HORATIO W. DRESSER
Collective Works
Nine Book Set
A HISTORY OF THE NEW THOUGHT MOVEMENT
A PHYSICIAN TO THE SOUL
EDUCATION & THE PHILOSOPHICAL IDEAL
MAN AND THE DIVINE ORDER
SPIRITUAL HEALTH & HEALING
THE HEART OF IT
THE POWER OF SILENCE
VOICES OF HOPE
THE QUIMBY MANUSCRIPTS
All books written by Horatio W. DresserA HISTORY OF THE NEW THOUGHT MOVEMENT
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THE term New Thought is more comprehensive than any other that has been applied to the mental-healing movement. The term itself has often been criticized, and some attempts have been made to give it up. It has come to stay, however, and may well be accepted in the widely representative sense in which it is at present employed. Like other terms, it had a natural history implying changes in human interests.A PHYSICIAN TO THE SOUL
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In these pages a twofold purpose has been achieved, the restatement of the methods and laws of an ideal occupation in terms of living issues, and the inculcation of principles of self-help closely allied with this ideal. Chapters I, VII, and VIII are especially meant for those who would become physicians to the soul, the others more particularly for those who are seeking light on personal problems. The book was written in response to a number of requests none of which I saw fit to meet precisely as stated. These requests in substance called for critical estimates of various theories of mental healing. Critical estimates are apt to be unpleasantly decisive, and it did not seem worthwhile to return to a field which I left several years ago. Moreover, the therapeutic movement within the church has suddenly put the situation in a new light. Hence it seemed more profitable to indicate what I believe to be the next advance, a step in accord with recent investigations in new fields. Finally, I have responded to a request for a refutation of "Christian Science" by writing an essay on the science of the Gospels. The book as a whole, then, is constructive, and it points the way to lines of work which may almost wholly supersede methods now in vogue.EDUCATION & THE PHILOSOPHICAL IDEAL
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THE doctrine of this book is not put forward as a mere theory of education. In its pages education passes imperceptibly into life, and life becomes philosophical. Its theory is therefore rather an appeal to all that is noblest in life than a detailed educational scheme. The main thesis is that life itself is educational, that the individual possesses instincts which, if freely followed, lead the way to fullest self-expression and the service of humanity. Books, education, and experience furnish the occasion, put the soul in self-commandMAN AND THE DIVINE ORDER
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PROBABLY all thoughtful people would agree that the relation of man to the universe is the profoundest theme that can engage the human mind, but not all would agree in regard to the method to be employed. The present volume aims to meet various practical and philosophical demands without insisting upon any one method except the spontaneous development of thought.SPIRITUAL HEALTH & HEALING
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Interest in spiritual healing has reached a point where it is no longer necessary to dwell on such elementary matters as the influence of fear and worry, the power of suggestion and the utilizing of the subconscious. These considerations are now taken for granted by those who believe that inner healing is more than mental. Suggestion is not regarded as decisive except by those who would ignore the spiritual life and limit healing to the sphere of psychology.THE HEART OF IT
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Under ordinary circumstances, two books whose existence is a matter of only a year or so would hardly call for an anthology, — a compression of the meat of both into smaller limits. Yet the request for such compression has become a demand. The readers of the two volumes, "The Power of Silence" and "The Perfect Whole," while they will in no ways renounce the ownership of the substantial volumes, want a digest, — something that may slip into the pocket, be the companion of a railway journey, a bedside book; in short, one of the "little books" easy to handle and the synonym for tonic, strengthener, upbuilder.THE POWER OF SILENCE
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THIS volume is the first of a series of studies of the inner life the main purpose of which is twofold. The point of approach is from the side of practical experience, and the first object is the development of a practical method. But, incidentally, it is hoped that the facts and values of this practical study may be of service to philosophy.VOICES OF HOPE
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ONE of the most beautiful scenes in Nature is the reawakening of the mountain summits after the darksome days of a summer storm. Slowly and hesitatingly at first, great masses of clouds roll along the lower slopes and rise from the deep ravines.THE QUIMBY MANUSCRIPTS
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For many years a mass of documents of interest to Christian Scientists and to their critics as well, has been withheld from publication, although earnestly sought. These documents were written by Dr. P. P. Quimby, of Portland, Maine, and contain his views regarding mental and spiritual healing. They became familiar to Mrs. Mary Baker Eddy when she visited Dr. Quimby as a patient, before the days of Christian Science, and it has been charged by her critics that many of the ideas later promulgated in Christian Science teachings were born of the Quimby's theories.
In order to set this controversy at rest, many attempts have been made to gain access to the Quimby manuscripts, but heretofore without success except in piecemeal or disjointed form. The present editor, however, has been fortunate in securing from Mrs. George A. Quimby, owner of the manuscripts, permission to print the documents in full. Many of them now sec the light of the printed page for the first time. Others give a full and authentic version of material from which only short extracts have previously
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