Yawn and Grow Rich Course
By Paul Adams – The Yawn Guy
SECTION 11: THE MYSTERY OF SEX TRANSMUTATION
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CHAPTER 11: THE MYSTERY OF SEX TRANSMUTATION
The Tenth Step toward Riches
11.1 THE meaning of the word
"transmute" is, in simple language, "the changing, or transferring of
one element, or form of energy, into another."
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11.2 The emotion of sex brings into being a state of mind.
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11.3 Because of ignorance on the
subject, this state of mind is generally associated with the physical,
and because of improper influences, to which most people have been
subjected, in acquiring knowledge of sex, things essentially physical
have highly biased the mind.
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11.4 DEMO: The emotion of sex has back of it the possibility of three constructive potentialities, they are:—
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11.5 DEMO: 1. |
The perpetuation of mankind. |
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11.6 DEMO: 2. |
The maintenance of health, (as a therapeutic agency, it has no equal). |
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11.7 DEMO: 3. |
The transformation of mediocrity into genius through transmutation. |
11.8 DEMO: Sex
transmutation is simple and easily explained. It means the switching of
the mind from thoughts of physical expression, to thoughts of some other
nature.
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11.9 Sex desire is the most
powerful of human desires. When driven by this desire, men develop
keenness of imagination, courage, will-power, persistence, and creative
ability unknown to them at other times. So strong and impelling is the
desire for sexual contact that men freely run the risk of life and
reputation to indulge it. When harnessed, and redirected along other
lines, this motivating force maintains all of its attributes of keenness
of imagination, courage, etc., which may be used as powerful creative
forces in literature, art, or in any other profession or calling,
including, of course, the accumulation of riches.
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11.10 The transmutation of sex
energy calls for the exercise of will-power, to be sure, but the reward
is worth the effort. The desire for sexual expression is inborn and
natural. The desire cannot, and should not be submerged or eliminated.
But it should be given an outlet through forms of expression which
enrich the body, mind, and spirit of man. If not given this form of
outlet, through transmutation, it will seek outlets through purely
physical channels.
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11.11 A river may be dammed, and
its water controlled for a time, but eventually, it will force an
outlet. The same is true of the emotion of sex. It may be submerged and
controlled for a time, but its very nature causes it to be ever seeking
means of expression. If it is not transmuted into some creative effort
it will find a less worthy outlet.
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11.12 Fortunate, indeed, is the
person who has discovered how to give sex emotion an outlet through some
form of creative effort, for he has, by that discovery, lifted himself
to the status of a genius.
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11.13 Scientific research has disclosed these significant facts:
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11.14 1. |
The men of greatest achievement are men with highly developed sex
natures; men who have learned the art of sex transmutation. |
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11.15 2. |
The men who have accumulated great fortunes and achieved
outstanding recognition in literature, art, industry, architecture,
and the professions, were motivated by the influence of a woman. |
11.16 The research from which
these astounding discoveries were made, went back through the pages of
biography and history for more than two thousand years. Wherever there
was evidence available in connection with the lives of men and women of
great achievement, it indicated most convincingly that they possessed
highly developed sex natures.
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11.17 The emotion of sex is an
"irresistible force," against which there can be no such opposition as
an "immovable body." When driven by this emotion, men become gifted with
a super power for action. Understand this truth, and you will catch the
significance of the statement that sex transmutation will lift one to
the status of a genius.
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11.18 The emotion of sex contains the secret of creative ability.
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11.19 Destroy the sex glands,
whether in man or beast, and you have removed the major source of
action. For proof of this, observe what happens to any animal after it
has been castrated. A bull becomes as docile as a cow after it has been
altered sexually. Sex alteration takes out of the male, whether man or
beast, all the FIGHT that was in him. Sex alteration of the female has
the same effect.
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THE TEN MIND STIMULI
11.20 DEMO: The human mind
responds to stimuli, through which it may be "keyed up" to high rates of
vibration, known as enthusiasm, creative imagination, intense desire,
etc. The stimuli to which the mind responds most freely are:—
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11.21 DEMO: 1. |
The desire for sex expression |
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11.22 DEMO: 2. |
Love |
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11.23 DEMO: 3. |
A burning desire for fame, power, or financial gain, MONEY |
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11.24 DEMO: 4. |
Music |
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11.25 DEMO: 5. |
Friendship between either those of the same sex, or those of the opposite sex. |
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11.26 DEMO: 6. |
A Master Mind alliance based upon the harmony of two or more people
who ally themselves for spiritual or temporal advancement. |
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11.27 DEMO: 7. |
Mutual suffering, such as that experienced by people who are persecuted. |
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11.28 DEMO: 8. |
Auto-suggestion |
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11.29 DEMO: 9. |
Fear |
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11.30 DEMO: 10. |
Narcotics and alcohol. |
11.31 DEMO: The desire for
sex expression comes at the head of the list of stimuli, which most
effectively "step-up" the vibrations of the mind and start the "wheels"
of physical action. Eight of these stimuli are natural and constructive.
