The Treasure House Within You 25
from the law of averages. Certainly, there can be no more won-
derful blessing than these from a mental, emotional, and ma-
terial standpoint.
Most of the great scientists, artists, poets, singers, writers,
and inventors have a deep understanding of the workings of the
conscious and subconscious minds.
One time Caruso, the great operatic tenor, was struck with
stage fright. He said his throat was paralyzed due to spasms
caused by intense fear which constricted the muscles of his
throat. Perspiration poured copiously down his face. He was
ashamed because in a few minutes he had to go out on the stage,
yet he was shaking with fear and trepidation. He said, "They
will laugh at me. I can't sing." Then he shouted in the presence
of those behind the stage, "The Little Me wants to strangle the
Big Me within."
He said to the Little Me, "Get out of here, the Big Me
wants to sing through me."
By the Big Me, he meant the limitless power and wisdom
of Ms subconscious mind, and he began to shout, "Get out, get
out, the Big Me is going to sing!"
His subconscious mind responded releasing the vital forces
within him. When the call came, he walked out on the stage and
sang gloriously and majestically, enthralling the audience.
It is obvious to you now that Caruso must have understood
the two levels of mind the conscious or rational, and the sub-
conscious or irrational levelf Your subconscious mind is reac-
tive and responds to the nature of your thoughts:! When your
conscious mind (the Little Me) is full of fear, worry; and anxiety,
the negative emotions engendered in your subconscious mind
(the Big Me) are released and flood the conscious mind with a
sense of panic, foreboding, and despair. When this happens, you
can, like Caruso, speak affirmatively and with a deep sense of
authority to the irrational emotions generated
in your deeper
mind as follows: "Be still, be quiet, I am in control, you must
obey me, you are subject to my command, you cannot intrude
where you do not belong."
It is fascinating and intensely interesting to observe how 26 The Treasure House Within You
you can speak authoritatively and with conviction to the irra-
tional movement of your deeper
self bringing silence, harmony*
and peace to your mind The subconscious is subject to the con-
scious mind, and that is why it is called subconscious or sub-
jective.
* Outstanding differences and modes of operation
You will perceive the main differences by the following
il-
lustrations: The conscious mind is like the navigator or captain
at the bridge of a ship. He directs the ship and signals orders to
men in the engine room, who in turn control all the boilers,
instruments, gauges,
etc. The men in the engine room do not
know where they are going; they follow orders. They would go
on the rocks if the man on the bridge issued faulty or wrong
instructions based on his findings with the compass, sextant, or
other instruments. The men in the engine room obey him be-
cause he is in charge and issues orders which are automatically
obeyed. Members of the crew do not talk back to the- captain;
they simply carry out orders.
The captain
is the master of his ship, and his decrees are
carried out. Likewise, your conscious mind is the captain and
the master of your ship, wjich represents your body, environ-
ment, and all your affair^f Your subconscious mind takes the
orders you give it b^sed upofl what your conscious mind believes
and accepts as true.)
When you repeatedly say to people,
"I can't afford it," then
your subconscious mind takes you at your word and sees to it
that you will not be in a position
to purchase what you want
As long as you persist in saying, "I can't afford that car, that trip
from the law of averages. Certainly, there can be no more won-
derful blessing than these from a mental, emotional, and ma-
terial standpoint.
Most of the great scientists, artists, poets, singers, writers,
and inventors have a deep understanding of the workings of the
conscious and subconscious minds.
One time Caruso, the great operatic tenor, was struck with
stage fright. He said his throat was paralyzed due to spasms
caused by intense fear which constricted the muscles of his
throat. Perspiration poured copiously down his face. He was
ashamed because in a few minutes he had to go out on the stage,
yet he was shaking with fear and trepidation. He said, "They
will laugh at me. I can't sing." Then he shouted in the presence
of those behind the stage, "The Little Me wants to strangle the
Big Me within."
He said to the Little Me, "Get out of here, the Big Me
wants to sing through me."
By the Big Me, he meant the limitless power and wisdom
of Ms subconscious mind, and he began to shout, "Get out, get
out, the Big Me is going to sing!"
