FLORENCE SCOVEL SHINN

Florence Scovel Shinn (September 24, 1871, Camden, New Jersey - October 17, 1940) was an American  metaphysical writer in  New Thought , she is famous for her first book, The Game Of Life and How To Play It.
Her other book was  Your Word Is Your Wand.She was a proponent of self belief and spiritual effects of thought and word.

In her own words she narrates a particular incident 

"A woman I know, had, for years an appearance of a terrible skin disease. The doctors told her it was incurable, and she was in despair. She was on the stage, and she feared she would soon have to give up her profession, and she had no other means of support. She, however, procured a good engagement, and on the opening night, made a great "hit." She received flattering notices from the critics, and was joyful and elated. The next day she received a notice of dismissal. A man in the cast had been jealous of her success and had caused her to be sent away. She felt hatred and resentment taking complete possession of her, and she cried out, "Oh God don't let me hate that man." That night she worked for hours "in the silence."

She said, "I soon came into a very deep silence. I seemed to be at peace with myself, with the man, and with the whole world. I continued this for two following nights, and on the third day I found I was healed completely of the skin disease!" In asking for love, or good will, she had fulfilled the law, ("for love is the fulfilling of the law") and the disease (which came from subconscious resentment) was wiped out."

                  New Thought authors certainly have a thing or two to tell the teeming masses.