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Robert A. Russell was well-known for his inspirational works and lessons on practical spirituality. He places a strong emphasis on the spiritual interpretation of scripture and the efficacy of positive thinking. Russell wrote a lot of books about spirituality, personal development, and using metaphysical ideas in everyday life. His writings frequently concentrated on doable methods for developing spiritual awareness and using the mind's power to overcome obstacles and bring about desired results. For more on New Thought: https://everythingnewthought.com/ For more audiobooks with this narrator: https://www.audioenlightenment.com/ For more: https://everythingnewthought.com/barr... 0:00 Introduction 3:04 Chapter 1: Try Putting First Things First 17:10 Chapter 2: Try Facing the Wind 29:55 Chapter 3: Try Faith in Solving Problems 40:40 Chapter 4: Try Faith in a Plan 54:00 Chapter 5: Try Faith in Action 1:05:25 Chapter 6: Try Faith in Healing 1:32:10 Chapter 7: Try Faith in Prosperity 1:53:35 Chapter 8: Try Making a Personal Checkup 2:15:20 Chapter 9: Practicing the Presence of God 2:44:50 Chapter 10: Magnifying the Light 3:16:40 Chapter 11: Releasing the Real Self 3:32:30 Chapter 12: Making an End of Praying

The core of this booklet is about the Manifestation of Ideas. The proper Idea manifestation necessitates Harmony of Thought, or what Charles Fillmore calls "being like-minded." For more on New Thought: https://everythingnewthought.com/

Mind-Power: The Secret of Mental Magic - An audiobook from William Walker Atkinson Chapter 23. Self Protection For more on New Thought: https://everythingnewthought.com/ And now let us return to the consideration of the various forms of the practical operation of telementation. You will of course realize that even in the case of mentative influence in personal interviews there is a passage of mentative currents and a manifestation of telementation. The distance between the two minds is slight, but the principle in operation is precisely the same as when the distance is hundreds of miles — and the process is identical. And you will remember that when I speak of Desire Force, and Will-Power, I am speaking of the force of the respective Two Poles of Mind-Power — both of these forms being but phases of the same energy or force. So do not imagine that there are three distinct forces — there is but one force, and that is Mind-Power, of which Will-Power and Desire-Force, respectively, are but manifestations, the difference depending upon the two respective poles offeree, the motive and emotive, respectively. — William Walker Atkinson "The universe is a great organism, controlled by a dynamism of the psychical order. Mind gleams through its every atom.... There is mind in everything, not only in human and animal life, but in plants, in minerals, in space. — Flammarion, the famous French astronomer and author

Mind-Power: The Secret of Mental Magic - An audiobook from William Walker Atkinson Chapter 22. A Glimpse of the Occult World For more on New Thought: https://everythingnewthought.com/ In the preceding chapter, I have asked you to form a mental picture of the Ocean of Mind-Power. Let us now proceed to examine this picture in detail — let us observe the activities and manifestations that present themselves. In considering this Magic Mental Picture I must imagine that you are a highly developed occultist and that consequently you are able to "see" on what occultists call the "Second Plane." Without going into the subject in detail here (for it forms no part of this present work) I will say that occultists recognize Seven Planes of Life, all of which have their own laws and phenomena. The First Plane is our ordinary material plane, the phenomena of which may be observed by all having their physical senses. This First Plane is the plane of matter, and all of its phenomena is that of matter. — William Walker Atkinson "The universe is a great organism, controlled by a dynamism of the psychical order. Mind gleams through its every atom.... There is mind in everything, not only in human and animal life, but in plants, in minerals, in space. — Flammarion, the famous French astronomer and author

Mind-Power: The Secret of Mental Magic - An audiobook from William Walker Atkinson Chapter 21. The Ocean of Mind-Power For more on New Thought: https://everythingnewthought.com/ The mental picture contains the material for an infinite variety of action and combination — it is a world within itself. And now, I will set the machinery into operation and show you your mental picture of this Mind-Power Ocean and its centers of energy in full motion and activity. Kindly give me your full, attention while I describe the moving scenes to you! — William Walker Atkinson "The universe is a great organism, controlled by a dynamism of the psychical order. Mind gleams through its every atom.... There is mind in everything, not only in human and animal life, but in plants, in minerals, in space. — Flammarion, the famous French astronomer and author

