The Milkman Bog

CHAPTER 11
THE MYSTERY OF SEX TRANSMUTATION
The Tenth Step toward Riches
The meaning of the word “transmute” is, in simple language, “the changing,
or transferring of one element, or form of energy, into another.”
The emotion of sex brings into being a state of mind. Because of ignorance
on the subject, this state of mind is generally associated with the physical, and
because of improper influences, to which most people have been subjected, in
acquiring knowledge of sex, things essentially physical have highly biased the
mind.
The emotion of sex has back of it the possibility of three constructive
potentialities, they are:—
1. The perpetuation of mankind.
2. The maintenance of health, (as a therapeutic agency, it has no equal).
3. The trans formation of mediocrity into genius through transmutation.
Sex transmutation is simple and easily explained. It means the switching of
the mind from thoughts of physical expression, to thoughts of some other
nature.
Sex desire is the most powerful of human desires. When driven by this desire,
men develop keenness of imagination, courage, willpower, persistence, and
creative ability unknown to them at other times. So strong and impelling is the
desire for sexual contact that men freely run the risk of life and reputation to
indulge it. When harnessed, and redirected along other lines, this motivating
force maintains all of its attributes of keenness of imagination, courage, etc.,
which may be used as powerful creative forces in literature, art, or in any
other profession or calling, including, of course, the accumulation of riches.
The transmutation of sex energy calls for the exercise of willpower,
to be sure, but the reward is worth the effort. The desire for sexual expression
is inborn and natural. The desire cannot, and should not be submerged or
eliminated. But it should be given an outlet through forms of expression
which enrich the body, mind, and spirit of man. If not given this form of
outlet, through transmutation, it will seek outlets through purely physical
channels.
A river may be dammed, and its water controlled for a time, but eventually, it
will force an outlet. The same is true of the emotion of sex. It may be
submerged and controlled for a time, but its very nature causes it to be ever
seeking means of expression. If it is not transmuted into some creative effort it
will find a less worthy outlet. Fortunate, indeed, is the person who has
discovered how to give sex emotion an outlet through some form of creative
effort, for he has, by that discovery, lifted himself to the status of a genius.
Scientific research has disclosed these significant facts:
1. The men of greatest achievement are men with highly developed sex
natures; men who have learned the art of sex transmutation.
2. The men who have accumulated great fortunes and achieved outstanding
recognition in literature, art, industry, architecture, and the professions,
were motivated by the influence of a woman.
The research from which these astounding discoveries were made, went back
through the pages of biography and history for more than two thousand years.
Wherever there was evidence available in connection with the lives of men
and women of great achievement, it indicated most convincingly that they
possessed highly developed sex natures.
The emotion of sex is an “irresistible force,” against which there can be no
such opposition as an “immovable body.” When driven by this emotion, men
become gifted with a super power for action. Understand this truth, and you
will catch the significance of the statement that sex transmutation will lift one
to the status of a genius.
The emotion of sex contains the secret of creative ability.
Destroy the sex glands, whether in man or beast, and you have
removed the major source of action. For proof of this, observe what
happens to any animal after it has been castrated. A bull becomes
as docile as a cow after it has been altered sexually. Sex alteration takes out of
the male, whether man or beast, all the FIGHT that was in him. Sex alteration
of the female has the same effect.
THE TEN MIND STIMULI
The human mind responds to stimuli, through which it may be “keyed up” to
high rates of vibration, known as enthusiasm, creative imagination, intense
desire, etc. The stimuli to which the mind responds most freely are:—
1. The desire for sex expression
2. Love
3. A burning desire for fame, power, or financial gain, MONEY
4. Music
5. Friendship between either those of the same sex, or those of the opposite
sex.
6. A Master Mind alliance based upon the harmony of two or more people
who ally themselves for spiritual or temporal advancement.
7. Mutual suffering, such as that experienced by people who are persecuted.
8. Auto-suggestion
9. Fear
10. Narcotics and alcohol.
The desire for sex expression comes at the head of the list of stimuli, which
most effectively “stepup” the vibrations of the mind and start the “wheels” of
physical action. Eight of these stimuli are natural and constructive. Two are
destructive. The list is here presented for the purpose of enabling you to make
a comparative study of the major sources of mind stimulation. From this
study, it will be readily seen that the emotion of sex is, by great odds, the most
intense and powerful of all mind stimuli. This comparison is necessary as a
foundation for proof of the statement that transmutation of sex energy may lift
one to the status of a genius. Let us find out what constitutes a genius.
