The Secret Door to Success: Conscious Awareness, #3

By Florence Scovel Shinn and Alejandra Orozco

The Secret Door to Success: Florence Scovel Shinn's Classic Teachings on Mind Power and Manifestation in English and Spanish

100% Bilingual Edition (English and Spanish)

Discover the timeless wisdom of Florence Scovel Shinn's most powerful guide to spiritual prosperity and manifestation. This bilingual edition presents The Secret Door to Success in both its original English and neutral Latin American Spanish, making these transformative teachings accessible to a wider audience.

In this profound work, Shinn reveals how we can transform our lives by mastering our thoughts, understanding spiritual laws, and changing our perception of reality. Going beyond the confines of particular religions, she explores with clear, insightful prose the essential principles that govern success and abundance.

This comprehensive guide shows you how to:

• Apply spiritual laws in your daily life to attract prosperity
• Develop a deeper understanding of your innate manifesting powers
• Transform limiting beliefs through powerful affirmations
• Harness the power of expression to create positive change
• Overcome invisible barriers that block your path to success

Florence Scovel Shinn, a pioneering voice in The New Thought Movement, wrote The Secret Door to Success in 1940 as a practical compendium of concepts, affirmations, and actions designed to create profound inner transformation. Her straightforward approach to spiritual principles has influenced generations of readers seeking to improve their circumstances through the power of thought.

This bilingual edition preserves Shinn's original teachings while making them accessible to both English and Spanish-speaking readers. As you work with these timeless principles of manifestation and abundance consciousness, you'll develop the tools to live more fully in the present moment and become a source of positive influence for yourself and others.

Perfect for readers of self-help classics, metaphysical teachings, prosperity literature, law of attraction guides, and spiritual development books in both English and Spanish.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Alejandra Orozco
• Release date: May 20, 2021
• ISBN: 9781990379062

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​Introduction

Having access to the works of Florence Scovel Shinn is always a reason to rejoice seekers of truth. Especially those who aspire to gain an ever-greater understanding of the powers vested upon every human being to shape reality. Sharing wisdom beyond what words can express, The Secret Door to Success was initially published in 1940, soon before the passing of Florence Shinn. In this text, Florence explores the deeper meanings of mystical texts as they apply to human capacity and human endeavor and the processes through which people can achieve success in material and spiritual goals.

The Secret Door to Success, likewise her first book, The Game of Life and How to Play It, comprise a comprehensive set of concepts, ideas, affirmations, and actions through which we can master our thoughts and perception of reality to change them to our benefit. It deals masterfully with the nature of faith and the complexities of acting with confidence in everyday living. Florence not only provides a guide on the importance of deep trust in something greater than ourselves to transform the outcomes of adverse situations, but she also elaborates on the intricacies of demonstrating faith under all circumstances and on how these efforts contribute to our mental and material well-being. This text is equally important to learn about the working of other spiritual laws such as the law of indifference, the law of karma, or the law of reciprocity, and others.

As is also the case with Florence’s previous texts, The Secret Door to Success often presents concepts and ideas in masculine pronouns in keeping with the period’s language. However, Florence’s captivating prose strikes the human chord that transcends gender. Thus, we have published the work as it was initially written and reflect in the translation.

We trust that having access to this work by one remarkable representative of the New Thought Movement will help you develop a comprehensive plan for mental, emotional, and material empowerment. Florence’s cordial and straightforward prose can facilitate discussions on mystical ideas with people of all ages. Her mastery of metaphysical concepts, functional vision, clarity of approach, and powerful words have inspired and continue to inform the understanding of many people worldwide. It is now your turn to benefit from her wisdom, and we hope your life will change in a positive direction as a result of being exposed to her work.

May the contents of this book help you free yourself from limiting beliefs and soar into boundless possibilities. Higher thoughts lead to higher vibrations, and higher vibrations and thoughts lead to greater understanding and the manifestation of a greater reality. We trust that the explanations of concepts and the affirmations in the Secret Door to Success will help you gain the power to shape your reality towards positive and harmonious outcomes.

From what we have experienced so far, this book can be considered a blueprint to discover the power within, and therefore, we recommend studying it regularly and sharing it forward. As you keep coming back to it, grasping its meanings, and internalizing the affirmations, you will connect to an endless source of insights that will empower you to achieve a life of joy and success. In this most exciting path, you have now chosen to thread, we wish you all success.

