Religious Science International

Professional Education Series

Science of Mind 100

Introduction: A Systems Approach

Dr. Tom Sannar-Director of Education

The purpose of this presentation is to give an overview of the Science of
Mind 100 Distance Learning Series. There are four Science of Mind 100
classes, 101,102, 103 and 104. Each class contains eight lessons.
Students may take these classes in any order but all are required for
advanced Science of Mind certification.

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A great deal of information is presented here. Do not concern
yourself with understanding all of it. Let it flow through you. It is
performing its function in awakening you to your spiritual
magnificence . Just allow the process to take place without
precondition. Feel the presentation. Understanding and
embodiment will come at the perfect right time.
Science of Mind is a metaphysical teaching. This means we
believe there is an unseen realm of ideas which are the cause of
physical reality.

Dr. Ernest Holmes the founder of Science of Mind states: “We are
a metaphysical movement whose philosophy teaches that we
are living in a Spiritual Universe here and now.”
Living Sc. Mind, 58.
We teach a systems approach to Science of Mind. This means that
we teach not only concepts and ideas, but how we can embody the
teaching at all levels of being. We also teach in groups of four. We
explain The Four Levels of Science of Mind, The Four Aspects of the
Creative Process, The Four Primary Concepts, The Four Primary
Virtues and The Four Primary Tools.

Spiritual

Mental

Emotional

Physical
There are four primary levels of Science of Mind.
1. Personal Empowerment
2. Self-actualization
3. Personal Transformation
4. Global Transformation
These levels overlap but generally they are progressive where the
the preceding level is lifted up and incorporated into the following
level. Thus Global Transformation includes all prior levels.
To understand the levels of Science of Mind, we must first explain
the nature of the creative process. This is done through:
The Four Aspects of the Creative Process.
1. A Spiritual Presence and Power created the universe out of
Itself.
2. The two aspects of this Spiritual Presence are Love and Law.
3. Love creates out of Law. The Law of Mind is the Creative
Medium of God.
4. The same Law works in the individual as works in the
universal.
1. A Spiritual Presence and Power created the universe
out of Itself. The energy of God is within every aspect of Its
universe but is also transcendent to it. As human beings,
we have the ability to recognize and experience the Divine
Intelligence that created the entire universe. We realize we
are created out of this same Intelligence.
2. The two aspects of God are Love and Law. We learn how to
commune with the Love of God (The Presence) and use the Law
of God (The Power). We commune through prayer and
meditation, discovering that we are immersed in God. We unify
with Loving Presence so that It becomes immediate and
personal to us. We then discover that the Love of God is
expressed through Its Law and we learn to use the same Law.
3.Love creates out of Law. The Law of Mind is the creative medium
of God. It receives whatever thoughts are given to it and
impersonally creates a manifestation based upon those thoughts.
The circle represents the Allness of Spirit. The V represents the
descent of Spirit into manifestation. Law as Creative Medium
accepts the thoughts of Spirit and manifestation results.
How Universal Mind Creates. Universal Spirit creates all
manifestation by speaking Its Word into Universal Law.
4. The same Law works in the individual as in the universal. God
speaks Its Word and the universe is born. We speak our word and
create the conditions and events of our lives. There is Only One
Mind.
How Individual Mind Creates. Individuals create their lives by
speaking their words with feeling into Universal Law.
Individuals Evolve Returning to Spirit. Individuals discover
their creative abilities and their desire to return to Spirit. The
journey of the individualized soul begins when the individual
wakes up and begins the return to the One.
When we were unaware of the Law, we were Its slave because
It would create according to our dominant subconscious
beliefs. The basic message of Science of Mind is that we can
learn to consciously use the Law of Mind. As we make positive
choices and think positive thoughts, our life changes for the
better and the Law becomes our servant.
 There are Four Primary Concepts of Science of Mind

