Your Word is Your Wand

Your Word Is Your Wand is a book by Florence Scovel Shinn, first published in 1928. Written in clear, practical language, it sets out the core principles of New Thought and metaphysical Christianity, focusing on the creative power of spoken words and conscious thought. Shinn argues that language is not merely descriptive but causative: what a person consistently affirms aloud shapes circumstances, health, relationships, and material conditions.

The book unfolds as a series of short, focused chapters that blend spiritual philosophy with everyday application. Through anecdotes, biblical interpretation, and concise explanations, Shinn shows how affirmations, faith, and disciplined speech can dissolve fear, overcome obstacles, and bring order to apparent chaos. Rather than abstract theory, the emphasis is on practice—how to replace habitual negative speech with deliberate, constructive statements aligned with intention and belief.

Your Word Is Your Wand remains influential because of its simplicity and confidence. It reflects Shinn’s wider body of work, which sought to make metaphysical ideas usable for ordinary life rather than reserved for mystics or scholars. For readers interested in manifestation, affirmation practice, and classic self-help philosophy, this book offers a compact but enduring guide to the idea that words, rightly used, become tools of transformation.