You yourself are the maker of yourself!

 You yourself are the maker of yourself!

Country Week tennis, 5/1/1937 | Sam Hood | State Library of New South Wales

What is the tool of thought?

What is the tool of thought?

Mind is the Master power that moulds and makes,

And Man is Mind, and evermore he takes

The tool of Thought, and, shaping what he wills,

Brings forth a thousand joys, a thousand ills—

He thinks in secret, and it comes to pass—

Environment is but his looking-glass.

On the ship Mongolia, Dr Nicholas, ca. 1930-1939 |State Library of New South Wales

What is the effect of thought on health and the body?

What is the effect of thought on health and the body? 

Out of a clean heart comes a clean life and a clean body. Out of a defiled mind proceeds a defiled life and a corrupt body. 

James Allen, As a Man Thinketh, Thomas Y. Crowell, New York, Effect of Thought on Health and the Body, 27

James Carvosso (Voss) Wiburd, superintendent of Jenolan Caves, at the time of the unveiling of a plaque, to commemorate the discoveries of various caves, 23 February 1929 | Sam Hood | State Library of New South Wales

The world is your kaleidoscope.

The world is your kaleidoscope, and the varying combinations of colours, which, at every succeeding moment it presents to you, are the exquisitely adjusted pictures of your ever-moving thoughts.

James Allen, As a Man Thinketh, Thomas Y. Crowell, New York, Effect of Thought on Circumstances, 24

K. Davis, 1933-1942 | State Library of New South Wales

Disease and health are rooted in thought.

Disease and health, like circumstances, are rooted in thought. Remember that.

Antonino Macinante and family outside their fruit shop, 457 Harris Street, Ultimo, ca 1927 | State Library of New South Wales

Am I not a woman and a sister?

 Am I not a woman and a sister?

Am I not a man and a brother?

 Am I not a man and a brother?

Get acquainted with your soul.

Get acquainted with your own soul. There are surprises in store for the person who will deliberately set out on the quest of his soul. The soul is not a will-o’-the-wisp; it is a beacon light to steer by and avoid the rocks of materialism and forgetfulness.

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German prisoners helping with casualties | Hand-coloured photograph from an exhibition of war photographs in natural colour | Colart's Studios, Melbourne, in the 1920s | State Library of New South Wales

Do you know that man may become a god?

If man would even try to remember, if he would only take time to consider all that he has been, there would be more hope of what he may become! Why, do you know that man may become a god—or that which, compared with ordinary humanity, has all the magnitude and grandeur of a god? “Ye are gods,” was not said in a merely figurative sense.

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A remarkable crash | Hand-coloured photograph from an exhibition of war photographs in natural colour | Colart's Studios, Melbourne, in the 1920s | State Library of New South Wales

There was a man—and a god!

I have met the Master of Galilee and have held communication with Him. There was a man—and a god! The world has need of Him now.

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Gone west—Hand-coloured photograph from an exhibition of war photographs in natural colour | Colart's Studios, Melbourne, in the 1920s | State Library of New South Wales

It is folly and shame unto him.

He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.

Proverbs 18:13

King James Version

Household matches [float], from Sesquicentenary Manufacturers' Parade, Sydney, 1938 | State Library of New South Wales

The Comforter shall teach you all things.

But the Comforter, which is the Holy Ghost, whom the Father will send in my name, he shall teach you all things, and bring all things to your remembrance, whatsoever I have said unto you.

―John 14:26 King James Version

The Writer's Musings, But Thy Beloved One In Spirit, whom Our Creator would send in His Name, Our Most Beloved Lord Master Christ, Our Truest and Dearest Helper In Spirit, would teach you all things, and you would remember.

OPERATING MANUAL FOR SPACESHIP EARTH

This document is provided for reference purposes only. Statements in this document do not reflect the opinions of Reactor Core staff or the owner. If you find ought to disagree with, that is as it ought be. Train your mind to test every thought, ideology, train of reasoning, and claim to truth. There is no justice when even a single voice goes unheard. (1 Thessalonians 5:21, 1 John 4:1­3, John 14:26, John 16:26, Revelation 12:10, Proverbs 14:15, Proverbs 18:13)

Country week tennis, 1937 | Sam Hood | State Library of New South Wales

There is no one and nothing that exists beyond the love of God.

There is no one and nothing that exists beyond the love of God.

