Key To Yourself E-Book

Venice J. Bloodworth

• Herausgeber: Andura Publishing
• Kategorie: Ratgeber
• Sprache: Englisch

Veröffentlichungsjahr: 2020

Beschreibung

Experience the life-changing power of Venice J. Bloodworth with this unforgettable book.

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Leseprobe

Key To Yourself

Venice J. Bloodworth

Opening the Door to A Joyful Life from Within

CONTENTS

Prologue

There was a door to which I found no Key;

There was a Veil past which I could not see;

Then to Heaven itself I cried,

“What Lamp has Destiny to Guide,

Her children struggling in the Dark.”

“Understanding, Know Thyself!”

The wee small voice replied.

APOLOGIES TO OMAR

SINCE THE dawn of human existence and through all the succeeding ages mankind has recognized the mighty invisible force that governs and controls the universe and has tried to understand and use this power. In ancient China, in mysterious India, and beneath the shadow of the Sphinx, the seers and Prophets sought to lift the veil that shrouds the mysteries of life, and each race has made its quest for the Holy Grail. In every country on the globe we have found and are still finding the impress of each stage of bygone civilization, while history is a glorious record of man’s upward climb toward truth and freedom.

The early savage awed by the phenomena of the sun, moon and stars, the mystery of life and death, found satisfaction by creating a primitive system of deities to whose supernatural powers he attributed those things beyond his own comprehension, and as we trace him down through the ages, we find his ideals gradually changing to fit his improved mentality, until today we stand on the pinnacle of those bygone centuries the intellectual giants of all ages.

We have reached the sublime heights in literature and art; science has revealed infinite resources and undreamed-of possibilities; invention has lightened the burden of harsh manual labor and given us comforts, conveniences, and educational facilities beyond the mental grasp of our ancestors while the future possibilities of electricity stagger the imagination.

Today more than ever before we find a tendency to question the meaning of life. By the efforts of the few we have reached the present stage of civilization, and because men are wiser today, they cannot be satisfied with anything less than the truth.

THE TIME FOR INDIVIDUAL DEVELOPMENT HAS COME. WE MUST DISCOVER FOR OURSELVES THE WHYS AND WHEREFORES OF ALL THAT BAFFLES US IN THE MARVELOUS SCHEME OF LIFE AND NATURE. EACH OF US MUST FIND HIS OWN PLACE IN THE COSMIC ORDER, AND REALIZE FOR HIMSELF THE TRUE MEANING OF LIFE. INDIVIDUALLY WE MUST FIND THE KEY TO DESTINY.

Psychology is the answer. The science of mind is the science of life, for in mind all manifestation finds its common origin. All progress — whether individual, national, or racial — has been, and will continue to be, in the mental realm, and the greatest battle of the future will be one of ideas instead of guns.

The majority of people are drifting on the high seas of life. No chart marks their destination, no rudder holds a course. They are at the mercy of the winds of chance, the rocks of doubt, the shoals of ignorance, and if they make some progress before the curtain falls, it is because they have used unconsciously the creative power, that is the birthright of every individual, and not any exact knowledge.

In order that we may avoid aimless drifting, with its wasted energy and its painful collisions, we must know something of the mighty principles that govern us and the world in which we live, something of the great occult law of cause and effect under whose operation our lives can be filled with pain and poverty or joy and success.

In all the universe there can be no such things as luck or fate; every action, every thought is governed by law. Behind every bit of good fortune lie the causes that we ourselves have sometime, somewhere set in motion. Behind all ill fortune we will find the energy we, ourselves, have generated. Every cause must have a certain definite effect, there is no dodging the results, we reap what we sow with exact mathematical precision.

The writer has studied many religions and philosophies, from those told in the flowery language of the mystic East to the crisp, clear, scientific findings of modern psychology, and in all we find the same principles, the same immutable laws, ageless, changeless, eternal, moving in silent grandeur, laws that control our thought and from which there is no escape, whether the law be put into operation consciously or unconsciously.

It is apparent that a knowledge of these laws and how to bring them into operation for the benefit of ourselves and others is the most practical thing we could acquire, and in “The Key to Yourself” I have endeavored to set forth applied psychology in the simplest possible terms, so that everyone regardless of educational advantages may have an equal chance.

“The Key to Yourself” will take you into a new world of accomplishment, prosperity, friends and pleasure. It will give you a golden return if you will study it correctly and steadily. The inestimable value of psychology cannot be comprehended by a mere reading or superficial knowledge, – its true worth can only be ascertained by study, concentration and practice, and in all fairness to the writer and yourself, you are requested to follow the methods set forth herein faithfully. If you will do this, you will find that psychology will do for you what it has done for others, that it will actually produce the mental, physical, and material results for which you have so long been seeking.