Some wiseacre has said that a genius is a man who “wears long
hair, eats queer food, lives alone, and serves as a target for the joke
makers.” A better definition of a genius is, “a man who has discovered
how to increase the vibrations of thought to the point where he can freely
communicate with sources of knowledge not available through the ordinary
rate of vibration of tho ught.” The person who thinks will want to ask some
questions concerning this definition of genius. The first question will be,
“How may one communicate with sources of knowledge which are not
available through the ORDINARY rate of vibration of thought?” The next
question will be, “Are there known sources of knowledge which are available
only to genii, and if so, WHAT ARE THESE SOURCES, and exactly how
may they be reached?” We shall offer proof of the soundness of some of the
more important statements made in this book—or at least we shall offer
evidence through which you may secure your own proof through
experimentation, and in doing so, we shall answer both of these questions.
“GENIUS” IS DEVELOPED THROUGH
THE SIXTH SENSE
The reality of a “sixth sense” has been fairly well established. This sixth
sense is “Creative Imagination.” The faculty of creative imagination is one
which the majority of people never use during an entire lifetime, and if used at
all, it usually happens by mere accident. A relatively small number of people
use, WITH DELIBERATION AND PURPOSE AFORETHOUGHT, the
faculty of creative imagination. Those who use this faculty voluntarily, and
with understanding of its functions, are GENII. The faculty of creative
imagination is the direct link between the finite mind of man and Infinite
Intelligence. All so-called revelations, referred to in the realm of religion, and
all discoveries of basic or new principles in the field of invention, take place
through the faculty of creative imagination.
When ideas or concepts flash into one’s mind, through what is popularly
called a “hunch,” they come from one or more of the following sources:—
1. Infinite Intelligence
2. One’s subconscious mind, wherein is stored every sense impression and
thought impulse which ever reached the brain through any of the five
senses
3. From the mind of some other person who has just released the thought, or
picture of the idea or concept, through
conscious thought, or
4. From the other person’s subconscious storehouse.
There are no other KNOWN sources from which “inspired” ideas or
“hunches” may be received.
The creative imagination functions best when the mind is vibrating (due to
some form of mind stimulation) at an exceedingly high rate. That is, when the
mind is functioning at a rate of vibration higher than that of ordinary, normal
thought. When brain action has been stimulated, through one or more of the
ten mind stimulants, it has the effect of lifting the individual far above the
horizon of ordinary thought, and permits him to envision distance, scope, and
quality of THOUGHTS not available on the lower plane, such as that
occupied while one is engaged in the solution of the problems of business and
professional routine. When lifted to this higher level of thought, through any
form of mind stimulation, an individual occupies, relatively, the same position
as one who has ascended in an airplane to a height from which he may see
over and beyond the horizon line which limits his vision, while on the ground.
Moreover, while on this higher level of thought, the individual is not
hampered or bound by any of the stimuli which circumscribe and limit his
vision while wrestling with the problems of gaining the three basic necessities
of food, clothing, and shelter. He is in a world of thought in which the
ORDINARY, work-a-day thoughts have been as effectively removed as are
the hills and valleys and other limitations of physical vision, when he rises in
an airplane.
While on this exalted plane of THOUGHT, the creative faculty of the mind is
given freedom for action. The way has been cleared for the sixth sense to
function, it becomes receptive to ideas which could not reach the individual
under any other circumstances. The “sixth sense” is the faculty which marks
the difference between a genius and an ordinary individual.
The creative faculty becomes more alert and receptive to vibrations,
originating outside the individual’s subconscious mind, the more this faculty
is used, and the more the individual relies upon it, and makes demands upon it
for thought impulses. This faculty can be cultivated and developed only
through use.
That which is known as ones ‘conscience operates entirely through the faculty
of the sixth sense.
The great artists, writers, musicians, and poets become great, because they
acquire the habit of relying upon the “still small voice” which speaks from
within, through the faculty of creative imagination. It is a fact well known to
people who have “keen” imaginations that their best ideas come through socalled
“hunches.”
There is a great orator who does not attain to greatness, until he closes his
eyes and begins to rely entirely upon the faculty of Creative Imagination.
When asked why he closed his eyes just before the climaxes of his oratory, he
replied, “I do it, because, then I speak through ideas which come to me from
within.” One of America’s most successful and best known financiers
followed the habit of closing his eyes for two or three minutes before making
a decision.
When asked why he did this, he replied, “W ith my eyes closed, I am able to
draw upon a source of superior intelligence.” The late Dr. Elmer R. Gates, of
Chevy Chase, Maryland, created more than 200 useful patents, many of them
basic, through the process of cultivating and using the creative faculty. His
method is both significant and interesting to one interested in attaining to the
status of genius, in which category Dr. Gates, unquestionably belonged. Dr.
