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CHAPTER 11
THE MYSTERY OF SEX TRANSMUTATION
The Tenth Step toward Riches
The meaning of the word
"transmute" is, in simple language, "the changing, or transferring of one
element, or form of energy, into another."
The emotion of sex brings into being a state of mind.
Because of ignorance on the subject, this state of mind is generally
associated with the physical, and because of improper influences, to which
most people have been subjected, in acquiring knowledge of sex, things
essentially physical have highly biased the mind.
The emotion of sex has back of it the possibility of three constructive
potentialities, they are:—
1. The perpetuation of mankind.
2. The maintenance of health, (as a therapeutic agency, it has no equal).
3. The transformation of mediocrity into genius through transmutation.
Sex transmutation is simple and easily explained. It means the switching of
the mind from thoughts of physical expression, to thoughts of some other
nature.
Sex desire is the most powerful of human desires. When driven by this
desire, men develop keenness of imagination, courage, will-power,
persistence, and creative ability unknown to them at other times. So strong
and impelling is the desire for sexual contact that men freely run the risk
of life and reputation to indulge it. When harnessed, and redirected along
other lines, this motivating force maintains all of its attributes of
keenness of imagination, courage, etc., which may be used as powerful
creative forces in literature, art, or in any other profession or calling,
including, of course, the accumulation of riches.
The transmutation of sex energy calls for the exercise of will-power, to be
sure, but the reward is worth the effort. The desire for sexual expression
is inborn and natural. The desire cannot, and should not be submerged or
eliminated. But it should be given an outlet through forms of expression
which enrich the body, mind, and spirit of man. If not given this form of
outlet, through transmutation, it will seek outlets through purely physical
channels.
A river may be dammed, and its water controlled for a time, but eventually,
it will force an outlet. The same is true of the emotion of sex. It may be
submerged and controlled for a time, but its very nature causes it to be
ever seeking means of expression. If it is not transmuted into some creative
effort it will find a less worthy outlet.
Fortunate, indeed, is the person who has discovered how to give sex emotion
an outlet through some form of creative effort, for he has, by that
discovery, lifted himself to the status of a genius.
Scientific research has disclosed these significant facts:
1. The men of greatest achievement are men with highly developed sex
natures; men who have learned the art of sex transmutation.
2. The men who have accumulated great fortunes and achieved outstanding
recognition in literature, art, industry, architecture, and the professions,
were motivated by the influence of a woman.
The research from which these astounding discoveries were made, went back
through the pages of biography and history for more than two thousand years.
Wherever there was evidence available in connection with the lives of men
and women of great achievement, it indicated most convincingly that they
possessed highly developed sex natures.
The emotion of sex is an "irresistible force," against which there can be no
such opposition as an "immovable body." When driven by this emotion, men
become gifted with a super power for action. Understand this truth, and you
will catch the significance of the statement that sex transmutation will
lift one to the status of a genius.
The emotion of sex contains the secret of creative ability. Destroy the sex
glands, whether in man or beast, and you have removed the major source of
action. For proof of this, observe what happens to any animal after it has
been castrated. A bull becomes as docile as a cow after it has been altered
sexually. Sex alteration takes out of the male, whether man or beast, all
the FIGHT that was in him. Sex alteration of the female has the same effect.
THE TEN
MIND STIMULI
The human mind responds to
stimuli, through which it may be "keyed up" to high rates of vibration,
known as enthusiasm, creative imagination, intense desire, etc. The stimuli
to which the mind responds most freely are:—
1. The desire for sex expression
2. Love
3. A burning desire for fame, power, or financial gain, MONEY
4. Music
5. Friendship between either those of the same sex, or those of the opposite
sex.
6. A Master Mind alliance based upon the harmony of two or more people who
ally themselves for spiritual or temporal advancement.
7. Mutual suffering, such as that experienced by people who are persecuted.
8. Auto-suggestion
9. Fear
10. Narcotics and alcohol.
The desire for sex expression comes at the head of the list of stimuli,
which most effectively "stepup" the vibrations of the mind and start the
"wheels" of physical action. Eight of these stimuli are natural and
constructive. Two are destructive. The list is here presented for the
purpose of enabling you to make a comparative study of the major sources of
mind stimulation.
From this study, it will be readily seen that the emotion of sex is, by
great odds, the most intense and powerful of all mind stimuli. This
comparison is necessary as a foundation for proof of the statement that
transmutation of sex energy may lift one to the status of a genius. Let us
find out what constitutes a genius.
