International New Thought Alliance
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The International New Thought Alliance (INTA) is an umbrella organization for New Thought adherents "dedicated to serving the New Thought Movement’s various branches, organizations and individuals".
convention of the Metaphysical Club, one of the first New Thought
organizations, formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1895 by, among others, L. B. Macdonald, J. W. Lindy and Frederick Reed. The first public lecture sponsored by the club was an address by Julia Ward Howe
. This convention led to the founding of the International Metaphysical League the following year. This League held the "International New Thought Convention" in Chicago in 1903, which was followed by similar conventions in 1906 and 1907. In 1908, the organization was renamed the "National New Thought Alliance". This organization held national conventions annually through 1914. The first international convention, held in London, England June 21–26, 1914, saw the renaming and re-organizing of the National New Thought Alliance into the International New Thought Alliance. The New Thought Bulletin was the newsletter for the organization.
The Panama-Pacific International Exposition held a New Thought Day on August 28, 1915. The following day opened the First International New Thought Congress, held until September 5. The first International New Thought Alliance Annual World Congress was held here, with a variety of New Thought luminaries leading the organization, such as James A. Edgerton, Annie Rix Militz
, Thomas Troward
, and many others. Throughout its history, other New Thought notables such as William Walker Atkinson
, Clara B. Colby, Florence Crawford
, Horatio W. Dresser, George Wharton James
, Edgar L. Larkin, Orison Swett Marden
, and Elizabeth Towne
were involved in the INTA.
The organization continues to conduct its Annual World Congress, publishes New Thought magazine, and asserts that it houses the largest New Thought Archives known.
History
The antecedents of the International New Thought Alliance date back to an 1899 New EnglandNew England
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convention of the Metaphysical Club, one of the first New Thought
New Thought
New Thought promotes the ideas that "Infinite Intelligence" or "God" is ubiquitous, spirit is the totality of real things, true human selfhood is divine, divine thought is a force for good, sickness originates in the mind, and "right thinking" has a healing effect.Although New Thought is neither...
organizations, formed in Boston, Massachusetts in 1895 by, among others, L. B. Macdonald, J. W. Lindy and Frederick Reed. The first public lecture sponsored by the club was an address by Julia Ward Howe
Julia Ward Howe
Julia Ward Howe was a prominent American abolitionist, social activist, and poet, most famous as the author of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic".-Biography:...
. This convention led to the founding of the International Metaphysical League the following year. This League held the "International New Thought Convention" in Chicago in 1903, which was followed by similar conventions in 1906 and 1907. In 1908, the organization was renamed the "National New Thought Alliance". This organization held national conventions annually through 1914. The first international convention, held in London, England June 21–26, 1914, saw the renaming and re-organizing of the National New Thought Alliance into the International New Thought Alliance. The New Thought Bulletin was the newsletter for the organization.
The Panama-Pacific International Exposition held a New Thought Day on August 28, 1915. The following day opened the First International New Thought Congress, held until September 5. The first International New Thought Alliance Annual World Congress was held here, with a variety of New Thought luminaries leading the organization, such as James A. Edgerton, Annie Rix Militz
Annie Rix Militz
Annie Rix Militz was an author and early organizer of the New Thought Movement. She is best known as the founder of Home of Truth...
, Thomas Troward
Thomas Troward
-Background:Troward was a divisional Judge in British-administered India. His avocation was the study of comparative religion. Influences on his thinking, as well as his later writing, included the teachings of Christ, Islam, Hinduism, and Buddhism....
, and many others. Throughout its history, other New Thought notables such as William Walker Atkinson
William Walker Atkinson
William Walker Atkinson was an attorney, merchant, publisher, and author, as well as an occultist and an American pioneer of the New Thought movement. He is also known to have been the author of the pseudonymous works attributed to Theron Q...
, Clara B. Colby, Florence Crawford
Florence Crawford
Florence Crawford was an American silent film actress.-Filmography:*The Scarlet West .... Mrs. Harper*The Path of Happiness .... Doris Ingraham*The Man Inside ......
, Horatio W. Dresser, George Wharton James
George Wharton James
George Wharton James was a prolific popular lecturer and journalist, writing more than 40 books and many articles and pamphlets on California and the American Southwest....
, Edgar L. Larkin, Orison Swett Marden
Orison Swett Marden
Orison Swett Marden was an American writer associated with the New Thought Movement. He also held a degree in medicine, and was a successful hotel owner.Marden was born in Thornton Gore, New Hampshire to Lewis and Martha Marden...
, and Elizabeth Towne
Elizabeth Towne
Elizabeth Towne was an influential writer, editor, and publisher in the New Thought and self-help movements.-Career:Both Elizabeth Towne and her second husband William E. Towne were for many years associated with the International New Thought Alliance , and served on its board in various capacities...
were involved in the INTA.
The organization continues to conduct its Annual World Congress, publishes New Thought magazine, and asserts that it houses the largest New Thought Archives known.
Past presidents
- W.W. Atkinson
- Horatio DresserHoratio DresserHoratio Willis Dresser was a New Thought religious leader and author.-Early life:Dresser was born January 15, 1866 in Yarmouth, Maine to Julius and Annetta Seabury Dresser. His parents were involved in the early New Thought movement through their study with Phineas Parkhurst Quimby...
- Charles Brodie Patterson
- Annie Rix MilitzAnnie Rix MilitzAnnie Rix Militz was an author and early organizer of the New Thought Movement. She is best known as the founder of Home of Truth...
See also
- List of New Thought denominations and independent centers
- Association for Global New ThoughtAssociation for Global New ThoughtThe Association for Global New Thought, or AGNT, is an organization of ministers, lay people, heads of other New Thought organizations, and people of all faiths dedicated to "conscious co-creation"...