The Second Mountain (a)

(2.1) There are two modes of mental activity–conscious and subconscious.

All action is predicated by conscious or subconscious thought.

(2.2) Ease and perfection depend upon the degree in which we cease to depend upon the conscious mind.

Mastery “happens” when repeated action becomes so habitual, we do not have to consciously think about it anymore. Conversely, we may also be controlled by habitual behaviors that are self-destructive.

(2.3) The value of the subconscious is enormous. It guides us. It warns us. It controls the vital processes and is the seat of memory.

The subconscious controls all the “background” programs of our experience.

(2.4) The conscious mind has the faculty of discrimination. It has the power of reasoning. It is the seat of the will and may impress the subconscious.

The conscious mind navigates the polarities of experience (persona-shadow, ego-self, etc.) Wether is is tossed about or maintains equilibrium depends on the individuals ability to apply knowledge they have gained.

(2.5) Conscious mind is reasoning will subconscious mind is instinctive desire, the result of past reasoning will.

Conscious mind is like the USB device/drive by which we may “reprogram” the subconscious with our intention.

(2.6) To impress the subconscious, mentally state what is wanted.

We mentally state what is wanted by directing our attention toward visualizing and idealizing (feeling) the conditions we desire to manifest in our experience.

(2.7) If our desires our in harmony with the forward movement of the great whole, forces will be set in motion to bring about the desired result.

The forward movement of the great whole is natures plan to become conscious of itself. We participate in this plan by consciously recognizing that our experience of life is for this same purpose. The more we intentionally bring unconscious patterns and belief systems into conscious awareness, the more we are in harmony with this plan. Introspection, inductive reasoning, and critical thinking are key instruments available to us.

(2.8) Our experience reflects conditions corresponding to our predominant mental attitude.

Our predominant mental attitude is determined by our directed attention; how much time we spend thinking about specific things and what we feel when we think.

(2.9) This is cause & effect.

Our experience is shaped by internal conditions–thoughts and feelings.

(2.10) Thought is creative energy and will correlate with its object and bring it into manifestation.

Creative energy is spiritual energy. Thought is, thus, spiritual.

4.6-1

(4.6) We may acquire the faith, courage, and enthusiasm that results in achievement by a recognition of our spiritual nature.

We are spiritual beings which means we have the ability to think and–by thinking–co-create the conditions in our life. We co-create with unlimited creative potential inherent within us, and how we think determines how mind frames experience.

(4.5) The secret of thoughts creative power is spiritual activity.

Spiritual activity is action and interaction with the Universal (natures creative potential), resulting in cause & effect.

(4.4) Thought takes form by the law of growth.

(4.3) Thought is given vitality by the law of love.

(4.2) Thought is carried by the law of vibration.

(4.1) Thought is spiritual energy.

Crossover Week #5 (e)

(2.6) To impress the subconscious, mentally state what is wanted.

(1.6) Our ability to think is our ability to act upon the Universal and bring it into existence.

We access the creative potential of nature by consciously “reprograming” the subconscious by replacing destructive thought with constructive thought.

(1.5) Universal Mind is the life principle of every atom in existence.

(2.5) Conscious mind is reasoning will. Subconscious mind is instinctive desire–the result of past reasoning will.

All form is comprised of the same elemental “force” of nature. Thought is how this force expresses itself through the individual.

(2.4) Conscious mind has the faculty of discrimination. It has the power of reasoning. It is the seat of the will and may impress the subconscious.

(1.4) We relate to the Universal Mind by the subconscious mind. The solar plexus is the organ of this mind.

Our ability to apply knowledge and our willingness to do so is essential to intentionally co-create with nature.

(1.3) We relate to the objective world by the objective mind. The brain is the organ of this mind.

(2.3) The value of the subconscious is enormous. It guides us, warns us, controls the vital processes and is the seat of memory.

Everything the subconscious knows has been learned through the entirety of evolution.

(2.2) Ease and perfection depend, entirely, upon the degree in which we cease to depend upon the conscious mind.

(1.2) All possession is based on consciousness.

We are possessed by thoughts. Conscious repetition determines what is or will become subconscious default. By utilizing ruminating mind, we may consciously “reprogram” the subconscious to function in support of our ideal state.

(1.1) The world without is a reflection of the world within.

(2.1) There are two modes of mental activity–conscious and subconscious.

Our experience of conditions is determined by our subconscious attitude. Our subconscious is constructed by conscious thought.