His subconscious mind responded releasing the vital forces
within him. When the call came, he walked out on the stage and
sang gloriously and majestically, enthralling the audience.
It is obvious to you now that Caruso must have understood
the two levels of mind the conscious or rational, and the sub-
conscious or irrational levelf Your subconscious mind is reac-
tive and responds to the nature of your thoughts:! When your
conscious mind (the Little Me) is full of fear, worry; and anxiety,
the negative emotions engendered in your subconscious mind
(the Big Me) are released and flood the conscious mind with a
sense of panic, foreboding, and despair. When this happens, you
can, like Caruso, speak affirmatively and with a deep sense of
authority to the irrational emotions generated
in your deeper
mind as follows: "Be still, be quiet, I am in control, you must
obey me, you are subject to my command, you cannot intrude
where you do not belong."
It is fascinating and intensely interesting to observe how 26 The Treasure House Within You
you can speak authoritatively and with conviction to the irra-
tional movement of your deeper
self bringing silence, harmony*
and peace to your mind The subconscious is subject to the con-
scious mind, and that is why it is called subconscious or sub-
jective.
* Outstanding differences and modes of operation
You will perceive the main differences by the following
il-
lustrations: The conscious mind is like the navigator or captain
at the bridge of a ship. He directs the ship and signals orders to
men in the engine room, who in turn control all the boilers,
instruments, gauges,
etc. The men in the engine room do not
know where they are going; they follow orders. They would go
on the rocks if the man on the bridge issued faulty or wrong
instructions based on his findings with the compass, sextant, or
other instruments. The men in the engine room obey him be-
cause he is in charge and issues orders which are automatically
obeyed. Members of the crew do not talk back to the- captain;
they simply carry out orders.
The captain
is the master of his ship, and his decrees are
carried out. Likewise, your conscious mind is the captain and
the master of your ship, wjich represents your body, environ-
ment, and all your affair^f Your subconscious mind takes the
orders you give it b^sed upofl what your conscious mind believes
and accepts as true.)
When you repeatedly say to people,
"I can't afford it," then
your subconscious mind takes you at your word and sees to it
that you will not be in a position
to purchase what you want
As long as you persist in saying, "I can't afford that car, that trip
to Europe, that home, that fur coat or ermine wrap," you can
rest assured that your subconscious mind will follow your or-
ders, and you will go through life experiencing the lack of all
these things.
Last Christmas Eve a beautiful young university student
looked at an attractive and rather expensive traveling bag in
a store window. She was going home to Buffalo, New York, for
the holidays. She was about to say, "I can't afford that bag," The Treasure House Within You 27
when she recalled something she had heard at one of my lec-
tures which was, "Never finish a negative statement; reverse it
immediately, and wonders will happen in your life."
She said, "That bag is mine. It is for sale. I accept it men*
tally, and my subconscious sees to it that I receive it.**
At eight o'clock Christmas Eve her fiance presented her
with a bag exactly the same as the one she had looked at and
mentally identified herself with at ten o'clock the same morning.
She had filled her mind with the thought of expectancy and
released the whole thing to her deeper mind which has the
"know-how" of accomplishment
This young girl, a student at the University of Southern
California, said to me, "I didn't have the money to buy that
bag, but now I know where to find money and all the things I
need, and that is in the treasure house of eternity within me."
Another simple illustration is this: When you say, "I do not
like mushrooms," and the occasion subsequently comes that you
are served mushrooms in sauces or salads, you will get
indi-
gestion because your subconscious mind says
to you, "The boss
(your conscious mind) does not like mushrooms." This is an
amusing example of the outstanding differences and modes of
operation of your conscious and subconscious minds.
A woman may say, "I wake up at three o'clock, if I drink
coffee at night" Whenever she drinks coffee, her subconscious
mind nudges her, as if to say, "The boss wants you to stay
awake tonight"
Your subconscious mind works twenty-four hours a day
and makes provisions for your benefit, pouring all the fruit of
your habitual thinking into your lap.
* How her subconscious responded
A woman wrote me a few months ago as follows: "I am
seventy-five years old, a widow with a grown family. I was liv-
ing alone and on a pension, I heard your lectures on the powers
of the subconscious mind wherein you said that ideas could be
conveyed to the subconscious mind by repetition, faith, and
expectancy* 28 The Treasure House Within You
"I began to repeat frequently with feeling, 1 am wanted.
