“The Eternal Now.” Written by James Allen and read by Dr Ian Ellis-Jones. A piece from James Allen’s book The Heavenly Life (New York: H. M. Caldwell Company, 1907). All rights reserved. Note. In this reading, minor alterations have been made to the original text by way of gender-inclusive language.
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James Allen (1864-1912) was a British philosophical writer known for his inspirational books and poetry and as a pioneer of the New Thought movement. His best-known work, As a Man Thinketh, has been mass-produced since its publication in 1902. It has been a source of inspiration to motivational and self-help authors. His other writings include From Poverty to Power; or, The Realization of Prosperity and Peace (1901), All These Things Added (1903), Through the Gate of Good; or, Christ and Conduct (1903), Byways of Blessedness (1904), Out from the Heart (1904) [sequel to As a Man Thinketh], Poems of Peace (1907), The Heavenly Life (1907), Morning and Evening Thoughts (1909), The Mastery of Destiny (1909), Eight Pillars of Prosperity (1911), James Allen’s Book of Meditations for Every Day in the Year (1913) [collection of earlier texts, compiled by his wife Lily L. Allen], The Shining Gateway (1915), and The Divine Companion (1919).
Dr Ian Ellis-Jones (born 1955) is an Australian academic, lawyer and published author. He has also worked for many years as a minister and teacher of New Thought, mindfulness and meditation. He is a member of the International New Thought Alliance (INTA) and the Theosophical Society of Australia and has been president of a Unity centre in Sydney, the Humanist Society of New South Wales, and the Council of Australian Humanist Societies (CAHS). His most recent book is Making Australia Positive (2023), which is both a history of New Thought in Australia and a dual biography of two great Australian New Thought leaders of yesteryear, namely, Grace M. Aguilar and Veni Cooper-Mathieson.