat Oceau of Mind·
."'>OW.,;. .See yoursolf as standing alone and full of
Thon mentally form a piclnre of your allra,
•• teedmg about a yard on all sides of you, in aD egg-
form. See lbat this aura is charged with
which i. Bowing olllward, repelling
adYene mental 8U8gestioDS that are being BeDt
to 10a, and causing them to By back to Ibe sourea
"6Im wbenos they came. A little praetice will 811·
tdaIe fOJl to perfect this picture, whicb will greatly
... J01l ia creating a strong positive anra of will,
'irIIIeh will prove to he a dynamic armOr and shield.
The allrmation, "1 Am" is the strongeat known
teoeealt Science, for it is a positive statement of ae-
ital being. You may use the following atlirmatiou
if yon please-it bas helped many: "I assert
8S a center of force, power and he-
Nothing caD adversely affect me. My mind is
:-ila1M own, and I refuse admittance to unwelcome
~r.;:: or influences. My desires are my OWD.
II to admit undesirable vibrations by indue-
IIaoa or othenrIIo. lit wiD fa IIQt ......4!
It wIIh JI01NI' to beat off 11214 npel
i"""""- I am .utN1iIIdad 117 aD - .... "..iId
will, whlch p _ me abe01utalJ."
The loDowiDg denial Jw prond of
valae to 1IWI1' "I tlfty, to aD or l1li7, tile
lDlIaODOI me ogainR Ilq boot
own muter." TbOH wonlo may _
if )'OD wiD aoo them )'00 wiD be 8'IIrpri..a
oftIcao:r. You realize, 01 _ u. :.
thot it fa
to! atota arouood 117 tho wonU, that "a.. -,
work," rother than aDy epocial virtue ill tile
thOIDIOlvos.
II. Guard YOUl'lOIf from acting apon
When you feel a sadden or lIIlBOOODIltablo
to do this thing, or that thing, atop aDd
positi... individuality, and thea drive oatan
.ide lDlIuences, by repeating the allin..tioaI,
......w
givea above, and by creating the proper
ture. Then, when you have recovered yow
oonsider the impulse, and decide whether It it
your be.t interests, or otherwise. Y DO wiD lie
to see this clearly, by r eason of your .. ;:~::=~
cleaning" a moment before. Then, if the
seems to be against your best interests, drift it
you, Baying: ell drive -you away from mo-,_·· ~
not belong to me-return to those who MDt
or other words to that effect. Thill ma:a:y~.bo~~=:
more forceful if you will but create a D
of the di.oarded idea Hying away from Yft
 '. ,lIIlY" . . . ._ 'l'tiMe ......
_...,~Ia""""'"
"lilli' for'" of lUI idN, .. wen .. ia the
,(JIaHm,te the picture aDd idea of • pooitift
IL'i_ aIwa),l1hiDk of;younolf .. bebos_ned
~:::': See;younolf .. a otroDg poeithe "I"
I! of power-eueuod in an Imprepable
of auric f.....
Yon wilL thaa be able 10 Imikl
no-~ into a mi&h17 C8Dter of del...... y....
ompriaed at the coufaaed _ e r of peop/!I
tr)' 10 in8UOJICO )'ou, when the), oome in contact
this aura, aDd find their a_tione aDd men-
~~.e eummts being caot back upon themoel.....
..._ people lind themaelveo .. all broken np" whan
mMI a condition like ili.. which they do DO!
i;=:~~ for very few of them are practical 00-
~~ The meDtal picture of yourself as a center
power, 81II'rounded with a positive aura, will, if
.i f'lhiiat<!d in, ren!ier you extremely positive, so that
" t:~in8nance i. oure to be felt by the world with
l' yon come in contact.
Yo. will olten be amused by oocurrenoea lollow-
'~~ after the rejection of these "stray impul888,"
You will lind if you have had an Impulse 10
a certain thing, or sell a certain thing at a sac.
that in a day or 80, perhaps an hour
Ie, you will be approached by some perIOD
will advise you personally to do that same
the peroon being likely to be beaelIted
b7 the sebem. or pw.. I do DOt ...-
pereon has n....oariIy tried to inlIo..... 1'J'D
tali"" ""rrents. for b. may not bay. 00I1i!'Iicf6!
done 10, but nevertheless that is jalt what . .
pened, and bis desire or will has ..Qed iIIHOI
rents to flow in your direction, and you have
them. Now that your .Y" b.... been opened to
fact, you will b. amueed and aurprieed to _ ...... .,
many corroborative proofs you will recahe.
always 88sert your individuality .. • caateI'
power, and all will be well with you in theae lDIiIIe~
A man's Mentative Force is immenaeJy more
erful when he uses it to protect h.itis~~::::~~
than when be nees it to .ttack the iJ
another. In lact, jf cveryofte underatood the
of mentative defence, and would avail bimaelf ar""_.4
information given under this head, there woakl __
almost a total absence of mentative attack, tor . .
fotiJit)· of the same would 800n be recognised. TINt
only re880n, that the strong individuals are aWe to
affect the weaker one8 80 frequently is becaaae . .
otbers do Dot know thei r inner power, and make_
defense-in fact, the majority of people do IlOt baOJIf
of these laws at all; and, if one tella them, tIMIt
sneer and smile knowingly, tapping their fo .......
to indicate that their informant is "just & littleoJt'·
Poor sheep, and geese, they are so happy in tJudp
ignorance and conceit that it almost aeema a pity ...
disturb them.
But to return to my subject. You wiI1 fI:ad 1III~ '11
 " much 1... eft'ort or will 10 protect your
,~~:~~y than il d... to attack the individuality
:~ y OIl will lind thai Ihe Jaw is on yoor
when you sa)", III too,.', be iDfluenced-1 d.,
power of another'to weaken my individuality,"
7"" have then ealled into operation thai law of
J-J=~ which is alway. in operation, and which she
,. to her creatures in the way of an iDstinctive
:proteotive force. So there is DO occasion to be afraid
-JOB are imniune from attacks if you will but u-
II8l'IIha force within you.
Ia pa.aing on 10 the other phaaes of lelemenla-
'tioD, r would again remind you that in Ihese in-
N'_ or direct Ialemenlation the lorue may be used
beth OOIlICioualy, or unconsciously. Those wbo know
tile I&wa of the use of the force may propel these
lelemanlative currents direct 10 those whom they
wiIh to influence, just 88 they may consciously give
ID8D.taI I1lgeStiOQ.8 in 8 personal interview. But,
8V8D where these law8 are not onderstood, the car·
J'aIlU or the suggestioDs aTe sent forth by the strong
MaIre or will animating tbe person. Of course the
peraon who understands the subjeot will be able 10
dinothia force with greater precision and effect, but
Ja U17 event the effect is produced in the same way.
 Let UlIIOW _ OR to • _1IIdIlat!- i~
..... elasa of TelemeDlatioD, wIdoh r
~tation," or the ..... of: ttlle::::=::
."., "...."". of alfecliDg the dooited
ocioI d _ I<J1IHWd
p........
!P
-.M...J_
- ..... -
Thio form of manitaIIatIcID.
tation mar be grouped into two nil. . ....
in which the general d...... or will of tile
to .ttain certain results DWlifosta itsolf iii
interview.. and induces mental statea
nom he 00ID08 in contact; and (b) in ...... ~
the general desire and wiD Dl8IIifut m '_
tive currents, or waves, or whirlpools,
personB and thiDge who are interested in 0IIi~
the enterprise, scheme, pIau or 1IDJ!erw.....r.~
individual, and tending to ..ute them to
line" and obey the will or comply with
of the general plan of the invidual.
This last form. of telementative in8"",,_~
more com mOD than one would suppoee.
positive men start into motion wave. &Ild
that sweep over the country, gathering

...
each added impetus, and usiDg the
 llllroJoIiailoa" to IaaraM ita me- 0-&
of m.... are ....tan of u... .......tbe
~poolle, aDd similar fol'lWl of _tatrn ma...
draw iD, or .aek in to thamaelveo pe........
aDd objeota conducive to their plau ...a
They do not have it aJI their own ""7.
_ . . . for there are many inIIuenoea at won:
,~w. tODd to neutralize their e«orlll. Other men
OOJIIIieting schem.. which interfere with 0&114
:~Ie dutroy the inIIuenco of the.. great mentalon,
_Ie are becoming educated regarding the
~.tm.. of the force. they employ, and will not _
aclverae suggestions or allow their vibratiOllB to
":~~ them. Still the force is .tiIl used to great
~ by many politicians, and" other periODS who
out toward large numbers of people.
Leading "generals of business" alao mate use of
force in this manner, and draw things "their
'~:~; In fact nearly everybody who does busi.nesa
~ people scattered over a large territory, employe
foree more or ]es8, geJleraUy unooD8cioualy.
many of tbese U8es work no harm upon those
'......l!Ied, because many of these people are engaged
lesItimate enterprise, and want always to give a
:~,oq",are deal," and a "good dollar'. worth." I
DOt holding up this manifestation of teleman-
~loa as reprehensible-I am merely stating its gen~
laW8 and forms of manifestation. One may repel
mentative waves in the same way, and by the
. . m,atboda mentioned in the preceding chapten
ia
TINt
mr- to the repoIJIJII <Ill
.,aI. is the __ ia beIb _
"'",U.
fer _ ....
iavolvocl is the 18DIO.
Before leariDg this br&llOh"'!.~ot~the~:~"!=
romiDd you lhal one may II
moeliOBocl form of teI __tati... tv ilia
in a parfoet1y proper and juoIitabi. ""7.
wiah to pin certain information ...
about certain aubjoots. If..., If he wIII_~~1I!!
deaire lhat tho doairocl tnowlodJ!1l Mall
DOtice and attention, and if al the .....
that the meDlativ. currentl 8cnr forth fit
tim."
of paroens, things, and objoet. eapUJ. of '.
ing the Imowlodgo or infonnatioa, he W111' ''_
lulls. H. will find thet after a while lie
aero•• people who will be glad to giw _ .... .
formation he wants; or be will pick •• a
will either tell him whal h. wanta, or oIae

path to him. Th... inston... are quito

afford wonderful proof. of the Ia"" he......
--11ft!
10 oeme other book or .uhject that will puiDt

In this way DO ODe is harmed, and mutual

are oblainocl. People are attrac-ted to oaelt
this way, aDd each finds his own.
The above manifestation results from
atioD of what has been called the "Law el
tion," by the workings of which each
tinually drawing to himself the people,
jects and even I I circumstances" ill
accord with his prevailing meoW stataL
 ADd the ......ta1 alate. determboe tJud;
.... jI. . ,drarwo to himoelf. U you are not aotioW

'::::~ ":::1: you, alar! to work ADd cIuaIp

I!II ADd meulal alate&, aud YO.
_ • ohaDg& gradually aettiug iD, ADd thiDgo
.",.want will begin to "come your way." Thia
...r _clio.. hal been mach writteu about in
OIl Mental Seien.. duriDg the past ten yean,
fa Dot necessary for me to go into details about
I have given you the general principl .. iD
1IIl~ellalpter, and you may apply them aooordiDgly.
A moot importent fact about the e1fect of m....
."Im vihretion8 upon people lie. iD the principle
ODe is more affected by vibratioDs in harmOll,
~I"""- own accustomed feelings and mental etates,
by those of opposite natures. A man who
full of evil !Chernes, and selfish aims, is more
to be caught up by similar vibrations than one
lives above tbat plane of thought. He is more
,.,1IIIJ17 tempted by evil suggestions and influences,
one to whom these things are abhorrent. And
1BID8 is true on every plane.
A. ID&D whose mental attitude is ODe of confidence
fearlessness, is not apt to be affected by vibra-
1:;'- of a negative, 'pessimistic, gloomy nature, and •
vena. Therefore, if you wish to receive the vi·
of the tboughts and feelings of others,
mut place yourself in a menta.] attitude carre-
lllllil»« with those vibrations yon wish to receive.
if you wish to 6void vibrations of a certain
 ....... 'ft7 ..
I11III to aaJtivaie
TIle pooitt.e ahra,a
_I11III ojJIimIItio...-al _
.. )JSErimide ID8IItal stat-.
1WIt7,and "",,'. relation to IIIe
Power, is the otroapot and -at
_ """ .....ttaIa. Tllerefore
Iaat and all IIIe time.
I IlO1l' """,e 10 a phaee of IIIe nbjoot
IIeo all of the
Ii- the "toy" 10 ID1lCh of illl
I allude 10 "hat OOCI1Itioto IaIow ..
Tbio vioualizalion i. 10 tel_tali... -~7 ~ '

tern is 10 the maker of objeoto; "hat ..... eo

the arehlteel are 10 the builden; "halllle
or "matrix" i. to moulden 01 metal.
okeIeIon IU'01IIId which the
thought-form. occurs. II i. of the
tanee to you to acquaint yonrae1vea
effects.
To "visualize" means to "aee _otall7;'~
i .. 10 form a mental image of a thing-Io
one'. mind, tf etc., Viaual.iu.tion, aloDc
ODe'. daily ooeupatioD is a mOlt
but one Ibat is very poorly appreeioted
tie uuderatood. The beat workmeD, write..,
composers, etc., are those who are able "CO
thing in the mind," and then reproduee
teri.lized form. Sir Francis Galtou, ODe of
 ~.. _ tho nbjeel, hu oald: "The fIw
of a vi"fid vi.,..Jjai.... faoali1 is of mueb !m-
ill .......eetion with the higher p _... of
lDIiilod thoasht. • • • A viI1IaI Imace II
.... perfect form of menial rep........talloa
...... the ohape, poaitiOD,ADd relationo of oh-
to lpaoe are coneerned. • • • n. la.
""'ho,.. Gr. ,Ito•• wAo viBvaIiu '110 toltol. 0' lOW

~...
,.,..,... '0 do, b.,ore t/ow Ia1Ie " '001 ,. ,...,
• • • Strategiata, artiata of all dmomiJ>.
~... phyalciata wbo contrive no" uperimonia, aud
whorl, all who do Dot follow routine, have need
it. • • • A f.ouJi1 that i. of importaneo ba
UoeIonlca1end artiali. oocupationa; that givas 80-
to our perceptions, aDd justice to our pu..
!mJlallioDa; is starved by Iaay dim.., baoletul of be-
oaltivated judicioualy in auch a ...y &8 will, Oil
whol.. briDg tbe boat return. I bolieva that a
~~=::.tudY of tbe boat mlena of deveiopiDg ...d
:"l thia faouJi1, without prejudice to the p ......
of abstract thought in aymbols, ia on. of the
"'----- pre81ing desiderata in the yet unlormed
....... of educatiOD."
:&.DIl an that Sir Francia Galton hu aaid above
.~::~y true of the cultivation of the art of vie-
~ in coDllootioD with telementation. The
with the majority of people i. _that tbey d.
;J.-, jus' what 'hey do waftt. Tbey are DOt able
clear mental images of that which they wiah
. .. te" or "materialize." The men who obtain
tile If'IaIeat IIIIIl moot .......,.
meDlalive inftrumco, pariiaaIarIJ ill "-
mealali.... are thooe men who are able to
most eIaarI;y the thiup that the;y wUh
aJiso"-who are able to form the 1II4nIiIJ
the thiup they wiab to JDaDifell.
The tho
_ret of visualialion Ilea ill
p81Obological principle that .... is Itho::,::~
ra, 10 is the mental fopn; and .. ia tJ
eo is the physical materializalicm." In otbw
the visualized mental image is the matrIl<
into which the Mind-Power is poarecI,
which it takes form; and or""'''Id~~th~~ie~::::
the deposit of materializalion f'
the ideal become the reel. H;yOD wiah to .....
eJhcts from Mind-Power ;you must ereah
image arotuld which the material or ~~:!,:
ialization is formed-and the way to it.
meatal image is by visualisation, Which tllqlt"
~p the matrix or mould in which the 1O.a.:1!!
pours. And as is the matra so is the fm ....
is the image 80 is the materialization.
Before you caD draw to you the material
"or building up the tbiugs or conditiou JIlII
you must form a clear mental image of :;Vl .'..
want to materialize-and before you caa
mental image, you must realize fIIMIIaU, ~L"
what you do desire. And the p1"OCllB of
visualization. That is, you build up a
rix or mould, little by HtUe, UDti! yaa
 ..
ro-WI!IW It rrtaDda oat eIUy fenDed ..
il~::~juat: 10n would ... it if it ....
ro Then 10n m1l8t hold thla_
Wore 10n COJUItantl" reprdillg it not ..
,... .;.ogi."'...... but .. a _1tUOg real whiah
....Ied in your miud, aDd which will pro.
~iil' .,arr01Utd it.elf with the material neceuar1
It material obiec;tivity, or materialization.
1GIl cannot see the wbole thiIIg at lIrat, •••
~~::~!~~! is, if you are not able to build
~. matrix by visualization, then do the
thiIIg-wbich i. the very be.' thing for
t;,.ajo!tity of people-and build a matrix of the
IIap toward tbe wbole thiIIg, that is, the ttrat
that Ie needed. Then OO1lcentrate upon thil
ii-tbiJlg antil the mental image Blanda on! .harp
dMr, and yon will find that things ban been
in motion. Then, yon may add little by Iit-
your matrix, and build up your mental imap
larger and in greater detail. And here i. an
r.::~~thing. You must mentally Bee the thing
~ existing, right now, and not as "going to
later on. You must realize that the mental
mats right now, else it will lack clearness