Some wiseacre has said that a genius is a man who "wears long hair, eats
queer food, lives alone, and serves as a target for the joke makers." A
better definition of a genius is, "a man who has discovered how to increase
the vibrations of thought to the point where he can freely communicate with
sources of knowledge not available through the ordinary rate of vibration of
thought."
The person who thinks will want to ask some questions concerning this
definition of genius. The first question will be, "How may one communicate
with sources of knowledge which are not available through the ORDINARY rate
of vibration of thought?"
The next question will be, "Are there known sources of knowledge which are
available only to genii, and if so, WHAT ARE THESE SOURCES, and exactly how
may they be reached?"
We shall offer proof of the soundness of some of the more important
statements made in this book— or at least we shall offer evidence through
which you may secure your own proof through experimentation, and in doing
so, we shall answer both of these questions.
"GENIUS"
IS DEVELOPED THROUGH THE SIXTH SENSE
The reality of a "sixth sense"
has been fairly well established. This sixth sense is "Creative
Imagination." The faculty of creative imagination is one which the majority
of people never use during an entire lifetime, and if used at all, it
usually happens by mere accident. A relatively small number of people use,
WITH DELIBERATION AND PURPOSE AFORETHOUGHT, the faculty of creative
imagination. Those who use this faculty voluntarily, and with understanding
of its functions, are GENII.
The faculty of creative imagination is the direct link between the finite
mind of man and Infinite Intelligence. All so-called revelations, referred
to in the realm of religion, and all discoveries of basic or new principles
in the field of invention, take place through the faculty of creative
imagination.
When ideas or concepts flash into one's mind, through what is popularly
called a "hunch," they come from one or more of the following sources:—
1. Infinite Intelligence
2. One's subconscious mind, wherein is stored every sense impression and
thought impulse which ever reached the brain through any of the five senses
3. From the mind of some other person who has just released the thought, or
picture of the idea or concept, through conscious thought, or
4. From the other person's subconscious storehouse.
There are no other KNOWN sources from which "inspired" ideas or "hunches"
may be received.
The creative imagination functions best when the mind is vibrating (due to
some form of mind stimulation) at an exceedingly high rate. That is, when
the mind is functioning at a rate of vibration higher than that of ordinary,
normal thought.
When brain action has been stimulated, through one or more of the ten mind
stimulants, it has the effect of lifting the individual far above the
horizon of ordinary thought, and permits him to envision distance, scope,
and quality of THOUGHTS not available on the lower plane, such as that
occupied while one is engaged in the solution of the problems of business
and professional routine.
When lifted to this higher level of thought, through any form of mind
stimulation, an individual occupies, relatively, the same position as one
who has ascended in an airplane to a height from which he may see over and
beyond the horizon line which limits his vision, while on the ground.
Moreover, while on this higher level of thought, the individual is not
hampered or bound by any of the stimuli which circumscribe and limit his
vision while wrestling with the problems of gaining the three basic
necessities of food, clothing, and shelter. He is in a world of thought in
which the ORDINARY, work-a-day thoughts have been as effectively removed as
are the hills and valleys and other limitations of physical vision, when he
rises in an airplane.
While on this exalted plane of THOUGHT, the creative faculty of the mind is
given freedom for action. The way has been cleared for the sixth sense to
function, it becomes receptive to ideas which could not reach the individual
under any other circumstances. The "sixth sense" is the faculty which marks
the difference between a genius and an ordinary individual.
The creative faculty becomes more alert and receptive to vibrations,
originating outside the individual's subconscious mind, the more this
faculty is used, and the more the individual relies upon it, and makes
demands upon it for thought impulses. This faculty can be cultivated and
developed only through use.
That which is known as ones conscience operates entirely through the faculty
of the sixth sense.
The great artists, writers, musicians, and poets become great, because they
acquire the habit of relying upon the "still small voice" which speaks from
within, through the faculty of creative imagination. It is a fact well known
to people who have "keen" imaginations that their best ideas come through
so-called "hunches."
There is a great orator who does not attain to greatness, until he closes
his eyes and begins to rely entirely upon the faculty of Creative
Imagination. When asked why he closed his eyes just before the climaxes of
his oratory, he replied, "I do it, because, then I speak through ideas which
come to me from within."
One of America's most successful and best known financiers followed the
habit of closing his eyes for two or three minutes before making a decision.
When asked why he did this, he replied, "With my eyes closed, I am able to
draw upon a source of superior intelligence."
The late Dr. Elmer R. Gates, of Chevy Chase, Maryland, created more than 200
useful patents, many of them basic, through the process of cultivating and
using the creative faculty. His method is both significant and interesting
to one interested in attaining to the status of genius, in which category
Dr. Gates, unquestionably belonged. Dr. Gates was one of the really great,
though less publicized scientists of the world.
