The Science of Getting Rich: Attracting Financial Success Through Creative Thought (Edition, New of Financial Success)
✍️ Wattles, Wallace DThis paperback edition from Destiny Books details how individuals interact with formless substance to bring desired material circumstances into reality. Wattles explains how aligning personal attitude with positive natural laws grants access to creative energy. Chapters like Efficient Action and The Impression of Increase show how to practice gratitude and targeted willpower in daily tasks. The text bridges emotional security with economic success, demonstrating how to cultivate wisdom alongside financial growth while keeping harmonious relationships with others.
Praise for this book
“Wattles offers techniques for getting in tune with one's deeper self and thus creating a channel of communication between oneself and universal energy. His is a gentle philosophy that excludes competition, cheating, and lording it over one's fellows when one has made it, and encourages cooperation.”
📝 Description: The Science of Getting Rich: Attracting Financial Success Through Creative Thought (Edition, New of Financial Success)
📑 What's inside
- Publisher's Preface Introduction
- 1. The Right to be Rich
- 2. There is a Science of Getting Rich
- 3. Is Opportunity Monopolized?
- 4. The First Principle in the Science of Getting Rich
- 5. Increasing Life
- 6. How Riches Come to You
- 7. Gratitude
- 8. Thinking in the Certain Way
- 9. How to Use the Will
- 10. Further Use of the Will
- 11. Acting in the Certain Way
- 12. Efficient Action
- 13. Getting Into the Right Business
- 14. The Impression of Increase
- 15. The Advancing Man
- 16. Some Cautions and Concluding Observations
- 17. A Summary of the Science of Getting Rich
- Questions
💎 Expert review
📖 Why choose it
Why this book is worth reading
Readers seeking a structured, non-esoteric approach to wealth creation will find immense value here. It is ideal for those who feel stuck in financial patterns and crave a clear, actionable methodology rather than vague inspiration. If you are ready to align your mental state with cosmic abundance without competitive aggression, this guide offers a harmonious path. It serves best for individuals willing to practice disciplined creative thought and visualization as daily rituals. By understanding the 'Universal Mind,' you gain a sense of agency over your material reality, transforming abstract desires into tangible results through focused intention and positive mental attitudes.
⭐ Reader reviews
Reader rating
Wattles provides a systematic framework for manifestation that feels more like engineering than mysticism. However, it does NOT suit readers who prefer complex metaphysical theories or those skeptical of any influence from an omnipresent 'formless substance.' It may also frustrate those seeking quick fixes without sustained mental discipline. The text is repetitive but precise. It works well for beginners in New Thought philosophy who need concrete steps rather than abstract concepts. While it lacks modern psychological nuance, its core premise remains a foundational touchstone for understanding how focused visualization can impact material outcomes.
❓ Frequently asked questions
📖 Who should read this
Are you seeking to understand the deeper, metaphysical mechanics behind wealth creation? If you're drawn to the occult arts of manifestation and desire a practical, step-by-step system rooted in esoteric principles, this foundational text offers profound insights for your journey.
🎯 Key themes and symbolism
Creative Visualization
The book meticulously details how sustained, vivid mental imagery acts as a potent force in shaping one's reality. It asserts that by consistently holding the vision of desired outcomes, individuals can impress these thoughts upon the universal creative energy, initiating the process of material manifestation. This isn't passive dreaming, but an active, disciplined mental practice.
Universal Mind Connection
Wattles introduces the concept of an all-pervading "formless substance" or "Universal Mind"—the primordial source of all creation. He argues that humans, by virtue of their consciousness, can consciously engage with this fundamental intelligence. By aligning one's thoughts and intentions with this cosmic consciousness, one gains access to infinite creative potential.
Harmonic Prosperity
This work emphasizes that true wealth and success are achieved not through competition, but through a loving, cooperative relationship with life and its inherent abundance. Prosperity is presented as a natural outcome of aligning one's inner disposition with positive natural laws, fostering an attitude of gratitude and generosity that attracts similar energies.
📜 Historical context
📚 Glossary
- Universal Mind
- Formless Substance
- Law of Attraction
📔 Questions to reflect on
- Reflect on a past desire you successfully manifested. What were your thoughts and feelings leading up to its realization? How did you align with its emergence?
- Consider the concept of 'formless substance.' How might you consciously impress a specific desire upon this universal creative energy today?
- Wattles stresses a non-competitive approach to wealth. How can you apply this principle in your own pursuits, fostering cooperation and abundance over rivalry?