Gates was one of the really great, though less publicized scientists of the
world.
In his laboratory, he had what he called his “personal communication room.”
It was practically sound proof, and so arranged that all light could be shut out.
It was equipped with a small table, on which he kept a pad of writing paper. In
front of the table, on the wall, was an electric pushbutton, which controlled the
lights. When Dr. Gates desired to draw upon the forces available to him
through his Creative Imagination, he would go into this room, seat himself at
the table, shut off the lights, and CONCENTRATE upon the KNOWN factors
of the invention on which he was working, remaining in that position until
ideas began to “flash” into his mind in connection with the UNKNOWN
factors of the invention. On one occasion, ideas came through so fast that he
was forced to write for almost three hours. When the thoughts stopped
flowing, and he examined his notes, he found they contained a minute
description of principles which bad not a parallel among the known data of the
scientific world. Moreover, the answer to his proble m was intelligently
presented in those notes. In this manner Dr. Gates completed over 200 patents,
which had been begun, but not completed, by “half-baked” brains. Evidence
of the truth of this statement is in the United States Patent Office.
Dr. Gates earned his living by “sitting for ideas” for individuals and
corporations. Some of the largest corporations in America paid him
substantial fees, by the hour, for “sitting for ideas.” The reasoning faculty is
often faulty, because it is largely guided by one’s accumulated experience.
Not all knowledge, which one accumulates through “experience,” is accurate.
Ideas received through the creative faculty are much more reliable, for the
reason that they come from sources more reliable than any which are available
to the reasoning faculty of the mind. The major difference between the genius
and the ordinary “crank” inventor, may be found in the fact that the genius
works through his faculty of creative imagination, while the “crank” knows
nothing of this faculty. The scientific inventor (such as Mr. Edison, and Dr.
Gates), makes use of both the synthetic and the creative faculties of
imagination.
For example, the scientific inventor, or “genius, begins an invention by
organizing and combining the known ideas, or principles accumulated through
experience, through the synthetic faculty (the reasoning faculty). If he finds
this accumulated knowledge to be insufficient for the completion of his
invention, he then draws upon the sources of knowledge available to him
through his creative faculty. The method by which he does this varies with the
individual, but this is the sum and substance of his procedure:
1. HE STIMULATES HIS MIND SO THAT IT VIBRATES ON A
HIGHER-THAN-AVERAGE PLANE, using one or more of the ten mind
stimulants or some other stimulant of his choice.
2. HE CONCENTRATES upon the known factors (the finished part) of his
invention, and creates in his mind a perfect picture of unknown factors
(the unfinished part), of his invention. He holds this picture in mind until it
has been taken over by the subconscious mind, then relaxes by clearing his
mind of ALL thought, and waits for his answer to “flash” into his mind.
Sometimes the results are both definite and immediate. At other times, the
results are negative, depending upon the state of development of the “sixth
sense,” or creative faculty. Mr. Edison tried out more than 10,000 different
combinations of ideas through the synthetic faculty of his imagination before
he “tuned in” through the creative faculty, and got the answer which perfected
the incandescent light. His experience was similar when he produced the
talking machine.
There is plenty of reliable evidence that the faculty of creative imagination
exists. This evidence is available through accurate analysis of men who have
become leaders in their respective callings, without having had extensive
educations. Lincoln was a notable example of a great leader who achieved
greatness, through the discovery, and use of his faculty of creative
imagination. He discovered, and began to use this faculty as the result of the
stimulation of love which he experienced after he met Anne Rutledge, a
statement of the highest significance, in connection with the study of the
source of genius.
The pages of history are filled with the records of great leaders whose
achievements may be traced directly to the influence of women who aroused
the creative faculties of their minds, through the stimulation of sex desire.
Napoleon Bonaparte was one of these. When inspired by his first wife,
Josephine, he was irresistible and invincible. When his “better judgment” or
reasoning faculty prompted him to put Josephine aside, he began to decline.
His defeat and St. Helena were not far distant.
If good taste would permit, we might easily mention scores of men, well
known to the American people, who climbed to great heights of achievement
under the stimulating influence of their wives, only to drop back to destruction
AFTER money and power went to their heads, and they put aside the old wife
for a new one. Napoleon was not the only man to discover that sex influence,
from the right source, is more powerful than any substitute of expediency,
which may be created by mere reason.
The human mind responds to stimulation!
Among the greatest, and most powerful of these stimuli is the urge of sex.
When harnessed and transmuted, this driving force is capable of lifting men
into that higher sphere of thought which enables them to master the sources of
worry and petty annoyance which beset their pathway on the lower plane.
