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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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