book excerpt
Substance is first given form in the mind, and as it
becomes manifest it goes through a threefold activity. In
laying hold of substance in the mind and bringing it into
manifestation, we play a most important part. We do it
according to our decree. "Thou shalt decree a thing, and it
shall be established unto thee." We are always decreeing,
sometimes consciously, often unconsciously, and with every
thought and word we are increasing or diminishing the
threefold activity of substance. The resulting
manifestation conforms to our thought, "As he thinketh
within himself, so is he."
Originally written by Charles Fillmore and republished and reformatted by Dr. Phillips