FOLLOWING THE TEACHINGS of the preceding lesson we come to the mental exercises that are prepared for the purpose of developing the power there taught. We strongly advise that the several Vital Laws and all that is said prior to and following them, be reviewed so as to be fully understood, as they are charged with the mission of completely revolutionizing your life. Until this study is undertaken, all persons with so few exceptions as to seem none at all, are subject to adverse control, due to the influence of the Four Appetites; and it is here that the battle must be fought and the victory won. Then will come the established habit of meeting all other forms of adverse control, and of conquering all opposing forces whether arising from other persons or from conditions.

Faith in your ability to establish some form of control of Mind over Matter is helpful, but not essential. There are phases of life where the power of faith is very potent, but we do not deal with them. We do not face the excuse that is given when failure comes, that the faith is too weak. Yet we do not undervalue the advantage that comes from its exercise. Our position is this: Mental determination is all-powerful, and when carried forward to a high stage of development it results in a marked degree in the formation of the control of Mind over Matter, is done by the practice of mental exercises; and these we will give here in their most useful and serviceable arrangement, in the systems known as

MENTAL MAGNITUDE REGIME.

This Regime appears in the form of mental determinations made in the first person of grammar so as to bring them home more firmly to the mind of the student.

We deal in turn with the Four Substitutes which are the source of the adverse control that keeps all persons on the defensive and so enables them to cultivate personal magnetism as a natural gift. These are:

1. The Stomach Substitute.

2. The Sex Substitute.

3. The Greed Substitute.

4. The Spiritual Substitute.

The mental determinations are as follows

1. I will review at this place the lessons that relate to the Four Substitutes; and I will also review the lesson next preceding this, entitled Mental Magnitude, with especial attention to the Vital Laws therein.

2. I understand what is meant by adverse control which arises from the power of these appetites over human nature.

3. I understand that these appetites are substitutes for magnetism, in that they are employed by crafty persons in order to win influence over other persons, and to gain unworthy ends.

4. I understand that any substitute for magnetism is a veneer and does not bring permanent success.

5. I will not permit my mind to be blinded by the efforts of the opposite sex to influence me through any form of sex appeal.

6. The excessive use of facial make-up I will regard as an effort to conceal a dirty and yellow skin; and tricks of a similar kind I will look upon as methods intended to mislead my judgment.

7. On the other hand I will give my attention in preference to any one whose complexion is as close to Nature as good taste should permit; on the theory that good health and cleanliness of blood speak for themselves when allowed to show themselves. This fact I will not forget.

8. I will not be influenced by the appeal to the sex appetite in themanner of dress; the exposure unduly of the legs and the upper part of the torso.

9. On the other hand I will prefer the person who retains as much modesty us is possible without going to the extreme of prudery; allowing always for the convenience of dress brevity as a help to activities, but not for unnecessary brevity.

10. I will not engage in any form of dancing that is intended to excite the sex appetite, nor will I encourage any such dancing anywhere.

11. I will do all in my power to aid the law in the suppression of all commercialized forms of dancing, especially of the dance halls, the road houses and the cabarets that are places of assignation.

12. If I am not married I will delay that step until I have mastered the study of magnetism as presented in this book, so that the marriage may be made with a view to permanency and happiness.

13. If a woman, I will mentally uncover the veil that obscures the future conditions of wedlock, and I will not be swept unduly into a marriage that may not stand the test of opposing forces coming into conflict when the veneer has been removed. I will look cautiously ahead.

14. I will not permit the need of support, or the appeal to greed to draw me into a marriage that is not founded on a sound basis.

15. I will not permit any improper familiarity with the opposite sex, even under the pretence of affection or love, and I will hold myself aloof until marriage in order that I may retain the respect of the opposite sex, and be held in a higher regard.

16. I am determined not to believe the protests and pretences that are made in order to induce me to change my reserve, nor will I place credence in promises, artificial ideals, and gilded hopes of the future such as lure many girls and women into hasty and ill-considered marriages.

17. I will not believe that our marriage is to be the one exception to the usual experience of disappointment and shock when once the illusion has spent itself, and the hard facts of two temperaments facing the crises of the new venture must be met and mastered to avoid the cooling of ardor and consequent estrangement. The future is to be judged by the past.

18. I will not be swept into any hasty marriage by any cause or influence such as drives men and women, and especially young folks into wedlock and its failure; but on the contrary I will assert my power of mental determination to discover the full effects of the step about to be taken.

19. I am fully aware that Nature in her scheme of renewing the species, sets up the sexual appetite in both sexes in order to hasten forthcoming marriages; and that fully one-half of all marriages are caused by the trickery of Nature in drawing people together and making wedlock necessary; but I will avoid being used in this scheme by retaining absolute control over my inclinations and desires, and keeping safely outside the limits of temptation.

