Complete and Unabridged Version. Your Mind And How to Use It. A Manual Of Practical Psychology. It is not enough merely to have a sound mind—one must also learn how to use it, if he would become mentally efficient. Contents. What is the Mind, The Mechanism of Mental States, The Great Nerve Centers, Consciousness, Attention, Perception, Memory, Imagination, The Feelings, The Emotions, The Instinctive Emotions, The Passions, The Social Emotions, The Religious Emotions, The Aesthetic Emotions, The Intellectual Emotions, The Role of the Emotions, The Emotions and Happiness, The Intellect, Conception, Classes of Concepts, Judgments, Primary Laws of Thought, Reasoning, Inductive Reasoning, Deductive Reasoning, Fallacious Reasoning, The Will, Will-Training, Will-Tonic. PSYCHOLOGY is generally considered to be the science of mind, although more properly it is the science of mental states—thoughts, feelings, and acts of volition. It was formerly the custom of writers on the subject of psychology to begin by an attempt to define and describe the nature of mind, before proceeding to a consideration of the subject of the various mental spates and activities. But more recent authorities have rebelled against this demand, and have claimed that it is no more reasonable to hold that psychology should be held to an explanation of the ultimate nature of mind than it is that physical science be held to an explanation of the ultimate nature of matter. The attempt to explain the ultimate nature of either is futile—no actual necessity exists for explanation in either case. Physics may explain the phenomena of matter, and psychology the phenomena of mind, without regard to the ultimate nature of the substance of either.

This carefully crafted ebook: "Your Mind and How to Use It: A Manual of Practical Psychology (Unabridged)” is formatted for your eReader with a functional and detailed table of contents. "Psychology is generally considered to be the science of mind, although more properly it is the science of mental states—thoughts, feelings, and acts of volition. It was formerly the custom of writers on the subject of psychology to begin by an attempt to define and describe the nature of mind, before proceeding to a consideration of the subject of the various mental states and activities. But more recent authorities have rebelled against this demand, and have claimed that it is no more reasonable to hold that psychology should be held to an explanation of the ultimate nature of mind than it is that physical science be held to an explanation of the ultimate nature of matter. The attempt to explain the ultimate nature of either is futile—no actual necessity exists for explanation in either case. Physics may explain the phenomena of matter, and psychology the phenomena of mind, without regard to the ultimate nature of the substance of either.” (William Walker Atkinson, Your Mind and How to Use It) William Walker Atkinson (1862-1932) was a prolific writer. His works treat themes related to the mental world, occultism, divination, psychic reality, and mankind's nature. They constitute a basis for what Atkinson called "New Psychology" or "New Thought".

Your Mind and How to Use It: A Manual of Practical Psychology, is a self-help book by American New Thought author William Walker Atkinson, first published in 1911. In it, Atkinson delves into psychology and discusses things like the intellect, consciousness, attention, memory, all aspects of emotions (religious, social, intellectual, etc), the different types of reasoning that we employ, and will and discipline - skillfully exploring and explaining how your emotions can be transformed and utilized to your benefit.

Your Mind and How to Use It: A Manual of Practical Psychology, is a self-help book by American New Thought author William Walker Atkinson, first published in 1911. In it, Atkinson delves into psychology and discusses things like the intellect, consciousness, attention, memory, all aspects of emotions (religious, social, intellectual, etc), the different types of reasoning that we employ, and will and discipline - skillfully exploring and explaining how your emotions can be transformed and utilized to your benefit.

It is not enough merely to have a sound mind-one must also learn how to use it, if he would become mentally efficient. The mechanism of mental states-the mental machinery by means of which we feel, think, and will-consists of the brain, nervous system, and the organs of sense. No matter what may be the real nature of mind, -no matter what may be the theory held regarding its activities, -it must be admitted that the mind is dependent upon this mechanism for the manifestation of what we know as mental states. In Your Mind and How to Use It Atkinson shows us the Mechanics of mind, Mental States, Memory, How Feelings and Emotions affect us and our Reasoning. Upon finishing this book the reader will have greater understanding on the power of the mind and how to better utilize that powe

First published in the year 1911, the present book 'Your Mind and How to Use It: A Manual of Practical Psychology' by renowned psychologist Atkinson is an apprehensive guide to applied psychology which would be useful for those studying psychology or practising it professionally.

Your Mind and How to Use It is a practical guide to the psychology and science of the mind. These self-help writings offer wisdom regarding consciousness, perception, mental states, imagination and memory, emotion, laws of thought and how the mind cooperates with the physical for manifestation. William Walker Atkinson was a key contributor to the New Thought Movement, attributing his health, mental vigor and material prosperity and abundance to the application of its principles. In the author's words, this book assists the reader to "Think about that which thinks."

A manual of practical psychology. The values to be derived from such a work are necessarily suggestive, and nothing is more powerfully helpful to any one than suggestions. So when considering in this book the subjects of mind and will, ably and interestingly presented by Mr. Atkinson, the reader must be benefitted, for it is the law of suggestion that attributes, elements of greatness within respond to suggestions from without. No one, therefore, can carefully read this book without awakening responsiveness and obtaining a further knowledge and control of the faculties therein treated.

"It is not enough merely to have a sound mind-one must also learn how to use it, if he would become mentally efficient." -ATKINSON William Walker Atkinson was an merchant, publisher, and author, as well as an occultist and an American pioneer of the New Thought movement. This book (Your Mind and How to Use It) is a series of lessons in psychic influence, thought-force, concentration, will-power, and practical mental science. It's a practical guide to the psychology of the mind that you can apply to your everyday life. Excerpt: "In connection with this subject we herewith call the attention of the student to the well-known Primary Laws of Thought which have been recognized as valid from the time of the ancient Greek logicians. These laws are self-evident, and are uncontradictable. They are axiomatic. Jevons says of them: "Students are seldom able to see at first their full meaning and importance. All arguments may be explained when these self-evident laws are granted; and it is not too much to say that the whole of logic will be plain to those who will constantly use these laws as their key." Here are the Three Primary Laws of Thought: - - I. Law of Identity. "Whatever is, is." - II. Law of Contradiction. "Nothing can both be and not be." - III. Law of Excluded Middle. "Everything must either be or not be; there is no middle course."