Wallace Wattles' The Science of Getting Rich, published in 1910, is a primary New Thought text. Its strength is that it is the original source applying New Thought doctrine specifically to the pursuit of money, and it is named directly by Rhonda Byrne as her own starting point for The Secret, so it is the right citation for that lineage. Its limit is the same as any primary movement text: it presents Wattles' own claims about thought and wealth, not independently verified evidence for them.
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Reliability Tier2
Reliability tier 2: the original primary text applying its movement's doctrine to a specific subject, presenting its author's own claims rather than independently verified evidence. NotesApplies the New Thought doctrine specifically to money. Named by Rhonda Byrne as her starting point.
Citation
AuthorWallace D. Wattles
PublisherElizabeth Towne Company
Holyoke, Massachusetts, 1910 first edition. Publication Year1910
Source Typeprimary-text
Claims Backed By This Source (8 claims)
This source backs 8 claims across the atlas. As facts: 7 well-attested. Plus 1 entities citing it as a general reference with no single fact or relationship attached.
Disposition By Topic
- Sources, 7 claims: 7 well-attested.
- Religions, 1 claims: 1 general references.
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