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New Thought and Mental Science
New Thought, mental science, affirmation, prosperity metaphysics, and practical spirituality of mind.
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As a Man ThinkethA meditation on the power of thought to shape character, circumstances, and destiny — one of the most widely read works in the New Thought tradition.In Tune with the InfiniteThe defining text of American New Thought: Ralph Waldo Trine's 1897 argument that the human soul is one with the Infinite Spirit, and that opening to this divine inflow brings health, peace, power, and plenty.The Game of Life and How to Play ItA practical guide to the spiritual laws governing prosperity, health, love, and self-expression — one of the most influential books of the American New Thought movement.The Higher Powers of Mind and SpiritA study of the silent forces of mind and spirit that shape bodily health, daily circumstances, and civilisation itself — the mature work of the author of In Tune with the Infinite.The Science of Getting RichThe foundational text of American New Thought: Wallace D. Wattles' 1910 argument that there is a Thinking Substance pervading all things, and that anyone who impresses their thought upon it — in 'a Certain Way' — will certainly get rich.The Science of Mind — Ernest Shurtleff HolmesErnest Holmes's 1926 first edition of The Science of Mind, the founding textbook of Religious Science: a course of lessons on mind, healing, and the creative power of thought.Thoughts are ThingsThirteen essays on the creative power of thought, selected from the White Cross Library of Prentice Mulford — a founding voice of the New Thought movement.What All the World's A-Seeking — Ralph Waldo TrineRalph Waldo Trine's 1896 New Thought classic on the power of thought and the primacy of service to others, teaching a simple meditative technique of 'silence.'