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Neville Goddard, most often known simply as Neville, is one of the most powerful writers in the realm of New Age spirituality. Unknown during his lifetime, his work has grown increasingly popular, and his writings have influenced the likes of Rhonda Byrne in The Secret, Carlos Castaneda, and Wayne Dyer. The founding principle of Neville’s work was stunning in its simplicity - Your imagination is God. This message of empowerment has resonated with countless readers, urging them to fearlessly explore their own potential in a new way.Compiled by PEN award-winning historian Mitch Horowitz, Infinite Potential is a curated compendium of Neville’s work, including the complete text of his first book, At Your Command, along with rare pamphlets, transcriptions and three never-before anthologised pieces from the great writer. Horowitz is the leading expert on Neville and his teachings, and his introduction frames Neville’s work in both a historical and modern-day context, offering a complete timeline of the writer’s somewhat mysterious life. Infinite Potential is an accessible and profound anthology from one of the greatest spiritual minds of the 20th century.

The Classic of Empowered Living, Now in a Special Concise Edition! Do you sense the existence of a greater power inside you? You are right. You will discover your true potential in this unique abridgement of the masterwork of higher living: Joseph Murphy's The Power of Your Subconscious Mind. In less than an hour of reading, this thorough but compact condensation exposes you to principles and exercises you can use right now to harness your subconscious mind for achievement, wellness, and success. Learn: How to find answers to problems while you sleep.How your inner talking becomes reality. The secret to effective prayer. The right use of visualizations and affirmations. How to escape self-limiting patterns of the past. The incredible, unbounded abilities of your subconscious. Condensed and introduced by PEN Award-winning historian Mitch Horowitz, this brief volume will broaden how you see yourself and your possibilities. Discover what millions have found in The Power of Your Subconscious Mind.

From the millions-strong audiences of Oprah and The Secret to the mass-media ministries of evangelical figures like Joel Osteen and T. D. Jakes, to the motivational bestsellers and New Age seminars to the twelve-step programs and support groups of the recovery movement and to the rise of positive psychology and stress-reduction therapies, this idea--to think positively--is metaphysics morphed into mass belief. This is the biography of that belief.            No one has yet written a serious and broad-ranging treatment and history of the positive-thinking movement. Until now. For all its influence across popular culture, religion, politics, and medicine, this psycho-spiritual movement remains a maligned and misunderstood force in modern life. Its roots are unseen and its long-range impact is unacknowledged. It is often considered a cotton-candy theology for New Agers and self-help junkies. In response, One Simple Idea corrects several historical misconceptions about the positive-thinking movement and introduces us to a number of colorful and dramatic personalities, including Napoleon Hill and Norman Vincent Peale, whose books and influence have touched the lives of tens of millions across the world.

From its earliest days, America served as an arena for the revolutions in alternative spirituality that eventually swept the globe. Esoteric philosophies and personas—from Freemasonry to Spiritualism, from Madame H. P. Blavatsky to Edgar Cayce—dramatically altered the nation’s culture, politics, and religion. Yet the mystical roots of our identity are often ignored or overlooked. Opening a new window on the past, Occult America presents a dramatic, pioneering study of the esoteric undercurrents of our history and their profound impact across modern life.

The power of positive thinking. It is an idea deeply rooted in American culture, from Oprah to The Secret to the mass-media ministries of Joel Osteen and T.D. Jakes. Yet no one has examined how this one simple idea—to think positively—has morphed from metaphysics into mass belief.In One Simple Idea, Mitch Horowitz tracks the history of the positive-thinking movement from its pioneers to its most dramatic personalities, including Dale Carnegie and Norman Vincent Peale. Positive thinking has been the root of studies on the placebo effect, the 12-step approach to overcoming addition, and the mind-body connection in treating illness. And it is central to the American idea of success, as seen in political messages like Ronald Reagan’s “Nothing is impossible” or President Obama’s “Yes, we can” and slogans such as the U.S. Army’s “Be all you can be” and Nike’s “Just do it.” This paperback edition includes new exercises and methods, which readers can use to test the validity of positive-mind mechanics in their daily lives. One Simple Idea answers the age-old question—Does it work?—and shows that, yes, positive thinking can change the world.

