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The Tenth Lesson: Sub-Consciousing.651
endeavor to create a mental feeling of perfect trust and confidence in
the matter, and avoid all worry or anxiety about it. This may be somewhat
difficult at the first trial, but will become a natural feeling after you have
gained the confidence arising from successful results in several cases. The
matter is one of practice, and, like anything else that is new, must be acquired
by perseverance and patience. It is well worth the time and trouble, and
once acquired will be regarded as something in the nature of a treasure
discovered in an unexpected place. The sense of tranquillity and content—
of calm and confidence—that comes to one who has practiced this plan, will
of itself be worth all the trouble, not to speak of the main result. To one who
has acquired this method, the old worries, frettings, and general “stewed up”
feeling, will seem like a relic of barbarism. The new way opens up a world of
new feelings and content.
In some cases the matter will be worked out by the sub-conscious mind
in a very short time, and in fact we have known cases in which the answer
would be flashed back almost instantly, almost like an inspiration. But
in the majority of cases more or less time is required. The sub-conscious
mind works very rapidly, but it takes time to arrange the thought-material
properly, and to shape it into the desired forms. In the majority of cases it
is well to let the matter rest until the next day—a fact that gives us a clue to
the old advice to “sleep over” an important proposition, before passing a
final decision.
If the matter does not present itself the following day, bring it up again
before the conscious mind for review. You will find that it has shaped itself
up considerably, and is assuming definite form and clearness. But right
here—and this is important—do not make the mistake of again dissecting
it, and meddling with it, and trying to arrange it with your conscious mind.
But, instead, give it attention and interest in its new form, and then pass
it back again to the sub-conscious mind for further work. You will find
an improvement each time you examine it. But, right here another word
of caution. Do not make the mistake of yielding to the impatience of the