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Dec l a re s W ar on Si ck n e ss Di s e a s e
, a nd Deformity
 FO R E W O R D .

The n a tura l l a w of mind he a ling a n d mind

crea ting o f disea ses revea ls m a ny sta rtling fa cts
,

th a t the sick do not know a n d do not believe I t .

is wh a t the sick think they know a n d believe

, ,

th a t is the c a use of their sickness A knowledge o r

.

belief th a t wi ll c a use misery a n d suffering is worse

th a n ignora nce. There a r e more th a n one million
people in the United Sta tes toda y who a re he a lthy
, ,

h a ppy a n d s uccessful without u sing a ny medicines

or m a teri a l a ids who rely entirely up on their
,

knowledge of the n a tur a l la w of mind hea ling

which is fully expl a ined in this book .

A life insura nce of he a lth , h a ppiness a nd

success
fo r two doll a rs
. This is the usua l price o f o ne visit
by a physici a n who on a ccount o f his i gnor a nce
,

o f the n a tura l l a w o f mind governing physici a n

a n d p a tient is a s li a ble to kill a s t o cure

3 2 09 8 7
TH E NATU RAL M I ND LAW OF
H E ALI N G AN D M I ND C R E AT I N G
O F SI C K NE SS D I SE ASE ,

AN D DE F O R M ITY

By A F
. . HO C H

Th e fa ct tha t person is sick o r is in

a

const a nt d a nger of being sick through exposure ,

conta gion a n d otherwise is no evidence o f th a t

,

person s superior intelligence o r a condition to be

’

proud of since there ar e thousa nds o f persons w ho

,

a r e never sick a n d h a ve n o fe a r o f sickness a n d

know why It must be self evident t o the most

.

stupid th a t the persons who know why they a r e

he a lthy a n d why they will not be sick possess some ,

knowledge th a t the person who is subj ect t o sickness

is ignora nt o f The fa ct th a t the sick believe tha t
.

they know the ca use o f their sickness is why they

a r e sick . The persons w ho never a re sick refuse
t o recognize a ny ca use of sickness By refusing
.

to consider a n y ca use of sickness a n d cla iming

hea l t h as their n a tur a l st a te they m a nifest hea lth ,

while the person who believes cert a in c a uses will

result in sickness ma nifests disea se Mind a lone
,
.

governs the body reg a rdless of wh a t the sick believe .

The s ic k s houl d not fl a tter themselves

upon the i r intelli gence a n d knowledge The f a ct .

th a t they a r e sick is evidence of the i r ignora nce o f

the n a tur a l l a w other s a re using a n d a r e hea lthy .

The sick should dismiss the thought th a t mind

ca n only cure some o f the bo dily a i l ments M ind .

5
c
an Ei ther e a ll bo dily a i l ments or none a n d
cur ,

there is no h al f way st a tion where mind will a n d

will not effect a cure Why the sick should persist
.

in defendi ng t h e delusion tha t is the c a use of their

suffering is unexpl a ina ble The fa ct th a t mi nd
.

hea lers ha ve cured thousa nds o f people a fter the

doctors ha d given them up to die should prompt ,

the sick t o m a ke the cha nge from ma teri a l remedies

t o mind before it is t o o l a te The sick should dismiss
.

the thought th a t the doctor is not doing a ll he ca n

t o effect a cure ; the doctor like his p a tient is i g
, ,

nora nt o f the n a tur a l l a w of mind tha t governs

both ; therefore it is the blind lea ding the blind
, .

H er e i s Wha t ten of the most ll o

physici a ns a n d medi ca l a uthorities in the world
h a ve t o sa y a bout medicine t a ken from a sp eech ,

delivered in the Unite d St a tes Sen a te by Sena tor

John D Works representing the Sta te of C a liforni a :
.
,
“
Ma n ki nd ha s been d ru gged to de a th
a nd the world would be better o ff if
’
the contents of every a pothec a ry s shop
would be empti ed into the se a though ,

the consequence t o the fishes would be

“
Tha t i t w ou ld ha ve bee n better
"
l a ment a ble .

"
ha d there never been a ny doctor in the world .

A mi ld mercu r i a l course a n d mildly cutting a m a n s

’

thro a t a re sy nonomous terms Gen tl emen med i

“ "
,
.

c i n e i s a gr ea t bu mbu g; doctors a r e merely empiri c s

when they a re not Ch a rl a ta ns I know nothing .

in the world a bout medi cine a n d I don t know a ny ’

b od y who does know a nything a bout it N a ture .

does a grea t de a l ; im a gin a tion a gre a t dea l ; doctors

’ "
devilish little when they don t do a ny h a rm .

Drugs d o bu t cu re o ne disea se by producing a h

“
N i nety n i ne i n tbe hund red medic a l f a c t s
"
other .
-

6
are medic a l l ies a nd most medic a l theories a re
sta rtling nonsense .
"“
Med i ca l p ra cti ce i s sa id
to be contra di ctory I sa y more it is not in any
.
,

respect a profession w orthy to be followed by sen

“
P hy s i ci a n s a r e not in the cl a ss tha t
"
sible men .

will be permitted t o p a ss fina l j udgment on the

“
pra cti ce of the he a l ing art I t i s a sad a nd
.
"

hu mi l i a ti ng confession th a t a t present o ur chi efest

hope of medica l reform exists in the outer edu ca ted
“
B el levu e H osp i ta l s how ed th a t
"
public . per
cent of the d i a go n o ses o f disea ses i n th a t hospita l
were mi sta ken ; in Ma ssa chusetts hospita l s the ’

a v er a ge o f erroneous di a gnoses r a n hi gh er tha n

“
Exp er i en ce of thi rty fi ve centu r i es
"
50 per cent .

in the tre a tment of ca ncer shows th a t heredity p la ys

a sm a ll p a rt if a ny a t a l l in its a ppea r a n ce
, ,
.
"

“
The ep i d ermi s of a hea lthy ma n is as much chloro
form proof o r ca mphor proof o r other liniment proof
as the si de o f a w a rship
"
.

Th e i gno ran c e of the lea d ing medi ca l

men o f the world is not sur prising when we co n sider
the f a ct tha t they a l l h a ve been studying the eff ect
a n d n o t the ment a l c a u se o f physi ca l a il ments .

When doctors ignore the physica l effect a nd tre a t ,

ment a l ca uses o f sickness disea se a n d deformity

, ,

they will discover th a t medi cine a n d m a teria l reme

dies n ever di d a n d n ever ca n cure a ny bodily a ilments .

The n a tur a l l a w of mind governing a doctor a nd his

pa tient is as positive a n d immuta ble as the la w
o f gr a vity .E very doctor both cre a tes a nd
cures every bodily a i l ment menta lly ao

cording to a n a tura l l a w of mind tha t

his p a tient suffers from a fter
,
the doc tor
a ssumes ch a rge o f the c a se reg ar dless o f wh a t th e
,

doctor belie v es or intends .

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 The gr ea tes t dl s cov ery m a ll the history
of m a nkind is the discovery o f the n a tur a l l a w o f
mind hea ling For thousa nds of ye a rs the l a w
.

o f mind he a ling h a s been as soci a ted with religion ,

a n d w as believed to be unn a tur a l a n d mir a culous .

With a knowledge of this n a tur a l l a w we find th a t

a l l he a ling in a l l a ges resulte d froma ccidently or

ignor a ntly a pplying the n a tur a l l a w of o u r being .

The following demonstra ble f a cts a re reve a led

by a knowledge of the n a tur a l l a w o f mind hea ling .

( Al st z ) W e cr ea te a ll si ckness dise ase a n d ,

deformity through menta lly interfering with the

n at ur a l l a w of o ur being by yielding to the evidence
o f o ur physic a l senses , a n d through emotions .

( A 2 n d z ) W e p er m i t n a tu r e to cre a te he a lth
a n d ha rmony by a voiding ment a l interference with

n a ture by controlling ou r physic a l sen ses a n d

,

emotions .

( A 3 r d z ) W e c r ea te or cure a ll sickness ,
di se a se
o r deformity by our emotions ( thought t r a n s mu ted

to feeling ) a nd conscious convictions fe a rs doubts

a n d beliefs a ccording t o a n a tur a l l a w .

( A 4 t h z ) Th e m i n d h ea le r cures his p a tients by

a n a tura l l a w through his conscious convictions
communica ted to his p a tient s unconscious n a tur a l
’

intelli gence of life .

( A 5 t h z ) W h e n th e p hy s ic i a n ment a lly decides

the type a n d form of a ny dise a se his conscious ,

ment a l conviction communi c a tes the dise a se t o

the p a tient s unconscious n a tura l intelligence a c
’

cording to a n a tur a l l a w of mind .

The med i ca l profession menta lly

crea tes every dise a se or prolongs its existence in
their p a tients a fter they a ssume ch a rge o f the
p a tient through their c onscious menta l conviction ,

8
fea rs , doubts and beliefs communica ted to t he
p a tient s unconscious n a tura l intelligence a ccording
’
,

to a n a tura l l a w of mind .

( A 7 th : ) Eve ry m e d i c a l pr a ctitioner crea te s a n d

cures disea ses of his p a tients thr ough mind a lone .

H e is both a mind cre a tor o f dise a se a n d a mind

hea ler of disea se a ccording to a n a tura l l a w o f mind
,
.

H i s medicine does not a ffect hi s p a tient in a n y w a y .

( A 8 th : ) Th e r eli g i o u s mind he a ler believes he

hea ls his p a tient through some im a gin a ry supreme
being while the medicine doctor believes he he a ls
.

his p a tient by a ssisting n a ture with m at eri al reme

dies ; while both o f them he a l by their conscious
menta l conviction communica ted to the unc onscious
n a tura l intelligence o f the p a tient a ccording t o ,

a n a tur a l l a w o f mind .

( A9 th z ) Th e n a tu r a l l a w o f mind he a ling i s

not a ff ected by religious or medic a l beliefs Both .

belie fs a re b a sed o n ignora nce of the n a tur a l l a w

o f life .

( A l O t h z ) Th e r e qu es t fo r help by a p a tient to
a doctor or a mind he a ler es ta blishes a ment a l
rel a tion through a n a tura l l a w where the p a tient ,

unconsc i ously is a ffec t ed by the conscious convie

tion of either A mother a lwa ys holds this rela tion
.

to her child a n d the child a lw a ys responds in he a lth

,

o r dise a se a ccording to the ment a l conviction fe a rs

, ,

doubts a n d beliefs of the mother .

(Al l t h z ) Th e un cons ci ous n a tura l intelligence

o f life which cre a tes he a lth in m a nkind is l a w a n d

c a nnot re a son It c a n only m a nifest It is neither

. .

mor a l o r immor a l right or wrong good or evi l

, .
,

j ust or unj ust a n d for this reas on c a nnot be a p a rt

,

o f religion Just soci a l ethics a re wholly a m a tter

.

of inductive a n d deductive re a soning from a principle .

9
 (A1 2t h : ) The mi nd of ma nki nd is the f a culty
o f rea soni ng a n d is no p a rt of the unconscious
, ,

n a tur a l intelligen ce of life inherent in a ll m a nkind ,

whi ch ca n ma nif est i n hea lth and ha rmony a ccord

ing to the l a w of life o r follow the direction of fe a r ,

belief o r emotions .

( A 1 3 th : ) A know l ed g e of the sta te of m i nd tha t

permits life t o m a inta in hea lth a n d the sta te o f
mind th a t w ill interfere with life a n d cre a te di sea se ;
this knowledg e will ena ble us to know ho w to a lwa ys
be he a lthy h a ppy a nd success ful without s up erst i
,

tion or medi cin e .

Th e mos t pra ct i ca l w ay to full y present

a l l ph a ses o f mind hea l ing i s a ctua l e x perience t o

illustr a te theory A ll my li fe I ha d stom a ch trouble

.

a n d a bout eight yea rs a go I decided t o c a ll a physi

c i a n a n d ta ke medic a l trea tment to cure my a i l

ments fo r sever a l ye a rs prior t o thi s time I ha d

,

t a ken bi c a rbon a te o f soda wi th tempora ry good

-

results which en a bled me to a ttend to my regul a r

,

business without serious in c onvenien ce .

After ca lli n g th e phy sici a n he m a de a

physic a l exa min a tion a sked me al l a bout my hi s
,

to ry inclu d ing my pa rents a n d their physic a l co n

dition At the time I c a lled the doctor I weighed
.

a bo ut o n e hundred an d eighty pounds an d in thirty

fi v e da ys there a fter I weighted a bout one hundred

a n d fi fteen pounds a n d the doctor not i fied my wife
,

th a t if I ha d a ny friends tha t desired to see me

a live th a t they must c a ll withi n the next twenty

four hours Th a t I would h a ve lived fo r ye a rs by

.

ta king bi c a rbon a te o f sod a as I did before c a lling

-

th e doctor seems re a son a ble to suppose ; th a t the

medicine I took d i d not ca u se my ra pid decline is
due t o the fa ct th a t my physi cia n w a s a homeo pa th
10
a nd his medicine diluted t o ma ke i t neglig i ble
w as .

I w ill now gi ve the la w of mi nd th a t

governs every p a tient a n d doctor B y a sking help .

o f the physi ci a n I esta bli shed a menta l condition

whereby my unconscious na tura l in telligence of

life w as controlled by hi s conscious conviction
a ccording to a n a tur a l la w of mind .

From th e d oc tor s di a gnosi s he bec a me

’

convinced th a t my c a se w as a very serious o ne a n d

th a t more tha n l ikely it would result in my dea th .

From the minute the Doctor formed this convi ction

I be ga n to decline a n d I followed his conviction in
,

spite of his a ssura nce th a t I would be a l l right in

a few d a ys .

Th is i s the la w th a t governs every

p a tient a n d every doctor By requesting the help
.

o f a doctor the p a tient is controlled by the conscious

conviction fe a rs doubts a n d beli efs of the docto r

, ,
.

To su m up my experience : When
I requested help from a physicia n I weighed o n e
hundr ed a n d eighty pounds a fter suff ering for,

sever a l yea rs of a n a ilment the doctor believed t o

be serious a n d in thirty fiv e d a ys af ter the doctor
,
-

decided my c a se w a s serious I weighed o ne hundred

a n d fifteen pounds a n d w a s a finished product fo r

the undert a ker .

Now I a m go i ng t o prove beyond the

sh a dow o f a do bt th a t a ccording to a n a tur a l l a w
o f mind the doctor menta ll y crea ted or perpetu a ted

the dise a se th a t brought me t o de a th s door I a m ’

,

going t o d o more th a n this I a m going t o prove

,

th a t through ignor a n ce of the n a tur a l la w of mind

every physici a n either crea tes o r perpetu a tes every
dise a se th a t they a ttempt t o cure with drugs o r
ma teri a l remedies .

ll
 I am goi ng to prove th a t the d oc tor s ’

doubts fe a rs a n d beliefs a r e communica ted through

,
’
the p a tient s unconscious n a tura l intelligence a n d ,

th a t the p a tient unconsciously follows the conscious

convictions fea rs a n d beliefs of every doctor th a t
,

they a sk to tre a t them ; in other words th a t every ,

physici a n ment a lly crea tes every sicknes s disea se .

o r deformity th a t exists i a his pa tient a fter he

-

a ssumes ch a rge of the pa tient th a t the doctor s ’

,

consci ous convi ctions fea rs doub t s a n d beliefs

, ,

cre a te every bodily a ilment th a t they a ttempt t o

cu re with d rugs or m a teri a l remedi es a ccording ,

to a n a bsolute a n d i mmuta ble l a w of mi nd .

In my ca se the doctor c a lled once a

d a y for thirty fiv e d a ys a nd ve ry ki ndly encoura ged
-

a nd chee r ed me a n d the l a st two d a ys before he

,

notified my wife th a t my time ha d come he ha d ,

consulta tion w i th a high cl a ss al a p a t h physici a n

-
,

a n d their fin a l conclusion w as th a t twenty fou rs -

hours w a s t he limit o f my e a rthly existen ce .

At thi s ti me my wife who ha d been ,

hea led of a supposedly incura ble spin a l trouble by

a mind he a ler a fter this sa me doctor ha d given
,

her up to suff er a n d die i nformed my doctor th a t

s h e would c a ll a mind he a ler To this the doctor
.

replied No power on e a rth c a n sa ve this ma n

,
“
.
"

When th e mi nd he a ler a rrived inste a d

of a sking a bout my history a nd my a ilments he ,

a sked me if I w a nted menta l trea tment a n d if I

w a s willing to give up medicine a n d doctors t o ,

“
whi ch I replied Y es a n d this w a s a l l the conver
,
"

s a tion I ha d a t this visit with the mi nd hea ler .

Afte r r e ce i vin g one menta l tre a tment

I slept a ll night for the first time in thirty fi v e d a ys -

a n d a woke the next morning with a ra venous

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a ppetite a n d this a fter thirty fiv e da ys of n o a ppc
,
-

tite a t a ll a n d un a ble t o reta in a nything on my

stom a ch tha t I forced myself t o ea t This one .

ment a l tr ea tment completely h ea led me a fter the

t w o doc t ors ha d given me up t o die .

My hea li ng mi ght be considered a

coincidence th a t would h a ve r esulted without a
hea ler If this w a s the only c a se o f i t s kind but
. .

a s there a re thousa nds of simil a r c a ses in the United

St a tes tod a y we must a dmit the power o f mind

,

to hea l di sea se .

Fro m th e fa ct th a t the universe a n d

everything the rein is governed by a bsolute a n d
immuta ble l a w we c a nnot consider the element
,

o f ch a nce or a n im a gin a ry power th a t could di ere

ga rd l a w To find the l a w of mind hea ling w a s

.

the t a sk I set for myself a fter my mind hea lin g ,

a n d I n e w cl a im the discovery o f the n a tur a l l a w

o f mind he a ling a n d will en d ea v o r t o so st a t e the

, .

l a w th a t a nyone ca n prove the s a me for him

self.

The fa ct tha t I commenced to decline

’
a n d c ontinued to decline until I w a s a t de a th s door ,

a s soon a s the physici a n to ok ch a rge o f my c a se ,

indica tes th a t some element entered into my life

to ca use a ch a nge in my physic a l condition ; th a t
i t w a s not the n a tura l result o f my former cond t i on i

is proven by the fa ct th a t I w a s insta ntly he a led

when I ch a nged from the medicine d octor to the
mind hea ler .

The fa ct tha t my he a ling w as ment a l

b rings us up t o the fa c t th a t my decline w as c a used
ment a lly We will n o w comp a re the st a te of the
.

’ ’
doct o r s mind with the sta te o f the mind he a ler s

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 The d oc tor w as duc a ted a nd belie v ed
e

th a t physic a l a ilments res ul ted from physic a l ca us es

tha t interfer ed with na t ure a n d tha t my physi ca l
condition had been brought a bout by former con
d i t i ons of my se l f a nd my p a rents ; th a t I ha d i n
heri ted a dispo sition from my p a rents th a t m a de
my stom a ch a wea k organ and th a t on a ccount of
,

my former a cts I had inj ured my stom a ch so th a t

it w a s beyond repa ir by a ny ma teri a l rem edy .

The d o c tor ’
s fears , doubts
beliefsa nd

were communic a ted to my unconscious na tura l

intelligence o f life a c cording t o a n a t ur a l l a w o f
mind by rea son of my h a ving a sked the doctor
,

for help a nd my physica l body declined a s the doc t or

,

ha d fea red a n d belie v ed To prove th a t my doc

.

’
tor s menta l convi ct ion ca use d my d ecline a nd
would h a ve killed me if I had not broken a wa y from
his menta l con vi ction we will no w e xa mine the
,

sta te of mind of the mi nd he a ler .

The mi nd hea l er w a s
educ a ted a nd
believed th a t sickness a nd di se a se were unn a tura l
a n d were no p a rt o f the n a tura l condition of m a nkind .

a nd th a t mind controlled a ll unn a tur a l bodily m a ni

fes ta t i o n s a n d th a t na ture could not be sick or

,

di sea sed ; th a t a l l sickness a n d disea se w a s only a

fa lse belief o f m a n s un na tura l condition a n d th a t
’
,

ma n n a tura lly a nd norma lly cou ld not be sick o r

When I consented quit medicine a nd

to
doctors a nd a c c epted the hel p o f the mind hea ler ,

my unconscious na tura l inte lligen ce of life a ccepte d

t he co ntro l of the mi nd heal er an d f ollowed his,

menta l co nv i cti o n a cc or di ng to an a b solute im

muta bl e la w of mi nd , and my bod y resp onded to
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c a uses e v ery medi ca l doc tor to become a di sea se
crea tor who should be qu a r a ntined for the prote o
tion of the hea lth of the comm unity When ma n .

kind underst a n d s the l a w of mind they will trea t

medica l colleges the sa me as they now tre a t pest
hous es .

The fo ll owi ng newsp a per clipping is

proof positive th a t the medi ca l profession does
not know wh a t e ff ect their c onsciousness has up o n
their p a tients a n d proves further tha t the medicine
o r remedy they employ d oes n o t a ffect their p a tient

in a ny w a y .

By A sso c ia ted Pr ess Sa n Fra n .

, ,
—
ci sco June 1 5 1 9 1 5 Dr H L H enderson former
. . . .
,

Ma yor of Astoria O re an d now a pra cticing physi

,
.
,

ei a n of th a t city sta ted toda y in a pa per entitled

,
“
Tuberculos i s Conquered "
re a d by him before
,

the convention of the N a tiona l E clectic M edic a l

Assoc i a tion tha t he ha s discovered a remedy for
,

tuberculos i s tha t ha s resulted in a cure of 9 5 per

cent of his tubercul a r p a tients The sta tement .

ca used a hea ted a rgument Dr E B Sh ow ma n of ,

. . .

Cincinna ti cha llenging the st a tement with the

decla ra tion th a t he ha d tried the sa me remedy ,

with the result th a t 9 5 per cent o f his p a tients

died .

Here w e ha ve p roo f tha t the sa me

’
remedy cured 9 5 per cent o f o ne doctor s p a tients
’
while 9 5 per cent of a nother doctor s pa tients
di ed.

Thi s d e mons tra ti o n conclus ively proves

th a t the conscious convictions a n d n o t the m a teri a l
remedy both crea tes a n d cures tubercul osis O ne .

docto r firmly believes th a t the medicine wi l l cure

his p a t ient , a nd hi s c onscious con vi ction is co m
is
muni ca t ed to his p a tient s unconscious na tur a l
’

’
intelligence of life a n d the p a tient s body respon d s
,

in he a lth a ccording t o a n a tu ra l l a w o f mind The

,
.

other doctor fea rs a n d believes th a t tuberculosis

is a serious di se a se a n d doubts the effi c a cy o f a ny
remedy to cure the disea se a n d hi s con s cious fe a rs
, ,

’
doubts a n d belief s a r e communica ted to the p a tient s
unconsc ious n a tura l intelligence of life an d the
’
p a tient s body responds in dise a se a ccording t o a
n a tura l l a w of mind .

Thr o ug h i gno ran ce o f the n a tura l l a w

governing the conscious convi ctions fe a rs doubts , ,

a n d beliefs of the doctor a n d its e ff ect upon the

p a tients they tre a t o n e doctor cures a n d the other

,

crea tes the sa me disea se A fter a doctor as sumes

.

cha rge o f a p a tient he a lone is responsible for every

condition of the p a tient his consciousness fe a rs
, , ,

doubts a n d beliefs a nd not his remedy determines

whether the pa tient will live or die .

Na tura l la w ca nn ot rea son ; belief or

intent do not a ff ect the n a tura l la w Every d oc .

’
tor s conscious conviction is communic a ted to
’
every p a tient s unconscious n a tura l intelligence
reg a rdless of belief or intent ; every bodily a ilment
is cre a ted menta lly first by the p a tient then co n
, ,

t i nued by the doctor .

Th is i s th e a bs o l ute a n d immuta ble

l a w of both he a lth a n d dise a se Every bodily
.

a ilment results wholly a n d a lone from ment a l i n

t erfer en c e with the n a tur a l l a w of life through fe a r , ,

worry a nger h a te a n d fa lse belief a n d a l l bodily

, , ,

a ilments a re destroyed by rem o ving ment a l i n

t erfer enc e a n d becomi n g conscious of our n a tur a l

a nd norm a l condition .

B y a c ce p ti ng the help of a d oct or or

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a mind hea ler the p a tient s unconscious n a tur a l
intelligence responds to the conscious conviction
of the person tre a ting the p a tient .

A moth e r a lways holds this rel a tion

to her child until she a sks help for her child ; then
her power is tra nsferred to the person whom s he
a sks t o trea t her child .

Another s yst e m of hea ling without

dr ugs fully proves th a t drugs do not cure a ny
di s ea se The system known a s Chiropr a cti c con
.

sist of ma nipul a ting the spine to relieve interference

with the nerves they beli eve i s the c a use of physic a l
a ilments O n a ccount o f the physic a l e ff ect o n the
.

p a tient a t the time of ma nipul a tion the chiro ,

pra etor believes he ha s removed the interference

with n a ture a n d m a ny supposedl y incur a ble dis
,

ea ses h a ve insta ntly been cured by c hi r o p r a t i c

a n d m a ny cures h a ve been m a de where a l l other

m a teri a l remedies h a ve fa iled .

Th is s ys tem has c ured every known

h um a n sickness disea se a n d deformity without
, ,

drugs but not a s the chiropra ctor believes th rough

.
,

the m a nipul a tion of the S pine but by re a son of

,

the conscious convi ction o f the chiropr a ctor When .

the chiropra ctor m a nipul a tes the nerves th a t a re

aff ecte d it usu a lly c a uses severe p a in in the p a tient ,

a n d the chiropr a ctor then be c omes conscious th a t

he ha s loca ted the c a use o f the a i lment a n d th a t ,

m a nipul a tion will remo v e the c a use While the .

fa ct is the ch i ropra ctor s co nscious convi ction is

,
’

’
communic a ted t o his p a tient s unconscious n a tur a l
intelli gence a ccording t o a n a tura l l a w of mind a n d ,

the pa tient becomes well in spite o f the m a nipul a

tion an d n ot o n a ccount o f it .

Tha t i t i s the ch i ro pr a ctor s conscious

’

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convi ction a n d not his m a nipul a tion th a t either
kills or cu res his p a tient is proven by the f a ct th a t
where a chiropra ctor ha s fea rs or doubts th a t hi s
remedy will be effective a n d uses other remedies
.

o r drug s in connection with h i s trea tment he usu a lly ,

fa ils to cure H i s doubts fe a rs a n d beliefs like his

.
,

conscious convictions a r e communic a ted to his

p a tient a n d success or f a ilure follow s .

Another po s i tive proof th a t c hi r o p r a c

ti c s m a nipul a tion of ner v es through the spine does
’

not cure a ny bodily a ilment i s the fa ct th a t mind

he a lers cure every a ilment of the hum a n fa mily
th a t chiropra ctors cur e without considering or
touching the S pine ; the further f a ct th a t osteop a thy
cures m a ny bodily a ilments by the sa me ment a l
conviction of the p ra c t i on er yet t hev m a nipul a te
,

a di ff erent p a rt of the body a lso the m a ny d i ff erent

,

electric a l m a nipul a tions a n d vibra tions a l l curing

a n d f a iling to cure some of their p a tients thus pro v ,

ing th a t a l l m a teri a l remedies by some unknown

i
mea ns restores the sick to the r n a tura l sta te o r
f a il to oper a te for the sa me unknown re a son .

44 ) Th e fa ct tha t th er e a r e thousa nds o f

di fferent systems with m a ny thousa nds of diff erent
m a teri a l remedies a n d a l l of them curing a n d fa iling
,

to cure the s a me bodily a ilments indic a tes th a t ,

some element other th a n the m a teri a l remedy is

the c a use o f success or fa ilure It a lso proves th a t
.

when we e ffect a cure without a ny m a teri a l remedy

th a t we then prove th a t ma teri a l remedies a re
unnecessa ry .

45 ) To e ffe ct a cur e we mu st employ the

s a me elements with m a te ri a l remedies a s without
them This is proven by mind he a ling E very
.

i
.

system of medicine or m a teri a l r emed i es ca n be

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dispensed with a n d every bodi ly a ilment cured if
we will refuse t o be consc ious of the unn a tura l c on
dition o f the p a tient a n d rea lize hi s n a tur a l a nd
norma l sta te of perfection This sta te o f c o n
.

s c i o u s n ess must exist no ma tter wh a t system drug , ,

o r ma teri a l remedy is employed if a cure is effected .

Wh en w e reali z e tha t all beliefs a re

b a sed o n ignora nce a n d th a t a l l a dv a ncement of
th e huma n ra ce resulted from knowledg e then we ,

will see the folly o f believing a nything The belief .

in medicine is a most pl a usible belief from the ,

’
f a ct tha t the medicine a nd the doctor s belief work
’
in h a rmony a n d it i s onl y o n a ccount of the doctor s
,

in a bility to cor rectly di a gn o se his c a se tha t his

belief a n d his medicine fa il to work in h a rmony .

When th e doc tor i s in doubt or fea rs

the effic a cy o f his rem edy his fea rs a n d doubts
,

a n d n o t his medi cines control his p a tient but when ,

the symptoms a re so regul a r as to lea ve no doubt

a bout the di a gnosis then the p a tient will either
’
die o r get well a ccordi ng to the doctor s menta l
con v iction The positive pr o of th a t it is the doc
.

tor s menta l conviction a n d not hi s ma teri a l reme

’

dies th a t either ki l ls or cures his p a tient is the f a ct ,

th a t mind h ea lers cure p a tients a fter the doctors

h a ve given them up to di e .

The fa c t that mi nd hea lers do not cure

every ca se they trea t is due to a number of di ff erent
.

ca uses but the f a ct th a t they do cure a la rge r per

,

cen t o f pa tients tha n the ma teri a l remedy doc tors ,

entitles their syst em t o consider a tion by the pa tient

a t lea st , if not by the doctor Ma ny c a ses come
.

to a mi nd hea ler where the p a tient only lives t o

get even , where h a te a nger worry a n d fea r a re so
, ,

firmly embo died in the pa tient s mind tha t they ’

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null i fy a ll efforts of the m i n d hea l er ; bu t my p er
son a l experience a nd thous a nds o f others proves
th a t n o o ne is beyond hea ling who will not i n
t erfere with the mi nd hea ler .

Mind h ea li ng on a ccount of its un co n

scious a n d unknowa ble a ction has mostly been
a ssoci a ted with religious belief Alex a nder D owie
.
,

on a ccount o f hi s Billy Sunda y methods ha s prob ,

a bly he a led more people through his pe rson a l ef

forts th a n a ny o ne person i a the entire history o f

the world While his st a te of consciousness w as
.

in h a rmony with the la w of mind he a ling he believed

his hea ling to be mira culous th a t is contra ry to
, ,

l a w ; therefore none of hi s tea chings throw a ny light

,

upon the l a w of which he w as ignora nt .

Ma ry Ba k er Ed dy is the only pe rson

w ho ever lived th a t formul a ted a sy stem th a t
en a bled others t o do the he a ling a ccording t o the
o n e a bsolute a n d immuta ble l a w of mind he a ling .

Mrs E ddy discovered the l a w of mind hea ling by

.

first hea ling herself a n d on a ccount o f her ea rly

,

tr a ining a long religious lines she believed th a t

,

he a ling w a s a p a rt of the superstition th a t she

w as t a ught a s a child . Associ a tion of religious
belief with the l a w of mind he a ling ha s prevented
her discovery from being of a ny v a lue to inductive
a nd deductive re a soning h um a n beings .

I no w p rop o se to elimin a te a l l super

s t i t i o n from the n a tur a l l a w of mind hea ling a n d

st a te the l a w in su ch a ma nner th a t a n y person o f

ordin a ry inte lligence ca n know a n d prove .

We wi l l sta rt w i th the scientific f a ct

th a t a ll life m a nifests in h a rmony a n d if not i a
,

t er fered with will contin ue so from the cr a dle to

the gra ve The princip le th a t n a tur a lly cre a tes
.

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ha mo ny l n a l l l i fe 1 s l a w it i s a bl i n d force ; it ca nno t
,

rea son or believe ; it c a n only m a nifest a ccording

t o t he l a w o f l i fe i t h as no wisdom knowle dg e or
.
,
4

intelligence a ny more th a n the l a w of gr a vi ty .

This removes the n a tura l l a w of mind hea ling from

a n y a ssoci a tion with right or wrong good o r evil, ,

j ustice or inj ustice .

Th e only fun ctio n of th e n a tura l l a w o f

hea lth a n d h a rmony i s confin ed to a n unconscious
a n d unknow a ble a ction o f cre a tion All life ha s
.

inherent within its specie this o ne immut a ble l a w .

Star tin g w ith th e power of life inherent

m al l cre a tion a s a principle of h a rmony with no ,

other function but h a rmonious cre a tion defines ,

the l a w of he a lth a n d h a rmony in m a nkind The .

l a w o f he a lth like the l a w of gr a vity Opera t es in

silence a n d uncons ciously in the s a v a ge the ins a ne , ,

the j ust an d unj ust We a re unconscious of our body

.

a s long a s we a re in perfect hea lth a n d it is only

,

a fter we become sick with disea se or h a ve a n a cci

dent th a t we become conscious of a n interference

with the h a rmonious a ction o f the power of life
inherent in us .

Mi n d h ea l i ng cons i s ts of removing the

interference with o u r n a tur a l h a rmony of life a n d
nothing else This interference is a lwa ys ment a l
.

a n d must be trea ted menta lly .

O n a c count of the unknow a ble a nd

therefore mysterious a ction of the n a tur a l l a w of
mind he a ling a n d the nece ss a ry menta l condition
,

to a void interference with n a ture the unconscious ,

na tur a l intelligence of life inherent in m a nkind , ,

h a s been endowed with a ll m a nner o f im a gin a ry

a ttributes ,
a n d the he a ling h a s been a ccepted as

a proof of wisdom knowl edge a n d power em n t ng

a a i
,

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in du ctive a n d dedu ctive re a son i ng without recourse
to religious belief .

Know l ed ge an d belief i s the line of

dem a rca tion th a t distingui shes man from the lower
a nim a l ,
the a nima l c a n only r ea son deductively ,

while ma n c an rea son both deductively a n d induc

t i v ely
. Anima ls ca nnot know ; belief is the ir
limita tion a n d when ma n refuses t o rea son both l n
d u ct i v ely a n d deductively he i s not a reas oni ng
,

hum a n being he is only a nim a l in huma n form

,
.

The na tura l an d norma l condition of

ma nkind is hea lth a n d h a rmony Sickness di se a se
.
,

and deformity a re unn a tur a l To remove a n d

.

destroy o u r unn a tura l condition we must rise in

,

rebellion a ga inst every form of p a in a n d discord .

a n d menta lly deny their power to continue t o exist .

We must be posi tive with our deni a ls a n d know

th a t when we refuse to be consciou s of p a in th a t
we a re destroying p a in .

If w e y i eld to th e evide n c e o f p a in we
‘

ca nnot destroy it . By yielding we ma ke menta l

conditions fo r p a in to crea te disea se in o ur body .

It is our conscious conviction th a t pa in i s unn a tura l

a n d th a t it is no p a rt of our n a tur a l condition th a t

destroys p a in a n d permits n a ture to c re a te hea lth .