THE AUTHOR

Chapter 1 – Thought, Law

All is in the Silence waiting to be brought

Forth to form and substance by the builder.

Thought, That is how God fashioned everything He wrought,

Everything you long for, in the Silence wait,

Yours the power to shape them either soon or late.

But be very careful how you form your fate.

ELLA WHEELER WILCOX

THINKING is the true business of life. Thinkers rule the world. They always have and they always will. All people think, but the tragedy of life is that so few of us think creatively or constructively; so few recognize the fact that thought is a creative force. Every achievement in business, literature, philosophy, or science has found its source and expression through the mental efforts of the world’s leaders. The outstanding figures of tomorrow are the creative and constructive thinkers of today.

We live in the same world and are as far apart as the difference in our thought processes. Some fail while others succeed; some are sick, others are healthy; some are miserable, others happy. We all want to blame luck or fate or some one of our fellow men, but the difference is within ourselves. We are the product of our prevailing habits of thought.

Each is building his own world from within; thought is the builder; subtle, vital, irresistible, omnipotent; and according as we use our thought forces do they bring us joy or sorrow, peace or pain, success or failure. Men, events and conditions are relative only;

EVERY EXPERIENCE WITH WHICH YOU MEET HAS BEEN BUILT FOR YOU BY YOUR OWN INTERIOR THOUGHT PROCESSES.

The world without is merely a reflection of what you have acknowledged as true in your world within, so if the state of your health or finances is not all you desire, you must look within yourself for the cause. Regardless of what the condition is, or how it seemed to have come about, its cause had to find place in your consciousness before it came into expression. That a man can change himself, recreate himself, improve himself, control his environment, and master his own destiny is not a theory with the writer but a matter of positive knowledge.

There is no such thing as luck or chance; on the contrary our lives are governed by law, by actual, immutable principles that never vary. Law is in operation at all times, in all places; mighty, silent, fixed laws that underlie every human action, that bring to us, with exact precision, the full measure of our thoughts. Laws that favor no individual, and are no respector of persons. In a sense there is nothing in all the universe but law; every tree that grows, every flower that blooms, every snowflakc that falls, testifies to the unceasing operation of this great law.

We all admit Natural Laws in regards to the vegetable kingdom; we also accept the fact that the sun, moon, stars and tides of the sea are controlled by law, but it has not occurred to the majority of us that man is just as subject to law as the vast panorama of nature. It is law that makes the universe so harmoniously exact; if there was not law we could never be sure the sun would rise or the seasons come in rotation.

THERE IS BUT ONE LAW, ONE PRINCIPLE, ONE CAUSE, ONE SOURCE OF POWER.

We cannot change the law, but by understanding and cooperation we may bring ourselves, through our thought processes, into harmony with the law and let the law work with us, through us, and for us.

It is natural for man to be healthy and whole in mind and body, and for him to abound in all good. When one learns this truth, and lives in accord with the laws of his being, health and prosperity spring forth naturally and abundantly.

The majority of people believe that peace and plenty on one hand, and poverty and sickness on the other is somehow interwoven in divine providence; but those who know the truth understand that life, health and abundance are a natural law of the universe, and thought is the active principle by which we are related to the things we need and desire.

THOUGHTS ARE THINGS. Thought causes vibration and sets in motion the Law of Mind. Since everything has its beginning in mind, and as thought, which is mind in action, produces form, we realize that thought is creative.

That which we call our subconscious mind, being a point in Universal Creative Law and being immediately available to us, guarantees that we have at our disposal the use of a law which is not only immediate, being inside of us, but it is also in connection with everything else in the universe.

It is the belief in separation from God which keeps our good away from us. It is the belief that binds us, and not any actual power. We are really bound by our false beliefs, and we shall never be permanently free until we experience a complete change of thought. This is what is meant by “The Renewing of the Mind.”

Chapter 2 – Consciousness, Concentration, The Silence

Our remedies in ourselves do lie

Which we ascribe to Heaven.