In his laboratory, he had what he called his "personal communication room."
It was practically sound proof, and so arranged that all light could be shut
out. It was equipped with a small table, on which he kept a pad of writing
paper. In front of the table, on the wall, was an electric pushbutton, which
controlled the lights. When Dr. Gates desired to draw upon the forces
available to him through his Creative Imagination, he would go into this
room, seat himself at the table, shut off the lights, and CONCENTRATE upon
the KNOWN factors of the invention on which he was working, remaining in
that position until ideas began to "flash" into his mind in connection with
the UNKNOWN factors of the invention.
On one occasion, ideas came through so fast that he was forced to write for
almost three hours. When the thoughts stopped flowing, and he examined his
notes, he found they contained a minute description of principles which bad
not a parallel among the known data of the scientific world.
Moreover, the answer to his problem was intelligently presented in those
notes. In this manner Dr. Gates completed over 200 patents, which had been
begun, but not completed, by "half-baked" brains. Evidence of the truth of
this statement is in the United States Patent Office.
Dr. Gates earned his living by "sitting for ideas" for individuals and
corporations. Some of the largest corporations in America paid him
substantial fees, by the hour, for "sitting for ideas."
The reasoning faculty is often faulty, because it is largely guided by one's
accumulated experience. Not all knowledge, which one accumulates through
"experience," is accurate. Ideas received through the creative faculty are
much more reliable, for the reason that they come from sources more reliable
than any which are available to the reasoning faculty of the mind.
The major difference between the genius and the ordinary "crank" inventor,
may be found in the fact that the genius works through his faculty of
creative imagination, while the "crank" knows nothing of this faculty. The
scientific inventor (such as Mr. Edison, and Dr. Gates), makes use of both
the synthetic and the creative faculties of imagination.
For example, the scientific inventor, or "genius, begins an invention by
organizing and combining the known ideas, or principles accumulated through
experience, through the synthetic faculty (the reasoning faculty). If he
finds this accumulated knowledge to be insufficient for the completion of
his invention, he then draws upon the sources of knowledge available to him
through his creative faculty. The method by which he does this varies with
the individual, but this is the sum and substance of his procedure:
1. HE STIMULATES HIS MIND SO THAT IT VIBRATES ON A HIGHER-THAN-AVERAGE
PLANE, using one or more of the ten mind stimulants or some other stimulant
of his choice.
2. HE CONCENTRATES upon the known factors (the finished part) of his
invention, and creates in his mind a perfect picture of unknown factors (the
unfinished part), of his invention. He holds this picture in mind until it
has been taken over by the subconscious mind, then relaxes by clearing his
mind of ALL thought, and waits for his answer to "flash" into his mind.
Sometimes the results are both definite and immediate. At other times, the
results are negative, depending upon the state of development of the "sixth
sense," or creative faculty.
Mr. Edison tried out more than 10,000 different combinations of ideas
through the synthetic faculty of his imagination before he "tuned in"
through the creative faculty, and got the answer which perfected the
incandescent light. His experience was similar when he produced the talking
machine.
There is plenty of reliable evidence that the faculty of creative
imagination exists. This evidence is available through accurate analysis of
men who have become leaders in their respective callings, without having had
extensive educations. Lincoln was a notable example of a great leader who
achieved greatness, through the discovery, and use of his faculty of
creative imagination. He discovered, and began to use this faculty as the
result of the stimulation of love which he experienced after he met Anne
Rutledge, a statement of the highest significance, in connection with the
study of the source of genius.
The pages of history are filled with the records of great leaders whose
achievements may be traced directly to the influence of women who aroused
the creative faculties of their minds, through the stimulation of sex
desire. Napoleon Bonaparte was one of these. When inspired by his first
wife, Josephine, he was irresistible and invincible. When his "better
judgment" or reasoning faculty prompted him to put Josephine aside, he began
to decline. His defeat and St. Helena were not far distant.
If good taste would permit, we might easily mention scores of men, well
known to the American people, who climbed to great heights of achievement
under the stimulating influence of their wives, only to drop back to
destruction AFTER money and power went to their heads, and they put aside
the old wife for a new one. Napoleon was not the only man to discover that
sex influence, from the right source, is more powerful than any
substitute of expediency, which may be created by mere reason.
The human mind responds to stimulation!
Among the greatest, and most powerful of these stimuli is the urge of sex.
When harnessed and transmuted, this driving force is capable of lifting men
into that higher sphere of thought which enables them to master the sources
of worry and petty annoyance which beset their pathway on the lower plane.
