Bless Everything?

During our Sacred Journey, we spent time in the presence of Grandfather Golden Eagle, who shared stories of his youth and familiarized us with Native American philosophy. He told a story of when he was a very little boy. Like many children on long car rides, he would become restless and impatient. His mother had […]

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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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Looking for Good?

“Today is new, and I am newly awakened in it. I believe with dauntless faith that my good, in full measure, comes to me from God today.”— Ernest Holmes In our faith and philosophy, we often say that “God is the source and substance of our supply.” What do we mean by that? There is […]

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The Law of Good

“All law must be subjective; the soil knows how to take a seed and make a plant from it; it does not know whether it is making a tomato or a potato.” — Ernest Holmes To understand this quote, one must recognize that the “soil” Holmes refers to is a metaphor for the Creative Medium. […]

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Good is Universal

“The realization that Good is Universal, and that as much good as any individual is able to incorporate in his life is his to use, is what constitutes the Science of Mind and Spirit.” Ernest Holmes Let’s first define what is meant by Good in the Science of Mind teaching. Good is another word for […]

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To Begin or Not to Begin…

Let me take a little liberty with this famous quote from Shakespeare’s Hamlet. To begin, or not to begin: that is the question. Do we suffer the slings and arrows of procrastination, or do we decide, trust, and move forward? In Hamlet, Shakespeare shows a man trapped by indecision—to his own detriment. Life imitates art! Indecision […]

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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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Reality vs. reality

“Evil is not an ultimate reality. It is simply an experience of the soul on its journey toward Reality.” —Ernest Holmes Let’s define evil as that which appears destructive. In that sense, it is an effect arising from a deeper cause: the state of mind of the person inflicting or experiencing it. Evil is not […]

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