Denials and Affirmations

“Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee.”

“You will also declare something, and it will be established for you.”

All the good that is to be made manifest in man’s life is already an accomplished fact in divine mind, and is released through man’s recognition, or spoken word, so he must be careful to decree that only the Divine Idea be made manifest, for often, he decrees, through his “idle words,” failure or misfortune.

All the good that can appear in a person’s life is already an accomplished fact in the divine mind. It is released when a person recognizes it or speaks it into being. So a person must be careful to declare that only the Divine Idea will appear. Through “idle words,” a person often declares failure or misfortune instead.

It is, therefore, of the utmost importance, to word one’s demands correctly, as stated in a previous chapter.

Therefore, it is extremely important to word your demands correctly, as explained in a previous chapter.

If one desires a home, friend, position or any other good thing, make the demand for the “divine selection.”

If you want a home, a friend, a job, or any other good thing, ask for the “divine selection.”

For example: “Infinite Spirit, open the way for my right home, my right friend, my right position. I give thanks it now manifests under grace in a perfect way.”

For example: “Infinite Spirit, open the way for the right home, friend, and position for me. I give thanks that it now appears under grace in a perfect way.”

The latter part of the statement is most important. For example: I knew a woman who demanded a thousand dollars. Her daughter was injured and they received a thousand dollars indemnity, so it did not come in a “perfect way.” The demand should have been worded in this way: “Infinite Spirit, I give thanks that the one thousand dollars, which is mine by divine right, is now released, and reaches me under grace, in a perfect way.”

The last part of the statement is most important. For example, I knew a woman who demanded a thousand dollars. Her daughter was injured, and they received a thousand dollars in compensation. So the money did not come in a “perfect way.” She should have worded her demand this way: “Infinite Spirit, I give thanks that the one thousand dollars, which is mine by divine right, is now released and comes to me under grace, in a perfect way.”

As one grows in a financial consciousness, he should demand that the enormous sums of money, which are his by divine right, reach him under grace, in perfect ways.

As you grow in financial consciousness, you should demand that the enormous sums of money that are yours by divine right reach you under grace, in perfect ways.

It is impossible for man to release more than he thinks is possible, for one is bound by the limited expectancies of the subconscious. He must enlarge his expectancies in order to receive in a larger way.

A person cannot release more than they think is possible. This is because the limited expectations of the subconscious hold them back. They must expect more in order to receive more.

Man so often limits himself in his demands. For example: A student made the demand for six hundred dollars, by a certain date. He did receive it, but heard afterwards, that he came very near receiving a thousand dollars, but he was given just six hundred, as the result of his spoken word.

People so often limit themselves in what they ask for. For example, a student asked for six hundred dollars by a certain date. He received it, but later learned that he had come very close to receiving a thousand dollars. He was given just six hundred because of the words he had spoken.

“They limited the Holy One of Israel.” Wealth is a matter of consciousness. The French have a legend giving an example of this. A poor man was walking along a road when he met a traveler, who stopped him and said: “My good friend, I see you are poor. Take this gold nugget, sell it, and you will be rich all your days.”

“They limited the Holy One of Israel.” Wealth is a matter of consciousness. A French legend gives an example. A poor man was walking along a road when he met a traveler. The traveler stopped him and said: “My good friend, I see you are poor. Take this gold nugget and sell it. You will be rich for the rest of your life.”

The man was overjoyed at his good fortune, and took the nugget home. He immediately found work and became so prosperous that he did not sell the nugget. Years passed, and he became a very rich man. One day he met a poor man on the road. He stopped him and said: “My good friend, I will give you this gold nugget, which, if you sell, will make you rich for life.” The mendicant took the nugget, had it valued, and found it was only brass. So we see, the first man became rich through feeling rich, thinking the nugget was gold.

The man was overjoyed by his good fortune and took the nugget home. He found work right away and became so prosperous that he did not sell it. Years passed, and he became very rich. One day he met a poor man on the road. He stopped him and said: “My good friend, I will give you this gold nugget. If you sell it, you will be rich for life.” The poor man took the nugget to be valued and found that it was only brass. So we see that the first man became rich because he felt rich, thinking the nugget was gold.

Every man has within himself a gold nugget; it is his consciousness of gold, of opulence, which brings riches into his life. In making his demands, man begins at his journey’s end, that is, he declares he has already received. “Before ye call I shall answer.”