Unfortunately, only the genii have made the discovery. Others have accepted
the experience of sex urge, without discovering one of its major
potentialities—a fact which accounts for the great number of “others” as
compared to the limited number of genii. For the purpose of refreshing the
memory, in connection with the facts available from the biographies of certain
men, we here present the names of a few men of outstanding achievement,
each of whom was known to have been of a highly sexed nature. The genius
which was their’s, undoubtedly found its source of power in transmuted sex
energy:
GEORGE WASHINGTON
NAPOLEON BONAPARTE
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
ABRAHAM LINCOLN
RALPH WALDO EMERSON
ROBERT BURNS
THOMAS JEFFERSON
ELBERT HUBBARD
ELBERT H. GARY
OSCAR WILDE
WOODROW WILSON
JOHN H. PATTERSON
ANDREW JACKSON
ENRICO CARUSO
Your own knowledge of biography will enable you to add to this list. Find, if
you can, a single man, in all history of civilization, who achieved outstanding
success in any calling, who was not driven by a well developed sex nature.
If you do not wish to rely upon biographies of men not now living, take
inventory of those whom you know to be men of great achievement, and see if
you can find one among them who is not highly sexed.
Sex energy is the creative energy of all genii. There never has
been, and never will be a great leader, builder, or artist lacking in this driving
force of sex.
Surely no one will misunderstand these statements to mean
that ALL who are highly sexed are genii! Man attains to the status
of a genius ONLY when, and IF, he stimulates his mind so that it
draws upon the forces available, through the creative faculty of the
imagination. Chief among the stimuli with which this “stepping up” of the
vibrations may be produced is sex energy. The mere possession of this energy
is not sufficient to produce a genius. The energy must be transmuted from
desire for physical contact, into some other form of desire and action, before it
will lift one to the status of a genius.
Far from becoming genii, because of great sex desires, the majority of men
lower themselves, through misunderstanding and misuse of this great force, to
the status of the lower animals. WHY MEN SELDOM SUCCEED BEFORE
FORTY I discovered, from the analysis of over 25,000 people, that men who
succeed in an outstanding way, seldom do so before the age of forty, and more
often they do not strike their real pace until they are well beyond the age of
fifty. This fact was so astounding that it prompted me to go into the study of
its cause most carefully, carrying the investigation over a period of more than
twelve years. This study disclosed the fact that the major reason why the
majority of men who succeed do not begin to do so before the age of forty to
fifty, is their tendency to DISSIPATE their energies through over indulgence
in physical expression of the emotion of sex. The majority of men never learn
that the urge of sex has other possibilities, which far transcend in importance,
that of mere physical expression. The majority of those who make this
discovery, do so after having wasted many years at a period when the sex
energy is at its height, prior to the age of forty-five to fifty. This usually is
followed by noteworthy achievement. The lives of many men up to, and
sometimes well past the age of forty, reflect a continued dissipation of
energies, which could have been more profitably turned into better channels.
Their finer and more powerful emotions are sown wildly to the four winds.
Out of this habit of the male, grew the term, “sowing his wild oats.” The
desire for sexual expression is by far the strongest and most impelling of all
the human emotions, and for this very reason this desire, when harnessed and
transmuted into action, other than that of physical exp ression, may raise one
to the status of a genius.
One of America’s most able business men frankly admitted that
his attractive secretary was responsible for most of the plans he
created. He admitted that her presence lifted him to heights of creative
imagination, such as he could experience under no other stimulus.
One of the most successful men in America owes most of his success to the
influence of a very charming young woman, who has served as his source of
inspiration for more than twelve years. Everyo ne knows the man to whom
this reference is made, but not everyone knows the REAL SOURCE of his
achievements. History is not lacking in examples of men who attained to the
status of genii, as the result of the use of artificial mind stimulants in the form
of alcohol and narcotics. Edgar Allen Poe wrote the “Raven” while under the
influence of liquor, “dreaming dreams that mortal never dared to dream
before.” James Whitcomb Riley did his best writing while under the influence
of alcohol. Perhaps it was thus he saw “the ordered intermingling of the real
and the dream, the mill above the river, and the mist above the stream.”
Robert Burns wrote best when intoxicated, “For Auld Lang Syne, my dear,
we’ll take a cup of kindness yet, for Auld Lang Syne.” But let it be
remembered that many such men have destroyed themselves in the end.
Nature has prepared her own potions with which men may safely stimulate
their minds so they vibrate on a plane that enables them to tune in to fine and
rare thoughts which come from—no man knows where! No satisfactory
substitute for Nature’s stimulants has ever been found.
