Thought Forces: Essays Selected from the White Cross Library

by Prentice Mulford

Prentice Mulford was once described as a thinking man, not a reading man. His insights into the mysteries surrounding humanity derived from firsthand thought and experience, not from books. On such age-old topics as the power of the mind, buried talent, the necessity of recreation, and cultivating repose (all found in this collection), Mulford's attempts to understand our transcendental and physical natures were intuitive and sympathetic, not ordered and logical. This very human quality, along with an unrelenting optimism and faith in man's goodness, lend a freshness and vitality to his work that transcend era. This is self-help for the soul, mind, and body. American author PRENTICE MULFORD (1834-1891) is one of the oddest fixtures of 19th-century literature. After moving for years in the literary and Bohemian sets of San Francisco in the 1860s as a writer of humorous short stories, he lived as a hermit in New Jersey, where he wrote the books of modern spirituality that made him a pioneer of modern self-help philosophies, including Thoughts Are Things and The God in You.

184 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1913

About the author

Prentice Mulford was a literary humorist and a co-founder of the New Thought movement.

Reviews

[Fernando Cabezas Astorga · Rating 5 out of 5]

Una joya para quien quiera entender cómo los pensamientos crean nuestra realidad y que lo posible o imposible está más ligado con nuestra creencia que con datos exteriores. Sencillo: nos convertimos y manifestamos lo que plantamos en nuestro pensamiento.

[Diana · Rating 4 out of 5]

Prentice says "Love is an element as literal as air or water". This book is about how greatly our "Thought Forces" affect us and everyone around us, and what we can do to live happier and healthier lives and to gain peace of mind.
I guess it could be considered kind of "preachy" but it's in an easygoing manner and there are many gems of wisdom. It's nearly 30 years since I read it and I can see where it's had some positive influence on my life, though I have to had along with other sources of similar ideas. It's somehow more peaceful to read than modern self help gurus, perhaps that she even devotes a chapter to Repose. I think it's also a reminder that human nature hasn't changed much, if at all. On the other hand it does feel a bit long-winded, and very "old world".
Approach with an open mind.

[Sedem Raphael · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very powerful