An old friend appeared in the dream and said, 
“Read  these headlines—do not go!” The headlines of the newspaper,  
which appeared in the dream, related to war and the attack on Pe arl 
Harbor. Occasionally, the writer dreams literally. The aforemen-ti oned 
dream was undoubtedly a dramatization of the subcon-scious mind 
which projected a person whom I trusted and respected. To some a  
warning may come in the form of a mother who appears in a dream . 141  She tells the person not to go here or there, and the reason for the 
warning. Your subconscious mind is all-wise. It knows all thi ngs. Oftentimes it will speak to you only in a voice that your con scious 
mind will immediately accept as true. Sometimes your subcons cious 
will warn you in a voice which sounds like that of your mother o r 
some loved one which may cause you to stop on the street, and you  
find, if you had gone another foot, a falling object from a window 
might have struck you on the head. My subconscious mind is one with the universal subcon-scious, and  
it knew the Japanese were planning a war, and it also kne w when the 
war would start. Dr. Rhine, director of the Department of Psychology at Duke  
University, has gathered together a vast amount of evi-dence show ing 
that a great number of people all over the world see events be fore they 
happen, and in many instances are, therefore, able to avoid the tra gic 
event which was foreseen vividly in a dream. The dream which I had showed clearly the headlines in The New 
York Times about three years prior to the tragedy of Pearl Harbor. In  
consequence of this dream, I immediately cancelled the trip as  I felt a 
subconscious compulsion to do so. Three years later the Second 
World War proved the truth of the inner voice of intuition. • Your future is in your subconscious mind 
Remember that the future, the result of your habitual think -ing, is 
already in your mind except when you change it through prayer. The 
future of a country, likewise, is in the collective subconsc ious of the 
people of that nation. There is nothing strange in the dream I had  
wherein I saw the headlines of the New York newspapers long bef ore 
the war began. The war had already taken place in mind, and all the 
plans of attack were already engraved on that great recordi ng 
instrument, the subconscious mind or collective unconscious of the 
universal mind. Tomorrow’s events are in your subconscious mind, so 
are next week’s and next month’s, and they may be seen by a highly 
psychic or clairvoyant person. 142  No disaster or tragedy can happen to you if you decide to pray. Nothing is predetermined or foreordained. Your mental attitude, i .e., 
the way you think, feel, and believe determines your destiny. You can, 
through scientific prayer, which is ex-plained in a previous ch apter, 
mold, fashion, and create your own future. Whatsoever a man soweth, 
that shall he also reap. • A cat nap nets him $15,000 
One of my students mailed me a newspaper clipping three or four  
years ago about a man called Ray Hammerstrom, a roller at t he steel 
works in Pittsburgh operated by Jones and Laughlin Steel 
Corporation. He received $15,000 for his dream. According to the article, the engineers could not fix a faulty s witch 
in a newly installed bar mill which controlled the deliver y of straight 
bars to the cooling beds. The engineers worked on the switch abou t 
eleven or twelve times to no avail. Hammerstrom thought a lot about the problem and tried to figure  
out a new design, which might work. Nothing worked. One afternoon 
he lay down for a nap, and prior to sleep he began to think about t he 
answer to the switch problem. He had a dream in which a pe rfect 
design for the switch was portrayed. When he awoke, he sketched his  
new design according to the outline of his dream. This visionary catnap won Hammerstrom a check for $15,000; the 
largest award the firm ever gave an employee for a new idea. • How a famous professor solved his problem in sleep 
Dr. H. V. Helprecht, Professor of Assyrian at the Uni-versit y of 
Pennsylvania, wrote as follows: “One Saturday eve-ning... I had be en 
wearying myself, in the vain attempt to decipher two small fragments 
of agate which were supposed to belong to the finger rings of some 
Babylonians. “About midnight, weary and exhausted, I went to bed and dreamed 
the following remarkable dream: A tall, thin priest of Nipp ur, about  
 143  forty years of age, led me to the treasure chamber of the te mple . . . a 
small, low-ceilinged room without windows, while scraps of agate and 
lapis-lazuli lay scattered on the floor. Here he addressed me as 
follows: ‘The two fragments which you have published separat ely on 
pages 22 and 26 belong together, are not finger rings... The first two 
rings served as earrings for the statue of the god; the two fragments 
(you have)... are the portions of them. If you will put them toget her 
you will have confirmation of my words.’ ... I awoke at once... I 
examined the fragments... and to my astonishment found the dream 
verified. The problem was then at last solved.” 
This demonstrates clearly the creative manifestation of his  
subconscious mind, which knew the answer to all his problems. • How the subconscious worked for a famous writer while he slept 
Robert Louis Stevenson in one of his books, Across the Plains, 
devotes a whole chapter to dreams. He was a vivid dreamer and had 
the persistent habit of giving specific instruc-tions to his  subconscious 
every night prior to sleep. He would request his subconscious to  
evolve stories for him while he slept. For example, if Ste venson’s 
funds were at low ebb, his command to his subconscious would be 
something like this: “Give me a good thrilling novel which wi ll be 
marketable and profitable.” His subconscious responded 
magnificently. Stevenson says, “These little brownies [the intelligences and powers 
of his subconscious] can tell me a story piece by piece, like a serial, 
and keep me, its supposed creator, all the while in total ig norance of 
where they aim.”  
And he added: “That part of my work which is done when I am up 
and about [while he is consciously aware and awake] is by no means 
necessarily mine, since all goes to show that the brownies have a hand 
in it even then.” 
• Sleep in peace and wake in joy  
 144  To those who suffer from insomnia, you will find the following 
prayer very effective. Repeat it slowly, quietly, and loving ly prior to 
sleep: “My toes are relaxed, my ankles are relaxed, my a bdominal 
muscles are relaxed, my heart and lungs are relaxed, my hands  and 
arms are relaxed, my neck is re-laxed, my brain is relaxed, my  face is 
relaxed, my eyes are relaxed, my whole mind and body are relaxed. I 
fully and freely forgive everyone, and I sincerely wish for them  
harmony,  health, peace, and all the blessings of me. I am at peace; I 
am poised, serene, and calm. I rest in security and in peace . A great 
stillness steals over me, and a great calm quiets my whole be ing as I 
realize the Divine Presence within me. I know that the re alization of 
life and love heals me. I wrap myself in the mantle of love  and fall 
asleep filled with good will for all. Throughout the night peace 
remains with me, and in the morning I shall be filled with life  and 
love. A circle of love is drawn around me. I will fear no evil, for Thou 
art with me. I sleep in peace, I wake in joy, and in Him I live, move, 
and have my being´ 
• Summary of your aids to the wonders of sleep  
1. If you are worried that you will not wake up on time, sug-gest  to 
your subconscious mind prior to sleep the exact time you wish to  
arise, and it will awaken you. It needs no clock. Do the same thing  
with all problems. There is nothing too hard for your subconscious. 2. Your subconscious never sleeps. It is always on the job. It 
controls all your vital functions. Forgive yourself and every-one  else 
before you go to sleep, and healing will take place much more rapidly. 3. Guidance is given you while you are asleep, sometimes in a 
dream. The healing currents are also released, and in the morning you 
feel refreshed and rejuvenated. 4. When troubled by the vexations and strife of the day, still the  
wheels of your mind and think about the wisdom and intelligence 
lodged in your subconscious mind, which is ready to respond to you. This will give you peace, strength, and confidence. 145  5. Sleep is essential for peace of mind and health of body. La ck of 
sleep can cause irritation, depression, and mental disorders. You need 
eight hours’ sleep. 6. Medical research scholars point out that insomnia precedes 
psychotic breakdowns. 7. You are spiritually recharged during sleep. Adequate sleep is 
essential for joy and vitality in life. 8. Your tired brain craves sleep so hungrily that it will sacr i-fice 
anything to get it. Many who have fallen asleep at the wheel of  an 
automobile can testify to this. 9. Many sleep-deprived people have poor memories and lack pro per 
coordination. They become befuddled, confused, and disorientated. 10. Sleep brings counsel. Prior to sleep, claim that the in finite 
intelligence of your subconscious mind is guiding and di-recting  you. Then, watch for the lead, which comes, perhaps on awakening. 11. Trust your subconscious completely. Know that its tendency is  
always lifeward. Occasionally, your subconscious answers you i n a 
very vivid dream and a vision in the night. You can be forewarned in a 
dream in the same way as the author of this book was warned. 12. Your future is in your mind now, based on your habitual 
thinking and beliefs. Claim infinite intelligence leads and guide s you 
and that all good is yours, and your future will be wonderful. Beli eve 
it and accept it. Expect the best, and invariably the best will come to 
you. 13. If you are writing a novel, play, or book, or are working on an 
invention, speak to your subconscious mind at night and claim boldly 
that its wisdom, intelligence, and power are guiding, directing, a nd 
revealing to you the ideal play, novel, book, or revealing the p erfect 
solution whatever it may be. Wonders will happen as you pray thi s 
way. 146  14 
Your Subconscious Mind and Marital 
Problems 
Ignorance of the functions and powers of the mind is the cause of al l 
marital trouble. Each using the law of mind correctly can so lve 
friction between husband and wife. By praying together they stay  
together. The contemplation of divine ideals, the study of the  laws of 
life, the mutual agreement on a common purpose and plan, and the 
enjoyment of personal freedom bring about that harmonious marria ge, 
that wedded bliss, that sense of oneness where the two become one. The best time to prevent divorce is before marriage. It is  not wrong 
to try to get out of a very bad situation. But, why get into the bad 
situation in the first place? Would it not be better to give attention to 
the real cause of marital problems, in other words, to reall y get at the 
root of the matter involved? As with all other problems of men and women, the prob-lems of  
divorce, separation, annulment, and endless litigation are directly 
traceable to lack of knowledge of the working and interrelations hip of 
the conscious and subconscious mind. • The meaning of marriage 
Marriage to be real must first be on a spiritual basis. It must be of 
the heart, and the heart is the chalice of love. Honesty, sincerit y, 
kindness, and integrity are also forms of love. Each partner should be 
perfectly honest and sincere with the other. It is not a true marriage 
when a man marries a woman for her money, social position, or to lift 
his ego, because this indicates a lack of sincerity, honesty, a nd true 
love. Such a marriage is a farce, a sham, and a masquerade. When a woman says, “I am tired working; I want to get marri ed 
because I want security,” her premise is false. She is not  using the 
laws of mind correctly. Her security depends upon her knowledg e of  
 147  the interaction of the conscious and subconscious mind and its 
application. For example, a woman will never lack for wealth or health if she 
applies the techniques outlined in the respective chapters o f this book. Her wealth can come to her independent of her husband, father , or 
anyone else. A woman is not dependent on her husband for health, 
peace, joy, inspiration, guidance, love, wealth, security, happiness, or  
anything in the world. Her security and peace of mind come fr om her 
knowledge of the inner powers within her and from the constant use of 
the laws of her own mind in a constructive fashion. • How to attract the ideal husband 
You are now acquainted with the way your subconscious mind 
works. You know that whatever you impress upon it will be 
experienced in your world. Begin now to impress your sub-conscious  
mind with the qualities and characteristics you desire in a man. The following is an excellent technique: Sit down at night in your  
armchair, close your eyes, let go, relax the body, become very quiet , 
passive, and receptive. Talk to your subconscious mind and say t o it, 
“I am now attracting a man into my ex-perience who is honest, 
sincere, loyal, faithful, peaceful, happy, and prosperous. These 
qualities, which I admire, are sinking down into my subconscious 
mind now. As I dwell upon these characteristics, they become  a part 
of me and are embodied subconsciously. “I know there is an irresistible law of attraction and that I attract to 
me a man according to my subconscious belief. I at-tract that  which I 
feel to be true in my subconscious mind. “I know I can contribute to his peace and happiness. He loves m y 
ideals, and I love his ideals. He does not want to make me ove r; 
neither do I want to make him over. There is mutual love, freedom, 
and respect.” 
