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Creative Mind and Success
Discover how "right thinking" can help you achieve success!
This spirited guide by the founder of the international Religious Science movement will show you how to:
• Attain strength and control thought
• Attract friends and use the imagination
• Achieve independence and prosperity
Simple and direct, this manual will help you understand the nature of the universe and the creative power of the mind.
This spirited guide by the founder of the international Religious Science movement will show you how to:
• Attain strength and control thought
• Attract friends and use the imagination
• Achieve independence and prosperity
Simple and direct, this manual will help you understand the nature of the universe and the creative power of the mind.
80 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1989
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954 people want to read
About the author
Ernest Shurtleff Holmes
259 books204 followersErnest Shurtleff Holmes was an American New Thought writer, teacher, and leader. He was the founder of a Spiritual movement known as Religious Science, part of the greater New Thought movement, whose spiritual philosophy is known as "The Science of Mind." He was the author of The Science of Mind and numerous other metaphysical books, and the founder of Science of Mind magazine, in continuous publication since 1927. His books remain in print, and the principles he taught as "Science of Mind" have inspired and influenced many generations of metaphysical students and teachers. Holmes had previously studied another New Thought teaching, Divine Science, and was an ordained Divine Science Minister. His influence beyond New Thought can be seen in the self-help movement.
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October 5, 2015
“No thought of discouragement or disorder should ever be created, but only
positive assurance, strong thoughts of success, of Divine activity, the feeling that
with God all things are possible, the belief that we are One with that Great Mind.
These are the thoughts that make for success.”
“We can now see how essential it is that thought should be held one-pointed; that we should think always and only upon what we want, never letting our mind dwell on anything else. In this way the Spirit works through us.”
~ Ernest Holmes from Creative Mind and Success
Have you heard of Ernest Holmes?
Super cool guy who’s influenced a *lot* of modern self-development teachers. One of the leaders
in the New Thought movement of the early 20th century, in the 1920’s he founded “Religious
Science” and published his seminal book, Science of Mind, where he integrated what he called
the “Golden thread of truth” that ran through all of the world’s religions.
A highly practical guy, he once said: “I would rather see a student of this Science prove its
Principle than to have him repeat all the words of wisdom that have ever been uttered.”
(My kinda guy. :)
Let’s take a quick look on some of the Big Ideas:
1. Divine Presence - = Source of power.
2. Fear Brings Failure - Faith brings success.
3. Forgive the Past - Now’s a good time. :)
4. Radiate Joy! - Be filled with faith, hope and expectancy!
5. Negative Thoughts - … Begone! :)
Here’s to aligning with the Creative Mind and, to paraphrase my friend and mentor Gay Hendricks, here’s to experiencing an everlasting expansion of success, abundance and love as we inspire those around us to do the same!
Here's my video review:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy_P3...
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Brian
positive assurance, strong thoughts of success, of Divine activity, the feeling that
with God all things are possible, the belief that we are One with that Great Mind.
These are the thoughts that make for success.”
“We can now see how essential it is that thought should be held one-pointed; that we should think always and only upon what we want, never letting our mind dwell on anything else. In this way the Spirit works through us.”
~ Ernest Holmes from Creative Mind and Success
Have you heard of Ernest Holmes?
Super cool guy who’s influenced a *lot* of modern self-development teachers. One of the leaders
in the New Thought movement of the early 20th century, in the 1920’s he founded “Religious
Science” and published his seminal book, Science of Mind, where he integrated what he called
the “Golden thread of truth” that ran through all of the world’s religions.
A highly practical guy, he once said: “I would rather see a student of this Science prove its
Principle than to have him repeat all the words of wisdom that have ever been uttered.”
(My kinda guy. :)
Let’s take a quick look on some of the Big Ideas:
1. Divine Presence - = Source of power.
2. Fear Brings Failure - Faith brings success.
3. Forgive the Past - Now’s a good time. :)
4. Radiate Joy! - Be filled with faith, hope and expectancy!
5. Negative Thoughts - … Begone! :)
Here’s to aligning with the Creative Mind and, to paraphrase my friend and mentor Gay Hendricks, here’s to experiencing an everlasting expansion of success, abundance and love as we inspire those around us to do the same!
