The Yogi philosophy teaches that the physical body is built up of cells,
each cell containing within it a miniature of "life," which controls its
actions. -from "The First Three Principles" Followers of the New Thought
movement of the early 20th century vehemently believed in the concept of
"mind over matter"... and this 1903 book may well have been their guide
to achieving it. One of the most influential thinkers of this early "New
Age" philosophy here demonstrates how to achieve the ultimate indulgence
of the "pure spirit" that defines us all. Yogi Ramacharaka explains how
to shed the "sheaths that prevent its full expression" via: . the astral
plane . the instinctive mind . the spiritual mind . the human aura .
thought dynamics . clairvoyance and telepathy . personal magnetism .
occult therapeutics . spiritual cause and effect . and more. Also
available from Cosimo Classics: Yogi Ramacharaka's The Science of
Psychic Healing. American writer WILLIAM WALKER ATKINSON (1862-1932)-aka
Yogi Ramacharaka-was born in Baltimore and had built up a successful law
practice in Pennsylvania before professional burnout led him to the
religious New Thought movement. He served as editor of the popular
magazine New Thought from 1901 to 1905, and as editor of the journal
Advanced Thought from 1916 to 1919. He authored dozens of New Thought
books-including The Philosophies and Religions of India, Arcane Formula
or Mental Alchemy and Vril, or Vital Magnetism-under numerous
pseudonyms, some of which are likely still unknown today.
