The New Old Healing. Discovering The Power To Heal Yourself (Timeless Wisdom Collection Book 307)

Henry Wood was a very respected author of the early 20th century, his books sold hundreds of thousands of copies all over the world. He was an important promoter of the New Thought Movement (together with William Walker Atkinson, Orison Swett Marden, Christian Larson and others). His theories on healing, and specially self healing, and in accordance with the New Thought movement and progressive christian beliefs. Says the author:

"The positions taken in this book have been concretely tested under many conditions, and their validity confirmed in hundreds of cases. There is nothing miraculous, but the tendency toward health, harmony and happiness is positive to the degree of the faithful and persistent application of the principles in real life. Every one who has received help — and the number is legion — should feel it to be both a duty and privilege to spread the light in every practicable way. To be a simple channel for new hope and life is a grand privilege, and besides, one must give in order to receive.
The teachings of this volume are believed to be in accord with a liberal interpretation of the biblical and Christian point of view. The position of the author may be described both as independent and conservatively progressive. To a very great degree it is possible to change a dirge-like existence into a symphony of sweet concord. The beneficent resources which are latent in every soul are marvellous in potency but almost wholly unappreciated and unawakened.
In two of our former books, “Ideal Suggestion” and “The New Thought Simplified,” restorative exercises were presented for meditation and concentration, and to accentuate their power to make a definite mental picture, they were put in large type. Thousands of spontaneous testimonies from all parts of the world attest their remarkable efficiency. The author, therefore, has felt that the informal introduction of certain positive affirmations and suggestions, even though not in enlarged form, will be of great service. Instead of being placed in an appendix or department by themselves, they are interspersed among the various topical sections. Their purpose is to arouse the dormant forces of self-healing and development. "