ACCURATE THINKING 707This explains the necessity for closely guarding how and from
where we receive suggestions. It is a fact that we can be subtly and
quietly influenced at times and in ways of which we are not consciously
aware.
We have found that every movement of the human body is con-
trolled by either the conscious or the subconscious section of the
mind, and that not a muscle can be moved until an order to do so
has been sent out by one or the other of these two sections of the
mind.
When this principle is thoroughly understood, we also under-
stand the powerful effect of any idea or thought that we create and
hold in the conscious mind until the subconscious mind has time to
take over that thought and begin the work of transforming it into
its material counterpart. When we understand the principle through
which any idea is first placed in the conscious mind, and held there
until the subconscious picks it up and appropriates it, we have a prac-
tical working knowledge of the law of Concentration, which will be
covered in the next lesson.
The Value oj Adopting a Chief Aim
This lesson on Accurate Thinking not only describes the real pur-
pose of a Definite Chief Aim, but it also explains in simple terms the
principles through which such an aim or purpose may be realized.
First create the objective toward which you are striving, through
the imaginative faculty of your mind, then transfer an outline of this
objective to paper by writing out a definite statement of it in the
nature of a Definite Chief Aim.
By daily reference to this written statement, the idea or thing
aimed for is taken up by the conscious mind and handed over to the
subconscious mind, which in turn directs the energies of the body to
transform the desire into reality.