mult pour into that mental image a oonstant

of strong, positive Desire·Force, and Will-
aU at which will spread out in the proper di-
and affect the material needed to material.
mental image. By so doing you impart to
 __ ta i ".1.UIili
ftI8
...... hat
alWII)'a IhII
. 1 ....
thbIg moat
..,,., it, (8)
c1IrwIi<e of
1Int of all, u 1
,.....-:~':..~
_bb:or
]II'-.J 10 1!IfI!!~
 t • .,... mlllt be read and .Iudied In .........
chapte.. preeediDg it, for th.,. bleDd
other, aDd the information "Jape." I have
..l,.... ...taIn priDclpleo, In plain, praotioal form,
m87 ..... 10 """pie to 1011 .. to be peeoed
fiR" lIIthcroot the proper eouideratiou and eumjn8.
DOIIIUIke thia miotake, I pray you. Do Dot
hiP-ding terma and myalieeJ verbiage.
Vatb ito ..poble or being expreeoed withont
fuey trappings or drapery. I have tried to
tho principle or th... thiDga-hnt you muat
uareCully in order to grasp every point. I
boiled down, and condenaed a great deal of In-
lIIIoIiall Into thia le..on-be aure that you do not
8Df of tho points to escape you. You cannot
to acqnalnt yourself fully with this aubject
_ healy reading. You mnat read and re-... d
timoa, with careful study and thought. You
~:8OIIle thinking on your own account, in order
" these general principles to yonroWD. cCsymp-
and needs. You must read carefully, and
tldDk a little. There is no royal road to MiDd ·
or anything e1s8. I have tried to make the
• little Haier for you-but you must do the
You cannot reach tbe heights by
You must digest these things yourselt-
ideas will do yoo no good.
all of these wonderful manifestations
there is just tbe simple principle
pointed ont to you-induction of mental
Deaire-Force and WiII·Po""r. Eve.,--
_ _ by _ _ of tIIIj
IIIiDk thot tile book tllet; 7"" ....~~
to 10" 10 woadartaIq, mat ...,. '1111
other way. Not .... the boot ....
mom ~
capable of beiDg moveel 0Dd~::~
by peopl., by

_t
when cmoe the tbiDg wee aet iato
worbd together toward the 11-
book .....cheel you ""dar tIie
tiou. There Ie no chanee in ~~::':::=
law. in operation everywbere, ODd
all there is the Great Law.
And, now in concloding this ...~",
mind yoo to alwaYB realize that )'OIl
living mental energy in the great
Power. And that you are otrong in
you are positive. And that you are
degree thet you are an individuaL ~~~
Individual in the degree that you .,
are a "center of living will" There
fear but fear-you are capable of
dividuality always, and
chains are those you forge for
free right DOW, bere, and alW&1L
delnded by the petty things of JIOI-
pass away and perish over-nigbt-lntt
and firm in the conscioosneBB that ,...,..)1
dividoal fiving will centerj and fear JLOt wi
individual HI." There is no Devil bat
ing but fear can keep yon from your.
and birthright. Assert the "I" aDd
 ~'~Nll81rti,,'" m..... "the heeling art," there-
"Mata) Tberapeutice u means 41th. art or
fP.h- of M...tal HealiDg."
I ..... writing thi. 188I0Il from the atlP"lpobol
- -"'ft ttr...I7 7'8rII ago, I would thiDk It acbiaable to
,... after page with a recital of the _ a1."'"
ellIIIIltal heeling, but no .neb n ....1i17 aim at the
':l,.......t
time. People have heard much ...,....m.c
baaIing, and while they m1Y ditrer in their
and regarding the natore of the

that cureB h...

Btill nearly all of them willacknowl.
been made and .,.. beIns
~~!- by mantal healing methods.
De bWory of mental healing extenda away bacIt
·.10
ll1lepa.1, and the earli••t pages of hiBtory treat
.. If It were a long e.tabli.hed and wall ....
~C:~ method. In fact the hiBtOry of mental heal·
-: the hiBtory of Mind.Power, .0 for a. the older
and races are concerned. The ancient Magi
their mental power. in the direetion of healing
- . and reBtoring natural, healthy oonditiOJlL
wen brought to the tample. to be healed,
after the customary incantatioDs, and eere:m.Oo
JOT
ai.., desiped to afrect the imqiuation aDd
of lb. primitive people, they ....... found to lie ....
filed, and a.tnally cured in time. But 1UIder
back of alllbeso ceremonies and ritoe, Ibn pri_~
etfecting the cure was lb. same principl. that u
iDg used today by all forms of mental h..ling,
del' whatever names it may be disgaiaed
masked. There is but one mental healing
and that has always hoeu used; is being used
and always will be used, 80 long as the race
And tbis principle is the application aDd
ment of Mind· Power. Mind-Power is positive
both Coree and matter, 88 we have seen in Ilk,...
rhapters, and the negative always yie!da to the PO. :
tive when the latter is properly and intelligently
plied. Mind-Power really builds up the body tnat
a single cell, and is inherent in every part and: .....
tide of the body. Every cell has its IJOpply of lIJ:acl.;
Power-the cell, Bod combination or ceUs, and
whole body in fact, is the result DC conditions ot.....
ifestatioDs of Mind-Power. The body is all ......"" at
the last analysis. Mind-Power manifests it.alt Ui
countless ways in the universe, and the ~
bodies, and the cells of which tbey are compoae4",
simply certain forms of manifestation or its ~
And, this being so, mental bealing is not a cue
"mind over matter," 8S is often taugbt. but
manifestation 0/ positive mind over negative
The central mind of mao is positive to the mbJ4
tbe body of mao, and hence the healing effect.
 dllT.&L THIlBAPEUTICS

eoII hal ill ohare of mind, aad _ _

111 that each oell can aad doe. live III life u •
;,~~: entity, alwaYI, however, aubordiDale to tile
''; ",,"10m of oella, aDd the mind controlu., it.
"""tam
........... mind in each cell, or of eolia, may 1ae

~~:~~~:~~~~~::=~
In order to fully
ofgraap tha .ipiftcaaee
a pet'BOD, whoD prep-
alllemtml, you muat remember that evert'
~ part, bone, nerve, vessel, ti88ue and flYf!ry-

_w
1hiDg .lae in your body, i. built up of oella whieh

~
formed certain combinations. There are in-
oon. in your blood and other partl of the
body; and there are cell communitie8 in your body,
'.· ...tW1Il porform certain functiOUB and which you
.a "my liver"; "my beart"; "my stomach"; u my
~" etc., etc. And there is mind in every one
of them. ADd the mind in every cell, aad in every
...... may be reacbed by Mind-Power applied by the
..w. of oneself or another perIOD.
ADd in thi••imple .latemeD~ I have embodied my
14M of mental bealing, which idea i. hBBed upon

j
t:
, ~..." of earnest study, experiment, and inveatiga.
aided by personal acquaintanee with and aHO-
with Bome of the most celebrated meatal
of this age. I bays diocarded fanciful
after fanciful tbeory, 88 UIlD6CeSUry to ac-
for the facts observed by tbe leading invest.
of mental healing, and have at last "boiled
the matter to tbis point and idea of Mi_
cella and celt-.groups; which _fill is .ega,""
 "' ,... . . ---
..",w.
.,.."",

,.".,.
...., ..,
Yea III&)' uk m. the ~ "1If811; 11
~ 011 the varIou mela~
.m-nllsi01l1 tbeori. adnDeac110 _ _
...... performed lIT the wriolll eaIIa
.... 'New Thought' and ejmilar ::::~;
IWeriIIg this I would ..,. thai the
perform ...... not b_ _ of tIIiIi'
_
IIat oftaD -."v-
of them-the ....t .......
formed lIT YiDd-Po....r. pure aDd almple,
opereliOD, aDd employed, in various tori.-1
waya, 1II1der many ooveriogo, diIpieM
pari... It;' 011 the oame graDd old ~==
"with frioge Gn"-the slyle of friDso d
the particular thoori.. and d..,.... of
The... baa been much writteu, apaten, ...··fd
OOlIC8ruiog menial healing. DDder oome '*~
other. but the majorily of the writera ha...
tached to lome particular cult, church, or
lioD, which claimed that the whole troth . . . .,
the acceptance of lome particular theory,
triue or dogma advauced aDd held lIT it, In " .
ance with the particular vie". of eome
teacher or teachers. ADd, accordingly. tho. Wliil
have been colored by the hue of lOch baI~fo:
dogma. On. baa but 10 look aronnd him
10 ... Ibal Ibe mauy conBicling aehoola of
or spiritual healing are all Making cwu,
 each that Ita putIoalor IIOIiool ..
-:::~&~_::
'!
I,.
heoliD&"
OIl truth, 0Dd._
The truth ia . .
_-the po"'""lace boIDr .....
it;:~ each iDataDee, IakiDg the perMUI qW.
" of tha heaIera iDto _.;deratI..... Ja
the _erol ...iml lllat "we have the oaIt
~1Ia-·.U oIhe1'll are in error, and igDo....t of tile
!rraIb," etc., etc., tdl of Ihaee ........-
. .....,.. are getting fine raeullB. Their di1ferm,
l1li1~_ eontredicto..,. theories do not . - to cat
in the real work, and one who oIoeeJ;y
!be aubjact is IOOD forood to the ClOIIIlIuoi..
...... ...., b. .""'. vnderz,i.g priocipl. 01
_Aiel ',,"y .... 011 UBi.g. ADd 10 there ia I
I call this "underlying principle" the elfeat.
~~ Jllllitiv.....1r.1 mind upon negetive bocI7 mind-
_ _... give it 8D7 other name you 00..... but 70U
. . the reBUlt. just the same•
.rAe vtwiotl.l 'Mories, ataleMetlt" 10,.".., 0&,«"-
' !IIIIIIH, 4<>g"""" _ ",1I6t..."" hov. ftO 0',,"' .fled
":i;;~fIW"I{/~',~";i tJ strO'Kg 8Uggestioft to people WAD are
.~' by'''' same. Some people get better .....
. .. when the mental hea1iDg is acoompanied by
religioU8 or semi-religious talk and explana-
which appeals to the emotionel perta of their
~. . and makes them more receptive to !be heal·
,prGCe1B of the mind. (Sacred Bhriues, imqu
.~1\cI cau.. cures in this way.) Othe.. pc
naulIB wheu . ome technical metaphyoioal
"'1IrJ" it arpcl1lJlOll th....... ~wIt1t;;~.:u:;,:.;;;
... oIloDg Jdah....,.Hng "
iIorolaDd th. wordo, but they IblIIk 111M 1boI.....
he oomethmg ba it, for 011. ued WO!IIo IIIMI
besia 10 uderatoad, ud Jot ohe bow . .
1Ilem," ale. Othe.. prefer the ...eatiIo ...~
IkID of the lObool of 81181""tiOD, "hiab • ..;da
phyaioal or re\isioao theori.., ud yet sat
oallo. Others, oiill, adhere 10 the lleotal SOli..
Idea of the Uoivereel llbad, ud Ibe P..-.!
ud Ibey, too, get reoollo. Others liD the 8alI..,.
live lliDd, ud Objective lliDd idea-ud
reoolla, 100. Tl., all gel r....u.-bat _ .. ....
more kindly 10 ..rtaiD forme, ud tIraa get
reoolla.
I have frequently advilOd people 10 ... to
era of eertaiD colla aud oohoola ud ohurcbe8,
beoauoo I Imew thai the ideao of tbaoa
lOboolB, cults aud church......oold lit the
::::=
temperament of the penon in question, aucI
the best results would aoorue. I am moat; -=:~:
my ideu on this 8ubject-I believe in a p
ployiDg any phase of mental heaJiDg. from
Pills to Christian Scienee-providiDg thai Ibe, PlftlI
olar agency employed will iDvoke the faith,
denee and belief of the patienllo the ulmOBt. 1111....
ever form will best do this, that is the form I bellii!
the best for the patient.
I e8D see very well why & person of a ...rm.....
iOUB temperament would be better benefited
 ~jmfTJu. '.rHltRAPEOTICS

in a religious form or pbale Ihu. ffOlrl

.......lioD, or ordiDary :Metal Science-it
up a part of the DAtura thai is OODducive to
oure. And I can ... why othen are imp..-ed
te"IIIiMl, complicated met&physiMl IaIt, whIob
them 10 wogder ODd be impresoed, aDd lima
a.rouea an intereet and an U expectaDt attentiontt
~ _ a long way toward making tha .......
ADd I can aee why others still, would rebel agaiIIIt
4Ither of the above mentioned form .. ODd wouid be
lIetter reaehed by a plain, scientific p ......ntation of
tile oubject. Every man 10 his taste-in mental
"eoling .. in everything elee. In this reapect 1 am
IIIra tho Irishman who aaid he was glad thai all
JD8D did Dot have the same taste, for if they did ev·
~ mother's Bon of them would be wanting to .teal
laD wife away from him.
But, you may ask, why is it that faith, belief, COIl-
6leaee, etc., play such an important part in the
- . if il be true that Ibe real cure is effected
through the mind in the cells, and cell.groups-
wIuot have cell. to do with faith I This i. a good
, . .tinn-aod here is the &nswer. While it is true
tltat the mind in the cells is the medium or caUIe of
. . care, still it is a fact that these cells are negative
the influence of the central mind of the penOD.
0:"'_ if that oentral mind be filled with the mental
of disease, fear, undesirable beliefs, etc., then
negative cells and organs must be atfected.
If on the contrary the mental state. of the per·
c'DlllI,
........,fnm,... . . •
....
&a
beIiaf IDIl upee\aIIo7.
that the .treet 1IJIGIl the
the better. And, if to tbeae /mpI~
alatee, there is added a .tin more
e alale of COII8C!Ioaa oontro1lD1l """",.
earalive elreet be snally mlgnlW ....
To tell the truth, I eameotJ:r boIIeft
great potent faclor in ......tel ~=~~
-.aI.f fear from the mind of til
__ mOlDS it ma:r be aecompliobed,
r _ al'JUlDent, faith, hope, or ......
tiOll. Fear is tbe moet neptive of the 1IIIIl.t.]!ci
and simply paral;rae. til. whole ""Item.
worry actnally pois... tbe ...U. of the
is a ocientifically demon.t••bl. faet.
_1'. -,
paD of fear con be lifted by any mea...
• lep in the direction of 'I cure baa wo.. ......
.A1Id hop., cOfIjideftCe• • 1Id belief. toilllifJ
That is wby I believe in ever;rthing fro... ,:
Pills to "C. S.," 8S I said a few minute. ...~,
eVer agency induces the greater degree
belief, confidence, and expectancy, ia tIre
particular caBO. But in all case. the
cure is the same-mifld.
It should Dot be necessary for me to
repeated facts of the phenomenon of
created by mental states, and 01 enre.
the same. Every man or woman who
leaaoDB has heard thiB tale over and
 II 1.0 JIG kmpr • debatable q..tloa,
~. of the dect of the miDd ill health ODd
,:~
It
.;Tht hoob are foil of it. It is •• "old u
aDd .t DO time ill the hi.tory" of the world