Every man has a gold nugget within himself. His awareness of gold and abundance brings riches into his life. When making his demands, a man starts at his journey’s end. That is, he declares that he has already received. “Before you call, I shall answer.”

Continually affirming establishes the belief in the subconscious.

Repeatedly affirming something establishes the belief in the subconscious.

It would not be necessary to make an affirmation more than once if one had perfect faith! One should not plead or supplicate, but give thanks repeatedly, that he has received.

If you had perfect faith, you would only need to make an affirmation once! You should not plead or beg. Instead, give thanks repeatedly for what you have received.

“The desert shall rejoice and blossom as the rose.” This rejoicing which is yet in the desert (state of consciousness) opens the way for release. The Lord’s Prayer is in the form of command and demand, “Give us this day our daily bread, and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors,” and ends in praise, “For thine is the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory, forever. Amen.” “Concerning the works of my hands, command ye me.” So prayer is command and demand, praise and thanksgiving. The student’s work is in making himself believe that “with God all things are possible.”

“The desert shall rejoice and blossom like the rose.” Rejoicing while still in the desert (a state of consciousness) opens the way to freedom. The Lord’s Prayer takes the form of a command and demand: “Give us today our daily bread, and forgive us our debts as we forgive our debtors.” It ends in praise: “For yours is the Kingdom and the Power and the Glory, forever. Amen.” “Concerning the works of my hands, command me.” So prayer is command and demand, praise and thanksgiving. The student’s work is to make themselves believe that “with God all things are possible.”

This is easy enough to state in the abstract, but a little more difficult when confronted with a problem. For example: It was necessary for a woman to demonstrate a large sum of money within a stated time. She knew she must do something to get a realization (for realization is manifestation), and she demanded a “lead.”

This is easy enough to say in theory, but harder when faced with a problem. For example, a woman needed to manifest a large sum of money within a set time. She knew she had to do something to achieve realization (because realization is manifestation), and she demanded a “lead.”

She was walking through a department store, when she saw a very beautiful pink enamel papercutter. She felt the “pull” towards it. The thought came. “I haven’t a paper cutter good enough to open letters containing large cheques.”

She was walking through a department store when she saw a beautiful pink enamel letter opener. She felt a “pull” toward it. She thought, “I don’t have a letter opener good enough to open letters containing large checks.”

So she bought the papercutter, which the reasoning mind would have called an extravagance. When she held it in her hand, she had a flash of a picture of herself opening an envelope containing a large cheque, and in a few weeks, she received the money. The pink papercutter was her bridge of active faith.

So she bought the paper cutter, though the reasoning mind would have called it a waste of money. Holding it in her hand, she suddenly pictured herself opening an envelope containing a large check. A few weeks later, she received the money. The pink paper cutter was her bridge of active faith.

Many stories are told of the power of the subconscious when directed in faith.

Many stories tell of the power of the subconscious when it is directed with faith.

For example: A man was spending the night in a farmhouse. The windows of the room had been nailed down, and in the middle of the night he felt suffocated and made his way in the dark to the window. He could not open it, so he smashed the pane with his fist, drew in draughts of fine fresh air, and had a wonderful night’s sleep.

For example: A man was spending the night in a farmhouse. The windows in his room had been nailed shut. In the middle of the night, he felt suffocated and made his way to the window in the dark. He could not open it, so he smashed the glass with his fist. He breathed in the fresh air and had a wonderful night’s sleep.

The next morning, he found he had smashed the glass of a bookcase and the window had remained closed during the whole night. He had supplied himself with oxygen, simply by his thought of oxygen.

The next morning, he discovered that he had smashed the glass of a bookcase. The window had stayed closed all night. He had given himself oxygen simply by thinking about it.

When a student starts out to demonstrate, he should never turn back. “Let not that man who wavers think that he shall receive anything of the Lord.”

When a student sets out to demonstrate, he should never turn back. “A man who wavers should not expect to receive anything from the Lord.”

A colored student once made this wonderful statement, “When I asks the Father for anything, I puts my foot down, and I says: Father, I’ll take nothing less than I’ve asked for, but more!” So man should never compromise: “Having done all—Stand.” This is sometimes the most difficult time of demonstrating. The temptation comes to give up, to turn back, to compromise.