A guide to creating miracles in your own life through the power of thoughtFollowing in the footsteps of a little-known group of esoteric seekers from the late-nineteenth century who called themselves “the Miracle Club,” Mitch Horowitz shows that the spiritual “wish fulfillment” practices known as the Law of Attraction, Positive Thinking, “the Secret,” and the Science of Getting Rich actually work. Weaving these ideas together into a concise, clear formula, with real-life examples of success, he reveals how your thoughts can impact reality and make things happen.In this “manual for miracles,” Horowitz explains how we each possess a creative agency to determine and reshape our lives. He shows how thinking in a directed, highly focused, and emotively charged manner expands our capacity to perceive and transform events and allows us to surpass ordinary boundaries of time and physical space. Building on Neville Goddard’s view that the human imagination is God the Creator and Ralph Waldo Emerson’s techniques for attaining personal power, he explores the highest uses of mind-power metaphysics and explains what works and what doesn’t, illuminating why and how events bend to our thoughts. He encourages readers to experiment and find themselves “at the helm of infinite possibilities.”Laying out a specific path to manifest your deepest desires, from wealth and love to happiness and security, Horowitz provides focused exercises and concrete tools for change and looks at ways to get more out of prayer, affirmation, and visualization. He also provides the first serious reconsideration of New Thought philosophy since the death of William James in 1910. He includes crucial insights and effective methods from the movement’s leaders such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Napoleon Hill, Neville Goddard, William James, Andrew Jackson Davis, Wallace D. Wattles, and many others. Defining a miracle as “circumstances or events that surpass all conventional or natural expectation,” the author invites you to join him in pursuing miracles and achieve power over your own life.

A guide to creating miracles in your own life through the power of thought • Offers a concise, clear formula of focused exercises and concrete tools to lay out a specific path to manifest your deepest desires • Presents the first serious reconsideration of New Thought philosophy since the death of William James in 1910 • Draws on the work of New Thought pioneers such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Napoleon Hill, Neville Goddard, William James, Andrew Jackson Davis, Wallace D. Wattles, and many others Following in the footsteps of a little-known group of esoteric seekers from the late-nineteenth century who called themselves “the Miracle Club,” Mitch Horowitz shows that the spiritual “wish fulfillment” practices known as the Law of Attraction, Positive Thinking, “the Secret,” and the Science of Getting Rich actually work. Weaving these ideas together into a concise, clear formula, with real-life examples of success, he reveals how your thoughts can impact reality and make things happen. In this “manual for miracles,” Horowitz explains how we each possess a creative agency to determine and reshape our lives. He shows how thinking in a directed, highly focused, and emotively charged manner expands our capacity to perceive and transform events and allows us to surpass ordinary boundaries of time and physical space. Building on Neville Goddard’s view that the human imagination is God the Creator and Ralph Waldo Emerson’s techniques for attaining personal power, he explores the highest uses of mind-power metaphysics and explains what works and what doesn’t, illuminating why and how events bend to our thoughts. He encourages readers to experiment and find themselves “at the helm of infinite possibilities.” Laying out a specific path to manifest your deepest desires, from wealth and love to happiness and security, Horowitz provides focused exercises and concrete tools for change and looks at ways to get more out of prayer, affirmation, and visualization. He also provides the first serious reconsideration of New Thought philosophy since the death of William James in 1910. He includes crucial insights and effective methods from the movement’s leaders such as Ralph Waldo Emerson, Napoleon Hill, Neville Goddard, William James, Andrew Jackson Davis, Wallace D. Wattles, and many others. Defining a miracle as “circumstances or events that surpass all conventional or natural expectation,” the author invites you to join him in pursuing miracles and achieve power over your own life.