SHAKESPEARE

I SHOULD like for my readers to fully realize what consciousness means, for we may know something and it still not be a part of our consciousness. To illustrate: When you went to school and your teacher put the first example in long division on the board, she explained it as she worked out the problem and you saw it there, certainly you knew it could be done; no doubt entered your mind that long division was an accomplished fact, but you couldn’t do it yourself until you had worked at it, studied it, concentrated on it for some time — then suddenly, perhaps, it came to you — you understood, you could “do” long division. That branch of mathematics was then a part of your consciousness. Do you see the difference? It is possible for us to intellectually perceive something without it being a part of our consciousness.

So it is with these lessons; just reading them will not do you any good, nor answer your purpose at all. You must study them, concentrate on them, take them into the Silence with you until they become a part of your consciousness.

There seems to be an idea that concentration takes a lot of effort, but quite the reverse is true, You know how we lose ourselves in an interesting story until our surroundings are completely obliterated — that is concentration — and we can so train ourselves to meditation that we immerse our minds in our subject to the exclusion of everything else. This power of attention is called the Silence, and we should take a few minutes every day to turn our thoughts within to take stock of ourselves and to learn the truth.

You are not to expect any peculiar manifestation in the Silence; it is simply a physical stillness where we shut out surroundings and sound, and rest ourselves in mind and body, and learn to control and direct our thoughts into beneficial channels.

It would be well to gain control of the body first, so for half an hour or so each day retire to some place where you will not be disturbed, seat yourself comfortably, relax every muscle and be still. Let your thoughts roam over pleasant memories, but resolve to attain perfect control over your body. Do not be anxious, but quietly understand that we have plenty of time for everything and that we are capable of doing everything we set out to do. Practice makes perfect in all things. You may not succeed the first few times, but persistent efforts cannot fail to give you perfect physical control. When you can do this you will find a new poise and a new power pervading your entire being, you will gain the first thrill of exultation that comes to those who

The next step is to control your thoughts. Some people find it hard to think steadily on one subject for any length of time; our thoughts seem to want to jump from one thing to another, but we can select one subject, or object, and think on it, bringing our thoughts back every time they play truant, until we finally learn to think of anything we wish for ten minutes or more. Some people find these exercises hard, to some they are easy, but everyone can accomplish what they set out to do by patient effort.

It is absolutely necessary that you obtain self control both mentally and physically, because efficiency of any kind is contingent upon harmony, and there is no harmony where there exists a lack of control. When you learn self control you will be in position to think constructively and harmoniously; it is then you may “decree a thing and it will be established unto you.” It is then you will understand with deeper reverence what the Master meant when He said, “Go into thine inner chamber and shut the door, pray to the Father in secret and He hearing in secret will reward you openly.”

Thought is the only reality; conditions are but the outward manifestation of thought; as thought changes, all conditions must change in order to be in harmony with their creator, which is thought.

This city with all its houses, palaces, steam engines, cathedrals and huge immeasurable traffic and tumult, what is it but Thought, but millions of Thoughts made into one — a huge immeasurable Spirit of Thought embodied in brick, in iron, in smoke, dust, palaces, parliaments, coaches, docks, and the rest of it! Not a brick was made but someone had to think of the making of that brick. —CARLYLE

Chapter 3 – The Conscious Mind

If you think you are beaten, you are;

If you think you dare not, you don’t;

If you’d like to win, but you think you can’t.

It’s almost a cinch you won’t;

If you think you’ll lose, you’ve lost,

For out in the world you’ll find

Success begins with a fellow’s will;

It’s all in the state of mind.

SELECTED

EACH INDIVIDUAL is endowed with two phases of mind, conscious and sub­conscious.

The conscious mind is that part of our mind with which we perceive, reason, judge, and reject; by its operations we are aware of our power to think, to know, to will, and to choose. Through the conscious mind we have conscious communication with every part of our body and respond to every sensation of sight, sound, smell, taste and feeling.

The conscious mind is the supreme ruler in our mental world; it deals with all impressions of the visible world, gathered through the five senses; it carries the responsibility of decisions and is the gateway through which our destiny comes. Through the Magic Portal of conscious, creative, constructive thought, wisdom, knowledge, and understanding bring their richest gifts and place the scepter of power in your hand; while health, wealth, happiness and youth trail their glittering robes across the threshold of your consciousness and crystallize their royal attributes into your body and environment.

But if the thoughts entertained by the conscious mind are hate, envy, anxiety, weakness, fear, or other negative thoughts, then the Magic Portal becomes the Iron Door of despair through which poverty, disease and unhappiness drag their ragged garments into your life.

It is strange that we so long failed to understand the wonderful power of thought, for it is taught by every religion and philosophy in the history of the world. Paul, when in captivity and chained to a Roman soldier, gave to the world this message: