Book Review “The Game of Life an How to Play It”, by Florence Scovel Shinn

This little 95-page book is a gem of spiritual wisdom!  One of the very first prosperity manuals (along with Wallace Wattles’ The Science of Getting Rich) this book, first published in 1925, is an easy reading and folksy guidebook on living a spiritually and financially rewarding life.  Shinn, who was an ‘intuitive’ and teacher, understood these principles and relates anecdotes from her counseling practice, using her clients as examples.  While you may find the language and gender choices a bit quaint, the book is entertaining and truly worthwhile as she cuts through the chaff with very deliberate and succinct wisdom:   

• “Fear is misdirected energy and must be redirected or transmuted into Faith.”
• “Follow the path of love and all things are added, for God is love and God is supply; follow the path of selfishness and greed and the supply vanishes or man is separated from it.
• “Man picks up a live-wire whenever he criticizes or condemns and may expect a shock.”
The Game of Life and How to Play It is also available in an audio version and there are also Life Choice or Divination cards.

You can get this book at www.ManifestBooks.com.