It is a fact well known to psychologists that there is a very close relationship
between sex desires and spiritual urges—a fact which accounts for the
peculiar behavior of people who participate in the orgies known as religious
“revivals,” common among the primitive types.
The world is ruled, and the destiny of civilization is established, by the human
emotions. People are influenced in their actions, not by reason so much as by
“feelings.” The creative faculty of the mind is set into action entirely by
emotions, and not by cold reason. The most powerful of all human emotions
is that of sex. There are other mind stimulants, some of which have been
listed, but no one of them, nor all of them combined, can equal the driving
power of sex. A mind stimulant is any influence which will either
temporarily, or permanently, increase the vibrations of thought. The ten major
stimulants, described, are those most commonly resorted to.
Through these sources one may commune with In.-finite
Intelligence, or enter, at will, the storehouse of the subconscious mind, either
one’s own, or that of another person, a procedure
which is all there is of genius.
A teacher, who has trained and directed the efforts of more
than 30,000 sales people, made the astounding discovery that
highly sexed men are the most efficient salesmen. The explanation
is, that the factor of personality known as “personal magnetism” is
nothing more nor less than sex energy. Highly sexed people always
have a plentiful supply of magnetism. Through cultivation and understanding,
this vital force may be drawn upon and used to great advantage in the
relationships between people. This energy may be communicated to others
through the following media:
1. The hand-shake. The touch of the hand indicates, instantly, the presence of
magnetism, or the lack of it.
2. The tone of voice. Magnetism, or sex energy, is the factor with which the
voice may be colored, or made musical and charming.
3. Posture and carriage of the body. Highly sexed people move briskly, and
with grace and ease.
4. The vibrations of thought. Highly sexed people mix the emotion of sex
with their thoughts, or may do so at will, and in that way, may influence
those around them.
5. Body adornment. People who are highly sexed are usually very careful
about their personal appearance. They usually select clothing of a style
becoming to their personality, physique, complexion, etc.
When employing salesmen, the more capable sales manager looks for the
quality of personal magnetism as the first requirement of a salesman. People
who lack sex energy will never become enthusiastic nor inspire others with
enthusiasm, and enthusiasm is one of the most important requisites in
salesmanship, no matter what one is selling.
The public speaker, orator, preacher, lawyer, or salesman who
is lacking in sex energy is a “flop,” as far as being able to influence
others is concerned. Couple with this the fact, that most people can
be influenced only through an appeal to their emotions, and you
will understand the importance of sex energy as a part of the
salesman’s native ability. Master salesmen attain the status of
mastery in selling, because they, either consciously, or unconsciously,
transmute the energy of sex into SALES ENTHUSIASM! In this statement
may be found a very practical suggestion as to the actual meaning of sex
transmutation.
The salesman who knows how to take his mind off the subject of sex, and
direct it in sales effort with as much enthusiasm and determination as he
would apply to its original purpose, has acquired the art of sex transmutation,
whether he knows it or not. The majority of salesmen who transmute their sex
energy do so without being in the least aware of what they are doing, or how
they are doing it.
Transmutation of sex energy calls for more will power than the average
person cares to use for this purpose. Those who find it difficult to summon
will-power sufficient for transmutation, may gradually acquire this ability.
Though this requires will-power, the reward for the practice is more than
worth the effort. The entire subject of sex is one with which the majority of
people appear to be unpardonably ignorant. The urge of sex has been grossly
misunderstood, slandered, and burlesqued by the ignorant and the evil
minded, for so long that the very word sex is seldom used in polite society.
Men and women who are known to be blessed—yes, BLESSED—with highly
sexed natures, are usually looked upon as being people who will bear
watching. Instead of being called blessed, they are usually called cursed.
Millions of people, even in this age of enlightenment, have inferiority
complexes which they developed because of this false belief that a highly
sexed nature is a curse. These statements, of the virtue of sex energy, should
not be construed as justification for the libertine. The emotion of sex is a
virtue ONLY when used intelligently, and with discrimination. It may be
misused, and often is, to such an extent that it debases, instead of enriches,
both body and mind. The better use of this power is the burden of this chapter.
It seemed quite significant to the author, when he made the discovery that
practically every great leader, whom he had the privilege of analyzing, was a
man whose achievements were largely inspired by a woman. In many
instances, the “woman in the case” was a modest, self-denying wife, of whom
the public had heard but little or nothing. In a few instances, the source of
inspiration has been traced to the “other woman.” Perhaps such cases may not
be entirely unknown to you.