Here's my video review:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uy_P3...
And click here to find 250+ more of my reviews:
http://bit.ly/BrianReviews
Brian
May 13, 2019
I found this book packed with knowledge but it didn’t speak to me. Either way, I understood from this book the power your thoughts got over one’s destiny and to always be aware of one’s thought cause in doing so you create your own destiny.
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July 9, 2013the book is full of theological believes such as God is life..God made human out of himself so human is a representation of God..etc..
personally I don't have problems with the concept of the one creator God ..Allah .. but to say such powerful statements without no whatsoever logic only based on holy books is just not very attractive for the readers
personally I don't have problems with the concept of the one creator God ..Allah .. but to say such powerful statements without no whatsoever logic only based on holy books is just not very attractive for the readers
December 10, 2017
This is the 1919 version of The Secret. It's all about Law of Attraction and how whatever you imagine in your mind will come to you exactly as you picture it. Total BS - would not recommend this book to ANYONE. Don't waste your time. I wasted mine enough.
May 23, 2022
Right on time if you’re ready to hold yourself accountable for life to create success in every area!
This is my first Ernest H. book and it was right on time!!
As I transition from working in corporate America for over 25 years to following my passions and becoming an entrepreneur, this book has been a guide that’s taking me to the next level of consciousness and explains how to use our power, through thoughts & words to co- create with the one mind of GOD.
The fact that this was written over 100 yrs ago was mind blowing to me at first, but it confirmed that truth is everlasting…
I read a lot of spiritual, psychology and self help books, but this small book is filled with a lot wisdom that will help anyone who seeks enlightenment!
I love the spiritual foundation and approach that this book was written from!
This will definitely be a book that I refer to for the rest of my life!!!
It’s a great tool that’s helping me to manifest success, creativity & the peace of mind that we all deserve and want in this lifetime 🙌🏾👌🏾🙏🏾🙇🏽♀️💕
This is my first Ernest H. book and it was right on time!!
As I transition from working in corporate America for over 25 years to following my passions and becoming an entrepreneur, this book has been a guide that’s taking me to the next level of consciousness and explains how to use our power, through thoughts & words to co- create with the one mind of GOD.
The fact that this was written over 100 yrs ago was mind blowing to me at first, but it confirmed that truth is everlasting…
I read a lot of spiritual, psychology and self help books, but this small book is filled with a lot wisdom that will help anyone who seeks enlightenment!
I love the spiritual foundation and approach that this book was written from!
This will definitely be a book that I refer to for the rest of my life!!!
It’s a great tool that’s helping me to manifest success, creativity & the peace of mind that we all deserve and want in this lifetime 🙌🏾👌🏾🙏🏾🙇🏽♀️💕
January 26, 2022
Shorthand summary: Holmes believes all that exists in this universe is made up of consciousness and direction of thought due to our likeness of our Creator. “Man is the individual and God is the universal…if he has the same power in his individual life that God has in the Universal, then this discovery will mean freedom from all bondage when he learns how to use his power.”
I thoroughly enjoyed Creative Mind and Success. The theme aligned with other topics I am researching, as well as deeply resonated with my personal journey in life right now. I was surprised to see the Bible quoted so much but at the same time, I appreciated Holmes’s ability to tie it into his explanation of the law of attraction. I highly recommend anyone with an open mind and thirst for greatness to give Creative Mind and Success a read.
Read more about my musings here: bit.ly/Bibliobee
I thoroughly enjoyed Creative Mind and Success. The theme aligned with other topics I am researching, as well as deeply resonated with my personal journey in life right now. I was surprised to see the Bible quoted so much but at the same time, I appreciated Holmes’s ability to tie it into his explanation of the law of attraction. I highly recommend anyone with an open mind and thirst for greatness to give Creative Mind and Success a read.
Read more about my musings here: bit.ly/Bibliobee
January 16, 2023
We are what we think and without controlling our thoughts we are limited to what thoughts we think automatically. Similar to other books like "the power of awareness" or "feeling is the secret". Still a good day's read to get back on track with positive thinking when outward conditions threaten our inward peace.