•I_ tIda form of Mind·Power heeD aooorded greater

" llIoD and iDtereat. And theralore. I ahall omit
of the llory". and prooeed 10 buaille•• ill the
~:;~~O!f telliDg you "just h...... 10 apply the
11 in healing, both present and "abl8Dl It
the &rat place, the principle. of mental healing
preciaely the &llDe priDciple. thet are applied ill
forma of Mind-Power, aa we have seen them in
le8Bons. It is all a matter of "Mefl-
Ittdvclioft," first, 188t and always. And this
may arise from either mentativ6 currents,
mental suggestion. Please fix this statement
your mind, BO that I will Dot have to repeat it.
Now, let 08 see what happens if mentative in-
~:~ is set up in the mind of a person by means
t! of mentative currents, or mental suggestion,
what i. called "general treatment" is given.
!WI'1I1U1 .UPPOIO that the meDtaI .tate of the porBOD
been changed by induction (either from cur-
~1Ito or by 8uggestion) to a strong positive state-
that is what one must aim to produce in the
~!:~ Thill induced positive mental state in the
iii mind, is of course, strongly positive to the
in the body and its cells. The mental image
tIOf'MGl, perfect, 'healthy, well body, being held
...' ....tlra! mind of the patient, it follows that the
~ ....-u.J 01 the boq• ...a
to materialise ill IlClCOrdanoe 1rith the
before the miDd of the oeU.o, by the - : :
the pe....n. It is the old story of I
izatiOD, aDd phyoieal materialbatiOll
Of eoarse, the .«oct i. "ouciertIIlIJ
the patieot will direct biB cIooire aDd will
to the recuperative or reparative
effort he may be materially aid«l by the
The desired mental .tate ill the patieDt
dueed either by auto-suggestion
on bis own part; or by the suggestion of '::~~
(here is where the ceremonies, and 'I
friDges" of the eulta, come in); or by
tative currents of the healeT, applied u
the previous lessons. In tbis form. of
heeler works by ar"""ng the IIIAM olille
so that he really cures /Oi....elf. TbiB " . _
is of course affected by either augeatioD.
tative currents- the effect being the reaaIt"
dUcUon H in either case, as you will reacW;r
stand. This form of mental healing, ,..Ji~
"general treatment" inaludes both the
'I present healing," that ia wbeD the healer
personal presence of the patient.. or elae
lines of what is called" absent treatmeDta"
taut treatments, I t when the healer and the
are not in each other's presence.
Leaving the subject of Hgeneral tre.b. ...
the moment, let us cODsider the broad
 *.I~AL 'J'R NRAPilUTIOS

Uloeal treatm.t." By ulooal trea,t...

I_ menta! healing decled by \he miDd
lIoaIer beiDg cIirectI7 ODd apecially applied to
JIIi:Dd in the cen. and OrgaDII th.....l..... You
_ b e r what I have aaid "bout thera beiDg
in the cells and OrgB1l8" _'I local treatment"
applioatioo haaed UPOD that fact. The mind
hoaJ.. i. brought to bear in a positive, direct,
IDABDer lIpon these cells and organa, and the
and mentative currents are directed
to these organa and cell~ without the
employmeDt of the oeDtral mind of the
aa -in the case of "general treatment." Of
one may apply" local treatmeDt' I to himself,
directly to the cell. aDd OrgaDII,
uf indirectly by m..... of geDeraJ meDta!
You may wonder why I speak of dir~
to the cells-you may well uk,
the cells hear'" The ceUs cannot hear, but
.tterance of the words of the Buggestion, by YOD,
auah.. you to direct your iDiDd more directly
foroafully UPOD the cella aDd orgaDS. You will
. . we proceed, that I advocate" speaking right
tD the cell. aDd OrgaDll or the body, aDd telliDg
jut what you WaDt them to do. You will be
~prIooed .heD you try thia aDd see how they ra-

that we understand the general principles

of these phaaes of mental treatment, let us
to • consideration of the practice of m~taJ
lIetIin with "paeraI '::-:~~
alNMmt, aDd will thea tab up
e, Iooal treIdmeDi.' t I:a botIa
~ ID8Ihoda !If troatmeat. III
uk 1011 to paf oJ...
about Ihne u-tm0Dl0, for I
........ of _OIlS in mental beell.,.
ton, aDd you will mile oomethI.,.
oJ....ly.
Th. lint step in tho por8OIIal f'onIIi1'
_ _ t i. to iDduce in your pall1a11t . ...1jI
of calm, ODd reluation. Ia quiW
boca".., thl. ID8Iltai state ....... tho paI~
rom. receptive to tho impntlliOllS

hove the patient ...t himaelf in •

tion (or if he i. lying down, let him
7::=:
make upon hi. or her mind. Tho ...1t ~III

fortable attitude), aod then talk to him

order to indo.. a oomfortable, euyl)',.:~~
which will react opon the physical ..
him relax every muscle, and withdraw
from every Derve, 110 that be will be
4jlimber" all over, from head to feeL.
way to determine whether or Dot the ....~
dition has been effected is to raise ODe
aod then allow it to drop hock to hia . ._~
U he i. lolly relued, hi. hand will drop
it were not attached to bis body.
prodocing this physical condition_
 ..~...,.":Lot GoI" 0... .... -"'"' "NI
Wore h. will be obI. '" "let ..... ph)'1ioallJ\
mat feel perfaoIIy at _ aad ....
order that the beet rewlte be gaiJIed.
The. heel.. ahonId endeavor to quiet the miJui of
patient by an ..meat, CODlIdent, _tHtio
~:::.:: leading the IDbjeot "'.ard bright,
". hapP7 topi... aad eopecially avoiding IUI1"-
likely to arouse antagonism or argument. Be
aald throw ......tne.. and feeIiDg into his ton..,
aad .-,< .. if hi. 0lU! objeot in life ..ere 10 cure
the patient, and of which CUrB he entertamod not
the Ilighleat doubt. The healer ahoald forgot him-
oeIf, aad COIIcentrate hi. mentality completely UpoD
the enbjeot of curi"g the pati..". He ehould be
-very careful to act out the part of the con8dent,
lucceuful healer, because sick people are very lug-
. .tibIa, and take on impressions very 888ily, and 10,
-if the healer manifests an apparent lack of cod-
deDee in his outward demeanor, the patient will be
mo.t likely to accept the Buggestion, and the work of
healing will tbus be rendered doubly diJlicalt. U
JOU have studied the principles of mental suggestion.
JOB will see the psychology of tbi. fact.
It will be wen to begin the treatment by a pre-
liminary suggestive treatment, in a conversational
loDe. You should point out to the patient the COD-
~::,:t~hat you intend to bring about. You should
:!. to obtain the patient 's co-operation by
of hi. holding a mentel image of tbe desired
........... The II, If It be •
-!lie, be oIIouId fonD a _tal iauo.. t"~.j
1ooaItb7 1IOftIIIIl ltomaeh, doiDc iIII wIIIIt
ODd dipetiDg tile food tbat Ie Ii-
,.,.". a good, hevty utura! appelitl~ :
patieaI wiD do tid. he wiD be able to do
wud .1diD~ yOD. YOIl ebouId thea toll _ , ...
hi. alDmaeh .. 81...g, STRONG,8TlI01IG.
DIg the worda toil" i.'..... '''''g ....,
that IlOrmaI conditioD8 are .......rIiDg tI
'::!~
od.. tho power of the mind. YOIl oh. .ld, iIa
_yo and form .. keep before him ......taatb'
""'. 0' ,.. _Ito•• you ....'" ,. britog . IIfjl
by 80 doing 1" win cbaogo hi. mental imIlp
_ into a mental image of Itealth, and tIla
nit i. oure to folio.... If 100 prefllr the _
Iwld. in bealing, by all meso. """ them, ..
praetice giv. . . moot powerful .ulQ!08lioa, ..
• 1 po88eMing other advantages.
You will find tbat you will be able to illlpllr<""_
dorful degree of forceful, earuet!! intenaity to
voice, if yon will but practice' (visualization I.
treatments. That ie, you most endeavor to
see mentaUy, the conditions that you wish to
aboul And when you are able to do this, yoa
be able to bold tbe attention of the patient u Imld
tollows your words in your description of the
sive stepe of the cure that you iDQtt~en~d~:=:,:=
Be will be able to see himself 88«
ODd ~wing well, not only in a l!8DeraJ way,
 lDlN'I!AL 'l'HIlRAPBD'HCS m
"' _ _ that he will be abl. to form a _tal pio.
Of til. formerly dioeaaed OrpD aotuaDy growiJIs

.ofaI and normal. AHDIJ!I' keep befo,. yow 1M

itooag. of IAe cmodilio... lh'" 1/"" 1Ois1>,. britog
~""-- ... tII,em before you GO oclUGUy ""'' ' 1/ rigAi
""".-Ioad your mind, and aetiona and voi.. will ......
10 that mentel image, for by 00 doiq til.
!'I'OIIt
will receive the beet po88ibl. s_slion, and
mentative currents will be stronger and more

the following chapter, we pa88 on to a conaidor-

~~.... of theaetnal methods of applying Mind-Power
the healing of dia.....
 ADd no.. to the actual worlt ollllllllalllllo
monlative _to. In IIiia wod: X IIl1Iit
PMt my inj1lllotiODB Jiven in the
regardiDg the holding of the proper
the mind of the heeler. In the depoe
or menial image ia held. will he the
in the treabnent. "Viaualiation" iI
this form of mental Maling, &nd the
devote himself earnestly to acquiring the
viaualizing. You mUBt he able to _ the
healed, and the organs, parts, and eella .. ra.
ing normally and properly. Caat aaida all
thought, and doubts, and throw younelf
into the work before you. You will find that
ability to visuaJize is acquired. th•• reWiIl . . . . '
a reeling of strength and power, and ......
tainty about your work.
The process of transmitting the ......lIa1il~~
rents is not especially difficult or strenuous.
this part of the work 8eems alm08"I:"::'~:;
All that you will have to do is to cc
fuJI attention upon the mental imap that
visualized, and earnestly desire that tb8
111
 !It<<iicJ 110 nlOt bother at aD about the_.ODto,
wiJl begin to 80'0' freely without uq
- : : . effort on ;your part. Oecuionally YOll
t' ,. Httle WlI\-Power into the work, in order
~=: the heeling _ but ordinarily the
!II UH of the Deoire Force will aooomp-
the reeuIl II is Dot DecetI88ry to uoe the
that eo many mental healers employ
treabDenta-thia ia all walta energy, and
out without ao;y corresponding advantage
palienl The clear-cut mental image pro-
by the practice of viluaHaation perform. tho

:~:;:;:.~~;~;:: said, almost" aotomatically.

your picture is made to appear to
tt

greater the force seDt fortb, and the greater

c1apea of IUccess will you have in your healing.

:::~:~:t ~~:; bave fouud tb.t tbey geined

force if they would add to tbeir mental
or image, the picture ot the mentative cur·
oetuall;y leaving tbeir mind. and travelling tc>-
the patient, and theD eDveloping and BUrrOund-
the Jatter_ One very good bealer ba. told me
~~:.lwaY8 can see, mentally, the patient being
~ In a perfect stream of her Mind-Power."
that this lady is rigbt, and tbat by adding
.'"1I011.re to the mental image very good results
obtained.. The student of these les8008 will
last image ...y to produce if be will ro-
. .. ..'h a. we have aaid abont thought-forms. I
. ..hiJ.. too long IreabDeDt., for I beHove that
tile IJeot renJlI &Ie ohIe;..a Ill ........
iD« over _Y DOt mON thaIllftolla
ahould then \eave the palieat wi• •

wordII
in yourof byrapmmt
.......
work hOp8,==!
aDdproper
keopiD« til.
health before him, ODd eopaoi"11y
ODd worry.
The above prooooa of pving & _ . . . . . . .
may II88IIl very &imp]e to tIloee """ ....
tieed it But yoo will JIDd thM it _1lIlIi1 1
e s _ of the heaIiDg prooeas, wltho!Ii
and' I trimming. t, And more thaD tho,...... .
wonderfully e8Icacioua-it will "do tIIe ...dI.!
will never hePn to even faintly realist
auch a treabneut, uutil you hePn 10 pre.tloilii
will then find yourself 80 filled with .....
power, atrength and healing fO";'~::i~~~
like another person. And your
feel an immediate benefiL I might wrillo
page, giving you directiODS about the
after I was through, it could all be
the plain, simple directions already
given you the basis of the
you may add the "trimmings" younelf,
that you need them. Thia 88m. huiI _ ••
to underlie all of the treatments of the ftldilii!
and culta, after you have trimmed oft the
diLioDl, I I high.aounding words, and
terms. I have atudiod all thea. forma
 1M".lrertbe "abient _ _ " aI_ til.
IJIIII81'aI _1Dmlt.There is praotieally DO
,..... in til. methodl. The principal additicmai
_, • tbat of til. healer ondeavol'iDg 10 form •
!map of lb. patient, as if he ....re right he-
••_m panon. If you have av.r -.. til. patiant
mAT ..oil,. reproduce his mental imap. But if
loan not eeen him pereona1ly. you ean form •
image of U a maD," or II 8 woman," without
the details of personal appearance, and the
will he aimilar. You will lind the following
will h.lp you in the treatm.nt. Sit down in
cJWr, after drawing up another chair right 1Je..
~ 7oa,but ahout two or three yard. di.tant. Then
your patient 8S sitting in this other chair, and
,...... imagination 10 the tulleot in thi. reepect.
practitioners of successful mental bealing Be-
led that the patient i. sitting hefore them in
of treatment. Then with your patient sit·
you (a. a mental image) talk 10 him just
in person, using the same words,
imd manner. Throw yourself earnestly into
of a persooal treatment, and endeavor to for-
milell are between you. By 80 doing yon
.. able to start the mentative currents flowing
ia. his directioD, and he will be aft'ected by
..-I will obtain the he.t reenlte. I have been
-::~n;,~ by persons who have taken this form
;.. from some of the world's beet mental
tbat Ibey oonld almost .ee Ih. h...u, helore
&IDoII7.
Tbio "1aIk" to die diMlDI; ,.. .ill
01 tile _ coJmIq, ~
at lint, foUcnrad by tile JIOIIIIlW,
fill ~0118 Pvea aftmIuIL

.
ad. 10U
iDatruetiOll8F_
_ for-~=5;!
80 "1nI1.
reaIItJ'. betwaeB ~
Ina_la-if 108 will remoalIer
il, 10D willhave tho k.1 to tile
atIar tho ."...un Ialb, 10D
...... oiIant maalativa _ _ ..
iDatl'1lctioaa rogardiDg ~
shoald form th.lIIIDI.lWul oIm ••1II
coed JUBt the aam.. in every
him. "good_bye" 88 you ill &
urenL If you have .. t a tima
meut. your patient should place
for tao>-.III
hi.....,
able relaxed position. But thla la DOt
is Dot necessary for the patient to . . .
of treatment. All that be neads to do
mind, receptively. to the treatment tha'.JI
give him Borne time during the da:r-IhI'U~
express bis mental "wilJingneBI," and
the resistance of his will which oth. ."!
have to be overcome.
The healer who wishes to give abI"~"
ebonld BIndy earefully the POrUoue 01
latiDg to telemeutative inductinn,
 . . BelDambor, pI..... thet oil the
...IiDg ia done a10ug the IiDoo of
1Ddacti..... ~t sa ia- the ....rk of .n fonllll
iDfIueaoo. There ia but one great 10"
oil of th_ fOl'lD8 of mlllliteatotioD, aacl
flmdaDnmto! priaciple 7011 will
reproduce 0D7 or on of the mIIlliteatoli_
The iDstraetion regordiDg meato! bealiDg ia
.~"edlo thia chaptor a1oDe-it mu_1 be goiDed
• atudy of aU th... chapters, for the r e _
Strive always to acquire a clear knowl-
." the DDderlyiDg principles, aud you Deed Dot
about the detail_ of operatioD or mllllitesto-

