Creative Mind: Tapping the Power Within (Square One Classics) (Paperback)

by Ernest Holmes (Author)

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Product Description
A brilliant speaker, gifted thinker, and inspired writer, Dr. Ernest S. Holmes founded the United Church of Religious Science, an international ministry that flourishes today. His message is simple: The universe has intelligence, purpose, and order. By understanding its principles and applying them to ourselves, we can see who we are and what we truly want in life. Creative Mind, produced in 1919, is a simple guide for the many thousands who came to hear his words and wished to know more.

Creative Mind is a little book designed to explain what people must discover for themselves about the nature of the universe and the creative power of their own minds. Its message is as fresh today as it was a century ago.

About the Author
Ernest S. Holmes was born in 1887 on a farm near Lincoln, Maine. In 1919, Holmes published his first book, Creative Mind. In 1926, he published his seminal work, The Science of Mind. In the following year, he founded the Institute of Religious Science and School of Philosophy and its monthly magazine Science of Mind. As his lecture series continued to grow in popularity and his ideas took root, increasing numbers of Religious Science ministries were established throughout the country. In 1953, the Institute was re-named the Church of Religious Science and Philosophy—later to become the United Church of Religious Science, with member churches throughout the world.

Product Details

• Paperback: 115 pages
• Publisher: Square One Publishers (February 2002)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0757000398
• ISBN-13: 978-0757000393
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 6.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #655,051 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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62 of 63 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Creative Mind: Tapping the Power Within, June 20, 2003

By	"claudici" (Chicago) - See all my reviews

I've read (almost) all of Ernest Holmes' books, as well as many other metaphysical books in this nature. This is BY FAR, IN MY OPINION, his best one! Much more dramatic, effective and clear. If I had to pick any one of Ernest's books to be my bible, it would be this one. This is the first book he wrote, and I believe that's why it's so good.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Conscious Creation, November 16, 2006

By	John P. Morgan "Light Coach" (Beautiful San Dimas, CA) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

The question is not whether or not you are creative, the real question is what are you creating? You cannot not be creative. This is the way you were made. Everything that is in your life is there because on some level you manifested those experiences. I know what some of you might be thinking as you look at what is in your life, "Why would I create bad relationships? Why would I create money problems? Why would I create disease and health issues?"

For the most part, most of us create our lives out of default. We go through our lives unconsciously aware of what we are manifesting into our experience. Most of us are operating on beliefs that we are not even fully aware of. Most of us have not sat down with ourselves and asked ourselves what we really believe about God, ourselves, our place in the universe, what we are worthy of, what we are deserving of, about money, about relationships, about life in general. It may be difficult to understand that you really do play a major role in your life, but once you accept and embrace and embody the Truth that you can change your life, by changing your ideas about it, you will see how creatively empowered you are and have always been.

This classic book written by Ernest Holmes was his first book, I believe. Most of his books are overshadowed by his classic, The Science of Mind text. Which, if you are not versed in Holmes, is not the best book to start off with. Of course, I love it now, but when I first began to study Religious Science and read from that book, I found it pedantic and very cumbersome. I actually think and feel that this rather small book of less than a hundred pages (hardbound edition) should be the Science of Mind text...but that's just my opinion.

He writes, "Spirit creates through Law. The Law of Mind is always in action. Mind cannot act unless intelligence sets it in motion. In the great universal mind, man is a center of intelligence, and every time he thinks he sets mind into action..."

What he is saying in layman's terms is "What you think is what you create..." A lot of people really do not want to believe this and even if you choose not to believe this, it'll still be working in your life by showing up as something you don't believe. I'm sorry to be a "killjoy" in this review, but you really are responsible for creating your life. The world is in the "mess" it is now because for the most part we have all been "unconscious". We just thought that things happen. Nothing can happen unless we let it.

Here is something to think about. Fundamentalist Christians really want you to believe that Armegeddon is approaching. Could it be that we are actually going to have an Armegeddon because enough people believe it will take place? Kind of scary, huh? Could you imagine if we had enough people believing that paradise could take place, or utopia is possible, or we really could learn to coexist peacefully with others? You see, we are always using the same Creative Mind to think with and we will always experience (individually as well as collectively) the sum total of what we believe to be true.

Jesus the Christ said, "It is done unto you AS you believe..."

There is no other way. Your life up until now is a reflection of what you hold to be true, as is mine. I had an experience the other day where I was literally shocked that I still held some rather disempowering beliefs about myself. Not that I am perfect, but I am fairly conscious of the thoughts I am holding and when I thought those thoughts, I thought, "Oh, wow...those are not empowering at all. Next!"

Y'see, it really is easy to change our thoughts. The tricky part is keeping them changed. This does not mean you need to become fearful or superstitious about all the thoughts you once had, it just means that now you are ready to change them and even if you're not, that's okay. But aren't you ready to have a more fulfilling life, a richer life, a more abundant life. I believe you are otherwise you wouldn't be reading this review looking for a way to change.

Consider this review as your sign...but get the book...I promise you, you'll love it.

Peace and Blessings to you this day.

1 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Another new age Universal Intelligence book . . ., November 15, 2007

By	mcv57 (Chicago, IL USA) - See all my reviews

As an intelligent being, I noted contradictions in Mr. E. Holmes philosophy. As a Christian, I believe Mr. E. Holmes has twisted biblical truth in an attempt to exploit biblical scripture.

I find nothing spiritual in content with this book, only attempts to solicit Mr. Holmes hypothesis on life. Mr. Holmes spend more context on explaining his new age theory on reality . . . where is the Creative Mind? Mr. Holmes attempts to explain that the mind/ word "is" the reality of all things, and that there is no two powers - evil is the alienation of man's inner self. I noted that Mr. Holmes quotes Jesus stating "it is done unto you even as you have believed," but he does not footnote the quote; moreover, he states scripture as proof to his philosophy. With this in mind, I also noted Mr. Holmes contradicted his theory by stating that there are no two powers, but based on the Bible (and Jesus) there are two kingdoms - Satin and God ("how can Satin cast out Satin"). Moreover, Mr. Holmes states, "some to go to heaven and some to hell," host that this is a lie. Mr. Holmes basis this idea on that we are "born of the spirit of God Almighty ... is as one with the eternal spirit." But in the Bible, Jesus clearly states that we are all sinners and we must be born "again" to enter into the Kingdom of God. For a man who is formating his philosophy on the principles of the Bible, he turned everything upside down and then makes himself into a God - Jesus states that "all is my brothers, mothers and sister that obey God's commandments.

In my opinion, this idealogy is classic charlatan worthless gimmick. You would think that a man could be more creative than to exploit God's word. Moreover, I don't remember reading any history that stated Mr. Holmes made the cripple walk, the blind see, or the make the dead alive again. I am surprised he was given an honorary degree. Based on mankind's history track, Jesus seems to always tells the "real truth": "a generation that murders its prophets," . . . and I say, but a society that decorates a man for bulky, useless babble instead of real TRUTH.