"If God makes things out of his thought before they come into manifestation then we must use the same method".
"Since God can do for us only by doing through us, nothing can be done for us unless we are positively receptive".
"If God makes things out of his thought before they come into manifestation then we must use the same method".
"Since God can do for us only by doing through us, nothing can be done for us unless we are positively receptive".
October 26, 2016
Good book that states some important concepts such as that everything is made of spirit and that we are a part of God. The author goes on to discuss how this knowledge allows us to use thought and feeling to attract good into our lives. The book specifically mentions the Law of Attraction and gives welcome advice for applying the teaching.
October 23, 2017
Fantastic philosophical read!! I thoroughly enjoyed reading this as it strengthened my own faith and beliefs about the Law of Attraction. I especially enjoyed how he tied God into this, since spirituality is such a big part of my own life. I would highly recommend this book to anyone looking to strengthen belief in their own abilities to accomplish something.
June 18, 2024
10/10 Resonance. Just pure energy flowing through my body whenever I read the audiobook of this. I completed it on my drive a few weeks ago and I'm still listening to it over and over.
Biggest Impact: Thinking Powerful Thoughts way more often in daily life now. Remember, there is never a moment in time you cannot be creating your Dream Reality. The Mind is a Gift.
Biggest Impact: Thinking Powerful Thoughts way more often in daily life now. Remember, there is never a moment in time you cannot be creating your Dream Reality. The Mind is a Gift.
March 16, 2021
"We are not limited by actual boundaries, but by false ideas about life and by a failure to recognize that we are dealing with the Infinite."
"Each victory will strengthen us until the time will come when we will no longer have to say I hope or believe, but I know."
"Each victory will strengthen us until the time will come when we will no longer have to say I hope or believe, but I know."
March 22, 2018
A little to woo-woo for my taste. Filled with vague suggestions of just thinking things into being.
December 11, 2019
Has some good ideas. However the Law of attraction is something you need to believe in of course. Generally I would say it are all things that were said before, but nevertheless a nice reminder.
September 21, 2020
Very helpful book to read it.
September 23, 2020
A precious book filled with simple and profound truths. I've gifted this book many times and it has always provoked profound changes in the reader.
March 8, 2021
Awesome, awesome content. A must-read (several times). I would recommend to everyone.
June 19, 2021
Such a great book, works well for self-help and a better-thinking mind.
From light comes light, from darkness, comes darkness.
From light comes light, from darkness, comes darkness.
January 28, 2025
After you read many of those books . At a frisrt glance, feels more of the same . So i need to read again and find what is hidden
January 15, 2014
Although not as old as some of the original books in the “New Thought” movement, I still consider Ernest Holmes’ second book, Creative Mind and Success, as a classic in the field of personal development.
I have yet to read any of Ernest’s other books, including the predecessor to this book; however, I must say that I enjoy his writing style and I really resonate with his views on the nature of reality and creation. The main premise of this book is that everything in this universe was created from consciousness, “The starting point of our thought must always begin with our experiences. We all know that life is, else we could not even think that we are. Since we can think, say and feel, we must be. We live, we are conscious of life; therefore we must be and life must be. If we are life and consciousness (self- knowing) then it follows that we must have come from the life and consciousness.”
Continuing on, Ernest explains that we direct this consciousness through our thoughts, which then in turn will create our reality, “By the activity of our thought things come into our life,…” and “Just as the creative power of the soil receives all seats put into it, and at once begins to work on them, so mind must receive all thought and at once began to operate on it. Thus we find that all thought has some power in our lives over our conditions.”
To put it another way, if we dwell on the negative, we are drawing to ourselves more negativity and if we wish to improve the quality of our lives we need to intentionally focus our thoughts on the positive. The idea is that the power of creation (consciousness, God, whatever label you wish to use) does not impede our free will so it will not judge our intentions; it will simply manifest to the extent that we focus on a specific outcome.