Mind-Power: The Secret of Mental Magic - An audiobook from William Walker Atkinson Chapter 2. The Nature of Mind-Power For more on New Thought: https://everythingnewthought.com/ At this point I wish to call your attention to a feature of the subject that has received but scant attention at the hands of western writers. I allude to the wonderful manifestations of induced imagination displayed by some of the magicians of the orient, particularly of India and Persia. These feats are being performed today in those lands and are equal to any of the wonderful instances related of the ancient Persian or Egyptian magicians. — William Walker Atkinson "The universe is a great organism, controlled by a dynamism of the psychical order. Mind gleams through its every atom.... There is mind in everything, not only in human and animal life, but in plants, in minerals, in space. — Flammarion, the famous French astronomer and author

Mind-Power: The Secret of Mental Magic - An audiobook from William Walker Atkinson Chapter 19. Induced Imagination For more on New Thought: https://everythingnewthought.com/ Here is a form of suggestion which tends to arouse activities in the imaginative regions of the minds of people. Of I course, the imagination plays a part in all manifestations of suggestion, but in this particular form its action is especially apparent. I call this class of phenomena "Induced Imagination." The term "imagination," you know, means "the power of the mind to create mental images of objects of Sense; the power to reconstruct or recombine the materials furnished by experience, memory or fancy; a mental image formed by the faculty of imagination," etc., etc. The word is derived from the English word "image," which in turn has for its root the Latin word "imatari" meaning "to imitate." The imagination is creative in its nature and works with the plastic material of the mind. — William Walker Atkinson "The universe is a great organism, controlled by a dynamism of the psychical order. Mind gleams through its every atom.... There is mind in everything, not only in human and animal life, but in plants, in minerals, in space. — Flammarion, the famous French astronomer and author

Mind-Power: The Secret of Mental Magic - An audiobook from William Walker Atkinson Chapter 18. How Suggestion is Used For more on New Thought: https://everythingnewthought.com/ Let us now consider the various forms of application of suggestion in everyday life. They are several and for convenience I separate them into three forms, or groups, i. e., (1) Involuntary Suggestion; (2) Voluntary Suggestion; and (3) Auto-Suggestion. Let us now consider the first form: Involuntary Suggestion. — By this term I mean the use of suggestion involuntarily; without a particular purpose; or unconsciously. We are giving suggestions of words, manner, action, etc., every moment of our lives. And these suggestions are constantly being accepted by those around us. — William Walker Atkinson "The universe is a great organism, controlled by a dynamism of the psychical order. Mind gleams through its every atom.... There is mind in everything, not only in human and animal life, but in plants, in minerals, in space. — Flammarion, the famous French astronomer and author

Mind-Power: The Secret of Mental Magic - An audiobook from William Walker Atkinson Chapter 17. Four Kinds of Suggestion For more on New Thought: https://everythingnewthought.com/ Mental suggestion produces its effect upon the minds of people along one or more of four general lines or paths of action. All the phenomena coming under this head may be placed in one or more of the four classes. These four paths, or lines of action, along which Mental Suggestion operates, are as follows: 1. Obedience; 2. Imitation; 3. Association; 4. Repetition. — William Walker Atkinson "The universe is a great organism, controlled by a dynamism of the psychical order. Mind gleams through its every atom.... There is mind in everything, not only in human and animal life, but in plants, in minerals, in space. — Flammarion, the famous French astronomer and author

