Education
Overview
SOM 100
SOM 200
SOM 300
SOM 400
Schedule
Kids
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In the 200 series, there are many courses to choose from. Each class is eight weeks in length and a student must complete any four courses, in any order, to receive a certificate of completion.
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The Mind-Body Connection explores the connection between the mind and the body, using the Science of MindŽ textbook and other more current materials. Special attention is paid to the recent interest in alternative medicine and holistic healing.
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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.
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This Thing Called You is a prime example of Ernest Holmes' mature philosophy. 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.
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This is a practical class which empowers the student to develop positive thinking skills. The classic text, "Working With the Law" by Raymond Holliwell provides clear explanations of exactly how the spiritual laws operate in our lives. These laws are utterly reliable and this class shows the student how to use this knowledge to benefit every area of living.
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These lessons are based upon a series of lectures by Dr. Ernest Holmes before leaders, practitioners and members of the Church of Religious Science , high up in the Sierra Nevada Mountains of California , at its first summer conference in 1953. We believe that the message of peace and love which they contain is one that millions of people in this hectic age will want to read and study.
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Studying the book, "Spiritual Economics" by Eric Butterworth, this class focuses 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.
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All religions find common ground in mysticism. The focus of this course is on deepening the student's actual experience of the timeless and eternal nature of Spirit. Practical techniques and historical insights help the student see through the eyes of the great spiritual lights from many traditions.
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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. His mind is logical, brilliant, and precise. This class is excellent for the serious student of New Thought.
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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.
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This course 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.
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This is a look at the Bible as story, Bible as myth. Drawing from sources as diverse as Clarissa Pinkola Estes, Aesop, Joseph Campbell, and Jelaluddin Rumi, this course looks at the many Life Stories in the bible, where we play every character. Students will learn powerful and effective tools for translation and interpretation.
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Many students of New Thought are familiar with Rocco Errico and his translations of the Bible. This course looks at the metaphysical meanings of the parables and familiar stories you remember from childhood.
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Joseph Campbell was perhaps the greatest thinker of the 20th Century. His writings cover a vast range of spirituality, culture, and human mythology. His presence, which most people only experience through the wonderful Power of Myth video series, was transcendent. This course takes an overview of Campbell's work, helping the novice and scholar alike make sense of their own personal myth.
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This course takes a long view of the development of New Thought Religious Science. In It's All God, you'll gain a deeper understanding of where Religious Science came from, learn to see the Divine in everything and everyone, and come to understand why New Thought is poised to become the spirituality for the 21st Century. The text is It's All God by Walter Starcke.
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