William Walker Atkinson

Arcane Formulas or Mental Alchemy William Walker Atkinson

Lesson I. Egohood 5 Lesson II. Establishing the Ego (I) 14 Lesson III. Establishing the Ego (II) 23 Lesson IV. Establishing the Ego (III) 32 Lesson V. Will Focalization 42 Lesson VI. The Excluded Middle 51 Lesson VII. Mastering the Opposite. 62 Lesson VIII. Neutralizing Rhythm 71 Lesson IX. Cyclicity and Balance 80 Lesson X. Mentalism in a Nutshell 88 Formula for Positivity 89 Will Atmosphere 92 Personal Positivity 94 Visualization 95 Statements 96 Denials 97 Mental Alchemy 98 Mental Vibration 99 Thought Waves and Currents 100 Thought Forms 101 Practical Methods 101 Concentration 103 Mental Imaging 104 Materialization of Thought 108 Aids to Mental Imaging 110 General Application 111 The Arcane Formula 113 Excerpt: EXERCISE. Let the Neophyte place himself in a position and condition of calm, restful repose. Then let him meditate upon his own identity, as distinguished from the outside objective world. Let him reach mentally into the very centre of his being --- the inner recesses of his soul, until he meets his Real Self face-to-face. Let him, in this meditation, repeat softly to himself his own name --- that is, the name which he applies to himself at times when he thinks of himself in the third person. Or, else, his favorite "short name" or familiar "nickname," such as "Jim," or "Will," or "Jack," etc. --- in short, the name which he most familiarly identifies with himself. Let him repeat this name over and over again, softly, to himself, throwing into it his earnest attention as if in that name, or word, were contained the Secret of His Existence. In many cases the Neophyte will find that he is lifted up to a higher plane of being or consciousness, in which he sees more clearly the Light Within, and hears a few strains from the great Song of Life. If the experiment succeeds, he will realize, as never before, the reality of the "I" --- the Secret of the Ego.