New Thought and metaphysical spirituality

Florence Scovel Shinn

1871 – 1940

Florence Scovel Shinn was an American artist and book illustrator who became a prominent New Thought teacher and metaphysical writer in midlife, best known for The Game of Life and How to Play It (1925). Her book taught readers to use affirmations, intuition, and spiritual law to transform their material circumstances, blending biblical scripture with New Thought principles in an accessible and widely influential popular format. Her writing represents the devotional-practical wing of American metaphysical religion that addressed everyday concerns — prosperity, relationships, health — through esoteric law.