Practice this process of impregnating your subconscious mind. Then, you will have the joy of attracting to you a man possessing  the  
 148  qualities and characteristics you mentally dwelt upon. Your 
subconscious intelligence will open up a pathway, whereby both of 
you will meet, according to the irresistible and changeless  flow of 
your own subconscious mind. Have a keen desire to give the best that 
is in you of love, devotion, and co-operation. Be receptive to this gift of love, which you have given to your 
subconscious mind. • How to attract the ideal wife 
Affirm as follows: “I now attract the right woman who is in 
complete accord with me. This is a spiritual union because i t is divine 
love functioning through the personality of someone with whom I 
blend perfectly. I know I can give to this woman love, light, pea ce, 
and joy. I feel and believe I can make this woman’s life full, complete,  
and wonderful. “I now decree that she possesses the following 
qualities  and attributes: She is spiritual, loyal, faithful, and true. She 
is har-monious, peaceful, and happy. We are irresistibly at tracted to 
each other. Only that which belongs to love, truth, and beauty ca n 
enter my experience. I accept my ideal companion now.” 
As you think quietly and with interest on the qualities and attributes,  
which you admire in the companion you seek, you will build the 
mental equivalent into your mentality. Then, the deeper current s of 
your subconscious mind will bring both of you together in divine 
order. • No need for third mistake 
Recently a teacher said to me, “I have had three husbands and all  
three have been passive, submissive, and dependent on me to m ake all 
decisions and govern everything. Why do I attract such type men?” 
I asked her whether she had known that her second hus-band was 
the 
effeminate type, and she replied, “Of course not. Had I known, I  
would not have married him.” Apparently she had not learned 
anything from the first mistake. The trouble was with her pe rsonality  
 149  make-up. She was very masculine, domineering, and unconsciously 
wanted someone who would be submissive and passive so that she 
could play the dominant role. All this was unconscious motivation, 
and her subconscious pic-ture attracted to her what she subject ively 
wanted. She had to learn to break the pattern by adopting the right 
prayer process. • How she broke the negative pattern 
The above-mentioned woman learned a simple truth. When you 
believe you can have the type of man you idealize, it is done unto y ou, 
as you believe. The following is the specific prayer she used to break 
the old subconscious pattern and attract to her the ideal mate : “I am 
building into my mentality the type of man I deeply desire. T he man I 
attract for a husband is strong, powerful, loving, very masculine, 
successful, honest, loyal, and faithful. He finds love and happiness  
with me. I love to follow where he leads. “I know he wants me, and I want him. I am honest, sincere, loving, 
and kind. I have wonderful gifts to offer him. They are good will, a 
joyous heart, and a healthy body. He offers me the same. It is mutual. I give and I receive. Divine intelligence knows where this man is, and the deeper 
wisdom of my subconscious mind is now bringing both of us together 
in its own way, and we recognize each other immediately. I re lease 
this request to my subconscious mind, which knows how to bring my 
request to pass. I  give thanks for the perfect answer.” 
She prayed in the above manner night and morning, affirm-ing these 
truths and knowing that through frequent occupation of the mind she 
would reach the mental equivalent of that which she sought. • The answer to her prayer 
Several months went by. She had a great number of dates and soci al 
engagements, none of which was agreeable to her. When she was 
about to question, waiver, doubt, and vacillate, she reminded herself 
that the infinite intelligence was bringing it to pass in  its own way and  
 150  that there was nothing to be con-cerned about. Her final decree  in her 
divorce proceedings was granted which brought her a great sens e of 
release and mental freedom. Shortly afterward she went to work as a receptionist in a doctor’s 
office. She told me that the minute she saw the physician she kne w he 
was the man she was praying about. Apparently he knew it, too, 
because he proposed to her the first week she was in the  office, and 
their subsequent marriage was ideally happy. This physician  was not 
the passive or submissive type, but was a real man, a form er football 
player, an outstanding athlete, and was a deeply spiritual ma n though 
he was completely devoid of any sectarian or denominational 
affiliation. She got what she prayed for because she claimed it men-tal ly until 
she  reached the point of saturation. In other words, she mentally and 
emotionally united with her idea, and it became a part of her  in the 
same way that an apple becomes a part of her blood stream. • Should I get a divorce? Divorce is an individual problem. It cannot be generalized. In some 
cases, of course, there never should have been a mar-riage. I n some 
cases, divorce is not the solution, no more so than marriage is t he 
solution for a lonely man. Divorce may be right for one pers on and 
wrong for another. A divorced woman may be far more sincere and 
noble than many of her married sisters who perhaps are living a lie. For example, I once talked with a woman whose husband was a 
dope fiend, an ex-convict, a wife-beater, and a non-provider. Sh e had 
been told it  was wrong to get a divorce. I explained to her tha t 
marriage is of the heart. If two hearts blend harmoniously, lovi ngly, 
and sincerely, that is the ideal marriage. The pure action of the heart is 
love. Following this explanation she knew what to do. She knew in her 
heart that there is no divine law which compelled her to be 
browbeaten, intimidated, and beaten because someone said, “I 
pronounce you man and wife.”  
 151  If you are in doubt as to what to do, ask for guidance, knowing that 
there is always an answer, and you will receive it. Follow the lead that 
comes to you in the silence of your soul. It speaks to you in peace. • Drifting into divorce 
Recently a young couple, married for only a few months, was 
seeking a divorce. I discovered that the young man had a consta nt fear 
that his wife would leave him. He expected rejec-tion, and he bel ieved 
that she would be unfaithful. These thoughts haunted his mind, and 
became an obsession with him. His mental attitude was one of  
separation and suspicion. She felt unresponsive to him; it was his own 
feeling or atmosphere of loss and separation operating through t hem. This brought about a condition or action in accordance with the 
mental pat-tern behind it. There is a law of action and react ion, or 
cause and effect. The thought is the action, and the response of t he 
subconscious mind is the reaction. His wife left home and asked for a divorce, which is what he fe ared 
and believed she would do. • Divorce begins in the mind 
Divorce takes place first in the mind; the legal proceeding s follow 
after. These two young people were full of resentment, fear , suspicion, 
and anger. These attitudes weaken, exhaust, and debilitate the whol e 
being. They learned that hate divides and that love unites. They began 
to realize what they had been doing with their minds. Neither one of 
them knew the law of  mental action, nor they were misusing the ir 
minds and bringing on chaos and misery. These two people went bac k 
together at my suggestion and experimented with prayer therapy. They began to radiate love, peace, and good will to each other. Each 
one practiced radiating harmony, health, peace, and love to the other , 
and they alternated in the reading of the 
Psalms every night. Their marriage is growing more beautiful  every 
day. 152  • The nagging wife 
Many times the reason the wife nags is because she gets n o 
attention. Oftentimes, it is a craving for love and affection. Give your 
wife attention, and show your appreciation. Praise and ex-alt  all her 
many good points. There is also the nagging type of woman who wants to make the 
man conform to her particular pattern. This is about the quic kest way 
in the world to get rid of a man. The wife and the husband must cease being scavengers— always  
looking at the petty faults or errors in each other. Let e ach give 
attention and praise for the constructive and wonder-ful qualit ies in 
the other. • The brooding husband 
If a man begins to brood, grows morbid against his wife because  of 
the things she said or did, he is, psychologically speak-ing, 
committing adultery. One of the meanings of adultery is idolatry, i.e., giving attent ion to 
or uniting mentally with that which is negative and destructi ve. When 
a man is silently re-senting his wife and is full of hostilit y toward her, 
he is unfaithful. He is not faithful to his marriage vows, which are to love, c herish, 
and honor her all the days of his life. The man who is brooding, bitter, and resentful can swallow his 
sharp remarks, abate his anger, and he can go to great lengths to be 
considerate, kind, and courteous. He can deftly skirt the differe nces. Through praise and mental effort, he can get out of the habit of 
antagonism. Then, he will be able to get along better, not only with his 
wife, but with business associates also. Assume the harmonious state, 
and eventually you will find peace and harmony. 153  •The great mistake 
A great mistake is to discuss your marital problems or  diffi-culties  
with neighbors and relatives. Suppose, for example, a wife s ays to the 
neighbor, “John never gives me any money. He treats my mother 
abominably, drinks to excess, and is constantly abusive and insulting.” 
