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Warren Felt Evans (1817-1889) converted to Methodism while at
Dartmouth College, became a minister, and spent his Methodist years
as a spiritual seeker. His two extant journals, edited and
annotated by Catherine L. Albanese, appear in print for the first
time and reveal the inner journey of a leading American spiritual
pilgrim at a critical period in his religious search. A voracious
reader, he recorded accounts of intense religious experience in his
journals. He moved from the Oberlin perfectionism he embraced early
on, through the French quietism of Madame J. Guyon and Archbishop
Fenelon, then into Swedenborgianism, spiritualism, and mind cure
with distinct theosophical overtones. His carefully documented
journey is suggestive of the similar journeys of the religious
seekers who made their way into the burgeoning metaphysical
movement at the end of the 19th century-and may shed light too on
today's spirituality.
"The design of The Mental Cure is to explain the nature and laws of
the inner life of man, and to contribute some light on the subject
of Mental Hygiene, which is beginning to assume importance in the
treatment of disease, and to attract the attention of
physiologists. "We have aimed to illustrate the correspondence of
the soul and body, their mutual action and reaction, and to
demonstrate the causal relation of disordered mental states to
diseased physiological action, and the importance and mode of
regulating the intellectual and affectional nature of the invalid
under any system of medical treatment." Phineas P. Quimby may be
regarded as the founder of the New Thought Movement as well of the
Metaphysical Movement in America. Credit for the spread of his
ideas however, goes to four others. These were four sick people who
sought healing at his hands: Annetta G. Seabury, Julius A. Dresser,
Mary Baker Glover Patterson (later Mary Baker Eddy), and Warren
Felt Evans. W.F Evans not only healed but he wrote a great deal.
His great distinction lies in the fact that he was the first to
write of the new healing and its basis as taught and practiced by
Quimby. The Mental Cure, (Illustrating the Influence of the Mind on
the Body, Both in Health and Disease, and the Psychological Method
of Treatment, ) was Evens first book followed by Mental Medicine,
Soul and Body, The Divine Law of Cure, The Primitive Mind Cure and
Esoteric Christianity and Mental Therapeutics.
This scarce antiquarian book is a selection from Kessinger
Publishing's Legacy Reprint Series. Due to its age, it may contain
imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed
pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we
have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting,
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