Florence Scovel Shinn Florence Scovel Shinn Florence Scovel Shinn Florence Scovel Shinn Florence Scovel Shinn Florence Scovel Shinn September 24 1871 Camden New Jersey October 17 1940 was an American artist and book illustrator who became a New Thought spiritual teacher and metaphysical writer in her middle years In New Thought circles she is best known for her first book The Game of Life and How to Play It 1925. Her books Your Word Is Your Wand and The Game of Life and How To Play It were released as audiobooks in 2014 and 2015 respectively and were narrated by actress Hillary Hawkins. Shinn is considered part of the New Thought movement as her writings follow in the tradition of Phineas Quimby 1802 1866 Emma Curtis Hopkins 1849 1925 and both Charles Fill 1854 1948 and Myrtle Fill 1845 1931 co founders of the Uni Florence Scovel Shinn September 24 1871 Camden New Jersey October 17 1940 was an American artist and book illustrator who became a New Thought spiritual teacher and metaphysical writer in her middle years In New Thought circles she is best known for her first book The Game of Life and How to Play It 1925. Her books Your Word Is Your Wand and The Game of Life and How To Play It were released as audiobooks in 2014 and 2015 respectively and were narrated by actress Hillary Hawkins. Shinn is considered part of the New Thought movement as her writings follow in the tradition of Phineas Quimby 1802 1866 Emma Curtis Hopkins 1849 1925 and both Charles Fill 1854 1948 and Myrtle Fill 1845 1931 co founders of the Unity Church. Motivational author Louise Hay acknowledges her as an early influence site_link 2016 Reprint of Four Works by Florence Shinn Florence Scovel Shinn remains one of the best known American advocates of New Thought philosophy In New Thought circles she is best known for her first book The Game of Life and How to Play It 1925 This edition of the collected works reprints The Game of Life and How to Play It as well as Your Word Is Your Wand The Secret Door to Success and The Power of the Spoken Word All four titles are reprinted in their entirety This edition provides handy access to Shinn s writings covering the period from 1925o 1940 Florence Scovel Shinn 95 Florence Scovel Shinn Florence Scovel Shinn Florence Scovel Shinn Florence Scovel Shinn.