Tuesday, June 7, 2011

History of Law of Attraction 1879-Present Day

The American Myth of Success: From Horatio Alger to Norman Vincent PealeThink and Grow Rich, Original 1937 Classic EditionThe SecretA History Of The New Thought Movement  The Master Key SystemThe Science of Getting RichAsk and It Is Given: Learning to Manifest Your Desires    For Discount Prices at amazon.com click on a book.          

The New York Times, 1876


The New York Times published an article on April 6, 1879 using the phrase "Law of Attraction".



The New Thought Movement, 1904–1910

Thomas Troward, who was a strong influence in the New Thought Movement, claimed that thought precedes physical form and that "the action of Mind plants that nucleus which, if allowed to grow undisturbed, will eventually attract to itself all the conditions necessary for its manifestation in outward visible form.



William Walker Atkinson (1862–1932)




In 1906 used the phrase in his New Thought Movement book Thought Vibration or the Law of Attraction in the Thought World, stating that "like attracts like." The following year, Elizabeth Towne, the editor of The Nautilus Magazine, a Journal of New Thought, published Bruce MacLelland's book Prosperity Through Thought Force, in which he summarized the principle, stating: "You are what you think, not what you think you are."




Science Of Getting Rich 1903

Written circa 1903 by Wallace Delois Wattles
With Introduction by Rebecca Fine



The Science of Getting Rich published in 1910 is a
Timeless wisdom and a practical, step-by-step
prosperity program from a long forgotten classic.



Charles Haanel - 1912

The Master Key System, which was originally published in 1912, sold over 200,000 copies before it was banned by the church in 1933 and was then lost to the public for some seventy years.

The Master Key System lays down the foundation of the principles of creative manifestation through the Law of Attraction, as Haanel understood them. You will learn how to develop and use the creative instrument of your mind—creating true abundance in your life and opening up to the limitless possibilities of the truly creative life.


Theosophy, (1915–1919)

The phrase "Law of Attraction" appeared in the writings of the Theosophical authors William Quan Judge in 1915, and Annie Besant in 1919.

The Law of Success in 16 Lessons, 1928

Before the release of Think and Grow Rich, Napoleon Hill released The Law of Success in 16 Lessons (1928) which directly references the Law of Attraction, by name, repeatedly.

"Think and Grow Rich", 1937

Richard Weiss, 1969

Richard Weiss explains in his book The American Myth of Success (First Edition 1969) that during the New Thought movement, the "principle of "non-resistance" was a popular concept taught in conjunction with the Law of Attraction.

21st Century

In 2006, a film entitled The Secret (2006) based on the "Law of Attraction" was released and then developed into a book of the same title in 2007. The movie and book gained widespread attention in the media from Saturday Night Live to The Oprah Winfrey Show in the United States. The same year Esther and Jerry Hicks (who provided much of the original source material for The Secret) released the bestseller, "The Law of Attraction".

Author and business man Kevin Trudeau produced an audio compact disk program called "Your Wish Is Your Command" in 2001, which deals with the same subject of thoughts manifesting reality.

In August 2008, Esther and Jerry Hicks's book Money and the Law of Attraction: Learning to Attract Health, Wealth & Happiness appeared on the New York Times Best Seller list.


Considered leaders in the field by enthusiasts, Esther and Gerry Hicks provide workshops all over the world on the Law of Attraction.

My favorite book by Jerry and Esther Hicks is Ask and it is Given available above.

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