Mind-Power: The Secret of Mental Magic - An audiobook from William Walker Atkinson Chapter 16. Mental Suggestion For more on New Thought: https://everythingnewthought.com/ Before beginning our consideration of the subject of Mental Suggestion; let me call your attention to the following general statements regarding Mentative Induction (in which general subject is included the sub-divisions called Personal Magnetism; Mental Suggestion; and Telementative Induction) respectively: (1) Mental States may be caused by Mentative Induction. (2) Such induced mental states may be caused by the Mentative currents of Personal Magnetism; or by the Mentative currents of Telementation; or by Mental Suggestion. (3) Mentative currents are waves or streams of vibrant Mind-Power, emanating from the minds of people, and carrying with them the vibrations of mental states; the vibrations tending to induce similar mental states in the minds of people within the field of induction. — William Walker Atkinson "The universe is a great organism, controlled by a dynamism of the psychical order. Mind gleams through its every atom.... There is mind in everything, not only in human and animal life, but in plants, in minerals, in space. — Flammarion, the famous French astronomer and author

Mind-Power: The Secret of Mental Magic - An audiobook from William Walker Atkinson Chapter 15. Using the Mentative Instruments For more on New Thought: https://everythingnewthought.com/ In the use of the eyes for the purpose of conveying mentative currents, you should always remember that the feeling is the real power behind these currents of power, and that the brain is the dynamo from which the currents originate. The brain, you know, is the great transformer, or converter of the mentative energy, and acts just as does a dynamo in the direction of sending forth great waves of power. Consequently, if you wish to send out mentative currents for the purpose of inducing feeling in others, you must first have feeling generated in your mental dynamo. It will be well for two people to practice the eye exercises together, but in the absence of a friend in whom you have confidence, you may obtain excellent results by practicing before your friendly mirror. In either case, you must first arouse in your mind the feeling that you wish to express in mentative currents. Put your feeling into your glance, and it will be felt. — William Walker Atkinson "The universe is a great organism, controlled by a dynamism of the psychical order. Mind gleams through its every atom.... There is mind in everything, not only in human and animal life, but in plants, in minerals, in space. — Flammarion, the famous French astronomer and author

Mind-Power: The Secret of Mental Magic - An audiobook from William Walker Atkinson Chapter 29. Mind-Building For more on New Thought: https://everythingnewthought.com/ I shall now briefly run over the mental faculties most necessary to be developed by the man who wishes to gain the dynamic qualities. I shall add a few words of advice regarding the development of each of the said faculties. 1. Continuity. This faculty has been so named by the phrenologists, and defined as the faculty that enables a man to "stick-to-it" until it is done — that gives him patience to complete his task — that gives him stability. Its lack makes a man restless; changeable; shifting; disconnected; scattered; unstable; and unreliable. To cultivate this faculty follow the three-fold method, in the direction of concentrating, dwelling upon, and sticking to a matter once undertaken; doing thorough work; and fighting to make a change. 2. Vitality. This faculty is defined by phrenologists as the one that makes a person tenacious of life; and which causes him to fight off death, sickness, or weakness.... Listen to learn the rest! — William Walker Atkinson "The universe is a great organism, controlled by a dynamism of the psychical order. Mind gleams through its every atom.... There is mind in everything, not only in human and animal life, but in plants, in minerals, in space. — Flammarion, the famous French astronomer and author

Mind-Power: The Secret of Mental Magic - An audiobook from William Walker Atkinson Chapter 28. Making Over Oneself For more on New Thought: https://everythingnewthought.com/ Now comes the question "In what respect shall I make myself over?" And this is a question that I cannot answer for you, because each one of you would have to be answered differently, and I would have to understand the requirements of each particular case before I could so answer. But, after all, each and every man or woman who studies these chapters has a very good idea of his or her particular strong or weak points of character. Each one knows just about what qualities need to be strengthened and built up, and just which ones need to be restrained. — William Walker Atkinson "The universe is a great organism, controlled by a dynamism of the psychical order. Mind gleams through its every atom.... There is mind in everything, not only in human and animal life, but in plants, in minerals, in space. — Flammarion, the famous French astronomer and author

