William Walker Atkinson

William Walker Atkinson (December 5, 1862 – November 22, 1932) was an American attorney, publisher, author, and pioneer of the New Thought movement. He is the presumed author of the pseudonymous works attributed to Theron Q. Dumont and Yogi Ramacharaka.^[1]

He wrote an estimated 100 books, all in the last 30 years of his life. He was mentioned in past editions of Who’s Who in America, in Religious Leaders of America, and in similar publications. His works have remained in print more or less continuously since 1900

Herbert Arthur Parkyn (December 24, 1870 – December 22, 1927) was a Canadian psychologist, teacher, and author who became a leading figure in the New Thought movement. He founded the Chicago School of Psychology, the first institution in America to teach suggestive therapeutics and established The Hypnotic Magazine and Suggestion magazine. His book Auto-Suggestion, was one of the first to introduce the study of self-suggestion through affirmations, preceding by decades the international recognition later given to the work of Émile Coué.

Parkyn was also a distinguished college athlete, winning championships in both hockey and football and is credited with organizing the first international hockey game.