Thoughts Are Things: The Classic New Thought Work on the Power of Mind - Couverture rigide

Mulford, Prentice

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ISBN 10 : 1604592311 ISBN 13 : 9781604592313

Editeur : Wilder Publications, 2022

Synopsis

Thoughts Are Things is one of the foundational works of New Thought, a concise and powerful classic on the creative force of thought, mental discipline, personal magnetism, and spiritual self-development.

Prentice Mulford was among the earliest and most influential voices in the American New Thought movement, and Thoughts Are Things remains one of his best-known works. Written with directness, confidence, and unusual psychological insight, these essays argue that thought is not idle or abstract, but active, formative, and deeply connected to health, character, opportunity, courage, and success. Mulford’s central idea—that sustained mental habits shape the life one experiences—anticipated much of the later literature of positive thinking, manifestation, prosperity consciousness, and the Law of Attraction.

This classic work explores the power of the mind, the influence of belief, the cultivation of courage, the need to guard one’s mental atmosphere, and the importance of directing attention toward strength rather than weakness. Readers of Ralph Waldo Trine, Florence Scovel Shinn, Charles F. Haanel, Wallace D. Wattles, Ernest Holmes, and Joseph Murphy will find in Mulford an earlier and essential source: a writer who helped give form to the modern language of thought power, self-mastery, and spiritual success.

About the Author

Prentice Mulford (1834–1891) was an American author, humorist, essayist, and one of the formative figures of the New Thought movement. Born in Sag Harbor, New York, he lived a varied life before becoming known for his writings on thought power, mental influence, spiritual development, and the creative force of the mind. Mulford’s essays helped establish many of the ideas that later became central to New Thought, positive thinking, prosperity literature, manifestation, and the Law of Attraction. His works, including Thoughts Are Things and Your Forces and How to Use Them, continue to be read by those interested in self-help classics, metaphysical writing, mind-power literature, and the spiritual roots of modern personal development.

A propos du livre

Biographie de l'auteur

Prentice Mulford (1834–1891) was a noted literary humorist and California author. In addition, he helped found the New Thought movement. Mulford was born in Sag Harbor, New York and, in 1856, sailed to California where he would spend the next 16 years. During this time, Mulford spent several years in mining towns, trying to find his fortune in gold, copper, or silver. After leaving the mining life, Mulford ran for a position on the California State Assembly in Sacramento. Although he was nominated, he ultimately lost the election. He returned to San Francisco and began writing for a weekly newspaper, The Golden Era. Mulford spent five years as a writer and editor for various papers and was named by many San Franciscans a "Bohemian," for his disregard for money. Mulford states in his autobiography, "poverty argued for us possession of more brains" (Prentice Mulford's Story 130). He became known for his humorous style of writing and vivid descriptions of both mining life as well as life at sea. In 1872, Mulford returned to New York City, where he became known as a comic lecturer, author of poems and essays, and a columnist for The New York Daily Graphic from 1875-1881. Mulford was also instrumental in the founding of the popular philosophy, New Thought, along with other notable writers including Ralph Waldo Emerson. Mulford's book, Thoughts are Things served as a guide to this new belief system and is still popular today.

Présentation de l'éditeur

Prentice Mulford wrote this book in 1889, long before more well-known, contemporary authors began writing about the power of thought. Despite being over 100 years old, this is a powerful book on thought. Mulford explains we have, in effect, two minds: the mind of the body and the mind of the spirit. The mind of the body is limited and fights change. It thinks things must always be the way they've always been. The mind of the spirit trusts in the Supreme Power which made all things and knows that anything is possible if you believe.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wilder Publications
• Date d'édition: 2022
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1604592311
• ISBN 13: 9781604592313
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 123
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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