Psychiana

Author : Frank B. Robinson
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 270 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2007-06-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781434401243

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Psychiana by Frank B. Robinson Pdf

Frank B. Robinson's New-Thought religion, Psychiana, flourished in the early to mid 20th century. Here is his 20-part mail-order advanced study course for inspiration, self-improvement, and religious revelation. "His teachings were New Thought all the way through -- New Thought ideas proclaimed in highly dramatic fashion, designed to catch and hold attention, and New Thought techniques through the employment of which health, well-being, prosperity, peace, happiness -- all the proper heritage of man -- might be achieved..." -- Charles S. Braden, Spirits in Rebellion: The Rise and Development of New Thought in America

Author : Brandon R. Schrand
Publisher : Washington State University Press
Page : 562 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-24
Category : True Crime
ISBN : 9781636820798

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Psychiana Man by Brandon R. Schrand Pdf

Six weeks after the 1929 stock market crash, Frank Bruce Robinson created a self-help religion he called Psychiana. An ingenious mass-marketing pioneer, he sold a correspondence course promising health, wealth, and happiness to those who believed in the “God Power.” In the midst of the Great Depression, his mail-order religion with a money-back guarantee swept the United States and spread to some sixty-seven countries--or so its founder claimed--to become one of the most successful twentieth century New Thought religions. Facing charges of passport fraud in May 1936, an immaculately dressed Robinson arrived at the federal building in rural Moscow, Idaho. A person of considerable local and regional significance, he was Latah County’s largest private employer. Throngs lined the streets and sidewalks waiting for him. He exited his sleek green Duesenberg, waved to the crowd, and smiled for pictures. His son later wrote that the charismatic leader possessed “an insatiable appetite for publicity.” Central to the investigation was Robinson’s true identity. He was not all he claimed to be, and his small-town trial captivated the country and made national headlines. A full-length biography of Robinson combined with an in-depth historical examination of Psychiana, this book traces the improbable rise and fall of a master charlatan while also giving voice to his unwavering followers--from a dust bowl farmer to a former heavyweight boxing champion--who clung to their beliefs despite ongoing financial and emotional costs. Their stories reveal how adversity can galvanize faith in a false prophet, and paint an intriguing, intimate portrait of a nation challenged by a brutal depression and war.

Author : Julie R. Monroe
Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
Page : 164 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2003
Category : History
ISBN : 0738524255

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Moscow by Julie R. Monroe Pdf

Centered in the glorious Palouse, a richly fertile area, the small Idaho town of Moscow was once home to the Nez Perce, who introduced the famous spotted Appaloosa horses. The intimate Moscow feel inspired by current residents has persisted since the original homesteaders settled here, a place they called "Paradise Valley." Resisting the anonymity of many rural agricultural towns, Moscow proudly claims an educational, civic, commercial, and cultural reputation far beyond a town of its size, a monument to the people who elevated the community.

Author : Dr. Marcus Bach
Publisher : Pickle Partners Publishing
Page : 235 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2017-06-28
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781787205567

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Strange Sects and Curious Cults by Dr. Marcus Bach Pdf

Strange Sects and Curious Cults, first published in 1961, is a well-written overview of a number of important religious sects and cults. Author Marcus Bach divides these into three categories: the sex sects, conscience cults, and the utopianists. The first group includes ancient Baalism of Mesopotamia, Osirism of Egypt, Shivism of India, and more recently, Voodoo of Africa and the New World. The Conscience Cults include the Penitentes, Apocalypticists, Father Divine of Harlem, the Oxford Groupers, and Psychiana. The section on Utopians includes the now-vanished Russian Doukhobors, followed by the Shakers, Amanas, Hutterites, and Mormons. For anyone looking for a good introduction to offbeat religious groups, Strange Sects and Curious Cults will provide a useful background and serve as a basis for further research.

Author : Mitch Horowitz
Publisher : Bantam
Page : 306 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2010-10-05
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9780553385151

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Occult America by Mitch Horowitz Pdf

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.

Author : Abner Gibber
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 126 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2004-10-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780809511501

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Pulp Classics by Abner Gibber Pdf

A facsimile reprint of the April 1933 issue of "Weird Trails" magazine, featuring M.M. Moamrath's "Riders of the Purple Ooze," and many more Lovecraft-inspired stories.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1979
Category : Idaho
ISBN : IND:30000117716161

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Idaho Yesterdays by Anonim Pdf

Author : Graduate Theological Union. Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 1048 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 1972
Category : Theology
ISBN : STANFORD:36105116560496

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Union Catalog of the Graduate Theological Union by Graduate Theological Union. Library Pdf

Author : Louis Sahagun
Publisher : ReadHowYouWant.com
Page : 474 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2011-03
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9781458731890

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Master of the Mysteries by Louis Sahagun Pdf

In 1919, a Canadian teenager with a sixth-grade education arrived by train to the wilds of Los Angeles. Within a decade he had transformed himself into a world-renowned luminary and occult scholar. His name was Manly Palmer Hall, author of the landmark encyclopedia The Secret Teachings of All Ages and the 20th century's most prolific writer and speaker on ancient philosophies, mysticism, and magic. Hall revealed to thousands how universal wisdom could be found in the myths and symbols of the ancient Western mystery teachings. He amassed the largest occult library west of the Mississippi and founded The Philosophical Research Society in 1934 for the purpose of providing seekers rare access to the world's wisdom literature. He became a confidante and friend to celebrities and politicians. In 1990, he died - some say he was killed - in what remains an open-ended Hollywood murder mystery. This dramatic story of Hall's life and death provides a panorama of twentieth century mysticism and an insider's view into a subculture that continues to have a profound influence on movies, television, music, books, art, and thought.

