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By the man who broke the Devils code

and forced him to confess.

OUTWITTING T! D!"I#

Na$oleon ill

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N a $ o l e o n i l l

OUTWITTING the DEVIL!

By the man who broke the Devils oe an"ore him to on"ess#

The $eret o" how the %&thor %ttaine 'hysial an (inanial (reeom

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The boldestan the most ins*irin+ o" the sel",hel* books by %meriasn&mber one s&ess *hiloso*her who- a"ter thirty years o" ili+entsnoo*in+- "o&n the Devil an wr&n+ "rom him an asto&nin+ on"essionislosin+ where he lives- why he e.ists- an how he +ains ontrol over themins o" *eo*le- and how anyone can outwit him# The book is a

+enero&s o&rse in *syholo+y- makin+ lear the workin+ *rini*les o" theh&man min#

When yon "inish this story o" the Devil yo& will know m&h more abo&tGo#

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O % t w i t t i n & t h e D e v i l

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Chapter One

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?The worl is in nee o" a *ratial- &nerstanable *hiloso*hy o" ahievement-or+ani=e "rom the "at&al knowle+e +aine "rom the e.*eriene o" men an women inthe +reat &niversity o" li"e# In the entire "iel o" *hiloso*hy I "in nothin+ whih evenremotely resembles the sort o" *hiloso*hy whih I have in min# We have "ew

*hiloso*hers who are a*able o" teahin+ men an women the art o" livin+#

?It seems to me that here is an o**ort&nity whih sho&l hallen+e an ambitio&s yo&n+man o" yo&r ty*eA b&t ambition alone is not eno&+h "or this task whih I have s&++este#The one who &nertakes it m&st have o&ra+e an tenaity#

?The


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D&rin+ my labor o" researh into the a&ses o" "ail&re an s&ess I have ha the*rivile+e o" analy=in+ more than ->>> men an women who were rate as ?"ail&res-an over >> who were lasse as ?s&ess"&l# 3any years a+o I a&+ht my "irst+lim*se o" that ?other sel" 3r# 2arne+ie ha mentione# The isovery ame- as he saiit wo&l- as the res&lt o" two ma


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+overnment- &ner 'resient Woorow WilsonCs *ersonal iretion- leavin+ a *er"etlyso&n b&siness to isinte+rate#

On %rmistie Day 6769- I be+an the *&bliation o" The Golen 1&le ma+a=ine# Des*itethe "at that I i not have a *enny o" a*ital- the ma+a=ine +rew ra*ily an soon+aine a nation,wie ir&lation o" nearly hal" a million- enin+ its "irst yearCs b&siness

with a *ro"it o" H8-6#

$ome years later I learne- "rom an e.*eriene *&blisher- that no man e.*eriene inthe *&bliation an istrib&tion o" national ma+a=ines wo&l think o" startin+ s&h ama+a=ine with less than hal" a million ollars o" a*ital#

The Golden Rule ma+a=ine an I were estine to *art om*any# The more wes&eee the more isontente I beame- &ntil "inally- &e to an a&m&lation o" *ettyannoyanes a&se by b&siness assoiates- I mae them a *resent o" the ma+a=ine anste**e o&t# Thro&+h that move *erha*s I tosse a small "ort&ne over my sho&ler#

Ne.t I or+ani=e a trainin+ shool "or salesmen# 3y "irst assi+nment was to train a salesarmy o"8->>> *eo*le "or a hain store om*any- "or whih I reeive H6> "or eahsalesman who went thro&+h my lasses# Within si. months my work ha nette me alittle over H8>->>># $&ess- as "ar as money was onerne- was rownin+ my e""ortswith ab&nane# %+ain I beame ?"i+ety insie# I was not ha**y# It beame moreobvio&s every ay that no amo&nt o" money wo&l ever make me ha**y#

Witho&t the sli+htest reasonable e.&se "or my ations- I ste**e o&t an +ave &* ab&siness "rom whih I mi+ht easily have earne a healthy salary# 3y "riens anb&siness assoiates tho&+ht I was ra=y- an they were not bakwar abo&t sayin+ so#

(rankly- I was inline to a+ree with them- b&t there seeme nothin+ I o&l o abo&t it#I was seekin+ ha**iness an I ha not "o&n it# %t least that is the only e.*lanation Io&l o""er "or my &n&s&al ations# What man really knows himsel"J

That was &rin+ the late "all o" 678# I "o&n mysel" strane in 2ol&mb&s- Ohio-witho&t "&ns- an worse still- witho&t a *lan by whih to work my way o&t o" myi""i&lty# It was the "irst time in my li"e that I ha at&ally been strane bea&se o"

lak o" "&ns#

3any times *revio&sly I ha "o&n money to be rather shy- b&t never be"ore ha I "aileto +et what I neee "or my *ersonal onvenienes# The e.*eriene st&nne me# Iseeme totally at sea as to what I o&l or sho&l o#

I tho&+ht o" a o=en *lans by whih I mi+ht solve my *roblem- b&t ismisse them all asbein+ either im*ratial or im*ossible o" ahievement# I "elt like one who was lost in a


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(or nearly two months I s&""ere with the worst o" all h&man ailmentsK ineision# Iknew the seventeen *rini*les o" *ersonal ahievement- b&t what I i not know washow to a**ly them! Witho&t knowin+ it I was "ain+ one o" those emer+enies o" li"ethro&+h whih- 3r# 2arne+ie ha tol me- men sometimes isover their ?other selves#

3y istress was so +reat that it never o&rre to me to sit own an analy=e its a&sean seek its &re#

Defeat Is Converted into Victory

One a"ternoon I reahe a eision thro&+h whih I "o&n the way o&t o" my i""i&lty# Iha a "eelin+ that I wante to +et o&t into the ?o*en s*aes o" the o&ntry- where Io&l +et a breath o" "resh air an think#

I be+an to walk- an ha +one seven or ei+ht miles when I "elt mysel" bro&+ht s&enly

to a stanstill# (or several min&tes I stoo there as i" I ha been +l&e to my traks#Everythin+ aro&n me went ark# I o&l hear the lo& so&n o" some "orm o" ener+ywhih was vibratin+ at a very hi+h rate#

Then my nerves beame @&iet- my m&sles rela.e- an a +reat almness ame over me#The atmos*here be+an to lear- an as it i so- I reeive a omman "rom withinwhih ame in the "orm o" a tho&+ht- as near as I an esribe it#

The omman was so lear an istint that I o&l not mis&nerstan it# In s&bstane itsai- ?The time has ome "or yo& to om*lete the *hiloso*hy o" ahievement whih yo&

be+an at 2arne+ieCs s&++estion# Go bak home at one an be+in trans"errin+ the atayo& have +athere "rom yo&r own min to written man&sri*ts# 3y ?other sel" haawakene#

(or a "ew min&tes I was "ri+htene# The e.*eriene was &nlike any I ha ever &ner+onebe"ore# I t&rne an walke ra*ily &ntil I reahe home# %s I a**roahe the ho&se- Isaw my three little boys lookin+ o&t o" a winow o" o&r ho&se at o&r nei+hborCs hilren-who were ressin+ a 2hristmas tree in the ho&se ne.t oor#

Then I realle that it was 2hristmas Eve# 3oreover- I realle- with a "eelin+ o" ee*istress s&h as I ha never known be"ore- that there wo&l be no 2hristmas tree at o&rho&se# The look o" isa**ointment on the "aes o" my hilren remine me *ain"&lly o"that "at#

I went into the ho&se- sat own at my ty*ewriter- an be+an at one to re&e to writin+the isoveries I ha mae onernin+ the a&ses o" s&ess an "ail&re# %s I *lae the"irst sheet o" *a*er in the ty*ewriter I was interr&*te by that same stran+e "eelin+ whihha ome over me o&t in the o&ntry a "ew ho&rs be"ore- an this tho&+ht "lashe intomy minK

?4o&r mission in li"e is to om*lete the worlCs "irst *hiloso*hy o" inivi&alahievement# 4o& have been tryin+ in vain to esa*e yo&r task- eah e""ort havin+


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bro&+ht yo& "ail&re# 4o& are seekin+ ha**iness# Learn this lesson- one an "orever- thatyo& will "in ha**iness only by hel*in+ others to "in it! 4o& have been a st&bbornst&ent# 4o& ha to be &re o" yo&r st&bbornness thro&+h isa**ointment# Within a "ewyears "rom now the whole worl will start thro&+h an e.*eriene whih will *laemillions o" *eo*le in nee o" the *hiloso*hy whih yo& have been irete to om*lete#4o&r bi+ o**ort&nity to "in ha**iness by renerin+ &se"&l servie will have ome# Go

to work- an o not sto* &ntil yo& have om*lete an *&blishe the man&sri*ts whihyo& have be+&n#

I was onsio&s o" havin+ arrive- at last- at the en o" li"eCs rainbow- an I was ha**y!