W e cannot s top pa in or destroy its

power by merely a ffirming without feeling positively
th a t we h a ve the power to destroy it When we .

doubt our power t o menta lly destroy p a in our ,

doubt will prevent us from destroying it O ur .

n a tur a l condition of hea lth a n d h a rmony ca nnot

Opera t e a s long a s we fe a r or believe th a t si ckness
or disea se a re neces sa ry or possible As soon a s.

we be come convinced th a t p a in o r discord is not

ne cess a ry o r possible : th a t ins ta nt we destroy si ck
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ness a n d di sea s e Thi s i s n o t a bel i ef ; i t is a n a tura l
.

l a w o f our being th a t a nyone c a n prove who will

m a ke a n eff ort .

The p hys i ca l eflor t o f the emotions a n d

'

of fea r doubt a n d belief is not considered by the

,

medic a l profession a n d for this re a son ha s never

,

been consi dered as a c a u se of a l l bodily a ilments .

Doctor s like the religious mind hea lers h a ve been

tryi ng to reconcile a n a tura l l a w w i th the beliefs
they were t a ught ; they h a ve been pr a cticing with
medicine o n their pa tients while they were i gnora nt
,

of the e ffect of their conscious convi ctions fea rs a n d ,

doubts o n their p a tient s unconscious n a tur a l i n

’

t e ll i gen ce .

menta l s ta te of the doctor o r mind

Th e
he a ler opera tes by the s a me n a tura l l a w th a t governs
the indi vidu a l who tries t o he a l himself The s a me .

positive rebellion a ga inst the e v idence o f the nu

n a tura l sta te of the p a tient will hea l a n y form o f
sickness a n d dise a se ; o r a fe a r or doubt will kill
most a l l of his p a tients This is proven by the
.

fa ct th a t one docto r cures 9 5 per cent of his p a tients

while 9 5 per cent o f a nother d o cto r s p a tients die
’
.

both using the sa me medi cine a n d both ignora nt

of their conscious conviction .

Th e fa ct tha t d o ctors d o n o t believe

th a t their conscious convictions doubts a n d fea rs
, .

both crea te a n d cure every form o f sickness a nd

dise a se a ccording to a n a tura l l a w o f mind is n o ,

evidence of the superior knowledge o r intelligence

of the doctor when there a re ma ny thousa nd mind
,

hea lers in the United Sta tes th a t a re proving this

n a tura l l a w o f mind every d a y .

A mo ther i s a bs o l utely responsible fo r

the physic a l condition o f her children ; she i s the
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c a use of her children being either hea l hy or di s ea sed .

H er conscious convictions fea rs do ubts or beliefs

, ,

’
a r e commu n ica ted to her child s unconscious n a tura l

intelligence a ccordi ng t e a n a tura l l a w of mind a n d ,

the child responds e i ther in hea lth o r disea se a ccord

’
ing to the mother s sta te of mind .

Wh e n a moth er s mi n d is filled with fea r

’

o f sickness o r disea se ; a n d s he is a lw a ys doi ng

something to gu a rd o r pro t ect her children from the
a ilment she f e a rs ; s he i s m a king conditio n s i n the
child th a t will ca use the a i l ment fea red ; or if the ,

mother is conscious th a t her child i s n a t ur

a lly and norm al ly perfect a n d th a t al l physi
ca l a ilments a re unn a tura l a n d no pa rt of
her n a tura l child a n d refuses t o be consciou s of
.

her child in a ny other condition but perfect a nd

h a rmonious then her child wi l l be perfect in body
,

a n d mind following the mother s conscious c o n v i c

’

tio n I t i s ignora nce o f the effect of a mother s

.
’

mind o n her child th a t is responsible fo r a l l childhood

sickness or d isea se There a re thousa nds o f mothers
.

in the United Sta tes w ho ar e proving this la w every

d a y by ment a lly tr ea ting their children a ccordi ng
to l a w a n d their chi ldren a re free from the a ilments
,
’
of whi ch their neighbors children die Ignor a nce .

or intent is n o bar to the oper a tion o f a ny n a tur a l

la w .

In d ucti ve a nd d ed ucti ve
re as oning .

Inductive re a soning consists of cl as sifying a series

o f well known f a cts a n d re a soning from them up t o
-

a gener a l principle or pre mise ; o r in ma thema tics , ,

we t a ke two a n d two a n d find by demonstr a tion

th a t they m a ke four th a t six from fifte en le a ves
,

nine th a t o n e thi rd o f fifteen is five By this

,
- .

method a n d the us e o f the decim a l system we es

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ta bli sh the princ i ple of ma th em a ti cs We c a nnot .

demonstr a te in billions the sa me a s we ca n in units

a n d tens yet we know th a t the deducti o ns in billions
,

is correct beca use l n induction a n d demonstr a tion

we prove the principle In other wor d s we sta rt.
,

from the fa ct th a t we ca n prove a n d deduce a fa ct ,

th a t we prove from a principle B y a dhering to .

the principle we ha ve prov en by inducti ve rea soning ,

we esta blish a log i c a l fa ct o r conclusion by d ed u c

tive rea soning .

( Induction i s the a c t or process of re a soning

from a p a rt t o a whole from p a rti cula rs to genera ls
, ,

o r from the individu a l to the univers a l ; al so the

result o r inference so re a ched Induction I S the .

process by which we conclude th a t wh a t i s true

of cert a in individu a ls of a cl a ss is true o f the whole,

cl a ss or th a t wh a t i s true a t certa in times will be

,

true in simila r circumst a nces a t a l l times A process .

o f demonstr a tion i n which t he gener a l v a li dity of

a l a w 1 8 inferred from the observed v a lidity m p a r

t i c u l a r c a ses by p roving th a t if the l a w holds in a

,

cert a i n c a se it must ho ld in the next c a se a n d ,

therefore i n the next a n d so endlessly ) ,

.

Th e fun cti o n of mi nd c a n be di vided

into thr ee genera l fa culties th a t cover the entire
ra nge of min d a s follow s : rea son ima gina tion a n d
, ,

emotion Rea son in cludes induction a n d d ed u c

.

tion Inductive re a soni ng i s the f a culty o f knowledge

.

inherent only in ma nkind a n d deducti v e rea so ning

,

i s the f a culty of self preserv a tion inheren t in a l l

a nim a l life .
Im a gi n a tion is the fa culty o f m a king
,

ment a l ima ge s i n her en t i n a ll a nima l life By co m .

bining inductive a n d deductive rea soning with the

ima gin a tion en a bles ma n to know the truth o r fa lsity
of the im a gi na tion To g a in knowledge either
. .

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from kn own fa ct s from the i ma gina tion We ust
or m
r e a son both induc tively a n d deductively E mo .

tions a re of t w o kinds na mely : good a n d evil a nd

, ,

they c h eet the body eithe r in hea lth o r di sea se

'

a ccording to t he p rinci ples go v erning t h em whi ch ,

is the only true e vidence of g o od o r evil emo

It is not rea son to cla im

fa ct th a t
as a

the moon is m a de o f green chee se be ca use both

moon a nd cheese a re ro und The fa ct o f a thing .

bei ng r ound a n d t he fa ct of a thing being cheese

a re t w o diff erent fa cts tha t h a v e no connection with

ea ch other O ne fa ct does no t prove the other

.

fact Th e fa ct tha t no o n e ca n disprove th a t the

.

moo n i s ma de of gr een cheese is no evidence o r

rea son to ba se a belief The fa ct th a t a co w
.

ea ts green gra ss a n d gives white milk is no eviden ce

th a t B illy Sunda y o r a nyone else knows a ll a bout
, ,

a hea ven a n d hell The unkn ow a ble chemic a l

.

a ction of n a ture inherent in a l l co ws does no t prove

the im a gi na ry an d unknowa ble e xi sten ce o f a myth .

The f a ct th a t a doctor knows in a dva n ce the con

dition th a t will exist in his p a tient from d a y to d a y
u nder cert a in medic a l trea tment is n o ev idence

th a t his medicine aff ect s his pa tient i n a ny w a y .

T he n a tura l la w o f mind g ove rning d o ctor a n d

p a tien t an d the kn ow n chemi ca l a ction of medicine
,

a re t w o di ff erent f a cts th a t h a ve no connec tion wi th

ea ch other The fa ct th a t a do cto r s con scious

.
’

convictions fea rs doub t s a n d beliefs a re communi

, ,
’
ca t ed to a pa tient s unco nscious na tura l intelligence

o f life a n d the pa tient either gets well or dies ; a n d

the fa ct th a t a doctor gives his p a tient medicine t o

a ff ect him ,
a re t w o diff erent fa cts entirely O ne .

fa ct is conscio us an d kn owa ble an d t he other fa ct

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 chemica l a ctions in the p a ti ent when the medica l
~

fa ct a n d the mind f a ct c onflict The fa ct th a t mind

.

he a ling cures e v ery known bodily a i l ment without

dr ugs o r ma teri a l remedies proves tha t med icine
a nd mind a re t w o diff erent f a cts tha t h a ve no m ore

connection th a n ro und a nd cheese The f a ct

‘

th a t the moon is ma de of green chees e a n d the fa ct

th a t medicine cures bodily a ilments a re esta blishe d
by the sa me a bsurd method of rea soning .

E very probl em tha t a ff ects the hea l th

h a ppiness a nd success of ma nkind ca n be cla ssified
under one of three fa c ulties of mind na mely : R ea son , ,

Emotion or Ima gina tion Inducti ve a nd d eductive

.

re a soning is the only method of a cq uiring knowl edge .

This method of rea soning ha s esta bli sh ed the science

of numbe rs where a l l ma nkind is of one mind The
,
.

emotions of ma nki nd in eff ect a re two different

kinds the one kind of emotion i s h a rmonious a nd
, ,

the other kind of emotion i s discord a nt with a ,

knowledge of the two di fferent principles govern ing

emotions we ca n loca te the ca use of every bodily
condition o ur body a n d o ur environments a re the
,

m a teria lized cloth ing of our emotions ( Thought a nd

Feeling ) The im a gin a tion is the f a culty o f ma king
.

ment a l ima ges which in the mselves a re h a rmless ,

but when they a r e a ssoci a ted with rea son or w ith

the emotions then they become directors of the
power which is life in us c a using either h a rmony
,

o r discord The emotions a re a blind force without

.

rea son they a re govern ed entirely by the principle

,

of the emotion reg a rdless of our intent The

,
.

ima gina tion a ssoc ia ted with the fa lse belief o f fea r ,

wor ry a nger a nd h a te will ca use disea se while the

, ,

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future existence will ca use misery , po verty crime and

rega rdless o f intent All fa lse beliefs will ca use dis

’

cord a n d a l l beliefs a r e fa lse beliefs When a thi ng

'

i s p rov en by i nd uc ti ve a nd d edu cti ve r ea son i n g i t i s

know l edge, a nd everythi n g tha t i s n ot su scep ti ble of p r oof
by i nd u cti ve a nd d ed ucti ve f rea son i n g is a a l se bel i ef .

Knowledge is the ca use o f a l l huma n a dva ncement

-

belief i s the c a use o f i gno ra n ce superstition a n d

"
"

bi gotry .

73 ) Emoti o ns a re cons ci ous menta l a cts

"
th a t ma inta in or i nt erfer e \vi t h the n atur a l power
o f life inhe r ent in a l l m a nkind a n d a l l thought th a t
,

is tra nsmut ed t o feeling is emotion It is only a f t er .

a thought i s tr a nsmuted to f eeling th a t it becomes a

dire ctor of power ; a ll othe r thoughts a re de a d

thoughts with out a ny power to a ffect the body in
a ny w a y : This is importa nt to know When we .

either affirm o r deny we must think a n d feel every

a ffir ma tion o r deni a l th a t we use before we will re

c e i v e a ny benefit from the sa me When we ta lk .

a bo ut a ny bodily a ilment we direct the power which

i s life in us t o cre a te the a ilment We must refuse .

to be con scious of our bodily a ilments a n d n o t t a l k

a bo u t them if we desire t o remove them Let us .

ta ke a c a se of tuberculosis in a ny st a ge We must .

first refuse to be conscious of a ny of its symptoms .

th a t is think a n d feel th a t a l l symptoms of disea se

,

a re unn a tur a l a n d no pa rt of ou r n a tura l se l f We .

must tre a t o ur unna tur a l s ta te as a sep a ra te self

from our n a tura l self We must sepa ra te in our
.

consciousness o u r u n n a t u r a l self from o ur n a tura l

,

se lf until we h a ve a ment a l picture o f our two selves ;

then refuse t o be conscious o f o u r unn a tura l self .

We c a nno t destroy tuberculosis a s long as we try

with a ny ma teri a l remedies to a SSi st na ture to effect
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cl aim we will require gl a sses ; but i f we
deny the eviden ce o f defect in o u r eyes
a n d think a n d feel t ha t n a ture c a nnot lose a ny
o f i ts f a culties ,a nd th a t the sight ca nnot be dim ,

we will direct the power whi ch is life in us to restore

the defective sight to its norm a l condition .

By yi el di ng to the eviden ce o f defect ,

’
we direct life s power to crea te defect By denying .

the eviden ce of defect a n d a ffi r rni n g o ur na tur a l

’
condition o f perfection we di rect life s p ower t o
,

crea te perfection The sa me power th a t will

.

m a ke us blind will a lso keep our sight perfect when

direc ted with the prope r thought a nd feeling .

The efficiency o f this na tura l l a w of mind my ex

p er i en c e verifies I
. w as blind fo r over two yea rs .

a nd a m no w rea ding newsp a per print without

gl a sses My sight w as restored without medicine
.

or ma teria l remedies .

The ca use of a ll physica l a ilment is

menta l It i s o ur sta te o f conscious ness th a t deter
.

mines o ur bodi ly condition Whe n we trea t our .

five physi c a l senses a s sentinels whose functions a re

fully perform ed when they notify u s of da nger or
discord then dismiss them a n d refuse to be further
,

—
co nscious o f their evidenc e this is the first step
in control of consciousness The next a nd most .

importa nt step is to real ize a nd know ( become

co nscious ) of o ur n a tur a l condition of ha rmony a n d
refuse to be conscious of discord When we know .

th a t bodily a i l ments ca n only m a nifest bec a use we

a r e conscious o f them then we w ill know the v a lue
.

o f controlli ng consciousn ess .

Ea ch i ndi vi d ua l i s a conscious p ar t o f
the universa l cre a tive principle of life the sa me as ,

a drop of w at er i s a pa rt of the ocean E a ch indi

.

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vidu a l conta ins a l l the elemen t s of the univer a i
crea tor the s a me as a drop o f w a te r con
t a ins a ll t he elemen s o f the ocea n
‘
By .

the n a ture of o ur being we a re a lwa ys

hea lthy a n d h a rmonious It req uir es no eff ort to
.

be hea lthy We a re n a tura lly so a n d a l l e ff ort to

.
,

be he a lthy or remove disea se will interfere with

N a ture.

Ther e a re no physic a l hea lth l a ws no ,

hea lth rules no hea lth exe rcises no he a lth medicines

, , ,

n o hea lth suggestions ; a l l o f these so c a lled a ids a re

-

conscious interference with the l a w of hea lth th a t

a cts unconsciously We must be a r in mind th a t
.

every conscious a c t either t o a ss ist n a ture or remove

interference with n a ture will direct the power which
is life in us to crea te the condition we think a n d
feel O n a ccount of ou r ignora nce of the unconscious
.

a ction of n a ture th a t must a c t a ccording to the

requi rements of ea ch individua l it is impos sible

,

fo r a ny o n e to know wh a t will a ss ist n a tur e or wh a t

will remove interference wi th n a ture The one .

a n d only con di tion necessa ry t o destroy a ll bodily

a ilment s a n d restore hea lth is to refuse t o be con

sc ious of sicknes s di sea se a n d defo r mity a nd t o

, ,

rea li z e a nd kn ow tha t o ur n a tura l condition is

pe rfec t hea lth a t a ll ti mes ; then trust N a ture to
uncons ciously do its work a ccordi ng to the la w
o f o ur being .

I kno w a l l thi s i s contra ry to wha t is

ta ught a n d believed I a lso know tha t none of
.

the p res ent d a y m a teri a l systems ca n o r will a s sure

a ny one th a t by a dhering strictl y to their system

they wi ll be in perfect hea lth for one hour while ,

there is evidence in a bunda nce th a t a ny o ne ca n

be hea lthy from the cra dle t o the gra ve by the ,

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control o f conscious ness A ny a n d all be nefits
.

derived from medicine o r a ny other ma teri a l a i d

a r e the result o f a ch a nge o f consciousn ess .

Th e la w of h ea lth h a ppiness a n d success

,

i s the most simple l a w of the universe B y refusing

.

to be conscious of the e xiste nce a n d ca use of a ny

unna tura l condition of our body a n d environment ;
a n d by rea lizing our inherent n a tura l condition o f

he a lth a n d h a rmony we will destroy all u nn a tur a l

,

conditions a n d res tore a n a tur a l condition H o w .

simple yet how true For ex a mple if we ha ve a

, . ,

hea da che we first c a l mly a n d de l ibe ra te ly proceed

menta lly to a rgue a ga i nst the existence a n d power
of this unna tur a l pai n We will a ffi rm tha t p a in i s
.

unn a tur a l a n d no p a rt o f our exi stence ; th a t p a in

is onl y the a bsence of h a rmony a n d mus t disa ppea r
when h a rmony is restored We must then thi nk .

a n d feel th a t o ur n a tur a l condition is free from a l l

p a i n a n d discord a n d tha t the power whi ch is life

.

in u s i s n a tura lly governed by a principle of h a r mony

which c a nnot be consc ious of pa in o r discord If .

we thi nk a n d feel this fa ct o f our be ing we wi ll ,

insta ntly destroy a l l pa in a nd di scord .

As a w orkin g hypothes is we will

a ssume th a t ma n is one with a n d a c onscious p a rt
.

o f the universa l crea tive prin ciple ; th a t ma n na tur

,

i
a lly a n d no r m a lly conta ns a ll the element s of the
’
crea tive principle a nd a ny shortcomings o f m a n s
,

perfection is due to ignora n ce of his na tura l a n d

norma l condition .

Man s natural p e rfe ct condition is

’

not a n ima gin a ry ide a l ; but it is his n a tura l sta te

of e xi s tence
. It is unna tura l for ma n to be sick ,

dise a sed o r deformed The fa ct th a t people h a ve

.

been restored t o he a l t h a fter being afflicted is proo f

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th a t n a ture h a s the a bility t o destroy dise a se o f
every form M a n s n a tur a l condition is he a lth
.
’

a n d h a rmony a t a l l times a n d the following st a te ,

o f consciousne s will keep ma n perfect a n d free

s

from a l l sickness a n d dise a se Know (think a n d .

feel ) th a t you a r e a n individua lized p a rt of t h e

univers a l cre a tor which c a n only m a nifes t in ha r

,

mony The conscious emotion s th a t will keep us

.

in h a rmony with o ur n a ture a r e love kindness , ,

symp a thy j ustice honesty truthfulnes s a n d self

, , ,

i s h n es s . The emotions th a t will crea te dise as e a re

h a te a nger revenge a n d worry
, ,
.

The p ri n c i p l e of n a tur a l he a lth a n d

the principle of unn a tura l dise a se a re two sep a ra te
a nd distinct principles The oper a tion of the .

principle of hea lth is un conscious a n d unknow a ble ,

while the principle of dise a se i s a conscious m a ni

fes t a t i o n .The principle o f hea lth a n d h a rmony
will direct the power o f life in m a nki nd t o n u oc h
s c i o u s ly cre a te hea lth a n d we direct the principle
,

o f dise a se by o u r cons cious emotion Disea se has .

n o intelligence I t is a cre a ture of fea r a nd belief

.
,

a n d is governed by them whi le hea lth is intelligence ,

in n a ture It is a na tura l la w of hea lth to de stroy

.

a .
—
dise se B y destroying the di se a se cre a ting emo
tions we will remove the c a use of the di se a se ; a n d
by trusting n a ture to do its work a ccor di ng to the
l a w of o ur be i ng we will cre a te he a lth .

Th e la w of emoti on (thought tra n s

muted to feeli n g ) i s a s immut a ble a s the l a w of
gr a vity La w c a nnot re a son i t c a n only m a nifest
.
,

a ccording to l a w Disea se is the evidence of some

.

disea se cre a ting emotion Without the opera tion

-
.

o f some disea se cre a ting emotion there ca n never

-
,

be a ny sickness disea se or deformity ,

E motion .

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is the sole a n d o nl y c a use o f a ll di sea se St a rting .

with emotion a s the c a use we h a ve only to a s oer

,

t a in the kind of emotions th a t w i ll c a use di sea se .

a n d a void these emotions in order t o be free from

disea se a n d enj oy perpetu a l h ea lth .

When w e ar e h ea lthy we a re un co n
s c i o u sl y i n h a rmony with n a ture a n d it is o n ly a fter
.

we become sick tha t we be come consc ious of inter

faring w ith na ture It is a t this ti me th a t we require
.

a k nowledge of the e ff ect of the d i fi er en t emotio n s .

The l a w of ca use a n d e ffect governing a l l crea tion ,

a lso govern dise a se By removing the c a use the

.

efi e c t must di sa ppe a r We remove the effect

.

of a dis ea se crea ting emotion in st a ntly by s u b

-

s t i t ut i n g a he a lth crw t i ng emotion In fa ct it

-
. .

i s a bsolutely necessa ry to substitute a hea lth

crea ting emotion in order t o destroy a di sea se
crea ti ng emotion .

The p ow er of life like a ll other power

, .

will follow the line of lea st resist a nce a nd wi ll ,

c ontinue t o cre a te dise a se even a ft r the emotion

,
e

is removed unless we direct life s power by a h ea lt h

,
’

cre a ting emotion The n a tura l a n d norm a l prin

.

c i p l e governing a l l life power is he a lth a nd

-
ba r
mony ; but a fter it has been directed by some
emotions t o cre a te disea se i t then must be directed
,

t o crea te hea lth by some h ea lth cre a ting emotio ns -

.

The power whi ch is life in al l crea tion must O per a te

every second of time a nd when it is not pe rmitted
,

to crea te hea lth a n d h a rmony it mus t crea te di s .

e a se a n d discord Wh a te ver benefit is produced

.

o n the body must be expressed ment a lly .

Man and ani ma l h a ve the sa me emo

tions a nd a re go v erned by the sa me a bml ut e la w .

The nea rer a person i s to the a nim a l the less li a ble

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i s he to be di sturbe d by emot i ons Al l sic kness
.

a n d di se a se is ignora nt interference with the l a w

of n a ture b a sed on a fa lse sy stem of educa tion a nd

,

environment .

Sta rting wi th ma nki nd as n a tura lly

a n d norm a lly he a lthy ,
a n d the emotions as the

only c a use a n d cure o f a l l sickness a n d dise a se ,

we will n o w proceed t o enumer a te the different

emotion s th a t cre a te he a lth a n d disea se In prin .

ci p l e
,
there a re only t w o kinds of emotions with
va rying degrees o f effectivenes s We will there
.

fore cl a ssify a l l under the two mo st powerful o p

p o s i t e emotions n,
a mely love a n d h a te .

Lov e wi l l a l wa ys result in hea lth a n d

h a rmony while h a te will a lwa ys res ult in disea se
,

a n d discord . Like will a lw a y s result in like The .

a pp a rent h a rmless emotions of fe a r worry a n d dis

,

c o u r a gemen t a r e the c a use of more dise a se mi sery , ,

poverty a n d crime th a n h a te a nger a n d revenge

, .

Wha t we believe to be a h a rmless emotion the

l a w decl a res t o be the gre a test evil .

W e s hould not a llow a belief to interfere

with a knowledge of a n a tur a l l a w when o ur hea lth
h a ppiness a n d success depends on n a tur a l l a w .

If we follow c a use a n d effect a s it rel a tes to hea lth

a n d dise a se we will never m a ke a mist a ke a nd ,

we will find m a ny emotions th a t cre a te dise a se

th a t we believe a r e h a rmless emotions ; but we
know th a t love ca n only ma nifest in love a n d
ha rmony a n d si ckness a n d di sea se belong t o h a t e
,

emotions We should not ta ke our beliefs ser

.

i o u sl y o r consider them sa cred They a r e not

.

knowledge to a nyone therefore they h a ve no

, ,

founda tion in rea son o r f a ct You would be

.

foolish t o believe a nything herein sta ted th a t i s ,

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no t susceptib l e o f proof a n d you woul d be equ a ll y
,

foolish if you permitted a belief to prevent you from

proving a n a tur a l l a w o f l ife .

O ur kno wl ed g e of the emotion th a t

crea tes he a lth a n d dise a se is the only guide we
h a ve to hea lth h a ppiness a n d success a n d our
, ,

condition of he a lth or dise a se is po siti v e evidence

of our st a te of underst a nding of the na tur a l l a w

o f emotio n To cla im th a t the l a w of emotion

.

could m a ke a mista ke bec a use it conflic t ed with

o u r belief is only evi dence of our bigotry
, .

Th e human bod y is a dyn a mo th a t is

run by energy a n d fo r con v enience we will term
, , ,

this energy the power of life Life n a tur a lly a n d .

norm a lly m a nifests in he a lth a n d h a rmony This .

is a l a w of life ; otherwise life would ce a se to exist .

It would destroy itself Sta rting from this fa ct .

’
it logic a lly follows th a t if we don t interfere with
the n a ture of o ur being we will be hea lthy from
the cr a dle to the gr a ve the beginning a n d end ,

of conscious ma n .

I ma k e thi s clai m a nd ch a llenge the

world t o produce one single f a ct th a t will disprove
th a t the emotions of m a nkind a r e the only c a use of
sickness disea se a n d deformity a n d therefore a re
, ,

the only things to consider in preventing or cur i ng

a n y form of sickness di sea se a n d deformity
. .

The p o w er of l i fe is not depend a nt

on t he a mount or kind o f food we ea t O ur food .

i s only the r a w m a teri a l th a t the power of life needs

to build bone blood a n d tissues o f our body This
, .

is proven by the f a ct th a t men h a ve fa s ted ten ,

twenty forty a n d sixty d a ys without inj ury to the

,

body a ny more th a n the loss of weight ; thus proving

,

th a t fo od d oes not build the body ei t her hea lthy

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Wou l d soon elimina te our a ppet i te i f we could
rea son o u t wh a t the power o f life requires to keep
the body hea lthy Th e f a ct tha t o ur a ppetite
.

cha nges is evidence tha t it is go vern ed by the

requirements of our body The fa ct th a t we
.

c a n live a n d be he a lthy from ten t o sixty d ay

without food o f a ny kind should remove a l l fea r

o f ba d eff ects i f we ha ve no a ppetite fo r o n e d a y

o r ten d a ys. As soo n as o u r system requires food

o u r a ppetite will notif y us a n d a ny
, food th a t
we ea t without a n a ppetite is sure t o result in
in terference with na ture O ur menta l a ttitude
.

tow a rds e a ting a n d dri nking should be o ne o f

implicit tru s t in o u r a ppetite .

To gu i d e us i n the requi rements o f

o ur body is the function o f o ur a ppetite a nd we h a ve

n o ri ght t o exercise our rea soning f a culty when we

h a ve n o knowledge to b a se o ur rea son on When .

we trust o u r t a ste an d a ppetite implicitly we wi ll

nouri sh o u r body a cco rdi ng to the l a w o f our being .

Appetite a n d the a ction of o u r bowels ar e no t

subj ects o f r ea son .

As al mos t all di s ea se o f the body

a ffects the stom a ch a n d a ppeti te we must a ssu me

a positive menta l a ttitude tow a rds o u r stom a ch

a n d i t s requirements . We must think a n d feel

th a t n a ture know s its business a n d will work ,

a ccording to the l a w of our being We must refus e

.

to be conscious o f pa in a nd think a n d feel tha t

,

we a r e n a t u r a lly he a lthy a nd h a rmonio u s a n d ,

th a t sickness a n d pa in a re unna tur a l a nd will

disa ppea r when we s et in motion a hea lth cre a ti ng
emotion ; then proc eed t o rea lize ourselves a s p e r
feet as the universa l c r e a to r of whom we ar e a
,

p a rt
.

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 The instant tha t we rea l i ze our na tural
perfect ion we destroy the power o f the unn a tura l
,

crea tor a n d set in motion the na tura l crea tor The .

power th a t is life in us must opera te every second

o f time a n d is subj ect t o o ur thought a n d feeling
, .

When we m a ke menta l conditions by removing

interference with n a ture a nd think a nd feel th a t
we a re perf ect t hen trus t n a ture to d o its work
,

a ccording to n a tu re this will result in hea lth

, ,

h a ppiness a nd prosperity We should keep o u r

,
.

bod y clea n outside a nd trust na ture to t a ke ca re

o f o u r inside orga ni sm .

I want to emp has i z e the fa ct a nd

reiter a te it until it bec omes a positi v e con v iction
th a t the opera tion of the n a tur a l l a w o f o ur being
is uncon s cious a nd fo r this rea son is a n unknow
,

a ble a c t .After we fully rea lize this we will no t

a ttempt t o interfere with a l a w we c an not know .

All sickness a n d disea se has been ca used by inter

ference with the na tura l O per a tion of the l a w o f
o u r being .

Another i mp ortant f a ct of equ a l va lue

is the knowled ge th a t the s a me power of life th a t
cre a tes hea lth a lso crea tes disea se On ly one kind .

Of crea tion is po ss ible a t a tim e When the power .

o f l i fe is cre a ting hea lth it is a lso destroying disea se ,

a n d when it i s crea ting disea se it is a lso destroying

,

hea lth This p ower o f life i s subj ect to control by

.

thought a nd feeling And no w comes the most

.

import a nt knowledge o f a l l our life the knowledge ,

o f the sta te O f mind th a t will permit n a ture t o

cre a te he a lth a nd the sta te Of mind th a t will

,

inte rfere with the n a tura l Ope ra tion of o ur system .

Sta rti ng w i th th e unconscious a nd

unknow a ble a ction o f ou r sy ste m when it is cre a t
41
ing hea lth a cc ording t o being this
‘

lea ves u s without a ny knowl edge th a t could : in

a n y w a y a ssist n a tur e We m ust therefore refr a in
.

from a ny a ction either menta l o r m a teri a l t h a t

.
,

has the Obj ect o f a s sisting na tur e to cre a te hea lth .

The oper a ti on of n a t ure c a nnot a n d mu st n o t be -

a subj ec t O f rea son

- .

The menta l a tti tude th a t will pe rmit .

n a ture to follow the l a w of hea lth a n d h a rmony is ,

t o re a li ze ful ly by thought a n d feel in g th a t hea lth

a n d h a rmony i s o u r na tur al condition a n d th a t ,

everything th a t is not in h a rmo ny with ou r n a ture

i s unn a tur a l a n d w il l disa p pear when we r ea lize
.
,

o u r n a tur a l condi tion When we kn ow a n d tru s t

. .

o u r life principle imp l icitly t hen n a ture wi ll co m ,

mence crea ting hea lth The a ct o f cre a ting hea lth
.

will a lso destroy every form of si ckness a n d di s ea se .

All we h a ve t o d o t o destroy a ny di sea se i s to m a ke

ment a l condition for na tur e t o crea te hea lth .

The menta l condi ti on tha t w i ll n o t

'

interfere with n a ture a n d will pl a ce us in h a rmony

with the l a w of our bei ng s a ca lm c ontented a nd
i
. ,

pe a ceful mind free from a ll fea r doubt o r worry

, , ,

with a firm c onviction th a t na ture is n o w m a nifest

ing through u s a ccording to the l a w o f o ur being .

H ol d the tho ught o f being one with , a n d a cons cious

p a rt O f the uni versa l crea tive principle th a t ca n
.

only ma nifest in h a rmony H old this though t for .

some time t o the exclusion o f a l l other thoughts .

then dismiss it a n d trust n a t ure t o d o the rest .

’
I will say a ga in don t try t o te l l n a ture wh a t
,

—
.

to d o j ust trust n a ture implici tly

.
.

S ta rti ng from the f a ct t h a t n a tur e

a lw a ys m a nife s ts i n ha rmony a nd as long as we d o

n o t int erfere with n a ture we wi ll be he a lthy , we _

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 w i ll proceed from a nother " i ew point to a n a l yse
o u r n a tur a l condition a n d the emotions th a t will

keep us in h a rmony with n a ture a n d the emotions ,

th a t will interfere with the h a rmony of n a ture .

W hen we a r e in perfect he a lth we a re unconsciou s

’
o f ou r physic a l senses ; we don t re a lize th a t we

h a ve a body All o u r a ctions in the control o f the

.

body a re ment a l All physica l a ctions origin a te

.

in mind a n d the body responds to our thought

,

a n d feeling .

W e fir s t think and then a c t This .

describes o ur conscious a cts ; but our b o dy is cre a t

ing a n d keeping us in h a rmony by unconscious
a cts of n a ture As it is impos s ible for us t o know
.

a nything th a t we a re unconscious of we c a n only ,

dea l with the things of which we a re conscious We .

note cert a in emotions h a ve a n effect on o u r bodies ,

both benefici a l a nd h a rmful a n d by a voiding the

,

h a rmful emotions a n d being conscious only o f

the benefici a l emotions we will keep in h a rmony
,

with our n a tura l sta te of hea lth .

A p roof tha t w e know nothing a bout

how o u r body oper a tes i s the f a ct tha t no person
has ever been a ble to chemi c a lly produce blood ,

bone or flesh The chemic a l a ction o f o u r system

.

ca lled body is a secret o f n a ture th a t no o n e h a s

bene a ble to revea l The principle of life a n d
.

how it Opera tes is a mystery no one ha s ever pene

t ra t ed
. With a ll our science a n d invention we a re
a bsolute ly ignor a nt of how n a ture oper a te s through

the hum a n body a n d a ll efforts to a ssist n a ture

,

by drugs a n d medi cine h a ve proven a bsolute

fa ilures .

E ve ry r emed y tha t h a s a pp a rently

a ssisted n a ture in o n e person h a s under simil a r
,

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c on di tions absolutely fa ile d w i th a nother p erson ;
,
.

thus proving th a t we must look for some other

c a use of curing di sea se outsi de a n d independent
o f chemic a l a ction o f drugs a n d medicines This .

is a lso true of diet exercise clima te m a ssa ge a n d

, , ,

electricity a ll of which h a ve di fferent eff ects upon

,

d ifferent individu a l s From this it i s pl a in th a t a l l

.

cures result not from a ny m a teri a l a i d but from

, ,

something th a t ha s removed the interference with

n a ture .

W e ca n p rov e tha t eve ry cure of a ny

form o f si cknes s dise as e a n d deformity no m a tter
, ,

wh a t m a teria l remedy is employed ca n be tra ced ,

directly t o the ch a n ge o f so me emotion th a t ha s

interfered with n a ture a n d th a t the interference ,

w ith n a ture could h a ve been removed without the

m a teri a l remedy a n d th a t every fa ilure to eff ect
,

a cure is not dependent o n the remed y ; but is a

fa ilure to ch a nge the emotion th a t interfered with

na ture .