Two are destructive. The list is here presented for the purpose of
enabling you to make a comparative study of the major sources of mind
stimulation. From this study, it will be readily seen that the emotion
of sex is, by great odds, the most intense and powerful of all mind
stimuli.
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11.32 This comparison is
necessary as a foundation for proof of the statement that transmutation
of sex energy may lift one to the status of a genius. Let us find out
what constitutes a genius.
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11.33 Some wiseacre has said
that a genius is a man who "wears long hair, eats queer food, lives
alone, and serves as a target for the joke makers." A better definition
of a genius is, "a man who has discovered how to increase the vibrations
of thought to the point where he can freely communicate with sources of
knowledge not available through the ordinary rate of vibration of
thought."
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11.34 The person who thinks will
want to ask some questions concerning this definition of genius. The
first question will be, "How may one communicate with sources of
knowledge which are not available through the ORDINARY rate of vibration
of thought?"
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11.35 The next question will be,
"Are there known sources of knowledge which are available only to
genii, and if so, WHAT ARE THESE SOURCES, and exactly how may they be
reached?"
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11.36 We shall offer proof of
the soundness of some of the more important statements made in this
book—or at least we shall offer evidence through which you may secure
your own proof through experimentation, and in doing so, we shall answer
both of these questions.
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"GENIUS" IS DEVELOPED THROUGH THE SIXTH SENSE
11.37 The reality of a "sixth
sense" has been fairly well established. This sixth sense is "Creative
Imagination." The faculty of creative imagination is one which the
majority of people never use during an entire lifetime, and if used at
all, it usually happens by mere accident. A relatively small number of
people use, WITH DELIBERATION AND PURPOSE AFORETHOUGHT, the faculty of
creative imagination. Those who use this faculty voluntarily, and with
understanding of its functions, are GENII.
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11.38 DEMO: The faculty of
creative imagination is the direct link between the finite mind of man
and Infinite Intelligence. All so-called revelations, referred to in the
realm of religion, and all discoveries of basic or new principles in
the field of invention, take place through the faculty of creative
imagination.
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11.39 When ideas or concepts
flash into one's mind, through what is popularly called a "hunch," they
come from one or more of the following sources:—
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11.40 1. |
Infinite Intelligence |
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11.41 2. |
One's subconscious mind, wherein is stored every sense impression
and thought impulse which ever reached the brain through any of the
five senses |
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11.42 3. |
From the mind of some other person who has just released the
thought, or picture of the idea or concept, through conscious thought,
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11.43 4. |
From the other person's subconscious storehouse. |
11.44 There are no other KNOWN sources from which "inspired" ideas or "hunches" may be received.
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11.45 DEMO: The creative
imagination functions best when the mind is vibrating (due to some form
of mind stimulation) at an exceedingly high rate. That is, when the mind
is functioning at a rate of vibration higher than that of ordinary,
normal thought.
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11.46 DEMO: When brain action
has been stimulated, through one or more of the ten mind stimulants, it
has the effect of lifting the individual far above the horizon of
ordinary thought, and permits him to envision distance, scope, and
quality of THOUGHTS not available on the lower plane, such as that
occupied while one is engaged in the solution of the problems of
business and professional routine.
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11.47 DEMO: When lifted to this
higher level of thought, through any form of mind stimulation, an
individual occupies, relatively, the same position as one who has
ascended in an airplane to a height from which he may see over and
beyond the horizon line which limits his vision, while on the ground.
Moreover, while on this higher level of thought, the individual is not
hampered or bound by any of the stimuli which circumscribe and limit his
vision while wrestling with the problems of gaining the three basic
necessities of food, clothing, and shelter. He is in a world of thought
in which the ORDINARY, work-a-day thoughts have been as effectively
removed as are the hills and valleys and other limitations of physical
vision, when he rises in an airplane.
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11.48 DEMO: While on this
exalted plane of THOUGHT, the creative faculty of the mind is given
freedom for action. The way has been cleared for the sixth sense to
function, it becomes receptive to ideas which could not reach the
individual under any other circumstances. The "sixth sense" is the
faculty which marks the difference between a genius and an ordinary
individual.
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11.49 DEMO: The creative faculty
becomes more alert and receptive to vibrations, originating outside the
individual's subconscious mind, the more this faculty is used, and the
more the individual relies upon it, and makes demands upon it for
thought impulses. This faculty can be cultivated and developed only
through use.
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11.50 That which is known as one's "conscience" operates entirely through the faculty of the sixth sense.
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11.51 DEMO: The great artists,
writers, musicians, and poets become great, because they acquire the
habit of relying upon the "still small voice" which speaks from within,
through the faculty of creative imagination. It is a fact well known to
people who have "keen" imaginations that their best ideas come through
so-called "hunches."
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11.52 There is a great orator
who does not attain to greatness, until he closes his eyes and begins to
rely entirely upon the faculty of Creative Imagination. When asked why
he closed his eyes just before the climaxes of his oratory, he replied,
"I do it, because, then I speak through ideas which come to me from
within."
