List of New Thought writers

This is a list of New Thought writers, who have written significant primary works related to New Thought. New Thought is also commonly referred to as the "Law of Attraction."

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A
  • James Allen -- As A Man Thinketh (1903); Above Life's Turmoil (1910); Byways to Blessedness.[1]
  • U.S. Andersen[2] - Three Magic Words (1954); The Secret of Secrets: Your Key to Subconscious Power (1958); The Magic in Your Mind (1961); The Key to Power and Personal Peace (1972); The Greatest Power in the Universe (1976); Happiness is the Secret of Secrets
  • William Walker Atkinson[3][4] -- Thought-Force in Business and Everyday Life (1900); The Law of the New Thought: A Study of Fundamental Principles & Their Application (1902); Nuggets of the New Thought (1902); Thought Vibration or the Law of Attraction in the Thought World (1906); The Secret of Mental Magic: A Course of Seven Lessons (1907); Self-Healing by Thought Force (1907); The Secret of Success (1908); Practical Mental Influence (1908); The Mastery of Being: A Study of the Ultimate Principle of Reality & the Practical Application Thereof (1911); Your Mind and How to Use It: A Manual of Practical Psychology (1911); Practical New Thought: Several Things that Have Helped People (1911); Mental Pictures (article in "The Nautilus" magazine) (November 1912); Mind Power: The Secret of Mental Magic (1912); New Thought: Its History and Principles or The Message of the New Thought, A Condensed History of Its Real Origin with Statement of Its Basic Principles and True Aims (1915); The Seven Cosmic Laws (March 1931).

B
  • Frederick Bailes - "Hidden Power for Human Problems" (1957), "Your Mind Can Heal You"
  • Clara Beranger[5] - Peace Begins At Home
  • Raymond Charles Barker[6] - Treat Yourself to Life, Money is God in Action
  • Heather McCloskey Beck - "Take the Leap" (2013) Conari Press
  • Michael Beckwith[7] - Spiritual Liberation: Fulfilling Your Soul's Potential
  • Genevieve Behrend [8] - Your Invisible Power (1921); How to Live Life and Love It (1922); Attaining Your Heart's Desire (1929)
  • Joseph Sieber Benner - The Impersonal Life (1914); The Way Out (1930); The Way Beyond (1931)
  • Kate Atkinson Boehme[9] - The Attainment of Happiness, The Radiant Path to Achievement, Mental Healing Made Plain.
  • Dorothea Brande - Wake Up and Live (1936)
  • Claude Bristol - The Magic of Believing (1948); TNT - The Power Within You (1954)
  • Nona Lovell Brooks[10] - Short Lessons in Divine Science, Mysteries, Divine Science and the Truth
  • Brené Brown
  • Eric Butterworth "The Word Is Unity" Unity New York (1971), "Unity: A Quest For Truth" Robert Speller & Sons (1965), "Discover The Power Within You" Harper and Row (1968), "Unity Of All Life" DeVorss and Company (1969), "Life Is For Living" Unity New York (1974), "In The Flow Of Life" Harper & Row (1975), "How To Break The Ten Commandments" Harper and Row (1977), "Spiritual Economics" Unity School of Christianity (1983), "Celebrate Yourself" Unity School of Christianity (1984), "You Make The Difference" Harper And Row (1984), "The Concentric Perspective" Unity School of Christianity (1984), "The Universe Is Calling" HarperCollins (1993), "PosiTrends Or Negatrends" Devorss & Co. (1998), "The Creative Life" Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam (2001). "Eric Butterworth: His Life and Teaching, Neal Vahle author, Open View Press, San Francisco (2012)
  • Rhonda Byrne[11] - The Secret (2006); The Power (2010), The Magic (2012), " The Hero".

C
  • H. Emilie Cady[12] - Lessons in Truth (1896); Finding The Christ in Ourselves (1891); How I Used the Truth; God A Present Help
  • Robert Collier[13] -- The God in You; The Magic Word; The Book of Life (1925); The Secret of the Ages (1926); The Secret Power; Riches Within Your Reach: The Law of the Higher Potential; The Science of Getting What You Want; The Life Magnet
  • Sonia Choquette[14] - The Answer is Simple
  • Malinda Cramer[15] - Divine Science & Healing.
  • Terry Cole-Whittaker[16] - Live Your Bliss, What You Think of Me is None of My Business
  • Russell Conwell[17]

D
  • David Friedman (2012) - "The Thought Exchange"
  • Alexzandra de la Iglesia (2011) - "Choosing Your Destiny"
  • Mike Dooley - Infinite Possibilities: The Art of Living Your Dreams, Leveraging the Universe: 7 Steps to Engaging Life’s Magic, Manifesting Change: It Couldn't Be Easier, The Top 10 Things Dead People Want to Tell You
  • Horatio Dresser[18] - The Quimby Manuscripts, The Power of Silence, Spiritual Health and Healing
  • Henry Drummond[19] - Natural Law in the Spiritual World (1883); The Greatest Thing in the World (1890); The Ascent of Man (1894)
  • Tamara Lee Dorris - "The Law of Distraction & Art of Intending"
  • Richard Dotts - Allowing Divine Intervention, Dollars flow to me, It is done
  • Dr Wayne Dyer [20] - Power of Intention, You'll See It When You Believe It

