{"product_id":"brainology-understanding-developing-and-training-your-brain-elsie-lincoln-benedict-1929","title":"Brainology: Understanding, Developing and Training Your Brain — Elsie Lincoln Benedict (1928)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBrainology: Understanding, Developing and Training Your Brain\u003c\/em\u003e (1928) is Elsie Lincoln Benedict’s study of the mind as an instrument that can be better understood and deliberately trained. Drawing on her popular system of practical psychology and character analysis, Benedict examines attention, memory, concentration, temperament, habit, and the relationship between self-knowledge and effective action.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eRather than treating mental ability as an unchangeable endowment, the book invites readers to observe their own patterns of thought, recognize individual strengths and limitations, and cultivate more deliberate habits of learning and judgment. It belongs to the lively early-twentieth-century conversation between popular psychology, vocational guidance, New Thought, and self-improvement.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished through the Elsie Lincoln Benedict School of Opportunity, \u003cem\u003eBrainology\u003c\/em\u003e provides an illuminating historical record of how mental development was taught to a broad reading public in the 1920s. Its period theories and claims are preserved as historical material, not presented as established contemporary psychological science.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis text is presented by Odd Enough Books \/ Holographic Pagan Press as part of an ongoing effort to recover and circulate overlooked works from the history of practical psychology, metaphysics, and mental culture.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is a handmade \u003cstrong\u003e8.5\" × 11\" archival physical book\u003c\/strong\u003e, featuring a red cardstock cover with black, original-cover-inspired illustration and typography, and finished with smooth, flat black binding tape.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003ePhysical Edition\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMade for the physical collector and the serious reader, this large-format Holographic Pagan Press book is printed, assembled, and finished by hand in small batches.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDetails:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Elsie Lincoln Benedict\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTitle:\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cem\u003eBrainology: Understanding, Developing and Training Your Brain\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal publication:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1928\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOriginal edition extent:\u003c\/strong\u003e 390 pages (bibliographic reference; final HPP pagination may differ)\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Handmade 8.5\" × 11\" physical book\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCover:\u003c\/strong\u003e Red cardstock with black printed artwork and typography\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e Smooth, flat black binding tape\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher of this reproduction:\u003c\/strong\u003e Odd Enough Books \/ Holographic Pagan Press\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eCollector’s Note\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis volume belongs to the Holographic Pagan Press archival publishing project, dedicated to recovering uncommon and historically revealing works in metaphysics, New Thought, practical psychology, occult philosophy, and the history of consciousness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHandmade edition note:\u003c\/strong\u003e Holographic Pagan Press books are printed, assembled, and finished by hand in small batches. Minute variations may occur between copies, including slight differences in materials, color, binding, trimming, or placement. Materials may vary slightly according to availability; every effort is made to preserve the intended design and quality of each edition.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eExplore other works by \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/elsie-lincoln-benedict\"\u003eElsie Lincoln Benedict\u003c\/a\u003e and the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/holographic-pagan-press\"\u003eHolographic Pagan Press collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Holographic Pagan Press","offers":[{"title":"Physical Book","offer_id":53040925999386,"sku":"HPP-BRAINOLOGY-1928","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"PDF Edition","offer_id":53041201479962,"sku":"HPP-BRAINOLOGY-1928-PDF","price":25.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0807\/9048\/7322\/files\/brainology-hpp-red-cardstock.png?v=1791486040","url":"https:\/\/oddenoughbooks.com\/products\/brainology-understanding-developing-and-training-your-brain-elsie-lincoln-benedict-1929","provider":"Odd Enough Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}