1.17-12

(1.17) The nature of truth is spiritual.

“Spiritual” is the creative power of thought and our ability to consciously direct concentrated thought toward the achievement of specific goals.

(1.16) We may know the truth by a recognition of the fact that truth is the vital principle of the universe and, therefore, omnipresent.

Spirit–the ability to manifest form from thought–is, thus, the vital principle of the universe

(1.15) If the premise is false, we are unable to form a conception of the results that may ensue.

The premise is false if we desire something but think something else,

(1.14) If we know the truth, we can readily predict the outcome of any action based on a true premise.

If we understand that thought is the cause and form (conditions) are the effect, we can anticipate effects based on our consistency with regards to holding an object of thought; quite simply, what we spend time doing will–to a large degree–determine what we are thinking about.

(1.13) A knowledge of the truth is the underlying condition necessary for every business transaction and social relation.

Truth = our ability to affect form with directed attention.

(1.12) Right thinking is the imperative condition for all well being.

How we think affects how we feel.

Crossover Week #4 (b)

(7.7) The necessary condition for the materialization of the ideal in the objective world is the law of attraction–the natural law by which all conditions and experiences are brought about.

(8.7) Mind is the very real moving force by which we attract the people and circumstances necessary for the fulfillment of our plans.

Mind is the engine of cause & effect.

(8.8) The ideal held steadily in mind attracts the conditions necessary for our fulfillment.

(7.8) Earnest desire, confident expectation and firm demand are necessary to bring this law into operation.

The ideal is held steadily in mind by earnest desire, confident expectation and firm demand; concentrated attention on mental pictures that support our ideal state of being.

(7.9) Many fail because they concentrate on loss, disease and disaster. The law is working perfectly. Fear is manifesting.

(8.9) The development of imagination, insight, perception and sagacity are the result of keen analytical information.

Destructive Thought is when we concentrate on loss dis-ease and disaster.

Constructive Thought is when we develop imagination, insight, perception and sagacity, which allow us to concentrate on conditions we desire to see manifested in our lives.

(8.10) Keen analytical information leads to opulence and harmony.

(7.10) The alternative is to concentrate on conditions you desire to see manifested in your life.

Keen analytical information is gathered by observation and inductive reasoning.

(7.11) The degree of harmony we attain is determined by our ability to appropriate what we require for our growth from each experience.

(8.11) Wealth depends upon an understanding of the creative nature of thought.

Learning from the conditions we encounter in life leads to triumph and success in every way possible. Learning, necessarily, means applying the knowledge we have gained.

(8.12) The true value of wealth is its exchange value.

(7.12) Difficulty and obstacle are necessary for wisdom and spiritual growth.

Wealth is the art of creating value for others, which enriches us with unlimited power.

Difficulty and obstacle provide an opportunity for introspection which leads to self awareness.

Crossover Week #4 (a)

(7.1) Visualization is the process of creating mental pictures.

(8.1) Imagination is a form of constructive thought. It is the light that penetrates new worlds of thought and experience. It is the mighty instrument by which every great discoverer or inventor opens the way from precedent to experience.

Imagination is the engine of visualization.

(8.2) The cultivation of the imagination leads to the development of the ideal out of which your future will emerge.

(7.2) By holding an image or picture in mind we gradually but surely draw the thing nearer to us.

Visualization is our method of creating mental pictures of our ideal conditions.

(7.3) Idealization is the process of idealizing while visualizing the conditions that will eventually manifest in the objective world.

(8.3) The imagination can be cultivated by practicing mental exercise. It must receive nourishment or it can not survive.

We may practice mental exercise by constantly visualizing ideal conditions and replacing unsupportive internal dialogues with intentional alternative dialogues that support our mental pictures of ideal conditions.

(8.4) Daydreaming is a form of mental dissipation while the imagination is a form of constructive thought, which precedes all constructive action.

(7.4) “Seeing” creates “feeling,” “feeling” creates “being;” first the mental, then the emotional, then the unlimited possibilities of achievement.

Daydreaming = destructive thinking, as motivated by fear, worry, etc.

Imagination = constructive thinking, as motivated by our ideal state.

(7.5) Each repeated action renders the image more accurate than the former.

(8.5) Mistakes are a result of ignorance.

Mind loves to ruminate. Every mental picture that we reinforce grows stronger as a tool/weapon to subconsciously motivate and influence our choices.

(8.6) Knowledge is a result of our ability to think.