Th e gr ea t ha r m a nd the gre a t disea se

crea tor i s the remedy employed We would not .

employ a remedy if we did n o t believe th a t our

.

sys t em req u ired this remedy Since the n a tura l .

oper a tion of o ur system is unknow a ble how c a n ,

we know wh a t our system requires ? By relying

on m a teri a l rem edie we not only overl o ok the
s
,

c ause of dise a se but we a lso direct the power o f

,

life w hich n a tur a lly crea tes he a lth t o c rea te the

form of di se a se we believe the r emedy will cure .

If w e bel i ev e tha t a co l d w i l l settle on ou r lu ngs a nd

ca u se con su mp ti on p roceed t o a pply remedies

a nd

t o cure or prevent consumption o ur fe a r a n d ,

belief will direct the power o f life to destroy our

lungs O n the other h a nd if we trea t the evidence
.
,

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of a cold as a notice from the senses tha t our System
i s in d a nger of h a rm a nd think a n d feel th a t a
,

cold is unn a tura l a n d no p a rt of our n a tura l ha r

mony then implicitly trust n a ture to destroy the
,

unn a tura l cold a n d restore ha rmony thi s will ,

result in hea lth .

Th e sa me p o we r of li fe th a t wi l l
c a u se consumption to destroy our lungs under the
direction of fe a r a n d belief will a lso destroy a cold
,

a n d crea te he a lth under the direction of trusting

n a ture By not giving a ny thought t o the evi

.

dence of cold a n d tru sting n a ture to des troy it ,

we remove a ll interference with the na tur a l oper

a tion of the principle o f life in u s .

Wh e n w e yi el d to the evi dence o f a ny

o f our senses we a lw a ys direct the power of life
,

to crea te the condition we think a n d feel no m a tter ,

wh a t the evidence of the senses may be All senses .

a re governed by the s a me l a w A p a in in a n y
.

p a rt of the body will result in a ny dise a se we be

lieve th a t pa rt of the body i s subj ect to Con .

sumption is never a ss oci a ted with a p a in i n the

big toe If it were we would find dec a y following
.

a p a in in the big toe Fea r a n d belief a lwa ys

.

direct the power of life to cre a te wha t we fe a r a n d

believe When we destroy the belief a n d fe a r
.

of a ny di se a se we de stroy the dise a se

,
.

W e ca nnot h ea l ourselves of sickness ,

dise a se a n d deformity a s long a s we believe th a t

thes e unn a tur a l conditions a re a p a rt of ou r n a tur a l
selves We must sep a ra te in our co nsciousness
.

the n a tur a l se lf from the unn a tura l self We .

a re n a tur a lly a n d norm a lly he a lthy h a ppy a n d,

successful a n d al l sickn ess disea se a n d misery

, ,

a re unn a tura l a n d a bnorma l O ur n a tur a l a n d

.

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norm a l condition is governed by a principle th a t
is i nherent in a ll life ; this principle oper a tes in a l l
i
l fe unconsciously a n d for this rea son is unknow
a ble. O ur unna tura l a n d a bnorma l conditions a re
conscious Opera tions governed by o ur fea rs bel i efs ,

a n d dise a se crea ting emotions

-
All hea lthy persons
.

a r e equa lly unconscious of the n a tur a l principle

th a t crea tes hea lth while sickness a n d di sea se

,

a ssume m a ny different forms .

Th e Na tura l Pr i nc i p l e of life th a t
n a tur a lly a n d norm a lly ma nifes ts in a l l life is ,

the n a tura l a nd re a l hum a n being ; the sick disea sed ,

or deformed h u m a n being i s the unn a tur a l a n d

un se a l We c a n a nd must sep a ra te the rea l a n d
.

na tur a l person from the unrea l a n d unn a tur a l

pers on Thi s we ca n d o only through our con
.

s c i o u s ness
. We c a n a nd mus t refuse to be c o n
scious o f o ur unn a tur a l se lf a n d only be conscious
,

of our n a tur a l self For ex a mple if a shoe th a t

.
,

we a r e wea ring hurts the foot a n d we yield to the

evidence of p a in we will h a ve corns or i f we deny
, ,

the evidence o f p a in a n d relize th a t our n a tura l

condition is hea lth a n d h a rmony of every p a rt
of our body we will not h a ve a ny corns This
, .

is not theory I a m in a position to furnish a

.

sworn sta tement th a t this consciousness n o t only

prevented corns but a ctu a lly removed a corn
th a t ha d existed before the tight sh oe w as worn .

I ha ve s el ect ed the corn demon

s t ra t i o n for the rea son th a t there a r e m a ny hun

dreds of well a uthentica ted c a ses of mind hea ling

such a s tuberculosis c a ncer a ppendicitis tumors
, .
, ,

liver kidney stom a ch a n d hea rt trouble In fa ct

,
.
,

there a re n o physi ca l a ilmen t s tha t h a ve not been

completely cured by refusing to be conscio us o f
46
n othin g of sic kness a nd di sea se an d n a tur e must ,

a n d will follow the la w of i ts bei n g an d crea te

hea lth .

Self ass erti on is

very import a nt .

We must a ssert our selves if we des ire to a e com

p l i sh results We ca nnot prevent o r remove
.

disea se if we fa il t o a ssert emph a tica lly th a t dis

e a se is unna tura l a n d th a t hea lth is o ur na tura l
condition If we think we are worms o f the dust
.

we will be worms o f the dust Self reli a nce a nd

’

self a s ertion will d o more t o res tore hea lth tha n

s

a l l the m a teri a l remedies in existe n c e Our n a tura l .

self is a lw a ys hea lthy a nd by holding in ou r co n

,

sc i o us ness the perfection of o u r n a tura l se lf to the

exclusion o f our un na tura l self we wi ll direct the

,

power o f l ife in us to crea te hea lth Ma king men .

t a l conditio ns a n d trusting n a ture to d o i ts work

a ccording to the l a w o f our being will result in

hea lth h a ppin ess a nd success

, .

Pea ce of mi nd is
most importa nt a

condition in hea lth or when we desi re to remove

bodily a ilments Never a rgue or a nta gonize a ny
.

person o r condition ; think a nd feel tha t every

thing is either good to us o r good fo r us It is i n .

pea ce o f mi nd th a t we a re in ha rmony with n a t ure .

All is pea ce a nd ha rmony when we a re in h a rm ony

with n a ture a nd no w is the only time Commen c e
, .

now by being pea ceful ; we will a lw a ys find n a ture

’
re a dy to opera te no w N a t ure doesn t know
.

tomorrow or a ny rea so n why it should n o t opera te

n ow . Na ture ca nnot opera te n o w if we th i nk .

th a t some former ca use is res ponsible fo r o ur co n

dition no w R efus e to be consc ious of a ll former
.

ca uses a nd t rust n a ture to ma n i fest in h a rmony

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now ,
an d we will destroy a ll unn a tur a l con dition s
of ou r body .

Th e t r l s elf i s a lw a ys h a rmonious
na u a .

W e ar e a l w a y s in h a rmony with n a ture when we

,

a r e developing the best in s elf a n d when we permit

others t o do the s a me U n sel fi shness is unn a tur a l

.

a n d will degr a de self Any thought a c t o r deed

.
,

th a t will not ennoble sel f c a nnot ennoble others .

E very unselfish duty th a t i s not a genuine kind n ess

'

will d egra d e u s a n d every genuine kindness is a

selfish a c t th a t will ennoble us Love a n d kindness
.

will a lw a ys result in ennobling self a n d our fellow

ma n a n d when we perform a ny unselfish duty
,

th a t will result in a n inj ury t o our fellow ma n it is

neither love nor kindnes s We h a ve no mora l
.

right to interfere with the l a w of compensa tion .

E very person receives a bsolute j ustice every hour

from the cr a dle to the gr a ve .

The na tura l s el f a nd
the unn a tura l
self a re two sep a r a te a n d distinct pers ons a n d ,

must be so held in o ur co nsciousnes s if we desire

to remove di s ea se of the body We must firs t .

refuse t o be conscious o f o ur unna tur a l self then ,

become con scious o f our n a t ur a l self then rel a x ,

both bod y a n d mind a nd trust n a ture to do its work

a ccording t o the l a w o f o u r being By becomi n g .

pea cef u l a n d trust ing n a ture we come into h a rmony

with n a ture which a lw a ys ope ra tes in s ilence a n d
'

h a rm ony The time it will require to ch a nge a n

.

unn a tura l disea sed body into a n a tura l hea lthy

body depends o n the time it will t a ke to ch a nge
o ur consciousnes s B u t no one ha s a ny right
.

to feel discour a ged for this is the only possible

,

w a y tha t a ny bodi ly a ilment ca n be removed e x cept ,

by ha vin g others d o ou r menta l work for us tem
p o r a ri l y .

re move bod i l y a ilments we must

To
ment a lly a rgue with both our u nn a tura l a n d n a tura l
self until we become conscious of the truth of our
a rgument ; then we h a ve destroyed the c a use of

our a ilment R emember wh a tever benefit is pro

.

d u c ed o n the body must be expressed ment a lly ;

a l l physic a l evidence o f disea se must be met with

a ment a l deni a l By yielding to the evidence o f

.

physic a l a ilments we direct the power o f life in u s

t o cre a te disea se a n d by menta lly denying the
,

evidence we direct the sa me power to cre a te

,

hea lth The power which i s life in us ha s no

.

intelligence other th a n to follow the la w of its

being or to follow o u r conscious fe a rs doubts a n d ,

beliefs The sa me life power crea t es both he a lth

.

a nd disea se .

S elf r el i an ce se lf a ssertion a nd self

,

knowledge ar e a bsolutely necessa ry to hea lth ,

h a ppiness a n d suc cess We must sta rt with self

.

knowledge in order to know w y we a re wh a t we

a re . We know th a t we a re n a tura lly a n d nor
m a lly hea lthy ; we know th a t sickness a n d dise a se
ar e unn a tura l a n d a bnorm a l ; here we h a ve t w o

d i fferent condi tions of self a n d our st a te of con ,

sc i o u s n es s will determine whi ch one of the t w o

selves will govern o ur body If we refuse to be .

c onscious of sickness dise a se a

,
n d deformity o ur ,

unn a tura l sta te a n d persi st in rea lizing our na tur a l

,

sta te o f hea lth we will be unconscious ly hea lthy

, ,

an d if we yield t o the e v i dence o f ou r senses we ,

wil l con scio usly direct o ur life power t o crea te

A know l ed ge of se lf di scl oses t hi s

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 ’
fa ct th a t o ur consciousness c a uses our life s p owe r
,

to cre a te either a hea lthy self o r a dise a se d self .

St a rting with consciousnes s a s the director of the

power which i s life in u s th a t cre a tes either hea lth
o r dise a se le a ves us with only one thing to consider
,

when looking for the c a use of dise a se n a mely :

the power th a t directs the c a use The power th a t .

directs the c a use must be grea ter th a n the c a use ,

o r it could not direct the c a use The consciou s nes s .

th a t interferes with our n a tura l self is fea r h a te , ,

a nger worry a n d the belief th a t these em otions

,

a re h a rmless while the consciousnes s th a t will

,

keep us in hea lth a n d destroy a l l dise a se a re the

emotions o f love kin d nes s a n d symp a th
. By
i
refusing to be conscious of e t er of the two oppo
l

site emotions we destroy their directi ng power .

The emotions only direct the c re a tive power of

life ; they d o not crea te either hea lth o r dise a se .

Hea lth ha p p iness a n d s uccess a re

,

insep a r a ble T he sta te of mind th a t will en a ble

.

us to be he a lthy is a h a ppy pe a ceful frame of , ,

mind When we a r e pe a ceful a n d h a ppy we

.

c a n discern motives a n d j udge the e ffect o f a cts a n d

deeds With a pe a ceful mind we c a n di rect o u r

.
1

a cts a nd deeds into successful ch a nnels O ur .

success or fa ilure does not depend on luck o r ch a nce ,

but it is governed entirely by our st a t e o f c on

’
s c i o u s n es s When we worry h a te or become
.
,

a ngry ,o r revengeful we lose friends money a n d,

.

he a lth while if we a re loving kind a n d sympa

, , ,

theti c we g a in he a lth friends a n d money When ,

.

we a re pea ceful a n d h a rmonious our conduct will

be the sa me while if we a r e h a teful ir rita ble or
, , ,

a ngry o ur conduct will be likewi s e ; we a r e a lw a ys

'

'
p a id in o ur own coin a n d the kind of servi ce w e
51
rend er will be returned us with interest a dded .

Lo ve ki ndnes s and symp a thy is not

,

a mor a l qu estion B u t it is a f a ctor in he a lth

.
,

ha ppiness a n d suc ces s We enj oy or s uff er a ccord

.

ing to o ur a cts a n d deeds E a ch individua l a lone .

must re a p wh a t they s o w Succes s does not .

consist o f a ccumul a ting we alth by robbing a tra in ,

o r g a i ning wea lth by ta k ing a dv a nta ge of our u nj ust

rent , inter est a n d profit system The only rea l .

success is where we r ender servi ce t o our fellow

ma n th a t has a n exch a nge va lue equ a l to the a mount
we receive Success by tra in robbing or through
.

rent in t eres t a nd profit a r e the sa me The only

, .

di ff erence is th a t the one is leg a l a nd the other is

ill ega l but the r esult in both cas es is the s a me
,

a n d there is no love kin d ne ss or symp a thy a sso

,

c i a ted with either R ea soni ng from a belief instea d

. .

o f a pri ncipl e of right a n d wro n g m a kes one form

o f robbe r y respecta ble a n d a nother fo r m of robbery

a crime .

t of mi n d ne c essa ry to be
The sta e

hea lthy or remove bod ily a ilments i s the sa me .

We m us t refuse t o yield t o the evidence of our

five physi ca l sense s a n d a void disea se c re a ting -

emotio ns but this is not the only thing n ecessa ry

,

t o k eep us in h a rmony with na ture ; we must a l so

bec ome cons cious o f o ur n a tur a l st a te o f existence
where a l l i s pea ce a nd h a rmony We must no t .

a nta goni z e a nything either p erson condition o r

, ,

circumstan ce We must no t a rgue only sta te

.
,

fa cts t h a t we know a n d ca n prove in discussing a ny

subj ect We would n o t wa ste o ur time ta lking to
.

a per son who sai d they did not believe two a nd

t w o make four We must not wa ste our time on

.

peop le who d o no t b el ieve wh a t we know a nd ca n

52
p ove
r . We only deceive ourselves when w e a ttempt
to c a ll a belief knowledge ; a l l beliefs a r e i gnora n ce
b a sed either on the unknow a ble or on indiff erence,
indolence or bigotry In a ny event beliefs a r e
.
,

never entitled t o respe ct .

To be hea lth y h a ppy a n d succes sful

,

We must be positive optimists N a ture Of which

.
,

we ar e a p a rt is a positive Optimist All is pe a ce

,
.

a n d h a rmony in n a ture ; it is unn a tura l t o be a

pessimist a n d we cre a te disea se by being gl oomy

, ,

despondent a n d depressed We must see good

.

in a l l perso ns conditions a n d circumsta nces W e

, .

must return good for evil ; love our enemies a n d

never a nta gonize a nything ; not th a t we expect t o
be rew a rded in so me dim a n d dista nt future but ,

be c a use love is the l a w Of our n a tur a l h a rmonious .

existence W e would not honor respect o r feed

. ,

a dog th a t ha d been ta ught t o bite us neither ,

would we a ttempt to rea son the right o r wrong O f

biting but we should no t a n ta gn o i z e a n d on ly
.

a void cont a ct with the biting do g We must .

trea t every per so n who w a nt s to a rgue a belief the

s a me as we tre a t the biting dog fo r the re i s n o
,

difference between a person who refuses t o rea son

a belief a n d a dog th a t ca nn ot re a son .

B y yi eld i ng to a f eeling Of wea kne ss

we cre a te we a kness The n a tura l power Of life
.

th a t keeps us norm a l is shut O ff when we think

a n d feel we a knes s . By refusing t o think we a kness
a n d a sserting our n a tura l condition O f h a rmony we

direct the power which i s life in us t o destroy wea k

nes s a n d permit n a ture to cre a te strength B y .

yielding t o the feeling o f we a kness we cre a te it , ,

a n d by rebelling a g a inst the feeling Of we a kness .

we dest roy it It is the thought a n d feeli n g th a t

.

53
de t ermi nes strength or wea kness . . It is o ur un
n a tura l self a nd n o t o u r na tura l self th a t be comes
we a k a n d des pondent .

Di s co ur ag ement i s a respect a ble thief

th a t robs us of hea lth h a ppiness a n d success The
. .

power Of mind is a n enormous power when it i n

t erfer es with na ture but it has no power t o a ssist
.
,

na ture O ur na tur a l co n dition is pe a ce a n d ha r

.

mony ; then why should we become di scoura ged

a nd d epressed an d interfere with n a ture ? Dis
c o ur a gemen t prevents us from thinking O f o ur
selves as perfect a n d serves n o useful purpose
, .

T O become discour a ged seems n a tura l bec a use w e

h a ve permitted ourselves to become s o but it is ,

extremely u nna tur a l ; we c a nn ot find a pa ra llel

in na ture for discoura gement ; n a ture is a lw a ys
sa tisfied a nd is never di sc our a ged Since the .

power whi ch is life in us is one with a n d a p a rt o f ,

na ture we h a ve no right to become discour a ged or

,

despo ndent a n d in terfere with n a ture .

As a p r a cti ca l il l us tra ti o n Of the enormou s

infl uence exerci sed by the mind o n the muscul a r
“
system we will cite t he following : A certa in young
ma n ha d long studied a n d worked t o secure a
position as priv a te sec reta ry t o a prominent business
ma n After the receipt Of two or three letters it
.

b eg a n t O look a s if he would fa il in securing the

co v eted positi on H e w as downc a st a nd depressed
. .

During this period O f discour a gement he ha d his

—
strength test t a ken every group Of mu s cles w a s
t ested by me a ns O f a S peci a lly devi s ed m a chi ne
c a lled the dyn a mometer This tes t showed his
.

tot a l strengt h to be not quite pounds Three .

d a ys a fter this test he received a telegr a m a nnouncing

his a ppointment a s priv a te secret ar y t o the gen tle
54
if o ur fee l ing mn s of symp a t hy a re con
a n d ex p r es s

s o l ing a n d encour a gi n g then we a r e helping them

,

to be sick when we should help them re a lize their

,

n a tur a l hea lthy condition T o help the sick.

hold their sickness in consciousness is t o fa ste n

the si ckness on them bu t to help the si ck t o re a lize
,

their n a tur a l st a te of hea lth a nd lose consciousness

of their ai l ment is helping them t o restore hea lth .

this we do when we refuse t o be con sc ious of their

a ilment a nd see them only as perfect .

Se lf p ity and condemn a tion i s w r ong .

W e should not condemn o r pity ourselv es if w e

a re he a lthy h a ppy a nd succ e ssful This is o ur
,
.

n a tur a l st a te of existence a nd a ny other consciou s ness

of ou rselves is unn a tur a l a n d will direct the power
.

which is life in us t o crea te the condition th a t

we think a n d f eel The m a chine ca lled self is
.

run by power th a t n a tur a lly crea tes hea lth un

consciously a nd a ny a ttempt t o consciously direct
,

this power will ca use disea se misery a n d fa ilure , ,

a n d t o pity o r condemn o u r wrong a cts inste a d of

rectifying them on l y incre a ses o u r misery When

, .

we refuse t o be conscious of a l l bo dily a ilment ,

a n d hold in o u r consciousness only he a lth h a ppi ,

n ess a n d succe ss then we will n o t find a nything

,

t o pity o r condemn All is lovely pe a ceful a n d

.
,

h a rmonio u s whe n we think only love pe a c e a nd ,

h a rmony .

Fea r ha s k ill ed mor e p eople th a n

w ar. Fe a r is the ca use o f more misery po verty ,

a n d crime th a n a l l other c a uses combined Fea r .

m a kes mora l physica l a n d intellec t u a l cow a rds o f

,

men We a r e a fra id t o re a son the beliefs a n d

.

superstitions o f our foref a t hers We ar e a fr a id .

“
o f vio la ting wh a t the doctors ca ll hea lth l a ws .

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We a re fra id o f S i ckness dise a se a n d pover ty
a , ,

not knowing th a t the emotion o f fe a r will c a u s e

sickness dise a se a n d poverty We c a ll a cow a rdly
,
.

d o g a cur a n d this a lso describes a cow a rdly ma n

,
.

It i s n o t only ou r o w n fea rs th a t wi ll m a ke us
mi sera ble but a l so the fea rs of those with whom
,

we a r e in symp a theti c ra pport such a s our mother , ,

o u r doctor a n d others If we could a bolish fea r

.

we then could live a n a tura l life The emotion .

o f fea r is a lw a ys tr a nsmut ed to f eeling In fe a r .

we feel th a t some evil is going t o h a ppen a n d ,

it i s this feeling o f fea r th a t will direct o u r life s ’

power t o crea t e o u r fe a r in o u r body a n d environ

ment A felon upon whom cert ain E nglish students
.

experiment ed fa ncied himself bleeding to de a th

a n d died beca use of this fe a r a n d be lief when only

a stre a m of w a ter w as trickling over his a r m .

H ere we h a ve the groundl ess fea rs of perso n

killing hi mself while in my ca se I ha d no fea r
, ,

’
but the doctor s fe a rs a n d beliefs brought me to
’
de a th s door a n d would h a ve killed me h a d not
a mind hea ler come t o my res cue O ur own fea rs .

a n d the fe a rs of others must be gu a rded a ga inst

if we desire t o be he a lthy h a ppy a n d successful

, .

13 7 . D ea th i s a s na tur a l a n d cert a in a s
birth ; the two a re in s ep a r a ble but ma n o n a ccount ,

of his superior poss i bilities should live longer ,

on the a ver a ge th a n the a nima l The a nima l .

i
l i ves six t mes as long a s it t a kes them to m a ture ,

while ma n a t present only lives less th a n thr ee times

a s long as it ta kes him t o ma ture When ma n .

develops his re a son i ng fa culties he s ho u l l live

a t le a st twi ce a s long o n the a ver a ge a s a nim a ls

live ; a n d life should be o n e continuous round

of plea sure a n d dea th should be a s plea sa nt a t
,

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t he en d o f life
sleep is a t the end of da y The
as .

f a ct th a t we a r e in perfect he a lth for o n e d ay is

proof positive th a t we c a n be perfectly he a lthy
from t he cr a dle to the gra ve The f a ct th a t disea s e
.

will di sa ppea r from the body is proof positive th a t

disea se is no p a rt of our n a tura l condition ; this
f a ct proves t ha t if we do not interfere with n a ture
we wi ll live our regul a r a lloted time in perfect
hea lth .

Love and ki ndness like mor a lity a re

m a tters of belief excep t mother love which is
b a sed on a principle Any love not b a sed on the
.

principle o f mother love is n o t love a t a l l ; it is

only hypocrisy Fa ther love brother love a n d
.
,

sister love are u nknown to the a ni ma l a n d h ave

no principle o r mea ni ng when a pplied to ma n
kind When we trea t o u r fellowm a n a ny diff erent
.

th a n a mother trea ts her child we ca nnot c a ll

it ei t her love o r kindness M other love is the .

most selfish a n d most noble emotion inherent

in a ll m a nkind We will a lw a ys rea p wh a t we so w
.
,

either in hypocrisy or in mother love a n d ki ndness .

Love is h a rmony in huma n life a n d we must develop

t he emotion of mother love a n d think only good
of a l l cre a tion We must think m a nkind will
.

do better when t hey know better All beliefs .

a re f a s t being displ a ced wi th knowledge a n d bigotry

is be co ming less r especta ble .

The me nta l co nd i ti ons necessa ry to

keep ma n he a lthy o r he a l the body a re the sa me .

It is import a nt th a t we should a lw a ys be in ha r
mony with o u r surroundings When we think .

a nd feel th a t every condition circumst a nce or ,

person i s good to us o r good for u s then we a r e ,

i n h a rmony with o ur surro undings It is wh a t .

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We thi n k a n d feel th a t dete r m ines the effect o ur
surroundings will h a ve upon u s If we think .

only good nothi ng but good ca n come from our

,

surroundings All is pe a ce a n d h a rmony when

.

we think pe a ce a n d h a rmony .

O ur na tur a l condi ti on is pe a ce a n d
h a rmony Discord a n d inh a rmony a r e unna tur a l
. .

H ere we h a ve the key to both hea lth a n d dise a se .

St a rting with hea lth a s our unconscious n a tur a l

condition a n d d i sea se as o u r conscious unn a tura l
condition gives us a b as is t o rea son from We
. .

must re a son both inductively a n d deductive ly

and a void the beliefs th a t ca use discord All .

known n a tur a l l a ws h ave been discovered by noting

c a use a n d effect We will now proceed a long
.

this line a nd note the effect of di fferent c a uses

,

o n the body .

It i s a w ell kno wn fa ct th a t hea lth

i s the n a tura l unconscious a c t o f hum a n life ; we
can therefore only consider the conscious a cts
th a t interfere with n a ture Since N a ture u n .

consciously crea tes he a lth it logic a lly follows ,

th a t when we remove our consciousness from th e

body we remove b o dily interference O ur five
,
.

phy sica l senses a n d emotions a re the only me a ns

o f o u r consciousness a n d every o n e c a n a n d does
,

control them a t times thus proving tha t it i s only

,

a m a tter o f developing their control in order to

control consciousness It i s the yielding to the

.

evidences of the physica l senses a n d the effect o f

emotion th a t c a use a ll sickness dise a se a n d deform ,

i ty .

Wh en w e yi e l d to the e v idence of
the senses we direct o u r life power to cre a te dise a se
-
.

Likewise when we h a ve emotions th a t c a use o ur

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sy s tem t o secrete a poison we will h a ve sickness ‘

a nd disea se The ca use of a l l s ickness disea se

.
,

a nd deformity resolves itsel f into two f a ctors :

senses a n d emotions a nd by intelligently con
,

trolling these two fa ctors we ca n a lw a ys be hea lthy

h a ppy a n d successful .

In hea lin g others we must dea l only

wi th the c a use a n d refuse t o be conscious o f the
,

effect or di se a se We must a ll a y their fea rs a n d

.

des troy their be l iefs a n d instru ct them in the

,

na tur a l l a w of o ur being M enta l trea tment

.

should a lw a ys be silent t o a void a nta gonism of

the p a tient .

Th e fa ct tha t di sea s e is the eff ect

of either fea r o r belief o r a combin a tion of both
‘

, ,

gives us a sta rting point t o work from By r emov .

ing the c a use we destroy the e ff ect A c o ns u mp

.

tive owes his lung trouble t o his fe a r a n d belief .

Destroy this fea r a n d belief by silently deny ing

the fa l se belief a nd the necessity of fea r a nd a ffi rm ,

m a n s na tura l sta te o f hea lth a nd h a rmony menta lly

’
,
i
a rguing th a t a ll d sea se is a conscious in t erf eren c e
’
wi th na ture while m a n s n a tura l sta te is u n c o n
,

scious h a rmony a nd hea lth ; th a t dise a se is onl y

a f a lse concept of li fe b a sed o n ignora nce o f the

na tura l l a w o f hea lth I f you succeed in holdi n g

.

your p a tient in your o w n mind free from a l l u n

n a tur a l conditions a n d pe rfect as na t ure crea t ed
him y o u h a ve hea led your pa ti ent
,
.

Th e na tura l p o w er o f he a lth a n d
ha rmony a cts upon di s ea se the sa me as light a cts
upon d a rkne ss The very i nsta nt th a t we m a ke
.

ment a l conditions of he a lth we destroy dise a s e .

N a ture then commences t o cre a te hea l th a n d

h a rmony .

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 By g
a r ui n g the
true fa cts of m a n s ’

n a tur a l h a rmonious being representing hi m a s ,

hea lthy instea d o f disea sed a n d expl a ining th a t ,

p a in suff ering a n d discord is not n a tura l ; th a t it

,

is only a f a lse belief a n d usele ss fea r th a t m a kes

him m i ser a ble we will quiet his fe a rs a n d remove
the c a use of dise a se The c o—
,

opera tion of two

.

minds in restoring h a rmony a n d he a lth is a la w

of mind By requesting the help o f a hea l e we est a b
.

lis h a symp a thetic ra pport of the two minds where ,

the nega tive mind is a ffected by the positive mind

and he a ling i s the result .

The ma ter i a l bod y of ma n n a tura lly

expres ses the l a w of his being which i s he a lth ,

a nd h a rmony When we a re sick or dise a sed

.

our m a teri a l body is expressing the interference

with N a ture In sickne s s we di rect the power
.

or energy th a t i s l i fe in us to crea te wh a t we think

a n d feel By yielding to p a in we direct p a in to
.

cre a te in our body the condition th a t we belie v e

the p a in indic a tes for ex a mple : If we h a ve a p a in
,

in the s tom a ch we believe th a t this p a in i s a ssoci a ted

’

with indigestion we inst a ntly begin to think of

,

the t hings we h a ve been e a ting a n d bl a me some

p a rticul a r food for the p a in when the c a use of ,

interference is fe a r belief o r some emotion

,
.

To ve the fa lla cy of the food

p ro
being a c a use of p a in we find some people w ho
ca nnot ea t a ny food without p a in They believe .

th a t thei r stom a ch is out o f order a n d the re sult ,

i s the power of life in them is following this fa l se

belie f The interference with the digestive orga ns
.

firs t sta rts with some poison secreting emotion ,

the n fe a r a nd f a lse belief continue the in t erference ,

6 13
 c a using i n fla ma t i o n , a ppendicit i s a nd other sto ma ch
troubles .

Now , l e t
tak e thi s s a me ex a mple
us

o f p a in in t he stom a ch a n d tre a t it from the theory

tha t a l l p a in is onl y a notice t o our consciousn ess

th a t n a ture i s being interfered with a n d requires
o u r intelligence to remove the obstruction We .

n o w proceed ment a lly to deny the p a in or a nyt hing

th a t ca n interfere w ith our na tura l condition of

hea lth a n d h a rmony a n d refuse to consider a ny
.

ca u se of p a in ; then think a n d feel ( become con

scious ) th a t o u r n a tura l c ondition is perfection o f
a ll physic a l orga ns ; th a t N a ture is now m a nifest

ing a ccording to the la w of our being When we .

become conscious o f our n a ture a lwa ys m a n i festing

in h a rmony a n d re a lize tha t we a r e one with
, ,

a n d a p a rt of N a ture a n d th a t a l l dise a se is u nna t

, .

ura l a n d no p a rt o f our rea l being this consciousness ,

will inst a ntly destroy a l l unn a tur a l eff ects of

dise a se —crea ting emotions a n d permit N a ture to .

cre a te hea lth a n d h a rmony .

O ur tr ea tme nt must consider inter

ference with Na ture through consciously denying
the s a me then trust N a ture to unconsciously follow
,

the la w of its being When we yield t o p a in by

.

fe a r or belief we endow p a in with the power to

cre a te our fea r or belief When we deny p a in the
.

power t o interfere with N a ture we permit N a ture ,

to cre a te hea lth O ur body is m a tter without

.

a ny intelligence a n d must obey the m a nda te o f

our consciousness (thought a nd feeling ) .

Wh e n w e d es tr oy interference with
N a ture by destroying the fe a r or belief th a t c a used
the disea se we prove the belief to be f a l se the
, ,

f ea r to be groundl ess and the u nn a tu ra l condition

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 consciousness while a ch a nge o f consciousness
,

a bso lutely destroys the c a use of a l l dise a se .

Th e pres ent a cc ep ted system of h ea lth

l a ws could not be improved u p on if sicknes s di sea se ,

a n d suffering w a s i t s sole a i m E very —

s e ca lled
.

hea lth l a w th a t i s not b a sed on the control of con

s c i o u s n ess i s a di sea se crea tor E very t i me a
.

physici a n di a gnosis a ny a ilment a n d pronounces

its type a n d form he gives birth to a disea se th a t
,

will run the course he believes the symptoms

indica te Ins te a d o f the doc t or being a mi nd
.

he a ler he is a mind crea tor of dis ea se

-
.

The p a ti ent ha vi ng a sked for a doc t or ,

his mind ha s become en r a pport with he physi

cia n s
’
,
a nd every condition the doctor believ es
( is consciou s of w i ll be followed by the a ction of
the body o f the p a tient The doctor knows ( is
.

conscious of ) every condition a n d the time it will

require for the a i l ment t o ru n i ts prescri bed ( ourse ,

a n d when it is believed by the doc t or to be incur

a ble the p a tient usu a lly dies "ust a s

. the d c t o r

believes To prove th a t do t o rs a c tu a lly kill

.

millions o f people every ye a r myself a n d thous ,

a nds o f incura bles a ccording to the doctors

, ca n ,

b ea r witness .

We ca nnot es ca p e the a ction of our

o w n consciousness o r the a ction of the conscious
,

ness o f the doctor o f whom we a s k help I t is no .

more the a ction of the medicine th a t the doc t ors

use th a t hea l their p a tients th a n it i s the a bse nce
,

o f the medicine of the mind he a ler th a t hea ls his

-

pa tients ; but it is the consciousness o f both th a t

determines the e ff ect on the pa tient with whom
they a re in sympa theti c ra pport .

The d oc tor has been ta ught a n d

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believes th a t certa in symptoms require a da y a .

week a month or a lifetime to run The mind

, , .

he a ler ha s been t a ught a n d believes th a t a ll d i s

e a se i s only a n unn a tura l condition th a t n a ture
c a n inst a ntly destroy B et h the doctor a n d the
.

mind hea ler a ct from a n honest conviction a nd ,

both get results a ccording to their conviction ,

either in cre a ting or curing disea se All dise a ses

.

a re c a used by ment a lly interfering with the n a tur a l

l a w of life . There is no such thing a s a ma teri a l

c a use o f disea se or t he unconscious development
.

of disea se M ind both interferes a n d removes

.

in t erference with na ture .

Wh e n w e a re p erfectly n a tura l we
need not a ffir m he a lth nor deny disea se B y being .

n a tura l we a r e hea lthy without a ny eff ort on o u r

p a rt a nd a s Soon a s we h a ve cha nged o ur ment a l
,

h a bit o f yieldi ng to the evidence of o u r senses we ,

will p a y no more a ttention to either hea lth o r di se a se

th a n we now do to ch a nging a doll a r W e never .

think a bout ch a nging a doll a r until we a re required

to then we m a ke the correct ch a nge a n d forget it
, .

When we know the l a w of n a ture we will trea t every

,

evidence of the senses a s a notice of some inter

ference ; then tru st N a ture a nd forget it It is .

only beca use we h a ve formed the menta l h a bit o f

yielding to the evidences of o u r sense s inste a d o f ,

denying their power to h ar m us th a t we must both

,

deny a n d a ffirm .

As soo n as w e ha ve a positive c o n v i c
tion th a t our n a tura l condition is he a lth a nd ba r
mony a n d th a t no power o n e a rth c a n interfere
,

wit h o ur n a tur a l sta te then we need not give either

,
’
hea lth or dise a se a n y more th a n a moment s con

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 Th e ani ma l s tha t never consider either
hea lth o r disea se a r e free from the a ilments th a t
wrong thinking crea tes The grea test trouble .

with most perso ns i s they try too h a rd to deny

,

the evidence o f dise a se an d re a lize their perfect

’
condition The most eff ective w a y to tre a t one s self
.

is to ta ke fifteen or twenty minutes twi ce a d a y

t o concentr a te o n denying the speci a l form o f
sickness a n d a ffirming o ur na tural condition In .

this w a y we build a new a nd hea lthy menta l h a bit

‘

When w e ho ld a menta l picture of our

n a tur a l self to the exclusion of a l l other thought ,

we unconsciously direct the power which is life ,

in u s to cre a te hea lth O ur entire e ffort must

,
.

be di rected to ch a nging our ment a l sta te which ,

is the c a use o f a ll o f our physic a l trouble .

