Ernest Holmes, the founder of Religious Science is, perhaps, one of the most prolific and notable contemporary authors of the new thought movement.
The Science of Mind, although not his first book, is truly a spiritual manifesto, a thick volume originally published in 1926 and republished in 1938 with revisions.
Most of the copies in circulation have been the 1938 version and few people are actually aware of the earlier version; each contains material not found in the other, although both are complete in and of themselves.
Tarcher/Penguin has combined both editions in this one paperback volume, making it both affordable and accessible for readers to benefit from Holmes' complete philosophy.
Religious Science is based in metaphysical principles, which are cycling around into mainstream awareness and popular favor.
There are three core principles: 1) Reality is in fact two worlds: the invisible world where thoughts and ideas are creators of the material world, the cause, and the visible world of effect, where the results or manifestations of our invisible world come into being.
2) In New Thought, all of reality is imbued with an omnipresent Universal Mind, creative intelligence, or divine principle (not a "being"- a.
k.
a.
God), and this principle is inherently good.
3) Human evolution (conscious awareness) is primarily tasked with understanding and realizing these foundational principles and to wisely engage in co-creation with the God-principle.
Psychologist William James (1842-1910) referred to new thought principles as the "religion of healthy-mindedness.
" In a nutshell, The Science of Mind is a mental spiritual discipline and a practical system for mastery of human potential, for healing and wholing.
And while Ernest Holmes is not the first or only proponent of metaphysics, his writing is clear, relevant, and sagacious.
"This is the simple meaning of true metaphysical teaching, the study of Life and the nature of the Law, governed and directed by thought; always conscious that we live in a spiritual Universe; that God is in, through, around and for us.
There is nothing supernatural about the study of Life from the metaphysical viewpoint.
That today which seems supernatural, after it is thoroughly understood, will be found spontaneously natural.
"
The Science of Mind, although not his first book, is truly a spiritual manifesto, a thick volume originally published in 1926 and republished in 1938 with revisions.
Most of the copies in circulation have been the 1938 version and few people are actually aware of the earlier version; each contains material not found in the other, although both are complete in and of themselves.
Tarcher/Penguin has combined both editions in this one paperback volume, making it both affordable and accessible for readers to benefit from Holmes' complete philosophy.
Religious Science is based in metaphysical principles, which are cycling around into mainstream awareness and popular favor.
There are three core principles: 1) Reality is in fact two worlds: the invisible world where thoughts and ideas are creators of the material world, the cause, and the visible world of effect, where the results or manifestations of our invisible world come into being.
2) In New Thought, all of reality is imbued with an omnipresent Universal Mind, creative intelligence, or divine principle (not a "being"- a.
k.
a.
God), and this principle is inherently good.
3) Human evolution (conscious awareness) is primarily tasked with understanding and realizing these foundational principles and to wisely engage in co-creation with the God-principle.
Psychologist William James (1842-1910) referred to new thought principles as the "religion of healthy-mindedness.
" In a nutshell, The Science of Mind is a mental spiritual discipline and a practical system for mastery of human potential, for healing and wholing.
And while Ernest Holmes is not the first or only proponent of metaphysics, his writing is clear, relevant, and sagacious.
"This is the simple meaning of true metaphysical teaching, the study of Life and the nature of the Law, governed and directed by thought; always conscious that we live in a spiritual Universe; that God is in, through, around and for us.
There is nothing supernatural about the study of Life from the metaphysical viewpoint.
That today which seems supernatural, after it is thoroughly understood, will be found spontaneously natural.
"
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