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robertmathiesenHere's the fifth and last installment of my bibliography of Atkinson's published books and booklets. It includes single titles published under the pseudonyms "Three Initiates" in 1908, "Theodore Sheldon" in 1913, and "Magnus Incognito" in 1918, as well as the anonymous volumes of the "Arcane Teaching Series."
Philip Deslippe has convincingly shown that Atkinson was the sole author of _The Kybalion_, that is, he was all three of the "Three Initiates" rolled up in one person. See the introduction to his new edition of _The Kybalion_.
The Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries contains an entry for the booklet by "Theodore Sheldon," which it states is a pseudonym for Atkinson.
In the biography that Atkinson contributed to Who's Who in America, he cites the "Arcane Teaching Series" as his own work, and makes the same claim for the book titled _The Law of Financial Success_, published and copyrighted as the work of Edward E. Beals in 1907 (cited in part 2 of this bibiography).
I have found no good documentary evidence one way or another for the identity of "Magnus Incognito." In many respects it reads like Atkinson's work, and many sources attribute it to him. One source, however, reports that it might be the work of an otherwise unknown Clifford Edgar Brooksmith (see The National Union Catalog: Pre-1956 Imprints).
I do not think that Atkinson was the author hiding behind the pseudonyms "Swami Panchadasi" and "Swami Bhakta Vishita." Deslippe has claimed that they are pseudonyms of the esotericist and stage-magician, Claude Alexander Conlin (1880-1954), otherwise "the Man Who Knows," the Crystal Seer" and "Alexander the Great."
I should say that these five entries are a draft of a final complete bibliography. I am still researching Atkinson's many publications in such sources as the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries, The National Union Catalog: Pre-1956 Imprints, and various New-Thought periodicals edited by Atkinson or his close associates, among which the foremost are "New Thought," "Advanced Thought" and "Nautilus."
I want to call the attention of everyone interested in Atkinson and in New Thought to the marvelous resource provided by The International Association for the Preservation of Spiritualist and Occult Periodicals (IAPSOP), which makes freely available PDFs of complete, or nearly complete, runs of several hundred such periodicals within the limits allowed by copyright. They also offer free PDFs of more than 8,000 Spiritualist and Occult books, including not quite all of titles listed in this bibliography. See www.iapsop.com and www.iapsop.com/ssoc/
5. Writing under other pseudonyms or anonymously
1908h "Three Initiates." The Kybalion: A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Egypt and Greece. 223 pp. First publ: Yogi
1909j The Arcane Teaching; or, Secret Doctrines of Ancient Atlantis, Egypt, Chaldea and Greece. 336 pp. First publ: The Arcane Book Concern
1909k The One and the Many. (The Arcane Teaching or Secret Doctrine of Ancient Altantis, Egypt, Chaldea and Greece, volume 1.) First publ: The Arcane Book Concern
1909l The Cosmic Laws. (The Arcane Teaching or Secret Doctrine of Ancient Altantis, Egypt, Chaldea and Greece, volume 2.) 96 pp. First publ: The Arcane Book Concern
1909m The Arcane Formulae; or, Mental Alchemy. (The Arcane Teaching or Secret Doctrine of Ancient Altantis, Egypt, Chaldea and Greece, volume 3.) First publ: The Arcane Book Concern
1909n The Mystery of Sex. (The Arcane Teaching or Secret Doctrine of Ancient Altantis, Egypt, Chaldea and Greece, volume 4.) First publ: The Arcane Book Concern
1910g Psychic Planes. (The Arcane Teaching or Secret Doctrine of Ancient Altantis, Egypt, Chaldea and Greece, volume 5.) First publ: The Arcane Book Concern
1911e Vril; or, Vital Magnetism. (The Arcane Teaching or Secret Doctrine of Ancient Altantis, Egypt, Chaldea and Greece, volume 6.) 123 pp. First publ: The Arcane Book Concern
1913b "Theodore Sheldon." Vim Culture. 32 pp. First publ: E. Towne
1918a "Magnus Incognito." The Secret Doctrine of the Rosicrucians. 252 pp. First publ: Advanced Thought
Philip Deslippe has convincingly shown that Atkinson was the sole author of _The Kybalion_, that is, he was all three of the "Three Initiates" rolled up in one person. See the introduction to his new edition of _The Kybalion_.
The Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries contains an entry for the booklet by "Theodore Sheldon," which it states is a pseudonym for Atkinson.
In the biography that Atkinson contributed to Who's Who in America, he cites the "Arcane Teaching Series" as his own work, and makes the same claim for the book titled _The Law of Financial Success_, published and copyrighted as the work of Edward E. Beals in 1907 (cited in part 2 of this bibiography).
I have found no good documentary evidence one way or another for the identity of "Magnus Incognito." In many respects it reads like Atkinson's work, and many sources attribute it to him. One source, however, reports that it might be the work of an otherwise unknown Clifford Edgar Brooksmith (see The National Union Catalog: Pre-1956 Imprints).
I do not think that Atkinson was the author hiding behind the pseudonyms "Swami Panchadasi" and "Swami Bhakta Vishita." Deslippe has claimed that they are pseudonyms of the esotericist and stage-magician, Claude Alexander Conlin (1880-1954), otherwise "the Man Who Knows," the Crystal Seer" and "Alexander the Great."
I should say that these five entries are a draft of a final complete bibliography. I am still researching Atkinson's many publications in such sources as the Library of Congress Catalog of Copyright Entries, The National Union Catalog: Pre-1956 Imprints, and various New-Thought periodicals edited by Atkinson or his close associates, among which the foremost are "New Thought," "Advanced Thought" and "Nautilus."
I want to call the attention of everyone interested in Atkinson and in New Thought to the marvelous resource provided by The International Association for the Preservation of Spiritualist and Occult Periodicals (IAPSOP), which makes freely available PDFs of complete, or nearly complete, runs of several hundred such periodicals within the limits allowed by copyright. They also offer free PDFs of more than 8,000 Spiritualist and Occult books, including not quite all of titles listed in this bibliography. See www.iapsop.com and www.iapsop.com/ssoc/
5. Writing under other pseudonyms or anonymously
1908h "Three Initiates." The Kybalion: A Study of the Hermetic Philosophy of Egypt and Greece. 223 pp. First publ: Yogi
1909j The Arcane Teaching; or, Secret Doctrines of Ancient Atlantis, Egypt, Chaldea and Greece. 336 pp. First publ: The Arcane Book Concern
1909k The One and the Many. (The Arcane Teaching or Secret Doctrine of Ancient Altantis, Egypt, Chaldea and Greece, volume 1.) First publ: The Arcane Book Concern
1909l The Cosmic Laws. (The Arcane Teaching or Secret Doctrine of Ancient Altantis, Egypt, Chaldea and Greece, volume 2.) 96 pp. First publ: The Arcane Book Concern
1909m The Arcane Formulae; or, Mental Alchemy. (The Arcane Teaching or Secret Doctrine of Ancient Altantis, Egypt, Chaldea and Greece, volume 3.) First publ: The Arcane Book Concern
1909n The Mystery of Sex. (The Arcane Teaching or Secret Doctrine of Ancient Altantis, Egypt, Chaldea and Greece, volume 4.) First publ: The Arcane Book Concern
1910g Psychic Planes. (The Arcane Teaching or Secret Doctrine of Ancient Altantis, Egypt, Chaldea and Greece, volume 5.) First publ: The Arcane Book Concern
1911e Vril; or, Vital Magnetism. (The Arcane Teaching or Secret Doctrine of Ancient Altantis, Egypt, Chaldea and Greece, volume 6.) 123 pp. First publ: The Arcane Book Concern
1913b "Theodore Sheldon." Vim Culture. 32 pp. First publ: E. Towne
1918a "Magnus Incognito." The Secret Doctrine of the Rosicrucians. 252 pp. First publ: Advanced Thought