IIOW', jDSt a word about ..1f-healiDg, along

iellDeL Tlaore is 110 diff......e betwee" Belf4leol-
'lao IaoaU"g of otllers_ Here ia a good
1Od.-.oimple and efficacious. All that is neoe&-
100 to do is to imagine yourself 88 a patient
to younelf for treatment. Suppose your
De ·ja •• J"bu Smith," and you wish to treat your-
~~"..... the line. of the geDerallreatmeDt. All you
.. ltD .10 I. to let the central mind part of you (or
proceed to treat the body of" John Smith."
"Jo1&,. Smith" just as if he were aft e,direly
individual. Ten him whot he should do,
he should know, and what you expect to
him. Give him the same suggestions that you
s"e another patient. Talk up to him, Bud
;jDat wbat you"""", to do for him, oed what
he has 1M to do"b~Im:M1::f.~J=::
Trealmel ill8lAl
sive him the partiDg worda, jut ..
I_tiel. In ohort, treat him lint,
time .. you would another patieat.
BUrpriaad to nota how a8Ioaciouo thia pIJIll'tI
method is orig\Dal with myaaIf, 10 faz
There is a sood. stroug Jl81ahoJoc101l
reason for this plan of oeIf-_ _t.
n....aary 10 go into hera-the prinoipol
it. u will do the work." Try it. Tile
method of se!f-_enl is 10 I&Y, "I ... !III
BO on, siving the s_tiono in the lint
consider that my own plan gives better
you may Iry both, and decide for youreeIf.,
And now for the uloea1 treab:l:1aJd:"
mental healing. The.. are very oimpIe
.imple that I fear lOme of you will
Bot do not deceive your..lvOB, good
"simplicity" represents yean of hard WII~
experimental lines, and is really the "bolllllil/
of many methods far more complicated aad
It is the "essence" of the thing, _m. 1
I could heve obtained this information ..
you are doing-but I couldo'!, for I bad to
out for myself, in connection with other
menters and investigators. The 1IDA~erl1i.,
of this local treatment in mental healing
there is mind in every ceU; ceU-grotcp;
pari, of the body; and (2) that Ih. _1IIaI~
 ':=:.. . .
~
~ gtJliwe ,. tlotd ito ,~.....'rol"'"'"
.f
atld .....egv...u" yieldo to ill ,..,...
..... _erlg IIfI1IIia. That i. tho "bal.
ma llut-sbeJLNow ... ilyou C&Il graop Its
alJcnoe principl. of tho "loeaI treatmOllt" i.
also employed in tho general treotmOllt, be-
IIIMI U......tra1 mind of tho patient is stirred iIlto
~:~:::::. and positivity by the suggestion, or
~ currents ot the hea1er, or both. The ceD-
miDd of the patient, 80 stirred up by induction,
ada upon the mind in the cella, organs, atc.,
",,,,,';,,o.ly, and the cure results. Do you see just
I mean' Wel1, then in the local treatment, in-
of going about it in this way, the healer bring.
Ii .....'tat:iv. energy to bear right directly upon tho
in cells. and organs themselves. So you see the
~::tis:;really the same at the last, that is, it is the
, of the positive central mind upon the neg-
mind of the cells, organs and parts.
then, how may one treat the cells and organs
, ....,thl.. person, in this wayt The process is very
when you once learn it. All that is DaceI-
ia for you to "treat" the organ, or part, just
did the patient, in several forms of general
......,1, .s statOO 8 little while ago. Vou
learn to "talk to" the organ or part affected,
to give it suggestions and mental treatment
you did your personal patient. In short, the
"'nr you can come to consideriflg, aM 'real·
..., .......,."~,"
....
:~~~~:
IIQIMIIitiel" or"
.... In thiAf..... of-~­it
Of bit of I"perotition- it
l.peal pr\DOiplOB, and baa ito rea.... In
occult ja....
Tho'.....iwd ... til- 0'''' -./iii
"U-grOupll;i~~~:;
,... a'. ,oaeJ0ift9 "'" 10 iI. 'rho'" II> ,1IiIII
JDiBd in the ..l1a;
'Mtve8; parte, ate., of the bodyt ill
d;,eclly 10 ii, jusl ... y.u ...,..u10 •
IBU think of the JDind In the atfeO\Od
at
"penon" who ia uUabehaving. You",
,,,ata with;arguewitb, coax. order or.
~::~
60n" residing in the organ, j""t .. 1"" 'll\lralJ
ent individuals. SometiID
es
~ 11
than driving, and BometiJDeO the foroefal
necessary, a8 "e shall see· You uaa1
aloud to the JDiBd in tbe organ, or elM
the better way in trORtin!! othera) you"'"
talking mentally. Tell it just wbat yrJlI<'A
of it-just wbat yOU in\Ond it
wbat is rigbt for it to do, eto. .4..... iI
1 \roow .. lady, who is an excellent heeler
lines, and who obtained tbe prinCip\eO of
ticula form of bealing from myself. Bh*
r followed roy 'Plan, a8 abo'fe "".toii.
that she 8l
exception that to ber the org(lflS, tleru ,
alwayS see.. like disobed;e"1 .Mid,'"', ...
roanagad one way or another. And"
just a8 sbe did "hen she ,",8 a .....,.0IIII
 ..bd I .... imllpool to tIUt thai; a1Ie ;.
"'~Iil'" made an i m p _ t OIl J1l"f oriciMJ
tbeee uoell.minda," or "orpn-miDdau
IIIIJ' ",liliiii,10 the minda of 1IDIleveloped chIIdred.
... often 1IIIJ'eIUIOJIIlbly otubbom, oJthouch If
........hod the right -y. h7 • firm thouch
tooe, In mo.t ..... they will ohey ord.... and.
their "&18-
Jiu we1J to 1188 the hands .t the begiDDing of this
..... of tre.tol8Dl~ in the direction of lapping or pet.
the pert of the body directly over the orgllD.
to beve the .ffect of awakeuing the at·
of the organ-miIId, 80 that it become. more
It i. akin to lapping the &boulder of a
OD the street, to whom you wiab to speak. In
ClI88, it is well to send the mental command:
'~]luel Liateu to mel" The hauds of the healer
oJeo be pa.Bed over the body as the menial com·
p lDil" are given, and they ..rve to give an additional
ltreDgthened suggestion when properly used.
A p\aiD, simple way of giving this treatment i.
[t;,nulD the attention of the mind in the orgau or
.. above statl>d, and then proceed to mentally
it calling it by name, a8 for instance. 4lHere,

: :~~:~o~rj:'~'~NOW, you liver," etc. Don't smile at

try it on yourself aDd you will atop
Then go on and tell the ol'gan-mi"d jusl
fOIl would tell it if it were an actual person.
childish mind, for instance. You willlOOD
quick the organ-mind is to awaken to yOUI'
WOldt, """ 10 "'" _ 74JIIr
follow tile ""'" of na\iItioa ia
Iirgeoti... ph._
III8Ida 10 tile .,.,....mIDcJo-that
of repetitioD,
JIIIlDd or ...."....md, ale. Dcm't he
in 10 give the oJplHlliad ". pl_
""" it will obey yoa.
Dr. Paul Edwarda, ODe of the _,\d',h.olltllllil
_tal.heale... "hom I met quite olIea ........
yean ago "him he .... IlviDg in
me that the reault of hie praeliee baa
the....... great clijf8J'8D08 in the
of the mind in the .....ral Orplll. For
heliomod that the beert .... vuy
quite amODOble to mild, geotle, -xiv«
and advice or orden; while on the other
Uvar wal • moat muliah, atubbom,
mind, which bad to he driven al.",. by the
.Dd mOlt poeiti,," suggeatiODl. I haft . . .
ligated aloDg this lin., aDd I am now tully_III
of the correctn.ss of Dr. Edwards' theory ID,_
oheclient, ao b. said, and I have mo_
opect. I have found the heart to he va.,. 118....

needod but the .Iight..! word to a:::~~::=

I have fouod tb. liver to ba brutiah,
obstinate, and needing the most foreetal,
"",thods-.omething lik. driving & .tnbbom
al.",. the road. I have aloo rouod lb.
lazy and sleepy, and needing much effort
it into a receptive conditiolL Tbe atom...
 ilDr.u. ".tUlle Dl'HOi:iB
. . iaWUpnt, ~ if it hu ""
. .tali .... by .. oiIdIIDt!." aDd It will ....w,
~,-d to 1110 _ _I. A _ _ tbiDg . . .
_ . is that it _ to IiIoe .. joIJJiac," or
.~::~;.~:!~ it how pod • 110m""" it i.. aDd
.1 it ..... do ita work; ODd how muoh TOD Rut
I'1ID thiDga riPt lor you; aDd Io! it p....-ll tAl
'..&',_'" pod," ODd jDltily )'ODr praile ODd _
.-'ltiOlll.
!l'be aerv.. reopond readily to thia form of &real-
.:1111.-.">JIg ",Dtlo oouiDg liDoo. Tho cimIIatioD of
....y be iDoreosed to oortaiu pula, or _
.traiDod. in this ....y. In this _y tbe blood ... lao
, . . . all over tbe body. oroaq a plea.at PW', ...

--1,
....,. be dr""" away lrom au. aebiDg heod, or •
~".m.1h brow. Tho bowela _pond readiIy tG •
tiDd in "bieh they ara to lao told
........ regularly-it being .on to IWIIAI • cartaia
-:.til.. at which )'OD expect them to ostsblisb a regular
....loit, ito tolUcll c... b• ...... '" ku" /lour appoioll_
.,. u.e.. GIld giv. Ill.... II c"",""e. Tho or_
......1j·r tG women will raspond quite readily to tbIa
...... 01 troatIDou!. Begular menstrDltioo Iwo oftOD
;.)I.eotsbliBhedbv treating the proper parts io thia
a month abeaa, ODd keeping it Dp every day .....
regular period-in thia caao it ia &!eo well to
• date." Suggestions ot U Ii"", now-be firm
id.otrOD.:"haVO relieved many caaoo 01 wClIDb waak-
ProIDlO monstrnatioo bas yielded to .......
offl.aloao, 1lOW'; «UII, . . .; DOt 10 free a low,"
 'l'IIeN_DO
__ TOIl _ I aoq1IiN the
!'tie pJOpOr worda 1riIl .......

thaD DO.... _ , . or,.•• i."

!ft. tbIq 10 do 1010 _ _ "..,
to

"..,
'loe -,.,.".. ;. ,..
"""'" """"'" or,.. "r!=
......u -
place of IA. 1
uq1lire the art, 117 • IiWe prectiA TM._I\!
treated • Iarp JIDDlber of peteoDIln thia
Iold me that the milId in the _ _
10 inetinoIiveJr ..-pIM the beeI....
them. Jut . . . horae or dog 1riIl
"ho are aoouetomed 10 JI18II8IbIg
kind, 80 1riIJ thoee organ.milIde
Dize their malter in one "ho hu .tndiod
mental.healing, alOllg theoe IinaL
Remember al_ya that yon are miacl
mind, not 10 dead matler. There 10 milId In
nerve, organ end part of the body, and In
a whole; and this milId 1riIJ listen 10 yon... .
milId and obey it, because your oantraJ mb....l~
tivelo it-the organ io negative 10 , ...
idea alwaya with you iII giviDg theM
and endeavor to vioualize the milId In tbe
etc., as clearly as may be, for by 10 dolq S-
them in better rapport with you, aDd CUI.
to better advantage.
And, aloo remember, thet the virtue n.....iII
mere Bound of the word. that heppen to '*
organ or cells-they do DOt anderltand
 liat tlt07 tI. undentaDd lloe ........."" tolW
f~::~;;·::~ reoogDize the mental alata of .bioIa
~, is the outward symbol. But without wordI
YfIr1 bard for yo,. 10 thiJUr, or cleerly° up.....
!it 'feOliDtr-,aDd so by all mOlUlll uee tlte words jut
" the organ-minds understood tlteir &clul m.....
for by 80 doing, you can drive iII the _i.g 0'
..Hd-1UId iIlduce tlte mental stata conditioJll
. .....'1 to work the cure.
WIIil. tItia local traatment ia adspted eapeciall,

!
~:::healing, still it may be alao used to great
iII absent healing, by combiDing it with
general form of abeent healing. That ie,
!living tho general abeent treatment, p........t
~ pi.... yourae1l ell rapporl with the organ-mind in
patient, aod then talk to it just as you would it
patient were actually present. Visualization
~D taibl.you to do tItia effectively. I bave beord
wunderful cures baving been effected by tit.
lII oftbu, fo'rm of local treatmeot iII absent bealing,
eoanection with tbe general treatment.
;AIIII iII ..se of self-healing Ibis local treatment
with wonderful force. One can, of course, "talk
to his own cells and organs just 88 he can to
. ,of another aod with equal effect if be goes about
This opens up a wonderful field for self-
The methods and practioe of local traat-
in aelt.healing are precisely similar to thOle
In treating othe.... I am personally acquainted
lady who has learned to make her body obey
 ucr . . B "'" JDDOII
IIIioh "" apjlNiliatoo all
..... attlle_tlme ...........
&mtJ IUId btt.eNot, oto. The nAil,..
1IIOl'IIiDg after IIuo _1aaDt . .
Of her lI1I8II"IIlioaa ha~ ......
upon by tb. body, and thai the
aotive IUId bea1ltifal,
of 701lIh aad perfeot hoolth.
JDAIIociDg to retoin their roatbfal
.imiIar manner. I have lmowa .....
tlleir bodi.., wben UDder tile. =~::==
with the beet of I'8II1I!to. In"
form ot treotment ot one '. own bocIy
sibilti•• a. yet nndroamt of by the . .
tbis biot may .tart lOme iDVestiptoJi t.1i1ii11
the field to the limit-I have Dot fODDd
U'1 invOItigetions along thi. Iioe quito
would bav. liked. There ia a .....
field here. Here is a chance tor aome
th••tndent. of thi. book.
And now I seem to have reaobed tIae
chapter. Remember, pI...., thet wi1illbli!*"
have condensed information sof6oi.eDt to
a good sized volume or two. Bead it - 4i
ignore the wonderful posaibilitiea op"'.
do not let the simplicity of my methocJa

wbo will pra.tice them. I have not . ._ ,tJ

 ~~U4::~m
tf ... ~~'.
the 811I11III _ _ _ _ · l~
1QOOIl \be toollah I11III ...oc!!"" 1IIiDda
1'l1li after theee thiDp. I do DOt ftIIl ..
~::C of &his oort-I .....t, rather,lbe ~
ill eo-operatiOll of mT otadente wIlo ...,
\be vlrtue in th... oppareIItly IimpIe meIh-
AI. I have IBid before, theee "almplo"lIIMhoc1a
!1!~~ of trealmOllI repre....1 \be work _ ex·
rt of my..l! _ oth... _diDg over •
of,....... Th.,. an tho "boiliDg-d...,." of
..,. 011-... - the raoult of my .,." experimente.
embody Ibe limplest, plaineet, _ ,..1 \be
~.~~~"~ melbods known 10 tho world of menial
Iodey. Take my word for thiB-I bue &his
,.....11 npon eigbl activo ,...rB of earnest, pa-
eareful investigation, ezporimOllI and Blndy
theM linea under circum.taneea with which
fortouate enougb 10 be favored. I aay th_
nat in the spirit of boasting or "booming my
1r&l'eI, tt but merely that you may understaDd
,h.hat is behind and under these It simple" forme,
and treatmento.
will notice, I bope, tbat in order 10 practi..
methods of mental bealing you are not re-
to "join" anything-nor asked to oonneot
with any new reli~ion or semi-religion.
odAef'tl to your favorite beliefs, and still
........'!lcures as the best 0/ t'hose who beliwtJ
lAat tAe healing is done becatue 0/ some:
,IJIfIGOIie Ir..o,." 40_ or beliefr
...... in building np a religion around meatal
than there i. in building ODe up .roODd Ho....., .
Allopathy, or Osteopathy, or Hydropathy, or
other H pathy. " There is but OD8 hea.liDg po1nr
the mind and that i. f .... and open to alL It
citt of the Inftnite to it. 8nite re6ecti..... It
..tura! foree, 'Working under certain 1.".. -·...d Ii
'0 aU. Take it and uee it toward "the h..iliDjr ~
lhe natioDS, n begiDPjpg with yourtelf.
 CHAPTER XXVIL

lei..... of
~iJdiq or construction," and •• Mental Architect-
means If the Brt or science of Mind BuildiDg. u
U Mind Building" I, of course, mean "BraiD

~.n.liDg,U lor 88 I have told you in a previous chap..

