The easiest and most obvious way to formulate an idea
is to visualize it, to see it in your mind’s eye as
vividly as if itwere alive. You can see with the naked eye only what already
exists in the external world; in a similar way, that which you
can visualize in your mind’s eye already exists in the invisible
realms of your mind. Any picture, which you have in your
mind, is the substance of things hoped for and the evidence of things not
seen. What you form in your imagination is as real as any part
of your body. The idea and the thought are real and will one
day appear in your objective world if you are faithful to your
mental image. This process of thinking forms impressions in
your mind; these impressions in turn become manifested as
facts and experiences in your life.
The builder visualizes the type of building he wants; he sees
it as he desires it to be completed. His imagery and thought-
processes become a plastic mold from which the building will
emerge-
– a beautiful or an ugly one, a skyscraper or a very low
one. His mental imagery is projected as it is drawn on paper.
Eventually, the contractor and his workers gather the essential
materials, and the building progresses until it stands finished,
conforming perfectly to the mental patterns of the architect.
I use the visualization technique prior to speaking from
the platform. I quiet the wheels of my mind in order that I
may present to the subconscious mind my images of thought.
Then, I picture the entire auditorium and the seats filled
with men and women, and each one of them illumined and
inspired by the infinite healing presence within each one. I see
them as radiant, happy, and free.
Having first built up the idea in my imagination, I quietly
Sustain it there as a mental picture while I imagine I hear men
had an instantaneous healing,” “I’m transformed.” I keep
à saying, “I am healed,” “I feel wonderful,” “I’ve
this up for about ten minutes or more, knowing and feeling
that each person’s mind and body are saturated with love, wholeness, beauty, and perfection. My awareness grows to.
the point where in my mind I can actually hear the voices of
the multitude proclaiming their health and happiness; then I
release the whole picture and go onto the platform. Almost
every Sunday some people stop and say that their prayers were
answered.