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Editor's Note:  The following is an excerpt from The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn. How to Find Your Perfect Career I have been sometimes asked, "Suppose one has several talents, how is he to know which one to choose?" Demand to be shown definitely. Say: "Infinite Spirit, give me a definite lead, reveal to me my perfect self-expression, show me which talent I am to make use of now." You Are Fully Equipped for the Divine Plan of Your Life I have known people to suddenly enter a new line of work, and be fully equipped, with little or no training. So make the statement: "I am fully equipped for the Divine Plan of my life," and be fearless in grasping opportunities. Image by Dirk Wouters from Pixabay

Editor's Note:  The following is an excerpt from The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn. In Divine Mind There Is Only Completion The student often delays his demonstration through a belief in incompletion. He should make this statement: "In Divine Mind there is only completion, therefore, my demonstration is completed. My perfect work, my perfect home, my perfect health." Whatever he demands are perfect ideas registered in Divine Mind, and must manifest, "under grace in a perfect way." He gives thanks he has already received on the invisible, and makes active preparation for receiving on the visible. Make Sure You Finish Things One of my students was in need of a financial demonstration. She came to me and asked why it was not completed. I replied: "Perhaps, you are in the habit of leaving things unfinished, and the subconscious has gotten into the habit of not completing (as the without, so the within)." She said, "You are ...

Editor's Note:  The following is an excerpt from The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn. Anger Leads to Wrong Decisions Anger blurs the visions, poisons the blood, is the root of many diseases, and causes wrong decision leading to failure. It has been named one of the worst "sins," as its reaction is so harmful. The student learns that in metaphysics sin has a much broader meaning than in the old teaching. "Whatsoever is not of faith is sin." Your Work Is to Drive Out Fear and Worry He finds that fear and worry are deadly sins. They are inverted faith, and through distorted mental pictures, bring to pass the thing he fears. His work is to drive out these enemies (from the subconscious mind). "When Man is fearless he is finished!" Maeterlinck says, that "Man is God afraid." How to Vanquish Your Fear So, as we read in the previous chapters: Man can only vanquish fear by walking up to the thing he is afraid of. When Jehosh...

Editor's Note:  The following is an excerpt from The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn. A Turning Point in Your Life Sometimes an insignificant incident may be the turning point in a man's life. Robert Fulton, watching some boiling water, simmering in a tea kettle, saw a steamboat! Resistance Keeps Back Your Demonstration I have seen a student, often, keep back his demonstration, through resistance, or pointing the way. He pins his faith to one channel only, and dictates just the way he desires the manifestation to come, which brings things to a standstill. God's Way, Not Your Way "My way, not your way!" is the command of Infinite Intelligence. Like all Power, be it steam or electricity, it must have a nonresistant engine or instrument to work through, and man is that engine or instrument. Stand Still, For God Is With You Over and over again, man is told to "stand still". "Oh Judah, fear not; but to-morrow go out against them...

Editor's Note:  The following is an excerpt from  The Game of Life and How to Play It  by Florence Scovel Shinn. Help With His School Exams A young boy came often to my class with his mother. He asked me to "speak the word" for his coming examinations at school. I told him to make the statement: "I am one with Infinite Intelligence. I know everything I should know on this subject." He had an excellent knowledge of history, but was not sure of his arithmetic. I saw him afterwards, and he said: "I spoke the word for my arithmetic, and passed with the highest honors; but thought I could depend on myself for history, and got a very poor mark." Man often receives a set-back when he is "too sure of himself," which means he is trusting to his personality and not the "Father within." She Called for Protection and Guidance Every Minute Another one of my students gave me an example of this. She took an extended trip abroad one summer, visitin...

Editor's Note:  The following is an excerpt from The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn. God's Pattern, Not Man's Pattern God's will be done, not man's; God's pattern, not man's pattern, is the command we find running through all the scriptures, and the Bible is a book dealing with the science of the mind. It is a book telling man how to release his soul (or subconscious mind) from bondage. The battles described are pictures of man waging war against mortal thoughts. "A man's foes shall be they of his own household." Every man is Jehoshaphat, and every man is David, who slays Goliath (mortal thinking) with the little white stone (faith). Be Sure to Use Your Ability So man must be careful that he is not the "wicked and slothful servant" who buried his talent. There is a terrible penalty to be paid for not using one's ability. Be a Channel for Infinite Intelligence to Express Itself Often fear stands between m...

