Florence Scovel Shinn (1871-1940)
Florence Scovel Shinn was a woman ahead of her
time. To many, she is considered to be among the
likes of James Allen, the author of “As a Man
Thinketh”, Wallace D.Wattles, the author of “The
Science of Getting Rich” and Napoleon Hill who
wrote the classic “Think and Grow Rich”.
Miss Shinn was an artist, an author and a meta-
physics teacher in New York in the early part of
the 20th century. Her books are remarkable and
revolutionary in her times. They are profound,
full of wisdom and have inspired thousands of
people for several decades.
She was an outstanding proponent of the power of
thoughts.
She taught that life is a game and in order to play
it well, one must learn to understand the universal
laws that govern it. She showed her students and
readers how to win health, prosperity and happi-
ness by mastering the game. By sharing real-life
stories, she illustrates how positive attitudes and
affirmations invariably succeed in making one
a winner in life - able to control life’s conditions
and release abundance through knowledge of
spiritual law.
Florence Scovel Shinn had the ability to explain
her success principles and how they work in an
entertaining and easy-to-read style. She can be
considered one of last century’s most popular
success teachers.
Florence Scovel Shinn was born on September 24,
1871, in Camden, New Jersey to Alden Cortlandt
Scovel and Emily Hopkinson. She had an older
sister and a younger brother.
Florence was educated at Friends Central School in
Philadelphia. She later studied art at the
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts from 1889 to
1897. While there, she met Everett Shinn, a painter
of impressionistic canvases and realistic murals.
They married shortly after Florence graduated from
the art academy.
The Shinns moved to New York where both
pursued their separate careers, Everett in the theatre
while Florence did illustrations for children’s
literature in magazines and books.
In 1925, Florence decided to publish her first book
“The Game of Life and How to Play It”. After
unsuccessfully finding a publisher for her work,
she published it herself.
Her second book,“Your Word is Your Wand”
followed in 1928 and her final book “The Secret
Door to Success” was published in 1940 shortly
before her death on October 17, 1940.
A fourth book,“The Power of the Spoken Word”
is a compendium of her notes, gathered by one
of her students and published posthumously in 1945.
FORGIVENESS
———
AFFIRMATIONS
I forgive everyone and everyone forgives me. The gates swing open for my good.
———
I call on the law of forgiveness. I am free from mistakes and the consequences of mistakes. I am under grace and not under karmic law.
———
Though my mistakes be as scarlet, I shall be washed whiter than snow.
———
What didn’t happen in the Kingdom never happened anywhere.
Florence Scovel Shinn was a woman ahead of her
time. To many, she is considered to be among the
likes of James Allen, the author of “As a Man
Thinketh”, Wallace D.Wattles, the author of “The
Science of Getting Rich” and Napoleon Hill who
wrote the classic “Think and Grow Rich”.
Miss Shinn was an artist, an author and a meta-
physics teacher in New York in the early part of
the 20th century. Her books are remarkable and
revolutionary in her times. They are profound,
full of wisdom and have inspired thousands of
people for several decades.
She was an outstanding proponent of the power of
thoughts.
She taught that life is a game and in order to play
it well, one must learn to understand the universal
laws that govern it. She showed her students and
readers how to win health, prosperity and happi-
ness by mastering the game. By sharing real-life
stories, she illustrates how positive attitudes and
affirmations invariably succeed in making one
a winner in life - able to control life’s conditions
and release abundance through knowledge of
spiritual law.
Florence Scovel Shinn had the ability to explain
her success principles and how they work in an
entertaining and easy-to-read style. She can be
considered one of last century’s most popular
success teachers.
Florence Scovel Shinn was born on September 24,
1871, in Camden, New Jersey to Alden Cortlandt
Scovel and Emily Hopkinson. She had an older
sister and a younger brother.
Florence was educated at Friends Central School in
Philadelphia. She later studied art at the
Pennsylvania Academy of Fine Arts from 1889 to
1897. While there, she met Everett Shinn, a painter
of impressionistic canvases and realistic murals.
They married shortly after Florence graduated from
the art academy.
The Shinns moved to New York where both
pursued their separate careers, Everett in the theatre
while Florence did illustrations for children’s
literature in magazines and books.
In 1925, Florence decided to publish her first book
“The Game of Life and How to Play It”. After
unsuccessfully finding a publisher for her work,
she published it herself.
Her second book,“Your Word is Your Wand”
followed in 1928 and her final book “The Secret
Door to Success” was published in 1940 shortly
before her death on October 17, 1940.
A fourth book,“The Power of the Spoken Word”
is a compendium of her notes, gathered by one
of her students and published posthumously in 1945.
FORGIVENESS
———
AFFIRMATIONS
I forgive everyone and everyone forgives me. The gates swing open for my good.
———
I call on the law of forgiveness. I am free from mistakes and the consequences of mistakes. I am under grace and not under karmic law.
———
Though my mistakes be as scarlet, I shall be washed whiter than snow.
———
What didn’t happen in the Kingdom never happened anywhere.
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