Henry Thomas Hamblin

Henry Thomas Hamblin (19 March 1873 – 28 October 1958) was an English mystic and New Thought author.

Spiritual teaching

The essence of Hamblin's mystical experience and philosophy was of the omnipresence, omnipotence and all-goodness of God ("The Kingdom or realm of God is with us now and always"). He believed that "abounding health, sufficiency of supply, achievement, accomplishment and joy indescribable are the normal state for man.", and that, to achieve this state, man needed to come into "harmony with Cosmic Law". Over time the emphasis of Hamblin's written work changed from showing people how to change their lives through right thought and faith, to teaching them how to find a living consciousness of God for himself alone.

The wording presently displayed is in line with Hamblin's stated philosophy but, here are Hamblin's own words:

"What for lack of a better title is termed ‘Science of Thought’ is based on the ancient truth that an interior harmony and order exists, that it is ever present, and that it is the eternal, unchanging Reality. It follows that the disorders of life are due to a departure on man's part from this inherent harmony and order. Life is governed by certain laws which, if obeyed, bring forth health, wholeness, joy and sufficiency of all good.

It is natural for life to be harmonious, orderly and beautiful. We do not have to create these states by huge effort; they are the natural order of things, which will manifest as soon as we cease to distort life, so to speak. We can distort a tennis ball by squeezing it, but as soon as we let it go it flies back to its original round shape, simply because that is its natural form. We do not have to make the ball round: all that we have to do is leave off distorting it".   

[An extract from the Introduction of Hamblin's book, ‘Simple Talks on Science of Thought (First published in 1928)]

More information can be found on his life and deeper spiritual understanding in Hamblin's autobiographies: The Story of My Life and My Search for Truth.

Hamblin was a prolific author, and his books are listed in the British Library catalogue over a period from 1921 up to 1956. He has over 40 titles to his name with a variety of books and booklets of different sizes, many translated into different languages and sold in Europe and America.

References to The Hamblin Trust

The Hamblin Trust is a registered charity and limited company, Registered Charity Number 1133567 and Registered Company Number 06927379.

The Trust's site at Bosham originally contained Hamblin's home, Bosham Lodge, until its sale to private owners and the remaining 3 acres then became Bosham House. An extension added subsequently was referred to as Hamblin Hall.   

The site was sold to Green Door Yoga in May 2023 after which time the trust continued its work online at www.thehamblinvision.org.uk

Although, at the time of writing, the trust still exists, it ceased external activities at 30th September 2025 and it is planned to close permanently on the 31st December 2025.

References to the magazine New Vision

The Magazine ‘New Vision’ was not established in 1921 (as stated in previous entries here) but its predecessor, ‘The Science of Thought Review’ was. ‘The Science of Thought Review’ became ‘New Vision’ in September 1999 and subsequently ‘The Hamblin Vision’ in March 2017. The final issue of ‘The Hamblin Vision’ was in the summer of 2025.

Selected Works

The list provided is not exhaustive and more could be added.

Many of the old books are out of print and, to preserve the Hamblin legacy, the Hamblin Trust has been updating and reprinting many of Hamblin books over the period 2023 – 2025 and these are available via the Henry Thomas Hamblin author page at Amazon: https://www.amazon.co.uk/stores/Henry-Thomas-Hamblin/author/B0DSV9LS12

Selected works

• The Fundamentals of True Success (1924)
• Right Thinking and its Application to Inward Attainment and Outward Achievement (1921)
• Dynamic Thought : Harmony, Health, Success through the Power of Right Thinking (3 editions published between 1921 and 1923)
• Divine Adjustment : How Divine Law works in our life (1937)
• The Life of the Spirit (6 editions published between 1920 and 2012)
• Tagiĝas [in Esperanto] (F.H. Emptage, College Press, Deal, Kent, no date)
• Life Without Strain (5 editions published between 1941 and 1974)
• The Power of Thought (1920)
• The Message of a Flower (10 editions published between 1921 and 1928)
• My Search for Truth (1938)
• The Story of My Life (Science of Thought Press 1947 – published for private circulation only)
• The Way of the Practical Mystic (Polair Publishing, 2004)
• Within You is the Power (1953)

References

• "The Hamblin Vision". The Hamblin Vision. Retrieved 3 November 2025.

Further reading

• Worstell, Dr. Robert C. Secrets to the Laws of Attraction (Worstell foundation) p 89.

External links

• Works by Henry Thomas Hamblin at Project Gutenberg
• Hamblin Trust (Chidham and Hambrook community info)
• The Hamblin Vision - Operated by the Hamblin Trust
• The Green Door Centre
• Henry Thomas Hamblin - Amazon Author Page