Vernon Howard in 1965 (The Regents of the University of California/ Creative Commons)

The Greatest Metaphysical Philosopher You’ve Never Heard Of

And that’s just how Vernon Howard wanted it

Mitch Horowitz
11 min readMay 26, 2023

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By the mid-20th century, prosperity ministries and extreme motivational seminars created a chasm between the ideals and reality of popularized metaphysics and positive-thinking spirituality.

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Mitch Horowitz

"Treats esoteric ideas & movements with an even-handed intellectual studiousness"-Washington Post | PEN Award-winning historian | Censored in China