Mind-Power: The Secret of Mental Magic - An audiobook from William Walker Atkinson Chapter 27. Mental Architecture For more on New Thought: https://everythingnewthought.com/ Architecture means "the art or science of building or construction" and "Mental Architecture" means" the art or science of Mind Building." By "Mind Building" I, of course, mean "Brain Building," for as I have told you in a previous chapter, the brain is the "machinery" of the personal manifestation of mind, or the "converter" or "transformer" of the Mind-Power. But as the word "mind" is generally used as synonymous with "brain," in the case of individuals, I shall speak of "Mind Building" in this lesson, although I always mean "Brain Building" when I so speak. — William Walker Atkinson "The universe is a great organism, controlled by a dynamism of the psychical order. Mind gleams through its every atom.... There is mind in everything, not only in human and animal life, but in plants, in minerals, in space. — Flammarion, the famous French astronomer and author

Mind-Power: The Secret of Mental Magic - An audiobook from William Walker Atkinson Chapter 26. Mental Healing Methods For more on New Thought: https://everythingnewthought.com/ And now to the actual work of mental healing by mentative currents. In this work I must again repeat my injunctions given in the preceding chapter regarding the holding of the proper mental image in the mind of the healer. In the degree that the proper mental image is held, will be the degree of success in the treatment. "Visualization" is the key-note of this form of mental healing, and the healer should devote himself earnestly to acquiring the art of visualizing. You must be able to see the patient as healed, and the organs, parts, and cells as functioning normally and properly. Cast aside all negative thought, and doubts, and throw yourself earnestly into the work before you. — William Walker Atkinson "The universe is a great organism, controlled by a dynamism of the psychical order. Mind gleams through its every atom.... There is mind in everything, not only in human and animal life, but in plants, in minerals, in space. — Flammarion, the famous French astronomer and author

Mind-Power: The Secret of Mental Magic - An audiobook from William Walker Atkinson Chapter 25. Mental Therapeutics For more on New Thought: https://everythingnewthought.com/ 'Therapeutics " means "the healing art," therefore "Mental Therapeutics" means "the art or science of Mental I Healing." If I were writing this lesson from the standpoint of twenty years ago, I would think it advisable to fill page after page with a recital of the many claims of mental healing, but no such necessity exists at the present time. People have heard much regarding mental healing, and while they may differ in their theories and opinion regarding the nature of the cures performed, still nearly all of them will acknowledge that cures have been made and are being made by mental healing methods. The history of mental healing extends away back into the past, and the earliest pages of history treat it as if it were a long established and well accepted method. In fact the history of mental healing is the history of Mind-Power, so far as the older peoples and races are concerned. The ancient Magi used their mental powers in the direction of healing the sick, and restoring natural, healthy conditions. — William Walker Atkinson "The universe is a great organism, controlled by a dynamism of the psychical order. Mind gleams through its every atom.... There is mind in everything, not only in human and animal life, but in plants, in minerals, in space. — Flammarion, the famous French astronomer and author

Mind-Power: The Secret of Mental Magic - An audiobook from William Walker Atkinson Chapter 24. Indirect Influence For more on New Thought: https://everythingnewthought.com/ Let us now pass on to a consideration of the second class of Telementation, which I call "Indirect Telementation, " or the use of the Force with a general purpose of affecting the desired result, without special direction toward any particular person or persons. This form of manifestation of telementation may be grouped into two sub-classes, viz., (a) in which the general desire or will of the individual to attain certain results manifests itself in personal interviews, and induces mental states in those with whom he comes in contact; and (b) in cases wherein the general desire and will manifest in telementative currents, or waves, or whirlpools, affecting all persons and things who are interested in any way in the enterprise, scheme, plan or undertaking of the individual, and tending to cause them to "fall into line" and obey the will or comply with the desires of the general plan of the individual. — William Walker Atkinson "The universe is a great organism, controlled by a dynamism of the psychical order. Mind gleams through its every atom.... There is mind in everything, not only in human and animal life, but in plants, in minerals, in space. — Flammarion, the famous French astronomer and author