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11.53 One of America's most
successful and best known financiers followed the habit of closing his
eyes for two or three minutes before making a decision. When asked why
he did this, he replied, "With my eyes closed, I am able to draw upon a
source of superior intelligence."
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11.54 The late Dr. Elmer R.
Gates, of Chevy Chase, Maryland, created more than 200 useful patents,
many of them basic, through the process of cultivating and using the
creative faculty. His method is both significant and interesting to one
interested in attaining to the status of genius, in which category Dr.
Gates, unquestionably belonged. Dr. Gates was one of the really great,
though less publicized scientists of the world.
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11.55 In his laboratory, he had
what he called his "personal communication room." It was practically
sound proof, and so arranged that all light could be shut out. It was
equipped with a small table, on which he kept a pad of writing paper. In
front of the table, on the wall, was an electric pushbutton, which
controlled the lights. When Dr. Gates desired to draw upon the forces
available to him through his Creative Imagination, he would go into this
room, seat himself at the table, shut off the lights, and CONCENTRATE
upon the KNOWN factors of the invention on which he was working,
remaining in that position until ideas began to "flash" into his mind in
connection with the UNKNOWN factors of the invention.
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11.56 On one occasion, ideas
came through so fast that he was forced to write for almost three hours.
When the thoughts stopped flowing, and he examined his notes, he found
they contained a minute description of principles which had not a
parallel among the known data of the scientific world. Moreover, the
answer to his problem was intelligently presented in those notes. In
this manner Dr. Gates completed over 200 patents, which had been begun,
but not completed, by "half-baked" brains. Evidence of the truth of this
statement is in the United States Patent Office.
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11.57 Dr. Gates earned his
living by "sitting for ideas" for individuals and corporations. Some of
the largest corporations in America paid him substantial fees, by the
hour, for "sitting for ideas."
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11.59 DEMO: The major difference
between the genius and the ordinary "crank" inventor, may be found in
the fact that the genius works through his faculty of creative
imagination, while the "crank" knows nothing of this faculty. The
scientific inventor (such as Mr. Edison, and Dr. Gates), makes use of
both the synthetic and the creative faculties of imagination.
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11.60 For example, the
scientific inventor, or "genius," begins an invention by organizing and
combining the known ideas, or principles accumulated through experience,
through the synthetic faculty (the reasoning faculty). If he finds this
accumulated knowledge to be insufficient for the completion of his
invention, he then draws upon the sources of knowledge available to him
through his creative faculty. The method by which he does this varies
with the individual, but this is the sum and substance of his procedure:
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11.61 DEMO: 1. |
HE STIMULATES HIS MIND SO THAT IT VIBRATES ON A HIGHER-THAN-AVERAGE
PLANE, using one or more of the ten mind stimulants or some other
stimulant of his choice. |
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11.62 DEMO: 2. |
HE CONCENTRATES upon the known factors (the finished part) of his
invention, and creates in his mind a perfect picture of unknown
factors (the unfinished part), of his invention. He holds this picture
in mind until it has been taken over by the subconscious mind, then
relaxes by clearing his mind of ALL thought, and waits for his answer
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11.63 Sometimes the results are
both definite and immediate. At other times, the results are negative,
depending upon the state of development of the "sixth sense," or
creative faculty.
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11.64 Mr. Edison tried out more
than 10,000 different combinations of ideas through the synthetic
faculty of his imagination before he "tuned in" through the creative
faculty, and got the answer which perfected the incandescent light. His
experience was similar when he produced the talking machine.
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11.65 There is plenty of
reliable evidence that the faculty of creative imagination exists. This
evidence is available through accurate analysis of men who have become
leaders in their respective callings, without having had extensive
educations. Lincoln was a notable example of a great leader who achieved
greatness, through the discovery, and use of his faculty of creative
imagination. He discovered, and began to use this faculty as the result
of the stimulation of love which he experienced after he met Anne
Rutledge, a statement of the highest significance, in connection with
the study of the source of genius.
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11.66 The pages of history are
filled with the records of great leaders whose achievements may be
traced directly to the influence of women who aroused the creative
faculties of their minds, through the stimulation of sex desire.
Napoleon Bonaparte was one of these. When inspired by his first wife,
Josephine, he was irresistible and invincible. When his "better
judgment" or reasoning faculty prompted him to put Josephine aside, he
began to decline. His defeat and St. Helena were not far distant.
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11.67 If good taste would
permit, we might easily mention scores of men, well known to the
American people, who climbed to great heights of achievement under the
stimulating influence of their wives, only to drop back to destruction
AFTER money and power went to their heads, and they put aside the old
wife for a new one. Napoleon was not the only man to discover that sex
influence, from the right source, is more powerful than any substitute of expediency, which may be created by mere reason.
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11.68 The human mind responds to stimulation!
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11.69 DEMO: Among the greatest,
and most powerful of these stimuli is the urge of sex. When harnessed
and transmuted, this driving force is capable of lifting men into that
higher sphere of thought which enables them to master the sources of
worry and petty annoyance which beset their pathway on the lower plane.