Now, this wife is degrading and belittling her husband in the eyes  of 
all the neighbors and relatives. He no longer appears as the i deal 
husband to them. Never discuss your marital prob-lems with any one 
except a trained counselor. Why cause numer-ous people to think 
negatively of your marriage? Moreover, as you discuss and dwell 
upon these shortcomings of your husband, you are actually creating 
these states within yourself. Who is thinking and feeling it? You are! As you think and feel, so are you. Relatives will usually give you the wrong advice. It is us u-ally 
biased and prejudiced because it is not given in an im-per sonal way. Any advice you receive which violates the golden rule, which is  a 
cosmic law, is not good or sound. It is well to remember that no two human beings ever lived be neath 
the same roof without clashes of temperament, periods of hurts and 
strain. Never display the unhappy side of your mar-riage to your 
friends. Keep your quarrels to yourself. Refrain from criticism  and 
condemnation of your partner. • Don ’t try to make your wife over 
A husband must not try to make his wife over into a second edition  
of himself. The tactless attempt to change her in many ways i s foreign 
to her nature. These attempts are always foolish, and many time s 
result in dissolution of the marriage. These attempts to alt er her 
destroy her pride and self-esteem, and arouse a spirit of con trariness 
and resentment that proves fatal to the marriage bond. Adjustments are needed, of course, but if you have a good look 
inside your own mind, and study your character and be-havior, you 
will find so many shortcomings, they will keep you busy the res t of  
 154  your Me. If you say, “I will make him over into what I want,” you are 
looking for trouble and the divorce court. You are asking for miser y. You will have to learn the hard way that there is no one to cha nge but 
yourself. • Pray together and stay together through steps in prayer 
The first step: Never carry over from one day to another 
accumulated irritations arising from little disappointments. Be sure to 
forgive each other for any sharpness before you retire at night . The 
moment you awaken in the morning, claim infinite intelligence is  
guiding you in all your ways. Send out loving thoughts of peace, 
harmony, and love to your marriage partner, to all members of  the 
family, and to the whole world. The second step: Say grace at breakfast. Give thanks for the 
wonderful food, for your abundance, and for all your bless-ings. Make 
sure that  no problems, worries, or arguments shall enter i nto the table 
conversation; the same applies at dinnertime. Say to your wif e or 
husband, “I appreciate all you are doing, and I radiate love and good 
will to you all day long.” 
The third step: The husband and wife should alternate in praying 
each night. Do not take your marriage partner for granted. Show y our 
appreciation and love. Think appreciation and good will, rather than 
condemnation, criticism, and nagging. The way to build a peaceful 
home and a happy marriage is to use a foundation of love, beauty, 
harmony, mutual respect, faith in God, and all things good. Read the 
23rd, 27th, and 91st Psalms, the 11th chapter of Hebrews, the 13th 
chapter of I Corinthians, and other great texts of the Bibl e before 
going to sleep. As you practice these truths, your marriage w ill grow 
more and more blessed through the years. 155  • Review your actions 
1. Ignorance of mental and spiritual laws is the cause of all  marital 
unhappiness. By praying scientifically together, you stay together. 2. The best time to prevent divorce is before marriage. If you learn 
how to pray in the right way, you will attract the right mate for you. 3. Marriage is the union of a man and woman who are bound 
together by love. Their hearts beat as one, and they move onward, 
upward, and Godward. 4. Marriage does not bequeath happiness. People find hap-piness by  
dwelling on the eternal truths of God and the spiritual values of life. Then, the man and woman can con-tribute to each other’s happiness 
and joy. 5. You attract the right mate by dwelling on the qualities and 
characteristics you admire in a woman or a man, and then your 
subconscious mind will bring you together in divine order. 6. You must build into your mentality the mental equivalent of  what 
you want in a marriage partner. If you want to attract an  honest, 
sincere, and loving partner in life, you must be honest, sincere, an d 
loving yourself. 7. You do not have to repeat mistakes in marriage. When you really  
believe you can have the type man or woman you idealize, it is  done 
unto you, as you believe. To believe is to accept something as t rue. Accept your ideal companion now mentally. 8. Do not wonder how, why, or where you will meet the mate you 
are praying for. Trust implicitly the wisdom of your subconsc ious 
mind. It has the “know-how,” and you don’t have to assist it. 9. You are mentally divorced when you indulge in peeves, grudges, 
ill will, and hostility toward your marriage partner. You are mentally 
dwelling with error in the bed of your mind. Adhere to your marriage 
vows, “I promise to cherish, love, and honor him (or her) all the days 
of my life.”  
 156  10. Cease projecting fear patterns to your marriage partner . Project 
love, peace, harmony, and good will, and your mar-riage will grow  
more beautiful and more wonderful through the years. 11. Radiate love, peace, and good will to each other. These 
vibrations are picked up by the subconscious mind resulting in  mutual 
trust, affection, and respect. 12. A nagging wife is usually seeking attention and apprecia-t ion. She is craving for love and affection. Praise and exalt her many good 
points. Show her that you love her and ap-preciate her. 13. A man who loves his wife does not do anything unloving or 
unkind in word, manner, or action. Love is what love does. 14. In marital problems, always seek expert advice. You would no t 
go to a carpenter to pull a tooth; neither should you discuss your  
marriage problems with relatives or friends. You should go to a 
trained person for counsel. 15. Never try to make your wife or husband over. These at-tempts  
are always foolish and tend to destroy the pride and self-est eem of the 
other. Moreover, it arouses a spirit of resentment that prove s fatal to 
the marriage bond. Cease trying to make the other a second edit ion of 
yourself. 16. Pray together and you will stay together. Scientific prayer sol ves 
all problems. Mentally picture your wife as she ought to be, j oyous, 
happy, healthy, and beautiful. See your hus-band, as he ought to be, 
strong, powerful, loving, harmoni-ous, and kind. Maintain this mental 
picture, and you will experience the marriage made in heave n, which 
is harmony and peace. 157  15 
Your Subconscious Mind and Your  
Happiness 
William James, father of American psychology, said that the 
greatest discovery of the nineteenth century was not in the realm of 
physical science. The greatest discovery was the power of the subconscious touc hed 
by faith. In every human being is that limitless reservoir of power , which can 
overcome any prob-lem in the world. True and lasting happiness wi ll 
come into your life the day you get the clear realization that  you can 
overcome any weak-ness—the day you realize that your subconsciou s 
can solve your problems, heal your body, and prosper you beyond 
your fondest dream. You might have felt very happy when your child was born, when 
you got married, when you graduated from college, or when you won 
a great victory or a prize. You might have been very happy wh en you 
became engaged to the loveliest girl or the most handsome m an. You 
could go on and list innumerable ex-periences, which have made you 
happy. However, no matter how marvelous these experiences are, they  
do not give real lasting happiness—they are transitory. The Book of Proverbs gives the answer: Whosoever trusteth in the 
Lord, happy is he. When you trust in the Lord (the power and wisdom 
of your subconscious mind) to lead, guide, govern, and direct all y our 
ways, you will become poised, serene, and relaxed. As you radi ate 
love, peace, and good will to all, you are really building a 
superstructure of happiness for all the days of your life. • You must choose happiness 
Happiness is a state of mind. There is a phrase in the Bib le which 
says, Choose ye this day whom ye will serve. You have the freedom to  
 158  choose happiness. This may seem extraordinarily simple, and it i s. 
Perhaps this is why people stumble over the way to happiness; th ey do 
not see the simplicity of the key to happiness. The great t hings of life 
are simple, dynamic, and creative. They produce well-being a nd 
happiness. St. Paul reveals to you how you can think your way into a life of 
dynamic power and happiness in these words: Finally, brethren, 
whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoeve r 
things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever th ings are 
lovely, whatsoever things are of good re-port; if there be  any virtue, 
and if there be any praise, think on these things. PHIL. 4:8. • How to choose happiness 
Begin now to choose happiness. This is how you do it: When you 
open your eyes in the morning, say to yourself, “Divine order tak es 
charge of my life today and every day. All things work toge ther for 
good for me today. This is a new and wonderful day for me. There will never be another 
day like this one. I am divinely guided all day long, and whatever  I do 
will prosper. Divine love surrounds me, enfolds me, and enwraps m e, 
and I go forth in peace. Whenever my attention wanders away from 
that which is good and constructive, I will imme-diately bring  it back 
to the contemplation of that which is lovely and of good report . I am a 
spiritual and mental magnet attracting to myself all things, which bles s 
and prosper me. I am going to be a wonderful success in all my 
undertakings to-day. I am definitely going to be happy all day long.” 
