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Ralph Waldo Trine
Ralph Waldo Trine
(1866-1958)
Ralph Waldo Trine, born on September 6, 1866, in northern Illinois, was a pioneer in the New Thought Movement in America. His work greatly influenced Ernest Homes, the founder of Religious Science.
When Trine’s most important work, "In Tune with the Infinite," was published in 1897 it sold over 2 million copies. Among the book’s early readers was Queen Victoria, as well as the movie star, Janet Gaynor, and industrialist, Henry Ford, who attributed his success directly to having read "In Tune with the Infinite." Ford was so impressed with the book that he purchased a large number of copies to give freely to friends and fellow industrialists.
Ralph Waldo Trine received his AB degree in 1891 from the Carthage College Academy, Knox College. He then studied at the University of Wisconsin and later at Johns Hopkins University, majoring in the fields of history and political science. He had a great interest in social and economic problems and won a prize with his essay “The Effects of Human Education on the Prevention of Crime.”
After his graduate studies he wrote for The Boston Daily Evening Transcript and during that time, (surely with Walden Pond in mind) he built a little cabin for himself at the edge of a pine grove, where the peace and simplicity well-suited the character of this future leader in the spiritual world of New Thought.
He later married Grace Hyde, a graduate of a school which later became known as Curry College. Grace was an author and poetess. The Trines had a son named Robert and the family lived for years at Mt. Airy, New York. During that time Trine became involved in the metaphysical seminars held near Lake Oscawana, New York, and it was here that his writing career began in earnest.
He wrote more than a dozen books and was still writing well into his 70s.
He and Grace moved to California where they each continued with their writing careers and he spent his leisure time planting and tending fruit trees. In later life they moved to an elderly living facility for religious professionals called Plymouth Place in Claremont, California. There he peacefully passed from this plane of existence at the age of 91 on February 22, 1958.
This great spiritual teacher and writer never sought fame or fortune but the legacy of his works was a gift to mankind of great value.
(1866-1958)
Ralph Waldo Trine, born on September 6, 1866, in northern Illinois, was a pioneer in the New Thought Movement in America. His work greatly influenced Ernest Homes, the founder of Religious Science.
When Trine’s most important work, "In Tune with the Infinite," was published in 1897 it sold over 2 million copies. Among the book’s early readers was Queen Victoria, as well as the movie star, Janet Gaynor, and industrialist, Henry Ford, who attributed his success directly to having read "In Tune with the Infinite." Ford was so impressed with the book that he purchased a large number of copies to give freely to friends and fellow industrialists.
Ralph Waldo Trine received his AB degree in 1891 from the Carthage College Academy, Knox College. He then studied at the University of Wisconsin and later at Johns Hopkins University, majoring in the fields of history and political science. He had a great interest in social and economic problems and won a prize with his essay “The Effects of Human Education on the Prevention of Crime.”
After his graduate studies he wrote for The Boston Daily Evening Transcript and during that time, (surely with Walden Pond in mind) he built a little cabin for himself at the edge of a pine grove, where the peace and simplicity well-suited the character of this future leader in the spiritual world of New Thought.
He later married Grace Hyde, a graduate of a school which later became known as Curry College. Grace was an author and poetess. The Trines had a son named Robert and the family lived for years at Mt. Airy, New York. During that time Trine became involved in the metaphysical seminars held near Lake Oscawana, New York, and it was here that his writing career began in earnest.
He wrote more than a dozen books and was still writing well into his 70s.
He and Grace moved to California where they each continued with their writing careers and he spent his leisure time planting and tending fruit trees. In later life they moved to an elderly living facility for religious professionals called Plymouth Place in Claremont, California. There he peacefully passed from this plane of existence at the age of 91 on February 22, 1958.
This great spiritual teacher and writer never sought fame or fortune but the legacy of his works was a gift to mankind of great value.