From these four truths about the nature of God, we arrive at the
four primary virtues.
Concept One: God is
One. There is only God
manifesting as
everything. From the
Science of Mind
Textbook we read:
"There is One Life back
of everything that lives.
There is One Energy back
of all that is energized.
This Energy is in
everything. There is One
Spirit back of all
expression.” (SOM Text,
35)
The first virtue is Integrity
and it arises out of Oneness.
Integrity is an inner sense of
"wholeness" deriving from
consistent honesty and
sincerity in feeling, thought,
word and deed. The word
comes from the Latin word
"integer" which means whole
and complete.
"This above all, to thine own
self be true, and it must follow
as night follows day, thou
canst not be false to any man."
(William Shakespeare)
Concept Two: God is Good.
The universe is life-affirming and supports the unfoldment of Its
creation. From The Science of Mind Textbook we read: "Here and
now, we are surrounded by, and immersed in, an Infinite Good. How
much of this Infinite Good is ours? ALL OF IT! And how much of It
may we have to use? AS MUCH OF IT AS WE CAN EMBODY."(SOM
Text,50)
The second virtue is gratitude and it arises out of
goodness. We are grateful for every moment of every
day knowing "this too is for good."
Concept Three: God is Love.
Love is the motive power of
the universe that creates and
sustains everything. There is
nothing that enough love
cannot heal. From the Science
of Mind Textbook we read:
"Love is the self-givingness of
the Spirit through the desire
of Life to express Itself in
terms of creation. Emerson
tells us that Love is a
synonym for God."(SOM
Text,608)
The third virtue is compassion arising out of Love.
Compassion is a deep awareness of and concern for the suffering
of another and the immediate and positive response.
Concept Four: God is
Us.
The Essence of God is
within us and we live,
move and have our being
in God now and always.
From the Science of Mind
textbook we read:
“Perfect God within me ,
Perfect Life within me,
which is God, come forth
into expression through
me as that which I am;
lead me ever into the
paths of perfection and
cause me to see only the
Good.” (SOM Text, 185)
The fourth virtue is reverence arising out of us.
If God is within all life, we have a reverence for life. Reverence is the
profound feeling that arises when we consider, with awe and
wonder, the interconnectedness of all life.
There are Four Primary Tools
of application for Science of
Mind.
1. Spiritual Mind Treatment
2. Meditation
3. Visioning
4. Affirmations
 1. Spiritual Mind Treatment

“Treatment, is an art, an act, and a science since it is a

combination of feeling, action, and Law. It is an art since there is
feeling in it. It is an act since it is a moving thing in thought. It is
a science since the movement of thought acts as law.” (SOM Text
638)
 We may treat for specific things and events.(Material Results)
We may treat for attitudes and dispositions. (Mental Results)
We may treat from the consciousness of Pure Spirit. (Mystical Results)
Material, Mental or Mystical. It’s all Spirit.
 2. Meditation

“We enter the Secret Place of our interior consciousness, we close the door
to the outer world and enter into the silence. This is what the silence
means. We are still alive, awake, and aware. We are still conscious and
consciously conscious. We are not less but more ourselves. We have more
consciously entered that place of inaction from which action proceeds. It is
certain that we enter the Absolute in such degree as we withdraw from the
relative.” (Change Thinking, Vol. 2-153)
 3. Visioning