I don’t want to give the impression that this book is convoluted or overly intellectual -by trying to condense pages of ideas into a brief book summary might make the ideas seem more convoluted than they are in the book. The ideas are presented in a more modern writing style than some of the other, early books in this field and the information is presented in a logical flow; however, potential readers should realize that this topic does require a great deal of introspection and an open mind. Furthermore, due to the nature of the topic there will necessarily be numerous references to spirituality/religion.
I do not have any religious affiliation and I do not enjoy reading religious texts and while Ernest does have numerous Biblical references, they flowed with the topics and did not come across as preaching.
This book is only 63 pages long and at this point in my journey I have not read a book that so concisely and eloquently speaks to the nature of consciousness and the power of thought. I know that I will read this book several more times and I suspect that every time I do I will glean a little more from the life-altering words within.
I have yet to read any of Ernest’s other books, including the predecessor to this book; however, I must say that I enjoy his writing style and I really resonate with his views on the nature of reality and creation. The main premise of this book is that everything in this universe was created from consciousness, “The starting point of our thought must always begin with our experiences. We all know that life is, else we could not even think that we are. Since we can think, say and feel, we must be. We live, we are conscious of life; therefore we must be and life must be. If we are life and consciousness (self- knowing) then it follows that we must have come from the life and consciousness.”
Continuing on, Ernest explains that we direct this consciousness through our thoughts, which then in turn will create our reality, “By the activity of our thought things come into our life,…” and “Just as the creative power of the soil receives all seats put into it, and at once begins to work on them, so mind must receive all thought and at once began to operate on it. Thus we find that all thought has some power in our lives over our conditions.”
To put it another way, if we dwell on the negative, we are drawing to ourselves more negativity and if we wish to improve the quality of our lives we need to intentionally focus our thoughts on the positive. The idea is that the power of creation (consciousness, God, whatever label you wish to use) does not impede our free will so it will not judge our intentions; it will simply manifest to the extent that we focus on a specific outcome.
I don’t want to give the impression that this book is convoluted or overly intellectual -by trying to condense pages of ideas into a brief book summary might make the ideas seem more convoluted than they are in the book. The ideas are presented in a more modern writing style than some of the other, early books in this field and the information is presented in a logical flow; however, potential readers should realize that this topic does require a great deal of introspection and an open mind. Furthermore, due to the nature of the topic there will necessarily be numerous references to spirituality/religion.
I do not have any religious affiliation and I do not enjoy reading religious texts and while Ernest does have numerous Biblical references, they flowed with the topics and did not come across as preaching.
This book is only 63 pages long and at this point in my journey I have not read a book that so concisely and eloquently speaks to the nature of consciousness and the power of thought. I know that I will read this book several more times and I suspect that every time I do I will glean a little more from the life-altering words within.
March 4, 2016
Life is all what there is and one can create his desired life by watching his thoughts. The firt step to know what you want and to believe that you can get it and percieve that you already have it . Thoughts are seeds that you plant in you the garden in your head. You must carefully choose the best quality of your seeds.
February 5, 2014
One of the most concise explanations of the concepts and practices employed by Science of Mind practitioners. Easy to read and comprehend. A good book to give to someone who wants a quick overview of SOM
June 25, 2017
Excellent book. Very deep thoughts. A very simple way to lear being in touch with the creative Mind we all have inside. Nothing happens in our outer world that was not build by our thoughts in our inner world
June 19, 2007
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July 1, 2011Practical, another inspiring work to put all God's gifts into practice in our lives.
January 4, 2014
Very inspiring book that urges readers to put their faith to practice.
May 15, 2015
one of the early 'new thought' school and the beginning of understanding that changing your perspective has the power to change your experience and reaction
December 11, 2021
Religious part aside, there's a lot of philosophical statements that are very enlightening and deserve to be pondered upon.
August 25, 2022
Not what I expected. The message: you are creative because God allows you to bd creative. Some pithy statements mixed with platitudes. Not a bad read just nothing exciting.
February 8, 2014
I love this book, and every time I read it, I get just the inspiration and understanding I need.
April 9, 2017
Fantastic book. Absolutely beautiful 'take-away's'....
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