lations with the invisible and the
infinite universe are his truest and most determining relations. And
these are governed and are constantly extended by his power of will. The
power of will is so akin to the divine energy that it is the power
through which, and by means of which, the closest relation with the
divine energy can be effected. Man, by the power of will, unites his
life with the life of God; he so relates himself to the divine energy
that he becomes receptive to it, and when this irresistible force pours
itself into his life all nobler realizations become possible; all
sublimest aspiration may express itself in the daily quality of life,
and fulfil its visions in actual tasks and deeds.

Nothing is ever hopeless. There is no situation nor complication that
has not its key simply in lifting up the heart to God; in willing,
through prayer, to work, as well as to walk, with Him; and in praying,
through power of will brought to bear in all its resistless intensity of
aspiration, that the power of God may work through all the conditions of
the human life.

The subjective or subliminal self is capable of extending the mental
faculties in a way almost undreamed of by the ordinary consciousness.
"There is in the mind a faculty," says a writer on this subject, "which,
if it receives the correct impression, is able to correct the mental and
physical life of a person and produce a manifest impression on his
environment, the secret of which is conscious and concentrated attention
under direction of the will of the individual.

"The subjective mind is a distinct entity. It occupies the whole human
body, and, when not opposed in any way, it has absolute control over all
the functions, conditions, and sensations of the body. While the
objective mind has control of all our voluntary functions and motions,
the subjective mind controls all the silent, involuntary, and vegetative
functions. This subjective mind can see without the use of physical
eyes. It perceives by intuition. It has the power to communicate with
others without the use of ordinary physical means. It can read the
thoughts of others. It receives intelligence and transmits it to people
at a distance. Distance offers no resistance against the successful
missions of the subjective mind. It never forgets anything, It never
sleeps. It is capable of sustaining an existence independent of the
body. It never dies. It is the living soul."

That "distinct entity" w