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11.70 Unfortunately, only the
genii have made the discovery. Others have accepted the experience of
sex urge, without discovering one of its major potentialities—a fact
which accounts for the great number of "others" as compared to the
limited number of genii.
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11.71 For the purpose of refreshing the memory, in connection with the facts available from the biographies of certain men, we here present the names of a few men of outstanding achievement, each of whom was known to have been of a highly sexed nature. The genius which was their's, undoubtedly found its source of power in transmuted sex energy:
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GEORGE WASHINGTON NAPOLEON BONAPARTE WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE ABRAHAM LINCOLN RALPH WALDO EMERSON ROBERT BURNS THOMAS JEFFERSON |
ELBERT HUBBARD ELBERT H. GARY OSCAR WILDE WOODROW WILSON JOHN H. PATTERSON ANDREW JACKSON ENRICO CARUSO |
11.72 Your own knowledge of
biography will enable you to add to this list. Find, if you can, a
single man, in all history of civilization, who achieved outstanding
success in any calling, who was not driven by a well developed sex
nature.
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11.73 If you do not wish to rely
upon biographies of men not now living, take inventory of those whom
you know to be men of great achievement, and see if you can find one
among them who is not highly sexed.
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11.74 Sex energy is the creative energy of all genii. There never has been, and never will be a great leader, builder, or artist lacking in this driving force of sex.
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11.75 DEMO: Surely no one will
misunderstand these statements to mean that ALL who are highly sexed are
genii! Man attains to the status of a genius ONLY when, and IF, he
stimulates his mind so that it draws upon the forces available, through
the creative faculty of the imagination. Chief among the stimuli with
which this "stepping up" of the vibrations may be produced is sex
energy. The mere possession of this energy is not sufficient to produce a genius. The energy must be transmuted from desire for physical contact, into some other form of desire and action, before it will lift one to the status of a genius.
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11.76 Far from becoming genii, because of great sex desires, the majority of men lower themselves, through misunderstanding and misuse of this great force, to the status of the lower animals.
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WHY MEN SELDOM SUCCEED BEFORE FORTY
11.77 I discovered, from the
analysis of over 25,000 people, that men who succeed in an outstanding
way, seldom do so before the age of forty, and more often they do not
strike their real pace until they are well beyond the age of fifty. This
fact was so astounding that it prompted me to go into the study of its
cause most carefully, carrying the investigation over a period of more
than twelve years.
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11.78 DEMO: This study disclosed
the fact that the major reason why the majority of men who succeed do
not begin to do so before the age of forty to fifty, is their tendency
to DISSIPATE their energies through over indulgence in physical
expression of the emotion of sex. The majority of men never learn
that the urge of sex has other possibilities, which far transcend in
importance, that of mere physical expression. The majority of those who
make this discovery, do so after having wasted many years at a
period when the sex energy is at its height, prior to the age of
forty-five to fifty. This usually is followed by noteworthy achievement.
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11.79 The lives of many men up
to, and sometimes well past the age of forty, reflect a continued
dissipation of energies, which could have been more profitably turned
into better channels. Their finer and more powerful emotions are sown
wildly to the four winds. Out of this habit of the male, grew the term,
"sowing his wild oats."
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11.80 DEMO: The desire for
sexual expression is by far the strongest and most impelling of all the
human emotions, and for this very reason this desire, when harnessed and transmuted into action, other than that of physical expression, may raise one to the status of a genius.
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11.81 One of America's most able
business men frankly admitted that his attractive secretary was
responsible for most of the plans he created. He admitted that her
presence lifted him to heights of creative imagination, such as he could
experience under no other stimulus.
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11.82 One of the most successful
men in America owes most of his success to the influence of a very
charming young woman, who has served as his source of inspiration for
more than twelve years. Everyone knows the man to whom this reference is
made, but not everyone knows the REAL SOURCE of his achievements.
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11.83 History is not lacking in
examples of men who attained to the status of genii, as the result of
the use of artificial mind stimulants in the form of alcohol and
narcotics. Edgar Allen Poe wrote the "Raven" while under the influence
of liquor, "dreaming dreams that mortal never dared to dream before."
James Whitcomb Riley did his best writing while under the influence of
alcohol. Perhaps it was thus he saw "the ordered intermingling of the
real and the dream, the mill above the river, and the mist above the
stream." Robert Burns wrote best when intoxicated, "For Auld Lang Syne,
my dear, we'll take a cup of kindness yet, for Auld Lang Syne."
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11.84 But let it be remembered
that many such men have destroyed themselves in the end. Nature has
prepared her own potions with which men may safely stimulate their minds
so they vibrate on a plane that enables them to tune in to fine and
rare thoughts which come from—no man knows where! No satisfactory
substitute for Nature's stimulants has ever been found.
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11.85 It is a fact well known to
psychologists that there is a very close relationship between sex
desires and spiritual urges—a fact which accounts for the peculiar
behavior of people who participate in the orgies known as religious
"revivals," common among the primitive types.
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11.86 DEMO: The world is ruled,
and the destiny of civilization is established, by the human emotions.
