Collection: Christian D. Larson

Portrait of New Thought author Christian D. Larson

Christian D. Larson was one of the most prolific practical writers of early New Thought. Across books on poise, concentration, health, imagination, success, spiritual development, education, marriage, and self-mastery, Larson repeatedly returned to one central proposition: the individual possesses constructive capacities that can be deliberately trained and directed.

His writing occupies an important bridge between metaphysical mental science and the emerging literature of practical psychology and self-development. Larson's language is frequently optimistic, but his program is not merely motivational; it is built around attention, habit, emotional discipline, ideals, character, and repeated constructive action.

Where to Begin with Christian D. Larson

The Ideal Made Real (1909) is the clearest introduction to Larson's applied metaphysics and his insistence that ideals become meaningful only when translated into conduct.

Your Forces and How to Use Them (1910) expands the method into a broad manual of mental and personal development.

Poise and Power (1907) and Mastery of Self (1907) explore self-command, composure, will, and the cultivation of inner stability.

The Pathway of Roses (1912) represents Larson's more explicitly spiritual and devotional voice, while Thinking for Results (1911) and Business Psychology (1912) show his movement toward practical psychology and achievement literature.

Holographic Pagan Press Larson Archive

The Holographic Pagan Press archive now contains draft reading editions for thirty-two public-domain Larson works spanning 1907 through 1930. These remain unpublished production drafts with no source PDFs or product imagery attached. Existing rare and original Larson books remain separate collector listings.

Leave It to God is not part of the HPP draft archive because the later work remained under a renewed U.S. copyright; it is retained only as part of Larson's broader bibliography and historical record.