William Walker Atkinson

Practical Mind-Reading By William Walker Atkinson

William Walker Atkinson was one of the earliest authors who taught people how to use the law of attraction to create unlimited abundance and rapid energetic shifts. Decades before Rhonda Byrnes' -The Secret- or Esther and Jerry Hick's -The Amazing Power of Deliberate Intent-, he showed readers how to use the power of desire, thought and concentration to attract wealth, health, happiness and success. As Mr. Atkinson explains it: -One draws to himself thought waves corresponding in character with the nature of the prevailing thoughts in his own mind-his mental attitude. Then again he begins to set into motion the great Law of Attraction, whereby he draws to him others likely to help him, and is, in turn, attracted to others who can aid him. This Law of Attraction is no joke, no metaphysical absurdity, but is a great live working principle of Nature, as anyone may learn by experimenting and observing.- This book *works*, but only if the Exercises are put into practice. This version includes a handy lesson overview with copyable weekly charts to track your progress. This book includes the full, original text re-typeset and designed by Advanced Thought Publishing. Chapter 1. The Law of Attraction in the Thought World Chapter 2. Thought Waves and their Process of Reproduction Chapter 3. A Talk about the Mind Chapter 4. Mind Building Chapter 5. The Secret of the Will Chapter 6. Become immune to injurious Thought Attraction Chapter 7. The Transmutation of Negative Thought Chapter 8. The Law of Mental Control Chapter 9. Asserting the Life-Force Chapter 10. Training the Habit-Mind Chapter 11. The Psychology of Emotion Chapter 12. Developing new Brain Cells Chapter 13. The Attractive Power-Desire Force Chapter 14. The Great Dynamic Forces Chapter 15. Claiming your Own Chapter 16. Law, not Chance Exercises

Lesson I-The Law Of Vibration - Records of Mysterious Influence of One Mind over Another. The power has always existed. Lesson II-Thought Waves - Waves of Mental Vibratory Energy. A burning up of Brain Matter. Varieties of Thought Waves, and the Characteristics of each. How Thought Waves Manifest, and how they affect other persons. Lesson III-Mental Induction - How Thought Vibrations set up induction in the minds of others. Comparison between Thought, Magnetism and Electricity. How Mental States are transmitted. Lesson IV-Mental Concentration - What Mental Concentration is and how it works. The Occult Teachings regarding Concentration. How to Concentrate. How to develop the Powers of Concentration. A course of Training described and explained. Lesson V-Mental Imaging - What occultists call a "Mental Image." What they use it for and how they use it. The Mental Magic Lantern. Lesson VI-Fascination - Mental Fascination. Personal Magnetism. "Charming." Irresistible Influence. Alluring Qualities of the Mind. Instances of Great Men. The Secret of Fascination. Examples. Explanations and Instructions. A valuable Bit of Information. Lesson VII-Hypnotic Influence - The distinction between Fascination and Hypnotism. How Hypnotic Influence affects the person. The Truth about Hypnotism. General Instruction of the Subject, with illustrative examples and directions for producing the phenomena. Lesson VIII-Influencing At A Distance - Exerting Mental Influence upon others at a distance. How the Mental Currents flow to a distance. How Distant Treatments are given. The Occult Practices are given. A number of the most effective methods are given, with particulars of practice. Lesson IX-Influencing "en Masse." - How Mental Influence may be used to affect great numbers of people at the same time. How the Great Men of politics, business and professional life manifest this form of Mental influence. Valuable Information in a nutshell. Lesson X-The Need Of The Knowledge - The need of this instruction on the part of the public. How the force is being used against people, and why they should learn to protect themselves by learning the principles of the subject. The Good and the Bad features of Mental Influence. Ignorance no protection. Lesson XI-Magic Black And White - The differences between White Magic and Black Magic. A word of Caution and Warning against the improper use of the Power. Lesson XII-Self Protection - Full instructions in Self-Protection. The Source of Inner Power. How it may be called into effect. The Powers of the Ego, and how they may be employed and aroused. This lesson alone is worth more than the price of the book.

William Walker Atkinson was an influential member of the New Thought movement. He was one of the first people to write about the Law of Attraction. Collected here in one volume are three of his most important works. 'The Law of Attraction, or Thought Vibrations in the Thought World'; 'Practical Mental Influence'; and 'The Power of Concentration'. Long before Rhonda Byrne discovered 'The Secret' that one's positive thoughts are powerful magnets that attract wealth, health, and happiness, Atkinson already knew it.

The Inner Secret is the story of a man on a quest for the secret of success and power. This quest leads him on an adventure meeting the mysterious Colonel Forbes. Through his guidance, he is led step by step, far beyond what he ever imagined possible. Eventually, he attains the ultimate summit of Cosmic Consciousness the Philosopher s Stone! When the original publisher asked the author whether the story should be announced as biographical, autobiographical, or as allegorical in treatment and character; or merely pure fiction, the author cryptically replied: I prefer that you let the story speak for itself. Those for whom it is intended, and who are prepared for the reception of the Truth will recognize and accept that Truth without further assurance on your part, or on mine Let it speak for itself!