We mus t no t try t o direct life s power ’

to a ny p a rt o f o ur body N a tur e will a ttend to

.

a l l p a rts of our body when we trust N a ture t o

do so The unconscious intellige nce o f N a ture

.

does n o t require a ny m a teri a l a id in crea ting he a lth ‘

E very conscious effort t o a ssist N a ture consti

t u tes a n interference with N a tur e The a pp a rent .

h a rmless e ffort o f deep bre a t hing when this a c t ,

is intended to develop the lungs is a conscious

i nterference with N a ture a n d will a lw a ys do ,

more h a rm th a n good T a king a ny exercise .

,

such as w a lking riding or swimming when the

, ,

obj ect is he a lth is interference with N a ture

, .

There i s only one ca use of a ll bo dily

a ilments a n d o u r ment a l sta te o f consciousness
,

directs the ca use t o produce the eff ect a nd there ,

is only o ne cure for a l l bodily a ilments a nd this ,

cure is eff ected unconsciously The yielding t o .

the e vi dences of the senses instea d o f controllin g ,

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them is the c a use o f most dise a se ; but the emo
,

tions of fea r h a te revenge a n d worry will c a use

, ,

o u r system to secrete a poison th a t will result in

dise a se We must therefore keep the mind free

.

from a ll disea se crea ting emotions

-
.

Wh e n we thi nk an d feel ( rea lize )

th a t we a r e n a tur a lly hea lthy a n d th a t the i n
herent pri nciple of a l l n a ture is love a n d h a rmony ,

then refu se to be conscious of disea se a n d discord ,

this st a te of mind will pla ce us in h a rmony with

the la w of o u r being All our effort must be exerted
.

t o rea lizing o u r n a tura l condition of pe a ce a n d

h a rmony When we h a ve control of our mind
.

so th a t we c a n think of ourselves a s perfect a t

a l l times then we will be perfect a t a l l times
,
This .

is the la w of thought a n d mind .

In trea ti ng ours e l v e s for a ny fo rm

o f bodily a ilment we will get the best result if ,

we direct our denia ls a n d a rguments to our un

conscious n a tura l intelligence o f life j ust a s we
,

would if we des ired to convince a nother person .

B y ment a lly repe a ting the f a cts th a t disea se is

unn a tura l a nd th a t N a ture ca n a nd will destroy
a ll unn a tur a l conditions a n d restore he a lth until ,

we feel tha t this is true this will destroy a l l bodily

,

a ilments a nd restore he a lth .

All menta l trea tme nt must h a ve this

o n e obj ect n a mely to remove the consciousness
, ,

o f disea se a n d est a blish the consciou s ness of o ur

n a tura l condition When we a ccomplish this

.
,

we h a ve destroyed a ll disea se a n d restored hea lth .

O ur n a tur a l intelligence of life c a nnot rea son It .

'

c a n only follow the l a w of its being when we m a ke ,

menta l conditions so th a t it c a n .

S i ckn es s di s e a se a n d deformity a re
,

67
'
unn a tur a l conditions The sole a nd o nl y obj ect
.

in mind hea li ng i s to restore o ur n a tur a l condition

o f he a lth .The n a tura l hea lthy a nim a l does no t
know right o r wrong good o r evil j ustice o r i a
, ,

j ustice mor a lity o r immor a lity

,
.

All an i ma ls mus t re a son deductively

for se l f preserv a tion M a n a lone ha s developed
.

inductive reas oning ; but when he f a ils to exercise

thi s fa culty he then is no t su perior to the a nima l
,
.

F ea r a nger a n d worry will m a ke both ma n a n d

,

a ni ma l sick a n d disea sed a n d both will be u n c o n

,

sc i o u s ly hea lthy from birth to dea th provi ded ,

they don t interfere with n a ture The one a n d

’
.

only f a culty o f ma n th a t m a kes him superior to

the a nima l a n d en a bles him to know right a nd
wrong is his a bility t o re a son both ind uctivel y
a n d deductively Ma them a ti cs includes bo th forms
.

o f rea soning .

He a lth i s th e na tura l condition o f

ma nki nd The h ea lthy person is un con scious o f
.

his body We c a nnot be hea lthy a n d strive co n

.

s c i o us l y to be he a lthy We c a nnot remove si ck

.

ness or di sea se a s long as we r em a in conscious

of the sa me It is our consciousness of o ur u n
.

n a tur a l conditio n th a t feed s a n d keeps a live sickness

a n d d ise a se The very in sta nt th a t we lose con
.

s c i o us n ess o f our unn a tura l c ondition a n d rea lize

o u r na t ur a l condition of hea lth a n d h a rmony we

st e p feedi n g sickn ess a n d di seas e ; then N a ture

restores hea l t h .

H ea l th i s no t an ima gin a ry o r idea l

c ondit i on It is o ur na tura l condition W e c a n
'

. .

n ot remove bodi ly a ilments by mer ely h a ving

hea lth thoughts a n d a t the sa me time rema in
‘

c ons ci eus of o ur a i l men ts It is our co nsciousness

.

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tha t determi ne s our con di tion The ment a l s tate. .

the consciousness the thought tra nsmuted t o

,

feeling th a t will des troy a l l bodily ai lments th a t , .

w ill restore he a lth a n d h a rmony is t o know ( think ,

a nd feel ) th a t hea lth is our n a tura l condition

a n d know th a t N a ture is now ma nif esting through

o ur body a ccording t o the l a w of n a tur e .

We mus t r efuse to be conscious o f

o u r bodily a ilments a n d trust the l a w th a t knows

a n d will follow uncons cious ly the l a w of hea lth .

O ur ment a l st a te must be pe a ceful ca l m serene , ,

a n d trusting without expecting or looking for any

resul ts only knowing th a t n a ture is res toring
,

he a lth a n d h a rmony a n d destroying di sea se a n d

discord R el a x body a n d mind a n d think only
.

o f the h a rmony a n d good in a l l cre a tion persons ,

a nd conditions Feel th a t we a re h a rmonious

.
,

pe a ceful restful contented a n d h a ppy Feel th a t

.
,
.

a ll the universe is pe a ceful h a rmonious a n d orderly , ,

a n d th a t we a r e one with a n d a p a rt o f the ha r , ,

mo ni o us univer se Feel th a t everything is go od

.

a n d th a t a l l the universe is working together in

h a rmony for the good of a l l By holding in con .

s c i o u sn es s the h a rmony o f n a ture we become

h a rmonious with n a ture .

Don t
’
ma k e
effort t o be hea lthyan y ,

or try t o remove a n y a ilment O nly feel th a t .

y o u a r e by n a ture he a lthy a n d h a rmonious a n d ,

feel th a t you a r e now in h a rmony with a l l cre a tion .

When remove si cknes s

we try to
a n d dise a se our consciousness destroys the h a r
,

mo ni ou s a ction o f n a ture As long a s we a r e .

con s ciou s o f our unn a tura l condition n a ture ,

c a nnot destroy the disea se O ur n a tur a l he a lthy .

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 sta t e 1 8 u n c o n s mous a n d a ny thought or feeling
,

o f si ckness o r dise a se interferes with n a ture .

Wh en we yi eld to the evidence of our

five physic a l senses we become sl a v es to o ur senses
, ,

an d they become o ur m a sters instea d of o u r serv a nts .

We must trea t our physi ca l senses a s our serv a nts ,

a ccept a ny messa ge they deliver then dismiss ,

them an d trust n a ture to keep us in he a lth a n d

h a rmony If we yield to o u r sen ses our conscious
.
,

ness wi l l cre a t e wh a t we think a n d feel .

Th e s c r a tch of a pin as soci a ted with

the fea r a n d belief of blood poisoning will result
in dea th while the hum a n pincushion w ho refuses
,

t o be conscious of p a in will su ff er no inconvenience

from h a ving hundreds o f pins stuck into his body
d a ily C a tching a cold a n d a s so ci a ting it with
.

the fea r a n d belief o f consumption will destroy the

lungs while a feeling th a t a cold c a nnot h a rm
,

us a n d then trusting na ture t o m a inta in he a lth

.
,

will destroy the cold The thought a n d feeling

.

a ssoci a ted with food clima te a i r or exercise deter

, ,

m ines the e ff ect it will h a ve u pon o u r body .

The fo re go in g a p p l i e s to o u r conscious
ness b a sed on fea r a nd belief bu t the eff ect o f o u r
,

em otions th a t crea te sickness a n d disea se by ca us

ing our system to secrete a poison require a d i f ,

fer e n t tre a tment . H a te a nger a n d revenge w o r

, ,

ries a n d j e a lousies a re emotions th a t will crea te

si ckness a n d dise a se a n d interfere with n a ture
,
.

We must rid t he mind o f these emotions a n d in

their ste a d think a n d feel only love kindness , ,

symp a thy a n d goodnes s By th i s ch a nge we .

remove the c a use o f discord a n d substitute

the c a use o f h a rmony When we ch a nge
'

the c a use we a lso ch a nge the e ffect The .

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 The i
op era t o n o fl a w of Na ture
t he
i s unk no wa ble ; fo r this rea son we must n ot try
to direct it with our consciousne ss Trea t n a t u re
.

a s pe r forming a work th a t we ca nnot know or

understa nd then trust N a ture
, ( The only co n
.

sidera tion req uired to receive a refund o f th e

purch a se price o f this book is th a t the purch a ser
,

rea ds it through i n cluding the a ddend a a n d re

, ,

t urns i t within twenty da ys a fter we m ail it .

follow the return dire ctions a s follo w s ).

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SO ME FU NDAME NTAL FAc Ts or
’

M I ND H E ALI N G
We cannot d eny th a t n a tu re cre a tes
hea lth unconsciously from the cr a dle to the gra ve .

We must d eny the evidence o f o ur

physic a l senses a t the v ery first symptoms of d i s
cord a n d become conscious of ou r n a tura l condi tion .

No ma tter w ha t the symptom of

dise a se ma y be whether it is consumption sm a ll
, ,

pox o r ca ncer we must emph a tic a lly deny a n d

. ,

blot out this ima ge of a ll disea se a n d re a lize o u r

n a tura l condition .

Ins tea d of ca l mly submitting t o the

first evidence or a dv a nced st a ges of sickne ss o r
dise a se we must emph a ti ca lly deny its existence ;
we must h ave a firm conviction th a t our n a tur a l
condition is hea lth a n d ha rmony .

O ur bo d y ha s no life intelligence
o r sens a tion a p a rt from mind When o u r physic a l
.

s enses report sickness o r disea se we mu st inst a ntly

a n d emph a tic a lly deny this evidence By yield

.

ing t o the evidence o f the sen ses we direct the power

which is life in us t o crea te di seas e .

All p hys i ca l evi de n ce o f dise ase sho u ld

be met with a ment a l deni a l Wh a tever benefit
.

is produced o n the body must be express ed ment a lly .

O ur be l i ef d e termi nes the e ffect th a t

heredity conta gi on a ccident clim a te o r a ny other
, ,

supposed c a use o f disea se will h a ve upon our body .

If w e gua r d our thoughts a n d emo

tions we need not consider ou r body O ur body .

a lw a ys responds to our thought a n d feeling either

in he a lth o r disea se .

The na tura l i ntelli g en ce inherent in

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al l m a n kin d th a t crea tes a nd m a int a ins he a lth is
subj ect to our consciousne ss When we remove .

diseas e of a l l kinds both in ourselves a n d others ,

by no other mea ns th a n by ch a nging our c o n

s c i o us n ess
. we prove th a t consciousness a lone
cre a ted the suff ering .

Ma n ha s the p o w e r to govern his

thoughts a n d a ctions We must a ssert this power
.

a n d hold in o u r consc ious n ess only the condition

w e des ire .

We mu st be p os itive th a t N a ture
governs us a n d h a ve n o fea r o f a ny power of dis
c as e . If a p a rt of the body in infl a med o r swollen
a ss ert your n a tura l condition a n d become eo n
—
scious th a t n a ture governs the body th a t m a tter
ha s no intelligence .

A firm convi c ti on th a t our na tura l

condition is hea lth a n d h a rmony will direct the
power whi ch is life in us t o follow the direction
th a t mind points out while a belief tha t o ur body
i s beyond the control of consciousness prevent s
hea ling .

We ca nnot remove the eff ect o f di s

e a se as long a s we hold i n o u r consciousness the
rea li ty o f disea se We shut off the power th a t
.

m a kes dise a se rea l when we refuse to be con scious

o f disea se a s a rea li ty All disea se i s the result o f
.

consciousne s s while he a lth is the un conscious result

of n a ture O ur consciousness determines wh a t
.

o ur body sh a ll m a nifest .

B y hol d in g d i s eas e in our conscious

ness a s a re a lity we fu rnish disea se with power t o
per p etu a te itsel f By denying the re a li ty o f dis
.

e a se we shut o ff the power th a t feeds it .

A mental i mag e of dise a se keeps

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 dise a se a live D estroy the ment a l i m a ge a n d
.

you kill the disea se Conscious ness i s the life

.

o f dise a se
. By removing consciousness of disea se
we kill the diseas e .

Di s ea s e lo s e s i ts terror when we
know th a t si cknes s is a product o f consciousness
a n d not a condition o f o u r n a tura l body .

All be l i e fs a bo ut th e necess i ty of
i
s ckness disea se or deformity a re fa lse beliefs .

We prove this by refusi ng to believe the necessity

of disea se a n d thu s prevent the m a nifesta tion o f
disea se.

The contr o l o f c onsc i ousness is devel

oped by con v iction When we become con s cious
.

o f the nothingne s s of dise a se we n a tur a lly deny

bodily a ilments a n d become conscious of ou r
n a tura l a n d no rm a l perfect st a te of exi s t ence .

In ca s e of a c ci d ent to our body either

a disloc a ted j oint or a broken bone o u r remedy

is to refuse to be conscious o f p a in then proceed

to h a ve a surgeon rep a ir the inj ury then tru st
n a ture to do the rest .

We o bta in th e har mony of n a ture only

a s we er a dic a te the im a ge of disea se from o u r

consciousness a n d remove a l l fe a r of the dise a se .

By removing a l l consciousness o f dise a se a n d

contending persistently our n a tura l st a te o f ha r
mony we destroy dise a se .

The na tura l la w o f life th a t cre a tes

a nd governs ma n h a rmoniously i s unconscious
a n d unknow a ble while i nterference with t he n a tura l

l a w o f life is conscious mind s direction th a t cre a te s

’

sickness disea se a n d deformity .

The sa me p o w e r o f li f e th a t n a tur a lly

cre a tes he a lth a l so cre a tes sickness dise a se a n d
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deformi ty w hen di recte d by emoti ons of fea r
a nger h a te a n d f al se beliefs .

I nterfe r en c e w i th the n a tura l l a w of

life through poisonous secreting emotions a n d
fa lse beliefs is the only c a u se of sickness dise a se
a n d deformity .

Th e fi v e p hys i ca l senses opera te wi th

mind to protec t the bod y They a r e serv a nts o f
.

mind a n d not m a sters of the body By yielding .

to the evidenc es of the senses we interfere with the

l a w o f l i fe a n d di rect it t o crea te si ckness dise a se
.

a nd deformi ty .

By refus i ng to be conscious o f the

eviden ce o f the senses a n d rea lizing o ur n a tura l
sta te o f heal th a n d h a rmony we permit the life
po wer in us t o follow t he l a w of its being .

The un co ns c ious n a tura l intelli gence

o f life i n her ent in al l ma nki nd will cre a te a n d m a in

t a in he a lth a n d h a rmony from the cra dle to the

gra ve if it is n o t interfered with .

Th e on l y ca us e o f si ckness dise a se
and deformity a re ment a l fe a rs doubts beliefs
, ,

a n d emoti ons th a t interfere with the n a tur a l l a w

o f life.

Th e on e and on ly cure fo r a l l bodily

a ilments cons i sts o f removing the menta l inter
ference with the n a tur a l l a w o f o ur being The .

c a use a n d c u re of a l l bodily a i lments is mental ;

the re a re n o m a teri a l c a uses o r cu r es fo r a ny bod ily
a ilments ; l a w go v ern s the body when it is he a lthy

a n d mind interferes with l a w when it i s disea sed .

O ne is n a tur a l a n d the other is unn a tura l .

Hea l th i s th e eff ect o f being in ha r

mony with the unconscious a n d unknow a ble po wer
o f l i fe i nherent in a ll m a n k ind .Disea se is the
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e ffect of consciously inte rferi ng with the power
of life inherent in a l l m a nkind .

The in te ll i g e nc e th a t n a tur a lly cre a tes

he a lth i s a na tura l l a w of our being It s only .
’

function is to crea te hea lth The s a me power

.

of life th a t crea tes hea lth under the direction o f

our n a tura l in t elligence will a lso c r e a te dise a se
when interfered with by emotions fe a rs a n d beliefs .

The i n te l l i g enc e th a t n a tura lly directs

the power of life like the intelligence tha t n a tur a lly
directs the power of gra vity is limited to ma ni
festing a ccording to t he la w of its being ; it ha s
no other wisdom knowledge o r power .

The e motion s of fe a r a n d belief th a t

cre a te sickness dise a se a n d deformity utilize the
s a me power of life th a t n a tur a lly cre a tes he a lth .

H ea lth a nd d i s e a s e me a ns n a t ur a l
a nd unn a tur a l H e a lth is the m a nifesta tion of
.

a n u nconscious n a tur a l l a w while dis ea se i s the

m a nifest a tion of a conscious interference with
the s a me l a w .

H ea lth me a ns unconsciously n a tur a l

while disea se mea ns consciously unn a tu ra l We .

ca nnot be conscious of bodily a ilment s a n d a t

i
the sa me t me be unconscio usly he a lthy .

We ca nnot be unconscious o f bodily

a ilments a n d a t the s a me time be sick a n d dise a sed .

Consciousness of dise a se crea tes dise a se while ,

unconsciou s n a ture cre a tes he a lth Consciousness.

determines whether o u r body sh a ll be hea lthy or

dise a sed .

The fi v e p h ys i ca l senses a r e serv a nts

a nd not ma sters o f the body When we yield.

to the evide nce of o ur senses we endow them with

ower t o cre a te sickness dise a se a n d deformity
p ,
.

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 Wh en we d eny th e evidence of our

physica l senses a fter they notify u s o f bodily a i l

ments we then deprive o ur senses of the power to
h a rm us .

The contr o l of th e physic a l senses

-

is necess a ry to hea lth By yielding to the senses

.

we c a use dise a se ; by ima gining th a t the senses indi

c a te a certa in kind of dise a se we will h a ve th a t
p a rticul a r disea se ; by refusing to cons i der the evi
dence of the senses we will not h a ve the dise a se
they indic a te .

O ur p hy s i ca l o rg an i s m i s n a tura lly
governed by one a bsolute la w of he a lth ; a dise a sed
org a n indic a tes menta l interference with the n a tur a l
l a w of o u r being ; a he a lthy body expre s ses the
n a tur a l l a w of our being .

A d isea s ed bod y represents ment a l

interference with the n a tura l l a w o f o ur being .

The r easoni ng f a culty is the only

source of m a n s knowledge or wisdom Belief is
’
.

not intelligent ; it is neither knowledge nor wisdom .

To beli eve tha t a n y m a teri a l c a use

will either cre a te or cure disea se is ignor a nce ; it
is ignor a nce of the n a tura l la w of our being th a t
c a uses us to be disea sed .

The S i c k s hould be a sh a med o f their

ignor a nce th a t ca uses sicknes s When the si ck
.

ta lk a bout their a ilments they a re boa sting of their

ignor a nce ; it is no evidence o f in telligence to be
sick but it is evidence of ignor a nce
, .

A Knowl ed g e that ca uses sickness

is nothing to be proud of The sick should be
.

as a sh a med of viol a ting a n a tur a l l a w a s the thief

-

is o f viol a ting a ma n ma de l a w The sick only

- .

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 disea se o r to restore hea lth Use will power only .

to control consciousness .

Don t think tha t you c a nnot control

’

con s ciousness B y pr a cticing it becomes e a sy

. .

Do n t i nterfe re w i th N a ture through

’

fea r belief or di sea se cre a ting emotion s a n d

-
,

N a ture will keep y o u in perfect hea lth .

Don t try to kno w how u nknow a ble

’

N a ture works ; but know th a t N a ture will work a ccord

ing to the la w of N a ture when you m a ke menta l co n
,

di t i o ns so th a t it ca n .

Ma n s na tura l cond iti on of he a lth

’

is h a rmonious a ction o f a ll hi s physic a l orga ns .

Disea se is the unna tura l a ction of the s a me org a n s .

H ea lth is the a ction of the n a tura l intelligence

inherent in a l l m a nkind Disea se ha s no i nte l l i
.

gence it follows the menta l direction o f fea r

belief or disea se crea ting emotions The inherent
-
.

hea lth cre a ting intelligence in uncon s cious while

-

the disea se cre a ting non intel ligence is conscious

- -

a ction . We c a n only know the thought a n d its

a ction th a t will interfere with n a ture We never .

c a n know the uncon scious a ction of n a ture We .

therefore must con s ider only the ment a l condition

th a t will c r ea te disea se a n d trust N a ture to r estore
he a l th when we remove menta l interference .

“
Dr Woods H utchinson writes : The genera l
.

rule holds th a t whenever we feel ple a sure a n d

,

enj oyment a n d mirth whenever we smi le or l a ugh

, ,

even though the ca use be a witty rem a rk or a

comi c picture we stimul a te the flow of our sa liva ,

we improve the a era tion of o u r blood we a ssist ,

digestion a n d increa se the gener a l powers of a s imi

l a tion a n d upbuilding a ll over o u r bodies So tha t .

smiles a nd la ugh t er are from a physiologica l po i nt

,

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of view ,
one —
of the most he lth promoting a a nd

life lengthening exercises th a t we c a n possibl y

-

indulge in .

This much ma y be s a id f a irly positively But .

there a ppea r s to be now high prob a bility th a t their

benefici a l effects go even f a rther th a n merely di
gestiv o a n d a ssimil a tive improvements The .

rea son is th a t the opposite emotions those of fe a r ,

a n d of r a ge h a ve recently yielded up thei r secrets

,

in a mira culous m a nner to the test tube a n d the

microscope a n d their indulgence a n d expression
,

h a ve been found to result in pouring into the blood

ferments a n d stimuli c a lled ho rmones which
, ,

produce the most extra ordin a ry eff ects upon the

b a la nce a nd a ctivities of the body There is for .
,

inst a nce one single gla nd c a lled the ad rena l from

, ,

the fa ct tha t it lies upon the kidney which when , ,

ever a n a tt a ck of fe a r or r a ge is produced promptly

pours into the blood not less th a n thre e d i fferent
hormones a n d enzymes The first o f these st i mu
.

l a tes the he a rt be a t so a s to ra ise the ste a m pres

-

sure o f the entire body in prep a ra tion fo r a fight

o r a run ; the second dil a t es the blood v essels of -

the muscles a l l o v er the body so as t o provide them

with liquid fuel the blood a n d a t the sa me time
, ,

contra cts the blood vessels in the stom a ch a n d

-

intestines where blood is not immedi a tely needed

,

a n d p a r a ly zes the unstripped muscles of their w a lls .

This hormone expl a ins the immedi a te well known -

wr ecka ge o f the digestion th a t c a n be produc ed

by ba d news sudden fright or a fit of a nger d uring
,

o r shortly a fter a mea l Fin a lly the third hormone

.

c a uses the liver to throw into the blood a l a rge

q ua ntity o f o ur princip a l muscle fuel suga r so , ,

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as to be rea dy fo r a struggle ,
a fight or a run for
life .

If a ll these signific a nt fa r rea chi ng ch a nges c a n -

be produced in the hea rt liver intestines a n d the , ,

blood simply by a n a tta ck of r a ge it is cert a inl y ,

not unre a son a ble to suppose th a t the opposite type

o f emotions ple a sure a n d mirth will be a ccomp a nied
,

by secretions a n d ch a nges which a r e a l most a s

profoundly benefici a l a s the others a r e dist u rbing .

Not only i s l a ughter mo s t va lu a ble a n d hea lth

ful fo r its a ge long ga st r o no mi c a ssoci a tions so
-
,

deeply imbedded in every fibre of o ur being bo th ,

physic a l a n d ment a l but a lso in its l a ter develop

,

ments a n d its derived e ffects In its more a cti v e .

forms it is a n extremely va lua ble respira tory gy m

na s t i cs a n d gener a l mu s cul a r exercise No gy m .

n a s i um designed system of exercises c a n equ a l it

-

fo r a moment or ca ll into pl a y h a lf so m a ny w i dely

sep a ra ted muscles .

A good hea rty l a ugh ventil a tes every cr a nny

,

of the lungs sh a kes the shoulder s stretches the

, ,

sides ma ssa ges the liver smooths the wrinkles

, ,

a n d crea se out of the f a ce flushes the whole skin ,

mesh a l l ov er the body with blood sluices out the ,

eyes increa ses the flo w of a liv a a n " the na s a l

, s

mucous stimul a t es the kidneys So th a t by the

, .
,

time you h a ve pul led yourself together picke d up

your spect a cles blown your nose wiped your eyes
, , ,

mopped the pe rspir a tion from your brow an d

stra ightened out your vest an d coll a r you feel ,

like a diff erent ma n or better still like a boy a ga in

,
.

O ne touch of l a ughter m a kes the whole world kind

a n d a l a ugh is the most po t ent h um a nizer the ,

best reducer of a l l thi ngs a nd persons to their com

mon denomina tor on e ar th It is the finest reliever .

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 of tension ,
t he best fi usher
ou t of da med u p -

secretions the grea test menta l disinfect a nt a nd

,

ozonizer known .

The foregoing proves the principle governing

disea se with the test tube a n d microscope while ,

l a ughter a n d merriment a re h a rmless emotions .

which permit the principle of N a ture to m a inta in

he a lth
.

The co ntro l of consciousness to thi nk

a n d feel only hea lth a n d h a rmony is the most
import a nt business of every hum a n being We .

must bre a k the h a bit o f yieldi ng to pa in a n d ,

a ssert ourse lves ; we must rise in our might a n d rebel

a g a inst a ll evidence of bodily a ilment .To merely

a ffirm th a t bodily a ilments a r e unre a l a n d unn a tura l

a n d no p a rt of o ur n a tura l selves is not enough we ,

mu st think a nd feel th a t sickness a n d disea se is

unn a tura l a n d think a n d fee l th a t o ur na tura l
condition is hea lth a n d h a rmony then trust the
,

l a w of o ur being t o do its work in its w a y The .

fa ct th a t the persons w ho d o control their co n

sc i o u sn ess a r e most a ll he a lthy h a ppy a n d pros
p e ro u s a nd people w ho do n o t control their co n
sciousn ess are sick a n d discorda nt is proof po si
tive th a t consciousness is the ca use of both hea lth
a n d dise as e in ma nkind .

Al l ani ma l l ife ma nifests na t ur a lly

a n d norm a lly in h a rmony with the inherent a t t r i

bute o f its species a n d ma n is a nima l

, .

The la w tha t na tura l ly governs h uma n

life like the l a w of gr a vity is a blind force it ca nnot
rea son it ha s no knowledge wisdom o r intell i gence ;
,

its only function is to ma nifest a ccording to the

l a w of its being .

Mind the rea soning fa culty is i a

‘

, ,

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 species a n d its function i s self
M in d a n d life a r e inherent in a ll
el es a n d perform di fferent functions .

Life is a cre a tive powe r without re ason while

is a protective power through re a son .

Life W ill buil d a n d govern the body

l y a ccor di ng to the l a w of its being
we a re a sleep a n d before we a rrive a t the
of rea son
g
a e .

24 8. Th e onl y conn ec ti o n between life

and mind is when mind interferes o r removes i n
ter feren ce with the l a w of l ife .

Life i n ma n and a n i m a l is the sa me ;

the sa me la w of li fe creates a n d governs ma n and
a nim l ; t he mind of ma n a n d a ni ma l a r e the sa me
a
t he only d ifference bet wee n the m i s th e i nhe ent
r
possibility of development T he mi nd of ma n
.

d a nim a l a re po ssible of a grea t ma ny degrees

an
b f devel opm t while the n a tur a l l a w o f life in
en
m
,

n a n d a nim a l 1 8 a lw ays the sa me an d not subj ect

a
t o develop ment .

The tural la w go v erning a ll a nim a l

na

life is he a lth a n d ha rm ony The u nn a tura l crea

.

tion of life s uch a s si ckn es s dise a se a n d deformity

is ca used by interfer e nce with N a ture through
fa lse belief a nd poisonou s secretive emotions .

When not interfered wi t h the l aw of life opera tes

in dep endent o f mind Mind a n d li fe only coo p
.

cra te when cre a ting di sea se or rem oving it .

25 1, Th ere i s no such thing a s S pirit u al

u ndersta n di ng : i f spirit mea ns the crea tive i nte lli

gen ce of the universe All C rea tion is unconscious
.

and unk nowa ble a n d al l sp i ri tu a l u nd ers ta nh n

g g
is s upersti tion .

There i s no such thi ng as spiritu a l

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gu i da nce th at wi ll lead m a nki nd in doing j ustic e
right a n d goo d Inductiv e an d ded u ct i v e re as oning
'
.
‘

fro m a prin ci ple is the only known method th a t

'
‘
t

will en able ma n t o know w h a t i s j ust or unj u st i

right or wrong good o r evil Knowled ge an d
,
.

belief a r e two op p osite s t he one ends where the

‘

other begins
t
.

Ther e i s no su ch hing a s sickness '

dise a se a n d deformity in n a ture It is unn a tural

. .
.

t o be sick dise as ed or def ormed

, W e c a n n ot .

know how n a ture O per a tes o r wha t it requires ’

but we c a n know th a t which interferes with n a ture ‘ '

a n d thus a void in t erference with the l a w o f n a tu r e .

Ther e i s no s uch thin g a s a m a teri a l

remedy for sic k ness disea se a n d defo rmity M ind “
‘

a lone ca uses interference with n a ture a n d men t a l

interference m ust be removed t o effect a cure .

There i s no s uch thin g a s a voiding

the result of menta l conviction fe a rs doubts a n d , ,

beliefs of ourselves o r of the person whom we a s k

to help us in ca se o f bodily a ilment The l a w o f .

mind i s a s immuta ble as the l a w o f gra vity B elief .

or disbelief does not a ff ect a n a tur a l l a w .

Th er e i s no such thing a s f a ilure

when we pe rsist in try i ng E very time we ma ke
.

a n e ffort we ga in one or more points The benefit .

we receive a l l depends on self No effort to ga in .

knowledge is ever w a sted As soon a s we a r e .

con scious of our n a tur a l st a te we wi ll become un

consciously he a lthy .

Th er e i s no such thing a s hered i t y a

i n her i t mg sickness dise a se a n d d efmmi t y '

or , .

If there w a s the hum a n r a ce wou ld destroy itself .

The f a ct th a t w h ole f a milies die from tuberculosis

is n o evidence th a t the children inherit the dise a se
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but it is positi v e e v i dence t ha t c hi l dren s un
t he
’

conscio u s n a tura l intelligence i s governed by the

’ ’
p a rents o r doctors fe a rs doubts a nd be liefs The .

proof of this is tha t mind hea lers h a ve cured thous

a nds o f tuberc u losis c a ses .

(5 2 58 ) Th er e i s no s u c h th i ng a s a n un c o n

sc ious development of a n y sickness dise a se or ,

deformity ; without the direction from consciousness

a ll bodily a ilments die H e a lth i s the only u a con
.

scious a ction of the power o f life inherent in al l

m a nk ind ; fe a rs doubts a n d beliefs o f bod ily a i l
,

ments ar e the only c a use o f bodily a ilments I g .

n o r a n ce o f the eff ect o f emotion is the c a use o f

unex pecte d development o f disea se .

Ther e i s no s uch thing a s d estroying

bodily a ilments as long as we believe bodily a i l
ments are possible or necessa ry The unconscious .

n a tura l intelligen ce in a l l m a nk ind will cre a t e

wh a t we believe or fea r or it will crea te he a lth
,

as soon as we refuse t o believe or fea r bodily a i l

men ts Belief fea r a nd emotion a re the c o n

.
,

scious interference w ith n a ture while he a lth is

the unconscious result o f the n a tura l l a w o f o ur
beling .

Th e re is no s uch thing a s destroying

the unrea l a nd unna tura l e ff ect of dise a se as long
as we believe them to be re a l a n d na tur al O ur .

re a l a nd n a tura l condition i pe rfect hea lth a n d

s
,

when we believe bodily a i lments to be re a l a nd

n a tura l we interfere with the n a tur a l l a w of our
being a n d our consciousness will direct o ur life
,

power to crea te wh a t we think a n d feel To d es .

troy the unrea l a nd u n n a tura l we must hold in

o ur consciousness only the re a l a n d n a tura l cre ation

of life .

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 Man is do w ed w ith
en bi l i ty t he a

t o rea son both inductively a n d deductively M a the .

m a ties is the only thing where a l l m a nki nd exercises

their inherent a bility It i s therefore the only .

thing where a l l ma nki nd i s of o n e mind It i s .

for this rea son the only b a sis of a l l kinds o f know

ledge All beliefs a r e the s a me in n a ture a n d
.

esse n ce They a r e not b a sed o n a nything th a t

.

is prova ble a n d for this re a son a re not knowledge

, .

W e either know or we don t know a n d when we ’

,

b a se o u r a ction on the unknow a ble we then a ct .

upon i gnor a n ce The n a tur a l a ction o f o ur body

.

when it is norm a l a n d hea lthy is a n unconscious

a ct a nd for this rea son is unknowa ble It is .

onl y a fter we become sick dise a sed o r de form ed ,

th a t we become conscious of o u r unn a tura l condi

tion a n d every a ttempt to remove our unn a tura l
.

condition o r restore hea lth either through drugs , ,

exerci se electricity suggestion or a ny other m a teri a l

, ,

me a ns is b a sed on ignora n ce .

B y tr ea ting d i s eas e as a rea lity we

hold it in o u r cons ciousness a s a re a lity a n d the ,

power which is life in us which n a tura lly crea tes

he a lth unconsciously will follow our conscious ,

direction a n d crea te the di s ea se we think a n d feel .

Through o u r consciousnes s we give a fever nine

d a ys t o ru n a n d then we believe it h as run its
,

cour se a n d then n a tur e will restore hea lth The

,
.

f a ct is if we refuse to be conscious o f fever the

, .

i nst a nt th a t we become conscious of its symptoms

a n d trust N a ture to restore he a lth we will not ,

h a ve a n y fever The fa c t is the power which is

. ,

life in us will n a tur a lly crea te a n d m a int a in a he a lth y

b ody from the cra dle t o the gra ve if not interfered ,

with a n d the only thing th a t ca n poss ibly inter

,

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fere wi th ou r n a tura l con dition is our thought an d
feeling .