Doubt Maes Its Appearance

The ?s*ell- i" the e.*eriene may be so alle- *asse away# I be+an to write# $hortlytherea"ter my ?reason s&++este to me that I was embarkin+ &*on a "oolCs mission# Theiea o" a man who was own an almost o&t *res&min+ to write a *hiloso*hy o"

*ersonal ahievement seeme so l&iro&s that I la&+he hilario&sly- *erha*s sorn"&lly#

I s@&irme in my hair- ran my "in+ers thro&+h my hair- an trie to reate an alibi thatwo&l


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In my 2anton a&iene sat Don 1# 3ellett- *&blisher o" the 2anton Daily News# 3r#3ellett beame so thoro&+hly intereste in the *hiloso*hy o" inivi&al ahievement onwhih I let&re that ni+ht that he invite me to ome to see him the "ollowin+ ay#

That visit res&lte in a *artnershi* a+reement whih was to have taken *lae on the "irst

o" the "ollowin+ Man&ary when 3r# 3ellett *lanne to resi+n as *&blisher o" the DailyNews- to take har+e o" the b&siness an *&blishin+ o" the *hiloso*hy on whih I habeen workin+#

/owever- in M&ly 67- 3r# 3ellett was m&rere by 'at 3Dermott- an &nerworlharater- an a 2anton- Ohio- *olieman- both o" whom were sentene to li"eim*risonment# /e was m&rere bea&se he was e.*osin+ in his news*a*er a hook,&*

between the booe++ers an ertain members o" the 2anton *olie "ore# The rime wasone o" the most shokin+ that the *rohibition era *ro&e#

Chance !"# Saves My Life

The mornin+ a"ter 3r# 3ellettCs eath I was alle on the tele*hone an *&t on notie- bysome &nknown *erson- that I ha one ho&r in whih to +et o&t o" 2antonA that I o&l +ovol&ntarily within the ho&r- b&t i" I waite lon+er I *robably wo&l +o in a *ine bo.# 3y

b&siness assoiation with 3r# 3ellett ha a**arently been mis&nerstoo# /is m&rererseviently believe I was iretly onnete with the e.*ose he was makin+ in hisnews*a*ers#

I i not wait "or the one ho&r time limit to e.*ire- b&t immeiately +ot into mya&tomobile an rove own to the home o" relatives in the mo&ntains o" West Vir+inia-where I remaine &ntil the m&rerers ha been *lae in


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I" the see o" insanity ha been in my make,&*- s&rely it wo&l have +erminate &rin+those months o" livin+ eath# (oolish ineision- irresol&te reams- o&bt an "ear weremy minCs onern- ay an ni+ht#

The ?emer+eny I "ae was isastro&s in two ways# (irst- the very nat&re o" it ke*t mein a onstant state o" ineision an "ear# $eonly- the "ore onealment ke*t me in

ileness- with its attenant heaviness o" time- whih I nat&rally evote to worry#

3y reasonin+ "a&lty ha almost been *araly=e# I reali=e that I ha to work mysel" o&to" this state o" min# B&t howJ The reso&re"&lness whih ha hel*e me to meet all

*revio&s emer+enies seeme to have om*letely taken win+- leavin+ me hel*less#

O&t o" my i""i&lties- whih were b&rensome eno&+h &* to this *oint- +rew anotherwhih seeme more *ain"&l than all the others ombine# It was the reali=ation that I has*ent the better *ortion o" my *ast years in hasin+ a rainbow- searhin+ hither an yon"or the a&ses o" s&ess- an "inin+ mysel" now more hel*less than any o" the ->>>

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$he Most Dramatic Moment of My Life

The t&rn ame s&enly- in "all 67- more than a year a"ter the 2anton inient# I le"tthe ho&se one ni+ht an walke &* to the *&bli shool b&ilin+- on to* o" a hill abovethe town#

I ha reahe a eision to "i+ht the matter o&t with mysel" be"ore that ni+ht ene# Ibe+an to walk aro&n the b&ilin+- tryin+ to "ore my be"&le brain to think learly# Im&st have mae several h&nre tri*s aro&n the b&ilin+ be"ore anythin+ whih evenremotely resemble or+ani=e tho&+ht be+an to take *lae in my min# %s I walke Ire*eate over an over to mysel"- ?There is a way o&t an I am +oin+ to "in it be"ore I+o bak to the ho&se# I m&st have re*eate that sentene a tho&san times# 3oreover- Imeant e.atly what I was sayin+# I was thoro&+hly is+&ste with mysel"- b&t Ientertaine a ho*e o" salvation#

Then like a "lash o" li+htnin+ o&t o" a lear sky- an iea b&rst into my min with s&h"ore that the im*&lse rove my bloo &* an own my veinsK

?This is yo&r testin+ time# 4o& have been re&e to *overty an h&miliate in orerthat yo& mi+ht be "ore to isover yo&r other sel"

(or the "irst time in years I realle what 3r# 2arne+ie ha sai abo&t this ?other sel"# Irealle now that he sai I wo&l isover it towar the en o" my labor o" researh intothe a&ses o" "ail&re an s&ess- an that the isovery &s&ally ame as the res&lt o" an

emer+eny- when men are "ore to han+e their habits an to think their way o&t o"i""i&lty#

I ontin&e to walk aro&n the shool ho&se- b&t now I was walkin+ on air#$&bonsio&sly I seeme to know that I was abo&t to be release "rom the sel",mae

*rison into whih I ha ast mysel"#

I reali=e that this +reat emer+eny ha bro&+ht me an o**ort&nity- not merely toisover my ?other sel"- b&t to test the so&nness o" the *hiloso*hy o" ahievementwhih I ha been teahin+ others as bein+ workable# $oon I wo&l know whether it

wo&l work or not# I mae &* my min that i" it i not work I wo&l b&rn theman&sri*ts I ha written an never a+ain be +&ilty o" tellin+ other *eo*le that they were?the masters o" their "ate- the a*tains o" their so&ls#

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With that tho&+ht ame a han+e in the hemistry o" my bein+ whih li"te me into astate o" e.&ltation I ha never be"ore known# 3y brain be+an to lear itsel" o" the stateo" lethar+y into whih it ha la*se# 3y "a&lty o" reason be+an to work one more#

(or a brie" moment I was ha**y to have ha the *rivile+e o" +oin+ thro&+h those lon+months o" torment- bea&se the e.*eriene *rovie an o**ort&nity "or me to test the

so&nness o" the *rini*les o" ahievement whih I ha so laborio&sly wreste "rom myresearh#

When this tho&+ht ame to me- I sto**e still- rew my "eet losely to+ether- sal&te 5Ii not know what or whom:- an stoo ri+ily at attention "or several min&tes# Thisseeme- at "irst- like a "oolish thin+ to o- b&t while I was stanin+ there another tho&+htame thro&+h in the "orm o" an ?orer that was as brie" an sna**y as any ever +iven

by a military ommaner to a s&borinate#

The orer sai- ?Tomorrow +et into yo&r a&tomobile an rive to 'hilael*hia- where

yo& will reeive ai in *&blishin+ yo&r *hiloso*hy o" ahievement#

There was no "&rther e.*lanation an no moi"iation o" the orer# %s soon as I reeiveit- I walke bak to the ho&se- went to be- an sle*t with *eae o" min s&h as I hanot known "or over a year#

When I awoke the "ollowin+ mornin+- I +ot o&t o" be an immeiately be+an to *akmy lothes an make reay "or the tri* to 'hilael*hia# 3y reason tol me that I wasembarkin+ &*on a "oolCs mission# Who i I know in 'hilael*hia to whom I mi+hta**ly "or "inanial ai in *&blishin+ ei+ht vol&mes o" books at a ost o" H->>>J I askemysel"#

Instantly the answer to that @&estion "lashe into my min- as *lainly as i" it ha been&ttere in a&ible worsK ?4o& are "ollowin+ orers now- instea o" askin+ @&estions#4o&r Cother sel" will be in har+e &rin+ this tri*#

There was another onition whih seeme to make my *re*aration to +o to 'hilael*hiaabs&r# I ha no money!