An exploration of our extraordinary shift away from materialism toward renewal of the numinous, mysterious, and uncertain• Examines topics that evoke widespread misunderstanding, including the real history of secret societies, the wisdom of the Satanic, Gnosticism, Hermeticism, out-of-body experience, and the contemporary war on witches• Looks at the influence of the founding lights of modern occultism, including mystic Neville Goddard, occult scholar Manly P. Hall, and surrealist filmmaker David Lynch, and debunks famous pseudo-skeptics such as the Amazing Randi• Explores magickal practices, including Anarchic Magick, mind metaphysics, the Law of Attraction, and Ouija boards, and upends hallowed spiritual concepts like forgivenessAll of us today dwell in uncertain places--realities in which thoughts make things happen, ESP is provable by the scientific methods once used to debunk it, UFOs are mainstream, and magick no longer requires rite and ritual but is as near as your own mind. Today’s leading voice of esotericism and the occult, Mitch Horowitz explores topics that evoke widespread misunderstanding, including the real history of secret societies, the wisdom of the Satanic, the relevance of Gnosticism, and the slender but authentic connection between today’s spiritual culture and antiquity, including in areas of Hermeticism, deity worship, out-of-body experience, and magick. He demonstrates the occult roots of wide-ranging facets of modern culture, including politics, abstract art, mind-body healing, self-help, and breakthrough scientific fields such as quantum physics and neuroplasticity. He looks at the influence of the founding lights of modern occultism, including mystic Neville Goddard, occult scholar Manly P. Hall, and surrealist filmmaker David Lynch, and provides a magnificent take-down of famous debunkers and pseudo-skeptics such as the Amazing Randi. He explores magickal practices, including Anarchic Magick, mind metaphysics, the Law of Attraction, and the history of Ouija boards and questions time-honored spiritual values like forgiveness. Mitch also examines the contemporary war on witches around the world and what it is like to be blacklisted. Offering a thought-provoking investigation of the spiritual, the occult, the magickal, and the extra-physical, Mitch lays the groundwork for readers to continue their own journeys into these esoteric streams of consciousness.

An exploration of our extraordinary shift away from materialism toward renewal of the numinous, mysterious, and uncertain• Examines topics that evoke widespread misunderstanding, including the real history of secret societies, the wisdom of the Satanic, Gnosticism, Hermeticism, out-of-body experience, and the contemporary war on witches• Looks at the influence of the founding lights of modern occultism, including mystic Neville Goddard, occult scholar Manly P. Hall, and surrealist filmmaker David Lynch, and debunks famous pseudo-skeptics such as the Amazing Randi• Explores magickal practices, including Anarchic Magick, mind metaphysics, the Law of Attraction, and Ouija boards, and upends hallowed spiritual concepts like forgivenessAll of us today dwell in uncertain places--realities in which thoughts make things happen, ESP is provable by the scientific methods once used to debunk it, UFOs are mainstream, and magick no longer requires rite and ritual but is as near as your own mind. Today’s leading voice of esotericism and the occult, Mitch Horowitz explores topics that evoke widespread misunderstanding, including the real history of secret societies, the wisdom of the Satanic, the relevance of Gnosticism, and the slender but authentic connection between today’s spiritual culture and antiquity, including in areas of Hermeticism, deity worship, out-of-body experience, and magick. He demonstrates the occult roots of wide-ranging facets of modern culture, including politics, abstract art, mind-body healing, self-help, and breakthrough scientific fields such as quantum physics and neuroplasticity. He looks at the influence of the founding lights of modern occultism, including mystic Neville Goddard, occult scholar Manly P. Hall, and surrealist filmmaker David Lynch, and provides a magnificent take-down of famous debunkers and pseudo-skeptics such as the Amazing Randi. He explores magickal practices, including Anarchic Magick, mind metaphysics, the Law of Attraction, and the history of Ouija boards and questions time-honored spiritual values like forgiveness. Mitch also examines the contemporary war on witches around the world and what it is like to be blacklisted. Offering a thought-provoking investigation of the spiritual, the occult, the magickal, and the extra-physical, Mitch lays the groundwork for readers to continue their own journeys into these esoteric streams of consciousness.

