References & further reading

The courses on this site are original adaptations, in our own words, of public-domain and publicly shared works. Sources are listed here as further reading; the books themselves are worth your time. Older healing claims in these works reflect the beliefs of their era and are not medical advice.

Recommended accounts

• Matt Coatsworth (@mattcoatsworth_) Public practices that inspired the Small Practices for Anxious Days module

Course modules

• The Game of Life and How to Play It Florence Scovel Shinn
• As a Man Thinketh James Allen
• The Science of Getting Rich Wallace D. Wattles
• In Tune with the Infinite Ralph Waldo Trine
• The Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science Thomas Troward
• The Creative Process in the Individual Thomas Troward
• Within You Is the Power Henry Thomas Hamblin
• The Heart of the New Thought Ella Wheeler Wilcox
• Self Mastery Through Conscious Autosuggestion Emile Coue
• The Practice of Autosuggestion C. Harry Brooks
• The Science of Being Well Wallace D. Wattles
• The Power of Concentration William Walker Atkinson
• Your Mind and How to Use It William Walker Atkinson
• The Higher Powers of Mind and Spirit Ralph Waldo Trine

Manifestation & New Thought

• As a man thinketh James Allen
• The Science of Getting Rich W. D. (Wallace Delois) Wattles
• The game of life and how to play it Florence Scovel Shinn
• The Higher Powers of Mind and Spirit Ralph Waldo Trine
• The Science of Being Well W. D. (Wallace Delois) Wattles
• The Life Radiant Lilian Whiting
• The Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science T. (Thomas) Troward
• The Way of Peace James Allen
• In Tune with the Infinite; or, Fullness of Peace, Power, and Plenty Ralph Waldo Trine
• The Hidden Power, and Other Papers upon Mental Science T. (Thomas) Troward
• Dynamic Thought; Or, The Law of Vibrant Energy William Walker Atkinson
• Out from the heart James Allen
• The Creative Process in the Individual T. (Thomas) Troward
• Within You is the Power Henry Thomas Hamblin
• Mastery of Self for Wealth, Power, Success Frank C. (Frank Channing) Haddock
• Nuggets of the New Thought: Several Things That Have Helped People William Walker Atkinson
• The Law and the Word T. (Thomas) Troward
• The Doré Lectures T. (Thomas) Troward
• The Heart of the New Thought Ella Wheeler Wilcox
• Your Mind and How to Use It: A Manual of Practical Psychology William Walker Atkinson
• Thought-Culture; Or, Practical Mental Training William Walker Atkinson
• Memory: How to Develop, Train, and Use It William Walker Atkinson
• The Power of Concentration William Walker Atkinson
• Mind and Body; or, Mental States and Physical Conditions William Walker Atkinson
• Self Mastery Through Conscious Autosuggestion Emile Coué
• The Practice of Autosuggestion C. Harry (Cyrus Harry) Brooks
• The Mystic Will Charles Godfrey Leland
• Acres of Diamonds: Our Every-day Opportunities Russell H. Conwell
• The Key to Success Russell H. Conwell
• Praying for Money Russell H. Conwell
• The Heavenly Life James Allen
• What All the World's A-Seeking Ralph Waldo Trine
• Thoughts I Met on the Highway: Words of Friendly Cheer From "The Life Books" Ralph Waldo Trine
• Everyday experiences F. W. (Franklin Warren) Sears
• Freedom Talks No. II Julia Seton
• What is truth? W. D. (Wallace Delois) Wattles
• The Silence: What It Is and How To Use It David V. (David Van) Bush
• The Master Key System (1919 edition) Charles F. Haanel
• Thought Vibration; or, The Law of Attraction in the Thought World (1908) William Walker Atkinson
• Think: A Book for To-day William Crosbie Hunter
• Cheerfulness as a Life Power Orison Swett Marden
• Pushing to the Front Orison Swett Marden
• An Iron Will Orison Swett Marden
• Architects of Fate; Or, Steps to Success and Power Orison Swett Marden
• Fundamentals of Prosperity: What They Are and Whence They Come Roger Ward Babson
• The Victorious Attitude Orison Swett Marden
• Ambition and Success Orison Swett Marden
• Living the Radiant Life: A Personal Narrative George Wharton James

Heal & transform

• Power Through Repose Annie Payson Call
• The Freedom of Life Annie Payson Call
• Nerves and Common Sense Annie Payson Call
• As a Matter of Course Annie Payson Call
• Health, Healing, and Faith Russell H. Conwell
• Psychology and Achievement Warren Hilton
• Power of Mental Imagery Warren Hilton
• Applied Psychology: Driving Power of Thought Warren Hilton
• Applied Psychology: Making Your Own World Warren Hilton
• The Trained Memory Warren Hilton
• Initiative Psychic Energy Warren Hilton
• Increasing Personal Efficiency Russell H. Conwell
• The Foundations of Personality Abraham Myerson
• Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing George Barton Cutten
• Quit Your Worrying! George Wharton James
• Keep Happy Eustace Miles
• Happiness as Found in Forethought Minus Fearthought Horace Fletcher
• Outwitting our nerves : a primer of psychotherapy Josephine A. (Josephine Agnes) Jackson
• The conquest of happiness Bertrand Russell
• Menticulture; or, the A-B-C of True Living Horace Fletcher
• Why Worry? George Lincoln Walton
• Health Through Will Power James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
• Laugh and Live Douglas Fairbanks
• Supreme Personality: Fun in Living. A Doubt, Fear, and Worry Cure Delmer Eugene Croft
• The Human Machine Arnold Bennett
• Self-Control, Its Kingship and Majesty William George Jordan
• The Majesty of Calmness William George Jordan
• Poise: How to Attain It D. Starke
• Psychotherapy (historical) James J. (James Joseph) Walsh
• The omnipotent self, a study in self-deception and self-cure Paul Bousfield
• The machinery of the mind Violet M. (Violet Mary) Firth
• Happiness: Essays on the meaning of life Karl Hilty

Self-help & mindset

• How to Live on 24 Hours a Day Arnold Bennett
• Character Building Booker T. Washington
• What you can do with your will power Russell H. Conwell
• Every Man His Own University Russell H. Conwell
• The Psychology of Salesmanship William Walker Atkinson
• How to Succeed; Or, Stepping-Stones to Fame and Fortune Orison Swett Marden
• Mental Efficiency, and Other Hints to Men and Women Arnold Bennett
• How We Think John Dewey
• Thinking as a Science Henry Hazlitt
• Dollars and Sense William Crosbie Hunter
• Increasing Human Efficiency in Business Walter Dill Scott
• Evening Round-Up William Crosbie Hunter
• Human Nature and Conduct John Dewey
• Self and self-management: Essays about existing Arnold Bennett