This tho&+ht ha barely o&rre to me when my ?other sel" e.*loe it by +ivin+another shar* orer- sayin+- ?%sk yo&r brother,in,law "or "i"ty ollars an he will len itto yo

The orer seeme e"inite an "inal# Witho&t "&rther hesitation I "ollowe instr&tions#When I aske my brother,in,law "or the money- he sai- ?Why- ertainly yo& an have"i"ty ollars- b&t i" yo& are +oin+ to be +one very lon+ yo& ha better take a h&nreollars# I thanke him an sai I tho&+ht "i"ty ollars wo&l be eno&+h# I knew it wasnot eno&+h- b&t that was the amo&nt my ?other sel" ha ommane me to ask "or anthat is the amo&nt I se&re#

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I was +reatly relieve when I "o&n that my brother,in,law was not +oin+ to ask me whyI was +oin+ to 'hilael*hia# I" he ha known all that ha taken *lae in my min &rin+the *revio&s ni+ht- he *erha*s wo&l have tho&+ht I sho&l +o to a *syhiatri hos*ital"or treatment instea o" +oin+ to 'hilael*hia on a wil,+oose hase#

My %Other Se&f' $aes Command

I le"t with my hea tellin+ me I was a "ool an my ?other sel" ommanin+ me toi+nore the hallen+e an arry o&t my instr&tions#

I rove all ni+ht- arrivin+ in 'hilael*hia the ne.t mornin+# 3y "irst tho&+ht was to look&* a moestly *rie boarin+ ho&se where I o&l rent a room "or abo&t one ollar aay#

/ere a+ain my ?other sel" took har+e an +ave the omman to re+ister at the most

e.l&sive hotel in the ity# With a little more than "orty ollars o" my remainin+ a*italin my *oket- it seeme like "inanial s&iie when I marhe &* to the esk an aske"or a roomA or rather I sho&l say I starte to ask "or a room when my newly isovere?other sel" +ave the orer to ask "or a s&ite o" rooms- the ost o" whih wo&l abo&tons&me my remainin+ a*ital in two ays# I obeye#

The bell,boy *ike &* my ba+s- hane me my laim hek "or my a&tomobile- anbowe me towar the elevator as i" I were the 'rine o" Wales# It was the "irst time inmore than a year that any h&man bein+ ha shown me s&h e"erene# 3y own relatives-

with whom I ha been livin+- "ar "rom havin+ shown me e"erene- ha 5so I ima+ine:"elt I was a b&ren on their hans- an I am s&re that I was- bea&se no man in the "rameo" min that I ha been in "or the *ast year o&l be anythin+ other than a b&ren to allwith whom he ame into ontat#

It was beomin+ a**arent that my ?other sel" was etermine to wean me away "romthe in"eriority om*le. whih I ha evelo*e#

I tosse the bell,boy a ollar# I starte to estimate what my hotel bill wo&l be by the eno" the week when my ?other sel" ommane me to +et my min entirely o"" o" all

tho&+hts o" limitation- an to on&t mysel"- "or the time bein+-


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I (eceive Strange %Orders' from a Strange Source

3y instr&tions be+an in this "ashionK

?4o& are now om*letely in har+e o" yo&r Cother sel"#C 4o& are entitle to know thattwo entities o&*y yo&r boy- as in "at two similar entities o&*y the boy o" eah

livin+ *erson on earth#

?One o" these entities is motivate by an res*ons to the im*&lse o" "ear# The other ismotivate by an res*ons to the im*&lse o" "aith# (or more than a year yo& have beenriven- like a slave- by the "ear entity#

?Ni+ht be"ore last the "aith entity +aine ontrol over yo&r *hysial boy- an yo& arenow motivate by that entity# (or the sake o" onveniene yo& may all this "aith entityyo&r Cother sel"#C It knows no limitations- has no "ears- an reo+ni=es no s&h wor asCim*ossible#C

?4o& were irete to selet this environment o" l&.&ry- in a +oo hotel- as a means o"iso&ra+in+ the ret&rn to *ower o" the "ear entity# That "ear,motivate Col sel" is noteaA it has merely been ethrone# %n it will "ollow yo& aro&n wherever yo& +o-awaitin+ a "avorable o**ort&nity to ste* in an take har+e o" yo& a+ain# It an +ainontrol o" yo& only thro&+h yo&r tho&+hts# 1emember thisan kee* the oors to yo&rmin ti+htly lose a+ainst all tho&+hts whih seek to limit yo& in any mannerwhatsoever- an yo& will be sa"e#

?Do not *ermit yo&rsel" to worry abo&t the money yo& will nee "or yo&r immeiatee.*enses# That will ome to yo& by the time yo& m&st have it#

?Now- let &s +et own to b&siness# (irst o" all yo& sho&l know that the "aith entity nowin har+e o" yo&r boy *er"orms no mirales- nor oes it work in o**osition to any o"nat&reCs laws# %s lon+ as it is in har+e o" yo&r boy it will +&ie yo& when yo& all onit- thro&+h im*&lses o" tho&+ht whih it will *lae in yo&r min- in arryin+ o&t yo&r

*lans thro&+h the most lo+ial an onvenient nat&ral meia available#

?%bove everythin+ else- +et this "at learly "i.e in yo&r min- that yo&r Cother sel" will

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whom yo& have reason to believe mi+ht be in&e to "&rnish the "inanial ai yo&re@&ire#

?When the name o" the lo+ial *erson omes into yo&r min- yo& will reo+ni=e itimmeiately# 2omm&niate with that *erson an the ai yo& seek will be +iven# In yo&r

a**roah- however- *resent yo&r re@&est in terminolo+y s&h as yo& wo&l &se in the&s&al o&rse o" b&siness transations# 3ake no re"erene whatsoever to this intro&tionyo& have ha to yo&r Cother sel" I" yo& violate these instr&tions- yo& will meet withtem*orary e"eat#

?4o&r other sel" will remain in har+e an ontin&e to iret yo& as lon+ as yo& rely&*on it# 0ee* o&bt an "ear an worry- an all tho&+hts o" limitation- entirely o&t o"yo&r min#

?That will be all "or the *resent# 4o& will now be+in to move o" yo&r own "ree will-

*reisely as yo& i be"ore yo& isovere yo&r Cother sel" 'hysially yo& are the sameas yo& have always beenA there"ore- no one will reo+ni=e that any han+e has taken

*lae in yo

I looke aro&n the room- blinke my eyes- an to make s&re that I was not reamin+- I+ot &* an walke over to a mirror an looke at mysel" losely# The e.*ression on my"ae ha han+e "rom one o" o&bt to one o" o&ra+e an "aith#

There was no lon+er any o&bt in my min that my *hysial boy was in har+e o" anin"l&ene "ar i""erent "rom the one whih ha been ethrone two ni+hts be"ore- as I

walke aro&n that shool ho&se in West Vir+inia#

Chapter $wo

, N!W WO*#D I+ *!"!,#!D TO '!BVIOU$L4 I /%D UNDE1GONE % NEW BI1T/ by whih I ha beense*arate "rom all "orms o" "ear# I now ha o&ra+e s&h as I never be"ore ha

e.*eriene# Des*ite the "at that I ha not as yet been shown how- or "romwhat so&re- I wo&l be able to se&re the neessary "&ns whih I was seekin+- I has&h absol&te "aith that the money wo&l be "orthomin+ that I o&l see it alreay inmy *ossession#OOn b&t "ew oasions in my entire li"e have I e.*eriene s&h "aith# It was a "eelin+whih one *erson annot esribe to another# There are no wors in the En+lishlan+&a+e s&itable "or s&h a esri*tion F a "at that all who have ha similare.*erienes an easily veri"y#

I *roeee immeiately to arry o&t the instr&tions I ha reeive# %ll "eelin+ that Iha embarke &*on an im*ossible mission ha now le"t me# One by one I be+an to allinto my min the names o" all my a@&aintanes I knew to be "inanially able to s&**ly


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me with the H->>> whih I neee- startin+ with the name o" /enry (or- an +oin+over the entire list o" more than three h&nre *eo*le# 3y ?other sel" *lainly sai-?0ee* on searhin+#

$he Darest )our Is *ust Before Dawn

B&t I ha ome to the en o" my ro*e# 3y entire list o" a@&aintanes ha beene.ha&ste- an with it my *hysial en&rane as well# I ha been at work- onentratin+my min &*on that list o" names- "or the better *art o" two ays an ni+hts- havin+sto**e only lon+ eno&+h to slee* "or a "ew ho&rs#

I leane bak in my hair- sh&t my eyes- an went into a sort o" o=e "or a "ew min&tes# Iwas aro&se by what seeme to be an e.*losion in the room# %s I re+aineonsio&sness the name o" %lbert L# 'elton ame into my min### an with it a *lanwhih I knew instantly to be the *lan thro&+h whih I wo&l s&ee in +ettin+ 3r#'elton to *&blish my books# I remembere 3r# 'elton only as an avertiser in TheGolen 1&le ma+a=ine- whih I ha "ormerly *&blishe#

I sent "or a ty*ewriter- aresse a letter to 3r# 'elton at 3erien- 2onneti&t- anesribe the *lan # %s I o*ene theenvelo*e in whih it ame- my ?other sel" sai- ?4o&r only limitation is the one whihyo& set &* in yo&r own min!