I am happily married to a kind, loving, and spiritual-minded
man. I am securer
"I kept on doing this many times a day for about two
weeks, and one day at the corner drugstore, I was introduced
to a retired pharmacist
I found him to be kind, understanding,
and very religious. He was a perfect answer to my prayer.
Within a week he proposed
to me, and now we are on our
honeymoon in Europe. I know that the intelligence within my
subconscious mind brought both of us together
in divine order."
.This woman discovered that the treasure house was within
he^Her prayer was felt as true in her heart, and her affirmation
sank down by osmosis into her subconscious mind, which is the
creative medium^ The moment she succeeded in bringing about
a subjective embodiment, her subconscious mind brought about
the answer through the law of attraction. Her deeper mind, full
of wisdom and intelligence, brought both of them together in
divine order.
Be sure that you think on whatsoever things are true, what-
soever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever
things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things
are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any
rest assured that your subconscious mind will follow your or-
ders, and you will go through life experiencing the lack of all
these things.
Last Christmas Eve a beautiful young university student
looked at an attractive and rather expensive traveling bag in
a store window. She was going home to Buffalo, New York, for
the holidays. She was about to say, "I can't afford that bag," The Treasure House Within You 27
when she recalled something she had heard at one of my lec-
tures which was, "Never finish a negative statement; reverse it
immediately, and wonders will happen in your life."
She said, "That bag is mine. It is for sale. I accept it men*
tally, and my subconscious sees to it that I receive it.**
At eight o'clock Christmas Eve her fiance presented her
with a bag exactly the same as the one she had looked at and
mentally identified herself with at ten o'clock the same morning.
She had filled her mind with the thought of expectancy and
released the whole thing to her deeper mind which has the
"know-how" of accomplishment
This young girl, a student at the University of Southern
California, said to me, "I didn't have the money to buy that
bag, but now I know where to find money and all the things I
need, and that is in the treasure house of eternity within me."
Another simple illustration is this: When you say, "I do not
like mushrooms," and the occasion subsequently comes that you
are served mushrooms in sauces or salads, you will get
indi-
gestion because your subconscious mind says
to you, "The boss
(your conscious mind) does not like mushrooms." This is an
amusing example of the outstanding differences and modes of
operation of your conscious and subconscious minds.
A woman may say, "I wake up at three o'clock, if I drink
coffee at night" Whenever she drinks coffee, her subconscious
mind nudges her, as if to say, "The boss wants you to stay
awake tonight"
Your subconscious mind works twenty-four hours a day
and makes provisions for your benefit, pouring all the fruit of
your habitual thinking into your lap.
* How her subconscious responded
A woman wrote me a few months ago as follows: "I am
seventy-five years old, a widow with a grown family. I was liv-
ing alone and on a pension, I heard your lectures on the powers
of the subconscious mind wherein you said that ideas could be
conveyed to the subconscious mind by repetition, faith, and
expectancy* 28 The Treasure House Within You
"I began to repeat frequently with feeling, 1 am wanted.
I am happily married to a kind, loving, and spiritual-minded
man. I am securer
"I kept on doing this many times a day for about two
weeks, and one day at the corner drugstore, I was introduced
to a retired pharmacist
I found him to be kind, understanding,
and very religious. He was a perfect answer to my prayer.
Within a week he proposed
to me, and now we are on our
honeymoon in Europe. I know that the intelligence within my
subconscious mind brought both of us together
in divine order."
.This woman discovered that the treasure house was within
he^Her prayer was felt as true in her heart, and her affirmation
sank down by osmosis into her subconscious mind, which is the
creative medium^ The moment she succeeded in bringing about
a subjective embodiment, her subconscious mind brought about
the answer through the law of attraction. Her deeper mind, full
of wisdom and intelligence, brought both of them together in
divine order.
Be sure that you think on whatsoever things are true, what-
soever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever
things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things
are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any
Hippolyte Bernheim, professor of medicine at Nancy,
France, 1910-1919, was the expounder of the fact that the
suggestion of the physician to the patient was exerted through
the subconscious mind.