S i ckn e s s di s e a s e a n d deformity is
,

the eff ect o f our consciousness of the s a me a n d ,

to remove or destroy the effect we must remove

the ca use We remove a n d destroy the e ffect o f
.

a ll bodily a ilments by refusing t o be conscious of

sa me a n d holding in o u r consciousnes s our pe r fect

,

norm a l condition of hea lth a n d by trusting n a ture ,

to do i ts work a ccording to the l a w of our being .

We c a nnot know but we ca n trust N a ture

,
.

Al l h ea lthy p e rsons a r e unconscious

of the a ction of their physic a l org a ns while a l l ,

si c k or dise a sed persons a r e conscious ly a ffl icted

differently a ccording t o the p a rti cul a r fea r belief
,

or emotion th a t ca uses the interference with n a ture .

When ma n inst a ntly a cts upon the report s of his

physi c a l senses when they noti fy him of physica l
disorde r by rea lizing th a t he is one with a n d a
, ,

conscious p a rt of a l l life th a t is a ll h a rmonious

, ,

a n d then refuses to be conscious of the evidence of

hi s senses by this a c t he become s m a ster of his

,

senses a n d not a sl a ve to them ; a n d n a ture is not

,

interfered with by yielding to the evidences o f

the senses We must tre a t the physic a l senses
.

a s serv a nts a n d not as m a sters of the body .

Sta rtin g with consc i ou s nes s a s the

c a use o f a ll sickness disea se a n d deformity a n d
, ,

n a ture a s the unconscious a ct of a ll hea lth a n d

h a rmony gives us a working hypothesis When
,
.

we desire he a lth we must work t o e s ta blish the

ment a l condition th a t will result in he a lth a n d ,

a void the ment a l condition th a t will interfere with

he a lth a n d crea te di s cord Keeping in mind u m .

consciou s a ction a s the c a use of he a lth en a bles

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'
us to a vo id t he consciou snes t ha t crea tes di sease s
.

We c a nnot remove or destroy si ckness dis ea se ,

or deformity by trying to remo v e them All .

trying is a conscious a ct either ment a l or m a teri a l ,

while a ll he a lthy a ction is unconscious .

Thi s i s th e la w To esta blish he a lth .

unconsciously we must remove a ll con

s c i o u s n ess of disea se We . c a nnot remove
consciousness of a n a ilment a n d at the
sa me time ta ke medicine exercise electricity , , ,

diet or ch a nge o f clim a te Any menta l or m a teri a l .

effort to remove an a i lment i s a conscious recog

n i t i o n of the thing th a t ca n only be removed n u

consciously .

Ha vi ng e s ta bli sh ed the f a ct beyond

a l l doubt th a t the n a tur a l intelligence inherent in

a ll m a n kind oper a tes uncons ciously when cre a ting

he a lth a n d follows ma n s conscious direction when

,
’

it cre a tes dise a se a lso develops the following fa cts

,

beyond a l l doubt .

( B 1 s t ) . T ha t t h e n a t ur a l a n d norm a l a ction
of the power which is life in ma nkind is unconscious
a nd for this re a son is unknowa ble .

( B 2 nd ) Th a t
. th e co n sc i o us a n d k now a ble
a ction o f the power which is life in m a nkind is

unn a tur a l a n d is subj ect to direction by conscious

ness .

( B 3 rd ) Th. e a c ti o n o f m a n s n a t u r a l ’
i n t e l l i
gence of life some times ca lled infinite mind s u ,

preme being subconscious mind o r subj ective

,

mind is unconscious a n d un k nowa ble This fa ct

,
.

forever b a rs a nyone from knowing co nscious ly

a nything a bout the cre a tive inte l ligence inherent

in m a nkind .

( E 4 t h ). Th e fa c t th a t al l n a tur a l a n d nor m a l
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cre at ion is un k now abl e is pro of p ositi v e t ha t the
supreme cre a tor or infinite mind c a nnot imp a rt
a ny knowledge wisdom or intelligence to ma n
,

kind o u the contra ry a l l believed intelligence

, ,

th a t is supposed to ema n a te from the infinite mind

is unn a tur a l a n d consciou s j ust as sickness a n d
dise a se is unn a tura l a n d conscious .

( E 5 t h ).W h e n w e c r edi t our f a lse beliefs with

wisdom knowledge a n d intelligence a s em a n a ting
,

from a supreme being we crea te superstition j ust

the sa me a s we cre a te di s ea se when we direct
o u r unconscious n a tur a l intelligence o f life with

fa lse beliefs The so c a lled supreme being o r

.
-

infinite mind th a t crea tes a n d governs ma n a n d

a nim a l h a rmo n i o u s l v po ssesses no wisdom know
, ,

ledge o r intelligence ; it is l a w a n d c a nnot rea son ,

a n d has no connection with the f a culty of re a son

ing inherent in a ll a nima l life only when interfered

with Rea son a n d not belief will develop m a n s
.
’

possibilities .

( B G t h ).A s so c i a ti n g th e f a culty of re a son with

the f unction o f crea tion le a ds us into confusion .

The f a culty of rea son is s ubj ect to d ev el o p m: n t ,

wh i le the function of crea tion i s a n a tur a l l a w .

'

We c a n neglect to develop o u r fa culty o f re a son

a n d not know a n y mo r e th a n a n a nim a l ,
or we

c a n develop our rea soning f a culties a n d know a

grea t p a rt of a l l knowa ble But the function o f

.

cre a tion inherent in m a nkind begins a n d ends

with h a rmonious cre a tio n When crea tion is n o t
.

interfered with it is ex a ctly the sa me in a l l ma n

kind ; there a r e no degree s of h a rmony in n a ture ;
every living hum a n being ca n be perfectly he a lthy
unconsciously while no o ne c a n know a nything
,

Wi thout exercising their re a soning fa culties .

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 (E 7t h : ) The r easoni ng fa culty must be devel
oped i n order to g a in knowledge while the n a tur a l
,

l a w of h a rmonious crea tion i s unknow a ble a n d ,

a ny a ttempt to kn ow or a ssist n a ture to cre a te

hea lth constitutes interferen ce with na ture th a t

will result in disea se The fa culty through whi ch
.

we g a in knowledge a n d the function th a t m a inta ins

he a lth req uire di fferent men ta l meth ods of tre a t
ment Knowledge i s a cquired thr ough conscious
.

effort while he a lth is crea ted u n s c o n s c i o u s ly

,
.

We know consciously a n d we a r e hea lthy u n c o n

,

s c i o u sly
. We rem ai n ignora nt when we fa il to
develop our rea soni ng f a culties a n d we become sick
a n d dise a sed by directing our cre a tive intelligence

w it h re a son The knowledge th a t en a bles u s

.

to a void interference with he a lth is ga ined through

rea son a n d n ot through an y intell igence inherent
in the crea tive principle of life The development
.

o f the re a soning f a culties a lone m a kes ma n supe rior

t o the a nim a l .

( E 8t h ) In order to remove a future existence

from the re a lm of supers tition we must be
a ble to specify some qu a lity f a culty o r
,

function of m a nkind th a t could exist We .

know th a t the body r eturn s to the elements

fr o m whence it c a me a n d the three fa c u l
ties o f mi nd rea son emotion a n d im a gin a tion a l l
, ,

cea se to exist a t the de a th of the body The prin .

c i p a l of li fe like the princip a l o f gra vity is a l a w

of the Universe w ithou t begin ning or ending .

It h a s no intelli gence wi sdom o r knowledge It

,
.

ca nnot r ea son o r believe It is a blind force th a t

.

c a n only follow the l a w of its being a n d is not

,

individu a lized a fte r the dea th of ma n a ny more

th a n a fte r the dea th of tr ee or a nim a l While .

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 the so c a lled science of psychology cl a ims m a ny
-

diff erent ex i st en c i es they a r e a l l b a sed on the ,

im a gin a tion which cea ses to exist when the i m

.

a gi n a t i o n cea ses .

The follo w in g e x cer p ts a re t a ken from a news

p a per a rticle by Dr Leon a rd Keene H irschberg
‘

.
,

A B M A M D ( Johns H opkins ) :
. .
,
. .
,
. .

“
As a ma tter of fa ct we h a ve the
word of a scientific Ph a rm a cologist for the a xiom
th a t the hum a n skin except when bli stered i s
,
‘
,

a lmost imper v ious to a ny d rug but mercury .

’

In ot her words the epidermis o f a hea lthy ma n ,

is a s m uch chlorofo rm proof or ca mphor proo f or

other lin i ment proof as the side of a w a rship If .
’

the ma gi n a t i o n invested it with the sa me " i rtue

1
a co a t of green p a int would do a s much g ood .

“
This tendency of the hum a n body
to cure i t s own ills s eems to be little understood .

It i s the pop u l a r im p ression th a t there i s a s pecific

for every ma la dy a n d th a t nothing but this specific ,

will cure it a s a m a tter o f f a ct the grea t m a j ority

, ,

of minor dise a ses cure them selves a n d so do not ,

a few very serious ones .

"

“
But in the v a st m a j ority of c a ses ,

colds cure themselves They run a definite course ; .

they a ppe a r ; they m a ke their victims mi ser a ble

a nd then they disa ppe a r N a ture eff ects the .

cure a n d some one of the multitude specifics gets

,
"
the credit .

O nce when D r Willi a m O sler w a s .

a sked by a p a tient to write a prescription for a

cold in the hea d he sa id I will give you four , ,

‘

" "
da y s . The p a tient a bided hi s time a n d w a s cured .

M ust a rd foot b a t hs hot lemon a de , ,

hot Scotch whiskey a n d quinine powders a n d a l l

913;
other fa mi li a r remedi es h a ve little or no effect .

— —
Their v a lu e i f they h a ve a ny a t a ll lies in the
f a ct th a t they ea se the p a tient s mind a n d sa tisfy ’

"
the ye a rning to ta ke something for it .

Typhoid a n d tuberculosis a r e cer

t a i n l y serio u s dise a ses a n d yet a l l the physici a n
,

c a n do is to give n a ture a n opportunity to effect

a cure under the most f a vor a ble possible condi

"
tions .

The germ of consumption is pro of

a g a inst a ll the a nti toxin germicides a n d other
-

specifics ever invented .

M edicines in m a ny c a ses do more

h a rm th a n good ; but when they a r e sw a llowed
a n d poor n a ture in spite of them e ff ec t s a cure ,

they get a l l the credit .

The l e a rn ed d oc to r s a ys green p a int

a ssoci a ted with the im a gin a tion would be as ef

fe c t i v e a s chloroform c a mphor a n d other lini

,

ments H e further s a ys a fter n a ming the medi

.
,
“
cines usu a lly pres cribed for sickn ess : Their v a lue
i f they h a ve a ny a t a l l— lies in the fa ct th a t they
e a se the p a tient s mind a n d s a tisfy the universa l
’

yea rning to ta ke something for it H e further .

sa ys a bout some m edicine wh a t I cl a im a bout a l l

medicine tha t M edicines in m a ny c a ses do more
, ,
‘

h a rm th a n good ; but when they a re swa llowed a nd

poor n a ture in spi re of them e ff ects a cure they ,

get a ll the credit .

"

Do c tor W ill ia m O s ler as quoted by

Dr H irschberg ha s s ta ted j ust wh a t I cl a im is
.

the la w of cre a ting dise a se H a d Dr O sler s a id . .

o ne d a y ,
two d a ys or ten d a ys w a s the time for a
cold to run his pa tient would h a ve a cce p t ed Dr
,
.

O sler s conscious con v iction a nd the cold would

’

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c a ry shop were emptied into the se a though the ,
"
con s equences to the fishes would be l a men ta ble .

Professor H erm a nn B oerh aa ve M ,

.

“
D . a celebr a ted G erm a n physi ci a n
,
sa id : If we ,

weigh the good th a t ha s been done t o ma nkind by

a h a ndf ul of true d i sc i ples of Aesc ul a pius a ga inst

the evil wrought to the huma n r a ce by a gre a t

number o f doc tors si nce the origin of the a rt of
medicine to o ur o w n t i me we sha ll doubtless come
,

to think tha t i t w ou ld ha ve better bad tbere never been

a ny doctor in the w o r ld .

C A G illma n M D
Professor . .
,
. .

“
sa ys : A mild mercuri a l course a n d mildly cutting
’ "
a m a n s thro a t ar e synonymous terms .

Professor Fra ncois M a gendie M D ,

. .
,

Pa ris Member of the French Institute of M edicine ,

celeb ra ted physiologist a n d te a cher wrote a n d ,

“
lectured a s follows : Let us no longer wonder a t
the la ment a ble wa nt of success whi ch m a rks our
pra cti ce when there is sc a rcely a sound p hy s i o l o
i
g c a l principle a mong us I hes ita te not to decl a re
.
,

n o ma tter how sorely I should wound our v a nity ,

th a t so gross is o u r ignor a nce of the re a l n a ture

o f the physiologi ca l disorder c a lled di sea se tha t
it would perh a ps be better to do nothing a n d
resign the compl a int into the h a nds o f n a ture th a n
t o a c t a s we a r e frequently compelled to do without ,

knowing the why a n d wherefore of our conduct ,

a t the obvious risk of h a stening the end of o u r

p a tients .
"

In a ddressing his medi c a l cl a ss he

“
sa i d ; G entl emen med i c i ne i s a grea t bu mbng I
,
.

know it is c a lled science It is nothi ng like science

. .

Doctor s a re merel y emp i r i cs w hen they a r e no t c ba r

Ia ta n s . G e ntl e men you h a ve done me the honor
,

96 :
to come here to a ttend my lectures a n d I must ,

tell you fra nkly now in the beginning th a t I know

, ,

n o thi n g i n the w or l d a bou t med i c i n e a nd I don t

’
,

know a n y bod y w ho do es know a n ythi n g a bou t it .

Who c a n tell me how t o cure the hea da che or "

the gout or dise as es of the he a rt ? Nobody O h

,
.
,

y o u tel l me doctors cure people I gr a nt you .

people a r e cured ; but how a re they cured ? G entle

men N a tu r e does a grea t dea l ; i ma gi na ti on a grea t
,

d ea l ; —
docto rs devi l i s h l i ttle , w hen they don t do
’

a ny ha rm .

me tel l you gentl emen wh a t I di d

Let ,

when I w a s physici a n a t the H otel Dieu : Some

three or four thousa nd p a tients p a ssed through
my h a nds every yea r I divided the p a tients into
.

two cla sses ; with o ne I followed the dispensa ry

a n d ga ve the usu a l medicine without h a ving the ,

le a st ide a why o r wherefore ; t o the others I ga ve

brea d pil ls a n d colored wa ter without o f course , , ,

letting them know a nything a bout it ; a n d occ a sion

a lly gentlemen I would cre a te a third division to
, ,

whom I would give nothing w h a tever These .

l a st would feel th a t they were neglected but n a ture ,

inv a ri a bly c a me to the rescue a n d a l l the third ,

cl a ss got well There w a s but little morta lity

.

a mong those who received the brea d pills a n d

colored w a ter but the morta lity w a s grea tes t a mong
,

those who were c a refully drugged a ccording t o

"
the dispensa ry .

Ma rtin Pa yne M D sa id
Prof .
,
. . .
,

Drugs do but cure one disea se by produ c ing

“

a n other .

Dr J a mes G rego ry who a dmittedly

.
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a dded a s much reput a tion to the medical dep a rt

ment o f the University of E d inburgh a s a ny other

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o f her professors s a i d : N i nety n i ne i n the hu nd red
,
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med i ca l f a c ts a re medi ca l l i es a nd the most med i ca l

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,

s ta r k, s ta r tl i n g
"
theor i es a re n on sen se .

M a rie Fra ncois C a vier B ich a t

Prof .
,

M D French a n a tomist biologist physiologist

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, , , ,

phy s icia n a nd a uthor wrote : Med i ca l p ra cti ce

,
“
,

i s sa i d to be con tra di ctor y —

I sa y mor e i t i s n o t .

i n a ny resp ect a p rofess i on wor thy to be f ol low ed

by sens i ble men .

H erbert A Pa rky n M D s a id .
, . .
,

The l a ymen a r e fa mili a ri zing themselves with

suggesti v e thera peutics a nd a re hea ling a n d being
he a led by it in v a rious gu ises a nd they will soo n ,

be c a lled upon t o pronounce for or a ga in st it .

Phy s i c i a n s a re no t i n the cl a ss tha t w i l l be p er

mi tted to p a ss fi na l j ud g men t on the p ra cti ce o f the

hea l i ng
"
a rt .

Ch a rles Kidd M D M R e s ,
. .
, . . . .
,
“
author of v a rious trea tises wro t e : I t i s a sa d ,

a nd humili a ting confession th a t a t present our

chiefest hopes o f medica l reform exist in the outer
educa ted pu bl i c .
"

In spea king o f mista ken di a gnoses Se na tor ,

Works sa id :
An inves tig a tion by the hospita l
invest ig a ting commit t ee o f the M etropolita n As
y l u ms B oa rd showed th a t a utopsies upon p a tients
th a t died in B ell evue H osp i ta l s howed tha t
p e r c en t of the d i a gn os es of d i sea ses i n tha t hosp i ta l
w er e mi sta ken The superintendent o f th a t ho s
.

pita l is reported to h a ve sa id th a t w a s a very good

showing a nd th a t i n Ma ssa c hu setts hosp i ta l s the
,

a ver a ge o f err on eous di a gn oses ra n hi gher tha n 50

p er cent .

Of the ge rm superstition he sa id ,

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The doctors dos e him with seventeen va rieties of
drugs a n d mixed drinks a ny one of w hich would
,

m a k e a hea lthy per son sick unto dea th a n d the ,

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p a tient dies in S pi te o f the v ery best medica l
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a ttend a nce .
"
The rel a tives t he press the people
, , ,

dem a nd a n a me fo r the dise a se A n a me " A .

n a me " My kingdom fo r a n a me " So the doctors

s a y gr ippe o r influenz a o r typhoid or a ppendicit i s ,

a n d everyone is s a tisfied th a t the p a tient died in

a perfectly regul a r orderly a n d proper m a nner "

O n the del usion th a t ra diu m will

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,

cur e c a ncer he quo t es Dr Fra nc i s G Wood d i rce

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,

tor of Ca ncer r esea rc h a t Col u mbi a U n i ver s i ty ,

a s follows :
“
O pera tion is the only cure but r adi um ,

o r r a y t rea men t is in order a s a tempor a ry p a lli a

tive where opera tions a re imp o ss ible F a ilure s

,
.

from ra di um outnumber the cures 1 00 to 1 An .

ot her ge ner a tion will be required to furnish know

ledge o n the rea l c a use a nd a ctu a l n a ture o f c a ncer .

E xper i ments f or thi r ty fi ve cen tu r i es s how tha t hered i ty

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p y a s sm a ll pa r t if a n y a t a ll i n i ts a pp ea r a n ce .

I n conclusi o n he sa id :
M r President , t o summ a rize the
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ca ses of hea ling I h a ve presented to the sen a te a n d

the number o f ea c h o f the mentioned dise a ses they ,

includ e 57 ca ses covering 3 6 di stinct dise a ses

, ,

an d the number o f ea ch ki nd shown t o h a ve been

hea l ed are a lmos t if no t a l l of them rega rded as

, ,

i ncura ble by medicine or surgery a n d di a gnosed ,

as such by competent physici a ns Th ey a re as

.

fol lows :

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Tumor '

Double curv a ture of Sp i n e 2

Asthm a
Nerv ous prostra tion 1
Neura lgi a
O rga ni c he a rt disea se 1
Rheuma tic gout
Ulcera tion of stom a ch 1
Accidenta l i nj u r l es
Locomotor a ta xi a
Ma lform a tion of children
Chronic constip a tion
Indigestion
Insomni a
Di a betes
Pemphigus
Le a d poisoni n g
V a lvul a r h ea rt dise a s e 1

Chronic myelitis 1

Bright s d i s ea se
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1

Tob a cco hea rt

Rheum a tism
Blindnes s
De a fness
Necrosis o f chest bones 1
E pilepsy
Appendicitis .

Sen a tor Works introduced 5 7 diff erent

testimoni a ls of mind he a ling from persons with
.
,

the m aj ority o f whom the Sena tor cl a ims a per

1 01
son a l a c qu ai nt anoe
u an d z he gperso na ll y vouche d
j

fo r their a ccura cy:

The for egoi ng thirty s i x diff erent dis
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ea ses were hea l ed by the conscious conviction o f the

mind hea ler communica ted t o the p a tient s u n co n ’

scious n a tura l intelligen c e of life a ccording to a

n a tur a l l a w of mind a n d a fter the fea rs doubts a n d
, ,

beliefs o f the medica l profession ha d doomed the p a t

i en t t o h o p e l ess suff ering a n d a n untimely gra ve It .

is p o ssbil e t o cure eve ry bodily a ilment of the

hum a n fa mily without medicine o r m a teri a l a i d ,

while it i s impossible to cur e a ny bo dily a ilment

with medicine o r ma teri a l remedies without the
c c Opera tion o f mind
-
To eff ect a cure with medi
.

cine the mind o f the doctor must be the sa me as

’
the mind he a ler s mind without medi cine It .

is the co n scious convict ion o f the doc tor o r mind

he a ler th a t cures their p a tients a n d it is the doubts
, ,

fea rs a n d be liefs of the docto r (th a t mind he a lers

a re pra ctic a lly free from ) th a t crea te s a n d p e r
’

p e t u a t es dise a se in the doctor s p a tient .

Th e reason w hy the medic a l pro

fes s i o n ha s n o t discovered the la w o f mind th a t
govern s the p a tient an d the doctor is due to the ,

fa ct o f the unconscious a n d unknowa ble a ction o f

n a ture when crea ting hea lth a nd the conscious ,

a nd know a ble a ction o f di s ea se The doctor is

.

t a ught th a t cert a in symptoms indica te a cer ta in

disea se th a t will run a certa in number o f d a ys ;
he then becomes co nscious o f this a nd in most
c a ses his p a tient will follow ex a ctly the symptoms
he ha s been ta ught This convinces the docto r
.

th a t hi s di a gnosis a n d tre a tment o f the p a tient is

correct but the fa ct th a t mind he a lers will tre a t
,

a ny symptom o f a ny known disea s e a n d the p a tient ,

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pa t ient a nd not to make prema ture a nge l s of the m .

’
All of the doctor s intentions a re good H o w u h .

fortuna te it is th a t there is n o l a w of intent ; if

the r e were there would be no sickness or disea se
, .

The n a tura l l a w of mind where the conscious eo n

v i ct i o n,
fe a rs doubts a n d beliefs of the doctor
,
’
a re communic a ted t o his p a tient s un conscious
n a tura l intell igence a n d kill or cure the p a tient
, ,

a r e not aff ected by intent La w ca nnot rea so n

.
,

it ca n only ma nifest .

It i s a very se ri o us ch a rge to a ccuse

all doctors of c r ea ting disea se a n d increa sing mo r

ta lity who employ drugs or other ma teri a l remed i es

to cur e bod i ly a i hn en ts yet wh en we t a ke the evi
, ,

dence o f the most lea rned a nd wid est experienced

physicia ns in the world together with the cures ,

a ff ected by mind he a ling it sust a ins this very serious

,

ch a rge The f a ct th a t for the p a st forty ye a rs it

.

has been public knowledge t h a t mind he a lers h a ve

cur ed p a tients a fter the m a teri a l remedy doctors
h a d given them up to suff er a n d die a s incura ble ,

de prives the medic a l profession o f the plea o f i g

n o ra n ce of their a cts The only plea they h a ve
.

is indiff erence indolence o r bigotry which is no

, ,

defense o f this serious ch a rge Va ccin a tion i s .

a nother crime of which some doctors a r e guilty ;

but the intelligence of the m a ss es w ill soon a bolish

this relic o f b a rb a rism .

Kno wl ed g e i s anyth i ng susceptible

o f proof Newton discovered the l a w o f gr a vity
.

by seeing the a pple fa ll to the ground The d i s .

c ov ery of this n a tur a l l a w de stroyed m a n y beliefs

a n d superstitions th a t h a d p a ssed a s knowledge ,

a n d a s f a st as we discover n a tur a l l a ws we destroy

belief a n d superstition .

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 All known l a w s pro v e t ha t
na tura l
l a w is immuta ble th a t it never v a ries
,
La w i s .

the unseen c a use a n d we only know l a w by i t s

effect No one ha s ever seen the l a w o f gra vity
.
,

a n d no one h a s ever seen w a ter run up hill a lthough ,

millions of people h a ve believed th a t there w a s a

power th a t could d o this a n d this belief ha s been ,

the c a use of a l l worship reverence a n d fe a r of a n

,

unseen power supposed to be gre a ter th a n l a w ;

but a s f a st a s we come t o know a n a tura l l a w we
.
,

know tha t n a ture a lw a ys opera tes a ccording to

immut a ble la w a n d never ch a nges To belie v e
,
.

there is a power th a t c a n ch a nge a ny n a tur a l l a w

is a n ignor a nt superstition .

The un s e e n ca us e of crea tion a lwa ys

m a nifests in h a rmony a n d it i s only ou r ignor a nce
,

o f n a tura l l a w th a t c a uses us t o believe in a power

a p a rt from n a tur a l l a w E a ch gener a tion a dds

.

to our knowledge of n a tura l l a w a n d destr oys the ,

belief a n d superstition o f former gener a tions .

E a ch century ha s a dded its knowledge to former

centuries until we go b a ck to where man did n o t
,

know a ny n a tura l l a w where ma n w as a n ignor a nt

,

sa v a ge H istory proves tha t this w as the ro a d

.

th a t knowledge tr a veled E volution is a l a w .

o f knowledge the sa me as it is a l a w o f the univer se

,
.

Any o n e c a n prove the n a tur a l l a w o f mind w ho

will m a ke the eff ort .

From th e ex c erp ts quoting doctors

we get the opinion of the most intelligent phys ici a n
in the world t o d a y y et none of them give a ny
-
,

suggestion of how mind he a lers cure more p a tients

th a n medic a l doctors The fa ct is mind he a ling
.
,

i n its mos t e ff ective form to d a y is interwoven -

With superstition so th a t mind he a lers know n o

,

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more ab out t he la w - o f hea l i ng t ha n doctors do .

I W il l n ow gi v e the
n a tura l la w a n d
the method of a pplying the sa me u sed by al l mind
he a lers either consciously o r unconsciously The
, .

first step i s to secure the consent of the p a tien t .

We c a nnot help a nyone who does not wa nt help .

’
By getting the p a tient s consent we est a blish a ,

h a rmonious rel a tion between his unconscious l n

t e l l i gen c e a n d o ur conscious minds We n o w pro .

oecd menta lly t o deny the existence o f his physic a l

a ilments a n d a ffi rm hi s na tur a l a n d norma l condi

,

tion o f hea lth We menta lly a rgue a g a inst hi s

.

fe a rs a n d e v ery belief th a t the p a tient ha s rega rd

ing his a ilment We then proceed by a rgument
.

t o convince the p a tient o f hi s n a tur a l condition ,

whi ch is a lwa ys hea lthy a n d h a rmonious by men ,

t a lly positively denying his a ilments a n d a ffi rm

ing his n a tur a l condition for twenty o r thirty
minutes we communic a t e our a rg ument to the
,

p a tient s un consciou s n a tura l in telligence of life

’
,

j ust a s if the trea tment h a d been given ora lly with ,

—
this a dv a nta ge t hc p a tient not being conscious
,

of the tre a tment will not a n t a gn o i z e the a rgument

,
.

The pa tient receives the menta l t re a tment a n d

a cts unconsciously on the sa me a n d the cure is ,

a ccording to the conviction of the hea ler H ow .

or why the unconscious intelligence of the p a tient

follows t he conscious direction o f the he a ler we wi ll
n ot dogm a tize ; but the fa ct th a t it does a nyone ,

can prove .

Anoth er un e x p la i na ble fa ct of mind

hea ling is th a t a bsent tre a tment no m a tt er wh a t ,

the dist a nce ma y be or if the he a ler n ever ha s

,

seen the p a tient the tre a tment will result in hea li ng

,

j ust the s a me A person in Los Angeles ca n tele

.

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doctors say th a t a p a t i ent w ill not be we l l be for e
a st a ted time A mind hea ler will t a ke the sa me
.

symptoms th a t a p hy s1 c 1 a n requires nine d a ys

t o cure an d e ff ect a n inst a nt cur e
,
-
.The mind
hea ler inst a ntly becomes conscious th a t the p a tient s ’

n a tura l conditi on i s he a lth while the physici a n

,

inst a ntly becomes conscious th a t it w ill t a ke nine

d a ys to restore he a lth .

Th e fa ct tha t C hristi a n Scientists

h a ve cured a n d a r e curing a l l m a nner of di se a se ,

both function a l a nd orga nic every well info rm ed

,

physici a n knows ; but on a ccount of the su p e rs t i

tion a ssoci a ted with their hea li ng for religious
purposes the intelligent physicia ns h a ve refuse d
,

to investig a t e their system It has t a ken me

.

seven ye a rs o f diligent work to sep a r a te the super

s t i t i o n from the n a tur a l l a w th a t I knew w a s the

found a tion o f their he a ling .

Newton di s cov er ed the n a tur a l l a w

o f gr a vity by seeing a n a pple f a ll to the ground ,

a n d my discovery of the na tur a l l a w o f he a ling

resulted from being he a led of a supposed incura ble

disea se The s a me a s the a pple a lw a ys fell to
.

’
the ground before Newton s discovery so ha s ,

the n a tura l l a w of he a ling a lwa ys he a led a n d a lw a ys

will hea l every a ilment of the huma n body Belief .

or superstition do not a ff ect a ny n a tur a l l a w .

Any p hys i c ia n can prove the l a w

of mind he a ling in the following m a nner : When
c a lled to s ee a p a tient proceed to a s k a bout the
,

symptoms a n d listen to the fe a rs a n d beliefs o f

the p a tient a n d while he is describing hi s fe a rs
,

a nd beliefs insta n tly ment a lly deny h i s beliefs

, ,

a n d become consci o us of his per fect n a tur a l con

dition While thus menta lly denying hi s uh

.

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n a tur a l condition a n d a ffirming his n a tura l condi
tion for fifteen or twenty minutes you c a n busy ,

yourself by m a king bre a d pills a s t h e p a tient wi ll ,

be ex pecting some medicine You will in this .

m a nner s a tisfy him H a ve the p a tient ta ke a

.

bre a d pill every few hours while a w a ke No ma t .

ter wh a t the symptoms may indic a te if you destroy ,

the p a t i en t s fe a r a n d belief by ment a lly a rguing

’

a g a inst them you will h a ve he a led your p a tient

,
.

Re me mber tha t your positi v e cons cious

’
conviction will direct yo ur p a tient s unconscious
n a tur a l power of life to crea t e your conviction .

Just ta lk ment a lly to your p a tient the s a me a s ,

you would ora lly if you desired to convince your

p atient of his n a tur a l condition You must men .

t a lly unsee his physica l a ilments a n d see him

physi ca lly perfect ; then forget your p a tient B u t .

s hould you think of your p a tient a t a ny time

a fter you tre a t him a lw a ys think of him a s well
,

a nd hea lthy .

If i t r equi res one or more t re a t

ments a lw a ys consider every trea tment the fin a l
,
’
trea tment Don t figure on going b a ck to your
. ,

p a tient ; but a lwa ys become conscious during your

tre a tment th a t the p a tient i s in his n a tura l a n d
norm a l hea lth a n d will require no further tre a t
ment In order to s a ti sfy your p a tients th a t they
.

a r e being properly c a red for h a ve them c a ll y o u up

,

by phone so you ca n a sk a bout their condition ;

,

then give the p a rticul a r belief a ment a l trea tment

before you c a ll upon the p a tient Then h a ve them .

contin ue the bre a d pills a n d a t the s a me time give

them words of encoura gement a n d cheer of which
you a re n atur a lly conscious .

Th e l a w governi ng physic a l he a ling

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i s t he s a me no m a tter wh a t sy stem is employe d
, .

All th a t a hea ler or a doctor possibly c a n do is to

remove inte rference with n a ture a n d the only thin g
,

th a t c an interfere with n a ture i s o ur thought a n d

feeling (emotions ) A person c a n he a l h i mse l f
.

by refusing to become conscious of his physic a l

a ilments a n d by rea lizing hi s na tu ra l condition
, ,

or he c a n be he al ed by a nother person who will

do his work for him By requesting the help of
.

a nother the p a tient unconsciously receives the

benefit of the conscious e ff ort m a de in his beh a lf .

All hea ling is unconscious a n d a ny eff ort to direct

,

the he a ling power to a ny p a rticul a r p a r t o f the

body constitutes interference with n a ture When .

we know th a t the power which is life in us is con

scious l a w a nd not subj ect to l a w then tru st
, ,

n a ture this will result in hea lth

,
.

1 kno w tha t mos t physici a ns w ho

believe they h a ve ha d some success with medicine

will find when they rec a ll their o w n menta l st a te
, ,

th a t their conviction w a s in h a rmony with the

la w of he a lth a n d a ls o in c a se of a fa ilure their
, ,

conviction w as fa ilure E very c o ns c i en c i ou s physi

.

ei a n ha s m a ny ca se s of both success a nd fa ilure ,

where the symptoms were simila r when the sa me ,

tr ea tment resulted d i fferently I here offer a .

working hypothesis which ca n be tested by a ny

pra cticing physici a n without inj ury t o his dignity
or a reflection o n his intelligence The mind .

he a lers a re proving m a ny times every d a y th a t

their con s cious ment a l tre a tment is co mmunica ted
t o the unconscious n a tur a l intelligence o f their
p a tient a n d hea ling is the result while the phys i
, ,

ei a us a re proving m a ny times every d a y th a t the

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long experience the doctor has observed th a t it
i s sa fe to a ssume th a t a l l bodily a ilments result
from worry fe a r or some f a lse belief of the p a tient
, ,

a n d by tre a ting his p a tient from this sta ndpoint

he ignores the physi ca l eff ect a n d dea ls o nl y with

the menta l ca u se j ust as a l l mind hea lers tre a t
,

their pa tients a n d this a ccounts for hi s success

,
.

Ins tea d of p a yin g twenty fiv e doll a rs

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or a ny other sum t o a doctor fo r a n exa min a tion

to find out wh a t i s the ma tter with the body we
should emph a tic a lly deny th a t there i s a nything
wrong with the body I f we do not we a re li a ble
.

t o h a ve the doctor decide th a t our c a se is a serious

one ,
a n d my e x perience together with thousa nds
,

o f others ,
has proven th a t dea th would result from
the doctors convi ction of a serious c a se E very .

dea th of a ny person be fore the regula r a lloted

time of life except a ccidenta l dea th is either a sui
ei d c or a murder c a u sed by the ignora n ce o f the

n a tura l la w of mind Instea d of holding a post

.

mortem ex a mi n a tion o f the body a n d ex a mining

the eff ect we should exa mine the emotions beliefs ,

a n d fe a rs th a t ca use de a th a n d gu a rd a ga in st them .

E very time we ca ll a doctor we expose ourse lves

to a long spell of si ckness s uffering a n d prob a bly
,

dea th .

