Walk the Hidden Path

Daily Teachings for Inner Transformation

Florence Scovel Shinn

Florence Scovel Shinn

Affirmer of Divine Order

"Your word is your wand."


Early Life

Florence Scovel Shinn was born in 1871 and began her career as an artist and illustrator. But her destiny shifted when she turned to metaphysical teaching and spiritual healing. Her lectures and books, including The Game of Life and How to Play It, distilled complex spiritual law into clear, practical guidance—often delivered with humor, boldness, and grace.

Metaphysical Path

Florence taught that life is a game—and to win it, we must understand the rules of spiritual law. She believed that words carry power, and that right speech, aligned with faith, activates divine order. Her affirmations became tools for healing, prosperity, and restored relationships. She made the invisible principles of truth usable, direct, and delightfully fearless.

Core Teachings

Her signature message: Your word is your wand. Florence taught that whatever you consistently affirm with feeling and belief becomes your reality. Words backed by spiritual conviction shape the subconscious, which in turn attracts corresponding experience. Her teachings are an elegant blend of scripture, intuition, and fierce personal empowerment.

Beliefs

Florence believed that there is no loss in Divine Mind. If something is taken, something better is already on its way. She emphasized intuitive guidance, trusting hunches, and letting go of fear. “Faith knows it has already received and acts accordingly,” she taught. Her philosophy was firm: declare the good, deny the false, and expect miracles.

Signature Practice

“The Spoken Word” — Florence used strong, rhythmic affirmations like incantations of power. Her students were taught to speak truth aloud: “I now draw from the abundance of the spheres my immediate and endless supply.” To her, speech was not suggestion—it was spiritual law in action.


Approach to Each Path

Overcoming DepressionLearn More

She taught that depression is a lie of appearance. Speak light into the darkness: “Divine joy now floods my mind and heart.” The spoken word calls back the light.

Easing AnxietyLearn More

Florence reminded her students that fear is inverted faith. Her prescription: speak peace. “I cast this burden on the Christ within and go free.” The law responds to your declaration.

Releasing Fear + ControlLearn More

She emphasized surrender through speech. “Infinite Spirit, open the way for Divine right action.” When you affirm release, the Universe moves with you—not against you.

Healing from GriefLearn More

Florence taught that love cannot die. “There is no separation in Divine Mind.” Speak gratitude. Speak life. Those we love remain close in spiritual consciousness.

Letting Go of Past HurtsLearn More

To her, forgiveness was a spiritual law. “I deny resentment. I am now immune to hurt.” Old wounds lose power when you no longer affirm them.

Manifesting MoneyLearn More

Her view was unapologetic: “God is my instant and endless supply.” Speak prosperity boldly, release fear of lack, and know that what is yours cannot be withheld.

Unlocking Career FlowLearn More

Florence instructed: “I have a perfect work in a perfect way.” Right livelihood is found by aligning your words and actions with divine order. Intuition leads the way.

Sacred AbundanceLearn More

She redefined wealth as alignment. “I now draw to myself the riches of the spirit.” When lack is denied and truth declared, abundance flows naturally.

Aligned LoveLearn More

She often helped students attract love by affirming inner worth. “I am irresistible to my highest good.” Declare love as present, and it will appear in form.

Healing from BreakupsLearn More

Florence taught that Divine Love never withholds. “Nothing is lost in Divine Mind.” If a door closes, it’s because something greater is arriving. Speak it now.

Confidence & IdentityLearn More

“I am fearless in the face of every situation,” she declared. Confidence, to her, was not learned—it was spoken, affirmed, and claimed as already true.

Path of the SeekerLearn More

Florence honored the seeker’s hunger but redirected it toward truth: “I look with wonder at that which is before me.” The path is walked by faith—and spoken into being.

Returning to StillnessLearn More

Stillness, for Florence, was trust. She affirmed: “I stand still and see the salvation of the Lord.” In rest, the law works on your behalf.

Secret in Plain SightLearn More

“The secret is your word,” she said. Most ignore it. But those who declare truth boldly reshape their world. Speak it—then watch it become.