Attracting Financial Success through Creative Thought.

Wow! - a metaphysical book first published in 1910 that still makes perfect sense? This is a real treasure, densely packed with earnest wisdom and the utmost confidence that if you follow specific principles becoming rich is a given. Writing with a quiet intensity, Wallace D. Wattles assures you that getting rich is a scientific process in as much as it has a formula, a syllabus, as he calls it.

Each chapter covers an element of the syllabus which is completely built and summarised by the end of this slim (82p) book. Just some of the chapter titles are The First Principle, Gratitude, Thinking in the Certain Way, Acting in the Certain Way, Impressions of Increase , Cautions and Concluding Observations.

It suffers from an instructional style, that is, an overuse of words like should, must, do not, right, wrong, never, and always, in keeping with its vintage. This approach disguises what is essentially a faith-based philosophy of wealth creation - Wallace presumes the reader has faith, which might have been true in the early 1900s. His theory is based on acceptance of his ideas of 'Formless Substance and Thinking Stuff.' The secular world of the twenty-teenies struggles to have faith (the belief in things unseen). Personally, I accept his premise, but some may not.

The author's intention is sincere; his advice is sound, his explanations clear. In amongst the instructions are words of encouragement and nuggets of wisdom - "When you make a failure, it is because you have not asked for enough; keep on, and a larger thing than you were seeking will certainly come to you. Remember this." He is resolute in his belief in his syllabus and urges you to be equally resolute in the pursuit of riches in your life, whatever that may be for you.

This is the type of book that you can pick up, open at any page and find something that inspires you. For instance,  "Substance is friendly to you, and is more anxious to give you what you want than you are to get it."  I choose to accept this kind of counsel - read Wallace D. Wattles and decide for yourself.