
PERSONAL POWER (All 12 Volumes) (Annotated)
Enriched Edition. A Complete Course in Self-Mastery: Develop Mind, Will, Faith, Character and the Secret Forces for Success and Spiritual GrowthBy William Walker AtkinsonLength50h 56m
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Personal Power (All 12 Volumes) is a comprehensive manual of self-culture, gathering William Walker Atkinson's teachings on will, attention, desire, memory, suggestion, habit, character, and practical achievement. Written in the lucid, exhortative style characteristic of early twentieth-century New Thought literature, the work blends psychology, metaphysics, and pragmatic self-help into a systematic program for mental discipline. Its literary context lies among Progressive Era works that sought to translate spiritual idealism and emerging psychological theories into methods for personal efficacy. Atkinson, a prolific American writer, lawyer, publisher, and central figure in the New Thought movement, wrote under numerous names while exploring the powers of mind, consciousness, and self-mastery. His own professional reversals and subsequent recovery helped shape his conviction that disciplined thought could transform circumstance. This biographical background informs the urgency and confidence of Personal Power, whose lessons are less abstract speculation than a program of applied mental training. This collection is recommended to readers interested in the genealogy of modern self-development, the history of popular psychology, and the metaphysical currents that influenced twentieth-century motivational writing. Though some assumptions reflect its era, the work remains valuable for its ambitious synthesis and enduring emphasis on purposeful attention, self-command, and constructive action.
This enriched edition has been carefully crafted to add value to your reading experience.
- A comprehensive Introduction outlines these selected works' unifying features, themes, or stylistic evolutions.
- A Historical Context section situates the works in their broader era—social currents, cultural trends, and key events that underpin their creation.
- A concise Synopsis (Selection) offers an accessible overview of the included texts, helping readers navigate plotlines and main ideas without revealing critical twists.
- A unified Analysis examines recurring motifs and stylistic hallmarks across the collection, tying the stories together while spotlighting the different work's strengths.
- Reflection questions inspire deeper contemplation of the author's overarching message, inviting readers to draw connections among different texts and relate them to modern contexts.
- Lastly, our hand‐picked Memorable Quotes distill pivotal lines and turning points, serving as touchstones for the collection's central themes.
Audiobook details
GenreSelf-Help
Length50 hrs 56 mins
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FormateBook with Audio
Publish dateMar 3, 2016
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1PERSONAL POWER (All 12 Volumes) (Annotated)
65III ACTUATING ENERGY
2Introduction
66IV IMMANENT SPIRIT
3Historical Context
67V SPIRIT: ESSENTIAL LIFE
4Synopsis (Selection)
68VI SPIRIT: ESSENTIAL POWER
5Volume I PERSONAL POWER
69VII CREATOR AND CREATION