People are influenced in their actions, not by reason so much as by
"feelings." The creative faculty of the mind is set into action entirely
by emotions, and not by cold reason. The most powerful of all
human emotions is that of sex. There are other mind stimulants, some of
which have been listed, but no one of them, nor all of them combined,
can equal the driving power of sex.
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11.87 DEMO: A mind stimulant is
any influence which will either temporarily, or permanently, increase
the vibrations of thought. The ten major stimulants, described, are
those most commonly resorted to. Through these sources one may commune
with Infinite Intelligence, or enter, at will, the storehouse of the
subconscious mind, either one's own, or that of another person, a
procedure which is all there is of genius.
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11.88 A teacher, who has trained
and directed the efforts of more than 30,000 sales people, made the
astounding discovery that highly sexed men are the most efficient
salesmen. The explanation is, that the factor of personality known as
"personal magnetism" is nothing more nor less than sex energy. Highly
sexed people always have a plentiful supply of magnetism. Through
cultivation and understanding, this vital force may be drawn upon and
used to great advantage in the relationships between people. This energy
may be communicated to others through the following media:
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11.89 1. |
The hand-shake. The touch of the hand indicates, instantly, the presence of magnetism, or the lack of it. |
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11.90 2. |
The tone of voice. Magnetism, or sex energy, is the factor with
which the voice may be colored, or made musical and charming. |
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11.91 3. |
Posture and carriage of the body. Highly sexed people move briskly, and with grace and ease. |
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11.92 4. |
The vibrations of thought. Highly sexed people mix the emotion of
sex with their thoughts, or may do so at will, and in that way, may
influence those around them. |
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11.93 5. |
Body adornment. People who are highly sexed are usually very
careful about their personal appearance. They usually select clothing
of a style becoming to their personality, physique, complexion, etc. |
11.94 When employing salesmen, the more capable sales manager looks for the quality of personal magnetism as the first requirement
of a salesman. People who lack sex energy will never become
enthusiastic nor inspire others with enthusiasm, and enthusiasm is one
of the most important requisites in salesmanship, no matter what one is
selling.
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11.95 The public speaker,
orator, preacher, lawyer, or salesman who is lacking in sex energy is a
"flop," as far as being able to influence others is concerned. Couple
with this the fact, that most people can be influenced only through an
appeal to their emotions, and you will understand the importance of sex
energy as a part of the salesman's native ability. Master salesmen
attain the status of mastery in selling, because they, either
consciously, or unconsciously, transmute the energy of sex into
SALES ENTHUSIASM! In this statement may be found a very practical
suggestion as to the actual meaning of sex transmutation.
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11.96 The salesman who knows how
to take his mind off the subject of sex, and direct it in sales effort
with as much enthusiasm and determination as he would apply to its
original purpose, has acquired the art of sex transmutation, whether he
knows it or not. The majority of salesmen who transmute their sex energy
do so without being in the least aware of what they are doing, or how
they are doing it.
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11.97 DEMO: Transmutation of sex
energy calls for more will power than the average person cares to use
for this purpose. Those who find it difficult to summon will-power
sufficient for transmutation, may gradually acquire this ability. Though
this requires will-power, the reward for the practice is more than
worth the effort.
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11.98 The entire subject of sex
is one with which the majority of people appear to be unpardonably
ignorant. The urge of sex has been grossly misunderstood, slandered, and
burlesqued by the ignorant and the evil minded, for so long that the
very word sex is seldom used in polite society. Men and women who are
known to be blessed—yes, BLESSED—with highly sexed natures, are
usually looked upon as being people who will bear watching. Instead of
being called blessed, they are usually called cursed.
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11.99 DEMO: Millions of people,
even in this age of enlightenment, have inferiority complexes which they
developed because of this false belief that a highly sexed nature is a
curse. These statements, of the virtue of sex energy, should not be
construed as justification for the libertine. The emotion of sex is a
virtue ONLY when used intelligently, and with discrimination. It may be
misused, and often is, to such an extent that it debases, instead of
enriches, both body and mind. The better use of this power is the burden
of this chapter.
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11.100 It seemed quite
significant to the author, when he made the discovery that practically
every great leader, whom he had the privilege of analyzing, was a man
whose achievements were largely inspired by a woman. In many instances,
the "woman in the case" was a modest, self-denying wife, of whom the
public had heard but little or nothing. In a few instances, the source
of inspiration has been traced to the "other woman." Perhaps such cases
may not be entirely unknown to you.
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11.101 DEMO: Intemperance in sex
habits is just as detrimental as intemperance in habits of drinking and
eating. In this age in which we live, an age which began with the world
war, intemperance in habits of sex is common. This orgy of indulgence
may account for the shortage of great leaders. No man can avail himself
of the forces of his creative imagination, while dissipating them. Man
is the only creature on earth which violates Nature's purpose in this
connection. Every other animal indulges its sex nature in moderation,
and with purpose which harmonizes with the laws of nature. Every other
animal responds to the call of sex only in "season." Man's inclination
is to declare "open season."