Start each day in this manner; then you will be choosing happine ss, 
and you will be a radiant joyous person. • He made it a habit to be happy 
A number of years ago, I stayed for about a week in a farme r's 
house in Connemarra on the west coast of Ireland. He seemed to be 
always singing and whistling and was full of humor. 159  I asked him the secret of his happiness, and his reply was: “ It is a 
habit of mine to be happy. Every morning when I awaken and every 
night before I go to sleep, I bless my family, the crops, the cattle, and I 
thank God for the wonderful harvest.” 
This farmer had made a practice of this for over forty ye ars. As you 
know, thoughts repeated regularly and systemati-cally sink into t he 
subconscious mind and become habitual. He discovered that 
happiness is a habit. • You must desire to be happy 
There is one very important point about being happy. You must 
sincerely desire to be happy. There are people who have been 
depressed, dejected, and unhappy so long that was they suddenly 
made happy by some wonderful, good, joyous news, they would 
actually be like the woman who said to me, “It is wrong to be  so 
happy!” They have been so accustomed to the old mental patterns  that  
they do not feel at home being happy! They long for the former, 
depressed, unhappy state. I knew a woman in England who had rheumatism for many years. She would pat herself on the knee and say, “My rheuma-tism is ba d 
today. I cannot go out. My rheumatism keeps me miserable.” 
This dear elderly lady got a lot of attention from her son, daug hter, 
and the neighbors. She really wanted her rheumatism. She enjoye d her 
“misery” as she called it. This woman did not really want to be happy . I suggested a curative procedure to her. I wrote down some bibli cal 
verses and told her that if she gave attention to these truths, her ment al 
attitude would undoubtedly change and would result in her faith and 
confidence in being restored to health. She was not interested. T here  
seems to be a peculiar, mental, morbid streak in many peop le, 
whereby they seem to enjoy being miserable and sad. • Why choose unhappiness? Many people choose unhappiness by entertaining these ideas: 
“Today is a black day; everything is going to go wrong.”  
 160  ³I am not going to succeed.” “Everyone is against me.” “Business is 
bad, and it is going to get worse.” “I'm always late.” “I nev er get the 
breaks.” “He can, but I can't.” If you have this attitude of m ind the 
first thing in the morning, you will attract all these experienc es to you, 
and you will be very unhappy. Begin to realize that the world you live in is determined larg ely by 
what goes on in your mind. Marcus Aurelius, the great Roman 
philosopher and sage, said, “A man's life is what his thoughts  make of 
it.” Emerson, America's foremost philosopher, said, “A ma n is what 
he thinks all day long.” The thoughts you habitually entertain in your 
mind have the tendency to actualize themselves in physical conditions. Make certain you do not indulge in negative thoughts, de-featist 
thoughts, or unkind, depressing thoughts. Recall fre-quently to your 
mind that you can experience nothing outside your own mentality. • If I had a million dollars, I would be happy 
I have visited many men in mental institutions who were 
millionaires, but they insisted they were penniless and des titute. They 
were incarcerated because of psychotic, paranoid, and manic-
depressive tendencies. Wealth in and of itself will not make  you 
happy. On the other hand, it is not a deterrent to happiness. Today,  
there are many people trying to buy hap-piness through the p urchase 
of radios, television sets, automo-biles, a home in the count ry, a  
private yacht, and a swimming pool, but happiness cannot be 
purchased or procured in that way. The kingdom of happiness is in your thought and feeling. Too many 
people have the idea that it takes something artificial  to produce 
happiness. Some say, “If I were elected mayor, made president of the 
organization, promoted to general manager of the corporation, I would 
be happy.”  
The truth is that happiness is a mental and spiritual state . None of 
these positions mentioned will necessarily bequeath happiness. Y our  
 161  strength, joy, and happiness consist in finding out the law of divine  
order and right action lodged in your subconscious mind and by 
applying these principles in all phases of your life. • He found happiness to be the harvest of a quiet mind 
Lecturing in San Francisco some years ago, I interviewed a m an 
who was very unhappy and dejected over the way his business w as 
going. He was the general manager. His heart was filled w ith 
resentment toward the vice president and the presi-dent of the 
organization. He claimed that they opposed him. Because of this 
internal strife, business was declining; he was receiving no dividends 
or stock bonuses. This is how he solved his business problem: The first thing in the 
morning he affirmed quietly as follows, “All those work-ing in ou r 
corporation are honest, sincere, co-operative, faithful, and full of good 
will to all. They are mental and spiritual links in the cha in of this 
corporation's growth, welfare, and prosperity. I radiate love, pe ace, 
and good will in my thoughts, words, and deeds to my two associates 
and to all those in the company. The president and the vice pre sident 
of our company are divinely guided in all their undertakings. The 
infinite intelligence of my subconscious mind makes all decisio ns 
through me. There is only right action in all our business transa ctions 
and in our relationship with each other. I send the messengers of 
peace, love, and good will before me to the office. Peace and harm ony 
reign supreme in the minds and hearts of all those in the com-pany  
including myself. I now go forth into a new day, full of faith, 
confidence, and trust.” 
This business executive repeated the above meditation slow ly three 
times in the morning, feeling the truth of what he affirmed. When 
fearful or angry thoughts came into his mind during the day, he would  
say to himself, “Peace, harmony, and poise govern my mind at all  
times.”  
 162  As he continued disciplining his mind in this manner, all the 
harmful thoughts ceased to come, and peace came into his mind. He 
reaped the harvest. Subsequently, he wrote me to the effect that at the end of ab out two 
weeks of reordering his mind, the president and the vice presi dent 
called him into the office, praised his operations and his n ew 
constructive ideas, and remarked how fortunate they were in having 
him as general manager. He was very happy in discovering tha t man 
finds happiness within himself. • The block or stump is not really there 
I read a newspaper article some years ago, which told about a  horse 
that had shied when he came to a stump on the road. Subsequently, 
every time the horse came to that same stump, he shied. The farmer 
dug the stump out, burned it, and leveled the old road. Yet, for twenty-
five years, every time the horse passed the place where the former 
stump was, he shied. The horse was shying at the memory of a stump. There is no block to your happiness save in your own thought life 
and mental imagery. Is fear or worry holding you back? Fear is a 
thought in your mind. You can dig it up this very moment by 
supplanting it with faith in success, achievement, and victo ry over all 
problems. I knew a man who failed in business. He said to me, “I made 
mistakes. I've learned a lot. I am going back into business , and I will 
be a tremendous success.” He faced up to that stump in his mind. He 
did not whine or complain, but he tore up the stump of failure, a nd 
through believing in his inner powers to back him up, he banish ed all 
fear thoughts and old depressions. Believe in yourself, and you will 
succeed and be happy. • The happiest people 
The happiest man is he who constantly brings forth and practice s 
what is best in him. Happiness and virtue complement each oth er. The 
best are not only the happiest, but the happiest are usually t he best in  
 163  the art of living life successfully. God is the highest and bes t in you. Express more of God's love, light, truth, and beauty, and you will  
become one of the happiest per-sons in the world today. Epictetus, the Greek stoic philosopher, said, “There is but one way 
to tranquility of mind and happiness; let this, therefore, be al ways 
ready at hand with thee, both when thou wakest early in the morni ng, 
and all the day long, and when thou goest late to sleep, to account no 
external things thine own, but commit all these to God.” 