Unfortunately, only the genii have made the discovery. Others have accepted
the experience of sex urge, without discovering one of its major
potentialities— a fact which accounts for the great number of "others" as
compared to the limited number of genii.
For the purpose of refreshing the memory, in connection with the facts
available from the biographies of certain men, we here present the names of
a few men of outstanding achievement, each of whom was known to have been of
a highly sexed nature. The genius which was their's, undoubtedly found its
source of power in transmuted sex energy:
GEORGE
WASHINGTON
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
RALPH WALDO EMERSON
ROBERT BURNS
THOMAS JEFFERSON
ELBERT HUBBARD
ELBERT H. GARY
OSCAR WILDE
WOODROW WILSON
JOHN H. PATTERSON
ANDREW JACKSON
ENRICO CARUSO
Your own knowledge of biography
will enable you to add to this list. Find, if you can, a single man, in all
history of civilization, who achieved outstanding success in any calling,
who was not driven by a well developed sex nature.
If you do not wish to rely upon biographies of men not now living, take
inventory of those whom you know to be men of great achievement, and see if
you can find one among them who is not highly sexed.
Sex energy is the creative energy of all genii. There never has been, and
never will be a great leader, builder, or artist lacking in this driving
force of sex. Surely no one will misunderstand these statements to mean that
ALL who are highly sexed are genii! Man attains to the status of a genius
ONLY when, and IF, he stimulates his mind so that it draws upon the forces
available, through the creative faculty of the imagination. Chief among the
stimuli with which this "stepping up" of the vibrations may be produced is
sex energy. The mere possession of this energy is not sufficient to produce
a genius. The energy must be transmuted from desire for physical
contact, into some other form of desire and action, before it will
lift one to the status of a genius.
Far from becoming genii, because of great sex desires, the majority of men
lower themselves, through misunderstanding and misuse of this great
force, to the status of the lower animals.
WHY MEN
SELDOM SUCCEED BEFORE FORTY
I discovered, from the analysis
of over 25,000 people, that men who succeed in an outstanding way, seldom do
so before the age of forty, and more often they do not strike their real
pace until they are well beyond the age of fifty. This fact was so
astounding that it prompted me to go into the study of its cause most
carefully, carrying the investigation over a period of more than twelve
years.
This study disclosed the fact that the major reason why the majority of men
who succeed do not begin to do so before the age of forty to fifty, is their
tendency to DISSIPATE their energies through over indulgence in physical
expression of the emotion of sex. The majority of men never learn
that the urge of sex has other possibilities, which far transcend in
importance, that of mere physical expression. The majority of those who make
this discovery, do so after having wasted many years at a period when
the sex energy is at its height, prior to the age of forty-five to fifty.
This usually is followed by noteworthy achievement.
The lives of many men up to, and sometimes well past the age of forty,
reflect a continued dissipation of energies, which could have been more
profitably turned into better channels. Their finer and more powerful
emotions are sown wildly to the four winds. Out of this habit of the male,
grew the term, "sowing his wild oats."
The desire for sexual expression is by far the strongest and most impelling
of all the human emotions, and for this very reason this desire, when
harnessed and transmuted into action, other than that of physical
expression, may raise one to the status of a genius.
One of America's most able business men frankly admitted that his attractive
secretary was responsible for most of the plans he created. He admitted that
her presence lifted him to heights of creative imagination, such as he could
experience under no other stimulus.
One of the most successful men in America owes most of his success to the
influence of a very charming young woman, who has served as his source of
inspiration for more than twelve years. Everyone knows the man to whom this
reference is made, but not everyone knows the REAL SOURCE of his
achievements.
History is not lacking in examples of men who attained to the status of
genii, as the result of the use of artificial mind stimulants in the form of
alcohol and narcotics. Edgar Allen Poe wrote the "Raven" while under the
influence of liquor, "dreaming dreams that mortal never dared to dream
before." James Whitcomb Riley did his best writing while under the influence
of alcohol. Perhaps it was thus he saw "the ordered intermingling of the
real and the dream, the mill above the river, and the mist above the
stream." Robert Burns wrote best when intoxicated, "For Auld Lang Syne, my
dear, we'll take a cup of kindness yet, for Auld Lang Syne."
But let it be remembered that many such men have destroyed themselves in the
end. Nature has prepared her own potions with which men may safely stimulate
their minds so they vibrate on a plane that enables them to tune in to fine
and rare thoughts which come from— no man knows where! No satisfactory
substitute for Nature's stimulants has ever been found.
