Outwitting the Devil
Napoleon Hill wrote this book in 1938, just after publication of his all-time bestseller, "Think and Grow Rich". This powerful tale has never been published, considered too controversial by his family and friends. Using his legendary ability to get to the root of human potential, Napoleon Hill digs deep to identify the greatest obstacles we face in reaching personal goals: fear, procrastination, anger and jealousy, as tools of the Devil. These hidden methods of control can lead us to ruin and Hill reveals the seven principles of good that will allow us to triumph over them and succeed. Annotated and edited for a contemporary audience by "Three Feet from Gold" co-author Sharon Lechter, this book is profound, powerful, resonant and rich with insight.
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Astounding Insight re why people say the “Secret” doesn’t work,
There are significant new ideas here that are easier to accept with the correct framework.
Perhaps Hill perspective is that thoughts are the primary reality and the physical world is an out-picturing of thought constrained by Laws of Nature and Spiritual laws of Compensation and others he describes. Withing this model, all is thought, wherein beings are entities of an individual nature. Of these, there are two entities of a dual nature that effect two domains. One domain is the Devil’s which is your mind where he can work his power by hypnotic suggestion. If these suggestions are accepted, a rhythm can form by repetition. This creates drifting habit wherein the ability to reject “suggestions” is reduced to near zero. This is what Hill’s Devil says allows his control of 98% of the planet.
This is a powerful idea, that is, that your thoughts are not always your own but how you choose is 100% yours. That is, of course, if you think authentically, independently, and not on programmed responses to accept bad ideas (drifting on bad suggestions).
This model is very troubling but any model is mostly useful in terms of its utility. I think it makes a lot of sense in my experience. The implication is that thoughts that “pop” into my head are not of my own making BUT I THINK THEY ARE. And, bad outcomes I excuse since my nature is to hold you accountable but let myself slide. I rationalize and justify my mistakes instead of see them for what they are–bad suggestions accepted. Only I can choose of the ideas presented to me and my outcomes and character is a result of my choices.
So where to the other “suggestions” or “ideas that pop” into my mind come from? Is that my authentic timeless self, or some such concept? Freud named parts of self as ID, EGO, and Super EGO. Could the base instincts of ID and the moral compass of Super-EGO somehow be the battling forces?
Hill says the Devil has the domain of mind via planting of suggestions. God or Omnipotence is reflected in the Laws of Nature as Emerson has beautifully expounded. I am inclined to believe that. The Devil claims they form a balanced duality of positive and negative or raw short fused base instinct versus a refined longer timescale moral intelligence. The conscious experience of self sits at the EGO aligned with one side or the other at some degree.
God (perhaps different from what you understand), is manifestation by spiritual and physical Laws of “Nature”. The idea “All is Law and All is Love” springs forth. This is to be your guide, look to Nature, to what works, try many things and learn for this is where truth can be found. Experience is here in the pain, sacrifice, hard work, and resulting joy of honest returns.
The Devil can only access the physical by living through you and only if you accept his suggestions by drifting. If you reject these ideas by filling your cup with your own objectives, he will leave you alone since he must go where you decide and that is no fun.
He claims to be very entrenched in the physical world through his control of the 98%. Seemingly, his selfish intents to live through your experience have little concern for your well being. Throwing you off balance so you accept suggestions keeps you under his spell where he can play you like a character in a video game. If you make a bad move and die, so be it, and it’s off to live through the next victim for his pleasure.
Such is the nature of the balanced duality of which he claims to be “winning” at our expense. However, God is in control of the physical and the Devil’s effects are only felt by influencing the weak to do his pleasure. An honest days work give him no pleasure. A fine meal of fatty meat and sweaty risky sex is a fine treat.
Does that sound interesting? Does this model help you with really thinking before you act? How about self-discipline and the effects of distractions. Who is really in control?
For me, this model helps me be stronger.
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This book is a must read. It will help you to break out of your old way of thinking and have the breakthough that you’ve been looking for.
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