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Editor's Note:  The following is an excerpt from The Secret Door to Success by Florence Scovel Shinn. The Law of Preparation The law of preparation works both ways. If you prepare for what you fear or don't want, you begin to attract it. David said, "The thing I feared has come upon me." We hear people say, "I must put away money in case of illness." They are deliberately preparing to be ill. Or, "I'm saving for a rainy day." The rainy day is sure to come, at a most inconvenient time. Your Barns Should Be Full The divine idea for every man is plenty. Your barns should be full, and your cup should flow over, but we must learn to ask aright. I Call On the Law of Accumulation For example take this statement: I call on the law of accumulation. My supply comes from God, and now pours in and piles up, under grace. A Supernatural Feeling of Abundance This statement does not give any picture of stint or saving or sickness. It gives a fourth dimensiona...

Introduction In her timeless book, "Your Word is Your Wand," Florence Scovel Shinn teaches us the incredible power of our words and thoughts in shaping our reality. Through the concept that our words are like magic wands, she emphasizes the importance of consciously choosing positive affirmations to manifest our desires. Shinn's profound teachings continue to inspire individuals worldwide, reminding us of the remarkable creative power we possess within. Harnessing the Power of Words Scovel Shinn's central message revolves around the idea that our words have a profound impact on our lives. She encourages us to recognize that our thoughts and words are creative forces that shape our experiences. By consciously selecting positive affirmations and replacing negative self-talk, we can transform our reality. Shinn believed that affirmations, when spoken with conviction and faith, have the power to influence our subconscious mind and attract circumstances that align with our...

Editor's Note:  The following is an excerpt from  The Game of Life and How to Play It  by Florence Scovel Shinn. Make An Art of Thinking Man should make an art of thinking. The Master Thinker is an artist and is careful to paint only the divine designs upon the canvas of his mind; and he paints these pictures with masterly strokes of power and decision, having perfect faith that there is no power to mar their perfection and that they shall manifest in his life the ideal made real. All Power Is Given to You Through Right Thinking All power is given man (through right thinking) to bring his heaven upon his earth, and this is the goal of the "Game of Life." Faith, Non-Resistance, and Love The simple rules are fearless faith, nonresistance and love! May each reader be now freed from that thing which has held him in bondage through the ages, standing between him and his own, and "know the Truth which makes him free"—free to fulfill his destiny, to bring into manifest...

Editor's Note:  The following is an excerpt from  The Game of Life and How to Play It  by Florence Scovel Shinn. In the Name of Jesus Christ I have seen many healings accomplished by using the words, "In the name of Jesus Christ." Christ was both person and principle; and the Christ within each man is his Redeemer and Salvation. The Christ Within The Christ within, is his own fourth dimensional self, the man made in God's image and likeness. This is the self which has never failed, never known sickness or sorrow, was never born and has never died. It is the "resurrection and the life" of each man! "No man cometh to the Father save by the Son," means, that God, the Universal, working on the place of the particular, becomes the Christ in man; and the Holy Ghost, means God-inaction. So daily, man is manifesting the Trinity of Father, Son and Holy Ghost. Image by Gerd Altmann from Pixabay

Editor's Note:  The following is an excerpt from  The Game of Life and How to Play It  by Florence Scovel Shinn. Don't Condemn Others Jesus Christ said, "Condemn not lest ye also be condemned." "Judge not, lest ye be judged." Many people have attracted disease and unhappiness through condemnation of others. What man condemns in others, he attracts to himself. Her Husband Deserted Her for Another Woman For example: A friend came to me in anger and distress, because her husband had deserted her for another woman. She condemned the other woman, and said continually, "She knew he was a married man, and had no right to accept his attentions." Bless the Other Woman I replied. "Stop condemning the woman, bless her, and be through with the situation, otherwise, you are attracting the same thing to yourself." She was deaf to my words, and a year or two later, became deeply interested in a married man, herself. Condemning Others is Like Picking Up ...

Editor's Note:  The following is an excerpt from  The Game of Life and How to Play It  by Florence Scovel Shinn. I Make Right Decisions Quickly Indecision is a stumbling-block in many a pathway. In order to overcome it, make the statement, repeatedly, "I am always under direct inspiration; I make right decisions, quickly." The Psychic World These words impress the subconscious, and soon one finds himself awake and alert, making his right moves without hesitation. I have found it destructive to look to the psychic plane for guidance, as it is the plane of many minds and not "The One Mind." As man opens his mind to subjectivity, he becomes a target for destructive forces. The psychic plane is the result of man's mortal thought, and is on the "plane of opposites." He may receive either good or bad messages. Horoscopes and Numerology The science of numbers and the reading of horoscopes, keep man down on the mental (or mortal) plane, for they deal only ...