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*ower whih s&rmo&nts obstales an masters i""i&lties- instea o" bein+ mastere bythem# There is a +reat *ower to be isovere in yo&r ?other sel"! $earh sinerely anyo& will "in it#

%,ai&ure'- A B&essing in Disguise

I have mae another isovery as the res&lt o" this intro&tion to my ?other sel"-namely- that there is a sol&tion "or every le+itimate *roblem- no matter how i""i&lt the

*roblem may seem#

I have also isovere that there omes with every e.*eriene o" tem*orary e"eat- anevery "ail&re an every "orm o" aversity- the see o" an e@&ivalent bene"it#

3in yo&- I i not say the "&ll,blown "lower o" s&ess- b&t the see "rom whih that"lower may be mae to +erminate an +row# I know o" no e.e*tion to this r&le# Thesee o" whih I s*eak may not always be observe- b&t yo& may be s&re it is there- inone "orm or another#

I o not *reten to &nerstan all abo&t this stran+e "ore whih re&e me to *overtyan wantan "ille me with "ear- an then +ave me a new birth o" "aith thro&+h whih Ihave been *rivile+e to e.ten hel* to tens o" tho&sans who "o&n themselves sli**in+#B&t I o know that s&h a "ore has ome into my li"e an that I am oin+ all I an to

*lae others in omm&niation with it#

D&rin+ my @&arter,ent&ry o" researh into the a&ses o" s&ess an "ail&re I have

isovere many *rini*les o" tr&th whih have been hel*"&l to me an to others- b&tnothin+ I have observe has im*resse me more than the isovery that every +reatleaer o" the *ast- whose reor I have e.amine- was beset by i""i&lties an met withtem*orary e"eat be"ore ?arrivin+#

(rom 2hrist on own to Eison- the men who have ahieve most have been those whomet with the most st&bborn "orms o" tem*orary e"eat# This wo&l seem to


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The eonomi e*ression whih starte in 677 bro&+ht misery to millions o" *eo*le-b&t let &s not "or+et that the e.*eriene also bro&+ht many blessin+s- not the least o"these bein+ the knowle+e that there is somethin+ in"initely worse than bein+ "ore towork# It is bein+ "ore not to work# In the main- that e*ression was more o" a blessin+than it was a &rse- i" analy=e in the li+ht o" the han+es it bro&+ht to the mins o"

those who were wo&ne by it# The same is tr&e o" every e.*eriene whih han+esmenCs habits an "ores them to t&rn to the +reat ?within "or the sol&tion o" their

*roblems#

The time whih I s*ent in sel&sion in West Vir+inia was- by +reat os- the most severe*&nishment o" my li"e- b&t the e.*eriene bro&+ht blessin+s in the "orm o" neeeknowle+e whih more than o""set the s&""erin+ whih it ost me# These two res&lts Fthe s&""erin+ an the knowle+e +aine "rom it F were inevitable# The law o"om*ensation- whih Emerson so learly e"ine- mae this res&lt both nat&ral anneessary#

What the "&t&re may hol "or me in the way o" isa**ointment- thro&+h tem*orarye"eat- I o" o&rse have no way o" knowin+# I o know- however- that no e.*eriene o"the "&t&re an *ossibly wo&n me as ee*ly as have some o" those o" the *ast- bea&se Iam now on s*eakin+ terms at least with my ?other sel"#

$ine this ?other sel" took har+e o" me- I have ome by &se"&l knowle+e whih I ams&re I never wo&l have isovere while my ol "ear entity was on the throne# (or onethin+ I have learne that those who meet with i""i&lties whih seem ins&rmo&ntablemay- i" they will o so- best overome these i""i&lties by "or+ettin+ them "or a timean hel*in+ others who have +reater *roblems#

$he Va&ue of +iving Before $rying to +et

I am s&re that no e""ort whih we e.ten to those who are in istress an +o witho&tsome "orm o" ae@&ate rewar# Not always oes the rewar ome "rom those to whomthe servie is renere- b&t it will ome "rom one so&re or another#

I serio&sly o&bt that any man an avail himsel" o" the bene"its o" his ?other sel" as lon+

as he is stee*e in +ree an avarie- envy an "ear- b&t i" I am wron+ in this onl&sionthen I still have the &n&s&al honor o" bein+ one who has "o&n *eae o" min anha**iness thro&+h a view*oint that was not so&n# I wo&l *re"er bein+ th&s wron+ anha**y- to bein+ ri+ht an &nha**y! B&t this view*oint is not wron+!

%s lon+ as I remain on +oo terms with my ?other sel" I shall be able to a@&ire everymaterial thin+ that I nee# 3oreover- I shall be able to "in ha**iness an *eae o" min#What more o&l anyone else aom*lishJ

The sole motive whih ins*ire me to write this book was a sinere esire to be hel*"&l

to others by sharin+ with them as m&h as they may be *re*are to ae*t o" thest&*eno&s "ort&ne whih beame mine the moment I isovere my ?other sel"# This


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"ort&ne- ha**ily- is one that annot be meas&re in material or "inanial terms alone-bea&se it is +reater than everythin+ whih s&h thin+s re*resent#

3aterial an "inanial "ort&nes- when re&e to their most li@&i terms- are meas&rablein terms o" bank balanes# Bank balanes are no stron+er than banks# This other "ort&neo" whih I s*eak is meas&rable- not only in terms o" *eae o" min an ontentment b&t

as mani"este in those ae*t at *rayer#

3y ?other sel" has ta&+ht me to onentrate &*on my *&r*ose an to "or+et abo&t the*lan by whih it is to be attaine when I +o to *rayer# I am not s&++estin+ that materialob


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Last- b&t by no means least- I isovere that I ha the *rivile+e o" a**roahin+ In"initeIntelli+ene- either "or the *&r*ose o" o""erin+ thanks "or what I alreay *ossesse- or toask "or more- an "or +&iane#

It may be hel*"&l "or every reaer o" this book to take inventory o" his or her intan+ible

assets# $&h an inventory may islose *ossessions o" *rieless val&e#

$ome $i+ns We /ave Overlooke

The whole worl is &ner+oin+ a han+e o" s&h st&*eno&s *ro*ortions that millions o"*eo*le have beome *ani,striken with worry- o&bt- ineision- an "ear! It seems tome that now is a s*leni time "or those who have ome to the ross,roas o" o&bt toeneavor to beome a@&ainte with their ?other selves#

%ll who wish to o so will "in it hel*"&l i" they take a lesson "rom nat&re# Observation

will show that the eternal stars shine ni+htly in their a&stome *laesA that the s&nontin&es to sen own its rays o" warmth- a&sin+ 3other Earth to yiel an over,ab&nane o" "oo an lothin+A that water ontin&es to "low own hillA that the birs o"the air an the wil animals o" the "orest reeive their a&stome

re@&irements o" "ooA that &se"&l ay "ollows rest"&l ni+htA that b&sy s&mmer "ollows theinative winterA that the seasons ome an +o *reisely as they i be"ore the 677e*ression be+anA that- in reality- only menCs mins have ease to "&ntion normally-an this- bea&se men have "ille their mins with "ear# Observation o" these sim*le"ats o" everyay li"e may be hel*"&l as a startin+ *oint "or those who wish to s&**lant

"ear by "aith#

I am not a *ro*het- b&t I an- with all &e moesty- *reit that every inivi&al has the*ower to han+e his or her material or "inanial stat&s by "irst han+in+ the nat&re o" hisor her belie"s#

Do not on"&se the wor ?belie" with the wor ?wish# The two are not the same#Everyone is a*able o" ?wishin+ "or "inanial- material- or s*irit&al avanta+es- b&t theelement o" "aith is the only s&re *ower by whih a wish may be translate into a belie"-an a belie" into reality#

%n ri+ht here is an a**ro*riate *lae at whih to all attention to a real bene"it whihanyone may e.*eriene by eliberately &sin+ "aith in "o&sin+ attention &*on any "ormo" onstr&tive esire# The min ats &*on oneCs ominatin+- or most *rono&neesires# There is no esa*e "rom this "at# It is a "at inee# ?Be are"&l what yo& setyo&r heart &*on- "or it s&rely shall be yo&rs#

,aith Is the Beginning of A&& +reat Achievement

I" Eison ha sto**e by merely wishin+ "or the seret with whih eletri ener+y mi+htbe harnesse an mae to serve thro&+h the inanesent lam*- that onveniene toivili=ation wo&l have remaine amon+ nat&reCs m&lti"ario&s serets# /e met with


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tem*orary e"eat more than 6>->>> times be"ore wrestin+ this seret "rom nat&re# It was"inally yiele &* to him bea&se he believe it wo&l be- an he ke*t on tryin+ &ntil heha the answer#

Eison &novere more o" nat&reCs serets 5they mi+ht have been alle ?mirales at anearlier *erio: in the realm o" *hysis than i any other man who ever live- an this

bea&se he beame a@&ainte with his ?other sel"# I have his own wor "or this- b&teven i" I i not have it- his ahievements o" themselves have islose the seret intheir &n"olment#

Nothin+ within reason is im*ossible to the man who knows an relies &*on his ?othersel"# Whatever man believes to be tr&e has a way o" beomin+ tr&e#

% *rayer is a release tho&+ht- sometimes e.*resse in a&ible wors an at other timese.*resse silently# I have observe by e.*eriene that a silent *rayer is as e""iaio&s asthe one whih is e.*resse in wors# I have observe also that oneCs state o" min is the

eterminin+ "ator when *rayer works- as well as when it oes not#

3y one*tion o" the ?other sel" whih I have trie to esribe is that it merelysymboli=es a newly isovere a**roah to In"inite Intelli+ene- an a**roah whih onemay ontrol an iret thro&+h the sim*le *roess o" mi.in+ "aith with oneCs tho&+hts#This is only another way o" sayin+ that I now have +reater "aith in the *ower o" *rayer#

The state o" min known as "aith a**arently o*ens to one the mei&m o" a si.th sensethro&+h whih one may omm&niate with so&res o" *ower an in"ormation "ars&r*assin+ any available thro&+h the "ive *hysial senses# There omes to yo&r ai- anto o yo&r biin+- with the evelo*ment o" the si.th sense- a stran+e *ower whih- let&s ass&me- is a +&arian an+el who an o*en to yo& at all times the oor to the Tem*leo" Wisom# The ?si.th sense omes as near to bein+ a mirale as anythin+ I have evere.*eriene- an it a**ears so *erha*s bea&se I o not &nerstan the metho by whihthis *rini*le is o*erate#

This m&h I o knowFthat there is a *ower or a "irst a&se- or an Intelli+ene whih*ermeates every atom o" matter- an embraes every &nit o" ener+y *ere*tible to manAthat this In"inite Intelli+ene onverts aorns into oak trees- a&ses water to "low

ownhill in res*onse to the law o" +ravity- "ollows ni+ht with ay- an winter withs&mmer- eah maintainin+ its *ro*er *lae an relationshi* to the other# ThisIntelli+ene may ai in transm&tin+ oneCs esires into onrete or material "orm# I havethis knowle+e bea&se I have e.*erimente with it an have e.*eriene it#

I have "or many years "ollowe the habit o" takin+ *ersonal inventory o" mysel" one ayear- "or the *&r*ose o" eterminin+ how many o" my weaknesses I have bri+e oreliminate- an to asertain what *ro+ress- i" any- I ha mae &rin+ the year#

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Chapter $hree

, +T*,NG! INT!*"I!W WIT T!