Editor's Note:  The following is an excerpt from The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn. A Woman's Perfect Self-Expression A woman's perfect self-expression may be in becoming a perfect wife, a perfect mother, a perfect home-maker and not necessarily in having a public career. Demand Definite Leads Demand definite leads, and the way will be made easy and successful. Don't Force a Mental Picture One should not visualize or force a mental picture. When he demands the Divine Design to come into his conscious mind, he will receive flashes of inspiration, and begin to see himself making some great accomplishment. This is the picture, or idea, he must hold without wavering. The thing man seeks is seeking him—the telephone was seeking Bell!  The Divine Plan for Your Children Parents should never force careers and professions upon their children. With a knowledge of spiritual Truth, the Divine Plan could be spoken for, early in childhood, or prenatally. H...

Editor's Note:  The following is an excerpt from The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn. Your Most Important Demand So man's highest demand is for the Divine Design of his life. There May Be Some Marvelous Talent Hidden Deep Within You He may not have the faintest conception of what it is, for there is, possibly, some marvelous talent, hidden deep within him. His demand should be: "Infinite Spirit, open the way for the Divine Design of my life to manifest; let the genius within me now be released; let me see clearly the perfect plan." You Might Find Great Changes Taking Place in Your Life The perfect plan includes health, wealth, love and perfect self-expression. This is the square of life, which brings perfect happiness. When one has made this demand, he may find great changes taking place in his life, for nearly every man has wandered far from the Divine Design. I know, in one woman's case, it was as though a cyclone had struck her affairs...

Editor's Note:  The following is an excerpt from The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn. Perfect Self-Expression There is for each man, perfect self-expression. There is a place which he is to fill and no one else can fill, something which he is to do, which no one else can do; it is his destiny! This achievement is held, a perfect idea in Divine Mind, awaiting man's recognition. As the imaging faculty is the creative faculty, it is necessary for man to see the idea, before it can manifest. The Divine Design So man's highest demand is for the Divine Design of his life. He may not have the faintest conception of what it is, for there is, possibly, some marvelous talent, hidden deep within him. Let the Genius Within Me Now Be Released His demand should be: "Infinite Spirit, open the way for the Divine Design of my life to manifest; let the genius within me now be released; let me see clearly the perfect plan." Health, Wealth, Love, and Perfect...

Editor's Note:  The following is an excerpt from The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn. There Is No Loss There is no loss, and when man takes his spiritual stand, he collects all that is his from this great Reservoir of Good. God Will Restore Everything to You "I will restore to you the years the locusts have eaten." The locusts are the doubts, fears, resentments and regrets of mortal thinking. These adverse thoughts, alone, rob man; for "No man gives to himself but himself, and no man takes away from himself, but himself." Bringing Plenty Out of Lack, and Justice Out of Injustice Man is here to prove God and "to bear witness to the truth," and he can only prove God by bringing plenty out of lack, and justice out of injustice. "Prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it." Image by pasja1000 from...

Editor's Note:  The following is an excerpt from The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn. She Followed Her Intuition One day, I was walking down the street, when I suddenly felt a strong urge to go to a certain bakery, a block or two away. The reasoning mind resisted, arguing, "There is nothing there that you want." She Saw a Woman She Had Been Thinking Of However, I had learned not to reason, so I went to the bakery, looked at everything, and there was certainly nothing there that I wanted, but coming out I encountered a woman I had thought of often, and who was in great need of the help which I could give her. So often, one goes for one thing and finds another. Intuition Simply Points the Way Intuition is a spiritual faculty and does not explain, but simply points the way. Image by Pexels from Pixabay

Editor's Note:  The following is an excerpt from The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn. How to Make a Demonstration I have often been asked just how to make a demonstration. Get a Definite Lead I reply: "Speak the word and then do not do anything until you get a definite lead." Demand the lead, saying, "Infinite Spirit, reveal to me the way, let me know if there is anything for me to do." The Answer Will Come Through Intuition The answer will come through intuition (or hunch); a chance remark from someone, or a passage in a book, etc., etc. The answers are sometimes quite startling in their exactness. For example: A woman desired a large sum of money. She spoke the words: "Infinite Spirit, open the way for my immediate supply, let all that is mine by divine right now reach me, in great avalanches of abundance." Then she added: "Give me a definite lead, let me know if there is anything for me to do." The thought came qu...