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11.102 DEMO: Every intelligent
person knows that stimulation in excess, through alcoholic drink and
narcotics, is a form of intemperance which destroys the vital organs of
the body, including the brain. Not every person knows, however, that
over indulgence in sex expression may become a habit as destructive and
as detrimental to creative effort as narcotics or liquor.
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11.103 A sex-mad man is not
essentially different than a dope-mad man! Both have lost control over
their faculties of reason and will-power. Sexual overindulgence may not
only destroy reason and willpower, but it may also lead to either
temporary, or permanent insanity. Many cases of hypochondria (imaginary
illness) grow out of habits developed in ignorance of the true function
of sex.
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11.104 From these brief
references to the subject, it may be readily seen that ignorance on the
subject of sex transmutation, forces stupendous penalties upon the
ignorant on the one hand, and withholds from them equally stupendous
benefits, on the other.
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11.105 Widespread ignorance on
the subject of sex is due to the fact that the subject has been
surrounded with mystery and beclouded by dark silence. The conspiracy of
mystery and silence has had the same effect upon the minds of young
people that the psychology of prohibition had. The result has been
increased curiosity, and desire to acquire more knowledge on this
"verboten" subject; and to the shame of all lawmakers, and most
physicians—by training best qualified to educate youth on that
subject—information has not been easily available.
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11.106 Seldom does an individual
enter upon highly creative effort in any field of endeavor before the
age of forty. The average man reaches the period of his greatest
capacity to create between forty and sixty. These statements are based
upon analysis of thousands of men and women who have been carefully
observed. They should be encouraging to those who fail to arrive before
the age of forty, and to those who become frightened at the approach of
"old age," around the forty-year mark. The years between forty and fifty
are, as a rule, the most fruitful. Man should approach this age, not
with fear and trembling, but with hope and eager anticipation.
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11.107 If you want evidence that
most men do not begin to do their best work before the age of forty,
study the records of the most successful men known to the American
people, and you will find it. Henry Ford had not "hit his pace" of
achievement until he had passed the age of forty. Andrew Carnegie was
well past forty before he began to reap the reward of his efforts. James
J. Hill was still running a telegraph key at the age of forty. His
stupendous achievements took place after that age. Biographies of
American industrialists and financiers are filled with evidence that the
period from forty to sixty is the most productive age of man.
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11.108 Between the ages of
thirty and forty, man begins to learn (if he ever learns), the art of
sex transmutation. This discovery is generally accidental, and more
often than otherwise, the man who makes it is totally unconscious of his
discovery. He may observe that his powers of achievement have increased
around the age of thirty-five to forty, but in most cases, he is not
familiar with the cause of this change; that Nature begins to harmonize
the emotions of love and sex in the individual, between the ages of
thirty and forty, so that he may draw upon these great forces, and apply
them jointly as stimuli to action.
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11.109 Sex, alone, is a mighty
urge to action, but its forces are like a cyclone—they are often
uncontrollable. When the emotion of love begins to mix itself with the
emotion of sex, the result is calmness of purpose, poise, accuracy of
judgment, and balance. What person, who has attained to the age of
forty, is so unfortunate as to be unable to analyze these statements,
and to corroborate them by his own experience?
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11.110 DEMO: When driven by his
desire to please a woman, based solely upon the emotion of sex, a man
may be, and usually is, capable of great achievement, but his actions
may be disorganized, distorted, and totally destructive. When driven by
his desire to please a woman, based upon the motive of sex alone, a man
may steal, cheat, and even commit murder. But when the emotion of LOVE
is mixed with the emotion of sex, that same man will guide his actions
with more sanity, balance, and reason.
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11.111 Criminologists have
discovered that the most hardened criminals can be reformed through the
influence of a woman's love. There is no record of a criminal having
been reformed solely through the sex influence. These facts are well
known, but their cause is not. Reformation comes, if at all, through the
heart, or the emotional side of man, not through his head, or
reasoning side. Reformation means, "a change of heart." It does not mean
a "change of head." A man may, because of reason, make certain changes
in his personal conduct to avoid the consequences of undesirable
effects, but GENUINE REFORMATION comes only through a change of
heart—through a DESIRE to change.
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11.112 Love, Romance, and Sex
are all emotions capable of driving men to heights of super achievement.
Love is the emotion which serves as a safety valve, and insures
balance, poise, and constructive effort. When combined, these three
emotions may lift one to an altitude of a genius. There are genii,
however, who know but little of the emotion of love. Most of them may be
found engaged in some form of action which is destructive, or at least,
not based upon justice and fairness toward others. If good taste would
permit, a dozen genii could be named in the field of industry and
finance, who ride ruthlessly over the rights of their fellow men. They
seem totally lacking in conscience. The reader can easily supply his own
list of such men.
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11.113 The emotions are states
of mind. Nature has provided man with a "chemistry of the mind" which
operates in a manner similar to the principles of chemistry of matter.