Visioning is a process of revelation where we allow Spirit to reveal

to us the perfect right solution. We become quiet and still and ask
our Inner Wisdom to guide and direct us so we may express
ourselves fully as spiritual beings. Visioning reveals to us all we
need to hear, all we need to know and everything we need to do to
fulfill our divine potential.
 4. Affirmations
An affirmation is a simple, positive statement, stated or written in the
present tense. It clearly states the condition, event or state of
consciousness we wish to experience.
“To affirm anything is to state that it is so, and to maintain this as being
true in the face of all evidence to the contrary. Human thought can only
affirm, for even at the moment of denial, it is affirming the presence of
that which it denies! Repeating an affirmation is leading the mind to that
state of consciousness where it accepts that which it wishes to believe.”
(SOM Text, 575)
We examine the First Level of the teaching.
Level One is Personal Empowerment. We achieve this level when
we become consciously aware and use the Law of Mind as our
servant. We can successfully treat for the four main areas of life;
health, wealth, right relationships and creative self expression.
We create our own destiny through the Law of Mind. As Spirit
created the physical universe by speaking Its Word into the
Law, individuals learn to create their own universe though the
speaking of their word into the same Law.
To understand this level more fully, we need to
explore the nature of the subconscious Mind.
The human mind is like an
iceberg. It floats on an
infinite ocean of Spirit and is
made of the same essence as
the ocean. 90% is under
water. We call the part that is
hidden under water, the
subconscious mind.
The subconscious mind in
the individual is Universal
Subjective Mind. It is also
called Law. Subconscious
Mind has two aspects. It is
the Creative Medium of Spirit
and it is the storehouse for
all our memories and beliefs.
Core beliefs are stored in subconscious mind.
These core beliefs will outpicture as our reality
unless we change them.
When we change our core beliefs and accept new and
better ideas, we outpicture a better life. This is called
the reprogramming of the subconscious mind. By
reprogramming the subconscious mind, we are using
the Law of Mind for our benefit.
Until we wake up and realize we are consciously
participating in the creation of our own reality, we
unconsciously react to external conditions and therefore
are trapped by our own subconscious core beliefs.
As we wake up we realize we can become conscious
choosers. We realize that external events are effects of
choice and do not have independent existence.
Notice the subtle distinction about how we see our relationship
to the subconscious mind. If we see in a linear way, we see the
conscious chooser placing an idea into the Law of Mind much
like a farmer plants seed into fertile soil. This is one way to
understand the Creative Process.
If we see the process in a holistic way, there is only the flow of
Spirit, as Word, as Law, as Manifestation. In the first instance we
are “using the Law.” In the second instance we are “co-creating in
the flow” of Spirit as Word, as Law, as Manifestation.
The second level of the teaching is called Self-Actualization
Self-Actualization is actually a commitment to a process whereby we move
towards balance and harmony in all aspects of life. We flow in co-creative
and synergistic ways with Spirit. We realistically perceive our environment.
We have high self esteem. We accept ourselves and others. We are
spontaneous and live in the now moment. We solve problems with
enthusiasm always separating problems from people. We are passionate in
the process of living but are detached to the outcome. We have a deep
feeling of empathy and compassion for all people and see goodness in
everyone.
The message of "change your thinking, change your life" has
been adequately communicated. Now we are challenged to step
up to the next dimension of the teaching which is "the
transformation of the thinker”.
Answers to human problems are not found in the outer world but
within. We must have the courage to explore our inner world,
knowing that behind the thoughts and emotions, beneath the
subconscious patterns is an Inner Wisdom. The way out is through.
In order to move towards Self-actualization our lower needs must be satisfied.
We spend some time during this first course to understand the Hierarchy of
Needs as propounded by Abraham Maslow. We can learn and understand
Science of Mind principles but it is difficult to actively apply these principles if
we are distracted attempting to fulfill lower needs.
We can treat for high spiritual awareness but unless our lower
needs are fulfilled, we are subconsciously treating out of fear,
lack and limitation.
Maslow was both the Father of Humanistic and Transpersonal
Psychology. At first he thought the highest level of consciousness
for individuals was self-actualization. But later he realized that
humans were capable of experiencing soul-actualization,
sometimes called “cosmic consciousness.”
What does cosmic consciousness have to do with Science of Mind?
It helps to explain how we expand our awareness from the
material, to the mental, to the mystical. We will learn not only how
to use the power of thought but how to commune with the Divine
as we experience transformation.
We return to the iceberg analogy to discover how we can clear
negative core beliefs on the journey towards self-actualization.
The journey of the soul is a journey of expanded awareness. We become
aware that our subconscious beliefs are dictating our reality. We dissolve
negative core beliefs by releasing negative feelings and by opening
ourselves to the Presence of Spirit. We are not afraid to delve into our
unconscious because we know the Ocean of Spirit supports it all.
The third level of the teaching is Personal Transformation.
Personal transformation is a experiential state of awareness
where we have the permanent realization that we are
immortal spiritual beings. We live in a state of grace knowing
beyond doubt we are the beloved of God. We are both the
particle of the individual and the wave of the universal. We no
longer pray for conditions or even consciousness. God is
effortlessly and continually revealing Itself as our life.
There is much more to Science of Mind than reprogramming
the subjective mind. Science of Mind is a map to facilitate
transformational change.
Because the ultimate purpose of the Science of Mind
teaching is to facilitate spiritual transformation, we have
designed this course and all of our courses to help meet
this objective.