Th e ti me i s ri p e for a ch a nge from

m a teria l remedies to mind W hile mind hea ling .

ha s been a n esta blished f a ct fo r over h a lf a century ,

yet o n a ccount of the a ttempt to conf orm a re l i

g i o u s belief with a n a tur a l l a w mind he a ling
,
has

been a ssoci a ted with a ll ma nner of a bsurdities tha t

befog the n a tura l la w o f mind In a ll my i nv es .

t i ga t i o n s of mind he a ling covering pra cti ca lly every

,

thing th a t e v er has b een writ t en o n the subj ec t I

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h a ve fa iled to find a single a uthority who a ttempt ed
to give the la w without connecting it with some
sup erstition Therefore if I should a ppea r t o be
.
,

gu i lty of repetition the f a ct th a t there is not a single

book in existence th a t would a ssist the stu dent in
ga ining a knowledge o f the l a w convinces me ,

th a t reiter a tion of the principle fa cts o f the l a w is

both useful a nd j ustifi able a n d w ill grea tly a ssist ,

the student .

Th e p o wer o f l ife i s a lw a ys t he sa me .

We a lwa ys conta in 1 00 per cent o f po wer ; a nd a ll .

the benefit a n d inj ury we receive depends o n the

’
direction we give to life s power We ca n by .
,
’
thought a n d feeling direct life s power to des troy
,

or kill the body or we ca n direct the sa me power

,

to crea te a perfect a n d h a rmonious body The .

power of life is n a tura lly gov erned by a principle

of h a rmony a n d the different disea ses of the I ody
,
.

represent the di ff erent d egr ess o r per cent of i n .

terferen ce .

The d ina ry p erson who is ignora nt

or

o f the l a w of life a n d is cl a sse d a s a hea lthy person

, ,

directs 50 per cent o r o n e h a lf of hi s life s force

.
’

to destroy his body This is proven by the fa ct

.

tha t a ni m a ls live on a n a ver a ge si x times as long

a s it t a kes them t o m a tu r e O n this b a sis the.

huma n being should live on a n a ver a ge a bout 1 20

ye a rs a n d m a ny should live more th a n 1 80 ye a rs
, .

O n a cco u nt of o u r ignora nce of the la w of emotion

the a ver a ge life of ma n i s a bout fifty ye a rs o f misery ,
'

w here i t s hould be one hundred a n d twenty ye a rs

o f h a ppiness .

The very i mp orta n t thing to know

is th a t the only sensa tions of o u r body th a t we a re
conscio us of a r e sickne ss dise a se deformity and
’

, ,

1 13
a ccidents From this we must conclude t ha t the
.

only thing th a t we ca n possibly hope to a ccomplish

is to remove our consciousness from the sens a tion
o f o ur unn a tura l condition As our body h as .

no sensa tion a p a rt from o r indepe ndent of o ur , ,

p hysic a l senses a n d emotions it n a tur a lly follows

th a t we must de a l with our senses a n d not with
the ma teri a l b ody We prove by the effect o f the
.

emotion on the body th a t our body responds t o

every emotion therefore it must be built by o ur
, ,

emotions .

The emoti ons of h a te a nger fe a r , , ,

a n d worry will build a d i fferent body th a n is built

by the emotions o f love a n d kindness This is .

the l a w o f emotion Love a n d kindness will per

.

mit n a ture to unconsciously c re a te hea lth while ,

h a te ang er a n d fea r will ca use n a ture to consciously

,

crea te sickness a n d di sea se The fa ct th a t our .

system ca nnot cre a te both hea lth a nd sickness a t

the sa me time proves positively th a t when we m a ke
,

menta l conditio n s th a t will permit n a ture t o crea te

hea lth this sa me a c t will a l s o stop the cre a ting o f
,

disea se .

Si nce human i ng enuity ha s fa iled to

di scover the chemica l combin a tion th a t will pro
duce either blood bone or flesh we mus t conclude
, ,

th a t no one knows wh a t drug or medi cine is re

quired to build the body All a ny physicia n knows
.

is the eff ect th a t he believes the drug has ha d on

the bo dy ; a nd from the fa ct th a t there i s not a
single remedy th a t wi l l a ffect the sa me symptoms
in different perso ns the sa me we m ust conclude ,

th a t a ll medicine a nd drugging of the body is only

a bli nd guess From the f a ct th a t the c a use of
.

hea lth is un c o nscious a n d therefore unknowa ble ,

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tha t interfe re with n a ture To remove the dise a se .
,

silently a rgue a g a inst the unn a tura l condition a n d

a ffi rm your n a tur a l condition a n d its power to

destroy a ll th a t is not in ha rmony with n a ture .

To dest roy the fea r an d belief of the power o f

di sea se you destroy di sea se a n d res tore h a rmony
,

o f n a ture By removing fea r a n d belief you will

.

remo v e the c a use o f dise a se both orga nic a n d ,

function a l When y ou trust the n a tura l principle

.

o f your being a n d deny the po wer of the unn a tur a l

c rea tor of disea se you res to re hea lth a n d h a rmony .

All ca use Theof d i s ea se is ment a l .

fe a r or belief of a n y dise a se will ca use the disea se

fea red a n d believed The conv iction th a t hea lth
.

a n d h a rmony is o ur n a tura l condition a nd th a t

sickn ess an d disea se h a ve no power th a t n a ture

.

ca nnot dest roy will des troy di se a se a nd restore

,

he a lth Di sea se ha s no intelligence It is evil

. .

destroy i ng itself while na ture i s unco nscious

,

in tell igenc e a lw a ys m a nifes ted in he a lth a nd ha r

mony a n d de stroying discord a nd di sea se of ma n
kind .

The c
w er of na tur e
un ons ci ous po
inhe rent in a ll ma nki nd never lea ves him a s lo ng
as life rema ins in the body a n d is a lw a ys subj ect ,

to menta l c a use N o m a t ter wh a t disea se ma y

.

poss es s us Na tu re never loses a ny of its restor

,

ing effi ciency The very insta nt th a t we become

.

co nscious tha t na ture ca n an d will destroy eve ry

unna tura l condition of our body th a t insta nt we ,

are w ell . N a t ure ca nn ot recogni ze time o r sp a ce .

I tgi s ev er present a nd ever rea dy to follow the la w

of, its bei n g when we m a ke menta l conditions so

t ha t i t can The e mo tion of lo ve is the nea rest

.

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ap p roac h to the a ttri but es of na ture th at we can
conceive .

Lo ve and ki nd ness combmed vvl t h

‘

a trust in the inte ll igence o f na ture w ill pla ce us

in har mony with na ture Love a n d h a rmony i s .

the essence of n a ture a n d ma n is a conscious pa rt

,

o f n a ture When we a re co n scious o f o ur na tura l

.

sta te we a r e m a sters o f o ur fa te a nd are hea lth y , ,

h a ppy a n d successful Con sciousn ess of the power

.

i n herent in us will des troy a l l sickness a n d disea se .

When di s ea se is destroyed in the ,

mind the fe a r of dise a se is gone a n d therefore the ,

di sea se is thoroughly cured The body ca n only .

ma nifest wha t we think a nd feel Afte r des troying .

dise a se by denying its eff ec t a nd power then hold ,

ing in our consc io u sness o ur n a tur a l condition o f

hea lth a nd h a rmony this will permit n a ture to
,

unconsciously opera te a ccording to the la w of its

being T r ust n a ture t o crea te hea lth without
.

’
fea r o r doubt a n d d on t try t o direct na ture which
,

a l w a ys oper a tes by o n e a bsolute l a w .

H eal th i s a p o s i ti ve condition o f
h a rmony D isea se is a nega tive condition o f
.

discord H ea lth is unco nscious while disea se is

.
,

conscious In hea lth we know nothing a bo ut

.

the a ction o f our system We mus t therefore .

conclude tha t t he n a tura l sta te o f he a lth which ,

is unconscious is the sta te of mind necessa ry t o

,

he a lth In hea lth the power whi c h is life in us

.

is positive h a rmonious a n d unconscious In dis

,
.

e a se i t is nega tive discorda nt a n d conscious The

,
.

st a te o f mind th a t will destroy di se a se a n d restore

hea lth is a positive trust in the power a n d a bility
o f n a ture t o cre a te h a rmony a n d destroy discord

u n consciously .

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 Sickness di sea se a n d deform ity a re
,

eff ects W e c a n only remove a n effect by removing

.

the ca use The o n e a n d o nly c a use o f a ll sickness

.
,

disea se a n d defo rmity is o u r st a te of consciousness

(thought a n d feeling ) The body c a n only m a ni
.

fe st wh a t we thi nk a n d feel If we thin a n d feel .

th a t a wrong is a right o r th a t evil vi ce a n d crime

, ,

a r e good we will h a ve pe rfect hea lth living a n

, ,

evil life a n d while we commit the gre a test crim e

, .

The l a w of emotion knows only the t he ght a n d

fee ling a nd not the right o r wrong As a proo f
,
.

of this the s oldiers in the Europe a n w a r ar e he a l thy .

The witch burner were he a lthy The sl a ves a n d

s .

sl a ve owners both were he a lthy An a rchists a n d .

at heists l a w enforcing citizens a n d mor a lists a r e

,

a ll on a n equ a lity in reg a rd t o he a lth It is the .

sta te of consciousness th a t cre a te s either he a lth

o r dise a se in a hum a n being As fa r a s he a lth
.

a n d dise a se a r e con cern ed there is nothing either

,

g oo d o r b a d but thinking a n d feeling m a kes it so .

It is not th e ai m o f this book to mo m

a ny system o f hea ling either a ncient o r modern
, ,

but it is the a i m to give y o u the la w o f a l l hea ling ,

o f e v ery system free from a l l superstition o r belief

, ,

in such a m a nner th a t you c a n prove th e l a w for

y oursel f a n d I will here en u mera te the fu n d a men
,

ta l necessities t o hea l your selves a nd other s I h ve .

confined myself t o the l a w of hea lth a nd di s ea se ,

which a l so includes the l a w o f h a ppiness a n d success .

( C l s t ) . Th e i m p o rta n t th i n g for y o u to know

is th a t the universe a n d everything therein is
governed by a bsolute a nd immut a ble l a w a n d ,

th a t there is no power in the universe th a t c a n

ch a nge a n a tur a l l a w ; there i s no such thing a s a
mir a cle .

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 (t hought an d fee l ing ) crea te p on di t io n s in your
body a nd nvironment in h a r ony with t he prin
e
m
c i p le of the emotion c rea t i n g ei t her h a rmony o r
, ,

( C l l t h ) . You mus t
th a t he kno w
a lth a n d
h a rmony ar e your n a tur a l conditions a n d disea se ,

a nd discord a re your unn a tura l co nditions a n d ,

by refus ing t o be consc ious of your unna tura l con

d i t i o n s a n d rea lizing your n a tura l conditions you ,

will ma nifest in hea lth a n d h a rmony .

(G l 2t h ) You must kno w th a t the un s een

.

power which is life in y o u like the u nseen power ,

o f gr a vity will follow a na tur a l la w of i t s being

, ,

without a ny conscious di rections from yoursel f .

The grea tes t dis c overy in the history

of ma n t he o n e thing th a t will ad d more to the
,

comfo rt a n d ha ppin ess of a l l m a nkind is the discovery

o f the n a tur a l la w o f mind hea ling From the .

fa ct th a t we a ll form menta l h a bits by contin uously

th i nking a lo ng a certa in lin e it will be necessa ry ,

t o pr a ctice some form o f con ce ntr a tion t o c h a nge

o ur menta l h a bits Rea ding thi s the sa me as
.

y o u re a d a newsp a per will n o t a na ble y o u to he a l

,

yo u rself or oth ers .

To brea k th e me nta l h a bit o f re a di ng

without a ny S pecia l obj ect in view you wi ll succeed ,

best by t a ki ng fif t een o r twenty minutes o f time

e a ch d a y in some quiet pl a ce a n d concentra te on
the fa ct o f being o n e with a l l n a ture Fix a n d .

hold in your mind to the exclu s ion of a l l other

thought th a t you a r e o n e with a n d a conscious ,

pa rt o f a l l life whi ch c a n only m a nifest in har

, ,

mony Sta te the fa cts of your n a tur a l condition

.

a n d then deny the po wer of disco d to interfere r

with your na tur a l h a rmony in your o w n l a ngu a ge ,

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an d keep menta ll y repea ti ng j ust a s i f y ou wer e
,

trying t o convince your self o f this o n e fa c t Keep .

trying this until you fee l th a t y ou a r e one with

,

a ll life ,
then y o u will h a ve he a led yourse lf o f a l l
your physi c a l a ilments Keep rea ding this a s .
,

you will find m a ny sta rtling f a cts th a t did n o t

impress you when y ou first rea d it .

In a ll menta l e ffo rt we must stop

a ll m a teri a l a ids bec a use when we use a ny m a teri a l
,

a i d we direct o u r consciou s ness tow a rds o ur a i l

ments while a l l our effort must be directed t o

remove o u r consciousness of a l l disea se a n d trust
n a ture to crea te hea lth unconsciously Never .

concentra te without h a ving your n a tur a l condition

as its obj ect When you concentr a te for
.

S piritua l growth underst a nding o r develop

,

ment ,
you will dw a rf your re a son a nd

a ccept superstition a s a guide in life Never c o n

.

centr a te o n a nything but the n a tura l l a w of your

be ing .

A me nta l tr e a tment fo r self hea ling

I a m on e with a n d a conscious p a rt o f a l l life .

All life is n a tur a lly a n d norm a lly h a rmonious .

All physic a l a ilments a re unna tura l a n d n o p a rt

o f my n a tura l being As a conscious p a rt o f the
.

universa l cre a tive principle I a m hea lthy a n d h a r

mon i ou s All tha t is not in h a rmony with my
.

n a tura l condition o f he a lth is non existent ha s -

,

n o power a n d i s only a f a lse belief tha t n a ture

will destroy As light will de stroy d a rkness so

.
,

will my n a tur a l principle of life destroy a l l u n n a t

ura l conditions of sickness or disea se I a m now .

perfect a n d h a rmonious a n d a l l unn a tura l condi

,

tions a re unrea l unn a tur a l a n d no p a rt o f my

,

perfect h a rmonious life All life is h a r monious

.

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an d 1 a m in h a rmony w i th a ll l ife . 1 a m now per
fe et a n d h a rmonious a n d nothing ca n interfere
,

with my perfect h a rmony .

The o bj e ct of any trea tment is to

est a blish a consciousness of ou r n a tura l condition
o f he a lth a n d deny ou r unn a tur a l condition of
dise a se Use a ny a rgument in your o w n l a ngu a ge
.

th a t will impress this fa ct upon your consciousne ss .

M enta l su gg e stions th a t will be help

ful in bringing a bout a ch a nge of thought : The
f a ct th a t I a m sick di seas ed or deformed is evidence
,

th a t I a m o ut of h a rmony with the l a w o f my being .

N a tur a lly a n d norm a lly I a m hea lthy since my body ,

ha s no sensa tion a p a rt from my mind a n d since ,

a l l n a tur a l a n d norma l he a lthy a ction o f my body

a re unconscious ,
a n d since I h a ve the power t o

control my consciousness a n d through this control

of c o n s c i o u s n es
, remove the interference with
the unconscious Opera tion of n a ture I here a n d ,

now a ssert my power a nd from now on refuse t o ,

be conscious of every p a in or symptom o f disea se .

Since disea se is no p a rt o f my n a tura l condition ,

it is unna tura l unrea l a n d ha s no power t o per

, ,

p e t ua t e itself
. Dise a se o f my body is only the
a bsence of h a rmony the sa me a s d a rkness is only
,

the a bsence of light a n d a s light will destroy d a rk

,

ness so will the remov a l of my consciousne ss

,

from my physic a l a ilments permit n a ture to des

troy them a n d restore h a rmony I a m o n e wi th .
,

a nd a con s ciou s p a rt of the universa l cre a tive,

principle o f life the refore I a m he a lthy a nd every

, ,

thing th a t is n o t in h a rmony with my n a tu ra l

condition i s non exist a nt h as no power a n d i s
-
, ,

only a f a lse belief I a m now perfect a s n a ture

.

cre a ted me .

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w ho contro l consci ousness are he al thy i s proo f
positive th a t you a r e thinking wr o ng on the sub
j c et of he a lth .

O ur ed u ca ti on i s responsible for our

ignora nce r ea l a t i n g t o the l a w of he a lth With .

the exception of ma thema tic s o u r rea so ning is

from a ccepted premi ses or belie fs ; our ci v iliza tion
consists of knowing ma thema ti c s a n d believing
everything else th a t p a sses as knowledge If the .

civil ized ra ce lost their knowledge o f m a them a tics

they would be a bsolute sa va ges It is not the .

immora l or illega l a cts or deeds of m a nki nd th a t

c a use misery povert y a nd crime but it is the mor a l
, ,

a n d lega l a cts a n d deeds th a t c a use a ll hum a n

woe The pra ctice of medicine like government

.

a n d soci a l ethics a r e b a sed on belief a n d not on

inductive a n d deductive rea soning The doctors .

cre a te disea se the sa me a s l a w m a kers crea te crime ;

both a re honest a n d both a re ignora nt of the suf
fer i ng they a re c a using m a nkind .

The d emons tra ti o n o f mind hea ling

h a s proven th a t the co n scious convi ctions fea rs ,

a n d doubts o f a person a r e communica ted to his

unconscious n a tur a l inherent intelligence a n d bodily ,

a ilments ar e c ured or cre a ted a ccordi ng to the

person s conscious convictions fe a rs a n d doubts
’
,
.

It ha s further proven th a t the consciou s co nv i c

tions fea rs a nd doubts o f a he a ler or doctor a r e
,
’
communi ca ted to hi s p a tient s un c onscious n a tura l
inherent intelligence a n d bodily a ilments a r e
,

cured or cre a ted a ccording t o the conscious c o nv i c

tion fe a rs or doubts of the m ind he a ler or docto r
,
.

The d emon s tra ti on of mind he a lin g

ha s further proven th a t time o r dist a nce a r e not
f a ctors in hea ling Insta nt a neous cures a n d a b
.

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sent tre a tment cures a re o f d a ily occurrenc e .

Neither a re fa ith nor belief necessa ry fa ctors to

hea l by a na tura l la w o f mind La w is not a ffected
.

by either fa ith belief o r intent

,
.

Th e rea soni ng f a culty a n d the l a w

governing the life of ma n p erform two sep a r a te
a n d distinct functions . The unconscious a n d u h
know a ble la w of life ha s a lw a ys been the s a me while ,

rea son ha s been developed through individu a l ef

fort Deductive re a soning a ccounts for the s u r
.

v i v a l of the fittest ,
a n d inductive a n d deductive

rea soning is the ca use of a l l knowledge .

I ma gi na ti o n i s the connecting link

between deducti v e a n d inductive re a soning ; it is
the c a use of insa nity a n d superstition ; it i s of no
va lue without both inductive a n d deductive rea son
in self preserv a tion or in g a ining knowledge .

Th e la w of co n s erva tio n of en ergy

proves tha t the power which i s life in ma n must
return to the source from which it c a me a n d the ,

different degrees of re a soning f a culties developed

by ma n ce a se t o exist when the body dies .

Sin c e the un cons ci ous a n d unknow

a ble l a w of a ll crea tion cre a tes a n d m a int a ins he a lth

in the j ust a n d the unj ust the wise a n d the foolish

, ,

the righteous a n d unrighteous reg a rdless of right

,

o r wrong good or evi l

, ,
j ustice or inj ustice proves ,

th a t the n a tur a l l a w does not consider or 1 mp a r t

a ny knowledge th a t would guide m a nkind in doing

right a n d j ustice ; nor indica te wh a t i s right o r

wrong We must therefore look either to re a son
.

or to the im a gin a tion for a knowledge of j ustice ,

right a n d good The se c a lled inner conscious

.
-

ness of ma n is b a sed on the i ma gin a tion a n d not

a n inductive a n d deductive rea soning This a c
.

1 25
counts for the confu sion in our soci a l ethics When .

we re a son j ustice right a n d good the sa me a s we

, ,

re a son ma them a tics we will h a ve pe a ce on e a rth

,

a n d good wi ll to ma n .

Th e d is covery of the na tur a l l a w of

life disproves the superstition of a supreme being
to whom a ll things a r e possible or the necessity ,

o f pr a yer worship or reverence as a mea ns o f o b

,

ta ining he a lth Since we prove th a t re a son is

.

the only f a culty of ma n th a t en a bles hi m to know

’
a nything ,
a nd th a t m a n s superiority over the
a nim a l consists of knowing a n d when ma n fa ils ,

to develop his rea soning f a culties a n d w a s t es his

time in believing the products o f his im a gin a tion ,

he is not superior but he is inferior to the a n i m a l

,
.

Wh en ma n w a stes his time on the insa ne delusions

o r superstitions of his im a gin a tion he becomes a

hybrid neither ma n nor a nim a l H e will comm it

,
.

the most hideous crimes a n d believe he i s doing

right a n d will punish his fellow ma n for doing
,

right bec a use he believes right to be wrong .

Al l the know n la w s o f the universe

a re diff erent The fa ct th a t our sol a r system
.

governs pl a nt life is no evidence th a t the sol a r

system governs hum a n life the hum a n mind like , ,

the l a w o f gr a vity i s governed by different prin

,

c i p l es a n d not by the sol a r system .

Th e s up er stiti on of a strology rein ,

c a rn a tion spiritu a lism immorta lity a n d the p ra c

, ,

tice of medicine a r e a l l b a sed on some well known

fa ct th a t ha s no connection with the superstition .

The ima gin a tion is the c a use o f ignora nce a n d

superstition ; knowledge is the result of inductive
a n d deductive re a soning a n d a s long a s we believe
,

a n y thing ,
i t is not knowledge for us .

1 26
 thing th a t a ll m a nkind re a sons both inductively ,

a n d deductively is m a them a tics it is a lso the o n e

, ,

a n d o nl y th i ng where m a nkind is o f one mind .

Ma thema ti c s is the only knowledge possessed by

m
a ll a nkind . This being a fa ct it logic a lly follows
th a t the s a me method we employ in solving prob
lems in m a them a tics must a lso be employed to
a cquire a kn owl edge on a n y subj ect .

The fa ct tha t be lief is a n a nim a l

propensity in ma n a n d knowledge i s impossible
,

to the a nim a l we must conclude th a t knowledge

,

is the sole c a use o f ma n s superiority over the a n i

’

ma l As long a s ma n believes a nything he is only

.
,

a nim a l ,
a n d not resp onsible for his belie
f nor is ,

he supe rior to a ny other a nim a l M a n s su p er .

’

i o r i t y to the a nim a l consists of knowing a n d not

of believing ; in other words to know i s hum a n ,

to believe i s a nim a l To i m a gine a thing th a t y o u

.

c a nnot prove is not knowledge or bec a use you ca n .

prove a certa in thing by o n e n a tura l la w does not ,

prove th a t a ll n a tu ra l l a w s a re the s a me The .

l a w o f conserv a tion of energy the l a w of gr a vity, ,

the la w of compens a tion a n d the l a w of mind a re

,

a l l different yet they a re a ll in h a rmony with e a ch

,

other .

Sta rti ng fro m th e a bsolute fa ct th a t

a ll li fe m a nifests in h a rmony a n d th a t the only

c a use of sic k ness disea se a n d deformity is our

,

belief th a t we must yield to the evidence o f our

physic a l senses proves th a t the c a use of a l l physica l
,

a ilments is a f a lse belief To remove the e ff ect

.

we must remove the c a use We must theref ore .

tre a t every physica l a ilment a s resulting from a

fa lse belie f t l ia t will disa ppe a r a s soon a s we destroy
the fa l se belief Trea ting a l l disea se a s a f a lse
.

1 28
 belief en a bles us to remove our consciousness from
eve ry other supposed ca use of disea se a nd lea ves ,

us free t o be come conscious of o u r n a tur a l condi

tion o f hea lth a n d h a rmony .

Tr ea ti ng all bod i ly a ilments a s resulting

from a fa lse belief further a ss ists us in trea ting
disea se a s nothing which is the perfect st a te of
,

consciou s ness neces sa ry to dest roy the e ff e ct of

disea se .

Th e fa ct tha t when we refuse t o

yield to the evidence of our physi ca l senses a n d ,

a ssert our n a tur a l condition o f he a lth a ll bodily ,

a ilments a r e prevented p ro v es th a t the belief o f

,

d i sea se is a fa lse belief In other words if we r e

.
,

fuse to believe sickness di se a s e a n d deformity

,

possible we will not ma nifes t these unna tura l

,

conditions ; or if we believe th a t the sympto m

,
s in
d i ca t ed by o u r senses a r e the evidence of some
type or form of di s ea se we will h a ve j ust the d i s
,

ea se we believe proving th a t o ur fa l se belief w a s

,

the di r ec t ca u se of our a ilment .

A tootha ch e a he a d a che ,
a boil , ,

a tumor c a n c er or a running sore a r e a l l e ffects

,

resulting from a fa l se belief E very bodily a ilment .

is the effect of fa lse belief a n d for this re a son must

,

be tre a ted a s nothing non exista nt a n d w ithout

,
-

power As long a s we a re conscious o f si c kn e 8

.
,

disea se a n d deformity we will perpetua te their

effect a n d a s soon a s we become unconscious of
,

their effect a n d become conscious o f our n a tur a l a n d

norm a l sta te o f hea lth we destroy their e ffect
,
.

I ful ly a p p reci a te the feeling o f a

perso n who ne v er ha s thought a long this line .

When I first st a rted to invest iga te mind he a ling ,

I a dded an a dj ective to the word fool to descri be

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my opinion of the person who a sked me to a ccept
the evi dence of a boil a s a fa lse be lief a n d a s nothing .

I h a ve elimina ted a ll the bel iefs from mind he a ling

tha t c a used me to look upon this with distrust .

In a sking y ou to prove fo r yourself th a t a ll bodily

a ilments a r e the effe cts o f a fa lse belief I do not
,

a s k y ou to believe th a t Jona h sw a llowed the wh a le

o r a ny other fish story .

Bod i l y a i l ments ar e the only thi ngs

th a t I a m i nteres ted in a n d the la w governing
,

m a n s ea rthl y existence is the onl y th ing t ha t

’

concerns me I h a ve no superstition to prove

.

a n d none t o inte rf ere with fa cts th a t I h a ve proven .

I a pply both inductive a n d deductive rea soni ng

to every problem of l ife I h a ve no beliefs a bout
.

a nyt hing t ha t n o o n e ca n prove I either know

.

o r I don t know a n d I cl a im tha t I do know th a t

’
,

a ll ph y sic a l a ilments of ma nkind a r e the eff ect of

a fa l se belief ,
an d I c a n prove it .

Fa ls e be li e fs ar e a lso the ca use o f

a ll our economi c misery ,
po v erty a n d crime The .

belief th a t rent interest a nd profit a re j ust a nd

,

right is a fa lse belief th a t will des troy our G overn

ment in the nea r future The fa lse belief th a t
.

love a n d kindness a re possible under ou r present

unj ust system of e c o n o mi cs is as cruel a s it is fa lse .

An inj ury to o ur fellow ma n wi l l aff ect him the

sa me under the guise of love a nd kindn ess a s with
ma li ce intent a n d forethought It i s the result
, .

a nd not the intent th a t determin es the righ t a n d

wrong of our a cts a n d dee d s .

Th e fal se be li ef t ha t intent without ,

re a son will guide us in doing right is as h a rmf ul

,

as it i s fa lse . The li mit a tion of the huma n mind

i s confined t o its thought h a bits If we wa ste
.

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on nothing gi vi ng it a free field to w a nder in pro
, ,

du ces a l l m a nner of h a llucin a tions By gi v ing .

the im a gin a tion a free rein we rec eive wh a t is

ca lled inspira tion a n d from the f a ct th a t no one
,
“
c a n disprove the insa ne delusions ca lled Inspira
tions they a r e exp la ined a s symbols or as a llegories
"

t o suit the purpose of the unthinking ra bble Thom .

as A . E dison who exercis ed only inductive a n d

,

deductive rea soning h as benefited ma nkind more

,

tha n a ll revel a tion by inspira tion since the beginning

of time Inspira tion a n d superstition mea n the
.

sa me th ing a n d mu st be trea ted the s a me before

,
’
we ca n develop m a n s n a tur a l possibilities .

The fa ct tha t ma n ha s ignora ntly

a pplied the n a tur a l l a w of hea ling by consciously

removing interference with n a ture is no evidence

th a t he ca n overcome de a th o r a ny other n a tur a l
la w . The la w of he a lth is a lso the l a w of birth ,

m a turity a n d dea th ; nor is there a being or power

th a t c a n nullify o r va ry a ny n a tura l l a w ; a n d to
believe di fferently is superstition The fa ct th a t .

a person believes they a r e govern ed by a n inner

consciousness o f right a n d wrong is a lso ca used by

the belief in two minds while this fa ct is a n a dmis
,

sion th a t the person is ignora nt of the principle of

ri ght a nd wrong As long as a person is igno ra nt
.

o f the l a w o f compensa tion he wi ll interfere with

his fellow ma n by a cts a n d dee d s the sa me a s he ,

interfer es with hi s o w n hea lth by tho ughts a nd

emotions .

The un co ns ci o us intelligence o f the

n a tur a l la w of he a lth a n d ha rmony in the hum a n
be ing is a s unknowa ble as the un conscious i nte ll i
gence of the n a tura l l a w of gr a vity They a re .

both n a tura l prin ciples tha t m a nifest a c cordi ng

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t o t he la w of thei r bei ng , a n d n ot a ccordi ng to wh i m s
or beliefs of ma nkind The in herent intelligence
.

in a l l a nim a l l i fe th a t n a tur a lly m a nifests in hea lth

a nd h a rmony c a n not rea son ; it ca n only ma ni
’
fest , a n d as long as we don t interfere with the la w
o f our being , we will be hea lthy E motions ( thought
.

tra nsmuted t o feeling ) i s the only thi ng th a t ca n

interfere with the n a tura l la w of o ur being The .

fa ct tha t a nima ls a n d insa ne persons who c a nnot

re a son both inductively a n d deductively a n d ,

yet h a ve p erfect he a lth , is proof po sitive tha t

there is no conn ection between the intel l igence
th a t n a tur a lly crea tes he a lth u nconsciously an d the
intelligence tha t can re a son both inductively a nd
deducti v ely .

When we knowledge from

sep e ra te

belief ( superstition ) we find th a t rea son a lone is

the b a sis of a ll kn owledge of right a n d wrong j us ,

tice a n d inj ustice The im a gin a ry unconscious

.

mind sometimes c a lled soul has bee n endowed

by belief with a l l m a nner of impossible a ttr ibutes .

All ma nki nd is o f o n e mind when solving prob

lems in ma thema tics a n d a ny conclusion b a sed o n
,

a ny oth er method of re a soning is superstition .

We must refuse to be consciou s of si ckness a n d

dise as e a n d re a lize o ur n a tur a l con d ition of hea lth ;
,

but right a nd wrong j ustice a n d inj usti c e like

, ,

m a them a tics must be re a soned from a principle

, .

The n a t u ra l l a w of hea lth a n d h a rmony ( life)

does not know right or wrong j ustice o r inj ustice , .

After s tr i p p ing th e n a t u ra l i n tel l i

gence of a l l life of a ll the superstition religion h a s
a ssoci a ted with it we find only the principle of
,

h a rmony subj ect to interference by emotion

, .

The principle of h a rmony i nherent in a l l life c a nnot

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 reason or bel i ev e ; i t n ly man ifest and thi s
can o ,

is proof po sitive th a t hea lth is no evidence of right

o r wrong or th a t a hea lthy person i s either j ust o r
,

unj ust wise o r foolish The fa ct th a t the emotion

,
.

o f love wi ll keep us in hea lth a n d the emotion of

,

fe a r will crea te disea se is evidence we discover

through rea son If we ne v er interfere with the
.

n a tur a l la w of he a lth we will not s uff er a ny i n c on

,

v en i en c e either in he a lth wi sdom or kn owledge on

,

a ccount of our ignora nce of this n a tur a l l a w ; prov

ing in a nother w ay th a t the n a tura l l a w of life has

no intelligence th a t is useful to m a nkind other
th a n to cre a te hea lth .

Every la bo r -sa v i ng device in exist

ence is the result o f inductive a n d deductive re ason
ing Every convenien ce a n d comfort th a t m a kes
.

life more enj oy a ble result ed from inductive a nd

deductive re a soning E very known n a tur a l l a w
.

h a s been discovered through inductive a n d d ed u c

tive re a soning M a thema tic s the b a sis a n d foun
.
,

da tion of a l l knowled ge is both inductive a n d

deductive re a soning It is a n insu lt to intelligence
.
,

yes it is a crime to u s e f a cts th at we know a n d c a n

, ,

prove by inductive a n d deductive re a soning a n d

cla im th a t these f a cts prove a belief in something
th a t is unknowa ble .

The be lie f tha t ma n h a s a soul th a t

exists a fter dea th a nted a tes a l l knowledge of ma n
kind a n d the superstition a ssoci a ted wi th this
,

belief has destroy ed every n a tion o n e a rth It is .

now destroying the E urope a n n a tions a n d it is ,

the c a use o f t he M exic a n revol u tion a ry civil w a r ,

a n d it is the c a use th a t will in the ne a r future des

troy t he Un i ted St a tes Most a ll the people spend

.

a n d don t
’
a l l their time believing in a here a fter ,

134
 Every sy stem of m i n d he a ling except ,

those th a t rely on su ggesti on to do the hea l i ng h a ve

been a ssocia ted with the superstition o f o ur ignora nt
forefa thers . In fa ct the hea l i ng ha s been ta ken
a s a proo f th a t there w a s a power grea ter th a n

the na tura l l a w o f hea ling All o f the sixteen

.

crucified world sa viours hea led the sick by the

sa me n a t ur a l l a w a n d a ll were equ a lly ignora nt o f
,

the na tura l la w th a t ca u sed the hea ling The .

superstitious a ge they lived in a n d the ignora n c e

o f the people w ho lived a t th a t time ca u s ed them

t o ca ll mind h eal ing a mira cle A mi r a cle is de fined

.

as su perna t ur a l
— —
unna tura l not a ccording to la w ,

which we know is impossible in a ny a ge .

Anyone ca n p rove the sa me as I

h av e proven th a t mind hea ling i s a n a tura l la w
, .

I h a ve told y o u how you ca n get in h a rmony with

the l a w o f hea lth h a ppin ess a n d success I h a ve
, .

told you j ust exa ctly the things th a t will c a use

sick n ess d i sea se a n d mis ery I know by experience
,
.

t ha t a n yone w ho wi ll a void the ca use o f d i s ea se ,

whic h I know is purely menta l a n d pl a ce their,

mind in h a rmony with the n a tura l l a w of their

being c a n remove a ny sickness or disea se no ma t
, ,

ter ho w long a time it ha s bee n sta nding or wh a t

form it ma y ha ve a ss umed An yone c a n he a l
.

themselves if they will m a ke the eff ort a n d ch a nge

,

their thought h a bit You c a n receive help from

.

a he a ler but a c ur e ca n only be eff ec t ed by ch a ng

,

ing your thought h a bit .