Bernheim, in his Suggestive Therapeutics, page 197, tells a
story of a man with paralysis of the tongue which had yielded
to no form of treatment. His doctor told the patient that he had
a new instrument with which he promised to heal him. He intro Mental Healings in Ancient Times 63
duced a pocket thermometer into the patient's mouth. The
patient imagined it to be the instrument which was to save him*
In a few moments he cried out joyfully that he could once more
move Ms tongue freely.
"Among our cases,
55 continues Bernheim, "facts of the
same sort will be found. A young girl came into my office, hav-
ing suffered from complete loss of speech for nearly four weeks.
After making sure of the diagnosis, I told my students that loss
of speech sometimes yielded instantly to electricity, which might
act simply by its suggestive influence. I sent for the induction
apparatus. I applied my hand over the larynx and moved a little,
and said, 'Now you can speak aloud.* In an instant I made her
saw 'a,* then *b,* then 'Maria.' She continued to speak distinctly;
the loss of voice had disappeared."
Here Bemheim is showing the power of faith and expect-
ancy on the part of the patient which acts as a powerful sugges-
tion to the subconscious mind.
9 Producing a blister by suggestion
Bernheim states that he produced a blister on the back of a
patient's neck by applying a postage stamp and suggesting to
the patient that it was a fly-plaster. This has been confinned by
the experiments and experiences of many doctors in many parts
of the world, which leave no doubt that structural changes are a
possible result of oral suggestion to patients.
9 The cause of bloody stigmata
In Hudson's Law of Psychic Phenomena, page 153, he states,
"Hemorrhages and bloody stigmata may be induced in certain
subjects by means of suggestion.
"Dr. M. Bourru put a subject
into the somnambulistic con-
dition, and gave him the following suggestion: 'At four o'clock
this afternoon, after the hypnosis, you will come into my office,
sit down in the armchair, cross your arms upon your breast,
and your nose will begin to bleed.* At the hour appointed
the
young man did as directed. Several drops
of blood came from
the left nostril 64 Mental Healings in Ancient Times
"On another occasion the same investigator traced the pa-
tient's name on both his forearms with the dull point of an instru-
ment. Then when the patient was in the somnambulistic con-
dition, lie said, 'At four o'clock this afternoon you will go to
sleep, and your arms, will bleed along
the lines which I have
traced, and your name will appear
written on your arms in
letters of blood/ He was watched at four o'clock and seen to
fall asleep. On the left arm the letters stood out in bright relief,
and in several places
there were drops of blood. The letters were
still visible three months afterward, although they had gradu-
ally grown faint.'*
These facts demonstrate at once the correctness of the two
fundamental propositions previously stated, namely, the con-
stant amenability
of the subconscious mind to the power of
suggestion and the perfect control which the subconscious mind
exercises over the functions, sensations, and conditions of the
body.
All the foregoing phenomena dramatize vividly abnormal
conditions induced by suggestion, and are conclusive proof that
as a man thinketh in his heart [subconscious mind] so is he.
Healing points in review
1. Remind yourself frequently
that the healing power is in your
own subconscious mind.
2. Know that faith is like a seed planted
France, 1910-1919, was the expounder of the fact that the
suggestion of the physician to the patient was exerted through
the subconscious mind.
Bernheim, in his Suggestive Therapeutics, page 197, tells a
story of a man with paralysis of the tongue which had yielded
to no form of treatment. His doctor told the patient that he had
a new instrument with which he promised to heal him. He intro Mental Healings in Ancient Times 63
duced a pocket thermometer into the patient's mouth. The
patient imagined it to be the instrument which was to save him*
In a few moments he cried out joyfully that he could once more
move Ms tongue freely.
"Among our cases,
55 continues Bernheim, "facts of the
same sort will be found. A young girl came into my office, hav-
ing suffered from complete loss of speech for nearly four weeks.
After making sure of the diagnosis, I told my students that loss
of speech sometimes yielded instantly to electricity, which might
act simply by its suggestive influence. I sent for the induction
apparatus. I applied my hand over the larynx and moved a little,
and said, 'Now you can speak aloud.* In an instant I made her
saw 'a,* then *b,* then 'Maria.' She continued to speak distinctly;
the loss of voice had disappeared."
