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ble thought impulse of DESIRE into its physical counterpart, money. By following
the instructions laid down in the chapters on auto-suggestion, and the subcon-
scious mind, as summarized in the chapter on auto-suggestion, you may CON-
VINCE the subconscious mind that you believe you will receive that for which you
ask, and it will act upon that belief, which your subconscious mind passes back to

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you in the form of "FAITH," followed by definite plans for procuring that which
you desire.

The method by which one develops FAITH, where it does not already exist, is ex-
tremely difficult to describe, almost as difficult, in fact, as it would be to describe
the color of red to a blind man who has never seen color, and has nothing with
which to compare what you describe to him. Faith is a state of mind which you
may develop at will, after you have mastered the thirteen principles, because it is
a state of mind which develops voluntarily, through application and use of these
principles.

Repetition of affirmation of orders to your subconscious mind is the only known
method of voluntary development of the emotion of faith. Perhaps the meaning
may be made clearer through the following explanation as to the way men some-
times become criminals. Stated in the words of a famous criminologist, "When
men first come into contact with crime, they abhor it. If they remain in contact
with crime for a time, they become accustomed to it, and endure it. If they remain
in contact with it long enough, they finally embrace it, and become influenced by
it."

This is the equivalent of saying that any impulse of thought which is repeatedly
passed on to the subconscious mind is, finally, accepted and acted upon by the
subconscious mind, which proceeds to translate that impulse into its physical
equivalent, by the most practical procedure available.

In connection with this, consider again the statement, ALL THOUGHTS WHICH
HAVE BEEN EMOTIONALIZED, (given feeling) AND MIXED WITH FAITH, be-
gin immediately to translate themselves into their physical equivalent or counter-
part.

The emotions, or the "feeling" portion of thoughts, are the factors which give
thoughts vitality, life, and action. The emotions of Faith, Love, and Sex, when
mixed with any thought impulse, give it greater action than any of these emotions
can do singly.

Not only thought impulses which have been mixed with FAITH, but those which