Editor's Note:  The following is an excerpt from  The Game of Life and How to Play It  by Florence Scovel Shinn. Intuition Points the Way Intuition is a spiritual faculty and does not explain, but simply points the way. A person often receives a lead during a "treatment." The idea that comes may seem quite irrelevant, but some of God's leadings are "mysterious." A Definite Lead In the class, one day, I was treating that each individual would receive a definite lead. A woman came to me afterwards, and said: "While you were treating, I got the hunch to take my furniture out of storage and get an apartment." The woman had come to be treated for health. I told her I knew in getting a home of her own, her health would improve, and I added, "I believe your trouble, which is a congestion, has come from having things stored away. Congestion of things causes congestion in the body. You have violated the law of use, and your body is paying the penalty....

Editor's Note:  The following is an excerpt from The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn. Demand Enormous Sums of Money As one grows in a financial consciousness, he should demand that the enormous sums of money, which are his by divine right, reach him under grace, in perfect ways. Learn to Expect Larger Sums of Money It is impossible for man to release more than he thinks is possible, for one is bound by the limited expectancies of the subconscious. He must enlarge his expectancies in order to receive in a larger way. Man so often limits himself in his demands. For example: A student made the demand for six hundred dollars, by a certain date. He did receive it, but heard afterwards, that he came very near receiving a thousand dollars, but he was given just six hundred, as the result of his spoken word. Don't Limit the Holy One of Israel "They limited the Holy One of Israel." Wealth is a matter of consciousness. The French have a legend giving a...

Editor's Note:  The following is an excerpt from The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn. Be Sure to Demand Correctly "Thou shalt also decree a thing, and it shall be established unto thee." All the good that is to be made manifest in man's life is already an accomplished fact in divine mind, and is released through man's recognition, or spoken word, so he must be careful to decree that only the Divine Idea be made manifest, for often, he decrees, through his "idle words," failure or misfortune. It is, therefore, of the utmost importance, to word one's demands correctly, as stated in a previous chapter. Make Your Demand for the Divine Selection If one desires a home, friend, position or any other good thing, make the demand for the "divine selection." The Right Home, the Right Friend, the Right Position For example: "Infinite Spirit, open the way for my right home, my right friend, my right position. I give thanks...

Editor's Note:  The following is an excerpt from The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn. Some People Are Cheerful Givers But Bad Receivers Some people are cheerful givers, but bad receivers. They refuse gifts through pride, or some negative reason, thereby blocking their channels, and invariably find themselves eventually with little or nothing. For example: A woman who had given away a great deal of money, had a gift offered her of several thousand dollars. She refused to take it, saying she did not need it. Shortly after that, her finances were "tied up," and she found herself in debt for that amount. Man should receive gracefully the bread returning to him upon the water—freely ye have given, freely ye shall receive. It's A Violation of Spiritual Law If You Don't Receive There is always the perfect balance of giving and receiving, and though man should give without thinking of returns, he violates law if he does not accept the returns whi...

Editor's Note:  The following is an excerpt from The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn. How to Find Your Perfect Career I have been sometimes asked, "Suppose one has several talents, how is he to know which one to choose?" Demand to be shown definitely. Say: "Infinite Spirit, give me a definite lead, reveal to me my perfect self-expression, show me which talent I am to make use of now." You Are Fully Equipped for the Divine Plan of Your Life I have known people to suddenly enter a new line of work, and be fully equipped, with little or no training. So make the statement: "I am fully equipped for the Divine Plan of my life," and be fearless in grasping opportunities. Image by Dirk Wouters from Pixabay

Editor's Note:  The following is an excerpt from The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn. In Divine Mind There Is Only Completion The student often delays his demonstration through a belief in incompletion. He should make this statement: "In Divine Mind there is only completion, therefore, my demonstration is completed. My perfect work, my perfect home, my perfect health." Whatever he demands are perfect ideas registered in Divine Mind, and must manifest, "under grace in a perfect way." He gives thanks he has already received on the invisible, and makes active preparation for receiving on the visible. Make Sure You Finish Things One of my students was in need of a financial demonstration. She came to me and asked why it was not completed. I replied: "Perhaps, you are in the habit of leaving things unfinished, and the subconscious has gotten into the habit of not completing (as the without, so the within)." She said, "You are ...

Editor's Note:  The following is an excerpt from The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn. Anger Leads to Wrong Decisions Anger blurs the visions, poisons the blood, is the root of many diseases, and causes wrong decision leading to failure. It has been named one of the worst "sins," as its reaction is so harmful. The student learns that in metaphysics sin has a much broader meaning than in the old teaching. "Whatsoever is not of faith is sin." Your Work Is to Drive Out Fear and Worry He finds that fear and worry are deadly sins. They are inverted faith, and through distorted mental pictures, bring to pass the thing he fears. His work is to drive out these enemies (from the subconscious mind). "When Man is fearless he is finished!" Maeterlinck says, that "Man is God afraid." How to Vanquish Your Fear So, as we read in the previous chapters: Man can only vanquish fear by walking up to the thing he is afraid of. When Jehosh...

