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The Archives contain artifacts from the history of United Centers for Spiritual Living and International Centers for Spiritual Living. Priceless treasures include copies of all of Science of Mind magazines since October 1927 and a complete collection of Creative Thought magazines. Explore Science of Mind books in Russian, Spanish, French, German, Dutch, Afrikaans, Japanese and Braille. You’ll find numerous reel-to-reel tapes and transcripts of Science of Mind founder Dr. Ernest Holmes’ radio talks and classes.

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Bob Luckin, the mind behind our popular “Murphy’s Dogma” column, shares a tale of compassion, understanding and Oneness through a symbolic journey. Enjoy this online exclusive!

Roy and Randy had been a pair of socks since birth. No one really understood or could explain how socks are paired. The rule was once a pair, always a pair.
Most pairs got along fairly well and lived good lives covering feet of all different sizes. There were old feet, young feet, dancers’ feet, athletes’ feet, just to name a few. Some feet stood for hours while others rarely touched the ground.
No two pairs of socks lived lives that were the same. This wouldn’t be much of a story if Roy and Randy had stayed together warming cold feet, giving comfort to athletes and doing what socks do.
Aside from uncut toenails and some smelly feet, the only thing socks are afraid of is a giant pair of animals, usually living side by side in the kitchen or garage of many homes. The Water Thrasher could easily drown an unprepared pair of socks. Most socks had learned how to hold their breath for long periods, long before they were tossed into the mouths of these animals. If the Water Thrasher wasn’t hungry and didn’t eat them, the wet socks were tossed into the mouth of the Dragon Breather.
Roy and Randy were created white, and the Sock Tender wanted to keep it that way. One spring morning, the Sock Tender tossed them into the mouths of Thrasher and Dragon Breather for the last time. No one knows who ate Randy, but Roy was the only sock found.

He was a clean, lonely, somewhat worn, single left white sock. He had always been a left sock. Some socks were right socks. Usually by the time they are old enough to be worn, socks know if they are a left or a right sock.
For socks, it really isn’t a lifestyle choice. There are a few socks that feel they are left and right. In the sock community, as long as you cover feet, it doesn’t really matter. The saying among socks was, “Socks is socks.”
When socks are not in service, most can be found lounging in a drawer waiting for a call to service. White socks in one drawer, black in another, brown, yellow and multi-colored socks also carefully separated from each other. Why they must be separated is not all that clear. When asked, Sock Tenders just said, “It’s better that way.”
Because Roy was a single sock without a partner, he would never be returned to the drawer for pairs. Instead, he was tossed into the hopper — an orphanage for single socks.
At first, he found himself very frightened. There were red socks, purple socks and socks of many colors. Roy saw a white sock and a black sock dancing the “sock hop,” a dance all single socks in the hopper loved.
Only pairs of socks can walk. Single socks must learn to hop. The socks he had lived with in the drawer never danced and never talked to socks different from themselves. Roy, being very frightened, clung to one side of the hopper and shook. A very old and worn sock with glasses, smoking a pipe, befriended Roy. “Hi, I am a sock-ologist. I am here because I lost my partner, as did you. My job is to help new socks get used to the hopper.”
Sigmund Sock went on. “Every sock here is a unique and perfect sock. Where you came from, most of the socks you spent time with looked so much alike that you didn’t get to notice how unique every sock was. You need to know that sometimes artists, musicians and free thinkers come to the hopper in search of single socks that don’t match. They may choose two left socks — that’s called a same-socks union. Or they may pick a red sock and a blue sock to wear. We love it when that happens! The sock chooser picks us because we are different from each other and because most of us, having learned to love how different we are from each other, fit in easily. We enjoy providing comfort and warmth for those taking the road less traveled, and that makes all the difference.”
Sigmund’s words were comforting. Roy noticed his fear had vanished. Without fear, he could see clearly how each sock was both unique and beautiful. It didn’t feel strange or wrong to hang out with a left sock, a multicolored sock, a tall sock or a short sock.
In the hopper, right socks loved right socks, left socks loved left socks, and the more colors a sock had, the more they had in common with socks of any color. All the socks in the hopper learned to love each other. “It is strange,” Roy thought. “I feel more at home and more alive than I have ever felt before. I am a single sock, but I don’t feel lonely. I feel like all socks are my brothers and sisters.”
Early in the morning, the Sock Tender returned to the hopper, opened it and began looking for Roy. “I found you! I found you!” laughed the Sock Tender. Roy was worried. What did this mean? The Sock Tender was holding Roy in her left hand and Randy in her right hand. Randy hadn’t been eaten! He had been hidden in the folds of a bed sheet when taken out of the Dragon Breather.
It was a warm and tender reunion. Things would never be the same for Roy or Randy. Once back in the drawer, Roy shared his adventure with all the other socks. Before long, black socks had managed to get into the white socks’ drawer. White socks climbed into the brown drawer, and multicolored socks could be seen everywhere.
Early in September, a time now called “September Fest,” the socks decided to have a sock hop. A great band was assembled, and Roy taught every single sock to dance. It was a special time, and each sock understood its own value. Never again would any sock in the world look down on or say unpleasant things about other socks. The old saying, “Socks is socks,” was changed to “Socks is socks. The Sock Maker didn’t make no bad ones.”
© 2016 Rev. Dr. Bob Luckin

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Science of Mind Publishing se enorgullece en presenter cuatro poderosos titulos … Disponible aquí.