It is a fact well known to psychologists that there is a very close
relationship between sex desires and spiritual urges— a fact which accounts
for the peculiar behavior of people who participate in the orgies known as
religious "revivals," common among the primitive types.
The world is ruled, and the destiny of civilization is established, by the
human emotions. People are influenced in their actions, not by reason so
much as by "feelings." The creative faculty of the mind is set into action
entirely by emotions, and not by cold reason. The most powerful of
all human emotions is that of sex. There are other mind stimulants, some of
which have been listed, but no one of them, nor all of them combined, can
equal the driving power of sex.
A mind stimulant is any influence which will either temporarily, or
permanently, increase the vibrations of thought. The ten major stimulants,
described, are those most commonly resorted to. Through these sources one
may commune with Infinite Intelligence, or enter, at will, the storehouse of
the subconscious mind, either one's own, or that of another person, a
procedure which is all there is of genius.
A teacher, who has trained and directed the efforts of more than 30,000
sales people, made the astounding discovery that highly sexed men are the
most efficient salesmen. The explanation is, that the factor of personality
known as "personal magnetism" is nothing more nor less than sex energy.
Highly sexed people always have a plentiful supply of magnetism. Through
cultivation and understanding, this vital force may be drawn upon and used
to great advantage in the relationships between people. This energy may be
communicated to others through the following media:
1. The hand-shake. The touch of the hand indicates, instantly, the presence
of magnetism, or the lack of it.
2. The tone of voice. Magnetism, or sex energy, is the factor with which the
voice may be colored, or made musical and charming.
3. Posture and carriage of the body. Highly sexed people move briskly, and
with grace and ease.
4. The vibrations of thought. Highly sexed people mix the emotion of sex
with their thoughts, or may do so at will, and in that way, may influence
those around them.
5. Body adornment. People who are highly sexed are usually very careful
about their personal appearance. They usually select clothing of a style
becoming to their personality, physique, complexion, etc.
When employing salesmen, the more capable sales manager looks for the
quality of personal magnetism as the first requirement of a salesman.
People who lack sex energy will never become enthusiastic nor inspire others
with enthusiasm, and enthusiasm is one of the most important requisites in
salesmanship, no matter what one is selling.
The public speaker, orator, preacher, lawyer, or salesman who is lacking in
sex energy is a "flop," as far as being able to influence others is
concerned. Couple with this the fact, that most people can be influenced
only through an appeal to their emotions, and you will understand the
importance of sex energy as a part of the salesman's native ability. Master
salesmen attain the status of mastery in selling, because they, either
consciously, or unconsciously, transmute the energy of sex into SALES
ENTHUSIASM! In this statement may be found a very practical suggestion as to
the actual meaning of sex transmutation.
The salesman who knows how to take his mind off the subject of sex, and
direct it in sales effort with as much enthusiasm and determination as he
would apply to its original purpose, has acquired the art of sex
transmutation, whether he knows it or not. The majority of salesmen who
transmute their sex energy do so without being in the least aware of what
they are doing, or how they are doing it.
Transmutation of sex energy calls for more will power than the average
person cares to use for this purpose. Those who find it difficult to summon
will-power sufficient for transmutation, may gradually acquire this ability.
Though this requires will-power, the reward for the practice is more than
worth the effort.
The entire subject of sex is one with which the majority of people appear to
be unpardonably ignorant. The urge of sex has been grossly misunderstood,
slandered, and burlesqued by the ignorant and the evil minded, for so long
that the very word sex is seldom used in polite society. Men and women who
are known to be blessed— yes, BLESSED—with highly sexed natures, are usually
looked upon as being people who will bear watching. Instead of being called
blessed, they are usually called cursed.
Millions of people, even in this age of enlightenment, have inferiority
complexes which they developed because of this false belief that a highly
sexed nature is a curse. These statements, of the virtue of sex energy,
should not be construed as justification for the libertine. The emotion of
sex is a virtue ONLY when used intelligently, and with discrimination. It
may be misused, and often is, to such an extent that it debases, instead of
enriches, both body and mind. The better use of this power is the burden of
this chapter.
It seemed quite significant to the author, when he made the discovery that
practically every great leader, whom he had the privilege of analyzing, was
a man whose achievements were largely inspired by a woman. In many
instances, the "woman in the case" was a modest, self-denying wife, of whom
the public had heard but little or nothing. In a few instances, the source
of inspiration has been traced to the "other woman." Perhaps such cases may
not be entirely unknown to you.
