The Complete Works of Florence Scovel Shinn (book)
In the early 20th century, a group of illuminated thinkers blended together the mysticism of various religious traditions with ancient philosophies, encouraged by findings from modern science. While each thinker is unique, they tend to be grouped together under the banner of 'New Thought'. The New Thought masters include Neville Goddard, Florence Scovel Shinn, and Thomas Henry Hamblin. The key idea to emerge from this spiritual cocktail was that human growth includes a greater understanding and use of the unseen forces of the mind, such as the Law of Attraction, and that insight into these unseen laws is as important as an awareness of the physical laws of nature. According to this tradition, one can develop one's spiritual faculties via meditation, the use of affirmations, and visualisation exercises, based on the core belief that ultimately reality is the manifestation of a divine, infinite intelligence. As the Bible alongside other ancient texts say we are made in the