Thought Waves and their Process of Reproduction - Page 5

This is one of the secrets of the affirmations and auto-suggestions used by several schools of Mental Science and other New Thought groups. There is no particular merit in affirmations of themselves, but they serve a twofold purpose: (1) They tend to establish new mental attitudes within us and act wonderfully in the direction of character- building - the science of making ourselves over. (2) They tend to raise the mental keynote so that we may get the benefit of the positive thought waves of others on the same plane of thought.

Whether or not we believe in them, we are constantly making affirmations. The person who asserts that they can and will do a thing - and asserts it earnestly -develops in themselves the qualities conducive to the well doing of that thing, and at the same time places their mind in the proper key to receive all the thought waves likely to help them in the doing. If one says and feels that they are going to succeed, they will breathe life into the thoughts coming from their own subconscious mentality which are intended to help them, and at the same time will place themselves in tune with the Success-thought of the world - and there is some of that kind of thought around, I can tell you.

Allow yourselves to only be affected by the favorable and positive thoughts of those around you. Rise to the upper chambers of your mental dwelling, and key yourself up to a strong pitch, towards the vibrations on the higher planes of thought. Then you will be only affected by their positive vibrations and will be in touch with the great body of strong positive thought coming from those of your own plane of development. My aim will be to direct and train you in the proper use of thought and will, that you may have yourself well in hand and may be able to strike the positive key at any moment you may feel it necessary.