PHYSICAL EXERCISES – CONTINUED LESSON X

TO briefly recapitulate the point of the lessons already given, so as to clearly remember what personal magnetism is, and why the exercises are necessary, I will sum it up under the following headings:

1st Personal or animal magnetism is a subtle essence, the nature of which I have already explained.

2nd It is possessed to a certain extend by most people, but is so faint and undeveloped, it is of little use to them.

3rd MAN IS A MAGNET, and his strength or weakness depends upon his knowledge of the fact, and the development of his thought and will power in response to that knowledge.

4th Animal magnetism is develop by acquiring perfect self-control, and WILL development, and also is very largely dependent upon effect health.

5th It is not hypnotism.

6th By means of it, man (and woman) can attract people and business, and it is the true key to success in any walk in life!

The diagrams of the muscular system of the human frame given with this lesson will show pretty clearly the effects of the various exercises given for developing personal magnetism.

The exercise of last lesson, as you will readily see, acted upon all those muscles marked “A” in diagram 1 and 2, those of the chest, abdomen, arms and back.

The breathing exercise taken in conjunction with this develops the lungs and sends new blood coursing through the entire body.

In the directions for storage of the magnetism, given in the last lesson, remember the flexing of the body and muscles gives rest, the TENSING of the muscles CHARGES THEM WITH MAGNETISM, this magnetism courses through the blood, borne along the crimson tide until it is distributed evenly to every part, there to be stored and kept for use, unless wasted by worry, fear, fidgety ways, lack of self-control, or excess in any form.

The next exercise I want you to take is the American “dry swim.” Stand erect, empty your lungs (exhale), and holding your hands to your sides, gradually sink down into the position of sitting on your heels; then slowly bring your arms to a horizontal position in front. Then slowly inhale, rising easily and gracefully on tiptoe, throwing the arms back as if swimming, and gradually sinking back on to your heels as before. Repeat this for twenty or thirty times. It is just grand. The blood tingles and courses through the body, and as the blood courses, so the magnetism flows through every vein. It is one of the most important, for every muscle is called into play. All the muscles marked “B” in both diagrams, the lungs, and in addition to the lungs, if you follow my directions for correct breathing, given Lesson IX, every organ of your body also does its proper work.

You cannot be magnetic unless you enjoy perfect animal and mental health. Correct breathing is the basis of true health, and it helps the nervous system to throw off worry, etc., for mind and lungs together unite in either perfecting or causing injury to the entire organism.

If the mind is depressed by grief, tormented by anxiety, or absorbed in sedentary meditations, all the bodily functions become weakened, and personal magnetism, so far from being stored to being used to order, LEAKS from every pore and is wasted. I can’t lay too much stress upon the necessity for proper breathing, or the fact that the exercises are useless, except to develop muscle, not magnetism, unless practiced exactly AS I SAY!

The next exercise after the “dry swim” is as follow: Stand erect, inhale, then, without bending the knee, bend over until your fingers touch the floor, exhale as you rise to an erect position, they slowly inhaling, bend in similar manner to the left side, exhale as you come up, and inhaling again slowly bend to the right.

This must all be done in a deliberate orderly method, taking about fifteen seconds, or twenty even, for each inhalation and exhalation, then, after tensing the muscles for the storage of magnetism, as taught in the last lesson.

You do not require any further physical muscular exercises than these to develop animal magnetism and perfect health, but don’t fall into the blunder of thinking you can develop in a week. It will take from two to six months of patient, regular exercise, of not less than thirty minutes daily practice, before you arrive at anything like fitness. And in addition to this, you must guard the mental portals as well.

Learn to practice concentration, to develop your will, to command your brain and its thought forces. In the next lesson I’ll show you the best method of controlling the nervous system and magnetic gaze.