D!"I#/ILE 4OU %1E 1E%DING T/E INTE1VIEW with the Devil- yo& willreo+ni=e "rom the brie" esri*tion I have +iven yo& o" the history o" my li"ewhat a es*erate e""ort the Devil mae to m&==le me be"ore I +aine *&bli

reo+nition# 4o& will &nerstan also- a"ter reain+ the interview with the Devil- whythe interview ha to be *reee by this *ersonal history o" my bak+ro&n#

WBe"ore yo& be+in to rea the interview- I want yo& to have a lear *it&re o" the "inal

"lin+ the Devil ha at mean be it remembere with *ro"it that it was this "inal "lin+whih +ave mery a hane to t&rn an twist the DevilCs tail &ntil he s@&eale o&t hison"ession#

The DevilCs &noin+ be+an with the e*ression in 677# Thro&+h that "ort&nate t&rn o"the Wheel o" Li"e- I lost my >>,are estate in the 2atskill 3o&ntainsA my inome wasentirely &t o""A the /arriman National Bank- in whih all my "&ns were e*osite-"ole &* an was wi*e o&t# Be"ore I reali=e what was ha**enin+- I "o&n mysel"a&+ht &* in a s*irit&al an eonomi h&rriane whih evolve into a worlwieatastro*he o" s&h "ore that no inivi&al or +ro&* o" inivi&als o&l withstan it#

While waitin+ "or the storm to ease an the stam*ee o" h&man "ear to sto*- I move toWashin+ton- D#2#- the ity "rom whih I mae my start a"ter my "irst meetin+ with%nrew 2arne+ie- nearly a @&arter o" a ent&ry *revio&sly#

There seeme nothin+ "or me to o e.e*t sit own an wait# %ll I ha was time# %"terthree years o" waitin+ witho&t tan+ible res&lts- my restless so&l be+an to *&sh me bakinto servie#

There was little o**ort&nity "or me to teah a *hiloso*hy o" s&ess when the worl

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I reali=e too the o**ort&nity ha ome to test a laim I ha mae h&nres o" times that?every aversity brin+s with it the see o" an e@&ivalent avanta+e# What- i" any- Iaske mysel"- were the avanta+es to me o" a worl e*ressionJ

When I be+an to look "or a iretion in whih I mi+ht move to test my *hiloso*hy- Imae the most shokin+ isovery o" my li"e# I isovere that thro&+h some stran+e

*ower whih I i not &nerstan- I ha lost my o&ra+eA my initiative ha beenemorali=eA my enth&siasm ha been weakene# Worst o" all- I was sorely ashame toaknowle+e that I was the a&thor o" a *hiloso*hy o" sel",etermination- bea&se ownee* in my heart I knew- or tho&+ht I knew- that I o&l not make my *hiloso*hy *&llme o&t o" the hole o" es*air in whih I "o&n mysel"#

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merely interview an ima+inary DevilJ $ome may wish the answer to this @&estionbe"ore they be+in the interview#

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Q: By what ri+ht o yo& eman s&h royal res*etJ

A: 4o& sho&l know I ontrol 79 *erent o" the *eo*le o" yo&r worl# Do yo& not thinkthat entitles me to rate as royaltyJ

Q: /ave yo& *roo" o" yo&r laimJ

A: 4es- *lenty o" it#

Q: O" what oes yo&r *roo" onsistJ

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Q: O**ositionJ What o yo& meanJ

A: The o**osition is what yo& earthbo&n all Go#

Q: $o yo& have the &niverse ivie &* with Go# Is that yo&r laimJ

A: Not my laim- b&t the at&al "at# Be"ore this interview is "inishe yo& will&nerstan why my laim is tr&e# 4o& will also &nerstan why it has to be tr&e- or thereo&l be no worl s&h as yo&rs- no earthbo&n reat&res s&h as yo I am no beastwith a "orke ton+&e an a s*ike tail#

Q: B&t yo& o ontrol the mins o" 79 o&t o" every 6>> *eo*le# 4o& sai so yo&rsel"#Who a&ses all the misery in this 79 *erent Devil,ontrolle worl- i" yo& o notJ

A: I have not sai that I o not a&se all the misery o" the worl# On the other han- Iboast o" it# It is my b&siness to re*resent the ne+ative sie o" everythin+- inl&in+ thetho&+hts o" yo& earthbo&n *eo*le# /ow else o&l I ontrol *eo*leJ 3y o**ositionontrols *ositive tho&+ht# I ontrol ne+ative tho&+ht#

Q: /ow o yo& +ain ontrol o" the mins o" *eo*leJ

A: Oh- that is easyK I merely move in an o&*y the &n&se s*ae o" the h&man brain# Isow the sees o" ne+ative tho&+ht in the mins o" *eo*le so I an o&*y an ontrol thes*ae!

Q: 4o& m&st have many triks an evies by whih yo& +ain an hol ontrol o" theh&man min#

A: To be s&re- I em*loy triks an evies to ontrol h&man tho&+ht# 3y evies arelever ones too#

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Q: Whih o" these si. "ears serves yo& most o"ten- 4o&r 3a


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o*erate in the h&man min &ner my ontrol# 4o& see- I o not seek to ontrol stars an*lanets# I *re"er the ontrol o" h&man mins#

Q: Where i yo& a@&ire yo&r *ower- an by what means o yo& a to itJ

A: I a to my *ower by a**ro*riatin+ the min,*ower o" the earthbo&n- as they omethro&+h the +ate at the time o" eath# Ninety,ei+ht o&t o" every 6>> who ome bak tomy *lane "rom the earth *lane are taken over by me an their min,*ower is ae to my

bein+# I +et all who ome over with any "orm o" "ear# 4o& see I am onstantly at work-*re*arin+ the mins o" *eo*le be"ore eath- so I an a**ro*riate them when they omebak to my *lane#

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A: The 1oke"eller money is bein+ &se to isolate an on@&er iseases o" the *hysialboy- in all *arts o" the worl# Disease has always been one o" my most e""etivewea*ons# The "ear o" ill health is seon only to the "ear o" *overty# The 1oke"ellermoney is &noverin+ new serets o" nat&re in a h&nre i""erent iretions- all o" whihare esi+ne to hel* men take an kee* *ossession o" their own mins# It is eno&ra+in+new an better methos o" "eein+- lothin+- an ho&sin+ *eo*le# It is wi*in+ o&t the

sl&ms in the lar+e ities- the *laes where my "avorite allies are "o&n It is "inanin+am*ai+ns "or better +overnment an hel*in+ to wi*e o&t ishonesty in *olitis# It ishel*in+ to set hi+her stanars in b&siness *ratie an eno&ra+in+ b&siness men toon&t b&siness by the Golen 1&leA an that is not oin+ my a&se any +oo#

Q: What abo&t these boys an +irls who are sai to be on the roa to hellJ %re yo& inontrol o" themJ

A: Well- I an answer that @&estion only with ?yes an no# I have orr&*te the minso" the yo&n+ by teahin+ them to rink an smoke- b&t they have me ba""le thro&+htheir teneny to think "or themselves#

Q: 4o& say yo& have orr&*te the mins o" the yo&n+ *eo*le with li@&or ani+arettes# I an &nerstan how li@&or mi+ht estroy the *ower o" ine*enent tho&+ht

b&t o not see what i+arettes have to o with hel*in+ yo&r a&se#

A: 4o& may not know it- b&t i+arettes break own the *ower o" *ersisteneA theyestroy the *ower o" en&raneA they estroy the ability to onentrateA they eaen an&nermine the ima+inative "a&lty- an hel* in other ways to kee* *eo*le "rom &sin+their mins most e""etively#

Do yo& know I have millions o" *eo*le- yo&n+ an ol- o" both se.es- who smoke two*aka+es o" i+arettes a ayJ That means I have millions o" *eo*le who are +ra&allyestroyin+ their *ower o" resistane#

