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Construct an imaginal event one would encounter after the desire is fulfilled, one that implies its fulfillment and has the self predominant in action (being congratulated on a promotion by a friend), and enter it in imagination here and now.

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construct an event which you believe you would encounter FOLLOWING the fulfillment of your desire
an event which implies fulfillment of your desire
the proposed action must be one which FOLLOWS the fulfillment of your desire, one which implies fulfillment
Then being congratulated would be an event you would encounter following the fulfillment of your desire
experience in imagination what you would experience in reality were you already that which you desire to be
construct a single event, an event which implies fulfillment of your wish
Always construct an event which you believe you would naturally encounter following the fulfillment of your desire
you construct in your mind’s eye one single little event which implies that you have realized your desire
One simple little thing like the shaking of a hand, embracing a person, the receiving of a letter, the writing of a check
EXPERIENCE IN THE IMAGINATION WHAT WE WOULD EXPERIENCE IN THE FLESH WERE WE TO ACHIEVE OUR GOAL
Experience in imagination with all the distinctness of reality what would be experienced in the flesh were we to achieve our goal and we shall in time meet it in the flesh as we met it in our imagination
The soul, imagining itself into the act, takes on the results of the act. Not imagining itself into the act, it is ever free from the result

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Secondly you construct in your mind’s eye one single little event which implies that you have realized your desire.
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construct in your mind s eye a single, simple event which implies fulfillment of your desire, an event where in self predominates
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experience in imagination what you would experience in the flesh were you to realize your goal
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I know of no clearer definition of the means by which we realize our desires than to EXPERIENCE IN THE IMAGINATION WHAT WE WOULD EXPERIENCE IN THE FLESH WERE WE TO ACHIEVE OUR GOAL.
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construct an event which you believe you would encounter FOLLOWING the fulfillment of your desire
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Construct an event which you believe you will encounter FOLLOWING the fulfillment of your desire
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Being congratulated would be an event you would encounter following the fulfillment of your desire.
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All that we do in constructing the waking dream is to select from the vast array of sensory impressions those, which, when they are properly arranged, imply that we have realized our desire.
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we shall in time meet it in the flesh as we met it in our imagination
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imagine that he is telling you of the great good you have desired for him
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If, in our solitude, we experience in our imagination what we would experience in reality had we achieved our goal
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you make as vivid and as lifelike a representation of what you would see, of what you would hear, and what you would do, were you physically present and physically moving about in such a situation
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Well, then construct one little theme or little scene which implies the fulfillment of my desire.
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I ask you to construct a little drama that implies you have realized your dream.
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It is important always to remember that the proposed action must be one which FOLLOWS the fulfillment of your desire, one which implies fulfillment.
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For example, suppose you desired promotion in office. Then being congratulated would be an event you would encounter following the fulfillment of your desire.
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Second: construct an event which you believe you would encounter FOLLOWING the fulfillment of your desire – an event which implies fulfillment of your desire – something which will have the action of Self predominant.
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Experience in imagination what you would experience in the flesh were you now in possession of your objective.
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The event must always imply fulfillment of the wish. Always construct an event which you believe you would naturally encounter following the fulfillment of your desire.
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Then construct a single event, an event which implies fulfillment of your wish.
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experience in imagination what you would experience in reality were you already that which you desire to be
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by either experiencing in imagination what you would experience in reality were you already that which you want to be
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immobilize your physical body and experience, in your imagination, the action which implies its fulfillment
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Or, imagine a friend congratulating you. There are unnumbered ways of implying success, but always go to the end.
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Motherhood need not imply marriage; intimacy need not imply marriage, but a wedding ring does.
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by making as vivid and as lifelike a representation as possible of what I would see and what I would do and what I would actually hear
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I sat quietly in my living room and drove my Cadillac
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we sit and we listen as though we heard someone congratulating us on having found what we seek
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So all I wanted to do was to perform an act that would actually imply that I was there.
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Construct a little drama which implies the fulfillment of your dream.
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The soul, imagining itself into the act, takes on the results of the act.
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assume that feeling until you experience in imagination what you would experience in reality if your prayer were answered
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experiencing in imagination what we would experience in the flesh had we realized our goal
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In this meditative mood he experiences in imagination what he would experience in reality had he realized his goal
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as you experience in imagination all that you would experience in the flesh were you or your friend the embodiment of the desire you have for yourself or him
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We must experience in imagination what we would experience in reality in the event we achieved our goal, for the soul imagining itself into a situation takes on the results of that imaginary act.
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Construct mentally a drama which implies that you are walking
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what would I actually find myself doing that would imply that I have found my state?
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make as life-like a representation as possible of what you would see, and what you would touch, and what you would do were you physically present
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