Declaration of Principles

Declaration of Principles by Dr. Ernest Holmed
in Science of Mind Magazine,
October 1927

WE BELIEVE in God, the Living Spirit Almighty; one, indestructible, absolute, and
self-existent Cause. This One manifests Itself in and through all creation but is not
absorbed by Its creation. The manifest universe is the body of God; it is the logical and
necessary outcome of the infinite self-knowingness of God.

WE BELIEVE in the individualization of the Spirit in us, and that all people are
individualizations of the One Spirit.

WE BELIEVE in the eternality, the immortality and the continuity of the individual soul,
forever and ever-expanding.

WE BELIEVE that heaven is within us and that we experience it to the degree that we
become conscious of it.

WE BELIEVE the ultimate goal of life to be a complete emancipation from all discord of
every nature, and that this goal is sure to be attained by all.

WE BELIEVE in the unity of all life, and that the highest God and the innermost God is
one God. We believe that God is personal to all who feel this indwelling presence.

WE BELIEVE in the direct revelation of truth through our intuitive and spiritual nature,
and that anyone may become a revealer of truth who lives in close contact with the
indwelling God.

WE BELIEVE that the Universal Spirit, which is God, operates through a Universal Mind,
which is the Law of God; and that we are surrounded by this Creative Mind which
receives the direct impress of our thought and acts upon it.

WE BELIEVE in the healing of the sick and control of conditions through the power of
this Mind.

WE BELIEVE in the eternal Goodness, the eternal Loving-kindness, and the eternal
Givingness of Life to All.

WE BELIEVE in our own soul, our own spirit and our own destiny; for we understand that
the life of all is God.