One ay I shall a to their habit o" i+arette smokin+ other tho&+ht,estroyin+ habits-&ntil I shall have +aine ontrol o" their mins#

/abits ome in *airs- tri*lets- an @&ar&*lets# %ny habit whih weakens oneCs will*ower invites a "lok o" its relatives to move in an take *ossession o" the min# Thei+arette habit not only lowers the *ower o" resistane an iso&ra+es *ersistene- b&t itinvites looseness in other h&man relationshi*s#

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A: I am *ro& o" my reor# 3illions are now vitims- an the n&mber is inreasin+aily# $oon I shall have most o" the worl in&l+in+ in the habit# In tho&sans o""amilies I now have "ollowers o" the habit- inl&in+ every member o" the "amily# Veryyo&n+ boys an +irls are be+innin+ to take &* the habit# They are learnin+ how to smoke

by observin+ their *arents an oler brothers an sisters#

Q: Whih o yo& onsier to be yo&r +reater tool "or +ainin+ ontrol o" h&man mins Fi+arettes or li@&orJ

A: Witho&t hesitation I wo&l say i+arettes# One I +et a yo&n+ *erson to


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Q: Let &s +et away "rom *ersonalities# I ame here to learn more abo&t yo&- not tois&ss mysel"# 'lease +o ahea an tell me o" the many triks yo& have evise "or+ainin+ ontrol o" the h&man min# What is yo&r most *ower"&l wea*on


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A: I" yo& "ore me to +ive away this seret- it will mean my loss o" millions o" *eo*lenow livin+ an still +reater n&mbers o" millions as yet &nborn# I be+ o" yo&- *ermit me to

*ass this one @&estion &nanswere#

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Q: I think I &nerstan what a ri"ter is# Tell me the e.at habits o" *eo*le by whih yo&in&e them to ri"t thro&+h li"e# $tart by tellin+ me when an how yo& "irst +ain ontrolo" a *ersonCs min#

A: 3y ontrol over the min o" a h&man bein+ is obtaine while the *erson is yo&n+#$ometimes I lay the "o&nation "or my ontrol o" a min be"ore the owner o" it is born-

by mani*&latin+ the mins o" that *ersonCs *arents# $ometimes I +o "&rther bak than thisan *re*are *eo*le "or my ontrol thro&+h what yo& earthbo&n all ?*hysial hereity#4o& see- there"ore- I have two a**roahes to the min o" a *erson#

Q: 4es# Go on an esribe these two oors by whih yo& enter an ontrol the mins o"h&man bein+s#

A: %s I have state- I hel* to brin+ *eo*le into yo&r worl with weak brains by +ivin+ tothem- be"ore birth- as many as *ossible o" the weaknesses o" their anestors# 4o& allthis *rini*le ?*hysial hereity# %"ter *eo*le are born I make &se o" what yo&earthbo&n all ?environment as a means o" ontrollin+ them# This is where the

*rini*le o" habit enters# The min is nothin+ more than the s&m total o" oneCs habits!One by one I enter the min an establish habits- whih lea "inally to my absol&teomination o" the min

Q: Tell me o" the most ommon habits by whih yo& ontrol the mins o" *eo*le#

A: That is one o" my leverest triksK I enter the mins o" *eo*le thro&+h tho&+hts whihthey believe to be their own# Those most &se"&l to me are "ear- s&*erstition- avarie-+ree- l&st- reven+e- an+er- vanity- an *lain la=iness# Thro&+h one or more o" these Ian enter any min- at any a+e- b&t I +et my best res&lts when I take har+e o" a minwhile it is yo&n+- be"ore its owner has learne how to lose any o" these nine oors#Then I an set &* habits whih kee* the oors a


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Q: I see# 4o& make it yo&r b&siness to train hilren in the habit o" ri"tin+ by in&in+them to +o thro&+h shool witho&t aim or *&r*ose# Now tell me o" some o" yo&r othertriks with whih yo& a&se *eo*le to beome ri"ters#

A: Well- my seon best trik in evelo*in+ the habit o" ri"tin+ is one that I *&t intoo*eration with the ai o" *arents an *&bli shoolteahers an reli+io&s instr&tors#

I warn yo& not to "ore me to mention this trik# Do not islose this trik# I" yo& o so-yo& will be hate by my o,workers who hel* me &se this trik# I" yo& *&blish thison"ession in book "orm- yo&r book will be barre "rom the *&bli shools# It will be

blakliste by most o" the reli+io&s leaers# It will be hien "rom hilren by many*arents# The news*a*ers will not are to +ive reviews o" yo&r book# 3illions o" *eo*lewill hate yo& "or writin+ the book#

In "at- no one will like yo& or yo&r book e.e*t those who think- an yo& know howvery "ew there are o" this sort! 3y avie to yo& is to let me ski* the esri*tion o" myseon best trik#

Q: $o "or my own +oo yo& wish to withhol the esri*tion o" yo&r seon best trik#No one will like my book e.e*t those who think- ehJ Very well- +o ahea an answer#

A: 4o&Cll re+ret this- 3r# Earthbo&n- b&t the


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A: That is where my leverness omes in# There is the e.at e.*lanation o" how Iontrol 79 *erent o" the *eo*le o" the worl# I take *ossession o" *eo*le &rin+ theiryo&th- be"ore they ome into *ossession o" their own mins- by &sin+ those who are inhar+e o" them# I es*eially nee the hel* o" those who +ive hilren their reli+io&sinstr&tion- bea&se it is here that I break own ine*enent tho&+ht an start *eo*le onthe habit o" ri"tin+- by on"&sin+ their mins with &n*rovable ieas onernin+ a worl

o" whih they know nothin+# It is here also that I *lant in the mins o" hilren the+reatest o" all "ears F the "ear o" hell!

Q: I &nerstan that it is easy "or yo& to "ri+hten hilren with threats o" hell- b&t howo yo& ontin&e to make them "ear yo& an yo&r hell a"ter they +row &* an learn tothink "or themselvesJ

A: 2hilren +row &*- b&t they o not always learn to think "or themselves! One I

a*t&re the min o" a hil- thro&+h "ear- I weaken that hilCs ability to reason an tothink "or himsel"- an that weakness +oes with the hil all thro&+h li"e#

Q: Is that not takin+ &n"air avanta+e o" a h&man bein+ by ontaminatin+ his minbe"ore he omes into "&ll *ossession o" itJ

A: Everythin+ is "air that I an &se to "&rther my ens# I have no "oolish limitations o"ri+ht an wron+# 3i+ht is ri+ht with me# I &se every known h&man weakness to +ain ankee* ontrol o" the h&man min#

Q: I &nerstan yo&r evilish nat&re! Now let &s +et bak to "&rther is&ssion o" yo&rmethos o" in&in+ *eo*le to ri"t to hell here on earth# (rom yo&r on"ession I see thatyo& take har+e o" hilren while their mins are yo&n+ an *liable# Tell me more o"how yo& &se *arents- teahers- an reli+io&s leaers to ensnare *eo*le into ri"tin+#

A: One o" my "avorite triks is to oorinate the e""orts o" *arents an reli+io&sinstr&tors so they work to+ether in hel*in+ me to estroy the hilrenCs *ower to think"or themselves# I &se many reli+io&s instr&tors to &nermine the o&ra+e an *ower o"ine*enent tho&+ht o" hilren- by teahin+ them to "ear meA b&t I &se *arents to ai thereli+io&s leaers in this +reat work o" mine#

Q: /ow o *arents hel* reli+io&s leaers estroy their hilrenCs *ower to think "orthemselvesJ I never hear o" s&h a monstrosity!

A: I aom*lish this thro&+h a very lever trik# I a&se the *arents to teah theirhilren to believe as the *arents o in onnetion with reli+ion- *olitis- marria+e- an

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rely so e"initely &*on their own will *ower that they re"&se to allow others to o theirthinkin+# %&rate tho&+ht is the b&siness o" my o**osition- not mine!

Q: What relationshi*- i" any- has yo&r o**osition with the homes- the h&rhes- an the

shoolsJ 4o&r re*ly to this @&estion sho&l be interestin+#

A: /ere is where I make &se o" some more o" my lever triks#

I a&se it to a**ear that everythin+ one by the *arents- the shoolteahers- an thereli+io&s instr&tors is bein+ one by my o**osition#

This iverts attention "rom me while I mani*&late the mins o" the yo&n+# Whenreli+io&s instr&tors try to teah hilren the virt&es o" my o**osition- they +enerally oso by "ri+htenin+ them with my name# That is all I ask o" them# I kinle the "lame o" "ear

into *ro*ortions whih estroy the hilCs *ower to think a&rately# In the *&blishools the teahers "&rther my a&se by kee*in+ the hilren so b&sy rammin+ non,essential in"ormation into their mins they have no o**ort&nity to think a&rately or toanaly=e orrey the thin+s their instr&tors teah them#

Q: Do yo& laim- "or yo&r a&se- all those who are bo&n by the habit o" ri"tin+J

A: No# Dri"tin+ is only one o" my triks thro&+h whih I take over the *ower o"

ine*enent tho&+ht# Be"ore a ri"ter beomes my *ermanent *ro*erty- I m&st lea himon an ensnare him with another trik# I will tell yo& abo&t this other trik a"ter I "inishesribin+ my methos o" onvertin+ *eo*le into ri"ters#

Q: Do yo& mean yo& have a metho by whih yo& an a&se *eo*le to ri"t so "ar away"rom sel",etermination that they an never save themselvesJ

A: 4es- a e"inite methoK %n it is so e""etive it never "ails#

Q: Do I &nerstan yo& to laim yo&r metho is so *ower"&l yo&r o**osition annotrelaim those whom yo& have *ermanently ensnare thro&+h ri"tin+J

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Q: Go ahea an tell me more o" the methos by whih yo& a&se *eo*le to ri"t to hellwith yo&!