Intemperance in sex habits is just as detrimental as intemperance in habits
of drinking and eating. In this age in which we live, an age which began
with the world war, intemperance in habits of sex is common. This orgy of
indulgence may account for the shortage of great leaders. No man can avail
himself of the forces of his creative imagination, while dissipating them.
Man is the only creature on earth which violates Nature's purpose in this
connection. Every other animal indulges its sex nature in moderation, and
with purpose which harmonizes with the laws of nature. Every other animal
responds to the call of sex only in "season." Man's inclination is to
declare "open season."
Every intelligent person knows that stimulation in excess, through alcoholic
drink and narcotics, is a form of intemperance which destroys the vital
organs of the body, including the brain. Not every person knows, however,
that over indulgence in sex expression may become a habit as destructive and
as detrimental to creative effort as narcotics or liquor.
A sex-mad man is not essentially different than a dope-mad man! Both have
lost control over their faculties of reason and will-power. Sexual
overindulgence may not only destroy reason and will-power, but it may also
lead to either temporary, or permanent insanity. Many cases of hypochondria
(imaginary illness) grow out of habits developed in ignorance of the true
function of sex.
From these brief references to the subject, it may be readily seen that
ignorance on the subject of sex transmutation, forces stupendous penalties
upon the ignorant on the one hand, and withholds from them equally
stupendous benefits, on the other.
Widespread ignorance on the subject of sex is due to the fact that the
subject has been surrounded with mystery and beclouded by dark silence. The
conspiracy of mystery and silence has had the same effect upon the minds of
young people that the psychology of prohibition had. The result has been
increased curiosity, and desire to acquire more knowledge on this "verboten"
subject; and to the shame of all lawmakers, and most physicians— by training
best qualified to educate youth on that subject-information has not been
easily available.
Seldom does an individual enter upon highly creative effort in any field of
endeavor before the age of forty. The average man reaches the period of his
greatest capacity to create between forty and sixty. These statements are
based upon analysis of thousands of men and women who have been carefully
observed. They should be encouraging to those who fail to arrive before the
age of forty, and to those who become frightened at the approach of "old
age," around the forty-year mark. The years between forty and fifty are, as
a rule, the most fruitful. Man should approach this age, not with fear and
trembling, but with hope and eager anticipation.
If you want evidence that most men do not begin to do their best work before
the age of forty, study the records of the most successful men known to the
American people, and you will find it. Henry Ford had not "hit his pace" of
achievement until he had passed the age of forty. Andrew Carnegie was well
past forty before he began to reap the reward of his efforts. James J. Hill
was still running a telegraph key at the age of forty. His stupendous
achievements took place after that age. Biographies of American
industrialists and financiers are filled with evidence that the period from
forty to sixty is the most productive age of man.
Between the ages of thirty and forty, man begins to learn (if he ever
learns), the art of sex transmutation. This discovery is generally
accidental, and more often than otherwise, the man who makes it is totally
unconscious of his discovery. He may observe that his powers of achievement
have increased around the age of thirty-five to forty, but in most cases, he
is not familiar with the cause of this change; that Nature begins to
harmonize the emotions of love and sex in the individual, between the ages
of thirty and forty, so that he may draw upon these great forces, and apply
them jointly as stimuli to action.
Sex, alone, is a mighty urge to action, but its forces are like a
cyclone—they are often uncontrollable. When the emotion of love begins to
mix itself with the emotion of sex, the result is calmness of purpose,
poise, accuracy of judgment, and balance. What person, who has attained to
the age of forty, is so unfortunate as to be unable to analyze these
statements, and to corroborate them by his own experience?
When driven by his desire to please a woman, based solely upon the emotion
of sex, a man may be, and usually is, capable of great achievement, but his
actions may be disorganized, distorted, and totally destructive. When driven
by his desire to please a woman, based upon the motive of sex alone, a man
may steal, cheat, and even commit murder. But when the emotion of LOVE is
mixed with the emotion of sex, that same man will guide his actions with
more sanity, balance, and reason.
Criminologists have discovered that the most hardened criminals can be
reformed through the influence of a woman's love. There is no record of a
criminal having been reformed solely through the sex influence. These facts
are well known, but their cause is not. Reformation comes, if at all,
through the heart, or the emotional side of man, not through his head, or
reasoning side. Reformation means, "a change of heart." It does not mean a
"change of head." A man may, because of reason, make certain changes in his
personal conduct to avoid the consequences of undesirable effects, but
GENUINE REFORMATION comes only through a change of heart—through a DESIRE to
change.
