YOU AND YOUR FORCES (or the constitution of man) Annotated

This book has been annotated with an article on the New Thought Movement, to put in historical context the writings of the author. About the book, she tells

"Can you “become as a little child''? Can you, for the time being, lay aside all your preconceived opinions? Can you let go all the authorities—theologians, scientists, relatives and friends alike—upon whom you have been, perhaps unconsciously, leaning? Can you leave all these and give these lessons your undivided attention? Only so will you be materially enlightened by what you read, whether it be these lessons or some other book.
You are not asked to repose a "blind faith," even for the time, in what I write. But you are asked to bring your own reason, and not another's, to bear upon the propositions stated. You are asked simply to give your best attention to the end that you may understand me. Try to see how I arrive at these conclusions. After you have finished the lessons use your own judgment about accepting them as truth. Practice their teachings and you will be convinced of the scientific side, even though you do not accept all the theory. Evolve your own theories.
There are many names for the First Cause of All Things. There is one objection open to the use of any of the old names—viz., that each bears to some certain class of people a conception of First Cause which does not accord with my conception. '' Principle " is a dead nothingness to some, although Webster defines it as "that from which anything proceeds; fundamental substance or energy." '' Law,'' or " Law of Attraction,'' conveys much the same idea. "Divinity" and "Deity" convey an idea of something pure, outside and apart from creation itself. '' Spirit'' seems intangible;'' matter'' too gross. If I say "God," most people imagine a sort of exaggerated and glorified man away off somewhere on a literal great white throne. Many people who deny such a conception show in the course of conversation that they do entertain some such idea, even though it may be unconsciously. For this reason I use no name constantly and all names as I wish, with a view to helping my readers out of the old rut conceptions. So do not be scared if you fail to see your old pet name for The Infinite First Cause.