20. In order to carry out the last determination, I will form (he mental habit of looking with one hundred percent suspicion on all questionable or doubtful lures set in motion by the opposite sex; knowing that, whatever temporary loss I may sustain, the future will bring its full rewards in happiness.

21. Assuming that ninety percent of all marriages are ill-assorted and wretched, and even when not broken by estrangement are filled with a lifetime of regrets, I will follow the later lessons of this book in order to avoid this fate.

NOTE:—In this Regime we have taken the second of the Four Appetites out of order, as many mistakes due to hasty action occur following this impulse, and lead to wretched lives in which the ambition to succeed in other directions is destroyed. We now proceed with the First Appetite.

22. I will avoid putting into my mouth or stomach anything that may cause any drug habit, as drugs that stimulate, excite or distort the nervous activities, make it impossible to develop magnetism.

23. I will not use cigarettes, or cigarette paper, as these are in most cases charged with some degree of habit-forming drugs, the purpose being to fasten on the smoker an unshakable slavery to the habit; and any form of slavery is an adverse control that makes the development of magnetism impossible.

24. I will not allow any person to influence my will or control my decision in any matter by the temptation of drink, which I know has been used as a substitute for magnetism in order to serve the ends of crafty persona.

25. I will not allow an appeal to my appetite in any form to be used to win from me any action that may put me to a disadvantage in any dealing or matter of importance.

26. I will give heed to the statement of Mr. Thomas A. Edison in the preceding lesson on the subject of eating properly so that the body may not "be poisoned with decaying, surplus food," for I know that there cannot develop in the system the natural power of magnetism when this poisoning is present.

27. Like Mr. Edison I will eat for the purpose of living; and not live for the purpose of eating.

28. By reference to later lessons in this book I will take advantage of the natural laws of health by putting into my body only the elements that build the body, omitting all things that cannot participate in the building of health and vigor.

29. I will not weaken my vitality by over-eating or overloading the system even with proper food.

30. I will take advantage of the law that says that a person who eats all that the strength and vigor of the body require and no more, so that he may come away from each meal not fully satiated, but with a small percentage of hunger remaining, will develop a high degree of natural magnetism, while the person who eats to satiation carries a dead and stale condition of the vitality for some time thereafter.

31. In matters where greed may induce others to take advantage of me, I will develop the mental attitude of being one hundred percent suspicious of all persons and all motives; believing all persons who are in a position to cause me loss to be one hundred percent dishonest.

32. I will not allow my judgment of values to be warped by the promise or hope of receiving more than a fair exchange for what I pay in any dealing.

33. I will not cause loss to any person by selling anything at an unfair price, or taking a larger return than is fair to me and to such person.

34. I will not take advantage of the financial embarrassment or distress of any person in order to gain something to which I am not entitled in the fair exchange of values.

35. I will not indulge in the tricks of figures to induce people to buy my goods; nor engage in any form of baiting in order to secure patrons.

36. I will not sign my name to any blank piece of paper, nor to any written or printed paper having a blank space above my signature; as safety may be obtained by heavily marking the blank space with ink lines to prevent matter from being written therein.

37. I will not write my name in any album or in any place where, if the leaf were to become detached and were to fall into the hands of unreliable people, something involving me in obligation might be inserted.

38. I will avoid the trap of writing my name on blank envelopes, especially large ones, under the pretence of being needed for identity, which envelopes could be so cut as to give opportunity for writing or printing a contract, power of attorney or promise that would involve me in loss.

39. I will not buy or sell any bonds or stock or other bankable values except through a National Bank or through a Trust Company in good standing.

40. I will not endorse a note for another person; nor go on the bond of another; nor engage to stand responsible for another. My duty to my family takes precedence of all such obligations, even for friends.

41. I will not seek a high rate of interest in place of a high grade investment.

42.I will not believe the statement made so often by brokers that they have not had a loss in a great many years. When analyzed this claim may be explained to mean anything.

43. I will so manage my savings as to retain at least some part of them every year.

44. I will not follow the suggestion that if nothing is risked, nothing can be gained; but will adopt the better suggestion that ifnothing is risked something may be saved.

45.When I have enough of this world's goods, I will not seek an unnecessary excess at the risk of my health, my self-respect, or my good name; nor will I sacrifice these at any time in winning a competence.

46. I will not go on piling up a great fortune to be left to those whowill not need it.

47. In the uses of charity I will avoid contributing to those organizations whose expenses absorb from fifty to eighty percent of the moneys collected.

48.I will, whenever possible, make use of the method that helpsworthy people to help themselves and thereby become independent of charity.

49. I will not tie up money for inheritance that can be put into use in my lifetime, if such money is not needed by my heirs.

50. No matter whether I am a church attendant or not, I will study the usefulness of the church in the world as the source of civilization, the teacher of morality, and the only effective agency of law, order and peace.

