Practical Mind Reading: A Course of Lessons on Thought Transference

William Walker Atkinson was one of the initial authors to teach the law of attraction, or in other words the idea that "like attracts like". More than seventy years before Esther and Jerry Hick's "Ask and it is Given" or Byrnes multi-million best seller "The Secret", Atkinson demonstrated how to use the power of thought to attract abundance. What is lesser known is that Atkinson also taught individuals to use their minds to perform feats of mentalism such as mind reading and mental telepathy. He cautions readers that scam artists abound and that many such purported demonstrations are fraudulent. At the same time he assures us that serious practitioners can harness the power of their minds to develop extra sensory perceptions grounded in scientific theory. This book is a complete mini-course that teaches how to do just that. Readers who apply Atkinson's methods will leave with a new appreciation for and wonder of the untapped potential of the human mind.

Contents:

Lesson I.
The Nature of Mind Reading
A plain, practical, scientific explanation of this Vast, Mysterious Subject, explaining the action of Mind upon Mind, and the Mental Wireless Telegraphy, according to the latest and best authorities.

Lesson II.
The Proofs of Mind Reading
The result of the latest scientific experiments and investigations regarding this subject; practical proof and indisputable facts.

Lesson III.
Contact Mind Reading
Full instruction regarding the "Nerve Currents" passing from the human Transmitter to the human receiver; stated so plainly that any one may instantly grasp the theory and practice.

Lesson IV.
Development Exercises
How to develop yourself ; how to grow proficient in practice ; how to find Locations; how to find Objects; how to perform the necessary elementary feats, and thus prepare for Public Work.

Lesson V.
Simple Demonstrations
Public or Parlor Demonstrations. Fourteen Practical Demonstrations are explained; full directions for performing them are given, so that the student may reproduce the demonstrations.

Lesson VI.
Difficult Demonstrations
Explanations and instructions given for their performance. The Banknote Test; the Blackboard Feats; Drawing Pictures; Telepathic Chess and Checkers, etc., described, explained, and full instructions given for their reproduction.

Lesson VII.
The Transmutation of Negative Thought
The Driving Feat; the Combination Lock Feat; the Office Detective Feat; the Postoffice Box Feat, and many other sensational demonstrations explained, together with an exposure of "Fake Demonstrations."

Lesson VIII.
Higher Phenomenon
Demonstrations without contact. Development Directions. Long Distance Experiments. Automatic Writing. Valuable Suggestions and Advice.