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6I FOREWORD
70VIII UNISON WITH INFINITY
7II YOUR MASTER SELF
71Volume VIII THOUGHT POWER
8III YOUR "I AM I"
72I THE POWER OF THOUGHT
9IV CONSCIOUS EGOHOOD
73II RADIOACTIVE THOUGHT
10V COSMIC POWER
74III THOUGHT-ATMOSPHERES
11VI THE TWIN-MANIFESTATION
75IV THOUGHT-CONTAGION
12VII THE THREE FORMULAS
76V THOUGHT-ATTRACTION
13VIII REALIZING YOUR IDEALS
77VI THOUGHT-WAVES AND FORMS
14IX "THE MASTER FORMULA"
78VII RULES OF THOUGHT-INDUCTION
15Volume II CREATIVE POWER
79VIII “TREATING” THOUGHT CONDITIONS
16I IMAGINATION
80IX THOUGHT POWER METHODS
17II THE IMAGING FACULTIES
81X THE LAW OF CORRELATION
18III CONSTRUCTIVE IMAGINATION
82XI COSMIC THOUGHT POWER
19IV THE BUILDER AND THE PLAN
83I Your World of Experience
20V THE MENTAL LABORATORY
84II CONSCIOUSNESS AND SENSATION
21VI THE LAWS OF INVENTION
85III THE MECHANISM OF THE SENSES
22VII CREATIVE COMPOSITION
86IV PERCEPTION AND DISCERNMENT
23VIII THE ART OF CREATION
87V OBSERVATION AND EXPERIMENT
24IX DYNAMIC IDEALIZATION
88VI CULTIVATING OBSERVATION
25I EMOTIVE POWER
89VII THE SCIENCE OF APPERCEPTION
26II DESIRE AND ACTIONS
90VIII THE POWER OF ATTENTION
27III THE EVOLUTION OF DESIRE
91IX MENTAL CONCENTRATION
28IV THE EVOLUTION OF DESIRE (CONTINUED)
92Volume X REASONING POWER
29V THE EVOLUTION OF DESIRE (CONCLUDED)
93I PRACTICAL LOGIC
30VI ATTRACTION OF DESIRE POWER
94II THE PSYCHOLOGY OF REASONING
31VII KNOWING WHAT YOU WANT
95III THE LAW OF LOGICAL ANALYSIS
32VIII WANTING IT HARD ENOUGH
96IV THE LAW OF LOGICAL SYNTHESIS
33IX PAYING THE PRICE
97V THE LAW OF LOGICAL JUDGMENT
34X UNCONSCIOUS DESIRE
98VI THE LAW OF LOGICAL ANALOGY
35I THE POWER OF FAITH
99VII THE LAW OF LOGICAL INDUCTION
36II THE PSYCHOLOGY OF FAITH
100VIII THE LAW OF LOGICAL CAUSATION
37III EXPECTANT ATTENTION
101IX THE LAW OF LOGICAL DEDUCTION
38IV THE SECRET OF “FAITH-CURES”
102X SOME PRACTICAL POINTS
39V FAITH AND THE SUBCONSCIOUS
103I THE SPRINGS OF CHARACTER
40VI FAITH AND ENTHUSIASM
104II POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE QUALITIES
41VII FAITH AND MENTAL POWER
105III THE EGOISTIC QUALITIES
42VIII THE ATTRACTIVE POWER OF FAITH
106IV THE INTELLECTUAL QUALITIES
43IX FAITH IN YOURSELF
107V THE MOTIVE QUALITIES
44X FAITH IN THE INFINITE
108VI THE EMOTIVE QUALITIES
45Volume V WILL POWER
109VII THE ASSOCIATED QUALITIES
46I WILL POWER
110VIII THE MORAL QUALITIES
47II THE NATURE OF WILL
111IX THE SPIRITUAL QUALITIES
48III CONATIVE WILL
112X THE SEVEN PRINCIPLES OF CHARACTER-BUILDING
49IV DELIBERATIVE WILL
113XI CHARACTER RECORDS
50V DETERMINATIVE WILL
114Volume XII REGENERATIVE POWER
51VI ACTIVE WILL
115I REGENERATION
52VII WILL-TRAINING
116II THE POWER OF SEX
53VIII WILL CONSCIOUSNESS
117III DERIVATIVE SEX ATTRIBUTES
54IX WILL-ATMOSPHERE
118IV TRANSMUTATION OF SEX-ENERGY
55I YOUR SECRET FORCES
119V THE DUCTLESS GLANDS
56II SUBCONSCIOUS MENTATION
120VI OFFICES OF THE GENITAL GLANDS
57III SUBCONSCIOUS VITAL PROCESSES
121VII GLAND TRANSPLANTATION
58IV SUBCONSCIOUS HABITUAL ACTION
122VIII THE SECRET OF REGENERATION
59V SUBCONSCIOUS EMOTION AND MEMORY
123IX THE PRACTICE OF REGENERATION
60VI SUBCONSCIOUS PSYCHO-ANALYSIS
124X TRANSMUTATION
61VII SUBCONSCIOUS THOUGHT
125Analysis
62VIII THE SUPERCONSCIOUS PLANES
126Reflection
63I THE QUEST FOR TRUTH
127Memorable Quotes
64II MATERIAL SUBSTANCE