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The Science of Mind® 200 Series
The SOM® 200 Series is designed to give the student a deeper understanding of the theory and practice of metaphysical principles. Four classes, each eight weeks in length, will be offered in the 2004-2005 time frame. The dates and times of each class will be announced. A certificate of completion is given upon completion of all four classes.
(205) Spiritual Economics
(203) This Thing Called You
(204) Spiritual Laws
(207) The Edinburgh Lectures
SOM® 201: The Mind-Body Connection (top)
The Mind-Body Connection explores the connection between the mind and the body, using the Science of Mind® textbook and other more current materials. Special attention is paid to the recent interest in alternative medicine and holistic healing.
Text: The Science of Mind®, Ernest Holmes
SOM® 202: The Power of Decision (top)
The Power of Decision is designed to empower students to reach independent decisions which enhance the quality of their lives. Based on the powerful metaphysical classic, this course is valuable for both the new and experienced student.
Text: The Power of Decision, Raymond Charles Barker
SOM® 203: This Thing Called You (top)
SOM® 203 was created to deepen the student's understanding that he or she is an individualized expression of God. Topics of exploration include: co-creation, the power of your belief, your inner authority, and how to increase your faith. This is excellent for new students and as a refresher course for more experienced learners.
Text: This Thing Called You, Ernest Holmes
SOM® 204: Spiritual Laws (top)
This is a practical class which empowers the student to develop positive thinking skills. The classic text provides lucid explanations of exactly how the spiritual laws operate in our lives. These laws are utterly reliable; this class shows the student how to use this knowledge to benefit every area of living.
Text: Working With the Law, Raymond Holliwell
SOM® 205: Spiritual Economics (top)
Focusing on prosperity issues, the student of Spiritual Economics will gain a greater understanding of the basic metaphysical principles which govern our financial well-being. Participants will learn how to use these principles effectively in everyday life. This is a sensible, solution-oriented class, and is appropriate for the new or advanced student.
Text: Spiritual Economics, Eric Butterworth
SOM® 206: What the Mystics Taught (top)
SOM® 206, still in development, will be available in January of 1999. Its primary focus is on deepening the student's actual experience of the timeless and eternal nature of Spirit.
Text: The Science of Mind®, Ernest Holmes
SOM® 207: The Edinburgh Lectures of Thomas Troward (top)
Based on the classic lecture series, the Edinburgh Lectures have inspired nearly every other early New Thought writer. Judge Thomas Troward delivered them in Scotland in 1908 and they have served as the touchstone for metaphysical thinking to this day. Troward's mind is logical, brilliant, and extremely precise. This class is excellent for the serious student of New Thought.
Text: The Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science, Thomas Troward
SOM® 208: Emerson's Essays and the Transcendental Movement (top)
Ralph Waldo Emerson was the most quoted, most inspirational writer in America for over a hundred years. His concept of American Voice, of Self-Reliance, and of The Oversoul have influenced the New Thought movement profoundly. He is quoted by all the great metaphysical writers and he was the first to break through traditional Christianity in such a way as to inspire multitudes to higher thought. Background information on Emerson's times and his fellow members of the Transcendentalist circle is covered. They include Bronson Alcott, Margaret Fuller, Henry David Thoreau, and Walt Whitman.
Text: Emerson's Essays, Ralph Waldo Emerson
SOM® 209: Bible Scholarship and History (top)
This course is about the bible. It examines the history and the many misconceptions of the most published book of all time, with special attention to the fallacies of fundamentalist interpretation. The course looks at the most recent advances in bible scholarship, including the discovery of the Nag Hammadi texts [gnostic in origin] and the Dead Sea Scrolls. The class is an excellent background course for the New Thought student who wants to know more about the bible. Not advised for beginning students.
Text: Rescuing the Bible from Fundamentalism, John Shelby Spong
The Holy Bible
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