As a Man Thinketh: A Law of Attraction Adaptation

Discover the timeless classic that laid the foundation for the Law of Attraction.

In this illuminating modern adaptation, James Allen’s revolutionary work, As a Man Thinketh, is reborn. Stripped of its archaic language, its powerful core message is revealed with stunning clarity: your mind is the master architect of your reality. This book unveils the unbreakable link between your inner world of thought and your outer world of circumstance, teaching that you are not a victim of fate but the conscious creator of your life, your character, and your destiny.

Learn how your deepest, most habitual thoughts actively shape your health, forge your character, and magnetically attract the conditions of your life. This is not mere positive thinking; it is a profound law of cause and effect. By choosing to cultivate a garden of purposeful and serene thoughts, you can design a life of joy, strength, and abundance. As a Man Thinketh: A Law of Attraction Adaptation is your essential guide to this inner alchemy, providing the blueprint to harness your mental power and build the world you desire from the inside out. Your transformation begins with a single, powerful realization: as you think, so you are.

A word from the Ultimate Manifester

James Allen was an early 20th-century philosopher whose 1902 work As a Man Thinketh laid the foundation for what we now recognize as Law of Attraction principles. Though he never used that terminology—he passed away in 1912, before the phrase gained traction—Allen was a pioneer of the New Thought movement, emphasizing the power of thought in shaping character, destiny, and experience.

Over time, his teachings were overshadowed by other voices, and the original text became difficult to access for modern readers due to its antiquated language and structure. This adaptation seeks to bridge that gap.

As You Think, So You Are is a modernized version of Allen’s classic, designed to be clear, engaging, and emotionally resonant for today’s audience. The original teachings remain intact, but the language has been updated for ease and pleasure. Alongside the core text, you’ll find commentary and notes from the Ultimate Manifester—offering insights into how these ideas align with contemporary understandings of manifestation and mindset.

This book is both a tribute and a transformation: honoring Allen’s legacy while reframing it for a new generation of sovereign thinkers.

Foreword

This small book is the product of my own reflection and experience. It isn't meant to be a complete guide to the power of thought, a topic that has been covered extensively. Instead, think of it as a source of inspiration.

My goal is to encourage you to discover a simple but powerful truth:

"You are the one who makes yourself."

You do this through the thoughts you choose to focus on and nurture. Your mind is the ultimate designer, crafting both your inner self—your character—and your outer life—your circumstances. If you've been designing a life of unawareness and struggle, you can now start designing one of insight and joy.

James Allen

Ultimate Manifester’s Commentary: This foreword perfectly distills the core principle of the Law of Attraction: conscious creation through thought. Allen’s assertion that “you are the one who makes yourself” is the very foundation of this universal law. It reminds us that we are not passive victims of circumstance but active architects of our reality, using our focused thoughts as the primary building blocks. The mind, as the “ultimate designer,” operates like a magnetic force, vibrating at a frequency dictated by our dominant mental patterns. By choosing to nurture thoughts of insight and joy over those of struggle and unawareness, we fundamentally shift our energetic signature. This shift is what allows us to attract circumstances, opportunities, and experiences that are in harmonic alignment with our new, elevated state of being. Allen’s work is a powerful call to intentional living, urging us to take radical responsibility for our inner world to manifest a transformed outer world.

AS A MAN THINKETH

THOUGHT AND CHARACTER

The saying, "A person is defined by their deepest, most habitual thoughts," doesn't just describe part of who they are—it covers their entire being and extends to every situation and circumstance of their life. You are, quite literally, what you think. Your character is the total sum of every thought you've ever had.

Just as a plant grows from a seed and can't exist without it, every single action a person takes grows from the hidden seeds of thought, and wouldn't be possible without them. This is just as true for actions we see as "spontaneous" or "unthinking" as it is for those we plan deliberately.

Action is the bloom of thought, and joy and suffering are its fruits. This is how we reap the sweet or bitter harvest of what we ourselves have planted.

Man is a growth by law, not a creation by accident. The principle of cause and effect is just as absolute and precise in the hidden world of thought as it is in the visible, physical world. A noble and God-like character isn't a fluke or a gift; it's the natural result of a consistent habit of right thinking, the effect of a long-term connection with uplifting thoughts. In the same way, a base and animalistic character is the result of continuously harboring low and negative thoughts.

You are the one who builds you up or tears you down. In your own mind, you are the blacksmith: you forge the weapons of your own destruction, and you also craft the tools to build yourself a life of joy, strength, and peace. By choosing and applying your thoughts correctly, you can rise to your highest potential. By misusing your thoughts, you can sink lower than an animal. Between these two extremes are all the levels of human character, and you are their creator and master.

Of all the empowering truths about the mind that have been rediscovered in our time, none is more encouraging or filled with more promise than this: you are the master of your thoughts, the shaper of your character, and the architect of your conditions, your environment, and your destiny.