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History of New Thought Day
Rev. Dr. Stephen Albert, (Unity)
Rev. Dr. Abigail Albert,
(Religious Science)
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In 2006, they created the Poway Interfaith
Team, and New Thought became an equal
World Religion
New Thought Credibility?
Other Faith Reps asked… “When does New Thought celebrate their Anniversary?”
WE DIDN’T HAVE ONE!
We Needed Scholarly Backing so… Steve wrote:
Assemble The Troops
Steve called Major New Thought Leaders individually: Rev. Julie Armour at Unity Rev. Dr. John Waterhouse, CSL Rev. Dr. Kenn Gorden, CSL Rev. Dr. Kim Yalda, ANTN Rev. Dr. Michael Beckwith, Agape Rev. Dr. Barbara King, Hillside Dr. Barbara Fields, AGNT Rev. Mary Tumpkin, UFBL Donna Byrns, Ctr. For Truth Barbara Stewart, Divine Science
They asked Unity, Religious Science and
ANTN ministers, “Is it possible for all New
Thought groups to work together?” NO!
They All
Said
“YES!”
Professional PowerPoint Designed by Abigail and Steve Albert Made professional by Rev. Dr. Lonnie Whittington, (Creative Living Fellowship, Phoenix) Approved, with modifications, by each NT Group
First Public Announcement about New Thought Day Sunday, July 15, 2012
Hillside International Truth Center
International Recognition
Steve completed the paperwork and in January, 2013, The Multifaith Action Society which publishes the yearly Multifaith Calendar, included New Thought as one of the World’s Major religions.
The Parliament
of the World’s
Religions have
since
announced that
New Thought is
a World
Religion
CONGRATULATIONS!
The New Thought Faith
Putting the pieces together to create a new reality of peace and compassion
Annual New Thought Day – First Sunday in March
New Thought Core Values
New Thought, as defined in the dictionary, is a modern spiritual philosophy stressing the power of right thinking in a person's life, the idea that our thoughts and attitudes affect our experience and that the divine power of God’s Spirit, is alive within each individual.
“Change Your Thinking, Change Your Life!”
“New Thought is a correlation of the laws of science, the opinions of philosophy, and the revelations of religion applied to human needs and the aspirations of man.”
Ernest Holmes
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New Thought Mission
We honor the diversity of cultures and faiths while aiming to articulate, practice, and embody more fully universal spiritual principles. We honor and respect all faiths, cultures, creeds, and races and learn from those who believe spiritual equity and human rights belong to everyone.
We encourage personal transformation and collective awakening. We practice the gift of active compassion and kindness through our service to all life. We foster a world that works for the highest good of all.
“Compiled by Association for Global New Thought based on collaborative input from leaders and ministers from New Thought organizations. Used by permission of AGNT.”
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New Thought Principles
God is the Creative Process in action: in everything, everywhere, always, at once.
God is Love and Intelligence in relationship, expressing Itself as the universe and all life.
God is Being each one of us.
“Compiled by Association for Global New Thought based on collaborative input from leaders and ministers from New Thought organizations. Used by permission of AGNT.”
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New Thought Core Values
• Creativity
• Community
• Education
• Integrity
• Abundance
“Compiled by Association for Global New Thought based on collaborative input from leaders and ministers from New Thought organizations. Used by permission of AGNT.”
• Spirituality
• Unconditional Love
• Compassion
• Service
• Synthesis
We honor and appreciate the universal spiritual
principles inherent in all the religious/spiritual paths.
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We Learn From and Honor All Faiths
Jewish Love & the Ten
Commandments
Sikh Wisdom from
Enlightened Masters
Muslim Submit to God’s Will
Hindu Accepting Others
Jain Non-Violence
to all Life
Bahá’í Serving People
Christian Love God, Love &
Serve Life
Zoroastrian Primacy of Fire &
Light
Buddhist Mindfulness & Compassion
Native American Reverence for Nature
& the Spirit in All
New Thought
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New Thought Branches
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New Thought Lineage
“All trouble is in the mind, for the body is only the house for the mind to dwell in…” Phineas Quimby
Compiled by Dr. Kim Yalda, Executive Director, ANTN. Used by permission of ANTN.
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New Thought Lineage
“Health is not a condition of matter but of mind.” Mary Baker Eddy
Compiled by Dr. Kim Yalda, Executive Director, ANTN. Used by permission of ANTN.
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New Thought Lineage
“There exists only the present instant... a Now which always and without end is itself new.“ Meister Eckhart
Compiled by Dr. Kim Yalda, Executive Director, ANTN. Used by permission of ANTN.
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New Thought Lineage
“Our truest life is when we are in dreams awake.“ Henry David Thoreau
Compiled by Dr. Kim Yalda, Executive Director, ANTN. Used by permission of ANTN.
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New Thought Lineage
“What lies behind us and what lies before us are tiny matters compared to what lies within us.” Ralph Waldo Emerson
Compiled by Dr. Kim Yalda, Executive Director, ANTN. Used by permission of ANTN.
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New Thought Lineage
“In the faces of men and women, I see God.” “As for me, I know of nothing else than miracles.” Walt Whitman
Compiled by Dr. Kim Yalda, Executive Director, ANTN. Used by permission of ANTN.
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New Thought Lineage
“Love is God. God is Omnipresent. Thus Love is Omnipresent. It is my idea of Good that All is Love.” Emma Curtis Hopkins
Compiled by Dr. Kim Yalda, Executive Director, ANTN. Used by permission of ANTN.