• Summary of steps to happiness 
1. William James said that the greatest discovery of the 19th cen tury 
was the power of the subconscious mind touched by faith. 2. There is tremendous power within you. Happiness will come to 
you when you acquire a sublime confidence in this power. Then, y ou 
will make your dreams come true. 3. You can rise victorious over any defeat and realize the cheri shed 
desires of your heart through the marvelous power of your 
subconscious mind. This is the meaning of whoso-ever trusteth in the 
Lord [spiritual laws of the subconscious mind], happy is he . 4. You must choose happiness. Happiness is a habit. It is a g ood 
habit to ponder often on Whatsoever things are true, whatsoever 
things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever thin gs are 
pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good 
report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think  on these 
things . Phil. 4:8. 5. When you open your eyes in the morning, say to yourself, I 
choose happiness today. I choose success today. I choose right acti on 
today. I choose love and good will for all today. I choose peace today. Pour  life, love, and interest into this affirmation, and you have chosen 
happiness. 6. Give thanks for all your blessings several times a day. F ur-
thermore, pray for the peace, happiness, and prosperity of all m embers 
of your family, your associates, and all people everywhere. 164  7. You must sincerely desire to be happy. Nothing is accom-plished 
without desire. Desire is a wish with wings of imagination and f aith. Imagine the fulfillment of your de-sire, and feel its reality , and it will 
come to pass. Happiness comes in answered prayer. 8. By constantly dwelling on thoughts of fear, worry, anger, hate, 
and failure, you will become very depressed and un-happy. Remember, your life is what your thoughts make of it. 9. You cannot buy happiness with all the money in the world. Some 
millionaires are very happy, some are very unhappy. Many peopl e 
with very little worldly goods are very happy, and some are ve ry 
unhappy. Some married people are happy, and some very unhappy. Some single people are happy, and some are very unhappy. The 
kingdom of happiness is in your thought and feeling. 10. Happiness is the harvest of a quiet mind. Anchor your thoughts 
on peace, poise, security, and divine guidance, and your mind will be  
productive of happiness. 11. There is no block to your happiness. External things are not 
causative; these are effects, not cause. Take your cue from the  only 
creative principle within you. Your thought is cause, and a new cause 
produces a new effect. Choose hap-piness. 12. The happiest man is he who brings forth the highest and the best 
in him. God is the highest and the best in him, for the kingdom of God 
is within. 165  16 
Your Subconscious Mind and  
Harmonious Human Relations 
In studying this book, you learn that your subconscious mind is a 
recording machine, which faithfully reproduces what-ever you 
impress upon it. This is one of the reasons for the applicat ion of the 
Golden Rule in human relations. MATT. 7:12 says, All things whatsoever ye would that men should 
do unto you, do ye even so to them. This quotation has outer and inner 
meanings. You are interested in its inner mean-ing from the standpoint 
of your subconscious mind, which is: As you would that men should 
think about you, think you about them in like manner. As you would 
that men should feel about you, feel you also about them in like 
manner. As you would want men to act toward you, act you toward 
them in like manner. For example, you may be polite and courteous to someone in your 
office, but when his back is turned, you are very critical an d 
resentful  toward him in your mind. Such negative thoughts are hig hly 
destructive to you. It is like taking poison. You are actually t aking 
mental poisons, which rob you of vitality, en-thusiasm, strength, 
guidance, and good will. These negative thoughts and emotions sink  
down into your subconscious, and cause all kinds of difficulties an d 
maladies in your life. • The master key to happy relationships with others 
Judge not, that ye be not judged. For with what judg-ment ye jud ge, 
ye shall be judged: and with what measure ye mete, it shall be  
measured  to you again. MATTHEW 7:1-2. A study of these verses and the application of the inner truth s 
therein contained represent the real key to harmonious relati ons. To 
judge is to think, to arrive at a mental verdict or conclusi on in your  
 166  mind. The thought you have about the other person is your thought, 
because you are thinking it. Your thoughts are creative, therefore, you actually create in y our 
own experience what you think and feel about the other person. It is 
also true that the suggestion you give to another, you give to your self 
because your mind is the creative medium. This is why it is said, For with what judgment ye judge, ye shall be 
judged. When you know this law and the way your subconscious mind 
works, you are careful to think, feel, and act rights toward the other. These verses teach you about the emancipation of man and revea l to 
you the solution to your individual problems. • And with what measure ye mete, it shall be measured to you  
again 
The good you do for others comes back to you in like measure; and 
the evil you do returns to you by the law of your own mind. If a man 
cheats and deceives another, he is actually cheating and deceivi ng 
himself. His sense of guilt and mood of loss inevitably will at tract loss 
to him in some way, at some time. His subconscious records his 
mental act and reacts according to the mental intention or motivation. Your subconscious mind is impersonal and unchanging, neither 
considering persons nor respecting religious affiliations or in stitutions 
of any kind. It is neither compassionate nor vin-dictive. The wa y you 
think, feel, and act toward others returns at last upon yourself. • The daily headlines made him sick 
Begin now to observe yourself. Observe your reactions to peo ple, 
conditions, and circumstances. How do you respond to the events and 
news of the day? It makes no difference if all the other p eople were 
wrong and you alone were right. If the news disturbs you, it is your  
evil because your negative emotions robbed you of peace and 
harmony. 167  A woman wrote me about her husband, saying that he goes into a 
rage when he reads what certain newspaper column-ists write i n the 
newspaper. She added that this constant reaction of anger and suppressed rage  
on his part brought on bleeding ulcers, and his physician 
recommended an emotional recon-ditioning. I invited this man to see me and I explained to him the way his mind 
functions indicating how emotionally immature it was to get angr y 
when others write articles with which he disapproves or disagrees. He began to realize that he should give the newspaperman fre edom 
to express himself even though the latter disagreed with him 
politically, religiously, or in any other way. In the same manner , the 
newspaperman would give him freedom to write a letter to the 
newspaper disagreeing with his published statements. He l earned that 
he could disagree without being disagreeable. He awakened to th e 
simple truth that it is never what a person says or does  that affects 
him, it is his reaction to what is said or done that matters. This explanation was the cure for this man, and he real-ized tha t 
with a little practice he could master his morning tan-trum s. His wife 
told me, subsequently, that he laughed at himself and also at w hat the 
columnists say. They no longer have power to disturb, annoy, and irritate him. His 
ulcers have disappeared due to his emotional poise and serenity. • I hate women, but I like men 
A private secretary was very bitter toward some of the g irls in her 
office because they were gossiping about her, and as she sa id, 
spreading vicious lies about her. She admitted that she did not  like 
women. She said, “I hate women, but I like men.” I discovered also 
that she spoke to the girls who were under her in the offi ce in a very 
haughty, imperious, and irritable tone of voice. She pointed out that 
they took a delight in making things difficult for her. There was  a  
 168  certain pomposity in her way of speaking, and I could see where  her 
tone of voice would affect some people unpleasantly. If all the people in the office or factory annoy you, isn’t it  a 
possibility that the vibration, annoyance, and turmoil may be due  to 
some subconscious pattern or mental projection from you? We k now 
that a dog will react ferociously if you hate or fear dogs. Anim als pick 
up your subconscious vibrations and react accordingly. Many 
undisciplined human beings are just as sensitive as dogs, cats, a nd 
other animals. I suggested a process of prayer to this private secretary who hated 
women, explaining to her that when she began to identify herself with 
spiritual values and commenced to affirm the truths of life, h er voice, 
mannerisms, and hatred of women would com-pletely disappear. She 
was surprised to know that the emotion of hatred shows up in a 
person’s speech, actions, in his writings, and in all phases of  his life. She ceased reacting in the typical, resentful, and angry way. She 
established a pattern of prayer, which she practiced reg ularly, 
systematically, and conscien-tiously in the office. The prayer was as follows: “I think, speak, and act lov-ingl y, 
quietly, and peacefully. I now radiate love, peace, toler-ance, and 
kindliness to all the girls who criticized me and gos-siped ab out me. I 
anchor my thoughts on peace, harmony, and good will to all. Whenever I am about to react negatively, I say firmly to my self, ‘I am 
going to think, speak, and act from the standpoint of the principl e of 
harmony, health, and peace within myself.’  
Creative intelligence leads, rules, and guides me in all my ways.”   
The practice of this prayer transformed her life, and she found that 
all criticism and annoyance ceased. The girls became co-worke rs and 
friends along life’s journey. She discovered that there is no one to 
change but myself. 169  • His inner speech held back his promotion 
One day a salesman came to see me and described his diffi-culties in 
working with the sales manager of his organization. He had been with 
the company ten years and had received no promotion or recognition 
of any kind. He showed me his sales figures, which were greater  
proportionately than the other men in the territory. He said that the 
sales manager did not like him, that he was unjustly treated, an d that 
at conferences the man-ager was rude to him, and at times r idiculed  
his suggestions. I explained that undoubtedly the cause was to a great de-gree within 
himself, and that his concept and belief about his superior b ore 
witness to the reaction of this man. The measure we mete, shall be 
measured to us again. His mental measure or concept of the sales 
manager was that he was mean and can-tankerous. He was filled with 
bitterness and hostility toward the executive. On his way to wor k he 
conducted a vigorous con-versation with himself filled with crit icism, 
mental arguments, recriminations, and denunciations of his sales 
manager. What he gave out mentally, he was inevitably bound to get back . This salesman realized that his inner speech was highly des tructive 
because the intensity and force of his silent thoughts and emot ions, 
and personally conducted mental condemnation and vilification of the 
sales manager entered into his own sub-conscious mind. This broug ht 
about the negative response from his boss as well as creati ng many 
other personal, physical, and emotional disorders. He began to pray frequently as follows: “I am the only thinker in my 
universe. I am responsible for what I think about my boss. My sa les 
manager is not responsible for the way I think about him. I ref use to 
give power to any person, place, or thing to annoy me or disturb m e. I 
wish health, success, peace of mind, and happiness for my boss. I 
sincerely wish him well, and I know he is divinely guided in al l his 
ways.”  
