Miscellaneous Writings
This book, compiled by The Word Foundation, contains writings of Harold W. Percival that have not previously been published in book form.
Some pieces originally appeared in The Word magazine, which H. W. Percival published from October 1904 to September 1917. Others (published posthumously) have appeared in Series II of The Word, which began in the spring of 1986 and continues to this day. The remaining material is made available here for the first time.
We are pleased to offer this book to H. W. Percival’s readers and for all those who have not yet discovered his message for humanity.
- 26 pieces originally published in separate issues of The Word
- 3 pieces published in this book for the first time
- Table of contents
- Preface
- Biographical sketch of the author
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Table of Contents
OUR MESSAGE • Original version • The Word, Vol. 1 No. 1, October 1904
OUR MESSAGE • Shortened version • The Word, Vol. 1 No. 1, October 1904
SYMBOLISM OF THE COVER • The Word, Series II, Vol. 1 No. 1, Spring 1986
LIFE OF JAMES HENRY SALISBURY • The Word, Vol. 2 No. 2, November 1905
CREMATION: SHOULD WE FAVOR IT? • The Word, Vol. 4 No. 1, October 1906
IS PARTHENOGENESIS [virgin birth] IN THE HUMAN SPECIES A SCIENTIFIC POSSIBILITY? • The Word, Vol. 8 No. 1, October 1908
ALEXANDER WILDER
- The Word, Vol. 8 No. 1, October 1908
- The Word, Vol. 9 No. 4, July 1909
THE FACE IN THE WOOD • The Word, Vol. 16 No. 6, March 1913
DONALD NICHOLSON • The Word, Vol. 21 No. 2, May 1915
DOVE C. STERN • The Word, Vol. 21 No. 2, May 1915
THE WORLD WAR, THE KILLED IN BATTLE, AND REINCARNATION • The Word, Series II, Vol. 16 No. 4, Winter 2001
THE GIFT OF HAPPINESS • The Word, Vol. 24 No. 5, February 1917
TO THE READERS OF “THE WORD” • The Word, Vol. 25 No. 6, September 1917
LETTER TO VINCENT MORRISON • The Word, Series II, Vol. 21 No. 3, Autumn 2006
STUDY CLASS OF “THE LAW OF THOUGHT” • The Word, Series II, Vol. 22 No. 2, Summer 2007
ON CONSCIOUSNESS • Harold W. Percival to a student • The Word, Series II, Vol. 13 No. 2, Summer 1998
LETTER TO CHRISTIAN W. FULLING • The Word, Series II, Vol. 4 No. 1, Spring 1989
LETTER TO IRVING ALLEN STROMBECK • The Word, Series II, Vol. 39 No. 3, Autumn 2024
NOTES ON A HEADACHE • The Word, Series II, Vol. 4 No. 1, Spring 1989
CONDENSING “THINKING AND DESTINY” • The Word, Series II, Vol. 36 No. 4, Winter 2021
AN INSCRIPTION IN “THINKING AND DESTINY” TO LEOPOLD HEYMAN • The Word, Series II, Vol. 36 No. 3, Autumn 2021
AN INSCRIPTION IN “THINKING AND DESTINY” TO OLGA VOSS • The Word, Series II, Vol. 38 No. 3, Autumn 2023
THE CONSCIOUS SELF AS DISTINCT FROM THE BODY
THE EVIL SPIRIT OF THE WORLD
A FEW PERSONAL EXPERIENCES
SERVICE FOR THE DEAD—AND SALUTATION TO THE IMMORTAL SELF • The Word, Series II, Vol. 24 No. 1, Spring 2009