Author : Philip Jenkins
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2000-04-06
Category : History
ISBN : 9780199923724

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Mystics and Messiahs by Philip Jenkins Pdf

In Mystics and Messiahs--the first full account of cults and anti-cult scares in American history--Philip Jenkins shows that, contrary to popular belief, cults were by no means an invention of the 1960s. In fact, most of the frightening images and stereotypes surrounding fringe religious movements are traceable to the mid-nineteenth century when Mormons, Freemasons, and even Catholics were denounced for supposed ritualistic violence, fraud, and sexual depravity. But America has also been the home of an often hysterical anti-cult backlash. Jenkins offers an insightful new analysis of why cults arouse such fear and hatred both in the secular world and in mainstream churches, many of which were themselves originally regarded as cults. He argues that an accurate historical perspective is urgently needed if we are to avoid the kind of catastrophic confrontation that occurred in Waco or the ruinous prosecution of imagined Satanic cults that swept the country in the 1980s. Without ignoring genuine instances of aberrant behavior, Mystics and Messiahs goes beyond the vast edifice of myth, distortion, and hype to reveal the true characteristics of religious fringe movements and why they inspire such fierce antagonism.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 730 pages
File Size : 50,7 Mb
Release : 1943
Category : Journalism
ISBN : MINN:31951001229667E

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The fourth estate.

Author : University of Idaho. Library
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 684 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 1970
Category : West (U.S.)
ISBN : STANFORD:36105035290340

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Check List of Western Americana in the Day-NW Collection, University of Idaho Library, July 1, 1969 by University of Idaho. Library Pdf

Author : Ferenc Morton Szasz
Publisher : University of Arizona Press
Page : 276 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2002-01-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0816522456

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Religion in the Modern American West by Ferenc Morton Szasz Pdf

When Americans migrated west, they carried with them not only their hopes for better lives but their religious traditions as well. Yet the importance of religion in the forging of a western identity has seldom been examined. In this first historical overview of religion in the modern American West, Ferenc Szasz shows the important role that organized religion played in the shaping of the region from the late-nineteenth to late-twentieth century. He traces the major faiths over that time span, analyzes the distinctive response of western religious institutions to national events, and shows how western cities became homes to a variety of organized faiths that cast only faint shadows back east. While many historians have minimized the importance of religion for the region, Szasz maintains that it lies at the very heart of the western experience. From the 1890s to the 1920s, churches and synagogues created institutions such as schools and hospitals that shaped their local communities; during the Great Depression, the Latter-day Saints introduced their innovative social welfare system; and in later years, Pentecostal groups carried their traditions to the Pacific coast and Southern Baptists (among others) set out in earnest to evangelize the Far West. Beginning in the 1960s, the arrival of Asian faiths, the revitalization of evangelical Protestantism, the ferment of post-Vatican II Catholicism, the rediscovery of Native American spirituality, and the emergence of New Age sects combined to make western cities such as Los Angeles and San Francisco among the most religiously pluralistic in the world. Examining the careers of key figures in western religion, from Rabbi William Friedman to Reverend Robert H. Schuller, Szasz balances specific and general trends to weave the story of religion into a wider social and cultural context. Religion in the Modern American West calls attention to an often overlooked facet of regional history and broadens our understanding of the American experience.

Author : John Gregory Betancourt,Robert Ervin Howard,Seabury Quinn
Publisher : Wildside Press LLC
Page : 134 pages
File Size : 41,8 Mb
Release : 2008-01-15
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781434462169

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The Magic Carpet, Vol 3, No. 3 (July 1933) by John Gregory Betancourt,Robert Ervin Howard,Seabury Quinn Pdf

Reproduction of the Vol. 3, No. 3 (July 1933) issue of Magic carpet magazine, including advertising pages.

Author : Nancy Capace
Publisher : Somerset Publishers, Inc.
Page : 418 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2001-01-01
Category : History
ISBN : 9780403096060

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Encyclopedia of Idaho by Nancy Capace Pdf

The Encyclopedia of Idaho contains detailed information on States: Symbols and Designations, Geography, Archaeology, State History, Local History on individual cities, towns and counties, Chronology of Historic Events in the State, Profiles of Governors, Political Directory, State Constitution, Bibliography of books about the state and an Index.