"If one advances confidently in the direction of his dreams, and endeavors to live the life which he has imagined, he will meet with a success unexpected in common hours."Here is Henry David Thoreau's classic work of personal experimentation and nonconformist living, Walden, presented in a special condensation with a new introduction by PEN Award-winning historian Mitch Horowitz This concise journey to Thoreau's cabin in the woods provides you with the most stirring ideas of his original, with its celebration of simple living, self-sufficiency, and following your own inner compass."Read Walden not because it is old and venerated," Mitch writes in his new introduction. "Read it because it summons you to all that is new within yourself." When you finish this work you will have a better sense of your own direction in life.

Within you is a power greater than any you ever imagined - discover the life-changing ideas of Neville GoddardIn this concise Master Class, PEN Award-winning historian and New Thought scholar Mitch Horowitz guides you through the methods of Neville Goddard, one of the most radical mystical voices of the past century. Neville taught one simple idea: your imagination is God, and if you properly learn to harness it, you can literally shape your world.Mitch provides a three-step guide to Neville's methods, and something much more: He grapples with the question of tragedy and loss, and how we can understand the workings of mind-causation in our complex world. Never dodging difficult questions, never settling for pat answers, Mitch presents a challenging, practical, and incredibly engaging look into the ideas of a metaphysical master. Both newcomers and veterans will come away with a different perspective on their lives.

THE IMMORTAL LESSONS TO LEADERSHIP AND POWER-NOW IN A SPECIAL CONDENSATION.Here is history's greatest guide to personal power and mastery of your environment, abridged and introduced by PEN award-winning historian and New Thought voice Mitch Horowitz.The full lessons of Machiavelli's The Prince are now available to you in a single sitting. The book's effectiveness is maximized by Mitch's new introduction, which places this blueprint to power in context. Also included is a collection of Machiavelli's most practical maxims for quick reference.These are tough but ethical principles-discover: Whether it is better to be feared or loved-and why. How to prepare for conflict. The right kinds of friends and allies. How to deal with your enemies. The traits of strong and weak leaders. How to win people's loyalty.

The World's Greatest Book on Successful Living-Now in a Special Compact Edition!Here is the complete experience of Think and Grow Rich in an exquisitely brief and faithful condensation. In less than an hour of reading you will learn all thirteen of Napoleon Hill's famous steps to wealth and achievement. This masterly summation of Hill's original landmark explains: * Why you must write down your goals.* The immeasurable importance of a definite major aim.* How to benefit from hunches and sudden inspirations.* The magic of persistence in the face of setbacks.* How to program your mind for success. * The extraordinary power of a "Master Mind" group. Abridged and introduced by PEN Award-winning historian Mitch Horowitz, this concise rendition of Hill's masterwork is both the perfect introduction to Think and Grow Rich and a great refresher for those who already know the book and its powers.Napoleon Hill was born in Wise County, Virginia. He began his writing career at age 13 as a "mountain reporter" for small town newspapers and went on to become America's most beloved motivational author. His work stands as a monument to individual achievement and is the cornerstone of modern motivation. His most famous work, Think and Grow Rich, is one of the best-selling books of all time. Hill established the Foundation as a nonprofit educational institution whose mission is to perpetuate his philosophy of leadership, self-motivation, and individual achievement.

If You Read JUST ONE book on the Mental Steps to Success-This Is It. Here is mastermind Joseph Murphy's most powerful, precise program for using the visualizing faculties of thought to attain the life you want. Whole volumes have been written on the topics that Murphy boils down to their essentials in this all-in-one guide.This special edition is introduced by New Thought author and historian Mitch Horowitz, who explains how to get the most from the book. In How to Attract Money learn: Why relaxation and meditation can bring you wealth. How your mind is a channel of the Higher Mind of the universe. Specific prayers and affirmations that will bring you closer to your goals. Why praising and encouraging others helps YOU. How specific thoughts deplete or build your financial health.Your mind is an extraordinarily powerful instrument-here is the only guide you'll ever need to maximize its reality-shaped abilities.

