The Life Power and How to Use It

The Life Power and How to Use It is a book by Elizabeth Towne, first published in 1906. This compact guide introduces readers to the idea that an inner creative force — a “life power” — can be understood and directed through disciplined thought, affirmation, and focused intention.

Written in the language of the early New Thought movement, the book combines practical exercises in visualization and positive thinking with wider reflections on health, success, and spiritual growth. Towne’s clear, instructive tone makes it useful for anyone exploring mind power, self-help techniques, affirmations, or the roots of the modern law of attraction and personal development traditions.

More than a period piece, the work sits historically among the formative texts of New Thought and early 20th-century self-help literature. Readers interested in practical spiritual instruction, mindset change, or timeless personal development strategies will find its short chapters a brisk primer on applying thought and will to daily life — from improving health and relationships to cultivating prosperity through purposeful mental habits.