Here Bemheim is showing the power of faith and expect-
ancy on the part of the patient which acts as a powerful sugges-
tion to the subconscious mind.
9 Producing a blister by suggestion
Bernheim states that he produced a blister on the back of a
patient's neck by applying a postage stamp and suggesting to
the patient that it was a fly-plaster. This has been confinned by
the experiments and experiences of many doctors in many parts
of the world, which leave no doubt that structural changes are a
possible result of oral suggestion to patients.
9 The cause of bloody stigmata
In Hudson's Law of Psychic Phenomena, page 153, he states,
"Hemorrhages and bloody stigmata may be induced in certain
subjects by means of suggestion.
"Dr. M. Bourru put a subject
into the somnambulistic con-
dition, and gave him the following suggestion: 'At four o'clock
this afternoon, after the hypnosis, you will come into my office,
sit down in the armchair, cross your arms upon your breast,
and your nose will begin to bleed.* At the hour appointed
the
young man did as directed. Several drops
of blood came from
the left nostril 64 Mental Healings in Ancient Times
"On another occasion the same investigator traced the pa-
tient's name on both his forearms with the dull point of an instru-
ment. Then when the patient was in the somnambulistic con-
dition, lie said, 'At four o'clock this afternoon you will go to
sleep, and your arms, will bleed along
the lines which I have
traced, and your name will appear
written on your arms in
letters of blood/ He was watched at four o'clock and seen to
fall asleep. On the left arm the letters stood out in bright relief,
and in several places
there were drops of blood. The letters were
still visible three months afterward, although they had gradu-
ally grown faint.'*
These facts demonstrate at once the correctness of the two
fundamental propositions previously stated, namely, the con-
stant amenability
of the subconscious mind to the power of
suggestion and the perfect control which the subconscious mind
exercises over the functions, sensations, and conditions of the
body.
All the foregoing phenomena dramatize vividly abnormal
conditions induced by suggestion, and are conclusive proof that
as a man thinketh in his heart [subconscious mind] so is he.
Healing points in review
1. Remind yourself frequently
that the healing power is in your
own subconscious mind.
2. Know that faith is like a seed planted
in the ground; it grows
after its kind. Plant the idea (seed) in your mind, water and
fertilize it with expectancy, and it will manifest
3. The idea you have for a book, new invention, or play is real
in your mind. This is why you can believe you have it now.
Believe in the reality of your idea, plan, or invention, and
as you do, it will become manifest.
4. In praying for another, know that your silent inner knowing
of wholeness, beauty, and perfection can change the nega-
tive patterns of the other's subconscious mind and bring
about wonderful results.
5. The miraculous healings you hear about at various shrines Mental Healings in Ancient Times 65
are due to imagination and blind faith which act on the
subconscious mind, releasing the healing power.
6. AH disease originates in the mind. Nothing appears on the
body unless there is a mental pattern corresponding
to it.
7. The symptoms
of almost any disease can be induced in you
by hypnotic suggestion. This shows you the power of your
thought.
8. There is only one process of healing and that is faith. There
is only one healing power, namely, your subconscious mind.
9. Whether the object
of your faith is real or false, you will get
results. Your subconscious mind responds to the thought in
your mind. Look upon faith as a thought in your mind, and
that will suffice. 5
IE Modern Times
Everyone Is definitely concerned with the healing of bodily
conditions and human affairs. What is it that heals? Where is
this healing power? These are questions asked by everyone. The
answer is that this healing power is in the subconscious mind
of each person, and a changed mental attitude on the part of
the sick person releases this healing power.
No mental or religious science practitioner, psychologist,
psychiatrist, or medical doctor ever healed a patient. There is an
old saying, "The doctor dresses the wound, but God heals it."
The psychologist or psychiatrist proceeds to remove the mental
blocks in the patient so that the healing principle may be re-
leased, restoring the patient
to health. Likewise, the surgeon
removes the physical block enabling the healing currents to
function normally. No physician, surgeon, or mental science
practitioner claims that "he healed the patient." The one healing
power is called by many names Nature, Life, God, Creative
Intelligence, and Subconscious Power.
