William Walker Atkinson

William Walker Atkinson ( born December 5, 1862 in Baltimore, † November 22, 1932 in Los Angeles ) was an American businessman and lawyer, as well as an author in the field of New Thought movement.

Life

William Walker Atkinson was born on December 5, 1862 in Baltimore, the son of Emma and William Atkinson. His career began in 1882 as a merchant. In 1894 he was admitted as a lawyer in Pennsylvania. His career as a lawyer was a success and brought him wealth. Later, stress and overwork led to physical and psychological breakdown of Atkinson and subsequently to financial ruin. After contact with the New Thought movement Atkinson managed to restore his mental and physical health.

Atkinson was particularly emerged as a prolific author. Then he wrote not only under his own name but also under many different pseudonyms, today is no longer fully understand how many writings he actually wrote. However, if you add up all it usually ascribed pseudonyms, he must have written in the last 30 years of his life around 100 books. In English-speaking countries, several of his works to the "classics " in the field of occultism and yoga, today - to be laid - a good 100 years after its creation.

Works ( selection)

  • Thought -Force in Business and Everyday Life, Chicago 1900 ( German thought force in business and everyday life, Berlin 1901, Graz 2007, ISBN 978-3-902640-91-8 )
  • Law of the New Thought, 1902
  • Memory Culture: The Science of Observing, Remembering and Recalling, 1903
  • Hatha yoga, or the Yogi Philosophy of Physical Well-Being, 1904 ( as "Yogi Ramacharaka "; German The Yogi philosophy of physical well-being, Munich 1981, ISBN 3-923144-00-8 )
  • The Hindu - Yogi Science of Breath, 1904 ( as "Yogi Ramacharaka "; German Science of breathing according to the teachings of Saint Vedanta, Leipzig 1911)
  • Gnani Yoga (A Series of Lessons in Gnani Yoga), 1907 (as "Yogi Ramacharaka "; German Jnana Yoga - A Course in Yoga of Knowledge, 2013, ISBN 978-1482763294 )
  • Dynamic Thought or the Law of Vibrant Energy, 1906
  • Thought Vibration or the Law of Attraction in the Thought World, Chicago 1906 (Eng. thoughts Vibration or the Law of Attraction in the Thought World, Bensheim 2008, ISBN 978-3-938219-06-5 )
  • Mental Fascination, 1907
  • Practical Psychomancy and Crystal Gazing, Chicago 1907
  • The Secret of Success: Self-Healing by Thought Force, 1907 (Eng. The secret of success, New Churches, 2010, ISBN 978-3-940185-16-7 )
  • The Inner Consciousness, Chicago 1908
  • Practical Mental Influence, 1908
  • Practical Mind- Reading, ca 1908
  • Reincarnation and the Law of Karma, 1908 ( German reincarnation and karma, Hamburg 2010, ISBN 978-3-937392-54-7 )
  • The Art of Logical Thinking, 1909
  • New Psychology: Its Message, Principles and Practice, 1909
  • Subconscious and the Superconscious Planes of Mind, 1909
  • Mind and Body or Mental States and Physical Conditions, 1910
  • Telepathy: Its Theory, Facts, and Proof, 1910
  • Mastery of Being, 1911
  • Memory: How to Develop, Train and Use It, 1911
  • Practical New Thought: Several Things that Have Helped People, 1911
  • Your Mind and How to Use It: A Manual of Practical Psychology, 1911
  • Mind Power: The Secret of Mental Magic, Chicago 1912
  • The Human Aura: Astral Colors and Thought Forms, 1912 (as "Swami Panchadasi "; German The aura of the people, 2013, ISBN 978-1482064520 )
  • The Psychology of Salesmanship, 1912
  • The Astral World: Its Scenes, Dwellers and Phenomena, 1915 (as "Swami Panchadasi "; German The Astral World, Hamburg 2010, ISBN 978-3-937392-56-1 )
  • Suggestion and Auto- Suggestion, 1915
  • How to Read Human Nature, about 1918
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