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the subconscious mind. The positives must be injected, through the principle of
auto-suggestion, into the thought impulses which an individual wishes to pass on
to his subconscious mind. (Instructions have been given in the chapter on auto-
suggestion.)

These emotions, or feeling impulses, may be likened to yeast in a loaf of bread,
because they constitute the ACTION element, which transforms thought impuls-
es from the passive to the active state. Thus may one understand why thought
impulses, which have been well mixed with emotion, are acted upon more readily
than thought impulses originating in "cold reason."

You are preparing yourself to influence and control the "inner audience" of your
subconscious mind, in order to hand over to it the DESIRE for money, which you
wish transmuted into its monetary equivalent. It is essential, therefore, that you
understand the method of approach to this "inner audience." You must speak its
language, or it will not heed your call. It understands best the language of emo-
tion or feeling. Let us, therefore describe here the seven major positive emotions,
and the seven major negative emotions, so that you may draw upon the positives,
and avoid the negatives, when giving instructions to your subconscious mind.

THE SEVEN MAJOR POSITIVE EMOTIONS

The emotion of DESIRE

The emotion of FAITH

The emotion of LOVE

The emotion of SEX

The emotion of ENTHUSIASM

The emotion of ROMANCE

The emotion of HOPE

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There are other positive emotions, but these are the seven most powerful, and
the ones most commonly used in creative effort. Master these seven emotions
(they can be mastered only by USE), and the other positive emotions will be at
your command when you need them. Remember, in this connection, that you are
studying a book which is intended to help you develop a "money conscious-ness"
by filling your mind with positive emotions. One does not become money con-