"Purports to develop personality and the personal power that sways and compels, and to give one a powerful influence." -Bulletin of the Brooklyn Public Library, 1914
Everyone possesses a certain magnetism which eludes the photographer; which the painter cannot reproduce; which cannot be chiseled by the sculptor. Although it cannot be seen, nor really described, personal magnetism is a tremendous power. It is a very important force in life, and those who possess it will meet with the most happiness and attain the greatest success in life.
What are you doing to develop your personality? Are you drifting along on the current to be thrown on the shore a failure, or are you developing your biggest asset? Theron Q. Dumont (a.k.a. William Walker Atkinson), the famous instructor In the Art and Science of Personality, can start you on the right path through his wonderful 1914 book "The advanced course in personal magnetism; the secrets of mental fascination," written so you can understand it.
It is a book that will help you develop your Individuality—make you stand out among men and women—make you remembered. Study a chapter each night, practice it the next day—know how to make friends—to be loved—to be convincing—to develop your memory, your will-power—your influence and control over others—to stand out in a crowd—to be successful.
Dumont notes that "many volumes could be written from ancient records demonstrating how The Magi, the wise men of the East, could influence the people. History proves the fact of the possession by the few of the secret of this power, and as far back as we have any records we find evidences of the secret of fascination and its marvelous effect upon the world."
As the book relates, personal magnetism is not a subtle force possessed by only a few, but it is a latent power which may be developed by every one of fair intelligence. By persistent cultivation any one may possess attractive qualities.
About the author:
William Walker Atkinson (1862–1932) was an attorney, merchant, publisher, and author, as well as an American pioneer of the New Thought movement. He is also the author of the pseudonymous works attributed to Theron Q. Dumont and Yogi Ramacharaka.
Other works by the author include:
• The Art and Science of Personal Magnetism
• The Psychology of Personal Magnetism.
• The Master Mind
• Mental Therapeutics
• The Power of Concentration
• Practical Memory Training
• The Solar Plexus or Abdominal Brain.
• Successful Salesmanship.
• The Human Machine.
• The Art of Expression and The Principles of Discourse
• The Art of Logical Thinking
• The Crucible of Modern Thought
• Dynamic Thought or the Law of Vibrant Energy
• How to Read Human Nature
• The Inner Consciousness
• The Law of the New Thought
• The Mastery of Being
• Memory Culture
• Memory: How to Develop, Train, and Use It
• Mental Fascination
• Mind and Body or Mental States and Physical Conditions
• Mind Power
• The New Psychology
• New Thought
• Nuggets of the New Thought
• Practical Mental Influence
• Practical Mind-Reading
• Practical New Thought
• Practical Psychomancy and Crystal Gazing
• The Psychology of Salesmanship
• Reincarnation and the Law of Karma
• The Secret of Mental Magic