is the "machinery" ot the peraonal
I,::~~:!"~;" ~~II'~;; or the .'converter' ,or' 'trans-
:j of the Mind.Power. But a8 tho word
AI'mind tt is generally used 88 synonymous with
4'brain," in the caBe of individuals, I shall speak ot
' '';I(u,d Buildiog" in this 1.8.on, although I alwa11l
HBrain Building" when I BO speak.
The differing manifestatioDs of mind in the van-
0111 persons with whom we come in contact is at;
recognized 88 depen,ling UPOD the character,
I :::~~:,~degree and grade of their brain·material.
is composed of a peculiar substance caIled
"""...... or elementary Hving-matter. The word
fiI.... is derived from the Greek word meaning
mould or matrix," and its use in connection with
·braiD-substance is pecuHarly appropriate, tor
the cens of the brain that "mental states" are

...
or moulded," 8S it were. The brain is com-
 . .::~=~!
=:=;::meBiU:
ftue 1.0 aIwa7a & pat .........f.tl~

w..
eolia _iubIg ...... inInIhe
made illalIII1IIIOd ...."'~=
8VU1 0
Dr moot aoIive lhinker, there are IID"'I
1IIiIU_ of 1IDaaod brain ..II. held •••
ilia moot advueed aei...... a100 1nt.,nDII, ....
brain "grows" additiODal ..II. to ......
lIpon it. And brain-buildiDg is the
growtb or brain....lI. in aJ:7 opeeial
brain; for, 81 you probably know, the
.....,. region., eaOO region baiDg the
particular function, quality, faculty or_~
ity. By davelopiDg tb. brain-cella in ...r,~
region, the quality, activity or raealty
that region for it. saal is n...~
eraased and rendered more effective and
The investigators along the line. of ~. .
bave long .ince recognized tbe raot thai
or region. could be developed by proper
etc., and the text·booka on that scieuoe iii.....
interesting faeta regarding the 88.lDe.
show UI that not only is aD individualab1e
and cultivate certain qualities of mind
hand, or restrain them on the other, bat
the very outward sbape and Ii.. of Ihe
 ~==::~
~
"NIP.
for the boaT ....:
itself Vflr1 graduaIIT to the prw.
the iDReuiug IlUIDber of oeIIa fa ...... .-- "
_liar or retPOD of the braiD. It ia a fIB,
i!oIOItnIted aeientillc fact thet • man 'I1J&'1 ......
onr" meotally, if he will bot clevote 1M
of atieotion, patiOllC8 and wort to •
would in the oaae of a deaired deveiop.
of oome part of the pbyeieal body-eome .......
for 1Dtrtanee. And tbe procease. are a1moet idea-
in the cale of mUlcle and brain-eenter-UM,
-:~~h:.Dd practice along the line. pointed out by
III have investigated and experimented alOlll
perIioular line.
:Prot Ebner Oates, of Waabington, D. C, one of
_ remarkable men of this age, has giveo to
world an account of 80me remarkable uperi-
along the line of brain-growing, the experi.
having been tried upon variaua animal.. He
118 thet hi. early esperimente 010lIl thio line
in the direction of training doga to develop
one particular sense, that of seeing or heariDa

::~;:r; He would specially train a certain

the animals according to hia methoda,
the l18IDe time would keep a like number of the
animala of the same age, etc., without any ex-
"';lbII,ry use of the particular facu1ty in quu-
and ltill a similar number without the oppor-
of u.ing that faculty at aU. At the end of.
",,&,el,e would kill 80me of tbe anjmals belone-
..... ~~aud;:ap~_~~~!~
lac tohemadethe
eao1t
ooIIa (ill the roPma of their
...... or fIca.lty ..... mauifootad) aIaowed
clliI'ereuoo, depending 1IpOII the af
aerviee of the particular raoulty.
trained aDimala showed a much _Ier
breiJ>.cella th... had ever bean f ....... ill

uperimanta over a number of ;yean

eome remarkable ..aulta. He opecIaII7
u::.;;
the IIIUJl6 breed ...d oge. Prot. Gal... 'IIIIIti~

faculties of eome of hi. dose eo that they

to distiJlguish between _an ahedeo of
like number of gresn shad... I have
here to apeak at leJJgth of the WOIIderfId
Prof. Gate.' experiments, bnt ha hal a:~~
liahed the scientific fact that braiao ma),\
at ...ill, if the peraon will apply himaa\f to
ject with aullicient zeal ...d ardor. I have
u number of interesting experiments (not
or through vivisection, however) wbich haft
conclusively to my mind tbat the anti..
dispositions, characters and faculties of
be entirely changed by
ods along the lines of Suggestion or
tion, accompanied with certain other
mentioned in this lesson.
The great school of II New Thought"
the various secta, cults and 8SSOCiatiOU
doing some excellent work along theM
 "'" 78ft or mora. TheIr 17"""""'"
!¥.I_," aDd "deDia\a" ..ny cIenIopecl 01' leo
their brain_te.. aDd cIeoirabIe qaaIltIea
,.1I_UIOd aDd developed and 1IDcJeoInhle ....
IIIIUained. But the mere".. of "aftlrmatiaour,..
• -81II_'tiOl.... or even atroDg, positive _
Jiven b7 another, forma only OII8-third of the
-1'f in order to produce the beat reBulle.
~~~!:"":,1'f~ 1t"ell to aBsert leI am Brave," "I am. In..
.. "1 am Activ.... etc., etc., but If the wort
there it remeinIl ouly one-third done. It ia
iM t1u,t the.. affirmations and auto-_tiOlU 1m-
_tedly do stimulate and develop mental faculti..
"'!!:::~:: and play an important pari in
II building. But in order that they be need
the beat advantage there must be viaualizati....
_ I lIIere should be a certain physical IJCIirog ..., of
There muat bt>
and doing 88 well as saying.
Yon will remember what 1 said in my I..son on
~:~, Suggestion regarding the faet the! "mental
~ take form in physical action, .. aDd ita twin-
that "physical action produces mental states."
iI • case of action and reaction in both instances.
instance, if you will .tart in to feel angry, and
It up a little while (even though the emotion
_ a d for the experiment), yon will lind that
browa will form into a frown and the! your
will c1enoh and your jaws will fasten into •
·'bite." You know this to be true, of 001Ina.
 apr u4 will bop IMR ap
...... time, you will w 7OanoIt
..",.,. ADd the ...... tIIiDs u trae
IIIIIl aeticma of p1eanre. ThiDt IDle"';
pIoe.... IhI.ag u4 you will W JOfIZ
IJIIo till uprualon of JIleaI....-70.. '1011! ...
_ will twinkle aDd YOll will ~
ward cbaracteriali.. of p1eanre. AlII\, COl
bud, if you will "throw yoaneIf IJIIo tile
will amile aDd Dl8llifoot 011 the oo,:=~
pleuure, you will ftnd younelf II<
••
"brijrht, cheerful and happy" ill a lbort
have oeea 8 lign bearing the simple WOld
in big 101te1'. cau .. peopl. 10 ehanp thtilr" .
ltate. in 8 fow momenta. They would tab
geoliou and being amnled at tho aign ....""1
begin to smile-then the amil.'. p~
would react upon their minds and they WlIIIhl~
to "feel good" and 80 OD.
I d.fy anyone to manifest tho pbyaioal
of any particular emotion or teeling,
aetively, for a short time, without the e
0:::=
mental state actual1y manifesting itaeJt.
business house manifesting the outward
good nature, confidence, self-reliance. ate..
will not only impress others by auggeeticm,
will also impress yourself, and you will
tuaUy feel the thing that yon have booa
 "'--11'-
~
~ tt. -.rd ap
Iaek of GOJdId-, f_.
GIII7 will 7_ oqpetiou he tabol
~=' !baI:roa will .iDk ~ &lid dill.,,, WO"
" you are oeIiuc oat.
bcnm peopIe to """uire • IIIUIerf1IJ, _
nIiaat charaoter b7 a lyotematic &lid perU.
uaatiDc out" of the part-their "8I!IOOIJMI.
10 """aired, growing IIroager Ihaa their
PUll ,..ta,te.
The enrei.. of tho fllOlll17, ill tbIa
developed the brain_Ua in the proper ....
... people were indeed: "made over." I know
who. when feeling ublue" or '~diJcouragadn
~"8Jr. force a smile to their f.... aDd ill •
time they will regain their ......tomed or de-
~~~~:.tate.
:I known at le..t ODe DIaD to ro... feeli:J811 of
dltenninatioo by similar methods. Thia maa
ill • poaitioo in which there would f",!uently
the necessity for the manifeatatioD of the moat
_milled .ternneu and an almost angry display

.,red,The man in question was by nature a good•

euy.going, kindly peraon, and he round it
impossible to manifest tbe desired quaiitie8
the 0008aiona mentioned. But one day he wu
to a state of intense determined atenmefJ.
~ ""o.t annoying exhibition of careless action in
which although lOOn aettled, klfl him with
;I1Jpi.ca1 re1Iex or the mental atate jual upori-
Before this physical condition bad pa..ed
...., .............::~~~j~~
-.llJ for the abibltiGa 01
aeIioII 1DOD1I0IIIld in tho tnt pi-.
IIWl to whom this attitude _ lie
IIWl fOlllld tbat, m..... to bio
...0Dderfal des- of the
ether IIWl • iallriDg to tbal made ...._III:!
ad, aud bro1l811t the . .ired -.It
0JI8 .... more .arpriaod at Ihie : : ::
..... aud aftor il .... all ovar lie
oal"-aud did. He...,.. to the _ . .
..haa he WBI mauifeotillg the phyoi<U
the meoW .tate, it required bat • UllliDlti
iaduce the .tate itaelf-in fact the .w.
"automatically." He bad diaoovend,
a welJ..e.tobliohed porchological law. AIII1
1UI8 or it ever after. Thereafter. wII"'"~
to "work himself ioto a state, n .. be
would walk about his oftioe a few """""""
would see the oth.r III8D, aud dariDg
would "bite" hard aDd protrude hie jawt
frown aad clODch hi. flate aud make bio
etc., etc., and before long he would feel
the proper mood 10 ... the other _
the nece811&ry H laying out." The pia
o charm. I almoat dialike to teIlyOll the'e4I!lI!
ever. Our good-natured, "easy" mui.
theee oppoaito qualiti•• by Ihie pralotil..~
few yean h. ,... lmowa .. a mao to
_ ·,w,.v had occaaiOIl to recoi..
 ~c1IiI..rhol. nature seemed to have .,b• .....,.a,
his beet friends would than hoeitate to oaIl
~'....IY" or .. ..,00 natured." He had made ~
~-thal" all. And lrom thi. BIoI')' yoo DIllY
up a whole process 01 character buildiJIg if
haw.ulIIcienl imagination and '-oily-tor
principle is the same in aU cases. Character
may he moulded al will, by intellipat
Bul it tak.. more than .. holding the
to do ii-one must learn to 0<1 oul'IIe pori
until it becomes second·namre.
l wonder how many of you will realize what a
field i. here opened out for you if yon will
the idea taught by the pa.t few pagesl How
of you will realize that I have herein givOD
the "Secret of Making Yourselves Over' " I
that I could fairly "pound into you" thiB truth.
"'\In.,, I think of what many of you arej Bud then of
. . . . you migla' be, if you would realize the imler
truth and importance of what I have just told you-
'ftIl, then, I reel like printing the tal. in big, blaek-
t...t type and capital letters-eo that I oould maD
read it.
I think that the laeta and principle. above .tated
.,. oelf-evident and need little or DO hecking up by
But I think I will give yon· a quota-
or two to help fasten the idea in your minds.
Halleck says: I f By rutrainitlU 'he B3ipf'68Biot&
GIl emotiotJ tOe Cdft, frequetttly '''rottle it; by . .
aft expression we Caft often cause it" aUituI
1IDe: .. Bel.... 10 up.... a ~::.::~
CoaIIt tom before vODliDg 10111' III
....... riclioulOlll. WItiatIiq 10 IINp
Ole is DO mere ftgure of speech. Ontil., "'...
lit all clar in a moping pootnre, eiP.
everything with a dimal voiee, and ~
Jinsera. There is 110 more valuable
ocIucation than !hi.... all of DB
0IlC0d know: If we wish 10 oo,:,::~::-::=
tional tendencies in ourselves we DI1I8t
and in the first instance cold-bloodedly,
the outward MOvements of tboee contrary
tions which we wish to cultivate. ~:~~
brighten the ere, contract the dore&!
ventral aspect of th. frome, and apeak ia •
key, pass the genial compliment and "",,,,I. .
indeed be frigid if it does not gn.mdb'"
Areo't those words fiDe' Bead tham. ...... .
times so 8S to be sure to grasp their full
If you wish to cldlivate a qvaftly in "hld,
deficient, you must think about it, d1'8lllll
concentrate upon it-live it out in your
A " day-dream" or "mental pictnr... ·- hoJd'
aliaed mental image of it alwaY8 with 1011- .
 1!:!==~:if~DOt=ma~..~1O,pmlIIIIi_
..... '
-'11, ~t1)', OODIItanII)', -:=~~~
the other Iwld, if J01Iwiah 10 "
1!Pi~, the bolt WI!)' to do it it 10 ...u;."u 1M
~, ODd the andooIrabIe quality will ~
","W out... H )'011 wish to get rid of darImeee
_ J01I don't haft to shovel it oDt-jut
the window. amd C'let • little l1IDIhine ia."
J ...... luuo told J01I the ..",e thing ill the
~1Ioa gift1l a few momenta "",. It i. PI)'ehol....
Kill out the negative b)' cultivaliDg the pol-
That'l tho rulel But don't forget 10 GCI DUI
,..."
"W:Iuo. it called allto-s_ation, or aelf._"non,
of the mOlt active agencies employed in MiDcl
IIIl4lb\g. Anto-BuggettioD covers all the various
of aftirmatioD8, denials, statements, etc., em-
~,edby the several "New Thought" schools, and
Ibe underlring priociple of all form. of " ..If·
~,..uion." H Self-impression" would be a better
BOY of these terms, for it described the
~:~ exactly. One "impreNes" his mind with
III ideas, 8UggeStiODSy feelings and mental.tates.
is 8 dual aspect of mind which enable. ODe to
two parts at the aame time, viz., (1) tho pert
I;Ioclulr or ma.ter, and (2) the part of ocholar or
On. may charge hi. mind with the task of
11r:b... lnmup at a certain time iD the morning-and
~,....kea up. Or h. may oharge hia mind to remom
 emata~aDd
Of HIt-muter:r may be earried
.... may bid hill mind 0011"'" data
aubjecta, from amidat ita

aombiD. u.e information into a 0:::=1

......tal odd. aad end. of bowiedp; aad

aDd u.e mind will 10 act aad the ..

