William Walker Atkinson (1862–1932) was a pivotal figure in the early 20th-century New Thought movement and a prolific author, attorney, merchant, and publisher. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, he pursued a legal career before turning to the exploration of spiritual and esoteric subjects. Atkinson wrote under several pseudonyms, among them Theron Q. Dumont and Yogi Ramacharaka, a testament to his div...