Term
|
Definition
A Practitioner is a person who is trained in the art, science and skill of Spiritual Mind
Treatment. One who works in his/her own consciousness to reveal the Truth. |
|
|
Term
| What is the purpose of being a Practitioner? |
|
Definition
| To deepen one's own consciousness and connection with God. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| That which produces an effect. The Life back of things. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| 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. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Mental awareness. Consciousness is both objective and subjective. Objective consciousness is a state of conscious awareness; its reasoning is both inductive and deductive, therefore it has self-choice. Subjective consciousness is entirely a reaction to this objective volition. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The belief in more than one Power back of all things. That there is God and something else. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| That which follows cause. Effect is that which did not make itself, but which must have a power back of it causing it to be. All manisfestation is effect. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Faith is a mental attitude, so inwardly embodied that the mind can no longer deny it. A belief in the presence of an invisible principle and law which directly and specifically responds to me. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Intuition is God in man. The ability to know without any process of reasoning. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| The science of being. That which is beyond the known laws of physics. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| Mind is that in which we live, move and have our being. It is both conscious and subconscious. Conscious Mind is Spirit, either in God or man. Unconscious Mind is the law of conscious Mind acting and is, therefore, subconscious or subjective. Mind is potential energy, while thought is the dynamic force which produces the activity for manisfestation. The One Mind is all of Truth. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A mystic is one who senses the Divine Presence; one who intuitively senses Reality. |
|
|
Term
| What is the purpose of an Invocation? |
|
Definition
| To set the tone by recognizing the inspiration of Spirit in the event about to take place. |
|
|
Term
| What is the purpose of a Benediction? |
|
Definition
| To express gratitude for what has been received by recognizing the inspiration of Spirit in the event. |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| A psychic is one who is able to see that which is pictured in the subjective either in the past or in the present moment. |
|
|
Term
| What is Spiritual Principle? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What is Race Thought or subjective consensus? |
|
Definition
| Human beliefs operating through the mentality of the individual. |
|
|
Term
| Explain what Science of Mind teaches to someone unfamiliar with Religious Science. (25 words or less) |
|
Definition
There is only one power, the power of LOVE which is the power of God; there is an all-powerful LAW that responds to our thinking.
OR
SOMAS teaches how to live in accordance with Spiritual Principles for greater peace, happiness and joy. The consistent application of which results in good health, satisfying relationships, enhanced creativity and prosperty.
|
|
|
Term
| Explain what Spiritual Mind Treatment is to someone unfamiliar with Religious Science. (25 words or less) |
|
Definition
| A recognition of our Oneness with all of life and an affirmation of the Truth of our beingness. |
|
|
Term
| How does Spiritual Mind Treatment work? |
|
Definition
| SMT works by the recognition of Perfect God, Perfect Man, Perfect Being thus being whole, perfect and complete as is. Nothing needing to be added. |
|
|
Term
| What is the key to powerful treatments? |
|
Definition
| Expanded consciousness to accept; Faith and conviction. |
|
|
Term
| Explain how life gets to be the way it is. |
|
Definition
| All thought is creative. Life is the out-picturing of what is going on internally in the mind. It happens to us as we believe. God can only do through us to the degree of our acceptance. |
|
|
Term
Describe the Creative Process.
(maybe in 25 or 50 words) |
|
Definition
Thought (the seed) decends or is planted into the Universal Subjective or Law of Mind (soil), which manifest form (plant).
OR
Thought (the seed) is planted into the subjective mind (the soil) and out-pictures an effect (the plant). |
|
|
Term
| Explain the Science of Mind teaching symbol. |
|
Definition
| The circle represents Oneness or Wholeness. The three sections represent the triune nature of Beng; the upper section is Spirit, the middle section Soul and the lower section Body. The "V" represents the universal creative process. The point drawn down represents the movement of spirit through the creative medium of Soul (mind) into body (form). It is necessary that Spirit be manifested in order to express itself. The word Unity on the descending line shows that all come from the one. The ascent of the "V" represents body (form) returning again to Spirit, the invisible realm. |
|
|
Term
| What is the Law and how do we use it? |
|
Definition
| The Law is the unchangeable, immutable, impersonal mind in action that mirrors the vibratory equivalent of our thoughts. By thinking correctly and by a conscious mental use of the law of Mind, we can cause It to do definite things for us, through us. |
|
|
Term
| What is mental equivalents? |
|
Definition
Greater vision of our desired experience results in a greater demonstration in our experience.
We cannot demonstrate beyond our ability to mentally conceive that which we desire to experience. "Whatsoever a man soweth, he shall reap." |
|
|
Term
| On the Metaphysical chart, where would you place the following? (top, middle, or bottom) |
|
Definition
| Soul (middle); Body (bottom); Creative Medium (middle); Feminine (middle); Absolute (top); Spirit (top); The Word (top); Things (bottom); Plastic (middle); Time (bottom); Karma (middle); Maya (middle); Choice (top); Law (middle); Space (bottom). |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
| It is done unto us as we believe. |
|
|
Term
| What are the parts of a Practitioner/Client session; give the purpose of each. |
|
Definition
Welcome/Invocation - Sets the tone for the session and is the first step to building rapport.
Dialogue - To ascertain the effect that needs to be healed and the mental cause of that effect.
Client Participation - Practitioner suggests a spiritual practice for the client to do that will assist in clearing the way for the change in consciousness necessary for the healing.
