Dominion and Power or The Science of Life and Living — Charles Brodie Patterson (1910)

What if dominion meant not control over others, but conscious command of one’s own thought, character, and response to life?

In Dominion and Power or The Science of Life and Living, Charles Brodie Patterson presents a wide-ranging study of the spiritual and psychological capacities he believed lay latent within every person. First published in 1901 and revised in 1910, the book stands as one of Patterson’s most substantial contributions to early New Thought.

Across its pages, Patterson considers health, desire, harmony, freedom, spiritual development, and the relationship between inward conviction and outward experience. He argues that lasting change begins through the recognition and cultivation of qualities already present within the individual, rather than through submission to external control.

The work also reflects Patterson’s strong insistence upon personal freedom. While engaging subjects associated with mental influence and occult philosophy, he warns against attempts to dominate another person’s will and places self-mastery at the center of spiritual growth.

Details
Author: Charles Brodie Patterson
First published: 1901
Revised edition: 1910
Length: 297 pages
Subjects: New Thought, spiritual psychology, health, desire, freedom, and self-mastery
Available formats: PDF and Physical Book