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Self-Mastery and The Practice of Autosuggestion

Self-Mastery

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The Practice of Autosuggestion

edited by Dr. Robert C. Worstell,

as part of the o Thun! "ourself TM Reference #ibrary 

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Table of Contents

EDITOR'S FOREWARD....................................................................1

AUTHORS' PREFACE.......................................................................4

PART ONE: Self-Mastery...................................................................

CHAPTER I - SELF MASTERY THROUGH CONSCIOUSAUTOSUGGESTION .................................................................8

INTRODUCTION ............................................................. 8THE CONSCIOUS SELF AND THE UNCONSCIOUSSELF .................................................................................. 9WILL AND IMAGINATION ..........................................11SUGGESTION AND AUTOSUGGESTION ..................15THE USE OF AUTOSUGGESTION ..............................17HOW TO TEACH PATIENTS TO MAKEAUTOSUGGESTIONS ................................................... 22

METHOD OF PROCEDURE IN CURATIVESUGGESTION .................................................................2THE SUPERIORITY OF THIS METHOD .....................!1HOW SUGGESTION WORKS .......................................!"THE USE OF SUGGESTION FOR THE CURE OFMORAL AILMENTS AND TAINTS EITHERCONGENITAL OR AC#UIRED ....................................!A FEW TYPICAL CURES ..............................................!9

CONCLUSION ................................................................"5CHAPTER II - T$%&'$() *+, P/0() % Ei3 C%&4 ............ "

CHAPTER III - O)6*(i%+) %+ $*( A&(%)&'')(i%+ C*+ D%.................................................................................................... 52

CHAPTER IV - E,&/*(i%+ *) i( O&'$( (% ............................59

CHAPTER V - A S&6 % ($ :S4*+/): *( M. Ei3 C%&4:) .

CHAPTER VI - L(() % P*(i+() T*(, ($ C%&4M($%, .......................................................................................7"

CHAPTER VII - T$ Mi*/3 Wi($i+ ...................................... 9"

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CHAPTER VIII - S% N%() %+ ($ ;%&+ % M. C%&4 (%P*i) i+ .....................................................................................1<<

CHAPTER I= - :E6($i+' % E6%+ >: ...........................1<"PART TWO - THE PRACTICE OF AUTOSU!!ESTION "#THE METHOD OF EMI$E COU%.............................................. 11&

CHAPTER = - T$ C3i+i/ % Ei3 C%&4 .............................. 11!

CHAPTER =I - A F % C%&4:) C&) ................................. 12

CHAPTER =II - T$ C$i3,+:) C3i+i/ ...................................1!2

CHAPTER =III - T$%&'$( i) * F%/ ......................................1"<

CHAPTER =IV - T$%&'$( *+, ($ Wi33 .................................1"9

CHAPTER =V - G+*3 R&3) ..............................................159

CHAPTER =VI - T$ G+*3 F%&3* .................................15

CHAPTER =VII - P*(i/&3* S&'')(i%+) .............................. 17"

CHAPTER =VIII - H% (% D*3 i($ P*i+ ............................ 18!CHAPTER =I= - A&(%)&'')(i%+ *+, ($ C$i3, ....................188

CHAPTER == - C%+/3&)i%+ ...................................................19"

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M(re Res()r2es (f Iterest:............................................................&4

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“The principle of psychology through which you canimpress your definite chief aim upon your subconsciousmind is called Auto-suggestion, or suggestion which you

repeatedly make to yourself. It is a degree of self- hypnotism, but do not be afraid of it on that account, forit was this same principle through the aid of whichNapoleon lifted himself from the lowly station of poverty- stricken orsican to the dictatorship of !rance. It wasthrough the aid of this same principle that Thomas A."dison has risen from the lowly beginning of a newsbutcher to where he is accepted as the leading inventorof the world. It was through the aid of this same

principle that #incoln bridged the mighty chasm betweenhis lowly birth, in a log cabin in the mountains of$entucky, and the presidency of the greatest nation onearth. It was through the aid of this same principle thatTheodore %oosevelt became one of the most aggressiveleaders that ever reached the presidency of the &nited'tates.

“(ou need have no fear of the principle of

 Autosuggestion as long as you are sure that the ob)ectivefor which you are striving is one that will bring youhappiness of an enduring nature. *e sure that yourdefinite purpose is constructive+ that its attainment will

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bring hardship and misery to no one+ that it will bringyou peace and prosperity, then apply, to the limit of yourunderstanding, the principle of self-suggestion for the

speedy attainment of this purpose. 

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grow in abundance, if the seeds of more desirable cropsare not sown therein. A&T'&//"'TIN is the agencyof control through which an individual may voluntarilyfeed his subconscious mind on thoughts of a creativenature, or, by neglect, permit thoughts of a destructivenature to find their way into this rich garden of the mind.

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