In a ski ng you to re ason a ll o f life s

’

problems the sa me a s we rea son m a them a tics we ,

’
do n o t me a n th a t we are to solve life s problems
by m a thema ti cs Wh a t we do me a n is t ha t we
.

must use the sa me methods we employ i n ma th e

136
ma ti es . We
prove by demonstr a ti on t ha t
ca n

2 a n d 2 a r e 4 in units tens hundreds a n d thous

, , ,

a nds ; but if we sa id 2 a n d 2 a r e 5 under cert a in

conditions a n d 7 under certa in circumsta nces

, ,

a n d 3 under certa in c onditions a n d circumsta nces ,

a n d ea ch person w a s to be a j udge o f circum st a nces

a n d conditions by relying o n his inner consciou sness

we would then h a ve ch a os in ma them a tics instea d

o f a n ex a ct science of numbers .

mean by following the

Wha t we
s a me method we follow in m a them a tics when ,

a pplied to soci a l ethics is : th a t every right i s a lw a ys

,

a right under a ny a n d a l l circumst a nces o r condi

,

tions a n d th a t every wr ong is a lwa ys a wrong under

,

a n y a n d a l l conditions or circumst a nces ; th a t a

right never becomes a wrong or th a t a wrong ne v er

c a n become a right Th a t good is a lw a ys goo d a nd
.

e v il is a lw a ys evil I f we a dhere to this meth o d

.
,

a n d then h a ve a principle of right a n d wrong good ,

a n d evil to st a rt from we will a l l be of one mind

, ,

t h e s a me a s we a r e i n m a them a tics Wh a t we .

cl a im is th a t misery povert y a n d crime i s the

,

e ff ect a n d our belief in right or wrong good o r

, ,

evil without a princip a l t o sta rt from i s the c a use

, , .

W e a ll a gr ee on a p ri n ci pa l in ma the
ma ties a n d we a l l a gr ee th a t a ny thought a c t
, ,

o r deed th a t will a lw a ys result in h a rmony is right

a n d good a n d when it results in discord

,
th a t it ,

is wrong a nd a n evil ; b ut we believe conditions

.

a n d circumst a nces m a ke a right a wrong a n d a

wrong a right reg a rdless o f the effect This is

,
.

wh a t the s a v a ges believed a n d if we r e a soned ,

ma them a tics the s a me w a y we too would be s a v a ges .

We know th a t the principle of h a rmony is never

137
w rong or an ev i l ,
and th a t dis cord i s n ever goo d or

right .

Ri ght a nd wrong good a n d evil , ,

’
a s they e ff ect m a n s he a lth a n d m a n s rel a tion to
’

his fellow man a re a bsolutely ch a os There is .

no recognized principle of r i ght o r wrong good or ,

evil therefore there is no st a nd a rd o f right or

,

wr ong E a ch individu a l is supposed to know with

.
.

out rea son wh a t is ri ght a n d wr ong a n d a l l a c t o n

,

a belief of right a n d wrong The result is th a t .

every person consoles hi mself w ith the excuse ,

when committing a wrong th a t he believed i t w a s ,

-

right ; a n d a s belief has n o principle t o st a rt from

no o n e c a n disprove the cl a im of belief In f a ct .
,

ou r entire system of ethics is b a sed o n this belief .

R e li gi on tea ches th a t there is a sup

reme being or power th a t c a n ch a nge a right into
a wrong a n d a good i nto a n evil a n d vice vers a , ,

a n d our government i s b a sed o n the theory th a t a

legisl a tive a c t by leg a lizing a wr ong m a kes it a

right a n d by prescribing a right to be a wrong it
, ,

becomes a crime The sa me a ct o r deed be comes

.

both a v rtue a n d a crime a ccording t o the cir

i
,

c ums t a n c es a s defined by la w All la w a n d reli .

gion is b a sed on a belief of right a n d wrong a n d ,

not on a ny principle of right a n d wr ong If we .

a ttempted to solve o u r problems in m a them a tics

the sa me a s we a re trying to solve our cond uct

tow a rds our fellow ma n we would a l l be sa va ges .

A belief th a t a thing is right or wrong good or ,

evil without a principle to st a rt from is the c a use

,

o f ch a os a n d crime .

W e w i l l no w formula te a principle
o f right a n d wrong good an d evil b a se d o n the
, ,

p rinciple o f a l l known n a tura l l a ws E ve ry known .

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 Every deed th a t doe s not
a ct or

inj ure self o r our fellow ma n is righ t good j ust , ,

a n d mora l a n d every a ct o r deed th a t inj ures self

,

o r o ur fellow ma n is w rong evil unj ust a n d i m

, ,

mor a l No m a tter if the a ct or deed is committed

.

under a religious vow or in compli a nce with a n

offici a l o a t h of a government E ff ect on se l f o r
.

o n ou r fellow ma n i s the onl y mea sure o f right

a n d wrong . There is n o known or u nkn own powe r

o r being th a t ca n ma ke a wrong a right o r a right

a wrong ,
a n d t o believe di ff erently is ignor a nce

o f n a tura l l a w .

A good ca us e wi l l a lw ays result in

good a n d h a rmony a nd a n evil ca use will a lw a ys
,

result in evil a n d discord There is no such thing as a

.

goo d unse lfish a c t o r deed if there were it would

, , ,

nulli fy the immut a ble la w o f ca use a n d e ff ect The .

la w o f compens a tion is a s immuta ble as the l a w

o f gr a vity or ca use a n d e ff ect E a ch person is
.

respo nsible fo r every a c t o r deed o f their entire

lives a n d ea ch will be rew a rded o r punished a ccord
,

ing t o the principle or e ff ect a n d not a ccording to

,

the intent or belief There is no la w of intent or

.

be lie f or there could not be a l a w o f ca use a n d

,

e ffect Intent a n d belief without a pri nciple to

.

sta rt from a re both b a sed o n ignora nce .

A few examp l es of good uns elfish ,

intent a n d the eff ect on m a nk ind w i ll prove the

fa lla cy o f both intent a n d u ns el fis h n ess a n d show ,

wh a t bigotry ha s done for m a nkind The follow .

ing will show the eff ect o f as soci a ting the crim e
o f duty with the ignor a nt belie f o f u n se l fi s hn e ss

a n d intent : The t w o hundred a nd fifty yea rs o f

Christi a n w a r th a t destroyed the Rom a n E mpire
w as w a ged as an u nsel fi sh duty with a good intent .

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 The Spa nish inquisition th a t murdered more th a n
sixty thous a nd pers ons in the co urse of three yea rs ,

a n d st a rted the dec a y of Sp a in w a s a n unselfish

,

duty with a good intent The la w m a kers a n d

.

clergy who c a used the M exic a n revolution were

performing a n unselfi s h duty with good intent .

The men on both sides of the E uropea n w a r a r e

performing a n unselfish du ty with a good intent .

The l a w ma kers a n d t he pe rsons who a re executing

the s a me in the United St a tes which will in the
, ,

ne a r future c a use the bloodiest revolution a n d c ivil

,

w a r the world ha s e v er known a r e a ll performing a n

,

unselfish duty with a good intent I gnor a nce is .

the fa ther o f unsel fi shn ess a n d duty M isery .

,

poverty a n d crime a r e the legitima te children of

the bigotry th a t refuses to rea son from c a use to
effect The grea test crime o f a l l a ges ha s b een
.

un s el fi sh n es s a n d duty.

The so -ca lled infinite mind is credited

by religious mind he a lers with a l l wisdom knowledge , ,

power a n d intelligence of the uni v erse This belief .

is a superstition b a sed on ignora nce of the n a tur a l

l a w of mind hea ling . The only intelligence this
so c a lled infinite mind possesses is limited to m a ni
-

festing unconsciously a ccording to the l a w of i t s

being It has no more wisdom knowledge power
.
, ,

o r intelligence th a n the l a w of gr a vity To prove .

this we find th a t no two o u t o f the millions of be

l i ev e rs in a n infinite mind h a ve sufficient wisdom
to a gree upon a nything they c a nnot prove while ,

a l l o f the e ignor a nt well me a ning people a r e o f

s
-

o n e mind when solving problems in m a them a tics .

There is no more evidence to prove th a t there i s

a n infinite mind other th a n n a tur a l l a w th a n there ,

is th a t the moon is ma de of green cheese The .

14 1
c a use the origin or the source o f n a tur a l l a ws I
, ,

do not know a n d a ny person who cl a ims th a t they

,

do know is either deceived or i s trying t o deceive

others .

No on e can kno w the unknow a ble ,

a n d by w a sting o ur time trying to know the u n

know a ble we consume time th a t prevents u s from

,

kn owing the kn ow a ble Any belief a bout the

.

unknow a ble is not k nowledge ; it is superstition .

Bigotry a n d super stition a re twin brothers By .

refusing to rea son a belief the bigot never knows,

the inj u ry his beli ef is doing himself a n d his fellow

ma n ; but the l a w of c a use a n d e ffect never overlooks
the bigot ( In returning this book for refund of
.

the purch a se pri ce you must use lea d pen cil If

, .

the writing is with ink or indelible pen cil there

w i ll no t be a ny refun d Yo u must a lso )
.

The se -ca ll ed mort a l mind th a t is

credi ted by religious mind he a lers with being the
c a use o f a ll disea se is a myth th a t w a s a nec essa ry
invention in orde r to give the se ca lled i nfinite mind -

credi t for a l l the wisdom knowledge power a n d

, ,

intelligence o f the uni v erse The only purpose .

o f the term mort a l mind a n d mort a l body a s a pplied

to religious mind he a ling is to descri be a sta te of

consciousness W hich is fully desc ribed herein a s
a f a lse belief a n d a n u n na tur a l condition The .

only necessity of a mort a l mind a n d a n infinite

mind is to reconcile a superstition with a n a tur a l
l a w of our being .

Hyp noti s m i s a consciou s control

o f one mind over a nother co n scious mind while ,

mind he a ling cons ists of a conscious mind removing

interference from the unconscious na tura l i nte lli
gence of a nother I n both ca se s it requires the
.

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 he a ling I ha ve st a t ed fa cts without a ny intent to
a nta gonize the m edi ca l profession o r the religious

mind he a ler a n d sincerely hope they will so co n

,

sider it I f I were to tell the medi ca l profess ion

.

th a t bleeding the pa tient for a ll physica l a i l ments

w a s wrong they a l l would a gree with me yet this
, ,

pra ctice w as a t on e time a ccepted by their pro

fess i o n .I n e w cl a im th a t I c a n prove th a t a l l
present da y trea tment of a l l disea se of every kind
a n d n a ture i s on a p ar with the system o f bleedi ng

p a tients a n d I h a ve st a ted f a cts in such a m a nner

,

th a t a ny re a son a ble physici a n c a n prove th a t I

h a ve sta ted the l a w correctly .

If I w ere to te l l religious mind he a lers

th a t witch bu rn ing a n d sl a very were wrong they ,

a ll would a gree with me a n d yet their religion

,

a s soci a ted with their he a ling is t a ken from the

sa me source th a t witc h b urni ng a n d sa l v ery were

deduced from B y be lievi n g th a t the unconscious
.

intelligence of life co nta ins a l l the wisdom o f the

universe they refuse to re a son right or wrong
, ,

good or e v il j ustice o r inj us tice They bel ieve

, .

if they keep their mind free from h a te a nger fe a r , ,

a nd other disea se crea ting emotion they will

-
,

be led guided a nd directed t o do right without

, ,

re a soning from a princ i ple of right a n d wrong .

B y p re tending to love a n i ma gina ry c re a tor they ,

ro b their fellow ma n th rough o ur v i cious system o f

rent in t erest an d profit with a clea r conscience

, ,

believing th a t the sa me p ower which en a bles

them to he a l themselves a nd others a l so a ssi s ts ,

them in robbing their fellow ma n through la w .

Their knowledge of mind hea ling a ssoci a t ed wi t h

superstition m a kes them a da ngero us enemy o f
m a nkind under the gui se a n d p r e t ex of love an d
,

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k indness they j oyfully uphold defend a n d j ustify
, ,

a system th a t cre a tes misery poverty a n d crime ,

.

A c lo se s tudy of the system employed

by Christia n Science he a lers when sep a ra ted from ,

t he superstition the discoverer a ssoci a ted with it

fo r religious purposes a n d a fter she ha d he a led
,

herself revea ls this f a ct

, .

( l st ) Tha t mi nd he a ling is not

.

dependent o n mora lity or soci a l j ustice fo r the ,

re a son th a t the ethics o f the Ch risti a n Science reli

gion destroyed the Rom a n Empire is the c a use ,

o f the present E urope a n Wa r is the ca use o f the ,

present civil w a r in M exico a n d is the ca use o f the

,

revolution a nd civil w a r in the ne a r future in the

United St a tes Christi a n Science like G erm a n
.

culture wi ll be a r f ruit a ccording to the underlying

principle a nd no t a ccording to intent .

(2n d ) Tha t mi nd hea ling is not

.

a ff ected by superstition or belief It is c o n ceed ed .

by a l l well informed persons th a t Christi a n Science

ha s he a led every known sickness a n d dise a se th a t
the huma n f a mily is heir to Whi le none o f them .

cl a im th a t they can w a lk on the wa ter turn w a ter ,

into wine overco me dea th ra ise the dea d or nullify

, , ,

the la w of gra v ity a n d the reproduction o f the

specie yet their hea ling ha s a ssoci a ted with it a ll
,

o f these superstitions thus proving th a t a n a tura l

,

l a w is not a ffected by belief o r superstition .

(3 r d ) We fi nd tha t while Christi a n

.

Science is enmeshed in a web of superstition the ,

a uthor never a llowed superstition to interfere

with the la w o f n a ture a n d when conflict a rose
,

between la w a n d the Scri ptures it w as a lwa ys ,

the Scriptur a l mea ni ng tha t w a s cha nged a nd ,

not the principle of he a ling This i s the re a so n for

.

1 45
the K ey t o the S criptur es a n d on a c c o u nt o f
,

the hea li n g by a n a tur a l l a w ma ny intellige nt per

,

sons believe th a t wh a t the a uthor ca lls symbo l s ,

p a ra bles a llegories a n d other s uperstitions a re a

,

neces sa ry pa rt of mind he a li ng The belief th a t

.

there is a being or power to whom a l l things a re

possible is a superstition a n d no p a rt of he a ling the
body by a na tur a l l a w Christi a n Science hea ling
.

i s a ccomplished in spite of a nd not on a ccount of

the reli gion with which it is a ss o ci a ted .

(4 t h ) Chri sti a n Scien c e he a ling

.
,

stripped of a ll superstition a n d belief th a t a r e

only necessa ry for religious purpos es revea ls the ,

fa ct th a t no ma tter wha t ma y be omitted when

,

a ttempting to hea l a n y form of sic k ness or disea se ,

the condition o f denying the evidence o f the dise a se

a nd re a lizi ng the n a tu a l condition of m a nkind
.
,

must be complied with The enti re system of

.

C hris ti a n Science hea ling i s conta ined in this o n e

condi tion : This is the n a tur a l la w of a ll mind
hea ling a nd unless the condition is complied with
,

there will be no hea l i ng with a ny system .

( 5t h ) To sum up a n d loc a te the

.

principle of hea ling so suc cessfully employed by

Chri sti a n Sc ientists we find them denying the
,

n a tura l la w o f hea ling i n order to sust a in a supe r

st i t i on the dis coverer a ssoci a ted with the la w .

While no one will question their good intent which ,

a ll must a dmit is the a i m of a ll reli gion yet there ,

is no known l a w of intent C a use a n d effect al one

.

wi ll a dj ust the ba l a n ce The evil r esulting from

.

a ccepti ng hea l i ng a s a proof of the superstition

a sso ci a ted with the hea ling will do more h a rm th a n

all the good re sulting from their hea l ing .

( 6th ) Th e hea li ng p ri n ci pl e or l a w in a
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never has been proven ha s a ny founda tion in
,

fa ct All he al ing i n a ll a ges w as a ccomplished

.

by refusing to be con scious of the evidence o f di se a se

a n d deformity a n d by rea l izing the na tur a l condi

tion of m a nkind a n d to believe diff erently i s sup

,

er s t i t i o n b a sed o n ign or a nce . H ea ling of the body

is a ccomplished by bei ng in ha rmony with the l a w
of o ur being a n d there is no more rea son for as so c i a t
,

ing religion with the l a w o f hea lth tha n with the

l a w o f gr a vity .

( 1 0) Ther e ar e 225 Christi a n Science

Pra ctitioners in the City o f Los Angeles C a liforni a ,

a t the present time . M a ny of them a r e a e com

p l i sh i n g wonderful hea l i ng d a ily . Th a t they a r e

a pplyi ng a n a tural la w is proven by the fa ct th a t

they a ll hea l by a system ta ught in their text book .

A proof th a t their religion is n o pa rt of their hea l

ing is the fa ct th a t they he a l i nfid els a gnosti cs , ,

a theists a n d scoff ers of their religion . The f a ct of

he a ling the body by a n a tura l la w is no proof o f
the beliefs a ssoci a ted with their hea ling The s a me .

menta l system a nd a d hera n ce to the prin ciple a n d

l a w o f mi nd hea ling would h a ve the sa me eff ect
, ,

if their te xt book w as a Key to the Ar a bi a n Knights

instea d of a Key to the Scriptures A na tura l .

l a w is not a ff ected by belief .

( 1 1 ) For thi rty years I ha ve b een a

student of Socia l a nd Politica l economy ,

a nd I h a ve found th a t the su perstition o f

a Supreme Bein g t o whom a ll things a re
possi ble w as the prim a l c a use of a ll mi sery ,

poverty an d cri me . The belief th a t ma n

is led gui ded a n d directed in doing right a nd
,

j ustice thr ough a n inner conscience or a divine

pro v idence has prevented religio us ma nki nd from
1 48
re a son i ng right a n d wrong j ustice an d inj ustic e
,

from a princip a l Christia n Science

. on a o ,

count of the hea ling is the only religion

th a t off ers a ny p roof th a t would ca u se a
re as oning hum a n being t o believe these
superstitions a n d it is fo r this rea son th a t I h a ve
,

ende a vored to ma ke cle a r the f a ct th a t the n a tur a l

l a w o f mind he a ling is no p a rt of the superstitions
a sso ci a ted with their hea ling The Christi a n .

’
Science religion like the doctor s medicine does
,

n o t a ffect the n a tur a l l a w of mind hea ling in a ny

w ay .

After you ha ve
rea d this book you
c a nnot sa y th a t y o u do not kn ow the l a w of mind
he a ling a n d mind crea ting of sickness dise a se a n d ,

deformity If you a re honest with yourself y o u

.

’
will h ave t o say th a t you don t wa nt to know the
l a w o r th a t you a r e t o o indolent indifferent o r bigot
,

ed to try a n d prove the l a w for yo urself I f you .

a re still s a tisfied t o cling t o your beliefs a n d fe a rs

th a t a re the c a use o f your bodily a ilments y o u

should not compla in when y o u h a ve to suff er .

I did not m a ke the n a tura l l a w of mind hea ling a ny

more th a n Newton ma de the n a tur a l la w of gr a vity ,

but like Newt on I discovered the la w by observ a

,

tion .

Yo u cannot fl a tte r yourself upon your

superior intelligence while you ar e sick a n d
disea sed ,
since there a re sev er a l hundred
thous a nd person s in the United St a tes
th a t a re proving the l a w as herein st a ted
by being he a lthy h a ppy a n d successful
, Yo u .

c a n prove the l a w by a ccepting the help o f

a n y religious mind he a ler without a ccepting the

superstition a ssoci a ted with the l a w but t o know ,

1 49
the la w and get i n ha rmony with i t y o u must make
the menta l condi tion fo r your se l f By a pplying
.

the same metho ds of rea soni ng to f a cts herei n

st a ted th a t y ou a pply when solv i ng problems in
mathem a ti cs will en a ble y ou to a lwa ys be h a ppy ,

he al thy an d successful a n d know why I n o w .

lea ve y o u to work o ut your o w n sa lv a t io n a c c ording

to a n a tur a l la w o f mind You
. a lone ar e

responsible fo r the condition of your body

in he a lth o r dise ase .

1 50
he c a n effect a perm a nent cu re When the h ea ler .

rea sons with his p a tient a n d po ints o ut the h a rm

,

he is doing himse l f a n d how much plea sa nter it

,

is to exercise the opposite emotion he wi ll cha nge ,

’
his p a tient s ment a l view point a nd then n a ture ,

will he a l the body .

Some i nteres ti n g
experi ments m a de
by Professor E lmer G a tes a t Wa shington illus , ,

tra te the m a nner in which the hum a n body ca n

be poisoned by a nger j ea l ousy grief a nxiety etc
, , , , .

B y mea ns o f chemi ca l rea gents it w as found tha t

di ff erent secreti ons were obta in a ble from these
v a rious emotions For insta n ce a nger produ ced
.
,

a brown sedi ment whi ch when a dministered t o

other men o r a nim a ls pr od u ced nerv ous excita bility .

In the ca se of j ea lousy the secretions genera ted,

were so poisonous th a t when inj ected into the

veins of a guinea pig it died in a few minutes
-
.

Professor G a tes a ffi rms th a t h a te produces the

worst poison o f a l l a nd th a t the products of one
,

hour o f intense h a tred would be suffi cien t to ca use

the dea th o f a bout foursco re persons .

Professor G a tes ha s lso proven by a

chemica l l a bora tory tests th a t the emotion o f

love kindness a n d sympa thy genera tes a neutra l
,

secretion whi ch is perfectly h a rmless thus esta blish ,

ing the fa ct th a t the pri nciple go v erning the emotions

o f h a te a n d love wi ll c a u se the hum a n sy s tem t o

crea te either disea se o r hea lth Ta king this fa ct .

a n d the known e ff ects o f the emotion of fea r p r oves ,

beyond a ll possible doubt th a t the menta l sta te ,

o f love, kindness symp a thy an d seeing good in

,

a l l things,
conditio ns a d persons w ll keep ma n
n i
,

in h a rmony with na t uret w hi le fea r h a te a n d ,

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 other poisonous secreting emotions wi ll interfere
with n a ture proving conclusively th a t the body
,

is the ma t er i z ed clothing of thought a n d feeling

( emotions .

Fro m che mi ca l la bora to ry tests we

prove th a t ignora nce of the e ff ect o f emotions
is the ca use of sickness disea se a n d deformity ; ,

likewise fea r a n d belief is the c a use o f misery ,

poverty a n d crime From the f a ct th a t a ll m a nkin d

.

is inherently good a n d only viol a te n a tur a l l a ws

,

through ignora nce we must consider a n d trea t

,

sick a n d dise a sed pe r sons a s children we must ,

’
a ss ume th a t they don t know a nything a bout the

n a tur a l l a w o f he a lth or how they interfere with

n a ture we must so word our a rgument th a t a
,

child c a n understand ment a lly going into every

,

deta il of how a n d why n a ture works The hea ler

. .

must convince himself consciously H e will then con .

vince his p a tient unconsciously This s a me method .

of menta l trea tment will a lso destroy a l l fa lse

religions or politica l beliefs A menta l trea tment .

a cts upon the p a tient un consciously H o w o r why .

the ment a l conviction of the he a ler is comm uni

ca t ed to the p a tient s unconscious n a tura l i n t e l l i
’

gence a n d he a ls him I do not know I onl y know .

by demonstr a tion th a t it i s a n a tur a l l a w of mind

a n d life th a t is a s i mmut a ble a s the l a w of gr a vity .

Wh en ca ll ed trea t a p a tient it to ,

is a grea t help t o know wh a t fe a r belief or emotion ,

ha s ca used the a ilm e nt then direct your menta l

,

a rgument to destroy the ca use Never consider .

the effect o r di sea se only to deny it ; no ma tter if

,

it is consumption ca ncer tumor rheum a tism i n

, , , ,

d igestion o r a ny on e o f the m a ny forms th a t i h

1 500
he c a n effect a perm a nent c ure When the hea ler .

rea sons with his p a tie n t a n d points o ut the h a rm

,

he is doing hi mself a n d how much plea sa nter it

,

is to exercise the op p osite emotion he will ch a nge ,

his p a tient s menta l view po int a n d then n a ture

’
,

will he a l the body .

So me i n teresti ng
ex peri ments m a de
by Professor E lmer G a tes a t Wa shin gton illus , ,

t ra te the m a nner in which the hum a n body c a n

be poi soned by a nger j ea lousy grief a nxiety et c
, , , ,
.

By mea ns o f chemi ca l rea gents it w as found tha t

di fferent secretions were obta in a ble from these
v a rious emotions For ins t a n ce a nger produced
.
,

a brown sedi ment whi ch when a d mi nister ed t o

other men o r a nim a l s prod u ced nerv o us ex cita bility .

I n the ca se of j ea lousy the secretions genera ted

,

were s o poiso nous th a t when inj ected into the

veins o f a guinea -pig it di ed in a few minutes .

Professor G a tes a ffirmS th a t h a te produces the

worst poison o f a l l a nd th a t the products of one
,

hour o f inte nse h a tred would be suffi cien t to ca use

the dea th of a bout fourscore persons .

Professor G a tes ha slso proven by a

chemic a l l a bora tory tests th a t the emotion of

love kindness a n d sympa thy genera tes a neutra l
,

secretion which is perfectly h a rmless thus esta blish ,

ing the fa ct th a t the principle governing the emotions

o f h a te a n d love wi ll c a use the hum a n system t o

crea te either disea se or h ea lth Ta king this fa ct .

a n d the known eff ects o f the emotion of fear p roves ,

beyond a l l possible doubt th a t the menta l sta te

,

of love kindness symp a thy a n d seeing good in

, ,

a ll things ,
conditions a nd persons wi ll keep ma n ,

in h a rmony with na t ure t w hi l e fear h a te a n d ,

1 5GB
 w i th n a tur e produces The healer must
t er fer en c e .

be a bsolutely fe a rless a nd know th a t a l l disea se

,

has a menta l ca use .

Let us a ss u me th a t you
ca lled are

to tre a t a c a se of i n fla ma t o ry rheum a tism You .

listen to the p a tient s fea rs a n d belief of the c a u se

’

of the a i lment then tell him th a t you will give him

,

a ment a l trea tment ; then begin your trea tment

’
by ment a lly sep ar a ting your p a tient s na tura l con
dition from his unn a tur a l condition a n d proceed ,

to deny every fa lse belief a n d fe a r th a t he cl a ims

i s the c a use of his a ilment .

A l w a ys be gi n wi th
fea r a n d belief .

M a ny a ilments h a ve no other c a u ses a n d in m a ny ,

c a ses if you succee d in removing the fea r a n d belief

,

of the p a tient you will hea l your p a tient When

,
.

fea r d i ssa p p ea r s th e found a tion of the dise a se is

gone . A sm al l percenta ge of disea se is c a used by
h a te a n d worry a n d other disea se crea ting emotions -
.

It is import a nt th a t y o u find out the p a rticul a r

emotion a t once a n d by ment a l a rgument destroy
,

it Unless you do it will ca use the system to con

.

t i n u e to secrete a poison th a t will continue the a i l

ment This oft en is the c a use of one form o f dis
.

ea se continuing while others h a ve disa ppe a red .

Y ou should never ta lk to your p a tient a bout his

physi ca l a i lments .

In tr ea ti ng fear lwa ys a ssure your

:

p a tient th a t his fea rs a r e groundless Y ou must .

emph a ti ca lly a nd positively deny the belief a n d

fea r of heredity or a disposition th a t w as inherited
,

from pa rents w ho ha d rheum a tism O ften this .

fea r is th e s ole ca use of the a ilment Yo u must

.
.

1 50D
menta lly di rect you r a rgument to your p a t i ent ,

by a ppea ling directly to his rea son in a clea r a n d

c onv m c mg ma nner ; j ust as y ou would or a lly
if you desire to convince him th a t heredity w a s a
lie b a sed on the ignora nce of the l a w of mind a n d
life Tell him th a t N a ture c a nnot tra nsmit rheu
.

ma t i sm If i t could he would a lwa ys h a ve rheu

.

ma t i sm Tell him n a ture ca n only m a nife st in

.

h a rmony a n d tha t rheum a tism is discord in n a ture

, .

Tell him how a bsurd it is to believe th a t life could

perpetu a te disea se If it could life would destroy
.
,

itself M ent a lly go into every deta il th a t would

.

convince him o f the fa lla cy of here dity an d the ,

fa ct th a t his n a tura l condi tion is hea lth a n d ha r

mony It is the convincing a rgument th a t will
.

hea l your pa tient he ha v ing a sked you for help

, ,

his unconscious n a tura l intelligence will follow your

conscious conviction a n d he will be hea led without
,

knowing how o r why if you do your menta l work

properly .

Nex t ta k e up i n fla ma t i on sti ff ness ,

a nd soreness ca used by rheuma tism Point out .

t o hi m th a t n a tur a lly a n d norm a lly be i s perfect ,

a n d it is only o n a ccount of his i n te r efer en c e with

n a ture th a t he ha s rheum a tism E mph a size the .

fa ct th a t it is his sta te of mind th a t ha s c a used

his in t erference with N a ture an d th a t a s soon a s
he lets go his fa lse beliefs he will remove h 1 s l n
,

t e r fer en ce a nd destroy rheuma t sm Tell h m

,
i i .

th a t his five physica l sense a r e the serv a nts a n d not

ma sters of his body ; a n d a s soon a s he refuses to
be conscious of their evidence a n d rea lizes hi s ,

n a tur a l condition th a t he will be perfect Tell .

him th a t swellin g sti ffness a n d soreness a re n un a t

,

ur a l a n d th a t it is only on a ccount o f hi s fea rs

,

1 50E
an d fa l se beliefs th a t he is si c k Tel l him th a t .

he c a n move his seemingly st i ff a n d swollen body

without p a in if he w i ll refuse t o fea r o r believe p a in
,

necessa ry Remember it is your conscious co n

.

v i c t i o n th a t will a ff ect your p a tient If you suc .

oe c d in holding your p a tient a s perfect in your own

mind a l l i n fla ma t i o n st iffness a n d swel ling will

, ,

disa ppea r .

N ex t tak e up hi s belief I f he believes .

th a t gett i ng wet w a s the ca u se of rheuma tism ,

menta lly a r gue a ga inst this belief Tell him th a t .

if getting wet would ca use rheum a tism th a t every

body i h the world woul d h a ve rheuma tism th a t — ,

a l l a nim a ls would ha ve rheuma tism Point o ut .

the a bsurdity o f a ny ma teri a l ca use being a crea tor

o f a ny disea se Go into deta il with your menta l
.

a rguments a n d dwell upon the n a tur a l condition

,

o f hea lth a nd h a rmony Think a n d fee l wh a t

.

y o u sa y a n d ,
it w ill influence your p a tient Never .

think of the eff ect or a i lment only to deny it , .

H old your p a tient in your consciousness as being

perfect Be loving a n d kind tow a rds your p a tient ;
.

but rebellious a nd intolera nt o f his unn a tura l con

dition .

tha t yo ur pa tient has sore

The fa c t ,

swollen or stiff j oints which is commonly kno w n

,

a s rheum a tism is eviden ce th a t this condition is

held a s a rea lity a n d a n a tura l consequence in your

’
p a tient s consciousness It is the hea ler s business
’
.

’
to ch a nge his p a tient s consciousness not by try ,

ing t o convince him th a t he ha s no rheum a tism o r

n o body ; but by convincing him th a t rheum a tism

is a n unna tur a l condition o f his physica l bod y th a t

will disa ppe a r when he removes fa lse beliefs from
1 SO F
 Drunk en essthe desire for i n a nd

t o x i ca ti n g dr ink m orphine o r O pium habits a r e

unn a tur a l a n d ca n be destroyed by rea li zing the
,

na tura l con di tion o f ma nkind Never a nta gonize .

an y h a bit or desire o r te ll your p a tient to stop his

,

h a bits through wi ll power Destroy the men ta l.

'

desire throu gh a rgument the sa me a s a ny other ,

interference with n a ture a n d the p a tient will lose

,

al l desire a n d a ppetite a n d will ch a nge his h a bits

,

W it hout knowing w hy To destroy the drink .

h a bit the hea ler must thi nk a n d feel th a t desi r e

fo r drink is unn a tur a l a n d lo a thsome th a t its ,

eff ect is deg ra di ng a n d humili a ting a n d th a t it ,

is n a tu ra lly repulsive an d n a usea ting a n d th a t ,

the p a tient is too noble a person t o h a ve degra ding

desires Th a t n a tur a lly a l l ma nkind is good ; kind
.

a n d loving Th a t n a tura lly he is free from a l l

.

unn a tur a l desires th a t degr a de him E l a bora te .

this a rgume nt a n d a ppea l t o his re a son a nd the

inherent goo d in the p a tient a nd this tre a tment ,

will destroy a ny u nn a tur a l a ppetite o r desires .

The he a ler must be unconscious o f a l l desi r e a n d

tre a t it as unn a tur a l then se e his p a tient a s per
,

fe c t ly n a tur a l a n d h a rmonious Fa lse h a bits de .

,

si res a n d di sea s es a re a l l unn a tura l a n d a ll require ,

a n d will respond t o the sa me ment a l tre a tment .

he h ea l e r d oe s not he a l or cure
T a ny

b ody H e only removes menta l interference by

.

c a using his p a tient to th i nk right a n d n a ture doe s ,

the work .

Fa i th or bel i e f of the p a tient is a

f a ctor but does not m a teri a lly a ff ect mind hea l

,

ing The only r equisite t o a ff ect a cure is the

.

desire a n d the c onsent of the p a tient The he a ler .

1 50H
must study mind hea l i ng until he is firmly grounded ,

in t he p r i n ci p al ; When a hea l er knows th a t the

‘
'

na tura l l a w o f life ca n only m a nifest i n h a 1 mony

a nd tha t a l l bo dily a ilmen ts a re unn a t u ra l i n

t e rfer en c e with n a ture the s a me a s he knows th a t
,

t wo a n d two a r e four then he need t h ink no more

,

a bo ut the trea tment of a p a tient th a n he now

'

thin ks a bout the ch a nging o f a dolla r ; but the he a ler

mu st a lwa ys be a ble to concentra te a l l his thoughts
o n every person he tre a ts a n d hi s deni a ls a n d a ffi r m
,

a t i o n s must be honest positive a n d convincing

, .

The he a ler must not concern himse lf a bout how

n a ture opera tes H e must refuse t o be conscious
.

o f every form disea se a ssumes As fa r a s the he a ler.

is concern ed there is no such thing a s bodily a i l

,

men ts H e only dea ls w ith the ment a l ca uses

.

an d a ny other consciousness of the hea ler will

prevent hea ling a n d crea te disea se .

Th e hea le r mus t a lwa ys tre a t his

p a tient as a n equ a l in rea soning a bility H i s men .

t a l a rguments must be system a tic orderly logi c a l , , ,

honest a n d convincing Assuming you a r e a sked.

"

to trea t a ca se of indigestion You will commence .

by ment a lly sa ying Food ha s no power to h a rm

,

y o u
,
only a s you fe a r a n d believe Fea r a n d beli ef .

ha s no p ower if you refuse to fea r or believe its

power If you r efuse t o fe a r o r believe your diges
.
,

tive orga ns will perform their n a tur a l functions .

It is a useless fe a r a n d a fa lse belief th a t is the ca use

o f indigestion . Y o u interfere with n a ture whe n
you y ield to a belief th a t food will h a rm you .

