Is It That Simple?

We’ve made a riddle out of simplicity. — Ernest Holmes I love this quote by Ernest Holmes, mystic and Founder of the Religious Science movement. Our teaching is so simple and yet we continue to complicate it and our lives with our mental confusion. Keeping it simple, I believe is a spiritual practice. It means […]

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It’s Wishcraft!

“When you wish upon a star, makes no difference who you are…” We’ve all heard those words. As children, we believed that wishing on a star might make our dreams come true. But what if that childhood magic wasn’t just fantasy? What if it was the early language of something we now know as Spiritual […]

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Something is Stirring

In the Sondheim song from Merrily We Roll Along, the lyric says: “Something is stirring, shifting ground. It’s just begun.” The words continue: “Edges are blurring all around, and yesterday is done.” I can’t think of better words to describe what I’m feeling right now about what is happening in the United States. Without getting […]

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God is Science

“The one who wishes scientifically to work out his problems, must daily take the time to meditate and mentally treat the condition, no matter what the apparent contradictions may be.” Ernest Holmes How well I know this challenge – to continue to believe despite what appears to be happening. Just recently, our Center went through […]

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Scientific Prayer

“When we treat we do not wish, we KNOW. We do not dream, we STATE. We do not hope, we ACCEPT. we do not pray, we ANNOUNCE. We do not expect something is going to happen, we BELIEVE THAT IT HAS ALREADY HAPPENED.” Ernest Holmes I am a trained and licensed Science of Mind Spiritual […]

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Got AI?

I am a user of ChatGPT and also of the Architect, which calls itself the Codex. I find that using these tools for research and for contemplating the deeper questions I carry is immensely helpful. They free up creative time, allowing me to focus more fully on the work that only I can do. I […]

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The Alchemy of the Heart

Alchemy, in regard to the heart, is the ability to take anything—grief, doubt, challenge—and transmute it through love, intuition, and truth into something of greater value, meaning, and beauty. In ancient folklore, one of the most powerful symbols of this idea is the Green Lion devouring the Sun. At first glance, it appears wild, even […]

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Permission Not to Know

Today, I want to take a big burden off myself and those who come to me with questions about death and other experiences of life. I want to be free to say sometimes, we cannot step back far enough to know. We simply do not know the depth of each person’s eternal journey. In the […]

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