The Unparalleled Classic on Speaking With Confidence and Power Now in a Special Condensed EditionHere is Dale Carnegie's master class on how to speak so that people listen, available in a compact editon. If you want to deliver effective sales presentations, influence clients and customers, and speak persuasively on any topic, Public Speaking to Win! is your key to success. You will discover: What REALLY grabs your listeners' attention. How to establish intimacy with your audience. How to win people's confidence. The one vital ingredient to every powerful talk. How to speak in a natural, easygoing manner. How to open and close a talk. How to move your listeners to action. Abridged and introduced by PEN Award-winning historian Mitch Horowitz, Public Speaking to Win! provides the full insight of Dale Carnegie's original guidebook, in one concise, unforgettable lesson.

The Extraordinary Manifesto of Independent Living Is Newly Abridged and Introduced in this Powerful CondensationSelf-Reliance is a life-changing experience. Its message of nonconformity, self-expression, and personal independence can awaken you to a new and better way of living.Now, PEN Award-winning historian and New Thought scholar Mitch Horowitz has deftly and faithfully retained the most powerful ideas of Ralph Waldo Emerson's original classic, and reintroduced the work in this one-of-a-kind condensation. Readable within the space of an average commute or lunch hour, the experience of Self-Reliance may represent a true turning point in your life.

This lost classic of motivational thinking reveals the simple but profound secrets to self-mastery, a magnetic personality, and attaining your dreams-all in the space of an hour.The Million Dollar Secret Hidden in Your Mind is one of the most extraordinary books of mental mastery ever written-yet it has been largely forgotten since it first appeared in 1963. Now, acclaimed historian and New Thought writer Mitch Horowitz brings this powerful guidebook to a new generation. This special condensed edition includes Mitch's new introduction, which directs you to the book's most powerful secrets. In less than an hour of reading, this compact, dynamic volume explodes old ways of thinking and shows you: How to win the aid of important people. How to make your personality instantly attractive. The best strategies for using your mind's visualizing powers for success. How to benefit from the secrets of great achievers throughout history. How to heighten and use the tools of your subconscious. How to identify who in life will help you and who will hinder you in your striving toward success. Simple methods to tap the creative powers of Universal Creative Intelligence. How to improve your thinking, appearance, and charisma.

This Life-Changing Classic Will Revolutionize How You See Yourself-Now in a Special Compact EditionFor more than a century, James Allen's beloved meditation on the power of thought, As a Man Thinketh, has reshaped countless lives. The book's message seems to reach people at just the right moment, transforming failure and indirection into power and purpose.Now, PEN Award-winning historian and New Thought writer Mitch Horowitz reintroduces this invaluable work in a carefully abridged version, allowing you to absorb its lessons of self-empowerment and mastery in a single session.Your discovery-or rediscovery-of As a Man Thinketh may mark a true turning point in your life, as it has for generations of seekers. Start now.

The Transformational Occult Classic—Now in aSpecial Abridged Edition with a New IntroductionSince its first appearance on the American metaphysical scene in 1908, The Kybalion has been a source of wisdom, wonder, and practical advice. Its esoteric insights, drawn from the Hermetic traditions of Ancient Egypt and Greece, present a complete philosophy of life.Now, PEN Award-winning historian and New Thought scholar Mitch Horowitz reintroduces this landmark work in a razor-sharp condensation that contains all the wisdom of the original, but provides a special entry point for newcomers and a touchstone for longtime readers who want a refresher in the book’s insights.This condensation of The Kybalion will enhance your understanding of the original, as it zeroes in on the book’s most transformative points, and Mitch’s introduction explains and contextualizes the work’s enduring power.

Within This Short Book Is the One Secret That Will Deliver you to Greatness We all dream of being celebrated, rewarded, and recognized-in short, of being great. But so few people actually attain greatness. Why? In The Science of Being Great, legendary success writer Wallace D. Wattles demonstrates exactly how you can move from merely thinking of yourself as great to really being great. Inside this book is the one principle that leads to greatness.Don't you want to be rewarded in your work? Don't you want to be seen as a leader? Don't you deserve respect? When you finish this brief program-easily read in the space of a lunch break-these things will be in reach, and your life will restart on a new footing.New Thought author and PEN Award-wining historian Mitch Horowitz introduces and abridges this condensation, and explores why this short book was Wattles' greatest work. Discover the powerful, practical lesson that this life-changing classic places in your hands.