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New Thought Lineage
“Belief in limitation is the one and only thing that causes limitation.“ Judge Thomas Troward
Compiled by Dr. Kim Yalda, Executive Director, ANTN. Used by permission of ANTN.
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New Thought Lineage
“Mankind must change its perception of itself. Mankind in its proper Expression is God’s Expression.“ Malinda Elliott Cramer (Founder of Divine Science) God is all, both invisible and visible. One Presence, One Mind, One Power is all. This One that is all is perfect life, perfect love, and perfect substance. Man is the individualized expression of God and is ever one with this perfect life, perfect love, and perfect substance.
Compiled by Dr. Kim Yalda, Executive Director, ANTN. Used by permission of ANTN.
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New Thought Lineage
“Words are also seeds, and when dropped into the invisible spiritual substance, they grow and bring forth after their kind.” Charles & Myrtle Fillmore (Founders of Unity)
Compiled by Dr. Kim Yalda, Executive Director, ANTN. Used by permission of ANTN.
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New Thought Lineage
“Effective mental treatment is propelled by a consciousness of love and a realization that the Creative Spirit is always at work.” Ernest S. Holmes (Founder of Religious Science)
Compiled by Dr. Kim Yalda, Executive Director, ANTN. Used by permission of ANTN.
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New Thought Texts and Authors
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New Thought Monthly Publications
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“The Christ” – The Divine Principle
The Perfect-God Conscious human. The true Spiritual HIGHER SELF of every individual.
GOD
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Jesus the Christ
Jesus the Christ was the Way-Shower, the Teacher, the Awakened One, The GREAT EXAMPLE,
not the exception.
Jesus knew His Divinity. God in Him did all the healings and teachings.
He was fully God Conscious; He was THE CHRIST (GOD) in form.
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New Thought Lineage
Each one of us has the full CHRIST potential within us. Jesus said, “What I do, you can do also, and even greater things.” John:14:12
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Spiritual Mind Treatment (Religious Science)
1. Recognition
2. Unification
3. Realization
4. Gratitude
5. Release
GOD Is…..
I AM….
I Ask, Accept in Faith Believing, without Doubt or Fear This or something better
I Thank
I Let Go and Let God
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Unity’s Prayer of Protection
The Light of God surrounds us; The Love of God enfolds us; The Power of God protects us; The Presence of God watches over us; Wherever we are, God is, and all is well!
Amen
Edwin “Buzz”
Aldrin took the
“Prayer of
Protection”
along on the
first manned
moon landing
in 1969.
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Unified Statement
For more than 100 years the various strands of New Thought have traveled parallel paths. Today the distance among the visions and values of our organizations are negligible.
Recent events, such as a shared participation in the 2009 Parliament of the World’s Religions, have increased our visibility on the International stage as a Spiritual Faith.
Compiled by Association for Global New Thought based on collaborative input from leaders and ministers from New Thought organizations. Used by permission.
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Unified Statement
With the guidance of the Association for Global New Thought, we are now able to initiate new collaborative models that have not been possible in the past.
The New Thought Faith recognizes this transitional moment as historic and necessary to the generation of a living legacy of Spiritual Awakening and compassionate activism.
Compiled by Association for Global New Thought based on collaborative input from leaders and ministers from New Thought organizations. Used by permission.
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New Thought Day
The “Birth of New Thought” is celebrated world-wide
the 1st Sunday in March.
Activities may include: remembrances of New Thought beginnings, scripture readings from the world’s religions, prayer sessions, guest speakers, music, songs, pot-lucks, and other celebrational activities which each independent New Thought center deems appropriate.
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New Thought Rituals
During either the last week in December or the first week in January, most centers hold a “Burning Bowl Ceremony” at which time adherents meditate and pray and then throw a written list of items they want to discard from the old year into a fire pit.
Afterwards, they return to prayer and write lists of what they want to visualize for the coming year. “Visioning and Setting Goals” and “praying for yourself and the world” are daily rituals for New Thought adherents.
“World Healing Day” at noon Greenwich time,
on December 31 - a planetary affirmation of peace
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AGNT New Thought Programs
A Season for Nonviolence January 30 – April 4
A Season for the Earth April 5 – June
A Season for Humane Service June - August
A Season for Interfaith-Intercultural Celebration September – December
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For More Info and Service Times Contact Your Nearest New Thought Center
Thank You for Your Participation!
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Acknowledgements
Prepared by:
Rev. Dr. Stephen L. Albert, All Faith Center [email protected]
With Special Thanks to:
Rev. Hal Lingerman, Editor
Dr. Barbara Fields, Executive Director, Association for Global New Thought
Rev. Dr. Kim Yalda, Executive Director Affiliated New Thought Network
Rev. Dr. Abigail Albert, All Faith Center
President, Affiliated New Thought Network
Rev. John Poleski & Rev. Dr. Constance Cook-Core, San Diego Center for Spiritual Living
Rev. Dr. Lonnie Whittington, Graphic Designer [email protected]
Abigail & Steve Albert
They incorporate New Thought Teachings
& Interfaith in everything they do.
Rev. Dr. Abigail is the Executive Director of the Poway
Interfaith Team and has presented at the last two Parliaments.
Her new book is “Empowered Women of Faith” and compares
the lives of 10 women leaders from 10 different faiths.
Rev. Dr. Steve teaches Comparative Religion Classes at the
University of Phoenix, has authored 16 books including the
E-Book: From Religious to Spiritual: The New Thought
Experience. He also designed the New Thought conference
booth at the last two Parliaments.
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