Florence Scovell Shinn (1871–1940) was an American artist and book illustrator. Later in life, she was also a New Thought spiritual teacher and a metaphysical writer.
Born in Camden, New Jersey, Shinn attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts. She worked as an illustrator, working for Harper’s and other magazines and popular novels such as Alice Hegan Rice’s Mrs. Wiggs of the Cabbage Patch (1901.)
In the 1920s, Shinn turned to New Thought. She became a spiritual teacher stressing the power of positive thought and verbal affirmation.
Shinn wrote three books on metaphysics: The Game of Life and How to Play It (1925,) Your Word is Your Wand (1928,) and The Secret Door to Success (1940.) The Power of the Spoken Word (1945) and The Magic Path of Intuition (2013) were published posthumously.
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Man can only receive what he sees himself receiving.
—Florence Scovel Shinn
Topics: Forethought, Foresight, Vision, Aspirations, Goals
Giving opens the way for receiving.
—Florence Scovel Shinn
Topics: Charity, Giving
Intuition is a spiritual faculty and does not explain, but simply points the way.
—Florence Scovel Shinn
Topics: Instincts, Intuition
There is a supply for every demand.
—Florence Scovel Shinn
Topics: Desires, Desire
We cannot always control our thoughts, but we can control our words, and repetition impresses the subconscious, and we are then master of the situation.
—Florence Scovel Shinn
Topics: Learning
You will be a failure, until you impress the subconscious with the conviction you are a success. This is done by making an affirmation which “clicks.”
—Florence Scovel Shinn
Topics: Learning
Every great work, every great accomplishment, has been brought into manifestation through holding to the vision, and often just before the big achievement, comes apparent failure and discouragement.
—Florence Scovel Shinn
Topics: Perseverance, Vision, Failure, Persistence
No man is a success in business unless he loves his work.
—Florence Scovel Shinn
Topics: Enjoyment
If one asks for success and prepares for failure, he will get the situation he has prepared for.
—Florence Scovel Shinn
Topics: Failure, Success, Confidence, Health, Optimism, Preparation, Positive Attitudes
The game of life is a game of boomerangs. Our thoughts, deeds and words return to us sooner or later with astounding accuracy.
—Florence Scovel Shinn
Topics: Living, Life and Living
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