THE MIND MAGNET
The Mind Magnet is a collection of essays exploring the authors, books, movements, and ideas that continue to shape the hidden currents of culture, consciousness, and human thought. Drawing from rare books, historical sources, and the library itself, these writings seek to illuminate forgotten perspectives, connect unexpected threads, and continue conversations that span generations.
Elizabeth Towne and the New Thought of Personal Power
Elizabeth Towne was not merely a New Thought author but an editor, publisher, and movement-builder. A look at The Nautilus, self-development, healing, Life Power, and her practical philosophy of personal...
WHAT IF DEATH IS A HABIT? — The Radical World of Hilton Hotema
Hilton Hotema built one of the twentieth century’s strangest metaphysical systems: a vast synthesis of consciousness, breath, longevity, esoteric Christianity, ancient symbolism, nutrition, regeneration, and the latent powers of the...
Julia Seton and the Science of Concentration, Success, and the Sola...
Julia Seton brought concentration, success, mental science, and the solar plexus into a distinctive New Thought system. Explore her books, ideas, and place in early twentieth-century metaphysical culture.
Florence Scovel Shinn and the Creative Power of the Spoken Word
Florence Scovel Shinn (1871–1940) transformed New Thought into a practical art of affirmation, faith, intuition, prosperity, and the disciplined use of language. From The Game of Life and How to...
L. H. Anderson and the Lost Science of Personal Power
Rediscover L. H. Anderson (1857–1914), the largely forgotten writer on personal magnetism, hypnotism, mental science, self-mastery, and human potential, through works including Ancient Magic, Magnetism and Psychic Forces (1895) and...
James Turrell and the Art of Seeing: Light, Perception, and Roden C...
James Turrell’s immersive environments transform light, space, and perception into explorations of consciousness, celestial alignment, sacred space, and the invisible architecture of human awareness.