 170  He repeated this prayer out loud slowly, quietly, and feel-ingly,  
knowing that his mind is like a garden, and that whatever he plants  in 
the garden will come forth like seeds after their kind. I also taught him to practice mental imagery prior to sle ep in this 
way: He imagined that his sales manager was congratulat-ing  him on 
his fine work, on his zeal and enthusiasm, and on his wonderful 
response from customers. He felt the reality of all this , felt his 
handshake, heard the tone of his voice, and saw him smile. He made a 
real mental movie, dramatizing it to the best of his ability. Night after night he conducted this mental movie, knowing that hi s 
subconscious mind was the receptive plate on which his consci ous 
imagery would be impressed. Gradually by a process of what may be termed mental and spir itual 
osmosis, the impression was made on his subconscious mind, and the 
expression automatically came forth. The sales manager sub sequently  
called him up to San Francisco, con-gratulated him, and gave him  a 
new assignment as Division Sales Manager over one hundred men 
with a big increase in salary. He changed his concept and est imate of 
his boss, and the latter re-sponded accordingly. • Becoming emotionally mature 
What the other person says or does cannot really annoy or irritat e 
you except you permit him to disturb you. The only way he can a nnoy 
you is through your own thought. For example, if you get angry, you 
have to go through four stages in your mind: You begin to think ab out 
what he said. You decide to get angry and generate an emotion of rage. Then, you 
decide to act. Per-haps, you talk back and react in kind. You s ee that 
the thought, emotion, reaction, and action all take place in your mind. When you become emotionally mature, you do not respond 
negatively to the criticism and resentment of others. To do so would 
mean that you had descended to that state of low mental vibrati on and 
become one with the negative atmosphere of the other. Identify   
 171 yourself with your aim in life, and do not permit any person, pla ce, or 
thing to deflect you from your inner sense of peace, tranquility, a nd 
radiant health. • The meaning of love in harmonious human relations 
Sigmund Freud, the Austrian founder of psychoanalysis, said that  
unless the personality has love, it sickens and dies. Love incl udes 
understanding, good will, and respect for the divinity in the other 
person. The more love and good will you emanate and exude, the 
more comes back to you. If you puncture the other fellow’s ego and wound his estimate of 
himself, you cannot gain his good will. Recognize that every man 
wants to be loved and appreciated, and made to feel important in the 
world. Realize that the other man is conscious of his true worth, a nd that, 
like 
yourself, he feels the dignity of being an expression of the One Life 
Principle animating all men. As you do this consciously and 
knowingly, you build the other person up, and he returns your love 
and good will. • He hated audiences 
An actor told me that the audience booed and hissed him on his fi rst 
appearance on the stage. He added that the play was badly writ ten and 
that undoubtedly he did not play a good role. He admitted openly t o 
me that for months afterward he hated audiences. He called them 
dopes, dummies, stupid, ignorant, gullible, etc. He quit the stage  in 
disgust and went to work in a drugstore for a year. One day a friend invited him to hear a lecture in Town Hall, N ew 
York City, on “How to Get Along With Ourselves.” This lecture 
changed his life. He went back to the stage and began to pray sincerely for the  
audience and himself. He poured out love and good will every night  
 172  before appearing on the stage. He made it a habit to claim  that the 
peace of God filled the hearts of all-present, and that all p resent were 
lifted up and inspired. During each performance he sent out l ove 
vibrations to the audience. Today, he is a great actor, and he lov es and 
respects people. His good will and esteem are transmitte d to others 
and are felt by them. • Handling difficult people 
There are difficult people in the world who are twisted a nd distorted 
mentally. They are mal-conditioned. Many are mental delinquents, 
argumentative, un-co-operative, cantankerous, cyni-cal, and sour on  
life. They are sick psychologically. Many peo-ple have deformed and 
distorted minds, probably warped during childhood. Many have 
congenital deformities. You would not condemn a person who had 
tuberculosis, nor should you con-demn a person who is mentally ill . No one, for example, hates or resents a hunchback; there are m any 
mental hunchbacks. You should have compassion and understanding. To understand all is to forgive all. • Misery loves company 
The hateful, frustrated, distorted, and twisted personality is out of 
tune with the Infinite. He resents those who are peaceful, happy , and  
joyous. Usually he criticizes, condemns, and vilifies those who have bee n 
very good and kind to him. His attitude is this: Why should they b e so 
happy when he is so miserable? He wants to drag them down to hi s 
own level. Misery loves com-pany. When you understand this you 
remain unmoved, calm, and dispassionate. • The practice of empathy in human relations 
A girl visited me recently stating that she hated another girl in her 
office. She gave as her reason that the other girl was pre ttier, happier, 
and wealthier than she, and, in addition, was engaged to the boss of 
the company where they worked. One day after the marriage had   
 173  taken place, the crippled daughter (by a former marriage ) of the 
woman whom she hated came into the office. The child put her a rms 
around her mother and said, “Mommy, mommy, I love my new 
daddy! Look what he gave me!” She showed her mother a wonderful 
new toy. She said to me, “My heart went out to that little girl, and I kne w 
how happy she must feel. I got a vision of how happy this woman 
was. All of a sudden I felt love for her, and I went into the offi ce and 
wished her all the happiness in the world, and I meant it.” 
In psychological circles today, this is called empathy, which s imply 
means the imaginative projection of your mental attitude into t hat of 
another. She projected her mental mood or the feel-ing of her heart into t hat 
of the other woman, and began to think and look out through the other 
woman’s brain. She was actually thinking and feeling as the oth er 
woman, and also as the child, because she likewise had projected  
herself into the mind of the child. She was looking out from that 
vantage point on the child’s mother. If tempted to injure or think ill of another, project you rself mentally 
into the mind of Moses and think from the standpoint of the Ten 
Commandments. If you are prone to be envious, jealous, or angry, 
project yourself into the mind of Jesus and think from that stand point, 
and you will feel the truth of the words Love ye one another. • Appeasement never wins 
Do not permit people to take advantage of you and gain their poin t 
by temper tantrums, crying jags, or so-called heart attac ks. These 
people are dictators who try to enslave you and make you do the ir 
bidding. Be firm but kind, and refuse to yield. Appeasement never  
wins. Refuse to contribute to their delin-quency, selfishness, and 
possessiveness. Remember, do that which is right. You are her e to 
fulfill your ideal and remain true to the eternal verities a nd spiritual 
values of life, which are eternal. 174  Give no one in all the world the power to deflect you from your 
goal, your aim in life, which is to express your hidden talents  to the 
world, to serve humanity, and to reveal more and more of God’s 
wisdom, truth, and beauty to all people in the world. Remain true to 
your ideal. Know definitely and abso-lutely that whatever contrib utes 
to your peace, happiness, and fulfillment must of necessity bles s all 
men who walk the earth. The harmony of the part is the harmony of 
the whole, for the whole is in the part, and the part is in the whol e. All 
you owe the other, as Paul says, is love, and love is the fulfilling of the 
law of health, happiness, and peace of mind. • Profitable pointers in human relations 
1. Your subconscious mind is a recording machine, which re-
produces your habitual thinking. Think good of the other, and you are 
actually thinking good about yourself. 2. A hateful or resentful thought is a mental poison. Do not think  ill 
of 
another for to do so is to think ill of yourself. You are the only  
thinker in your universe, and your thoughts are creative. 3. Your mind is a creative medium; therefore, what you think and 
feel about the other, you are bringing to pass in your own experi ence. This is the psychological meaning of the Golden Rule. As you wou ld 
that man should think about you, think you about them in the same 
manner. 4. To cheat, rob, or defraud another brings lack, loss, and limita tion 
to yourself. Your subconscious mind records your inner motivations,  
thoughts, and feelings. These being of a negative nature; loss, 
limitation, and trouble come to you in countless ways. Actually, what 
you do to the other, you are doing to yourself. 5. The good you do, the kindness proffered, the love and good will 
you send forth, will all come back to you multiplied in many ways. 6. You are the only thinker in your world. You are responsi-ble for 
the way you think about the other. Remember, the other pers on is not  
 175  responsible for the way you think about him. Your thoughts are 
reproduced. What are you thinking now about the other fellow? 7. Become emotionally mature and permit other people to differ 
from you. They have a perfect right to disagree with you, and you 
have the same freedom to disagree with them. You can disagree 
without being disagreeable. 8. Animals pick up your fear vibrations and snap at you. If you l ove 
animals, they will never attack you. Many un-disciplined human  
beings are just as sensitive as dogs, cats, and other animals. 9. Your inner speech, representing your silent thoughts and feelings , 
is experienced in the reactions of others toward you. 10. Wish for the other what you wish for yourself. This is the ke y to 
harmonious human relations. 11. Change your concept and estimate of your employer. Feel and 
know he is practicing the Golden Rule and the Law of Love, and h e 
will respond accordingly. 12. The other person cannot annoy you or irritate you except you 
permit him.