It is a well known fact that, through the aid of chemistry of matter, a
chemist may create a deadly poison by mixing certain elements, none of
which are—in themselves—harmful in the right proportions. The emotions
may, likewise, be combined so as to create a deadly poison. The
emotions of sex and jealousy, when mixed, may turn a person into an
insane beast.
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11.114 The presence of any one
or more of the destructive emotions in the human mind, through the
chemistry of the mind, sets up a poison which may destroy one's sense of
justice and fairness. In extreme cases, the presence of any combination
of these emotions in the mind may destroy one's reason.
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11.115 DEMO: The road to genius
consists of the development, control, and use of sex, love, and romance.
Briefly, the process may be stated as follows:
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11.116 DEMO: Encourage the
presence of these emotions as the dominating thoughts in one's mind, and
discourage the presence of all the destructive emotions. The mind is a
creature of habit. It thrives upon the dominating thoughts fed
it. Through the faculty of will-power, one may discourage the presence
of any emotion, and encourage the presence of any other. Control of the
mind, through the power of will, is not difficult. Control comes from
persistence, and habit. The secret of control lies in understanding the
process of transmutation. When any negative emotion presents itself in
one's mind, it can be transmuted into a positive, or constructive
emotion, by the simple procedure of changing one's thoughts.
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11.117 THERE IS NO OTHER ROAD TO
GENIUS THAN THROUGH VOLUNTARY SELF EFFORT! A man may attain to great
heights of financial or business achievement, solely by the driving
force of sex energy, but history is filled with evidence that he may,
and usually does, carry with him certain traits of character which rob
him of the ability to either hold, or enjoy his fortune. This is worthy
of analysis, thought, and meditation, for it states a truth, the
knowledge of which may be helpful to women as well as men. Ignorance of
this has cost thousands of people their privilege of HAPPINESS, even
though they possessed riches.
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11.118 The emotions of love and
sex leave their unmistakable marks upon the features. Moreover, these
signs are so visible, that all who wish may read them. The man who is
driven by the storm of passion, based upon sex desires alone, plainly
advertises that fact to the entire world, by the expression of his eyes,
and the lines of his face. The emotion of love, when mixed with the
emotion of sex, softens, modifies, and beautifies the facial expression.
No character analyst is needed to tell you this—you may observe it for
yourself.
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11.119 DEMO: The emotion of love
brings out, and develops, the artistic and the aesthetic nature of man.
It leaves its impress upon one's very soul, even after the fire has
been subdued by time and circumstance.
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11.120 DEMO: Memories of love
never pass. They linger, guide, and influence long after the source of
stimulation has faded. There is nothing new in this. Every person, who
has been moved by GENUINE LOVE, knows that it leaves enduring traces
upon the human heart. The effect of love endures, because love is
spiritual in nature. The man who cannot be stimulated to great heights
of achievement by love, is hopeless—he is dead, though he may seem to
live.
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11.121 Even the memories of love
are sufficient to lift one to a higher plane of creative effort. The
major force of love may spend itself and pass away, like a fire which
has burned itself out, but it leaves behind indelible marks as evidence
that it passed that way. Its departure often prepares the human heart
for a still greater love.
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11.122 PRACTICAL: Go back into
your yesterdays, at times, and bathe your mind in the beautiful memories
of past love. It will soften the influence of the present worries and
annoyances. It will give you a source of escape from the unpleasant
realities of life, and maybe—who knows?—your mind will yield to you,
during this temporary retreat into the world of fantasy, ideas, or plans
which may change the entire financial or spiritual status of your life.
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11.123 If you believe yourself
unfortunate, because you have "loved and lost," perish the thought. One
who has loved truly, can never lose entirely. Love is whimsical and
temperamental. Its nature is ephemeral, and transitory. It comes when it
pleases, and goes away without warning. Accept and enjoy it while it
remains, but spend no time worrying about its departure. Worry will
never bring it back.
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11.124 Dismiss, also, the
thought that love never comes but once. Love may come and go, times
without number, but there are no two love experiences which affect one
in just the same way. There may be, and there usually is, one love
experience which leaves a deeper imprint on the heart than all the
others, but all love experiences are beneficial, except to the person
who becomes resentful and cynical when love makes its departure.
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11.125 DEMO: There should be no
disappointment over love, and there would be none if people understood
the difference between the emotions of love and sex. The major
difference is that love is spiritual, while sex is biological. No
experience, which touches the human heart with a spiritual force, can
possibly be harmful, except through ignorance, or jealousy.
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11.126 DEMO: Love is, without
question, life's greatest experience. It brings one into communion with
Infinite Intelligence. When mixed with the emotions of romance and sex,
it may lead one far up the ladder of creative effort. The emotions of
love, sex, and romance, are sides of the eternal triangle of
achievement-building genius. Nature creates genii through no other
force.
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11.127 Love is an emotion with
many sides, shades, and colors. The love which one feels for parents, or
children is quite different from that which one feels for one's
sweetheart. The one is mixed with the emotion of sex, while the other is
not.
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11.128 The love which one feels
in true friendship is not the same as that felt for one's sweetheart,
parents, or children, but it, too, is a form of love.
