How We Master Our Fate — Ursula N. Gestefeld (1897)

How We Master Our Fate is Ursula N. Gestefeld’s 1897 New Thought study of self-mastery, mental causation, character, and the relation between thought and circumstance.

Physical edition: The Holographic Pagan Press edition is a handmade softcover book, not a hardcover.

Gestefeld develops a disciplined account of how habitual thought, interpretation, desire, and action shape the course of life. Rather than treating fate as something wholly imposed from outside, she argues for the gradual mastery of circumstance through conscious inner government, self-knowledge, and the cultivation of mental and moral power.

The book stands at an important point in the development of American New Thought, where metaphysical healing, practical psychology, spiritual causation, and personal transformation begin to converge into a recognizable philosophy of self-directed life.

This text has been prepared by Odd Enough Books / Holographic Pagan Press as part of an ongoing effort to recover and circulate overlooked works from the history of metaphysical and esoteric thought.

This is a handmade 8.5" × 11" Holographic Pagan Press edition, produced with natural kraft cardstock, a black tape-bound spine, and red cover artwork adapted from the distinctive imagery and typography of the original 1897 edition.

Issued here as a first Holographic Pagan Press edition.

Details:
Author: Ursula N. Gestefeld
Title: How We Master Our Fate
Originally published: 1897
Original publisher: The Gestefeld Publishing Company, New York
Original pagination: 109 pages
Format: Handmade 8.5" × 11" physical book / PDF edition
Cover: Natural kraft cardstock with red artwork
Binding: Black tape-bound spine
Publisher: Odd Enough Books / Holographic Pagan Press
Edition: First Holographic Pagan Press Edition

Collector’s Note

This edition is part of the Holographic Pagan Press archival publishing project, devoted to recovering uncommon and historically important works from New Thought, mental science, metaphysics, practical psychology, spiritual healing, and the forgotten library of human consciousness.

Handmade edition note: Holographic Pagan Press editions are produced, assembled, and finished by hand in small batches. As a result, minute variations may occur between individual copies, including slight differences in materials, color, binding, trimming, placement, or hand-applied details. Materials may also vary slightly according to availability. We make every effort to preserve the intended design, character, and quality of each edition while allowing for the natural variations inherent in handmade bookmaking.