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From its earliest days, America served as an arena for the
revolutions in alternative spirituality that eventually swept the
globe. Esoteric philosophies and personas--from Freemasonry to
Spiritualism, from Madame H. P. Blavatsky to Edgar
Cayce--dramatically altered the nation's culture, politics, and
religion. Yet the mystical roots of our identity are often ignored
or overlooked. Opening a new window on the past, Occult
America""presents a dramatic, pioneering study of the esoteric
undercurrents of our history and their profound impact across
modern life.
The power of positive thinking. It is an idea deeply rooted in
American culture, from Oprah to The Secret to the mass-media
ministries of Joel Osteen and T.D. Jakes. Yet no one has examined
how this one simple idea to think positively has morphed from
metaphysics into mass belief. In One Simple Idea, Mitch Horowitz
tracks the history of the positive-thinking movement from its
pioneers to its most dramatic personalities, including Dale
Carnegie and Norman Vincent Peale. Positive thinking has been the
root of studies on the placebo effect, the 12-step approach to
overcoming addition, and the mind-body connection in treating
illness. And it is central to the American idea of success, as seen
in political messages like Ronald Reagan's "Nothing is impossible"
or President Obama's "Yes, we can" and slogans such as the U.S.
Army's "Be all you can be" and Nike's "Just do it." This paperback
edition includes new exercises and methods, which readers can use
to test the validity of positive-mind mechanics in their daily
lives. One Simple Idea answers the age-old question Does it work?
and shows that, yes, positive thinking can change the world.
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