Thought Culture; Or, Practical Mental Training by William Walker Atkinson is a nonfiction book about the New Thought movement. The New Thought movement is a spiritual movement that coalesced in the United States in the early 19th century. New Thought was preceded by "ancient thought", or accumulated wisdom and philosophy from a variety of origins, such as Ancient Greek, Roman, Egyptian, Chinese, Taoist, Vedic, Hindu, and Buddhist cultures.