lion will be at hand when nooaded- I a::~
iDg this, almost unconsciously, when I
.. hook-fact after fact and ilI_ati. .
at their proper tim. and place. The 8eI.h~ ..
pression has just had its outer edges ~~~=~
iI a great region of mentation here
of you.
And 80, this auto-suggeation is a cue
to myself, lOy. L" And th" q""" 01iDl11o, thlflt
will impress your mind snfticienUy, str<'"
with eufticient repetition, you will fiDd it
impression and acting upon it. BepetitiOJl "
thing in aoto.8uggestoD. You remember
the man who told a certain He 80 otten ths,tll~
actoaUy believe it bimself- repeated aut_ _
works aJong tbe same psychologieal1ine&.
" thing impressed. upon it so8iciently oRaD.
it 8S a fact, and proceeds to act it out ""'~
CODstant affirmation and 8tatemen~ made
sell, will manifest in actual conditioDB.
Many a person bas changed bi. wbole Phl"'"
mental condition by a careful, per_stem
auto-suggestion. Of course, if ODe
 .... or ....watloll pl...._willl III••utio'.
will obtain a doubly ellicae\ou renlt
;. addition 10 Iheee two, h. will practice at/-
UN part along physical 1m.., h. will reap •
\Mba,,,,.,,t.f ..sulto. Th... I11... f.1'IIUI oom-
_Ioyed and persisted in, will ......k miraclea
ne. For instance, if one suffers from fear
~=~:.III.' persoDS-au ahu.rmaI timidity .r
~ commonly called u selt-oonsciousnen"
lint thing f.r him t. d•• is to brace himeelf
eonatant aftirmations or 8Uto-BUggeBtiOni of
. .leaon...... ; then be should visualize himself
fearless; tben he should endeavor
the physical appearance and out-
,a·deIl...D •• (an acting out of tbe part) of the
mIlD. And thus will he gradnally develop
a·tlbet which be desires. His ideal becomes real
••!ream a tact-his feelings actioDs-his actioDs
And this rule and example will hold good
the whole line of personal qualities or cbarac--
~~~rl,~An come under the rule-the same prin-
tj in all cases. Get the principle aud you
\he oecret oC Ih. whole thing.
here I am going to suggest a little variation
the tines of auto-suggestion, which I have
to act admirably in this e188S of C8ses. The or-
auto-suggestioD, or affirmation works along
. ,tiM" viz., one affinns or suggests to himself
like this : HI am fearless - I fear nothing
am fined with confidence, I' etc.,
 Ncnr fda III __JIll _
' • • tile oabJoot will cIUpIdo - -
"lMMi1lll tile t.IIutcht" tbal"I_
~ with ........ SlId will
tIIIIl be II e1oimi.g I .. bjmoell.
oft.taught plan of
baa worted WOIIden lor 110 _ , . , . . , . .
tmI7 odvIIe you to 10Ucnr thII pJm of
the thought," SlId ..o.titog 1M _ _..."..>.;
....,..,.",.. '" ,.. .Aa ,........,
iDe ialG action-It
~r"
a
..._ 1lIII
"bracer" It fa
Bat the." II oomethiDg el.. Dot eo old,-.'"
iL
Yon will ... in the previono ~:::t.1
"Heeling M.tboda,.. (in that pert i
heeling) 1 tell you to imqine yontaolf
Smith, " or whatever your name may lJe.-U'-t
• separate penon, and then to "treat"
-jUBt a. you would. petienL Well, thII
worb admirably in CaBeS at character
auto-suggestion. While the H I am, It _ . ,.:.0
good as a bracer, and when going into
tbis la8t mentioned plan of mine o~
when it comes down to steady "treatm,mt" 'II
self for mental failings; wemesae. UlCl
building. Just try both plans yourselllDlt
am. not right-but practice my plan a littIla'.
acquire the uknack" before finaIly daololJj
matter. Here is how it works in praetiaa.
Suppose you wish to eultivate teode_1Ii!
 tIId boa bodIenoJ 7'I1l:l1O:':~~,;
to the _tal u...,. of 'ri
.....,.tc>k-forp""" ..... Gat tIIJ
••_to try au~OD. The old . . .
~bor.... to claim to yoaraaJf" "I _ ' -
Now my Jl8W way of utNatiDK" Jocwll
""11018 that you are uu.t:iDc" ICIIII8 otIMr
for the same trouble. Sil down aDd po. a
tnalmenL lmagino lOunelf .. lillblg"
,.y81or penonaHIy-1he ....tral mind JiviDc a
to the "John Smith" part of you-the m.
"lreatiDg" the pereoualily. The iadi'ri4-
• •11'1 you) lIlY. to the pereoualiIy of "Jolm
IIBere, John Smith, you mut: braoa lip
bellier. Youare t ..rl .... I....-Iou._._1
you, you are learlu.l You are ooUrapcn.,
:,Im.ve, BUd bold I You are OOD11deDt aDd ooIf·
You fear nothing t You are Mod with
positive Mind·Power, and you are IOiDc to
a.::::t
PI
it-you are gomg to grow more IDd more
every day I Y00 are pos1tive thia minute-
you hear met Positive thi, very ",""",I YOlI
~ loooi.tiv,., fearl •••, confident BUd ..If·reliaDt rig'"
IUld you will grow more and more 10 8Y8I'7
Remember now, you are positive, po,","'"""..
...·_,.arl,..., ltarless, fearles.I" etc., etc., eta.
will find that by this pIan you will be able
fairly pour iu tb. positive luggeaUoua to "the
Smith part of you," and the \attar will tab
with the same effect .. if !hare were two _
IOD8IDotead of one. ADd there "'. two'lI!
aordiDg to the oceu1t teoehiDp-the
the perllODBlity. Thil plan will alFord a
ation to the monotonoUB "I am this ud
methodo which have ea1180Cl 10 DIIIlI;1
followers of the "New Thoupt" to thI9W','
whole matter in disgusl Thia wholeule "1
and that" busine.e haa tired mauy & ROOd
thereby let go just when in sight of aII.m....
auch and to all others I would Bay: uTI'7
planl" Learn to actually "treat y~:~!:::
method aDd you will be surprised ~t the
reBS you will make as compared with the
But don't forget to impress upon the t' Jom
part of yoo that he mOBt hold th" m'BDlaliDll"~
uaiization; and that he must start right in to
the parI! Don't let him get away from thi","",",
upon it-cross-examine him about it bafCIJ. '
treatment and hammer it into him bard.
colored brother would say. UHe IUI'e ueeda
to carry bim through.
Now, please experiment with this methOd.
aelI and find out its wonderful poaai:biliitioe ·Iot,
own experience. Don't rest with my 88y-1O,
it for yourself. Wben once you have f~:~:
what this method will do for yOD you will
you had ne\'er thought of it before. You
,'ate a seose of individuality which will .......
personality as a plastic something that
moulded and shaped at your will by
 AlII!, beet of all, ,...... will1eam to !mow tIIaI
IltlIIbull8 _ and ,OU are tho iDdividual and
panouaIiJy 18 merely oomolhiDg tha~ "be-
:fOIL" When,...... have roached thi. IUp
have eaIJod to your hand tho foroeo of tile
JfIDd-Power and ..ill iDdaod ha.. a right to
:.~....ooIf upoaitive tt and an "active center of
III the great 0 ...... of MiDd-Power_ .ADd
will have been brought about by this ....
of '"Sova, Ito myselt, 8ays I." Is it not uworth
Then start in to t'mak. you.nelf over u
1riI11"
 N_ ....... the queotlon "III wIIat
( ...... _ I f over'" And thd ia & qIIII.u.
_ IUI8WIr for you, beea_
wou1d hay. to be _ a d dIlf......U,.
hay. to UDdonIaDd the requirenHmll of
-'f,
ti01llar .... before I could ao _ .
aIJ, ..ch and .very man or WOIIIIUI who mdij,
chapt.r. he. a very good idea of Ilia or her
Itroug or weak points of charaoIer. Eooh
just about wbat qualiti• • need to be ........
and built UP. and just wbich on.. II8ed
strained. Ev.ry por.on lmowa Ilia ohort
in th. lin•• of poraoua1 qualiti.. or c1u.... iIII!
b. or sbe bas beeD forced to thd Imowleclp
in coutact with the world. If you ara OOIl111h
the question of character architecture In
case, I would advise a strict ..tf-elWlIliD.Ii<,. ·~
pencil and paper, in which you muat eat.
degree of development of each partiaular
without fear or favor toward yourself.
have done this you will know jUlt how to
You will have given yourself a men'~taJ~::~
herewith give you a generalliat of q'
aD. aid in this work of 8elf-eraminatioJl U
 lD ..... It uk .-1IIIf
. ".. of 'llil """1Itr .. I .,....,~•
..... the qaeetioD "on hoaor. n
• .J liVe 7"11 a lilt of the "faoa1t1eo"lII1IIIIIr
YOIb on phreno\ogT, whiob will. aid J'MI
.tarially in preparing your report on 7""'"
faoa1ty relate. to some quality of ehu-
by you, and regarding which you .,.
the question mentioned above:
Ideality.
Mirthluln_
Some of Size.
Sea.. of Order.
Memory.
Language.
Judging HumauNature.
Parental Love.
Stick·to-it-iveD8IL
of Shape. Determination.
of Color. Secretiveness.
of Locality. Self E.teem.
Ta.te. Hope.

=:~~"':Q~;nalitie•.
Sympathy.
Sublimity.
of Place •. Observation.
Qualities. Sen•• of Weight.
Sense of Number.
of Praise. Sense of Time.
Originality.
Agreeablen....
 EftrY ODe of the above ..,.t!onet!
qualitiee may be inonIaeed or
Iioo of the methoda !Ii_In tbia 1 _
petioD, viaualizatiOll aDd IICtiDg.>Ut-:~~
triple method of cbancIer uchl-....
anyone to "make himBelt overt, in 8D'1 ODe
of the above qua1itiee. YOIl wi1I, of 0011.....
remember thet th. metboda IUIDIIId oct In
tiOll or .timuJatiDg the growth of the bni.....11111
the particuJar ceuten, area. aad ,..;-
the particular facuJl7 or qualil7 i ......oileotaiL :
immediate cau.. of the growth of the bn....aoII
the " ...... of the iudividual mauifeetiDg ;'-~I' ....
phyaicalllnea; coupled with thel ~~':~!::~
cau... iDcreased physical or mental gtVwlb
cordance with neeessity or need. The~:,,:::~
Hire, heightened by visua1ization and .1
stimulates the brain centers mBDifestiD&' the
qualities, and by 80 doing causes a mora .. ~:::
dUCtioD of new cells and the greater 41
of the existing ones. Then the acl:iD!r-o,d-l_fI
with its physical manifestations, createe a
mand upon the brain for means of
the brain responds by growing additioDal
meet the demand.
There is in Nature a law that teDda to
the organism that which is needed for ita
ment and necessities. The horse hal fMmlll
a three-toed animal into a one-toed one, ia
 i • •a 01111 ",virmmeDla, aDd tile _
Dilde 01 prey have claWi aDd 11Mb
to dIeIr ueedo aDd wanta; beull 01 prey
...._t teeth, cla.... aDd ehape 01 boq edepIM to
..._.IR 8IId ......oitiea-aDd 80 it 10 all throup
But remember this, that anjma). ocmstaat-
. . . . . . . their enmoDmenta alter, for Nature 0l-
Io ready to suppl)' that which 10 demODded b7
Itl_elil... of the orgauhll'D Evolution lives-
OOD'riIIoiug illustratiOllll of thIo fact, ,.bich I
Dol beiDg able to mention bere. If a pert
tile bod)' 10 brought into 1Ill8CC1I8tomed use, it
!Iioo- tired at lIrat and then Nature oendo to ita
IDereued nutrition and development 10 that
time it .... meet the new requiremento .nth .....
10 it 10 in this matter of the brain....n.. Make
"-and upon Nature for increaeed power along
..tein line. and she responds. And the wa)' to
; :=~~th~.e demand for new brain...1Ia in order to
.:, eertain qualitie. to a bigher degree 10 to
IoIIow the method. given you berein-auto-.uggeo..
tica; viaualizetion and aetiug.out-the-parL I trust
tllatJOUDOW understand not only the "how" of tbi•
..bjeet, but alao the "wby" of iL
It is impoaeible in the apaee of a fe.., ehaptero to
...... detailed lnetruclion regarding the development
01 81Gb oeparate faculty of tbe mind. Tbat would
( I'oq-olire a good ailed book by itaelf. Bot I bave given
tile pDeral principle. and direetiOUB and you
IIIwI4 be able to '""" CIIIt a.
7'JID'ooIf. I obo1I, how.'et; mo. 'w~
tba for the deve\opmoDt of tile.. : : :
DIOR - r r to tile d,JJwDlo ill
iD &he cbaplen ... peraoaal iDfta.....
..,m-.g to thI.o lui mealioned phu6 ril
bow.nr, I wiah to 1&7 that DOt ODI7I11&l~GI!
Iljmplf over" by the mathodl smm,
"make over" other people by the taDI8
plied in the fo"". of _ l i v•• =:::~~
particularly troe in the .... of cl
8.t.re en mremeJy plaalic, IDd who
to couatructiv. shaping and
n......ry for me to go into this
ror in my chapters on "Mental
":Mental Therapeutics," 8a well AI iD
I....n, I give the principle. of Bach
the method. of applying the same. I t
':=::
have paid sullicient allenti.. to what baa
to be able 10 und.roland and apply ttJri:.:::~
gestive treatment to others. What I
treatiug the "John Smith" part of you fa
you are actually treating others. The
ciple. apply. In addilion 10 thea. 10D
tageously use treatments by men&athe
which will tend to induce in the mind of
person the desired mental state, which ..
result in the production of the neW' br.Lin-MIl.,
to "establish" the mental character-Q1U'&;
 thma , .
j ".m.iIpIe ill lb. - - . for tJ.
.. Ij-ilar underlying..... Ia
" .~re u.tiDg miDd, _ber.
Ih8 bvUdingup oflh8 ~e~
'fI/::.~:ee:en what ha ..... like, ODd nOW ...
fr ounelvea over" to relllllble hIa.
inlbe p . . - chapter, ODd the
::::I~""~·enfollowing it apply to IhiI work,
Let UI DOW form a mental piotnre of Ih8
individual and ... what qualities h. _
ad then 1eem how to develop and cnlti...""

~~::::~ individual i. poueaaed of & .tl'Ollg

He 1m..... how to "want" a IhiJlg lb. right

he wanta a thing h. w_
No mere U wishing" or "aighing" for a thiDa'
it. W. all thiDt
......, lhinga, but the majority oDly want them
half-hearted way. Th. 1Iam. of dOli.. bnru
and giv•• little light or heat. On. 01 lb. lint
you will DOtice in comiDg in penonal ooutact
the men "who do things" in the world ia that
ant 4lled with that intense, eager, longing, crav..
JaucrY, ravenous desire that urgea them OD to
e1l0rt and achievement-which makes them
IhiJlga inatead of begging lor them.
among the Anjmals that we speak of U
IN",," and U masterful," you will find that thil
deoire qaaHty i. oIMIg. 10 m"':;~~~
p....... IIIeIf ill their a.....,. D
IioD. Aud 011 the other baud, 7011 will
of thai oama quality ill tha opeeiaa of
are prayed upon. hunted and devoured bT
This elass of weak..tfeaired .nimal • impre18
Hweak" and U spiritleea." And 10 it ia wi.'11
No one aver did anything or gol Ulything
.... ftlled with a strong. hungry daoire f .., • • '1Ii
II a man feel. a hunger for allaiDDl8ll\. ~
feel. a hunger for hiB mee1o, he will make
efforts to O8ti.fy that hunger. Jut thiDIt
you would do to satisfy a craving l11mprl
these men feel the same way about other thI. ...
which they are hungry. Desire is a form. of
And the hungrier a man i. for a thing tho, _ ... i
sire-Force will be manifest and the greater
will he make to get that thing.
People have fallen into the habit of 1p"'<iIIJ~
thinking of "demre". Bs an 'DDW'orihy, low,
.elfish quality-but they are seeing only a Iuo1t
while thinking that tbey are seeiDg the whole
They ..ek to escape by speaking of "hiP
"aspiration," I 'ambition," "zeal,"
"love, II and a number of similar te'1DI1-!"~':
things are merely our old friend "daoire·· ...
name. Let me give you a few worda
iog of some fonu of desire. Here they an.
..a
I.
wish, want, need, exigency, miDd, iDcdmaliiOQ; l
bent, animus, partiality, penchant,
 liking, love, tODdae... re1llI1t,
aolicltude, 81Ildety. ~
ambition, _ .... zeal, s..tor,
Inmger. thint. keeJm.... Ioajr.
etc.. ele. Quite a formidable liotl
troth ie that all of the .. feeliDp" that m-
to action of any kind or eon, are forma of
Without desire one would casso aboolutaly
action. Preceding every action there must be
either conscious or UDoollBCioua. Even thoee
oriA ".00 make a virtue of renunciation of desire,
who claim to have "conquered desire 8bso-
are actiDg in response to a more subtle form
a.m... How is this, you Bsk' WeU, simply be-
they are carrying out a desire not to desire
otAer things. Desire is at the bottom of the
Di!lociJ,tion, just as it is at the bottom of the very
they wish to renounce. This most be 80 al.
for desire is a fundamental natural law, and
*.ys mauif.sL Not only in the doi"ll of thingB
a.ire manifest, but also in the refraiKiftg frO'A
the same things. One man desires to BDlOke
~·re;~8 Dot to do 80. Desire in both C8a88!
: ' ;,:'de:..
: to do 8 certain thing simply meana
to pursue an opposite course of conduct and
And 80 it goes-desire is manifest in every
and refraining from action-so long 88 OUIl
capacity for action. Nothiog has ever been
e:reated, or manifested without desire. The
atoms manifest desire in their eombinationa.
 .......tiaD ... IInr of ·...Ifti'~
1IIII1-tlOlh of -.!doh ... ph". of
IIin 1Ulder1lee alllIfe-it . . . Ia
life itoelf. .bd tile _ _ !bel ':~
YitaIll7. the _ _ the f ...... of dI
But nmembar alwaya, that then _ _
ad ,,"",;.. dool!oo. ADd the dJDamfI,·.,
1o&ma 10 distiDgaloh bel __ tile wile
wi.. deoiree-betweea the "pod" ad
OJIU-OIId lOVe.... bimaelf "::~:~;~
laM bia d..ire. and pialiDg out
on. he dil108.rda the "bad and 1Ul'Wiae"
he proceed. 10 develop OIId build up the
oelected.
ADd bow d... our dynamio iudividual
dame when d..ire in itself io uot a OOPUl"~
faoulty. hut, instead, maDif..ts Ihrousb
faoultyl He proceed. to 110/4 .." '" if , .
fIJI. of Ihelhiftg. t. b. IleBired, and """ "''"''Ii
within him ftow. forth, IIDd IDlIDifests
more energy according to the atimulu.
Foree is always inherent in the penon
Will·Power, but both need Gti incMlitle Itt
Rtimulus to manifestation. It is a welil-lalllll
ot Plychology that desire flows out and.
self in respoIl8e to an object. This
io alway. aomething that afford.
lion or content to the individua1. or
rid him of paiD, diBCODlenl, diacomfort,
 IDoJiraotJTI that iI, tlIe
""";0IUId by the p l _ ... paiD; !Ii.
remote, of oome other penon III wIIIeII
per80Il ill 1Iltereeted.
.rerthe _tal imap of the objeot of . .
greater will be the degree of daoiN JIUIIIi.
all other thiDp beiDg equal. A ehild .....,
with dilIoontenl-it ,,_ _1hlDg, _I
bow whal it wanta. Then the ehild thiDb
,*",'''-and il begiDa 10 WllDI still harder. Thea
a tor-and then ita wanl beoomeo very ~
... ",.w feel hungry in a degree, bul when ha ....
parlicular object of taste, the hllJlger becomea
, ·lIllOre inten.oe. And so il foUo... thel if ODe will
CD prel80ling 10 hill desire the "_lion and
.,.!IaJ image of Ibe object, tben will Ibe desire lie-
10 bum more ftereely and lirongly aDd may be
iaI1liV8,ted to almost any degree. Yon bow how ODe
awaken desire in another this way, by m8IUUI of
l"llpat:ion, and by presenling Ibe mental imap of
object, in conversation, e!e.-how many of UI
to our eost how the Ie Bight" of an unthouaht:
thing makes U8 begin to II haDker" after it and
long for ill The book agent plays upon thilI trail
character in ul-and 80 does the department atore
on bargain days and by hill window diJlp1a7"
will remember what I Iold you in Ibe chapten
_____1114 'II'lIa& I said
t1Je _ of the .dverIiur..
10Jma of ~... laIIu..... aDd ja
11- of everr-
if W. be ao, ..... you DOt _Ibat
you may aroue the IIUII8 depee of
1>7"'"
ooIT.. that othen arouae in 101l
The threefold
u.tiOll and actiDg-oui-th..part, wiD
you. In aulo-a_tiOD,
"treat" yomaell for deaire. Tell the
part of you how muoh h. deaireo IhU or
much he a.pires to \hio or that-1unr
ambition tor this and that, ato. Then
object, that i. the IhiDg deoired, untll10ll
p\aiDly and clearly. See ;rouroo1f in ' : : :
it, or aa having attaioed it. Keap thia.
alway. with you, tor it will act powarfu11J
ing your De.ire-Foree. Then acl-ont the
gaining headway and moving on to lheheel:~=
attainment. Cultivate tho outward •
meanor of the man who baa 'I UTived."
are after 8UOOO88, then act-out the pali "r .......
fu\ man. You need not be told .... aliwi'.
have said.
In concluaion, I will again remind ;r.... ,'
objocte of thia development ot deolre

Desire-Force may be 8et into activiq

in its Udrawing," "attracting" work.
_L.
your will may be called into play, aDd (2)
 ottllomlaordortopt __
!II' - - of rilht doIIir8 ever b1IrDiDs briaIdIr>
wUh the ideu of the eb.IocIo of daoin