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        An old friend appeared in the dream and said, 
“Read  these headlines—do not go. ” The headlines of the newspaper,  
which appeared in the dream, related to war and the attack on Pe arl 
Harbor. Occasionally, the writer dreams literally. The aforemen-ti oned 
dream was undoubtedly a dramatization of the subcon-scious mind 
which projected a person whom I trusted and respected. To some a  
warning may come in the form of a mother who appears in a dream. 141  She tells the person not to go here or there, and the reason for the 
warning. Your subconscious mind is all-wise. It knows all thi ngs. Oftentimes it will speak to you only in a voice that your con scious 
mind will immediately accept as true. Sometimes your subcons cious 
will warn you in a voice which sounds like that of your mother o r 
some loved one which may cause you to stop on the street, and you  
find, if you had gone another foot, a falling object from a window 
might have struck you on the head. My subconscious mind is one with the universal subcon-scious, and  
it knew the Japanese were planning a war, and it also kne w when the 
war would start. Dr. Rhine, director of the Department of Psychology at Duke  
University, has gathered together a vast amount of evi-dence show ing 
that a great number of people all over the world see events be fore they 
happen, and in many instances are, therefore, able to avoid the tra gic 
event which was foreseen vividly in a dream. The dream which I had showed clearly the headlines in The New 
York Times about three years prior to the tragedy of Pearl Harbor. In  
consequence of this dream, I immediately cancelled the trip as  I felt a 
subconscious compulsion to do so. Three years later the Second 
World War proved the truth of the inner voice of intuition. • Your future is in your subconscious mind 
Remember that the future, the result of your habitual think -ing, is 
already in your mind except when you change it through prayer. The 
future of a country, likewise, is in the collective subconsc ious of the 
people of that nation. There is nothing strange in the dream I had  
wherein I saw the headlines of the New York newspapers long bef ore 
the war began. The war had already taken place in mind, and all the 
plans of attack were already engraved on that great recordi ng 
instrument, the subconscious mind or collective unconscious of the 
universal mind. Tomorrow’s events are in your subconscious mind, so 
are next week’s and next month’s, and they may be seen by a highly 
psychic or clairvoyant person. 142  No disaster or tragedy can happen to you if you decide to pray. Nothing is predetermined or foreordained. Your mental attitude, i. e. , 
the way you think, feel, and believe determines your destiny. You can, 
through scientific prayer, which is ex-plained in a previous ch apter, 
mold, fashion, and create your own future. Whatsoever a man soweth, 
that shall he also reap. • A cat nap nets him $15,000 
One of my students mailed me a newspaper clipping three or four  
years ago about a man called Ray Hammerstrom, a roller at t he steel 
works in Pittsburgh operated by Jones and Laughlin Steel 
Corporation. He received $15,000 for his dream. According to the article, the engineers could not fix a faulty s witch 
in a newly installed bar mill which controlled the deliver y of straight 
bars to the cooling beds. The engineers worked on the switch abou t 
eleven or twelve times to no avail. Hammerstrom thought a lot about the problem and tried to figure  
out a new design, which might work. Nothing worked. One afternoon 
he lay down for a nap, and prior to sleep he began to think about t he 
answer to the switch problem. He had a dream in which a pe rfect 
design for the switch was portrayed. When he awoke, he sketched his  
new design according to the outline of his dream. This visionary catnap won Hammerstrom a check for $15,000; the 
largest award the firm ever gave an employee for a new idea. • How a famous professor solved his problem in sleep 
Dr. H. V. Helprecht, Professor of Assyrian at the Uni-versit y of 
Pennsylvania, wrote as follows: “One Saturday eve-ning. I had be en 
wearying myself, in the vain attempt to decipher two small fragments 
of agate which were supposed to belong to the finger rings of some 
Babylonians. “About midnight, weary and exhausted, I went to bed and dreamed 
the following remarkable dream: A tall, thin priest of Nipp ur, about  
 143  forty years of age, led me to the treasure chamber of the te mple. a 
small, low-ceilinged room without windows, while scraps of agate and 
lapis-lazuli lay scattered on the floor. Here he addressed me as 
follows: ‘The two fragments which you have published separat ely on 
pages 22 and 26 belong together, are not finger rings. The first two 
rings served as earrings for the statue of the god; the two fragments 
(you have). are the portions of them. If you will put them toget her 
you will have confirmation of my words. ’. I awoke at once. I 
examined the fragments. and to my astonishment found the dream 
verified. The problem was then at last solved. ” 
This demonstrates clearly the creative manifestation of his  
subconscious mind, which knew the answer to all his problems. • How the subconscious worked for a famous writer while he slept 
Robert Louis Stevenson in one of his books, Across the Plains, 
devotes a whole chapter to dreams. He was a vivid dreamer and had 
the persistent habit of giving specific instruc-tions to his  subconscious 
every night prior to sleep. He would request his subconscious to  
evolve stories for him while he slept. For example, if Ste venson’s 
funds were at low ebb, his command to his subconscious would be 
something like this: “Give me a good thrilling novel which wi ll be 
marketable and profitable. ” His subconscious responded 
magnificently. Stevenson says, “These little brownies [the intelligences and powers 
of his subconscious] can tell me a story piece by piece, like a serial, 
and keep me, its supposed creator, all the while in total ig norance of 
where they aim. ”  
And he added: “That part of my work which is done when I am up 
and about [while he is consciously aware and awake] is by no means 
necessarily mine, since all goes to show that the brownies have a hand 
in it even then. ” 
• Sleep in peace and wake in joy  
 144  To those who suffer from insomnia, you will find the following 
prayer very effective. Repeat it slowly, quietly, and loving ly prior to 
sleep: “My toes are relaxed, my ankles are relaxed, my a bdominal 
muscles are relaxed, my heart and lungs are relaxed, my hands  and 
arms are relaxed, my neck is re-laxed, my brain is relaxed, my  face is 
relaxed, my eyes are relaxed, my whole mind and body are relaxed. I 
fully and freely forgive everyone, and I sincerely wish for them  
harmony,  health, peace, and all the blessings of me. I am at peace; I 
am poised, serene, and calm. I rest in security and in peace. A great 
stillness steals over me, and a great calm quiets my whole be ing as I 
realize the Divine Presence within me. I know that the re alization of 
life and love heals me. I wrap myself in the mantle of love  and fall 
asleep filled with good will for all. Throughout the night peace 
remains with me, and in the morning I shall be filled with life  and 
love. A circle of love is drawn around me. I will fear no evil, for Thou 
art with me. I sleep in peace, I wake in joy, and in Him I live, move, 
and have my being´ 
• Summary of your aids to the wonders of sleep  
1. If you are worried that you will not wake up on time, sug-gest  to 
your subconscious mind prior to sleep the exact time you wish to  
arise, and it will awaken you. It needs no clock. Do the same thing  
with all problems. There is nothing too hard for your subconscious. 2. Your subconscious never sleeps. It is always on the job. It 
controls all your vital functions. Forgive yourself and every-one  else 
before you go to sleep, and healing will take place much more rapidly. 3. Guidance is given you while you are asleep, sometimes in a 
dream. The healing currents are also released, and in the morning you 
feel refreshed and rejuvenated. 4. When troubled by the vexations and strife of the day, still the  
wheels of your mind and think about the wisdom and intelligence 
lodged in your subconscious mind, which is ready to respond to you. This will give you peace, strength, and confidence. 145  5. Sleep is essential for peace of mind and health of body. La ck of 
sleep can cause irritation, depression, and mental disorders. You need 
eight hours’ sleep. 6. Medical research scholars point out that insomnia precedes 
psychotic breakdowns. 7. You are spiritually recharged during sleep. Adequate sleep is 
essential for joy and vitality in life. 8. Your tired brain craves sleep so hungrily that it will sacr i-fice 
anything to get it. Many who have fallen asleep at the wheel of  an 
automobile can testify to this. 9. Many sleep-deprived people have poor memories and lack pro per 
coordination. They become befuddled, confused, and disorientated. 10. Sleep brings counsel. Prior to sleep, claim that the in finite 
intelligence of your subconscious mind is guiding and di-recting  you. Then, watch for the lead, which comes, perhaps on awakening. 11. Trust your subconscious completely. Know that its tendency is  
always lifeward. Occasionally, your subconscious answers you i n a 
very vivid dream and a vision in the night. You can be forewarned in a 
dream in the same way as the author of this book was warned. 12. Your future is in your mind now, based on your habitual 
thinking and beliefs. Claim infinite intelligence leads and guide s you 
and that all good is yours, and your future will be wonderful. Beli eve 
it and accept it. Expect the best, and invariably the best will come to 
you. 13. If you are writing a novel, play, or book, or are working on an 
invention, speak to your subconscious mind at night and claim boldly 
that its wisdom, intelligence, and power are guiding, directing, a nd 
revealing to you the ideal play, novel, book, or revealing the p erfect 
solution whatever it may be. Wonders will happen as you pray thi s 
way. 146  14 
Your Subconscious Mind and Marital 
Problems 
Ignorance of the functions and powers of the mind is the cause of al l 
marital trouble. Each using the law of mind correctly can so lve 
friction between husband and wife. By praying together they stay  
together. The contemplation of divine ideals, the study of the  laws of 
life, the mutual agreement on a common purpose and plan, and the 
enjoyment of personal freedom bring about that harmonious marria ge, 
that wedded bliss, that sense of oneness where the two become one. The best time to prevent divorce is before marriage. It is  not wrong 
to try to get out of a very bad situation. But, why get into the bad 
situation in the first place. Would it not be better to give attention to 
the real cause of marital problems, in other words, to reall y get at the 
root of the matter involved. As with all other problems of men and women, the prob-lems of  
divorce, separation, annulment, and endless litigation are directly 
traceable to lack of knowledge of the working and interrelations hip of 
the conscious and subconscious mind. • The meaning of marriage 
Marriage to be real must first be on a spiritual basis. It must be of 
the heart, and the heart is the chalice of love. Honesty, sincerit y, 
kindness, and integrity are also forms of love. Each partner should be 
perfectly honest and sincere with the other. It is not a true marriage 
when a man marries a woman for her money, social position, or to lift 
his ego, because this indicates a lack of sincerity, honesty, a nd true 
love. Such a marriage is a farce, a sham, and a masquerade. When a woman says, “I am tired working; I want to get marri ed 
