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the master key system part 16 the vibratory activities of the
planetary universe are governed by a law of periodicity everything that lives has
periods of birth growth fruit egde and decline these periods are governed by
the septum--ah law the law of sevens governs the day of the week phases of
the Moon the harmonies of sound light heat electricity magnetism atomic
structure it governs the life of individuals and of Nations and it
dominates the activities of the commercial world life is growth and
growth is change each seven-year period takes us into a new cycle the first
seven years is the period of infancy the next seven the period of childhood
representing the beginning of individual responsibility the next seven represents
the period of adolescence the fourth period marks the attainment of full
growth the fifth period is the constructive period when men begin to
acquire property possessions a home and family
the next from 35 to 42 is a period of reactions and changes and this in turn
is followed by a period of reconstruction adjustment and
recuperation so as to be ready for a new cycle of sevens
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beginning with the fiftieth year there are many who think that the world is
just about to pass out of the sixth period it will soon in turn to the
seventh period the period of readjustment Reconstruction and harmony
the period which is frequently referred to as the millennium those familiar with
these cycles will not be disturbed when things seem to go wrong but can apply
the principle outlined in these lessons with the full assurance that a higher
law will invariably control all other laws and that through an understanding
and conscious operation of spiritual laws we can convert every seeming
difficulty into a blessing well does a product of labor capital is
an effect not a cause a servant not a master a means not an end the most
commonly accepted definition of wealth is that it consists of all useful and
agreeable things which possess exchange value it is this exchange value which is
the predominant characteristic of wealth when we consider the small addition made
by wealth to the happiness of the possessor we find that the true value
consists not in its utility but in its exchange this exchange value makes it a
medium for securing the things of real value whereby our ideals may be realized
well should the never be desired as an end but simply as a means of
accomplishing an end success is contingent upon a higher ideal than the
mere accumulation of riches and he who aspires to such success must formulate
an ideal for which he is willing to strive with such an ideal in mind
the ways and means can and will be provided but the mistake must not be
made of substituting the means for the end there must be a definite fixed
purpose an ideal Prentice Mulford said the man of success is the man possessed
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of the greatest spiritual understanding and every great fortune comes of
superior and truly spiritual power unfortunately there are those who fail
to recognize this power they forget that Andrew Carnegie's mother had to help
support the family when they came to America that hairy man's father was a
poor clergyman with a salary of only $200 a year that Sir Thomas Lipton
started with only 25 cents these men had no other power to depend upon but it did
not fail them the power to create depends entirely upon spiritual power
there are three steps idolization visualization and materialization
every captain of industry depends upon this power exclusively in an article in
everybody's magazine Henry M Flagler the Standard Oil multi-millionaire emitted
the secret of his success was his power to see a thing in its completeness the
following conversation with the reporter shows his power of idolization
concentration and visualization all spiritual powers
did you actually vision to yourself the whole thing I mean did you or could you
really close your eyes and see the tracks and the trains running and hear
the whistles blowing did you go as far as that yes how clearly very clearly
here we have a vision of the law we see cause and effect we see that thought
necessarily proceeds and determines action if we are wise we shall come into
a realization of the tremendous fact that no arbitrary condition can exist
for a moment and that human experience is the result of an orderly and
harmonious sequence the successful businessman is more often than not an
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idealist and is ever striving for higher and higher standards the subtle force of
thought as they crystallize in our daily moods is what constitutes life thought
is the plastic material with which we build images of our own growing
conception of life use determines its existence as in all other things our
ability to recognize it and use it properly is the necessary condition for
attainment premature wealth is but the forerunner of humiliation and disaster
because we cannot permanently retain anything which we do not merit or which
we have not earned the conditions with which we meet in the world without
correspond to the conditions which we find in the world within this is brought
about by the law of attraction how then shall we determine what is to
enter into the world within whatever enters the mind through the senses or
the objective mind will impress the mind and result in a mental image which will
become a pattern for the creative energies these experiences are largely
the result of environment chance past thinking and other forms of negative
thought and must be subjected to careful analysts before being entertained on the
other hand we can form our own mental images they're our own interior process
of thought regardless of the thoughts of others regardless of exterior conditions
regardless of environment of every kind and it is by the exercise of this power
that we can control our own destiny body mind and soul it is by the exercise of
this power that we take our fate out of the hands of chance and consciously make
for ourselves the experiences which we desire because when we consciously
realize a condition that condition will eventually manifest in our lives
it is therefore evident that in the last analysts thinking is the one great cause
and life therefore to control thought is to control circumstances conditions
