Florence Scovel Shinn (1871–1940)
Autore di The Game of Life and How to Play It
Sull'Autore
Florence Scovel Shinn's books have been reprinted continually since her death in 1940. These metaphysical works were published privately during her lifetime, but Simon & Schuster and the Church of Religious Science have made them a staple of New Age bookstores everywhere today. Shinn developed her mostra altro beliefs from such mystical sources as Freemasonry and ancient Egyptian philosophy. The Game of Life and How to Play It and The Secret Door to Success are often seen as blueprints to today's most popular self-improvement books. Shinn's influence has proven so great that two researchers have compared her writings with the work of the father of positive thinking, Norman Vincent Peale, and have concluded that some of Peale's theories originated with Shinn. (Bowker Author Biography) mostra meno
Opere di Florence Scovel Shinn
The Writings of Florence Scovel Shinn (Includes The Shinn Biography): The Game of Life/ Your Word Is Your Wand/ The… (1996) 77 copie
The Complete Game of Life and How to Play It: The Classic Text with Commentary, Study Questions, Action Items, and Much… (2015) 13 copie
The Complete Writings of Florence Scovel Shinn for Women: Her Ageless Wisdom for Today (2003) 12 copie
The Path of Greatness: The Game of Life and How to Play It and Other Essential Works (The Library of Spiritual Wisdom) (2021) 5 copie
Sky is the Limit: The Art of of Upgrading Your Life (50 Classic Self-Help Books Including: Think and Grow Rich, The Way… (2018) 4 copie
The Game Of Life And How To Play It, Your Word Is Your Wand, The Secret Door To Success 3 Books In 1 (2008) 3 copie
The Florence Scovel Shinn Treasury : The Game of Life And How To Play It; Your Word Is Your Wand; The Secret Door To… (2017) 2 copie
چهار اثر از فلورانس اسکاول شین 2 copie
Das Spiel des Lebens und wie man es spielt : The Game of Life and How to Play It (German Edition) 1 copia
Die Kraft Deiner Worte. 1 copia
The Florence Scovel Shinn Collection: The Game of Life And How To Play It, Your Word is Your Wand, The Secret Door to… (2010) 1 copia
The Game Of Life And How To Play It, Your Word Is Your Wand, The Secret Door To Success - The Classic Florence Scovel… (2019) 1 copia
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- Nome canonico
- Shinn, Florence Scovel
- Data di nascita
- 1871-09-24
- Data di morte
- 1940-10-17
- Sesso
- female
- Nazionalità
- USA
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- 4.0
- Recensioni
- 23
- ISBN
- 241
- Lingue
- 12
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One of the stories that struck me was about an animal—although it’s by no means a pagan/polytheist book (“animals as gods” was the title to a book I saw once); that classic New Thought teacher is very One-y and rather abstract, philosophical. But she talked about this sheep dog who corralled a few troublesome sheep into the pen just by not getting excited by them; he just sat down and looked at them, calmly projecting power, until eventually they cooperated. I sorta understood that idea already, but the image was great. And then the other day, I got a little anxious when I was out walking—it’s this old pattern and it’s not surprising, and I sorta understand the reason, although that part is less important—and it’s like there was the thought and here I was; the fear was the sheep and I was the sheep dog, and although there was fear, I felt like I could command my fear. It was great.
…. And then when the sheep is anger, you just gotta sit and look at the sheep: really look at it; stare at it. Just sit down and stare at the sheep.
And I did.
…. I’ll finish it eventually—I’m down to a hundred pages—but sometimes you have to Apply it by actually having thoughts you like, and not just talking about it. I mean, Affirmation Florence is good, but it’s generally pretty abstract stuff. Sometimes it’s good to just read about visiting LA or something. I love my Arthuriana, of course, but sometimes high-flying tragic mythology just makes you curse gods and goddesses, in a way that some LA foodie wouldn’t, you know. It’s also nice to watch the diversities numbers and not be an abandoned pleasure-seeker, you know. Though of course, you also have to remember not to react negatively to the people at the very bottom who see everything as equally bad. They’re sharing the view from their point, and they aren’t and don’t have to be sitting in God’s seat. I’m not the One, either.
…. It’s part of a continuum with Christian psychology, even though I think it’s more application than theory or even religion. The religious language used doesn’t bother me though. If Christians believed that the Invisible God desires to be “glorified” in the visible god, (cf that verse in John), then maybe I would be a Christian, you know.
It’s funny, though, despite the similarity with a particular vein of Christian psychology and religion, when you start to try to improve your own life and disbelieve in any evil coming to you for any length of time, instead of just venting at people and trying to control them, it seems very misleading to call both those things by the same name, really.
…. I admire Affirmation Florence for having the feel of visual art appreciation; I was never able to look at someone and think, ‘They’re like a painting of so-and-so.’ Mostly I just got from the books a sense that the scientist writing it didn’t want me to understand, didn’t want to feel beauty, didn’t want to be part of work, the non-academic work that brings wealth—ordinary work, ordinary pleasure. It would be like eating fur or something to them. Anyway. People should write art books with little stories or anecdotes, or perhaps philosophies and meditations. With apology to the therapists and clients or whatever, I shouldn’t have to sit here and listen to “You make me feel like I’m eating fur because you’re not Professor Binns.”
…. But it’s fine; it’s all fine. Life is supposed to be challenging—it’s what makes it fun. As a Six I have a tendency to think that I just need to bunker down and figure it out in safety, you know: but really one of the things to learn is the mystery that a certain amount of tension, imperfection, and even apparent failure is necessary to a greater good, you know. A lot that we don’t know is necessary. Even a certain luxury is necessary, really.
…. Sometimes even when we heal ourselves, we think it something of a mystery, forgetting that it is clearly the result of our having trusted.… (altro)