Thomas Troward (1847–1916) was an English author whose works influenced the

New Thought Movement The New Thought movement (also Higher Thought) is a spiritual movement that coalesced in the United States in the early 19th century. New Thought was seen by its adherents as succeeding "ancient thought", accumulated wisdom and philosophy from ...

and mystic

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Troward was a divisional Judge in

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in British-administered

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. His

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was the study of comparative religion. After his retirement from the judiciary in 1896, Troward set out to apply logic and a judicial weighing of evidence in the study of matters of cause and effect.The History and Philosophy of the Metaphysical Movements in America - Page 209 by J. Stillson Judah - Sects - 1967 The philosopher

William James William James (January 11, 1842 – August 26, 1910) was an American philosopher, historian, and psychologist, and the first educator to offer a psychology course in the United States. James is considered to be a leading thinker of the lat ...

characterized Troward’s ''Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science'' as "far and away the ablest statement of

philosophy Philosophy (from , ) is the systematized study of general and fundamental questions, such as those about existence, reason, knowledge, values, mind, and language. Such questions are often posed as problems to be studied or resolved. Some ...

I have met, beautiful in its sustained clearness of thought and style, a really classic statement." According to

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(AA) archivist Nell Wing, early AA members were strongly encouraged to read Thomas Troward's Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science. In the opening of the 2006 film ''The Secret'', introductory remarks credit Troward's philosophy with inspiring the movie and its production. Troward was a past president of the

International New Thought Alliance The International New Thought Alliance (INTA) is an umbrella organization for New Thought adherents "dedicated to serving the New Thought Movement’s various branches, organizations and individuals".

Geneviève Behrend Geneviève Behrend (1881 in Paris – 1960 in United States) was a French-born author and teacher of Mental Science, a New Thought discipline taught by Thomas Troward. There is little known about her early life except that one of her parents ...

studied with Troward from 1912 until 1914; Behrend was the only personal student he had throughout his life. Bob Proctor credited Troward's works on a number of occasions, and cited ''The Creative Process in the Individual'' as the most important in developing the persistence of an individual."TRAIN Your Brain To MAKE MORE MONEY Using The LAW OF ATTRACTION!"
Bob Proctor & Lewis Howes. 5 April 2021.

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*''The Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science'' 1904 *''The Dore Lectures on Mental Science'' 1909 *''Bible Mystery and Bible Meaning'' 1913 *''The Creative Process in the Individual'' 1915 *''The Years 1914 to 1923 in Bible Prophecy'' 1915 *''The Law and the Word'' 1917 *''The Hidden Power and Other Papers on Mental Science'' 1921

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