As it is our custom, we invite you to use the reflections and the journal pages at the end of this book as a tool to begin your journey towards transforming your perception and thoughts, and ultimately, your reality.

With utmost kindness, Alejandra and Adriana

Introducción

Tener acceso a las obras de Florence Scovel Shinn es siempre un motivo de alegría para los buscadores de la verdad. Especialmente aquellos que aspiran a obtener una comprensión cada vez mayor sobre los poderes que se han conferido a cada ser humano para moldear la realidad. Compartiendo sabiduría más allá de lo que las palabras pueden expresar, La Puerta Secreta al Éxito se publicó inicialmente en 1940, poco tiempo antes del fallecimiento de Florence Shinn. En este texto, Florence explora los significados profundos de textos místicos en lo que respecta a la capacidad y el esfuerzo humanos, y los procesos a través de los cuales las personas pueden alcanzar el éxito en sus objetivos materiales y espirituales.

La Puerta Secreta al Éxito, al igual que su primer libro, El Juego de la Vida y Cómo Jugarlo, comprende un conjunto de conceptos, ideas, afirmaciones y acciones a través de las cuales podemos lograr maestría de nuestros pensamientos y nuestra percepción de la realidad para lograr cambiarlos para nuestro beneficio. Este libro trata con maestría sobre la naturaleza de la fe y las complejidades de actuar con confianza plena en la vida cotidiana. Florence no sólo ofrece una guía sobre la importancia de confiar profundamente en algo más grande que nosotros mismos para transformar los resultados de las situaciones adversas, sino que también profundiza sobre lo intrincado de demostrar fe en todas las circunstancias y en cómo estos esfuerzos contribuyen a nuestro bienestar mental y material. Este texto es igualmente importante para aprender sobre el funcionamiento de otras leyes espirituales como la ley de la indiferencia, y la ley del karma o la ley de la reciprocidad, entre otras.

Como ocurre también con los textos anteriores de Florence, La Puerta Secreta al "Éxito presenta, a menudo, conceptos e ideas en pronombres masculinos, en consonancia con el lenguaje de la época. Sin embargo, la cautivadora prosa de Florence toca la fibra humana que trasciende el género. Por ello, hemos publicado la obra tal y como fue escrita inicialmente y esto se refleja en la traducción.

Confiamos en que tener acceso a esta obra de una notable representante del Movimiento del Nuevo Pensamiento le ayudará a desarrollar un plan integral de empoderamiento mental, emocional y material. La prosa cordial y directa de Florence puede facilitar discusiones sobre ideas místicas con gentes de todas las edades. Su dominio de los conceptos metafísicos, su visión funcional, su claridad de enfoque y sus poderosas palabras han inspirado y siguen informando la comprensión de muchas personas en todo el mundo. Ahora es tu turno de beneficiarte de su sabiduría, y esperamos que tu vida cambie en una dirección positiva como resultado de estar expuesta(o) a su trabajo.

Que el contenido de este libro te ayude a liberarte de las creencias limitantes y a elevarte hacia posibilidades ilimitadas. Los pensamientos más elevados conducen a vibraciones más elevadas, y las vibraciones y pensamientos más elevados conducen a una mayor comprensión y a la manifestación de una realidad más profunda. Confiamos en que las explicaciones de los conceptos y las afirmaciones de La Puerta Secreta al Éxito te ayudarán a obtener el poder de moldear tu realidad hacia resultados positivos y armoniosos.

Por lo que hemos experimentado hasta ahora, este libro puede ser considerado como una guía para descubrir el poder interior y, por lo tanto, recomendamos estudiarlo regularmente y compartirlo con los demás. En la medida en que lo revises una y otra vez, capturando sus significados e interiorizando las afirmaciones, te conectarás con una fuente inagotable de conocimientos nuevos y útiles que te capacitarán para lograr una vida de alegría y éxito. En este camino tan emocionante que ahora has elegido enhebrar, te deseamos todo el éxito.

Como es nuestra costumbre, te invitamos a usar las reflexiones y páginas de diario al final de este libro, como una herramienta que te permita empezar tus esfuerzos de transformar tu percepción y pensamientos y, en última instancia, tu realidad.

