Ernest Shurtleff Holmes was an American New Thought writer, teacher, and leader.
12 Facts About Ernest Holmes
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Ernest Holmes's books remain in print, and the principles he taught as "Science of Mind" have inspired and influenced many generations of metaphysical students and teachers.
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Ernest Holmes was born January 21,1887, in Lincoln, Maine, to a poor family.
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Ernest Holmes was the son of Anna Columbia and William Nelson Holmes.
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Ernest Holmes left school and his family in Maine for Boston at the age of 15.
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In 1912 Ernest Holmes joined his brother Fenwicke in Venice, California.
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That year Ernest Holmes started speaking each Sunday morning in a theatre in the Ambassador Hotel that seated 625.
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Subsequently, Ernest Holmes' lectures continued moving to ever-larger spaces, including the Biltmore Hotel, and the Wiltern Theatre, which seats more than 2800.
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In February 1927, Ernest Holmes incorporated the Institute of Religious Science and School of Philosophy, Inc.
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Ernest Holmes taught New Thought in a Christian context in his church.
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Ernest Holmes explained this idea as follows, in his book, Creative Mind:.
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Ernest Holmes named the teaching a science because he believed that its principles were scientifically provable in practice.