In his laboratory， he had what he called his“personal communication room.” It was practicallysound proof， and so arranged that all light couldbe shut out. It was equipped with a small table， onwhich he kept a pad of writing paper. In front ofthe table， on the wall， was an electric pushbutton，which controlled the lights. When Dr. Gates desiredto draw upon the forces available to him throughhis Creative Imagination， he would go into thisroom， seat himself at the table， shut off the lights，and CONCENTRATE upon the KNOWN factors ofthe invention on which he was working， remainingin that position until ideas began to “flash” into hismind in connection with the UNKNOWN factors ofthe invention.
On one occasion， ideas came through so fast thathe was forced to write for almost three hours. Whenthe thoughts stopped flowing， and he examined hisnotes， he found they contained a minute deionof principles which bad not a parallel among theknown data of the scientific world.
Moreover， the answer to his problem was intelligently presented in those notes. In this mannerDr. Gates completed over 200 patents， which hadbeen begun， but not completed， by “half-baked”
brains. Evidence of the truth of this statement is inthe United States Patent Office.
Dr. Gates earned his living by “sitting for ideas” for individuals and corporations. Some of the largestcorporations in America paid him substantial fees，by the hour， for “sitting for ideas.”
The reasoning faculty is often faulty， because itis largely guided by one’s accumulated experience.
Not all knowledge， which one accumulates through“experience，” is accurate. Ideas received throughthe creative faculty are much more reliable， for thereason that they come from sources more reliablethan any which are available to the reasoning facultyof the mind.
The major difference between the genius and theordinary “crank” inventor， may be found in the factthat the genius works through his faculty of creativeimagination， while the “crank” knows nothing of thisfaculty. The scientific inventor （such as Mr. Edison，and Dr. Gates）， makes use of both the synthetic andthe creative faculties of imagination.
For example， the scientific inventor， or “genius，begins an invention by organizing and combiningthe known ideas， or principles accumulated throughexperience， through the synthetic faculty （thereasoning faculty）. If he finds this accumulatedknowledge to be insufficient for the completion ofhis invention， he then draws upon the sources ofknowledge available to him through his creativefaculty. The method by which he does this varieswith the individual， but this is the sum and substanceof his procedure：
1. HE STIMULATES HIS MIND SO THAT IT VIBRATESON A HIGHER-THAN-AVERAGE PLANE， using oneor more of the ten mind stimulants or some otherstimulant of his choice.
2. HE CONCENTRATES upon the known factors
（the finished part） of his invention， and creates inhis mind a perfect picture of unknown factors （theunfinished part）， of his invention. He holds thispicture in mind until it has been taken over by thesubconscious mind， then relaxes by clearing hismind of ALL thought， and waits for his answer to“flash” into his mind.
Sometimes the results are both definite and immediate. At other times， the results are negative，depending upon the state of development of the“sixth sense，” or creative faculty.
Mr. Edison tried out more than 10，000 differentcombinations of ideas through the synthetic facultyof his imagination before he “tuned in” through thecreative faculty， and got the answer which perfectedthe incandescent light. His experience was similarwhen he produced the talking machine.
There is plenty of reliable evidence that the facultyof creative imagination exists. This evidence isavailable through accurate analysis of men who havebecome leaders in their respective callings， withouthaving had extensive educations. Lincoln was anotable example of a great leader who achievedgreatness， through the discovery， and use of hisfaculty of creative imagination. He discovered，and began to use this faculty as the result of thestimulation of love which he experienced afterhe met Anne Rutledge， a statement of the highestsignificance， in connection with the study of thesource of genius.
The pages of history are filled with the records ofgreat leaders whose achievements may be traceddirectly to the influence of women who arousedthe creative faculties of their minds， through thestimulation of sex desire. Napoleon Bonapartewas one of these. When inspired by his first wife，Josephine， he was irresistible and invincible. Whenhis “better judgment” or reasoning faculty promptedhim to put Josephine aside， he began to decline. Hisdefeat and St. Helena were not far distant.
If good taste would permit， we might easily
mention scores of men， well known to the Americanpeople， who climbed to great heights of achievementunder the stimulating influence of their wives， onlyto drop back to destruction AFTER money and powerwent to their heads， and they put aside the old wifefor a new one. Napoleon was not the only man todiscover that sex influence， from the right source，is more powerful than any substitute of expediency，which may be created by mere reason.
The human mind responds to stimulation！
Among the greatest， and most powerful of thesestimuli is the urge of sex. When harnessed andtransmuted， this driving force is capable of liftingmen into that higher sphere of thought whichenables them to master the sources of worry andpetty annoyance which beset their pathway on thelower plane.
Unfortunately， only the genii have made the discovery. Others have accepted the experienceof sex urge， without discovering one of its majorpotentialities—a fact which accounts for the greatnumber of “others” as compared to the limitednumber of genii.