Remembered best for his work in the New Age, self-help, and spirituality genres, Wilde penned numerous popular works, including The Trick to Money is Having Some; Miracles; Affirmations; The Quickening; and The Force. After graduating from St. George's College in Surrey, England, he performed with London's English Stage Company. He began his career as a writer and speaker after studying Taoist philosophy in the 1970s.