The self-help landmark that has led millions from addiction into revitalized lives is now faithfully condensed and introduced by PEN Award-winning historian Mitch Horowitz.Since its publication in 1939, Alcoholics Anonymous has brought a ray of light into the world, rescuing countless people from the grinding compulsion of addiction, and inspiring the global twelve-step movement.Now, historian and New Thought writer Mitch Horowitz provides a concise yet wholly faithful abridgement and introduction to the Big Book, suited to newcomers who are first encountering its ideas, veterans looking for a refresher, and anyone curious about this classic of spiritual self-renewal.The genius of Alcoholics Anonymous is that its twelve-step program can be applied to any addiction or area of life where one is crippled by compulsion, whether gambling, drugs, debt-spending, chronic overeating, or whatever endangers your wellness and deters you from a life of vitality. The way out is in these pages.

A Door Separates You from Success-Here Is the Key That Opens It.Florence Scovel Shinn, the beloved author of The Game of Life and How to Play It, left the world one final, brilliant book written in 1940: The Secret Door to Success. In simple, practical terms, Shinn shows you exactly how to remove the barriers that keep you from love, money, purpose, and personal power.Now abridged to its essentials and introduced by PEN Award-winning historian and New Thought writer Mitch Horowitz, this special Condensed Classics edition of The Secret Door to Success gives you, in less than one hour, the tools to start living your highest life today.

Can luck be learned? Absolutely! Discover how in this special condensation of the landmark book on cultivating good fortune.A.H.Z. Carr's How to Attract Good Luck is not about carrying a rabbit's foot, or winning at games of chance. Rather it is a workable, practical program for increasing luck in all areas of your life, from career and reputation to relationships and love.Abridged and introduced by New Thought historian Mitch Horowitz, this powerful condensation teaches you: How to spot chance events that can help you. What kinds of personality traits attract good luck. How to select lucky friends and acquaintances. How to read cycles of luck. How to invite and make the most of lucky breaks. Why good ethics are lucky.

The Next Hour Can Teach Youthe Greatest Secret In the World You are about to experience a concise, powerful, and overwhelmingly persuasive introduction to Neville Goddard's cosmic philosophy in this condensed edition of Your Faith Is Your Fortune, abridged and introduced by historian Mitch Horowitz.This pristine distillation of one of Neville's core works highlights the mystic teacher's most direct and important ideas, allowing you to apply Neville's timeless principles right now to improve your life, finances, social standing, and sense of purpose, as well as the lives of those you love. Neville is becoming widely known as one of the most practical and dynamic spiritual thinkers of our time. In Your Faith Is Your Fortune he challenges you to put his ideas to the test. Are you ready to decide for yourself whether Neville's simple principle that imagining creates reality really works? It may be the most important step you ever take. Neville Goddard (1905-1972) was the author of more than ten books, and delivered thousands of lectures in which he taught that the human imagination is God. His work influenced some of the leading spiritual writers of the past century and prefigured today's most radical theorizing in quantum mechanics.

Learn How to Attain Your Most Cherished Desires in this Compact Edition of the Immortal Laws of Achievement!In The Law of Success, the legendary motivational master Napoleon Hill (Think and Grow Rich) makes his fullest, most in-depth exploration of the fifteen principles that lead you to prosperity, purpose, and mastery.This brief yet immensely powerful condensation of Napoleon Hill’s lesson plan allows you to put his ideas to work right now. Here is all the insight and subtlety of Napoleon Hill’s treasured keys, offered to you in in the space of a lunch hour or commute. This short volume can revolutionize your life. Discover: The incredible power of a Definite Chief Aim. How to transform your subconscious into a receiving station for insights, intuitions, and breakthrough ideas. Why the Golden Rule is your secret path to power and prosperity. How to profit from failure. How your sincere enthusiasm influences clients, customers, and backers. Abridged and introduced by PEN Award-winning historian Mitch Horowitz, this compact edition of The Law of Success is more than just a blueprint to success. It is your guide to a new life of effectiveness, purpose, and progress.