Editor's Note:  The following is an excerpt from The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn. A Turning Point in Your Life Sometimes an insignificant incident may be the turning point in a man's life. Robert Fulton, watching some boiling water, simmering in a tea kettle, saw a steamboat! Resistance Keeps Back Your Demonstration I have seen a student, often, keep back his demonstration, through resistance, or pointing the way. He pins his faith to one channel only, and dictates just the way he desires the manifestation to come, which brings things to a standstill. God's Way, Not Your Way "My way, not your way!" is the command of Infinite Intelligence. Like all Power, be it steam or electricity, it must have a nonresistant engine or instrument to work through, and man is that engine or instrument. Stand Still, For God Is With You Over and over again, man is told to "stand still". "Oh Judah, fear not; but to-morrow go out against them...

Editor's Note:  The following is an excerpt from  The Game of Life and How to Play It  by Florence Scovel Shinn. Help With His School Exams A young boy came often to my class with his mother. He asked me to "speak the word" for his coming examinations at school. I told him to make the statement: "I am one with Infinite Intelligence. I know everything I should know on this subject." He had an excellent knowledge of history, but was not sure of his arithmetic. I saw him afterwards, and he said: "I spoke the word for my arithmetic, and passed with the highest honors; but thought I could depend on myself for history, and got a very poor mark." Man often receives a set-back when he is "too sure of himself," which means he is trusting to his personality and not the "Father within." She Called for Protection and Guidance Every Minute Another one of my students gave me an example of this. She took an extended trip abroad one summer, visitin...

Editor's Note:  The following is an excerpt from The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn. God's Pattern, Not Man's Pattern God's will be done, not man's; God's pattern, not man's pattern, is the command we find running through all the scriptures, and the Bible is a book dealing with the science of the mind. It is a book telling man how to release his soul (or subconscious mind) from bondage. The battles described are pictures of man waging war against mortal thoughts. "A man's foes shall be they of his own household." Every man is Jehoshaphat, and every man is David, who slays Goliath (mortal thinking) with the little white stone (faith). Be Sure to Use Your Ability So man must be careful that he is not the "wicked and slothful servant" who buried his talent. There is a terrible penalty to be paid for not using one's ability. Be a Channel for Infinite Intelligence to Express Itself Often fear stands between m...

Editor's Note:  The following is an excerpt from The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn. A Woman's Perfect Self-Expression A woman's perfect self-expression may be in becoming a perfect wife, a perfect mother, a perfect home-maker and not necessarily in having a public career. Demand Definite Leads Demand definite leads, and the way will be made easy and successful. Don't Force a Mental Picture One should not visualize or force a mental picture. When he demands the Divine Design to come into his conscious mind, he will receive flashes of inspiration, and begin to see himself making some great accomplishment. This is the picture, or idea, he must hold without wavering. The thing man seeks is seeking him—the telephone was seeking Bell!  The Divine Plan for Your Children Parents should never force careers and professions upon their children. With a knowledge of spiritual Truth, the Divine Plan could be spoken for, early in childhood, or prenatally. H...

Editor's Note:  The following is an excerpt from The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn. Your Most Important Demand So man's highest demand is for the Divine Design of his life. There May Be Some Marvelous Talent Hidden Deep Within You He may not have the faintest conception of what it is, for there is, possibly, some marvelous talent, hidden deep within him. His demand should be: "Infinite Spirit, open the way for the Divine Design of my life to manifest; let the genius within me now be released; let me see clearly the perfect plan." You Might Find Great Changes Taking Place in Your Life The perfect plan includes health, wealth, love and perfect self-expression. This is the square of life, which brings perfect happiness. When one has made this demand, he may find great changes taking place in his life, for nearly every man has wandered far from the Divine Design. I know, in one woman's case, it was as though a cyclone had struck her affairs...

Editor's Note:  The following is an excerpt from The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn. Perfect Self-Expression There is for each man, perfect self-expression. There is a place which he is to fill and no one else can fill, something which he is to do, which no one else can do; it is his destiny! This achievement is held, a perfect idea in Divine Mind, awaiting man's recognition. As the imaging faculty is the creative faculty, it is necessary for man to see the idea, before it can manifest. The Divine Design So man's highest demand is for the Divine Design of his life. He may not have the faintest conception of what it is, for there is, possibly, some marvelous talent, hidden deep within him. Let the Genius Within Me Now Be Released His demand should be: "Infinite Spirit, open the way for the Divine Design of my life to manifest; let the genius within me now be released; let me see clearly the perfect plan." Health, Wealth, Love, and Perfect...

