Wallace D. Wattles and The Science of Getting Rich: prosperity gospel done right

August 17, 5:23 PMNY Wellness ExaminerRoger Ziegler

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Wallace Wattles, the visionary
author of The Science of Getting
Rich, whosays you can be rich
AND be happy.

Pow! right in the kisser. I finished reading The Science of Getting Rich by Wallace D Wattles, and without sounding like one of those people who just got religion, it may be the greatest book I've read in years.

Written in 1910 by a guy who ran for congress on the socialist party and who invokes Jesus's gnostic beliefs, compares the Rockefellers to dinosaurs and says basically, you have a right to be rich for the good of the planet, is freakin' packed with the rich aroma of hearty Wellness. It's prosperity gospel with heart and soul.

Much more than just "think and grow rich," this book was the inspiration for The Secret and it precedes "prosperity gospel" by about 100 years.

The basic message is: you can be rich AND be happy. The two are not only nor incompatible, they are actually the real way to be,

Doing things that truly benefit yourself and others will bring money to you so you can have and do more good things with it.

The Wall street kings and captains of commerce are rich, but most are miserable, because they got rich without benefitting their own soul and truly helping others do the same.

This book is a must read for artistic  and creative people and "non-profit" people who think money is evil. Money is not evil, it's what you do with the money that might be evil.

Bob Dylan and Ray Charles might be two examples of how to use this process for goosd.

The book's logic is infallible if you accept a few simple truths like,

• The universe is for you, not against you.
• You deserve to have money to live well (not piggishly) and have the things your soul needs to do its job properly.

From here you're off and running to:

• See, think, feel and create the world you want.
• Your imagination is the catalyst, your consistent actions the follow through that brings about your goals.

And because the book is in the public domain, it's free. Just download it.

You might also want to check out his books The Science of Being Great, and The Science of Being Well.