Mind-Power: The Secret of Mental Magic - An audiobook from William Walker Atkinson Chapter 12. Mental Atmosphere For more on New Thought: https://everythingnewthought.com/ Our dynamic individual places himself in a receptive attitude only toward the great Universal Will, and in a positive attitude toward all else. In this way he really becomes a most active center of Power, which becomes manifest to all with whom he comes in contact. He may not realize just what he is doing, and may know nothing of the truth herein stated, but, still he feels that he is "in touch with something" that aids and assists him and which gives him strength and dynamic force. He may talk about his "luck," or his "lucky star," or he may secretly believe himself specially favored by Providence (this is a secret belief of the majority of successful men) — but the fact remains that every positive and successful man feels, underneath it all, that he has something back of him. And this belief takes form in action and causes him to manifest that "air" of calm, positive power and self-confidence noticeable in such men in every instance. — William Walker Atkinson "The universe is a great organism, controlled by a dynamism of the psychical order. Mind gleams through its every atom.... There is mind in everything, not only in human and animal life, but in plants, in minerals, in space. — Flammarion, the famous French astronomer and author

Mind-Power: The Secret of Mental Magic - An audiobook from William Walker Atkinson Chapter 14. Instruments of Expression For more on New Thought: https://everythingnewthought.com/ Next in order in our list of instruments of channels of mentative expression is the eye, that most wonderful of all the human organs, and which is as much an instrument for the expression of Mind-Power as it is an instrument for receiving the sense-impression of sight. Let us consider it in its former aspect. In the first place, the eye is one of the most potent and effective instruments of suggestion, although I have not included it in that class. The expression of the eye will induce mental conditions in others along the lines of suggestion, and those who understand and have mastered this art of using the eyes have at their disposal a wonderful instrument of suggestive influence. Those of us who have ever met a very "magnetic" man, or a "charming and fascinating" woman, have carried away with us a lively recollection of "the expression of the eyes" of such a person. — William Walker Atkinson "The universe is a great organism, controlled by a dynamism of the psychical order. Mind gleams through its every atom.... There is mind in everything, not only in human and animal life, but in plants, in minerals, in space. — Flammarion, the famous French astronomer and author

Mind-Power: The Secret of Mental Magic - An audiobook from William Walker Atkinson Chapter 13. Channels of Influence For more on New Thought: https://everythingnewthought.com/ In the last chapter I spoke of the effect of mental atmospheres with which people surround themselves. You will notice that in my discussion of that part of the subject I spoke only of the general influence exerted upon others, and not of the direct personal influence exerted by one man upon another in personal intercourse. Let us now consider the channels of direct personal influence. As I have told you elsewhere, every time two people meet there ensues a silent mental conflict, or struggle for supremacy, from which one or the other emerges a victor, and which victory is fully recognized by both of the parties to the proceeding. This mental struggle is usually the combat between the general mental powers of the two, without regard to special mental states induced at the time. But the man who is skilled in the art of dynamic mentation goes further than this, for he recognizes that he may concentrate his mentative energy into definite shape and form, and focus the force of his mental imagery direct upon the other person. — William Walker Atkinson "The universe is a great organism, controlled by a dynamism of the psychical order. Mind gleams through its every atom.... There is mind in everything, not only in human and animal life, but in plants, in minerals, in space. — Flammarion, the famous French astronomer and author

Mind-Power: The Secret of Mental Magic - An audiobook from William Walker Atkinson Chapter 11. Dynamic Individuality For more on New Thought: https://everythingnewthought.com/ For the purpose of illustrating the personal qualities of the dynamically positive man, along the lines of Personal Influence, I shall proceed to describe these qualities as existing in a person whom I will call the Dynamic Individual. Let us consider this man as an actually existent individual, in our treatment of him. You must endeavor to imagine him in this way, that you may understand his qualities. He is a very positive man, magnetically — one of the examples of a strong, forceful man of affairs, who is constantly meeting people, and having relations with them. How does such a man act, talk, look, move and conduct himself. Let us see! — William Walker Atkinson "The universe is a great organism, controlled by a dynamism of the psychical order. Mind gleams through its every atom.... There is mind in everything, not only in human and animal life, but in plants, in minerals, in space. — Flammarion, the famous French astronomer and author