E
  • Frank Eckert - "The Winner's Circle"
  • Mary Baker Eddy -- Science and Health with Key to the Scriptures (1875)
  • Ralph Waldo Emerson "Essays: First and Second Series.
  • Warren Felt Evans[21] - The Mental-Cure, Illustrating the Influence of the Mind on the Body, The Divine Law of Cure

F
  • Charles Fillmore[22] - Christian Healing (1909); Talks on Truth (1922); The Twelve Powers of Man (1930); Prosperity (1936); Jesus Christ Heals (1939); Teach Us to Pray with Cora Fillmore (1941); Atom-Smashing Power of Mind (1949)
  • Myrtle Fillmore[22] - Healing Letters; How to Let God Help You (1956)
  • Emmet Fox[23] -- Power Through Constructive Thinking (1932); The Sermon on the Mount: The Key to Success in Life (1934); Find and Use Your Inner Power (1941)
  • James Dillet Freeman[24] - Be!, The Story of Unity

G
  • Shakti Gawain - Creative Visualization (1978); Creating True Prosperity (1997)
  • Walter M. Germain - The Magic Power of Your Mind (1956)
  • Neville Goddard[25] -- Your Faith is Your Fortune (1941); Feeling Is The Secret (1944); Prayer: The Art of Believing (1945); The Power of Awareness (1952); Awakened Imagination (1954); Seedtime & Harvest (1956); The Law & the Promise (1961); At Your Command; The Power of Imagination; Out of This World: Thinking Fourth-Dimensionally; Live in the End; Manifesting Miracles; Be What You Wish; How to Use Your Imagination; The Secret of Imagining; Consciousness is the Only Realty; Immortal Man: The Greatest Lectures by the Visionary Mystic; Believe It In; Mental Diets: Order Your Inner Conversations and Change Your World; The Wealth Mindset; Catch the Mood; All Things Are Possible; The Power of Unlimited Imagination; There is No Fiction
  • Thaddeus Golas[26] - The Lazy Man's Guide to Enlightenment (1971)
  • Joel S. Goldsmith[27][28] - The Infinite Way, The Art of Spiritual Healing, Thunder of Silence, Practicing the Presence
  • Dr. Kenneth D Gordon [29] - Mind and Manifestation
  • Stuart Grayson[30] - Spiritual Healing: A Simple Guide for the Healing of Body, Mind, and Spirit.
  • Joseph Perry Green

H
  • Charles F. Haanel[31] - The Master Key System (1917); Mental Chemistry (1922); The New Psychology (1924); The Amazing Secrets of the Yogi (1937); A Book About You (1928)
  • Frank Channing Haddock[32] - Power of Will: A Practical Companion Book for the Unfoldment of the Powers of Mind
  • Henry Thomas Hamblin[33] - Dynamic Thought: Harmony, Health, Success, Achievement; Within You is the Power; Science of Thought; The Message of a Flower; The Open Door
  • Esther Hicks and Jerry Hicks[34] -- Ask and It Is Given: Learning to Manifest Your Desires (2005); The Amazing Power of Deliberate Intent: Living the Art of Allowing (2005); The Law of Attraction: The Basics of the Teachings of Abraham Esther and Jerry Hicks (2006); The Astonishing Power of Emotions (2008); Money and the Law of Attraction: Learning to Attract Health, Wealth & Happiness (2008).
  • Louise Hay[35] - You Can Heal Your Life (1984)
  • Napoleon Hill - Think and Grow Rich (1937); Success Through a Positive Mental Attitude (with W. Clement Stone) (1960)
  • Ernest Holmes[36] - The Science of Mind (1926)
  • Fenwicke Holmes[23][37] - The Science of Faith, The Law of Mind in Action, Ernest Holmes: His Life and Times
  • Emma Curtis Hopkins[38] -- Spiritual Law in the Natural World (1894); The Key to Power (1895); Studies in High Mysticism (1924); Scientific Christian Mental Practice
  • William Hornaday[39] -- My Prayer For You; Life Everlasting; Success Unlimited; Help For Today (with Ernest Holmes); and Your Aladdin's Lamp
  • Mitch Horowitz -- One Simple Idea: How the Lessons of Positive Thinking Can Transform Your Life (2014); Miracle: The Ideas of Neville Goddard (2017); The Miracle Club: How Thoughts Become Reality (2018); The Power of the Master Mind (2018); Awakened Mind: How Thoughts Create Reality; The Secret of Think and Grow Rich: The Inner Dimensions of the Greatest Success Program of All Time; Think Your Way to Wealth: Action Plan; The Mastery of Good Luck (2019); Million Dollar Mind: The High Road to Success and Power (2019); The Power of Your Subconscious Mind and How to Use It (2020); The Miracle Habits: The Secret of Turning Your Moments into Miracles (2020)
  • Jean Houston
  • Matt C. Hobbs - How to Start [40]

