MEANING OF EMBODY
Question—What is meant by the word "embody" as used in the Science of Mind textbook? How may I embody the idea of active prosperity in my affairs?

ANSWER—The first thing to do is to invite and entertain the idea of your prosperity. This is building a mental equivalent. As your thought revolves about this idea, convince yourself that prosperity is your natural financial condition, your right to divine substance and supply. When you have c0nvinced yourself of this truth you have "embodied the idea." You have impressed the thought-form into Universal Mind, which has accepted and believed your conscious mental projection as true. The voice of thought is your word—"In the (very) beginning was the Word,—and the Word was God."

For a realization of this truth treat as follows: Know that there is no difference between your spoken word and the original Creative Word. Meditate on this until you feel assured of its truth. Then speak your word with authority for the objectification of prosperity, realizing that it has living power within itself, that it is its nature to produce.

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NEUTRALIZING NEGATIVE THOUGHT
Question—Is it possible to erase an idea from the subjective mind to the extent that it is absolutely forgotten?

ANSWER—Psychologists tell us that it is impossible to absolutely erase an idea, that what we really do is to bring the idea to the surface and take its power away from it, so to speak. That while it is still a part of the memory it is no longer destructive. When we speak of neutralizing, or erasing an idea we really mean erasing the possibility of this idea as any longer being a destructive power. It is probable that all thought impinged upon consciousness makes an indelible imprint. These images and impressions gradually become an accumulation on the subjective side of life. This backward (page 37) stream of subjectivity becomes a generalized tendency, forcing itself forward again and molding the new objective streams of thought.

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