If the same cake receipe calls for the same ingredients to be prepared with the same instructions, the results will be the same cake, time after time. To improve the results requires a change in the process or ingredients. John Waterhouse is a New Thought writer who has helped countless people understand the difference between traditional prayer and Spriritual Mind Treatment by explaining how desired results can be achieved from a change in the process. Spiritual Mind Treatment is an integral part of the New Thought way of life and Five Steps to Freedom introduces this concept in terms that help the beginner make the transition from a traditional one-way message to God, to an internal active prayer as a positive course of action. This proactive method of prayer looks at all of life with different eyes and reinforces a personal relationship with the presence of God from an entirely fresh perspective and understanding of the individuals role within that relationship.