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How to Put the Subconscious Mind to Work
Chapter XI: Repetition
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Repetition. One of the axioms of Suggestive Therapeutics is that "Suggestions gain increased force by repetition." A constant repetition of the suggestions fastens it firmly upon the mind of the patient, therefore the healer should repeat the key-word of the suggestion again and again—not so as to become monotonous—but in a different arrangement of words, remembering to bring the key-word, or principal suggestion into each new arrangement. Remember that planting a suggestion is like attacking a fort. It must be attacked from all sides, and so a repetition of the suggestion in different forms is important. In repeating the suggestion, let the key-word ring out strong and vibrant.
Henry Wood in Ideal Suggestions Through Mental Photography, says. This deeper or transconscious mind can only be gradually changed in most cases, and that by means of a stream of changed conscious thinking, which must be poured in for a considerable time. It may be compared to a cistern into which a small stream of turbid water has been flowing for a long period, until the process has rendered the whole contents turbid. Now begin to turn in a stream of pure sparkling water, and gradually the character of the whole aggregation will be changed. Just so by a controlled thinking power we can now begin to rectify the reservoir of mind by turning in a stream of pure wholesome thought, until the quality of the whole is purified. When this has been thoroughly accomplished the deeper ego will not accept or fear disease and contagion, but will go among them unscathed. Realizing the importance of a rectification, we should each lose no time in turning such a sparkling rill of positive thought into the submerged mentality, as will make it grow clearer and stronger, so that when disorder or inharmony knocks at its door, it will respond: "Depart; I never knew you!" The recognition of man's two differing minds, and a reasonable discrimination between their provinces and operations, explains a great mass of phenomena otherwise unintelligible. Making the Brain Over As Swami A. P. Mukerji in "Spiritual Consciousness" has also said: At first when you start forming a new habit, there is resistance from your brain and many heroic efforts are necessary. Then gradually the task shall become easy and really pleasant. Another important fact to remember is that if at some hour today you go into your room and send forth an intense thought, next day the same thought shall start up in your mind at the same point of time. This is known as Periodicity. Therefore, supposing you want to perform some difficult task with which your mind is not accustomed to cope, sit up a few hours previous to that time and suggest to yourself, "I wish you, subjective mind, to prepare yourself for the performance of such and such a task tomorrow at 4 o'clock. Be sure you do it. Now prepare yourself." Next day you will find yourself quite prepared to accomplish the task. Suppose you wanted to get up at 4 o'clock in the morning. Before retiring to bed say to yourself on your subjective mind "Look here—I wish you to get up (or wake me up) at 4 o'clock. Be sure you do it." You will wake at that hour. Always concentrate your attention upon such autosuggestions and repeat them till you feel sure your commands will be obeyed and they will be, if you insist upon their fulfillment positively and persistently with confidence. Believe in your power to succeed and everything in nature shall rush to your aid. There is always a way to be healed by mind. One should not only keep repeating formulae, but should also continue to seek help. The author of the book of Silent Prayer, printed by "Unity" expresses the idea, which all seeking health should commit to memory. Pray Without Ceasing By experimentation, modern metaphysical healers have discovered a great number of laws that rule in the realms of mind, and they all agree that no two cases for healing are exactly alike. Therefore, one who prays for health should understand that it is not the fault of the healing principle that his patient is not instantly restored. The fault may be in his own lack of persistency or understanding; or it may be due to the patient's dogged clinging to discordant thoughts. In any case he must persist in his prayers until the walls of resistance are broken down and the healing currents are turned in. In everything give thanks. It was long thought and steadily maintained that the stigmatists did wonders. As we have explained earlier in this volume, it will be by repeated thought, as the stigmatists steadily maintained, not by intermittent, spasmodic endeavor, that those seeking health, success and happiness will finally have that which they desire. Results are obtained not by half hearted visioning, but by steadily holding in the chamber of imagery "seeing," the picture and desire that one wishes to materialize. Impatience a Handicap Those who seek health, success and happiness through the inflexible laws of life, namely, by conforming to hygienic, spiritual and natural conditions, aided by the power of mind, often become like the novitiate studying the piano—impatient. Many of us act almost childlike in our inability to maintain a continued state of mind for that which we desire, we are impatient for quick results. A child too young to understand when given music lessons and kept playing the scales or exercises wonders, when tunes would be so much easier, so much more pleasant, what it is all about. But the music master knows what he is doing. Practice makes all technique a habit, accordingly, later on, the player will unconsciously have everything at his finger tips, and his execution will be as nearly perfect as possible. It is similarly true of mind healing. We must have the repetition of thought, the repeated exercises, the steady concentration, the drill and relaxation, the continued holding of the thought until our mental technique becomes a habit and we accomplish what we desire. We must hold certain thoughts in the conscious mind day after day, month after month and in some cases, year after year, until those thoughts become an essential part of our being, until they reach the subconscious mind and there become a fixed habit. If a person desires to have abundance, prosperity and success, he must hold thoughts reflecting those conditions in his mind until they bring results. No fleeting thought of success, no passing thought of prosperity, no flitting thought of abundance, can bring the ideal state which one aspires to. The thought must be held day by day until the desire has been accomplished. The subjective mind will be found to respond more faithfully with each succeeding success. After much training it will act with power and celerity. It will perform with fidelity the labor entrusted to it. Give it instructions with objective confidence, and it will be found a useful and faithful servant. This confidence is to be stimulated by autosuggestion and faithful endeavor. "I Will Succeed" Should you not succeed the first time, even though you had labored an hour, do not stop to question future attempts, but repeat and repeat the same every day or oftener if you can. In the meantime say to yourself many times a day: "I will succeed. My subjective mind has the power, and it is going to obey." In time the subjective mind will become an obedient servant. It has the power. All it wants is the training. Persistent auto-suggestion will accomplish its obedient assistance, even starting from the objective mind's disbelief. Remember the premise of its amenability to control by suggestion. Cease, then, all adverse autosuggestions and employ all favorable suggestions. In this way a man may persuade himself even against his first premise. It is well known from every one's personal experience that a physical act becomes more natural and more easily performed the oftener it is repeated. "Practice makes perfect" is the common adage. Do physical acts, after being often repeated, become purely automatic; an act without the direction of the mind? Is it the muscle and nerve that has been trained, or is it an intelligence, the mind? |
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