Man and woman on a Malvern Star abreast tandem bicycle, c. 1930s | Sam Hood | State Library of New South Wales

Pursue that which makes you feel good.

Pursue that which makes you feel good; be more open to the flow of positive energy.

Marie-Celeste de Villentroy in the Australian flag, ca 1920 | Albert de Villentroy | State Library of New South Wales

Your reality is your choice.

Remember, the only thing the Universe responds to is your attention to a particular subject. Your reality is your choice. Your reality is your choice. You choose your reality.

State Library of New South WalesMinnie Tittell Brune, as Kundry in the T. Hillhouse Taylor's dramatic adaptation of the opera Parsifal | R.A. Ruddle, Valley Studios, Brisbane, ca1905-1908

Awaken to the essence of who you are.

Awaken to the essence of who you are—

I am one with God, and my greatest and deepest desire is to love.

Farewell, n.d. | Sam Hood | State Library of New South Wales

Embrace new possibilities in all that you encounter.

Embrace new possibilities in all that you encounter.

Women in bathing suits on Collaroy Beach, 1908 | Colin Caird | State Library of New South Wales

You attract all conditions into your life.

You attract all conditions into your life—all conditions exist because you allow them to.

Tamara Toumanova and Serge Lifar, Swan Lake, Sydney, 1939-1940 | Max Dupain | State Library of New South Wales

What you desire glides into your reality.

Truly, be careful what you ask for, for you may get it. The Universe responds to your attention—that which you desire glides into your reality.

Wrestler, Lofty Blomfield (taken for Leichhardt Stadium), 1937 | Sam Hood | State Library of New South Wales

All is by design.

Remember always that no one is in your life by accident—all is by design.

Woman war worker, 1944 | Rob Hillier | State Library of New South Wales 

What is the pay-off for you?

What is the pay-off for you?

If you want peace, release turmoil and anger.

If you want abundance, release your thoughts of poverty.

Remember, the only thing the Universe responds to is your attention to a particular subject.

Women's dressing room, Theatre Royal, Sydney, 1930s | Sam Hood | State Library of New South Wales 

They are your teachers!

Always remember that those whom you judge, hate or condemn have come to show you they are your teachers!

Film actor Helen Twelvetrees and her 1935 Pontiac, Cinesound Studios, Sydney, 1936 | Sam Hood | State Library of New South Wales

What has become Humanitas' disease?

 What has become Humanitas' disease?

Fear has become our disease—and we have accepted it as normal.

Weddell seal, Shackleton Ice Shelf, Antarctica, 1911-1914 | Morton Henry Moyes | State Library of New South Wales

God resides within you.

The creative force of the Universe—God—resides within you. Grow to experience the inner God and know that all true authority comes from within.

Helen Twelvetrees during the filming of Thoroughbred, Sydney, 1936 | Sam Hood | State Library of New South Wales

Do all things that you do with awareness.

The Universe does not victimise; it delivers only and always the subject of that to which attention is being given. If rejection is your point of attention, then that is what you will experience. If guilt is your point of attention, then you will manifest that which represents guilt for you, and so it is with all things. So do all things that you do with awareness; make conscious choices.

—Omni-Emmanuel

John L. Payne, Omni Reveal the Four Principles of Creation, 2001, Findhorn Press, UK, Chapter 16, Physical Death and Disease, 155-6

King penguins, Antarctica, 1911-1914 | Frank Hurley | State Library of New South Wales

Follow your deep inner feelings.

Follow your deep inner feelings.

Carmen, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, 1941 | Sam Hood | State Library of New South Wales

What is the purpose of meditation?

The purpose of meditation is to forge links with your Inner Self; to form a stronger connection to your inner world—to the greater part of who you are.

Acrobats at the beach, Sydney, c. 1935 | Sam Hood | State Library of New South Wales

How do you allow the influence of your Inner Self to come forth?

How do you allow the influence of your Inner Self to come forth?

Learn to quiet your mind chatter and simply focus on one thing. Reach upwards for your inner guidance and conscious connection.

Nine girls in a Fox Films and Daily Telegraph Shirley Temple look-alike contest, Sydney, 1934 | Sam Hood | State Library of New South Wales

How do you connect with your soul?

How do you connect with your soul?

Choose your focus to be your soul—focus upon that desire and that deeper connection will manifest within you.