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environments and destiny how then are we to control thought what is the process
to think is to create a thought but the result of that thought will depend upon
its form its quality and its vitality the form will depend upon the mental
image from which it emanates this will depend upon the depth of the impression
the predominance of the idea the clarity of the vision the boldness of the image
the quality depends upon its substance and this depends upon the material of
which the mind is composed if this material has been woven from thoughts of
vigor strength courage determination the thought will possess these qualities
and finally the vitality depends upon the feeling with which the thought is
impregnated if thought is constructive it will possess vitality it will have
life it will grow develop expand it'll be creative it will attract to itself
everything necessary for its complete development if the thought is
destructive it will have within itself the germ of its own dissolution it will
die but in the process of dying it will bring sickness disease in every
form of discord this we call evil and when we bring it upon ourselves some of
us are disposed to attribute or difficulties to a Supreme Being but the
Supreme Being is simply mind and equilibrium it is neither good nor bad
it simply is our ability to differentiate it into form is our
ability to manifest good or evil good and evil therefore are not entities they
are simply words which we use to indicate the result of our actions and
these actions are in turn predetermined by the character of our thought if our
thought is constructive and harmonious we manifest good if it is destructive
and discordant we manifest evil if you desire to visualize a different
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environment the process is simply to hold the ideal in mind until your vision
has been made real give no thought to persons places or things have no place
in the absolute the environment you desire will contain everything necessary
the right persons and the right things will come at the right time and in the
right place it is sometimes not plain how character ability attainment
achievement environment and destiny can be controlled through the power of
visualization but this is an exact scientific fact you will readily see
what we think determines the quality of the mind
and that the quality of mind in turn determines our ability and mental
capacity and you can readily understand that the improvement and our ability
will naturally be followed by increase in attainment and a greater control of
circumstances it will thus be seen that natural law works in a perfectly
naturally and harmonious manner everything seems to just happen if you
want any evidence of this fact simply compare results of your efforts in your
own life when your actions were prompted by high ideals and when you had selfish
or ulterior motives in mind you will need no further evidence if you wish to
bring about the realization of any desire form a mental picture of success
in your mind by consciously visualizing your desire in this way you'll be
compelling success you'll be externalizing it in your life by
scientific methods we can only see what already exists in the objective world
but what we visualize already exists in the spiritual world and this
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visualization is a substantial token of what will one day up here in the
objective world if we are faithful to our ideal the reason for this is not
difficult visualization is a form of imagination this process of thinking
forms impressions on the mind and these impressions and turn form concepts and
ideals and they in turn are the plans from which the master architect will
weave the future the psychologists have came to the conclusion that there is but
one sense the sense of feeling and that all other senses are but modifications
of this one sense this being true we know why feeling is
the very Fountainhead of power why the emotions so easily overcome the
intellect and why we must put feeling into our thought if we wish results
thought and feeling is the irresistible combination visualization must of course
be directed by the will we are to visualize exactly what we want we must
be careful not to let the imagination run riot imagination is a good servant
but a poor master and unless it is controlled it may easily lead us into
all kinds of speculations and conclusions which have no bias or
foundation of fact whatever every kind of plausible opinion is liable to be
accepted without any analytical examination and the inevitable result is
mental chaos we must therefore construct only such
mental images as are known to be scientifically true subject every idea
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to a searching analysts and accept nothing which is not scientifically
exact when you do this you will attempt nothing but what you know you can carry
out and success will crown your efforts this is what businessmen call
farsightedness it is much the same as insight and is one of the great secrets
of success in all important undertakings for your exercise this week try to bring
yourself to a realization of the important fact that harmony and
happiness are states of consciousness and do not upend upon the possession of
things that things are effects and come as a consequence of correct mental
states so that if we desire material possession of any kind our chief concern
should be to acquire the mental attitude which will bring about the result
desired this mental attitude is brought about by a realization of our spiritual
nature and our unity with the universal mind which is the substance of all
things this realization will bring about
everything which is necessary for our complete enjoyment this is scientific or
correct thinking when we succeed in bringing about this mental attitude it
is comparatively easy to realize our desire has an already accomplished fact
when we can do this we shall have found the truth which makes us free from every
lack or limitation of any kind man my frame and let loose a star to roll in
its orbit and yet not have done so Memorial a thing before God as he who
lets a golden orb thought to roll through the generation of time HW
Beecher
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