Because of this, it would seem logical that inorganic tools of Power would have very little Power themselves, but would rather act as a catalyst to helping us tap and use our own connection to Power. And while natural tools of Power, such as wood pieces, teeth, claws, and so on have (or had) a greater degree of intelligence, they also would have much less Power than we have ourselves.

Modern psychology has discovered some of what causes these tools of Power to have their catalytic influence on human mind. In a single word, in can be summed up as 'belief'. If you believe that a shiny rock will give you good luck, then it will. If you believe that breaking a mirror will give you seven years of bad luck, then it will. If you believe that kissing first person of opposite sex you see in day will give you extra strength and endurance, then that will become true for you. In Keys To Power (and many other systems) this is known as Law of Belief. The world will appear to you to be what you believe it to be.

The flip side to this is interesting. Since it is inner mind that has a direct connection to Power. Whatever you believe to be an effective method of working with Power will cause inner mind to work with Power more effectively when you are performing that method. In other words, if you believe that sitting in a yoga position chanting for hours at a time will increase your supply of Power, then inner mind will give you access to more Power when you perform this ritual (an intangible tools of Power). If you believe that working with a metal tube with a crystal attached to one end will help you focus Power towards a specific goal, then your inner mind will focus Power even more strongly when you are working with crystal rod.

But this is not to say that these tools of Power are worthless, that they have no value in and of themselves. If you are unable to focus your Power without a tool, and tool helps you focus your Power, then by all means use tool. We do not come out of womb able to walk, so we use whatever it takes to move us around until that time when we are ready to walk. We do not have ability (yet) to fly on our own, so we use tools to help us do that when time calls for it. Tools are beneficial when we are unable to perform a task without them.

The bottom line on tools of Power is this. They work according to your belief. That belief is usually built by association and repetition. The more you are exposed to an idea, and more you are exposed to similar ideas, stronger your belief. If you have been exposed to idea that crystals, or pyramids, or ley lines, or glass beads have a Power and will give you ability to control Power, then work with that belief and use it. But also work to develop your ability to work with Power without tools. In Keys To Power, we acknowledge that tools perform a service, yet we work constantly to improve ourselves to point where tools are unnecessary.

The other main principle that I use to choose great gifts is psychic perception. If I just don't know enough about person I'm shopping for, and I really don't know what they want out of life, I call upon my spiritual connection with all life (and with that, my connection with that person) to do choosing for me.

Here's reason this works. At a fundamental level, we are all connected. Connected so closely that we are virtually same being living multiple lives. When we open ourselves to this connection, there is a synchronicity that can be used in many ways. For our purpose of choosing perfect gift, this connection will tell us when we have right gift in mind for person we're shopping for.

And here's how to do it. The easiest way is to bring image of both intended recipient and intended gift into your mind at same time, after you've opened yourself to infinite spiritual connection. With connection active, and images of both gift and receiver in mind, there will either be a harmony between images or they won't be. If a harmony exists, gift is right one. If harmony isn't there, gift isn't right.

The harmony you're looking for is more than a simple "do they seem okay for each other" kind of thing. It's more of "is there a sense of electricity with this combination" kind of harmony. If you get a sense of excitement when bringing two together, then you can count on gift being well received.

Just make sure that you've developed a strong connection to Spirit, or this technique won't always work. Without spiritual connection, any excitement you feel will only be your own. You want excitement to come from person you're shopping for, not from yourself.