Mind-Cure on a Material Basis (Classic Reprint)

Discover how the mind can influence health through a skeptical, historical lens. This book argues that concentration of thought, not theology alone, drives many so‑called cures—and it tests the ideas with scientific and philosophical context.

The work surveys how disease is reportedly cured by focused mental states and how ideas about imagination, attention, and expectation shape medical outcomes. It juxtaposes medical facts, popular beliefs, and early psychological theories to explain the Mind-curing method and its claims.

• Explains the theory that health can be affected by where attention is placed in the body.
• Examines how terminology like “imagination” is used in medical and popular contexts and what that means for healing.
• Discusses thought transfer and the idea that one mind can influence another.
• Considers the historical and philosophical background, including discussions of memory, brain function, and life concepts.

Ideal for readers interested in the history of Mind-cure, the intersection of science and religion, and debates about how thought relates to health.