Love, Romance, and Sex are all emotions capable of driving men to heights of
super achievement. Love is the emotion which serves as a safety valve, and
insures balance, poise, and constructive effort. When combined, these three
emotions may lift one to an altitude of a genius. There are genii, however,
who know but little of the emotion of love. Most of them may be found
engaged in some form of action which is destructive, or at least, not based
upon justice and fairness toward others. If good taste would permit, a dozen
genii could be named in the field of industry and finance, who ride
ruthlessly over the rights of their fellow men. They seem totally lacking in
conscience. The reader can easily supply his own list of such men.
The emotions are states of mind. Nature has provided man with a "chemistry
of the mind" which operates in a manner similar to the principles of
chemistry of matter. It is a well known fact that, through the aid of
chemistry of matter, a chemist may create a deadly poison by mixing certain
elements, none of which are— in themselves— harmful in the right
proportions. The emotions may, likewise, be combined so as to create a
deadly poison. The emotions of sex and jealousy, when mixed, may turn a
person into an insane beast.
The presence of any one or more of the destructive emotions in the human
mind, through the chemistry of the mind, sets up a poison which may destroy
one's sense of justice and fairness. In extreme cases, the presence of any
combination of these emotions in the mind may destroy one's reason.
The road to genius consists of the development, control, and use of sex,
love, and romance. Briefly, the process may be stated as follows:
Encourage the presence of these emotions as the dominating thoughts in one's
mind, and discourage the presence of all the destructive emotions. The mind
is a creature of habit. It thrives upon the dominating thoughts fed
it. Through the faculty of will-power, one may discourage the presence of
any emotion, and encourage the presence of any other. Control of the mind,
through the power of will, is not difficult. Control comes from persistence,
and habit. The secret of control lies in understanding the process of
transmutation. When any negative emotion presents itself in one's mind, it
can be transmuted into a positive, or constructive emotion, by the simple
procedure of changing one's thoughts.
THERE IS NO OTHER ROAD TO GENIUS THAN THROUGH VOLUNTARY SELF EFFORT! A man
may attain to great heights of financial or business achievement, solely by
the driving force of sex energy, but history is filled with evidence that he
may, and usually does, carry with him certain traits of character which rob
him of the ability to either hold, or enjoy his fortune. This is worthy of
analysis, thought, and meditation, for it states a truth, the knowledge of
which may be helpful to women as well as men. Ignorance of this has cost
thousands of people their privilege of HAPPINESS, even though they possessed
riches.
The emotions of love and sex leave their unmistakable marks upon the
features. Moreover, these signs are so visible, that all who wish may read
them. The man who is driven by the storm of passion, based upon sex desires
alone, plainly advertises that fact to the entire world, by the expression
of his eyes, and the lines of his face. The emotion of love, when mixed with
the emotion of sex, softens, modifies, and beautifies the facial expression.
No character analyst is needed to tell you this—you may observe it for
yourself.
The emotion of love brings out, and develops, the artistic and the aesthetic
nature of man. It leaves its impress upon one's very soul, even after the
fire has been subdued by time and circumstance.
Memories of love never pass. They linger, guide, and influence long after
the source of stimulation has faded. There is nothing new in this. Every
person, who has been moved by GENUINE LOVE, knows that it leaves enduring
traces upon the human heart. The effect of love endures, because love is
spiritual in nature. The man who cannot be stimulated to great heights of
achievement by love, is hopeless—he is dead, though he may seem to live.
Even the memories of love are sufficient to lift one to a higher plane of
creative effort. The major force of love may spend itself and pass away,
like a fire which has burned itself out, but it leaves behind indelible
marks as evidence that it passed that way. Its departure often prepares the
human heart for a still greater love.
Go back into your yesterdays, at times, and bathe your mind in the beautiful
memories of past love. It will soften the influence of the present worries
and annoyances. It will give you a source of escape from the unpleasant
realities of life, and maybe—who knows?—your mind will yield to you, during
this temporary retreat into the world of fantasy, ideas, or plans which may
change the entire financial or spiritual status of your life.
If you believe yourself unfortunate, because you have "loved and lost,"
perish the thought. One who has loved truly, can never lose entirely. Love
is whimsical and temperamental. Its nature is ephemeral, and transitory. It
comes when it pleases, and goes away without warning. Accept and enjoy it
while it remains, but spend no time worrying about its departure. Worry will
never bring it back.
Dismiss, also, the thought that love never comes but once. Love may come and
go, times without number, but there are no two love experiences which affect
one in just the same way. There may be, and there usually is, one love
experience which leaves a deeper imprint on the heart than all the others,
but all love experiences are beneficial, except to the person who becomes
resentful and cynical when love makes its departure.