A colored student once made this wonderful statement: “When I asks the Father for anything, I puts my foot down. And I says: Father, I’ll take nothing less than I’ve asked for, but more!” So we should never compromise: “Having done all, stand.” This is sometimes the hardest part of demonstrating. We are tempted to give up, turn back, or compromise.

“He also serves who only stands and waits.”

“Even someone who only stands and waits serves.”

Demonstrations often come at the eleventh hour because man then lets go, that is, stops reasoning, and Infinite Intelligence has a chance to work.

Demonstrations often happen at the last moment because people then let go and stop reasoning. This gives Infinite Intelligence a chance to work.

“Man’s dreary desires are answered drearily, and his impatient desires, long delayed or violently fulfilled.”

“A person’s gloomy desires are fulfilled in gloomy ways. Impatient desires are either delayed for a long time or fulfilled violently.”

For example: A woman asked me why it was she was constantly losing or breaking her glasses.

For example: A woman asked me why she kept losing or breaking her glasses.

We found she often said to herself and others with vexation, “I wish I could get rid of my glasses.” So her impatient desire was violently fulfilled. What she should have demanded was perfect eye-sight, but what she registered in the subconscious was simply the impatient desire to be rid of her glasses; so they were continually being broken or lost.

We found that she often said to herself and others in frustration, “I wish I could get rid of my glasses.” So her impatient wish was fulfilled violently. She should have demanded perfect eyesight. But what she impressed on her subconscious was simply the impatient wish to get rid of her glasses. So her glasses were constantly being broken or lost.

Two attitudes of mind cause loss: depreciation, as in the case of the woman who did not appreciate her husband, or fear of loss, which makes a picture of loss in the subconscious.

Two attitudes cause loss. One is a lack of appreciation, as with the woman who did not appreciate her husband. The other is fear of loss, which creates a picture of loss in the subconscious.

When a student is able to let go of his problem (cast his burden) he will have instantaneous manifestation.

When a student can let go of his problem (cast his burden), he will see an immediate result.

For example: A woman was out during a very stormy day and her umbrella was blown inside-out. She was about to make a call on some people whom she had never met and she did not wish to make her first appearance with a dilapidated umbrella. She could not throw it away, as it did not belong to her. So in desperation, she exclaimed: “Oh, God, you take charge of this umbrella, I don’t know what to do.”

For example: A woman was out on a very stormy day when her umbrella blew inside out. She was about to visit some people she had never met. She did not want to arrive for the first time with a damaged umbrella. She could not throw it away because it did not belong to her. So, in desperation, she exclaimed: “Oh, God, you take charge of this umbrella. I don’t know what to do.”

A moment later, a voice behind her said: “Lady, do you want your umbrella mended?” There stood an umbrella mender.

A moment later, a voice behind her said: “Lady, do you want your umbrella repaired?” An umbrella repairman was standing there.

She replied, “Indeed, I do.”

She replied, “Yes, I do.”

The man mended the umbrella, while she went into the house to pay her call, and when she returned, she had a good umbrella. So there is always an umbrella mender at hand, on man’s pathway, when one puts the umbrella (or situation) in God’s Hands.

The man fixed the umbrella while she went into the house to visit. When she returned, her umbrella was in good repair. So there is always an umbrella mender along a person’s path when they put the umbrella (or situation) in God’s hands.

One should always follow a denial with an affirmation.

Always follow a denial with an affirmation.

For example: I was called on the ’phone late one night to treat a man whom I had never seen. He was apparently very ill. I made the statement: “I deny this appearance of disease. It is unreal, therefore cannot register in his consciousness; this man is a perfect idea in Divine Mind, pure substance expressing perfection.”

For example, late one night, I received a phone call asking me to treat a man I had never met. He was apparently very ill. I said: “I deny the appearance of disease. It is not real, so it cannot register in his consciousness. This man is a perfect idea in Divine Mind, pure substance expressing perfection.”

There is no time or space, in Divine Mind, therefore the word reaches instantly its destination and does not “return void.” I have treated patients in Europe and have found that the result was instantaneous.

There is no time or space in Divine Mind. So the word reaches its destination instantly and does not “return void.” I have treated patients in Europe and found that the results were immediate.