The Inner Secret is the story of a man on a quest for the secret of success and power. This quest leads him on an adventure meeting the mysterious Colonel Forbes. Through his guidance, he is led step by step, far beyond what he ever imagined possible. Eventually, he attains the ultimate summit of Cosmic Consciousness the Philosopher s Stone! When the original publisher asked the author whether the story should be announced as biographical, autobiographical, or as allegorical in treatment and character; or merely pure fiction, the author cryptically replied: I prefer that you let the story speak for itself. Those for whom it is intended, and who are prepared for the reception of the Truth will recognize and accept that Truth without further assurance on your part, or on mine Let it speak for itself!

In this chapter we will give you briefly the theories of the Western scientific world regarding the functions of the respiratory organs, and the part in the human economy played by the breath. In subsequent chapters we will give the additional theories and ascertained facts of the Oriental school of thought and research. The Oriental accepts the theories and facts of his Western brothers (which have been known to him for centuries) and adds thereto much that the latter do not now accept, but which they will in due time "discover" and which, after renaming, they will present to the world as a great truth.

How much do our conscious and subconscious minds influence our bodily health and well-being? Followers of the New Thought movement-an early "New Age" philosophy that was tremendously popular around the turn of the 20th century-vehemently believed in the concept of "mind over matter," and in this 1910 work, one of the most prominent New Thought voices explores the power of belief, suggestion, and the human imagination to avoid sickness... and to conquer it when it afflicts us. Part of Atkinson's "New Psychology" series, which melded the scientific and the spiritual into a fresh metaphysical paradigm, this is a provocative book, and a must-read for anyone interested in New Thought beliefs. American writer WILLIAM WALKER ATKINSON (1862-1932) was editor of the popular magazine New Thought from 1901 to 1905, and editor of the journal Advanced Thought from 1916 to 1919. He authored dozens of New Thought books under numerous pseudonyms, some of which are likely still unknown today, including "Yogi Ramacharaka" and "Theron Q. Dumont."

Contents: The Subconscious Storehouse; Attention and Concentration; Acquiring Impressions; Eye Perception and Memory; Exercises in Eye Perception; Ear Perception and Memory; Association; Remembrance, Recollection and Recognition; The Cumulative System of Memory Culture; The Ten Question Thought System; Memory of Figures, Dates and Prices; Memory of Places, Faces; Names; and Artificial Systems.

Our thoughts affect every aspect of our business and everyday life. We are always thinking and those thoughts, negative or positive are having a profound effect on our lives whether we are conscious of it or not. Another great work by William Walker Atkinson.

Excerpt: "Breath is Life" Life is absolutely dependent upon the act of breathing. "Breath is Life." Differ as they may upon details of theory and terminology, the Oriental and the Occidental agree upon these fundamental principles. To breathe is to live, and without breath there is no life. Not only are the higher animals dependent upon breath for life and health, but even the lower forms of animal life must breathe to live, and plant life is likewise dependent upon the air for continued existence. The infant draws in a long, deep breath, retains it for a moment to extract from it its life-giving properties, and then exhales it in a long wail, and lo Its life upon earth has begun. The old man gives a faint gasp, ceases to breathe, and life is over. From the first faint breath of the infant to the last gasp of the dying man, it is one long story of continued breathing. Life is but a series of breaths. Breathing may be considered the most important of all of the functions of the body, for, indeed, all the other functions depend upon it. Man may exist some time without eating; a shorter time without drinking; but without breathing his existence may be measured by a few minutes. And not only is Man dependent upon Breath for life, but he is largely dependent upon correct habits of breathing for continued vitality and freedom from disease. An intelligent control of our breathing power will lengthen our days upon earth by giving us increased vitality and powers of resistance, and, on the other hand, unintelligent and careless breathing will tend to shorten our days, by decreasing our vitality and laying us open to disease. Man in his normal state had no need of instruction in breathing. Like the lower animal and the child, he breathed naturally and properly, as nature intended him to do, but civilization has changed him in this and other respects. He has contracted improper methods and attitudes of walking, standing and sitting, which have robbed him of his birthright of natural and correct breathing. He has paid a high price for civilization. The savage, to-day, breathes naturally, unless he has been contaminated by the habits of civilized man. The percentage of civilized men who breathe correctly is quite small, and the result is shown in contracted chests and stooping shoulders, and the terrible increase in diseases of the respiratory organs, including that dread monster, Consumption, "the white scourge." Eminent authorities have stated that one generation of correct breathers would regenerate the race, and disease would be so rare as to be looked upon as a curiosity. Whether looked at from the standpoint of the Oriental or Occidental, the connection between correct breathing and health is readily seen and explained. The Occidental teachings show that the physical health depends very materially upon correct breathing. The Oriental teachers not only admit that their Occidental brothers are right, but say that in addition to the physical benefit derived from correct habits of breathing, Man's mental power, happiness, self-control, clear-sightedness, morals, and even his spiritual growth may be increased by an understanding of the "Science of Breath."

William Walker Atkinson was one of the most prominent contributors to the literature of the New Thought movement, a non-denomination spiritual philosophy which developed in the late Nineteenth Century. Although he achieved eminence in a number of professions, Atkinson never sought personal publicity, and many of his numerous works were published under a variety of pseudonyms.