Dr. Ernest Holmes’ work in the Science of Mind is recognized today as one of the leading viewpoints in modern metaphysics and New Thought.
Dr. Holmes developed a universal philosophy and tools for spiritual living that profoundly resonates to this day. His work provides us with a personal spiritual path, an understanding of our relationship with the Universe, and a connected and joyful approach to daily living.
Dr. Holmes wrote his seminal book, “The Science of Mind,” in 1926 and revised the text in 1938 to create an edition that has since been published in several languages. Dr. Holmes authored numerous other books on metaphysics and originated the international Science of Mind magazine, which has been in continuous publication since 1927.
Born in Maine, Holmes was largely self-taught, seeking out the writings of Ralph Waldo Emerson, Christian D. Larson, Thomas Troward, and Phineas Quimby. Holmes moved to Southern California in 1914.
He founded the Institute of Religious Science, which became United Church of Religious Science in 1953. Holmes inspired the “positive thinking” of Norman Vincent Peale, Peggy Lee, Cary Grant, Cecil B. DeMille, and countless others without ever intending to create a religion or a following of masses of people.
Ernest Holmes made his transition to another reality in 1960.
What is Religious Science
(excerpts from Living the Science of Mind by Ernest Holmes, pages 70-71)
….Religious Science is a compilation of the great thought of the ages, the deep mystical yearning of minds in search for God, and the modern approach to a faith which can be demonstrated.
Religious Science is the outcome of what has gone before and, we believe, a forerunner of what is to come. Religious Science is not a personal opinion nor is it a special revelation. It is a result of the best thought of the ages. It borrows much of it’s lights from others, but in doing robs no one, for the Truth is Universal.
In it’s practice and teachings, Religious Science endeavors to include the whole life, and this accounts for it’s rapid growth. It is not a dreamy, mystical cult, but the exponent of a vigorous philosophy applicable to the everyday needs of life…….
… there is nothing dogmatic about it. You can add the Science of Mind to your own religion, whatever form it may take, and find it effective.
Taking the best from all sources, Religious Science has access to the highest enlightenment of the ages. Shorn of dogmatism, freed from superstition, and always ready for greater illumination, Religious Science offers the student of life the best that the world has discovered.