I am asked so often the difference between visualizing and visioning. Visualizing is a mental process governed by the reasoning or conscious mind; visioning is a spiritual process, governed by intuition, or the superconscious mind. The student should train his mind to receive these flashes of inspiration, and work out the “divine pictures,” through definite leads. When a man can say, “I desire only that which God desires for me,” his false desires fade from the consciousness, and a new set of blueprints is given him by the Master Architect, the God within. God’s plan for each man transcends the limitation of the reasoning mind, and is always the square of life, containing health, wealth, love and perfect self-expression. Many a man is building for himself in imagination a bungalow when he should be building a palace.

I am often asked about the difference between visualizing and visioning. Visualizing is a mental process governed by the reasoning or conscious mind. Visioning is a spiritual process governed by intuition, or the superconscious mind. The student should train his mind to receive these flashes of inspiration and develop the “divine pictures” by following clear leads. When a man can say, “I desire only that which God desires for me,” his false desires fade from his consciousness. Then the Master Architect, the God within, gives him a new set of blueprints. God’s plan for each man goes beyond the limits of the reasoning mind. It is always the square of life, containing health, wealth, love, and perfect self-expression. Many a man imagines building himself a bungalow when he should be building a palace.

If a student tries to force a demonstration (through the reasoning mind) he brings it to a standstill. “I will hasten it,” saith the Lord. He should act only through intuition, or definite leads. “Rest in the Lord and wait patiently. Trust also in him, and he will bring it to pass.”

If a student tries to force a demonstration through reasoning, he brings it to a standstill. “I will hurry it along,” says the Lord. He should act only on intuition or clear guidance. “Rest in the Lord and wait patiently. Trust in him, and he will make it happen.”

I have seen the law work in the most astonishing manner. For example: A student stated that it was necessary for her to have a hundred dollars by the following day. It was a debt of vital importance which had to be met. I “spoke the word,” declaring Spirit was “never too late” and that the supply was at hand.

I have seen the law work in astonishing ways. For example, a student said she needed a hundred dollars by the next day. She had a very important debt to pay. I “spoke the word,” declaring that Spirit was “never too late” and that the money was at hand.

That evening she phoned me of the miracle. She said that the thought came to her to go to her safe-deposit box at the bank to examine some papers. She looked over the papers, and at the bottom of the box, was a new one hundred dollar-bill. She was astounded, and said she knew she had never put it there, for she had gone through the papers many times. It may have been a materialization, as Jesus Christ materialized the loaves and fishes. Man will reach the stage where his “word is made flesh,” or materialized, instantly. “The fields, ripe with the harvest,” will manifest immediately, as in all of the miracles of Jesus Christ.

That evening, she phoned me about the miracle. She said she had felt prompted to check some papers in her bank’s safe deposit box. She looked through the papers and found a new hundred-dollar bill at the bottom of the box. She was astonished. She said she knew she had never put it there because she had gone through the papers many times. The bill may have materialized, just as Jesus Christ materialized the loaves and fishes. Man will reach a stage where his “word is made flesh,” or materializes, instantly. “The fields, ripe with the harvest,” will appear immediately, as in all the miracles of Jesus Christ.

There is a tremendous power alone in the name Jesus Christ. It stands for Truth Made Manifest. He said, “Whatsoever ye ask the Father, in my name, he will give it to you.”

The name Jesus Christ alone has tremendous power. It stands for Truth Made Manifest. He said, “Whatever you ask the Father in my name, he will give you.”

The power of this name raises the student into the fourth dimension, where he is freed from all astral and psychic influences, and he becomes “unconditioned and absolute, as God Himself is unconditioned and absolute.”

The power of this name lifts the student into the fourth dimension. There, he is freed from all astral and psychic influences. He becomes “unconditioned and absolute, as God himself is unconditioned and absolute.”

I have seen many healings accomplished by using the words, “In the name of Jesus Christ.”

I have seen many healings happen by using the words, “In the name of Jesus Christ.”

Christ was both person and principle; and the Christ within each man is his Redeemer and Salvation.

Christ was both a person and a principle. And the Christ within each person is their Redeemer and Salvation.

The Christ within, is his own fourth dimensional self, the man made in God’s image and likeness. This is the self which has never failed, never known sickness or sorrow, was never born and has never died. It is the “resurrection and the life” of each man! “No man cometh to the Father save by the Son,” means, that God, the Universal, working on the place of the particular, becomes the Christ in man; and the Holy Ghost, means God-in-action. So daily, man is manifesting the Trinity of Father, Son and Holy Ghost.