 Cómo Usar la Ciencia de la Mente — $10.95

¿Podemos Hablar Con Dios? — $10.95

Lo Esencial de Ernest Holmes — $15.95

Este Algo Llamado Tú — $12.95

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Robert Brown created a massive ripple with his heart of service that continues to transform generations to this day.

Mr. Brown may be one of the most remarkable people you’ve never heard of, but his work has touched millions of lives, both through his Civil Rights advocacy in the U.S. and his reading outreach program for the people of Africa, the International BookSmart Foundation. Brown’s life was forever transformed at the age of 12 when his grandmother gave him a little book by Dr. Ernest Holmes, “It’s Up to You” (you can find a copy here).

How have the powerful teachings and philosophy of Science of Mind and Holmes changed your life? How have they made a difference in the lives of those you love?

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Enjoy this powerful video below, “Your Wishes Delivered: Mr. Brown’s Books,” and learn more about his worldwide impact born from a seed planted by Dr. Ernest Holmes.

And find the entire feature about Brown by Rev. Dr. John Waterhouse in the October 2016 issue of Guide for Spiritual Living: Science of Mind magazine.

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In our January 2017 issue, Ester Nicholson, ALSP, reveals the power behind admitting that you are powerless. And Nicholson knows from experience.

“What I’ve learned, in applying and sharing this material in workshops, training and private sessions over the past 30 years, is that the very same approach I used to heal myself of smoking cocaine applies to issues far beyond alcohol and substance abuse alone,” she vulnerably shares.

Nicholson developed Soul Recovery, a curriculum of study and practice she used to heal herself of a life-threatening addiction. This ultimately birthed the writing of her book by the same name. She believes the reason that we obsess about a drug, a relationship, a job or anything else is that we have lost sight of our wholeness. Through our life experiences, many of us have “adapted” ourselves to believe that we are unworthy and incapable of being truly happy and fulfilled. That just isn’t true.

Guided Meditations: 21 Days to Healing Dependence

We are entitled to feel as whole as we really are, compassionately and fearlessly.

Let Nicholson guide you through 21 daily contemplations, connecting to Truth and healing dependence — whatever form or appearance that takes in your life. » Sign up on her home page and begin to feel the benefits and profound shift in how you view your circumstances.

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Rev. Barry Ebert, associate minister and youth director at Mile Hi Church in Lakewood, Colorado, interviewed artist Patrick McDonnell for our June 2018 cover story.
Barry always brings music to his expanding youth ministry, and he wants to share a special song he wrote to honor of our month’s “Beloved Pets” tribute and photo gallery.

Check out “The Dog Song” here and get your tail waggin’ for the day.

Below is the audio version for your enjoyment as well:

Words and music by Barry Ebert; copyright 2007 Barry Ebert Music; ASCAP  

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You love artist Rita Loyd! Featured on the cover of the March 2016 issue, there has been an outpouring of support and interest from our readers about her art and work in the world.
Share the powerful message of unconditional self-love with her meditative card deck. It is a collection of 50 original healing images with supportive affirmations on the back of each card.
Find these cards, her illustrated, self-published book on unconditional self-love and free therapeutic line drawings on her website: www.NurturingArt.com.

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By Rev. Dr. Terry Drew Karanen |
As a multi-talented columnist for Guide for Spiritual Living: Science of Mind magazine, Rev. Dr. Terry Drew Karanen writes regularly about money and mindfulness in “Practical Prosperity.” He serves as the director of Spirit, Mind and Body Foundation, a Centers for Spiritual Living focus ministry. You can also find his blog at Patheos.com.
Karanen has a new book out, “How to Find Your Vision and Get a Life!” According to James Mapes, author of “Quantum Leap Thinking: An Owner’s Guide to the Mind,” Karanen provides simple, easy explanations to the challenges of life without the “metaphysical psycho-babble” often seen in topics like this. Through relating his own life challenges he provides the reader with practical, usable exercises to clarify his/her purpose in life and how to best fulfill that vision and mission.

Here are some insightful excerpts from Karanen’s latest work about using a personal vision and mission to create the life of your dreams:

Become passionate with your vision. Only you can create the excitement of passion in your life that is sustainable and reliable. Classes are great, seminars are wonderful, self-help books are enlightening, but when it comes right down to it, it all comes back to you. You can take as many classes, and seminars as you can afford and then some. You can workshop yourself into a stupor. You can buy every purple outfit there is to announce your spiritual enlightenment, search out every possible piece of crystal jewelry and burn sandalwood incense until smoke fills your house, and it still comes down to you. None of any of that will mean anything if you cannot feel the passion for your vision.
Obsession is not passion. Learn this. Know this. Do not be fooled into thinking that just because you are staying busy it means you are accomplishing anything more than staying busy.
It is imperative that we see the value in what we do. If you can do something better than anyone else, appreciate that. Release any thought that acknowledging your magnificence is egotistical. If you are not doing what you think you ought to be doing, begin with doing the very best at what you are doing. Continue to see your worthiness for obtaining your vision. Be willing to accept success.

» To purchase an autographed copy of the book, visit Karanen online.

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