via...u...tion aud ~
partiDg words about daliN, The Int
the directioD of dolq thiJIge, or pttiq
_ l•• ,,",,g. Wd BfItIU{/ItJ A. atrcmr.
daoire will cloar away the 1IIICie,"owth
path o f . - . . It will attract JOU to the
aud thIDp needed for ita aatiafaotion, .....
~:~!to:1OU the people, thiDp, ~
~ eta., needed for ita ..tiafaction. Do-
IOtIl 0/'10_ law 0' ollrGelio..
11011' let DB conoider the oecond attribute of
~::,~individuaL It i. wi/l-f1Ower. Onr maD
'" of living will. He ia filled with the
of action. He is determined. He keeps hi.
an object jut as & machiDi.t keeps his chiaol
Ibohu-d metal, letting it bit. in d..psr and deeper
the desired impression and end ia obtained. I
told you how the will i. alway. . .t into oper.
by the urII'! of desire. When you develop .....
into dleal.eyou are doing much to cnJtivate Will-
80 I need Dot repeat this part of the proceu
...... u•• told it to you under tbe bead of deliN.
is another feature about the use of will
whieh I muet oal1 to your ._u....
of ita detennined applicatioa ...a .. oJti1i
ia oil very well to have a otrong,.;u,
yOll nothing nn1eaa lOD Ieam bow to alllilJi
The secret of the relolut. will Ii.. m .....
and persi8tency. And the flnt thing to
i. the capacil1 for attention. Writera .... !,IIl.
will teU you that a u tenacious atteDtioa
6trongest faetore of a cultivated will"
you must acquire tenacity of attention.
acquire the art of patiently dwelllnc _ _.
until you accomplish your Purpose."::iet~~~;
to do things thoroughly and 0
learn to concentrate your will DPOJl. A
allow it to be distracted or to wander nl'f' _ .
what you set out to do. You must
decision, perseverance, tenacity and
oeS8. And yon can do all of the..
triple method given in these chapter'll.
i8 capable of cultivation and develoJllllfll$
same way. You can do these things "if
hard enough." First stir up your deail'e
}llish the task-then will that yon shaH
do it. Thousands of others have done tho._
and so may you if you are an individual_....
mere 'personal shadow. I shall DOW oil.""
advice regarding will-development, to
you to pay close attention.
The first obstacle to be overcome in
cultivating Will-Power is to overcome
 110 ...l1li 10 . . . . . thim 117 _1ieIII1IO <!If
~ queolioD of beloit Is • mpet imlJCll'
fer·....re a l l _ or 1_ olav.. 10 ~

: ~_=:d~ua~:ture
uatv.rallmpul-. macIl.........,
whioh Is ofIea morder 10. ....
will you ..uat oultiVllte _
ADd of the... thiDga I ahollnow lpeak. 'l'be
De"

ruI.. for the development of now baloitl

,1m.... of greal bene61 to you, if you wt1l IIInd1
arefully and Iben pUI them Into praetieo.
L ~I oonlrol of yonr pbtaieal ebamlela of
....ian and ma.ter the phyaieal upreuion ......
with the mental .tate you are trying 10 de.
For InBtance, if yon are Irying to develop
....rill along Ibe lin.. of ...If-reliance, eonIIden...

!
:::;~elc~.' the f1r.1 thing for you to do is 10 get
of the m1lllC1.a by which the pbyaieal
or expreeaiona ot thoae feelings are
Get oontrol of lb. muacl.1 of your lhouldere
" , _ may throw them boek manfully. Look oul
llooping altitude of laek of oonfidence. Then
III~~~ of the mUBeI.. by whicb yon hold your
iii with ey.s front, gazing tbe world learleaaly
face. Gel eoutrol of tb. musel.. of thelellB by
you will be .nabled to walk firmly •• the po.
man .bould. Oel eontrol 01 tbe voeel organa,
'Wbieb you may apeak in the resonant, vibranl
which compel attention Bnd inspire respeet.
',.......11 '",,11 in band physically in omr to man-.
..... OIllnrd forms of will, and you will a1_
~
at.,...,.
.o1h.",
lind,
....._... 1*,....._
erIataIa.,.
,rill _
'Aat Ie, haTe
• maba ob,jeot ....

IIrmIJ
Ideaa ....
1IpoD aI>.i:ieo~ot.d=~!
tJumcIrto
tW DDt ill
" _ which 7011 are
IIegiJmiDs it win be well ....""'4
_II, eto., eaJoaJatea to
idee. But after a bit 7011 will be
reeiatanoe to theee diatreetiDc"~::~=
!hom from l"01I by a mota! '"
quiring will ill thia way you will -HI)
take. even more will to tnrn away
aide objecta than to fonow your maiD
m1lllt loam to muter th... lea.pI!.tIo._
doing you find il neceaeary to aet Jib
made hi. companiona atop lIP their
le.I they bo raBcinatea by the eo... 01
Rule 3. In acquirillg a will·baIIIt
",sion in onler to repeal the .lfori of
!he liDe. of the bobit. Give your_~""
 IiDIt the . . 01 \lie
,..111\ &he diaper ill . . bQr.........

• trugIe &he
or formation 01 ....."
10 light with on hia,mpt-lnlt . . . . .
~I ...... the afler-lIght. mocIeralo II1II ea.oU1
"_- - - skirmilhOL HeDeo it boh_ ODe 10
Ju. armor firmly and graop hiall1fOl'd willi
at !hi. 8nt lIghL Let ODe stop omokiDg or
for iuatance, II1II he will 8ud that thre&-
.f the entire ot","l. is OOIIIieDoe4J in the
lII£tba 8rat week if not the 8rat dey. 1I<nMmber
01 Rip van Winkl. withbio "wall, !hie IIuo
purt"-IIO n...r cotdd gel .14rted. And, he-
. , a lingl. slip at the .tart, for nch Ilipo
ODe mtre than he can regain in a ..hole dey
After having made up your will to &G-
ubi!, yon mnol Dot allow a lingl. Blip "'r
~_ A well-known writer on the onbjecl bat
the.. olip. 10 a ball of cord which one ill
i<O"iIIg 10 wind-each drop of the boll DDwin4JI
many windings can replace.
Endeavor to fix the habit a8. atrougmen·
,","'"".n by any and every means that suggest
to you. For when this habit beoomee
IDF,mood upon your mind you will ibLd it
JIlIiit .. ......," .... aut to Ultld_
8*l AIIftIoa1t to _ k away .....
Irary to it. Yon are baildm, .. _ .......
.......ber.
Bode 6. .. Look before you laap," .....
you're rigbt, thea go ahead. .. Ahraya
look .t a thiDa bofore pl1lDgiDg ill. Give it
lit of your judgment aud do not bo ea;n:~=
th. judgment of othen. U.. your
j1ldgm...t-that'...... y you have them.
once having decided 8 thiIIg is urigbtnfo.'Yd
then you must learn to U go aJaead" 10
Learn to "place 1/"' hand vpo. tie P . . . . . .
not backward." Learn to control your
aDd do Dot Jet it lesp into action until YOLO .:M,l
is right to do to. And all of this DleaD8
control and mastery of one's moods 81 weU
passioDs and emotions. Guard youraell
yourself. And also guarJ your d:;:~!:,:~~
PDceS of others, for through your desires
tailed into action.
Children, savages and undeveloped Uulliiji
lDanifest little or no mastery over their
allow themselves to be atl'ected by every
from wiLhin or without and then let their
action in response thereto. The indlivi,daal"li!
"inhibit" (that is to "check, restrain, ~n""~
bid, prohibit," etc.) emotional atatel
By 80 doing he will bold bis Will-Power
trol for use when it is advisable. Pull the
 "e~~~,"~I ~~"'~'·
.t IOIDO ~ - . . 1rlIIIe.
~~k\O paIJ it tor 1011 JlGr dO ,...... ,0000oeIt,
JMROUe to • wbim,. dan, "" 1IIlreItrabIecl
A _lui rule aJOJI8 Ibeee line is~.... 111
~::;s,;"hO""': "E""" If _ OIJIIIOt,...
Ii from arioiDg, we may poeeIhl,. p _ t
oprwling, by itoAibN, 'ho orglJffic _ _
tit'i.1Ii<~ • ...,.,.....;.. ii, the iDdalpDoe in wbich
it" In other wonll, ..,train the ph,...-
IU1d the reeling diN. This idea of phyIIi-
and ··acti.ag.uut" ruJ1II Ihoulder to
with tho idea of meoW slatoo all throngh
of psychology.
: ...... 7. Keep the mind ftlled with menial pictures
n .. thin" which y.. wish to become a habit, for by
&dlliD« 10U are coustantly nddillg oil to the Same of
~~I-'~, desire is the cause 01 the .manifestation
~ The feminine desire alis, and the maacmline
....... to gratif1 the request or his mate ill 8111
~recI;OIl indicated by her. Therefore, the more she
what she wants the more abe asks-and tile
she ••" the more oagsr d... h. become to
~:her. The apple was BAoWft Eve, then ahe told
~ ilto.... good 8I1d ..ked him to taka a bite, IU1d
Adam ate and the miechief was d.... But this
worb for good 88 well BS for bad-Hit'. a poor
that WOD't work both ways. II But the principle
same ill both good IU1d evil casas.
8. Act oui the habit •• often a. poeeIbl., IU1d
tilt 1It
woaIdbe
r.IIiIt6_
}IOV wID If 7GII _
•••,_ , •
...."iDl lIDpIN-* _
_ tile WI u..:, _ do • otIiBtt 11.
oppoaitlon or..........
~-ple....., _~~~
B"';I"'",
_ _ _ true iDdividaal-1II .to
_ _ from without or ~:.;~=
one hao IeaI'll8d III muter J
moods and r..linp-then • iI
outaide world. And not nnW theq,
tore otten eet )'oaraelf lID
able lilt to perform, tor by 00
mental m1l8Cle, which is but
Prof. Jam... the eminent
hiA readers to sy.tematiooll)'
in the direction of doing IOIIIe
for ... olher rea"ft Ihaft lhal ,",,
do il. Even if the task be",~~:~.::
DDd giving up a seat in a Ii
retoitt it very much Uuleetl. Prot.
thia exerci.e to the paying the pn~
 • ....: "While
opIlt mOt, 11M po,.,oor IIIoh a
bepa to mill< ...ot:her ........ The_
attaiDed great """""II ...... ill -It
...... 10trained their wm. that they _ _
• diIIIoaIt or diaagreeable taalt with a mIai·
of .Bort. neg 1Iav. acqtMM IA. WiI.
OIlelurD8 to say "Yes! or Nol" to bimMlf,
..y "".t" or 6'fIO/" to othen with the
force.
10. Cultivate ftsity of purpoaa. The IDllIl
itrtmg will must I.arn to ... au object abead of
IDd then to Hwant it hard enough," and then to
will upon it and hold it there, while he moves
Illf.." straight a liD. as possible. But no matt.or
may have to swerve from bis straight line of
flmlllCi., by unforeseen obstacles, Dor bow many
he may stumble, he still alwaY8 remembers
_ , lie is a/ler_A.ND UB UEP8 AFTER IT. The shift-
changeable, weathereock Bort of men manifest
~=:;~will, and accomplish little or nothing. The
[81 men are those who know what they tucHII
" •••" .. forget it. It may take them 80me time to
oul juat wbat they do want, but when onee they
DDt they hold finnly to it to the end with an iJI·
 CIUPTEII XII IX,
1IIlID-8lIIUJIlIG.

DOW brieII7 1'1111 ov.r the JII4IIItaI fMaltka

_.11&1'7 10 be cIeveIoped by the _ who
10 pin the dynamic qualili... I ohaII. add •
" ...mIa of advice reprdiJJg the developmct of
of the aaid faeultiea.
ConnnnlT. 'fbia faculty baa beea ao DIIDI84
phreDolosiata. ODd defined u the faculty thai
• man to II atick-to.-it" until it is dODe-tilat
him patience 10 completa hia wk-that &1--
liability. Ita lack mak.. a man reatlou;
!\lII.....bl.; obiftiDg; dilC8D1leoled; _1Iered; 1111-
; ODd unreliable. To cnltivale thia faeolty
the three-fold method, in U.e direction of ......
"'dn,tiD,g. dwelling upon, and stickiug 10 a matter
undertaken; doing thorougb work; and lIshtiug
make a change.
ll. VITALITY. Tbia faculty i. deftnad by pbre..
~lctriiato 88 the ODe that makes a person teaaeioua 01
ODd "bicb cau..s him to light off doth, ......
or "aabe... Tbis ia a neee.eary faeulty for
dynamic individual to develop. for by .. doinc
not only becomes stronger, but alao imparia •
quality 01 streugth and reaiataDca 10 hia per-
421
 whltla el dIeIII " _!it ,,111M
.....w Ia the world 01 I n .
mate t'bal . . . 8Pt for life,
.,. .u atroq _taieII. T.,. tile tIdii~
abqr the Iiaeo 01 hokJiQr 011 eo 1Ir.,,-1lI
tile "will 10 n-"
m Oo~ TJU.. ~:;=
l118111foob in the clirectioa of ..
""""""'j hoIdDeaj def8D8lv.._ ,
lIIf-proteetionj deIermiaotiOJlj "'8&
upt.out-ot~my_'W.,.n; etc. It ~
eharaoto.... II i. true that III per..nl'!
ODe a oui...... and a q1UU'l'8llomo IIIIIIl
&on, and I1lCh Btate is 10 be avoided.
makes of one U a human door..mat," ad
proceeds 10 wipe it. feet 00 him. The
dindual ma.t have thi. facalty ....1J.<I1n'<1II
.Ieo ....IJ-cootrolJecL II moat be the
C'loft voice aud the big stick," of wblilis:
beard .0 much of I.te. Th. world Jov. J
man, and bates a coward. And tbia
bravery, and mental cowardice,
day. of mental Btruggle. By all
.lBDd up like a man, and, lookiDg tha
and calmly in the face, 88y in the worda
verse: 41 Come one; CCllIlt\ a.\\ \ thia
trom its firm base, a8 6()QU " '\!,
 ohc
JIIIIIIoI ............
1qIID )'GIlt
eeJf• ..tift; aDd "1 o.a
~om .. _ Tbia ....... ia "'" ....do-.'
In ID7 opiDicm, b)' the ~ lnd
~pt to cbup it h.... It ia uao4 I!f
bodioate the tuulty thet 1D8IIiI_ ill: Dolo
to overcome obatacl.. ; butiUC ....
brushing away barriers; maR' head-
to the tronl; cleeriDg aft)' .........
through the crowd; holdiug )'0IIr
Its perversion randan one a hated _
who is nol I1IIIIcientl)' regardful of the rights
ethen, and whom il become. the duty ot sOciety
..uaIn. But,.tiIl il i. a qnolity that is needed
the d)'namio iDdividnol, leot he allow himeeJf to
wallr:ed over with impunity; outraged; aDd
~::~ with contempl by Ihe world; or which will
t: him 10 be pushed aside aad impOoed upon.

. absence also causes one to be overcome with im-

~:~I "hen obstacles confront him, or reaistaDoe
I~ itself. Its ab&eDCe causes one to be a "bini.
oan't" person; and also cauaea ODe to be teo
nhiect to precedent.. pretended authority, ate.,
till. off his originality. To develop thia r-
ae the threefold method "\"",, ~ _ _
 patho; down 1Jo,rrieJw
maiDt; hoIdlDs 7..... - ; paPini
."011 it 7011 have 10 e1bow the arowd, . .
V. A~ ThiI hrm ia
DologiBte 10 iDdicate thai t..mltr whi"llI""
Getting; aequiriDg; po.....iDg; drawing
oblaiDiug and I...,ring desired ..
Le perverted into mioerliD... ;
..... ; hoggiBlm.... etc., hut neverlhel_
lIBe and development is nece8aary.
de.ire to have and' hold, h. will not he apt
any progress in the world. One mUlt
thiDga, before he will act energetically.
as money is conc;:emeci, while I freely adlDil; III!
of an extreme greed and desire in thia
I am just as luUy convinced tth:a~t~:a~,:::~~::~
a certain amount of this "III
in order to make him an active center of
For when one wants money, he really
thiDgo that money buy"- Money Blanda
all that is necessary for a m811's ...e:U-beiDg~
tenance. . Money in itself is nothiug·- .IJId,_,
alool who loves or seeks it for """T.
a symbol" of almost everything elae,
'j

it he can get practically nothing else.

think it justifiable and proper for,.;a~~:~;
and seek, and draw to itself the
soil, air, water, and sunlight, 80 do I
desirable and praise'Wonu'Y tOt" 'mD. Va
 _ ~
thOM who tIIIa
eitbor (1) have
themIel-, ........
..,. _ "'"01:~~~'.
quaJitiea (the....n,- ~_
duin); or (I}
have iDheriliad _ 01 which they tII4
iiaI... the labor, uoi_1, or aatillf8Al\iaa 01
for themseIveo, and "bo, tllerefcm!, ......
• ai1y dis_ted at tile mODeT which they did
have to 1111. their hoado or _ to acqm...
~=::!~oare: like tho.. who take no exereioe, ....a
• at the Bight of a good dinner; "hiIe
who have worked wen <lODl6 to the dinner with
appetite, and cannot UDderetand the .. oick-
of the othe... It iB a law of Nature that
both of these cla88eB of people· 'sick" at the
.00thet for which thOT have not worked; or (S)
tNt c1ua of "parasites" who live by hard work of
-etheno, doiDg nothiDg themaelveo, and deoming tham-
...,. far above thOle umuckerl," or "money..grab-
bon," who work, and toU and labor to .apport theoe
.lparaaitse. "
People are all (lfler _-eve.,. bl.Baed moth-
er'. I0Il and daughter of them-iu ooe ...ay or 81l-
riIer. What i. the aee of denying it Som. day "e
..... better eoonomi. oonditionB-I pray to Gud
·"""jI,oII_..,
until that tim<> III ~t"",
 ~ ......=~
tJae.n...,
ud Del it 1riI140 ...

~_;E.:I0=_~":"""~.~::t
..,1WIIII!l'.
Tobe......,
_ " "'" ,.".IM
LA Live I"
VL s..;,.... _ Thia 10 tho
the phnmol.,.;.ta \0 illal ~ .IIM_
policy; loot; NmMA\m 8llt; aelr."'PI'~iII
.traint; ete. Ito pervenioD Joodo Io'laii
ciealiug; dupHcity; lyiDg; falee-liviac.
oartaiD amouui of it i • ........l'1.I-
the error of ....'rilIg-bla-l"""wa-llii&<i~
pareut-aimplicity; 1000000oulbedD_,
laMing ordinary prudence; ~:':::I~
velop tbis faculty by tbe Ib"""fold
lines of tact; diplomacy; retieenee;
poHIen... ; etc., lb. main object boiug 10
facalty of keeping your own aeorete I
a1fairs to yourself; avoiding that "1ALd:1i
has ruined 80 many men-and womea.
this-I.I and women," I would 887 that
 Q...T10ili1Ji-. ThIll laeq}ty _1If8iI~ 'J
prudeDeo; wtlellfaJDeeo.
~.::. etc. Pe1Tl1'led It IeUa fill tiliWlIfi.
iI'" etc. Bat a -'aiD IIIIOlIIlt of U ia
ODe ohooJd learn to _ ~"" ~
"bot.v. bot ia rlsht, before j!OiDg ahead."
!leieJDt ID this quality, dovelop it by the ;a:~
_1ODg the Jinea of care, prud_
,~:~:'~ uae of judgment, etc., and by
)0 )'00 leap." U )'00 hav. too moeh of it, ...
by oimiliar method., aloog the liD•• of boJd.
daring; Hdon't worry"; taktwlerisk-on-it, ete..
a general spirit of not cr...ing a bridge until
J1III eom. to iL
vm. APnoBA.nYBJlI88. This faculty manifests
ID. desire for approval; praise j flattery; fame; show
aad ceremony connected with one'a pet'IODality. etc.
It ia ..... frequently in a perverted........ V...,.
of DB Deed to develop this quality-we have
,,,"'lib, or more tban enougb of it already. U)'01I
 ..... :t~.
·" 'WlU·t-lihey are t6 per
. ,.,... ·001"-... LMrII to 1m ~
01I1l feeL Other
for )'ft If 10"
to \hem, ODd obab
you .... sot 10 live ~ .....
boIbor 1rIth Ibe peopI. who ... ~..,.r"
"7011 mulln't do it IhiI "')'-00
tIIeir 01111 Iivoo are glan... _mplai
"'lINir toay."
Pick out a right object-follow a
IUId lei tbe crowd mind ita 01111 biuliDe~.
and il it lOo,,'t, lorgel it. You
enough to shower favora upon you wi,...;
.ucoeed. And do not be deceived b7 ito
tery-Ibe oame people wbo are .~~~~
to-day, will damn you to-morrow
They are throwing rOBeS at you
!hey may Ibrow rocb with equal ......
Don't be a slave to the crowd or ita opi~
yourself master of it, if you would rule it.
aged througb ita selfisb feara IUId
than through italov.. It baB a m•.an ItrI4&
 II.... N'" IIiIla
"'ten 7OV
pe/'IIapa-1nd 11
.......,•• 0I01t'd
.",..... _
blt of WGI'\I1I7;
It to do lb........
8f. ,,1Iile 7011 . . . t.oItiJIg it, too.
_od:fOll, it),ou doo'I truekle to it. BIIt _iI!.
to il-.I.. il wiIl..mdYOD to p~
8oLP.F..sn&. Tbie ie the faeoJtr of ...,-
181f...na-; eeJf-love, oto. · Perverted Il
tyrlllll1)'; .operoillolU1l"'; imperioo_,
and olber forma of egoliem carried to 011:.
Tbie qDBIity i. neceoaary to be developed,
One mo.t I...... to reepect bimeeJf; ftm.
rei" upon bimeeJf; lovo himeelf; hold hIa
high; look the world in tho face; beJien in him-
:~IfJ &lid take hi. owu place in Ibo world, withao&
., ___ mode.t)'. or obrinking. Develop it by the th....
Ald-mothod, along the line. of realiaing JOBI what
are-a centre of energy, power, and strength ia
Univeroal Ocean of Mind·Power. Think of y.....
. _ •. _theword of Black Hawk, the Indian ehieftain,
said to Jackson: "I am a Maul" Be a "JDaIl
~IDDg meo, tI and insist upon the fact. LearD •
.. I Am." Feel that back. of and under yoa fa
great Ocean of Universal Mind·Power, and real·
that yon are of and in tbi. wonderful thing.
~ e:~e in yourself; love younelf; look out for
Pi I tell you friend., 1 believe in )'ou, every.
 ~~~ti.
wilhoat f ....
Wieftin¥,..If."
8Gd heIpo tboao wbo lIa\iI
~·~:~=_aeotiomably. Bllt lIdi·.r.fA
.. in tboao who bolieYe III
dDM the world, boca_ God
iItart in DOW, ODd Baf, -17 lIJIj,aI"'~
¥yIeJf1"
x. Fm>oJooa. Thio term d....
lined-you aUmo" what it 1lI0II....
of .tahility; ftxity; declaioo;
mllDif..tatiou of the
it may make you muliob, ODd
of you have too much of it, 810lIl
need to develop it by the
lines of .1 putting your hand to the
backward"; 8ticking to your
the talk of others i
you. Thi. i. the faculty
 ~ ~~~= lCspeoIaticm."
t...aIt;r
of of -II!'"
\be.,..eIi
1111 _

