The doctors told her it was incurable, and she was in despair. Her advice is usually accompanied by a 'real life' anecdote, as for the above 'Love one another' advice:Ī woman I know, had, for years an appearance of a terrible skin disease. A new commandment I give unto you, 'Love one another,' and in the Game of Life, love or good-will takes every trick. It is safe to say that all sickness and unhappiness come from the violation of the law of love. One example typical of Scovel Shinn's advice was: Ĭhildhood's Happy Hour, from Harper's Monthly magazine, August 1903. Her philosophy centers on the power of positive thought and usually includes instructions for verbal or physical affirmation. The Game of Life and How to Play it includes quotes from the Bible and anecdotal explanations of the author's understanding of God and man. We're contacting you to see if you or Hay House have an interest in purchasing this rare original manuscript positioned to share its content with the world.

The item is an original typewritten manuscript by Florence Scovel Shinn, The Magic Path of Intuition. Several Months ago we came across a unique item from that collection that we think you may have an interest in. This last book was published by Louise Hay in 2013 who received from a rare-books dealer a small, typewritten unpublished manuscript of the last writings of Florence Scovel Shinn, accompanied by a cover letter which said in part: After her death another two works were published, The Power Of The Spoken Word in 1945 by Shinn Press and The Magic Path Of Intuition. Your Word is Your Wand was published in 1928 and The Secret Door to Success in 1940. Her metaphysical works began with her self-published The Game of Life and How to Play it in 1925.

The Society of Illustrators elected her to an Associate Membership in 1903, even though it did not admit women to full membership in the organization until 1922. She illustrated fiction in Harper's and other magazines, as well as popular novels such as Mrs.

Illustrator įlorence worked as an illustrator in the early 1900s. Everett built a theatre next door, and wrote three plays in which Florence played a leading role. After marriage they moved into a studio apartment at 112 Waverly Place, near Washington Square, New York. She was educated in Philadelphia where she attended the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts and there met her future husband, the artist Everett Shinn (1876–1953). Florence Scovel was born in Camden, New Jersey, the daughter of Alden Cortlandt Scovel and Emily Hopkinson Scovel.

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