BY HARV BISHOP It’s time to get real about the Law of Attraction, reject “magical thinking” and respect life’s mystery says Rev. Dr. Jim Lockard, a Religious Science minister. Did you have a thought about wanting to kick the dog in anger last week and came down with a cold this week? Assume that a…
BY HARV BISHOP New Thought can run straight into a partisan political buzz saw as it strives to realize its social justice mission of creating world that works for everyone, says Dr. Roger Teel and Dr. David Alexander. Teel and Alexander, Religious Science ministers and members of the Association for Global New Thought which advocates…
BY HARV BISHOP Many New Agers believe that if you were born a slave, you were once a slave master in another life. That’s karma, baby. In some New Age and related teachings. the doctrine of karma becomes a literal tit-for-tat theory of justice. Many Buddhists reject a linear quid pro quo approach to karma. The…
BY HARV BISHOP A woman facing a life-threatening illness is empowered by New Thought ideas. Another woman grieving the death of baby grandchild was told at a New Thought church that the death was caused by the parents’ consciousness. These are stories from readers of our five-week series on New Thought: What Works, What Needs…
BY HARV BISHOP The unalterable New Age belief that there are no accidents ironically began as an historical accident of sorts, Mitch Horowitz writes in his book “One Simple Idea: How Positive Thinking Reshaped Modern Life.” This belief has been popularized by everyone from Deepak Chopra to Kung Fu Panda. In 1886, mental healer Warren…
