LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. PART FIVE.
Enclosed herewith you will find Part Five. After
studying this part carefully, you will see that every
conceivable force or object or fact is the result of
mind in action.
Mind in action is thought, and thought is creative.
Men are thinking now as they never thought before.
Therefore, this is a creative age, and the world is
awarding its richest prizes to the thinkers.
Matter is powerless, passive, inert. Mind is force,
energy, power. Mind shapes and controls matter.
Every form which matter takes is but the expression
of some pre-existing thought.
But thought works no magic transformations; it
obeys natural laws; it sets in motion natural forces;
it releases natural energies; it manifests in your con-
duct and actions, and these in turn react upon your
friends and acquaintances, and eventually upon the
whole of your environment.
You can originate thought, and, since thoughts
are creative, you can create for yourselves the
things you desire.
PART FIVE.
1. At least ninety per cent of our men-
tal life is sub-conscious, so that those who
fail to make use of this mental power live
within very narrow limits.
2. The sub-conscious can and will solve
any problem for us if we know how to di-
rect it. The sub-conscious processes are
always at work; the only question is, are
we to be simply passive recipients of this
activity, or are we to consciously direct
the work? Shall we have a vision of the
destination to be reached, the dangers to
be avoided, or shall we simply drift?
3. We have found that mind pervades
every part of the physical body and is al-
ways capable of being directed or im-
pressed by authority coming from the ob-
jective or the more dominant portion of the
mind.
4. The mind, which pervades the body,
is largely the result of heredity, which, in
turn, is simply the result of all the en-
vironments of all past generations on the
responsive and ever-moving life forces. An
understanding of this fact will enable us to
use our authority when we find some unde-
sirable trait of character manifesting.
5. We can consciously use all the de-
sirable characteristics with which we have
been provided and we can repress and re-
fuse to allow the undesirable ones to mani-
fest.
6. Again, this mind which pervades our
physical body is not only the result of
hereditary tendencies, but is the result of
home, business and social environment,
where countless thousands of impressions,
ideas, prejudices and similar thoughts have
been received. Much of this has been re-
ceived from others, the result of opinions,
suggestions or statements; much of it is
the result of our own thinking, but nearly
all of it has been accepted with little or
no examination or consideration.
7. The idea seemed plausible, the con-
scious received it, passed it on to the sub-
conscious, where it was taken up by the
Sympathetic System and passed on to be
built into our physical body. "The word
has become flesh."
8. This, then, is the way we are con-
stantly creating and recreating ourselves;
we are today the result of our past think-
ing, and we shall be what we are thinking
today, the Law of Attraction is brining to
us, not the things we should like, or the
things we wish for, or the things some one
else has, but it brings us "our own," the
things which we have created by our
thought processes, whether consciously or
unconsciously. Unfortunately, many of us
are creating these things unconsciously.
9. If either of us were building a home
for ourselves, how careful we would be in
regard to the plans; how we should study
every detail; how we should watch the ma-
terial and select only the best of every-
thing; and yet how careless we are when
it comes to building our Mental Home,
which is infinitely more important than any
physical home, as everything which can
possibly enter into our lives depends upon
the character of the material which enters
into the construction of our Mental Home.
10. What is the character of this ma-
terial? We have seen that it is the result
of the impressions which we have accumu-
lated in the past and stored away in our
sub-conscious Mentality. If these impres-
sions have been of fear, of worry, of care,
of anxiety; if they have been despondent,
negative, doubtful, then the texture of the
material which we are weaving today will
be of the same negative material. Instead
of being of any value, it will be mildewed
and rotten and will bring us only more toil
and care and anxiety. We shall be forever
busy trying to patch it up and make it ap-
pear at least genteel.
11. But if we have stored away nothing
but courageous thought, if we have been
optimistic, positive, and have immediately
thrown any kind of negative thought on the
scrap pile, have refused to have anything
to do with it, have refused to associate with
it or become identified with it in any way,
what then is the result? Our mental ma-
terial is now of the best kind; we can weave
any kind of material we want; we can use
any color we wish; we know that the tex-
ture is firm, that the material is solid, that
it will not fade, and we have no fear, no
anxiety concerning the future; there is
nothing to cover, there are no patches to
hide.
12. These are psychological facts; there
is no theory or guess work about these
thinking processes; there is nothing secret
about them; in fact, they are so plain that
every one can understand them. The thing
to do is to have a mental house-cleaning;
and to have this house-cleaning every day,
and keep the house clean. Mental, moral
and physical cleanliness are absolutely in-
dispensable if we are to make progress of
any kind.
13. When this mental house-cleaning
process has been completed, the material
which is left will be suitable for the mak-
ing of the kind of ideals or mental images
which we desire to realize.
14. There is a fine estate awaiting a
claimant. Its broad acres, with abundant
crops, running water and fine timber,
stretch away as far as the eye can see.
There is a mansion, spacious and cheer-
ful, with rare pictures, a well-stocked li-
brary, rich hangings, and every comfort
and luxury. All the heir has to do is to
assert his heirship, take possession, and
use the property. He must use it; he must
not let it decay; for use is the condition on
which he holds it. To neglect it is to lose
possession.