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11.129 Then, there is the
emotion of love for things inanimate, such as the love of Nature's
handiwork. But the most intense and burning of all these various kinds
of love, is that experienced in the blending of the emotions of love and
sex. Marriages, not blessed with the eternal affinity of love, properly
balanced and proportioned, with sex, cannot be happy ones—and seldom
endure. Love, alone, will not bring happiness in marriage, nor will sex
alone. When these two beautiful emotions are blended, marriage may bring
about a state of mind, closest to the spiritual that one may ever know
on this earthly plane.
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11.130 DEMO: When the emotion of
romance is added to those of love and sex, the obstructions between the
finite mind of man and Infinite Intelligence are removed. Then a genius
has been born!
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11.131 DEMO: What a different
story is this, than those usually associated with the emotion of sex.
Here is an interpretation of the emotion which lifts it out of the
commonplace, and makes of it potter's clay in the hands of God, from
which He fashions all that is beautiful and inspiring. It is an
interpretation which would, when properly understood, bring harmony out
of the chaos which exists in too many marriages. The disharmonies often
expressed in the form of nagging, may usually be traced to lack of
knowledge on the subject of sex. Where love, romance and the proper
understanding of the emotion and function of sex abide, there is no
disharmony between married people.
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11.132 Fortunate is the husband
whose wife understands the true relationship between the emotions of
love, sex, and romance. When motivated by this holy triumvirate, no form
of labor is burdensome, because even the most lowly form of effort
takes on the nature of a labor of love.
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11.133 It is a very old saying
that "a man's wife may either make him or break him," but the reason is
not always understood. The "making" and "breaking" is the result of the
wife's understanding, or lack of understanding of the emotions of love,
sex, and romance.
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11.134 Despite the fact that men
are polygamous, by the very nature of their biological inheritance, it
is true that no woman has as great an influence on a man as his wife,
unless he is married to a woman totally unsuited to his nature. If a
woman permits her husband to lose interest in her, and become more
interested in other women, it is usually because of her ignorance, or
indifference toward the subjects of sex, love, and romance. This
statement presupposes, of course, that genuine love once existed between
a man and his wife. The facts are equally applicable to a man who
permits his wife's interest in him to die.
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11.135 Married people often
bicker over a multitude of trivialities. If these are analyzed
accurately, the real cause of the trouble will often be found to be
indifference, or ignorance on these subjects.
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11.136 DEMO: Man's greatest motivating force is his desire to please woman!
The hunter who excelled during prehistoric days, before the dawn of
civilization, did so, because of his desire to appear great in the eyes
of woman. Man's nature has not changed in this respect. The "hunter" of
today brings home no skins of wild animals, but he indicates his desire
for her favor by supplying fine clothes, motor cars, and wealth. Man has
the same desire to please woman that he had before the dawn of
civilization. The only thing that has changed, is his method of
pleasing. Men who accumulate large fortunes, and attain to great heights
of power and fame, do so, mainly, to satisfy their desire to please women. Take women out of their lives, and great wealth would be useless to most men. It is this inherent desire of man to please woman, which gives woman the power to make or break a man.
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11.137 The woman who understands
man's nature and tactfully caters to it, need have no fear of
competition from other women. Men may be "giants" with indomitable
will-power when dealing with other men, but they are easily managed by
the women of their choice.
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11.138 Most men will not admit
that they are easily influenced by the women they prefer, because it is
in the nature of the male to want to be recognized as the stronger of
the species. Moreover, the intelligent woman recognizes this "manly
trait" and very wisely makes no issue of it.
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11.139 DEMO: Some men know that
they are being influenced by the women of their choice—their wives,
sweethearts, mothers or sisters—but they tactfully refrain from
rebelling against the influence because they are intelligent enough to
know that NO MAN IS HAPPY OR COMPLETE WITHOUT THE MODIFYING INFLUENCE OF
THE RIGHT WOMAN. The man who does not recognize this important truth
deprives himself of the power which has done more to help men achieve
success than all other forces combined.
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11.FDS PRACTICAL: Skim over the chapter again to refamiliarize yourself with the main ideas, then check over the False Data Stripping questions with regard to it, using the PaulsRobot3 FDSing module. Remember the idea is to FIND and deal with False Data, not to confirm that of course you don't have any. :). Once you have found and dealt with any false data, study this chapter once more before going on to the next one. You can decide which demos and practicals you should do again.
11.LEC FINAL PRACTICAL: Deliver a 3-5 minute
lecture (by the clock) on the main points of this chapter, without using
any notes at all. You don't have to use people for an audience; use
the dog or the wall if you prefer. If you don't know the subject well
enough to do this, do the entire section again, paragraphs 11.1 to
11.FDS, including all demos. This is a test of your understanding, not
your ability to remember a collection of words or phrases. Working out
how to explain the main points to someone else—IN SPOKEN WORDS,
ALOUD—is usually a very valuable aid to your own understanding.
CONGRATULATIONS! END OF SECTION 11
Next: Chapter 12. The Subconscious Mind (The Eleventh Step toward Riches)