Explore original research articles, historical investigations, biographies, publication studies, and archival discoveries related to the Yogi Publication Society and its publishing network.
18 research articles
This article uncovers the meaning behind the name The Kybalion, showing how it reflects the book’s Hermetic teachings and its connection to Parkyn’s teachings. The following identification is based on original research conducted by…
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This article breaks down the hidden symbolism and meaning behind ‘Yogi Ramacharaka,’ the pen name created by the Yogi Publication Society, and examines the allegory reflected in the books.
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This article explores how Dr. Herbert A. Parkyn's treatment, mentorship, and network transformed William Walker Atkinson from mental breakdown into the most prolific and influential writer in the New Thought movement.
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This article examines Atkinson’s changing Who’s Who claims and shows why they cannot simply be read as proof of sole authorship. It traces when he claimed Yogi Ramacharaka, The Kybalion, the Arcane Series and…
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Historians have claimed that Sydney B. Flower and William Walker Atkinson left Herbert A. Parkyn to establish competing organizations. This article reexamines that story and presents evidence that the three men continued working together…
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This article examines the evidence of Paul Foster Case’s encounter in Chicago and reveals why the unknown physician was Dr. Herbert A. Parkyn. The following information is based on original research conducted by the…
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This article reveals how Herbert A. Parkyn’s 1898 Mail Course provided the intellectual foundation for Thought-Force, the first book published under the name William Walker Atkinson.
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This article examines the meaning of the name Theron Q. Dumont, traces where the name and its individual elements were derived from, and shows how those origins point directly back to Herbert A. Parkyn.…
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This article details Parkyn’s first use of a pseudonym to present Yogi and occult philosophy in 1898, and how it foreshadowed the founding of the Yogi Publication Society five years later.
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This article explores The Science of Psychic Healing, its close parallels with Herbert A. Parkyn’s teachings, and its role in connecting Eastern philosophy with the science of mind. The following information is based on…
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This article examines the Yogi Publication Society logo and its sacred geometry meaning, comparing it with Hindu, Hermetic, Rosicrucian, Masonic, and Theosophical traditions to show the intention behind the publishing network. The following information…
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This article shows that 4000 Cottage Grove Avenue was where the Yogi Publication Society began and served as the main hub for Dr. Herbert A. Parkyn's publishing, educational, and mail-order activities.
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An examination of the roots of The Kybalion’s Seven Hermetic Principles and their parallels with Herbert A. Parkyn’s system of Suggestive Therapeutics. The following information is based on original research conducted by the Yogi…
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Herbert A. Parkyn’s Chicago School of Psychology was the first school in America to teach Suggestion, and many of its graduates would become leading voices in New Thought, including William Walker Atkinson.
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This article examines Dr. Herbert A. Parkyn's early study of Eastern philosophy and the network of individuals and ideas that helped lay the foundation for the Yogi Publication Society and its publishing program.
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The identity of the author who wrote under the name Bhikshu remains an unresolved question in the history of the Yogi Publication Society. The case of Swami Pareswara Bikshu vs. Charles Henry Allan Bennett.
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This article challenges the critics by comparing its teachings with the ancient Hermetic texts and uncovering the Rosicrucian, Masonic, and publishing networks behind its origins. It also takes aim at modern gatekeepers who seem…
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This in-depth article traces the remarkable history of the Law of Suggestion, from mesmerism and hypnotism through Parkyn’s development of waking Suggestion and Auto-Suggestion, and its later influence on New Thought, advertising, ancient wisdom…
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