Spiritual Mind Treatment - At the end of the session SMT is given for the desired healing. This allows for the heart opening and movement in consciousness. |
|
|
Term
| What is the importance of rapport in a Practitioner/Client session? |
|
Definition
Rapport helps the client build trust in the Practitioner, thereby allowing for more in depth questioning to get at the false or limiting belief.
|
|
|
Term
| What is spiritual counseling? |
|
Definition
| Spiritual counseling is assisting a client through a process of healing and revealing Truth by asking compassionate questions, actively listening and using the art and science of spiritual mind treatment. |
|
|
Term
| What are the responsibilities of a Professional Practitioner maintaining a private practice? |
|
Definition
| Professional Practitioners are self-employed and all that applies to any other self-employed person applies to us. We are responsible for establishing the legal entity of the business; any business license requirements; paying taxes; financial and client record keeping; establishing client fees; insurance; office space and our personal and spiritual growth. |
|
|
Term
| Name 10 ways a Professional Practitioner can teach the Truth in the world. |
|
Definition
1. Hold Study Groups
2. Conducting commitment ceremonies, funeral and memorial services
3. Facilitating CSL Study Groups
4. Teacher's Assistant for SOMAS classes
5. Writing books/magazine articles aligned with SOMAS principles.
6. Teaching CSL classes, workshops, seminars.
7. Developing a ministry of public speaking
8. Holding vigil or high watch for events, meetings and services of our local spiritual community.
9. Holding eccelesiastic offices within local spiritual communities within CSL.
10. Conducting group or individual meditations, visionsing sessions and spiritual retreats. |
|
|
Term
Give one statement of identification for the following: Phineas Parkhurst Quimby;
Mary Baker Eddy; Charles & Myrtle Fillmore; Emile Cady; Nona Brooks; Emma Curtis Hopkins; Ernest Holmes; Thomas Troward; Ralph Waldo Emerson. |
|
Definition
Phineas Parkhurst Quimby - The founder of New Thought and the first to grasp the idea that "mind" had something to do with the healing of the physical body.
Mary Baker Eddy - Established the Christian Science church.
Charles & Myrtle Fillmore - The founders of Unity.
Emile Cady - Wrote the book "Lessons in Truth" for Unity.
Nona Brooks - Co-founder of Divine Science.
Emma Curtis Hopkins - Known as the teacher of teachers.
Ernest Holmes - The founder of Religious Science.
Thomas Troward - Author of the Edinburgh Lectures on Mental Science. Expanded idea of cause and effect.
Ralph Waldo Emerson - American essayist that wrote "Self Reliance" and "The Over-Soul" and who led the Transcendentalist movement in the mid-19th century.
|
|
|
Term
| What is Christ Consciousness? |
|
Definition
| Awareness of our Divinity; That God lives, moves and has its beingness in us. |
|
|
Term
| What is the difference between counseling and what a Practitioner does. |
|
Definition
| A psychologist treats effects and asks questions that reveal more of the underlying behaviors, while the Practitioner treats cause and asks questions that reveal more of the mental cause of the false or limiting beliefs so the Spiritual Truth can be revealed. |
|
|
Term
| Who influenced Ernest Holmes studies and writings? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Who was the founder of Christian Science? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Who founded the Unity Church? |
|
Definition
| Charles and Myrtle Fillmore. |
|
|
Term
| Name the three pillars of New Thought. |
|
Definition
Divine Science
Religious Science
Unity |
|
|
Term
| What year did Ernest Holmes make his transition? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Who was known as the "Father of New Thought"? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| Who was respected with the title of "Teacher of Teachers"? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What was one of the many famous essays that Ralph Waldo Emerson was known for? |
|
Definition
Self-Reliance
The Over-Soul
Circles |
|
|
Term
| Name two New Thought leaders that were directly influenced by Quimby? |
|
Definition
| Warren Felt Evans and Julius Dresser. |
|
|
Term
| In what year was the Institute of Religious Science begun? |
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| What makes Christian Science different from Science of Mind? |
|
Definition
| Christian Scientist believe prayer heals all. Science of Mind believes in prayer and the pill. God is in it all! |
|
|
Term
| The term New Thought refers to the modern metaphysical movements whose philosophy teaches what? |
|
Definition
| 1) We are living in a spiritual universe here and now. 2) Based on the theory that the Universe is a system of intelligence, the movement of which is Law, the Intelligence being personal and the Law impersonal. |
|
|
Term
| What is the basic premise upon which all mental work is based? |
|
Definition
| Perfect God; Perfect Man; Perfect Being |
|
|
Term
| What is the Christ Principle in Religious Science? |
|
Definition
| Perfect God; Perfect Man; Perfect Being |
|
|
Term
|
Definition
|
|
Term
| How does the SOM textbook define "The Science of Mind?" |
|
Definition
| SOM is the study of life and the laws of thought; the conception that we live in a spiritual Universe; that God is in, through, around and for us. |
|
|
Term
| What is The Thing Itself? How does it work? What does it do? How can we use it? |
|
Definition
The Thing Itself is First Cause; Spirit; Truth; that Invisible Essence; that Ultimate Stuff and Intelligence from which everything comes - the Power back of creation.
It works through Absolute Law. What it does is manifests through us according to our beliefs. We use it by being aware and consciously creating our life through right-thinking. |
|
|
