The person who thinks will want to ask somequestions concerning this definition of genius. Thefirst question will be， “How may one communicatewith sources of knowledge which are not availablethrough the ORDINARY rate of vibration of thought？”
The next question will be， “Are there knownsources of knowledge which are available only togenii， and if so， WHAT ARE THESE SOURCES， andexactly how may they be reached？”
We shall offer proof of the soundness of someof the more important statements made in thisbook—or at least we shall offer evidence throughwhich you may secure your own proof throughexperimentation， and in doing so， we shall answerboth of these questions.
“GENIUS” IS DEVELOPED THROUGH
THE SIXTH SENSE
The reality of a “sixth sense” has been fairlywell established. This sixth sense is “CreativeImagination.” The faculty of creative imagination isone which the majority of people never use duringan entire lifetime， and if used at all， it usuallyhappens by mere accident. A relatively smallnumber of people use， WITH DELIBERATION AND
PURPOSE AFORETHOUGHT， the faculty of creativeimagination. Those who use this faculty voluntarily，and with understanding of its functions， are GENII.
The faculty of creative imagination is the directlink between the finite mind of man and InfiniteIntelligence. All so-called revelations， referred to inthe realm of religion， and all discoveries of basic ornew principles in the field of invention， take placethrough the faculty of creative imagination.
When ideas or concepts flash into one’s mind，through what is popularly called a “hunch，” theycome from one or more of the following sources：—1. Infinite Intelligence2. One’s subconscious mind， wherein is storedevery sense impression and thought impulse whichever reached the brain through any of the five senses3. From the mind of some other person who hasjust released the thought， or picture of the idea orconcept， through conscious thought， or4. 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 mindstimulation） at an exceedingly high rate. That is，when the mind is functioning at a rate of vibrationhigher than that of ordinary， normal thought.
When brain action has been stimulated， throughone or more of the ten mind stimulants， it has theeffect of lifting the individual far above the horizonof ordinary thought， and permits him to envisiondistance， scope， and quality of THOUGHTS notavailable on the lower plane， such as that occupiedwhile one is engaged in the solution of the problemsof business and professional routine.
When lifted to this higher level of thought，through any form of mind stimulation， an individualoccupies， relatively， the same position as one whohas ascended in an airplane to a height from whichhe may see over and beyond the horizon line whichlimits his vision， while on the ground. Moreover，while on this higher level of thought， the individualis not hampered or bound by any of the stimuliwhich circumscribe and limit his vision whilewrestling with the problems of gaining the threebasic necessities of food， clothing， and shelter. He isin a world of thought in which the ORDINARY， worka-day thoughts have been as effectively removedas are the hills and valleys and other limitations ofphysical vision， when he rises in an airplane.
While on this exalted plane of THOUGHT， the creative faculty of the mind is given freedom foraction. The way has been cleared for the sixth senseto function， it becomes receptive to ideas whichcould not reach the individual under any othercircumstances. The “sixth sense” is the facultywhich marks the difference between a genius and anordinary individual.
The creative faculty becomes more alert and receptive to vibrations， originating outside theindividual’s subconscious mind， the more this facultyis used， and the more the individual relies upon it，and makes demands upon it for thought impulses.
This faculty can be cultivated and developed onlythrough use.
That which is known as ones ‘conscience operatesentirely through the faculty of the sixth sense.
The great artists， writers， musicians， and poetsbecome great， because they acquire the habit ofrelying upon the “still small voice” which speaksfrom within， through the faculty of creative imagination.
It is a fact well known to people who have“keen” imaginations that their best ideas comethrough so-called “hunches.”
There is a great orator who does not attain to greatness，until he closes his eyes and begins to rely entirelyupon the faculty of Creative Imagination. When askedwhy he closed his eyes just before the climaxes ofhis oratory， he replied， “I do it， because， then I speakthrough ideas which come to me from within.”
One of America’s most successful and best knownfinanciers followed the habit of closing his eyes fortwo or three minutes before making a decision.
When asked why he did this， he replied， “Withmy eyes closed， I am able to draw upon a source ofsuperior intelligence.”
The late Dr. Elmer R. Gates， of Chevy Chase，Maryland， created more than 200 useful patents，many of them basic， through the process ofcultivating and using the creative faculty. Hismethod is both significant and interesting to oneinterested in attaining to the status of genius， inwhich category Dr. Gates， unquestionably belonged.
Dr. Gates was one of the really great， though lesspublicized scientists of the world.