51. If I do not believe in a Supreme Ruler I will not seek to influence others away from their beliefs, nor will I in any way antagonize those who are sincerely trying to lead moral lives in the name of religion.

52. As belief in superstition is a form of fear, and fear is a serious phase of adverse control greatly interfering with the development of magnetism, I will from this moment on, as long as I live, discard all belief in superstition, and pay no attention to the popular claims of signs good and bad that are attached to various happenings.

53. I will not exhibit a state of mental weakness by entertaining the fear of ghosts, spirits, and occult phenomena; remembering that when the world was in its darkest period, all humanity was depressed by this fear, which grows less with the advance of knowledge and intelligence.

54. I will not be swayed in my life by beliefs in supernatural happenings, visitations or spirit phenomena; remembering that men and women who so believe, and who shape the activities of their lives to meet such belief, are always retrograding in their affairs, and losing their influence in the world.

55. I will not follow the advice of any person supposed to have been in a trance state; nor will I fall victim to the belief that the person I consult is an exception to the general rule of fraud and pretence.

56. I will not invest any money nor part with any values to any person or for any securities recommended by a fortune teller, or by any person who is supposed to have been in a trance state.

57. As the spiritual appetite is natural and instinctive, inborn and predominant in the world, I will study it and seek to develop it in myself as the associate of that power that brought humanity into existence and that must of necessity direct and control the lives of all men and women who look in that direction for guidance and sustaining help.

58. Recognizing the fact that, in this country alone, there are not less than ninety millions of people who firmly believe in the existence of a Supreme Deity, and further recognizing the fact that a person who unnecessarily antagonizes a great belief always destroys his influence among his fellow beings and makes the power of magnetism valueless, I will combine good judgment with discretion in this matter, and respect the opinions of others even though they do not agree with me.

59. Knowing that the spiritual appetite in its best estate is inborn and inherent in humanity, that every normal person is swayed by its instinctive influence, and that character and well-being are greatly benefited and enhanced by developing it to its highest degree as an agency of personal power, I will not neglect this part of myself.

60. In the belief that all persons who are normal possess three great departments of being, physical, mental and spiritual, and that the cultivation of the powers of each will lead to the highest degree of personal influence in life and thereby win the respect and confidence of all those who may come to know me, I will give attention to each of these three departments of my being.

61. As sleep is typical of death, and death is the stimulating cause of spiritual study, I will devote my last thoughts at night to the consideration of my spiritual nature; and on the following morning I will give my first thoughts to the same subject.

It will be seen that one of the purposes of this system of training is to unfold in each life its all-round nature, on the follow-in;!; principle:

A person who is only developed physically is never magnetic.

A person who is only developed mentally is never magnetic.

A person who is only developed spiritually is never magnetic.

Only the all-round individual is highly magnetic; all others are one-sided, warped and repellant.

The person who disregards his spiritual character, and who parades his boast that he docs not believe in the power that gave himlife, soon separates himself from the healthy influence of hisfellow beings, and is pushed to oneside in the affairs of this world.

Of course it is matter of policy to follow the crowd, and there are sticklers for personal pride and courage who think it evidence of a superior mind to declare their antagonism to prevailing beliefs; and this argument might have weight if it were not founded on conceit and refusal to test the power that is indicated in the items 60 and 61 in the foregoing list; for countless incidents prove the remarkable increase of personal character andinfluence following the practice there described.

This system of Mental Magnitude Regime makes a man a real man, and a woman a real woman. If studied in connection with the two final Departments of this book, those of Applied Personal Magnetism, and of Magnetic Healing, but more particularly with the former of these two, it builds a personality that becomes a dominating power in the world. No human being can rise to great heights on nothing but desire and planning; there must somewhere be the real basis, the solid foundation, the substance, and these come from what will be learned as Values, or units of real worth. There must be the richness of character, of mental development, and of actual achievement.

It will be shown in those final Departments that there are three groups of mental faculties; those of the merely physical functions; those of the reasoning functions; and those of the inner self, which doctors today term the subconscious group. Magnetism rarely uses any mental groups except those of the last named faculties, and in all higher class educational institutions they are being studied today under the name of psychology. They present the only part of human effort that may be termined invincible; and what victories they are capable of achieving will be found stated in the two final Departments of this book.

Some people believe in life after death, and to them the phase of change known as death is likened to sleep, which it is thought was instituted to teach humanity in this life, once in every twenty-four hours, the facts of passing away and of rising again into life. "Whether this similitude is warranted or not, the value of the last waking moments at night as the key that opens the secret chamber to the hereafter, or to the knowledge of the life to come, is being brought home to the great experts of the world; and the most remarkable results are being achieved in making use of the powers that are thus revealed.

It is for this reason that the 61st item of this system of MentalMagnitude Regime has been included in the list of resolves.