William Walker Atkinson

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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 the New Spirit movement .

Life

William Walker Atkinson was born on December 5, 1862 in Baltimore to Emma and William Atkinson. He began his professional life in 1882 as a businessman. He was admitted to the Pennsylvania bar in 1894 . His lawyer career was successful and brought him wealth. Later, stress and overwork led to Atkinson's physical and mental breakdown, and subsequent financial ruin. After contact with the New Spirit Movement, Atkinson managed to restore his mental and physical health.

Atkinson stood out particularly as a very prolific writer. Since he wrote not only under his own name, but also under many different pseudonyms , it is no longer possible to fully understand how many writings he actually wrote. However, if you add up all of the pseudonyms usually assigned to him, he must have written around 100 books in the last 30 years of his life. In the English-speaking world, many of his works are among the " classics " in the field of occultism and yoga , which are still published today - a good 100 years after their creation.

Works (in 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"; Ger. The science of breathing according to the teachings of St. 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 , Edition Solis 2015, ISBN 978-3943739640 ; German Jnana Yoga - A course in yoga des Wissens , 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 (German thought vibration or the law of attraction in the world of thoughts , Bensheim 2008, ISBN 978-3-938219-06-5 )
  • Mental Fascination , 1907
  • Practical Mind-Reading , 1907 (German Mind Reading - Practically Applied , Edition Solis 2015, ISBN 978-3943739756 )
  • Practical Psychomancy and Crystal Gazing , Chicago 1907
  • The Secret of Success: Self-Healing by Thought Force , 1907 (German: The Secret of Success , Neuenkirchen 2010, ISBN 978-3-940185-16-7 )
  • The Inner Consciousness , Chicago 1908
  • Practical Mental Influence , 1908
  • Reincarnation and the Law of Karma , 1908 (German Reinkarnation 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 Man , 2013, ISBN 978-1482064520 )
  • The Psychology of Salesmanship , 1912
  • The Astral World: Its Scenes, Dwellers and Phenomena , 1915 (as "Swami Panchadasi"; German Die Astralwelt , Hamburg 2010, ISBN 978-3-937392-56-1 )
  • Suggestion and Auto-Suggestion , 1915
  • How to Read Human Nature , ca.1918

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personal data
SURNAME Atkinson, William Walker
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American author
DATE OF BIRTH December 5, 1862
PLACE OF BIRTH Baltimore
DATE OF DEATH November 22, 1932
Place of death los Angeles