There should be no disappointment over love, and there would be none if
people understood the difference between the emotions of love and sex. The
major difference is that love is spiritual, while sex is biological. No
experience, which touches the human heart with a spiritual force, can
possibly be harmful, except through ignorance, or jealousy.
Love is, without question, life's greatest experience. It brings one into
communion with Infinite Intelligence. When mixed with the emotions of
romance and sex, it may lead one far up the ladder of creative effort. The
emotions of love, sex, and romance, are sides of the eternal triangle of
achievement-building genius. Nature creates genii through no other force.
Love is an emotion with many sides, shades, and colors. The love which one
feels for parents, or children is quite different from that which one feels
for one's sweetheart. The one is mixed with the emotion of sex, while the
other is not.
The love which one feels in true friendship is not the same as that felt for
one's sweetheart, parents, or children, but it, too, is a form of love.
Then, there is the emotion of love for things inanimate, such as the love of
Nature's handiwork. But the most intense and burning of all these various
kinds of love, is that experienced in the blending of the emotions of love
and sex. Marriages, not blessed with the eternal affinity of love, properly
balanced and proportioned, with sex, cannot be happy ones—and seldom endure.
Love, alone, will not bring happiness in marriage, nor will sex alone. When
these two beautiful emotions are blended, marriage may bring about a state
of mind, closest to the spiritual that one may ever know on this earthly
plane.
When the emotion of romance is added to those of love and sex, the
obstructions between the finite mind of man and Infinite Intelligence are
removed.
Then a genius has been born!
What a different story is this, than those usually associated with the
emotion of sex. Here is an interpretation of the emotion which lifts it out
of the commonplace, and makes of it potter's clay in the hands of God, from
which He fashions all that is beautiful and inspiring. It is an
interpretation which would, when properly understood, bring harmony out of
the chaos which exists in too many marriages. The disharmonies often
expressed in the form of nagging, may usually be traced to lack of knowledge
on the subject of sex. Where love, romance and the proper understanding of
the emotion and function of sex abide, there is no disharmony between
married people.
Fortunate is the husband whose wife understands the true relationship
between the emotions of love, sex, and romance. When motivated by this holy
triumvirate, no form of labor is burdensome, because even the most lowly
form of effort takes on the nature of a labor of love.
It is a very old saying that "a man's wife may either make him or break
him," but the reason is not always understood. The "making" and "breaking"
is the result of the wife's understanding, or lack of understanding of the
emotions of love, sex, and romance.
Despite the fact that men are polygamous, by the very nature of their
biological inheritance, it is true that no woman has as great an influence
on a man as his wife, unless he is married to a woman totally unsuited to
his nature. If a woman permits her husband to lose interest in her, and
become more interested in other women, it is usually because of her
ignorance, or indifference toward the subjects of sex, love, and romance.
This statement presupposes, of course, that genuine love once existed
between a man and his wife. The facts are equally applicable to a man who
permits his wife's interest in him to die.
Married people often bicker over a multitude of trivialities. If these are
analyzed accurately, the real cause of the trouble will often be found to be
indifference, or ignorance on these subjects.
Man's greatest motivating force is his desire to please woman! The
hunter who excelled during prehistoric days, before the dawn of
civilization, did so, because of his desire to appear great in the eyes of
woman. Man's nature has not changed in this respect. The "hunter" of today
brings home no skins of wild animals, but he indicates his desire for her
favor by supplying fine clothes, motor cars, and wealth. Man has the same
desire to please woman that he had before the dawn of civilization. The only
thing that has changed, is his method of pleasing. Men who accumulate large
fortunes, and attain to great heights of power and fame, do so, mainly,
to satisfy their desire to please women.
Take women out of their lives, and great wealth would be useless to most
men. It is this inherent desire of man to please woman, which gives woman
the power to make or break a man.
The woman who understands man's nature and tactfully caters to it, need have
no fear of competition from other women. Men may be "giants" with
indomitable will-power when dealing with other men, but they are easily
managed by the women of their choice.
Most men will not admit that they are easily influenced by the women they
prefer, because it is in the nature of the male to want to be recognized as
the stronger of the species. Moreover, the intelligent woman recognizes this
"manly trait" and very wisely makes no issue of it.
Some men know that they are being influenced by the women of their choice—
their wives, sweethearts, mothers or sisters— but they tactfully refrain
from rebelling against the influence because they are intelligent enough to
know that NO MAN IS HAPPY OR COMPLETE WITHOUT THE MODIFYING INFLUENCE OF THE
RIGHT WOMAN. The man who does not recognize this important truth deprives
himself of the power which has done more to help men achieve success than
all other forces combined.
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