Intemperance in sex habits is just as detrimental as intemperance in habits of
drinking and eating. In this age in which we live, an age which began with the
world war, intemperance in habits of sex is common. This orgy of indulgence
may account for the shortage of great leaders. No man can avail himself of the
forces of his creative imagination, while dissipating them. Man is the only
creature on earth which violates Nature’s purpose in this connection. Every
other animal indulges its sex nature in moderation, and with purpose which
harmonizes with the laws of nature. Every other animal responds to the call of
sex only in “season.” Man’s inclination is to declare “open season.” Every
intelligent person knows that stimulation in excess, through alcoholic drink
and narcotics, is a form of intemperance which destroys the vital organs of the
body, including the brain. Not every person knows, however, that over
indulgence in sex expression may become a habit as destructive and as
detrimental to creative effort as narcotics or liquor.
A sex- mad man is not essentially different than a dope-mad man! Both have
lost control over their faculties of reason and willpower. Sexual
overindulgence may not only destroy reason and willpower, but it may also
lead to either temporary, or permanent insanity. Many cases of hypochondria
(imaginary illness) grow out of habits developed in ignorance of the true
function of sex. From these brief references to the subject, it may be readily
seen that ignorance on the subject of sex transmutation, forces stupendous
penalties upon the ignorant on the one hand, and withholds from them equally
stupendous benefits, on the other. Widespread ignorance on the subject of sex
is due to the fact that the subject has been surrounded with mystery and
beclouded by dark silence. The conspiracy of mystery and silence has had the
same effect upon the minds of young people that the psychology of
prohibition had. The result has been increased curiosity, and desire to acquire
more knowledge on this “verboten” subject; and to the shame of all
lawmakers, and most physicians—by training best qualified to educate youth
on that subject- information has not been easily available.
Seldom does an individual enter upon highly creative effort in
any field of endeavor before the age of forty. The average man
reaches the period of his greatest capacity to create between forty
and sixty. These statements are based upon analysis of thousands
of men and women who have been carefully observed. They should be
encouraging to those who fail to arrive before the age of forty, and to those
who become frightened at the approach of “old age,” around the forty-year
mark. The years between forty and fifty are, as a rule, the most fruitful. Man
should approach this age, not with fear and trembling, but with hope and eager
anticipation. If you want evidence that most men do not begin to do their best
work before the age of forty, study the records of the most successful men
known to the American people, and you will find it. Henry Ford had not “hit
his pace” of achievement until he had passed the age of forty. Andrew
Carnegie was well past forty before he began to reap the reward of his efforts.
James J. Hill was still running a telegraph key at the age of forty. His
stupendous achievements took place after that age. Biographies of American
industrialists and financiers are filled with evidence that the period from forty
to sixty is the most productive age of man. Between the ages of thirty and
forty, man begins to learn (if he ever learns), the art of sex transmutation. This
discovery is generally accidental, and more often than otherwise, the man who
makes it is totally unconscious of his discovery. He may observe that his
powers of achievement have increased around the age of thirty- five to forty,
but in most cases, he is not familiar with the cause of this change; that Nature
begins to harmonize the emotions of love and sex in the individual, between
the ages of thirty and forty, so that he may draw upon these great forces, and
apply them jointly as stimuli to action.
Sex, alone, is a mighty urge to action, but its forces are like a cyclone-they are
often uncontrollable. When the emotion of love begins to mix itself with the
emotion of sex, the result is calmness of purpose, poise, accuracy of judgment,
and balance. What person, who has attained to the age of forty, is so
unfortunate as to be unable to analyze these statements, and to corroborate
them by his own experience?
When driven by his desire to please a woman, based solely upon the emotion
of sex, a man may be, and usually is, capable of great achievement, but his
actions may be disorganized, distorted, and totally destructive. When driven
by his desire to please a woman, based upon the motive of sex alone, a man
may steal, cheat, and even commit murder. But when the emotion of LOVE is
mixed with the emotion of sex, that same man will guide his actions with
more sanity, balance, and reason. Criminologists have discovered that the
most hardened criminals can be reformed through the influence of a woman’s
love. There is no record of a criminal having been reformed solely through
the sex influence. These facts are well known, but their cause is not.
Reformation comes, if at all, through the heart, or the emotional side of man,
not through his head, or reasoning side. Reformation means, “a change of
heart.” It does not mean a “change of head.” A man may, because of reason,
make certain changes in his personal conduct to avoid the consequences of
undesirable effects, but GENUINE REFORMATION comes only through a
change of heart-through a DESIRE to change.