(7.6) The material for the construction of these mental images is secured by millions of tiny workers: brain cells.

Every idea is born from a thought which is formed by the “work” of millions of brain cells.

8.26-30

(8.26) The Universal Mind is omnipresent. There is nowhere it is not. It is, therefore, within you. It is the world within; it is all spirit and life.

Every bottle of water contains water, just as every individual contains Universal Mind.

(8.27) The nature of Universal Mind is spiritual and, consequently, creative. It seeks to express itself in form.

When you pour water into a container, it takes the form of the container. The “water” is Universal Mind. It is substance in equilibrium until our mental pictures provide the form it should take.

(8.28) Our ability to think is our ability to act upon the Universal and bring into manifestation that which benefits ourselves and others.

(2.29-30) We give thought. We receive thought, which is substance in equilibrium and and is constantly being differentiated in form by what we think.

(8.29) Constructive thinking is clear, decisive, calm, deliberate, concentrated thought with a definite end in view.

(8.30) The result of constructive thinking is you will come to recognize “God” as Universal Mind, which really and truly lives within you and all things are possible and can be demonstrated by anyone with sufficient understanding.

8.7-12

(8.7) The mind is the very real moving force by which we attract the people and circumstances necessary for the completion of our plans.

Mind is the engine of cause & effect.

(8.8) The ideal held steadily in mind attracts the conditions necessary for the completion of our plans.

Our predominant mental attitude (“held steadily in mind”) dictates our perception.

(8.9) The development of imagination, insight, perception and sagacity are the result of keen analytical observation.

Sagacity (wisdom): the ability to choose well/make informed decisions

(8.10) Keen analytical observation leads to opulence and harmony.

Opulence and Harmony/Prosperity and Peace.

(8.11) Wealth depends upon an understanding of the creative nature of thought.

“Spiritual” is the power of thought to manifest form.

(8.12) The true value of wealth is it’s exchange value.

Unless we intentionally make use of this power, we become slaves of our ignorance to the force that guides our experience of conditions we encounter.

7.1-6

(7.1) Visualization is the process of creating mental pictures.

Ruminating mind is constantly “picturing” an outcome at some point along the spectrum between what we fear will happen or desire to happen.

(7.2) By holding an image or picture in mind we gradually but surely draw the thing nearer to us.

An awareness of this “mental photography” and a willingness to intentionally change the picture is initiative.

(7.3) Idealization is the process of visualizing or idealizing the conditions we desire to manifest in the objective world.

Idealizing conditions refers to the process of intentionally replacing mental pictures with ones that support our ideal (desired) state.

(7.4) “Seeing” creates “feeling,” “feeling” creates “being.” First the mental, than the emotional, than the unlimited possibilities of achievement.

Mental pictures affect how we feel. If the mental picture is “ideal” it will produce an emotional response. If not, it will produce an emotional reaction.

(7.5) Each repeated action renders the image more accurate than the former.

The more we direct our attention to a mental picture, the stronger the emotional response or reaction it will trigger.

(7.6) The material for the construction of these mental images is secured by millions of tiny workers: brain cells.

Brain cells are substance in equilibrium. (2.30)

Crossover Week #3 (a)

(5.1) At least 90% of our mental life is subconscious.

(6.1) Some of the effects that can be produced by electricity are heat, light, power, music.

The subconscious carries the “electricity” generated in the universal through the “wires” of our nervous system.

(5.2) This vast mental storehouse is generally not utilized.

(6.2) These effects can be changed by changing the mechanism to which electricity is attached.

If we want to enhance the “flow” of energy/power moving through our nervous system, we can change habits which affect its performance. (Hydration, exercise, adequate sleep, what we eat, etc.)

(5.3) Few understand or appreciate that subconscious mind can be consciously controlled.

(6.3) The conditions and experiences we meet in life are a result of the action and interaction of the individual upon the Universal.

The choices we make have a profound effect on our nervous system and, thus, the ability of vital life force/ki to move throughout our body.

(5.4) The conscious mind receives its governing tendencies from heredity, which means they are the result of the choices and belief systems inherited from all past generations.

(6.4) These conditions can be changed by changing the mechanism by which the brain is differentiated.

Heredity/evolution is the default system. In Norse mythology, the three Norns carve out default destiny of everyone in runes, although individuals may choose to use freewill to alter this default destiny. Compare this with the Three Fates of Greek Mythology, where freewill of the individual has no bearing on how the future unfolds.