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What is The Thing Itself, how does it work, what does it do, how can we use it?
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God and the Creative process,
it works the Law/Creative Medium acts upon our thoughts manifesting them,
It turns thoughts into things and conditions,
we use it by consciously choosing our thoughts. |
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| Explain what Science of Mind teaches to someone unfamiliar with Religious Science. (25 words or less, no jargon) |
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*God is All there is
*We are One with God
*We choose the thoughts and beliefs that create our reality individually and collectively |
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| Explain what Spiritual Mind Treatment is to someone unfamiliar with Religious Science. (25 words or less, no jargon) |
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*Prayer that recognizes God is All there is
*I am One with God, all that God is is mine
*I am Grateful and receptive |
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| How does Spiritual Mind Treatment work? |
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*We speak with the voice of God and the Law responds
1*In recognition we remember that God is everything
2*In unification we remember we are One with Godand thus the Creative Process is ours to use
3*In realization we speak our word of Truth in to the Law with conviciton and feeling
4*Gratitude keeps the flow moving
5*Releasing to the Law allows it to work on our behalf |
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| What is the key to powerful treatments? |
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*An expanded consciousness is a key to powerful treatment.
*Being grateful that I already have what I am treating for is a powerful key to treatment. |
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Explain how life gets to be the way it is.
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| It is done unto you as you believe. The Law acts upon the majority of our thoughs to create the life we have chosen or think we deserve. Where we don't consciously choose, race consciousness takes over. |
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Descrive the Creative Process in the individual.
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*Love points the way, Law makes the way possible.
*God as love gives itself to us, as limitless possibilites from which to choose. As individuals we choose with our thoughts and beliefs which are acted upon by the Law which out pictures as our lives. |
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| Explain the Science of Mind teaching symbol. |
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*The circle represents Infinity-everything, It's all God.
*The top section is the part of God that is Spirit, thought, cause, idea, the initiation of creation.
*The middle is the part of God that is Law, the Creative Medium, turing thoughts into things.
*The bottom is the part of God that is effects, manifested reality, all things and conditions.
*The V shows how thoughts go in to the Creative Medium and come out as effects and conditions. |
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| What is the Law and how do we use it? |
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*The Law is a blind force that turns thoughts into things and conditions.
*We use it by consciously choosing our thoughts. |
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| What is Race Thought or subjective consensus. |
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The accumulated subjective tendencies and thoughts of the human race, which tend to show up in/as individual experience unless other beliefs are consciously chosen.
The bleifes held by a group, culture, or the entire human race.
*race suggestion/race mind |
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| What are mental equivalents? |
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*Mental equivalents are subjective ideas or mental pictures.
*Every objective thing has a corresponding mental equivalent. |
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One who:
*Senses the Divine Presence
*Experiences Oneness and Unity with life and God
*Intuitively perceives Truth without mental process |
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One who:
*Works on the mental plane (not spiritual)
*Sees through his/her own lense, or anothers subjective mentality
*Has impressions that are more or less colored by the vibration of his/her own or anothers thoughts |
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*It is done unto you as you believe.
*I and my father are one.
*As we turn to God, God turns to us. |
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| Name the parts of the Practitioner/Client session;give the purpose of each. |
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*Welcome and invocation-to set the tone and establish rapport.
*Dialogue-to asertain the effect that needs to be heald, the belief or mental cause of that effect and to teach Spiritual Principles.
*Client Participation-to assign spiritual practice "homework".
*Spiritual Mind Treatment for desire healing. |
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| What is spiritual guidance and support? |
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| Assisting a client through the process of healing and revealing Truth by asking compassionate questions, attentively listening, teaching Spiritual Principles, assisting clients to recognize and change limiting beliefs, and using the art and skill of Spiritual Mind Treatment. |
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| What are the responsibilities of a Professional Practitioner maintaining a private practice? |
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*Abide by CSL Policies and Procedures Manual at all times.
*Legally report all fees as income.
*Maintain current Practitioner license.
*Report abuse and anything else mandated by law. |
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| Name ten ways a Professional Practitioner can teach Truth in the world. |
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*Conducting Practitioner/client sessions
*Officiating weddings and memorials.
*Serving as TA or teaching classes
*Conducting workshops
*Leading a study group
*Facilitating group or individual meditations or visioning
*Develope a Ministry of public speaking
*Doing community outreach, working with hospice or other volunteer work
*Serving in the World Ministry of Prayer
*Performing Platform duties at Sunday Services |
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| Who was respected with the title of "Teacher of teachers"? |
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| Who was the founder of Christian Science? |
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| Charles and Myrtle Fillmore |
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| Who were the men who influenced Ernest Holmes' studies and writings? |
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Thomas Troward
Phineas Parkhurst Quimby
(father of New Thought) |
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| Name two New Thought leaders that were directly influenced by Phineas Quimby. |
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Warren Felt Evans
Julius Dresser
Mary Baker Eddy |
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| What was one of Emerson's famous essays? |
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| Name the 3 pillars of New Thought |
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Divine Science
Religious Science
Unity |
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| When was the Institute of Religious Science established? |
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| What year did the New Thought movement begin in the US? |
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| What year did Ernest Holmes make his transition? |
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| What is required to renew an active Professional Practitioner License? |
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*Abide by the Code of Ethics and Policies and Procedures
*Be an active, loyal and supportive member of a CSL community
*Recommit to a life of Spiritual Service
*Engage in 45 hours of education (CU's)
*Complete Practitioner renewal process and pay fees |
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| What causes a Professional Practitioner license to become inactive? |
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*If a renewal is not received within 60 days of deadline.
*A request to be put on leave
*Ethics violation-license suspended |
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| Who is responsible for granting the Practitioner License? |
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| MPLC upon recommendation by Senior Minister |
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| List 3 ways to obtain CLU units: |
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| Treatment/prayer for others, teaching classes, visitations. |
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| What is the basic premise upon which all mental work is based? |
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| Perfect God, Perfect Person, Perfect Being |
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| What is the Christ Principle in Religious Science? |
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Perfect God, Perfect Person, Perfect Being.
The awareness of Wholeness and Perfection in each being. |
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| The term New Thought refers to the modern metaphysical movements whose philosophy teaches... |
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*We are living in a Spitiual Universe here and now.
*Based on the theory that the Universe is a system of Intelligence, the movement which is Law, the Intelligence being personal and the Law impersonal. |
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| What makes Christian Science different from Science of Mind? |
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*Christian Science believes prayer heals all.
*Science of Mind believes in prayer and a pill, God is in it all. |
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