Love, Romance, and Sex are all emotions capable of driving men to heights of
super achievement. Love is the emotion which serves as a safety valve, and
insures balance, poise, and constructive effort. When combined, these three
emotions may lift one to an altitude of a genius. There are genii, however,
who know but little of the emotion of love. Most of them may be found
engaged in some form of action which is destructive, or at least, not based
upon justice and fairness toward others. If good taste would permit, a dozen
genii could be named in the field of industry and finance, who ride ruthlessly
over the rights of their fellow men. They seem totally lacking in conscience.
The reader can easily supply his own list of such men.
The emotions are states of mind. Nature has provided man with a “chemistry
of the mind” which operates in a manner similar to the principles of che mistry
of matter. It is a well known fact that, through the aid of chemistry of matter, a
chemist may create a deadly poison by mixing certain elements, none of
which are—in themselves—harmful in the right proportions. The emotions
may, likewise, be combined so as to create a deadly poison. The emotions of
sex and jealousy, when mixed, may turn a person into an insane beast.
The presence of any one or more of the destructive emotions in the human
mind, through the chemistry of the mind, sets up a poison which may destroy
one’s sense of justice and fairness. In extreme cases, the presence of any
combination of these emotions in the mind may destroy one’s reason.
The road to genius consists of the development, control, and use of sex, love,
and romance. Briefly, the process may be stated as follows: Encourage the
presence of these emotions as the dominating thoughts in one’s mind, and
discourage the presence of all the destructive emotions. The mind is a creature
of habit. It thrives upon the dominating thoughts fed it. Through the faculty of
willpower, one may discourage the presence of any emotion, and encourage
the presence of any other. Control of the mind, through the power of will, is
not difficult. Control comes from persistence, and habit. The secret of control
lies in understanding the process of transmutation. When any negative
emotion presents itself in one’s mind, it can be transmuted into a positive, or
constructive emotion, by the simple procedure of changing one’s thoughts.
THERE IS NO OTHER ROAD TO GENIUS THAN THROUGH
VOLUNTARY SELF EFFORT! A man may attain to great heights of
financial or business achievement, solely by the driving force of sex energy,
but history is filled with evidence that he may, and usually does, carry with
him certain traits of character which rob him of the ability to either hold, or
enjoy his fortune. This is worthy of analysis, thought, and meditation, for it
states a truth, the knowledge of which may be helpful to women as well as
men. Ignorance of this has cost thousands of people their privilege of
HAPPINESS, even though they possessed riches. The emotions of love and
sex leave their unmistakable marks upon the features. Moreover, these signs
are so visible, that all who wish may read them. The man who is driven by the
storm of passion, based upon sex desires alone, plainly advertises that fact to
the entire world, by the expression of his eyes, and the lines of his face. The
emotion of love, when mixed with the emotion of sex, softens, modifies, and
beautifies the facial expression. No character analyst is needed to tell you
this— you may observe it for yourself. The emotion of love brings out, and
develops, the artistic and the aesthetic nature of man. It leaves its impress
upon one’s very soul, even after the fire has been subdued by time and
circumstance. Memories of love never pass. They linger, guide, and influence
long after the source of stimulation has faded. There is nothing new in this.
Every person, who has been moved by GENUINE LOVE, knows that it leaves
enduring traces upon the human heart. The effect of love endures, because
love is spiritual in nature. The man who cannot be stimulated to great heights
of achievement by love, is hopeless-he is dead, though he may seem to live.
Even the memories of love are sufficient to lift one to a higher plane of
creative effort. The major force of love may spend itself and pass away, like a
fire which has burned itself out, but it leaves behind indelible marks as
evidence that it passed that way. Its departure often prepares the human heart
for a still greater love. Go back into your yesterdays, at times, and bathe your
mind in the beautiful memories of past love. It will soften the influence of the
present worries and annoyances. It will give you a source of escape from the
unpleasant realities of life, and maybe—who knows?—your mind will yield to
you, during this temporary retreat into the world of fantasy, ideas, or plans
which may change the entire financial or spiritual status of your life.
If you believe yourself unfortunate, because you have “loved and lost,” perish
the thought. One who has loved truly, can never lose entirely. Love is
whimsical and temperamental. Its nature is ephemeral, and transitory. It
comes when it pleases, and goes away without warning. Accept and enjoy it
while it remains, but spend no time worrying about its departure. Worry will
never bring it back. Dismiss, also, the thought that love never comes but
once. Love may come and go, times without number, but there are no two
love experiences which affect one in just the same way. There may be, and
there usually is, one love experience which leaves a deeper imprint on the
heart than all the others, but all love experiences are beneficial, except to the
person who becomes resentful and cynical when love makes its departure.
