Good heavens -- Webster Edgerly! That was the real name of the guy who wrote under the name of Edmund Shaftesbury. I have, and learned quite a bit from, several of his books on "magnetism" (aka the life force). Here are some of his works, available for free download:
His methods are good, but his books are rather long-winded and freighted with attitudes many people find distasteful these days. Another author of the same era worth reading along these lines is William Walker Atkinson. Here's his book on learning telepathy:
Re: Thought Transference - Edmund Shaftesbury
https://archive.org/search?query=creator%3A%22Edmund+Shaftesbury%22
His methods are good, but his books are rather long-winded and freighted with attitudes many people find distasteful these days. Another author of the same era worth reading along these lines is William Walker Atkinson. Here's his book on learning telepathy:
https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/41358