As previously outlined, there are many different methods
used to remove the mental, emotional, and physical blocks which
inhibit the flow of the healing life principle animating all of us.
The healing principle resident in your subconscious mind can
and will, if properly directed by you or some other person, heal
your mind and body of all disease. This healing principle
is
operative in all men regardless of creed, color, or race. You do
not have to belong to some particular church in order to use
and participate in this healing process. Your subconscious will
66 Mental Healings in Modem Times 67
heal the burn or cut on your hand even though you profess
to
be an atheist or agnostic.
The modern mental therapeutic procedure is based on the
truth that the infinite intelligence and power of your subcon-
scious mind responds according to your faith. The mental science
practitioner or minister follows the injunction of the Bible, i.e.,
he goes into his closet and shuts the door, which means he stills
his mind, relaxes, lets go, and thinks of the infinite healing
presence within him. He closes the door of his mind to all out-
side distractions as well as appearances, and then he quietly
and knowingly turns over his request or desire to his subcon-
scious mind, realizing that the intelligence of his mind will
answer him according to his specific needs.
after its kind. Plant the idea (seed) in your mind, water and
fertilize it with expectancy, and it will manifest
3. The idea you have for a book, new invention, or play is real
in your mind. This is why you can believe you have it now.
Believe in the reality of your idea, plan, or invention, and
as you do, it will become manifest.
4. In praying for another, know that your silent inner knowing
of wholeness, beauty, and perfection can change the nega-
tive patterns of the other's subconscious mind and bring
about wonderful results.
5. The miraculous healings you hear about at various shrines Mental Healings in Ancient Times 65
are due to imagination and blind faith which act on the
subconscious mind, releasing the healing power.
6. AH disease originates in the mind. Nothing appears on the
body unless there is a mental pattern corresponding
to it.
7. The symptoms
of almost any disease can be induced in you
by hypnotic suggestion. This shows you the power of your
thought.
8. There is only one process of healing and that is faith. There
is only one healing power, namely, your subconscious mind.
9. Whether the object
of your faith is real or false, you will get
results. Your subconscious mind responds to the thought in
your mind. Look upon faith as a thought in your mind, and
that will suffice. 5
IE Modern Times
Everyone Is definitely concerned with the healing of bodily
conditions and human affairs. What is it that heals? Where is
this healing power? These are questions asked by everyone. The
answer is that this healing power is in the subconscious mind
of each person, and a changed mental attitude on the part of
the sick person releases this healing power.
No mental or religious science practitioner, psychologist,
psychiatrist, or medical doctor ever healed a patient. There is an
old saying, "The doctor dresses the wound, but God heals it."
The psychologist or psychiatrist proceeds to remove the mental
blocks in the patient so that the healing principle may be re-
leased, restoring the patient
to health. Likewise, the surgeon
removes the physical block enabling the healing currents to
function normally. No physician, surgeon, or mental science
practitioner claims that "he healed the patient." The one healing
power is called by many names Nature, Life, God, Creative
Intelligence, and Subconscious Power.
As previously outlined, there are many different methods
used to remove the mental, emotional, and physical blocks which
inhibit the flow of the healing life principle animating all of us.
The healing principle resident in your subconscious mind can
and will, if properly directed by you or some other person, heal
your mind and body of all disease. This healing principle
is
operative in all men regardless of creed, color, or race. You do
not have to belong to some particular church in order to use
and participate in this healing process. Your subconscious will
66 Mental Healings in Modem Times 67
heal the burn or cut on your hand even though you profess
to
be an atheist or agnostic.
The modern mental therapeutic procedure is based on the
truth that the infinite intelligence and power of your subcon-
scious mind responds according to your faith. The mental science
practitioner or minister follows the injunction of the Bible, i.e.,
he goes into his closet and shuts the door, which means he stills
his mind, relaxes, lets go, and thinks of the infinite healing
presence within him. He closes the door of his mind to all out-
side distractions as well as appearances, and then he quietly
and knowingly turns over his request or desire to his subcon-
scious mind, realizing that the intelligence of his mind will
answer him according to his specific needs.