78 THE PRINCIPLES OF SELF-MASTERY
These men work with natural laws well known to all economists
and natural scientists. As yet, chemistry of the mind is not suffici-
ently developed to be classed, by scientific men, in their catalogue of
known laws.
A Master Mind may be created by any group of people who will
coordinate their minds, in a spirit of perfect harmony. The group may
consist of any number from two upward. Best results appear to come
from the blending of six or seven minds.
It has been suggested that Jesus Christ discovered how to make use
of the principle of mind chemistry, and that His seemingly miraculous
performances grew out of the power He developed through the blend-
ing of the minds of the twelve disciples. It has been pointed out that
when one of the disciples Oudas Iscariot) broke faith, the Master Mind
immediately disintegrated and Jesus met with supreme catastrophe.
COMMENTARY
An opposite example is Adolf Hitler, whose ability to hold the minds of his people
in thrall allowed him to dominate Europe, terrify the world, and commit countless
crimes against humanity. His immoral use of the Master Mind was defeated only
by a greater Master Mind in which leaders like Franklin Roosevelt and Winston
Churchill united their people in a valiant effort. It is interesting to note that in the
United States many people had opposed going to war against Hitler and his allies.
President Roosevelt, however, applied many of the prinCiples of the laws of success
to persuade the public of the necessity and rightness of his course. Truly great lead-
ers have the ability to create harmony where it does not already exist. Roosevelt's
Master Mind, like that of Christ's, survived his death. Hitler's perished with him.
Not every Master Mind changes the course of history, but they can still offer
important and valuable contributions. In a time when it was unusual for women to
start up businesses, Mary Kay Ash invested her life savings in developing and mar-
keting a line of cosmetics. To make her venture a success, she created a Master
Mind with the women who sold her products. Because so many doors to success