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A: 4es- that is orret# %ny habit whih a&ses one to *rorastinate F to *&t o""reahin+ a e"inite eision F leas to the habit o" ri"tin+#

Q: Is man the only reat&re who ri"tsJ

A: 4es# %ll other reat&res move in res*onse to e"inite laws o" nat&re# 3an alone e"iesnat&reCs laws an ri"ts when he wills#

Everythin+ o&tsie the mins o" men is ontrolle by my o**osition- bylaws so e"initethat ri"tin+ is im*ossible# I ontrol the mins o" men solely bea&se o" their habit o"ri"tin+- whih is only another way o" sayin+ that I ontrol the mins o" men only

bea&se they ne+let or re"&se to ontrol an &se their own mins#

Q: This is +ettin+ to be *retty ee* st&"" "or a mere h&man bein+# Let &s +et bak to theis&ssion o" somethin+ less abstrat# 'lease tell me how this ri"tin+ habit a""ets

*eo*le

in the everyay walks o" li"e an tell me in terms the avera+e *erson an &nerstan#

A: I wo&l *re"er to kee* this interview &* amon+ the stars!

Q:No o&bt yo& wo&l# That wo&l save yo& "rom bein+ e.*ose# B&t let &s ome bakto earth# Tell me now what ri"tin+ is oin+ to &s as a nation here in the Unite $tates#

A: (rankly- I may as well tell yo& that I hate the Unite $tates as only the Devil anhate#

Q: That is interestin+# What is the a&se o" this hatreJ

A: The a&se was born on M&ly - 6- when "i"ty,si. men si+ne a o&ment whihestroye my hanes o" ontrollin+ the nation# 4o& know that o&ment as theDelaration o" Ine*enene# /a it not been "or the in"l&ene o" that amnableo&ment- I wo&l now have a itator r&nnin+ the o&ntry an I wo&l sto* this ri+ht to"ree s*eeh an ine*enent tho&+ht that is threatenin+ my r&le on earth#

Q: %m I to &nerstan "rom what yo& say that nations ontrolle by sel",a**ointe

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A: There are no sel",a**ointe itators# I a**oint them all# 3oreover- I mani*&latethem an iret them in their work# Nations r&n by my itators know what they wantan take it by "ore# Look what I have one thro&+h 3&ssolini in Italy! Look what I amoin+ thro&+h /itler in Germany# Look what I am oin+ thro&+h $talin in 1&ssia# 3yitators r&n those nations "or me bea&se the *eo*le have been s&b&e thro&+h the

habit o" ri"tin+# 3y itators o no ri"tin+# That is why they r&le "or me the millions o"*eo*le &ner their ontrol#

Q: What wo&l ha**en i" 3&ssolini- $talin- an /itler t&rne traitors an isavoweyo& an yo&r r&leJ

A: That will not ha**en bea&se I have them too well bribe# I am *ayin+ eah o" themwith the so* o" his own vanity- by makin+ him believe he is atin+ on his own ao&nt#

That is another trik o" mine#

Q: Let &s ome bak to the Unite $tates an learn somethin+ o" what yo& are oin+ toonvert *eo*le into the habit o" ri"tin+#

A: 1i+ht now I am *avin+ the way "or a itatorshi* by sowin+ the sees o" "ear an&nertainty in the mins o" the *eo*le#

Q: Thro&+h whom are yo& arryin+ on yo&r workJ

A: 3ainly thro&+h the 'resient# I am estroyin+ his in"l&ene with the *eo*le bya&sin+ him to ri"t on the @&estion o" a workin+ a+reement between em*loyers antheir em*loyees# I" I an in&e him to ri"t "or another year- he will be so thoro&+hlyisreite I an han over the o&ntry to a itator# I" the 'resient ontin&es to ri"t- Iwill *araly=e *ersonal "reeom in the Unite $tates


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A: I have ontrol over no non,ri"ter- *resent or *ast# I ontrol the weak- not those whothink "or themselves#

Q: Go ahea an esribe a ty*ial ri"ter# Give yo&r esri*tion *oint by *oint so I anreo+ni=e a ri"ter when I see him#

A: The "irst thin+ yo& will notie abo&t a ri"ter is his total lak o" a ma


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/e will never reah eisions on anythin+ i" he an avoi it- an i" he is "ore to eiehe will reverse himsel" at the "irst o**ort&nity#

/e will eat too m&h an e.erise too little#

/e will take a rink o" li@&or i" someone else will *ay "or it#

/e will +amble i" he an o it ?on the &""#

/e will ritii=e others who are s&eein+ in their hosen allin+#

In brie"- the ri"ter will work harer to +et o&t o" thinkin+ than most others work inearnin+ a +oo livin+#

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/e is an ins*iration to all who ome into ontat with his min#

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ri"ters be+in to make thin+s hot "or yo I will not nee to eny yo&r story# 3y"ollowers will o that "or me F see i" they onCt#

Chapter ,ive

T! -ON)!++ION -ONTINU!+

Q: I( T/I$ 2ON(E$$ION O( 4OU1$ $TO''ED ri+ht here yo&r statement wo&l be

so&n- b&t "ort&nately "or millions o" yo&r vitims who will +ain their release bea&se o"yo&r on"ession- this interview will ontin&e &ntil yo& have s&**lie me with thewea*on by whih yo& will event&ally be restraine "rom omination o" *eo*le thro&+htheir "ears an s&*erstitions# 1emember- 4o&r 3a


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interview an etermine its so&nness by their own e.*erienes with yo That is one o"my little triks# Do yo& a**rove o" my methoJ

A: 4o& o&lnCt be settin+ a tra* "or me "or the *&r*ose o" oin+ some more boastin+-o&l yo&J

Q: I am askin+ the @&estions an yo& are oin+ the answerin+! Go ahea now anon"ess why yo& are *owerless to sto* me "rom "orin+ this on"ession "rom yo I wantyo&r on"ession "or ai an om"ort to vitims o" yo&rs whom I inten to release "romyo&r ontrol the moment they rea yo&r on"ession#

A: I am *owerless to in"l&ene or ontrol yo& bea&se yo& have "o&n the sereta**roah to my kin+om# 4o& know that I e.ist only in the mins o" *eo*le who have

"ears# 4o& know that I ontrol only the ri"ters who ne+let to &se their own mins# 4o&know that my hell is here on earth an not in the worl that omes a"ter eath# %n yo&know also that ri"ters s&**ly all the "ire I &se in my hell# 4o& know that I am a

*rini*le or "orm o" ener+y whih e.*resses the ne+ative sie o" matter an ener+y- anthat I am not a *erson with a "orke ton+&e an a s*ike tail 4o& have beome mymaster bea&se yo& have mastere all yo&r "ears# Lastly- yo& know that yo& an releaseall o" my earthbo&n vitims whom yo& ontat- an this e"inite knowle+e is the blowwith whih yo& will eal me the +reatest ama+e#

I annot ontrol yo& bea&se yo& have isovere yo&r own min an yo& have taken

har+e o" it# There now- 3r# Earthbo&n- that on"ession sho&l "ee yo&r vanity to theb&rstin+ *oint#

Q: That last art was &nneessary# 0nowle+e o" the sort I have &se to master yo& oesnot ontaminate itsel" with v&l+ar in&l+ene in vanity# Tr&th is the one- an only- thin+in the worl that an stan rii&le# Now let &s ontin&e with yo&r on"ession# What iswron+ with the *rini*le o" "latteryJ 4o& &se it- o yo& notJ

A: Do I &se itJ 3an alive! (lattery is one o" my most &se"&l wea*ons# With this ealyinstr&ment I slay the bi+ ones an the little ones#

Q: 4o&r amission interests me# Go ahea now an tell me how yo& make &se o""lattery#

A: I make &se o" it in so many ways it is i""i&lt to know where to be+in# I warn yo&-

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Q: ICll take the res*onsibility# 'roee#

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Q: What motive is most e""etive in har*oonin+ menJ

A: E+otism- with a a*ital E! Tell a man he has a stron+ /er&lean boy or that he is a

+reat b&siness tyoon- an he will *&rr like a at an smile like an o*oss&m! %"ter thatyo& know what ha**ens#

Q: %re all men like thatJ

A: Oh- no# Two o&t o" every h&nre have their e+otism so thoro&+hly &ner ontrolthat even an e.*ert "latterer o&lnCt +et &ner their skins with a o&ble,e+e b&therkni"e#

Q: /ow oes a &nnin+ woman a**ly her art o" "lattery in attratin+ menJ

A: Great heavens- man- o I have to raw a *it&re o" her metho "or yo&J /ave yo& noima+inationJ

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A: That is the most e""etive thin+ they &se It works when se. a**eal "ails!