roar'- ...am1lll"~::::~~
'~:~
~
hope . .a
"...-t
Be DOt • mere dreamer o~
_"i", hope-but eultivate cletilnt'l!
_ ezpoeIatiou; thea will to
"".. f _ II _''1 to the .....'
it by the tlueatold-method, aloug the
"!.ootiD« em the bript side,"
aloft"; not worrying; and belief iD
of ..meet demaad .......paDied by ...". ;
V...wiletiOD II the ""ateet incentive
IlId ..meet expectation. When YOD COD _
tbiDg done I I in your mind 'a eye," you have
~ariI!d to build in ea1'JU!lst-the rest is a mere mat-
of detail and work.
m. Mnmmn.nso. Thie i. the f.oulty of
By all m..... cultivate tha ..... of humor.
wiD save you from more follies Bud ridiculoua
IOIitiOl.. than anything al80. And cultivate the
make a bad man "great" aud~:~
• good maD "great" and u.h'oJIc."
IIIiDg aDd d _ of streqth IIDOI-..,
Ql&7 be strong or weak; bad ...... ....,
or weak. And in the degree of .. altroIliti
the degree of influence, for good or evlU
will manit..,!. With Ibis in mind, I
would be a gre.t thlng for the wor1d,
..era lo distribute tbis book among the
'" the world. The evil men bave a m~
anbjec~ alrendy.
 1lfi1 ::
...
tit cllapIH, let me ~~~
otaloo, eultivated azul d
tIoo1rn )'oa, "ill manifest th.....l....
~~:"~~ Dl8DJler aDd demeauor, a. meatal RIll'.!
.! to those with whom )'OU come in oontaoL
.lboIwillspring from the inner realiI)'. And
'Will also manif..t in the .hape of currenll of ~
*'"
0.... and Will·Power, which will sweep far 8IIIL
.de, a. well as near and close, inBneoeing and ~
fttoting those within their field of induction.. FrGIIl
J-se mental states will Bow a strong stream of
....er which will tend to 04 draw" to you that whicb
JPlI demand and desire; and which will alao teat
to "force and eompel H the ihings that you 80 wjJJ.
You are 8 great centre of pclWer, which radiates
nom you continually. Realize this, and endeavor
to charge that force with the be.t qualities and prop-
erlies, that while you are asserting your own iDdi-
vidual rights, you will still be doing something to-
ward the great work of strengthening tbe raee, to
the eDd that it may produce more real individuals
read)' and capable of playing ~eir part in the grest
drama of life on the stage of the universe.
This talk is along new liDes and is radical in the
treatment given the subject. It is as "meat for
atrong meo, and not milk for babes." There is DO
"bromide" or " pink-tea effects" in it. It is vital,
radical, and positive. Its message is "StreDgth. n
AIl troth that is worth while, reDders its POlBeMOr
tJtrouger- if any teachings C811Dot stand this teet.
 aIioat
• mils." for
neod it.
ill ju.- what ,...,. WIIJIL
,...,. ..... "'one, bal _ I<> be'•
..... a ....kUIlg. aDd prefer to -oaII!t.
riIIiDs aDd cla!mlug JOV birIbricht
,#_-- heritap of power; IheIl by all
IS ,...,. are, and go on JOV OWQ wti1.
Ieoebinga for the otJvtr. of y01ll' Imotlb-i'l!
IIOt ..U their birthright of power for
JHRIage of neget;ve eonteDt, _I 011""'1"l1li" ..
but wbo are boJdly elajmjng their 0WIt,
lug their rightful portion-th....:=~
JOUrl. the individuals who are the ~
of the eerth.
I have tried to infu.. my wordo wilh
.ital anergy. which I reel eurgiDg tlu~!Ik
 .... will,

~~d:eiD:,:that ~=
towllioll tile
,;,,___ will ia hapIag that ,... will
to 10'0 W. m . . . . . eblirpd with
Yibrati0D8 of Dl1 hrabI, AI It
.0911<- lb. )(jJld..Power blto thoIlIlaC":
I MDd il to 708-)'80, _ ...l1li'
th....rdo-with all th• ......,.., : :
. .' olDlY command, to th. ODd tilel it DI
• ....,.. of ilIdift......., feor. aDd dO'ObI,
ADd thol _chiDI blto 70ur looart
It DIAl' 1111 yon wilb lb. very &piril of ilIdhli
.......,[008 egobood, perception of realil1•
..,allsalillD of lb... I." So lbalflOlD beaoo .... "";;';;
<:rf ..ill be changed, and yon will phmp
Welt of lb. IIgbt, filled wilb lb. Benerker
tile L!olandio hero of old, and ahoolillg vOI,ulllll
. , . CI'1 offreedom, .. I Can; I Wlll; I Dare; I
will mow yonr way c1eor Ibrough lb. l'IUIlbill
horde of ignorance, and negativity, and
~~~~~beYOUd. Tbi. is my mea_ 10 ,..•• -tIIC