The Christ within a man is his own fourth dimensional self, the man made in God’s image and likeness. This self has never failed or known sickness or sorrow. It was never born and has never died. It is the “resurrection and the life” of every man! “No man cometh to the Father save by the Son” means that God, the Universal, becomes the Christ in man by working through the particular. The Holy Ghost means God in action. So every day, man manifests the Trinity of Father, Son and Holy Ghost.

Man should make an art of thinking. The Master Thinker is an artist and is careful to paint only the divine designs upon the canvas of his mind; and he paints these pictures with masterly strokes of power and decision, having perfect faith that there is no power to mar their perfection and that they shall manifest in his life the ideal made real.

Everyone should make an art of thinking. The Master Thinker is an artist, careful to paint only divine designs on the canvas of the mind. The Master Thinker paints these pictures with powerful, decisive strokes, with perfect faith that nothing can spoil their perfection. The Master Thinker also has perfect faith that the ideal will become real in life.

All power is given man (through right thinking) to bring his heaven upon his earth, and this is the goal of the “Game of Life.”

Through right thinking, man has all the power to bring his heaven upon his earth. This is the goal of the “Game of Life.”

The simple rules are fearless faith, nonresistance and love!

The rules are simple: have fearless faith, do not resist, and love!

May each reader be now freed from that thing which has held him in bondage through the ages, standing between him and his own, and “know the Truth which makes him free”—free to fulfill his destiny, to bring into manifestation the “Divine Design of his life, Health, Wealth, Love and Perfect Self-Expression.” “Be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind.”

May each reader now be freed from what has held them in bondage through the ages, standing between them and what is theirs. May they “know the Truth which makes them free.” Free to fulfill their destiny and bring into being the “Divine Design of their life, Health, Wealth, Love and Perfect Self-Expression.” “Be transformed by the renewing of your mind.”

(For Prosperity)

(For Prosperity)

God is my unfailing supply, and large sums of money come to me quickly, under grace, in perfect ways.

God is my constant source of supply, and large sums of money come to me quickly, with grace and in perfect ways.

(For Right Conditions)

(For the Right Conditions)

Every plan my Father in heaven has not planned, shall be dissolved and dissipated, and the Divine Idea now comes to pass.

Every plan my Father in heaven did not make will fall apart and disappear, and the Divine Idea now comes true.

(For Right Conditions)

(For the Right Conditions)

Only that which is true of God is true of me, for I and the Father are ONE.

Only what is true of God is true of me, because the Father and I are ONE.

(For Faith)

(For Faith)

As I am one with God, I am one with my good, for God is both the Giver and the Gift. I cannot separate the Giver from the gift.

Because I am one with God, I am one with my good. For God is both the Giver and the Gift. I cannot separate the Giver from the gift.

(For Right Conditions)

(For the Right Conditions)

Divine Love now dissolves and dissipates every wrong condition in my mind, body and affairs. Divine Love is the most powerful chemical in the universe, and dissolves everything which is not of itself!

Divine Love now dissolves and clears away every wrong condition in my mind, body, and affairs. Divine Love is the most powerful chemical in the universe. It dissolves everything that is not Divine Love!

(For Health)

(For Health)

Divine Love floods my consciousness with health, and every cell in my body is filled with light.

Divine Love fills my mind with health, and every cell in my body is filled with light.

(For the Eyesight)

(For Eyesight)

My eyes are God’s eyes, I see with the eyes of spirit. I see clearly the open way; there are no obstacles on my pathway. I see clearly the perfect plan.

My eyes are God’s eyes. I see with the eyes of spirit. I see the open way clearly. There are no obstacles in my path. I see the perfect plan clearly.

(For Guidance)

(For Guidance)

I am divinely sensitive to my intuitive leads, and give instant obedience to Thy will.

I am divinely sensitive to my intuitive guidance, and I immediately obey your will.

(For the Hearing)

(For the Hearing)

My ears are God’s ears, I hear with the ears of spirit. I am nonresistant and am willing to be led. I hear glad tidings of great joy.

My ears are God’s ears. I hear with the ears of the spirit. I do not resist, and I am willing to be led. I hear joyful news that brings great happiness.

(For Right Work)

(For the Right Work)

(For Freedom from all Bondage)

(For Freedom from All Bondage)

I cast this burden on the Christ within, and I go free!

I place this burden on the Christ within me, and I am free!

Emmet Fox

Emmet Fox

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