What Does Science of Mind Believe About New Age Teachings Like Crystals, Auras, etc.?
Science of Mind does not criticize or condemn any approach that might assist in a person’s healing or well-being, whether it be traditional medicine, chiropractic, homeopathy, or any other technique. If members of Religious Science churches choose to avail themselves of the services of someone who uses crystals or reads auras, they are certainly free to do so. However, most Religious Science churches in the 1990’s are very clear on the fact that what they teach is New Thought and not New Age. Ernest Holmes, the founder of Religious Science, had a very curious mind. He was said to have attended seances and he certainly was familiar with the latest studies of psychic phenomena of his time, but he never incorporated these things into his teachings. In How to Speak Religious Science, Dr. Dennis Merritt Jones says it very well: “Religious Science is in the New Thought Movement, not the New Age Movement. While we are in a new age of scientific discoveries and spiritual awakenings, there is n