Mind-Power: The Secret of Mental Magic - An audiobook from William Walker Atkinson Chapter 10. Examples of Dynamic Mentation. For more on New Thought: https://everythingnewthought.com/ The story of dynamic mentation runs along with the history of the human race, for it has always been known to man in some form. Coming to primitive man along with other inheritances from still lower forms, it was used from the beginning. Its earliest forms were similar to its employment by the lower animals, such as has been mentioned in a preceding chapter. The positive minds of the race influenced and dominated the more negative ones. Without understanding its laws, the positive barbarians discovered that they possessed a stronger power of inducing mental states among their negative companions, and were thus enabled to work their will upon them. Many of the leaders of barbarian races owe their positions of prominence and leadership to this law of mental induction. But along with the rise of leaders there was manifested a similar rise in power and influence of the priests. All races have had their priests, and have today. A priest is a man whose office is that of a mediator between men and their divinities. — William Walker Atkinson "The universe is a great organism, controlled by a dynamism of the psychical order. Mind gleams through its every atom.... There is mind in everything, not only in human and animal life, but in plants, in minerals, in space. — Flammarion, the famous French astronomer and author

Mind-Power: The Secret of Mental Magic - An audiobook from William Walker Atkinson Chapter 9. Personal Magnetism For more on New Thought: https://everythingnewthought.com/ Perhaps the most interesting manifestation of Mind-Power along the lines of telementation and mentative induction, at least to the beginner in the study of the subject, is the phase known as "Personal Magnetism." We may as well begin by considering the use of the word "magnetism" in connection with mental influence, etc. We often hear of "personal magnetism"; "mental magnetism"; "magnetic personality"; "magnetic attraction"; "magnetic influence," etc., etc., used in the sense of mental attraction; personal influence; fascination; charming; psychological influence, etc. Let us see just why the term is used. The explanation involves an interesting bit of little known occult history. — William Walker Atkinson "The universe is a great organism, controlled by a dynamism of the psychical order. Mind gleams through its every atom.... There is mind in everything, not only in human and animal life, but in plants, in minerals, in space. — Flammarion, the famous French astronomer and author

Mind-Power: The Secret of Mental Magic - An audiobook from William Walker Atkinson Chapter 2. The Nature of Mind-Power For more on New Thought: https://everythingnewthought.com/ And now let us consider the subject of the operation of Mind-Power, in the phase of its employment, consciously or unconsciously, to affect the minds of others. It is true that this subject will be considered in detail in the chapter on Personal Magnetism and Telementation, but it will be well for us to take a glance at the general workings at this point. I shall cover the points briefly, the elaboration being made at the proper points in the lessons. — William Walker Atkinson "The universe is a great organism, controlled by a dynamism of the psychical order. Mind gleams through its every atom.... There is mind in everything, not only in human and animal life, but in plants, in minerals, in space. — Flammarion, the famous French astronomer and author

Mind-Power: The Secret of Mental Magic - An audiobook from William Walker Atkinson Chapter 5. Mental Magic in Human Life For more on New Thought: https://everythingnewthought.com/ Passing on from the lower animal life to the plane of human life, we find on all sides many manifestations of Mind-Power along the lines of telementation and mentative induction. Now, as never before, is this mighty force being employed for worthy or unworthy purposes in everyday human life. On the one hand we hear and see it being used for the curing of the ills to which the flesh is heir, many of which ills, by-the-way, having been brought on by improper methods of thinking; by the adverse suggestions of advertisements describing diseases, urging patent medicines, etc.; as well as by the ignorance of the masses of people regarding the effect of negative thoughts and depressing auto-suggestions. We also see Mind-Power employed through the channel of suggestion, being exerted to bring about better and more positive mental states among those who have been manifesting negative mental conditions. — William Walker Atkinson "The universe is a great organism, controlled by a dynamism of the psychical order. Mind gleams through its every atom.... There is mind in everything, not only in human and animal life, but in plants, in minerals, in space. — Flammarion, the famous French astronomer and author