Collection: Catalogue 32: Works of William Walker Atkinson

We are pleased to share a newly released shortlist on our website, featuring the works of William Walker Atkinson.

The author, William Walker Atkinson (1862–1932), was an attorney, occultist, prolific writer, and a pioneer of the New Thought movement, known for publishing much of his work anonymously or under various pseudonyms, including Yogi Ramacharaka, Theron Q. Dumont, Swami Panchadasi, Swami Bhakta Vishita, Magus Incognito, Three Initiates, Theodore Sheldon, Oliver Alvah Barret, and O. Hashnu Hara.

Although O. Hashnu Hara is a less clearly documented pseudonym, the works under this name were issued in Chicago during the same years as Atkinson’s other publications, advertised through the same publishers, and developed around identical themes of mental training and occult philosophy. While questions about the authorship remain, these overlaps make the attribution to Atkinson compelling enough to include on this list. Thus, we have included a truly uncommon edition of  Practical Yoga and Persian Magic by O. Hashnu Hara.

Perhaps the highlight of this short list is  a rare 1909 true first edition of one of Atkinson’s best-known works, The Will, a title that has not appeared on the market for some years. Also featured are first editions of Memory Culture and Thought Culture, along with a scarce first edition of his classic The Bhagavad Gita, published under the pseudonym Yogi Ramacharaka.

Prices range from $35 to $400, with the exception of The Will, which stands as the most expensive item in the selection.

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