2016 Reprint of 1959 Edition. Full facsimile of the original edition, not reproduced with Optical Recognition Software. Our words have the power to change our lives. By paying more attention to how we speak, and hence how we think, we can change our circumstances for the better. The "Power of the Spoken Word" will help you make the positive changes that youve always wanted to make. Florence Scovel Shinn had the ability to explain her success principles and how they work in an entertaining and easy-to-read style. By sharing real-life stories she illustrates how positive attitudes and...

The Power of the Spoken Word, by Florence Scovel Shinn, is short, simple, and to the point. The affirmations Shinn gives in this book do bring a sense of peace and instill faith. In this book, she writes of vibrations, karma, of emotions being the reason of disease, of being in the NOW...and much more. "You cannot always control your thoughts. But you can control your words. And eventually the word impresses the subconsciousness," wrote Shinn. And she was right: our words are much more powerful than we may at times realize. Shinn's book brings greater awareness about the power behind our...

In the same vein as Ernest Holmes, Mary Baker Eddy, R.W. Emerson, William James and others, Florence Scovel. Shinn offers sage and practical advice on a wide range of topics common to all people. She is especially astute when it comes to prescribing ways of nurturing relationships. Her work has a Christian emphasis, invoking the words of Christ to make a point. Yet she tempers the religiosity with very real daily challenges that rely on universal qualities of compassion, love and understanding. She offers some good advice on money matters: how to gain wealth and hold on to it. Well-written by...

With her classic book, THE GAME OF LIFE AND HOW TO PLAY IT, Florence Scovel Shinn established herself as one of the most down-to-earth, practical, and revelatory prosperity and well-being writers of her era. With a timeless message and the ability to explain success principles and how they work in an entertaining style, her writings are still considered the leaders in success literature today. THE SECRET DOOR TO SUCCESS is a series of talks and lectures given by Mrs. Shinn as she taught individuals to control conditions and release abundance through a knowledge of Spiritual Law. Table of...

Florence Scovel Shinn (September 24, 1871, Camden, New Jersey - October 17, 1940) was an American artist and book illustrator who became a New Thought spiritual teacher and metaphysical writer in her middle years. Her metaphysical works began with her self-published The Game of Life and How to Play it in 1925. Your Word is Your Wand was published in 1928 and The Secret Door to Success in 1940. 4] The Game of Life and How to Play it includes quotes from the Bible and anecdotal explanations of the author's understanding of God and man. Her philosophy centers on the power of positive thought and...