Con el mayor cariño, Alejandra y Adriana

​​​​PART 1

​​​​The Secret Door to Success

Chapter 1

​The Secret Door to Success

So the people shouted when the priests blew with the trumpets: and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, and the people shouted with a great shout, that the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city. Joshua 6:20.

A successful man is always asked—What is the secret of your success?

People never ask a man who is a failure, What is the secret of your failure? It is quite easy to see and they are not interested.

People all want to know how to open the secret door of success.

For each man there is success, but it seems to be behind a door or wall. In the Bible reading, we have heard the wonderful story of the falling of the walls of Jericho.

Of course all biblical stories have a metaphysical interpretation.

We will talk now about your wall of Jericho: the wall separating you from success. Nearly everyone has built a wall around his own Jericho.

This city you are not able to enter, contains great treasures; your divinely designed success, your heart’s desire!

What kind of wall have you built around your Jericho? Often, it is a wall of resentment—resenting someone, or resenting a situation, shuts off your good.

If you are a failure and resent the success of someone else, you are keeping away your own success.

I have given the following statement to neutralize envy and resentment.

What God has done for others, He now does for me and more.

A woman was filled with envy because a friend had received a gift, she made this statement, and an exact duplicate of the gift was given her—plus another present.

It was when the children of Israel shouted, that the walls of Jericho fell down. When you make an affirmation of Truth, your wall of Jericho totters.

I gave the following statement to a woman: The walls of lack and delay now crumble away, and I enter my Promised Land, under grace. She had a vivid picture of stepping over a fallen wall, and received the demonstration of her good, almost immediately.

It is the word of realization which brings about a change in your affairs; for words and thoughts are a form of radio-activity.

Taking an interest in your work, enjoying what you are doing opens the secret door to success.

A number of years ago I went to California to speak at the different centers, by way of the Panama Canal, and on the boat I met a man named Jim Tully.

For years he had been a tramp. He called himself The King of the Hoboes.

He was ambitious and picked up an education.

He had a vivid imagination and commenced writing stories about his experiences.

He dramatized tramp life, he enjoyed what he was doing, and became a very successful author. I remember one book called Outside Looking In. It was made into a motion picture.

He is now famous and prosperous and lives in Hollywood. What opened the secret door to success for Jim Tully?

Dramatizing his life—being interested in what he was doing, he made the most of being a tramp. On the boat, we all sat at the captain’s table, which gave us a chance to talk.

Mrs. Grace Stone was also a passenger on the boat; she had written the Bitter Tea of General Yen, and was going to Hollywood to have it made into a moving-picture: she had lived in China and was inspired to write the book.

That is the Secret of Success, to make what you are doing interesting to other people. Be interested yourself, and others will find you interesting.

A good disposition, a smile, often opens the secret door; the Chinese say, A man without a smiling face, must not open a shop.

The success of a smile was brought out in a French moving-picture in which Chevalier took the lead, the picture was called, With a Smile. One of the characters had become poor, dreary and almost a derelict; He said to Chevalier What good has my honesty done me? Chevalier replied, Even honesty won’t help you, without a smile: so the man changes on the spot, cheers up, and becomes very successful.

Living in the past, complaining of your misfortunes, builds a thick wall around your Jericho.

Talking too much about your affairs, scattering your forces, brings you up against a high wall. I knew a man of brains and ability, who was a complete failure.

He lived with his mother and aunt, and I found that every night when he went home to dinner, he told them all that had taken place during the day at the office; he discussed his hopes, his fears, and his failures.

I said to him, You scatter your forces by talking about your affairs. Don’t discuss your business with your family. Silence is Golden!

He took my lead. During dinner he refused to talk about business, His mother and aunt were in despair: They loved to hear all about everything; but his silence proved golden!

Not long after, he was given a position at one hundred dollars a week, and in a few years, he had a salary of three hundred dollars a week.

Success is not a secret, it is a System.

Many people are up against the wall of discouragement. Courage and endurance are part of the system. We read this in lives of all successful men and women.

I had an amusing experience which brought this to my notice. I went to a moving picture theatre to meet a friend.

While waiting, I stood near a young boy, selling programs.

He called to people passing, Buy a complete program of the picture, containing photographs of the actors and a sketch of their lives.

Most people passed by without buying. To my great