Your n a tura l condition is perfection of a l l your

physic a l orga ns N a ture crea ted your stom a ch
.

pe rfect a n d will continue t o keep it so if you do

, ,

not interfere with na ture There is nothing to .

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fea r fro m a ny f ood tha t your a ppetite ca l l s for .

Yo ur a ppetite is your only gui de to the a mount

a n d kind o f food your body requires Y ou can .

ea t a nyt hing your a ppetite c a lls for if y ou refuse ,

to belie v e th a t it will hur t you Y ou a r e one wi th .

a n d a p a rt o f the universa l crea tive prin ciple o f

life th a t a lwa ys m a nif ests in h a rmony Y o u ar e .

La w a n d not subj ect t o l a w Y our n a tur a l con di

.

tion is he a lth a n d ha rmony o f a l l yo ur physica l

orga ns Y ou ca n ea t a nythi ng your a ppetite
.

ca lls for with o ut fea r of indi gestion Na ture is .

kind symp a theti c a n d h a rmonious a n d a s a p a rt

,

of n a ture you h a ve nothing t o fea r from a ny food

you ea t Y o u ca n ea t a nyt hing you desire a n d
.

know th a t it will no t hurt you Y ou h a ve nothi ng .

to fea r therefore be a bsolutely fe a rless an d n a ture ,

will perform i ts work a ccordi ng to the la w of your

being Yo u c a n ea t a nything you desire a nd
.
,

trust na ture to do i t s wo rk a c cord i ng to the la w

of na tu re Tr ea t a ny other fea r belief o r disea se
.
,

cre a ting emotion in this sa me m an ner a nd if yo ur ,

a rgu ment ha s convinced yourself y o u h a ve hea l ed ,

your p a tient Remembe r it s the honest conscien ce

.

conviction of the hea ler th a t restores he a lth in the

p a tient ( Use your own l a ngu a ge a lwa ys This is
. .

only a n illustra tion ) .

In ca se of
ccident such a s a
an a ,

bruise spra in sca ld burn or a ny other bodily

, , , ,

a ccident th a t usua lly ca us es pa in infl a mma tion ,

or discolora tion o f the flesh the hea ler must i n ,

s ta n t ly deny the unn a tura l condition a n d re fuse ,

t o be conscious of pa in or a ny other unn a tura l eff ect

o n t h e body a n d rea lize ( think a n d feel ) th a t
n a ture a lwa ys m a nifests in h a rmony a n d th a t
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 ’
trea t the mother more th a n the child The mother s .

fea r an d belief is the ca use of a ll the sickn ess of

her children While trea ting the child for the a i l
.

ment i t s condition indica tes h a ve the mother ,

rem a in in the room a n d trea t her fo r fea r a n d

f a lse belief H a ving given her consent to h a ve
.

her child tre a ted implies her consent t o h a ve you

trea t her Awa ys tr ea t the c hild for pea ce ha r
.
,

mony a n d rest Never use a ny m a te ria l remedy

.

'

fo r a ny p u rp o se If you do either you or your

.

p a tient will rely upon t he rem edy a n d interfere

wi th n a ture ( O nly in
. c as e o f severe s u fi ring ,

then the hea ler should h a ve a physici a n use Opi a tes

to stupefy the p a in ) Then trea t a s usu a l a fter
.
,

the suffe ring ha s cea sed the more stubborn the ,

c a se the more emph a tic should be the hea lers

con vi c tion .

For
e ss trea t especi a lly fo r
n erv ousn ,

pea ce h a rmony a n d repose a n d deny a l l ner

, ,

v ou sn es s A good rule for a ny trea tment is to

.

develop the opposite feeling from the one th a t is

believed to be the ca use of the a i lment .

Insani ty
inh a rmony a n d wil l yield
is ,

t o the sa me menta l trea tment th a t relieves a ny

other discord in m a nkind The delusion th a t .

medicine or m a teri a l re medies without mind will

cure a ny form of bod ily a ilment is a mild form o f
insa nity The c a use o f insa nity is a ment a l or
.

physic a l dera ngement th a t inte rferes with the

function of rea son We remove this i nterference
.

by a ddressing o u r menta l a rguments t o the un

co nscious na tura l intelligence of o ur p a tient j ust ,

as we tre a t sa ne persons O ur thought a nd feel .

ing ( conviction ) will be communic a ted t o sa ne o r

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 ins a ne a like a n d he a l them While o ur ora l a rguments
might fa il to a ff ect either .

44 1 .O ne of th e hidden springs o f dise a se

i s a mental sho ck ( sometimes very remot e) of fea r ,

very often c a used by a physici a n or by re a ding

medic a l theories of future e ffect of dise a ses The .

lies a bout the eff ect of sex disea se in l a ter life ha s

c a used thous a nds o f wrecke d lives If a hea ler .

f a ils to aff ect a cure within a rea s on able time he ,

will more th a n likely find some l a tent fe a r i m

’
pre ssed upon his p a tient s mind The hea le r must .

loca te this fe a r by questioning his p a tient a n d

then he c a n very e a sily destroy it All bodily a i l .

ments a re only registers of a sta te of conscious

ness a n d no one disea se is a ny more unn a tur a l
o r a n y more di fficult to he a l th a n a ny other All .

disea se is only a menta l im a ge Destroy this .

menta l ima ge a n d y o u d est ro y dise a se Cont a gion

‘
.

is a lie b a sed on ignora nce Without fe a r a n d

.

belief no one will ever contra ct a ny form of dise a se

,
.

A proper sta te o f mind m a kes ma n immune to a ny

disea se .

There i s no such thing a s time in

n a ture N a ture only knows n o w The hea ler
. .

wi l l inst a ntly hea l a ny p a tient when he succeeds

in destroying the belief a n d fea r of disea se All .

hea ling is inst a nta neous H ea lth a n d disea se a re

.

two opposites the one ends where the other begins

,
.

Recupera tion is n a ture restoring t he defects o f the

body which requires time The hea ler must not
.

use his will power or direct hea ling to a ny p a rt

of the body O nly use w ill power to become con
.

scious of the na tura l co n ditio n of the p a tie n t .

Na ture will u n co n sc l ou sl y he a l the pa tient a ccord

i ng to the
U i ") th "
"

a n

h ea ler becomes
 conscious of the p a tient s na tura l condition Love
’
.
,

kindness a n d symp a thy will pl a ce the hea ler a n d

p a tient in h a rmony with n a t ure The hea ler must .

a lw a ys be c a l m ,
cheerful loving a n d kind in his
,

trea tment to get the bes t results a n d must trea t ,

every c a se a ccordi ng to its p a rticul a r requirements .

A lwa ys t a lk t o disea se a s one who ha s a uthority

t o comm a nd .

Any menta l trea tment for bodily

a ilment must ta ke the form of a lesson to the pa tient ,

o f menta l self control o f his body The hea ler .

only a ff ects his pa tient when he sta rts his p a tient

to thinking right The hea ler never hea ls a ny
.

body H e only sta rts hi s p a tient i n right th i nking

.

by a rous i ng his dorma nt consciousness All b o dily .

a ilments origin a te in mind (thought a n d feeling )

a n d it is only to the extent th a t the he a ler convinces

his p a tient of th i s fa ct th a t he a ff ects a c ure All .

bodily a i lments a r e first crea ted in mind a n d then ,

they a ppea r on the body They a r e im a ges of .

thought extern a lized The he a ler must rea son

.

with his p a tient a n d produce fa cts a nd logi ca l co n

c l u s i o n s th a t will convince his pa tient uncons ciously .

This the hea ler does when hi s a rguments convince

himself th a t bodily a i lments are u n na tura l a n d
th a t m a n s n a tura l condi tion is hea lth a n d har
’

’
mony It is the hea ler s business to ch a n ge a
.

menta l ima ge of bodily a i lments through a con ,

v i c t i o n th a t perfection of a l l physi ca l orga ns is

m a n s n a tura l condition There is nothing my ster

’
.

ious or mira culous a bout mind hea ling i t is a .

l a w of mind th a t the conscious conviction of one

pe rson will a ffect the unconscious na tura l i n te lli
gence of a nother person a n d he a l him This is the a l
,
.

p h a a n d o m e g a t,
h e begi nning a n d end of mind hea l i ng .

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mi nd the rea soning fa culty of ma n a re two sep a r a te
, ,

a n d distinct things ; they never c c oper a te except -

when mind interferes or removes interference with

the l a w of life The emotion of love will keep
.

ma n in h a rmony with n a ture .

Th e fo r eg oi ng
instructions a r e i n
tended for the guida nce of the ment a l hea ler in
trea ting pa tients They ca n a lso be used by the
.

indivi du a l to hea l himself There is no difference

between the unconscious n a tur a l in telligence of
t he p a tient a nd the unconscious n a tura l intelligence
,

o f the person trying to he a l himself All you h a v e .

to do is to consider yourself a s both the he a ler a n d

the p a tient Y our ment a l conviction will hea l
.

either yourself or the person who a sks you for

help ( When r eturning this book for a refund o f
.

the purch a se price send it to A F H och P O

,
. .
,
. .

Bo x 3 24 S ta tion C Lo s Angeles Ca l a lso com

, , ,
.
,

ply with a ll other requirements ) .

Th e na tura l la w of mind hea ling a n d

mind crea ting o f sickness disea se a nd deformity , ,

a s herein st a t ed has been verified by ten ye a rs of

,

observ a tion a n d demonstr a tion E very st a te .

ment herein h a s been proven by me t he sa me a s ,

y ou prove th a t two billion a n d two billion a re four

billion a n d a nyone ca n prove the l a w who will
,

m a ke the ment a l effort The l a w of mind a n d life

.
,

like the l a w o f gr a vity a n d principle o f m a them a tics

is not a ff ecte d by belief or i ntent This is the only .

book ever published as fa r a s I know giving the ,

n a tura l l a w of mind a n d life withou t a t t empting

to conform to some existing su p erstition I n .

deductive a n d deductive rea son b a sed on known

n a tura l la w is the founda tion of every concl u sion
herein sta ted .

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0
 ADENDA

For the p urpo s egiving my rea sons of

for predicting the bloodiest revolution a n d civil

w a r the world ha s ever witnessed in the nea r future
in the United St a tes I will give some excerpts from
,

a La bor D a y speech delivered a t the Sa n Fra ncisco

'

exposition by Fr a nk P W a lsh Cha i rn i a n o f the

.
,

Federa l Commission on I ndustri a l Rela t ions Re a d .

them very c a refully a n d see if yo u ca n come t o

a ny other conclus ion .

I W i l l sta k e my life on the integrity

of the f a cts ga thered .

Tod ay in the grea t ba s i c industries me n toil

, ,

twelve hours a d a y 3 65 da ys in the ye a r without

, ,

being a ble to m a ke enough to keep a wife a nd fa mily

in common decen cy .

We tha t i n th i s country of gr ea t est re

foun d '

sources a n d edu ca tion one third of the toilers -

receiving remunera tion th a t b a rely brings them

a bove the poverty line -
Two thirds a r e in a bj ect
.
-

poverty .

W e found th a t one -ha lf of the worker s receive

less th a n $500 per yea r which is a b out $4 00 les s
,

tha n a uthorities a gree is a sta nd ar d living wa ge .

Two thirds of the m a le a dult workers receive less

'

th a n $1 5 per week .

1 51
 “
There are more than women wor kers
in this country more th n
, a o n e- h a lf of whom a r e
receiving less th a n $6 per week .

“
In 77 p e r c ent of the homes two or more persons
o ccupy on e room In 3 7 per cent of the homes
.

three or more perso ns are crowded into o n e room ,

a n d this in a coun try whose unoccupied dom a in

is gre a ter th a n th a t of a ny other country .

“
We found tha t 20 p er cent of the school children
a r e unnourished Th a t only 1 0 per cent of the
.

sc hool children ever re a ch high school Th a t two .

’
thirds don t get through the gr a mm a r school o n
a c c ount of the economic pressure o n p a rents .

Th e sa dd es t fin di n g of th e c ommission which
“
.
,

ma y st ir t h e people into a ction w a s the fa ct th a t ,

b a bies of the poor die four times fa ster th a n the

ba bies of the well to do -
B a bies of pa rents re
-
.

ce i v i ng $1 0 a week die four times fa ste r th a n tho se

whose p a rents a re receivi ng $25 a week .

“
We foun d tha t one o ut of every twelve perso ns
w ho die in the grea t city of New Y ork with a ll
’
its we a lth a n d industry goes t o the potter s field
,

o r t o the di secting ta ble

s .

“
In a ll i nd ustr i es of th e Uni ted St a tes we found
th a t the willing worker s a r e o u t o f work o n e fi ft h -

o f the time be ca use it is impossible for them t o

get employment .

The ca u se of i n d us tr ia l unr es t is low w a ge s

a f a ilure t o give the toilers a sufficient portion o f

wh a t they ea rn .

1 a m no t a be l i ever i n th e efficiency of s ubs ta n

“

tive l a w to help the workers .

If I w er e a wo rki ng ma n 1 would be very c a re

“

ful a bout trusting a ny p a rt o f my e conomi c welfa re

with a legisl a tive body .

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fed perso ns ca nnot dr i ve ha r d ba rga ins w ith bun
gry persons .

In c los in g l et me l ea ve thi s thought with y o u

,

The yea r 1 9 1 5 will show the d a wn o f a n industria l

democra cy in which a ll men a n d women sh a ll be
"
a bsolutely free .

R o m Mr Wa ls h s sta tement of f a cts

.
’

tha t he will st a ke his life o n the integri ty of s a me ,

we mus t conclude th a t we a r e mighty n ea r the

brea king point Mr Wa lsh pr edicts
. .
“
The ye a r ,

1 9 1 6 will show the d a wn o f a n industri a l democra cy

in which a l l men a n d women sh a ll be a bsolutely
"
free. This a bsolute freedom ca n only come a bout
in one of two wa ys viz : by a bolishing the rent
, ,

interest a n d profit la ws th a t give speci a l privileges

whi ch M r Wa lsh cla i ms is the ba se of a l l indus
.

tri a l ills ; o r by a bloody revolution a n d civil w a r .

This is a condition a nd not a theory th a t confronts

the Americ a n people to d a y M r Wa lsh does n o t -
. .

mention o ne immor a l or illeg a l ca use for the d ep l o r

a ble condition the commi ssion has found ; but he d o es

point out mor a l a n d lega l conditions a s a c a use

Of a l l industri a l ills Any cha nge for the better Of
.

soci a l conditions must consider the so ca lled upper -

cl a ss a n d not the lower cla ss The upper cl a sses .

a r e t h e ca use a n d misery
,
poverty a n d crime ar e ,

the effects I n other words the rich a re the c a use

.
,

o f the poor ,
a n d h a ve been tre a ted a s such in the

M exic a n Revolution a n d will be tre a ted a s such

,

in the coming United St a tes Revolution a n d Civil

War .

The r ent i nter est a n d profit cl a ss in

.

the United St a tes a re in t he s a me position rel a tive

t o the producing cl a ss as were the j a ck r a bbits ,

of Fresno County C a liforni a rel a ti v e to the ea rly

,

1 54
fa rmers of th a t ecti on When the fa rmers o f
s .

thi s section first pl a nted the soil the j a ck ra bbits

increa sed so fa st o n a ccount of the extra supply Of
food pl a nted by the far mers th a t the fa rmer only ,

received a bout one fift h of the a mount he should

-

h a ve received from his toil The f a rmer either h a d

.

to le a ve the country o r h a ve the j a ck ra bbits st a rve

him ou t o r get rid of them The fa rmers therefore
,
.

combined a n d built a corra l a n d on a certa in d ay

they held a j a ck ra bbit d rive a n d drove a l l the
-

j a ck ra bbits into the cor ra l a n d killed them

-
.

Th e j a ck ra bbi ts did n o t know they

were doing a nything wrong They c ould n o t .

rea son th a t the fa rmer should h a ve wh a t he sow ed .

The i gnora nce of the j a ck ra bbit did not ch a nge

the e ffect a n d the only thing left for the fa rmer to
,

do w a s t o kill them The rent interest a n d profit

.
,
’
cla ss don t kn ow a ny more tha n the j a ck r a bbits -

knew th a t they a re ta king four fi ft hs of a ll the -

l a boring cl a ss produce a n d th a t the O n e fift h

,
-

they permit la bor to h a ve is sta rving them t o de a th .

The j a ck r a bbits could not re a son how they received

the a bunda nt supply of food ; but the rent interest ,
’
a nd p r o fi t cla ss ca n re a son but won t
-
,
The result .

is the sa me in both ca se s .

To p rove tha t th e rent interest a n d ,

p r o fi t
-
cl a ss t a ke more th a n four fi ft h s of a l l the -

product s o f l a bor I wi ll quote Vice president M a r -

sh a ll from a n a dd ress delivered by him a t the

University of M a ine Commencement E xercise s ,
“
June l 0t h 1 9 1 4 ,
.In 1 850 we h a d a Republic
where respect for religion a n d reverence for l a w a n d
order an d sincere a tta chment to the Constituti on
were strong In th a t yea r the proportion of the
.

a nnu a l wea lth cre a ted in t he country by the j oint

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e fforts of la bor a n d ca pita l w as o n e fourth to l a bor -

and three fourths to ca pita l Sixty ye a rs la ter

-
.

the proportion ha d ch a nged to less th a n o n e fif t h -

to l a bor a n d more th a n four — fift hs to ca pita l This .

disproportion to my mind ha s much t o d o with

the present discontent .
"

Vi c e Pr es i d ent M a rsh a ll cl a ims th a t

-

ca pit a l lega lly ta kes more th a n four fift hs a n d -

lega lly gives l a bor less tha n one fi ft h of their j oint -

“
l a bor The definition O f c a pita l is Stored l a bor
. .
"

This being true it logica l ly follows th a t the owner

o f c a pit a l either prod uced their st ored l a bor or ,

produced something th a t would exch a nge for

their c a pita l or they stole it either through unj ust
, ,

l a ws o r by b rute force The fa ct th a t l a bor re.

c ei v es less th a n one fift h o f the a mo u nt they repo

-

duce a n d this is ba rely enough to susta in life as

shown by M r W a lsh s report pro ves tha t the owner
.
’

o f c a pit a l did not l a bor but stole their ca pit al

,

from la bor by unj ust l a ws th a t the ca pit a list cla ss

m a de .

1 a m full y a ware of every rea son

th a t the rent interest a n d p ro fi t cl a ss will a dv a nce
,
-

to j ustify their a cts I a lso know positively th a t

.

their rea s ons will not stop the building of the corra l
th a t will be the wind u p of their cl a ss the s ame a s
-
,

it w a s the wind U p o f the j a ck r a bbit The United

-
.

St a tes is now building flying m a chines a n d the ,

w a rring n a tions of E urope a r e using the poisonous

g a s th a t Ign a tius Donelly described would be used
in buildin g C a es a r s column I would suggest
’
.

th a t every receiver o f rent interest a nd profit

’
would re a d the building Of C a esa r s Column by
Ign a tius Donelly From the f a cts revea led by
.
"

the Federa l Commission o n Industri a l Rel a tions

1 56
tal th a t does not produce a nything ta kes by l a w , ,

four fi ft hs
-
.

w age ea rner is the p ur ch a ser

The
o f the product Of his own toil with r ent interest ,

a n d profit a dded For thi s re as on high o r l o w

.

wa ges do not a ffect him in a ny w a y It is a ll .

the sa me to the w a ge ea rner whether he receives

one dolla r a d ay or ten dol la rs a da y a s long as ,

rent interest a n d profit ta kes four fi ft hs o f a l l he

,
-

produces The a mount he receives represents

.

hi s o n e fift h under a n y s ca le O f w a ges

-
.

Rent i nteres t a n d profit is a lw a ys

,

b a sed on l a bor cost a n d if o ne industry by form

, ,

ing a u n ion c a n r a ise their w a ges a nd those th a t ,

a r e n o t unioni z ed ca nnot r a ise their w a ges then ,

the union ma n c a n purch a se more O f the non

union l a bor product a nd the non union la bor must
,
-

ta ke less of the union l a bor product in excha nge for-

his product For ex a mple a ssu ming th a t a p a ir

.
,
’
of shoes a n d a p a ir o f p a nts e a ch represent o n e d a y s
l a bor a nd ea ch la borer receives the s a me w a ges
,
.

In this event e a ch could purch a se the sa me a mount

of the other s l a bor for the w a ges they receive
’
,

reg a rdless of whether the w a ges were one doll a r

o r ten doll a rs a d a y ; but if the shoem a ker by o r

g a n i z i n g forced their w a ges up to ten doll a rs a

da y a n d the p a nts m a kers did not o rg a ni z e a nd

only received one doll a r a d ay in wa ges then the ,

shoe ma kers could buy ten times a s ma ny p a nts

a s the p a nts m a kers could buy shoes In other .

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words the shoema kers could exch a nge one d a ys
,

for ten p a irs of p a nts a n d the p a nts ma kers would

,

h a ve t o work te n d a ys for o ne p a ir of shoes Rent .

,

interest a n d profit t a king four fift hs of the shoes -

a n d p a nts j u st the sa me .

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 The uni oni z ed l a bor ers o nly add to
‘
t

t he burden o f n o n l u n i o ni z e d la bor a n d do not

a ffect the rent interest a n d profit cl as s
,
The w a g e .

system is wrong a n d non union l a bor will so me d a y

,

a bolish this system a n d let u s hope th a t love a n d

,

not fo r ce w i l l be employed to bring a bout this

'

cha nge .

Ha vi n g e sta bl i sh ed the fa ct th a t the

rent interest a n d profit l a ws a r e the ca use of our
,

unj ust a n d deplora ble conditions our remedy is ,

to a bolish a ll rent interest a n d profit l a ws

,
We .

ca n only remove the e ff ect by removing the c a use .

It will do no good to ch a nge these l a ws I t is .

the princip a l a n d not the degree th a t is wrong .

It is a s grea t a crime to ta ke o n e penny in either

rent interest or profit a s it i s to ta ke one billi on
, ,

doll a rs W e must en a ct l a ws embodying the

.

principa l th a t rent inte rest a n d profit i s a cr i me

, ,

a n d a n y person who t a kes either is a thief When .

every perso n is compelled by l a w to produce al l

they cl a im a s their own o r produce something th a t
,

ha d a n exch a nge v a lue for a ll they possess then ,

we will h a ve pea ce on e a rth a n d good will to ma n ,

a n d mise ry poverty a n d crime will be unknown

,
.

The la w s O f o ur country provide

th a t if a trus ted employee who a ppropri a tes to
his own u s e by deception a n d fr a ud funds a n d pro ,

perty belonging t o his employ er th a t the propert y ,

must be restored a n d the unf a ithful employee i s

"

sentenced to a term O f imprisonment The rent .

,

interest a n d profit cl a ss h a ve a ssumed to ma ke

l a ws a n d ma na ge the a ff a irs of the working cl a ss ,

a nd when the producer discovers th a t a ll l a ws

h a ve been ma de to deceive a n d defra ud them ,

they will not ha ve a ny la ws to a pply to for a remedy,

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a nd no court t o try their ca s e To prove this rea d
.

the report of the F edera l Industri a l Rel a tions

Commission o n l a ws a n d their e nf orcement .

Any i nte lli g ent j udge o r l a wyer will

a dmit th a t l a w is n o t b a sed on a n y principle of

right or wrong j ustice o r inj ustice All l a w is

, .

b a sed on hum a n experience a n d the most c ha ri

,

t a ble thing tha t i t i s possible to s ay o f a l l l a w a nd

a l l government is th a t they a re a n a ttempt to

enforce honor a mong thieves who rob the producer

a ccording to l a w .

The la w s of E ngl a nd C a n a d a a n d the

,

Uni ted St a tes a re founded on the principles enun

c i a t e d by Bl a ckstone E very l a wyer in the United
.

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Sta tes must be f a milia r w ith Bl a ckstone s com
menta r i es They a re the sta nda rd te xt book in
.

every l a w sch ool in the United Sta tes a n d ex a mina ,

tions for permiss ion to pr a ctice l a w a re ta ken mos tly

from B la ckstone In volume 4 Ch 4 p a ge 60
.
,
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Bla ckstone s commenta ry we find this rem a rk a ble
“
sta tement : To deny the po ssibility na y a ctua l ,

evidence of witchcr a ft is a t once t o fl a tly contra

dict the revea led word O f G o d in v a rious p a ssa ges ,

"
both in the O l d a n d new test a ment The sa me .

methods of re a soning employed by Bl a ckstone

a re in full force a nd effect tod a y in a ll
o ur la w co urt s a nd ma ny decisions h a nded
,

down tod a y a r e on a p a r with witchcra ft .

L a wyers like doctors a n d pre a chers a re ta ught t o

rea so n from a be l ief instea d o f a principle There
,
.

a re more th a n one mi ll ion decisions in the Uni ted

Sta tes tha t serve a s precedent coveri ng more th a n

four hundred thous a nd prop ositions of la w a nd ,

the l a w is wha t the l a st j u d ge guess es it to be ; a nd

yet we wonder a t cr i me whi le our la w ma kers an d
, ,

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know tha t like will produce like on se lf It is i g .

n o r a n c e th a t ca uses a person to believe tha t they

c an benefit self by inj uring others Any a c t o r .

deed th a t benefits others must from the n a ture

, ,

o f the a ct a lso benefit self

,
Any a ct or deed th a t
.

does not benefit self from the very n a ture of the

,

a c t c a nnot benefit others It is impossible to inj ure

.

o r degra de self by a ct or deed th a t will benefit

others The l a w o f ca use a n d eff ect is immuta ble

. .

’
U nsel fi shn ess is ignor a nt ma n s a ttempt to do good
without a prin ciple t o sta rt from W e must cha n ge .

the thing th a t we belie v e t o be right to wh a t ,

re a son tells us is r ight .

All ta x es a re p a i d by productive la bor

a lone . Busin ess men unsel fi shly collect every
penny they p a y in ta xes from productive la bor
through rent interest a n d profit We c a n only
,
.

bond a n d mortga ge productive l a bor We c a nnot .

bond or mortga ge l a nd city st a te or n a tion We

, ,
.

ca n only bond a n d mortga ge productive l a bor .

All pe rm an ent wea lth crea ted by productive l a bor

ad ds to the bur den O f the l a borer It forces him .

to ea rn dividends on c a pit al th a t is use d to cre a te

other ca pit a l H e is compelled to ea rn ta x es a nd
.

a profit on a ny perm a nent wea lth he crea tes .

H e ha s no interest in a nything he crea tes upon

a w a ge b a sis H e would lose nothing if a ll the
.

wea lth on ea rth w as destroyed for the rea son th a t ,

he d oes not own a ny of it ; in fa ct the workers ,

a r e benefited by the destruction o f useful pro

perty They then receive employment which in
.

m a ny c a ses me a ns f eeding h ungry b a bies After .

the grea t Sa n Fr a ncisco fire l a bor w a s fully employ

,

ed a t higher w a ges th a n ever before in the history

of the city . The la bori n g men were grea tly bene
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fit ed by the destruction s ful property Any Of u e .

civiliza tion tha t ma kes it pos sible to benefit i t s

producing cl a ss by the destruction o f its useful
products ha s no mor a l right to exist a n d will ,

destroy itself j ust a s sure a s wa ter w ill run down hill .

The l a boring man ha s nothing to lose a n d every

thing t o ga in by rev olution th a t ca uses destruction
,

of property selfishness should prompt everyone

,

who ha s a mother a sister a wife or a da ughter to

, ,

m a ke a n eff eo rt to prevent the pending c a ta strophe .

Langua ge ca n be used to disguise

thought as well as t o express thought This is .

proven by the doctor when he tells his p a tient th a t

he is a l l right when he thinks his p a tient is going
,

to die ; but this does not deceive the p a tient w ho ,

will follow the thought an d not the spoken word

o f the doctor when there is a di ff erence between
the two This i s a lso t r ue of a li a r H e deceives
. .

no one but himself The di shonest ma n chea ts .

no o n e but himself the hypocrite only deceives ,

himself N O o n e believes him It is only wh a t

. .

we think a n d not wh a t we sa y t ha t ca r ries co nv i c

tion to others We c a n think a nd believe a dis
.

honesty a n d a lie a n d convince others th a t we a re

honest a n d truthful ; or we ca n tell a n a bsolute
truth a n d if we do not believe it no one wi ll believe
, ,

us. It i s wh a t we think a n d feel tha t a ff ects others .

The rent interest a n d profit cla ss honestly believe

,

th a t this system is honest a n d j ust a n d their honest ,

con vi ction is communic a tive to the la boring cla ss ,

a n d they believe it a lso This universa l belief o f

.

right a n d j usti ce does not ch a nge the fa ct th a t if

the rent interest a n d profit cla ss t a kes more tha n
,

four — fi ft hs of the products produced by l a bor ( as ,

Vice president M a rs h a ll s a ys) there is less th a n

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one-fift h as l a bor s sh a re a n d a ccordi ng to t he
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,

Industri a l Rel a tions Commission s re port this ’

,

a mount is not enough to susta in life in the la borer .

Another ex a mple of honest conviction a n d doubt

is B illy Sunda y who honestly believes the most
.
,

dishonest lies a n d convinces thousa n d s of persons

tha t they a re tru e ; while the sa me thing i s prea ched
from thousa nds o f p u p il t s every Sunda y a n d no
one believes them B illy Sund a y h onestly believes
.

a n d others believe a lso while most prea chers a re

,

t o o intelligen t t o believe a n d their doubts prevent

,

others from believing .

Huerta i n d escr i bing the condition

e xi sting in M exi co April 25t h 1 9 1 5 sa ys : N 0 ma n
,
“

with a dolla r in his pocket a n d no wom a n between

the a ge o f 1 2 a n d 60 is sa fe i n Mexico tod a y The .

re a l slog a n of every pa rty in ar ms in Mexico tod a y

is Free M oney a n d Free Women Thi s is the .
"

con dition th a t the rent inte rest a n d profit cl ass a re

,

bringing a bout in the Un i ted St a tes There a re .

over two million O f prope rtyless a ble bodied working -

men in the United Sta tes tod a y w ho a re onl y

a wa iting a Vill a to lea d them They will do ex.

a c t l y wh a t is being done in Mexi co .

To sh o w ho w qui ck desol a tion c a n

come w hen the conditions a re ri pe it is st a ted th a t ,

withi n sixteen months a f t er Vil la left E l Pa so

Tex a s with nine men a n d without a doll a r he
g a thered a n a rmy la rge enough t o drive H uert a ,

the M exi ca n President together with a l l the priests

a n d the property owners out of M exi c o .

The revol uti on in Me xico w a s c a u sed

by the rent ,
interes t a n d profit l a w s th a t m a ke
sl a ves o f the working cl a ss The s a me rent l n
.
,

t er es t a nd profit l a ws a re in full force a n d eff ect in

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The d i ff eren ce between $700 (thea nd

a mount the producer now crea tes a t $1 700 per

ca pita ) is This i s the tribute rent i n ,

t erest a n d profit levies on e a ch producer All o f .

the non producers a r e l a w a bidi ng a rid live by

rea son o f unj ust l a w s The producers a r e in the
.

m a j ority a n d c a n ch a nge t he l a ws a ny time they

desire a n d they will either ch a nge or a bolish the
,

l a w in the ne a r future ( Write your n a me a n d

.

a ddress o n the l a st p a ge of this boo k when you

des ire us t o send remitta n ce covering the refund

o f purch a se pri ce of this book a fter you h a ve rea d

the book A fa ilure t o do this will forfeit your

.

right t o a refund ) .

No w co mes th e question how will ,

we conduct business without rent in t erest a nd ,

profit Suffi ce t o sa y when more th a n

.
,
of
t he shrewdest a n d sma rtest men in the st a te o f
C a liforni a find th a t they c a nnot ea t without pro
d u c i n g something th a t ha s a n exch a nge v a lue
for wh a t they ea t they will soon find a pra ctic a l
,

w a y o f doing business Then how a bout the

.

persons who won t work ? After we give people

’

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a ch a nce to work a n d they won t then if they ,

st a rve it is their o w n business Then ho w a bout

,
.

the persons who a r e improvident a n d foo li shi s h ly

spend a l l they h a ve ? Th e fool c a nnot foolishly
spend his ea rnings unless there is someone to ta ke
,

the fool s ea rnings Wh en every person is r e

’
.

quired by l a w to m a ke a n inventory ea ch ye a r to
the G overnment of the exch a nge v a lue Of wh a t
’
they produce a n d possess ; then the fool s product
c a n be loc a ted a n d returned to him We ca n only .

loc a te wh a t o ne ma n ha s t o o little by finding t he

person th a t h a s too much We must punish the .

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person who more th a n they themselves p ro
ha s
d u c ed a n d force them t o return it t o the person
,

who ha s less th a n they produced Then who will .

determine the exch a nge va lue of the products O f

l a bor ? Th a t will rem a in a s it is now The a ver .

a ge time i t costs in l a bor determines the exch a nge

v a lue under a n y system Then how a bout s a l a ries

.
?
,

They will be b a sed on the a vera ge e a rnings in the

productive industries But the cost of keeping
.

’
a ccount of e a ch person s product will be enormous ,

this is true but there a re ten persons in Ca l forni a

,
i

lega lly collecti ng through rent interest a n d profit ,

more th a n the entire cost of keeping the ye a rly

a ccount with ea ch person This is one w a y it ca n
.

be done . Another w ay is the w a y they a re now

doing it in Mexi co .

We d o not require a ny ch a nge in o u r

p r esent form of government in order to prevent a
revolution a n d civil w a r ; but we must a bolish a ll
o u r rent interest a n d profit l a ws a n d ena ct a n d
, ,

i
enforce l a ws th a t will pun sh every person w ho
ta kes one penny in either rent interest or profit the , ,

s a me a s we punish a ny other thief There a r e a .

number of persons in the St a te of C a liforni a who

lega lly receive more th a n one million doll a rs e v ery
ye a r from rent interest a n d profit who never h a ve
, ,
’
performed a useful d a y s l a bor in their entire life ;
while there a r e thous a nds of honest h a rd working ,
-

men a n d women who do not h a ve enough to ea t .

At the ra te of $1 700 per c a pit a wea lth a yea r in

ca liforni a if one person ta kes a million doll a rs a
,

ye a r by l a w then the l a w ha s m a de a bout 600

,

p a upers The rent interest a n d p rofi t cl a sses a r e

.
,
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not to bla me ; it is the system which is a relic O f

b a rb a rism which is the c a use .

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 P ublicownership Of the mea ns o f pro
duction a n d distribution a s long a s we h a ve rent ,

interest a n d profit l a ws h a ve been proven a pos itive

det r iment in G e rm a ny As lo ng a s a ny person
.

c a n cl a im ownership of a n y products of toil th a t

they did not produce or produce something th a t

,

ha s a recognized excha nge v a lue for wh a t th ey

’

cla im a s their o w n we wi ll h a ve bl ood sh ed poverty

, ,

a n d crime. No re a sona ble person c a n obj ect t o

a sta te of society where every person must respec t

the right of eve ry one in owning the products O f

.

their own toil Every person would be benefi t ed

.

if no one ha d t o o much a n d no one had too little ,

a n d the time t o a c t is befo re it is t oo l a te .

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