J

K

L

M
  • Mildred Mann[36] - Become What You Believe
  • Orison Swett Marden[48] - Peace, Power, and Plenty, Every Man A King, or, Might in Mind-Mastery
  • Art Maxin- Love Your Neighbor
  • May McCarthy - The Path to Wealth, Seven Spiritual Steps for Financial Abundance
  • Jed McKenna - Spiritual Enlightenment: The Damnedest Thing, Spiritually Incorrect Enlightenment, Spiritual Warfare, Theory of Everything, Play, Dreamstate: A Conspiracy Theory
  • Kevin L. Michel - Moving Through Parallel Worlds To Achieve Your Dreams
  • Annie Rix Militz[12] - Concentration
  • Kenneth G. Mills - The Key: Identity; Change Your Standpoint, Change Your World
  • Edward Morrissey
  • Mary Manin Morrissey
  • Alfred G. Moses - Jewish Science: Divine Healing in Judaism (Main text)
  • A. K. Mozumdar
  • Prentice Mulford - Thoughts Are Things (1889); Your Forces and How to Use Them (1888); Prentice Mulford's Story: Life By Land and Sea (1889); Thought Forces Essays (1913); The God in You (1918)
  • Joseph Murphy - The Miracles of Your Mind (1953); Magic of Faith (1954); Believe in Yourself (1955); How to Attract Money (1955); Prayer Is the Answer (1956); How to Use Your Healing Power (1957); The Healing Power of Love (1958); Stay Young Forever (1958); Mental Poisons and Their Antidotes (1958); Techniques in Prayer Therapy (1960); The Power Of Your Subconscious Mind (1963); The Miracle of Mind Dynamics (1964); The Amazing Laws of Cosmic Mind Power (1965); Your Infinite Power to Be Rich (1966); The Cosmic Power Within You (1968); Infinite Power for Richer Living (1969); Miracle Power for Infinite Riches (1972); The Miracle of Mind Dynamics: Use Your Subconscious Mind to Obtain Complete Control Over Your Destiny (1972); The Cosmic Energizer: Miracle Power of the Universe (1974); Within You Is the Power (1977); How to Use the Laws of Mind (1980)
  • Michael Murphy - Powerful Attitudes
  • Caroline Myss
  • Alfred G. Moses

N

O

P
  • Charles Brodie Patterson[22] - New Thought: A 21st Century Awakening
  • Norman Vincent Peale - The Power of Positive Thinking (1952)
  • Catherine Ponder -- The Dynamic Laws of Prosperity (1962); The Prosperity Secrets of the Ages (1964); The Dynamic Laws of Healing (1966); The Healing Secrets of the Ages (1967); Pray and Grow Rich (1968); Open Your Mind To Prosperity (1971); Open Your Mind To Receive (1983); Secret of Unlimited Prosperity (1983); The Prospering Power of Prayer (1983); The Dynamic Laws of Prayer (1987); The Prospering Power of Love (2006)

R
  • Della Reese
  • Rachel Naomi Remen - Kitchen Table Wisdom
  • Israel Regardie -- The Art of True Healing: A Treatise on the Mechanism of Prayer and the Operation of the Law of Attraction in Nature (1937); The Art of True Healing: The Unlimited Power of Prayer and Visualization
  • Jane Roberts -Seth Speaks: The Eternal Validity of the Soul
  • Frank B. Robinson
  • J. Herman Randall[12] - A New Philosophy of Life
  • Steven Redhead[49] - Creating Your Reality

S

T
  • Masaharu Taniguchi[50] - The Science of Faith
  • Elizabeth Towne[48] - Experiences in Self-Healing
  • Ralph Waldo Trine[23] - In Tune With the Infinite (1897), The Greatest Thing Ever Known (1898); Character-Building Thought Power (1899); This Mystical Life of Ours (1907); Thoughts From the Highway (1912); The Higher Powers of Mind & Spirit (1917); Character Building Thought Power; Power That Wins (with Henry Ford) (1928); The Man Who Knew (1934)
  • Thomas Troward[12] - The Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science (1904); The Dore Lectures on Mental Science (1909); The Hidden Power; The Creative Process in the Individual (1915); The Hidden Power and Other Papers on Mental Science (1921)
  • Three Initiates - The Kybalion

V

W

Y

Z
  • Tom Zender - God Goes to Work[58]
  • Gary Zukav[59] - The Dancing Wu Li Masters: An Overview of the New Physics, The Seat of the Soul

See also

References
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