Personal Power

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Personal Power

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en

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Global Grey

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William Walker Atkinson and Edward Beals present a comprehensive guide to cultivating personal power through the development of physical, mental, and spiritual faculties. This collection explores the laws of desire, faith, will, and the subconscious, offering practical methods for regeneration, creative invention, and mastering one's own nature to achieve desired results in life.

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William Walker Atkinson's *Personal Power* serves as a comprehensive manual for developing the ability to accomplish desired results efficiently through physical, mental, and spiritual effort. The text argues that true power originates from a clear consciousness of the 'I AM I'—the fundamental reality of the self—which acts as the master of one's mental empire. Atkinson systematically categorizes the forces of the mind into distinct faculties, including Creative Power (imagination and invention), Desire Power (attraction and evolution of wanting), Faith Power (expectant attention and mental healing), Will Power (conative, deliberative, and active will), Subconscious Power (habitual action and memory), Spiritual Power, Thought Power, Perceptive Power, Reasoning Power, Character Power, and Regenerative Power. A central theme is the 'Master Formula of Attainment,' which posits that one may have anything they want if they know exactly what they want, desire it intensely, confidently expect to obtain it, persistently determine to obtain it, and are willing to pay the necessary price. The book emphasizes that the subconscious mind operates automatically based on habits and beliefs, requiring conscious direction through visualization and rhythmic breathing. Significant attention is given to 'Regeneration,' a process of transmuting sexual energy into vital force to rejuvenate the body and mind. Atkinson addresses the dangers of sexual repression, advocating instead for a moral approach where sexual energy is diffused to strengthen the entire system and generate a wholesome 'personal magnetism.' The work concludes by asserting that these principles are accessible to anyone of average intelligence who applies them with diligence, promising a marked change in the reader's life and character. Atkinson challenges readers to test these principles through actual application, asserting that if the fundamental principles are recognized and realized, they will inevitably manifest in everyday life and work. The text maintains a rational, scientific tone, distinguishing true intuition as 'higher reason' rather than mystical guesswork, and encourages readers to cultivate their 'Higher Self' while remaining grounded in practical reason.

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Categories

• Psychology
• Self-Help