The Message of New Thought

A definition of "New Thought" from the 'Foreword': "New Thought is largely a restatement of old thought, vitalized with new life and meaning from the discoveries of modern psychology and the latest deductions of science. The reader must bear in mind, however, that the Old Thought was suppressed in the Western Hemisphere for nearly two thousand years; for the first time it is sending its illuminating rays to gladden the Western world. The effort has been made to set forth the essential teachings of New Thought in a concrete form in one convenient volume, and to that end I have drawn with considerable freedom from modern science, philosophy, and the leading writers on New Thought. The quotations employed embrace some of the best thought of modern times. It is my earnest hope that this volume may arouse and animate a general interest in the study of New Thought, and awaken a responsive chord to the beauty and sublimity of its teachings."