Genevieve Behrend was an American New Thought writer, lecturer, and teacher best known for her practical instruction in mental science, creative visualization, desire, concentration, and the spiritual use of thought. She became the only personal student of Thomas Troward, the influential English judge and metaphysical philosopher whose works helped shape the intellectual foundation of New Thought, mental science, and later law of attraction teaching. Behrend studied closely with Troward and later brought his ideas to a wider public through lectures, lessons, and accessible books.Her best-known works, including Attaining Your Desires and Your Invisible Power, present New Thought principles in a direct and usable form, combining spiritual philosophy with exercises in visualization, affirmation, self-discipline, and constructive thinking. Behrend's writing has remained important to readers interested in manifestation, prosperity consciousness, mental discipline, spiritual self-development, and the classic literature behind modern success and law of attraction movements. Her work stands at the point where metaphysical philosophy becomes practical instruction, making her one of the notable women teachers in early twentieth-century New Thought.
