From time to time I hear from old friends, and sometimes from strangers, wondering why I occupy myself with what they regard as “woo-woo†stuff – that is, New Thought and positive-mind traditions. They are right about my commitments. Since the 2014 publication of my One Simple Idea, a history and analysis of positive-mind metaphysics, I have grown more dedicated to exploring the use and viability of the core mind-power thesis, which is: thoughts are causative. My aim is not to disembark from “serious†esoteric traditions (more on that in a moment); nor is it to discontinue my work as...