There should be no disappointment over love, and there would be none if
people understood the difference between the emotions of love and sex. The
major difference is that love is spiritual, while sex is biological. No
experience, which touches the human heart with a spiritual force, can possibly
be harmful, except through ignorance, or jealousy.
Love is, without question, life’s greatest experience. It brings one into
communion with Infinite Intelligence. When mixed with the emotions of
romance and sex, it may lead one far up the ladder of creative effort. The
emotions of love, sex, and romance, are sides of the eternal triangle of
achievement-building genius. Nature creates genii through no other force.
Love is an emotion with many sides, shades, and colors. The
love which one feels for parents, or children is quite different from
that which one feels for one’s sweetheart. The one is mixed with the emotion
of sex, while the other is not.
The love which one feels in true friend ship is not the same as that felt for
one’s sweetheart, parents, or children, but it, too, is a form of love.
Then, there is the emotion of love for things inanimate, such as the love of
Nature’s handiwork. But the most intense and burning of all these various
kinds of love, is that experienced in the blending of the emotions of love and
sex. Marriages, not blessed with the eternal affinity of love, properly balanced
and proportioned, with sex, cannot be happy ones—and seldom endure. Love,
alone, will not bring happiness in marriage, nor will sex alone. When these
two beautiful emotions are blended, marriage may bring about a state of mind,
closest to the spiritual that one may ever know on this earthly plane.
When the emotion of romance is added to those of love and sex, the
obstructions between the finite mind of man and Infinite Intelligence are
removed.
Then a genius has been born!
What a different story is this, than those usually associated with the emotion
of sex. Here is an interpretation of the emotion which lifts it out of the
commonplace, and makes of it potter’s clay in the hands of God, from which
He fashions all that is beautiful and inspiring. It is an interpretation which
would, when properly understood, bring harmony out of the chaos which
exists in too many marriages. The disharmonies often expressed in the form of
nagging, may usually be traced to lack of knowledge on the subject of sex.
Where love, romance and the proper understanding of the emotion and
function of sex abide, there is no disharmony between married people.
Fortunate is the husband whose wife understands the true relationship between
the emotions of love, sex, and romance. When motivated by this holy
triumvirate, no form of labor is burdensome, because even the most lowly
form of effort takes on the nature of a labor of love.
It is a very old saying that “a man’s wife may either make him or break him,”
but the reason is not always understood. The “making” and “breaking” is the
result of the wife’s understanding, or lack of understanding of the emotions of
love, sex, and romance.
Despite the fact that men are polygamous, by the very nature of
their biological inheritance, it is true that no woman has as great an influence
on a man as his wife, unless he is married to a woman totally unsuited to his
nature. If a woman permits her husband to lose interest in her, and become
more interested in other women, it is usually because of her ignorance, or
indifference toward the subjects of sex, love, and romance. This statement
presupposes, of course, that genuine love once existed between a man and his
wife. The facts are equally applicable to a man who permits his wife’s
interest in him to die.
Married people often bicker over a multitude of trivialities. If these are
analyzed accurately, the real cause of the trouble will often be found to be
indifference, or ignorance on these subjects.
Man’s greatest motivating force is his desire to please woman!
The hunter who excelled during prehistoric days, before the dawn of
civilization, did so, because of his desire to appear great in the eyes of woman.
Man’s nature has not changed in this respect. The “hunter” of today brings
home no skins of wild animals, but he indicates his desire for her favor by
supplying fine clothes, motor cars, and wealth. Man has the same desire to
please woman that he had before the dawn of civilization. The only thing that
has changed, is his method of pleasing. Men who accumulate large fortunes,
and attain to great heights of power and fame, do so, mainly, to satisfy their
desire to please women.
Take women out of their lives, and great wealth would be
useless to most men. It is this inherent desire of man to please
woman, which gives woman the power to make or break a man.
The woman who understands man’s nature and tactfully caters to it, need have
no fear of competition from other women. Men may be “giants” with
indomitable will-power when dealing with other men, but they are easily
managed by the women of their choice. Most men will not admit that they are
easily influenced by the women they prefer, because it is in the nature of the
male to want to be recognized as the stronger of the species. Moreover, the
intelligent woman recognizes this “manly trait” and very wisely makes no
issue of it.
Some men know that they are being influenced by the women
of their choice—their wives, sweethearts, mothers or sisters—but
they tactfully refrain from rebelling against the influence because
they are intelligent enough to know that NO MAN IS HAPPY OR
COMPLETE WITHOUT THE MODIFYING INFLUENCE OF THE
RIGHT WOMAN. The man who does not recognize this important truth
deprives himself of the power which has done more to help men achieve
success than all other forces combined.