Editor's Note:  The following is an excerpt from The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn. There Is No Loss There is no loss, and when man takes his spiritual stand, he collects all that is his from this great Reservoir of Good. God Will Restore Everything to You "I will restore to you the years the locusts have eaten." The locusts are the doubts, fears, resentments and regrets of mortal thinking. These adverse thoughts, alone, rob man; for "No man gives to himself but himself, and no man takes away from himself, but himself." Bringing Plenty Out of Lack, and Justice Out of Injustice Man is here to prove God and "to bear witness to the truth," and he can only prove God by bringing plenty out of lack, and justice out of injustice. "Prove me now herewith, saith the Lord of hosts, if I will not open you the windows of heaven, and pour out a blessing, that there shall not be room enough to receive it." Image by pasja1000 from...

Editor's Note:  The following is an excerpt from The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn. She Followed Her Intuition One day, I was walking down the street, when I suddenly felt a strong urge to go to a certain bakery, a block or two away. The reasoning mind resisted, arguing, "There is nothing there that you want." She Saw a Woman She Had Been Thinking Of However, I had learned not to reason, so I went to the bakery, looked at everything, and there was certainly nothing there that I wanted, but coming out I encountered a woman I had thought of often, and who was in great need of the help which I could give her. So often, one goes for one thing and finds another. Intuition Simply Points the Way Intuition is a spiritual faculty and does not explain, but simply points the way. Image by Pexels from Pixabay

Editor's Note:  The following is an excerpt from The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn. How to Make a Demonstration I have often been asked just how to make a demonstration. Get a Definite Lead I reply: "Speak the word and then do not do anything until you get a definite lead." Demand the lead, saying, "Infinite Spirit, reveal to me the way, let me know if there is anything for me to do." The Answer Will Come Through Intuition The answer will come through intuition (or hunch); a chance remark from someone, or a passage in a book, etc., etc. The answers are sometimes quite startling in their exactness. For example: A woman desired a large sum of money. She spoke the words: "Infinite Spirit, open the way for my immediate supply, let all that is mine by divine right now reach me, in great avalanches of abundance." Then she added: "Give me a definite lead, let me know if there is anything for me to do." The thought came qu...

Never Ask for Just a Position—Ask for the Right Position A woman came to me asking me to "speak the word" for a position. So I demanded: "Infinite Spirit, open the way for this woman's right position." Never ask for just "a position"; ask for the right position, the place already planned in Divine Mind, as it is the only one that will give satisfaction. I Then Gave Thanks That She Had Already Received I then gave thanks that she had already received, and that it would manifest quickly. Very soon, she had three positions offered her, two in New York and one in Palm Beach, and she did not know which to choose. I said, "Ask for a definite lead." Ask For a Definite Lead The time was almost up and was still undecided, when one day, she telephoned, "When I woke up this morning, I could smell Palm Beach." She had been there before and knew its balmy fragrance. I replied: "Well, if you can smell Palm Beach from here, it is certainly yo...

Metaphysical Author and Teacher Florence Scovel Shinn was an American artist and metaphysical author and teacher who became famous during the early twentieth century. She was born in Camden, New Jersey in 1871, and died in 1940 in New York City. Florence was one of the pioneers of the New Thought movement, which aimed to promote spiritual healing and personal growth through the power of positive thinking. The Game of Life and How to Play It Florence Scovel Shinn was an accomplished artist before she became a writer. She studied art in Europe and was recognized for her talent in painting. Later, Florence found herself drawn towards writing books that would inspire people and help them to transform their lives. One of her most popular books was The Game of Life and How to Play It, which was first published in 1925. In this book, Florence emphasized the power of thought and intention, and how everyone has the ability to create the life they want. She believed that by using affirmations a...

  The following is an excerpt from The Game of Life and How to Play It by Florence Scovel Shinn. Intuition or Guidance "In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths." (Proverbs 3:6) Follow Your Intuitive Leads There is nothing too great of accomplishment for the man who knows the power of his word, and who follows his intuitive leads. By the word he starts in action unseen forces and can rebuild his body or remold his affairs. Carefully Select the Affirmation It is, therefore, of the utmost importance to choose the right words, and the student carefully selects the affirmation he wishes to catapult into the invisible. Your Spoken Word Releases God's Supply He knows that God is his supply, that there is a supply for every demand, and that his spoken word releases this supply. "Ask and ye shall receive." (John 16:24) You Must Make the First Move Man must make the first move. "Draw nigh to God and He will draw nigh to you." (James 4:8) I...