Never Ask for Just a Position—Ask for the Right Position A woman came to me asking me to "speak the word" for a position. So I demanded: "Infinite Spirit, open the way for this woman's right position." Never ask for just "a position"; ask for the right position, the place already planned in Divine Mind, as it is the only one that will give satisfaction. I Then Gave Thanks That She Had Already Received I then gave thanks that she had already received, and that it would manifest quickly. Very soon, she had three positions offered her, two in New York and one in Palm Beach, and she did not know which to choose. I said, "Ask for a definite lead." Ask For a Definite Lead The time was almost up and was still undecided, when one day, she telephoned, "When I woke up this morning, I could smell Palm Beach." She had been there before and knew its balmy fragrance. I replied: "Well, if you can smell Palm Beach from here, it is certainly yo...

Metaphysical Author and Teacher Florence Scovel Shinn was an American artist and metaphysical author and teacher who became famous during the early twentieth century. She was born in Camden, New Jersey in 1871, and died in 1940 in New York City. Florence was one of the pioneers of the New Thought movement, which aimed to promote spiritual healing and personal growth through the power of positive thinking. The Game of Life and How to Play It Florence Scovel Shinn was an accomplished artist before she became a writer. She studied art in Europe and was recognized for her talent in painting. Later, Florence found herself drawn towards writing books that would inspire people and help them to transform their lives. One of her most popular books was The Game of Life and How to Play It, which was first published in 1925. In this book, Florence emphasized the power of thought and intention, and how everyone has the ability to create the life they want. She believed that by using affirmations a...

  The following is an excerpt from The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn. Intuition or Guidance "In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths." (Proverbs 3:6) Follow Your Intuitive Leads There is nothing too great of accomplishment for the man who knows the power of his word, and who follows his intuitive leads. By the word he starts in action unseen forces and can rebuild his body or remold his affairs. Carefully Select the Affirmation It is, therefore, of the utmost importance to choose the right words, and the student carefully selects the affirmation he wishes to catapult into the invisible. Your Spoken Word Releases God's Supply He knows that God is his supply, that there is a supply for every demand, and that his spoken word releases this supply. "Ask and ye shall receive." (John 16:24) You Must Make the First Move Man must make the first move. "Draw nigh to God and He will draw nigh to you." (James 4:8) I...

The following is an excerpt from The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn. Divinely Protected Fear pictures vividly the disease or situation feared, and these pictures objectify, if not neutralized. Happy is the mother who can say sincerely, that she puts her child in God's hands, and knows therefore, that he is divinely protected. For example: A woman awoke suddenly, in the night, feeling her brother was in great danger. Instead of giving in to her fears, she commenced making statements of Truth, saying, "Man is a perfect idea in Divine Mind, and is always in his right place, therefore, my brother is in his right place, and is divinely protected." The next day she found that her brother had been in close proximity to an explosion in a mine, but had miraculously escaped. Under the Shadow of the Almighty So man is his brother's keeper (in thought) and every man should know that the thing he loves dwells in "the secret place of the most high, a...

Treat Me to Be Happy and Joyous A woman said to me in deep sorrow, "Treat me to be happy and joyous, for my sorrow makes me so irritable with the members of my family that I keep making more Karma." I was asked to treat a woman who was mourning for her daughter. I denied all belief in loss and separation, and affirmed that God was the woman's joy, love and peace. The woman gained her poise at once, but sent word by her son, not to treat any longer, because she was "so happy, it wasn't respectable." Hanging On to Griefs and Regrets So "mortal mind" loves to hang on to its griefs and regrets. I knew a woman who went about bragging of her troubles, so, of course, she always had something to brag about. Good Mothers The old idea was if a woman did not worry about her children, she was not a good mother. Now, we know that mother-fear is responsible for many of the diseases and accidents which come into the lives of children. For fear pictures vividly th...

The following is an excerpt from  The Game of Life and How to Play It  by Florence Scovel Shinn. Follow the Path of Love Follow the path of love, and all things are added, for God is love, and God is supply; follow the path of selfishness and greed, and the supply vanishes, or man is separated from it. She Hoarded Her Income For example; I knew the case of a very rich woman, who hoarded her income. She rarely gave anything away, but bought and bought and bought things for herself. The Spiritual Law of Use She was very fond of necklaces, and a friend once asked her how many she possessed. She replied, "Sixty-seven." She bought them and put them away, carefully wrapped in tissue paper. Had she used the necklaces it would have been quite legitimate, but she was violating "the law of use." Her closets were filled with clothes she never wore, and jewels which never saw the light. The woman's arms were gradually becoming paralyzed from holding on to things, and eventu...