because I want security,” her premise is false. She is not  using the 
laws of mind correctly. Her security depends upon her knowledg e of  
 147  the interaction of the conscious and subconscious mind and its 
application. For example, a woman will never lack for wealth or health if she 
applies the techniques outlined in the respective chapters o f this book. Her wealth can come to her independent of her husband, father, or 
anyone else. A woman is not dependent on her husband for health, 
peace, joy, inspiration, guidance, love, wealth, security, happiness, or  
anything in the world. Her security and peace of mind come fr om her 
knowledge of the inner powers within her and from the constant use of 
the laws of her own mind in a constructive fashion. • How to attract the ideal husband 
You are now acquainted with the way your subconscious mind 
works. You know that whatever you impress upon it will be 
experienced in your world. Begin now to impress your sub-conscious  
mind with the qualities and characteristics you desire in a man. The following is an excellent technique: Sit down at night in your  
armchair, close your eyes, let go, relax the body, become very quiet, 
passive, and receptive. Talk to your subconscious mind and say t o it, 
“I am now attracting a man into my ex-perience who is honest, 
sincere, loyal, faithful, peaceful, happy, and prosperous. These 
qualities, which I admire, are sinking down into my subconscious 
mind now. As I dwell upon these characteristics, they become  a part 
of me and are embodied subconsciously. “I know there is an irresistible law of attraction and that I attract to 
me a man according to my subconscious belief. I at-tract that  which I 
feel to be true in my subconscious mind. “I know I can contribute to his peace and happiness. He loves m y 
ideals, and I love his ideals. He does not want to make me ove r; 
neither do I want to make him over. There is mutual love, freedom, 
and respect. ” 
Practice this process of impregnating your subconscious mind. Then, you will have the joy of attracting to you a man possessing  the  
 148  qualities and characteristics you mentally dwelt upon. Your 
subconscious intelligence will open up a pathway, whereby both of 
you will meet, according to the irresistible and changeless  flow of 
your own subconscious mind. Have a keen desire to give the best that 
is in you of love, devotion, and co-operation. Be receptive to this gift of love, which you have given to your 
subconscious mind. • How to attract the ideal wife 
Affirm as follows: “I now attract the right woman who is in 
complete accord with me. This is a spiritual union because i t is divine 
love functioning through the personality of someone with whom I 
blend perfectly. I know I can give to this woman love, light, pea ce, 
and joy. I feel and believe I can make this woman’s life full, complete,  
and wonderful. “I now decree that she possesses the following 
qualities  and attributes: She is spiritual, loyal, faithful, and true. She 
is har-monious, peaceful, and happy. We are irresistibly at tracted to 
each other. Only that which belongs to love, truth, and beauty ca n 
enter my experience. I accept my ideal companion now. ” 
As you think quietly and with interest on the qualities and attributes,  
which you admire in the companion you seek, you will build the 
mental equivalent into your mentality. Then, the deeper current s of 
your subconscious mind will bring both of you together in divine 
order. • No need for third mistake 
Recently a teacher said to me, “I have had three husbands and all  
three have been passive, submissive, and dependent on me to m ake all 
decisions and govern everything. Why do I attract such type men. ” 
I asked her whether she had known that her second hus-band was 
the 
effeminate type, and she replied, “Of course not. Had I known, I  
would not have married him. ” Apparently she had not learned 
anything from the first mistake. The trouble was with her pe rsonality  
 149  make-up. She was very masculine, domineering, and unconsciously 
wanted someone who would be submissive and passive so that she 
could play the dominant role. All this was unconscious motivation, 
and her subconscious pic-ture attracted to her what she subject ively 
wanted. She had to learn to break the pattern by adopting the right 
prayer process. • How she broke the negative pattern 
The above-mentioned woman learned a simple truth. When you 
believe you can have the type of man you idealize, it is done unto y ou, 
as you believe. The following is the specific prayer she used to break 
the old subconscious pattern and attract to her the ideal mate : “I am 
building into my mentality the type of man I deeply desire. T he man I 
attract for a husband is strong, powerful, loving, very masculine, 
successful, honest, loyal, and faithful. He finds love and happiness  
with me. I love to follow where he leads. “I know he wants me, and I want him. I am honest, sincere, loving, 
and kind. I have wonderful gifts to offer him. They are good will, a 
joyous heart, and a healthy body. He offers me the same. It is mutual. I give and I receive. Divine intelligence knows where this man is, and the deeper 
wisdom of my subconscious mind is now bringing both of us together 
in its own way, and we recognize each other immediately. I re lease 
this request to my subconscious mind, which knows how to bring my 
request to pass. I  give thanks for the perfect answer. ” 
She prayed in the above manner night and morning, affirm-ing these 
truths and knowing that through frequent occupation of the mind she 
would reach the mental equivalent of that which she sought. • The answer to her prayer 
Several months went by. She had a great number of dates and soci al 
engagements, none of which was agreeable to her. When she was 
about to question, waiver, doubt, and vacillate, she reminded herself 
that the infinite intelligence was bringing it to pass in  its own way and  
 150  that there was nothing to be con-cerned about. Her final decree  in her 
divorce proceedings was granted which brought her a great sens e of 
release and mental freedom. Shortly afterward she went to work as a receptionist in a doctor’s 
office. She told me that the minute she saw the physician she kne w he 
was the man she was praying about. Apparently he knew it, too, 
because he proposed to her the first week she was in the  office, and 
their subsequent marriage was ideally happy. This physician  was not 
the passive or submissive type, but was a real man, a form er football 
player, an outstanding athlete, and was a deeply spiritual ma n though 
he was completely devoid of any sectarian or denominational 
affiliation. She got what she prayed for because she claimed it men-tal ly until 
she  reached the point of saturation. In other words, she mentally and 
emotionally united with her idea, and it became a part of her  in the 
same way that an apple becomes a part of her blood stream. • Should I get a divorce. Divorce is an individual problem. It cannot be generalized. In some 
cases, of course, there never should have been a mar-riage. I n some 
cases, divorce is not the solution, no more so than marriage is t he 
solution for a lonely man. Divorce may be right for one pers on and 
wrong for another. A divorced woman may be far more sincere and 
noble than many of her married sisters who perhaps are living a lie. For example, I once talked with a woman whose husband was a 
dope fiend, an ex-convict, a wife-beater, and a non-provider. Sh e had 
been told it  was wrong to get a divorce. I explained to her tha t 
marriage is of the heart. If two hearts blend harmoniously, lovi ngly, 
and sincerely, that is the ideal marriage. The pure action of the heart is 
love. Following this explanation she knew what to do. She knew in her 
heart that there is no divine law which compelled her to be 
browbeaten, intimidated, and beaten because someone said, “I 
pronounce you man and wife. ”  
 151  If you are in doubt as to what to do, ask for guidance, knowing that 
there is always an answer, and you will receive it. Follow the lead that 
comes to you in the silence of your soul. It speaks to you in peace. • Drifting into divorce 
Recently a young couple, married for only a few months, was 
seeking a divorce. I discovered that the young man had a consta nt fear 
that his wife would leave him. He expected rejec-tion, and he bel ieved 
that she would be unfaithful. These thoughts haunted his mind, and 
became an obsession with him. His mental attitude was one of  
separation and suspicion. She felt unresponsive to him; it was his own 
feeling or atmosphere of loss and separation operating through t hem. This brought about a condition or action in accordance with the 
mental pat-tern behind it. There is a law of action and react ion, or 
cause and effect. The thought is the action, and the response of t he 
subconscious mind is the reaction. His wife left home and asked for a divorce, which is what he fe ared 
and believed she would do. • Divorce begins in the mind 
Divorce takes place first in the mind; the legal proceeding s follow 
after. These two young people were full of resentment, fear, suspicion, 
and anger. These attitudes weaken, exhaust, and debilitate the whol e 
being. They learned that hate divides and that love unites. They began 
to realize what they had been doing with their minds. Neither one of 
them knew the law of  mental action, nor they were misusing the ir 
minds and bringing on chaos and misery. These two people went bac k 
together at my suggestion and experimented with prayer therapy. They began to radiate love, peace, and good will to each other. Each 
one practiced radiating harmony, health, peace, and love to the other, 
and they alternated in the reading of the 
Psalms every night. Their marriage is growing more beautiful  every 
day. 152  • The nagging wife 
Many times the reason the wife nags is because she gets n o 
attention. Oftentimes, it is a craving for love and affection. Give your 
wife attention, and show your appreciation. Praise and ex-alt  all her 
many good points. There is also the nagging type of woman who wants to make the 
man conform to her particular pattern. This is about the quic kest way 
in the world to get rid of a man. The wife and the husband must cease being scavengers— always  
looking at the petty faults or errors in each other. Let e ach give 
attention and praise for the constructive and wonder-ful qualit ies in 
the other. • The brooding husband 
If a man begins to brood, grows morbid against his wife because  of 
the things she said or did, he is, psychologically speak-ing, 
committing adultery. One of the meanings of adultery is idolatry, i.
The writer had a dream about the attack on Pearl Harbor, which he took as a warning to cancel his trip.
What was the writer's dream about before the attack on Pearl Harbor?
The writer claims that the subconscious mind is always on the job, always guiding and directing.
What is the writer's claim about the subconscious mind?
The writer advises seeking expert advice and not discussing personal problems with relatives or neighbors, as this can create negative thoughts and emotions.
What is the writer's advice for those who are struggling with marital issues?
The writer advises becoming emotionally mature and not allowing others to take advantage of you, and instead, focusing on radiating love and good will to all.
What is the writer's advice for those who are unhappy with their job?
The writer emphasizes the importance of understanding that one's thoughts and emotions have a direct impact on their experience and that one should not try to change others, but rather focus on radiating love, peace, and good will to all, as this will attract positive responses from others.
What is the writer's message about the subconscious mind and relationships?