material world has its origin in the unseen, the spiritual, the thought
world. This is the world of cause, the former is the world of effect.
The nature of the effect is always in accordance with the nature of the
cause. What one lives in his invisible, thought world, he is
continually actualizing in his visible, material world. If he would
have any conditions different in the latter he must make the necessary
change in the former. A clear realization of this great fact would
bring success to thousands of men and women who all about us are now in
the depths of despair. It would bring health, abounding health and
strength to thousands now diseased and suffering. It would bring peace
and joy to thousands now unhappy and ill at ease.

And oh, the thousands all about us who are continually living in the
slavery of fear. The spirits within that should be strong and
powerful, are rendered weak and impotent. Their energies are crippled,
their efforts are paralyzed. "Fear is everywhere,--fear of want, fear
of starvation, fear of public opinion, fear of private opinion, fear
that what we own today may not be ours tomorrow, fear of sickness, fear
of death. Fear has become with millions a fixed habit. The thought is
everywhere. The thought is thrown upon us from every direction. . . .
To live in continual dread, continual cringing, continual fear of
anything, be it loss of love, loss of money, loss of position or
situation, is to take the readiest means to lose what we fear we shall."

By fear nothing is to be gained, but on the contrary, everything is to
be lost. "I know this is true," says one, "but I am given to fear;
it's natural to me and I can't help it." Can't help it! In saying
this you indicate one great reason of your fear by showing that you do
not even know yourself as yet. You must know yourself in order to know
your powers, and not until you know them can you use them wisely and
fully. Don't say you can't help it. If you think you can't, the
chances are that you can't. If you think you can, and act in
accordance with this thought, then not only are the chances that you
can, but if you act fully in accordance with it, that you can and that
you will is an absolute certainty. It was Virgil who in describing the
crew which in his mind would win the race, said of them,--They can
because they think they can. In other words, this very attitude of
mind on their part will infuse a spiritual power into th