Q: $o I am to believe that bi+- stron+- smart men an be wo&n &* an mani*&latethro&+h "lattery-


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witho&t e.e*tion- that their s&ess has been in e.at *ro*ortion to the e.tent that theys&rmo&nte "ail&re#

The li"e o" every s&ess"&l *erson lo&ly alaims that whih every tr&e *hiloso*herknowsK ?Every "ail&re brin+s with it the see o" an e@&ivalent s&ess#

B&t the see will not +erminate an +row &ner the in"l&ene o" a ri"ter# It s*rin+s toli"e only when it is in the hans o" one who reo+ni=es that most "ail&res are onlytem*orary e"eat- an who never- &ner any ir&mstanes- ae*ts e"eat as an e.&se"or ri"tin+#

Q: I" I &nerstan yo& orretly- yo& laim there is virt&e in "ail&re# That oes not seemreasonable# Why o yo& try to in&e *eo*le to "ail i" there is virt&e in "ail&reJ

A: There is no inonsisteny in my laims# The a**earane o" inonsisteny is &e toyo&r lak o" &nerstanin+# (ail&re is a virt&e only when it oes not lea one to @&ittryin+ an be+in ri"tin+# I in&e as many *eo*le as I an to "ail as o"ten as *ossible "orthe reason that not one o&t o" ten tho&san will kee* on tryin+ a"ter "ailin+ two or threetimes# I am not onerne abo&t the "ew who onvert "ail&res into ste**in+ stones

bea&se they belon+ to my o**osition anyway# They are the non,ri"ters an there"orethey are beyon my reah#

Q: 4o&r e.*lanation lears &* the matter# Now +o ahea an tell me o" some o" yo&rother triks with whih yo& all&re *eo*le into ri"tin+#

A: One o" my most e""etive triks is known to yo& as *ro*a+ana# This is theinstr&ment o" +reatest val&e to me in settin+ *eo*le to m&rerin+ one another &ner the+&ise o" war#

The leverness o" this trik onsists mainly o" the s&btlety with whih I &se it#

I mi. *ro*a+ana with the news o" the worl# I have it ta&+ht in *&bli an *rivateshools# I see that it "ins its way into the *&l*it# I olor movin+ *it&res with it I see thatit enters every home where there is a raio# I in


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Q: I" yo& an o all that yo& laim with *ro*a+ana- it is little woner that we have warsan b&siness e*ressions# Give me a sim*le esri*tion o" what yo& mean by the term?*ro*a+ana# M&st what is it an how oes it workJ I wish to know *arti&larly how yo&a&se *eo*le to ri"t thro&+h the &se o" this evilish evie#

A: 'ro*a+ana is any evie- *lan- or metho by whih *eo*le an be in"l&ene

witho&t knowin+ that they are bein+ in"l&ene- or the so&re o" the in"l&ene#

'ro*a+ana is &se in b&siness "or the *&r*ose o" iso&ra+in+ om*etition# Em*loyers&se it to +ain avanta+e over their em*loyees# The em*loyees retaliate by &sin+ it to +ainavanta+e over their em*loyers# In "at- it is &se so &niversally an thro&+h s&h asmooth an bea&ti"&l streamline tehni@&e that it looks harmless even when it isetete#

Q: I s&**ose some o" yo&r boys are now en+a+e in *re*arin+ the mins o" the%merian *eo*le to ri"t into some "orm o" itatorshi*# Tell me how they work#

A: 4es! 3illions o" my boys are *re*arin+ %merians to beome /itleri=e 3y bestboys are workin+ thro&+h *olitis an labor or+ani=ation# We inten to take over theo&ntry with ballots instea o" b&llets# %merians are so sensitive they wo&l neverstan the shok o" seein+ their "orm o" +overnment han+e with the ai o" mahine+&ns an tank ars# $o o&r *ro*a+ana boys are servin+ them a iet they will swallow-

by stirrin+ &* stri"e between em*loyers an em*loyees an t&rnin+ the +overnmenta+ainst b&siness an in&stry# When *ro*a+ana has one its work thoro&+hly- one o"my boys will move in as itator an the Nine Ol 3en on yo&r $&*reme 2o&rt withtheir silly notions o" the 2onstit&tion will move o&t!

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men an +ain ontrol o" them thro&+h what they believe to be their own ieasJ Whatwo&l yo& all that e.e*t the leverest o" all "orms o" *ro*a+anaJ

Q: $&rely yo& are not +oin+ to tell me that yo& estroy *eo*le thro&+h their own hel*witho&t their reali=in+ what yo& are oin+J

A: That is e.atly what I wish yo& to &nerstan# 3oreover- I will show yo& e.atlyhow the trik is *er"orme#

Q: Now we are +ettin+ somewhere# E.atly how o yo& onvert h&man bein+s into*ro*a+anists an l&re them into sel",im*risonmentJ Give me the story with all its l&ri

etails# This is the most im*ortant *art o" yo&r on"ession an I am ons&me withea+erness to +ain ontrol o" yo&r seret# I an harly blame yo& "or stallin+ abo&tanswerin+ my @&estion bea&se yo& know so well that yo&r answer will snath millionso" innoent vitims "rom yo&r ontrol# 4o& also know that yo&r answer will *rotet othero&ntless millions o" yet &nborn *eo*le "rom bein+ vitimi=e by yo It is little woneryo& are he+in+ abo&t answerin+#

A: 4o&r e&tions are orret# This *art o" my on"ession will o me more ama+ethan all the remainer o" it#

Q: $tatin+ yo&r heaahe in a better way- this *art o" yo&r on"ession will save moremillions o" *eo*le "rom yo&r ontrol than all the remainer o" it#

A: %ll I an say is that yo& have me in a hell o" a sit&ation!

Q:Now yo& shall know how the millions o" yo&r vitims "eel# LetCs have it#

A: I make my "irst entry into an inivi&alCs min by bribin+ him#

Q: What o yo& &se as a bribeJ

A: I &se many thin+s- all o" them *leasant thin+s the inivi&al ovets# I &se the samesort o" bribes that inivi&als &se when they bribe one another# That is- I &se "or bribesthe thin+s *eo*le most want# 3y best bribes are theseK

Love

The thirst "or se. e.*ression , 2oveto&sness "or money


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The obsessive esire to +ain somethin+ "or nothin+ F +amblin+

Vanity in women- e+otism in men

Desire to be the master o" others

Desire "or into.iants an narotis

Desire "or sel",e.*ression thro&+h wors an ees

Desire to imitate others

Desire "or *er*et&ation o" li"e a"ter eath

Desire to be a hero or heroine

Desire "or *hysial "oo

Q: That is an im*osin+ list o" bribes- 4o&r 3a


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Q: 4es- I amit yo&r metho is very lever- b&t what ha**ens i" the vitim "ools yo& an+ets his hans on a lot o" moneyJ 4o& onCt "ill his min with "ear o" *overty then- oyo&J

A: No- I onCt# I take over the s*ae by "illin+ it with somethin+ whih serves my

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Look into the reors o" movin+ *it&re stars or athletes who s&enly "in themselvesin *ossession o" bi+ money an hero worshi* an *raise "rom the *&bli# Observe how@&ikly I move in an take them over in many ases- mainly thro&+h se.- +amblin+-"oo- an li@&or# With these I ath an ontrol the bi++est an the best o" *eo*le assoon as they +et their hans on bi+ money#

Q: What abo&t those who a@&ire money slowly- by renerin+ some "orm o" &se"&lservieJ %re they easily snare tooJ

A: Oh- I +et them all ri+ht- b&t I +enerally have to han+e my bait# $ome o" them wantone thin+ an others want somethin+ else#

Where my *&r*ose is best serve I see to it that they +et what they want most- b&t Imana+e to wra* in the *aka+e somethin+ they onCt want# The thin+ I +ive them is the

e"inite thin+ that makes them ri"ters# Do yo& see how I workJ

Q: %n very lever work it is# 4o& l&re *eo*le on thro&+h their nat&ral esires- b&t yo&sli* yo&r ealy *oison into the ob


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A: 3y &nwillin+ workers are o"ten my best workers# 4o& see- my &nwillin+ workers arethose whom I annot ontrol with some ombination o" bribes- *eo*le whom I have tomaster by "ear or thro&+h some "orm o" mis"ort&ne# They o not wish to serve me- b&tthey annot avoi it bea&se they are eternally bo&n to me by the habit o" ri"tin+#

Q: Now I am be+innin+ to better &nerstan yo&r tehni@&e# 4o& bribe yo&r vitimsthro&+h their nat&ral esires an lea them astray while yo& in&e them to beomeri"ters i" they res*on to yo&r l&re# I" they re"&se to res*on- yo& *lant the see o" "earin their mins or tra* them thro&+h some "orm

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