The traditional History of New Thought begins with Phineas Quimby who taught the Dressers, along with Mary Baker Eddy (the founder of Christian Science). He began by studying Mesmerism, then in conjunction with a young man began to do distance healing. Soon this was followed by various female geniuses who were tossed out of Christian Science because of their propensity for independent thought and new insights which Eddy could not tolerate. Then along came other teachers such as the Fillmores (Unity), Annie Rix Militz (Home of Truth), Malinda Cramer and Nona Brooks (DivineScience), and then Ernest Holmes and Leon Masters. Yet, when we use Mimetics and Spiral Dynamics we find that New Thought really began with a woman named Anne Hutchinson, then was followed by the work of Thomas Paine and Elihu Palmer. Nascent New Thought is firmly entrenched in Bible Metaphysics, yet the first exploration of Tao by a New Thought master (Annie Rix Militz) came in the 1800's. Emma Curtis Hopkins, the "Teacher of Teachers," explored a wide spectrum of Religious Thought and she was followed by the stellar work of Ernest Holmes (her last student) who brought the keen eye of a self-educated soul to metaphysics and whose 1926 work Science of Mind broke ground for the modern Science of Mind movement which is presently morphing into CSL. The massive institution of Home of Truth collapsed with the death of Annie Rix Militz and Divine Science took its place as the leading denomination, which in turn was replaced by Unity which was soon replaced by Seicho No Ei as the world's largest New Thought denomination. Where is New Thought going today?

Students will explore the traditional History of New Thought as well as the Mimetic view of New Thought which culminated in contemporary New Millennial New Thought. The goal is for students to have a solid grounding in both views such that when asked about the history of New Thought the student can easily relate New Thought history to anyone. Students should also have a firm grasp of the contemporary movements in New Thought, its current denominations, their leaders and the current independent writers.

You will explore these teachings over a 12 or 24 week period. The length of the course is decided at the outset of the course by the class with guidance from the instructors. 24 weeks gives you more time, 12 weeks less time.
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