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These are INDECISION, DOUBT, and FEAR!

The Sixth Sense will never function while these three negatives, or any of them
remain in your mind. The members of this unholy trio are closely related; where
one is found, the other two are close at hand.

INDECISION is the seedling of FEAR! Remember this, as you read. Indecision
crystalizes into DOUBT, the two blend and become FEAR! The "blending" proc-
ess often is slow. This is one reason why these three enemies are so dangerous.
They germinate and grow without their presence being observed.

The remainder of this chapter describes an end which must be attained before the
philosophy, as a whole, can be put into practical use. It also analyzes a condition
which has, but lately, reduced huge numbers of people to poverty, and it states a
truth which must be understood by all who accumulate riches, whether measured
in terms of money or a state of mind of far greater value than money. The purpose
of this chapter is to turn the spotlight of attention upon the cause and the cure of
the six basic fears. Before we can master an enemy, we must know its name, its
habits, and its place of abode. As you read, analyze yourself carefully, and deter-
mine which, if any, of the six common fears have attached themselves to you.

Do not be deceived by the habits of these subtle enemies. Sometimes they remain
hidden in the subconscious mind, where they are difficult to locate, and still more
difficult to eliminate.

THE SIX BASIC FEARS

There are six basic fears, with some combination of which every human suffers
at one tune or another. Most people are fortunate if they do not suffer from the

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entire six. Named in the order of their most common appearance, they are:-

The fear of POVERTY

The fear of CRITICISM } most of one's

The fear of ILL HEALTH } worries

The fear of LOSS OF LOVE OF SOMEONE