The Science of Mind is Ernest Holmes’s foundational statement of Religious Science, New Thought spirituality, and the creative power of thought in shaping human experience. Holmes presents a system of spiritual philosophy built around the unity of mind, the presence of divine intelligence, and the practical use of prayer, affirmation, meditation, and directed thought. The book teaches that spiritual law is not remote or abstract, but active in consciousness, health, work, prosperity, relationships, and the inner life of the individual.
First published in 1926, The Science of Mind became one of the central texts of the New Thought movement and the basis for Religious Science. Holmes draws from Christianity, metaphysics, philosophy, psychology, and practical spiritual teaching to argue that thought, belief, and spiritual understanding influence the conditions of life. Readers interested in New Thought, Religious Science, metaphysical Christianity, spiritual healing, mind power, prosperity consciousness, affirmative prayer, and classic self-help spirituality will find here one of the major twentieth-century works in the field.
Ernest Holmes was an American New Thought writer, teacher, lecturer, and founder of the Religious Science movement, later associated with the Centers for Spiritual Living. Born in Maine in 1887, Holmes studied widely in philosophy, religion, metaphysics, psychology, and the healing movements of his time, drawing on influences that included Christian Science, Divine Science, Transcendentalism, and broader New Thought teachings. His writing sought to make spiritual law practical, teaching that the individual mind participates in a larger creative Mind and that disciplined spiritual understanding can transform experience. In The Science of Mind, Holmes gave his movement its central text and helped shape one of the lasting streams of American metaphysical religion.
Here is the complete first edition of The Science of Mind. For the careful practitioner this is the preferred edition, as later editions lacked the power and focus of this edition and were simply less readable. Here you will find six lessons and countless affirmations that will help you unlock the power of your mind and find higher truths. You won't find a guide to the science of the mind that is clearer and easier to use. With the power of right thinking you will find that a new, better world awaits you! Earnest Shurtleff Holmes was the founder of the Church of Religious Science. Religious Science, like many New Thought faiths, emphasizes positive thinking, influence of circumstances through mental processes, recognition of a creative energy source and of natural law. Holmes had an immense influence on New Age beliefs, particularly his core philosophy that we create our own reality. (Now with 10 new illustrations)