Dulcie Deamer, c. 1920s / Leighton Studios | State Library of New South Wales

All is One—All is linked, all is connected.

All is One—All is linked, all is connected.

Suffrage Group, c. 1902 / Freeman Studio, Sydney | State Library of New South Wales

You are a cherished member of the family of God.

You are a valued and cherished member of the family of God.

What feeds an enlightened soul?

What feeds an enlightened soul?

Remember, an enlightened soul is without fear and is fed by the positive energy of the Universe, by the love of God. 

Paul Petrov in L'Oiseau de feu [The Firebird], Ballets Russes, Sydney, 1936-1937 | Max Dupain | State Library of New South Wales

What happens when you resist that which is undesirable?

What happens when you resist that which is undesirable?

Remember, when you resist and fight that which is undesirable (those things that are undesirable), your focus draws it into your experience. The flow of positive energy is broken and the Universe cannot deliver that which is positive in any great quantity.

State Library of New South Wales | The Carandini ladies, one of Australia's first opera performing families, ca 1875 / Charles Hewitt (attributed)

Never imprison yourself.

Never imprison yourself behind the walls of dark thoughts and hopelessness.

Helen Twelvetrees and her son Jack Woody, Sydney, 1936 | Sam Hood | State Library of New South Wales 

Never trap yourself.

Never trap yourself in a belief system that is not to the overall benefit of your soul. 

Ziegfeld costume, Sydney, between 1915-1930 | Sam Hood | State Library of New South Wales

You take with you all that you have experienced.

Know that you take with you all that you have experienced here—in the physical—and it will create your experience there—in the non-physical.

Child performers, Sydney, c. 1930s | Sam Hood | State Library of New South Wales

Do all that you do with awareness.

Do all that you do with awareness.

Ingenues arrive, Central Station, Sydney, 1928-1929 | Sam Hood | State Library of New South Wales

Always ask what is valid, what serves you, and what does not.

Always ask what is valid, what serves you, and what does not.

Dog with a backpack, 1939 | Sam Hood | State Library of New South Wales

Always hold a far greater vision of who you are.

Always hold a far greater vision of who you are.

Sam Hood | State Library of New South Wales

There is no death; you cannot die.

There is no death; you cannot die. All life—all life—is eternal. It cannot be any other way.

Baby elephant, Taronga Zoo| Sam Hood | State Library of New South Wales

Are you squandering your life by not living it fully?

Are you squandering your life by not living it fully?

Enjoy life! Celebrate life! God is in his heaven and all is well with you and your world. Truly, it is.

Kangaroo and girls, ca 1925 | Sam Hood | State Library of New South Wales

Your thoughts create a world that reflects your feelings.

Just as all creation arises from thought, your problems have arisen out of thought. Your thoughts create a world that reflects your feelings. Remember that.

Soldier's goodbye and Bobbie the cat, Sydney, ca 1939 | Sam Hood | State Library of New South Wales

You are the highest authority in your life.

You see—you are the highest authority in your life—no other—and it is for you to decide what is joyful and what is not.

Jocelyn Howarth and Nancy Bird, ca 1930-33 | State Library of New South Wales

Discover and live your life's purpose.

Discover and live your life's purpose by listening to your Inner Self.

Chorus girls in Rhonrad wheels roll across Bondi Beach, ca 1935 | Sam Hood | State Library of New South Wales

Feel anything that there is to feel.

Feel, feel anything that there is to feel—your feelings are valid and construe the impulses of your soul. 

North Bondi team march past, 1930s | Sam Hood | State Library of New South Wales

How does your soul communicate with you?

How does your soul communicate with you?

Your soul communicates with you through the thoughts that come into your head, through feelings, inspiration, or simply through a deeper sense of peace and tranquillity.

Theatre Royal chorus, Tamarama Beach, ca 1938 | Sam Hood | State Library of New South Wales

Your thoughts sculpt who you believe yourself to be.

Just as energy moulds and forms thought, your thoughts sculpt who you believe yourself to be.

Valerie Hays from the cast of Over she goes being leapfrogged, 1937 | Sam Hood | State Library of New South Wales

You are who you believe yourself to be.

You are who you believe yourself to be, and the Universe will create within your experience an image that fits with your beliefs.

Turner Twins, acrobats, 1937 | Sam Hood | State Library of New South Wales