The following is an excerpt from The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn. You Are a Perfect Idea in Divine Mind A man came to me dejected, miserable and poor. His wife was interested in the "Science of Numbers," and had had him read. It seems the report was not very favorable, for he said, "My wife says I'll never amount to anything because I am a two." I replied, "I don't care what your number is, you are a perfect idea in divine mind, and we will demand the success and prosperity which are already planned for you by that Infinite Intelligence." No Man Is a Success Unless He Loves His Work Within a few weeks, he had a very fine position, and a year or two later, he achieved a brilliant success as a writer. No man is a success in business unless he loves his work. The picture the artist paints for love (of his art) is his greatest work. The pot-boiler is always something to live down. No Man Can Attract Money If He Despises It...

The following is an excerpt from The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn. Our Initiation In Love Every man on this planet is taking his initiation in love. "A new commandment I give unto you, that ye love one another." Ouspensky states, in "Tertium Organum," that "love is a cosmic phenomenon," and opens to man the fourth dimensional world, "The World of the Wondrous." Real Love Is Selfless and Free From Fear Real love is selfless and free from fear. It pours itself out upon the object of its affection, without demanding any return. Its joy is in the joy of giving. Love is God in manifestation, and the strongest magnetic force in the universe. Pure, unselfish love draws to itself its own; it does not need to seek or demand. Scarcely anyone has the faintest conception of real love. Man is selfish, tyrannical or fearful in his affections, thereby losing the thing he loves. Jealousy is the worst enemy of love, for the imaginatio...

The following is an excerpt from The Power of the Spoken Word by Florence Scovel Shinn. Weapons You Know Not Of "I have weapons you know not of! I have ways you know not of! I have channels you know not of! Mysterious weapons, mysterious ways, mysterious channels! God Works In Mysterious Ways For God works in mysterious ways His wonders to perform." The trouble with most people is that they want to know the way and the channels beforehand. Trust the Wisdom and Ingenuity of God They want to tell the Supreme Intelligence just how their prayers should be answered. They do not trust the wisdom and ingenuity of God. They pray, giving Infinite Intelligence definite directions on how to work, thereby limiting the Holy One of Israel. When You Pray, Believe You Have It Jesus Christ said: "When you pray, believe you have it." What could be simpler or more direct? "Become as a little child if you would enter the kingdom." We might paraphrase the scriptures and say, ...

Editor's Note:  The following is an excerpt from The Secret Door to Success by Florence Scovel Shinn. My Seemingly Impossible Good Now Comes to Pass Are your desires bringing you wings? We should all be bringing some seemingly impossible thing to pass. One of my affirmations is, " The unexpected happens, my seemingly impossible good now comes to pass. " Magnify God's Power Do not magnify obstacles, magnify the Lord—that means, magnify God's power. The average person will dwell on all the obstacles and hindrances which are there to prevent his good coming to pass. You "combine with what you notice," so if you give obstacles and hindrances your undivided attention, they grow worse and worse. Give God Your Undivided Attention Give God your undivided attention. Keep saying silently (in the face of all obstacles), "God's ways are ingenious, His methods are sure." God's power is invincible, (though invisible). "Call unto me and I will a...

Editor's Note:  The following is an excerpt from The Secret Door to Success by Florence Scovel Shinn. A Wall of Resentment What kind of wall have you built around your Jericho? Often, it is a wall of resentment—resenting someone, or resenting a situation, shuts off your good. If you are a failure and resent the success of someone else, you are keeping away your own success. How to Neutralize Envy and Resentment I have given the following statement to neutralize envy and resentment. What God has done for others, He now does for me and more. She Received A Gift And Then Another  A woman was filled with envy because a friend had received a gift. She made this statement, and an exact duplicate of the gift was given her—plus another present. Your Words Makes the Wall Fall Down It was when the children of Israel shouted, that the walls of Jericho fell down. When you make an affirmation of Truth, your wall of Jericho totters. She Stepped Over a Fallen Wall I gave the following state...