The New Thought movement of the turn of the twentieth century combined Christian spirituality with paranormal power in an effort to give practical expression to the forces of the universe. Or so its proponents believed. One of the most influential thinkers of this early ¿New Age¿ philosophy promises here, in this 1913 book, to show the reader ¿how to develop your personality¿ and ¿how to develop a dominating influence¿ through such exercises as: ¿ Projecting Nerve Force ¿ Mental Radiation ¿ The Positive Aura ¿ The Magnetic Duel ¿ Magnetic Self-Defence ¿ The Power of Controlling Others The roots of today¿s groundswell for self-help, personal empowerment, and pop spirituality can be explored in this one small, highly entertaining book. Also available from Cosimo Classics: The Advanced Course in Personal Magnetism, by Theron Q. Dumont. THERON Q. DUMONT is an alias and pen name of American writer WILLIAM WALKER ATKINSON (1862-1932), editor of the popular magazine New Thought from 1901 to 1905, and editor of the journal Advanced Thought from 1916 to 1919. He authored dozens of New Thought books under numerous pseudonyms, including ¿Yogi,¿ some of which are likely still unknown today.