Spiritual Transformation

Come out of your chrysalis shell and become

the butterfly you are meant to be.
Transformation is different
from the Eastern concept
of transcendence.
It means the revelation of
the divine individual not
the merging of the
individual into “cosmic
oneness”.
Transformation means to
consciously live as a
spiritual being on earth.
It means making changes
at the individual level, one
person at a time. When
enough people are lifted
up, all humanity is lifted
up.
The fourth level of the teaching is Global Transformation.
Having experienced the ineffable Love of Spirit and knowing
we are Love individualized, we open to global awareness
touching the hearts and minds of all sentient beings to bring
permanent peace to our planet.
The embodiment of Level One brings full satisfaction of physical
and material desires. Embodiment of Level Two brings the
satisfaction of mental and emotional desires. Embodiment of
Level Three brings satisfaction of mystical desires through the
experience of conscious union with God. Embodiment of Level
Four brings the promise of permanent planetary peace.
We work towards embodiment - We develop the conscious
awareness to live the teaching daily. There is no effort because we
have attained conscious and subjective agreement. Our teaching
becomes the primary basis of all choice and action. We
demonstrate consistency in thought, word, emotion and action.
Using this process we engage both feeling and the action energies
as we continually and constantly demonstrate the teaching.
The whole key to successful living is embodiment.
Embodiment means acceptance on all levels of being. We
teach clearly how to embody each of these levels. There are
four levels of competency inherent in any task:
1. Unconscious Incompetence
2. Conscious Incompetence
3. Conscious Competence
4. Unconscious Competence
Unconscious Incompetence
We have accepted the dualistic paradigm of good and evil, heaven
and hell, we are unaware that we have the innate ability to co-
create our reality. We don't know about unity and oneness, we are
not aware. We cannot demonstrate.
The first step of the teaching is to awaken us to a better way to
think, a better way to believe and a better way to live.
Conscious Incompetence
Once awareness sets in, we desire change. We see others living
more productive lives and want to learn the new teaching. We hear
about it, but do not yet have the ability to put the teaching into
practice. We are aware but frustrated.
Conscious Competence
The learning process begins and through step by step practice,
progress occurs. There is still a great deal of conscious effort
to "make it work”. We consciously monitor our thinking and
begin to experience positive results.
Unconscious Competence
The new learning is embodied and tasks are completed naturally,
easily, and gracefully. We no longer see life as a problem to be
solved. Problems and solutions flow together as Spirit lives through
us.
 During these lessons, we present the teaching in diverse
ways. We recognize different styles of learning. Embodiment
takes place when there is integration at the head, heart and
action levels. All levels are then lifted up into Spirit.

1.Understanding at the
cognitive or head level.
2. Harmonious feeling at the
affective or heart level
3. Purposeful action
incorporating thought and
feeling at the psycho-motor or
action level.
4. Perfect Being at the spiritual
level.
1. Understanding at the head center, the cognitive
domain.
The energy of the head center is know as thought. New information
is processed in a conceptual manner. Mental equivalents or
containers of thought energy are created and demonstrate.
2. Feeling at the heart center, the affective domain.
The energy of the heart center is also known as the realm of feeling
and emotion. Energy at this level moves much faster than in the
cognitive center. That is why we feel about things faster than we
think about things.
Energy here moves very fast, much faster
than in the moving or intellectual center.
Feeling is our motivation center, the
center that lights our fire and provides
the fuel necessary for accomplishment.
Thought demonstrates when it has the
energy of feeing behind it. When this
energy attaches to an idea it provides the
driving force for accomplishment. The
feeling center is also the center of
reaction. When this center is triggered
by outer events, there is a tendency to
emotionally react rather than to
consciously respond. When we are
unconscious and unaware, our
emotionally charged beliefs control our
actions. Therefore, we must be willing
to allow feelings and emotions to become
conscious.
3. Action at the psycho-motor domain.
The energy of the solar plexus center is called action energy.
Purposeful action flows effortlessly from conscious thought and
feeling.
4. Unity at the spiritual center
This is the domain of oneness. There is no process of thought, no
analysis, and no synthesis. We simply intuitively know and live in
balance and harmony at all times. We flow through life because we
have embodied the art of living.
The spiritual center reveals itself as encompassing all others. As we
master the centers of the head, the heart and action, Spirit calls us
to be lifted up. We realize that the highest of mode of expression is
not self actualization but personal and global transformation.
Immortality ceases to be an idea and becomes a living reality.
Actualization.
We fully incorporate the head, the heart and the action
center. We are ready to step fully into the fourth domain of
Spirit.
We are here to balance
and integrate Spirit, Mind
and Body. We receive
inspiration from Spirit.
We formulate ideas in
Mind that result from
inspiration. We put these
ideas into action through
the Body of our affairs.
So, join us on a wonderful adventure where we not only
become masters of Science of Mind Principles but masters
of our own souls and our own destinies. For the life of each
of us is God.