New Thought · 1881–1960
Genevieve Behrend
Genevieve Behrend was the only personal student of Thomas Troward. She wrote 'Your Invisible Power,' teaching mental visualisation and the law of attraction. She emphasised that mental images held with feeling must manifest into physical reality.
Key Works
- Your Invisible Power
- Attaining Your Desires
The Dream.Align.Rewire Perspective
The neuroscience behind Behrend's teaching
As Troward's only personal student, Behrend translated complex mental science into practical visualisation methods. Her emphasis on the mental image as a creative force aligns with what neuroscience now confirms: the brain cannot distinguish between a vividly imagined scenario and a real one in terms of neural activation patterns. Mental rehearsal is used by elite athletes, surgeons, and musicians for exactly this reason. The requirement to hold the image with 'feeling' is the critical component — emotion is what converts mental rehearsal from passive fantasy into active neural rewiring.
The Annotated Edition
Read the original — with Christie's annotations
Christie L. Russell's annotated edition of Genevieve Behrend's key works adds the neuroscience, NLP, and CBT commentary that places each passage in its modern context — making century-old wisdom immediately actionable.
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Apply the Teaching
DAR workbooks & tools for Behrend's work
Visualisation That Works — Quick-Start Cheat Sheets
Behrend's method with the neuroscience of mental rehearsal explained.
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