BY HARV BISHOP Once upon a time I was an in-the-closet New Thoughter writing for a Catholic weekly newspaper. Catholicism had been the religion of my youth and this paper was strong on covering social justice issues. At the time I was not only a closeted New Thought adherent, but also caught up in Shirley…
BY HARV BISHOP Editor’s note: We are revisiting our inaugural post to celebrate our first anniversary. Mitch Horowitz’s call for New Thought reform drew more than 1,000 social media shares and 2,000 views. Thanks also to the 23,000 people who visited this blog over the last year. New Thought is in need of a reformation, says…
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 It’s time to stop hiding behind the Law of Attraction to explain tragedy and misfortune says New Thought historian Mitch Horowitz. The good news is New Thought can help us reach our highest potential, explains Horowitz, but it can also be used as a security blanket to avoid life’s tragedies and mysteries….
BY HARV BISHOP New Thought is in need of a reformation, says author Mitch Horowitz, and the movement can start by remembering that no one gets out of this world alive. An absolutist view that your thinking creates 100 percent of your reality neglects “that we live under physical limitations. Mortality alone tells us that,”…
