Mental Science · 1847–1916
Thomas Troward
Thomas Troward was a judge and philosopher who developed the mental science philosophy that deeply influenced the New Thought movement. He taught that the creative power of thought operates through clear understanding of universal principles and scientific mental practice.
Key Works
- The Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science
- The Dore Lectures
- The Creative Process in the Individual
The Dream.Align.Rewire Perspective
The neuroscience behind Troward's teaching
Troward's mental science is the most philosophically rigorous of the New Thought canon. His distinction between the 'subjective' and 'objective' mind is a precise early description of the conscious/subconscious split that modern cognitive science confirms — the subconscious processes approximately 11 million bits of information per second, the conscious mind handles around 40. Troward understood the power differential between these systems long before the neuroscience existed to measure it, which is why his work holds up better than most under scrutiny.
The Annotated Edition
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Christie L. Russell's annotated edition of Thomas Troward'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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