15. In the domain of mind and spirit, in
the domain of practical power, such an es-
tate is yours. You are the heir! You can
assert your heirship, and possess, and use
this rich inheritance. Power over circum-
stances is one of its fruits, health, harmony
and prosperity are assets upon its balance
sheet. It offers you poise and peace. It
costs you only the labor of studying and
harvesting its great resources. It demands
no sacrifice, except the loss of your limita-
tions, your servitudes, your weakness. It
clothes you with self-honor, and puts a
scepter in your hands.
16. To gain this estate, three processes
are necessary: You must earnestly desire
it. You must assert your claim. You must
take possession.
17. You admit that those are not bur-
densome conditions.
18. You are familiar with the subject
of heredity. Darwin, Huxley, Haeckel,
and other physical scientists have piled
evidence mountain high that heredity is a
law attending progressive creation. It is
progressive heredity which gives man his
erect attitude, his power of motion, the or-
gans of digestion, blood circulation, nerve
force, muscular force, bone structure and a
host of other faculties on the physical side.
There are even more impressive facts con-
cerning heredity of mind force. All these
constitute what may be called your human
heredity.
19. But there is a heredity which the
physical scientists have not compassed. It
lies beneath and antecedent to all their re-
searches. At a point where they throw up
their hands in despair, saying they cannot
account for what they see, this divine
heredity is found in full sway.
20. It is the benignant force which de-
crees primal creation. It thrills down from
the Divine, direct into every created being.
It originates life, which the physical scien-
tist has not done, nor ever can do. It
stands out among all forces supreme, un-
approachable. No human heredity can ap-
proach it. No human heredity measures up
to it.
21. This Infinite Life flows through
you; is you. Its doorways are but the fac-
ulties which comprise your consciousness.
To keep open these doors is the Secret of
Power. Is it not worth while to make the
effort?
22. The great fact is, that the source
of all life and all power is from within.
Persons, circumstances and events may
suggest need and opportunities, but the in-
sight, strength and power to answer these
needs will be found within.
23. Avoid counterfeits. Build firm foun-
dations for your consciousness upon forces
which flow direct from the Infinite source,
the Universal Mind of which you are the
image and likeness.
24. Those who have come into posses-
sion of this inheritance are never quite the
same again. They have come into posses-
sion of a sense of power hitherto un-
dreamed of. They can never again be timid,
weak, vacillating, or fearful. They are in-
dissolubly connected with Omnipotence.
Something in them has been aroused; they
have suddenly discovered that they pos-
sess a tremendous latent ability of which
they were heretofore entirely unconscious.
25. This power is from within, but we
cannot receive it unless we give it. Use is
the condition upon which we hold this in-
heritance. We are each of us but the chan-
nel through which the Omnipotent power is
being differentiated into form; unless we
give out the channel is obstructed and we
can receive no more. This is true on every
plane of existence and in every field of en-
deavor and all walks of life. The more we
give, the more we get. The athlete who
wishes to get strong must make use of the
strength he has, and the more he gives the
more he will get. The financier who wishes
to make money must make use of the money
he has, for only by using it can he get more.
26. The merchant who does not keep
his goods going out will soon have none
coming in; the corporation which fails to
give efficient service will soon lack custom-
ers; the attorney who fails to get results
will soon lack clients, and so it goes every-
where; power is contingent upon a proper
use of the power already in our possession;
what is true in every field of endeavor,
every experience in life, is true of the
power from which every other power
known among men is begotten -- spiritual
power. Take away the spirit and what is
left? Nothing.
27. If then the spirit is all there is, upon
the recognition of this fact must depend
the ability to demonstrate all power, wheth-
er physical, mental or spiritual.
28. All possession is the result of the
accumulative attitude of mind, or the
money consciousness; this is the magic
wand which will enable you to receive the
idea, and it will formulate plans for you to
execute, and you will find as much pleas-
ure in the execution as in the satisfaction
of attainment and achievement.
29. Now, go to your room, take the same
seat, the same position as heretofore, and
mentally select a place which has pleasant
associations. Make a complete mental pic-
ture of it, see the buildings, the grounds,
the trees, friends, associations, everything
complete. At first, you will find yourself
thinking of everything under the sun, ex-
cept the ideal upon which you desire to
concentrate. But do not let that discour-
age you. Persistence will win, but persist-
ence requires that you practice these exer-
cises every day without fail.
PART FIVE.
41. What proportion of our mental life
is subconscious?
At least ninety per cent.
42. Is this vast mental storehouse gener-
ally utilized?
No.
43. Why not?
Few understand or appreciate the
fact that it is an activity which they
may consciously direct.
44. Where has the conscious mind re-
ceived its governing tendencies?
From heredity -- which means that
it is the result of all the environments
of all past generations.
45. What is the law of attraction bring-
ing to us?
Our "Own."
46. What is our "Own"?
What we inherently are, and is the
result of our past thinking, both con-
scious and subconscious.
47. Of what is the material with which
we construct our mental home com-
posed?
The thoughts which we entertain.
48. What is the Secret of Power?
A recognition of the omnipresence of
omnipotence.
49. Where does it originate?
All life and all power is from within.
50. Upon what is the possession of pow-
er contingent?
Upon a proper use of the power al-
ready in our possession.
Relation and connection are not some-
where and some time, but everywhere
and always. -- Emerson.